HOLLISTER, MO — Blue Planet Lighting, which acquired fogging gear along with other equipment previously owned by Theatreworks, a former competitor, has announced plans to donate as many as 75 nearly-new LeMaitre Stage Fogger DMX units to Missouri fire departments seeking the gear for their training exercises.
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AARHUS, Denmark — Martin Professional has added several new hires to its customer care department, including Katrine Bøje as project manager and customer care coordinator and Adela Güven, Andrea Heinz, Pernille Høgsberg, Marianne Kirk and Pernille Rosenkilde as customer care coordinators.
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STOCKHOLM, Sweden — Onside TV Production, the production arm of the Allsvenskan Swedish Football League, is gearing up with Broadcast Pix Slate integrated production systems to produce daily HD news conferences for each of its 16 teams. The project includes the installation of small, unmanned HD studios in stadiums across the country that will be monitored and managed by a centralized control room.
Read More »ZEBULON, NC — SurgeX named Sound Vision Marketing and Online Marketing/CRM as independent manufacturers representatives.
Read More »SYRACUSE, NY — J. R. Clancy has recently been recertified for the new ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management Systems standard. The company said it is the only rigging company in the American technical theatre industry to achieve the new certification.
Read More »Some of the fastest growing software developers in the lighting and media server markets today have developed an open network protocol called CITP/MSEX…The importance of… Read More »CITP is MSEXy
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Elation Professional’s Event MH W moving head and Event Brick color wash fixtures join the company’s other Event Series fixtures, which are portable battery-powered RGB LED fixtures controlled via wireless DMX so they can be used in places where there are no electrical outlets and where DMX cables can’t be run.
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LONDON — A.C. Special Projects Ltd. recently implemented Patrick Woodroffe’s architectural lighting design for Somerset House. The project was commissioned Somerset House’s director, Gwyn Miles.
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LONDON — LD Liz Berry is using a grandMA full-size console for the current tour of the Sisters of Mercy through Europe. The tour adds to the cult band’s nearly 30 years of live performances led by lead singer Andrew Eldritch and drummer Doktor Avalanche.
Read More »TAVULLIA, Italy — SGM, based here, announced the opening of a new sales office in Spain. The new office will be under the direction of Rafael Gonzalez, who has been appointed as SGM’s sales manager for Spain.
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PIPERSVILLE, PA — International Audio Group Ltd. (IAG), the parent company of Wharfdale, Quad, Mission and several other professional lighting and audio brands, recently welcomed SurgeX to its roster.
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GLASTONBURY, U.K. — MilTec UK Ltd again joined forces with the South West Group (SWG) to supply PR Lighting automated fixtures, including the recently-introduced XLED 590, along with LED effects for this year’s Park and BBC Introducing stages at the annual Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts.
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