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Ayrton Magic Takes to the Skies with Enter Shikari at UK Slam Dunk Festival

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LEEDS, UK – Ayrton’s magic touched audiences once again at the UK’s 2017 Slam Dunk Festival tour, which was headlined by innovative and futuristicband, Enter Shikari, in celebration of the 10th anniversary of band’s debut album Take To The Skies. Slam Dunk is an alternative music festival that tours the UK cities of Leeds and Birmingham and the town of Hatfield, preceded by warm up shows at The Dublin Academy and Belfast Limelight, and with Enter Shikari adding a further headline date in Barrowlands.

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Robe Gets Hï in Ibiza

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IBIZA – A sizzling 2017 Ibiza summer season saw new clubbing experience Hï burst on the scene with fresh energy and impetus mainlined into the heart of the Balearic dance scene, fuelling the buzz, hosting the world’s most significant DJs, attracting a huge fan following and etching extraordinary memories on the psyche via incredible visual productions created by Romain Pissenem and his team from High Scream. Over 200 Robe moving lights helped Romain define Hï’s two spaces – the Theatre and the Club.

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Carmen Savarese Named Sales & Marketing Director at TOMCAT and JTE

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KNOXVILLE – TOMCAT USA, Inc. manufacturer and distributor of the well-known TOMCAT and JAMES THOMAS ENGINEERING truss brands, is proud to announce that Carmen Savarese will step into the position of Sales & Marketing Director effective November 6th, 2017. Carmen utilizes her eleven years of international experience in the entertainment industry, first as Global Business Developer and later as Chief Operating Officer, to grow and expand both brands throughout the Americas and internationally. She will add a new, dynamic element to the already well established and successful TOMCAT and JTE Teams. Welcome aboard Carmen!

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See What All The Talk Is About at Elation LDI Booth 2315

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LOS ANGELES – Elation Professional will be carrying momentum from a successful PLASA show to LDI Booth 2315 in Las Vegas, where the company will again be a Front Row sponsor of North America’s leading trade show for entertainment technology. LDI 2017 will give lighting professionals the opportunity to see for themselves what the buzz around Elation’s latest award-winning luminaires is all about. Held from October 17-19 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Elation will be showcasing at LDI three luminaires in the award-winning Artiste Series of full-featured theatrical-grade LED moving heads for the creative LD.

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ADJ Lighting Adds Two Key Appointments To Growing Sales Force

LOS ANGELES – ADJ Products, LLC is pleased to announce two new appointments to its growing network of sales associates within the United States. The first appointment is that of Aldridge Marketing, Inc., a manufacturer’s representative firm located in Austin, Texas. Since 1992, Randall Aldridge and the Aldridge Marketing team have represented AV and MI manufacturers in the states of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana. Effective November 1, 2017, Aldridge Marketing will represent ADJ Products, LLC (ADJ Lighting, American Audio, Accu-Cable and Accu-Case) throughout their territory.

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City Theatrical at LDI 2017

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NYC – City Theatrical will be demonstrating their new technology at the Live Design International (LDI) tradeshow at the Las Vegas Convention Center from November 17-19, 2017 at Booth 2660. Please stop in and see the latest in wireless technology (listed below) as well as all of the other fine lines of products that City Theatrical offers.

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International Code of Practice for Entertainment Rigging Now Available

NYC – In response to calls from the international entertainment rigging community, rigging professionals from around the globe came together to create ICOPER to promote awareness and safety worldwide by providing a model code of practice with a focus on arena rigging. However, this Code of Practice is applicable to all event production rigging disciplines. ESTA and PLASA announce the release of an International Code of Practice for Entertainment Rigging (ICOPER) which is available as a free download at www.esta.org/icoper or www.plasa.org/icoper.

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Stage Production Co. Chooses Elation Effects for Birmingham’s Crane

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BIRMINGHAM, UK -Full service production company, Stage Production Co., is supplying all the production for a new and unique multi-purpose event space in Birmingham (UK) called Crane and has turned to Elation Professional products to fulfill the lighting brief.  Crane, which opened on September 29th, is a huge space with a raw industrial feel in the heart of the Digbeth district of central Birmingham. Along with elevated ceilings, iron beams and exposed brick work, the space is defined by two 5-ton rolling cranes that span the width of the building and roll down its length on steel girders.

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Krystof Celebrate 25

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PRAGUE – Czech pop rock band Kryštof celebrated their 25 year anniversary in style with a sold out arena tour and a massive two night concert at the Stadion Evžena Rošického in Prague, where they played two tumultuous shows to over 70,000 fans marking this incredible career achievement. They also released a special new album this year – ‘25’ – to coincide with an extensive live performance schedule. Full production – including around 100 Robe moving lights – for the tour and the stadium shows was supplied by ZL Production who have a long association with Kryštof.

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PUR In Schalke — A Family Festival With Extra Class

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GERMANY – The six musicians of PUR keep their fans waiting for a whole year, there has to be a very good reason. And a gigantic, one-off concert provided the answer, as for the sixth time at the Veltins Arena, 65,000 fans flocked to the ‘PUR & Friends’ concert. This gave them the chance not only to celebrate their band, but also a number of high-profile guests. Among them were Andreas Bourani, Daniel Wirtz, comedian Bülent Ceylan and Max Giesinger. The success of this mega event was assured at the beginning of the year, when all tickets were sold out in a very short time.

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PixelFLEX™ LED Makes A True Retail Connection for Vionic Beach

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NASHVILLE, – Bringing together style and science, global footwear brand Vionic Shoes has seen a continued growth which prompted a recent move into a new showroom space located at 1370 Avenue of Americas in New York City. In this new environment where reps and buyers would be enticed to purchase the latest innovative shoe designs for their retail locations, a new brand was also being launched, Vionic Beach. Needing a way to make sure the latest in life-changing footwear didn’t get lost on the showroom floor, the retail presence and showroom designer David Warwick created a unique and immersive LED video beach experience using FLEXLite II 4.8mm LED from PixelFLEX™.

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