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Raffle Prizes, Live Auction, and the BTS Boutique Benefit Behind the Scenes at USITT

NEW YORK — The Long Reach Long Riders and Behind the Scenes will host their annual fundraising raffle at the USITT Conference in Salt Lake City March 17-19. This year’s raffle will celebrate the 13th Anniversary of the Long Reach Long Riders annual charity motorcycle ride. The Riders have raised over half a million dollars for charity in their years of touring some of the country’s most beautiful areas.

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Eagles of Death Metal European Tour Resumes; Bataclan May Reopen Later This Year

STOCKHOLM, Sweden — On Feb. 13, three months after the terrorist attack at the Bataclan in Paris, the Eagles of Death Metal resumed their European tour. The Feb. 13 performance in Stockholm will be followed by a Feb. 16 concert in Paris, but not at the Bataclan. Owners of that venue have vowed to reopen, but not until later this year. Instead, the Eagles of Death Metal will perform at Paris’ Olympia music hall.

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7,000 Escape Injury from Massive Stage Fire in India

MUMBAI, India — A fire blamed on errant sparklers or pyro effects engulfed the stage during Maharashtra Night at Mumbai’s Girgaum Chowpatty beach area, part of the week-long “Make in India Week” festivities sponsored by the local government. The event drew a crowd of 7,000, and all were safely evacuated from the blaze. The smoke and flames emerged at about 8:20 p.m. on Feb. 14 as costumed dancers were performing on stage. The police and firefighters were credited for taking quick action, halting the performance and overseeing the evacuation. With some firefighting equipment at the ready and more on the way, the massive blaze was doused within a reported 38 minutes.

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The Miraculous Medal Shrine

Christian Shrine in Pennsylvania Glows Anew with LED Fixtures from Chauvet Professional

GERMANTOWN, PA – The Miraculous Medal Shrine, first completed in 1927, features a white statue of the Virgin Mary within a domed gold leafed alcove flanked by marble columns and mosaic murals. Tyler Hoffman, the owner and principal designer of Spire AVL got the chance to put the shrine in a new light and opted to include COLORado 1-Quad Tour pars, an Ovation C-640FC cyc light and Ovation E-190WW LED ellipsoidals from Chauvet Professional. 

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Elation Cuepix Blinder WW2

Niclen Adds Elation Cuepix Blinders and Colour Pendant to Inventory

DORTMUND, Germany – Niclen Moving Lights Systems GmbH has added Elation Professional Cuepix Series LED blinders and Colour Pendant color-changing LED luminaires to its inventory of rental stock. The purchase includes both versions of Elation’s popular Cuepix Blinder – the Cuepix Blinder WW2 (pictured here) and Cuepix Blinder WW4. They house 2 and 4 long-life 100W warm white 3,200K COB LEDs respectively.

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Music School TV program in Israel lit with Robe fixtures

Israel-Based Reality TV Program, ‘Music School,’ Lit with Robe Fixtures

TEL AVIV, Israel – A reality TV program, Music School, which is broadcast on national Channel 2, gives 16 young people the chance to be mentored and trained by four professional singers. LD Ronen Najar’s design for the show, staged at the Russell theatre in Ramatgan, Tel Aviv, includes 11 Robe BMFL Spots, six MMX Spots and an additional eight LEDBeam 100s shining from around the back of the audience. Lighting rental company Argaman Systems supplied the gear for Ronen’s rig. He uses a grandMA2 console for control.

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Blizzard Lighting BlockHead Big Eye

Blizzard Lighting BlockHead Big Eye

Blizzard Lighting’s BlockHead Big Eye, a a 3×3 pixel matrix moving head with nine LEDs (15W RGBW quad-color OSRAM LEDs) features continuous pan and tilt. It also has a variable electronic dimmer and strobe and individual LED pixel control, and the LEDs promise a working life of of 100,000 hours of use.

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PTX Universal Pan/Tilt head

Rushworks to Feature New Gear at NAB 2016

LAS VEGAS — Rushworks will be featuring four new products to be unveiled at NAB 2016 in Booth SL 11808: the PTX Universal Pan/Tilt head (pictured here), Remo UbeRemote. Remo IsoTower and Talk-Take video switching software. The show’s exhibition floor will be open at the Las Vegas Convention Center April 18-21.

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Pitbull on NYE

Pitbull’s NYE TV Special on Fox Includes Elation Platinum FLX Hybrid Moving Light

MIAMI – Lighting designer Tom Kenny included Elation Professional’s Platinum FLX hybrid moving head in the rig for a TV special featuring Pitbull that rang in 2016. Pitbull’s New Year’s Revolution was broadcast live on Fox television to a nationwide audience Dec. 31, 2015. This was Kenny’s first year doing the show and his first opportunity to use the Platinum FLX luminaire.

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