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Avolites Drives Shock Rock Lighting for Marilyn Manson World Tour

Avo Consoles used to Light Manson in Korea

Avolites Drives Shock Rock Lighting for Marilyn Manson World Tour

SEOUL- Grammy-nominated, industrial hard-rock legend Marilyn Manson returned to Seoul for the first time in eight years as part of his solo world tour, delivering an energetic show at the Yes24 Live Hall. Lighting designer Corey Stewart drove the performance’s intense lighting using an Avolites Pearl Expert console and wing. For the South Korean date, Stewart hired the console from Seoul-based rental company TKLS. His dynamic rig consisted of Claypaky Sharpys, Martin Mac Viper Profiles, Martin Atomics and Fay Blinders.

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Bandit supplied Shinedown with a layered lighting rig.

Shinedown Takes Bandit Lites On The Road

NASHVILLE  – Hard rock band Shinedown is out on tour run with a striking lighting package provided by long time vendor Bandit Lites and designed by Sooner Routhier. With more than 10 million albums sold, the band is comprised of vocalist Brent Smith, bassist Eric Bass, drummer Barry Kerch and guitarist Zach Meyers. The band teamed up with Five Finger Death Punch on a co-headline tour across America that is filling arenas. 

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PRG supplied 12 Chauvet Professional Rogue R1 FX-B fixtures. Pictured here, Kansas.

iHeartRadio Theater Expands Design Options with Rogue R1 FX-B

NEW YORK — The iHeartRadio Theater in TriBeCa, a 5,500-square-foot, 250-capacity venue, opened as a Clear Channel-owned performance space in 2009 and was rebranded with the iHeartRadio name in 2011. Stephen Wyker, technical director, detailed the lighting setup for the 28-by-18-foot triangular stage, where top acts perform not just for the intimate live audience, but for millions watching from afar. Wyker recently added Chauvet Rogue R1 FX-B fixtures to the rig.

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Stones get Previz programming for Desert Trip show

Desert Trip Music Festival Rocks With Iconic Headliners and grandMA2 Previz and Lighting Control

LOS ANGELES – Indio, California rocked for two long weekends in October with the launch of the mammoth Desert Trip music festival produced by Goldenvoice.  The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney, Neil Young, Roger Waters and The Who played at the Empire Polo Club delighting fans and cementing their legacies as icons of rock history. The team at DMDS7UDIOS, provided all the previz services and systems for the festival’s lighting in addition to Scott Chmielewski being brought on a Director of Programming. 

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Green Day’s 'American Idiot' at CCM

University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music Chooses ArKaos PRO MediaMaster for Green Day’s ‘American Idiot’

CINCINNATI –  – The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) chose ArKaos MediaMaster PRO to drive the visual content for its production of Green Day’s American Idiot. MediaMaster PRO was chosen for the ease with which it handled the demanding artistic concept, its speed of mapping and its easy-to-understand processes for editing content and operation. The ArKaos software was supplied by IED, whose Principal Partner, Jeffrey Brown, is also adjunct instructor for Theater/Event Media and Video at CCM.

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Richard Kleinsmit and Patrick Maxwell

Maestra Dubai Grows the Team

DUBAI – Maestra Dubai has added two new key management personnel – Richard Kleinsmit, who will be looking after Operations and Patrick Maxwell who is in charge of the new Warehouse, with both an integral part of the team led by Managing Partner Tom Clements. The appointments happen simultaneously to the company’s move to new premises which more than doubles Maestra Dubai’s warehouse facility.

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Elation ACL 360 Matrix™ in Massive MTV EMA Set

Tom Kenny Uses Elation ACL 360 Matrix™ in Massive MTV EMA Set

ROTTERDAM – The MTV Europe Music Awards delivered another spectacular production November 6th at the Ahoy Rotterdam Arena in The Netherlands. Europe’s favorite artists were honored and a star-studded line up of today’s hottest acts, performed on a massive stage lit by top lighting designer Tom Kenny. Included in the correspondingly large visual package was Elation Professional ACL 360 Matrix™ LED moving head panels, which Kenny employed throughout the show.

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d3 offers upgraded software

d3 Technologies Updates Software with vs r14 & 14.1

LONDON – d3 Technologies, the leader in media server technology has added some great new features. These include Innovative device recording, real-time generative effects, sACN and CITP support, as well as numerous under-the-hood performance updates. Real-time generative content r14 adds Gold support for Notch real-time generative effects playback. Read down for an explanation of all these new features.

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GoVision Expands Nationwide Footprint to Chicago

CHICAGO – GoVision announced that its nationwide expansion continues with the opening of a new office in Chicago. The office will be led by Rich McGill, an 18-year veteran of sales, sponsorships and digital media, who has joined the GoVision team as Regional Account Executive. McGill has worked with some of the largest brands in the world – including American Airlines, Coca-Cola, Anheuser-Busch and Gatorade – and brings extensive experience delivering digital marketing solutions to Division 1 universities throughout the Midwest.

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