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NASHVILLE — 2017 started with a bang as Georgia-based rockers Widespread Panic rang in the New Year with an epic three set blowout at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. Bandit Lites supplied LD Paul Hoffman with the fixtures he needed for the Dec. 31, 2016 event. Like the concert staged by the band at the same venue the night before, all tickets were sold out. On Dec. 30, the band performed selections from their albums in chronological order. On Dec. 31, the show also featured guest appearances by Love Sponge String Quartet, MegaBlasters Horns and the McCrary Sisters.

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CLIFTON FORGE, VA — The Historic Masonic Theatre, which has a storied past and is now a performing arts, education, and community facility, recently upgraded with Intelligent Marquee Systems’ (IMS Mk2) LED marquee/festoon lighting system. IMS products are distributed by TMB.

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ATLANTA – Motion control systems manufacturer Kinesys again welcomes guests to its dedicated training facility in Atlanta, Georgia with a combined Open Days / Training Workshop event running from Feb. 21-24, 2017. The emphasis is on both product awareness and providing fee-free training for those who want to increase their knowledge and understanding of automated rigging for the entertainment industry.

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — For four concerts bringing 2016 to a close and welcoming the arrival of 2017, reggaeton stars Daddy Yankee and Nicky Jam performed at San Juan’s Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot with a lighting rig supplied by Musique Xpress Lights that included more than 120 Chauvet Professional lighting fixtures.

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NEW YORK – Gareth Emery has been on quite a roll. Following his No. 1 iTunes Dance hit “Drive,” which garnered over 26 million YouTube views for its official video, the English house DJ/ producer launched Electric For Life, a game changing weekly Trance radio show that’s broadcast on Sirius XM and online.  Recently, the multi-talented Brit has taken his program from the airwaves to the road with a sold-out Electric For Life tour. On December 31, the EFL tour was in the place to be on New Year’s Eve: New York City.

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ELGIN, IL — Harting Americas President and CEO, Jon DeSouza will be featured on the TV show, Worldwide Business with Kathy Ireland. The segment covers trends in manufacturing, such as reshoring and IoT, and how the company’s durable, reliable connectivity products support these trends. The show will air on the Fox Business Network on January 15, 2017 at 5:30pm ET and Bloomberg International on January 22, 2017 at 7:30am GMT, 10:30am CST D.F. and 3:00pm HKT.

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FAIRBANKS, AK – Jonathan Huff is accustomed to dealing with harsh winter weather.  As CEO of Alaska Universal Productions in Fairbanks, which was ranked by USA Today as “the coldest city in America,” he has had to contend with more than his share of frigid temperatures and blinding snowstorms. However, even by Fairbanks standards, conditions were extreme when he installed three Ovation E-260WW IP fixtures from CHAUVET Professional outdoors for the University of Alaska Fairbanks Centennial Celebration.

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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – The start of the New Year heralded Bandit Lites Annual General Meeting, where Bandits came together to discuss future company goals, honor those who displayed excellence in service and banner anniversaries, in addition to celebrating the previous award-winning year for the company as Bandit won Pollstar Lighting Company of the Year Award for 2016 along with the Parnelli Award for Lighting Company of the Year in November.

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NEW YORK — An estimated two million people ushered in the new year in Times Square to watch the famed ball drop at midnight. Millions more tuned in and watched the celebration from the comfort of their homes. ProdWorks was tasked with lighting the Times Squares New Year’s Eve webcast using gear from 4Wall New York. ProdWorks LD Douglas E. Carnevale has been lighting the webcast since its inception in 2010.

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NYC – The ESTA Control Protocols Plugfest organizers announced today that two live, informal round-table discussions will be made available to the general public via a free WebEx video conference. A discussion of “RDM Queued/Status Messages” will be broadcast on Saturday, January 21 from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., CST. A discussion of “IGMP, PIM, Multicast Infrastructure” will be broadcast on Sunday, January 22 from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., CST.

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NYC – Elation Professional will be participating in the Stage Lighting Super Saturday workshop taking place on Saturday, January 14th, at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts in New York and is proud to be contributing to the event by demonstrating lighting techniques using some of its latest lighting innovations.  The all-day seminar includes practical, hands-on educational presentations and is led by active members of the theatrical lighting community.

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