SOUTHAMPTON, U.K. – The four primary entertainment venues aboard P&O Cruises' new 290-meter-long, 3,500-capacity cruise ship, Azura, have been equipped with more than 120 Robe moving light fixtures.
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JOHANNESBURG – Sets Drapes Screens (SDS), the specialist set building company of Gearhouse South Africa, marked two years since it was launched in 2008 to complement other companies in the Gearhouse Group.
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DUBAI, U.A.E. – Promoter Fluid Production brought DJ David Guetta to the Dubai World Trade Center recently. LD Frank Schotman used Martin fixtures and LED panels to create visual pulses synched to the audible beat.
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GLASTONBURY, U.K. – Twenty i-Pix BB 2×2 LED fixtures made their live event debut on the Pyramid stage at Glastonbury 2010. Andy "Fraggle" Porter rigged three on the overhead trusses and used others for "camera candy" and general stage washing.
Read More »RIMINI, Italy and OMAHA, NE – DTS Lighting of Italy has named Strong Entertainment Lighting as its exclusive distributor for all of its products for the U.S.
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LAS VEGAS – The Parnelli Award Board of Advisors announced sponsors of the 10th annual Parnelli Awards, set for the Rio Hotel in Las Vegas on Oct. 22, 2010. There are now 21 confirmed Gold Sponsors – some who are new and others who upgraded from Silver sponsorships last year. There are also seven confirmed Silver Sponsors and six Production Partner sponsors.
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SYRACUSE, NY – Joe Aldridge of Las Vegas, Nevada took office as president of USITT July 1. He will lead the 3,800 member organization of designers, managers, and technologists in performing arts and entertainment for the next two years.
Read More »DALLAS – PRG Distribution North America announced separate partnership agreements in North America, Mexico, Central America and South America with electric chain hoist manufacturer ChainMaster and truss manufacturer Eurotruss.
Read More »ROSKILDE, Denmark – The Roskilde Festival, under way from July 1 to 4, is the largest open-air culture and music festival in northern Europe. Its grounds have room for six different stages, 150 bands, 75,000 visitors and 25,000 volunteers.
Read More »HARROW, U.K. – Artistic Licence announced a plan for expansion that officially recognizes the company's activities in two areas by forming two entities: Artistic Licence Engineering Ltd and Artistic Licence Integration Ltd. The two companies will operate as closely linked entities with complementary roles.
Read More »COLORADO SPRINGS, CO – Liberty Wire & Cable has changed its name to Liberty AV Solutions to reflect its status as a provider of AV connectivity solutions. There has been no change in the company's management or ownership.
Read More »LIMASSOL, Cyprus – Global Design Solutions (GDS) named ArchiLX as its exclusive distributor for Cyprus.
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