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Protec’s Rapid Reaction to Inauguration in Jubail

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SAUDI ARABIA – As part of the inauguration ceremony of SADARA and SATORP, Protec provided audio, video, lighting and robotics at the King Abdullah Cultural Centre, Al Jubail in Saudi Arabia.  Attended by King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and a number of government dignitaries, these celebrated new infrastructure projects by the Sadara Chemical Company (Sadara) and the Saudi Aramco Total Refining and Petrochemical Co (Satorp).  

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Wargaming Fest LDs Add Intensity for Moscow Event with Claypaky Fixtures

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MOSCOW – An exclusive Claypaky rig of almost 300 moving-head fixtures delivered the high-impact lighting for international game developer and publisher Wargaming Group’s highly anticipated debut video game event ‘Wargaming Fest’ in Moscow’s Expocentre. Production and lighting designers Maxim Martynov and Jevgenij Juhnevich of Moscow-based production company MAX \ MAX Productions specified 81 x Claypaky Sharpy, 56 x Claypaky Stormy CC, 46 x Claypaky Mythos, 22 x Claypaky Alpha Profile 1500 and 76 x Claypaky A.leda B-EYE K20 supplied by Russian rental outfits Arlecchino Techno and MF Group.

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Adam Hall Group Expands Event Tech Solutions Portfolio with Riggatec Brand

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GERMANY – As of February 15th, the Adam Hall Group will be adding a new name to its family of brands within its event technology solutions portfolio – Riggatec. The range expansion with Riggatec will allow the Adam Hall Group to offer non-exclusively worldwide a comprehensive portfolio of high-quality rigging products at a competitive price point for the stage and event sector.

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Total Show Pro Goes with Robe

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MERIDA, MX. – Merida, the capital of Yucatan State in Mexico is a thriving, buzzing hub of culture and industry, rich with Mayan and Colonial –- Spanish, French and British – heritage and a lively contemporary arts and live performance scene, lots of greenery and arguably, the best ice cream in Mexico! Based on the north west of this picturesque city is Total Show Pro, a full technical production company delivering lighting, sound, video and staging – design and equipment – founded by Claudio Pasos four years ago.

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Ron StageMaster from Eilon Engineering Monitors Large Rig for 2016 ‘Swedish Idol’ Finale

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STOCKHOLM, Sweden – With a history of pop music success, including multiple Eurovision Song Contest victories, perhaps no country embraces reality song competitions like Sweden. One good example is the well-known Idol franchise, which has been one of the most popular shows on Swedish television since debuting in 2004. The 12th Swedish Idol season started airing on TV4 in August 2016 with a finale show held Dec. 8 at the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm.

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Stampede Drone Arena Returns to ISE for 2017

Stampede Drone Arena Returns to ISE for 2017

AMSTERDAM — The Stampede Drone Arena, which debuted at ISE 2016, returned to the big AV trade show, which runs Feb. 7-10 at RAI Amsterdam. This year’s Stampede Drone Area drew visitors to Hall 14 at Stand 14-A100 with a roster of manufacturers that included Yuneec, DJI, VideoBank, Virtual Air Boss, Trackimo, Agrowing, GPC, xFold, Amimon, Elistair, Droneify, Hoverfly, Christie, Vidyo, Aerialtronics, and Hitachi. Stampede also announced updated training programs and educational resources for 2017.

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Mamma Mia Estonia

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TARTU, ESTONIA – Vanemuine Theatre in Estonia’s cultural hub of Tartu has premiered the country’s first version of the classic ABBA jukebox musical “Mamma Mia” staged in Vanemuine’s Big House auditorium, directed by Ain Mäeots with lighting designed by Meelis Lusmägi. The LD took advantage of Vanemuine’s house rig which includes Robe moving lights, weaving MMX Spots, 600E Spots,  LEDWash 1200s and  LEDWash 600s into his scheme for the lively and colorful show set on the Greek island of Kalokairi on the eve of Sophie’s wedding to Sky.

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Opeth Sorceress tours with Ayrton DreamPanel™-Twin

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EUROPE – Kicking off with twenty dates in America at the start their Sorceress world tour, Swedish band Opeth brought their show to Europe in November, opting for a single show at Wembley Arena for their UK audience.  Magnus Boyd has been lighting the band for the last eighteen months: “During the tour, we have done two special extended sets at Radio City and Belasco in LA, featuring songs from the Deliverance and Damnation albums before performing a third at Wembley Arena,” he says.

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Robe Visits the Palace

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LONDON – Palace are a much anticipated four piece indie blues rock band from London about which there’s lots of anticipation and excitement and an acclaimed debut EP, “Lost in the Night”. Lighting designer Steve Bewley – well known for this work with Enter Shikari, London Grammar, Dizzee Rascal, Tinie Tempah and a string of other interesting alt artists –- was asked to light a recent showcase gig at the Electric in Brixton, London, for which he chose to use an all-Robe floor package which was supplied by Dragonfly Lighting.

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