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SCOTTSDALE, AZ – The District recently had a state-of-the-art Elation lighting and video system installed courtesy of Fyxx Entertainment.

LOS ANGELES – Earlier this month, rap legend Snoop Dog rocked the iHeart Radio Theatre in Los Angeles with a filmed performance that featured some major bling courtesy of High End Systems SHAPESHIFTER C1 fixtures.

LAS VEGAS — Each year, PLSN honors regional lighting production companies with our Hometown Heroes awards. These awards honor the best small companies in six regions across North America: the Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Northwest, Southwest and Canada. PLSN readers — the people who actually work with these companies — get to decide who’s really the best.

NASHVILLE, TN – Halestorm is no stranger to touring, but for their tour promoting their newest album Into the Wild Life, the Grammy-award winning rock band took with them a lighting package from Bandit Lites. The tour kicked off April 22 at the historic Ryman Auditorium and continues through September.

CHICAGO, IL – Five trucks of lighting and rigging rolled into Chicago’s Grant Park, and soon after, a 300-by-160-foot arch structure covered two lanes of E Congress Avenue. Part of Draft Town, the site played a key role in events associated with the 2015 NFL Draft from April 30-May 2, with a massive lighting assist from Bandit Lites and C3 Presents.

MONTREAL, Canada – InfoComm 2015 attendees are invited to participate in a free technical presentation by LUMINEX Network Intelligence, manufacturer of network backbone solutions.  The goal of the presentation is to demystify the subject of AV and lighting over IP and offers guests an opportunity to explore the challenges, the protocols and new standards.

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – The Broward Center for the Performing Arts recently underwent a $60 million renovation that included new lighting fixtures specified for a new ballroom. Lucas Bonewits, production supervisor, noted that while conventional lighting fixtures were considered, the venue opted for Chauvet Professional Rogue R1 Spot LED moving fixtures instead.

MIDDLETON, WI – ETC’s CUE (Create. Understand. Experience.) professional-development conference is fast approaching. Space for the event – to be held June 26th to 28th in Madison, Wisconsin – is running out, and registration is scheduled to close on Wednesday, June 17th. Lighting and rigging professionals from around the globe are encouraged to reserve their place now at www.etcconnect.com/CUE to take advantage of the unique training opportunity.