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15 Years and Still Going Strong, as a Global Leader in Pre-Owned Gear

WELLINGTON,​ ​FL​  ​ ​–​ ​GearSource®​ ​marks​ ​its​ ​15th​ ​anniversary​ ​as​ ​one of​ ​the​ ​original​ ​and​ ​largest​ ​dedicated​ ​​pre-owned​ ​professionals​ ​in​ ​Stage​ ​Lighting,​ ​Pro​ ​Audio,​ ​Video, Staging.​ ​​GearSource®​ ​has​ ​grown​ ​from​ ​a​ ​small​ ​“one​ ​man​ ​operation”​ ​to​ ​a​ ​recognized​ ​Global​ ​leader​ ​in re-marketing​ ​pre-owned​ ​production​ ​gear​. Quoting​ ​founder​ ​and​ ​CEO,​ ​Marcel​ ​Fairbairn…​ ​”We​ ​have​ ​achieved​ ​this​ ​milestone​ ​through​ ​hard​ ​work and​ ​dedication​ ​to​ ​vendors​ ​plus,​ ​a​ ​company-wide​ ​culture​ ​of​ ​customer​ ​service.​ ​GearSource®​ ​is​ ​an innovator…​ ​dedicated​ ​to​ ​developing​ ​even​ ​better​ ​tools,​ ​better​ ​services​ ​and​ ​better​ ​opportunities​ ​for​ ​all of​ ​our​ ​users.​

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Bill Groener, Bill Morris, Scott Church and Dan Abdalla Accept New Roles at 4Wall

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LAS VEGAS, NV-  4Wall Entertainment has experienced both rapid and noteworthy growth resulting in additional locations and added lighting & video equipment. Scott Church, Bill Morris, Bill Groener, and Dan Abdalla have all accepted new roles that are parallel with the changes within the company. 4Wall CEO Kathy Torjman spoke of the recent changes. “Their new roles are imperative to service our customers on a national scale. Their experience and expertise, in company with our entire 4Wall team, will provide our customers with coast to coast service for their lighting and video needs.”

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Studio Gear Invests In SolaFrame 750s

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AUSTIN – Lighting production company Studio Gear has announced their first purchase of High End Systems SolaFrame 750 fixtures. The newest (and most compact) Sola Series luminaire was launched at the 2017 PLASA trade show in London, and will be unveiled in the USA at the upcoming LDI show in November. Studio Gear’s Mike Atkins commented, “Our first Sola product was the SolaWash 19, which has been great for us. Over the years we’ve made numerous purchases, and subsequently bought some SolaSpot 1500s for an installation.”

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Hoist and Rigging Training Made Easier with Columbus McKinnon’s New Website

GETZVILLE, N.Y – Whether you need to meet OSHA or ASME requirements, receive overhead crane and rigging certification or simply gain the peace of mind that comes from having a safer work environment, Columbus McKinnon can help. Columbus McKinnon Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCO), a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of material handling products, systems and services, launched its new training website, putting all of the information professionals need to get trained and do their jobs safely right at their fingertips.

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Largest Roof Ever Engineered By MILOS!

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BUCHAREST – The TIMESHIFT festival in Bucharest, Romania was the debut of the largest roof ever engineered and sold by MILOS! The massive MR5 Heavy-Duty roof measured 31 x 18 meters and covered the main stage of the first edition of TIMESHIFT Bucharest Music Festival – an event where technology and music come together to create something groundbreaking! The TIMESHIFT Music Festival was a four-day event held from July 20th – 23rd and featured a total of four stages, with the MILOS MR5 roof covering the main stage.

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Stageco Takes To The Road With The Stones’ Latest Touring Spectacular…

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UK – Since building the support structure for Mark Fisher’s iconic, fire-breathing cobra at every show on the 1994-95 Voodoo Lounge tour, Stageco has been proud to have a close association with the world’s greatest and most enduring rock’n’roll band, The Rolling Stones. And this year has seen them back on the road with No Filter – yet another spectacular production milestone that has spanned outdoor stadiums and arenas around Europe with Stageco’s expertise close to hand all the way.

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phase7 Stages Main Show of Hans Christian Andersen Festival with Elation Proteus Hybrid™

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ODENSE, DENMARK – For the past five years, the Danish city of Odense has honored its most famous son, Hans Christian Andersen, with a festival to call his own. With a long list of fairy tales that continue to find their place in the hearts of readers of all ages, it isn’t surprising that the H.C. Andersen Festival enjoys a growing popularity. This year’s festival, held from August 19-26, included over 700 events with the city’s main square the scene of the festival’s nightly show.

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Avolites Proud To Be Part of Brighton Pride

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BRIGHTON, UK – An Avolites Tiger Touch II console was used to program and control the high-octane lighting design for the renowned Wild Fruit ‘Summer of Love’ dance tent at the famous annual LGBTQ equality and diversity festival, Brighton Pride. The ‘Summer of Love’ tent hosted headline act DJ David Morales and featured sets from Jocelyn Brown, Angie Brown, Rozalla and Prok & Fitch. Providing the venue with a series of intense lighting looks was lighting designer Paul de Villiers who worked closely with Dean Parker of Wilde Ones Event Services who supplied and managed the event.

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Music City Food + Wine Festival Grows With Bandit Lites

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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – The Music City Food + Wine Festival returned to Bicentennial Park for another weekend that celebrated the culinary crafting of world renowned chefs, mixologists, sommeliers and self-proclaimed foodies. Bandit Lites joined forces with C3 Presents and Jeff Wendt to create a lighting package that would add to the ambiance, energize the space and bring color and light to more than twenty tents, a DJ booth, and the Grand Pavilion Taste tent.

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Printhead Studio Shakes Up Digital Printing Industry With New Technology

[caption id="attachment_280073" align="alignnone" width="800"]Printhead Studio, a division of Rose Brand, launched it's rebranding. . (Left to right) Josh Jacobstein, Peter Finder, Victoria Williamson, George Jacobstein, Michael Reed, and Kevin Coughlin[/caption]

SECAUCUS, NJ -. Printhead StudioTM, the newly rebranded digital printing division of Rose Brand Inc., introduces its new direct dye digital printer and expanded capabilities.  Executive Vice President Josh Jacobstein says that “Our new state-of-the-art technology, combined with our digital printing experience in theatre and events, is a huge differentiator. We can now provide customers with incredible color accuracy in large format, 16 foot seamless, soft fabric drops.”

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Nationwide Video Opens New Location in Orlando

DETROIT, MICH. — Nationwide Video, is pleased to announce the opening of its newest major market location. Today, Nationwide Video’s Orlando location will be up and running, taking orders and shipping the highest level of quality controlled subrental gear to clients.  This expansion will offer event stagers working in the Florida area faster and more convenient access to Nationwide Video’s diverse inventory of Pro AV subrental equipment.

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Leprecon Releases XC 350 Lighting Console

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Leprecon’s XC 350 lighting console is designed to provide a variety of playback options for events ranging from improvised performance to tightly scripted shows. Large edge wheel encoders and direct access Color, Beam, and Position label keys simplify programming LED and automated fixtures. The LPC software base provides an easy to use interface, and new XC features make this desk an ideal theatrical lighting control console to control intelligent, LED and conventional fixtures.

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