TEMPE, AZ – AV Concepts named Steve Dumond senior national account executive. Dumond, who has more than 10 years of AV and live event production experience, currently serves as director of special events for the Arizona chapter of Meeting Planners International. He is also a member of the Greater Phoenix Convention and Visitors Bureau.
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ATLANTA – Active Production and Design, based here, has been stocking up and renting out High End Systems products since the days of the Intellabeam and Trackspot. The company recently added the Hog 4 range of lighting consoles to its inventory, including a pair of Hog 4s, Nano Hog 4s and a Full Boar 4.
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ITALY – TV show designer Francesco De Cave’s production credits include Calzedonia Fashion Show, the Music Summer Festival series and Io Canto, which airs weekly on Italian national television. He also designed Laura Pausini’s World Tour, which commences in November. Over the years he has relied upon products from High End Systems, most recently the company’s Hog 4 range of control solutions.
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PHILIDELPHIA, PA – Harvest Ministries LD Chris Eguizabal chose High End Systems intellaspot XT-1 fixtures as his primary intelligent lighting fixture in the rig for Harvest America, staged recently at Wells Fargo Center in here. There were 24 of the fixtures in the rig.
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AUSTIN, TX — In support of their fourth studio album, Promises, international indie band The Boxer Rebellion embarked on a five week summer tour of North America. The group has also been playing select promo dates in the US, including a recent Austin, TX performance at The Parish. Lighting designer Paul Turner started working with the band during their 2010 SXSW breakout shows under the recommendation of veteran lighting designer Mike Baldassari, and is employing High End Systems SolaSpot fixtures as his primary effects lighting tool for the band’s shows.
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SYRACUSE, NY— With significant business growth throughout the Asia Pacific region, J. R. Clancy has opened a Southeast Asia office in Singapore. Robert J. Degenkolb will step into the role as managing director of J.R. Clancy (Singapore) Pte Ltd, where he will be focused on business development for the region.
Read More »SUN VALLEY, CA – GLP announced back-to-back honors for its lighting products – including the company’s impression Spot One in 2012 and impression X4S in 2013 – at a recent annual trade event.
Read More »SANTA ROSA, CA — John Lathrop, West Coast account manager for Ultratec Special Effects, Inc. died on Oct. 5 from a heart attack. Known for… Read More »In Memoriam: John D. Lathrop
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ARGYLE, TX — GoVision has added 5mm Indoor LED panels to its rental inventory. The new panels promise to be well suited to applications requiring high quality video seen from as little as three feet away without a loss of clarity. The panels are also designed to be light in weight, a boon for venues lacking traditional rigging acoutrement. They will also be available at a competitive price.
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FORT WORTH, TX — USITT announced that registration for its annual Conference & Stage Expo is now open. The four-day event is set for March 26-29, 2014 at the Fort Worth Convention Center here.
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LONDON — Philips Entertainment named Austrian businesses dblux GmbH and Lighting Innovation as distributors in Austria for its brands, including Selecon, Strand Lighting and Showline products. The agreement was announced in London on Oct. 17. Pictured here are, from left, Thomas Feuerstein (dblux), Rainer Weggen (Philips) and Harald Sorger (Lighting Innovation).
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CESKY KRUMLOV, Czech Republic — The Showlight trade event, held here in May 2013, was the second event where Ian Dow led the volunteer organizing committee. For the next event, Showlight 2017, John Allen of Northern Light will serve as chairman. Along with the event’s main sponsor, Robe, other sponsors of Showlight 2013 included Harman’s Martin lighting division, Clay Paky, White Light and others. The location and other detaisl for Showlight 2017 have not yet been announced.
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