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Ed Wannebo at 2011 Parnelli Awards

Plans for 2012 Parnellis Underway; Highlights from 2011 Online

LAS VEGAS — The 2012 Parnelli Awards return to Las Vegas this October, and plans are already underway for an even bigger and better event than last year’s celebration in Orlando. A video recap of the 2011 awards program is now online at parnelliawards.com. Along with the evening’s highlights, including Kenny Chesney’s surprise appearance to present Ed Wannebo (pictured here) with his Lifetime Achievement Award, the highlight reel features masters of ceremonies Flo and Eddie (of Turtles fame) and the presentation of the Parnelli Visionary Award (to Jim Fackert) and Parnelli Audio Innovator Award (to Kenton Forsythe).

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HPC Dimmers

CCP Breezes Through Summer with Jands Dimmers

PERTH, Australia – Perth’s Concert & Corporate Productions (CCP)  has had a busy summer, but General Manager Sean McKernan, CCP had geared up for the season by purchasing eight Jands HPC12 dimmers. “Basically we run them as 48-way racks so you can tell them to be dimmer or distro,” said McKernan. “Now we can just send out one rack and any channel can be anything we require…It makes life so much easier and quicker for our crew.”

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Memetschek Vectorworks Creative Minds competition

Nemetschek Vectorworks Announces Design Competition

COLUMBIA, MD —Nemetschek Vectorworks announces its Creative Minds Monthly Design Competition. The purpose is to challenge designers to explore multiple options for documenting and presenting a response to a design concept, be it architectural, landscape, entertainment and more. The competition is open to anyone within the U.S., and submissions can come from an individual or a group of up to four people.

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The Voice UK

It’s All About The Voice for Creative Technology

WEST SUSSEX, UK – Creative Technology (CT) set the scene for the backdrop to The Voice, which premiered March 24 on the BBC. Alongside production designer Julian Healy,  CT had a three day time frame to rig the LED screens as backdrops and floor covering. The main set screen was comprised of 30 sq. meters of Chromatek Black Faced 6mm LED screen. Beneath the artists’ feet is another 30 sq. meters of Flyer 12mm display to provide graphics and media content to further intensity the set design.

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Judge Tells Sugarland to Answer Delay-of-Cancellation Questions by April 15

INDIANAPOLIS — Mid-America Sound Corporation, owner of the staging structure that fell in high winds at the Indianapolis State Fair, has been seeking testimony from Sugarland band members and its management on whether they resisted attempts to cancel their Aug. 13, 2011 show, despite the bad weather. A judge ruled March 23 that band member Jennifer Nettles will need to testify no later than April 15, according to published reports.

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Ian Webster

ADJ Europe Names Ian Webster UK Sales Manager

KERKRADE, NETHERLANDS – Ian Webster has been named sales manager for the United Kingdom, northern region, by the ADJ Group. Webster will be responsible for sales and customer development for American DJ Lighting and American Audio products in his territory. Previously, Webster was a technical sales specialist with Motorola United Kingdom for seven years.

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SHS Global Opens West Coast Office

BURBANK, CA – SHS Global has opened an office here to service the West Coast of the U.S., Latin America, Asia and the Pacific Rim. Staffing the company’s fourth location is SHS co-owner Leigh-Anne Aiken, new sales rep Alberto Juarez and other support personnel. SHS’ other locations are in Austin, TX, New York and Brussels, Belgium.

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Weekend Update

Another week has past and the weekend is almost over. Did you get everything done that you wanted? Work on an interesting show? Share with us over on ProLightingSpace! Before Sunday is gone, take a moment for yourself and catch up on the biggest news for the past week. Put on another pot of coffee, finish the comics and see what everyone is talking about from the previous week.

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Godspell

Godspell Returns to Broadway with Pulsar

FARMINGDALE, NY — The 1971 musical Godspell returned to Broadway in November at the Circle in the Square Theatre with a new show, new cast, new design. LD is David Weiner, whose lighting scheme showcases PRG-customized Pulsar LEDs incorporated into vintage fixtures to preserve the production’s continuity and set design.

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Mayoral Inauguration

Mayoral Inauguration Elects 4Wall NY for Event Gear

PHILADELPHIA – When tasked with lighting the 192nd Mayoral Inauguration for Michael Nutter, Executive Producer Scott Mirkin and Lighting Designer Scott Clyve elected to use equipment provided by 4Wall Entertainment in New York. The space was a 37,500 square foot lobby of the Pennsylvania Convention Center where house lighting was not an option. Adding to the challenge, Clyve, Lagler and Producer Scott Mirkin were expected to create a multi-functional stage design to support dance and live musical performances.

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Darin Fowler

Kreon Appoints Darin Fowler as GM North American HQ

NEW YORK – Belgium-based architectural lighting manufacturer Kreon Inc, appoints Darin Fowler as General Manager of North American operations. Fowler, headquartered in New York City, will oversee all sales, customer service and marketing in the US and Canada. Fowler most recently was Regional Sales Manager at High End Systems, specializing in lighting for fixed installations. Before that, he was Senior Designer/Project Manager for NY-based Schwinghammer Lighting and also Johnson Light Studio, with his career start at Focus Lighting.

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