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NASHVILLE – Tens of thousands of people poured into downtown Nashville for CMA Fest weekend, where Predator’s pride, music lovers and tourists took in the city for the biggest multi-day celebration of all things country music. Bandit Lites provided the lighting for Universal Music Group’s Budweiser Dome, a structure that boasted a 35 foot ceiling with a 360-degree projection dome featuring live concerts and the debut of live 360◦ concert films, including immersive performances from Kip Moore, Jimmy Buffett, Eric Church and Gary Allen.

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[caption id="attachment_277597" align="alignnone" width="800"]Ed Sheeran performs in Amsterdam[/caption]

LONDON – For Ed Sheeran’s current world tour in support of his latest album, Divide (÷), lighting and production designer Mark Cunniffe and lighting director Matt Jones have been using Claypaky Scenius Unico and Claypaky Mythos2 fixtures to further enhance Cunniffe’s goblet-shaped set design.

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[caption id="attachment_277592" align="alignnone" width="800"]NewSpring church gets assist from LMG and Elation[/caption]

ANDERSON, SC – When NewSpring Church sought to upgrade the lighting system in the 2,400-seat worship space within the multi-campus congregation’s church in Anderson, SC, they turned to Erien Reinerth of LMG for an upgrade. The new lighting system includes Platinum HFX, Platinum Spot 15R, ACL 360 Bar LED battens, Sniper effect lights and SixPar 300 LED Par lights from Elation Professional, with a High End Systems Road Hog Full Boar 4 console for control.

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NEW YORK, NY—Lighting designer Herrick Goldman, principal of HG Lighting Design, recently announced that he will be donating a portion of his design fees throughout the year to the Behind the Scenes charity. He is the first designer to make an ongoing pledge of a portion of design fee profits to the charity. Designers have previously pledged a day’s royalties as well as generously made individual donations but Goldman is the first designer to pledge a portion of profits in an ongoing manner and becomes the charity’s first Pledge-a-Service Partner.

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TORONTO – A mistrial was declared in the legal case against Live Nation and others stemming from the June 16, 2012 staging accident that killed drum tech Scott Johnson, 33, before a Radiohead show at Downsview Park in Toronto. A new trial was ordered after the judge presiding over the case, Justice Shaun Nakatsuru, was appointed to the Ontario Superior Court. Since that reassignment, earlier this year, Nakatsuru has stated that he no longer had jurisdiction over the case.

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TALLADEGA, AL – LifeWay Christian Resources provides over 360 different weeks of student ministry camps each year from Florida to California. In preparation for those camps, LifeWay brought together the camp leaders for a weekend of empowerment and training. For the 2017 X. WKND, production designer Jake Brantley and lighting director Chris Kulow were asked to create an engaging worship environment to heighten the passion behind the ministry, and they did so using a complete lighting, LED video and audio system from live event provider Elite Multimedia.

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ANAHEIM, CA – The Winter NAMM show’s expansion into live events, which includes the recent announcement of the move of the Parnelli Awards to Anaheim on Jan. 26, 2018, continues with a new alliance forged between NAMM and ESTA that promises to add to the spectrum of NAMM’s educational offerings while also providing critical funding for ESTA’s ongoing Technical Standards and ETCP programs.

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NEW YORK – WorldStage is providing lighting support for two comedy series, MTV’s Wild ’N Out and Comedy Central’s The President Show (pictured here) to longtime client and LD Christopher Landy. He has worked on four seasons of Wild ’N Out, which aired on MTV from 2005-2007 then returned in 2013.

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LAS VEGAS – Michael Morse, 34, was pronounced dead at 7:41 a.m. Saturday morning, June 17 at the Electric Daisy Carnival after the event’s first night at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, according to local reports. The reported death, confirmed with the Clark County (NV) coroner’s office on June 19, did not list a cause, but reports from family members suggested heat may have been a factor.

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MANCHESTER, TN – The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival returned to the 700 acre field known affectionately as “The Farm” with more than 65,000 in attendance in search of good vibes and great music. Bandit Lites was asked by Lambda Productions to provide a lighting package for multiple stages along with the iconic Tower at Bonnaroo and several floor packages for artists in attendance. Pictured here is the main stage for the event.

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LAS VEGAS – Following suit with upgrades to affiliated sites including PLSN.com and FOHonline.com, ParnelliAwards.com has been updated recently to enhance the user experience for those accessing the site via mobile devices. The new site can be viewed by simply pointing your browser to ParnelliAwards.com.

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