NASHVILLE – Country artists Martina McBride and Trace Adkins toured together and apart throughout 2010, with Bandit Lites supplying illumination needs for both. LDs Abigail Rosen Holmes and Jeff Lavallee designed the shows, respectively, for McBride and Adkins, sharing some of the gear, but not necessarily the looks, on their joint shows.
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SAALBURG, Germany – For the Main Circus area at this year's SonneMondSterne (SMS) Festival electronic dance music event, designer Uwe Heinrich used a Solaris+ LED system from G-LEC as a visual centerpiece.
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SAN BERNARDINO, CA – With more than 100 of the nation's top DJs pumping out tunes for 11 hours straight, Nocturnal Festival has become one of the premier electronic music events in the U.S. For the big main stage, Stephen Lieberman of SJ Lighting and Andrew Gumper of AG Light & Sound chose Elation Professional LEDs, moving heads and video screens.
Read More »SAN ANTONIO, TX – Mega Systems, Inc. will distribute professional lifts in the U.S. and Mexico for Valencia, Spain-based Fenix lifts. Mega Systems will offer the lifts as an accessory to help crews fly line arrays, lights, truss and other entertainment-related equipment and will inventory models including the AT-06B, ELV-230/5 and ELV-100/31.
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Read More »BURBANK, CA – Martin Professional is planning a two-day training seminar Dec. 13-14 at its office here on programming its new M1 console, the PC-based M-PC, and mid-sized Maxxyz Compact lighting controllers.
Read More »INDIANAPOLIS – The Wybron Mobile Showroom will make stops in the Midwest from Nov. 15-19, including Indianapolis, Chicago and Milwaukee.
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LOS ANGELES – A Starlight LED backdrop from Rent What? Inc. paired up with the touring version of TV's So You Think You Can Dance, and in the process, aimed for Rule Number One for gentlemen on the dance floor – to make your partner look good.
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PORTO SAN GIORGIO, Italy – Merli Entertainment recently brought in Gianluca Ponzanetti's Orione Contract to equip the renovated Club Zen with a Proel Lighting system.
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GUANGZHOU, China – Close to 1,500 PR Lighting fixtures will be used for events related to the 16th Asian Games, a.k.a. the XVI Asiad (Nov. 12-27) and Asian Para Games (Dec. 12-19).
Read More »NEW YORK – LDs Ken Billington and Richard Pilbrow have agreed to participate in the sixth annual Stage Lighting Super Saturday seminar series set for Jan. 22, 2011. The one-day series of seminars will include 10 hours of training designed to educate beginners and new professionals involved in stage, architectural or entertainment lighting.
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LONDON – On All Hallow's Eve, dozens of larger-than-average sized men descended upon Wembley Stadium costumed as American football players. But it wasn't a trick. Instead, it was the fourth annual NFL game held in the stadium between NFL teams, this time, between the San Francisco 49ers and the Denver Broncos.
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