LAS VEGAS – The entrance to Drai’s Beachclub/Nightclub atop the Cromwell hotel on the Las Vegas Strip features a distinctive lighting design by Steve Lieberman of SJ Lighting that includes the use of Colorist Pod 18QA fixtures from Iluminarc, the company devoted to architectural fixtures that is an affiliate to Chauvet Professional.
LEXINGTON, KY – It was a capacity crowd at Rupp Arena Oct. 16 as the University of Kentucky’s Wildcats took the court for their annual Big Blue Madness. The exhibition basketball game marks the first ‘official’ practice, and consists of grand spectacles, lasers, fireworks and stunning lighting provided by Bandit Lites.
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NASHVILLE – PixelFLEX is bringing its latest LED video screens to Nashville for WFX 2015, set for Nov. 18-19, 2015. Featured products in booth 507 will include the Parnelli Award-winning FLEXCurtain HD and the curve-able FLEXLite Plus along with the company’s FLEXCurtain and FLEXLite LED video solutions (pictured here).
BUCHAREST, Romania and NANNING, China — A pyro-sparked fire and limited egress turned a 400-capacity nightclub into a deathtrap in Bucharest, Romania. Goodbye to Gravity band members were among the 60 killed and 154 injured. Separately, a structural collapse killed a crew member and injured 13 others during setup for a show at the Guangxi Sports Center in Nanning, China that was to feature pop vocalist Jolin Tsai.
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MANCHESTER, U.K. – HSL is supplying lighting equipment for the Bill Kenwright production of ‘The Glenn Miller Story’, currently touring the U.K. with veteran entertainer Tommy Steel in the lead role. The show features another impressive lighting design by theatre LD Nick Richings.
RANDBURG, South Africa – Penmac, a live event, staging and multimedia company in South Africa, is making use of the Calibre LEDView530 scaler/switcher.
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ORLANDO – Entertainment Technology Partners (ETP) announced its acquisition of Columbia, MD-based EventEQ. EventEQ will join LMG, LLC and Premier Event Technology as ETP’s third platform company. BJ Singh, CEO of EventEQ, is pictured here, left, with Les Goldberg, CEO of ETP and LMG.
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ATHENS, Greece – 360 Event Agency turned to Austria-based AV Stumpfl for a four-by-30-meter Curve screen recently. It was used for presentations at an international conference of a Fortune 500 client’s major event in Athens, attended by 500 participants from 28 countries.
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CHICAGO – Justin Litterio, an 15-year entertainment technology industry veteran, has joined JR Lighting Design, Inc. full-time as Systems Integration Manager. Most recently, Justin has toured with Panic! at the Disco as Master Electrician, Head Rigger, and Lead Video Technician. He formerly worked for Windy City Music, Inc. serving in multiple key roles over the past nine years.
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