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Platinum Creates Immersive Cycling Center Environment With Iluminarc

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ADDISON, TX – Everyday, millions of people around the world get on cycles, pedal diligently, and go nowhere.  They aren’t complaining though. Indoor cycling (or spinning), where participants in group sessions pedal stationary bikes with flywheels under the watchful eye of a trainer, has taken off like a rocket, passing running and swimming as a fitness activity in the US, according to a recent Nielsen Survey.  A key reason why cycling centers are powering their way into the hearts of so many people is because they offer immersive multi-sensory experiences that make it fun to stay fit.

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The Lamb’s Chapel Chooses elektraLite Stingray Profiles

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BURLINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA — When steady growth in attendance at The Lamb’s Chapel in Haw River, North Carolina began causing traffic snarls on the one-lane roads leading to its Sunday worship services, the church knew it was time to expand with an additional location for its attendees making the drive in from nearby Burlington. That new second location, called the Airport Campus and located 10 miles to the west, opened its doors this summer and now welcomes parishioners on that side of the county to a modern, 2,100-seat auditorium featuring a large stage for worship services and community events, including weddings, funerals, graduations, conferences and more.

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Queen + Adam Lambert World Tour Lit with Claypaky Fixtures

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HOUSTON – For the North American leg of Queen + Adam Lambert’s 2017 world tour, Upstaging provided a large complement of Claypaky Scenius Unico, Mythos and Sharpy Wash fixtures. Rob Sinclair used them to create the big looks that Queen fans have come to expect from the band. The tour leg began June 23 in the Phoenix area and wrapped up Aug. 5 in Houston.

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Events United Holds Learning Session at WFX: How to Balance Stage Lighting and Video for Live Events

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DALLAS – From Soulfest to the Awakening Conference, Tim Messina and his team at Events United have designed lighting and video for some of the largest faith-based events in the US. They will be sharing the knowledge gained from these events as well as from their work at hundreds of churches at a WFX learning session sponsored by CHAUVET Professional on Wednesday, October 11 from 3:30 to 4:15 pm. Taking place in Room C-145 at the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center in Dallas, the seminar “Balancing Stage Lighting, Video Walls and Projection,” will present a guide to creating powerful stage presentations at worship services, conferences, and youth rallies.

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Trey Anastasio Rocks Out with Robe at Red Rocks

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MORRISON, CO – For a Trey Anastasio Band (TAB) gig at Red Rocks Amphitheatre on May 31, LD Marc Janowitz used Robe BMFL Spots to highlight the rock formations at the back of the stage. Janowitz, who has worked with the Phish alumnus since 2012, is currently on his third tour with TAB. This time, the design brief was to break everything right down to basics and take a pure-lighting approach with no video, scenic or backdrops. The touring lighting package also had to fit into a 15-foot trailer towed behind the bus and dovetail into a “top” package being supplied by the local promoters at each venue. So Janowitz looked for small, light and bright fixtures and chose 25 Robe Spikies and 13 Spiiders.

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ETC Knocks Out The Competition

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LAS VEGAS – The Mayweather vs. McGregor fight on August 26th was the latest, much-ballyhooed spectacle at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena. But while the packed house was focused on the fight in the arena, ETC was focused on the lights in the arena. ETC’s line of architectural products—Unison Paradigm, Echo and Mosaic—covers every inch of the T-Mobile Arena, everywhere from the luxury suites to the back of house hallways, from the Hyde Lounge nightclub to the concessions stands, and even the external lighting showing the arena off to the world.

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By Monday morning, the National Weather Service was forecasting that rainfall from what was left of the storm would gradually move northeast, inundating parts of Louisiana.

Hurricane Flooding in Houston Prompts Wave of Concert Cancellations, Postponements

HOUSTON – The “unprecedented” volume of water unleashed after Hurricane Harvey swept ashore, then lingered, over eastern Texas caused flooding and forced the cancellation or postponement of major concerts and events, including Coldplay’s Aug. 25 concert at NRG Stadium, Mary J. Blige’s Aug. 25 performance at Smart Financial Centre in Sugar Land, TX and Lady Antebellum’s Aug. 27 show at The Woodlands, Texas.

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David G. Higgins to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award from Wally Russell Foundation

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LOS ANGELES – The Board of Directors of the Wally Russell Foundation is pleased to announce the winner of the 2017/2018 Lifetime Achievement Award is distinguished innovator, entrepreneur, and industry pioneer, David G. Higgins. The award will be presented at the annual USITT Conference and Exhibition in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on March 16th at a breakfast celebration.  (Time and location TBD).

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Flare Q+ on Foo Fighters Tour

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WORLD – Foo Fighters will be on the road through December promoting their ninth studio album, Concrete & Gold.  Following dates in Asia, the Seattle band will hit Berlin and London before opening their US fall tour at Cal Jam 17 in San Bernardino, California in October. Since 2010, Dan Hadley has been the group’s production designer and lighting programmer/director, and his current design includes 27 Flare Q+ LR linear fixtures.

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Country Writers Chase Dreams With CHAUVET Professional

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EVANS, GA – Country music fans got a glimpse of the future on a warm August Georgia night at the Lady Antebellum Pavilion. There on stage, performing solos and as a group, were six budding talents visiting from Nashville. Having written hits for some of country’s biggest names like Luke Byran and Florida Georgia Line, the sextet was there to chase the dream, as performers. Supporting them with some colorful, evocative star-worthy looks was a John Berret designed lightshow that utilized 35 CHAUVET Professional fixtures supplied by Quest Sound & Productions.

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