MILWAUKEE, WI – Of Farm Aid, which turned 25 this year, founder Willie Nelson said, "In 1985, I never imagined we would be doing this ever again, let alone 25 years later!" Bandit Lites has been involved with the event since 1990.
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VALASSKE MEZIRICI, Czech Republic – Robe gear may travel the world to light events staged in distant lands, but in the case of the 2010 Hrachovka Festival, the Robe fixtures were used in the backyard of the Czech factory where they were made.
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MELBOURNE, Australia – Forefront Productions and Phaseshift Productions provided visuals support for the Planetshakers religious youth conference, which drew attendees from around the world and was broadcast globally via GodTV from Melbourne's Hisense Arena.
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GUANGZHOU, China – Milos modeled a technical training and safety awareness workshop at its facility here on workshops that Milos runs regularly in Europe. The Guangzhou workshop was attended by representatives from major companies in Thailand, Indonesia, India, Singapore, Macau, Hong Kong and elsewhere in China.
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GUANGZHOU, China – Not many architectural lighting designs call for moving light fixtures, but lighting company Guangzhou Zhilliang specified 63 Coemar moving light fixtures used for the Hengda Hotel. The mixture of Infinity S ACLs and Infinity Spot XLs animate the exterior and the statues outside the hotel with CMY color mixing, aerial effects, breakups, rotating prisms and gobos.
Read More »NORTH CREEK, NY – Compulite has announced a new software update for their series of Vector lighting consoles. V3.18R01 adds a number of new features and enhancements to Vector consoles, including:
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A.C.T Lighting announced the availability of the lastest grandMA2 software, version 2.0, which adds new functionality including layout views, advanced MAtricks, advanced tracking sheet options and more.
Read More »NEW YORK – ESTA announced that Harry Box has been appointed PERA Council Manager. His role will include reaching out to PERA Council Affiliates to update and inform members about ESTA membership benefits and work with the PERA Council to develop new programs on the members' behalf.
Read More »SAO PAULO, Brazil – When Teatro Bradesco opened in the Bourbon Mall San Paulo, its 1,457-seat house made it one of the largest traditional theatres in Brazil. Its Italian-style proscenium stage features technologically advanced equipment including automated stage rigging designed and manufactured by J. R. Clancy.
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LAS VEGAS – After 20 years of sharing the stage together, including their much-heralded Last Rodeo tour, Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn will be sharing another stage – the 2010 Parnelli Awards on Oct. 22 – to personally hand their longtime tour manager, Randy "Baja" Fletcher, his Parnelli Lifetime Achievement Award.
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LOS ANGELES – Theatrical Media Services recommended Elation Professional's Design Wash LED Pro fixtures to DMB lighting designer Fenton Williams and programmer Aaron Stinebrink. Sixteen of the compact and energy-efficient fixtures are now part of the touring rig.
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LOS ANGELES – Arcade Fire had a clear vision of how their latest album, The Suburbs, should work together with the look of the accompanying tour. LD Susanne Sasic brought in 40 VLX Wash luminaires, provided by Solotech and Upstaging to create the blend of looks the band was seeking.
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