ANAHEIM, CA – For Chance the Rapper’s “Be Encouraged” tour, which runs from late April through Oct. 20, LD Michael Apostolos specified 30 Robe BMFL Spots, four BMFL WashBeams, 56 LEDWash 1200s and eight CycFX 8 fixtures. Solotech is supplying the gear.
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LEEK UK, 27 — Prolyte Group will be showcasing the revolutionary Verto truss and debuting the new Prolyte ARC roof system at the LDI 2017, from 17-19 November in Las Vegas, Nevada. Visitors are invited to stop at stand #1961 for a in person look and demonstration of these highly commended products. Headlining the Prolyte showcase will be the highly acclaimed Verto truss, a new and revolutionary system that makes truss connection fast, silent and safe. Verto brings a totally new perspective to truss assembly. It is being described as an industry game changer.
NYC – ESTA is extremely pleased to announce that Columbus McKinnon Corp. (CMCO) has donated 100 seats to their popular Lodestar Maintenance Training Course with the full registration fee going to support ESTA’s Technical Standards Program (TSP). You can sign up for the course at tsp.esta.org/cmco. CMCO, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of electric chain hoist and rigging products, has been involved with the TSP since the program’s inception, providing technical expertise on the Rigging Working Group as well as answering ESTA’s recent call for support by becoming a Visionary level donor.
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – It was a glamorous evening of icons, legends and laughter at The Black Music Honors, where attendees at the Andrew Jackson Hall celebrated African American artists who have made significant music contributions to African American culture and American music worldwide. Bandit Lites supplied the lighting package for the two-hour recorded special which featured Rickey Smiley and LeToya Luckett as co-hosts.
MIAMI – ADJ Lighting will be opening its doors to their Miami showroom on September 28th to unveil a massive new programmed lightshow, mingle with customers and spotlight their latest technologies. The Showroom Relaunch Event schedule for September 28, 2017 (Hurricane Irma circumstances permitting) from 1-6pm at their ADJ Miami location; 13185 NW 47th Avenue, Opa-locka, FL 33054. ADJ will also offer food, drinks and a prize giveaway for attendees.
MIDDLETON, WI – Official games for the new NFL season start on Sept. 7th, but the season really began in April at the NFL Draft. The 2017 draft took place in Philadelphia for the first time since 1961, and to commemorate its return, the NFL supersized the entire affair. They shut down streets, took over the “Rocky Steps” at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and even painted the sides of skyscrapers with real-time draft info and team marks (logos) pixel-mapped up to 47-stories high.
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SAN FRANCISCO – Having completed the American leg of their tour in support of their new album Relaxer, alt-J have arrived in Europe for theatre and arena dates – and a full production inventory that includes multiples of GLP’s X4 Bar 20s. Liteup Events supplied the core control package for lighting and video worldwide and the entire production in Europe, while Upstaging provided the lighting inventory in the States. Marc Callaghan, who co-founded Liteup Events with Kris Box, has been working as crew chief on the tour.
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LOS ANGELES – Although the recent total eclipse of the sun dominated headlines another celestial-themed event also attracted crowds in August. Moonrise, the annual EDM festival held at Baltimore’s Pimlico Race Course, drew fans to its four stages where an array of Claypaky fixtures and grandMA2 consoles supported a lineup of DJs, bands and rappers. Moonrise 2017, which grew out of the Starscape rave in Baltimore, marked its fourth year at the Pimlico location. It ran from noon to 11 pm on August 12 and 13.
MT. VERNON, NY – Harry Sandler, a revered tour manager for top acts and well-known photographer, died Sept. 2 after a short battle with cancer. He was 73. Sandler, who lived with music promoter Debra Rathwell in Mt. Vernon, NY, was tour manager for The Eagles, Van Halen and Bruce Springsteen, among others. Along with his role as tour manager and longtime associate with Irving Azoff, he was also a renowned photographer, first for rock acts and later for landscapes, and he focused on that since semi-retiring from the live music business in 2008.
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ANAHEIM, CA – Pro event tech professionals can now register to attend The 2018 NAMM Show, January 25-28, in Anaheim California. The show, which annually gathers over 100,000 attendees from 139 countries and regions, will take on a new look in the form of communities across the show floor, including expanded event technology and pro audio areas; the addition of a new building, Anaheim Convention Center North (ACC North); as well as a new education and professional development campus, provided by a variety of industry leading experts in their respective fields.
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NASHVILLE – Three-time Grammy award winning artist Jill Scott kicked off her 25-city summer tour in June. Designers Sooner Routhier and Robert Long of SRae Productions were tasked with creating a lighting design for the singer-songwriter with gear provided by 4Wall Nashville.
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