NEW YORK — PLASA noted that 2015 is shaping up to be a busy year for the association’s Technical Standards Program, with eight standards being offered for public review. Available drafts include three from the Rigging Working Group, two from the Photometrics Working Group and three from the Control Protocols Working Group.
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LOS ANGELES – The ADJ Group of Companies, including ADJ, Elation Professional, Acclaim Lighting, American Audio and Global Truss America/DuraTruss, are celebrating 30 years in 2015. It all began back in 1985, when chairman and founder Chuck Davies started out supplying lighting solutions to mobile entertainers.
The Newport Performing Arts Center (PAC) in Oregon has recently installed a Meyer Sound Constellation® acoustic system in its 398-seat Alice Silverman Theatre. With the upgrade, the venue joins the likes of Moscow’s Svetlanov Hall, The Appel Room at Jazz at Lincoln Center, and more than 50 other prestigious venues that rely on the variable acoustics of Constellation to deliver an extraordinary live experience.
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MIDDLETON, WI – On November 16th, 2014, the walls of St. Margaret’s church in Munich, Germany, reverberated with “eternal light,” or Lux Aeterna. Organized by Christian Bischof, organist and choir director for St. Margaret’s, the event featured music from Claude Debussy, Morten Lauridsen, and Gabriel Fauré, and was accompanied by a modern light show controlled by ETC’s Congo Kid® lighting desk.
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SOUTHBOROUGH, MA – Lighting designer Jonathan Lipsy of Integrated Solutions Group is accustomed to dealing with challenges on projects, but even he acknowledges that the video production studio he recently completed for EMC Corporation was “out of the ordinary.” EMC, the world’s largest provider of data storage with 60,000 employees, asked Lipsy to create a free-standing production studio on its campus.
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MONTREAL, Quebec, Canada – On December 6 the night sky over Montreal was pierced by 14 beams of light in a solemn commemoration of the 14 victims of the Ecole Polytechnique massacre 25 years ago. Montreal-based Moment Factory chose Clay Paky Mythos lights for the touching ceremony atop Mount Royal. A.C.T Lighting, Inc. is the exclusive distributor of Clay Paky fixtures in North America.
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PIGEON FORGE, TN / U.S. – Hailing from Ireland, Rend Collective is an eclectic mix of multi-instrumentalists who could be described (depending on the song) as a folk band, a rock group, or a worship troupe. A total of 15 members make up the complete band, however only 6 tour and record. After four studio albums and numerous tours, it would seem the odd structure of the group has only served to make them more interesting to fans.
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AUSTIN, TX — The fifth annual SoundCheck Austin Toy Drive and Holiday Party, held Dec. 12, drew more than 400 people in the entertainment industry and raised more than $10,000 in toys and donations for Austin Children’s Shelter and SafePlace, non-profit organizations that support victims of domestic violence and provide for the needs of homeless children.
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PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas – New Year’s Eve revelers often have cold weather and sometimes snow to content with when they celebrate. Not so for guests who welcomed 2015 at the Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas. Surround by crystal blue waters, clear skies and a NYE temperature in the comfortable 70s, Paradise Island more than lives up to its name. Still, Atlantis Resort didn’t become world-famous just because of its natural amenities; the popular destination also offers an array of activities, dining and entertainment options, which on New Year’s Eve included a stellar party that featured a high-impact lightshow designed by Kinetic Lighting.
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