WARRINGTON, UK – Adlib supplied lighting, sound and rigging to two main arenas and the Hospitality / VIP area at the 2014 Creamfields EDM festival staged at Daresbury Estate near Warrington, UK. Crew chief Kevin Byatt, working with Dave Eldridge at the company’s office/warehouse, supported Arenas 04 (hosted by Pete Tong / London Warehouse Events), 05 (Revealed / Super You & Me) and the VIP (Hospitality Audio System).
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DALLAS, TX – Marshall Fundamental Secondary School houses a 1,200-seat auditorium used for a wide range of performing arts activities, but with a lighting system that was in need of a full renovation. Working with Forman and Associates, George Kwiter was asked to oversee the renovation and to give the school the best system possible he chose 18 PLprofile1, 12 PLfresnel1, and eight PLcyc1 LED luminaires from Philips Selecon.
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SUNRISE, FL – Bandit Lites added Rogue R2 Beams (fixture pictured here) to its inventory for the upcoming Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood tour. Emmy-nominated LD David Butzler of Bandit Lites selected the fixture for his tour design. The fixtures are made by Chauvet Professional.
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HATBORO, PA – Zeo Productions, based here, recently added Chauvet Professional’s MVP-Ta8 curve video wall to its in-house video production capabilities.
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VICTORIA, BC – In what has been reported as a non-work related accident, Yoan Plourde, a video technician who was part of the Solotech crew… Read More »In Memoriam: Yoan Plourde, 25
Read More »COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – The island of Sri Lanka recently welcomed its first ever lighting industry networking event as Chinese manufacturer PR Lighting hosted a marketing showcase. The event began Aug. 12 and drew close to 70 attendees from the island nation. The event combined a series of product sessions within a convivial social ambience.
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MONTREAL — Show Distribution Corp. announced that it has purchased of all capital stock of Niscon Inc. of Mississauga, Canada, a company specializing in the design, engineering and implementation of motion control systems. Pictured here, from left, are Joe Jeremy, vice president, Niscon Inc. and Marc Desrochers, president, Show Distribution Corp.
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LOS ANGELES – The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards Show is billed as “television’s biggest night,” and Pete’s Big TVs was there for the first time to support the event, which was hosted by Seth Meyers. Pete’s Big TVs provided nearly 500 of their CS5 5mm LED tiles, two Barco HD-W26 projectors (double-stacked at the FOH) and their crew to fulfill the set requirements of production designer Keith Raywood.
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TORRE de ROVERI, Italy – Pasquale Quadri, founder and chairman of Clay Paky SpA, passed away in his home here shortly before midnight on Sept. 6. He was 67. Quadri, who is survived by his wife, Antonella; his daughters, Alessandra and Francesca; and granddaughters, Melissa and Martina; is credited as the driving force behind one of the world’s most prominent manufacturers of entertainment lighting fixtures.
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LOS ANGELES — Close to 150 Robe moving lights, including 52 of the company’s new BMFL Spot fixtures, were included in LD Tom Kenny’s lighting design for the 2014 Teen Choice Awards, which were staged Aug. 10 at the Shrine Auditorium here. Kenny was the first LD to use the new BMFL Spot fixture in the U.S.
Read More »SAN ANTONIO, TX – Mega Systems Inc. announced plans for Mega Pro Sessions in California and Oklahoma this fall. The sessions, which include Enlighten lighting control training and product showcases of the company’s most recent lighting and video offerings, are set for Sept 22 (San Francisco), Sept 24 (Sacramento) and Oct. 22 (Oklahoma City). A Mega Pro Session will also be announced soon for Tulsa.
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NASHVILLE – For Miranda Lambert’s Platinum tour, in support of the artist’s latest album release, LD Chris Lisle specified a Bandit Lites-supplied rig that includes fixtures from Vari-Lite (VL3500 Washes), Martin (MAC Vipers) and Chauvet (Legend Beams and Nexus 7x7s) to complement the visual centerpiece, a 50-by-30 foot (WxH) picture frame/video screen element. Lisle built the Nexus panels into an “M” shaped thrust downstage that gave a little extra bonus in the form of eye-candy for those seated farther from the stage.
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