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PRG Institute Offers Product Training

PRG Institute Offers Product Training

SECAUCUS, NJ – Production Resource Group (PRG) offers product training May 16-18 via its PRG Institute in Secaucus, NJ.   Introductory training is available on the VX76 lighting control consoles, Mbox Extreme media server, Best Boy and Bad Boy Luminaires, and Series 400 Power and Data Distribution System.

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First Night Rider Chris Higgs and First Night Ride organizer David Edelstein

First Night Riders’ Charity Ride Makes Tracks

LONDON – The annual First Night Riders charity motorbike event is making tracks as more industry bikers sign up for the event. The four-day bike tour starts June 22 from London’s Royal Albert Hall. The mission is to raise money for industry charity The Theatrical Guild, dedicated to helping backstage and FOH personnel in financial need.

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Make It Right

Designing Brad Pitt’s ‘A Night to Make It Right’

NEW ORLEANS – Stefan Beese of RE:BE Design was Production Designer for Brad Pitt’s “A Night to Make It Right” gala in New Orleans. The event raised funds for Make It Right’s goal of building homes in the Lower 9th Ward. The stage design included angular overlapping lines of the newly built Make It Right houses and the culturally significant concept of the traditional NOLA “Front Porch.” Both would tie together the three staging areas for Sheryl Crow and Rihanna, space for Ellen Degeneres’ interviews with Brad Pitt and MIR family members, and the gala host.

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Juniata College winners

ETC Announces Student Video Contest Winners

MIDDLETON, WI – ETC announced at USITT 2012 the winners of their “Show Us Your ETC” student-video competition. Juniata College in Huntingdon, PA took first prize, which gives them first pick of either an ETC Eos, Ion or Element lighting-control console. LD/ author Richard Pilbrow was one of ETC’s three video judges.

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Peter Rogers Joins Forman & Associates

SHERMAN OAKS, CA – Peter Rogers has joined Forman & Associates’ sales team. Rogers was most recently the Global Marketing Director for Philips Entertainment, managing marketing activities for Philips Vari-Lite, Strand Lighting, Selecon, Colorkinetics and Special Lamps. During his 26-year career with the Entertainment group he has also managed global sales for Strand Lighting.

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Chad Hammon

Hammon Joins Solaris as Logistics Manager

ATLANTA – Chad Hammon has joined worldwide distributor Solaris as Logistics Manager. Hammon was most recently General Manager at American Sports & Recreational Surfaces in Kennesaw, GA, where he was the sole project manager for domestic and international installations of synthetic turf.

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GoVision Celebrates 10 Years

ARGYLE, TX — GoVision marked a decade since its formation with a catered event on March 23 that included 300 guests and more than a dozen giant video screens displaying the NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament. The company noted that it has rented truck-mounted and/or modular LED screens to more than 1,800 events and shows in its first 10 years.

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Cosmic Truss

GLP Cosmic Truss Covers

LOS ANGELES – GLP German Light Products Inc. offers new colors and graphic designs in truss covers in the Cosmic Truss range of products. With hook and loop fastening as standard, covers can be attached quickly for presentations and set dressing.

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Vectorworks Cloud Services Launched

COLUMBIA, MD  – Nemetschek Vectorworks has launched Vectorworks Cloud Services, which will allow users to access their designs from any location, at any time. A free trial is available until April 30 to Vectorworks Service Select members in the US and Canada.

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