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Active Production and Design Selected as the Exclusive AV Provider for Atlanta’s Newest Special Event Venue The Fairmont.

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ATLANTA – The Fairmont is right off Huff Road on Fairmont Avenue. An existing warehouse space, it is being transformed into a modern, industrial venue with 21 foot ceilings and stunning clerestory windows. The Fairmont will be a large venue, totally 19,000 square feet of event space. It will feature a sleek 4,000 square foot pre-function space with built in bar, polished concrete floors and a wall of windows. The pre-function area can serve as a cocktail space for larger events, or is a perfect venue for smaller gatherings. Multiple sets of frosted French doors will lead into a 15,000 square foot event space. Lush draping is available to soften and shrink the space, if needed.

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Lucca Festival Features DTS Lights Including Many KATANA

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ITALY – The KATANAs lit Green Day, Kasabian, Robbie Williams, Rag’N’Bone Man, LP and many more on the stage of the ‘Lucca Summer Festival 2017’. The festival is one of the cult events of Italian summers, with over 100 moving lights involved – the KATANA was in the foreground of all of the fixtures which also included  the RAPTOR and WONDER fixtures manufactured by DTS. “KATANA was the indisputable protagonist; with its ‘light blade’ and its versatility it impressed many LDs.

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Avolites Arena Provides Full Control for Tom Misch

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LONDON, UK – An Avolites Arena lighting console was used to program and operate the striking lighting design for producer andsinger-songwriter Tom Misch at his outdoor headline show at the Summer Series music festival held at Somerset House, London.The annual festival took place between 6 and 16 of July in the courtyard of the iconic Neoclassical building on the Thames. 2017 marked Misch’s Summer Series debut, joining other British and international festival headliner stars including Norah Jones, Goldfrapp and Damian ‘Jr. Gong’ Marley.

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Kinesys Announces New Singapore Distributor

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SINGAPORE – Automation and motion control specialists and manufacturer, Kinesys announces a new distributor in Singapore – Total Solution. Says Kinesys MD Dave Weatherhead, “There’s been a surge of interest in Kinesys in Asia generally in the last two to three years, and the timing of this deal is perfect for us to capitalize on this and increase our brand exposure and market share. Total Solution is a strong company that is well-established and respected, and we’re looking forward to a very positive working relationship”.

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Andi Watson Radios In On GLP’S Big Guns

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SAN FERNANDO, CA – Radiohead’s long-serving lighting designer, Andi Watson has been using 48 of GLP’s powerful X4 L LED spots as well as 14 of the award-winning X4 Bar 20 battens (as well as several shorter X4 Bar 10) on the band’s latest A Moon Shaped Pool tour (in support of their latest album). These were supplied by Upstaging in the States, while Neg Earth picked up the European leg of the tour.

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Christie Showcases Full Suite Of Laser-Illumination and Content Management Solutions for Enterprises At Infocomm India 2017

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INFOCOMM INDIA/MUMBAI – Christie®, a leader in creating and sharing the world’s best visual and audio experiences, is demonstrating its technological leadership by showcasing its latest laser illumination and content management solutions at InfoComm India, taking place at the Bombay Exhibition Center, September 26-28.

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Mavericks Reflect Passion Of “You’re The Fire” at Jhankaar 2017

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LENASIA, SOUTH AFRICA –Dance has been an integral part of Indian culture since ancient times. Over 3,500 years ago, the Vedas’ carefully choreographed rituals were used to convey spiritual themes.  This tradition lives on in beautiful fashion in South Africa today, where the Jhankaar School of Dance in Lenasia keeps dance (often with a more modern twist) in the forefront of the cultural life of the nation’s large Indian community.

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Dan+Shay Obsessed with Robe

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NASHVILLE – Country music duo Dan + Shay – vocalists and songwriters Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney – are engaged in an extensive touring cycle following the success of their second studio album, “Obsessed,” released in June 2016. Lighting is designed, programmed and operated for them by Jeff Mathews of Borealis Stage Lighting in Nashville, Tennessee, and includes Robe Spiider, Spikie and Pointe moving lights.

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Christie Projectors Enhance Expo 67 Live, Allowing Attendees To Relive The Canadian Show Of The Century

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MONTREAL – Christie®, a leader in creating and delivering the world’s best visual and audio experiences, is providing projectors for Expo 67 Live, a celebration to honor the 50th anniversary of the Montreal World’s Fair, produced by the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). From September 18 to 30, Christie Roadster HD20K-J 3DLP® projectors will light up Esplanade de la Place des Arts to broadcast images onto the giant multi-screen installation to immerse viewers in the cinematic environment and relive Expo 67.

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A.C. Lighting Inc. Hires Marketing Project Manager

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TORONTO, ON,– A.C. Lighting Inc., distributor of world-class lighting, rigging and video technologies, appoints Kyla Werrett to fill the newly created role of Marketing Project Manager. Kyla Werrett brings with her over 15 years of marketing experience and comes to A.C. Lighting Inc. from TOA Canada Corporation, a commercial audio and intercom manufacturer, where she held the role of marketing coordinator.

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Rolling Stones No Filter Tour

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LONDON – Entertainment engineering experts WIcreations has constructed several major set elements and developed associated rigging systems for the spectacular stage architecture designed by Stufish for the Rolling Stones’ ‘No Filter’ European tour. WI’s team was led by Hans Willems and Koen Peeters. Their brief included three major aspects: creating a cantilevered stage roofing system above the main performance area; devising a method for rigging and securing four 23 meter high by 11 meter wide LED video screens to the front of four large steel towers and building two mobile technical areas for use onstage.

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Caravan Stage Company’s Amara Zee Theater Ship Stages Multimedia “Nomadic Tempest” with MA Lighting’s dot2 core Console

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BC, CANADA- The Caravan Stage Company’s theater ship Amara Zee is finishing the two-month run of “Nomadic Tempest” in British Columbia, Canada where MA Lighting’s dot2 core is providing lighting control for the complex shipboard production.  A.C.T Lighting, Inc. is the exclusive distributor of MA Lighting products in North America.

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