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Two Revelers Die After Attending Hard Summer Music Festival

LOS ANGELES — Two women, aged 18 and 19, died after attending the Hard Summer Music Festival staged at the Los Angeles County Fairplex in Pomona, CA on Aug. 1. Live Nation cited cardiac arrest and a possible seizure as the cause of the two deaths, but reports also quoted a coroner’s official calling the deaths “apparent drug overdoses.”

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LD Paul Guthrie opted to include GLP's new impression X4 Bar 20 LED battens from German Light Products in the rig for Lady Antebellum's Wheels Up tour.

Lady Antebellum Tour Marks Concert Debut of GLP X4 Bar 20

NASHVILLE – One of the great country music crossover acts in recent years has been Lady Antebellum, whose rising popularity means they can now comfortably fill 20,000-seat amphitheaters. LD Paul Guthrie opted to include GLP’s new impression X4 Bar 20 LED battens from German Light Products in the rig for the band’s Wheels Up tour.

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Lighting Engineer Asser Kauazund poses with the National Theatre of Namibia’s new ETC Ion desk

National Theatre of Namibia Upgrades with ETC Ion Console

WINDHOEK, Namibia — The National Theatre of Namibia just got a new Ion control desk, thanks to ETC’s South African dealer Prosound. Prosound’s general manager, Ian Blair, says: “We recently did an extensive upgrade for the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation, and on one of our follow-up visits, we called in at the National Theatre of Namibia, where we met Technical and IT Manager Jack Francis, Jr., and Head of Lighting Asser Kauazunda. Asser and Jack advised that their current, old theater console had reached the end of its life, but with the upcoming Independence Theatre Festival, they really needed a new desk, and fast.”

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TechViz XL allows users to display 3D models directly from native industrial or VR applications onto a 3D display.

TechViz Teams with Christie at SigGraph 2015

LOS ANGELES – TechViz, a global provider of immersive 3D virtual prototyping software solutions, is presenting its latest immersive visualization solutions at SigGraph 2015 at booth No.819. In partnership with Christie, a leader in audio and visual technologies, they are demonstrating how the TechViz XL software package works in tandem with the Christie Mirage 4K25 DLP 3D projector for the first time.

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Attendee Killed in Tent Collapse at Chicago-Area Music Festival

WOOD DALE, IL — A local resident attending the Prairie Fest in this Chicago suburb died Aug. 2 when a storm with high winds, hail and rain flattened the tent that a group of people had sought for shelter. The victim was identified as Wood Dale resident Steven Nincic, 35. Fifteen others were taken to a hospital, including three who sustained serious injuries; others were treated for minor injuries at the scene. 

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50 Cent and his group G-Unit returned to London on July 17 for a one-off gig at the O2 Arena. White Light answered the call from producers Musicalize, providing a rig that included Clay Paky Sharpys, Vari*Lite VL3500s, Martin MAC Vipers and i-Pix BB4s along with Phillips Showline SL NITRO 510 strobes to support the lighting design by LD Fraser Elisha. Photo by James Mackenzie

50 Cent Returns to London’s O2 with WhiteLight

LONDON — 50 Cent and his group G-Unit returned to London on July 17 for a one-off gig at the O2 Arena. White Light answered the call from producers Musicalize, providing a rig that included Clay Paky Sharpys, Vari*Lite VL3500s, Martin MAC Vipers and i-Pix BB4s along with Phillips Showline SL NITRO 510 strobes to support the lighting design by LD Fraser Elisha. 

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