MANCHESTER, U.K. – Visual production expert FIX8Group has been adding to its rental inventory under the direction of the company’s Technical Director, Nick Charalampidis. Charalampidis, who has been with FIX8Group since early 2013, is now responsible for enhancing the division’s dry hire inventory with industry-leading products, carefully selected to suit almost all requirements.
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KORTRIJK, Belgium – Barco noted April 28, 2016 that Eric Van Zele, CEO, plans to retire later this year and that Jan De Witte, a former corporate officer of the General Electric Company, will serve as CEO of Barco. De Witte will join Barco’s Core Leadership Team in June 2016 to effectively take over as CEO on Oct. 1, 2016. Van Zele will continue to serve on the Board of Directors to ensure continuity of leadership and strategic focus for the company.
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INDIO, CA – Steve Lieberman of SJ Lighting added an extra dimension to the DJ booth at the Yuma tent during the 17th Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival by using Geyser RGB LED foggers from CHAUVET DJ. The DMX-controlled foggers released their jet-like plumes at critical times during performances by the likes of DJ Koze, John Digweed, George Fitzgerald, Black Coffee and The Black Madonna.
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MANILA, The Philippines – One of the biggest boy bands in K-pop, EXO, have played their first two concerts outside of Korea with a high-impact lighting design by Moon Won Jun of Lite Factory for two consecutive shows in Manila. The LD used more than 200 Clay Paky fixtures supplied by PMX Trading and Technical Services, which upplied a full technical package. The lighting rig included 130 Clay Paky Sharpys, 50 Sharpy Wash 330s, 16 A.leda B-EYE K20s and a mix of 42 Stormy CC and Stormy LED strobes. The sold-out concerts took place at Manila’s 20,000-capacity SM Mall of Asia arena in Pasay, in the Manila area.
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SERIATE, Italy – Clay Paky, which opened MoMS – the Museum of Modern Show Lighting last year, welcomed a delagation of teachers from schools in Italy’s Bergamo province on March 15. The delegation of teachers from a dozen schools in the region was sponsored by the provincial education authority and included the participation of an inspector from the Italian Ministry of Education.
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NEW ORLEANS – Held March 11-12 at Mardi Gras World on the New Orleans Mississippi riverfront, the Buku Music + Art Project is one of the city’s most thriving music festivals, underscored with public art demonstrations from prevalent local and national artists. This year’s event featured EDM and hip-hop acts playing across four stages, two of which featured lighting gear from Elation Professional. Raven Production Management Group provided Elation Rayzor Q12 Zoom and Platinum Beam 5R Extreme fixtures for the Float Den and Ballroom Stages.
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CHICAGO – JR Lighting Design, Inc. has added two grandMA2 light consoles to its production rental inventory. The company offers equipment sales, production rentals, integration and systems design to the house of worship, architainment, regional production, national touring, theatrical, live music, museum and educational markets.
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OKLAHOMA CITY – Chris Maguire is not a guy who is known for going small. He has lit some of the biggest, loudest bands in the rock pantheon, including Ted Nugent, Cheap Trick, Foghat, Accept and Kiss frontman Paul Stanley’s Live To Win tour. But this year, he is out carrying an Avolites Tiger Touch II, plus an Avolites Quartz as a backup in his carry-on, lighting YouTube sensations 2Cellos on a tour that proves that small does not mean meek.
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ADJ describes its Crazy Pocket 8 as a pocket-sized version of the original Crazy 8. The Crazy Pocket 8 has dual-tilting bars, each with four lenses and 205-degree tilt. There are eight 3W LEDs (two red, two green, two blue, two amber), a rotating base (with 540-degree pan) and a capacity for 8-zone LED chases. ADJ has also designed the fixture to offer intense strobe and pulse effects, while 0-100% electronic dimming.
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MONTREAL – Solotech added Mike Poirier to its Integration Division as Business Development Director for the broadcast market. Before joining Solotech, Poirier held positions a Sales Director, General Manager and Vice President for a number of broadcast equipment manufacturers.The company noted that the appointment was part of its growing commitment to the broadcast industry in the North American market.
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Chauvet Professional’s Maverick MK2 Spot, launched at Prolight + Sound in Frankfurt, Germany in early April, is now available. The first of the company’s new Maverick series fixtures, the Maverick MK2 Spot makes use of a 440-watt LED engine to produce an illuminance of 2,518 to 18,079 lux at 5 meters, depending on the zoom angle. It also features a seven-position plus white color wheel along with a wide range of colors from its CMY and variable CTO color mixing system.
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INDIO, CA — Major Lazer unleashed their new live show, which will be touring throughout 2016, at Coachella 2016. The EDM trio performed two sets on the main Coachella Stage, one on each weekend of the 125,000 capacity festival. The final set, on April 24, included a surprise appearance by Usher, who performed “I Would Die 4 U” and “1999” as a tribute to Prince. The rig included Robe BMFL Spots, BMFL WashBeams and ColorStrobe fixtures.
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