SAN ANTONIO — Thomas Dean Williams, 44, died April 5 after falling between 70 and 100 feet, according to local news reports. Williams was working on the venue’s concert lighting rig at the time and fell to the stage, where others were working. No other injuries were reported. The accident happened about 2 am Friday after a Romeo Santos concert took place at the venue Thursday night.
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LONDON – Automation specialist Kinesys strengthens its marketing team with the appointment of Nisha Suthar as marketing & communications assistant. She previously worked as a marketer for a leading publication, MoneyWeek Ltd. and prior to that has a journalistic background which includes working at the BBC Local London News.
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LONDON – LD Patrick Woodroffe used a variety of Clay Paky fixtures for the Rolling Stones’ four dates performed in December 2012 for their 50th Anniversary tour. London-based lighting company Neg Earth supplied the lighting equipment.
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LONDON – The Teenage Cancer Trust held its regular series of fundraising shows in March at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Supporting the charity, XL Video supplied LED screens, an HD camera system, recording and control for the series of seven events which were curated by Noel Gallagher.
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FORT WAYNE, IN – Apollo Design Technology, Inc. recently named Alex Tollington, pictured left, engineering manager. Apollo also promoted Brett Zellers and Crystal Mulkey. Zellers will oversee business development for the company on the East Coast. Mulkey was named customer service representative.
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DALLAS – Philips Strand Lighting is now shipping the Philips Selecon PLProfile1 and PLFresnel1 LED luminaires across North and South America. The PLProfile1 LED luminaire is a variable beam profile that produces precise beam control and pattern projection from a high output beam. The PLFresnel1 is a general purpose luminaire for theatre, small studio and display lighting applications with a quick selection of color presets.
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LOS ANGELES – Acclaim Lighting is offering ART SSC users the added flexibility of being able to control larger, more demanding projects that require a greater number of inputs and outputs, with the new Art IO digital/analog expansion module. Designed for use with the ART SSC, the ART IO is an input/output interface module that is equipped with 8 digital/analog switchable inputs and 8 relay-switched digital outputs. For versatility, it supports a number of different protocols including DMX, RS-232, OSC, UDP and Art-Net.
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Barry Rackover, a longtime live event professional who recently retired from PRG, died on March 25, 2013. He was 66. He provided lighting and production support for rock concerts and other live events around the world during his long career. But it was with the corporate event market where he made his mark.
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CHATTANOOGA, TN – Alcorn McBride equipment helped entertainment production company Full Spectrum enhance the natural beauty of Ruby Falls, a 145-foot high underground waterfall within Lookout Mountain near Chattanooga, TN. The Digital Audio Machine and Digital Video Machine HD were selected for playback to create a sound and light show deep below the surface of the earth.
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COSQUIN, Argentina – The National Folklore Festival Cosquín ran for nine nights this past January. PR Lighting’s XR200 Beam and PR XS1200 Spot helped illuminate the stage and stadium.
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FLUSHING, NY – The US Open tennis classic at Arthur Asche Stadium hit a grand slam the first night of the tournament with an opening night ceremony that set a new standard. For the first time at the U.S. Open, the center court was turned into a giant video board with images of past champions flashing across the court during a high-energy music and light show. The grandMA2 consoles, Clay Paky Sharpy lighting fixtures and MDG hazers played key roles in the show.
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The new Osram Ostar Stage LEDs from Osram Opto Semiconductors offer high luminance of 48 million candelas per square meter and tunable color tones from cold white to warm white. Combined with their low-profile design and glass cover with anti-reflective coating, they provide the basis for more compact spotlights with an extremely narrow beam. The Ostar Stage LEDs are targeted for use in moving head spotlights on stage, for booth lighting at trade fairs and for architectural lighting.
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