LONDON – For metalcore five-piece Bring Me The Horizon’s sold out show at the SSE Arena Wembley, LD Ben Inskip used Sharpys, Alpha Beam 700s and Alpha Beam 300s from rental company Siyan to complement the band’s hard-driving beat with intense aerial effects.
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BRISTOL, U.K. – CPL brought more festive sparkle to an independent Bristol based energy supplier, when they delivered full technical production – video, sound, lighting and rigging – for their Christmas conference and party, again working for producers Bright.
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LAS VEGAS – John “Ozzie” Osborne of Ozterity Lighting teamed up with Scott McCowan, Chris Szabo, Jeff Melzer and Jason Mack to bring lighting looks to Sony’s PlayStation Experience, which drew gamers to the Sands Convention Center in December. 4Wall provided gear from Martin, Clay Paky, Robe, Vari-Lite and ETC to light close to 400,000 square feet of space, along with grandM2 consoles for control.
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NEW YORK – Intel garnered bragging rights when Time magazine named its booth one of The 20 Most Eye Catching at CES 2015, dubbing it “insanely futuristic.” WorldStage provided AV support for booth designers and fabricators, The Taylor Group, which showcased Intel’s exploration of intelligence in all its forms: wearables, robots, drones, 3D printing and more.
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LAS VEGAS — On Nov. 22, 2014, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Usher’s “UR Experience” tour was in the house, the very night that the 2014 Parnelli Awards were staged in an adjacent venue. Kevin M. Mitchell, who also serves as producer/writer for the Parnelli Awards, was understandably absent from the Usher concert in Las Vegas, but still managed to cover the tour for the Feb. 2015 issue of PLSN. A number of equipment manufacturers, including Elation, TMB and GLP, have also noted how the tour served as a visual springboard of sorts, for gear ranging from Elation’s Sniper to TMB’s Solaris Mozart and GLP’s impression X4 S LED fixtures.
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BOSTON — While Boston was in the middle of two blizzards and record-breaking snowfall, preparations were happening for the 50th Anniversary of Education First (EF). Producer Michael Wasserman (MPW) turned to Seabrook, NH-based Port Lighting Systems for an assist with the visuals for the multi-faceted celebration.
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LOS ANGELES, CA – Eric Wade of FOHShow LLC included 108 Solaris Mozart LED lighting fixtures in the lighting rig for the 2014-15 Ushur “UR Experience” World Tour.
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GLENDALE, AZ – Every year, the NFL Super Bowl attracts hundreds of millions of viewers; many are there for the football game. Others are there for the halftime show. Key special effects decision-makers for Super Bowl XLIX, held at University of Phoenix Stadium on Feb. 1, 2015 included executive producer Ricky Kirshner of Touchdown Entertainment, production designer Bruce Rodgers of Tribe Design and special effects designer Mark Grega of Strictly FX.
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ROZNOV pod RADHOSTEM, Czech Republic – Robe Lighting’s R&D department has tested the longevity of the Osram Lok-it HTI 1700/PS lightsource used in Robe’s BMFL fixtures. Robe found that, when run consistently in its brightest 1700 W mode, the lamp life expectancy is the same as when the fixture is run in 1200W and 1500W modes – 750 hours.
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OSAKA, Japana – Ayrton’s IntelliPix-R LED panels played a prominent role in the lighting design at the annual Japanese music show, Best Hits Kayousai 2014. The show, which recognizes some of Japan’s most popular artists of the year, took place in November at the Festival Hall, Osaka and was broadcast live on the NNN network. Over 18 acts, including Exile Tribe and May J, performed during the two-hour show.
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