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‘Exhibitionism’ Showcases the Rolling Stones’ 50-Plus Years in Music

The show fills London’s Saatchi Gallery through Sept. 4, 2016, then moves on to 11 more cities around the world.

‘Exhibitionism’ Showcases the Rolling Stones’ 50-Plus Years in Music

Exhibitionism, a major museum retrospective of the Rolling Stones’ long career in music, is taking over both floors of London’s Saatchi Gallery through Sept. 4. The multi-media show includes more than 500 artifacts. It’s produced and curated by Australian event company IEC (International Entertainment Consulting). After the London exhibition ends on September 4, the giant production will tour another 11 global cities over the next four years.

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Jason Aldean performs with Ayrton fixtures

Jason Aldean LD Mike Swinford Includes Ayrton Fixtures for “We Were Here” Tour

NASHVILLE — Jason Aldean, who recently completed the Australian leg with his “We Were Here” tour, is currently on tour across America. Aldean’s tour picks up on the country artist’s hit single, “Gonna Know We Were Here.” LD Mike Swinford included Ayrton MagicDot-R, MagicRing-R9, IntelliPix-R and MagicBlade-R fixtures in the rig. The setup includes five overhead lighting pods Each is equipped with 36 MagicDot-R fixtures and rigged on Show Rig Whirligigs.

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Compound Photonics Features New Projection Technologies at Display Summit China 2016

SHANGHAI, China — Compound Photonics, an eight-year old technology company focused on projection technologies, featured what it calls the world’s smallest native 4K imaging device, measuring only 14mm diagonally and featuring pixels smaller than three microns. The company was featuring the technology at the Display Summit China 2016, which took place in Yixing, China, just outside Shanghai, from May 9-11..

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Frankie Valli lit by Robe fixtures

Frankie Valli Touring with Robe Fixtures

LOS ANGELES – At 82 years young, legendary singer, recording artist and front man of The Four Seasons Frankie Valli is still playing live and touring two weekends a month for most of the year … with Robe as the first choice of moving light on the rider.  Valli has had multiple chart-topping singles and albums throughout an incredible six decade career and has also been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

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The entire set was painted with various video elements. Photo courtesy BET/Black Girls Rock 2016

Collaboration is the Heart of Design for BET’s ‘Black Girls Rock!’

For the past six years, Black Girls Rock, Inc., an organization that promotes empowerment and mentoring for young women of color through the arts, has partnered with BET Networks to broadcast their annual awards event. The Black Girls Rock! production is an inspiring evening of performances, awards, speeches, and celebration. The 2016 show included appearances by Lauryn Hill, Gladys Knight, Brandy, Corrine Bailey Rae, Rihanna, Monica, Shonda Rhimes, Danai Gurira, and Hillary Clinton.

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Cleaning a processor fan

Keeping Things Clean in Our World of Dirt

“My house is clean enough to be healthy and dirty enough to be happy.”

That quote was on an etched-wood plaque that hung on my mother’s kitchen wall for years, and for the longest time, I’ve used it as my personal philosophy concerning cleanliness…..at least in the kitchen and house. When it comes to gear, it’s a whole different game.

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