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A.C.T Lighting Sets Sales Record for Clay Paky

LOS ANGELES – A.C.T Lighting has set a North American sales record for Clay Paky fixtures and become the number one Clay Paky distributor in the world. In 2011 Clay Paky nearly doubled its US sales over the company’s past best year, 2007, due to A.C.T Lighting’s sales of their fixtures in many markets.

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Three PLASA Photometrics Standards Up for Review

NEW YORK – Three of PLASA’s published photometrics standards are being considered for reaffirmation. PLASA is looking for feedback from the industry, with comments due by April 30. The standards being considered involve photometric performance data for entertainment lighting, standards for lens quality measurements for pattern projecting lighting, and tungsten-halogen lamp sources used in convention centers/trade show booths.

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Rigger Killed in Laura Pausini Concert Staging Collapse

REGGIO CALABRIA, Italy — Matteo Armelini, 32, a rigger who was working with other crew members in preparation for Laura Pausini’s concert March 5 at the PalaCalafiore here, died at the scene when staging elements fell on him from above at about 2 a.m. Two others helping secure the lighting rig for the central portion of the three-stage set received minor injuries.

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TELUS

MAC 101 Spot On at TELUS Conference

AARHUS, Denmark – LD Jason McKinnon used 200 Martin Professional MAC 101 LED wash lights to pinspot light each table of the TELUS Communications annual sales conference gala in Calgary. Complementary light came from MAC III Performance, MAC 2000 Performance, MAC 2000 Wash, MAC 600NT and MAC 250 Entour fixtures, all supplied by Christie Lites.

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Grand VJ

Arkaos Grand VJ 1.6.5

ArKaos GrandVJ 1.6.5 is a new version of its real-time video mixer with features that bring out the VJ in everyone. The update is free for all existing GrandVJ users. New features include Scratch Control support; updated mapping templates; “Play Once and Freeze,” and more. A special offer for reduced pricing on a Grand VJ license is available until July 31.

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Jim Hutchison

CAST Promotes Hutchison to Product Manager

TORONTO – CAST Software has promoted Jim Hutchison, creator and editor of JimOnLight.com, to a product manager position. He will oversee CAST Software’s wysiwyg and Vivien Virtual Event Designer, the CAST software suite for the special events industry.  Hutchison has been with CAST since 2009 as their social media manager.

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Aarhus Concert Hall

Martin Strikes a Chord Lighting Aarhus Church Organ

AARHUS, Denmark – Denmark’s Aarhus Symphony Orchestra used Martin Professional lighting to highlight its show stopper, a large concert organ, in the Symphonic Hall of the Concert Hall in Aarhus. More than 100 meters of Martin LED strips mounted on the back of the wooden slats light the organ pipes (from a distance of 15cm). Mounted vertically at the bottom of the slats and lighting the lower conical part of the pipes are Martin Tripix 1200 and Tripix 300 LED linear luminaires.

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Third Day

Jands Vista Controls Third Day’s US Tour

LONDON – US-based LD Taylor Price used a Jands Vista S3 console, running the next generation Vista v2 software, to control lighting for Third Day’s US tour. Third Day play a wide variety of venues using a mix of their own touring rig and locally supplied production.

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