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[caption id="attachment_273893" align="alignnone" width="800"]Daddy Yankee and Nicky Jam in San Juan[/caption]

SAN JUAN, PR – Daddy Yankee and Nicky Jam closed 2016 on a high and very emotional note, bringing down the house for four electrifying sold-out Cangris concerts at the famed Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot. The two Reggaeton icons had a lot to celebrate, having collectively garnered six nominations for Univision’s upcoming Premios Lo Nuestro awards.

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CHARLOTTE, NC –  Typically gifts are exchanged on Christmas Day, but lighting designer Daniel Thibault received one of his best presents of the holiday season on New Year’s Eve. Thibault of Life is Art Studios did the Disco Donnie Presents NYE show headlined by dubstep star Ookay at the Fillmore Charlotte. He felt like a self-described “kid in a candy shop” when he saw the beefy collection of Chauvet Professional Rogue fixtures in the house rig.

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NASHVILLE – Lighting designer Victor Fable called upon Bandit Lites to supply lighting for a recent video shoot featuring country artist Chris Janson. Bandit supplied Ayrton Magic Dots, Ayrton Magic Blades, Chauvet Freedom Pars, GLP Spot Ones, Martin MAC Auras and two grandMA1 Lite consoles for control.

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NYC – High End Systems will be participating in sessions at Stage Seminars’ 12th annual Stage Lighting Super Saturday on January 14, 2017 at New… Read More »High End Systems to Participate in NY Lighting Seminar

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EAST HADDAM, CT – Regarded nationally as the home of the American Musical, Goodspeed Musicals in East Haddam, Connecticut, has produced over 250 musicals throughout its illustrious history. In their current production of Chasing Rainbows, the production team asked Tony Award-winner Ken Billington to oversee the lighting design behind the inspirational musical about the real road to “Oz” which celebrates the story of theatre-darling Judy Garland from childhood to stardom.

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LOS ANGELES  – Descanso Gardens is a botanic garden open to the public and nationally accredited as a “museum of living collections. In a season filled with holiday light displays, Descanso Gardens in La Cañada Flintridge, Los Angeles has debuted “Enchanted: Forest of Light,” a unique, interactive nighttime experience.  Visitors enjoy a one-mile walk through eight distinct lighting displays in some of the Gardens’ most beloved areas.  Six MA onPC systems were selected to control the lighting and interactivity for the majority of the displays. 

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NEW YORK – The Bowery Ballroom in New York’s Bowery section of Manhattan is often cited as the best music club in the city. The live music venue houses an Elation LED lighting rig and attracts a wide variety of musical talent from well-known acts like Coldplay and The White Stripes to up and coming talent. Housed in a 1920’s Beaux Arts building, the Bowery Ballroom is a memorable date on any band’s touring calendar. On November 3rd American pop duo Capital Cities played a pair of shows at the venue as part of their fall 2016 tour.

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[caption id="attachment_273841" align="alignnone" width="648"]Granger Smith gets help from High End[/caption]

AUSTIN – Country artist Granger Smith’s 2016 touring exposed the rising artist to even larger audiences, and featured a unique lighting design by Sean Semler that included 12 High End Systems SHAPESHIFTER C1s. Lured away from another artist, Sean says “Granger’s live performance and overall attitude was just infectious to me – and here I am today.” Semler also spec’d a HOG 4 for this tour and says he instantly fell in love with it.

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[caption id="attachment_273835" align="alignnone" width="221"]4Wall announces contest[/caption]

ST LOUIS – With the response we received from last year’s contest, we decided to bring it back again for 2017! Are you a college student majoring in theatre, design, or any other lighting discipline? If so, then this contest is for you! 4Wall wants to see 10 cues from a show you worked on this past season. All you have to do is submit a video of your cues and you may just win an amazing opportunity to rub shoulders with pros and peers alike at USITT!

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[caption id="attachment_273832" align="alignnone" width="853"]Brickell City Centre[/caption]

MIAMI – To help shoppers get into the festive spirit, a new Miami mall installed temporary festive displays throughout its atrium areas. With a stark-white modern design, these were dramatically brought to life by over 100 ADJ lighting fixtures supplied by ADJ dealer Miami Prop Rentals supported by Robert Seher of Freed Sales.

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[caption id="attachment_273821" align="alignnone" width="800"]Parkview Christian Church[/caption]

ORLAND PARK, IL – In 2002, Parkview Church moved into a new larger campus to accommodate its growing membership. Today well over 7,000 people come to the Orland Park church or one of its two satellite campuses to worship every weekend.  There are many reasons why Parkview Christian, which is ranked by Outreach magazine as one of the 100 fastest growing churches in the US, has attracted so many new members. High on that list is its commitment to connect to worshippers with services that are relevant to modern sensibilities.

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