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Chauvet Professional EPIX 2.0 fixtures at Birds Nest

Creative Backstage Uses EPIX 2.0 Fixtures for Birds Nest Festival

SCOTTSDALE, AZ – Creative Backstage used EPIX 2.0 fixtures from Chauvet Professional in their design for Coors Light Birds Nest, a four-day event in a 50,000-square-foot tent that featured Kid Rock, Capital Cities, Darius Rucker and Afrojack. The festival was held in late January in conjunction with the Waste Management Open, part of the 2015 PGA tour, and also coincided with the runup to Super Bowl XLIX on Feb. 1. Valley Production Services provided the gear.

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PlayStation Experience

4Wall-Supplied Gear Lights Sony’s “PlayStation Experience” in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS John “Ozzie” Osborne of Ozterity Lighting teamed up with Scott McCowan, Chris Szabo, Jeff Melzer and Jason Mack to bring lighting looks to Sony’s PlayStation Experience, which drew gamers to the Sands Convention Center in December.  4Wall provided gear from Martin, Clay Paky, Robe, Vari-Lite and ETC to light close to 400,000 square feet of space, along with grandM2 consoles for control.

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Usher 2014 Tour Photo by Steve Jennings

“UR Experience Tour” Ushers In New Lighting Fixtures

LAS VEGAS — On Nov. 22, 2014, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Usher’s “UR Experience” tour was in the house, the very night that the 2014 Parnelli Awards were staged in an adjacent venue. Kevin M. Mitchell, who also serves as producer/writer for the Parnelli Awards, was understandably absent from the Usher concert in Las Vegas, but still managed to cover the tour for the Feb. 2015 issue of PLSN. A number of equipment manufacturers, including Elation, TMB and GLP, have also noted how the tour served as a visual springboard of sorts, for gear ranging from Elation’s Sniper to TMB’s Solaris Mozart and GLP’s impression X4 S LED fixtures.

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Strictly FX Superbowl Katy Perry Super Bowl Halftime Show (c) Getty Images

Strictly FX Creates Fireworks at the 2015 Super Bowl Halftime

GLENDALE, AZ – Every year, the NFL Super Bowl attracts hundreds of millions of viewers; many are there for the football game. Others are there for the halftime show. Key special effects decision-makers for Super Bowl XLIX, held at University of Phoenix Stadium on Feb. 1, 2015 included executive producer Ricky Kirshner of Touchdown Entertainment, production designer Bruce Rodgers of Tribe Design and special effects designer Mark Grega of Strictly FX.

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Deadline for ETCP Applications for USITT 2015 Approaching

NEW YORK – Candidates hoping to take any of the three ETCP examinations at the USITT Conference in Cincinnati, OH will need to submit their application, along with supporting materials and fee, to the ETCP office no later than Feb. 28, 2015. The tests will be conducted on the morning of Saturday, March 21, 2015.

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