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USITT Presents: OSHA 10 Training and Theatrical Rigging in Honolulu -Take a working vacation!

USITT Presents: OSHA 10 Training and Theatrical Rigging in Honolulu -Take a working vacation!

HAWAII – Train with industry leaders Joe Aldridge, Coordinator for EED, and Eddie Raymond, ETCP Recognized Trainer, on September 11-14 for OSHA 10 and Rigging Training in Honolulu, HI. The OSHA 10-hour program (September 11-12) provides training on OSHA general industry safety and health regulations for entertainment professionals of all skill levels. Special emphasis is placed on those areas that are the most hazardous, using OSHA standards as a guide. Upon completion of both days you will have earned your OSHA 10 card.

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CHAUVET Provides Energetic Lighting for International Fitness Showcase 2017

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BLACKPOOL, UK – While Blackpool’s Winter Gardens is perhaps most famed for its varied program of visiting musical acts, during three days in March, the complex held  the International Fitness Showcase (IFS), the UK’s largest event for fitness aficionados. Dynamic lighting for the three energy-packed days of dance, aerobics, lectures, workshops and mind/body sessions, LD and Assistant Production Manager Ollie Wilkinson and Thomas Beattie, Production Manager at Arranpaul, came up with a lighting concept spearheaded by a collection of CHAUVET Professional Rogue R2 Wash, COLORdash Batten-Quad 6 and Rogue R1 Spot fixtures.

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Blizzard Lighting’s G-MIX™ 200 Hits the Scene

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WAUKESHA, WI. – Got the itch for a powerful CMY moving head? Blizzard’s brand new G-Mix™ 200 hits the G-Spot! The “G” series of powerful moving heads from Blizzard Lighting just got a little bigger and better with the addition of this feature-packed spot moving head. Powered by a 200W OSRAM® white LED engine, the G-Mix™ 200 limitlessly combines an exceptionally sharp white beam with the rich color transitions of CMY color mixing. This fixture’s incredible 20,000 hours of operation life expectancy means one less job for the Grim (Light) Reaper.

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Bryan Hinckley Promoted to President of Electrosonic USA

LOS ANGELES – Electrosonic has announced that Bryan Hinckley has become President of Electrosonic USA.  He was most recently the company’s Vice President of Sales. Hinckley assumes the helm as Jim Bowie steps down from his post of President/CEO.  Bowie, who marked his 30th anniversary with the company at the end of June, remains a Senior Advisor to the company.

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Penn Elcom Invests in Washington Facility

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WASHINGTON, UK – Multinational flight case hardware and 19 inch racking manufacturer Penn Elcom continues to invest in all its facilities to ensure the production process stays efficient, state-of-the-art and meeting the increased demands following the launch of global online sales portal, pennelcomonline.com in January 2016.

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Very Much Alive with Phil Collins!

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EUROPE – Singer, songwriter, instrumentalist, hit-maker and one of the world’s best-selling recording artists – Phil Collins – was on the road last month (June 2017) for his “Not Dead Yet” mini tour, named as per his autobiography published in October 2016. Collins’ long term lighting designer Patrick Woodroffe has created a stylish, animated lightshow, which is directed and operated on the road by Roland Greil, who also acted as the associate designer for the show – the two have collaborated on a number of projects in recent years including Adele last year, and on this one they worked closely with set and scenic designer, Misty Buckley.

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CHAUVET Professional F4IP Video Panel Stands Out Rain Or Shine

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SUNRISE, FL – The F4IP LED video panel from CHAUVET Professional is a fair and foul weather friend. With brilliant SMD 1921 LEDs, a pixel pitch of 4.8 mm and 5,000 NITs illuminance, the new panel has the brightness and clarity to make a vivid impression in outdoor applications even on the sunniest days.  At the same time though, its rugged construction and IP65 rating also make it tough enough to perform flawlessly even in inclement weather.

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Curtiss Hotel Uses Eiki Projection

Buffalo, NY’s Curtiss Hotel Uses Eiki Projection on Building’s Exterior

BUFFALO, NY – The Curtiss Hotel turned to Veraview LLC for a digital signage solution that would not run afoul of city regulations against the use of LED signage. Varaview’s solution is to project directly onto the building’s exterior using an Eiki EK-800U 12,000 Lumens / WUXGA / 1-chip DLP large venue projector outdoors at the edge of the property atop a 40-foot light pole.

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Theatre Communications Group Receives Support from National Endowment for the Arts

NEW YORK, NY – Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for theatre, was awarded $100,000 by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) as part of its second round of funding for FY 2017. As the only funder in the country to support arts activities in all 50 states and five U.S. jurisdictions, the NEA will award 1,195 grants totaling $84.06 million to support organizations that employ artists and cultural workers to provide programs for thousands of people from Idaho to Maine; in urban centers such as Cleveland, Ohio and Dallas, Texas; and in rural towns as different as Haines, Alaska and Whitesburg, Kentucky.

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Jeff Ravitz And Bandit Light Electric Forest Sherwood Court

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ROTHBURY, MICHIGAN – Due to high demand (with tickets selling out before the lineup was even announced), the Electric Forest Music Festival doubled its days and held its iconic woodland adventure over two consecutive weekends, with thousands making their way back into the effervescent woods that feel straight out of a fairytale dream. Lighting Designer Jeff Ravitz returned to design the lighting for the Sherwood Court Stage with a lighting package provided by Bandit Lites.

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