DALLAS — Larry Sizemore, a Dallas-based LD who worked and toured with rock legends and icons including Lynyrd Skynyrd, Willie Nelson, Led Zeppelin, David Bowie, Madonna and ZZ Top, among others, died Feb. 16 at the Baylor Cancer Center with his two daughters, Andrea and Emily, by his side. He was 66.
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ADJ’s Mini Dekker LZR, part of the company’s Startec series of affordable effect lights, combines a powerful multi-beam derby moonflower with a potent red and green cluster laser to create a room-filling blaze of color, movement, and energy.
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LAS VEGAS — Terry Lowe, executive producer of the Parnelli Awards and publisher of PLSN and FOH magazines, announced that Chris Weathers and Mary Conde have joined the Parnelli Awards Board of Advisors. Weathers, based in Chicago, is a regional director of productions for Live Nation. Conde is director of productions for Another Planet Entertainment (APE), and she also serves as venue manager for the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco.
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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE –While the weather may not quite ready to bring on Spring flowers, the Music City Center flourished with more than 150 exhibitors of luscious gardens, antiques and renowned guest speakers from the design world for the Antiques and Garden Show of Nashville. Bandit Lites provided the lighting package for Chris Lisle Lighting Design for the three day event where interior designer Nate Berkus gave the keynote address. This year’s event theme centered on “Cultivated Style” and the idea that homes and gardens are reflections of collaborative journeys individuals make, and as their stories evolve, so do their styles at home.
EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND – Claypaky Spheriscans were selected to deliver a display of spectacular lighting effects that merged architectural and entertainment lighting during Edinburgh’s famous Hogmanay torchlight procession. The award-winning fixtures were supplied and installed on The National Monument of Scotland at Calton Hill by Edinburgh-based production and rental outfit Black Light. Project manager James Gow from Black Light worked alongside lighting designer Grant Anderson and production manager of the torchlight procession John Robb, to create a lighting plan that offered maximum impact and versatility for the event.
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PORTLAND, OR – Officially, the theme of this year’s Portland Winter Light Festival was “Between the River and the Stars.” In reality, though, it could also have been described as “connecting people to light.” Held at the beginning of February on Portland’s beautiful Willamette River waterfront, the free four-day festival engaged visitors with an abundance of immersive lighting displays and interactive events like “Illuminate Bike Rides” and a “Glow Jam” circus show.
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GHENT, Belgium – WIcreations provided automation solutions for the production of Disney’s ‘Beauty And The Beast,’ staged at the Flanders Expo in Ghent, Belgium. WI was asked on-board by show producer Marmalade.
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UK – Triple E, the exclusive European distributor of the revolutionary ‘universal construction system’ ModTruss, is showcasing the award-winning product at this year’s Event Production Show in London. The company will exhibit the lightweight aluminum truss system, which offers practically limitless configurations and applications, on Stand F58E at London’s Olympia on 1st and 2nd March. Often described as ‘full size Meccano’ by its users, ModTruss won Engineering Product of the Year at the ABTT Theatre Awards in 2015.
GHENT, Belgium – Painting with Light provided the lighting and video design along with video content for the recent staging of Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” musical by Marmalade in Hall 8 at Ghent Expo in Belgium.
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ENGLAND – UK based international entertainment industry engineering design and safety specialists and consultants BLUMANO Ltd is expanding and restructuring its operation.The move brings the service of systems control in-house, with software and hardware expert Lluis Diaz-Guerra and his company Copinya into the BLUMANO organization. It also coincides with a general BLUMANO rebranding and the launch of a streamlined new interactive website.
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LOS ANGELES — NBC’s World of Dance is currently in production for a 10-episode rollout this spring. Tasked with painting the stage for “The Biggest Dance Competition in the World,” lighting designer Oscar Dominguez of Darkfire Lighting Design brought his signature kinetic energy and a rig that included 24 Solaris Flare Q+ LR linear fixtures.
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MIDDLETON, WI — ETC announced the availability of training videos relating to its Unison Mosaic Designer 2 software. Product manager Lowell Olcott narrates the lessons.
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