LOS ANGELES – LD Chris Kuroda’s rig for Ariana Grande’s U.S. tour in support of her second studio album, My Everything, is relying heavily upon Robe fixtures. The rig includes 76 Robe BMFL Spots and 78 Pointe fixtures. Kuroda collaborated with production manager Chris Gratton, stage designer Nick DeMoura, programmer Andrew Giffin and the artist herself on the looks for the shows.
Read More »MISANO ADRIATICO, Italy — D.T.S. named Paolo Albani to the position of sales manager. Albani brings 17 years of industry experience to the position.
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SAN FRANCISCO — Auerbach Glasow French has been acknowledged by the International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD) with an Award of Merit in the Monumental Structures/Public Spaces category for their work on the renovation of the Salon Doré from the Hôtel de La Trémoille at the California Palace of the Legion of Honor. The IALD awards program recognizes excellence in lighting design; this project was selected from among 206 entries.
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Elation Professional’s new ELAR Q1 is an ultra-compact, color-changing PAR light with outdoor IP65 rating that can be used just about anywhere dynamic color is required.
Read More »NEW YORK, NY – USITT has signed on as livestream sponsor for The Collaborator Party, a Tony Night party celebrating sound designers and all who have supported them since the Tony Awards scrapped sound design as a category shortly after last year’s awards.
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SAN FRANCISCO – Following a successful reunion tour, Faith No More took a hiatus before returning with news of their first album in 18 years entitled Sol Invictus. The album is slated for a May 19 release date, and to prepare fans, the alternative metal band is embarking on a sold out North American tour with lighting provided by Bandit Lites.
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AARHUS, Denmark — In response to overwhelming demand for the hybrid lighting fixture, Harman’s Martin Professional has announced increased production for the MAC Viper AirFX.
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TACOMA, WA – With an aging 2,500-lumen standard projector losing its color and clarity, Grace Community Church needed an upgrade. Church leaders opted for Hitachi’s CP-WX8255A 3LCD projector.
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VERACRUZ, Mexico – They may be on a smaller scale than the Olympic Games but the 22nd Central American and Caribbean Games packed just as much glitz and glamor into their opening ceremonies in Veracruz, Mexico last November. Lighting designer David Grill, of David Grill and Associates, Inc. (DGA) in Mahwah, New Jersey, used Clay Paky Sharpys and A.leda B-EYE K20s to illuminate the festivities.
Read More »LAKE ORION, MI – Lightware USA, the US distributor for Lightware Visual Engineering products, has announced four new hires, Chris Auger, Olya Luke, Brad Spurgeon and Jim Kosmerick, to support the company’s continued growth. The new employees fill sales, marketing and technical roles at the rapidly expanding firm.
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U.K. – The 2015 Knight of Illumination Awards (KOI) has announced that it has added a new award in the Concert Touring and Events category.
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LAS VEGAS – A large-format projection on Hoover Dam on behalf of client Freightliner got an assist from Creative Technology’s specialized software for projection mapping. The projection was described as the largest-ever in the U.S., with 60 26K-lumen projectors lighting up the 420,000 square foot surface from a half-mile away with 4592 x 2048 pixels on the dam’s surface.
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