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HLB Lighting Design Adds Business Development Leader

HLB Lighting Design Adds Business Development Leader

NEW YORK – Jeffrey Miller has re-joined HLB Lighting Design’s New York studio as a Design Principal focused on business development in several new geographic areas for the firm. His career spans more than 30 years. During his tenure as President of the International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD), he created the IALD Quality of Light Initiative, led the successful re-branding of the association and formed the IALD Office of Public Policy.

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Mumford & Sons

Mumford & Sons Tours with Robe Moving Lights

NEW YORK – Lighting Designer Ed Warren of Next Level Lights sums up the visuals for folk rock band Mumford & Sons’ Babel tour as a “vintage barn dance with an epic edge.” For the latest U.S. tour, Christie Lites supplied the lighting fixtures, which included 16 Robe Robin 600 LEDWashes.

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Pay and Health Care Disputes Lead to Orchestral Concert Cancellations

CHICAGO — Ticket holders arriving for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s (CSO) performance on Sept. 22 were turned away as they learned that the musicians union called for a strike. An ongoing stalemate over pay and health benefits was quickly resolved, however, and by Sept. 26, the CSO Association announced that CSO musicians had agreed to a new three-year collective bargaining agreement, retroactively effective to Sept. 17. The deal rescued plans for CSO tours to New York and Mexico this fall.

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Parnelli Awards Gala is Oct 20 2012

Last Chance for Parnelli Golf and Awards Dinner Tickets!

LAS VEGAS — Parnelli Week is here! The PLSN/FOH Parnelli Celebrity Classic Golf Tournament takes place at the Arroyo Golf Club in Las Vegas Oct. 18. Then, the 12th annual Parnelli Awards Dinner takes place at the Mirage Las Vegas Oct. 20. And the last chance to order tickets online at parnelliawards.com will be at 3 pm on Wed., Oct. 17. If any tickets are still available after that, they will be sold at the door for all events…but they will definitely be in very limited quantities. So why gamble? Be sure to get your reservations in today!

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Vaddio Names DataVisual Sole Canadian Distributor

MINNEAPOLIS – Vaddio names DataVisual the sole Canadian distributor of Vaddio’s entire product line of robotic PTZ cameras and specialty camera control systems. DataVisual will stock more Vaddio products, provide pricing in Canadian funds, add product training and expand technical support operations throughout Canada.

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Source Four dimmer rig

ETC 120V Source Four Dimmer

MIDDLETON, WI – ETC is expanding its dimming and power control line with the introduction of the Source Four Dimmer, which can be attached to any conventional Source Four to provide per-fixture distributed dimming in 120V markets. The Source Four Dimmer uses ETC’s new ES (Electronic Silent) technology for fan-free, noiseless operation for acoustically sensitive venues. ETC also introduces the ES750 Dimmer, which has the same functionality as the Source Four Dimmer, but it can work with any type of fixture. The ES750 can be a remote dimmer for any application and comes equipped with a power input and output to a choice of connectors.

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WYSIWYG R29

Cast Software WYSIWYG R29

TORONTO – Cast Software has recently released WYSIWYG R29, the new version of CAST Software’s industry standard pre-visualization suite. Among the new features are the Six Degrees of Freedom Camera and Shaded View Selection. The Six Degrees feature means users may position the camera in any way they choose, mirroring the complete freedom of movement that they would have with a physical camera in a live situation. Shaded View Selection speeds up the process of selecting fixtures and changing characteristics while in design mode.

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Sharks at the Beverly Hilton

Christie Adds Bite to Discovery Channel’s Shark Week

LOS ANGELES – Sharks were seen recently prowling the pool of the Beverly Hilton hotel, but luckily for guests, it was just a projection from a Christie YK200 dual-arm yoke, with a Christie projector mounted on it. Another six Christie projectors displayed similar shark-related images on a large wall nearby. It was all part of the Discovery Channel’s Shark Week 25th anniversary celebration.

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