ANNAPOLIS JUNCTION, MD — FiberPlex, a provider of secure AV communications technologies, named Cardone, Solomon & Associates as its representatives in the New England and… Read More »FiberPlex Names Cardone, Solomon & Associates to Represent its Fiber Optic Line
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PHOENIX – Clearwing Productions Arizona is now an Authorized Vari-Lite Service Center. Clearwing Service Technician, Andrew Witte is certified in the VLX, 500, 800, 1000,… Read More »Clearwing Now an Authorized Vari-Lite Service Center
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LOS ANGELES – LD Tom Kenny added Clay Paky’s Sharpy fixtures to his dynamic lighting mix on The Who’s North American tour, ‘Quadrophenia and More.’ He says he used the Sharpys’ effects to “sculpt the stage show and add drama, dimension and high impact architecture to the multimedia set.”
Read More »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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