SYDNEY – Tim Hall, managing director of Resolution X, noted that the company is supplying lighting gear once again for the Australian version of Dancing With The Stars. The most recent season’s rig includes Clay Paky A.leda B-EYE and Mythos fixtures.
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FORT WAYNE, IN – Apollo Design Technology named Will Linnemeier sales director. In this role, he will be responsible for sales strategies to drive market expansion, sales effectiveness and optimizing the dealer and customer sales experience. He also will manage Apollo’s dealer network and customer relationships.
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RIVERSIDE, CA – When the University of California, Riverside (UCR) set out to enhance their recently renovated, 55,000 square foot Student Recreation Center, they wanted to incorporate a show-stopping display that could show national and school sporting events, relevant information and signage, and up to 16 CATV channels.
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NEW YORK – Richard Pilbrow will join Stage Lighting Super Saturday this January 9th to speak about his upcoming work on My Fair Lady’s 60th anniversary. Workshop producers Sonny Sonnenfeld and Scott Parker welcomed his participation in the event.
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DALLAS –– Scott Guenther of Full Stage Productions chose Arkaos MediaMaster Pro 4.0 to help create the haunting, atmospheric backdrop to aerial performances from Dallas-based dance academy, Dance Xpress. The production, entitled Smooth Operators, was a tribute to the music and work of English singer-songwriter, Sade.
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LONDON – For a charity fundraising event staged by the City Veterans Network (CVN) at the Imperial War Museum London in Southwark, production company Subfrantic used CORE’s ColourPoint Mk 2 battery powered LED up-lighters.
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Roland designed its V-1HD Video Switcher to serve as an easy-to-use, compact and portable unit that can accommodate up to four HDMI audio/video sources with resolutions up to 1080p. It features a host of professional compositing effects and creative video switching capabilities.
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UPPER DARBY, PA – For My Morning Jacket’s current tour in support of the band’s seventh album, The Waterfall, lighting designer Marc Janowitz used 26 Robe BMFL Spots and 10 Pointe fixtures as the primary moving lights on a rig. VER is supplying the gear.
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PARIS —In what became a real-life Friday the Thirteenth, coordinated terrorist attacks on November 13, 2015 at the Bataclan theater (a popular Parisian music venue), and also at a local stadium claimed the lives of 129 innocent people — including the band’s merchandise manager and the venue’s lighting tech. Another 350 were wounded with nearly 100 in critical condition, so the death toll could rise in the days to come. Meanwhile, major stadium concert cancellations by U2 and the Foo Fighters followed in its wake. The incidents mark the worst terror attacks in French history.
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BERLIN – West London based lighting and visuals specialist Colour Sound Experiment supplied lighting, LED screen and crew for the Perry’s Stage at the first Lollapalooza event in Europe. The event was held Sept. 10-11 at Templehof Airfield in Berlin.
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SPAIN – Spain-based singer-songwriter Pablo Alboran toured the country recently beneath a cover of Elation Cuepix Panels on his popular “Terral” tour. The young musician, who has sold over one million albums and topped record sales in Spain for an impressive 60 weeks, has also reigned over the charts in Portugal and is popular across Latin America.
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