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MAC Aura Washes Over Italy’s Band LITFIBA

ITALY – For Italian rock band LITFIBA’s latest tour, lighting/show designer Jo Campana brought in Martin Professional’s MAC Aura LED wash with 1500-watt MAC III Profiles and MAC 2000 Wash XBs. “I needed something that could properly compete with its bigger neighbors in the rig in terms of brightness and presence and the MAC Aura didn’t disappoint,” he said.

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Mercedes Stevao-Boase

Green Hippo Expands its Team

LONDON – Green Hippo has expanded its team with two new members. Mercedes Stevao-Boase joins the company as ‘Marketing Executive,’ responsible for increasing the brand’s online presence. Estelle Chung is the new Product Design Intern.

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Rock of Ages

‘Rock of Ages’ Entertains with High End Systems

AUSTIN, TX – The film “Rock of Ages” Broadway opened June 15 with a star-studded cast, hits from the 1980s, and High End Systems products in the mix. LD Mike Baldassari handled the live stage performances, using 4 High End Systems SHOWBEAM 2.5 automated luminaires, with the High End Systems Road Hog Full Boar console for Programmer Paul Turner.

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No Structural Defects Found in 2011 Ottawa Bluesfest Stage Collapse

OTTAWA, Canada – Ontario Ministry of Labor authorities have concluded their investigation of the July 18, 2011 stage collapse of a Groupe Berger-made staging structure during a Cheap Trick performance that injured three people, and determined that there was no evidence of structural issues contributing to the collapse. Instead, the blame for the incident was put on freakish weather, and no individuals or companies are being charged with wrongdoing.

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Charles Israel Assumes Presidency of IES

NEW YORK – Charles “Chip” Israel assumed the office of President of the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IES) effective July 1, succeeding Denis Lavoie. The newly-elected Board of Directors named are: Cheryl English, LC, Acuity Brands; Allan Long, Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division; Ardra Zinkon, TEC, Inc. Engineering and Design; and Zach Foster, (Emerging Professional), Lighting Group Northwest.

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Matthew Burstein

Philips Strand Lighting Reorganizes NA Operations

DALLAS – Philips Strand Lighting has reorganized its territories within the North American sales operations to strengthen client relations.  The company has also named Matthew Burstein, pictured here, as  Northeastern U.S. and Eastern Canada sales manager and Jeff O’Brien as the South Central U.S. sales manager.

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Keller Williams

Wakarusa Festival’s Outpost Tent Lit with GLP LEDs

OZARK, AR – LD JC Campbell was again involved in the four-day Wakarusa Music and Arts Festival in the Ozarks of Northern Arkansas. Working with suppliers Midnight Lighting, he produced the lighting plot for the Outpost tent, using large quantities of GLP LED heads to add energy-efficient flash to the rig.

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CueCore

CueCore Controls ‘Emotional Signage’ for German Cinema

PAPENBURG, Germany -Visual Productions’ German distributor, LMP, recently supplied a CueCore and other lighting equipment for the new Cinema Center in Papenburg. Designed and implemented by Werner Post of W.P.highlights, his concept revolves around energy efficiency with the magic word for the overall design being “emotional signage.” The CueCore’s scheduler is not only capable of triggering on time, date and weekday but also on sunrise and sunset.

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