LE CHAMP-PRÈS-FROGES, France – Airstar – the world leader in the design and manufacture of inflatable technologies for the lighting, architectural and aerospace industries, recently unveiled a new brand identity. More than just a graphic evolution, this brand image update represents a major step for the French manufacturer, who has established itself as a major player in the lighting, architecture and aerospace.
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NASHVILLE – The National Music Council has announced that songwriter and poet Patti Smith, comic, actor, writer, musician and creators’ rights activist Harry Shearer and country music legend Crystal Gayle will be honored at the organization’s 34th annual American Eagle Awards on Thursday, July 13 at the Summer NAMM Show in Nashville. Smith, Shearer and Gayle are pictured here, clockwise from left.
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NASHVILLE — For the April 6 taping of Sing Me Back Home: The Music of Merle Haggard, top artists performed in tribute to the late country artist, who died April 6, 2016 on his 79th birthday. LD Mark Carver used Bandit Lites-supplied fixtures for the event including Martin MAC Viper Profiles, Vari-Lite VL3500 Spots, GLP X4, X4S and X4 Bar 10 fixtures, Ayrton MagicBlades, Clay Paky B-EYE K20, Sharpy and Mythos fixtures, Sunstrip STP-10 MK2s and Bandit’s own GRNLite Moving Washes and 5x5s, with a grandMA2 full and light console for control.
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WAYNE, NJ – The Optical Devices Division of FUJIFILM announced the first sale and delivery of the company’s just-introduced UA18x5.5B 4K compatible, Ultra HD, handheld zoom. The Orlando-based live event and systems integration firm, LMG, purchased five UA18x’s for use within its expanding “Touring” and “Show Technology” divisions. The new zooms will complement Sony HDC-4300 4K/HD cameras and Panasonic AK-UC3000 4K Studio cameras and will be used to shoot large-scale music concerts and corporate events.
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LUBBOCK, TX — For an April 7 show featuring true-grit country performer Cody Johnson at Lubbock’s Lonestar Amphitheater, LD Jimmy Davidson designed a light show that featured a collection of Chauvet Professional fixtures. Davidson, co-owner of Texas Stage, used six Rogue R2 Washes, 18 COLORado 1-Tri Tours, 14 Next NXT-1 moving panels and two STRIKE 4 fixtures to reflect a variety of moods.
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MIDDLETON, WI – ETC is set to make a big impact on stand #525 at the Lightfair International tradeshow, May 9-11, 2017, in Philadelphia. The company will have a new stand at the show that will be full of new architectural-lighting products, including some that will make their debut at Lightfair. Pictured here is ETC’s SC1008 Branch Circuit Emergency Lighting Transfer Switch.
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MIAMI — With names like Armin van Buuren, Tiesto, Carl Cox, Alesso and David Guetta consistently on the marquee, Ultra cemented its place as the world’s premier electronic music festival years ago. The elaborate production that backs the performances is just as impressive. Three of the festival’s classic EDM stages — the Carl Cox Megastructure (pictured here), Main Stage and Worldwide/Midpark Stage — relied heavily on Elation Professional lighting fixtures to deliver extra visual impact.
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Laserworld says the concept behind the new RTI Neo One laser unit is to provide professional productions with a modular laser effect that can be controlled via DMX and Art-Net; no other control system is required.
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CLUJ-NAPOCA, Romania — Prolyte Group is reporting strong demand for its BGR70 truss, noting that the massive truss will be used as mainstage support at the Untold festival in Romania this summer, set for Cluj-Napoca, Romania in early August. The Untold festival takes place across various locations in the city, including the impressive 30,000 seat Cluj Arena stadium.
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ANN ARBOR, MI – TLS Productions, Inc. announced that Sue McCloy, VP of Operations, has resigned from the company. “All of us at TLSP are sad to see Sue go, as Sue has been a valuable asset to the company for many years,” the company said, in a statement. McCloy joined TLS Productions, Inc. as Project Manager in 2002 and was promoted to VP of Operations in 2012.
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Entertainment Structural Products’ (ESP) new EuroPick is made for use with continuously webbed 290mm by 50mm box and tri-truss. The billet machined aluminum body is designed to be strong yet light, and the product can be positioned anywhere along the length of the truss in conventional topside, bottomside, right side up, or upside down in the crank stand configuration (with SAS crankstand adapter). All this functionality is enabled by slim hardened tool-steel clamps and aircraft quality spherical rod-ends, making installation a snap. The product is competitively priced with slings, and ESP-KNX promises their product is bound to improve your shows and your life.
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BERGEN OP ZOOM, The Netherlands — Relight Group B.V. upgraded the lighting rig for the 700-capacity Gebouw-T concert venue in Bergen Op Zoom, The Netherlands. New fixtures include a collection of Maverick MK2 Spot and Maverick MK2 Wash LED fixtures from Chauvet Professional.
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