![Example plays Global Gathering and SW4 under James Thomas Engineering JT Truss lighting rig. © Graham [Grum] Leesmith](https://plsn.com/site/wp-content/uploads/13/09/JTE-410/DSC00311-LR-©-Grum.jpg)
LONDON — LD Graham “Grum” Leesmith was looking to create a smaller, “festival friendly” version of his full-scale arena touring rig and truss design for British rapper and singer/songwriter Example. The lightweight rig, put to use at several U.K. festivals this summer, makes use of James Thomas Engineering’s new JT Truss.
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JOHANNESBURG — The Gearhouse Group of Companies recently provided comprehensive technical support, in the form of rigging, audio, lighting, trussing, structures and power, for a new electronic dance production, Sensation Innerspace. The event took place at the Coca Cola Dome in Northriding, a Johannesburg suburb, on Sept. 7, 2013.
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LONDON — For the lighting rig used for the 2013 auditions for the British TV talent competition, The X-Factor, LD Tom Sutherland used 60 Robe LEDBeam 100s. The auditions were staged at London’s Wembley Arena.
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BLACKBURN, U.K. — HSL, based here, provided gear and crew to support the 2013 Creamsfields festival, which featured sets from ex-Swedish House Mafia DJs Steve Angello and Sebastian Ingrosso. HSL’s Mike Oates worked with MJM Management and LarMac Live along with LD Ian Tomlinson. The rigs included fixtures from Robe, Clay Paky and Martin, driven by grandMA and ChamSys consoles.
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MOUNT GAMBIER, Australia — Ray Ellison, infrastructure manager at Country Arts SA, considered a number of factors when choosing a new lighting console for the Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre here. He opted for an ETC Ion 1000 lighting console. Pictured here is the console, operated by Karen Kennedy.
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