MADISON, WI – For the Bolz Tropical Conservatory at the Olbrich Botanical Gardens here, Blizzard Lighting donated a 32-fixture architectural lighting installation. The new lighting illuminates the Conservatory’s truss during evening hours. An official unveiling celebration of the new lighting system, featuring live music and cash bars, was set for June 6, 2014 at 8 p.m.
Read More »NASHVILLE – Running in tandem with the CMA Music Festival from June 5-8, lighting console manufacturer Avolites announces that it is partnering with lighting fixture manufacturer Robe to host a four-day open house at Soundcheck Nashville, the largest rehearsal studio complex in the world under one roof.
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NASHVILLE — After dominating the country music charts with 35 number ones, more than 60 career singles and a dedicated fan base, Alan Jackson has chosen Nashville-based Elite Multimedia Productions (EMP) to handle all lighting, video and LED for his 25th anniversary tour.
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Laserworld developed a new product line, the Diode Series, to fill the gap between their entry-level and their more professional laser light systems. The very compact housing, built according to the Sealed Housing Technology, is equipped with a diode-only solution, which means great beam specifications at smooth color fading behavior. The Diode Series is fully graphics capable and has a professional ILDA interface for computer control. Besides that, stand-alone mode, sound-to-light operation and DMX control is possible.
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NASHVILLE, TN — Embarking on his 25th year of being in the music business, Alan Jackson recently took to his 2014 tour, taking PixelFLEX with him for the first time. Over the course of more than 40 tour dates this year, Jackson plays for a variety of venues and audiences across North America. In order to keep the standard of emotional and relatable shows, the PixelFLEX FLEXCurtain was added to the production in order to make the entire process more flexible.
Read More »CYPRESS, CA – Christie announced that it has acquired Montreal-based Arsenal Media Inc., a digital signage agency specializing in experiential installations, interactive content and strategic digital signage installations. Arsenal Media will become Christie Creative Media Services, operating within Christie’s Global Professional Services group.
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GULF SHORES, AL – The country music-infused Hangout Music Festival, which drew 40,000 from 50 countries to see and hear performances by 90 acts across three stages here May 16-18, got a big lighting boost from Bandit Lites, which worked with Hadden Hippsley and the staff at Lambda Productions on the event.
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TEMPE, AZ- Daniel Fine and Adam Vachon recently turned to 4Wall Entertainment Las Vegas to provide lighting gear for their joint Applied Thesis Project, Wonder Dome, at Arizona State University. Wonder Dome started as a vision of a touring 360° interactive and immersive projection environment, in which family audiences could directly interact with design elements (props, puppets, scenic elements, controlling lights, sound, projections, etc.) and have an impact on a story being presented by professional actors.
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LONDON – Nick Gray of Renegade, based here, created the lighting and visuals scheme for the “Atomic Bomb” tour by a new international super-group led by David Byrne to honor the work of obscure Nigerian funk musician William Onyeabor. Onyeabor’s distinctive rhythmic, funkadelic, spacey synthesiser-orientated grooves were composed in the 1970s and 1980s when he was a prolific composer / performer. Since then he has gained a cult following among musicians and music aficionados.
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BRUSSELS, BE – ArKaos PRO’s Australian distributor, ULA Group, once again sponsored the BMW Bruce Lynton Charity Ball, held in May at the RACV Royal Pines Resort on Australia’s Gold Coast. Working together with Jesse Radatti from Digital Lighting Solutions, the team delivered an elaborate production for the ball.
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LONDON – Contemporary UK folk band Bellowhead celebrated their 10th anniversary with two high profile shows at London’s Royal Albert Hall and Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall. LD Emma Thompson created an eye-catching design using Robe CycFX 8s, Pointes, LEDWash 600s and LEDBeam 100 moving lights – all from Robe’s ROBIN range.
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HAMBURG, Germany – For Scooter’s European tour, 20 Years of Hardcore, German LD Jerry Appelt chose a rig that is amply represented by Clay Paky fixtures: more than 100 Sharpys, 26 Alpha Spot HPE 1500s and 12 Alpha Beam 1500s. PRG Hamburg provided the gear.
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