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Scorpions Conclude North American Leg of Crazy World Tour 2017 with Support from Claypaky Fixtures and grandMA2 Consoles

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USA -– Scorpions, the multi-platinum German heavy metal band, has wrapped the first North American leg of the Crazy World Tour 2017 with Megadeth.  A large complement of Claypaky fixtures hit the road with the legendary rockers along with grandMA2 consoles to run the show.  A.C.T Lighting, Inc. is the exclusive distributor of Claypaky and MA Lighting products in North America. The North American leg’s September and October dates included a performance at New York City’s Madison Square Garden, the first time the band played the iconic venue since 1984.

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ESA to Hold the Severe Weather Summit March 22-23

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NORMAN, OK – Event and venue professionals thrive in an environment that requires both careful preparation and the ability to adapt to frequently changing circumstances. But recent history shows that severe weather can disrupt even the best-laid plans. When it does, the results can be physically and financially catastrophic.

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Leann Rimes Celebrates Today Is Christmas With Bandit Lites

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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – Fans around the country are getting into the Christmas spirit with LeAnn Rimes, as the multi-platinum, two-time Grammy Award-winning singer takes her Today is Christmas tour across the United States. Bandit Lites is proud to be lighting the acclaimed vocalist, whose powerhouse vocals and infectious spirit brings joy to not only the audience, but to those spending the holiday season supporting the tour. “It is one of my favorite times of the year; there is something magical about it, and being able to share it with my fans makes it all the more special,” shared Rimes.

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HARMAN Professional Solutions Brings Premium Lighting to the Sufi Route Festival in India

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NEW DELHI, INDIA—HARMAN Professional Solutions recently partnered with HARMAN Global Brand Ambassador and Grammy Award-winning artist A.R. Rahman to produce The Sufi Route—India’s first folk, poetry and Sufi music festival. HARMAN Professional Solutions was the official technology partner of the concert, which was held on November 18, 2017 at Qutub Minar, one of New Delhi’s most iconic and historic monuments.

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The Birchmere Adds Flexibility To Rig With CHAUVET Professional Maverick MK1 Spot

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ALEXANDRIA, VA –  On April 4, 1966 a local bluegrass band stepped up to the makeshift stage at a small suburban Washington DC restaurant/bar called The Birchmere. Few took notice of it at the time, but their performance on that cold April evening marked the start of an American music hall legend, giving rise to a venue that would count Bob Dylan and Bill Clinton as audience members and play a pivotal role in the careers of stars like The Indigo Girls, Alison Krauss, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Lyle Lovett, Jerry Jeff Walker, Dave Matthews, Vince Gill, and k.d. lang.

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Micro Studio Camera 4K and Teranex AV Used on Fall Out Boy’s MANIA World Tour

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FREMONT, CA – Blackmagic Design today announced that Grammy-nominated American rock band Fall Out Boy’s worldwide MANIA tour is using a complete Blackmagic Design live production workflow for IMAG and AV. Blackmagic Design’s Micro Studio Camera 4Ks and Teranex AV standards converters are being used for image capture and signal conversion on the tour, along with several other products, including an ATEM 2 M/E Broadcast Studio 4K live production switcher, MultiView 16 monitor, Smart Videohub 40×40 and Smart Videohub CleanSwitch 12×12 routers.

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A New Generation Of Scalers

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CINCINNATI – tvONE’s evolutionary development of our renowned CORIO®2 scaler technology continues to provide commercial integrators with unsurpassed image quality in nearly any installation situation. Now, to further improve upon the core technology, we are introducing a new generation of scalers that are extremely intuitive & user-friendly and provide greater flexibility. These new designs have more input/output flexibility than any other previous tvONE scaler.

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HARTING Han® Ex connectors for explosive environments now available in North America

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ELGIN, IL ,– HARTING’s Han® Ex connector series have been certified to the National Electric Code’s NEC 500 standard for use in Class I, Division II hazardous locations, making them available for use across North America. An ideal alternative to hard-wiring electrical connections, the Han® Ex range is particularly well-suited for applications in the oil and gas, mining and chemical industries and in process automation. When compared to hard-wiring electrical circuits, Han® Ex connectors increase installation speed and safety while reducing downtime for maintenance downtime and trouble-shooting.

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Welcome the Wink -Blizzard’s New Slick, Sophisticated Mini Moving Head

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WAUKESHA, WI. – Sometimes, the smallest most subtle things are the ones that hit where it counts. Proof: Blizzard Lighting’s newest LED moving head, WINK™ will get your rig noticed from across the room in the blink of an eye. Well endowed with a 60W 4-in-1 RGBW LED in the center plus a 4x segment pixel mappable LED ring with a total of 8x 0.5W RGB LEDs, WINK™ packs slick moves and eye candy effects into a tour-ready-but-tiny housing. WINK™’s 5-45° motorized zoom creates exceptionally bright beams and stunning wash effects that will really reel ‘em in.

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Tales of the Tripping in 360

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TEL AVIV – The cavernous Shlomo Arena in Tel Aviv was  brought to life – for the first time ever with the buzz of dance music – as the fantastic sounds and musical distinction of Tale of Us swirled around the environment in a limited-entry show presented by The Tripping, the country’s most discerning electronic music promoters. The event was atmospherically engineered by visuals designer Eran Klein who utilized Robe Pointes and Spiiders and PixelPATTs at the core of his design.

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PR Lighting Introduces XPAR 1012

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HELOTES, TEXAS- PR Lighting introduces the XPAR 1012 a bright and colorful IP67 rated luminaire that is perfect for both indoor and outdoor production. Equipped with 12 bright RGBW LEDs the XPAR 1012 is a powerful, compact, color changing luminaire. Its unique ability to withstand inclement weather allows the unit to be used in permanent or temporary exterior applications. The RGBW color mixing delivers a smooth, beautifully mixed color wash effect ideal for theaters.

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drs. Down! Gets Assist from Painting with Light

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NETHERLANDS – drs. Down! is part musical, part drama, part medical case study and the brainchild of Dutch TV presenter and chat show host Ivo Niehe, making his debut as a playwright. He boldly tackles some of the complex, dramatic, delicate and serious issues associated with Down Syndrome: judgements, prejudices and how it can shape and define lives, told through the true story of Pablo Pineda-Ferrer, who overcame the odds to gain a university degree in psychology.

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