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ATLANTA – Active Production and Design, Inc. was awarded three Allie Awards on March 6: Best Audio Visual Design, Best Event Innovation and Best Use of Media and Technology. The event took place at the Georgia Aquarium. The Allie Awards were founded in 1991 to honor those in the catering and special event industries in the Atlanta area. They were conceived by Tim Lundy, CSEP, who was on the boards of the Atlanta regional chapters of National Association of Catering Executives (NACE) and the International Special Events Society (ISES).

SAN ANGELO, TX  – For country artist Aaron Watson’s current tour in support of last year’s album, The Underdog, production designer LD Erich Meitzner is working with a rig that includes Rogue R1 Wash and R1 Spot fixtures from Chauvet Professional. 4Wall Entertainment Lighting is supplying the gear.

MIAMI – For La Banda, the Simon Cowell/Ricky Martin TV singing competition in search of teen talent for the next big Latin boy band, LD Tom Sutherland and lighting director/programmer Craig Caserta included fixtures from Chauvet Professional in the rig. There are 16 Nexus 4×4 COB LED panels, 40 COLORdash Accent RGBW fixtures and 20 COLORado 1-Tri Tour par style units, as well as a variety of hybrids, moving beams, spots and washes.

LAS VEGAS – LD Steven Douglas worked with Ambersphere Solutions to incorporate Ayrton’s MagicDot-R fixtures within a large “K”-shaped element for The Killers’ live shows. The supporting framework was constructed by All Access Staging.

LAS VEGAS – Red Rock Resort in Las Vegas celebrated its 10th anniversary on April 23, 2016 with a fireworks and lighting show featuring Syncrolite XL Xenon searchlights that filled the sky over the resort in an eight-minute choreographed lighting, fireworks and audio display. The 45 XL’s were placed in three groups of 15 fixtures around the resort creating a huge stage for the aerial art. Veteran crew chief TJ Benton along with Travis Slater and Travis Braudaway were on hand to set-up and execute a flawless light show. Syncrolite coordinated the performance with Fireworks by Grucci who designed and produced the show, one of the largest fireworks display ever hosted by a single venue in Las Vegas.

INDIO, CA – For Norwegians Ketil Jansen and Ulrik Denizou Lund, who performed at this year’s Coachella festival, LD Michael Sheck of L7 Productions included Chauvet Professional Nexus Aq 5×5 LED panels in the rig, which was supplied and installed by Kilroys Lighting and Production of Las Vegas.

NASHVILLE – Panic! at the Disco wrapped their spring tour with a lighting package provided by Bandit Lites. The American pop/rock band known for their clever lyrics and distinctive sound released their fifth studio album, Death of a Bachelor, earlier this year, and is gearing up for a co-headlining summer tour with Weezer. Lighting designer Alex Specht of Spechtrum Lighting created a multi-layered look using a floor package that symmetrically parted a center drum riser with Martin MAC Vipers and Chauvet RH1 Rogues along the deck, road cases and four 6-foot truss towers with alternately hung Chauvet Nexus 4x4s and Atomic Strobes.

NEW ORLEANS – It’s an even-numbered year so it was time for rock band 311 to celebrate their biennial 311 Day with two arena shows in New Orleans on March 11 and 12.  Lighting designer Joe Paradise of House Lights Go Inc. and assistant designer/programmer Bobby Grey selected Clay Paky fixtures and a grandMA2 console for the event, which drew 15,000 fans representing every US state and 17 countries.  A.C.T Lighting, Inc. is the exclusive distributor of Clay Paky and MA Lighting products in North America.

LAS VEGAS – The Behind the Scenes Happy Hour, hosted by ESTA, will return for its third year on Thursday, Oct. 20, from 6pm-8pm at the Westgate Las Vegas. Sponsorship opportunities are now available to LDI exhibitors and attendees, and tickets will go on sale in the summer.

LAS VEGAS – An audience of roughly 185 industry professionals applauded as ESTA’s Production Equipment Rental Group (PERG) honored two New York City Police Detectives from the Major Case Squad, Martin Pastor and Anthony Diaz, who have recovered more than $700,000 worth of stolen equipment over the past nine months. The award was given at PERG’s annual general membership meeting on Tuesday, April 19th at NAB in Las Vegas.

RANCHO DOMINGUEZ, CA  —  Stage drapery manufacturer, Sew What? Inc. has produced another unique opening show drape for this year’s Kenny Chesney’s “Spread the Love” Tour, which kicked off April 23 in Auburn, AL. The tour will support the artist’s Noise album, which is due out early this summer.