Apollo Design Little Focus 5 Wrench
FORT WAYNE, IN – Apollo Design Technology, Inc. recently released the Little Focus 5 Wrench. Made from durable stainless steel, the LF5 is a sleek,… Read More »Apollo Design Little Focus 5 Wrench
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Stage Electrics Completes Management Buyout
LONDON – Stage Electrics has announced a management buyout of the business from the estate of David Whitehead. Under the new ownership structure Trevor Smallwood will continue as chairman of the board and the executive directors of Stage Electrics will remain unchanged. The new shareholders include industry veterans Trevor Smallwood, Dan Aldridge, Bob Smith, James Irvine, Anna Western, Adam Blaxill, Adrian Searle and Ian Tregaskis.
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Draft Standards for Arena Rigging in Public Review
NEW YORK – Two draft standards relevant to arena rigging have been added those available for public review on PLASA’s website. BSR E1.6-4 is for the simple control systems for chain hoists to lift portable trusses and grids. BSR E1.39 is for personal fall arrest systems used by people working on those trusses and grids and other portable structures – such as lighting towers – commonly used for shows.
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Bandit Promotes Tickle to Tech Services Director
NASHVILLE – Bandit Lites has promoted Jake Tickle to director of technical services. He will oversee support for road staff, research and development, training and repairs. Tickle joined the Bandit family in 2006 and was promoted to tech service manager in 2007.
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ARRI Appoints Reyes as Latin American Sales Director
FT. LAUDERDALE – ARRI Inc. has promoted Jeffrey A. Reyes to director of sales, Latin American Markets. Reyes previously served as a technical sales representative at ARRI, working closely with rental houses and customers for lighting and camera products.
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Eurovision 2013 Rig to Include 60 Barco Projectors
MALMO, Sweden – The semi-finals for the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest are set to take place at Malmo Arena here May 14-16, with the finals following on May 18. Projected visuals will be playing a key role, and Barco has noted that a record-setting 60 of its projectors, including the HDQ-2K40 pictured here, will be included in the rig along with three Encore systems. This is the 58th Eurovision competition and the fifth to be staged in Sweden.
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HazeBase Sets the Stage at Ultra Music Festival
MIAMI – HazeBase products were selected by five lighting companies for all seven stages of the Ultra Music Festival’s 15th anniversary recently in Miami. The challenge met by the product line was a wide-open waterfront space with a 12-hour per day schedule.
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Stage Tech Offers Automation Course for USITT
LAS VEGAS – Stage Technologies once again held a hands-on automation course May 9-11 as part of the 2013 USITT Elite Training Weekend in Las Vegas. The course covered an introduction to automation, introduction to operating and programming the eChameleon software, and also included a hands-on look at Stage Technologies winches and control systems. Applicants were required to be USITT members as well as university students.
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Hallard Joins Martin EMEA Sales Team
AARHUS, Denmark – Industry professional Matt Hallard has joined the Martin Professional EMEA sales organization as business area manager, Rental. Hallard worked as production manager for P&O Cruises Worldwide, as regional sales manager at PRG Distribution and most recently for Philips Vari-Lite as European sales manager.
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Showcall Produces Ceremony for Bush Presidential Center
DALLAS – Maryland-based event production company Showcall Inc., working with the Bush Center’s communications and events team, successfully planned and produced dedication events for the George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas. Says Ajay R. Patil, principal at Showcall, Inc., “While we are accustomed to working on high caliber events, this was different. It was an incredible experience for our team to see the work come together on a sunny day in Texas, with all five living presidents together on one stage!”
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South African State Theatre Invests in More Robe
PRETORIA, South Africa – The South African State Theatre in Pretoria has added more Robe LED fixtures to its lighting inventory, specified by Head of Lighting Simon King. The State Theatre’s lighting crew appreciate the new Robes because they are light in weight and easy to handle. The new Robes are distributed around the theatre’s different spaces – the majority on the two main stages.
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Christie Solara Projectors for ‘Gatsby’ World Premiere
NEW YORK CITY —The world premiere of the film “The Great Gatsby” lit up the screen in 3-D with Christie Solaria Series digital cinema projectors. The star-studded event took place at Avery Fisher Hall. Christie dealer Digital Media Systems selected two Christie CP4230 DLP digital cinema projectors for the screening, which converged the light from two projectors to create a seamless image projected onto a silver screen.
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