NEW ORLEANS – Lighting designer Doug "Spike" Brant of Performance Environment Design Group (PEDG, a.k.a. Artfag) used the Martin MAC 401 Dual on a special pre-game show to kick off the 2010 NFL season and to honor the Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints and the city of New Orleans.
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COLUMBIA, MD – When Scott Chmielewski, president of Digital Media Designs, put a pair of grandMA2 consoles to work for Virgin Mobile's FreeFest, a day-long music and dance extravaganza, he and several of the bands' LDs used grandMA's new 2.0 software.
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UDDEVALLA, Sweden – Wireless Solution Sweden AB named Shelly Li to its sales team. Li, a native of China, is multi-lingual. She will provide support to the company's customers and OEM partners in Asia and work with regional sales managers in Asia, Eastern Europe, Middle East, Africa and Oceania.
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TORRANCE, CA – Twelve months after setting up its North American operation under Mark Ravenhill, GLP (German Light Products Inc.) is preparing for further expansion with representation agreements with Rick Fallon (East Coast), Carl Wake (Central) and Ed Cheeseman (West Coast).
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LAS VEGAS – You can still reserve a spot at the 2010 Parnelli Awards gala set for this Friday, Oct. 22, featuring Parnelli Lifetime Achievement Award Winner Randy "Baja" Fletcher, Parnelli Audio Innovator Al Siniscal, Parnelli Visionary Award Winner Jim Bornhorst and celebrity presenters Paul Anka and Brooks & Dunn. (Kix Brooks is also joining us for golf on Thursday, Oct. 21.) But time is running out – advance reservations close at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 19.
Read More »SAN ANTONIO, TX – PR Lighting has formed a tactical alliance with North American dealer, Mega Systems Inc, with the Texas-based company taking on national distribution of the manufacturer's higher-end professional products including the XL-575, the XL-1500, the XL Beam 300 and XLED 590 LED moving head wash light and other gear.
Read More »CHARLOTTE, NC – ARRI subsidiary Illumination Dynamics (ID) has established a camera division at its facility here. ID also hired Rory Holder, who will provide both camera rental and prep tech services.
Read More »ARGYLE, TX – GoVision L.P. named Scott McKinnon vice president and partner. McKinnon has worked with many Fortune 500 companies as clients in his 18-year career. He will manage GoVision's sales and marketing activities and company operations.
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TULSA, OK – Integrity Lighting and Sound is providing more fixtures from Martin Professional to LD Daniel Connell's lighting rig for the three venues on the 300-plus-acre campus for Church On the Move (COTM).
Read More »NEW YORK, NY – Behind the Scenes Note Cards, featuring original artwork by Andrew Hefter and Christine Jones, are now available from the ESTA Foundation. The cards are blank inside, making them suitable for any occasion throughout the year.
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LAS VEGAS – LD Tim Dunn from Gearhouse South Africa will give a presentation about lighting the Closing Ceremony for the 2010 FIFA World Cup for Robe at LDI. The presentations will run daily from Oct. 22-24, with more information at the Robe booth, #2324.
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AUSTIN, TX – For the three-day Austin City Limits Music Festival, which drew over 200,000 to see performances by more than 130 music acts from around the world including The Eagles, Muse, Phish, The Strokes, and M.I.A., eps provided security gates, ground cover, and flagpoles.
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