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“Vice & Vertu” Celebrates the Cabarets and Music Halls of 1930s Montreal with Support from MA Lighting’s dot2 Consoles

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MONTREAL – To mark Montreal’s 375th anniversary and the Festival Montreal Completement Cirque, The 7 Fingers presented the immersive production, “Vice & Vertu,” at the city’s Societe des Arts Technologiques (SAT).  The 7 Fingers used MA Lighting dot2 XL-F and XL-B consoles to control lighting for the kaleidoscope of circus, theater, comedy, video projections, burlesque and music acts that comprised the show.  A.C.T Lighting, Inc. is the exclusive distributor of MA Lighting products in North America.

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BMFLs for Queensferry Crossing Opening Event

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SCOTLAND – Scotland bristled with pride as the magnificent Queensferry Crossing – the  world’s longest triple towered cable stay bridge – was illuminated in all its 2.7 kilometer long and 207 meters high glory – by 60 x Robe BMFL Wash Beams, switched on by First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon. The lighting scheme to achieve the spectacular reveal for the official hand-over ceremony signaling the completion of the £1.35 billion project was designed by event production company JMP Productions, specified and supplied by Edinburgh rental and production specialists Black Light.

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MTV VMA Awards Design Included 196 GLP JDC1 Strobes

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LOS ANGELES – The 36th MTV Video Music Awards program was broadcast live from the Forum in Inglewood, CA Aug. 27. LD Bob Barnhart (22 Degrees) used 194 GLP JDC1 hybrid strobes for the set, designed by Stufish’s Ric Lipson. PRG supplied the fixtures for the show. Kendrick Lamar, Bruno Mars and The Weeknd were among the nominees, with Lamar winning the main honor. Miley Cyrus, Ed Sheeran, Fifth Harmony, Lorde, Shawn Mendes and DNCE performed.

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Nominations Still Open for 2018 Indispensable Technology “IT” Awards

LAS VEGAS – For the eighth time, PLSN and FRONT of HOUSE readers will have the opportunity to nominate lighting, staging, video and audio technologies worthy of an Indispensable Technology “IT” Award. The awards competition recognizes technologies that have advanced the state of the art in each of those categories within the previous year. The recognition process starts with nominations from readers of each magazine, which are still open this month. Top nominated products make it onto the Parnelli Awards ballot for a final vote.

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New AVS-816/SA Audio and Video Switcher Allows Users to Switch Between 16 Audio and Video Sources

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JACKSON, MO – Link Electronics introduces the AVS-816/SA Audio and Video Switcher which allows users to switch between 16 audio and video sources.  Designed with video professionals in mind, this wide band-width video vertical interval switcher processes both video and audio in the analog and digital domain. Sixteen channels of video and non-looping stereo audio offer unparalleled return loss performance.  An extra video output can be used for monitoring.  Audio and video breakaway are selected by a single easily accessed front panel switch, with dual LEDs for source selection and follow switch indicates follow or break-away. 

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High Tech Meets Warmth At Grace Church With CSD Group and Chauvet Professional

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CHAPEL HILL, NC –Silvia Hatchell, the fourth winningest coach in women’s college basketball history and David Cutcliffe head football coach at Duke University have more than athletic success in common. Along with other sports figures like Coach Larry Fedora from the University of North Carolina, the two have participated in “Playbook How To Win In Life,” an inspirational series of videos from Grace Church. The professional quality productions are just one of the innovative steps that this North Carolina house of worship has taken to engage modern worshippers.

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HES Resumes HegdeHog Distribution

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AUSTIN – Effective October 1, 2017, High End Systems will resume exclusive distribution for our HOG4 HedgeHog console products. Customers can now purchase HedgeHog 4 products directly from authorized High End Systems dealers and distributors, and the company retains the single point of initial distribution for our entire console line. CLICK HERE to learn more about the HedgeHog line of automated lighting controllers.

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Stage-Tech, Elation Flexibility at California’s 2017 Hard Summer Music Festival

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SAN BERNARDINO, CA. Leading California production company Stage-Tech again dipped into its extensive inventory of Elation Professional lighting gear to deliver an impactful lighting package for the Hard and Pink stages at this year’s Hard Summer Music Festival. With a venue change somewhat late in the scheduling – a move from the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana to the more scenic environs of the Glen Helen Amphitheater in San Bernardino – Stage-Tech had to be both flexible and resourceful, a challenge they met with the help of adaptable Elation lighting. 

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Avolites ART2000 dimmers are perfect solution for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time

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UK: A bespoke ‘dimmer world’ dolly system using three Avolites ART2000 dimmer racks is proving the perfect solution for the ongoing UK and international tour of the National Theatre’s multi-award winning production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time. Since first appearing to great acclaim in 2012, the play has picked up an enviable clutch of awards including seven Olivier Awards for its West End run and five Tony Awards and seven Drama Desk Awards for its Broadway production.

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Robe for Innibos Festival 2017

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SOUTH AFRICA – Robe moving lights were the primary light sources on the Main Stage at Innibos 2017, a high profile arts and music festival staged in and around Mbombela (Nelspruit) in South Africa presenting Afrikaans music, theatre, literature and visual arts. The fixtures were part of a striking visual design by Johan Ferreira of BF Production Services. Johan has lit the event’s main stage for 12 years now – changing his approach dramatically in terms of technology over that time.

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