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[caption id="attachment_276431" align="alignnone" width="525"]Chili Pipers get an assist from Chauvet products[/caption]

MANCHESTER, NH – Crossing genres in lighting is nothing unusual for Morgan Cerovski. The technical director at the 880-seat Palace Theatre, Cerovski is accustomed to having his rig light theatrical productions on weekends and then turn around with virtually no changes to serve up eye candy for a visiting band on Monday. Such was the case on March 10 when the Palace stage welcomed the Red Hot Chili Pipers after just completing a Friday-Sunday run of the musical Hairspray.

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[caption id="attachment_276428" align="alignnone" width="800"]Claypaky Lights The Search were used in Finland's 2017 Eurovision star[/caption]

ESPOO, FINLAND – The Claypaky Sharpy and A.leda B-EYE K20 were used to create the stunning lighting looks that backed the ten talented hopefuls competing to represent Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 at the country’s national Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (UMK) ‘New Music Competition’ held in the Espoo Metro Areena, Espoo. Leading Nordic event, experience and entertainment service provider Bright Group designed and supplied UMK’s light, video and set design.

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[caption id="attachment_276416" align="alignnone" width="800"]Home Nightclub gets an upgrade with help from Show technology[/caption]

SYDNEY – Located on Cocktail Bay overlooking Darling Harbour, Home is Sydney’s only true superclub. Built in the late nineties, the club features over three levels of purpose-built clubbing space. With a capacity of 2100, the venue is one of the largest in the southern hemisphere. Incorporating innovative creative design and with four venue areas, including a luxurious rooftop terrace, featuring both indoor and outdoor areas, Home lends itself perfectly to all aspects of entertaining.

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA –  Elite Events recently added another 700 metres of ProCable 18X1.5 assemblies to their already significant inventory of the popular six-circuit cables.  TMB’s distribution partner, Lexair Entertainment of New South Wales is the provider for this and other top quality TMB products in Australia and New Zealand.

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THE EXUMAS, Bahamas — The promotional hype for the inaugural Fyre Festival, which was set to take place on two weekends April 28-30 and May 5-7 2017 on an island in the Bahamas, promised a sun-kissed paradise with bikini-clad models, first-class accommodations, gourmet dining and non-stop music from headliners including Blink-182, G.O.O.D. Music, Major Lazer and more.

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ZAGREB, Croatia — To give Croatian pop artist Ivan Zak big looks on his biggest show yet, a one-off show in Zagreb Arena filled with 18,000 fans, LD Sven Kucinic used 20 Robe BMFL Spots, 48 Pointes and 16 MMX WashBeams supplied by rental company Eldra.

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FLORENCE, Italy – Claypaky announced plans to once again host the Showlight quadrennial exhibition as the event’s main sponsor. The 2017 event, which is the 10th Showlight event, will take place May 20-23 at the Palazzo dei Congressi in Florence, Italy. Pictured here, from left, are Roberta Guaschi and Pio Nahum of Claypaky.

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[caption id="attachment_276373" align="alignnone" width="800"]Bruno Mars' massive 85-date world tour kicked off in Antwerp in March[/caption]

LONDON – Production designer LeRoy Bennett and lighting designer Cory FitzGerald chose Philips Vari-Lite VL6000 Beam and VL4000 BeamWash fixtures to add punch to Bruno Mars’ 24K Magic world tour. The 2017 shows launched March 28 in Antwerp, Belgium, and the European/U.K. leg continues through mid-June in Milan, Italy before touring North America from mid-July through November.

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RAVENNA, Itlay – Amodio and Luzzati’s production of ballet classic The Nutcracker made its debut at Teatro Comunale in Modena in late October 2016, before touring to other Italian cities through mid-January, 2017. It was produced by Daniele Cipriani Entertainment and lit by Marco Policastro with a rig that included Robe DL4S Profiles and the new Spiider LED wash beams. 

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LE CHAMP-PRÈS-FROGES, France – Airstar – the world leader in the design and manufacture of inflatable technologies for the lighting, architectural and aerospace industries, recently unveiled a new brand identity. More than just a graphic evolution, this brand image update represents a major step for the French manufacturer, who has established itself as a major player in the lighting, architecture and aerospace.

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BERGEN OP ZOOM, The Netherlands — Relight Group B.V. upgraded the lighting rig for the 700-capacity Gebouw-T concert venue in Bergen Op Zoom, The Netherlands. New fixtures include a collection of Maverick MK2 Spot and Maverick MK2 Wash LED fixtures from Chauvet Professional.

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LONDON – LD Jeff Maker’s design for All Time Low’s 2017 tour through U.K. venues, in support of the band’s forthcoming Last Young Renegade album, included Elation’s Protron 3K Color™ LED strobes, supplied by Zig Zag Lighting.

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