AUGSBURG, Germany – European singer/songwriter Chris de Burgh is touring Europe with a design created by LD Chris Schatz. The LD, from Klinkertor Studios/Schattenwerk, has chosen 20 Clay Paky Sharpys and a large number of MA Lighting products for the tour. Augusta, GA-based Gruppe 20 has provided the lighting, rigging, audio and transportation for the two-trailer run.
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BRISTOL, UK – Creative visual design practice Smash Productions has taken delivery of the first Martin Professional M6 control console in the UK and Europe. It will be available for rental and also in action for assorted shows and productions in which Smash is involved. The first Smash Productions show for the new M6 was David Guetta’s special guest appearances on Rihanna’s UK/European stadium shows.
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BLACKBURN, UK – HSL supplied lights, LED screen and crew to the latest Moody Blues UK and European tour, working with the band’s longtime LD Mick Thornton. For this tour, Thornton wanted a lighting contractor who could also supply the LED elements as well as a company with “a friendly, people-orientated approach who were big enough to offer the service levels we required and without a large and complex management hierarchy,” he explains.
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WAKEFIELD, UK – Prolyte Group, manufacturer of trussing, staging and custom structures, has refreshed the brand identity of its LiteConsole product range with the launch of a dedicated website and a new logo. LiteConsole represents a selection of lightweight, innovative performance platforms that are popularly used as mobile DJ booths, but also impress as stands or podiums for corporate presentations, trade shows and retail environments.
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SOMERSET, UK – Around 400 Robe fixtures were on site in various areas at the 2013 Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts in Pilton, Somerset UK. “Glasto” had a capacity of 175,000 with an eclectic line up of live music and entertainment over three days. Robe UK’s Ian W Brown took his tent and Wellies and got into the festival spirit, where iffy weather turned to sunshine, soaring temperatures and sizzling expectations.
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BERLIN – President Barack Obama recently visited Berlin for the first time since his election. The highlight of his 25-hour stay was his speech before an invited audience of 5,000 people at the Pariser Platz in front of the Brandenburg Gate. The technical planning and equipment necessary to transmit his speech to the world media was undertaken by event production company, Poolgroup on behalf of the German Foreign Office and the Federal Press Office.
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CAIRO, Egypt – The recent demonstrations in Cairo’s Tahrir Square have all eyes watching Egypt to see how this political situation will unfold. The demonstrations in the area hit home with laser light show company and International Laser Display Association (ILDA) member Laseronics, because they have family ties and friends living in the area. So, in a safe, ethical, and highly visible manner, the team at Laseronics created a laser light display in Tahrir Square, to bring demonstrators together under a unified message seeking to remove Mohamed Morsi (the sitting president of Egypt) from power.
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LONDON– StageHand, formerly known as the PSA Welfare & Benevolent Fund, has used its resources to help a PSA member during a period of convalescence from a serious illness. The PSA Welfare & Benevolent Fund was founded in 1998 with the backing of the Production Services Association on behalf of people working in the UK entertainment production industry.
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LONDON – Ambersphere Solutions has announced a London Open Day at their West London headquarters on Friday, July 19. The open day will allow customers to view the expanded facilities at Ambersphere Solutions, and meet the team behind the exclusive sales, service, support and training for Clay Paky, MA Lighting and Robert Juliat in the UK.
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OSLO – An array of Clay Paky Sharpys, rigged in a two-tier array around the Oslo Spektrum Stadium and pointing directly at the audience, has added sparkle to the final of Norwegian Idol. LD Anders Busch specified a host of Sharpys for the closing show of the international TV show.
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CHESTER, UK — Dating from the 13th century, the “Chester Mystery Plays” production involves hundreds of amateur actors, volumes of volunteer work and a great audience from different corners of the UK and from all over the world. Organized every five years outdoors, this year’s performances took place for the first time in the Chester Cathedral’s nave, where about 100 Chauvet Professional fixtures lit the set.
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CZECH REPUBLIC – Robe continues its support of innovative performance as a major technical sponsor of the Caravan Stage Society Inc., which presents theatre shows aboard its 30-meter tall ship theatre, the Amara Zee. A diverse selection of international actors, musicians, artists and technicians work aboard the Amara Zee (the ‘Caravan’). Performances are staged on the decks and in the rigging of the ship, delighting audiences on the shore or river bank with their vibrant productions as the vessel tours the coastlines of Europe and North America.
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