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Bandit Lites Adds Ethan Mills, Sombath Inthavong, and Sylvain Thonethongthip to Nashville Office Grows

Ethan, Sombath and Sylvain

Bandit Lites Adds Ethan Mills, Sombath Inthavong, and Sylvain Thonethongthip to Nashville Office Grows

NASHVILLE – With business growing and the touring inventory constantly expanding, Bandit Lites has added to its Nashville office with the hiring of Ethan Mills, Sombath Inthavong, and Sylvain Thonethongthip. Ethan Mills joins Bandit as the Equipment Coordinator. Bandit’s Technical Service Department has also expanded with the hiring of Sombath Inthavong as Electronics Technician and Sylvain Thonethongthip as Assistant Electronics Technician.

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Jason Aldean on stage at Fenway Park

Jason Aldean and Kid Rock Perform at Fenway Park with Chauvet Rogue RH1 Hybrid Fixtures

BOSTON – For a music event billed as the “ultimate double-header” at Fenway Park, Jason Aldean teamed up with Kid Rock for two shows on the weekend after Labor Day, Sept. 9-10. Keith Hoagland’s light show made use of a floor package of Rogue RH1 Hybrid moving lights supplied by Bandit Lites. Hoagland used 18 Rogue RH1 Hybrids in groups of three along the upstage risers behind the backline for Aldean’s show. Justin Shaw, working for Kid Rock’s lighting designer Nook Schoenfeld, also made use of the fixtures at the event.

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Osram’s Clay Paky Acquires France-Based ADB

ITALY – Clay Paky is expanding its leading market position in the entertainment sector and has acquired ADB, the French company specializing in theaters and studios. The transaction was completed on 3 August 2016 and the acquired business, which includes a factory in Saint Quentin, has become integral part of OSRAM’s subsidiary Clay Paky.

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Billy Joel on a Stageco Stage

The Piano Man Plays Wembley under Stageco Roof

LONDON – It’s mid-afternoon on Saturday, Sept. 10, and Stageco’s crew are present in a damp and virtually empty Wembley Stadium as Billy Joel sound checks with his band. A living jukebox, Joel plods through classic after classic, none of which are his own. “Ground control to Major Tom,” announces the singer with a Bowie impression so on the money that even the most cynical head is turned.

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The gently raked, 5,700-seat auditorium carved from the Los Angeles landscape is the stuff of rock ‘n’ roll legend. The photo on the left shows how the venue looked after opening in 1931. It has since become a Mecca for rock ‘n’ roll’s elite.

The Greek Theatre in L.A. – Caretaking a Legend

In 2015, the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles became the focus of a hostile bidding war that pitted the Nederlander Organization against Live Nation, AEG’s Goldenvoice and others for exclusive management rights. Offers and counter offers flowed as deadlines for the 2016 season grew closer. A deal was finally reached allowing the Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks and management company SMG to create an “open door” policy for all promoters.

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From left, Performance Lighting’s Russ Armentrout and Douglas Peterson

A Chat with Russell Armentrout from Performance Lighting

When you ask Russell Armentrout about how he came to work for Performance Lighting over 28 years ago, he laughs and says, “I was in the right place at the wrong time.” At the time, he was involved in music, but as a drummer, not a lighting designer. When Armentrout joined Pete’s Lights, the company itself was only a few years old. The owner/founders, Douglas and Robert Peterson, formed the well-respected company in July 1985, boasting among their early clients tours with George Thorogood, George Benson and REO Speedwagon. Armentrout came up through the ranks at Pete’s Lights, today known as Performance Lighting, working as a lighting designer and senior crew chief. Today, he is president of the company. PLSN caught up with him recently to discuss his career in the industry and the core of what keeps Performance Lighting’s clients coming back.

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Philadelphia Monument

Starlite Productions Lights Philadelphia Monuments During Democratic National Convention

PHILADELPHIA – The festivities for the 2016 Democratic National Convention extended well beyond Wells Fargo Center, with lighting transforming some of the city’s many landmarks.  Starlite Productions was tasked with creating a patriotic ambiance for two of them with the help of Clay Paky Mythos lighting fixtures.  The company was commissioned by The Lighting Practice to light 30th Street Station, Amtrak’s main railroad station in Philadelphia.  The Lighting Practice and Center City District also commissioned Starlite to illuminate the iconic, clock tower perched atop City Hall.

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Pet Shop Boys

Pet Shop Boys Rock the Royal Opera House with Support from Es Devlin, ER Productions

LONDON – With four sell-out shows, Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe treated fans with a number of well-known hits and newer releases at London’s Royal Opera House. As one would expect from the Pet Shop Boys, the first-class set and spectacular production design by Es Devlin didn’t disappoint, providing the audience with a visual feast worthy of the highbrow location.

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The Sherlocks

White Light Offers Elementary Service to The Sherlocks

UK – The Sherlocks are an Indie band from Sheffield, South Yorkshire. Consisting of two sets of brothers, they have already made significant waves in the music industry, having performed at both the Leeds and Reading Festivals along with playing the world’s largest music festival, SXSW, in Texas. The band is currently embarking on a UK tour, visiting venues up and down the country. 

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