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NEW YORK – Drape Kings NY Metro has been working in concert with the legendary museum Madame Tussauds New York for their ongoing celebrity wax figure reveals.  These reveals, including Pharrell Williams, Ed Sheeran, and soccer star Lionel Messi, continue an ongoing staging partnership, culminating in the recent, record breaking five wax figure reveal of The Tonight Show’s Jimmy Fallon.

WATERVILLE, ME – Working on behalf of K Systems, Image Production Services provided the MVP Ta8 Curve video panel from Chauvet Professional for the 2015 commencement ceremony at Colby College. The AV project was one of several graduation related events where Image Production Services relied upon Chauvet gear.

OZARKS, U.S. – The Long Reach Long Riders are thrilled to announce the overwhelming success of their 12th annual charity motorcycle ride. The ride, which was dubbed Cruzin’ the Ozarks, The Dozenth Year,  by ride marshals Mark and Ali Heiser, raised over $53,000.00 for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and the PLASA Foundation’s Behind the Scenes program, bringing the total raised since the rides began in 2004 to $503,500.00.

NEW YORK – For its annual Upfront event, staged this year at the Beacon Theater on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, Fox Broadcasting Company turned to scenic designer Anton Goss and LDs James Schipper and Rachel Miller of Los Angeles-based Kinetic Lighting. The lighting setup included dozens of Nexus 4×4 panels from Chauvet Professional.

CADOTT, WI — Bandit Lites is providing lighting gear for country music artist Billy Currington, who is currently performing as part of Tim McGraw’s 2015 Shotgun Rider Tour. LD Chris Lisle’s efficient lighting design uses backline carts loaded with gear from Clay Paky, Chauvet Professional and GLP.

LAS VEGAS — For the sixth time, PLSN and FRONT of HOUSE readers will have the opportunity to nominate lighting, staging, video and audio technologies worthy of an Indispensable Technology “IT” Award. The awards competition recognizes technologies that have advanced the state of the art in each of those categories within the previous year.

SALT LAKE CITY, UT – ETC dealer Oasis Stage Werks collaborated with Ballet West to provide the lighting and staging to support the Salt Lake City-based dance company’s performances.

SUNRISE, FL – LD Victor Zeiser designs a lighting rig for They Must Be Giants with Chauvet Professional spot and wash lighting gear.

PITTSBURGH, PA — Christ Church at Grove Farm offers two types of services, traditional and progressive, with about 1,500 attendees every Sunday. The main worship venue, which accommodates 1,250, was recently modernized with the addition of a SmartMatriX Ultra presentation mixer from Analog Way.