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BERLIN, Germany – The organizers of STAGE | SET | SCENERY, an international trade fair and conference for theatre, film and entertainment technology, announced that their next event is set for June 20-22, 2017. The event focuses on stage machinery, drive and control systems, architecture and planning, lighting, acoustics, audio, video and media engineering, studio technology, events, museum technology, decoration and furnishings, make-up and costume design and safety engineering. The event takes place every other year.

IRVINE, CA – The Ruzika Company, a lighting design and theatre consulting studio, recently celebrated their 30th year in the business. Led by Tom Ruzika, the team now supports a broad range of projects, including hospitality, retail, gaming, residential, educational, theme parks, theatre facility planning, and live entertainment. Pictured here are, from left, back row: Tom, Toranj, John, Shawn and Paige; and, front row: Travis, Veronica, Kristin, Betty Ann and Jen

NASHVILLE — Jason Aldean, who recently completed the Australian leg with his “We Were Here” tour, is currently on tour across America. Aldean’s tour picks up on the country artist’s hit single, “Gonna Know We Were Here.” LD Mike Swinford included Ayrton MagicDot-R, MagicRing-R9, IntelliPix-R and MagicBlade-R fixtures in the rig. The setup includes five overhead lighting pods Each is equipped with 36 MagicDot-R fixtures and rigged on Show Rig Whirligigs.

NASHVILLE – While it had originally appeared storms would dampen the outdoor festivities in Cumberland Park for members of The Recording Academy, the fickle Tennessee weather ultimately cooperated for Nashville’s 18th Annual Grammy Block Party, where Chris Lisle Lighting Design utilized a lighting package from Bandit Lites.

LAS VEGAS – PixelFLEX will display its range of LED video solutions at InfoComm 2016, which will be held at the Las Vegas Convention Center June 8-10, 2016. PixelFLEX will display its FLEXLite NXG (pictured here) and FLEXLite Plus LED video walls, reFLEXion LED video stand and TrueFLEX LED video display technologies at Booth N2759.

ATLANTA – First Redeemer Baptist Church, based in Cumming, GA, northeast of Atlanta, turned to Springfield, MO-based Paragon 360 for a lighting assist as it remodeled its sanctuary. Along iwth a modular riser for the church’s 125-member choir, Paragon 360 provided a lighting rig that included LED washes and uplighting fixtures from Chauvet Professional.

LOS ANGELES – At 82 years young, legendary singer, recording artist and front man of The Four Seasons Frankie Valli is still playing live and touring two weekends a month for most of the year … with Robe as the first choice of moving light on the rider.  Valli has had multiple chart-topping singles and albums throughout an incredible six decade career and has also been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.