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The Knight of Illumination Awards to be Staged at Eventim Apollo Sept. 18, 2016

The Knight of Illumination Awards to be Staged at Eventim Apollo Sept. 18, 2016

LONDON – Organizers for the Knight of Illumination Awards (KOI) have announced that this year’s ceremony will take place at the Eventim Apollo (formerly the Hammersmith Odeon, pictured here) on Sept. 18, 2016. Clay Paky will be Headline Sponsor for this year’s event, the ninth year the awards ceremony has been staged. Other key sponsors include Ambersphere Solutions, Ayrton, ETC, FIX8Group, Hawthorn, Light Initiative, MA Lighting, Philips Vari-Lite, PLASA, PRG XL Video, Robert Juliat and VER.

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Chauvet Professional Student Lighting Showcase Held at Montalban Theatre

HOLLYWOOD, CA – Chauvet Professional’s third Student Lighting Showcase was held at a new venue, the Ricardo Montalbán Theatre in Hollywood. The event, which took place Saturday, April 16, reached new heights in terms of student participation, lighting designer involvement and the overall learning experience. This year, the theme of the program was lighting music from the movies.

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Lee Rose

Lee Rose Looks Back on a Rockin’ Career

MIDDLETON, WI – Electronic Theater Controls (ETC) turned to Marshall Bissett to profile well-known LD Lee Rose, who has used many of the company’s products over a 46-year career. Rose has delved into the intricacies of lighting the stage for theatre, dance and rock productions, starting with Atlantis Philharmonic, the opening act at a Styx concert back in 1974. By the 1980s, Rose had ventured into TV and film lighting. Bissett’s profile of Rose follows:

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Pictured here from left are Dr. Karsten Walther, Harting IT Software Development GmbH & Co. KG, Prof. Dr. Johanna Wanka, Federal Minster of Education and Research, and Philip Harting, CEO, Board Connectivity & Networks, Harting Technology Group.

Harting Technology Group Honored with 2016 Hermes Award in Germany

HANNOVER, Germany – The Harting Technology Group, which is affiliated with Harting USA in Elgin, IL, was honored April 24 with the 2016 Hermes Award. Harting and four other companies had been nominated for the 2016 honor. Harting won for its MICA (Modular Industry Computing Architecture) mini-industrial computer. Pictured here from left are Dr. Karsten Walther, Harting IT Software Development GmbH & Co. KG, Prof. Dr. Johanna Wanka, Federal Minster of Education and Research, and Philip Harting, CEO, Board Connectivity & Networks, Harting Technology Group.

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Bandit donated gear for An Evening In Orange

Bandit Makes It ‘An Evening In Orange’ For UT Medical Center in Knoxville, Tennessee

KNOXVILLE, TN  – While the name may suggest otherwise, The University of Tennessee Medical Center’s annual fundraising gala, ‘An Evening in Orange’ was a glittering evening of white, with a lighting package donated by Bandit Lites. The black tie event and dance party took place April 16 and benefited The Cancer Research Endowment, where UTMC’s CEO Joe Landsman announced that, during this year alone, the Cancer Research Institute raised over $4 million.

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The Bank Nightclub in Cape Town, South Africa

The Bank Nightclub in Cape Town Lit with Robe MiniMe and MiniPoint Fixtures

CAPE TOWN, South Africa – Since just before Christmas 2015, The Bank nightclub has been operating three days a week out of the art deco QV54 (54 Queen Victoria Street) building in downtown Cape Town. The lounge style environment – with comfortable, sociable seating areas and strategically placed dancing surfaces rather than a central dancefloor – is attracting crowds with a mix of hip hop Caribbean, Miami and deep house. Lighting and effects are provided by a combination of Robe MiniMes and miniPointe fixtures.

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Hermes Music Mexico used PR Lighting's LED fixtures to light the tower.

Hermes Illuminates Mexico City’s Paragon Tower with PR Lighting LEDs

MEXICO CITY – The 489-foot-high tower that’s part of the Paragon Business & Residential Suites in Mexico City’s Santa Fe district is adding a new dose of color to the Mexico City skyline with an architectural lighting project completed by Hermes Music México. The design called for LED color washes from one of their principal suppliers, PR Lighting. Hermes Music Mexico lighting specialist Ricardo R Segura de la Cruz made use of four of PR Lighting’s Arc Led 3216 fixtures to light the top of the building and XPar 390 fixtures to light the base.

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