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Kinesys at LDI 2017

LAS VEGAS – Automation and motion control manufacturer Kinesys exhibits at LDI for the first time on its own booth – 843 – where they will be creating a strong presence with an international team and an eye-catching design showing a selection of key products which will be moving and working in situ. Having focused on building brand presence in the U.S. in recent years, which has included attending the last few LDIs and walking the floor, the next phase in that strategy explained founder and CEO Dave Weatherhead, “is to put ourselves right in front of potential customers, for which LDI – attracting a wide cross-section of high quality decision makers and influencers – is a perfect opportunity”.

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Elation Lighting Enhancement at Fashion Drive Shopping Center in Monterrey, Mexico

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MONTERREY, MEXICO  – Fashion Drive is a world-class shopping center in Monterrey, Mexico, that offers all the amenities of modern retail. Located in the city’s contemporary municipality of San Pedro Garza Garcia, Fashion Drive is a high profile shopping center whose modern design goes beyond shopping to embrace leisure, entertainment, dining, and even a hotel. Opened in March 2017, the modern shopping mall features top fashion brand stores and stretches across four levels.

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Robe at LDI 2017

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LAS VEGAS – Robe – on booth 715 – will showcase its dynamic new MegaPointe® multi-functional moving light, bringing all the excitement and buzz of real live performance to the exhibition floor at the Robe City Music Hall which will present the MegaPointe® Live show … an hourly extravaganza not to be missed! Visitors can also see several other new products being shown for the first time at a U.S trade show including the BMFLTM LightMaster and from the PATT range, Pixel PATTTM, PATT 2017TM and onePATT TM.

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Ayrton’s New Products Make US Debut at LDI Show

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LAS VEGAS – Ayrton will continue to celebrate its 15th anniversary at the LDI Show in Las Vegas Convention Center (booth no 2443) with an exciting new variation on its much-anticipated light show. Visitors to the booth are in for a treat as they enter a ‘crystal dome’ to witness over 300 new Ayrton fixtures presented in a spectacular display, and even have the chance to sit in one of the special gaming chairs…

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ETC Gets “CYC-ed” for LDI 2017

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MIDDLETON, WI – ETC’s booth at LDI 2017 will be awash in color as the new ColorSource CYC luminaire makes its debut at the Las Vegas Convention Center next week. From November 17-19, visitors to booth #2773 can demo the new fixture – a compact, affordable five-color LED cyclorama light that specializes in smooth washes and rich color – and see its striking optics in action on the booth’s cyc.

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Mike Grabowski Debuts Maverick MK Pyxis On MTV’s TRL

NEW YORK  – When MTV’s iconic TRL returned to the air on October 2, after a nine-year hiatus, it represented a homecoming of sorts for Mike Grabowski of the Lighting Design Group. Having worked on the star-studded program in the final years of its original run, Grabowski was familiar with the challenges of lighting a live show with an enormously eclectic mix of artists and programming formats. He also knew firsthand how to work within the parameters of MTV’s Times Square studio.

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Mojo Barriers Supplies Multiple Artists’ Tours Across The Globe

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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.

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W-DMX™ strong at LDI

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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.

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New World Rigging Symposium Announced by ESTA and USITT

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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Bandit Lites Nominated For Lighting Company Of The Year

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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.

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Chase & Status Brixton

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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.

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