LOS ANGELES — Zylight has partnered with Chimera Lighting to manufacture and distribute Active Diffusion, Zylight’s patented electronic diffusion technology. Zylight will also distribute NanGuang’s compact LED Fresnels and soft panel lights, as well as FXLION’s battery and charger product lines throughout North and South America.
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LITITZ, PA – ATOMIC CEO, Soren West, is setting out on his own to pursue his passion of creating innovative live event concepts. Soren’s planned departure from ATOMIC, effective January 1st, comes after twenty-one years with the company. A new CEO will not be named at this time. Daniel McPhillips, President, will continue to oversee the operations of ATOMIC and the company will continue to deliver Production Services, Design, Set Construction and Rental Solutions to clients without interruption.
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LONDON – VER and Aurora named Ian Charlampowicz business development manager on their UK Lighting team. Charlampowicz, who brings considerable knowledge of the TV and live event markets to the position, will support the needs of VER/Aurora Lighting customers.
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ATLANTA – German trade show giant, Messe Frankfurt Exhibition GmbH, together with its North American subsidiary Messe Frankfurt Inc. based in Atlanta, Georgia, also known as Messe Frankfurt North America is celebrating its 25th anniversary. As the sole subsidiary in North America, the US based regional office has upheld the standards and traditions that continue to carry and spread the Messe Frankfurt name.
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CHICAGO – ILC has hired Nick Vitogiannes as a business development and production manager. Nick has been in the entertainment industry for more than 10 years designing and selling, live shows, events, and tours. Throughout that time, he worked for various companies as the Director of Production companies like: PSAV, Meetinghouse, and RGB Lights.
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KERKRADE, The Netherlands — Elation Professional named lighting industry veteran Frank Schotman technical sales representative and product specialist for the company’s European sales team. Schotman, who has 25 years of industry experience, comes to Elation from the AED Group, where he served as a senior product specialist supporting High End Systems’s fixtures and Hog 4 consoles. He also worked for Eclipse Staging Services in Dubai as head of lighting.
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LOS ANGELES – A.C.T Lighting, Inc. is pleased to announce the promotion of Chris Lamb to Director of Fixture Service and Support. Lamb assumes his new role after previously joining the company in a technical services capacity.
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GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA: To support the diversification of productions shot throughout the US, VER has invested in state-of-the-art camera prep facilities and increased services across the country. VER’s signature Cineverse® service remains at the core of each facility, providing expert camera prep staff, lens technicians, camera engineers—and 24/7 technical support. VER headquarters in Glendale, California houses LA’s newest camera prep facility.
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BOSTON MA – Available Light expanded its Boston studio with the hiring of Po-Yang Sung. Po-Yang is a Taiwanese native fresh from The University of Texas at Austin, where he received his MFA in Lighting Design. In school, he lit a variety of performance styles ranging from drama to dance to musical comedy. Prior to joining Available Light, Po-Yang served as Resident Lighting Designer at Michigan’s Thunder Bay Theatre Company.
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SECAUCUS, NJ – Rose Brand expanded its Swag Decor drape and decor rentals locations into a fully staffed and stocked office and warehouse at 2203 NW 30th Place, Pompano Beach, FL 33069. The new office in South Florida and the existing Orlando office now make it even more convenient for the firm to service all Florida cities, including Miami, Orlando, Tampa, Naples, Ft Lauderdale, Palm Beach, West Palm Beach, Sarasota, and Jacksonville.
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DUBAI – Maestra Dubai has added two new key management personnel – Richard Kleinsmit, who will be looking after Operations and Patrick Maxwell who is in charge of the new Warehouse, with both an integral part of the team led by Managing Partner Tom Clements. The appointments happen simultaneously to the company’s move to new premises which more than doubles Maestra Dubai’s warehouse facility.
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CHICAGO – GoVision announced that its nationwide expansion continues with the opening of a new office in Chicago. The office will be led by Rich McGill, an 18-year veteran of sales, sponsorships and digital media, who has joined the GoVision team as Regional Account Executive. McGill has worked with some of the largest brands in the world – including American Airlines, Coca-Cola, Anheuser-Busch and Gatorade – and brings extensive experience delivering digital marketing solutions to Division 1 universities throughout the Midwest.