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2014 Parnelli Award Nominations Now Open!

2014 Parnelli Award Nominations Now Open!

LAS VEGAS — Nominations for the 2014 Parnelli Awards, to be presented at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas Nov. 22, are now open. PLSN subscribers once again have the chance — but only through the end of September — to determine who will be on the Parnelli Awards ballot this year. The 2014 Parnelli Awards Ballot will be open for voting during the month of October.

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Screen capture of online video depicting Sew What drapes at 2014 Aerosmith concert at the Forum in LA

Aerosmith Concert at the Forum in Los Angeles Featured Rent What? Drapes

LOS ANGELES — Rent What? Inc. Cabaret rental drapes were used at a special July Aerosmith concert at the Forum in LA in a new arrangement of the band’s song, “Dream On.” The latest arrangement of the song honors the victims of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings, and the drapes from Rent What? were used for a surprise reveal of the the Southern California Children’s Chorus for the Forum in LA concert.

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MLB Stadium Concert Series Mixed with Avolites Consoles. Pictured here, the setup for a concert at Citi Field, home of the New York Mets.

MLB Stadium Concert Series Supported by Avolites Consoles

GREENSBORO, NC – SE Systems, based here, has been working with  Select Artists Associates (Scottsdale, AZ) to handle the pro audio and lighting needs for a number of concerts featured during Major League Baseball games this summer. The series pairs baseball teams including the New York Mets and the Washington Nationals with artists ranging from Martina McBride to rap’s 50 Cent. SE lighting designer Nehemiah Grubbs credited Avolites’ compact Titan Mobile console for helping MLB shift the spotlight from sports to music.

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Bandit Lites Provides Gear for 2014 Forecastle Festival

Bandit Lites Provides Gear for 2014 Forecastle Festival

LOUISVILLE, KY – For the annual Forecastle Festival, which has grown from its humble beginnings in 2002 to an annual event drawing 75,000 fans of music, arts and Kentucky bourbon, Bandit Lites worked with AC Entertainment and festival production manager Richard Wold of Lambda Productions to provide the lighting rig for two stages and the DJ tent.

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Limelite Design Service used Avolites Sapphire Touch, Tiger Touch and Titan Mobile to support show visuals at the 2014 Miss Mississippi Pageant, held in mid-July in Vicksburg, MS. Photo by Weston Wilkerson.

Miss Mississippi Pageant Rig Controlled with Avolites Gear

VICKSBURG, MS — André Huff, owner of Limelite Design Service, once again relied upon Avolites products to control the lighting rig at the Miss Mississippi beauty pageant. For the event, which included three nights of preliminary completion in mid-July, Huff used Avolites’ Sapphire Touch, a Tiger Touch, a Titan Mobile and an AI Media Server.

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Chicago Gospel Music Awards Gets Assist from RGB Lights

Chicago Gospel Music Awards Gets Assist from RGB Lights

CHICAGO — RGB Lights handled the design, rendering and production for the 2014 Chicago Gospel Music Awards, which were held June 13 at the 10,000-seat House of Hope in Chicago. RGB used an HES Hog 4 Full Boar console to control Clay Paky Sharpys, ColorBlast TRX and ColorBlaze fixtures. Also used: Radiance hazers and the venue’s followspots.

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