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Randy Caballero Joins Mega Systems As Western Regional Account Manager

Randy Caballero

Randy Caballero Joins Mega Systems As Western Regional Account Manager

SAN ANTONIO, TX – Music industry veteran Randy Caballero joins Mega Systems’ Los Angeles office as Western Regional Account Manager, where he will provide sales and technical support, training and service to regional dealers. Caballero’s career in the music industry includes a Grammy Award for his own music. His experience ranges from recording studio work to concert production offices; most recently he was musical director on two nationally released films.

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Viper S

Look Solutions’ Foggers a Hit on the High Seas

WILLIAMSPORT, MD – Las Vegas-based Advanced Entertainment Services (AES) recently outfitted the Carnival Magic cruiseship with Look Solutions’ Viper S and Power-Tiny foggers. The units are used in the ship’s main theatre.  AES chose the special effects equipment for their low maintenance, reliability and conservative use of fluid.

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Club Amnesia

Miami’s Club Amnesia Renovates, Reopens with Chauvet

MIAMI – Club Amnesia has undergone renovations and reopened recently in South Beach with 87 Chauvet fixtures positioned inside the multilevel club and outside on architectural elements. Michael Stone of HMS, Inc., which specializes in installations within the marine industry, spent five months on the installation. LD Maxime Moussier created the lighting design for the 26,000 sq. ft. club.

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Empire Theatre

Queensland’s Empire Theatre Opts for Clay Paky Profiles

QUEENSLAND, Australia – The Empire Theatre’s technical staff wanted to upgrade their aging Martin MAC 500 fixtures with newer models. It needed to provide more output, be small in size, and fit within a certain price range. After looking around, they decided on six Clay Paky Alpha Profile 700s, chosen not only for their requirements, but because of the framing shutters it provided.

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Pride of Nation

PR Lighting on Pride of the Nation TV Show

BELARUS – LD Ilya Piatrouski and his team from Blackout Studio are embarking on a new season for the show, Pride of The Nation, broadcast by Belarus’ Second National TV channel. Piatrouski says when it’s time for a new design, he turns to the PR Lighting catalog, distributed in Belarus by FE-Belimlight, to fulfill his lighting needs.

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DTS Jack

DTS Lighting Jack Moving Head Fixture

The Jack from Italy-based DTS Lighting is designed to serve as a high-power, compact, lightweight and versatile moving head that works as three fixtures in one — 35°-46° wash, 4°-34° spot and 1°-4° beam. Features include Philips’ MSD Platinum 5R 189W discharge lamp [outputting 35,000 Lux at 5 m (4°)], a wide excursion motorized zoom, fast and silent pan/tilt [pan: 540° (2.5 seconds); tilt: 270° (1.5 seconds)] and other functions including color changing, gobo changing and adjustable focus, zoom and iris.

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The Reef At Marley's

Reef At Marley’s Offers Island Escape with Elation, Acclaim, American DJ

WISCONSIN DELLS, WI – In southeastern Wisconsin is Wisconsin Dells, an area comprising four counties linked by their water parks and tourist attractions. People come here to escape. So it’s not unusual to see The Reef At Marley’s – an island themed nightclub allowing visitors to escape to the tropics. Elation Lighting, Acclaim Lighting and American DJ products fill the rig to the rafters.

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SFM team

Alcorn McBride Appoints SFM As Canadian Distributor

ORLANDO –  Alcorn McBride, manufacturer of show control and A/V equipment for themed entertainment, appoints SF Marketing (SFM) as the exclusive distributor for Alcorn McBride products in Canada.  Alcorn McBride COO Jeremy Scheinberg wanted to establish a local presence in Canada to better serve its customers, and decided that SF Marketing would be an extension of their brand.

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5 Star PPU Cases

5 Star Supplies Portable Production Units for CPL

WISBECH, UK – European flightcase manufacturer 5 Star Cases has created its newest series of “fly away” portable video production units (PPUs). The smaller PPUs were designed for Central Presentations Ltd., which needed something smaller, more portable and quick and easy to install and rig for small to medium events. Basically, all that’s needed is power and the video equipment in the case is ready to go.

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Jovanotti Concert Stage Collapses, One Worker Killed, Eight Injured

TRIESTE, Italy — Scaffolding and truss crumpled at about 2 pm prior to a Dec. 12  rock concert featuring Jovanotti at the 6,943-seat PalaTrieste. The collapse killed one stage worker and injured eight others, according to press reports. About 20 workers had nearly completed construction of the structure for Jovanotti’s Ora Tour at the time of the accident. The worker who died at the scene, Francesco Pinna, 20, was a college student. Authorities and investigators restricted access to the venue and the concert was canceled.

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