DALLAS, TX and OMAHA, NE – Syncrolite, LLC and Ballantyne Strong Inc. announced that the assets associated with Ballantyne Strong’s lighting business have been sold to Syncrolite. Effective Dec. 21, 2015 Syncrolite has assumed all operations, sales and support associated with Ballantyne Strong, including the company’s Super Trouper followspots, pictured here.
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BLACKPOOL, UK – For the Dickens holiday classic, A Christmas Carol, staged at Blackpool’s 3,000-capacity Opera House, LD Oliver Wilkinson opted to include a selection of Chauvet lighting fixtures. The rig included six Rogue R1 Spots and 16 Q-Wash 560Z-LED moving wash fixtures from Chauvet Professional and also Chauvet DJ PiXPars.
Read More »COLUMBIA, MD – Vectorworks, Inc., global design software developer and creator of the industry standard in entertainment design Vectorworks Spotlight, announced its sponsorship of the 11th annual Stage Lighting Super Saturday. The event will take place on Saturday, January 9, 2016, from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the New York University Tisch School of the Arts, located at 721 Broadway in New York City.
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ATLANTA – Kinesys is opening the doors and welcoming guests to its dedicated training facility in Atlanta next month. The event will run from Jan. 25-28, 2016. It promises increased product awareness and free operator training for those who want to know more about automated rigging for the entertainment industry.
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BOOM, Belgium – d3 Technologies has named FACE, Foundation for Audio-Visual Commerce & Engineering, as its new reseller in the Benelux (Belgium-The Netherlands-Luxembourg) region. FACE recently supplied a 3D mapping project in Bokrijk, Belgium (pictured here) with d3 gear. The company also hosted a d3 Open House earlier this month.
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LONDON – Lighting designer Amy Barnett approached Entec to provide a lighting equipment package for the recent European tour by Chris Norman. It was the first time she’d worked with the west London based lighting rental specialists, which she chose because, “After a few initial phone conversations I had complete confidence in the company to deliver what I needed, and they were very helpful and friendly.”
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KNOXVILLE TN. – Bandit Lites continued its annual ‘Angel Tree’ tradition, which has expanded from its origins as a toy drive to provide for a broader range of needs in the Knoxville, TN area. This year, Bandit delivered contributions to the Knoxville Community Action Committee, a public agency helping Knoxville and Knox County’s low to moderate income families, the unemployed and underemployed, persons with disabilities, and other individuals with special need for services.
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BRIGHTON, MI – Lighting sales and production company E2i Design turned to Chroma-Q Color Force 12 multi-purpose LED fixtures for the seasonal ‘White Christmas’ show at Brighton High School in Michigan. The classic holiday show, based on the 1954 movie with the same title, featured a broader palette of hues than the title might suggest.
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ST ANDREWS, Scotland — For a lighting upgrade at the University of St. Andrews’s Student Union theatre and club, Audio Light Systems installed 12 Rogue R1 Spot fixtures along with other gear from Chauvet Professional.
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COSTA RICA — The touring world mourns the loss of popular stage manager/lighting tech Tom “Bis” Kelleher. He passed away at his “sunny place,” his Costa Rica home, on Dec. 14. Preliminary reports mention the cause of death as a heart attack, possibly induced by a ruptured hernia.
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MIDDLETON, WI — At ETC’s annual holiday party on Dec. 11, 2015, CEO Fred Foster announced a surprise invitation for all 800 Wisconsin-based employees to attend screenings of Star Wars: The Force Awakens at a Madison, WI movie theater. The surprise gesture, which involved the rental of the entire theatre, was picked up as a national news item appearing on NBC and other outlets. ETC staffers in the U.K. and Northeast were able to take time off to catch the movie as well.
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