LAS VEGAS – LD Andrew Gumper and production company AG Production Services used 75 High End Systems Shapeshifter fixtures to frame the main stage entryway arches seen by the 140,000+ attendees of the Electric Daisy Carnival at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway June 19-21, 2015.
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LOS ANGELES — From the set of TV’s Dancing with the Stars to the live stage for the Move Live on Tour 2015, siblings Derek and Julianne Hough and their Move Dance team dazzled audiences across the U.S. in June, July and early August. LD Peter Morse specified a grandMA2-controlled rig that relies heavily upon new Clay Paky fixtures for the live production. VER supplied the console and Clay Paky fixtures, sourced via North American distributor A.C.T Lighting Inc.
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NASHVILLE, Tn – Country star Thomas Rhett is out on tour with a lighting package provided by Bandit Lites. The mutli-Platinum singer is currently lighting up the music charts with the Top 10 and climbing hit “Crash and Burn,” the first single of his upcoming album Tangled Up, slated for September 25th release.
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LOS ANGELES – For Rush’s R40 tour, which ran from May 8 to Aug. 1, longtime LD Howard Ungerleider turned to Solotech for Philips Vari-Lite gear including VL4000 BeamWash, VL4000 Spot, VL3500 Wash FX and VL3500 Spot fixtures. He credited the VL4000 series in particular for their saturated color.
ORLANDO— OrlandoiX, an international digital festival set for Oct. 2-6, 2015, noted support from Full Sail University, which has been named a Presenting Sponsor for the upcoming event.
ALASKA – Blackmagic Design noted that the Alaska leg of the Swatch Freeride World Tour was broadcast globally with the help of some of the company’s Design 4K products, provided Fountain Media Group (FMG). The products included production switchers, monitors, converters and SSD recorders.
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KANSAS CITY, MO – Sublime with Rome has hit the road for a North American summer tour featuring 37 concerts coast to coast. Lighting designer Scott Warner of Karate Pinky Visual Design, LLC, Pittsburgh, has selected Clay Paky Sharpys, Sharpy Washes and A.leda B-EYE K20s for the tour along with a grandMA2 light console for lighting control. Both brands are distributed exclusively in North America by A.C.T Lighting, Inc.
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NEW YORK – LD Victor Zeiser of Squeek Lights and lighting director Kirby Naylor were able to quickly add Chauvet Professional’s Rogue R1 Spots and COLORdash Batten-Quad 6 linear fixtures to the rig for recent shows staged by the Psychedelic Furs.
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NASHVILLE – The Team Beachbody health and fitness brand held its most important coach event of the year July 16-19 in Nashville, and Elation gear was there in force on what is, perhaps surprisingly, production company Visions Lighting’s biggest job of the year.
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CHICAGO, Ill – The summer of music festivals continues for Bandit Lites as they once again teamed up with lighting designer Seth Jackson and the team at 3SRCreative to provide lighting for Lollapalooza, one of the biggest musical events of every year. A record-tying 300,000 filled Grant Park to see the hottest EDM acts, legends and the music industry’s hottest chart toppers.
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INDIO, CA – GLP’s X4 LED fixtures made their festival debut at this year’s Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. They were used at the Sahara Tent during the two-weekend event staged April 10–12 and 17–19, where featured acts included Alesso, Porter Robinson, DJ Snake, R3hab, Oliver Heldens, Keys N Krates, Alvin Risk, Trippy Turtle, Peking Duk and DJP.
Read More »MINNEAPOLIS — On Aug. 12 at about 10 p.m., chunks of ceiling and water cascaded onto the floor at First Avenue, the home venue for Prince that was featured in the movie, Purple Rain. Three were taken to Hennepin County Medical Center. None of the injuries were life threatening.
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