CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Calvary Church’s chapel recently underwent a substantial upgrade with the installation of 70 CHAUVET fixtures. Brian Barker, project manager for Eye Dialogue Lighting and Sound, said the church invested in the new CHAUVET fixtures to save on power, be green and to change the traditional look of the chapel.
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HOLLYWOOD, CA — In preparation for the May 18 launch of their 2012 Living Things tour, Linkin Park hired Weather Decision Technologies (WDT), a Norman, OK-based storm forecasting service with a staff of 75, to provide a color-coded weather emergency plan along with on-site weather experts for outdoor shows. Jim Digby, Linkin Park tour manager, is also a founding member of the Event Safety Alliance, which counts WDT as a new corporate sponsor.
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LAS VEGAS – Morpheus Lights is supplying Clay Paky Sharpy fixtures to Bruce Springsteen’s Wrecking Ball World Tour. LD Jeff Ravitz selected 16 Sharpys after having seen them last fall.
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SHENZEN, CHINA – Tait China has opened in Shenzen with two people at the helm. Alex Luthwaite joins Tait China as Technical Manager. He will work with General Manager Ysabel Vangrudenberg to oversee all production carried out in the region. Luthwaite most recently worked with Neg Earth in the UK, where he dealt with production design and development of large scale custom control systems. Vangrudenberg coordinates all Chinese based projects and plays a key business development role in the region.
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CANBERRA, Australia – Anolis ArcPad 48 LED fixtures are internally lighting artist Stuart Green’s ‘Droplet’ sculpture, a 6 meter tall by 3 meter wide stainless steel work which has been installed on the corner of Furzer and Worgon Streets in the Phillip Woden district of Canberra, Australia. The fixtures are installed in the base of Droplet, programmed to run a color changing sequence that morphs from blue to pink to white over a five-minute period.
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STUTTGART, Germany – A Jands Vista T2 is at the heart of the lighting control system at Friedrichsbau Varieté in Stuttgart, a venue featuring variety shows. Technical Director/LD Torsten Schulz specified the console to to run up to 156 dimmers, a number of automated lights and a media server. Friedrichsbau Varieté stages four of its own well known productions each year, featuring internationally acclaimed artists as well as new talents.
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GAM Blinky Stage Guide Light is a self-contained, battery operated LED safety light. It is portable and weighs less than 1 oz. The unit has a flashing red LED and runs on two AA batteries.
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NEW YORK – Leading theatre design consultant Richard Pilbrow will give the keynote address at the North American Theatre Engineering and Architecture Conference (NATEAC) July 22 in New York City. NATEAC will feature more than 60 panelists speaking at 24 sessions, on topics ranging from the impact of current ADA standards to restoring pre-Depression era theatres.
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DALLAS – LD Herrick Goldman recently scored big at Dallas Cowboys Stadium helping transform the football field into the site of an event which straddled the 50 yard line for the launch of Emirates Airline’s Dubai to Dallas route. With support from GDS LiteWare fixtures and grandMA lighting control, he gave a “larger than life” look to the celebratory dinner and presentation for 950 guests with entertainment by musical group Splash and a performance by cast members of “Dancing With The Stars.”
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LOS ANGELES – For the southwest series finals for NBC’s American Ninja Warrior, held on the boardwalk at Venice Beach, LD Adam Biggs and lighting director Ed Motts chose 225 Chauvet SlimPAR Pro Tri wash lights. Felix Lighting supplied the gear.
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