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Avolites Arena is Making Headlines at Printworks London

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LONDON, UK: An Avolites Arena console has been selected to control the custom designed, automated house rig on debut electronic dance music series ‘Issue 001’ at London’s new, experimental cultural hub ‘Printworks’. The 001 series sees some of the industry’s most progressive electronic dance music promoters including Junction 2, Melt Festival and Knee Deep host top and emerging dance music talent. The Arena was selected and installed alongside the rest of the event’s lighting package by Poole-based lighting and rigging expert Wolf Lighting.

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Eurotruss Delivers Innovative Custom Truss Towers for Old Dominion’s New Touring Show

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LOS ANGELES – When country music band Old Dominion approached Travis Shirley about upping the production value of their new touring show, he conceived an industrial-style structure whose custom truss towers serve as set pieces. Morris, A.C.T Lighting, Inc. and Eurotruss partnered to craft the towers, which are designed to suit a range of venues from clubs and theaters to arenas and stadiums.

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Elation Partners with LMP to Distribute Elation Products in Germany

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GERMANY – LMP Lichttechnik Vertriebs GmbH, a pioneer in the distribution of moving lights in Europe for over 30 years, will begin to distribute Elation Professional products in Germany effective March 15th. With LMP as its distribution partner, Elation opens up a wider market for its products while moving closer to its German customers and guaranteeing swifter, higher-quality service.

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GLP X4 Bars at the Super Bowl Halftime Show 2017

Super Bowl 51 Halftime Show with Lady Gaga Includes GLP GT-1 and X4 Bars

HOUSTON – Lady Gaga gave a scintillating, high-flying performance at the Super Bowl 51 Halftime Show at the NRG Stadium in Houston. Opening with God Bless America on the roof of the stadium she leapt to the stage before cramming seven of her greatest hits into the 12-minute show. The acrobatics throughout were stunning. Everything, from ‘Shooting Star’ drones flying in unison above the stadium to create the American flag to the stage surrounded by fire and Glow Motion torches, was top drawer.

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Lady Gaga's 'Piano Dome' was covered with Ayrton MagicDot-XT fixtures. Photo by Kelly Coffey.

Ayrton Helps Lady Gaga Bring Warmth to the Pepsi Zero Sugar Super Bowl Halftime Show

HOUSTON – On Feb. 5, Houston, Texas played host to the NFL’s Super Bowl LI, at NRG Stadium. Entertaining the crowds in the hotly anticipated Pepsi Zero Sugar Halftime Show was Lady Gaga, whose performance earned the respect of millions in an intense 12-minute spectacular that was viewed by over 115 million people worldwide. The show was another world-class collaboration from co-production designers, Bruce Rodgers of Tribe Inc., LeRoy Bennett of Seven Design Works, and lighting designer Bob Barnhart of 22 Degrees.

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FOR-A HVS-100 Express

FOR-A HVS-100 Express

FOR-A’s HVS-100 Express will be featured at NAB 2017 in booth C5117. The HVS-100 Express is part of the company’s offerings which will be featured at the show. It expands the company’s 1 M/E HVS-100 video switcher series.

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Sharpy setup at Complex Nightclub NYE event

Complex Nightclub NYE Event Lights Up with Claypaky Sharpys

MAASTRICHT, The Netherlands – Nearly 100 Claypaky Sharpys were used for an eight-hour light show to 2,000 partygoers at an underground club hosted by Dutch techno music agency Claydrum at Complex nightclub, Maastricht for New Year’s Eve. Dutch production designer Joël Lemmerling, from Maastricht-based production company, Stöd, selected 96 of the multi-award winning Sharpy fixtures to create a fastidious design formulated by gridded white, colored and UV light beams and clever manipulation of angles. 

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