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Robe Marks Largest Installation of Fixtures in Estonia

TARTU, Estonia – Robe’s Estonian distributor E&T Ltd has completed the largest supply to date of Robe moving lights for a theatre installation. More than 200 fixtures have been delivered to the Vanemuine Teater in Tartu, Estonia’s lively second city and the country’s cultural and intellectual hub. The deal – part of a much wider program in which Robe luminaires have been supplied to all eight of Estonia’s state-supported theatres as part of a major national lighting upgrade – involves a mix of LEDWash 1200, 600 and 300s, MMX Spots, DLX Spots and Robin 600 and 300E Spot and Washes.

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Dave Byars

Avolites Sapphire Touch is Bright on Blur at Coachella

INDIO, CA – UK LD Dave Byars has put his new Avolites Sapphire Touch to work on Brit-pop band Blur’s 2013 tour, which has performed under the stars in venues and outdoor festivals, including Coachella. Byars pre-programmed much of the Coachella lighting on his laptop during the flight to California and then simply plugged his USB stick carrying the show into his Sapphire Touch.

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Stan, the Stand Tall mascot illuminated by MCG Lighting

Project Puts MGC Lighting Head and Shoulders Above the Rest

ESSEX, UK – International lighting distributor, MGC Lighting, has supplied Impact Waterproof Flexistrip lighting for an unusual project involving 2.5 meter (8 ft.) high giraffe sculptures, which are being used to mark the 50th anniversary of Colchester Zoo in Essex. The giraffes have been positioned in various locations around Colchester, as part of the Stand Tall project.

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ADJ Wi-Fly Series

ADJ Wi-FLY Series

LOS ANGELES — ADJ introduces the fully cordless WiFLY Series, consisting of a wireless DMX transceiver and three compatible battery-powered LED fixtures, which, when used together, eliminate the need for both DMX cables and electrical power cords.

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Logo Channel's NNN Awards with Vari-Lite.

LD Tom Kenny Uses New VL3015LT Spot on NNN Awards

HOLLYWOOD, CA – The Logo Channel’s NewNowNext (NNN) Awards celebrate the most fantastic aspects of pop culture in music, television, film, web, fashion and just about everything in between. Produced in Hollywood, CA, inside the Henry Fonda Theater, the annual awards ceremony is lively, fun and energetic. When LD Tom Kenny was asked to oversee the lighting design he leapt at the opportunity to create a lighting rig full of Vari-Lite luminaires, including the new VL3015LT Spot from Philips Vari-Lite.

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ETC Source Four LED Lustr+ fixtures lighting 750-seat Pleasance Grand, Edinburgh Festival Fringe

ETC Gears Up for Edinburgh Fringe 2013

EDINBURGH, Scotland – Scotland’s annual Edinburgh Festival Fringe, held every August, is always a busy time for lighting manufacturer ETC.  This year, rental company Pleasance has teamed up with dealer Black Light to install in every one of its spaces ETC lighting and 26 ETC control desks.

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Dave Matthews.

Dave Matthews Out for Cross-Country Summer Swing

LOS ANGELES – The Dave Matthews Band hits the road for an extensive national tour with Clay Paky lighting, grandMA2 consoles and MDG foggers along for the ride.  The band started its 45-date cross-country swing in mid-May and wraps after Labor Day.  Theatrical Media Services is providing the lighting gear and consoles for design company and video vendor Filiment Productions.  Fenton Williams is the longtime production designer and lighting designer; Aaron Stinebrink is the lighting programmer and designer.

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Christie Digital

Christie InControl Mobile App

ORLANDO, Fla. – Christie unveils the Christie InControl projector mobile app for applicable iOS devices. The Christie InControl APP is aimed at rental and staging customers using Christie 3-chip DLP M Series and J Series projectors. The App provides a responsive user interface to commonly used projector functionality, such as power on/off, shutter control, test pattern selection, and lens zoom and focus, in addition to more advanced projector functionality like 2D keystone and color management. Christie InControl will be available globally as a free download from the Apple App Store later this month.

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Elation's Pro Active Day

Elation Pro Active Day Attracts European Lighting Professionals

KERKRADE, Netherlands – A group of lighting designers, installers, dealers and other professionals from Belgium, France, Germany, The Netherlands and Poland journeyed to Elation Professional’s European headquarters recently for the annual Elation Pro Active Day. The day-long event involved hands-on demonstrations and other activities – as well as some fun events – for the pros who attended.

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More than 10,000 Free ANSI Standards Downloaded

NEW YORK, NY – More than 10,000 standards have been downloaded since April, when PLASA and ProSight Specialty Insurance announced their partnership to make PLASA’s American National Standards available to the industry free of charge as part of an effort to boost industry knowledge and safety. Among the most popular: ANSI E1.2, relating to aluminum truss and towers; ANSI E1.4, on counterweight rigging systems; ANSI E1.1, on wire rope ladders; and ANSI E1.6-1, on powered hoist systems.

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