BLACKBURN, U.K. — HSL, based here, provided gear and crew to support the 2013 Creamsfields festival, which featured sets from ex-Swedish House Mafia DJs Steve Angello and Sebastian Ingrosso. HSL’s Mike Oates worked with MJM Management and LarMac Live along with LD Ian Tomlinson. The rigs included fixtures from Robe, Clay Paky and Martin, driven by grandMA and ChamSys consoles.
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NASHVILLE — Toby Keith’s Hammer Down Tour started in June and runs through October. Bandit Lites provided gear for the lighting design by LD Seth Jackson and co-designer Nathan W. Scheuer. The initial design, formulated in early 2013, needed to be modified after the tragic loss of Toby Keith’s longtime bass player, Chuck Goff, who was killed in an auto accident. The 2013 trek’s set design also differed sharply from Toby Keith’s past tours, with elaborate set elements replaced by spare, vertical lighting looks.
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VAN NUYS, CA — For FX’s Wilfred, gaffer Tom Pugh has been using daylight-balanced Litepanels Sola 12 Fresnel fixtures.
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MOUNT GAMBIER, Australia — Ray Ellison, infrastructure manager at Country Arts SA, considered a number of factors when choosing a new lighting console for the Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre here. He opted for an ETC Ion 1000 lighting console. Pictured here is the console, operated by Karen Kennedy.
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HOOD RIVER, OR — The History Museum of Hood River County recently opened a gallery devoted to Luhr Jensen & Sons, the manufacturer of fishing gear that operated in the vicinity for nearly 75 years before it was acquired by Finland-based Rapala VMC Corp. in 2005. Media Matrix Productions used gear from Alcorn McBride to lure visitors with motion sensor-launched video presentations.
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LAS VEGAS — Micky Dolenz of Monkees fame will be hosting the 2013 Parnelli Awards in Las Vegas on November 23, executive producer Terry Lowe announced. “We are thrilled to have this consummate entertainer hosting our 13th annual award show,” said Lowe, also publisher of PLSN and FRONT of HOUSE magazines. “His long career as a top performer and his great sense of humor will make for a memorable night. We’re going to have a lot of fun.”
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ATLANTA — NanoLumens recently announced its Studio Pro Series LED displays for broadcast studio applications. The company says the large-format displays address challenges traditionally associated with LED broadcast display systems and promise to revolutionize the way studios design their sets.
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MANCHESTER, U.K. — Lighting design and rental specialists dbn, based here, provided lighting for the Weekending at the Whitworth Art Gallery event, held Aug. 30, 31 and Sept. 1. Drawing visitors with art, live music and other performances in Manchester’s Whitworth Park and Gallery, the public got the chance to view the final days of the Whitworth Art Gallery before the building closed for a £18 million refurbishment.
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