BURBANK, CA – After wrapping the North American leg of Alicia Keys’ 2013 Set The World On Fire tour in Chicago, Chaos Visual Productions is set to fire up the video for Keys as she takes her show across the Atlantic. Chaos Visual COO Nick Jackson says, “This is definitely one of the more elegant shows that we’ve seen on tour in the last few years.”
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FRANCE – In late 2012, Michel Sardou began a four-month “Les Grands Moments” tour across France. No traditional spotlights were used. Lighting designer Jacques Rouveyrollis used just one type of spotlight on stage throughout the tour – the MAC Viper Profile.
Read More »SINGAPORE – Eight Robe DLX LED Spots have been installed in a lighting upgrade at a leading international school in Singapore. The Berrick Performance Hall is a multipurpose space used for a wide range of shows and events, with at least two events or productions taking place each week.
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ALAMEDA, CA — Clear-Com named Samer E. Mouwanes regional sales manager, Middle East, effective on May 13, 2013. He will be responsible for overseeing all sales and customer service activities in the Middle East, Turkey, Greece and Cyprus.
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GLENDALE, CA – Kinetic Lighting has added Chauvet’s new Nexus 4X4 to its rental inventory, becoming one of the first lighting companies in California to do so. “The feedback from our clients has been great, and we’re glad we’ve made the investment,” said Kinetic Lighting President David Rosen.
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CHICAGO – Chicago Spotlight, Inc. is shedding some light on the United Center arena with help from Robert Juliat Cyrano followspots. “The United Center is in the process of replacing their current followspots,” says Marty Lazarus, Chicago Spotlight president. “Their existing fixtures have been there since the arena opened. Their goal is to replace two each year until all 12 are replaced with Cyranos.”
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LOS ANGELES – LD Nick Whitehouse chose 36 of Clay Paky’s new Sharpy Wash 330 luminaires to light Justin Timberlake’s album release party on the CW network. The one-hour special, “Target Presents the iHeartRadio Album Release Party with Justin Timberlake” was recorded at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles during celebrations for the singer’s “20/20 Experience” album.
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DALLAS – Alt-rock band Neon Trees recently launched their North American tour opening for Maroon 5, with multiple tour dates across the globe set to follow. For his part of the set, LD Matt Guminski chose the Vari-Lite VL880 Spot luminaire to compete against Maroon 5’s high-powered luminaires in the large rig.
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DUBLIN – UK lighting and visuals rental specialist, Blackburn based HSL, has formed a new partnership with Production Services Ireland (PSI), with operations in Belfast and Dublin. PSI now has the additional advantage of access to HSL’s massive equipment inventory and additional resources.
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