LOS ANGELES – LD Tony Fransen is controlling Sara Bareilles’ U.S. tour with a Jands Vista T2 lighting console, using his iPad as a remote. The band has opened for Sugarland and headlines their own shows as well. Theatrical Lighting Services (TLS) is supplying the Vista T2 and touring packages from their Nashville office.
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American DJ’s Mega TRIPAR Profile has a “sit-flat” design similar to the company’s Mega Par Profile, but the TRIPAR Profile been upgraded with Tri-Color LEDs for RGB color blending. Powered by five 3W 3-in-1 Tri LEDs (red, green and blue), the Mega TRIPAR Profile promises ultra-bright colors that are more smoothly blended than those created by par cans with single-color LEDs. Its Tri-Color LED technology also promises to eliminate the RGB shadows often associated with single-color LED lamps.
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LONDON – Panto veteran Nick Richings was designing his first Robinson Crusoe production since 1981, so he had plenty of ideas to bring to the table for this year’s 38-show run. It was requested he make the lighting look like a rock show and fill the large space both onstage and in the auditorium. Ian Westbrook designed the set. HSL supplied and installed the full mother grid, the flying system and lighting.
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MIDDLETON, WI – With seven stages but few on the lighting staff, Helsinki Music Centre turned to three ETC Unison Paradigms to integrate its lighting control. They wanted non-technical persons – such as orchestra members, stage managers and even music students – to be able to use the show lighting in the halls for rehearsals and concerts.
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ORLANDO – A new blacklight dolphin show entertains visitors two to five times per day at the Dolfinarium in The Netherlands. Alcorn McBride products play a central role in the new show, where a V4 Pro, Video Binloop and LightCue system are used for show control and AV sourcing.
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AARHUS, Denmark – Russian band DDT toured across Russia, former Soviet countries and Europe in 2011 and continue into 2012 with a Martin rig. Stage and lighting designer Andrejs Dubkovs of Lumen Art Division spec’d MAC III series and MAC 2000 series fixtures along with MAC 700 Washes and MAC 301 Wash luminaires.
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SAN FRANCISCO — Brian Scott Milne, a.k.a. “Dokie,” died Dec. 29, 2011, on his 45th birthday. He was a camera operator and LED technician, touring with Screenworks-supported productions including Justin Timberlake/Christina Aguilera (2003), Luis Miguel, Queen Latifah (2004), The Wiggles (2004-5), Rolling Stones (2006-7), The Police (2008-9), Black Eyed Peas (2009-2010) and Lenny Kravitz (2011).
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AUSTIN, TX – New York’s Irving Plaza in-house LD Ian Davis had a dilemma. His lighting system wasn’t working at 100 percent in several years. Davis turned toward Chris McMeen, sales rep at High End Systems for help, resulting in the purchase of 8 Technospots and 4 intellaspots for installation in the 1,100-capacity club.
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