LOS ANGELES – Elation’s Platinum Beam 5R turned heads at the American Idol Finale After Party, where it wowed the Idol cast and guests inside tent at the Event Deck at L.A. Live. The lighting design was handled by Kinetic Lighting, with the company’s Rachel Miller as LD and Eric Barth as programmer.
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TORONTO – A pizza restaurant franchise owner installed 276 Iluminarc fixtures programmed with custom scenes to give his Toronto location a distinctive look in the family-style chain. Design Electronics installed and programmed the lighting, AV and system control components.
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AUSTIN, TX – Jean Lariviere has rejoined entertainment lighting manufacturer High End Systems (HES), part of the Barco group, in a new role as a regional sales manager. His assignment includes sales development for the Canada region and also select U.S. key business partner accounts. He is based at the Austin, TX headquarters.
For the past seven years, Lariviere worked with equipment brokers SHS Global, where as CTO he was responsible for sourcing product and also client technical services.
GRAZ, Austria – Austria’s newest “Volksmusic” superstar Andreas Gabalier is packing in crowds touring in his native land. The accordion-playing, traditional outfitted singer rocks out with a rig exclusively comprised of High End Systems products from GETEC Eventtechnik Graz.
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LAS VEGAS — It’s time for PLSN readers to vote for their favorite hometown lighting companies for the 2012 Hometown Hero Awards competition. The ballot is now online at plsn.com/hometown. It includes a total of 30 companies — five from five U.S. regions and five more from Canada — that were nominated by PLSN readers in June. Voting takes place throughout July. The six regional winners will be announced in August and included on the 2012 Parnelli Awards ballot. The final winner will then receive the 2012 Hometown Hero Lighting Company of the Year award at the Parnelli Awards gala, set for Oct. 20, 2012 at the Mirage Resort in Las Vegas.
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LONDON – UK lighting designer Lucy Carter has used 16 Philips Selecon PLCyc LED luminaires for the Royal Opera House’s production of Sum. The Linbury Studio room – comprising four high walls each of which feature a built-in video screen – is washed throughout with colors to denote the changing mood and atmosphere of each story in the opera. “I needed a fixture that could give me multiple color choices and fully wash the room, but not demand too much space,” the LD said.
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LONDON – Crowds of celebrities and fans flocked to London’s Leicester Square for the film premiere of ‘The Amazing Spider-Man.’ Digital insanity headed up the AV production for the red carpet event, displaying video streams, parts of the trailer, live feeds of the celebrity red carpet walks to the crowd and live Twitter feeds.
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DALLAS – Brad Schiller has been named new product marketing manager for Philips Vari-Lite. With more than 25 years of experience in the automated lighting industry, Schiller will oversee the development of the complete line of Philips Vari-Lite automated luminaires while also operating as a key contact for lighting dealers, designers and end-users worldwide.
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