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NYC – Scott Parker says “I saw the new SolaFrame Theatre LED moving light at LDI and I’m excited that High End is bringing the light to our workshop. This isa really quite mover that will please just about everyone.” This marks High End’s first Super Saturday as an ETC company.The 13th Annual Stage Lighting Super Saturday workshop, continuing its practical and hands-on educational presentations, will take place on Saturday, January 13, 2018 at the New York University Tisch School of the Arts located at 721 Broadway in New York City.

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[caption id="attachment_281133" align="alignnone" width="800"]Brian Seltzer[/caption]

LOS ANGELES – How many gigs can a 19-piece rockabilly band do in 48 days?  This year, the Brian Setzer Orchestra’s 14th Annual Christmas Rocks Tour will play an impressive 35 dates from Nov. 10 to Dec. 28.  Opening in Minneapolis and closing in Bellingham, WA, the US tour will be followed by concerts in Japan early next year.  Highlighting the set is a 12-foot high marquee featuring 172 IMS Mk2 RGBW lamps.

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LAS VEGAS – Timeless Communications, publisher of Projection Lights & Staging News and FRONT of HOUSE magazines, is pleased to announce Kevin Lyman as the keynote speaker of the Pro Production Sessions presented by PLSN and FOH at the 2018 NAMM Show, Jan.25-28 in Anaheim, CA. The Pro Production Sessions join a suite of professional development opportunities that will be taking place at the NAMM U Education Center at the Hilton Anaheim, located next door to the Anaheim Convention Center. The sessions are free to NAMM registrants.

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[caption id="attachment_281118" align="alignnone" width="800"]Saint John’s 75th Anniversary Gala Celebration[/caption]

WEST LOS ANGELES, CA –  The Saint John’s Health Center Foundation and Irene Dunne Guild hosted Providence Saint John’s 75th Anniversary Gala Celebration Oct. 21, which raised a record-breaking $1.4 million for the health center. The event featured performances by actor, singer and songwriter Darren Criss and singer/songwriter Jake Simpson. Live event production company JJ|LA brought in 4Wall to light their lavish event, attended by more than 700 guests.

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CARLSBAD, Calif.– At The 2018 NAMM Show, Audinate, the creators of DanteTM , the multi-channel digital media networking protocol, will present three progressive levels of the Dante Certification Program and an insider “tips and tricks” with Dante. The courses are designed as progressive education to both introduce and accelerate Dante professional knowledge, and will take place at the NAMM U Education Center at the Anaheim Hilton during The NAMM Show, January 25 – 28.

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[caption id="attachment_281113" align="alignnone" width="800"]LDI 2017 GLP Booth[/caption]

KARLSBAD (GERMANY),– GLP US president, Mark Ravenhill, described the recent LDI Show in Las Vegas as “phenomenal”, providing the company with “massive success”, as he announced yet more awards for his company. The three-day expo at the Las Vegas Convention Center not only saw GLP win the award for Best Product Display on their 2,500 sq.ft booth but they also picked up the gong for Best New Strobe in PLSN Magazine’s inaugural Gold Star awards. Of the new products, the ground-breaking JDC1 and brand-new Force 120 received their LDI debuts. 

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[caption id="attachment_281107" align="alignnone" width="800"]Counting Crows build a bridge with Strike Ones and Floppy Flex[/caption]

DALLAS – For Counting Crows’ co-headlining performances with Matchbox Twenty on their “A Brief History of Everything” 2017 tour, LD Mike Zielinski created a suspension-bridge-like backdrop for the band across the width of the stage, anchored with 25 Chauvet Professional Strike 1 fixtures. The fixtures were bright enough to deliver an impact even when Counting Crows performed before sunset.

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[caption id="attachment_281098" align="alignnone" width="800"]David Park, Natalie Storrs, Maggie Hollinbeck, and Brian Russell Carey in RED ROSES, GREEN GOLD at the Minetta Lane Theatre – photo by Chad Batka[/caption]

NEW YORK, NY-  Red Roses, Green Gold, a new musical featuring the music of Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter, opened last month at the Minetta Lane Theatre. Lighting Designer Jamie Roderick utilized gear from 4Wall Entertainment to help tell the tale of Jackson Jones and his family of swindlers as they gamble their way to love and riches. The story centers around the Jones family at the Palace Saloon in Cumberland, USA. The set for the musical is mostly made up of wood paneling and requires lighting and projections to usher the audience to an array of locations in Cumberland.

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[caption id="attachment_281095" align="alignnone" width="628"]Good Morning America on CMA stage[/caption]

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – It is hailed as “Country music’s biggest night,” but Kelsea Ballerini was up bright and early for a performance on Good Morning America to kick off the festivities. Bandit Lites supplied the lighting package for the outdoor stage that overlooked the city’s skyline and Nissan Stadium as millions tuned in to hear Ballerini and find out the first two winners of the 51st Annual CMA Awards.

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[caption id="attachment_281086" align="alignnone" width="768"]the BRICK takes home the coveted Gold Star Award[/caption]

LONG ISLAND, NY – We are pleased to announce a new DTS success: the BRICK wash projector has just been awarded the ‘PLSN Gold Star Product Award’ as ‘Best new exterior architectural light’.The award was been presented to DTS last November 17^th in a ceremony held at LDI 2017 in Las Vegas.

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[caption id="attachment_281072" align="alignnone" width="800"]Rufus Derek Rickert play Dallas 10-6-17 [/caption]

OAKLAND, CA – Australian electronic band Rufus Du Sol recently began their 2017 North America Autumn tour playing two sell-out shows at Oakland’s Fox Theater, along with headlining slots at CRSSD Fest in San Diego, CA and Austin City Limits in Austin, TX. LD Matthew Smith, of Australian lighting design firm Colourblind, provided energetic visuals to match Rufus’ style. Helping to create these effects were the well-established impression X4 Bar 20 and impression X4 S from GLP, supplied by VER, along with all other lighting and audio requirements.

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