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PixelFLEX Improves Life On The Road with FLEXTour LED

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NASHVILLE – Award-winning LED video manufacturer PixelFLEX is pleased to announce the introduction of FLEXTour, a new robust, high-definition and curve-able LED video display designed specifically for the high demands of production touring.  With its unique rigging capabilities and modular construction, FLEXTour is front or rear-serviceable and employs an integrated climbing ladder for enhanced accessibility. FLEXTour has the highest standard in components from NovaStar and Macroblock.  The new NovaStar A8s receiving card and Macroblock premium drivers deliver stunning image fidelity, grayscale and flicker-free performance, making it the premier rental staging LED video solution available today.

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Keith Wissmar, 1958-2017

In Memoriam: Keith Wissmar, 58

LOS ANGELES and SEATTLE – Keith Wissmar, LD for Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Neil Young, Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals, Jack Johnson, and Gary Clark Jr., among others, died July 30 after a 14-month battle with pancreatic cancer. A private service was planned in Los Angeles. A memorial in Seattle is set for the Paramount Theater on Aug. 26 from 2-6 p.m.

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Lotte World Tower in South Korea Lit with Martin Fixtures

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SEOUL—Hansam System, Co., Ltd used Martin fixtures to light Lotte World Tower, South Korea’s tallest skyscraper and the fifth tallest building in the world. Featuring 123 floors, Lotte World Tower is home to a wide range of facilities and public spaces, including business offices, private residences, a luxury hotel, a mega mall, a cinema, an aquarium, a concert hall and a large observation deck. The building owners hired Hansam System, Co. and lighting consultants EOS SLD and Nikennomura to design an ambitious lighting solution that would visually enhance the architecture of the building’s roof, observatory ticketing area and grand ballroom.

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Adlib Laughs Long and Loud with Mrs. Brown & Her Boys

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UK – The hilariously funny, successful Brendan O’Carroll comedy creation ‘Mrs. Brown’s Boys’ continues its popular live touring version, leaving a wake of smiles and laughs, with full technical production – lighting, sound, video, rigging and crew – supplied by Adlib. Adlib has been involved with Mrs. Brown’s Boys live since its very first theatre tour in 2000, and since then it’s become a multi award winning TV show and a massive arena live show phenomenon!

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Transcolor Lucjan Siwczyk in Poland Invests in More Robe Fixtures

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WARSAW, Poland – Transcolor Lucjan Siwczyk, one of Poland’s major rental companies, is located in greater Warsaw, since 2010 in a substantial purpose-built warehouse and office complex complete with two large studios which are regularly hired out by TV production companies to record a range of series and programs. Television is a core market for Transcolor which also services other studios with lighting and video equipment – together with concert touring, special events and long term installations.

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Imero Fiorentino's memoirs have been published posthumously by his widow, Angela.

New Memoir Offers Look Into Life of Imero Fiorentino, ‘The Picasso of the Spots and Strobes’

NEW YORK –  Let There Be Light:  An Illuminating Life chronicles the life of Imero Fiorentino, a prominent lighting designer whose career spanned 60 years, a man dubbed by Newsweek magazine “the Picasso of the spots and strobes”. Known best for his work in television, Fiorentino was one of the pioneers in the 1950’s, designing the lighting for such shows as Pulitzer Prize Playhouse and U.S. Steel Hour.

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LD Günter Jäckle is lighting the 71-year-old performer with 28 GLP JDC1 strobes, 24 impression X4 Bar10 fixtures and 24 GT-1 hybrids.

Udo Lindenberg Tours With GLP

PAPENBURG, Germany – When “panic rocker” Udo Lindenberg goes on tour it becomes total art for the eyes and ears. In his locker Udo Lindenberg has everything that makes a show the absolute highlight: artists, UFOs, sensations and, as always, his own secrets, which create a light and video show with extra class and perfect sound.This was certainly the case with the recently completed tour of the new album “Stronger than Time” (“Stärker als die Zeit“). The 71-year-old does not think he will ever stop, and promises his fans another 30 years of well-refined panic with orchestra.

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VER is supplying lighting, control, truss automation and media servers for the tour.

Bruno Mars Tour Includes 214 Solaris Flares

LOS ANGELES – The North American phase of Bruno Mars’ 24K Magic World Tour is now in full swing, with 63 dates from July to November.  Opening in Las Vegas after 44 dates in Europe, the tour will continue to Latin America and Australia through next year.  214 Solaris Flares are key components of a spectacular show that celebrates the artist’s musical roots. 

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NAMM 2018 diagram

2018 NAMM Show Expansion Announced; Show Map Released

ANAHEIM, CA – NAMM has announced expansions to its 2018 show including additional event technology and pro audio areas, a new building and new education and professional development areas. The event, which annually draws more than 100,000 attendees from 139 countries and regions, will take place Jan. 25-28, 2018 at the expanded Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA.

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Pointing Out the Premios Max Awards

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VALENCIA, SPAIN – The annual Premios Max Awards celebrate Spanish individuals and organizations who have making outstanding contributions to the performing arts and are organized by the General Society of Authors and Publishers (SGAE). This year they were staged at the Palau de les Arts in vibrant Valencia. Lighting designer Juanjo Llorens took up the challenging task of lighting the high profile event which was also broadcast live on TVE2, for which he utilized luminaires in the venue’s house rig, together with some specials, notably 30 x Robe Pointes, 6 x BMFL WashBeams and five PATT2013s.

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