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Theatre Projects’ Guest Speaker Series Features Production Manager Gene O’Donovan

O'Donovan played a key role in productions including A Few Good Men, The Book of Mormon, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.

Theatre Projects’ Guest Speaker Series Features Production Manager Gene O’Donovan

NORWALK, CT – Tony Award-winning production manager and founder of Aurora Productions, Gene O’Donovan, joined Theatre Projects’ staff recently as part of the company’s ongoing guest speaker series. Theatre Projects’ speaker series invites accomplished performing arts professionals to share their insights, history, and philosophy, and engage in a back-and-forth conversation with staff in order to better understand the challenges they’ve faced, the facilities they operate in, and the trajectory of the performing arts.

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Pictured here, from left, are Josef Valchar, Robe s.r.o. CEO & Founder; John Bilyk; Bob Schacherl, CEO, Robe North America; and Harry von den Stemmen, Robe s.r.o. Sales Director.

Robe Names John Bilyk Canadian Sales Manager

TORONTO – Robe North America named John Bilyk as its Canadian Sales Manager, effective immediately. Bilyk has enjoyed a long and successful career in the entertainment lighting market working for numerous leading companies including most recently a 15 year stint as the Canadian Sales Manager for Dallas-based Vari-Lite. Pictured here, from left, are Josef Valchar, Robe s.r.o. CEO & Founder; John Bilyk; Bob Schacherl, CEO, Robe North America; and Harry von den Stemmen, Robe s.r.o. Sales Director.

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Nick Charalampidis

FIX8Group Expands Rental Inventory Overseen by Nick Charalampidis

MANCHESTER, U.K. – Visual production expert FIX8Group has been adding to its rental inventory under the direction of the company’s Technical Director, Nick Charalampidis. Charalampidis, who has been with FIX8Group since early 2013, is now responsible for enhancing the division’s dry hire inventory with industry-leading products, carefully selected to suit almost all requirements.

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Jan De Witte

Barco Announces Jan De Witte as CEO-Designate

KORTRIJK, Belgium – Barco noted April 28, 2016 that Eric Van Zele, CEO, plans to retire later this year and that Jan De Witte, a former corporate officer of the General Electric Company, will serve as CEO of Barco. De Witte will join Barco’s Core Leadership Team in June 2016 to effectively take over as CEO on Oct. 1, 2016. Van Zele will continue to serve on the Board of Directors to ensure continuity of leadership and strategic focus for the company.

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LD Steve Lieberman of SJ Lighting specified the fixtures.

DJ Booth at Coachella’s Yuma Tent Outfitted with Geyser RGB Foggers from Chauvet DJ

INDIO, CA – Steve Lieberman of SJ Lighting added an extra dimension to the DJ booth at the Yuma tent during the 17th Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival by using Geyser RGB LED foggers from CHAUVET DJ. The DMX-controlled foggers released their jet-like plumes at critical times during performances by the likes of DJ Koze, John Digweed, George Fitzgerald, Black Coffee and The Black Madonna.

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Moon Won Jun of Lite Factory used Clay Paky fixtures supplied by PMX Trading and Technical Services. Photo by Joel H. Garcia

Lite Factory Lights K-Pop Boy Band EXO in Manila with Clay Paky Fixtures

MANILA, The Philippines – One of the biggest boy bands in K-pop, EXO, have played their first two concerts outside of Korea with a high-impact lighting design by Moon Won Jun of Lite Factory for two consecutive shows in Manila. The LD used more than 200 Clay Paky fixtures supplied by PMX Trading and Technical Services, which upplied a full technical package. The lighting rig included 130 Clay Paky Sharpys, 50 Sharpy Wash 330s, 16 A.leda B-EYE K20s and a mix of 42 Stormy CC and Stormy LED strobes. The sold-out concerts took place at Manila’s 20,000-capacity SM Mall of Asia arena in Pasay, in the Manila area.

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The event took place at the museum near the company's headquarters in Seriate on March 15.

Clay Paky’s Museum of Modern Show Lighting Welcomes Teachers for March 15 Event

SERIATE, Italy – Clay Paky, which opened MoMS – the Museum of Modern Show Lighting last year, welcomed a delagation of teachers from schools in Italy’s Bergamo province on March 15. The delegation of teachers from a dozen schools in the region was sponsored by the provincial education authority and included the participation of an inspector from the Italian Ministry of Education.

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Raven Production Management Group provided Elation Rayzor Q12 Zoom and Platinum Beam 5R Extreme fixtures for the Float Den Stage and Ballroom Stage at the 2016 Buku Music + Art Project in New Orleans

2016 Buku Music + Art Project in New Orleans Includes Elation Gear on Two Stages

NEW ORLEANS – Held March 11-12 at Mardi Gras World on the New Orleans Mississippi riverfront, the Buku Music + Art Project is one of the city’s most thriving music festivals, underscored with public art demonstrations from prevalent local and national artists. This year’s event featured EDM and hip-hop acts playing across four stages, two of which featured lighting gear from Elation Professional. Raven Production Management Group provided Elation Rayzor Q12 Zoom and Platinum Beam 5R Extreme fixtures for the Float Den and Ballroom Stages.

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The two grandMA2 Lite consoles

JR Lighting Design Adds grandMA2 Consoles to Rental Inventory

CHICAGO – JR Lighting Design, Inc. has added two grandMA2 light consoles to its production rental inventory. The company offers equipment sales, production rentals, integration and systems design to the house of worship, architainment, regional production, national touring, theatrical, live music, museum and educational markets.

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Toucan Productions supplies lighting desks for YouTube phenoms’ North American tour

2Cellos Tour Gets Big Looks from Compact Avolites Consoles

OKLAHOMA CITY – Chris Maguire is not a guy who is known for going small. He has lit some of the biggest, loudest bands in the rock pantheon, including Ted Nugent, Cheap Trick, Foghat, Accept and Kiss frontman Paul Stanley’s Live To Win tour. But this year, he is out carrying an Avolites Tiger Touch II, plus an Avolites Quartz as a backup in his carry-on, lighting YouTube sensations 2Cellos on a tour that proves that small does not mean meek.

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ADJ Crazy Pocket 8

ADJ Crazy Pocket 8

ADJ describes its Crazy Pocket 8 as a pocket-sized version of the original Crazy 8. The Crazy Pocket 8 has dual-tilting bars, each with four lenses and 205-degree tilt. There are eight 3W LEDs (two red, two green, two blue, two amber), a rotating base (with 540-degree pan) and a capacity for  8-zone LED chases. ADJ has also designed the fixture to offer intense strobe and pulse effects, while 0-100% electronic dimming.

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Mike Poirier

Mike Poirier Joins Solotech Broadcast Team

MONTREAL – Solotech added Mike Poirier to its Integration Division as Business Development Director for the broadcast market. Before joining Solotech, Poirier held positions a Sales Director, General Manager and Vice President for a number of broadcast equipment manufacturers.The company noted that the appointment was part of its growing commitment to the broadcast industry in the North American market.

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