AALEN, Germany — Pangolin Laser Systems noted that the ILDA Awards, which honor those in the laser show and entertainment field, recognized many users of its laser control software. The awards were presented during ILDA’s 25th conference, held here Nov. 4-7, 2013.
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SYDNEY — Fat Sound was tasked with lighting structures for the International Fleet Review, a big celebration involving lighting, pyro and a large variety of watercraft. Fat Sound director Ray Eberle used Chauvet Professional’s COLORado 4 IP fixtures to illuminate the exterior of the Royal Australian Navy building and also the various events inside the facility.
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Ahead of the opening of LDI 2013 in Las Vegas, American DJ gives a sneak peak at three new moving heads launching at the show. The fixtures inclide the Inno Color Beam Z7, Inno Spot Pro and the 3 Sixty 2R. The three new products join the over 30 new products American DJ is set to launch later this week.
For more details: www.adj.com
DALLAS — For a new $135 million expansion project that includes a new church campus in downtown Dallas, the First Baptist Dallas megachurch turned to AV provider Burst and Clair Brothers for a system that includes a 142-foot curved projection screen and Barco’s HDF-W22 large venue projectors.
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LAS VEGAS — Steven Louis Shelley, author of A Practical Guide to Stage Lighting, will be on hand at PLSN’s booth #236 at LDI on Saturday, Nov. 23 at 1 p.m. to sign copies of his hot-off-the-press third edition. The book, published by Focal Press, has emerged as a standard industry point of reference since the first edition came out in 1999. For more details, be sure to check the Book of the Week entry in this week’s PLSN newsletter.
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LAS VEGAS — The last chance to order tickets for the 2013 Parnelli Awards on parnelliawards.com is this Wednesday, Nov. 20 at noon PST. After that, any remaining tickets will be sold at the door of the event on a first-come, first-serve basis. This year’s honorees include George Travis, Mo Morrison, Eric Pearce and Mark Engebretson, and the event, set to begin at 8 p.m. after a 7 p.m. cocktail reception, is to be hosted by Micky Dolenz.
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WEXFORD, Ireland — Chief electrician Didier Barreau and LD Paul Keogan specified the Color Force fixtures for the main stage at the Wexford Festival Opera 2013. The festival featured productions of Il Cappello di paglia di Firenze by Rota and La Navarraise by Massenet Keogan credited the LED fixtures for their output and color mixing qualities. Barreau also spoke favorably of their output along with their compact size and ease of deployment.
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VERONA, Italy — For a sold-out appearance of singer Luciano Ligabue accompanied by a backing rock band and also by a 70-piece classical orchestra at the Verona Arena here, LD Jò Campana specified Clay Paky and other fixtures from rental company Agorà. The rig included 42 Alpha Beam 1500s, 41 Alpha Profile 1500s, 24 Alpha Beam 700s and 50 Sharpys.
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