ANTWERP, Belgium – For Netsky’s impressive homecoming show at the Antwerp Sportpaleis, lighting and visuals designer Andy Hurst and production manager Mike Clegg relied on Blackburn, U.K.-based HSL for lighting and Video Illusions’ Dave Whiteoak for screens and cameras.
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CANTON, MA – High Output, Inc. named Chad Pierce director of systems integration for audio-visual environments. Pierce’s primary responsibilities will be to direct the organization’s audio-visual integration team and expand its reach to a broader range of systems clientele. He brings more than 15 years experience to the position.
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ST. LOUIS, MO – The Long Reach Long Riders (LRLR) celebrated their upcoming ride through Southern California with a raffle and live auction to benefit Behind the Scenes during the USITT Conference in St. Louis, which was held March 8-11, 207. Sales of raffle tickets, some key donations, and sales of BTS and LRLR-branded swag raised over $15,000 for the charity. The LRLR 2017 ride, dubbed the Avocado Adventure, starts on June 16 in Escondido, CA.
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LOUISVILLE, KY — QA: Video Solutions Inc. recently upgraded the AV control systems, displays, playback devices and servers in the Muhammad Ali Center, which offers three levels of exhibits and galleries dedicated to the life and legacy of the boxing legend, who died last June at age 74. Mike Little, president of QA: Video Solutions, used equipment from Alcorn McBride for the upgrade.
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MIAMI — Everlast Productions, a live event production company with offices in Miami, Atlanta and New York City, has added Elation’s Platinum 1200 Wash fixtures to its rental inventory. Washington Arias, Everlast’s CEO and president, credited the fixture for its ability to meet the need for “more punch” in arena-sized settings. Pictured here with the new fixtures are Everlast’s Micah Hudson and Leonardo Cesar.
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COVENTRY, U.K. – Christie Lites is ‘crossing the pond’ with the opening of Christie Lites Coventry in the UK. This new office, located about 20 miles southeast of Birmingham, is Christie Lites’ first expansion outside of North America.
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OLAVARRÍA, Argentina — A crowd surge pressing concertgoers against barricades in Olavarría, Argentina on March 11 left two dead and dozens injured. The outdoor rock concert featuring Indio Solari drew at least 300,000 to 350,000, about double the site’s 155,000 capacity and far more than the maximum 170,000 expected.
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CHICAGO — Fletcher Sports in Chicago recently added Grass Valley’s LDX C86 cameras (pictured here) and K2 Dyno replay systems to its arsenal of rental equipment. Grass Valley’s K2 Dyno and K2 Summit 3G is pictured here.
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LAS CRUCES, NM – Joe Price, the manager of Oñate High School’s Performing Arts Center in Las Cruces, NM, worked with Will Sadler from Hubbard’s Music-N-More on a switchover from conventional lighting fixtures to LED fixtures from Chauvet Professional. The new system includes 20 Ovation E-190WW LED ellipsoidals, 20 COLORado 2 Quad Zooms, 12 COLORdash Par-Hex 12 par-style fixtures, 12 Ovation C-640FC Cyc lights and four Rogue R2 Spot fixtures.
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CHELMSFORD, MASS. – Broadcast Pix™ today announced the City of Durham, N.C., has upgraded to a Granite™ 1000 integrated production switcher for coverage of its bi-monthly city council and monthly planning commission meetings. Vivian Cruz-O’Doherty, government television manager in the city’s Office of Public Affairs, said the new switcher is Durham’s first step toward upgrading its meeting coverage to HD production.
LONDON, UK: An Avolites Arena console has been selected to control the custom designed, automated house rig on debut electronic dance music series ‘Issue 001’ at London’s new, experimental cultural hub ‘Printworks’. The 001 series sees some of the industry’s most progressive electronic dance music promoters including Junction 2, Melt Festival and Knee Deep host top and emerging dance music talent. The Arena was selected and installed alongside the rest of the event’s lighting package by Poole-based lighting and rigging expert Wolf Lighting.
LOS ANGELES – When country music band Old Dominion approached Travis Shirley about upping the production value of their new touring show, he conceived an industrial-style structure whose custom truss towers serve as set pieces. Morris, A.C.T Lighting, Inc. and Eurotruss partnered to craft the towers, which are designed to suit a range of venues from clubs and theaters to arenas and stadiums.