NEU-ULM, Germany — German rock band Eisbrecher (Ice Breaker) staged a festival titled Volle Kraft Voraus (Full Force Ahead), joined by fellow rockers Lord of the Lost, Combichrist and And She Came. The hevent, staged at Ratiopharm Arena in Neu-Ulm, was lit by Martin Heining, who opted for a rig including 18 GT-1, 25 Impression X4 XL and 70 Impression X4 Atoms from GLP.
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STAMFORD, CT — Harman, purchased in an $8 billion deal that was announced last November and completed March 10, recently gave notice to 650 of its 3,700 Harman Pro employees that their jobs will be eliminated by June 2018 as the company continues its restructuring efforts to better serve customers and accelerate new product innovations.
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Acclaim Lighting’s Flex One SO Interior™ and Exterior™ promise best in class color rendering, fidelity, and gamut in an LED strip product. Flex One SO Interior™ features a standard lumen output of up to 250 per foot and Flex One SO Exterior™ features a lumen output of up to 200 per foot, both with a minimum of CRI of 95.
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VANCOUVER, BC – Christie and Applied Electronics are bringing the annual salmon run to Vancouver’s Cambie Street Bridge in a striking projection mapping display for Canada’s 150th birthday celebrations. With content provided by Canada Wild Productions and using eight Christie 3DLP® projectors, the attraction, titled ‘Uninterrupted,’ opened June 28 and runs into early fall. The cinematic spectacle celebrates British Columbia’s annual salmon run, which sees millions of salmon migrate from the Pacific Ocean to their spawning grounds.
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PHOENIX – For Depeche Mode’s current “Global Spirit” tour, Sooner Routhier of SRae Productions noted how the visual design team makes use of two Hippotizer Boreal media servers to manage the show’s video playback. The tour, slated to travel to 32 cities in 21 countries, supports the venerable band’s latest album release, Spirit, with a production design by Anton Corbijn.
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DALLAS – Balancing lights with scenic elements will not only help churches create more engaging visuals on their sanctuary stages, it will also allow them to stretch their lighting budgets. This message is at the heart of “Lighting’s Secret Partner,” a WFX learning session by Alex Fuller, the well-known lighting and scenic director at Bethel Church in Redding, CA. Sponsored by CHAUVET Professional, the session runs from 10-10:45 am on Wednesday October 11 in room C-145 at the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center in Dallas, during the WFX Conference.
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LONDON, UK – Philips Lighting (Euronext Amsterdam ticker: LIGHT), a global leader in lighting, today announced that its support of London’s Arcola Theatre in staging the popular Grimeborn opera festival helped the venue with its ambition to become carbon neutral. At the same time, the lighting rig also providing lighting designers with a dynamic, beautiful and consistent quality of light.
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NASHVILLE, TN – LMG, LLC, a national provider of video, audio, lighting, and LED support based in Orlando, FL, is pleased to announce the hiring of Ory Brochet as Account Executive on the firm’s show team in the Nashville office. With more than 20 years of experience, Brochet has what is needed to produce large scale shows. “This is an incredible opportunity to consolidate my work and life experience into a position that will use a wide range of my skillsets,” says Brochet.
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – County music superstar Toby Keith knows the power of music, whether he is traveling across the United States, or bringing the music of home to more than 250,000 troops in 17 countries. Bandit Lites provided the lighting package for the CMA Award winner on his Interstates & Tailgates Tour, as he made his way to the fair and festival circuit while still providing the same level of energy that has had his audience raising red solo cups for nearly two decades. With a larger show heading into these customarily smaller venues, the production team had to carefully consider weight loads.
AUSTIN, TX – On Sept. 16, Willie Nelson announced the passing of Ben “Lovey” Dorcy III, subject of the 2017 documentary, Lovey: King of the Roadies, who had supported bands on the road starting in 1950 until mid-2017, an astonishing 67 years. He was 92.
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NETHERLANDS – We have just released a beta of Resolume Avenue & Arena 6! This is by far the biggest release we have ever done.… Read More »Resolume Release New Software Vs
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