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[caption id="attachment_281720" align="alignnone" width="800"]OK Go to perform at NAMM[/caption]

CARLSBAD, Calif.– With only 22 days until the start of The 2018 NAMM Show, The NAMM Campus is set to come alive with a variety of Bands@NAMM performers, and at night, showcasing talent from the likes of groundbreaking multimedia artists, legendary performers and a multi-platinum pop singer-songwriter on The NAMM Yamaha Grand Plaza Stage. On Thursday, The NAMM Foundation Celebration of Music Education will celebrate the advocacy and dedication of NAMM members with a performance from indie/pop rockers, OK Go.

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[caption id="attachment_281714" align="alignnone" width="640"]Quixote Studios takes delivery of products[/caption]

LOS ANGELES – Quixote Studios, which The Los Angeles Times calls “the entertainment industry’s premier studio and equipment rental company,” has made a large purchase of products manufactured by AC Power Distribution, Inc.  AC Power, which makes UL Listed portable power distribution equipment for film/video, touring and exterior event venues, was recently acquired by ACT Lighting, Inc.

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[caption id="attachment_281711" align="alignnone" width="800"]Green Love gets some light from Chauvet[/caption]

NOVI SAD, Serbia – Perched along the banks of the Danube river some 60 miles from the hustle and bustle of capital Belgrade, the city of Novi Sad has been traditionally renowned for its relaxed and welcoming character. In recent years, however, the local character of Novi Sad has expanded by a collection of locally hosted, but internationally renowned music festivals, including the infamous “Exit” and the Novi Sad jazz festival.

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[caption id="attachment_281708" align="alignnone" width="800"]Philips VL6000 Beams light The Scorpions photo by Manfred Nikitser[/caption]

WORLD – – Philips Lighting (Euronext: LIGHT), the world leader in lighting, today announced that its unique stage lighting fixture, the Philips VL6000 Beam, is delivering a powerful impact for the Crazy World concert tour by German heavy metal band, The Scorpions.The power and quality of the output from the 36 Philips VL6000 Beams solves several challenges for The Scorpions’ lighting designer, Manfred Nikitser. His lighting fixtures need to provide enough punch to cut through the light from the LED screens on the stage, and be strong enough to deal with long throw distances, as the lighting trusses are trimmed at between 10m and 14m above the stage. 

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[caption id="attachment_281700" align="alignnone" width="645"]CBKV image by John Shore[/caption]

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – Following the October 2017 release of their collaborative album Lotta Sea Lice, Courtney Barnett, a Grammy nominated Australian singer-songwriter Courtney Barnett, and American singer-songwriter Kurt Vile hit the road for a co-headlining tour with a lighting package provided by Bandit Lites. Taking into account that almost each of the venues on the tour featured a solid in-house over head rig, Lighting Designer Nicholas Beachen designed a floor packaged that made each room look specific to a CBKV show.

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[caption id="attachment_281697" align="alignnone" width="800"]El Mostero looking grand with Chauvet fixtures[/caption]

ST. LOUIS – Fans who pack the Pageant Theatre to capacity for six or seven El Monstero shows every holiday season never quite know what to expect. Certainly, they’re re going to hear spot-on renditions of The Wall, Dark Side of the Moon and other Pink Floyd classics, but beyond its iconic music, this Christmas tradition in America’s heartland is full of delightful visual surprises. Drawing on a cast of up to 75 characters, the annual tribute show in St. Louis has been coming up with novel and enthralling dramatizations and set designs every year since it was started by members of different local bands in 1999.

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[caption id="attachment_281637" align="alignnone" width="652"]Star Wars The Last Jedi European premiere_Roya…igital Insanity[/caption]

LONDON – The Royal Albert Hall rolled out the red carpet for the European premiere of Star Wars: The Last Jedi on Dec. 12, and Green Hippo technology was there in force. Digital Insanity provided content creation and playback solutions for the premiere of the latest in the Star Wars franchise, and the team again relied on Green Hippo to help it create a spectacular event.

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NYC – Elation Professional is proud to be participating in the Stage Lighting Super Saturday workshop taking place on Saturday, January 13th at the New York University Tisch School of the Arts located at 721 Broadway in New York City. Elation will be contributing to the event by demonstrating lighting techniques using some of its latest lighting innovations. 

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COLUMBUS, OH – Jason Browning, a longtime tour manager for bands including Matchbox Twenty, Stone Temple Pilots and others, died on Dec. 26, 2017. He was 46. A native of Columbus, OH, Browning attended Thomas Worthington High School (Worthington, OH) and Columbus State Community College before getting his start in the entertainment industry working security for artists including Hanson, Marilyn Manson and Rob Thomas.

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ORLANDO – Techni-Lux is marking its 27th year in operation with a technology fair and open house set for Jan. 9 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Featured speakers include Nook Schoenfeld, editor of PLSN magazine; Richard Cadena, of ETCP RT/CEE (and a former editor of PLSN), and projection designer Nick Comis. Guests will have an opportunity to talk to vendors and get hands-on with dozens of entertainment lighting, video, and special effects products. The event will be held at Techni-Lux headquarters at 10900 Palmbay Drive in Orlando, FL. Registration is required, but the event is free.

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