PRAGUE, Czech Republic – Milos Structural Systems is in the final stages of completing a new 60,000 square foot building at its complex near Prague. The new facility was expected to be fully operational from the start of 2010.
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ORLANDO – LMG, Inc., a provider of video, audio and lighting support, has added a significant quantity of FLED FL-io11 tiles to its LED video display inventory.
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LONDON – HSL supplied lighting equipment, a Kinesys automation system and crew to the final leg of Snow Patrol's 2009 world tour, named "Snow Patrol Reworked." As the tour's name suggests, there was a departure from the group's standard five-piece rock band setup, with 12 extra musicians onstage, bringing an orchestral feel to the show.
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GUNNISON, CO – Adam Babb, an AV and acoustical consultant for Geiler and Associates, chose a 28-foot-wide Perlux 180 screen from Harkness Screens for the new 3D digital cinema at Western State College's student center.
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CARDIFF, U.K. – LD Tim Routledge used a grandMA2 light console for a daytime homecoming gig for The Stereophonics that required a night-time feel.
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ST. ANDREWS, Scotland – For the 2009 St. Andrews Festival, Ross Ashton from E/T/C London created a series of three projection art works. Two of the three works for the three-day event were projected on the ruins of the Cathedral of St. Andrews.
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MILAN, Italy – Clay Paky lighting instruments have been used on two TV productions that aired recently on Italia 1: Chiambretti Night – Solo per numeri uno (Only for number ones), a late-night variety show conducted by Piero Chiambretti; and the 13th series of Le Iene (The Hyenas), a TV program conceived by Neri Parenti with minimalist scenery and visual references to Quentin Tarantino's film, Reservoir Dogs.
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GUANZHOU, China – Spotlight, an Italy-based manufacturer of professional fixtures for the performing arts, has announced that it has supplied gear to some of the major venues for the performing arts in China, including the Guanzhou Opera House, the Chongqing Grand Theater and the Concert Hall in Shenzhen.
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OSTEND, Belgium – XL-Technologies, a Belgium-based LED sales and solutions company, has been formed. It has been set up to offer LED technologies for a variety of shows, events, displays, art and installations and will also serve as worldwide distributor of the Pixled LED brand. The new company will be led by Koen Bossuyt.
ANAHEIM, CA – Coemar Infinity Wash XL fixtures are playing a key role in Star Wars: In Concert. Show Director and designer Steve Cohen is deploying 42 Infinitys as the main wash lights for the show's 86-piece symphony orchestra, according to Cohen's associate production designer, Seth Jackson.
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NEW ORLEANS – RZI Lighting and Barco/High End Systems held an open house Dec. 9-10 at the New Orleans Scottish Rite Temple. The event featured a range of lighting and projection products including DL.3s, Showgun 2.5s, Studio Beams, and the brand new Cyberlight 2.0.
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