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LAS VEGAS — The Parnelli Awards Board of Advisors announced that Grammy nominated composer/guitarist Adrian Belew will host the 2016 Parnelli Awards. The event is set for the Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas on Saturday, Oct. 22, just two days after the Parnelli Golf Tournament on Oct. 20.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – Not even the Wicked Witch of the West could scare away the crowds at the recent theatrical run of the Wizard of Oz, staged to sold-out audiences at the 2,000-seat Thomas Hassall Anglican College in Middleton Grange, Australia. To give the school production a professional stage look, technical supplier Showtools Australia specified a host of CHAUVET Professional fixtures, including 12 Rogue R1 Spots, 24 x COLORdash Par-Hex 12s, 24 x COLORdash Batten- Hex 8s and 2 x Vesuvio RGBAs to create maximum dimension and atmosphere on stage.

LITITZ, PA– ATOMIC, a creative company providing rental solutions, set construction, design and production services for the live event industry, hosted the inaugural event for the Rock Lititz Innovation Series. Presented by ATOMIC leaders Lydia Henry, VP of Strategy and HR, Daniel McPhillips, President and Rob Barber, VP of Rental Solutions, the evening was focused on “Design Thinking.” The interactive evening was a creative, fun success with employees from several of the Rock Lititz companies, including ATOMIC, Clair Global, TAIT and PEDG, among others.

LOS ANGELES – The season finale of Survivor: Kaôh Rōng, the 32nd season of the Emmy award-winning show, aired live on May 17 from CBS Radford Studios in Los Angeles.  Lighting designer Victor Fable has been incorporating digital lighting and graphics effects from Elation Professional’s Emotion digital light on television shows lately and recently turned to the new generation luminaire for the 2016 finale of the popular show.

LAS VEGAS — For Hakkasan Group’s Jewel nightclub, which opened in May within the Aria resort and casino on the Las Vegas Strip, replacing the previous nightclub occupying the space, Haze, AudioTek provided an interactive lighting design controlled by a custom Avolites system of integrated control desks and Ai media servers.

PHILADELPHIA – The impressive stage set for Coldplay’s 2016 A Head Full of Dreams Tour is highlighted by the new, bright, RGB Firefly FloppyFlex flexible LED neon.  Currently on a seven-city US stadium run, the tour began early this year in South America, then went to Europe, and will continue to Australia and New Zealand.

TORRANCE, CA. — To a professional symphony orchestra, being able to clearly read their sheet music is the only way to put on a performance worthy of a standing ovation. Sheet music poorly lit by troublesome incandescent lighting simply won’t due; especially for the best of the best. The members of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra had to deal with inefficient incandescent lights in their musician stand lights. After they switched to LEDtronics Right-angle LED T10 Lamps, the Orchestra no longer has to worry about bad lighting holding back their performance.

PONTIAC, MI – LD Jesse “Load Dog” Henke included 16 Rogue R1 Washes from Chauvet Professional in the rig for Asking Alexandria’s 2016 tour of North America. The fixture met a dual need – visual intensity and ease of setup and transport. Henke positions the Rogue R1 Washes on eight vertical pipes, set into four lighting carts, spaced evenly across the upstage deck.

VANCOUVER, BC – LMG Touring is providing lighting and technical support for shows featuring Awolnation, formed by lead singer Aaron Bruno. Mitchell Schellenger, Awolnation’s Lighting and Production Designer, is using Robe CycFx, Pointe, Patt 2013, MMX wash beam, Clay Paky Sharpy Wash, Martin Mac Aura, and Elation Opti Quad Pars.

ANN ARBOR, MI – TLS Productions, Inc. announced its third annual Open House and New Product Showcase. The event is set for Thursday Sept. 22, 2016 from 11am to 7pm at the company’s headquarters in Ann Arbor, MI.