FORT LEE, NJ — For-A Corporation of America has named Thomas Yuhas national sales director. Yuhas moves to For-A after 28 years working for Sony Electronics, most recently as national account manager in its Broadcast and Professional Division and as national sales manager for its Security Products and Visual Imaging Group.
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DURBAN, South Africa — Gearhouse South Africa’s Durban and Johannesburg branches worked together to support the launch of Emirates Airline’s nonstop service between Durban and Dubai. That technical support included lighting, AV, sets, rigging and sound.
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MAYNOOTH, Ireland — The recently-opened Mantra Garden Bar & Club, an investment of about $7 million, might have racked up an even more impressive cost total if Frank Murray, proprietor of sound and lighting specialist Audiotek, had opted for something besides the PR Lighting fixtures for the double-floor venue.
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LONDON — Don’t let the flower-petal shaped LEDs fool you. Max Conwell, LD of Naked Eye, was looking for a visual accompaniment to the aural “attack” that is part of the vibe for Morrissey’s 2009 Tour of Refusal, and he has been using 12 i-Pix BB7 beam lights to give the visuals a “combative” aura.
Read More »DAHLONEGA, GA — The Long Reach Long Riders completed their sixth-annual charity motorcycle ride, covering close to 2,500 miles and raising over $42,000 for the ESTA Foundation’s Behind the Scenes program and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. The combined LRLR total raised since the first ride in 2004 has now exceeded $200,000.
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SYRACUSE, NY — J.R. Clancy has hired Raymond Carrock, pictured left, to be their chief financial officer and Patrick Finn, pictured right, as the new dealer project manager.
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amBX says its amBIENT XC lighting control system can change the way lighting combines with video and sound to create immersive entertainment experiences. The amBIENT XC is a stand-alone DMX 512 hardware controller for RGB LED lighting fixtures, powered by amBX technology.
Read More »Did you see Fortune’s list of the “100 Best Companies to Work For in 2009?” Don’t kill yourself looking for your company on the list because it’s not there. Not a single company from the live event production industry made the list. Who are they kidding?
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Simon Sidi is a well-respected lighting designer, but he’s made a mess of his latest tour — on purpose. After handling the design of the American Idols Live tour for a long time, he went away to pursue other projects. But now he’s back as the production designer and he brought with him some fresh ideas.
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Steven Cohen Productions, in conjunction with Epic Production Technologies and Syncrolite are supporting the reunion of piano men Elton John and Billy Joel for their Face2Face tour with a lighting rig that includes gear from Martin Professional.
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A 7.8-meter-high mechanical elephant, which was used to transport band members to their places on the stage during the opening of Take That’s Circus Live Tour, was only part of the high-wire technological feat performed for Take That’s 20 Circus-themed stadium shows, which were attended by over 1 million fans in the U.K.
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