VALLONIA, IN — Nicholas “Space” Luysterborghs, a freelance master carpenter and stage crew supervisor, died July 13, 2016 at his home in Vallonia, IN after a heart attack. A native of New Haven, CT who worked on a freelance basis and spent many years on the road, Luysterborghs took meticulous care of the stages and sets used by top artists including Prince, Madonna, John Mellencamp and Aerosmith, among many others. He was 71.
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FLORENCE, Italy – The Showlight Quadrennial, organized specifically for lighting professionals by lighting professionals across the performance, television, film, architectural and event worlds, is set to take place May 20-23 in Florence, Italy.
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LAS VEGAS — A.C. Lighting, distributor of the Jands Vista range of lighting consoles in North America, noted that LDs Rob Sinclair and Chris Reade are among the nominees for the 2016 Parnelli Awards Lighting Designer of the Year award. Lauded for their designs for Peter Gabriel and Dierks Bentley concert tours, respectively, both LDs are longtime users of Jands Vista for show lighting and media control. A moment from Dierks Bentley’s ‘Somewhere on a Beach’ tour is pictured here.
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Blizzard’s 3-in-1 Beam/Spot/Wash CMY Moving Head, Kryo.Mix CMY, features advanced optics, mechanics, electronic technology, and a bright YODN R17 350W discharge lamp. It has a 1.5- 35° zoom, 3 separate colors wheels and dual gobo wheels with bidirectional rotation and shake, among other features.
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LONDON – Robert Juliat reports a successful experience at PLASA 2016 in London’s Olympia where it shared a stand with its exclusive UK distributor, Ambersphere Solutions. The focus was on Robert Juliat’s LED capabilities with the new Dalis 862 Footlight taking center stage. Launched officially at the show, Dalis 862 Footlight is a 150W LED batten of 48 white LED sources arranged in a double row. It shares RJ Dalis 860 Cyclight’s exclusive patented optical system of fixed micro optical asymmetric reflectors and delivers a tunable white from 6500K to 2200K.
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NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, UK – The eco-conscious Shambala festival – a three-day family-friendly event staged at a secret location in Northamptonshire UK, features a diverse and eclectic mix of music, art, cuisine and culture. Fineline, the Bristol based lighting and visuals rental company has been associated with the festival for 12 years, and it was the 9th year for project manager Stu England who led a large crew. Fineline has celebrated a super-busy 2016 summer festival season.
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SOUTH AFRICA – Innibos is an action-packed high profile arts and music festival staged in and around Mbombela (Nelspruit) in South Africa, presenting Afrikaans music, theatre, literature and visual arts. Lighting was designed by Johan Ferreira of BF Productions and Levan van der Merwe respectively … with kit supplied by MGG (Main) and EPH Productions (Rock), both companies have large rental stocks of Robe luminaires. Once again the festival featured Robe moving lights on the Main and the Rock performance stages.
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DOVER, DE – The Firefly Music Festival, held June 16-19, drew 90,000 attendees with a lineup that included Mumford & Sons, Blink 182, Florence and The Machine, Death Cab for Cutie and Kings of Leon, among others. Bandit Lites provided lighting for the event’s Main, Lawn, Backyard and Porch stages.
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BREA, CA — 4Wall Entertainment Lighting, a national provider of stage and theatrical services, will acquire the assets of professional lighting, video, and staging provider Visions Lighting for an undisclosed sum. The current Visions Lighting headquarters in Brea, CA will be rebranded as 4Wall Orange County. 4Wall will also retain Visions’ staff, with Todd Roberts, who founded Visions Lighting in 1992, working as director of live events.
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FREMONT, CA – Blackmagic Design announced recently that the music licensing platform Musicbed uses ATEM live production switchers and SmartView monitors to create cinematic live music experiences, called “Musicbed Sessions,” which feature performances from musicians spanning various genres. Musicbed currently works with more than 700 indie musicians and composers for sync licensing and custom scores.
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SOUTHFIELD, MI – Bluewater Technologies Group, Inc. announced that Josh Linkner has joined its Board of Directors. Linkner will assist the company’s board and senior leadership team with its strategy and execution in the rapidly growing experiential services market for live events and integration.
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VERO BEACH, FL – ChamSys announces the new MagicQ MQ500 Stadium Console – a new control console from ChamSys designed to operate at the highest level of show control. MagicQ MQ500 Stadium enables shows to be designed from concept to reality including lighting, media, LED and scenic design.
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