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[caption id="attachment_280127" align="alignnone" width="800"]Arcade Fire gets assist from GLP[/caption]

USA – Multimedia entertainment studio Moment Factory and lighting designer Christopher Bushell are the creatives behind Indie music heavyweights Arcade Fire’s ‘most ambitious production to date’ – the Infinite Content tour. Bushell, who worked closely with Creative Director Tarik Mikou from Moment Factory on the production, is using an Avolites Sapphire Touch and Titan v10.1 app to control the enveloping lighting environment, which features a 360° stage set in the round.

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[caption id="attachment_280121" align="alignnone" width="783"]Fred Mikesa (Right) and Paul Pelletier[/caption]

TORONTO, ON, – Chroma-Q®, a world-renowned brand of premium performance LED lighting solutions, manufactured in North America, is excited to announce that the newly released Chroma-Q Inspire XT™ won the New LED Fixture $1251 and above award at WFX Tradeshow in Dallas, last week (October 11, 2017). The Chroma-Q Inspire XT™ is the award-winning Chroma-Q Inspire™ ranges newest and eagerly anticipated addition. The Chroma-Q inspire XT is ideal for the house of worship market, thus making its debut appearance at WFX Expo October 10-12, 2017 in Dallas, Texas.

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LAS VEGAS – ER Productions will attempt to set a Guinness World Record for Largest Laser Show at LDI 2017. The attempt will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 18 on the LDI Live Outside stage. The attempt will be accompanied by a live performance from British DJ Damian Gee. The laser and DJ show, open to all show attendees, is also part of ER Productions’ celebration of its 10-year company milestone. Along with the world record attempt, the company will showcase its capabilities at demonstration suite N102 from Nov. 17-19.

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[caption id="attachment_280110" align="alignnone" width="369"]GLP's Snap[/caption]

SAN FERNANDO, CA – Having collected an award at rAVe Infocomm in 2017 already, SNAP can now add the WFX award to its accolades. SNAP collects the WFX New Product Award in the lighting accessory category! High praise from the largest church expo in the US!  GLP, who is the exclusive distributer of the innovative cable management product in the US, is delighted with the success the tool has already garnered.

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[caption id="attachment_280105" align="alignnone" width="800"]Nick Cannon under Chauvet Lights[/caption]

NEW YORK –Marc Wasserman has been having a rollicking good time lighting red-hot comedian Nick Cannon’s Wild ‘N Out tour. Aside from enjoying the quick-witted humor of Cannon himself, the New York-based designer is also getting an up-close look at the talented stars from the tour’s namesake hit MTV program. “The show is fantastic,” said Wasserman, the owner of 3 With 1 Grab Productions. “We have comedians like Rip Michaels, Emmanuel Hudson, DC Young Fly, Conceited, Matt Rife, Justina Valentine, Karlous Miller and Chico Bean. Plus, I get to work with some of the best hip-hop artists around.”

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NASHVILLE – Touring Career Workshop is committed to exploring issues that everyone on the road deals with, even when those issues are hard to talk about and this year’s event, being held Wednesday, Oct. 25 at Soundcheck Annex, will be no exception.  In the wake of the Las Vegas tragedy, TCW has expanded their “Situational Awareness and Safety” session with Mike McGrath (venue security director/tour accountant for Blake Shelton/Tim McGraw and Faith Hill) to be a workshop wide event instead of the previously planned breakout session. 

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WELLINGTON,​ ​FL​  ​ ​–​ ​GearSource®​ ​marks​ ​its​ ​15th​ ​anniversary​ ​as​ ​one of​ ​the​ ​original​ ​and​ ​largest​ ​dedicated​ ​​pre-owned​ ​professionals​ ​in​ ​Stage​ ​Lighting,​ ​Pro​ ​Audio,​ ​Video, Staging.​ ​​GearSource®​ ​has​ ​grown​ ​from​ ​a​ ​small​ ​“one​ ​man​ ​operation”​ ​to​ ​a​ ​recognized​ ​Global​ ​leader​ ​in re-marketing​ ​pre-owned​ ​production​ ​gear​. Quoting​ ​founder​ ​and​ ​CEO,​ ​Marcel​ ​Fairbairn…​ ​”We​ ​have​ ​achieved​ ​this​ ​milestone​ ​through​ ​hard​ ​work and​ ​dedication​ ​to​ ​vendors​ ​plus,​ ​a​ ​company-wide​ ​culture​ ​of​ ​customer​ ​service.​ ​GearSource®​ ​is​ ​an innovator…​ ​dedicated​ ​to​ ​developing​ ​even​ ​better​ ​tools,​ ​better​ ​services​ ​and​ ​better​ ​opportunities​ ​for​ ​all of​ ​our​ ​users.​

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[caption id="attachment_280092" align="alignnone" width="645"]L-R Brendan Watts, Timothy Cooksy, Mike Atkins[/caption]

AUSTIN – Lighting production company Studio Gear has announced their first purchase of High End Systems SolaFrame 750 fixtures. The newest (and most compact) Sola Series luminaire was launched at the 2017 PLASA trade show in London, and will be unveiled in the USA at the upcoming LDI show in November. Studio Gear’s Mike Atkins commented, “Our first Sola product was the SolaWash 19, which has been great for us. Over the years we’ve made numerous purchases, and subsequently bought some SolaSpot 1500s for an installation.”

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GETZVILLE, N.Y – Whether you need to meet OSHA or ASME requirements, receive overhead crane and rigging certification or simply gain the peace of mind that comes from having a safer work environment, Columbus McKinnon can help. Columbus McKinnon Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCO), a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of material handling products, systems and services, launched its new training website, putting all of the information professionals need to get trained and do their jobs safely right at their fingertips.

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[caption id="attachment_280076" align="alignnone" width="800"]Music City Food + Wine Festival[/caption]

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – The Music City Food + Wine Festival returned to Bicentennial Park for another weekend that celebrated the culinary crafting of world renowned chefs, mixologists, sommeliers and self-proclaimed foodies. Bandit Lites joined forces with C3 Presents and Jeff Wendt to create a lighting package that would add to the ambiance, energize the space and bring color and light to more than twenty tents, a DJ booth, and the Grand Pavilion Taste tent.

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[caption id="attachment_280073" align="alignnone" width="800"]Printhead Studio, a division of Rose Brand, launched it's rebranding. . (Left to right) Josh Jacobstein, Peter Finder, Victoria Williamson, George Jacobstein, Michael Reed, and Kevin Coughlin[/caption]

SECAUCUS, NJ -. Printhead StudioTM, the newly rebranded digital printing division of Rose Brand Inc., introduces its new direct dye digital printer and expanded capabilities.  Executive Vice President Josh Jacobstein says that “Our new state-of-the-art technology, combined with our digital printing experience in theatre and events, is a huge differentiator. We can now provide customers with incredible color accuracy in large format, 16 foot seamless, soft fabric drops.”

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[caption id="attachment_280041" align="alignnone" width="800"]Ovation-B-565[/caption]

DALLAS – The CHAUVET Professional Ovation B-565FC carried on a proud tradition at WFX 2017, when it won Worship Tech Director magazine’s New Product Award for Lighting. The groundbreaking batten luminaire, which was introduced earlier this year, joins four Ovation ellipsoidal LED fixtures that have received the prestigious honor. “We’re humbled and very gratified to receive this award,” said Albert Chauvet, CEO of Chauvet. “Our team has worked extremely hard to understand the needs of the church market, so we can develop products that address those needs in a way that makes economic sense for a house of worship.”

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