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Alan Jackson Tours with Elation Platinum FLX Fixtures

Alan Jackson Tours with Elation Platinum FLX Fixtures

NASHVILLE—For Alan Jackson’s 2016 “Still Keepin’ it Country” tour, Craig Rutherford of Blueshift Design is serving as production and lighting designer. He was looking for something with more versatility than a standard beam light fixture. He found it in Elation Professional’s Platinum FLX. Nashville-based Elite Multimedia Productions is supplying the gear, along with the rest of the show’s lighting and video elements. “Still Keepin’ it Country” started in April and will play festival and arena dates until November.

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Blizzard True Main Power and Extension Cables

Blizzard True Main Power and Extension Cables

Blizzard says its “True” main power and extension cables are built with thicker wire gauges, better jackets, shields and connectors. They are compatible with Neutrik powerCON TRUE1 locking, IP65-rated connectors. The connectors feature a simple, yet rugged locking device to guarantee safe power connections. Blizzard also notes that these connectors have breaking capacity, allowting “True” power connections to be connected or disconnected safely under load.

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USITT Provides Free Rigging Inspections to 11 School Stages

NEW YORK – Continuing its Rigging Safety Initiative (RSI) program, which USITT launched five years ago, the association recently approved free stage rigging inspections and safety training for 11 more schools, located in Natick, MA; Woodbury, MN; Medford, NJ; Chazy and Fredonia, NY; Elyria, OH; Greendale, WI;  and in Houston and Wayland, TX. Since its launch, USITT has accepted more than 120 schools into the RSI program. The schools get a free rigging inspection and safety training performed by USITT’s partner rigging companies, which charge USITT a reduced rate.

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LD Thomas Gerdon Highlights Artist Performances on German TV Show with Elation Fixtures

MUNICH, Germany – Lighting Designer Thomas Gerdon of gerdon MEDIADESIGN used an Elation Professional lighting package to light artist performances on the German RV program Verstehen Sie Spass. Broadcast on the ARD television network, the show offers both music performances and Candid Camera-style pranks. The rig includes Platinum SBX moving heads, Satura Spot CMY Pro LED moving heads, Platinum Wash ZFX Pro XL LED wash lights and ACL 360 Roller effect lights.

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Armin Only - Embrace

DJ Armin van Buuren Helms Four-Hour Trance Event in Amsterdam with Robes in the Rig

AMSTERDAM – For DJ Armin van Buuren’s new ‘Armin Only’ mega-show at Amsterdam’s Ziggo Dome, titled ‘Armin Only – Embrace,’ the same technical and creative team backing the ‘Armin Only – Intense’ world tour in 2014 used 162 Robe moving lights. A blend of Pointes, LEDWash 600s and LEDBeam 100s were unleashed for the four-hour trance event.

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Pitbull Performs in Las Vegas with Chauvet Nexus 4×4 Panels

LAS VEGAS – Pitbull performed at the Axis in Planet Hollywood on the LED-video-drenched Las Vegas Strip with a visual twist – Chauvet’s 4×4 COB LED panels instead of LED video displays. Michael Smalley and Gabe Fraboni of Twin Designs positioned 138 Nexus 4×4 panels on the fascia of tri-level band and dancer risers.

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Cornerstone AV supplied the FLEXCurtain HD used for Fetty Wap's tour, pictured here

PixelFLEX Announces Cornerstone AV as Production Rental Partner

NASHVILLE, TN and OREM, UT – LED video display manufacturer PixelFLEX named Cornerstone AV as its newest production rental partner. Cornerstone AV will rent out the company’s line of LED video technologies. Based in Orem, Utah, Cornerstone AV creates unique experiences at live events across the U.S. They have purchased FLEXCurtain HD 6.25mm LED video wall systems to incorporate into their rental inventory. (Cornerstone AV supplied the FLEXCurtain HD used for Fetty Wap’s tour, pictured here.)

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Rosco Miro Cube UV365 LED Fixture

Rosco Miro Cube UV365 LED Fixture

Rosco Laboratories’ next-gen Miro Cube UV LED fixture, the Miro Cube UV365 was developed by Rosco’s design partner, The Black Tank, and Rosco’s product manager for LED systems, Jack Burwick. Miro Cube UV365 uses LEDs tuned to 365nm, eliminating any visible light emission, and falling squarely into what is known as the true UV spectrum. The fixture also features a patented heat management system and other advancements.

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