ANAHEIM, CA— For the third year in a row, Harman is supporting the production needs of NAMM’s GoPro stage, not just with the JBL line arrays and Crown amplifiers used on the audio side, but also the Martin Professional lighting fixtures used for the staged performances accompanying the MI-focused trade event, which runs from Jan. 22-25.
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LOS ANGELES – LD Butch Allen included Q-Wash 560Z-LED fixtures from Chauvet Professional in the rig for the sold-out, live touring version of TV’s Dancing With The Stars. Ray Woodbury of RK Diversified Entertainment helped put together a rig that, while providing ample visual punch, could also be shoehorned into a one-trailer lighting production. The rig also includes Chauvet Professional’s Rogue R2 Beam fixtures.
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DALLAS – CMT’s “Ultimate Kickoff Party,” a 90-minute live concert broadcast on CMT from the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas on Jan. 9, also marked the U.S. TV debut for Clay Paky’s Mythos fixtures. Morris Light & Sound provided the gear for LD Mike Swinford’s concert lighting design for the event, which coincided with the College Football Playoff National Championship and featured performances from Toby Keith and Lady Antebellum, among others.
Read More »WILLEBROEK, Belgium — AED Distribution, which was named distributor for QSC Pro Audio in Germany and the U.K. in addition to Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, has staffed up to support those new responsibilities, adding Ian Ruhback, Emma O´Sullivan and Carsten Schiedeck. The company also hired Constantinos Vonofakidis and Tania Lesage, formerly with Barco’s High End Systems, to support that brand in Europe.
Read More »ATLANTA — Chinchilla Theatrical announced that it is now offering a managed set rental program that could help theatres make money from sets that are now just taking up storage space. The scenic division of the theatrical “concierge” service company handles the details of getting used sets to where they’re needed for new staged productions. Between shows, sets are stored in Chichilla’s new Atlanta facility. Launched this year, the managed set rental program is starting off with sets for Annie, Hairspray, Spamalot, Grease and Fiddler on the Roof from client Augusta Players in Augusta, GA.
Read More »COLUMBIA, MD – Nemetschek Vectorworks, Inc. announced plans for a Vectorworks Design Summit focusing on the company’s Vectorworks 2015 product offerings. The event is set to take place at the Sofitel Hotel in Philadelphia, PA April 27-29, 2015.
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SECAUCUS, NJ – Rose Brand noted that applications for the 2015 Action Design Competition, to take place during the USITT Conference in Cincinnati, OH this March, are now being accepted. The competition pits four teams of student designers and technicians against one another in a rivalry for prizes and bragging rights. Pictured here is last year’s winning entry.
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ASHEVILLE, NC – Robe made six of its new BMFL Spots available to lighting designer Preston Hoffman for the 2014 Warren Haynes Christmas Jam. The annual event, this year staged at the U.S. Cellular Center in Asheville, North Carolina, featured Billy and the Kids, The Revivalists, Jason Isbell, Vince Gill, The Hard Working Americans and Haynes’ own band, Gov’t Mule.
Read More »TORONTO — Westbury National, one of Canada’s largest pro AV and event/show services companies, announced expansion plans in two key Ontario markets, Kingston and Ottawa. The company also added five team members and announced a 20,000 square-foot expansion and renovation of their existing Warden Avenue headquarters in Toronto.
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LOS ANGELES – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ new multimedia exhibition, Hollywood Costume, is lit with more than two dozen L-Series LED Fresnels. Working with costume designer and exhibition curator Deborah Nadoolman, the ARRI gear was specified by LD Trevor Stirlin Burk.
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GRANITE BAY, CA – Bayside Church has upgraded its AV system with a complement of equipment from Luminex Network Intelligence that includes two GigaCore 12 managed Gigabit Ethernet switches, an 8-port Ethernet-to-DMX node and three DMX 10-port hubs. Sacramento-based integrator Dave’s World Lighting & Scenic Designs chose the gear, sourced via from BP Productions in West Sacramento.
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WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA — Parnelli Awards video editor/director Jerry Cobb lost his battle with stomach cancer on Jan. 13, 2015. He was 64. Since 2010, Cobb co-created the videos for the Parnelli Awards. Working with producer/writer Kevin Mitchell, his documentaries on the lifetime honorees were always a show highlight.
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