LD Will Potts Uses Avolites Tiger Touch Pro for Disclosure
LONDON — LD Will Potts is using Avolites’ Tiger Touch Pro for British electronic duo Disclosure. He credited the setup as a speedy and efficient control solution.
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AG Lighting Supplies Clay Paky Gear for 311 “Unity” Tour
LAS VEGAS — For 311’s 2013 summer tour, LD Joe Paradise included a large complement of Clay Paky fixtures from AG Lighting in the rig. The 26-stop trek marked the 11th consecutive summer the band has headlined amphitheaters across the country.
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HSL Provides Gear, Crew for Creamfields 2013
BLACKBURN, U.K. — HSL, based here, provided gear and crew to support the 2013 Creamsfields festival, which featured sets from ex-Swedish House Mafia DJs Steve Angello and Sebastian Ingrosso. HSL’s Mike Oates worked with MJM Management and LarMac Live along with LD Ian Tomlinson. The rigs included fixtures from Robe, Clay Paky and Martin, driven by grandMA and ChamSys consoles.
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Toby Keith Tours with Rig from Bandit Lites
NASHVILLE — Toby Keith’s Hammer Down Tour started in June and runs through October. Bandit Lites provided gear for the lighting design by LD Seth Jackson and co-designer Nathan W. Scheuer. The initial design, formulated in early 2013, needed to be modified after the tragic loss of Toby Keith’s longtime bass player, Chuck Goff, who was killed in an auto accident. The 2013 trek’s set design also differed sharply from Toby Keith’s past tours, with elaborate set elements replaced by spare, vertical lighting looks.
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TV’s “Wilfred” Lit with Litepanels Sola 12
VAN NUYS, CA — For FX’s Wilfred, gaffer Tom Pugh has been using daylight-balanced Litepanels Sola 12 Fresnel fixtures.
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Hakkasan Las Vegas Installs Robe Gear
LAS VEGAS — Hakkasan Las Vegas, the new five-level, 80,000-square-foot nightclub within the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino here, has added to the flash of the world’s top DJs with an extensive lighting installation from Audiotek. The rig includes an extensive assortment of Robe lighting fixtures.
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Australian Theatre Equipped with ETC Ion 1000 Console
MOUNT GAMBIER, Australia — Ray Ellison, infrastructure manager at Country Arts SA, considered a number of factors when choosing a new lighting console for the Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre here. He opted for an ETC Ion 1000 lighting console. Pictured here is the console, operated by Karen Kennedy.
Read More »Backstage Academy CIC Offering Educational Scholarships
SOUTH KIRKBY, Yorkshire, U.K. — Backstage Academy CIC, the charitable arm of the backstage skills training center in Wakefield, has announced it will be offering scholarships for both its Foundation Degree in Live Events Production this November and its Ready for Work Training Program.
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AV Gear Helps Oregon Museum Reel In Visitors
HOOD RIVER, OR — The History Museum of Hood River County recently opened a gallery devoted to Luhr Jensen & Sons, the manufacturer of fishing gear that operated in the vicinity for nearly 75 years before it was acquired by Finland-based Rapala VMC Corp. in 2005. Media Matrix Productions used gear from Alcorn McBride to lure visitors with motion sensor-launched video presentations.
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Micky Dolenz to Host 2013 Parnelli Awards; Nominations End Friday, Sept. 27
LAS VEGAS — Micky Dolenz of Monkees fame will be hosting the 2013 Parnelli Awards in Las Vegas on November 23, executive producer Terry Lowe announced. “We are thrilled to have this consummate entertainer hosting our 13th annual award show,” said Lowe, also publisher of PLSN and FRONT of HOUSE magazines. “His long career as a top performer and his great sense of humor will make for a memorable night. We’re going to have a lot of fun.”
Read More »Robert Juliat Names Electric Claudio Merlo Distributor for Switzerland
TAVERNE, Switzerland — Robert Juliat named Electric Claudio Merlo Lighting Equipment SA (ECM), based here, as its distributor for Switzerland. ECM will support the RJ brand with its multi-lingual support team, collectively fluent in German, Italian and Spanish as well as French and English.
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Nanolumens Studio Pro Series Series LED Displays
ATLANTA — NanoLumens recently announced its Studio Pro Series LED displays for broadcast studio applications. The company says the large-format displays address challenges traditionally associated with LED broadcast display systems and promise to revolutionize the way studios design their sets.
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