ANAHEIM, CA – It’s late August. Do you know which regional lighting company will benefit from your nomination for the 2018 Hometown Hero Lighting Company of the Year? In a matter of days (Thursday, Sept. 7, 5 p.m. West Coast time, to be precise) the window of opportunity to nominate a worthy company (yes, it can be your own) will close.
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LAS VEGAS – To keep up with the rapid global growth of production and design services firm The Activity, President and Principal Production Designer Patrick Dierson is partnering with Kristine Smith, a well-known executive producer in the event world. From her base in New York City, Smith joins the Las Vegas-based company with 20 years of experience producing events coast to coast and worldwide.
WAUKESHA, WI. – As I count backwards from three, you will begin to release all of your tension. Three. Let the illumination of the rings draw you closer. Two. The rings as beautiful as they are mesmerizing. One. You are transcending into a state of euphoria. Feel the rapture from your head to your toes. *SNAP!* Welcome to an Altered State of Light, brought to you by the spellbinding effects of Blizzard’s new Hypno™ Beam and Spot moving heads with hypnotic LED rings. For optimal therapeutic results, Hypno™ fixtures are best used in club, wedding, and concert settings, or anywhere else a brainwashing-of-the-masses effect is desired.
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ANTWERP, BELGIUM – Spread across four stories and six zoned entertainment areas, the new 6000 square meter Comics Station Antwerp indoor theme park is a colorful celebration of creativity. Located in the city’s central station complex, it offers children and adults alike the opportunity to interact with Belgium’s best loved comic heroes such as Suske en Wiske (Spike and Suzy), Jommeke and the Smurfs.
MIDDLETON, WI – Steve Terry recently accepted a new role as director of standards and industry relations at ETC. Lighting technology has changed significantly in the past several years and the move to solid-state lighting systems has been rapid. In this new role, Terry will continue his work on codes and standards in order to accommodate these changes. Additionally, he will act as an active resource for ETC customers, specifiers, and consultants on system design, code, and technology issues.
HOUSTON – The “unprecedented” volume of water unleashed after Hurricane Harvey swept ashore, then lingered, over eastern Texas caused flooding and forced the cancellation or postponement of major concerts and events, including Coldplay’s Aug. 25 concert at NRG Stadium, Mary J. Blige’s Aug. 25 performance at Smart Financial Centre in Sugar Land, TX and Lady Antebellum’s Aug. 27 show at The Woodlands, Texas.
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WILLISTON, VT – Production Advantage congratulates David “Schraff” Schraffenberger on his retirement from the company. Schraff served as General Manager for over 20 years, guiding the company through challenging times and unprecedented growth. Schraff comments “I’m very proud of my association with Production Advantage over the past decades. The company has accomplished much. I’m very confident that the new leadership and all of the talented folks that work at Production Advantage will continue to offer only the finest products and the highest level of service in the industry.”
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UK – The latest lighting console from British lighting and video control manufacturer Avolites is currently being used to control the versatile lighting rig on the National Theatre’s River Stage Festival on London’s South Bank. A free outdoor event, the River Stage Festival runs each weekend throughout the month of August. Audiences are invited to see a wide range performances from award-winning dance and cinema to family workshops, live music and theatre. “To meet demand we needed a lighting console that could deliver an extensive range of lighting control options.” says LD Huw Llewellyn.
MARSEILLE, FRANCE – Robe moving lights were top of the spec list compiled by Frederic “Aldo” Fayard from Paris based visual design practice Concept K, who produced an elaborate lighting design for the 2017 Summer Stadium Festival staged at the Orange Velodrome in Marseille. The Velodrome is France’s largest football ground with a capacity of over 67,000 and the country’s second largest stadium after the Stade de France. This was the second edition of the one day ‘Summer Stadium’ dance spectacular – following the first in 2015 – featuring an impressive line-up of electronic and EDM stars. It is organized by the venue itself.
LOS ANGELES – The Board of Directors of the Wally Russell Foundation is pleased to announce the winner of the 2017/2018 Lifetime Achievement Award is distinguished innovator, entrepreneur, and industry pioneer, David G. Higgins. The award will be presented at the annual USITT Conference and Exhibition in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on March 16th at a breakfast celebration. (Time and location TBD).
KASTELLAUN, Germany – For the 2017 edition of the Nature One electronic music festival, which drew some 65,000 revelers to Pydna Missle Base in Kastellaun, Germany Aug. 4-6, artists performed on a total of more than 20 stages. For the event’s main stage, LD Thomas Gerdon relied on fixtures from GLP to add intense visuals to the electronic pulse of the event. PRG provided 120 GLP GT-1’s, 108 impression X4 L’s and 48 GLP JDC-1 strobes.
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WORLD – Foo Fighters will be on the road through December promoting their ninth studio album, Concrete & Gold. Following dates in Asia, the Seattle band will hit Berlin and London before opening their US fall tour at Cal Jam 17 in San Bernardino, California in October. Since 2010, Dan Hadley has been the group’s production designer and lighting programmer/director, and his current design includes 27 Flare Q+ LR linear fixtures.