MACAU, China – Pacific Lighting (HK) Ltd., Robert Juliat’s distributor for Hong Kong and Macau, has supplied three additional RJ Lancelot 4000W HTI followspots to the 15,000-seat Cotai Arena in Macau. On Macau’s Cotai Strip, the Cotai Arena is part of The Venetian Macao Resort Hotel. The new RJ Lancelots will augment the venue’s existing lighting inventory which already boasts four of these long throw followspots.
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LONDON – To promote their literacy campaign, the London Evening Standard, in partnership with Nook, planned a one-day event in Trafalgar Square called ‘Get Reading.’ The July 13 event featured an appearance by War Horse, performances from the casts of Billy Elliot The Musical and Wicked and live readings by celebrities including Hugh Grant, Warwick Davis and Rupert Everett.
Read More »NEW YORK – Three newly proposed industry standards, relating to manual counterweight rigging systems, RDM and Automation Control System show file exchange formats, have been posted to the Technical Standard Public Review Page maintained by PLASA. The last day to comment for these three standards is Oct. 7, 2013.
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BRATISLAVIA, Czech Republic – Clay Paky’s Alpha Spot HPE 700s and Alpha Wash 700s alongside its Alpha Profile 1500s are being used to light pop idols on the Czech and Slovak Nova TV show, “SuperStar,” a show aimed at discovering the next big singing sensation. Clay Paky’s Bratislavia-based distributor, Pro JGS Light, Sound and Video, supplied the fixtures to Prague-based production company Media Pro Pictures.
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STOCKHOLM — As some of the world’s most pronounced DJs took the stage at the Sweden Summerburst Festival, a team of lighting professionals designed and managed a complete Harman Martin lighting display, highlighting artists such as David Guetta, Sebastian Ingroso, Axwell, Steve Angello, Alesso, Steve Aoki and Hardwell, among others. Deployed by Westridge Audio AB, the Martin system was required to have enough power to shine brightly and effectively during both day and night performances.
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NEW YORK, NY – Six new sessions have been added to PLASA Professional Development Program taking place in Austin,TX, a two-day program of free educational seminars and workshops running alongside PLASA Focus: Austin. The event takes place Sept. 10-11 at the Palmer Events Center.
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SECAUCUS, NJ – Tom Sullivan joins Rose Brand as a senior project manager in the New Jersey office. Sullivan’s background includes 16 years at Hudson Scenic Studio, where he was the engineering department manager for scenery production for Broadway productions and other entertainment venues.
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NASHVILLE – CT Touring welcomes industry veteran and video director Mark Haney to the company. Haney has had leading roles in concert touring for more than 20 years and is a multiple award-winning director whose roster includes Eric Clapton, Kenny Chesney, Britney Spears and Star Wars in Concert, among others.
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ORLANDO – Alcorn McBride has promoted Larry Howard to director of sales. Howard, who has more than 25 years of experience in the industry, joined Alcorn McBride in 2010 most recently serving as the company’s sales manager.
Read More »MONTREAL – After working on Jay Z’s two nights show at Carnegie Hall last year, Moment Factory was tasked by Roc Nation (entertainment company founded by Jay-Z) and Willo Perron to work on one of the biggest stadium tours of the summer: Justin Timberlake and Jay Z’s “Legends of the Summer.” For this fast-track project, Moment Factory had the mandate to create original video content that would enhance the artists’ performance onstage and maximize the impact of the sizeable scenography.
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NEW YORK, NY — TMB joined the Behind the Scenes Pledge-a-Product program last spring by pledging 10 percent of global sales of their ProXS professional lighting fixture accessories to the charity. They have placed special displays in dealer showrooms around the world so customers know they are helping when they make a purchase of something as simple as a gel frame. As a result, TMB has now made two donations to the industry’s charity.
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