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Neil Diamond’s 2015 Tour

Neil Diamond 2015 tour photo by Steve Jennings

Neil Diamond’s 2015 Tour

Hitting the Melody Road with Marilyn Lowey, Gregg Maltby and Michael Weiss

Neil Diamond’s 2015 tour kicked off Feb. 27 and wrapped up its North American run on May 31 at the Pepsi Center in Denver. The tour has now headed overseas, with tour legs planned for Europe and the U.K. before traveling to Australia and New Zealand later this year. It’s all in support of the artist’s 2014 album release, Memory Road, but the shows will also feature, inevitably, such old-time hits as “Sweet Caroline,” “September Morn” and “America.”

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Echosmith on the Main Stage. The band turned to PLSN contributor Vickie Claiborne for a lighting assist.

Rock in Rio Plays Vegas

It took 12 weeks, and more than 90 truckloads of construction materials, but what was a dusty, forlorn corner of the Las Vegas Strip was transformed into the ultimate rock ‘n’ roll playground by Brown United. The company’s largest undertaking to date, Rock in Rio USA took outdoor festivals to a new level, incorporating not just multiple stages, but an elaborate VIP area, “Rock Streets” filled with shops and eateries and even a Ferris wheel and zip line.

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The Music Hall can be a relaxing lounge or turn into a club with live dance music

“Smart” Sailing

Elation, Daktronics and Flying by Foy Help Engineer a New Cruise Ship Experience

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCCL) bills their newest cruise ship as the most technologically advanced to date, with broadband Internet access, digital wristbands to track passengers’ movements and purchases and personalized mobile apps. In short, a “smart ship,” named “Quantum of the Seas.”

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Photo courtesy Wynn Las Vegas

Success in XS

LD Steve Lieberman Incorporates New Lighting, Video Gear

The XS Nightclub at Encore at Wynn Las Vegas has been named “best nightclub in the United States” by revenue an unprecedented five times in the annual Top 100 listing by Nightclub & Bar magazine, the bible of the bibulous.

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Timeless Communications, parent company to PLSN magazine, presented a plaque commemorating ADJ’s 30 years at Winter NAMM 2015. Pictured from left are Eric Loader, Chuck Davies and Toby Velazquez.

ADJ and Elation Look Back on 30 Years of Innovation

As a young man, Chuck Davies turned his back on those rude, Chicago winters for the exultant warmth of Southern California. Back then, he couldn’t have known that he would build an international live event manufacturing company that would be one of the dominant brands in the industry 30 years later. But that’s what he did, and now, as he enjoys semi-retirement, his team, including Toby Velazquez, president; Eric Loader, director of sales; and others including Alfred Gonzales, national sales manager for ADJ USA; and Brian Dowdle, marketing director; continue to build on what he started with the founding of American D.J. back in 1985.

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MAC Quantum Profile

Martin MAC Quantum Profile

Martin Professional has been a leading manufacturer of moving lights for many years, and their MAC series of lights has been incredibly successful. With the MAC Quantum Profile, the company moves into previously unexplored territory, combining the fast-growing area of LED technology with their optics and color systems, and the result is the company’s latest LED profile light.

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Photo courtesy of CT

Biggest Projection by a Dam Site

CT Plays Key Role in Record-Setting 1.17 Million Lumen Projection on Hoover Dam

Hoover Dam, one of the top engineering miracles in the world, recently became the sight for the reveal of Daimler Trucks North America Freightliners Infinite Inspiration. The event required months of planning, preparation, and set up by a team of individuals steeped in knowledge garnered from long-term experience with the latest in technological innovations.

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Barco HDX-W20 Flex projector with optional rigging fly-flame

Barco HDX-W20 Flex

The problem with new technology and gear is that you usually only get to put your hands on it the day before a gig, or worse, actually on the gig. I’ll admit — under duress is usually the best way to learn a piece of gear, but not exactly the most stress-free activity in the world. So I was delighted to be able to get my hands on the Barco HDX W20 Flex actually in a shop and not under any time gun or a client breathing down my neck.

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MA Lighting featured the dot2 Console at PL+S 2015 in Frankfurt, Germany

dot2 Console from MA Lighting

MA Lighting has somehow hidden the secret that they have been working on a new console pretty much since they debuted the grandMA Series 2 line five years ago. I was amazed, not only by their ability to keep it a secret all this time, but also by how easy this console is to operate. But let’s cut to the chase and give you the facts.

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