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LOS ANGELES — The 2+-minute “Pepsi Grammy Half Time Show” commercial, which depicted ex-football stars “returning the favor” by singing and dancing halfway through a celebrity-studded Grammy Awards-style black tie event (modeled on the actual event, which included Beyoncé and Jay-Z, pictured here), was filmed at the LA Sports Arena using a lighting rig from Visions Lighting. A total of 40 Nexus 4×4 high output COB LED panels from Chauvet Professional were included in the lighting rig.

LD Justin Kitchenman used an arsenal of Clay Paky lights to create a party atmosphere for Luke Bryan’s latest tour.  

FORT WORTH, TX – USITT announced the winners of its 2014 Young Designers & Technicians Awards competition. The 11 winners will be presented with the honors at the association’s Conference & Stage Expo, which is set to talke place at the Fort Worth Convention Center here March 26-29. Three of the winners are from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, three are from Carnegie Mellon University, and two are from the Yale School of Drama. The other three are from Purdue University, the University of Virginia and the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – LD John McGuire, LD for Kanye West, Deadmaus, Daft Punk and many others, is a longtime user of Hog consoles from High End Systems. He first used the company’s consoles back in 1998, and now chooses from a range of Hog control solutions from a mobile Hog 4PC setup all the way to the flagship Hog 4 desk for Kanye West’s tour (pictured here).

NASHVILLE — At its most recent General Meeting, Bandit Lites reviewed its achievements in 2013 while discussing the goals and plans for 2014. The company also took the opportunity to honor those in the company who displayed outstanding and diligent workmanship. Among the honorees: Dizzy Gosnell and Leonard Cox, who both received service awards for 20 years with the company.