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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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[caption id="attachment_281174" align="alignnone" width="800"]HARMAN ExpC_Product Showroom[/caption]

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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NYC – Four documents are available for public review on ESTA’s TSP website. One is an existing standard that is being considered for reaffirmation, while three are new standards. All are available for review at http://tsp.esta.org/tsp/documents/public_review_docs.php, and the review is free.

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[caption id="attachment_281162" align="alignnone" width="500"]L to R – Jules Lauve, Rick Rudolph (Chair) and Eddie Raymond with Brian Dowd (second from left), Vice President of Sales for ACT Lighting[/caption]

LAS VEGAS – ACT Lighting continued their support for Behind the Scenes with a $5,000 check presentation at LDI. The donation reflects proceeds from the sales of the dot2 series of lighting control solutions from MA Lighting. The dot2 range consists of the lighting consoles: core, XL-F, XL-B; playback expansion wings: F-wing and B-wing; the Node4 1K network output node; onPC console software; and 3D visualization software. Designed for small and mid-sized projects and venues, dot2 offers advanced functionality with outstanding ease-of-use. Full tracking backup is available via plug and play networking. Learn more about the dot2 Series.

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[caption id="attachment_281159" align="alignnone" width="518"]Vin Pugliese utilizes Chauvet[/caption]

BOSTON – Great deals on televisions and refrigerators? That’s nice, but for progressive music fans in the Boston area, the really big news on Black Friday was the album release party for the eponymous LP by Matthew Stubbs and the Antiguas. Lending some eye-popping sizzle to the sold-out event at the iconic Sinclair club in the heart of Harvard Square was a fast-moving lightshow by freelance visual artist and lighting designer Vin Pugliese that was supercharged by a CHAUVET DJ Intimidator floor package.

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MOORESTOWN, NJ – Starlite urges all of its customers, including schools and other entertainment venues, to schedule rigging and safety inspections performed by ETCP certified riggers, at least yearly. There is compelling evidence to do so, as quite often these inspections reveal outdated, poorly designed or downright unsafe systems. This was recently the case with the Moorestown Township School District, just minutes away from Starlite’s headquarters.

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[caption id="attachment_281148" align="alignnone" width="400"]Gary Fails Talks at LDI[/caption]

LAS VEGAS -City Theatrical recently demonstrated their innovative technology by presenting the first live broadcast of nine universes of wireless DMX using a single transmitter. This demonstration was presented to a live audience of more than 100 lighting professionals attending the Live Design International (LDI) tradeshow in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 18, 2017.

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[caption id="attachment_281142" align="alignnone" width="800"]left to right – Kinesys Training Manager Martin Honeywill, David Bond, Dave Weatherhead, Tracey Anderson who runs the Atlanta office and International Marketing Manager, Charlie Felicien[/caption]

LAS VEGAS – UK automation and motion control manufacturer Kinesys enjoyed a busy and successful LDI (Live Design International) exposition in Las Vegas. It was the first time that the leading brand has hosted its own booth at the show, reflecting a growth in business in North and South America and Canada over the last few years. LDI attracts a wide range of professionals from the world entertainment technology who visit from all over the U.S., Canada and Latin America..

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