MIDDLETON, WI — ETC has a new person to support its growing rigging presence in the southern U.S. In his new role as rigging regional sales manager for the South, Stu Schatz will work closely with ETC’s rigging representatives and dealers in the area to provide sales support for customers.
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BRISTOL, U.K. — Bristol-based lighting and visual specialists Fineline Lighting has added Martin’s FACE 5 LED system to its inventory. The purchase represents a first for the U.K., the companies said. Pictured here, from left, are Fineline Rob Sangwell and Martin/Harman’s Dave Stewart.
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KITCHENER, Ontario — For the lobby of 2 Queen Street East, a 20-story office building in Toronto’s financial district, Forge Media + Design created a wind and water display using Christie MicroTiles.
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LOS ANGELES — For the Geffen Playhouse’s 15th annual “Backstage at the Geffen” fundraiser, lighting supervisor Darren Rezowalli used six Chauvet Rogue R2 Wash fixtures from supplied by Three-Phase Productions and four Ovation B-2805FC batten- style RGBA-Lime fixtures supplied by FP Logistics.
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SHANGHAI, China – Creative Technology (CT) reported that Simon Tibble, managing director of Creative Technology in Shanghai and a 40-year industry veteran, died April 6, 2017.
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SGM’s P-10, unveiled at Prolight+Sound 2017 (Hall 4.0, Stand D20/D25), uses 48 RGBW 24W LEDs to produce smooth color mixing, dimming and an impressive 40,000 lumen output.
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FRANKFURT – Dataton will be showcasing its new WATCHPAX 4 media player at Prolight + Sound 2017. Designed for playback of multi-display shows created in Dataton WATCHOUT, the WATCHPAX 4 sticks out from the crowd with its classy looks, trim format and user-friendly approach. The unit also packs a punch – as will be demonstrated on the Dataton stand in Hall 4.0 B59 with 8K output (4 x 4K).
NASHVILLE — The American Cancer Society recently wrapped its second annual RelayLIVE event April 1, a music festival which advocates “fighting cancer at every stage.” Bandit Lites donated the lighting package at no cost for the outdoor fundraiser, which featured a performances by Arts Fishing Club, Mandy McMillan, Zack Dyer, Tony Winkler, Melissa Mickelson, Ali Morgan, Tyler Jordan and David Adam Byrnes.
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ARGYLE, TX — GoVision recently added three new team members — Michael Ouille, Jackson Hart and Anderson Terry (pictured here, L-R).
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HOUSTON, TX — For 2017 Bassmaster Classic, which ran from March 24-26 and included daily weigh-ins at Houston’s Minute Maid Park, Upstage Video provided a 32-by-22-foot video wall comprised of 193 ROE 7mm tiles. Upstage Video also provided d3 for processing. (The company recently expanded its inventory of d3 2×4 Pro servers.)
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LOS ANGELES — Country music singer/songwriter Cole Swindell is one busy guy opening for Dierks Bentley on the “What The Hell World Tour” and headlining his own dates coast to coast. Production designers Sooner Routhier and Robert Long of SRae Productions have created a system, featuring Claypaky Mythos fixtures and a grandMA2 light console, which does double duty for both of Swindell’s gigs. A.C.T Lighting, Inc. distributes Claypaky fixtures and MA Lighting gear exclusively in North America.
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BOWLING GREEN, KY — For Prather Touring’s six-month 73-city cross-country U.S. touring production of the musical, Pippin, lighting director and production manager Russell Thompson has replaced the company’s old incandescent ellipsoidals with 12 Ovation E-260WW LED fixtures from Chauvet Professional.
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