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[caption id="attachment_276170" align="alignnone" width="800"]Batare tour gets aid from Chauvet[/caption]

LOS ANGELES – When Brandon Baruch first heard from a friend about Nick Wylie’s plans to produce the Bataré tour, he realized pretty quickly that this innovative show was something he would like to light. “I tend to gravitate towards projects that require an unconventional design approach,” he said. “So when Nick told me the concept of the piece, I was immediately drawn in by the fusion of styles and genres. I was also intrigued to learn there was a narrative arc for the performers, because it speaks to my theatre background as well.”

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PLSN Publisher and NAMM in Strategic Alliance

ANAHEIM, CA — NAMM, the National Association of Music Merchants, and Timeless Communications Corp. (TCC), publishers of Projection Lights & Staging News (PLSN), FRONT of HOUSE (FOH) and Stage Directions, have formed a strategic alliance to promote NAMM’s new initiative to better serve the live event production community at its annual trade show in Anaheim. In addition to heavily promoting the event, TCC will be bringing its premier award show for the industry, the Parnelli Awards, to the NAMM show. The Parnelli Awards will take place on Friday, Jan. 26, 2018 in the Pacific Ballroom of the Hilton Anaheim Hotel.

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[caption id="attachment_276020" align="alignnone" width="648"]Penn and Teller theater gets an upgrade[/caption]

LAS VEGAS — Penn & Teller’s outrageous blend of magic and comedy has remained one of the hottest tickets in Las Vegas for over 20 years, and when the production team decided to upgrade the show’s set and scenery, it was also time to invest in new stage lighting technology. Lighting Designer Jeff Croiter specified eight High End Systems SolaSpot Pro 1500s, purchased through 4Wall, for the Penn & Teller Theater in the Rio Hotel.

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LAS VEGAS — Avolites recently helped set and control the scene at the 20th Annual D.I.C.E. (Design, Innovate, Communicate, Entertain) Awards ceremony held at Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. Presented by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences, the event celebrated the best in interactive entertainment in the video gaming industry for 2016.

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NASHVILLE — With fans still clamoring to see the living legend live, the Beach Boys’ composer Brian Wilson extended his 50th anniversary tour of the band’s Pet Sounds album. Bandit Lites provides the lighting package for the tour.

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CHANDLER, AZ — For bands performing at the 2017 Ostrich Festival, staged March 10-12 in the Phoenix area, Creative BackStage provided Chauvet Professional fixtures. Featured performers included Gin Blossoms, Spin Doctors, Los Lobos, Eddie Money and Starship with Mickey Thomas.

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[caption id="attachment_275987" align="alignnone" width="1413"]San Diego Sate University Experimantal Theater[/caption]

ST LOUIS – Entrants to the 5th annual ASTC USITT Renovation Challenge presented their projects on March 10th at the 57th USITT Conference in Saint Louis, Missouri. The challenge is designed to engage undergraduate and graduate students in real world theatre renovation problem solving.  Students work under the guidance of a faculty advisor and a mentor from the American Society of Theater Consultants. Each team selected an existing venue, developed a scope of work for improvements and presented their ideas to a live audience and Jury of ASTC members at a USITT Conference Session.

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LAS VEGAS – At this year’s NAB Show, with an exhibition floor open from April 24-27 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Riedel Communications will unveil its latest innovations in real-time signal distribution, networking, and intercom solutions for broadcast and live performance. Riedel’s product line reflects the company’s continued support of standards and interoperability, ongoing development and expansion of software app-based solutions, and groundbreaking concept of decentralized signal routing.

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[caption id="attachment_275892" align="alignnone" width="417"]USITT show was held in St Louis for the 2nd time[/caption]

ST. LOUIS – USITT’s Annual Conference & Stage Expo took St. Louis by storm over the span of March 8-11 bringing 5,500 attendees and 307 exhibitors to the city, making this our biggest yet. This is second time St. Louis has hosted the Annual Conference, bringing in an economic impact of $5.88 million, with attendees filling 10 hotels in downtown St. Louis and patronizing local arts venues and dining establishments throughout their stay.

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[caption id="attachment_275866" align="alignnone" width="800"]Antioch Bible Baptist utilzes Chauvet gear[/caption]

GLADSTONE, MO — For Antioch Bible Baptist Church, a modestly-sized church located north of Kansas City with a big emphasis on outreach, Lenexa, KS-based Stark Raving Solutions provided a cost-efficient audio system and a new broadcast and live audience-friendly lighting rig that features Chauvet Professional COLORado fixtures.

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