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White Light Installs New Dimmers for London’s Lion King

LONDON – A change in the performance schedule of the musical “The Lion King” during the 2012 Olympics gave entertainment lighting specialist White Light just the window of opportunity it required to replace the entire dimming system at London’s Lyceum Theatre – without affecting a single performance of the hit show. The changeover was scheduled across four weekends, taking advantage of the long weekends made possible by the show’s Olympics-influenced schedule, which saw the show dark on Sunday, Monday and during the day Tuesday.

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Mary J. Blige

ILC Hits the Stage with Mary J. Blige

CHICAGO – Daunte Kenner, creative director on the Mary J. Blige and D’Angelo tour, turned to Intelligent Lighting Creations (ILC) to help facilitate his vision for “The Liberation Tour.” The lighting rig was built at ILC’s production facility in Arlington Heights, IL, allowing the designers to pre-program before the first show. ILC is providing equipment and electricians for the tour.

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Sidney Stringer Academy

AC Special Projects Outfits UK Academy

COVENTRY, UK – A.C. Special Projects (ACSP) Ltd. have designed, supplied and installed complete technical facilities for the Sidney Stringer Academy’s (SSA) new theatre in Coventry, UK. ACSP specified lighting, audio and video technologies, and installed a comprehensive Cat5 data network. The academy’s existing kit was also integrated into the theatre.

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Parnelli Awards 2012

Parnelli Golf Tournament, Gala Plans in Full Swing

LAS VEGAS — The 2012 PLSN/FOH Parnelli Celebrity Classic, which will take place Thursday, Oct. 18, and the 2012 Parnelli Awards Dinner, set for Saturday, Oct. 20, may be a month away, but judging by the pace of registrations streaming in, both events could set new attendance records. To ensure that you don’t miss out, be sure to sign up for both of these sought-after events. Go to parnelliawards.com today!

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Peter Johansen

SGM Finds its G-Spot with Upcoming LED Product Range

LONDON – Word leaked out during the recent PLASA trade show in London that the SGM R&D team had been developing radically different LED Spot, Wash and Beam fixtures. SGM’s Head of R&D Peter Johansen came clean about it, saying that the G-Wash and G-Beam will, of course, be joined by the G-Spot. The range is set for an April 2013 release at the Prolight + Sound Show in Frankfurt.

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Matthew Wheeler with a Kinesys DigiHoist.

National Theatre invests in Kinesys DigiHoist Control

LONDON – London’s Royal National Theatre has three theatres under its control. It recently invested in two new 8-channel Kinesys DigiHoist controllers to upgrade its existing system at its Cottesloe Theatre venue. The sale follows on from the purchase of a 21-channel Kinesys Elevation 1+ motor system, which is used regularly across its two other venues, the Olivier and Lyttelton Theatres. The National Theatre’s Rigging Resources Supervisor, Matthew Wheeler, specified the purchase.

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Rose Brand Scholarship Application Available

SECAUCUS, NJ – The 2013 Rose Brand Scholarship Application is now available on Rose Brand’s Facebook page. The scholarship is awarded to a student in the amount of $5,000, with another $2,500 Rose Brand credit given to the student’s school to help enhance the theater program. Deadline for application is Nov. 28.

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First Presbyterian Church

First Presbyterian Chooses Vaddio PTZ Camera System

GREENWOOD, SC – When First Presbyterian Church decided to introduce video production into their 55-year-old facility, the visual impact was a strong concern. So Hames Pro, an AV and lighting systems provider,  installed three Vaddio WallVIEW 70 PTZ standard definition cameras and a Vaddio ProductionView FX console to both control and switch between the cameras. Remotely controlled, these small cameras are easily mounted to walls or other surfaces, enabling nearly invisible placement in locations impossible to be serviced by a tripod-mounted camera system.

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Seal

LD Theo Cox Mixes Mediums for Seal’s World Tour

LONDON – LD Theo Cox’s visual scheme for Seal’s “Soul2” world tour mixes the mediums of lighting, video and automation. The tour has completed its first Australian and US legs, and is ready to hit Europe in autumn. The only set onstage is a pair of risers, and so the stage architecture is defined by seven movable pods, each fitted with a portrait-orientated video screen.

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