NASHVILLE – Yes, Peter Frampton and Stevie Wonder are among the big-name acts from the previous millennium hitting the road once again in North America and Europe, with support on both sides of the Atlantic from Bandit Lites.
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The ORB XF has been designed to bring hands-on lighting control to the Cooper Controls' ORB platform. ORB XF adds fader control for intensity channels and live submaster playback, and combines theatrical syntax with an interactive hardware platform to control generic dimmers and moving lights.
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COAL TOWNSHIP, PA – Shamokin High School replaced the stage lighting in its auditorium with Coemar LEDs and PARs, installed by Enola, Penn.-based Eslinger Lighting, which is also a Coemar dealer.
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CANARY ISLANDS, Spain – Alicia Keys' 2010 Freedom Tour of North America and Europe used a set design from Baz Halpin and Chris Nyfield lit with GLP impressions fixtures. The tour promoted Keys' 2009 album, The Element Of Freedom.
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – DWR Distribution hosted the first Philips Vari-Lite technical training sessions in South Africa, a five-day course led by Vari-Lite technical trainer Todd Kessler from Dallas, Texas.
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DURANT, OK – Visitors to the Choctaw Casino Resort can see a series of color-changing pylons that flank the boulevard on the way to the resort, and a circle of nine obelisks around an entry fountain attract attention with water effects, lighting and fire as motorists get closer. ETC Unison Mosaic show controllers are used to orchestrate both the synchronized scenic effects and exterior LED wash lighting.
Read More »LONDON – Prolyte was among the companies supporting the quadrennial International Theatre Engineering and Architecture conference (ITEAC), held at the Center Hall Westminster in London from June 13-15. Prolyte also participated in the ABTT's Theatre Show June 16-17.
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INDIO, CA – Wireless Solution Sweden AB returned to play a role in the wireless control over lighting gear used for the three-day Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival for the third year. The festival featured indie bands Muse, De La Soul, Faith No More and also vintage acts like Echo and the Bunnymen and DEVO among the 130 bands on five stages.
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Christie added two new LCD projectors – the Christie LWU420 and the Christie LW555. The LWU420, pictured here, targets professional users requiring WUXGA high resolution. The LW555, pictured below, is positioned as a more affordable WXGA high brightness widescreen projector.
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NASHVILLE and MANCHESTER, TN – The heat and humidity didn't slow the pace much for Bandit Lites during a four-day stretch from June 10-13 as the production company served as lighting contractor for two major events: the CMA Music Festival at LP Field in Nashville and the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester. The company was also busy prepping and shipping 12 other new tours in the same week.
Read More »LONDON – Stage Technologies, which was a sponsor of the International Theatre Engineering and Architecture Conferences (ITEAC) in 2002 and 2006, served as sole platinum sponsor of this year's quadrennial event, held at the Center Hall Westminster in London from June 13-15.
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TEL AVIV, Israel – Better Place, an electric vehicle (EV) promoter, recently opened its first electric vehicle demonstration center in Israel, which, as a symbolic gesture, was constructed inside an old oil tank located in one of Israel's last remaining gasoline storage and distribution facilities.
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