LAS VEGAS — PLSN announced that award-winning industry journalist Debi Moen, who joined the magazine as a columnist in March, has been named associate editor. Along with her column, “Designer Watch,” which shines the spotlight on people and projects, Moen will contribute regularly to both plsn.com and the printed pages of the magazine.
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ORLANDO — Online registration for the 2011 Parnelli Awards is still open, but it closes tomorrow, Tuesday, Oct. 25. The awards dinner set for Oct. 29 at the Peabody Orlando is expected to draw close to 600 and features hosts Flo & Eddie of Turtles fame along with honorees Ed Wannebo (Lifetime Achievement), Jim Fackert (Parnelli Visionary) and Kenton Forsythe (Audio Innovator). The pre-gala festivities start at 7 p.m., followed by the Parnelli Awards dinner at 8 p.m.
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AARHUS, Denmark – Lighting designer Stephan Aue of Ambion GmbH is one of the first LDs worldwide to use Martin Professional’s new MAC Aura wash light. He placed 42 of the fixtures on the German rock band Guano Apes’ current European tour, controlling it with a Martin M1 console.
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TIRANA, Albania – Owner Ermal Gashi of Diesel Hall was looking for a cost effective but high-quality wall-grazing fixture to dress up his popular bar-lounge. The fixture would need to include a color mixing system and be able to project effectively up to three meters. Martin Easypix was the solution.
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DURBAN, South Africa – Philips distributor DWR in South Africa had been commissioned to change out all the dimmers in the Durban Playhouse Company. Yet the client had put in clauses saying that the theatre could not close and the show must go on as normal. The team talks about the products and support, pulling it off on time and on budget.
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BSR E1.6-1, one of the several documents that make up the E1.6 project for powered rigging systems in the entertainment industry, are available for public review on the PLASA website at http://tsp.plasa.org/tsp/documents/public_review_docs.php.
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LAS VEGAS – Pyrotek Special Effects once again provided a selection of special effects on this year’s 2011 BET Hip Hop Awards, which took place Oct. 1 in Atlanta. Dragon tails, fireballs, red glitter and chases of silver gerbs are just some of the effects that invigorated performances and the people in attendance.
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MIAMI – Haven is an intimate restaurant in the trendy South Beach district of Miami, featuring an Anolis LED lighting scheme created by lighting designer David Chesal and Mike Boles, the venue’s independent owner, who wanted “Something different.” The LEDS extend throughout the venue, into the kitchen and beyond the bathrooms to the outdoor cafe.
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GRAND MOUND, WA – A transformative light show of Elation products adds to the excitement of the ProSlide Tornado at Great Wolf Lodge. John Machnik… Read More »Elation Makes a Splash on Water Park Ride
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ORLANDO – Elation and Antari are adding fright to the night at Universal Studio Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights this October, just as they did last… Read More »Elation, Antari Set Scary Mood at Universal’s Horror Nights
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LARGO, FL – SeaChanger expands its product line with three new luminaires using a 575W HMI lamp, available in Profile, Wash and Exterior-rated models. The new 24,000 lumen SeaChanger HMI will be on display in SeaChanger’s booth (#108) at LDI 2011.
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