NORTH BRUNSWICK, NJ — ProTapes & Specialties promoted Dennis Mirabella to director of the company’s Arts & Entertainment Business Unit. Mirabella, a 32-year company veteran, has served the company in a variety of roles, most recently as business unit manager. In his new role, Mirabella will oversee the A&E business unit and also serve on the company’s Operations Management Team (OMT).
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MICROH Group, one of the leading Canadian suppliers of professional lighting and trussing solutions, is pleased to announce the appointment of Showtech Distributors as distributor for the US market for its MICROH PRO, MICROH DJ, Motion Screens and Tour Truss product lines.
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In cooperation with the Italian Lighting Designers Network, Clay Paky makes the Ventura Lambrate district shine during Milan Design Week with a series of temporary lighting installations. The NaturaLED lighting itinerary aims to guide visitors through a true lighting experience involving variations in light intensity and color.
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Elation Professional’s new DW Fresnel and DW Profile offer variable white light for broadcast or theatre environments. Their output is adjustable from warm white tungsten to cool white daylight, and beam control via zoom and beam framing/shaping make them highly effective directional white light luminaires. Powered by a 250W, 100,000 hour white LED engine, they feature low-noise cooling for operation in noise sensitive environments.
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Billed as The World’s Greatest Pink Floyd Show, Brit Floyd has performed to over one million fans around the world since its first show in Liverpool in 2011. The lighting design by Dave Hill incorporates Elation’s Platinum 5Rs into the trademark Pink Floyd arch and circle light show. Used as part of the floor package are 8 Elation Design Spot 1200C’s, a hybrid spot/wash fixture. “The optics are excellent,” said LD Stu Dingley, “often rivalling output from other fixtures with larger apertures and lamps. We noticed this especially on the shows where we had to hire in an alternative floor package.”
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This year marks the fifth year for the First Night Riders charity motorbike tour which raises money for The Theatrical Guild. Established in 1891, TTG is dedicated to looking after theatre personnel who, due to a variety of circumstances, need educational sponsorship, counselling, or welfare advice, in order for them to regain employment in the theatre industry. This year’s tour takes place June 20-23.
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LOS ANGELES — Concert touring pro Mo Morrison, 61, who had been undergoing treatment for cancer at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center here, succumbed to the disease April 7, 2014. He is pictured here on Nov. 23, 2013, accepting the inaugural Parnelli Hall of Fame lifetime achievement honor.
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ArKaos PRO LEDMaster promises to serve as an all-in-one solution that delivers professional LED show control in three easy steps: map, program and playback.
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Blackmagic Design’s new Blackmagic Studio Camera, featured at NAB 2014, is specifically designed for live production and available in 1080 HD and Ultra HD models starting from $1,995. Features include a large viewfinder, talkback, tally, optical fiber and a rugged metal design. The Blackmagic Studio Camera 4K will be available in June for $2,995.
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