LAS VEGAS – Adventure Combat Ops, one of Las Vegas’ newer attractions, invites participants to a 77,000 square foot former warehouse for an immersive adventure involving an invading army of zombies in an urban warfare setting. The lighting includes LED fixtures from Chauvet Professional, deftly deployed by Steve Hansel of XS Entertainment LLC.
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OWATONNA, MN – Wenger Corporation named Mike Murphy general manager of the company’s Performing Arts operations. Murphy also retains his his current role as president of J.R. Clancy.
Read More »UK – The Knight of Illumination Awards (KOI) TV judging panel has announced its eagerly anticipated shortlist for this year’s ceremony, which will take place at London’s glamorous Troxy club on Sunday Oct. 4.
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Clay Paky will be presenting new products at LDI this October including the company’s Scenius and Spheriscan fixtures. The Scenius fixture, pictured here, combines high light output with minimal operating noise and a CRI greater than 95.
Read More »MELBOURNE, Australia – Eric Lawrence, a Melbourne resident and longtime Charcoalblue associate, is heading up the design firm’s newly opened office in Melbourne, Australia. The London-based company also now operates out of Bristol, U.K. (launched earlier this year) and New York (launched in 2012).
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NOTTINGHAM, UK — For Nottingham’s Splendour festival, which drew more than 20,000, On Event Production Co. opted to include Rogue R2 Wash fixtures from Chauvet Professional in the rig.
CHICAGO – Fall Out Boy just wrapped ‘The Boys of Zummer Tour’ co-headlining with Wiz Khalifa, and Clay Paky fixtures were along for the cross-country ride. Robb Jibson of So Midwest, Inc. continued his relationship with the pop punk band, this time as production designer for the US amphitheater tour.
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LONDON – For the London Club and Bar Awards, presented June 8 at the Intercontinental Hotel, Halo owner Yann Guenancia served as LD. He specified a range of Chauvet fixtures including 10 Legend 330SR Spots, eight Legend 412 moving washes, nine Rogue R2 Beams, four Rogue R1 Beams, two Ovation F-165WW LED Fresnels, two Ovation E-190WW LED ellipsoidals, 40 PVP S5 LED panels and 16 Chauvet DJ SlimPAR Hex 3 IRC Par-style units.
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SEOUL, South Korea – Music Bank and Yoo Hee Yeol’s Sketch Book – both produced by and aired on the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) network – had lighting designed by Kim Jung Hyun. He included BMFL Blade fixtures provided by rental company, RGB.
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NEW YORK — For The Church, an Australian band founded in 1980 that has been touring extensively through North America in 2015, LD Victor Zeiser and lighting director Kirby Naylor included eight Chauvet Professional Rogue R1 Spot fixtures in the rig.
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MIDDLETON, WI – Every year ETC invites students with an interest in lighting design and stage technology from around the world to apply for the company’s annual LDI Sponsorship as a part of its commitment to nurturing young people looking to launch professional careers in the industry. Sponsorship recipients – five from North America and two international students — were awarded an all-expense-paid trip to the 2015 LDI tradeshow in Las Vegas, NV, Oct 23-25.
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PHILADELPHIA – Starlite Productions is providing gear to support local artist Meg Saligman, who is bringing attention to the problem of homelessness at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul (pictured here), a key focal point for both the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia (Sept. 21-24) and Pope Francis’ visit to the city (Sept. 26-27).