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[caption id="attachment_278194" align="alignnone" width="1136"]Volbeat relies on Chamsys[/caption]

NEW YORK – Fans don’t settle comfortably into their seats waiting for Metallica to appear on the group’s current WorldWired Tour. Long before the metal icons tear up the stage with their sizzling performance, opening act Volbeat kicks off each evening with a growling aggressive show that leaves complacency crushed in its wake. Setting an appropriately edgy tone for the Danish band’s performance is a stage design built around a boxing theme. Niller Bjerregaard, who helped design the set, also puts some punchy lighting on it with a rig that he controls with a ChamSys MagicQ MQ500 Stadium console.

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NASHVILLE – Bridgestone Arena, the home game venue for the Nashville Predators NHL hockey team, turned to MooTV, Morris and PixMob for a visual assist during this year’s Stanley Cup Finals. Although the Pittsburgh Penguins ultimately won the Cup, the Predators expanded their fan base with a remarkable 2016/2017 season.

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[caption id="attachment_278178" align="alignnone" width="800"]GLP's new Headquarters[/caption]

SAN FERNANDO, CA– GLP’s subsidiary for The Americas, GLP Inc., has been experiencing continued growth since starting its operation eight years ago. As a result, they have recently moved to new, and larger premises in the Los Angeles district of San Fernando. With a total area of 37,000 square feet, the new building is around three times the size of the previous location, also in Los Angeles. According to GLP Inc. president, Mark Ravenhill. “This represents a big step forward for us as a company and increases our commitment to our markets in The Americas.”

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[caption id="attachment_278187" align="alignnone" width="800"]The Hollywood Bowl show paired Ziggy with a full orchestra[/caption]

MIAMI, Florida – Grammy Award-winning reggae royalty Ziggy Marley and his band, The Melody Makers, have been touring across North America again this summer in support of the artist’s latest record, Ziggy Marley: Live at KCRW. Helping to properly illuminate the trek, known as ‘We Are The People,’ is LD Joel Huxtable, who is carrying a compact Avolites Tiger Touch II desk for lighting control.

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LAS VEGAS – Morpheus Lights returns as the lighting vendor for Grammy-award winning nu-metal band Korn in support of the 2017 ‘Serenity of Summer’ tour. The U.S. leg kicked off on June 16 in Salt Lake City, and wraps up on August 2 in Cuyahoga Falls, OH.  Then, the band will head off for dates in Europe. LD Thomas “Church” Christmann specified Ayrton DreamPanel Twin fixtures in four flying pods fabricated by Gallagher Staging, with 16 fixtures in each of the four pods – 64 in all.

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[caption id="attachment_278144" align="alignnone" width="648"]HES webpage screenshot[/caption]

AUSTIN, TX. – High End Systems enters the next phase of its growth with a new website. The upgraded www.highend.com has been completely redesigned to offer a more engaging user experience with improved navigation and functionality. “We wanted to continue the excitement of the company’s new direction with a website that reflected the energy of our products and better addresses the needs of our users,” says HES General Manager Becky Koester.

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HAWAII – Train with industry leaders Joe Aldridge, Coordinator for EED, and Eddie Raymond, ETCP Recognized Trainer, on September 11-14 for OSHA 10 and Rigging Training in Honolulu, HI. The OSHA 10-hour program (September 11-12) provides training on OSHA general industry safety and health regulations for entertainment professionals of all skill levels. Special emphasis is placed on those areas that are the most hazardous, using OSHA standards as a guide. Upon completion of both days you will have earned your OSHA 10 card.

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NEW YORK, NY – Theatre Communications Group (TCG), the national organization for theatre, was awarded $100,000 by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) as part of its second round of funding for FY 2017. As the only funder in the country to support arts activities in all 50 states and five U.S. jurisdictions, the NEA will award 1,195 grants totaling $84.06 million to support organizations that employ artists and cultural workers to provide programs for thousands of people from Idaho to Maine; in urban centers such as Cleveland, Ohio and Dallas, Texas; and in rural towns as different as Haines, Alaska and Whitesburg, Kentucky.

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[caption id="attachment_278117" align="alignnone" width="800"]Jeff Ravitz And Bandit Light Team Up at Electric Forest[/caption]

ROTHBURY, MICHIGAN – Due to high demand (with tickets selling out before the lineup was even announced), the Electric Forest Music Festival doubled its days and held its iconic woodland adventure over two consecutive weekends, with thousands making their way back into the effervescent woods that feel straight out of a fairytale dream. Lighting Designer Jeff Ravitz returned to design the lighting for the Sherwood Court Stage with a lighting package provided by Bandit Lites.

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[caption id="attachment_278107" align="alignnone" width="824"]All Star Party gets aid from Chauvet[/caption]

MIAMI, FL – The action at the 88th annual Major League Baseball All-Star game was not confined to the baseball diamond. Outside the field, host city Miami rolled out its sizzling and colorful South Florida flair to turn the area surrounding Marlins Park into a festive party zone, complete with an electric 5K run, Zumba classes, celebrity events (and sightings), street fairs and, of course, high energy music.

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[caption id="attachment_278095" align="alignnone" width="569"]New world Rigging Seminar to be held[/caption]

NYC – Taking place March 13-14, 2018 in conjunction with the USITT Conference and Stage Expo 2018 in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. The Symposium will provide a unique opportunity for riggers and those interested in the live entertainment rigging industry to network, discuss current issues and new technologies, and help shape the future of the industry.

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