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GLP Announces Plans for PLASA 2017

LONDON – GLP arrives at this year’s PLASA Show riding the crest of a wave. The burgeoning UK operation, now under the stewardship of the experienced Simon Barrett and David Stewart, will be presenting a portfolio of unique LED and hybrid solutions. These have captured the imagination of designers worldwide over the past year, and their attributes can be seen in regular interactive lightshows choreographed by leading LD (and 2017 KOI nominated LD) Tom Campbell, who has been using quantities of GLP’s X4 Bars on tour with Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes, while GLP products will also feature heavily on singer-songwriter Nick Mulvey’s upcoming tour.

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Rogues Help Megan Alksninis Balance Elegance and Rock at IYRS Gala

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NEWPORT, RI – For the 20th annual IYRS Gala, a fundraiser for the International Yacht Restoration School, which has campuses in Newport and Bristol, RI, Megan Alksninis lit the school’s Newport campus for the gala dinner and auction before turning up the visual heat with rock show looks for Kool and the Gang, the featured entertainers for the evening.

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Mysteryland 2017

MegaPointe Makes Mega Impact at Mysteryland

HAARLEMMERMEER, The Netherlands –  Twenty of Robe’s new MegaPointe fixtures were used for the Main Stage at Mysteryland 2017, one of the Netherlands’ best established and most popular dance music extravaganzas. The MegaPointes were part of an impressive production lighting design by Sander den Otter from T-MINUS Design for the two-day event staged at Haarlemmermeer, a nature reserve just outside Amsterdam on Aug. 26-27.

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Litepanels Gemini 2x1 Panel

Litepanels Gemini 2×1 Panel

 Litepanels®, a pioneer in LED lighting for the film, photographic, and broadcast industries and a Vitec Group brand, today introduced the Litepanels Gemini — an all-new 2×1, RGB-WW soft panel that combines daylight, tungsten, and red-green-blue LEDs to deliver highly flexible and precise color adjustment. The Gemini soft panel produces true, full-spectrum white light and an extensive choice of control options designed to suit any professional lighting application. Visitors to IBC2017 will get an exclusive first look at Gemini’s high-quality light output on the Litepanels stand (12.E65).

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Nominations are in, vote today!

Hometown Hero Nominations are In, Vote for 2018 Lighting Company Finalists!

LAS VEGAS – From early September until Oct. 6, 2017, PLSN readers have the opportunity to vote for the best regional lighting company in each of six separate regions in North America – five U.S. regions and all of Canada. Your votes will narrow the list of 36 nominated companies down to just six. These regional winners will then automatically appear on the final Parnelli Awards ballot, which will be posted for a final round of voting during the month of November.

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Cynthia Rutherford

Cynthia Rutherford Joins Bandit Lites

KNOXVILLE, TN – With summer nearly over and fall production in full swing, Bandit Lites is pleased to share its team has once again grown with the hiring of Cynthia Rutherford as Office Manager. Following graduation from East Tennessee State University, Rutherford spent seventeen years working in various fields before joining Bandit, where she was drawn to Bandit’s commitment to its clients.

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Stars in Concert, in Berlin, Germany

Chauvet Professional Rejuvenates Berlin’s “Stars in Concert” Series

BERLIN – Since 1997, Berlin’s “Stars in Concert” at the Estrel Hotel and Convention Center has brought a wide range of musical theatre acts to over four million spectators, making it one of the most successful live shows in Germany’s history. To provide a permanent wash lighting solution to the long-running “Stars in Concert” series, which features shows such as the Beatles’ “All you need is Love” and “Elvis Das Musical,” the Estrel Festival Center recently added 18 Rogue R2 Wash and 10 COLORado 1 Quad Zoom fixtures from CHAUVET Professional, supplied by Fischer.

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