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Brad Schiller

Brad Schiller Joins Vari-Lite as Product Marketing Manager

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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Within Temptation

Sharpy Shines on Within Temptation Tour

ROTTERDAM, The Netherlands – Dutch band Within Temptation, a symphonic/gothic metal band, is setting off on a European tour of 35 festivals with Clay Paky Sharpys. LD Pim Elberse specified the fixture, supplied by Dutch rental company Purple Group, to accommodate distinguishing looks for the show’s acoustic and electric sets.

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The Maccabees

XL Video Supplies Maccabees Show

LONDON – XL Video supplied LED screens, cameras, projection and an Encore screen management system for The Maccabees recent show at London’s Alexandra Palace.  Video designer Josh Bagnall fused his film/fashion experience to collaborate with The Maccabees’ LD Phil Shaw for a non-conventional video aesthetic.

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Vaddio Appoints Two to Executive Team

NEW HOPE, MN – Vaddio, a manufacturer of specialty cameras/control systems for the AV/broadcast industry, appoints Mark Steen as Chief Operating Officer and Darin Thurston as Vice President of Product Development. Steen has been on Vaddio’s management team and a product manager for the past five years. Thurston was previously with ClearOne Communications as VP of Product Management.

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South African Music Awards

Sharpys Illuminate South African Music Awards

SUN CITY, South Africa – It took just 12 Clay Paky Sharpys to deliver the ‘wow factor’ at one of the biggest live music events in South Africa: the annual South African Music Awards (SAMAs). LD Joshua Cutts from Visual Frontier used 12 Sharpys as part of his 15 DMX-universe rig. The set, comprised of inflatable flown discs and dangling inflated legs, used the Sharpys to provided the architecture and lighting drama.

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Ben Sewell

NanoLumens Appoints Two Sales Directors

NORCROSS, GA — NanoLumens has appointed Ben Sewell and Ilidio Vincente to the positions of Sales Director to meet the growing market demand for its line of flexible and fixed LED displays. Sewell previously served from 2008 as the Director of Sales/South-Central Region at Adaptive Micro Systems, LLC, based in San Antonio, TX. lidio Vincente comes to NanoLumens with a sales career, including previous positions at Yesco Electronics and Adaptive MicroSystems.

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