NEW YORK – There was a whole lotta shakin' goin' on at Broadway's Nederlander Theatre, home to the musical, Million Dollar Quartet, billed as "the night rock ‘n roll came alive." -the 1956 recording session that brought together Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins at Sun Records in Memphis.
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NASHVILLE – At age 27, she may have emerged as one of the biggest names in the world of entertainment, with five Grammys, 10 ACM awards, five CMA awards and just about every other country and pop music title and honor you can think of. But Carrie Underwood's star status has not unraveled the tight-knit support structure backing her Play On Tour, which runs through December, according to lighting supplier Bandit Lites, which notes that it has been with Ms. Underwood since her career began seven years ago.
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NEW ORLEANS – If you couldn't get tickets to see the New Orleans Saints kick off the 2010/2011 NFL season in the Louisiana Superdome, the next best places to be for fans of last year's NFL champs was at the adjacent Champions Square, an "urban tailgating" site.
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NEW YORK – WorldStage, Inc. companies Video Applications Inc. (VAI) and Scharff Weisberg supported the launch for Oracle's Enterprise Manager 11g at the Guggenheim Museum, enhancing the visuals at the unique architectural setting.
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CHICAGO – Lava Event Lighting, a Chauvet dealer based in Manhattan, Ill., lit a Filter concert staged at 115 Bourbon Street on Chicago's south side to promote the band's latest album, The Trouble with Angels.
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JOHANNESBURG – Gearhouse South Africa supplied design and technical production – including rigging, lighting, visuals, AV, set and audio – to the 2010 Annual Bidvest Chairman's Awards, a high-profile corporate events, staged at Sandton Convention Center (SCC).
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STUTTGART, Germany – Milos Concepts GmbH, a new company dedicated to temporary buildings and architecture, has been established here by Frantisek Zykan of Czech trussing manufacturer Milos and Michael Daubner, former MD of German company Burkhardt Leitner constructive.
Read More »SEATTLE – ETC (Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc.) named Pacific Lighting Systems, Inc., as their representative agency for the Pacific Northwest region of the U.S. (Western Washington and parts of Alaska).
Read More »NEWBURY PARK, CA – 360 Systems announced plans to relocate to 3281 Grande Vista St., Newbury Park CA 91320, effective Oct. 8, 2010. The building has been remodeled to suit the company's new directions in HD video, 3D, cinema, and digital audio products.
Read More »MIDLAND, TX – Tomcat USA, Inc. announced that it is an authorized dealer for Motion Laboratories. Since the mid 1980s, Motion Laboratories has developed and manufactured power distribution and hoist control systems.
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SALEM, MA – Steven Rosen, president of Available Light, announced that Dan Gerstenhaber has joined the firm. Gerstenhaber, along with principal Bill Kadra, will be responsible for operating the special event and trade show division of Available Light.
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WOLFSBURG, Germany – The Autostadt, adjacent to the Volkswagen factory here, turned up the visual heat with Caribbean-inspired visuals and colors for its Caribbean Summer theme that ran in July and August. Tarm Showlaser provided laser effects, aquajets, and pyro every evening at 10 p.m.
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