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LITITZ, PA — 4Wall Entertainment, a national provider of stage and theatrical services, has reached an agreement to acquire the assets of Lititz, PA-based lighting, rigging, and labor provider Beame.  4Wall will be adding the entire Beame staff to the company including founders Brad Hafer and Brett Puwalski, as well as longtime account executive Bob Looney. The current Beame headquarters will be maintained and re-branded as 4Wall Pennsylvania (4Wall PA) and will continue to operate under the direction of Hafer and Puwalski.

NEW YORK – LD Freddy Thompson of JDI Productions revamped his rig for heavy metal band Killswitch Engage as they tour in support of their album, Incarnate. He chose eight Rogue R1 FX-B fixtures from Chauvet Professional, crediting the fixture for its RGBW color rendering, pixel mapping and the quickness of its 360° pan and tilt movements.

ROTHBURY, MI – For the Electric Forest Festival, which drew fans to Rothbury, MI with performances by The String Cheese Incident, Bassnectar and Major Lazer, among others, LD Jeff Ravitz worked with Bandit Lites’ Dizzy Gosnell on the best lighting choices to meet this event’s unique lighting needs. Bandit supplied GRNLite Moving Washes, GLP Impression 90s, Vari*Lite VL3000 Spots, Robe Robin LED Beams, CK Color Blast TRXs and CK ColorBlaze 72s, among other fixtures, for the event, which ran from June 23-26.

MIDDLETON, WI – In its continuing support of arts education, ETC is once again giving six students who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in the fields of lighting design and stage technology an exclusive opportunity for professional development. As recipients of ETC’s annual LDI Student Sponsorship, the students will enjoy an all-expense-paid trip to the LDI tradeshow, a full conference pass to experience the newest technology and benefit from LDI seminars and trainings. 

NEW YORK – Helping to transform New York’s Randall’s Island into the “Wild Island” for the 2016 Electric Zoo Festival from Sept. 2-4, Pyrotecnico brought special effects that included the laser beams emitting from the eyes of the giant cobra structure that served as a visual focal point for EDM revelers. Pyrotecnico also provided pyrotechnics, flames and confetti, impressing close to 100,000 who attended the three-day event.