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MIDDLETON, WI – ETC is now officially accepting applications for its 2015 LDI Student Sponsorship. Sponsorship recipients will be awarded an all-expense-paid trip to the LDI tradeshow in Las Vegas Oct. 23-25, 2015. Graduate students and undergraduate seniors who are studying light design, theater technology or other related majors are all encouraged to apply by Friday, April 17.  

MARKHAM, Ontario, Canada – Matthew Beauchamp of Toronto-based Mobile Productions used 20 LED WELL Series uplighting fixtures from Chauvet Professional to transform the look of the historically significant Markham Museum for a Superman-themed wedding reception.

MONTREAL, Canada — The ninth edition of Igloofest, a winter music festival, drew 74,261 visitors to the Old Port of Montreal for four consecutive weekends of concerts Jan. 16-Feb. 8, 2015. As the official collaborator of Igloofest since its creation, Solotech once again provided a technical assist, working with the visual design team from 4U2C led by Karl Gaudreau.

NASHVILLE — After dominating the country music charts with 35 number one hits, more than 60 career singles and a dedicated fan base, Alan Jackson has chosen Nashville-based Elite Multimedia Productions (EMP) to handle all lighting, video and LED for his 25th anniversary tour, titled “Keepin’ It Country.”

NEW YORK, NY – For the third annual Ring in the Swing New Year’s Eve event, held in the 450+ capacity Appel Room at Frederick P. Rose Hall, the home of Jazz at Lincoln Center, 4Wall supplemented the moving light package that it provided for the installed rig with additional lighting fixtures specified by lighting director Zakaria Al-Alami.

LAS VEGAS, NV – Perhaps no other trade show combines business with pleasure like Nightclub & Bar. Held at the Las Vegas Convention Center March 31 – April 1, what other trade show can attract the likes of Sammy Hagar, Avicii and Tiesto? Elation Professional will be there and invites lighting professionals to Booth 819 for the chance to see the latest in Elation lighting innovation for night venues.

QUEBEC CITY – A single backbone fiber ring of Luminex GigaCore Ethernet switches unifies and simplifies all the AV and lighting functions at Desjardins Hall, a performing arts venue in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, a suburb of Quebec City in Canada.  Located in the Jean-Marie Roy Community Center, Desjardins Hall is part of a multi-use facility on the site of a former college.  It will be used for community theatrical and musical performances as well as for visiting artists and troupes.

BOSTON –  For Boston University’s production of The Human Comedy, staged at the Virginia Wimberly Theatre, MFA student LD Brandon Bragwell credited Chroma-Q Color One 100 LED Par and Color Force 72 LED battens for a serious amount of precisely colored luminous output.

ORLANDO – Wireless LED lighting manufacturer Core Lighting enjoyed a busy PLASA Focus in Orlando last month and has already committed to the Kansas City exhibition in May.

CINCINNATI, OH – The fourth Rose Brand/USITT Action Design Competition at the USITT Conference & Stage Expo is only a few days away. Student designers from around the country will work to create the best scenic environment possible given limited supplies, limited time to design, and limited time to get to know their teammates. This year’s expert panel of judges includes (pictured here, clockwise from top left) Jane Greenwood, Douglas Schmidt, Teresa Eyring and Terrence Spivey.