BRISTOL, U.K. — GDS (Global Design Solutions) announced that, by mutual consent, Scott Vontobel is to step down as director of USA Operations. Vontobel, who has been helping GDS set up its U.S. office and sales network since Feb. 2009, said he felt he was unable to give all that is required to the position and decided to move on.
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SANTA BARBARA, CA — David Howard Mann, 49, the owner of Jumbo Screen Co. Inc., died Aug. 8 after a large LED video display that was being dismantled following its use at a weekend rodeo at Earl Warren Show Grounds toppled on top of him. Emergency responders gave Mann CPR and rushed him to a nearby hospital before he succumbed to his injuries.
Read More »HOUSTON — Juice Goose named Alliance Audio Group as their sales representatives for southern regions of California and Nevada. Alliance, headed by Matthew Jensen, will add the Juice Goose power management product lines to its offerings of MI, professional and commercial audio components.
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It’s redundant to proclaim Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark as the largest, costliest and most ambitious production in the history of Broadway. But when one breaks it down on a technical level and in terms of numbers, it becomes really impressive.
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LD Phil Wiffin Adjusts the Design to the Needs of the Artist’s First Tour
For the debut concert tour for 22-year-old British R&B and pop singer Alexandra Burke, All Night Long, a 32-date outing at 1,500-to-4,000-capacity venues in the U.K. and Ireland, LD Phil Wiffen made good progress toward completing the first draft at the lighting design — before discarded it.
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