LOS ANGELES – Image Engineering recently installed four LV50 and two LV60 Light Vector scanning laser projectors and associated hardware in the Staples Center. This laser installation is now a permanent fixture in the arena, delivering more than 300 watts of white light laser power. The laser effects can be programmed entirely from a conventional lighting console.
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EL PASO – Andrew Gumper of production house AG Light & Sound relied upon a rig that included effects from Elation Colour Chorus LED battens and Elation Platinum Series moving heads for El Paso’s Sun City Music Festival (SCMF), which was held over Labor Day Weekend (Sept. 5-6). The EDM event has grown since it was founded in 2011 and this year featured headliners including Armin van Buuren and Hardwell.
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SOUTH BEND, IN — The city of South Bend, Indiana is celebrating 150 years. LD Rob Shakespeare developed an interactive lighting display called South Bend River Lights using 80 Martin Exterior 400 and Tripix Wash LED fixtures to illuminate the St. Joseph River.
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SALT LAKE CITY – Keven Myhre, a Salt Lake City theatrical designer and director, has been chosen to receive the 2016 Thomas DeGaetani Award from USITT. Myhre will be honored at USITT 2016 in Salt Lake City next March. USITT annually honors a key contributor to the performing arts in the region of its national Conference & Stage Expo. The 2016 Conference will be held in Salt Lake March 16-19.
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NASHVILLE – When the CMA Awards come to Nashville, it is a multi-night event for Music City. Country music bombshell Jana Kramer performed under Bandit lighting in a rooftop concert special. Designed by Victor Fable, Bandit provided Chauvet RH1 Hybrids, Lekos and Sunstrips for the event, giving the “Whiskey” crooner a striking set.
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NEW YORK – Richard Pilbrow will join Stage Lighting Super Saturday this January 9th to speak about his upcoming work on My Fair Lady’s 60th anniversary. Workshop producers Sonny Sonnenfeld and Scott Parker welcomed his participation in the event.
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UPPER DARBY, PA – For My Morning Jacket’s current tour in support of the band’s seventh album, The Waterfall, lighting designer Marc Janowitz used 26 Robe BMFL Spots and 10 Pointe fixtures as the primary moving lights on a rig. VER is supplying the gear.
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NASHVILLE, TN — Touring Career Workshop (TCW) held their biggest event to date on Nov. 11. The event, held at Soundcheck Nashville, drew more than 300 people. Erik Parker, co-founder TCW, Michael Strickland, Bandit Lites, and Chris Lisle, co-founder and Executive Director TCW are pictured here.
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PORT DOUGLAS, Australia — Eric Robinson, longtime CEO of JPJ Audio and co-owner of Jands in Australia, died Nov. 11 after a bout with cancer. He was 67. Credited as both a risk-taking innovator and tough but shrewd and determined dealmaker, he retired earlier this year.
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PHILADELPHIA – LD Daniel Thibault lit Adventure Club at the new Fillmore in Philadelphia with Rogue fixtures from Chauvet Professional. The 48 Rogue fixtures in the house rig included 20 Rogue R1 Washes, 12 Rogue R2 Beams and 16 Rogue R2 Washes flown over the stage and audience.
NORTH AMERICA – Seven standards are posted for public review on the PLASA North America’s TSP website. Some are reaffirmations of existing standards, some are withdrawals of existing standards, and some (the BSRs) are drafts of new standards. Comments are due before the end of the day on the date shown.
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