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[caption id="attachment_279038" align="alignnone" width="800"]Justin Bieber plays the Dominican Republic[/caption]

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC – When Justin Bieber’s “Purpose” world tour played the Hard Rock Hotel in the Dominican Republic earlier in the year, Dominican-based rental company and Elation dealer BM Eventos was there to supply Elation’s indomitable Platinum Beam 5R™ beam light’s for some classic beam looks. LD Cory FitzGerald had 120 of the pioneering beam fixtures at his disposal to provide eye-catching barrages of thick beams from positions in the overhead rig, stage front, right and left, and from the walkway.

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[caption id="attachment_279025" align="alignnone" width="800"]Over 400 ÉPIX Strip IP in use[/caption]

OOSTEND, BELGIUM – (For Immediate Release) – The largest summer beach festival in Belgium and one of the most popular in Northern Europe, “2 Meisjes op het Strand,” is known for more than just music. Also drawing thousands of fans and attracting a large national TV audience on Flemish network VTM are the breathtaking harbor vistas at the festival site. At this year’s event, Michiel Milbou and his team at Never Fear Shadows did justice to the festival’s music and its surroundings with a stunning stage and lighting design that featured 410 CHAUVET Professional ÉPIX Strip IP fixtures, supplied by Phlippo Productions.

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[caption id="attachment_279017" align="alignnone" width="800"]Opening ceremony of 17th FINA World Championships Budapest 2017l[/caption]

BUDAPEST, HUNGARY – Four Robert Juliat’s 4000W HTI Lancelot fixtures were the followspots of choice for Frédéric “Aldo” Fayard, the lighting designer behind the prestigious Opening Ceremony of the 17th FINA World Aquatic Championships, which took place in Budapest and Balatonfüred in July this year. The FINA World Championships is one of the biggest sporting events in the world and the largest sporting showcase Hungary has ever hosted. With over 2,500 athletes from 180 countries and 200 events over a period of 17 days, this was a massive undertaking.

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LONDON – Occupying the same position as for PLASA’s inaugural return to Olympia in 2016, GoboPlus.com, will be exhibiting at the 40th PLASA 2017 on Stand B2 in London Olympia (17-19 September). GoboPlus.com is the one-stop online shop for custom and standard metal, glass and plastic gobos, accessories and Rosco E-Colour filter, It will share a stand with its sister company, Cut Colour Plus, the bespoke filter-cutting and comprehensive scroll-making service supplying the entertainment, educational and architectural markets.

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[caption id="attachment_279007" align="alignnone" width="700"]MDG ATMe[/caption]

LONDON – At 37 years old, MDG knows all about longevity and the value of creating high quality products for its clients. MDG UK will be celebrating PLASA’s milestone 40^th Anniversary with a selection of its award-winning and world-renowned haze and fog generators. These rock-solid machines continue to cement MDG’s long-standing reputation for the finest and most reliable atmosphere generators on the market. The ATMe™ haze generator, the ME2™ fog generator and the ICE FOG COMPACK™ low fog generator will be shown on Stand D50, alongside theONE™ award-winning dual fog and haze generator, and complemented by theFAN™, the indispensible variable speed digital fan.

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[caption id="attachment_279001" align="alignnone" width="800"]Historic Alejandro Sanz Concert[/caption]

MADRID – Multiple Grammy and Latin Grammy Award winning Spanish singer / songwriter and musician Alejandro Sanz performed a ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ show at the Vicente Calderón Stadium in Madrid to celebrate the 20th anniversary of his best-selling and landmark fifth studio album, Más, released in 1997. The production team wanted some spectacular visual moments to make what was already going to be an outstanding show … even more memorable … so the show’s production manager Borja Gonzales contacted stage automation and engineering specialists WIcreations.

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[caption id="attachment_278980" align="alignnone" width="800"]Left to right are- Thijs Marques (Hoevenaars Marketing), Jeroen van Aalst (Controllux – Robe Benelux distributor), owner Patrick Hoevenaars and co-founder and first employee, John de Graaf [/caption]

NETHERLANDS – Twenty-four of the latest Robe VIVA CMY moving lights – launched at Prolight+Sound in April – were delivered to Dutch rental company Hoevenaars based in Nuenen, together with 24 x Spiider LED wash beams. Owner Patrick Hoevenaars explained that they have a long association with Robe which started when they were installing lighting rigs in clubs and discos back in the days of the XT series and in fact even before then, when Robe was still an OEM manufacturer!  So they have always been aware that the kit is robust, reliable and well-built.

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[caption id="attachment_278977" align="alignnone" width="800"]London Grammar at Glastonbury[/caption]

SAN FERNANDO, CA– GLP’s award-winning X4 Bar 20s were out in force at this year’s Glastonbury Festival, led by Andi Watson, who had already been lighting Radiohead on tour using 14 of the large X4 L as well as quantities of Bar 20s and Bar 10s. The inventory was supplied by Neg Earth. Speaking of the Bars, he exclaimed, “I love how you can make light move within these fixtures. I am looking for texture, beams and movement and the X4 Bars do that really well.” All are pixel controlled through the grandMA desk.

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[caption id="attachment_278941" align="alignnone" width="800"]MDG Foggers in use[/caption]

LONDON – MDG is the well-respected manufacturer of industry bench-mark haze and fog generators and is loved and well-known within the industry. This summer the company has made some unusual new friends, namely Mole, Ratty, Badger and Mr Toad from the riverbank. The Wind in the Willows the musical, has had a riotous run at the London Palladium this Summer. Spectacularly produced by Jamie Hendry Productions and written by Julian Fellowes, Oscar-winning screenwriter and creator of Downton Abbey, and the Olivier award-winning composer and lyricist, George Stiles and Anthony Drewe, the show has been a sheer delight.

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[caption id="attachment_278939" align="alignnone" width="800"]Andrew Richards[/caption]

SYDNEY – The world-heritage listed jewel that adorns Sydney’s Harbor needs no introduction. In one of the world’s iconic venues, the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall is the largest performance space. While it regularly hosts the Sydney Symphony and Australian Chamber Orchestra, the Hall presents a huge variety of events, from comedy to corporate functions. A need for flexibility, high demand leading to tight turnarounds, and a requirement to provide the highest quality results drive Head of Lighting Andrew Richards and his team to constantly improve their workflow and the tools they use. That’s why the Hall has installed four High End Systems SolaSpot Pro 1500s.

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[caption id="attachment_278933" align="alignnone" width="800"]German Prize for Business Communication[/caption]

BERLIN  – The annual DPWK Deutscher Preis für Wirtschaftskommunikation (German Prize for Business Communication) gala award presentation took place recently in the casual surroundings of Berlin’s Columbiahalle rock venue (replacing the usual formal ‘black tie’ event). Known as Der Goldene Funke, the event was expertly lit by locally based lighting designer, Björn Hermann, working in conjunction with phase7 performing.arts, with whom he shares a studio. German lighting manufacturer GLP provided many of the creative tools, including 24 x GT1, 14 x impression X4 and 16 x impression X4 L.

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[caption id="attachment_278924" align="alignnone" width="800"]The River Stage[/caption]

LONDON, UK – Philips Lighting (Euronext Amsterdam ticker: LIGHT), a global leader in lighting, today announced that, for the second consecutive year, its entertainment lighting technology has been chosen for The National Theatre’s outdoor River Stage season, building on its long-standing relationship with the venue. Located on London’s famous South Bank, the River Stage provides an eclectic mix of theatre, DJs, family fun, vibrant dance, outdoor cinema, workshops and live music acts.

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