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ICD Appointed an Exclusive Distributor of Steinigke Showtechnic

Waldbüttelbrunn, GERMANY – Steinigke Showtechnic GmbH has appointed Inner Circle Distribution, L.L.C (ICD) of Sunrise, FL, as its exclusive distributor in the US, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean and South America. Steinigke is one of the biggest distributors in Europe for show equipment, covering lighting, truss, staging and more. “We are extremely excited to offer the Steinigke product line to our customers,” said Craig Singer, President of ICD. “In addition to superior German engineering, Steinigke provides tremendous value and Europe’s largest selection of products.”

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Jason Alt

Delicate Productions Appoints Jason Alt as President

CAMARILLO, CA – Jason Alt has been promoted to President of Delicate Productions. In his new role, he is responsible for operations, sales, management, growth and strategic planning. He will oversee the Camarillo and San Francisco offices in addition to the company’s electronic sales division. Alt joined Delicate Productions in 2008.

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Co-founder Jon Stevens

Charcoalblue to Open New York Office

NEW YORK – Theatre design consultancy Charcoalblue is opening a studio in New York’s Chelsea district in September. The company launched in 2004 with founders Andy Hayles, Gavin Green and Jon Stevens, and has won awards for projects under their performing arts consultancy service.

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Rain of Poems

Robert Juliat Lancelots Light ‘Rain of Poems’

LONDON – A ‘Rain of Poems’ fell from a helicopter as it hovered above Jubilee Gardens for 30 minutes, distributing 100,000 bookmark-shaped poems onto large crowds as they scrambled excitedly to catch and collect them all. Two Robert Juliat Lancelot 4000W HTI followspots, supplied by White Light, illuminated the spell-binding rainfall of words that fell on London’s Jubilee Gardens in June, launching the Southbank Centre’s Poetry Parnassus festival.

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Placebo

Robe LEDWash 300s Make Impact for Placebo

LONDON – UK band Placebo are using 90 Robe ROBIN 300 LEDWash fixtures in custom touring frames for their current European festival tour, specified by LD Jvan Morandi. Supplied by PRG EML Productions, the touring ‘specials package’ is designed for quick and easy install in festival situations ‘underneath’ the house rig at each event.

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In front of Royal Theatre, Victoria

Long Reach Long Riders Complete Charity Motorcycle Ride

SEATTLE – The Long Reach Long Riders (LRLR) recently completed their ninth annual charity motorcycle ride.  The ride, which benefits Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and The ESTA Foundation’s Behind the Scenes program, started on Aug. 4 in Seattle and returned Aug. 11.  To date in 2012, the LRLR have raised more than $45,000.

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Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga Entertains Australia

SYDNEY – Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way Ball” concert tour features an assortment of lighting in the rig including a proliferation of Martin gear. Designed by LD Patrick Woodroffe, programmed by Patrick Dierson and on tour with lighting director Mac Mosier, the show features 23 songs split into five acts with a profusion of wild outfits and set pieces.

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Calvary Church

Calvary Life Church Re-Emerges with Elation, Global Truss

CHESHIRE, CT – After it was destroyed by a roof collapse, Calvary Life Family Worship Center was rebuilt from the ground up. A new 700-seat sanctuary featured a lighting/sound/video system built around products from Global Truss and Elation Professional.  The installation was handled by Advanced Systems & Technologies, LLC (AST).

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ETC Selador LED fixtures light Alpine Sensation

ETC Selador Desire Lights Alps Train Station

SWISS ALPS – The train journey to the Jungfraujoch station in the Swiss Alps is one of the world’s most spectacular.  And now, with the installation of ETC Selador Desire LED lighting fixtures, a large section of Alpine Sensation tunnel has been turned into even more compelling tourist experience. Among the challenges of the installation were the low air pressure at high sea level, and the Alpine weather – and the ETC fixtures accommodated both.

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TMB ProPlex Network Helps Make Olympic Magic

LONDON – The 2012 London Olympic Game Opening and Closing Ceremonies used eight kilometers (4 miles) of fiber optic cable to control and synchronize LED, lasers, lighting, projection, audio, motion control and pyro. A significant element of the network was a system of ProPlex GBS Gigabit Switches and Fiber Cable from TMB.

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