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Michael Eddy Named Editor of Stage Directions Magazine

LAS VEGAS — After nearly 10 years at the helm, Jacob Coakley is stepping down as editor of Stage Directions magazine, an affiliated publication with PLSN. The Feb. 2017 issue will be Coakley’s last. Michael S. Eddy, who has held many positions during his career in theatre, most recently as a freelance writer and marketing consultant, will take over as editor. Eddy, who has also written numerous articles for PLSN over a 10-year span, will continue as a PLSN contributing writer.

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Winter Jam Returns With Bandit Lites

[caption id="attachment_274295" align="alignnone" width="800"]Winter Jam gets assist from Bandit Lites[/caption]

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – January kicked off with the reemergence of The Winter Jam Tour Spectacular, one of the country’s largest Christian tours. Bandit Lites supplies the lighting package for the evening of music, worship and ministry, which has outpaced other tour attendance for the past four years. This year’s artists include Crowder, Britt Nicole, Tenth Avenue North, Sadie Robertson, Andy Mineo, Colton Dixon, Thousand Foot Krutch, Newsong, Tony Nolan, OBB, Sarah Reeves and Steven Malcolm.

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Chauvet DJ Wins Fourth Consecutive MMR Dealer’s Choice Award

[caption id="attachment_274292" align="alignnone" width="800"]Terry Lowe of Timeless Communications presents the MMR Awards to Albert Chauvet[/caption]

ANAHEIM, CA – The past 12 months have seen Chauvet DJ introduce a wide array of new lighting fixtures like the Intimidator Hybrid 140SR, Intimidator Beam 140SR, Freedom Stick Pack and FX Par 9. This string of innovations wasn’t lost on the dealers who sell those products. They helped the company earn “Lighting Line of the Year,” and “DJ Line of the Year” honors in MMR Magazine’s 2016 Dealer’s Choice Awards, presented at Winter NAMM 2017.

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WAPA-TV Studios in Puerto Rico Broadcast Pioneers with Elation LED

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SAN JUAN, P.R. – Since first going on air in 1954, independent television station WAPA-TV (Channel 4) in San Juan, Puerto Rico, has been a technology leader among broadcast stations in the island country. In 2016, WAPA-TV renovated its broadcast lighting in three of its studios, installing Elation TVL™ series LED lighting systems. Installation of the white light luminaires made WAPA-TV the first broadcast studio in Puerto Rico to transition to LED technology.

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Gesher Theatre in Israel Adds Robe Fixtures

Gesher Theatre in Israel Adds Robe Fixtures

[caption id="attachment_274286" align="alignnone" width="800"]Gesher technical director Maxim Rosenburg is on the left, with technical manager Sergey Novitsky on the right[/caption]

JAFFA, Israel – Israel’s Gesher Theatre has recently taking delivery of new Robe BMFL Blades and LEDWash 600s to add to their existing LEDWash 1200s as the Czech moving light manufacturer continues to make an impression in theatres and performance installations. The acclaimed theatre, in the southern Tel Aviv suburb of Jaffa, was founded in 1991 by new Russian immigrants including artistic director Yevgeny Arye and is now regarded as a key platform of Israeli culture. It is one of the only bilingual theatres in the world performing in both Russian and Hebrew.

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Bounce performs in Wuppertal, Germany

PR Lighting’s XR 440 BWS Takes Bon Jovi Tribute Band to the Next Level

WUPPERTAL, Germany – Bounce is a Bon Jovi tribute band that has been performing across the Atlantic for more than 10 years. During that time they have played in every trendy club, concert hall and major festival in Europe. As ‘Bounce & Orchestra II’ they recently embarked on their Next Level tour in Wuppertal, Germany’s historic City Hall. Lighting designer and operator, Christian David, specified several of PR Lighting’s patented XR 440 BWS fixtures for the occasion.

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BYU-Hawaii Using Hitachi SK‑UHD4000 4K Cameras

BYU-Hawaii Using Hitachi SK‑UHD4000 4K Cameras

LAIE, Oahu, HI —Taking its first step towards a 4K production future, Brigham Young University-Hawaii (BYU-Hawaii) has purchased four SK‑UHD4000 ultra high definition (UHD) studio and field cameras from Hitachi Kokusai Electric America Ltd. (Hitachi Kokusai) to provide superior-quality video acquisition for its diverse projects and long-term content archives.

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44 Designs Uses Solaris SoLED Strobes for Mutemath

[caption id="attachment_274279" align="alignnone" width="472"]MuteMath utilizes Solaris LED from TMB on tour[/caption]

LOS ANGELES – Mutemath’s 2016 North American tour featured Solaris SoLED strobes, adding visual depth and intensity to the New Orleans alternative rock band’s stage.  Reflecting on a successful 2016, Parnelli “Hometown Hero Lighting Company” Award nominee 44 Designs describes how the SoLED performed on the road. For the better part of a year, SoLEDs worked flawlessly on Mutemath’s headline dates, and co-billed gigs with Twenty One Pilots.

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Rozalen plays the Palau de la Música of Barcelona

Light and Colors in the Palau de la Música of Barcelona with Clay Paky

[caption id="attachment_274272" align="alignnone" width="602"]Rozalen plays the Palau de la Música of Barcelona[/caption]

BARCELONA, Spain – Once again, A.leda B-Eye K20 Clay Paky and Mythos were the perfect complements to make shine the Rozalén singer performance in Barcelona. On June 15, the Palau de la Música hosted Rozalén’s concert as a part of her tour ‘Quien me ha visto…’ . The Project was responsible to organize the event, helped by the services of the rental company Arcoiris Lighting System.

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Emma plays in Italy with help from Claypaky

Claypaky on Stage with Emma

[caption id="attachment_274269" align="alignnone" width="800"]Emma plays in Italy with help from Claypaky[/caption]

ITALY – Emma Marrone’s Adesso Tour 2016 stopped off at all the major sports halls on the Italian peninsula, along with a dynamic stage installation and an interesting lighting rig put together by lighting designer Mamo Pozzoli. The Claypaky A.leda B Eye K20s were most impressive and stole the show with stunning features. They are top performance wash lights, breathtaking beam lights, and spectacular, original visual effects generators. Their unparalleled versatility makes them an extremely interesting creative tool for all lighting designers.

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