NEW YORK —Scharff Weisberg helped New York City Lites light up spray from a venerable fireboat, the John J. Harvey, for a Hudson River spectacle celebrating the Fourth of July. The show, commissioned by Duchess County Tourism, was also part of Hudson 400, marking 400 years since Dutch explorer Henry Hudson sailed upriver.
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ATLANTA — Touring can be tough on the crew and equipment, but selecting the right lighting gear helps ease the bumps and potholes of life on the road.
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NORTH CREEK, NY — Creative Stage Lighting has hired Zachary Terbeek for the position of Purchasing Manager. Terbeek is a recent graduate of Clarkson University in Potsdam, NY. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Global Supply Chain Management and has worked in the corporate Six Sigma department at Bechtel Corp.
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MACAU — The City of Dreams entertainment and casino resort features four hotels, a 1,700-seat theatre and a casino with 430,000 square feet of gaming space. The complex also features an immersive experience called The Bubble, a dome-shaped projection space featuring a 10-minute show called Dragon’s Treasure.
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FORT LEE, NJ — For-A Corporation of America has named Thomas Yuhas national sales director. Yuhas moves to For-A after 28 years working for Sony Electronics, most recently as national account manager in its Broadcast and Professional Division and as national sales manager for its Security Products and Visual Imaging Group.
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DURBAN, South Africa — Gearhouse South Africa’s Durban and Johannesburg branches worked together to support the launch of Emirates Airline’s nonstop service between Durban and Dubai. That technical support included lighting, AV, sets, rigging and sound.
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MAYNOOTH, Ireland — The recently-opened Mantra Garden Bar & Club, an investment of about $7 million, might have racked up an even more impressive cost total if Frank Murray, proprietor of sound and lighting specialist Audiotek, had opted for something besides the PR Lighting fixtures for the double-floor venue.
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LONDON — Don’t let the flower-petal shaped LEDs fool you. Max Conwell, LD of Naked Eye, was looking for a visual accompaniment to the aural “attack” that is part of the vibe for Morrissey’s 2009 Tour of Refusal, and he has been using 12 i-Pix BB7 beam lights to give the visuals a “combative” aura.
Read More »DAHLONEGA, GA — The Long Reach Long Riders completed their sixth-annual charity motorcycle ride, covering close to 2,500 miles and raising over $42,000 for the ESTA Foundation’s Behind the Scenes program and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. The combined LRLR total raised since the first ride in 2004 has now exceeded $200,000.
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SYRACUSE, NY — J.R. Clancy has hired Raymond Carrock, pictured left, to be their chief financial officer and Patrick Finn, pictured right, as the new dealer project manager.
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amBX says its amBIENT XC lighting control system can change the way lighting combines with video and sound to create immersive entertainment experiences. The amBIENT XC is a stand-alone DMX 512 hardware controller for RGB LED lighting fixtures, powered by amBX technology.
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