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M83 World Tour Has Retro-Futuristic Aura

PARIS – For French electronic band M83‘s world tour, LD Sarah Landau has turned to Martin Professional’s MAC Aura LED wash light, along with MAC 700 Profiles, Atomic 3000 strobes and Martin LC Series LED video panels. She says the Aura fits well with the retro-futuristic theme. “I love the look of its bubbly face and felt it would fit really well with the retro-futuristic look of the show. When zooming, it resembles a little alien with compound eyes.”

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Tette Club

Tette Club Lights Up with Elation Gear

NEW YORK – Tette Club, featuring Latin music for the city that never siestas, is offering a lavish light show courtesy of club designer Dario Oleaga, Tirso Lighting and gear from Elation Professional. The energy-efficient setup includes Platinum Beam 5R fixtures and Flex Pixel WP LED pixel tape.

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Apollo

Apollo Celebrates 20th Anniversary

FORT WAYNE, IN – Apollo Design Technology is celebrating their 20th anniversary as a manufacturer and distributor of custom gobos and other lighting effects. Apollo began in 1992 in the home of Joel and Keersten Nichols, where they made custom gobos. Today, Apollo employs more than 65 people and occupies a 31,000 square-foot facility here.

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L-R: Aubrey Ndaba, Muthiyane Trading cc; Dave Whitehouse, DWR Distribution; Simon King, State Theatre; Duncan Riley, DWR Distribution; Mpho Serunye and Lordwick Muthavhatsindi of Muthiyane Trading

Philips Selecon SPXs Shine Bright in South African Theatre

PRETORIA, South Africa – The State Theatre has invested in 77 new Philips Selecon SPX luminaires. Philips Entertainment brand partner DWR Distribution supplied the SPX luminaires to local installer Muthiyane Trading. Simon King, Head of Lighting for the Pretoria Theatre, says the fixture’s “crisp white light with no pinkish hues deliver high definition pattern projection as well as the color results our visiting companies expect. The interchangeable lenses also make them ideal for our various versatile venues.”

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Rep. de Audio’s Jaime Celis and Estuardo Zarate, with Antonio Parise (SGM)

SGM Appoints Rep. de Audio as Mexican Distributor

MEXICO CITY – Mexico City-based Representaciones de Audio have been appointed territorial distributors for SGM Lighting. SGM was formally introduced to the broadcast market by its new distributor during the recent Telemundo exhibition, and having been established for the past 25 years, Representaciones de Audio believe they are well placed to exploit the SGM brand potential.

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Mutemath

Jands Vista v2 Controls Mutemath’s US Tour

NASHVILLE – Design of Mutemath’s recent US tour production was a creative collaboration between the band themselves and Jeff Lava and Darien Koop of Nashville-based 44 Designs.  To control the lighting and visuals, they chose a Jands Vista T2 console, running the next generation Vista v2 software.

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Gator Cases

Gator Case Water-Proof Cases

Case manufacturer Gator Cases has added a new line of water-proof injection molded utility cases. Available in a range of sizes and styles with varied inserts, this new case series provides protection and security for audio/video equipment, optical lenses and various electronic components.

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Yanni

Chauvet Lights Yanni’s Puerto Rican Performance

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Famous for choosing historic sites for his concerts, Yanni’s most recent concert and DVD recording took place in another majestic location, at Castillo San Felipe del Morro in Puerto Rico. The front wall of the fortress became the central visual attraction for the two-day concert and recording, acting as a background for the stage positioned in front on the grass near the ocean. “The concept was to illuminate the wall of El Morro, as the fort was the main part of the scenography,” said LD Bud Horowitz. Musique Xpress Lights supplied the CHAUVET lighting.

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Sonnenfeld to Chair Panel at NATEAC 2012

NEW YORK – Industry veteran Sonny Sonnenfeld has joined the conference panel list for NATEAC 2012, set for the Hilton here July 22-23. Sonnenfeld, who joins  ETC’s Mark Vassallo, Jonathan Resnick of Barbizon and Bob Lorelli of Robert Lorelli Associates, will discuss the art and science of dealing with manufacturers’ reps when outfitting a new performance space.

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Isaac Julien

Isaac Julian Uses projectiondesign on 9-Screen Art Install

FREDRIKSTAD, Norway – projectiondesign has supplied nine of its F32 DLP projectors to British artist Isaac Julien for his latest art installation ‘Ten Thousand Waves.’ On a worldwide tour, the exhibit landed most recently at the Norwegian Museum of Contemporary Art in Oslo. Says Julien,  “When you are putting on a piece of work like this, you rely on a fantastic image. You need a certain color depth, color saturation and depth of field. Contrast ratio is also important. projectiondesign projectors give us all this and more.”

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