LONDON – During a 24-hour period over the weekend of Dec. 8-9, Stage Technologies flew three major recording artists on three continents: Katy Perry in Dubai, 50 Cent in Las Vegas and Pink in London.
Read More »LONDON —British pop star Robbie Williams performed at London’s O2 Arena for three nights of concerts Nov 22-Nov 24. The final night was broadcast across England’s Sky1 network. PRG supplied the lighting package, including its Best Boy 4000 Spot luminaire, for Creative Director Willie Williams and Set Designer Mark Fisher. Williams brought in LD Allen Branton to consult on the lighting for the televised show.
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COPENHAGEN – Schouw & Co., parent company of Martin Professional, has entered into an agreement with the global infotainment and audio company Harman International Industries to sell Martin to Harman for EUR 110 million (currently $146 million in U.S. dollars). The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals, and is expected to close in Q1 2013.
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ARNHEM, The Netherlands – SGM’s products recently put on a display at the dance event, Qlimax, held last month at the GelreDome football stadium in Arnhem. Lighting/production designers Jonas Smith, Tamil van Draanen and Marcel Binnenmarsch chose 24 SGM Six Pack (SP-6) blinders – operating from the VIP decks – along with 28 SGM P-5 washlights and 25 x X-5 white strobes flooding the stage for 30,000 fans.
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Republic of ALBANIA – The Miss Albania 2012 pageant has taken place every year since 1998 in Albanian historic sites and castles. The lighting design must then take into account the nationwide TV coverage, the talent and the towering sites and castles as part of the scenic elements. Italian director of photography Franco Ferrari chose Clay Paky fixtures including the Sharpys to handle his challenges of the annual pageant. ASLV supplied the lighting and video equipment.
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LONDON – The first of Robe’s new Robin DLF LED Wash lights went on tour in the UK with LD Rob Sinclair and The Human League. The rig also contained other Robe fixtures which illuminated and projected on to a scenic back wall above and behind the band, constructed from 10 Airformance Design ‘Waben Blocks.’ HSL supplied the lighting.
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ZAGREB, Croatia – Croatian pop star Nina Badric kicked off her latest tour at the Drazen Petrovic Hall in Zagreb in front of 5000 fans. The lighting rig, designed by Dalibor Radic, included 24 Robe MMX Spots supplied rental company Eldra, based in Bregana.
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SOUTH KIRBY, YORKSHIRE, UK – One of the UK’s biggest arena rehearsal facilities is working with Richard Young’s new Load Cell Rental company to provide an accurate weighing service to its client base of touring shows and bands. Independent riggers will install clip-on Load Cells during load in, return to record the weight once the rig is hanging, then produce an independent assessment of the weight of the system. Clients will receive a report that includes calibration certificates of the cells used, which can be forwarded to all venues on the tour as part of the health and safety documentation in addition to the rigging plot.
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LONDON – Ambersphere Solutions has recently extended their premises to meet the increasing product and training demands of their customers. There is an expanded show… Read More »Ambersphere Hosts Holiday Open House
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TORONTO – CAST Group’s Vivien 2013, the Virtual Event Designer, is available now for download for members only. Vivien 2013 is a software design tool that assists the user with planning and event design including 3D virtual room layouts and photorealistic renders.
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