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Killthrax Tour Goes Rogue

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NEW YORK -– It was a happy union for metal fans when Killswitch Engage and Anthrax, two of the genre’s most influential bands, announced earlier this year that they would be joining forces on the Killthrax Tour. The 34-city tour, which concluded in May, more than lived up to its advance billing, serving up heaping helpings of KSE’s signature metalcore sound with its heavy guitar riffs and Anthrax’s compatible, but distinctly different, thrash brand of metal music.

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Martin Garrix New Live Show Launched; Robe Fixtures in the Rig

[caption id="attachment_277377" align="alignnone" width="800"]Martin Garrix gets a hand from Robe fixtures[/caption]

SAN FRANCISCO – Three hi-energy sold out shows at San Francisco’s Bill Graham Civic Auditorium launched the new Martin Garrix live show which will tour around the world for the rest of the year as the young Dutch superstar DJ and music producer continues to wow crowds with his incredible musical skills and good looks! Equally hot in appearance … is the lighting and visuals show created by production designer Gabe Fraboni which features 138 Robe moving lights – 90 x Spikies, 20 x Pointes and 28 x BMFL Spots.

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Nuri*Lites Fixtures at InfoComm

ORLANDO – At InfoComm 2017 in Orlando, Florida, TMB will feature their new Nuri*Lites LED fixture range, now in stock and ready to ship. Debuting at last year’s LDI show, the Nuri*Lites range includes a selection of reliable LED fixtures that won’t break the bank.  

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ADJ To Debut 11 New Products at InfoComm 2017

ADJ To Debut 11 New Products at InfoComm 2017

ORLANDO, FL – ADJ will showcase 11 new products at this year’s InfoComm trade show in Orlando, FL at booth #7251, including a new IP-rated video panel, a new IP-rated UV Par, a new series of battery-powered up-lighters, two classic par cans powered by LED, and a new collection of professional effects generators.

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Video and lighting worked together for a dramatic, immersive effect for the church's three-day Warrior conference.

Granite United Church Turns to Events United, Chauvet Professional for Three-Day Conference

WATERVILLE VALLEY, NH – For Granite United Church’s annual Warrior Conference, a three-day men’s retreat at the Waterville Valley ski resort June 1-3, Events United provided lighting and video gear from Chauvet Professional. The 2017 event used 20 Rogue R1 Wash fixtures, 10 Strike 4 fixtures, six Maverick MK1 Hybrids, four Maverick MK2 Spots, 12 Maverick MK2 Washes and four COLORado 2 Solo washes for lighting plus 85 PVP X6IP 6.9mm panels for video support.

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Screenshot for Christie Pandoras Box

Christie Reveals Plans for InfoComm 2017

ORLANDO – Christie has announced plans for InfoComm 2017, set to take place June 14-16 in Orlando. The Christie Center will showcase technologies including Christie Boxer and Pandoras Box Quad Server (screenshot pictured here); warped and blended visuals; 3D mapping using Christie Mystique; plus numerous LED walls and large-format LCD panels

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The event required 82 universes of DMX for 2,970 focusable conventional fixtures and 927 automated fixtures.

SAP’s Sapphire NOW/ASUG Annual Conference Relies on grandMA2 Consoles for Networked Control

ORLANDO, FL – grandMA2 consoles and switches played a key role in networked lighting and video control for SAP’s Sapphire NOW/ASUG Annual Conference at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando.  Lighting Designer Paul Palazzo and Programmer Paul J. Sonnleitner have worked on the event since 1999 and have been using MA consoles for the last 12 years.  A.C.T Lighting is the exclusive distributor of MA Lighting products in North America.

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Brett Angstadt created a wall of Nexus 4x4 fixtures supplied by Showtime Sound.

Brett Angstadt Lights Up The Night In Baltimore with Chauvet Professional Nexus 4x4s

BALTIMORE, MD – For seven days in April, the night sky over the city that gave birth to “The Star-Spangled Banner” glowed in a rainbow of colors, as Baltimore celebrated its Light City Festival. Over 400,000 visitors crowded the city’s downtown streets to enjoy hundreds of illuminated sculptures, building projections and interactive exhibits. At the heart of it all was the “Light Up The Night,” stage, where artists from a variety of musical genres including hip-hop, rock, jazz and world dance performed each evening.

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