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ADJ To “Light Up” DJ Expo 2017 with 13 Brand New Products

ADJ To “Light Up” DJ Expo 2017 with 13 Brand New Products

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ATLANTIC CITY – The annual DJ Expo event is always an important date on the ADJ calendar, and this year is no exception. The ADJ team are preparing to demonstrate a total of 13 brand new products at the show (5 of which are new product debuts), all of which will be of interest to DJs. Moving to a new home this year – the Atlantic City Convention Center – DJ Expo attracts thousands of DJs from across the USA for a week of networking, learning, partying and checking out the latest gear.

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Second Half 2017 North American Stampede Big Book of AV Tour & Conference Series Kicks Off in September

AMHERST, NEW YORK — Returning from its first transatlantic tour in the UK and Ireland, Stampede, the world’s leading value-added distributor of ProAV solutions, is kicking off its Second Half 2017 North American Big Book of AV Tour & Conference Series in Columbus, Ohio on September 14th. The day-long conference will be held at The Westin Columbus from 10:00 AM-2:00 PM, and registration is now open here.

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Events United Creates 80-Foot-Long Video Wall Logo with Chauvet Professional

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LOWELL, MA – For the 2017 Steubenville East Catholic Youth Conference, held July 13-15 at UMass Lowell, Tim Messina of Events United had a brainstorm: to turn the seven-letter word, “ELEVATE,” into an 80-foot video wall. To carry out his vision without blowing the production budget for the event, he made use of 67 PVP X6IP tiles from Chauvet Professional.

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Philips Lighting’s LED Innovations Show Denim Couture In The Best Light At Royal Fashion Event

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MILAN, ITALY – Philips Lighting (Euronext Amsterdam ticker: LIGHT), a global leader in lighting, today announced that its lighting technology was used for the Global Denim Awards Triennale in Milan, an annual celebration of the very best of denim couture. Visited by His Majesty King Willem-Alexander and Her Majesty Queen Máxima of The Netherlands, this year’s event focused on Italian and Dutch collaborations in design, innovation, sustainability and craftsmanship. Philips Selecon Accent LED BeamShaper fixtures were used to illuminate the mannequins displaying the outfits inside Milan’s Palazzo della Triennale. 

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Colorado’s Sonic Bloom EDM Event Brightens with Elation Lighting Fixtures

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RYE, CO – Sonic Bloom, an EDM music festival, was staged June 15-18 at Hummingbird Ranch near Rye, CO, amid the splendor of Colorado’s Spanish Peaks. Denver-based Nexus Productions has been working the festival for the past four years and this year served as the main stage lighting vendor (Bloom Stage) for the first time, supplying all trussing, lighting, motors, distros and more. Owner Chuck Williams’ lighting rig included Elation ACL 360 Bar LED moving bar effects and Platinum Beam 5R beam lights.

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INEC Killarney

Ireland’s National Event Centre Upgrades to an Avolites Arena

KILLARNEY, Ireland — Ireland’s largest events venue outside of Dublin, the INEC Killarney, has recently purchased an Avolites Arena console as part of a major upgrade to the venue’s house lighting rig and control system. The sale of the British manufacturer’s largest and latest lighting console was made by Avolites’ accredited UK reseller A.C. Entertainment Technologies (AC-ET). AC-ET worked with the INEC Killarney to supply the new house rig and control network.

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Behind The Scenes: Ex-Offenders & Unemployed Youth Gain New Skills As Stage Technicians

LAS VEGAS, – Live event production companies in Las Vegas soon will be able to fill the void with newly trained employees. The Stage Technician Education and Development Intensive (STEADI) certificate program and Entertainment Electrics course offered by UNLV Continuing Education provides participants with an entry-level, intensive education in live event production.

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Gerriets Duvetyne And Commando Masking Fabrics, Broadway Quality Fabric On A Summer Stock Budget

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EWING, NJ- Gerriets, long known for its European fabrics has recently expanded its line to include affordable, high quality duvetyne and commando cloth available in 8, 12 and 16 ounce weights. These single sided, brushed fabrics were created to give smaller theatres a professional look to their maskings and drapes without breaking their budgets. Duvetyne and commando cloth have been the standard masking fabric for decades in the entertainment industry. The two names vary by region and are essentially interchangeable to describe a light to medium weight, economical, FR fabric brushed with a matte finish. 

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Control Freak Systems first in US to debut d3 gx Media Servers

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LONDON– Lititz, Pennsylvania-based Control Freak Systems LLC (CFS) is first in US to debut d3 gx range of media servers. A d3 Rental Partner, CFS has been at the forefront of entertainment technology for more than a decade.  It provides clients with cutting-edge hardware and custom software solutions for fully integrated control of video, lighting, motion and live audio. CFS has become the niche integrator and intellectual powerhouse, with a reputation built on providing reliable solutions for never before seen challenges.

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Making Light at Comics Station

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ANTWERP, BE – Belgian creative visual design practice Painting with Light was commissioned to design and install lighting and video at the new 6000 square meter Comics Station Antwerp indoor theme park, located in the city’s famous central station complex. The Painting with Light team collaborated closely with Panasonic Belgium on the AV elements and fully specified the lighting elements of the project, which involved nearly 1300 fixtures being used to illuminate over 60 attractions. These are spread across four stories and six zoned entertainment areas.

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Bandit Supplies Lollapalooza Festival Site Lights

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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – Bandit Lites is honored and humbled to once again work with C3 Presents, providing the site and structure lighting for the fourth year in a row at Lollapalooza in Chicago’s Grant Park. Working closely with C3 Presents Production Manager Tyler Crain, Bandit Lites successfully illuminated the multitude of structure locations for all the signage, entryways and archways throughout the 319 acre park.

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