SYRACUSE, NY – The Board of Directors of USITT named David Grindle to the newly-created position of executive director. Along with the new position, USITT noted an organizational shift from an operational to a governance model with greater empowerment for volunteer participants.
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PHOENIX – Enliven Production Group named Christy Adams business development manager. Adams will be based in Las Vegas, Nev.
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NORTH CREEK, NY – Creative Stage Lighting has announced that Entertainment Power Systems power distribution units are now UL listed, meeting the safety requirements of Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.
Read More »WESTLAKE, TX – The ESTA Technical Standards Program is organizing another Control Protocols Plugfest, set for July 23-25 at the Dallas/Ft. Worth Marriott Solana Hotel in Westlake, Texas. The three-day event will run from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday July 23, from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday July 24, and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, July 25.
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SYRACUSE, NY – J. R. Clancy, Inc. named Jim Crooks vice president, sales. Crooks, who has more than three decades of industry experience, worked for a single group of entertainment lighting, dimming and energy management companies for the last 17 years.
Read More »FAIRFIELD, NJ – MB Productions president Brian Brooks had a very specific use in mind when opting to purchase a Vista Spyder X20 video processor: "for every multi-screen show where we need to have unique content routed to different destinations," Brooks said.
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MILAN – It's more than a disco, and Magazzini Generali has been equipped with an array of gear from Martin Professional that helps the space transform into a venue for concert performances, photo shoots, fashion shows, music festivals and theatrical performances.
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LOUISVILLE, KY – For a lighting upgrade in 2009, the Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts (KC) chose a package of controls, dimming gear and fixtures from ETC.
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LONDON – Coemar's Infinity M fixtures made their theatrical début at the Adelphi Theatre in London with Andrew Lloyd Webber's sequel to Phantom of the Opera, Love Never Dies. Paule Constable is using Infinity M moving head projectors supplied by White Light for the production, which is set to run until Oct. 23, 2010.
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WEST PALM BEACH, FL – A new visual feature for West Palm Beach is the recently renovated Waterfront Commons, a 12.5-acre site with a large open green (Great Lawn), events pavilion, water garden and other attractions.
Read More »BOSTON – Public Image Ltd. (PiL), the post-punk band that includes John Lyman, a.k.a. Johnny Rotten of the Sex Pistols, is in the middle of a six-week tour of the U.S. PiL LD Stephen Abbiss is using an Avolites Pearl Expert supplied by Theatrical Media Services (TMS) of Omaha, Neb. for control.
Read More »COOPERSBURG, PA – Lutron Electronics Co., Inc., a manufacturer of light and shade control solutions, has launched the LED Control Center of Excellence, a new resource is devoted to LED lighting solutions.
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