FAIRPORT HARBOR, OH — Tommy Stephenson, longtime sales manager for Burbank, CA-based TMB, died Feb. 21, 2017. He was 53. Stephenson was the first employee to be hired by TMB founders and partners Marshall Bissett and Colin Waters after they formed the company to distribute entertainment production supplies in the mid-1980s.
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CHICAGO – Ready to golf in 2017? ILC (Arlington Heights IL) will once again host the annual Golf Outing to benefit the Behind the Scenes Charity. This year’s event will be held at White Pines Golf Club (Bensenville IL) Thursday July 27th. This event is perfect for everyone, no matter their skill level, from beginners to scratch golfers. Foursomes will play in a round of “best ball” with additional challenges throughout the round. All skill levels are encouraged to participate. The event will include a round of golf, lunch, cocktail hour, and dinner as well as a door-prize raffle and other games.
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NYC – Susan McGuirl, the Head of North America Entertainment, Entertainment Division, Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty, has accepted an invitation to join the Behind the Scenes Foundation Board of Directors. Susan has been in the insurance industry for over 25 years holding various leadership positions in both claims and underwriting. Allianz Entertainment is the largest entertainment insurance writer in the U.S. focusing on providing specialized insurance solutions for the entertainment industry.
ORLANDO — LMG hired Phil Sapp (pictured here, left) as LED Manager and Ed Boyer (right) as Manager of Systems Control. Sapp brings seven years of experience as an LED show technician to the job. Boyer has 20 years of experience in broadcasting and live sports to his new role.
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Laserworld’s Purelight Series, with 6W, 10W and 20W models, promises high power for a low price with a good white balance. This makes the units well suitable for high power applications in bigger venues, the company says.
Read More »SUN VALLEY, CA — Rose Brand, based in Secaucus, NJ, noted a new location for its office serving the West Coast. The new location, 11440 Sheldon Street, Sun Valley, CA 91352, is just three miles from the company’s former location. Measuring 68,750 square feet, it’s 60 percent larger than the old facility. In addition to its East and West Coast locations, Rose Brand Inc. also has facilities for its Swag Decor company in the Orlando and Miami, Florida areas.
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PRAGUE, Czech Republic — Planet Service helped manage “Extravaganza Prague,” an event staged last fall by Herbalife at Prague’s O2 Arena. The event’s lighting, designed by LDs Luca Casadei; Claudio Tappi, made use of D.T.S. CORE hybrid moving lights from D.T.S.
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The Drama LED Z 50 Fresnel is a compact yet powerful ellipsoidal with a smooth, flat spotlight available in either cool white or warm white to better fit your required application. This single source 50-watt LED fixture has a robust output all while weighing less than five pounds. It’s just the right size for a small to medium sized stage or venue.
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TUCSON, AZ –– Set in the vast expanse of the Sonoran Desert in early February, the Gem and Jam Festival has a way of inspiring flights of imagination. Originally an after-party for the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show, the four day electronic music festival, which this year featured stars like The Trancident and The Floozies, pays tribute to its roots by embellishing its grounds with a captivating and sparkling array of crystalline artwork. This enchanting atmosphere was readily apparent at the Festival’s Onyx Stage, the only indoor stage of the four gem-inspired stages, set to go off at closing of the mainstage and continue to sunrise.
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SAN FRANCISCO – Pin Point Lighting, based in suburban Philadelphia, provided the lighting design and programming for electro-industrial artist Ayria on the Paper Dolls USA Tour supporting her latest eponymous album. Pin Point Lighting supplied a full floor package to the tour plus MA Lighting’s dot2 core compact lighting console. In fact, Ayria’s drummer was the designated technician for the tour setting up the whole show in under 30 minutes at each stop.
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NASHVILLE – For the Oak Ridge Boys’ 27th Annual Christmas tour, production designer Dave Boots included FLEXCurtain HD 12.5mm LED video from PixelFLEX as a key component of the overall visual design. The trek marked Boots’ 23rd tour with the band.
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COLOGNE, Germany – German production company LaserFrame recently installed Elation Professional Platinum HFX™ hybrid moving heads and ACL 360 Bar™ effect lights into one of the world’s top clubs, Bootshaus in Cologne. Used for a variety of stunning effects in the popular club’s main dance area, the new lighting is another important step in the club’s continued rise up lists of the best clubs in the world. Bootshaus ranks 17th on DJ Magazine’s list of the world’s best nightclubs and 2nd in Germany.
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