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Miley Cyrus Show in Puerto Rico Lit with Chauvet Professional Gear

Miley Cyrus Show in Puerto Rico Lit with Chauvet Professional Gear

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – For Miley Cyrus’ Bangerz world tour stop at Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot on Sept. 11, Musique Xpress Lights provided Chauvet Professional fixtures. The gear, including 44 Q-Wash 560Z-LED moving washes and 48 COLORado Batten 72 Tour LED linear wash fixtures, was chosen and approved by both LD Sean Burke and LD Richard Vicens of Musique Xpress Lights.

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Spencer E. Geissinger

Showcall Names Spencer E. Geissinger, Christie Riley to New Posts

WASHINGTON, DC — Showcall, Inc. noted that Spencer E. Geissinger (pictured here), an event executive who also has experience as an official with the White House and U.S. State Department, has joined the company as director for global business development. Showcall also promoted Christie Riley (pictured below) from administrative assistant to associate account manager.

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GoVision Acquires Content Provider Graystone Media

ARGYLE, TX – GoVision LP, based here, announced that it has acquired Graystone Media, a Portland, OR-based provider of graphics, production services and live-event content for large video screens and event venues. Graystone Media was founded in 2007 by Josh Echo-Hawk. The transaction gives GoVision another physical presence on the West coast, following its February acquisition of the assets of Los Angeles-based InnoVision Media Group. A GoVision spokesman noted that all Graystone Media employees have been retained.

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Scott Chmielewski, principal of DMDS7tudios, played a key role in lighting up the Absolut “bottle” for “Nights by Absolut” on Brooklyn’s Pier 9 in September. The one-night event relied upon Clay Paky lighting fixtures (Sharpys and B-Eye K20s) with grandMA2 consoles for control.

“Nights by Absolut” on Brooklyn’s Pier 9 Lit with Clay Paky Fixtures

BROOKLYN, NY – Absolut Vodka staged four events this fall, in New York, Johannesburg, Berlin and Sao Paulo. Called “Nights by Absolut,” the events drew crowds with well-known DJs, effectively creating a vibrant one-night club scene. The lighting gear chosen for the New York event, staged in the Red Hook section of Brooklyn, included Clay Paky Sharpy and B-Eye K20 fixtures with grandMA2 consoles for control – all distributed in the U.S. by A.C.T Lighting.

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For the Adha Festival in Doha, Qatar, LD Milad Masaad used more than 300 Robe fixtures. Photo courtesy Target For Events

Adha Festival in Doha Lit with More than 300 Robe Fixtures

DOHA, Qatar – LD Milad Masaad used more than 300 Robe fixtures to light the 2014 Adha Festival staged at the Souq Waqef here. The rig, lighting a stage structure assembled for the festival, included an overhead rig with 40 Pointes, 30 LEDBeam 100s, 24 LEDWash 600s, 12 LEDWash 1200s and 22 REDWash 3?192s and a floor package with 11 MMX Spots, 16 ColorBeam 2500E ATs and another 60 LEDForce 18s.

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