CAPE TOWN, South Africa — A local magistrate held three companies involved in erecting advertising-clad scaffolding outside a 2012 Linkin Park tour stop liable for the death of a concert attendee after the temporary structure collapsed in high winds.
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GOURDON, France – Authorities investigating the July 19 death of Barbara Weldens while performing at the Festival Leo Ferre held at the Church of Notre Dame des Cordeliers cited an autopsy that confirmed electrocution as the cause of death. Local reports indicated that about 200 people had been attending the concert, and that no other injuries were reported.
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RENO, NV – The Tonic Lounge, dubbed by some as the “biggest little club” in Reno, widely known as the “biggest little city in the world,” is an “after hours” bar and dance club that recently revamped its lighting rig with ADJ fixtures.
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GALWAY, Ireland – The annual Galway International Arts Festival, held this year from July 17-30, is Ireland’s largest cultural event. This year’s lineup features musical performances by Dublin’s own Gavin James, England’s Passenger, original Beach Boy Brian Wilson, and many others. Lighting for the eclectic series of nightly concerts in the festival Big Top is provided by Light Source, with data networking by ProPlex.
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SAN ANTONIO – Belgium-based Luminex Network Intelligence, which makes products for AV networking, recently added Native Media, LLC to represent Luminex in Texas. Michael Austin, president/CEO at Native Media, is pictured here.
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BOND, CO– When Tim Farquhar took his first look at the site of the Beanstalk Music and Arts Festival, he described it as “a lighting designer’s dream.” Not only was the setting breathtakingly beautiful with its panoramic view of the Rocky Mountains and the Upper Colorado River, but at 6,600’ above sea level and miles from the nearest city there was virtually no ambient light, save the stars in the summer sky, to distract from a lightshow.
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NEW YORK – WorldStage has announced that Josh Weisberg has stepped down from his positions as President and Chief Operating Officer and will remain with the company as an advisor on internal initiatives, as well as taking a lead position on specific projects.
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JOHANNESBURG – At the recent the 2017 Mediatech Africa exhibition, Robe’s South African distributor DWR Distribution presented a fully choreographed show staged at their new demo / showroom facility in Randburg, Johannesburg. The fixtures lit up the star of the show — Jeffrey, a robot.
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BALTIMORE, Maryland — Baltimore-based rock band All Time Low is currently out on a US tour in support of it newest album, Last Young Renegade, which just dropped on June 2. For lighting control on the road, LD Jeff Maker is running his design on a pair of Avolites Sapphire Touch consoles supplied by JR Lighting Design of Tinley Park, IL, which also furnished the tour’s lighting fixtures, video package and rigging.
LAKEWOOD, PA – BangOn! NYC threw an EDM party in the woods with the Elements Lakewood Camping Festival May 26-28. Spencer Lavoie of 4 Life Entertainment helped ensure that the DJs wouldn’t be spinning in the dark, deploying a range of Chauvet Professional fixtures and LED video panels.
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KANSAS CITY – Avoiding wireless congestion? #RC4 does that for you. The new RC4Magic-900SX is now more affordable than ever. Tested and trusted by the biggest names in the industry. These devices are being used in theaters, concerts and television studios all over the world. They are now offering a factory rebate available that you should check out – until Nov. 22, 2017.
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NEW YORK – 4Wall is no stranger to the electropop phenom that is Halsey. 4Wall locations around the U.S. have provided the lighting for her many events throughout the country, from her last Badlands tour to a promotional radio event in Los Angeles. And for her secret show at the Angel Orensanz Foundation on the Lower East Side, LD Craig Rutherford turned once again to 4Wall for the lighting gear.
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