BURT, MI — When the Burt Assembly of God Church’s International Outreach & Training Center was heavily damaged by fire in 2014, the facility faced a devastating loss that also included the center’s music and sound systems. Aided by its national reach, Guitar Center Professional (GC Pro), the business-to-business (B2B) division of Guitar Center, was able to step in and help.
Read More »
BEIJING – A German theatrical company traveled to Beijing to perform a classic American play, Death of a Saleman. To help ensure that the lighting looks wouldn’t get lost in translation, ETC and its Chinese dealer, YiDaShi, provided China’s National Centre for Performing Arts with an ETC Gio control desk and more than 40 traditional ETC Source Four fixtures.
Read More »
LITITZ, PA – Clair Global, TAIT Towers and Rock Lititz are hosting the Event Safety Alliance’s Event Safety Summit December 1-3, 2015 at Rock Lititz Studio.
Read More »
FORT MYERS, FL — Entertainment Manufacturing Group, formerly Entertainment Metals, named Robert Passaretti National Accounts Manager for Touring and Production, East Coast Division. Passaretti comes with more than 25 years in the pro audio industry encompassing Concert Touring, Broadway, and Corporate Events. He is a military veteran and a graduate of Full Sail University. He brings a wide range of technical skills including Production Sound & Systems Engineering as well as Theatrical Design.
Read More »
LAS VEGAS – Dead & Company features original members of the Grateful Dead with John Mayer on vocals and guitar. The band is currently touring with a lighting structure designed by Jon Pollak and lighting looks by Chris Ragan. Upstaging is supplying the rig, which includes Nexus 4-cell COB RGB LED fixtures from Chauvet Professional.
Read More »AMSTERDAM – This year ARRI served as a partner of the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), sponsoring two awards, hosting several popular events and showcasing the versatility of the company’s AMIRA camera.
Read More »
RIMINI, Italy – Jovanotti’s 2015-2016 tour began with two shows at 105 Stadium in Rimini, Italy Nov. 19-20. Rental company Agora is providing DTS lighting fixtures for the 32-concert tour. The rig includes 40 EVO moving heads.
Read More »
STUTTGART, Germany – Matrixmanagement GmbH, a full service event services and exhibition provider, purchased AV Stumpfl Wings Engine Raw 4K uncompressed triple stream 4K50/60 media servers for use in high-profile events and exhibitions projects.
Read More »
City Theatrical launched the latest version of their wireless DMX/RDM transceiver, SHoW DMX SHoW Baby 6. This version gives users a sixth SHoW ID to broadcast on, letting SHoW Baby users access CTI’s Maximum Bandwidth Technology.
Read More »
LIMA, Peru – Moving heads from PR Lighting have been out in force at a number of high profile events in the Peruvian capital of Lima, reports Julio Vidal, general manager of Layset, the manufacturer’s territorial distributor. With bases in Peru and La Paz (Bolivia) the stage lighting specialists have enjoyed a particularly busy Autumn — thanks to their rental company partner, Cocolight Productions.
Read More »
TEMPE, AZ – XLNT’s CyberHoist II system was used to automate the impressive 415-strong PAR Can rig for Kanye West’s headlining set at the Summer Ends Music Festival in the Phoenix area. More than 28,000 revelers descended on Tempe Beach Park for the four-day event, with West bringing it to a close Sept. 27.
Read More »
GOTHENBURG, Sweden – For Spargrisarna kan rädda världen (Saving Pigs Can Save The World), LD Michael Sevholt uses Robe fixtures to light the production’s four actors, who perform along with a 10-piece orchestra. The rig includes eight Robe DL4S Profiles and 14 LEDWash 300s.
Read More »