LOS ANGELES – Three MA Lighting dot2 XL-F consoles recently purchased by Strictly FX, the live special effects (SFX) company based in Wood Dale, Illinois, have been flying out the door since they arrived. The dot2s have been deployed on Luke Bryan’s concert tour, the 2015 Billboard Music Awards, “Dancing With The Stars” and more. A.C.T Lighting, Inc. is the exclusive distributor of MA Lighting products in North America.
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NEW YORK – NY CityFest with evangelist Luis Palau featured a free outdoor concert held July 11 on Central Park’s Great Lawn. Gordon Painter and Kevin Shaw designed the show visuals, which included 280 EPT6IP panels from Elation. Boston-based Audio Spectrum provided the screens and staging, with a sub-rental assist from Elation dealer Gemini Light, Sound & Video.
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NEW YORK – It’s summer in the city and New Yorkers are celebrating at “Midsummer Night Swing” (pictured here) and “Lincoln Center Out of Doors.” WorldStage is providing lighting support for lighting designer Andrew Grant at the two annual festivals held in Lincoln Center’s Damrosch Park. WorldStage was awarded the big summer package after supporting a number of Lincoln Center events earlier this year.
Read More »LANCASTER, NH — On Aug. 3, a day after a Chicago-area storm killed a music festival attendee and injured 15 others taking shelter from a rain and hailstorm in a tent, another storm packing close to 60 m.p.h. winds and hail flattened a circus tent in New Hampshire, killing two — a father and his daughter — and injuring 32.
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LAS VEGAS — PLSN readers have chosen the six regional winners of the 2015 Hometown Hero Award competition. These top vote getters from each of five U.S. regions plus all of Canada will be automatically entered on the Parnelli Awards ballot. PLSN readers will then get a chance to vote on which regional company will be awarded the coveted honor of Parnelli Hometown Hero Lighting Company of the Year.
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NASHVILLE – One of the great country music crossover acts in recent years has been Lady Antebellum, whose rising popularity means they can now comfortably fill 20,000-seat amphitheaters. LD Paul Guthrie opted to include GLP’s new impression X4 Bar 20 LED battens from German Light Products in the rig for the band’s Wheels Up tour.
WOOD DALE, IL — A local resident attending the Prairie Fest in this Chicago suburb died Aug. 2 when a storm with high winds, hail and rain flattened the tent that a group of people had sought for shelter. The victim was identified as Wood Dale resident Steven Nincic, 35. Fifteen others were taken to a hospital, including three who sustained serious injuries; others were treated for minor injuries at the scene.
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PALERMO, Italy – Lighting designer Francesco De Cave used Clay Paky Sharpy Wash and Alpha Profile 1500 fixtures for Italian rapper Fedez’s tour, in support of his recent album Pop-Hoolista. The lighting design has been evolving to fit larger venues as the artist’s popularity continues to expand.
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NEW YORK – For its 10th annual Spring Gala staged June 8, 2015, the Apollo Theatre hosted an array of artists ranging from Nile Rodgers and his band Chic to Ne-Yo, Luke James and Kimberly Nichole. LD Kevin Mignone, president of KM Productions, made use of 20 Legend 330SR Spots from Chauvet Professional.