SANTIAGO, CHILE – Robert Juliat and VGL have entered into a new agreement for VGL to become the official partner for the distribution of all Robert Juliat products in Chile. Founded in 1992, VGL is a leading distributor of entertainment lighting equipment used in the concert touring, theatrical and architectural industries in Chile.
UK – Mojo Barriers is supplying almost 2km of its specially designed touring barrier this Autumn to a range of this year’s most anticipated tours, November 2017. With Mojo’s European office supplying tours including The Rolling Stones, Queens of the Stone Age and Queen & Adam Lambert, and the US office working with Katy Perry, Gorillaz, Guns N’ Roses, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bruno Mars, 21 Pilots and Nick Cave, Mojo Barriers is in the midst of a busy touring season.
LAS VEGAS – Wireless Solution Sweden will be exhibiting at LDI, with TMB, its exclusive distributor in the United States. W-DMX™ will be in booth 1491, within the TMB village. The Swedish brand will be showing the new Generation 5, a powerful new product series that debuted last year, and started shipping early 2017 – G5 is the result of two years in development, and an assurance that our users will be investing into a reliable product that will still be able to withstand the new wireless challenges through years to come.
NYC – ESTA and USITT announce the session lineup for the New World Rigging Symposium, taking Lauderdale, FL. In these ten sessions participants will be given the opportunity to further their technical knowledge, keep up to date with codes and standards, and learn what it’s like to work as a rigger in other segments of the entertainment industry. Attendees will also hear from experts in related fields. Full session descriptions can be found at www.esta.org/nwrs_sessions.
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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – Bandit Lites, renowned concert lighting company and nearly 50 year veteran of the touring industry, is rounding out an incredibly successful 2017 with a nomination for Lighting Company of the Year from PLSN and FOH Magazines’ 18th Annual Parnelli Awards. Bandit Lites has been nominated every year since the inception of the event and has won six times.
LONDON – Popular UK DnB band Chase & Status played a high-profile sold-out show at London’s Brixton Academy – only their second live appearance in the UK this year after headlining the Lovebox Festival – for which show designer / director Andy Hurst created a high-energy collage of lighting, lasers, set and video to keep their enthusiastic fan base stoked with visual treats! Lighting equipment and crew was supplied by Blackburn based HSL whose association with the band goes back several years.
NEW YORK, NY – The Barbizon Lighting Company welcomes Bill Stonehouse as the new Systems Group Manager for the New York offices. Bill has depth and experience in both lighting design for live events and project management. He has designed lights for International and U.S. National touring productions, Regional Theatre and Opera, Off-Broadway, festivals, and corporate and special events.
BURBANK, CALIFORNIA – Expanding capacity for site-based personalization, Westview Productions has promoted Zach Baldry to Field Service Manager, in charge of all field operations and installation technicians. The new role as Field Service Manager will also expand the comprehensive Westview project experience, bringing an unparalleled level of jobsite customer service to customers.
LAUREL, Md., — Deep in a laboratory on the outskirts of Washington, D.C., the X-Laser team has recently completed “Project Mercury” – a product that will change the course of laser history. X-Laser last week released photographs of documents showing branding and text related to something named “Mercury,” but many parts of the document had been redacted. Now, the company has revealed that “Project Mercury” signifies X-Laser’s proprietary system for controlling laser projectors directly from a lighting console.
NASHVILLE, – Inspired to create unforgettable client experiences, 1220 Exhibits has become a nationally recognized leader in the production and installation of exhibits and commercial environments. Having worked with some of the most widely-known Museums, Universities and Sports Hall of Fame’s, 1220 Exhibits recently got the opportunity to work with Moody Gardens located in Galveston, Texas. Wanting to completely renovate the A/V and exhibit hall experience inside their Aquarium Pyramid, Moody Gardens needed a dynamic, new display for the lobby so 1220 Exhibits installed a FLEXLite NXG LED system from Nashville-based PixelFLEX™.
PORTLAND, ME – For a show at the House of Music and Events (HOME) in Portland, ME, the LDs for Revibe and Strange Machines put together a floor package featuring fixtures from Chauvet Professional. LDs Kyle Rose and Matthew Calabrese opted to include Rogue R1 Spot moving fixtures and COLORdash Batten- Quad 12 linear washes in the shared setup for Revibe and Strange Machines.
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LONDON – Green Hippo is delighted to announce that it has recruited Alex Kirby to its London HQ. Alex joins as Junior Support Technician, bringing seven years’ experience working with All Safe and Sound, the AV solutions provider, as well as a technology degree earned at Northumbria University.