NBC’s Carrie Underwood Sunday Night Football Intro Lit with Robe
LOS ANGELES – NBC’s 2014 NFL Sunday Night Football intro, featuring Carrie Underwood singing “Waiting All Day for Sunday Night,” features a lighting design by LD Benoit Richard that makes use of a back wall comprised of 72 Robe CycFX 8 and Pointe fixtures.
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Main Light Industries Takes Delivery of Clay Paky Stormy Fixtures
USITT Unveils New Website for 2015 Show in Cincinnati
USITT has launched the new website for its 2015 Conference & Stage Expo, at usittshow.org. The site, branded exclusively for USITT 2015, is designed to make it easy to find info and plan for the big event, set for March 18-21 in Cincinnati’s Duke Energy Convention Center.
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Rap Artist MGK Gets Support from LD Alex Kay, 4Wall
LOS ANGELES — Alex Kay, LD for up-and-coming rap artist Machine Gun Kelly, a.k.a. MGK, is no stranger to bringing big lighting looks to small venues. He’s served as LD for the rap superstar since the artist was doing local shows in his hometown of Cleveland in 2012.
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ETC Upgrade Program Gives UNCSA Venues a Fresh Start
MIDDLETON, WI — Earlier this year, ETC unveiled the 2014 Theater program, which allows venues to upgrade their existing ETC lighting systems without the need for a costly retrofit. The University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) was one of the first to participate. UNCSA upgraded three of its seven on-campus venues with new ETC dimming systems, including the Agnes de Mille Theatre, a 188-seat proscenium stage used primarily for opera and dance, pictured here..
Read More »Clearwing to Host Vendor Showcase at Phoenix Office Oct. 21
PHOENIX — Clearwing Productions will be hosting a vendor showcase at its Phoenix office Oct. 21. The event, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., will feature demos of LEX, GLP, Avid, Harman, Elation, American DJ, Chauvet, Altman, Yamaha, Martin Audio, Clear-Com, and Point Source Audio products. The office is located at 5640 S. 40th Street, Suite 1, Phoenix, AZ 85040.
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Event Safety Summit to Feature Indianapolis State Fair Investigators
LITITZ, PA – Scott Nacheman and Charlie Fisher will be featured speakers at the Event Safety Alliance’s first Event Safety Summit, set to take place here in early December. They will offer their perspectives on the mechanical and operational failures that were implicated in the 2011 structure collapse at the Indiana State Fair, which killed seven and injured 58.
Read More »USITT Accepting Nominations Through Dec. 15 for Wally Russell Mentoring Award
CINCINNATI, OH — USITT is accepting nominations through Dec. 15 for the Wally Russell Mentoring Award, to be presented here at USITT 2015 in March. Russell, a Canadian LD and TD, had leadership roles at University of Toronto, the National Ballet, Strand Lighting USA, Theatre Projects Consultants and the Los Angeles Opera before his death in 1993. Thern Stage Equipment, Philips Strand Lighting, and the Wally Russell Foundation are the award’s sponsors.
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Close to 30 Theatre Grad Schools to Participate in USITT-Supported LiNK Recruiting Event
Bandit Lites Stocks Up on Chauvet Professional Lighting Gear
NASHVILLE — Bandit Lites recently expanded its inventory of products from Chauvet Professional, including Nexus Aw 7×7 LED panels, Nexus 4×4 fixtures and Rogue R2 Beam fixtures. LD Chris Lisle used the Nexus Aw 7×7 LED panels for Miranda Lambert’s Platinum Tour, pictured here.
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