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Vrienden van Amstel LIVE 2016 photo by Andre van Wijhe (Tribe Company)

Ampco Flashlight Adds Robe DL7S and LEDBeam 1000s to Rental Inventory

UTRECHT, The Netherlands —Ampco Flashlight Rental BV (AFR) has made a another substantial investment in Robe moving lights. The production and rental company purchased 80 DL7S Profile LED fixtures and 80 LEDBeam 1000s. The new order was delivered via Robe’s Benelux distributor, Controllux, and the lights have been busy ever since on a wide variety of projects, from TV shows to major live events. Pictured here are Ampco Flashlight-supplied Robe fixtures illuminating the Vrienden van Amstel LIVE 2016 event, held earlier this year.

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LRLR riders hit the Southwest this year.

Long Reach Long Riders Complete 13th Annual Charity Ride

LAS CRUCES, NM — The Long Reach Long Riders recently completed their 13th annual charity motorcycle ride. The ride, which was dubbed The Radioactive Ride by ride marshal Loren Schreiber, raised more than $45,000 for Behind the Scenes and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, bringing the total raised since the LRLR rides began to well over $550,000. It began and ended in Las Cruces, NM, running from June 4-12.

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The second EDX is set for June 23

Barbizon Lighting and Harford Community College to Hold Second Annual EDX Event on June 23

BEL AIR, MD — Harford Community College and Barbizon Capitol will hold the second annual Entertainment Design Expo (EDX) on Thursday, June 23. The event runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the APG Federal Credit Union Arena at Harford Community College in Bel Air, Maryland. It will feature national and international manufacturers and representatives for a day of exploration and education in entertainment technology.

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Clay Paky A.leda B-EYE K20

30th Annual Music Competition in Malaysia Lit with Clay Paky Gear

SHAH ALAM, Malaysia — Anugerah Juara Lagu 30, the 30th annual “Champion of Songs” awards show, was staged Jan. 24, 2016 at the Stadium Malawati in Shah Alam. Malaysia’s TV3 first launched the annual singing competition in 1986. Acoustic & Lighting provided Clay Paky fixtures for the event. The rig included 70 Sharpys, 20 Clay Paky A.leda B-EYE K20s (pictured here), 22 Alpha Wash 1500s and 10 Alpha Spot HPE 1500s.

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Hilltop Hoods perform Down Under

LD Paul Owen Uses Avolites Control Setup for Hilltop Hoods’ Shows in Australia

SYDNEY – Supporting a five-city tour in by Australian hip hop trio Hilltop Hoods, LD Paul Owen used a control setup that included Avolites’ Sapphire Touch, Tiger Touch II plus Tiger Touch Fader Wing. The group was touring in support of their album, Drinking from the Sun, Walking under Stars Restrung. The April 2016 tour included sold-out shows in Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Melbourne and Perth.

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Vinyl Theatre performs

For ‘2016 Ones to Watch Tour,’ LD Robert Sanders Adds Martin Atomic 3000 LED Fixtures

HOUSTON —Freelance LD Robert Sanders put six recently purchased Martin Atomic 3000 LED fixtures to work for Live Nation’s “2016 Ones to Watch Tour.” The tour, which featured up-and-coming alternative rockers Finish Ticket and Vinyl Theatre, kicked off in Florida and wrapped up in Houston. On the road, the new fixtures complemented other  Martin products including four MAC 250 Entour moving head spots and a Jem Compact Hazer Pro haze machine. Sanders used a portable M2GO lighting controller and a Martin M-Touch for control.

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NanoLumens Opens Display Visualization Center in Las Vegas

NanoLumens Opens Display Visualization Center in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS – NanoLumens recently opened a Visualization Center in Las Vegas. Located at 5275 S. Arville Street in Suite 328, the facility is the third such center opened by the company; the other two are in Bath, U.K. and the Atlanta, GA area. Those interested in seeing the indoor and outdoor LED screens featured in the new 7,700-square-foot Las Vegas showroom can make an appointment by calling 888-771-NANO (6266).

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Russell Armentrout has arranged the Vesuvio RGBA units along the stage on both sides and the front.

R. Kelly ‘Buffet’ Tour Tells Story With Help From Chauvet

COLUMBUS, OH — For an effect that creates bursts of fog that appear to be triggered by R. Kelly as he walks on stage during his show supporting his most recent album, The Buffet, Russell Armentrout, president of Performance Lighting, worked with lighting director Tony Trovato on a setup that uses 24 Vesuvio RGBA high-output LED foggers from Chauvet Professional.

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Claudio Baglioni and Gianni Morandi have been touring Italy this year.

Clay Paky Lights Claudio Baglioni and Gianni Morandi, Italy’s “Courageous Captains”

ROME – Clay Paky fixtures are helping to light the way as Claudio Baglioni and Gianni Morandi, a.k.a. Capitani Coraggiosi (Captains Courageous) make their way around Italy’s biggest sporting arenas. The ambitious show design, featuring 50 songs from the last 50 years, is modeled in part on the duo’s big performances in Rome last fall. LD Carlo Pastore included Clay Paky Mythos (26), Sharpy (42) and Alpha Spot 700hpe (40) fixtures in the rig supplied by Agorà.

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