ORLANDO – Bob Casey, a long time veteran of the entertainment industry, has joined Rose Brand in the company’s new Florida location. Rose Brand recently expanded its operations to the Orlando area with the purchase of Swag Decor, Florida’s leader in event drape rental and installation. Working with the Florida team, Casey brings a wealth of technical theatre expertise to the Swag Decor and Rose Brand customer base.
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The Eve E-100Z elipsoidal fixture is the first product in Chavet DJ’s new Eve Series of fixtures. The new series is designed to provide an affordable event lighting option to rental houses, DJs, dealers and others. The Eve E-100Z is designed to product a crisp hard edge spot using a a 100W warm white LED light source.
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NASHVILLE – For Alan Jackson’s 2016 ‘Still Keepin’ It Country’ Tour, freelance lighting designer Craig Rutherford from Blueshift Design turned to Nashville-based Elite Multimedia to provide the touring support that could help him highlight one of country music’s most decorated artists. This is Rutherford’s second tour with Jackson. His rig includes Elation Platinum FLX, Chauvet COLORdash Par-Hex 7s, Martin MAC 700 and 301 Washes, Vari-Lite VL3000 Spots, Procan 4 Lite Blinders, and Chauvet Ovation E-190WW LED ellipsoidals; along with an ETC 24-Channel Sensor Rack and a grandMA Lighting Console for control.
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LISBON – For the Rock in Rio Festival in Lisbon this month (May 19-20 and 27, 28 and 29) PRG is providing a visual assist using Vectorworks and ESP Vision software.
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PARIS– After five years of work and a €1M investment, the colossal project to refurbish the Forum des Halles in the heart of Paris was recently unveiled to Parisians. The new stylish shopping mall features a 140 by 80 meter canopy made of 18,000 scale shaped glass elements, which can be seen from outer space. As the owner of the Forum des Halles, business property group Unibail-Rodamco, wanted to offer a memorable and artistic experience at the venue’s opening. Working with event company Lever de Rideau, they used 14 Crystal air ventilated balloons from the Airstar European Network (AEN).
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VIENNA, Austria – AV Stumpfl was honored with the “best family business in Upper Austria” award at a ceremony organized by the financial newspaper, Wirtschaftsblatt at the Aula der Wissenschaften (Vienna Convention Bureau) in Vienna, Austria on May 17, 2016. The event relied on none other than AV Stumpfl’s Monoblox screens.
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ZURICH, Switzerland – For Muse’s two ‘Drones’ tour shows at the 13,000-capacity Hallenstadion in Zurich on May 11 and 12, ceiling weight limitations meant that the complete Muse stage had to be supported by a giant ground support system. Malecon Ltd. turned to Prolyte as part of the staging and rigging solution.
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DALLAS, TX – When Texas Music Series came to the airport known as Dallas Love Field, Michael Clay Productions turned to Clair Solutions Dallas for an audio and visual assist. Clair relied on 13 of elektraLite’s eyeBall Quad LED fixtures to make the stage look ready for showtime, even in the high ambient light environment of an airport concourse.
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NEW YORK – For On Your Feet!, the Broadway musical that chronicles the story of Gloria and Emilio Estefan and their rise to fame, the visuals include video and projection design by Darrel Maloney. He used d3 Technologies’ media servers to projection map moving scenery with retro views of Miami and other locations key to the Estefans’ history.
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LAS VEGAS – As America’s largest tradeshow for AV solutions, InfoComm has always served as an important showcase for Elation Professional lighting and video technology. This year’s show – June 8-10 at the Las Vegas Convention Center – will give visitors to Elation Booth C5446 the opportunity to be some of the first in North America to see several of Elation’s newest offerings including the new EVHD3, a curveable 3.9mm pixel pitch LED display panel with front access design and excellent color uniformity and brightness, an ideal solution for creative high-resolution video designs.
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LONDON – The first Theatre 2016 Conference took place in Central London May 12-13. It was held across three West End venues: The Piccadilly, Lyric and Arts Theatres, and brought together more than 1,000 delegates from across all areas of UK theatre. Called the largest event of its kind, it was the first time since 2005 that the sector has come together for a major industry-wide conference. White Light was asked to provide the production support for the event, supplying the lighting along with full AV support.
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MELBOURNE, Australia – Built in 1982, Hamer Hall, the the 2,464-seat home to the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (MSO), was fully refurbished in 2013. The new lighting rig includes 22 Robe MMX Spots and 10 LEDWash 600 fixtures, among others. The upgraded fixtures were specified and overseen in part by Bernie Manchee, the venue’s head of lighting. Others relying on the fixtures include Bernie Manchee, head of lighting for Arts Centre Melbourne and Trent Barclay, lighting systems specialist (pictured here, L-R).
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