AUSTIN, TX – UK artists Plump DJs rarely play in the U.S., so for their appearance at Republic Live in Austin, TX, Jacked In Entertainment Owner Erik Johnson and Lighting Designer/Tech Jeff Franklin wanted to create an overwhelming lighting show that would be sure the impress the crowd. To achieve that, they used numerous lighting fixtures by Mega-Lite.
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ISLINGTON, UK – Ross Ashton’s The Projection Studio was commissioned to design and create special video artwork for London-based Pollard Thomas Edwards architects (PTEa), who specialize in creating and revitalizing neighborhoods. A special event at their base in Diespeker Wharf, Islington, celebrated their first renovation: a former Victorian timber mill transformed into a contemporary workspace and headquarters for their practice.
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CWMBRAN, UK – Cooper Control’s entertainment lighting control team spent the month of August onsite in Edinburgh supporting the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. More than 150 venues involved in the Fring chose Zero 88 control desks and dimming, with 200 products supplied from a host of Zero 88 dealers.
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NEW YORK — Scharff Weisberg and Video Applications announced that they will now be conducting business under the WorldStage name. The two companies, which were joined in a merger that took place in 2007, have long histories in the AV, staging and lighting business and have been operating jointly since the merger.
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LAS VEGAS – Pyrotek Special Effects has set out to enhance the intensity and passion of Avenged Sevenfold’s shows headlining the Uproar Festival tour of North America. Fireballs, dragons and custom propane elements, among other explosive effects, are synced to provide the “key” to accenting the music to exhilarate the fans.
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NORTH CREEK, NY – Creative Stage Lighting (CSL) was recently named Outstanding New Avolites Distributor. Avolites awarded the title to Creative Stage Lighting nearly six months after the company announced it was named exclusive Avolites distributor in the U.S.
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REGGIO EMILIA, Italy — SGM named RentAll exclusive distributor for SGM lighting in Belgium, The Netherlands and Luxemburg. RentAll will distribute the gear through its newly formed division, Sales-All BV.
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Rose Brand’s newest sheer fabric, Organdy, is offered in 15 different colors. Organdy is flame retardant, 58 to 60 inches in width and priced from $5 per roll.
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LONDON – UK based production company LarMac LIVE (LML) co-ordinated all technical production for 16 major stages and eight smaller performance and creative areas at the 2011 Bestival event. Their full 24-hour production services onsite included facilitating the installation of major festival artworks on the main stage and around the massive site in Robin Hill country park on the Isle of Wight. Bestival 2011 enjoyed fabulous weather and an audience of 55,000 as the whole phenomenon continues to grow in popularity.
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SYDNEY – The Australian Institute of Music, an education and training institution for performing arts and entertainment management, recently purchased two ETC Element consoles: one for the Pilgrim Theatre Sydney, for their Dramatic Arts program, and one for their multipurpose 220-seat auditorium in Foveaux Street. To educate the students on the new equipment, Jands conducted a special training day led by Rod McKinnon.
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HILLSBOROUGH, NJ – Pulse Stage Lighting is among the first in its service area to own the new German Light Products’ (GLP) “Impression Spot One” 400 Watt RGB LED Moving Spotlights. Pulse debuted the new equipment in a recent event at the Museum of Natural History/Haydn Planetarium in New York.
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