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Hometown Hero Voting Enters Final Stretch, Parnelli Nominations Begin!

ANAHEIM, CA – Normally, when one door closes, another opens. But for the first week in October, PLSN and FRONT of HOUSE readers will not only have one last opportunity to vote for their favorite Hometown Hero sound and lighting companies. They’ll also be able to nominate other companies, individuals and products for a 2018 Parnelli Award. That’s right, even though the voting for the Hometown Hero Awards won’t slam shut until Oct. 6, the door for Parnelli Awards nominations is now wide open, until Oct. 31. And if you haven’t done so, you can also nominate a product for an Indispensable Technologies “IT” Award as well.

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Beijing’s National Centre for the Performing Arts Chooses The New Claypaky K-EYE K20 HCR

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CHINA – The National Centre for the Performing Arts, one of China’s most prestigious and architecturally striking performance complexes, has invested in a large number of Claypaky’s latest award-winning LED HCR wash light, the Claypaky K-EYE K20, along with the another of the brand’s award-winning fixtures, the Claypaky Scenius Profile, as part of a major upgrade to the lighting rigs in its theatre and opera halls.

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Prolyte Group supplies LiteDeck to Fruition Events LLC

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MIDDLE EAST – With the delivery of a large batch of over 500 pieces of LiteDeck staging platforms, Prolyte Group and Fruition Events LLC embark on a fruitful cooperation in the Middle East region. Prolyte Group will deliver the LiteDeck staging elements in two batches, the first to be completed in September, just in time for the start of the season in the Middle East region. The second to complete later in October.

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Philips Lighting Moves Opera Sanxay To New Heights Of Dynamic Presentation

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SANXAY, FRANCE – Philips Lighting (Euronext: LIGHT), the world leader in lighting, today announced that it has worked closely with Opera Sanxay to introduce the first-ever moving light rig for the celebrated Soirées Lyrique de Sanxay opera festival, staged from 10-14 August. The use of the latest stage lighting and control technology successfully enabled a new level of dynamic design possibilities for this highly respected outdoor spectacle. Now in its 18th year as one of France’s leading lyrical arts events, Soirées Lyrique de Sanxay maintains presentation standards as high as any international opera event.

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Robe for Temple of Divine Providence

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WARSAW – Robe Actor 6 and PARFect 100 LED fixtures are installed as part of the architectural lighting at the Temple of Divine Providence in Warsaw Poland, one of the most significant Roman Catholic buildings in the country. The Temple is in the final throes of construction bringing to fruition an idea that was first inspired in 1791 … shortly after the adoption of Poland’s first constitution.

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Metallica Rocks Europe with Flares and ProPlex

[caption id="attachment_279454" align="alignnone" width="800"]Metallica playing in the round in Europe. Photos: Jeff Yeager / Brett Murray[/caption]

COLOGNE, Germany – Metallica, which is following up the summer tour leg of its ongoing WorldWired tour in North America with a trek through the U.K. and Europe that will run from Sept. 2017 to May 2018, is traveling with 50 Solaris Flare LED fixtures, and DMX distribution based around four ProPlex IQ Two 1616 Ethernet-DMX nodes, all supplied by Premier Global Production (PGP) of Nashville, TN.

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Deadline to Order Behind the Scenes Holiday Cards is September 29th

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NYC – The deadline for ordering 2017 Behind the Scenes Holiday Cards is just one week away. These unique cards were created especially for Behind the Scenes and are a great way to spread holiday cheer while bringing help and hope to your colleagues in need. The order deadline is September 29th so place your order now at http://behindthescenescharity.org/bts/holidaycards2017.htm

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WFX 2017 Show Preview: ADJ Has Quality, Affordable LED Lighting For Your Church Covered

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LOS ANGELES – Next month the WFX Conference & Expo will take place in Dallas, Texas, when 3,500+ people involved with worship technology will come together to learn, share ideas and check out the latest equipment. ADJ will feature heavily on the show floor where we will be demonstrating a variety of our latest affordable yet innovative lighting solutions which are ideal for use by dynamic churches of all sizes.

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4Wall LA Provides Gear for Long Beach Opera’s Frida Production

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LONG BEACH, CA- This summer, Long Beach Opera brought Robert Xavier Rodriguez’s Frida production to Southern California for the first time. Lighting Designer Dan Weingarten and Director of Production Holly Ahlborn turned to 4Wall Los Angeles for the lighting needed to help tell the tale of famed artist Frida Kahlo. The overall goal of LD Weingarten’s lighting design was to capture the essence of Frida’s own color palette; her vibrant, rich colors influenced heavily by her surroundings in contrast to the subject matter of her work.

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Chauvet Professional Maverick MK Pyxis

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At the center of Chauvet Professional’s Maverick MK Pyxis is a single homogenous 60W RGBW LED with a fixed 3-degree beam angle. Surrounding this pixel is an outer ring made up of nine 15W RGBW LEDs with a 7-45-degree zoom angle. Working together, the center pixel and outer ring are capable of creating a variety of captivating beam, wash, atmospheric and set piece effects. The fixture also features 360-degree continuous pan and tilt movement. In addition to creating moving looks, the Maverick MK Pyxis can also do double and triple duty as wash and beam light. With a combined center pixel and outer ring illuminance of 27,560 lux at five meters, the fixture has the output needed for a wide variety of applications.

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Introducing Our New Range Of Lifters from Kuzar

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LONDON – Prolight Concepts Group have taken exclusive UK distribution of Kuzar Systems, a Spanish company located in Valencia, dedicated to the design, manufacture and distribution of lifters and lifting accessories for the lighting and sound industry. Designed for the professional user in the event and rental industry, Kuzar lifters are manufactured in Europe to both BGV C1 and CE (2006/42/CE) standards, and are also backed by a two-year warranty. The lifters feature ‘KAT’ locks that offer two positions, one for raising the lifter and the second for locking the lifter while static at height for increased safety.

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ZerOS RigSync Wins Innovation Award in London

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LONDON – Eaton’s popular Zero 88 lighting control brand continues its winning ways … collecting a coveted PLASA 2017 ‘Award for Innovation’ for the ‘RigSync’ feature that is part of the latest version of its powerful and flexible ZerOS console software. RigSync demystifies the work of DMX addressing for console users, allowing them more time to focus on being imaginative … while the technical elements sort themselves out via the console communicating with the lighting rig.

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