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ORLANDO – LD Justin Geiger of California-based Impulse Creative Group used 16 Clay Paky Sharpys for the concert portion of the GreenWavesIII event at the University of Central Florida. Featuring electronic artists and notable DJs, the interactive concert took sustainability to the next level by using a PowerLeap dance floor, which uses “Piezo” flooring technology to convert the energy from the crowd into reusable energy for the concert.

AUSTIN – The Austin Film Society’s (AFS) Texas Film Hall of Fame awards ceremony relocated to the new Moody Theatre this year. To take their production to the next level, they turned to Houndstooth Studio to design the events motion graphics and exterior lighting package. Part of the design included six VL3500 Wash FX luminaires from Philips Vari-Lite.

KNOXVILLE, TN – LD Alex Blagg chose Robe moving lights for the recent Alison Krauss & Union Station (AKUS) US tour. The LD has worked with AKUS for 10 years now, with this being his first time to use Robe products. TERI Productions supplied the lighting equipment.

LOS ANGELES – Martin Professional’s MAC Aura played a heavy role in the Golden Gods heavy metal awards show, broadcast on VH1. LD Lee Rose, in his third year with the awards, chose the Aura to create a “wall of light” as a backing / scenic look to the turntable stage by placing four rows of fixtures in a matrix over a divider wall.

TORONTO — In the wake of the June 16 stage roof collapse at Downsview Field here, which killed drum tech Scott Johnson, injured three others, and destroyed the band’s unique lighting and audio setup, Radiohead has announced the postponement of seven shows that had been scheduled in Europe from June 30 (in Rome) through July 9 (in Switzerland). The tour is expected to resume July 10 in the south of France.