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DENVER — For Volbeat’s 2016 world tour, LD Niller Bjerregaard included Martin MAC Axiom Hybrid fixtures. The band, from Denmark, is known for their fusion of rock ‘n’ roll, heavy metal and rockabilly. The current world tour is in support of their sixth album, Seal the Deal & Let’s Boogie. Bjerregaard chose the MAC Axiom Hybrid fixtures for their  power,  performance and versatility.

NASHVILLE – For the traveling Student Life Camp program, director of production Jake Brantley turned to Elite Multimedia for an assist with lighting, video and audio. The one-week Christian summer camps and conferences present morning and evening worship services..

WINDHAM, VT – For Vermont’s “Frendly Gathering” music festival (spelled without an I for a reason), Tristan Rudat using Chauvet Professional’s PVP S7 panels to make sure all eyes were focused on a variety of different looks for the 26 acts as they performed styles ranging from rock, jam, reggae and bluegrass. Rudat used 50 of the tiles, arranging them in a 5 by 10 configuration that measured approximately 16 by 9 feet. The panels complemented a lighting rig that included Chauvet Rogue and other fixtures supplied by Supreme Lights and Sound.

Columbus McKinnon Corporation noted that its CM‐ET Lodestar Classic electric chain motor now features an Ingress Protection (IP) rating of IP66. The company also notes that the motor has been designed to be easier to service and maintain in the field.

WAIPAHU, HI — Inspire Waikele Church needed a lighting system for its live singing and live streaming. Axia Concepts of San Jose, CA installed 20 elektraLite 1018AI LED stage lights, 18 ML602 LED moving profile spots with gobos, and a dozen eyeBall LED fixtures into Inspire Waikele’s main sanctuary. For special accent/effects lights, the church now also has two LOS-1 Lightstream Quad LEDs—which offer tight, twisty beam effects from their mountings on a movable split yoke—and eight elektraBar full-featured linear strip LED fixture.

LAS VEGAS — Yes, it’s August — and still summertime. But the 2016 Parnelli Awards aren’t some hazy abstraction on the distant horizon. The final awards ballot will be posted online in less than a week. Voting will continue for the month of September. And before you know it, October will be here, and the Parnelli Awards staff will be getting the usual last-minute requests for a seat at this year’s awards gala.

KETTLE RIVER, MN — Monty Lee Wilkes, an occasional tour manager, noted FOH engineer and producer, passed away peacefully on Aug. 26, 2016 in hospice at his parents house after a lengthy bout with terminal cancer. He was 54. Wilkes’ work spanned nearly every musical genre, with his resume including credits with The Replacements, Nirvana, Alice in Chains, Joe Strummer, Curtiss A, The Suburbs, Soul Asylum, Prince, The Smithereens, Beastie Boys, Britney Spears, The Go Go’s, Engelbert Humperdinck, Soul Asylum, The Suburbs, Babes in Toyland, Lisa Marie Presley, Red Kross, Siouxsie & The Banshees, The B-52’s and the Commodores.

NEW YORK  – Garth Brooks returned to the Big Apple for the first time since 1997 for two big shows at Yankee Stadium July 8-9, with lighting provided by Bandit Lites. The artist was the first country musician to hold a concert on the baseball field, where tens of thousands gathered to see the best-selling solo album artist of all time do what he is best known for: put on tremendously entertaining concerts.

NASHVILLE – LD Justin Kitchenman of FadeUp Design Group created an upstage wall of lighting effects for Luke Bryan’s current “Kill the Lights” tour by using 100 Elation Professional ACL 360i narrow-beam LED fixtures. The tour launched Feb. 18 and has been trekking its way across North America all summer. It wraps up with a show in Detroit on Oct. 29.

MINNEAPOLIS — Located at the Mall of America in Bloomington, MN, the FlyOver America virtual flight attraction has been drawing visitors with its new technology, impressive visuals and sensory immersion since opening to the public in April. Setting the stage for the main ride, Renewed Vision’s ProVideoPlayer 2 (PVP2) software is powering playback for FlyOver America’s informative and engaging pre-boarding video experience.

CHICAGO – Jonah Maxwell spent seven months making a short film on an important subject that people his age know more about than us adults. In “The Bully”, the gifted 12 year old filmaker brings to light an important topic, through the eyes of his classmates. Jonah enlisted the help of many of his schoolmates and the  school grounds as he conceived, scripted, shot and edited the film. While PLSN does not normally post these kind of stories, the message is important.It’s Saturday AM and you have 5 minutes. Jonah’s pop is Dave Maxwell, Production Designer. We’d like to thank the proud  dad for making us aware of this piece.