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WAREGEM, BELGIUM – (For Immediate Release) – Originally created in the late ‘90s as a side project of Belgian Eurodance masters DJ Pedroh and producer Phil Wilde, The Oh! quickly garnered itself a reputation as one of the most legendary club nights in Belgium, thanks to world class DJ sets and supporting single hits including ‘Won’t you show me the way’ and ‘Got to be free.’

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[caption id="attachment_281208" align="alignnone" width="800"]Katy Perry gets lit with Unico fixtures[/caption]

USA – Katy Perry recently kicked off “Witness: The Tour” in support of her eponymous fifth album, her third number-one album on the US Billboard 200.  Claypaky Scenius Unicos and Scenius Profiles are prominent in the tour’s lighting rig having been selected by the show’s Producer and Lighting Designer, Baz Halpin of Silent House. The multi award-winning Perry is one of the best-selling music artists of all time chalking up sales of 100 million records globally. 

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[caption id="attachment_281199" align="alignnone" width="700"]Wild N Out makes use of Vesuvios[/caption]

CLEVELAND – When the multi-talented Nick Cannon announced that he was taking his hit MTV program “Wild N Out” on the road, some critics wondered how well the fast-clipped, hip-hop improv comedy show would translate into a live tour format.  They needn’t have worried. The hugely successful show (one of its episodes was the most watched in MTV2 history) is proving to be equally compelling on the road.

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[caption id="attachment_281194" align="alignnone" width="700"]Cosmic Truss' Snowman[/caption]

LAS VEGAS – Christmas came early this year at LDI 2017, with Cosmic Truss’ seasonally themed booth. Visitors to the show were able to grab a great snapshot with the truss snowman, which was quite the attraction at this year’s show! The snowman was made almost entirely of standard off the shelf truss, showing once again what a design team can achieve without needing to rely on custom parts, a great advantage of the Cosmic Truss product range.

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[caption id="attachment_281191" align="alignnone" width="800"]Macbeth at DCPA[/caption]

DENVER – The Denver Center for the Performing Arts (DCPA) is staging an inventive and reimagined version of Macbeth that features an all-male cast, EDM style music and modern design elements. Lighting the contemporary version of Shakespeare’s classic tragedy is Alex Jainchill, who uses LED lighting from Elation Professional to meet lighting challenges and create magical moments in the show, including special black light UV effects.

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[caption id="attachment_281186" align="alignnone" width="400"]Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture[/caption]

MIDDLETON, WI– The Themed Entertainment Association recently announced their 2018 Thea award winners. And even with the diversity of winners – including theme parks, museums, visitor centers, and spectaculars – a majority of the winners had one thing in common: Control products from ETC. Overall, ETC had a hand in nine of the Thea Award-winning projects. “We’re delighted for each of our partners recognized with a Thea award, and congratulate the winners on their vision,” said Karl Haas, National Sales Manager for Architecture at ETC.

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[caption id="attachment_281180" align="alignnone" width="800"]Blizzard Nabs the PLSN Gold Star Award for best eye candy[/caption]

WAUKESHA, WI. – Victory is sweet! Blizzard Lighting’s LOOP™ linear LED moving head chewed its way through gooey, sticky competition and scored PLSN’s 2017 Gold Star Product Award for Best New Eye Candy fixture! Awarded at LDI, the prize adds just a little bit more sweetness to an already delicious product. So what made PLSN’s editors and writers crave LOOP™ so bad? In a word, its flavor.

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[caption id="attachment_281177" align="alignnone" width="700"]Dave Koz[/caption]

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE –  One of the most cherished aspects of the holiday season is the music that connects precious memories with the present, and no one knows that better than Dave Koz who has returned to the stage for the Dave Koz 20th Anniversary Christmas Tour with Special Guests David Benoit, Rick Braun, Peter White and introducing Selina Albright. Chris Lisle Lighting Design relied on Bandit Lites once again for the lighting package to illuminate the acclaimed saxophonist and nine-time Grammy nominee and his friends who reunited as members of the original 1997 cast.

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LOS ANGELES—HARMAN Professional Solutions, the global leader in audio, video, lighting and control systems, including networked AV, today announced the grand opening of the HARMAN Experience Center in Los Angeles. The facility joins a worldwide network of HARMAN Professional Solutions Experience Centers in Singapore, China and soon in London, designed to demonstrate how HARMAN solutions uniquely address customer needs across multiple vertical markets. 

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[caption id="attachment_281156" align="alignnone" width="800"]New Christie D Series[/caption]

Christie is expanding its D Series lineup with three new value-priced single-lamp models, which are available with up to 8100 ISO lumens and both WUXGA and HD resolutions. With a combination of brightness, image quality, lens and resolution choice and a compact form factor, the Christie D Series leads the market in balancing great overall value with the best price point in this projector class. The new Christie D Series projectors offer 65,000:1 contrast ratio, 3,000 hours of lamp life, and easy integration, making them ideal for higher education, business, museums, houses of worship, government facilities, and selected rental and staging venues where they seamlessly integrate into any environment. The D Series models come with a three-year parts and labor warranty and begin shipping this month.

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LAS VEGAS – If you’re part of the live event production industry, attending the annual Parnelli Awards is the place to be – and be seen. Be front and center as the industry salutes the finest companies and practitioners at the 17th Annual Parnelli Awards. It’s a night of magic where the industry’s greatest stars gather for good drink, good food and the privilege of honoring our very best. And this year, as the Parnelli Awards move to its new home in the Anaheim Hilton, on January 26, 2018 (during the NAMM show), attending this gala fest is more convenient than ever. Best of all, your ticket includes access to the pre-show festivities and cocktails, the dinner and awards ceremony and the exclusive after-party. Better yet, reserve a table for 10 and celebrate with your clients or crew!

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