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Eugene Lee Accepts Distinguished Achievement Award at USITT 2014

Eugene Lee Accepts Distinguished Achievement Award at USITT 2014

Eugene Lee Accepts Distinguished Achievement Award at USITT 2014

FORT WORTH — USITT honored Eugene Lee with its 2014 Distinguished Achievement Award in Scene Design at the 54th Annual Conference & Stage Expo here March 28. USITT Scene Design co-commissioner Michelle Harvey, pictured right, presented the award. Lee was recognized for a career that includes 40 years as production designer for Saturday Night Live and three Tony awards for best scenic design, for Broadway’s Candide (1974), Sweeney Todd (1979) and Wicked (2004).

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“Reflection Field” Artwork Planned for Coachella 2014

INDIO, CA — Phillip K. Smith III, who used mirrors and LEDs to transform the look of an abandoned desert cabin from day into night for two weeks last fall, a project titled Lucid Stead (lucidstead.com), has been commissioned by the organizers of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival for a new work, Reflection Field. Also incorporating mirrored surfaces and LED light sources, the artwork is expected to serve as a key artistic focal point for the 2014 festival, which returns to the Empire Polo Club fairgrounds here April 11-13 and April 18-20.

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New Club in Melbourne, Australia Installs Martin Rush Fixtures

MELBOURNE, Australia – The Emerson, an entertainment venue here that offers patrons dining, drinking and dancing options, is also adding visual flash with Martin Rush lighting fixtures sourced via Australian distributor Show Technology. South West Solutions designed and installed a system that includes six MH2 Wash, four MH1 Profile and four MH3 Beam fixtures, with a control solution that includes Martin M-PC V3 controller software accessed via a touch screen along with a M2PC control surface for live control.

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Le Maitre G300 Smoke and Haze Machine Reaches 20 Year Milestone

LAS VEGAS – Le Maitre noted recently that its G300 smoke and haze machine has reached a 20-year milestone. The units have been adopted for use at theme parks, theatres and cruise ships since then – and also for emergency services training applications. Le Maitre credits the decision to include a haze option in the G300 as a key factor to the unit’s longevity.

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Gemini used Sharpy Wash fixtures for the recent National Cheerleaders Association’s High School National Championships at the Dallas Convention Center.

Gemini LSV Stocks Up with 30 Clay Paky Sharpy Wash Fixtures

DALLAS – Gemini Light Sound & Video has invested in 30 Clay Paky Sharpy Washes and plans to add more to its rental inventory soon. “I can’t keep them in stock,” said project manager Jason Cain, who credited the fixtures for their “size, speed, color saturation and output.” Among the recent events where Gemini’s new Sharpy Wash fixtures were used: the National Cheerleaders Association’s High School National Championships at the Dallas Convention Center (pictured here.)

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Robe for Olympic Park Sochi in Prague

PRAGUE, Czech Republic – AV Media added to the festive look of Prague’s hilltop Letná Park area during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics with a lighting installation that included more than 100 Robe moving lights. Olympijsky Park Soci-Letna 2014 was also the first big event for Cesko Sportuje, an initiative launched by the Czech Olympic Committee to promote a healthy lifestyle especially for children.

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Bangerz tour photo by Steve Jennings courtesy SGM

SGM X-5s Put The Bang Into Miley’s “Bangerz”

VANCOUVER, BC – Lighting designer Rob Sinclair has incorporated 87 of SGM’s new X-5 LED strobes into the set for the current Miley Cyrus Bangerz tour, and he has been relishing the experience of working with them. “The thing I like best about these units is the light output and speed of response from command,” he says. “They behave like you would expect any conventional strobe, which is good and up against other nice bright fixtures in the rig the X-5 has no problem holding its own.”

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