NASHVILLE, TN – Bandit Lites noted that some of its clients, including Little Big Town and Miranda Lambert, made it to the winner’s circle at the recent 49th Annual CMA Awards. The ceremony was staged at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. Pictured here is a recent tour photo of Miranda Lambert from her 2015 Roadside Bars and Pink Guitars Tour, lit by LD Chris Lisle.
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USA – There are many variations of extreme sports, and they fascinate fans all over the globe. However, there’s another facet to this industry and that’s the individuals that actually film these athletes in some of the most inhospitable environments. Such is the case for Darklight, a film by director Mike Brown and producer Zac Ramras of Sweetgrass Productions
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TORONTO – LumenRadio presented A.C. Lighting Inc. with its Distributor of the Year Award for outstanding performance in 2015. A.C. Lighting Inc. is the exclusive LumenRadio distributor to the North American market and provides the full product portfolio to its extensive customer base. Since being appointed in August 2014, the company has firmly established LumenRadio in its sales territory.
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WILMINGTON, DE – One of the largest rental houses in the United States, Main Light Industries of Wilmington, Delaware, has added a large quantity of Elation Professional lighting equipment to its inventory, a purchase that includes the award-winning Platinum FLX™ hybrid moving head and products in Elation’s new ACL Series™ of narrow-beam LED effect lights.
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NORTH EAST, MD – For a recent production of Bring It On: The Musical, staged at Milburn Stone Theatre at Cecil College, LD William Price worked with Philips Entertainment to set up a rig that included Showline SL BEAM 300 FX, SL BAR 640, and SL NITRO 510 LED luminaires, along with Philips Vari-Lite VL4000 Spot luminaires and Philips Selecon PLCYC1 LED luminaires.
Read More »NEW YORK – The 11th Annual Stage Lighting Super Saturday workshop, continuing its practical and hands-on educational presentations, will take place on Saturday, January 9, 2016 at the New York University Tisch School of the Arts located at 721 Broadway in New York City. Sponsors include City Theatrical Inc., Lectrosonics, A.C. Lighting Inc., Clear Com and Figure53, makers of QLab.
Read More »LAS VEGAS – A.C.T Lighting, Inc. joined manufacturer partners Clay Paky and ImageCue to celebrate their trio of wins at LDI 2015. Clay Paky went home with two coveted awards for its lighting products, and ImageCue was named a PLASA members’ favorite for its small-footprint embedded server. A.C.T Lighting is the exclusive distributor of Clay Paky and ImageCue products in North America.
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AARHUS, Denmark — Although the future of SGM seemed uncertain with reports of a bankruptcy filing in early November, by Nov. 9, the company noted that Peter Johansen (pictured here, left) will continue in a leadership role as CEO. The company is now owned by Eurofinim, led by CEO Paolo Covre (pictured right.)
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DELMAR, CA – For the inaugural KAABOO festival, a three day, seven-stage music event, Nashville based lighting and visuals designer Chris Lisle provided included 20 Robe BMFL Blades in the main stage rig (on a stage dubbed Sunset Cliffs, after a well-known surfing spot.) Music headliners included The Killers, No Doubt, Snoop Dog, The Zac Brown Band and many, many more. “House” LD / programmer Matt Shimamoto and guest LDs for nine of the bands used the fixtures for their sets.
ATLANTA, GA – This Wednesday is Veterans Day, and for most Americans it’s just another holiday on a calendar filled with holidays that have little or no meaning. But for Rick Cope, CEO of Atlanta, Georgia based NanoLumens Veteran’s Day is celebrated every day of the year.
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NASHVILLE – Bandit Lites announced that it has again been nominated for ‘Lighting Company of the Year’ by Pollstar.
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RICHARDSON, TX – Bobby Dennis, technical director of The Heights Baptist Church, has had success using multi-tasking Rogue RH1 Hybrid fixtures from Chauvet Professional, and not just for the musical performaces staged there. He’s also found the fixtures to be useful for worship services.