ST. JOSEPH, MO – For the Robidoux Resident Theatre’s production of the musical comedy Spamalot, last fall at the Missouri Theater in St. Joseph, MO, which dates from the 1920s, the director of the show, Jeff Stover, Assistant Professor/Technical Director at Missouri Western State University, provided a lighting design where VL440 Spot luminaires from Philips Vari-Lite supplemented the house rig.
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NASHVILLE – While there were talks of a winter storm brewing for Nashville, the city was all about bikinis and beach music as Sports Illustrated chose Music City to launch the 2015 Swimsuit Edition. The Nashville Convention and Visitors Bureau hosted the event, and LD John Lucksinger teamed up with production manager Chris Lisle on the visual design. Bandit Lites provided the gear for the event dubbed “Swimville.”
Read More »LOS ANGELES, CA – Los Angeles area stage drapery manufacturer, Sew What? Inc. recently completed work with Grammy Winner Sam Smith and his team on stage drapery for Smith’s set In the Lonely Hour tour.
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U.K. – Battery powered wireless LED manufacturer CORE Lighting has recently seen the power and versatility of its FLOOD30 products applied in a slightly different arena … the highly popular world of equine sport / leisure.
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The new Amhaze Studio from Chauvet Professional is the perfect solution for generating haze effects in TV studios, theaters and other environments that are sensitive to sound. This extremely quiet-running machine proves that you don’t have to turn up the sound volume to crank out a large haze volume; despite its extremely quiet operation, it produces an impressive 1700-cubic-feet-per-second output– enough to fill the atmosphere at virtually any size production.
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Sapsis Rigging’s latest addition to its Rope Access family of harnesses in the ProPlus Fall Protection line. Designed by Bill Sapsis specifically for entertainment technicians, the ProPlus Rope Access harness lets workers safely access difficult locations while also promising fall arrest protection.
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EMERYVILLE, CA – Advanced Systems Group (ASG), a leading data, video, audio and film integration firm, has added Brian Seaver to its Technical Services Team, effective Jan. 5. Based in New York, Seaver is part of the team that designs, deploys, and supports storage and asset management systems for ASG’s clients across the nation.
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SINGAPORE – For Illumi Run, participants are splashed with Illumi glow water as they set out on their race route, passing through different colorful glowing zones before ending up at the finish line. An after-party dance area then features a massive assembly of DJs. Event production house Showmakers Pte. Ltd. supplied P-5 wash lights from SGM. Pictured here are technical directors Louis Wong and Hanslee Lim.
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WUPPERTAL, Germany — Riedel Communications promoted Ian Hamilton, pictured here, to general manager for Riedel Australia. The company also named Julian (“Jules”) Hewitt (pictured below) Riedel Australia’s technical operations manager.
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LONDON – Two Tribes, a TV show hosted by Richard Osman, is using projection from XL Video. Sixty episodes of the Endemol UK/Remarkable TV show, are being filmed at the BBC Studios in Elstree for broadcast this year on BBC2.
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LONDON – HSL supplied lighting equipment and crew to the current UK tour by X-Factor winner Sam Bailey, who followed up her 2013 win and subsequent Christmas number one with her chart topping “Power of Love” debut album in spring last year.
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GLENDALE, AZ – Clay Paky fixtures played a central role the lighting rig for Katy Perry’s glittering halftime show at Super Bowl XLIX in the University of Phoenix Stadium.
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