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Bruno Mars’ 24K Magic World Tour Lit with 795 Robe Spikies

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HELSINKI, Finland – Leroy Bennett of Seven Design Works collaborated closely with LD Cory FitzGerald and lighting director on-the-road Whitney Hoversten to provide Bruno Mars’ 24K Magic world tour a distinctive look. The lighting rig includes nearly 800 (795, to be precise) Robe Spikie fixtures. The worldwide lighting contractor is VER, who made the substantial investment in Spikies via Robe North America.

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Martin by HARMAN Announces M2GO HD Lighting Controller

NORTHRIDGE, CA – Martin by HARMAN is proud to introduce the M2GO HD, the latest member of the M-Series family of lighting controllers. The M2GO HD is now shipping. Carrying the same DNA as Martin’s M2GO, the new M2GO HD provides more speed, more power, 4 additional parameter encoders, and a multi-touch head display that folds down for easy transit and a small footprint. The M2GO HD has been designed to deliver a state-of-the-art experience in a roadworthy, cost-effective package.  

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Flogging Molly carries Chauvet fixtures on tour

Peter Therrien Gets The Party Started on Flogging Molly Tour with Chauvet Professional

LOS ANGELES–  Flogging Molly concerts tend to be raucous affairs with plenty of moshing, sing-alongs and foot stomping energy, as this seven-piece band steamrolls its way through its unique blend of Celtic and punk music. Lighting designer Peter Therrien of JDI Productions is capturing these good time feelings on the band’s current US and European tour with a colorful, fast-moving lightshow created with Chauvet Professional Rogue and Legend fixtures.

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Mega Systems Dicolor Video Panels Assist the Arizona Opera

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PHOENIX – This year, Arizona Opera, which stages productions in Phoenix and Tucson, premiered Riders of the Purple Sage, composed by Craig Bohmler and featuring Western landscape paintings by artist Ed Mell on an LED screen measuring 56.5 by 26.5 feet (WxH). Clearwing Productions provided the 248 Mega Systems Dicolor Phantom 5.9mm video panels from Helotes, TX-based Mega Systems Inc.

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Ola Melzig to Host 10th Annual KOI awards

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UK – Internationally renowned production manager Ola Melzig – Head of Production for Eurovision 2017 – is set to host the glamorous tenth anniversary edition of the Knight of Illumination Awards. The prestigious ceremony will be held on the 17th of September at one of London’s most iconic live entertainment venues, the Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith.

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Out of This World Show for K3

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EUROPE – Popular Belgian / Dutch girlband K3 are on the road again for an extensive live schedule through 2017 reaching out to their young and enthusiastic fanbase … with a completely new lighting and video design originated by Luc Peumans of Genk-based creative practice, Painting with Light.  This is the first full tour with the ‘new’ K3, since a TV competition staged last year found three new faces to take over from the previous band members, two of whom had been part of the foundation of the K3 phenomenon in 1998!

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Bandit Lites Brightens Chris Tomlin’s ‘Worship Night In America’

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NASHVILLE – Chris Tomlin, the Grammy Award-winning Contemporary Christian singer-songwriter who has seen his album sales climb past the 100 million mark, recently wrapped his national tour, “Worship Night in America.” Bandit Lites provided the lighting package for the multi-artist event that featured performances by Phil Wickham, Zach Williams, Mosaic MSC and Big Daddy Weave and included songs from Tomlin’s 11th studio album, Never Lose Sight.

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New Software for ETC’s ColorSource Relay Implements Wireless RDM

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MIDDLETON, WI – The ColorSource® Relay system kick-started a new era of power control, bringing budget-friendly system infrastructure with data distribution to theaters, houses of worship, schools and community centers. Now the ColorSource Relay is upgrading its simple configuration and wireless performance with the addition of wireless RDM.

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Mega Systems Announces Software Update For ImageCue

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HELOTES, TEXAS, –  ImageCue has just released a software update for its popular compact server that allows the playback of media files with video and audio. The software update is 100% backwards compatible with all ImageCue units in the field. The update is now available for downloading from the ImageCue website.

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