MELBOURNE, Australia – LSC Lighting Systems, the Australian based manufacturer of lighting control systems, named LMP Lichttechnik as their new exclusive distribution partner for Germany and Austria. LMP is based in Ibbenbüren, in the north of Germany.
Read More »STONINGTON, CT – Robert "Bob-O" O'Bleness, 48, a Muskogee, Okla.-based truck driver carrying stage equipment for Carrie Underwood's Play On tour for a performance at Foxwoods Casino's MGM Grand Theater, was killed in a highway accident early March 20.
Read More »NORTH CREEK, NY – Creative Stage Lighting has been named the sole distributor partner of Wireless Solution products in the United States. Wireless Solution is the creator of W-DMX technology, introduced in 2004.
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HONG KONG – Robert Juliat dealer Pacific Lighting Ltd provided 24 RJ 611SX profiles for the City Hall Concert Hall, the largest interior venue within the Hong Kong City Hall complex, which also houses a theatre, an exhibition hall, gallery and numerous restaurants. The fixtures have been installed on the Front-of-House bridges.
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CHICAGO – Billy Elliot the Musical, staged in London, Sydney and New York, is now going worldwide. Its U.S. tour kicked off in Chicago at the Ford Center for the Performing Arts, Oriental Theatre, on March 18. By the end of 2010, a production will move to a different U.S. city every three or four weeks.
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LONDON – Now under the management of Blackfriars' newly-created Blackfriars Promotions, the 2,500-plus capacity Victorian Coronet Theatre offers an array of in-house events supported by a lighting system upgrade including GLP's new Impression 120 RZ zoom fixtures.
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LONDON – The Really Useful Group, producers of Love Never Dies, the sequel to Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera, worked with Stage Technologies and Delstar Engineering for the automation system for the West End production at the Adelphi Theatre.
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FT. LAUDERDALE, FL – More than 200 lighting fixtures from Elation Professional and 650 LED fixtures plus lighting control from Acclaim, supplied by FUNA International, are installed aboard the 5,400-passenger Oasis of the Seas cruise ship, which was launched recently by Royal Caribbean International.
Read More »NORTHFIELD, OH – Stage Research has signed Biyao Ltd. Co. in Beijing as its master distributor in China. Biyao Ltd. Co. sells professional sound equipment and software solutions to a wide range of customers in China, including theaters, schools, conference centers and theme parks.
Read More »NEWPORT, RI – High Output, Inc., an event production and design company with an inventory of lighting, audio/visual, power distribution equipment, generators and HVAC services, recently opened its sixth regional office at 221 Third Street – Suite 201, Newport, RI 02840; 401.324.9202.
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SYDNEY – Benoit Richards has been lighting Rob Thomas – as a solo singer or lead singer for Matchbox Twenty – for nearly 10 years, and Thomas' recent tour in support of his album Cradlesong was no different. Expanding on ideas used for Thomas' first solo tour, Benoit opted to use a video element that could be controlled by his lighting console.
Read More »KORTRIJK, Belgium – Barco announced that it has acquired the products, intellectual property (IP) rights and know-how of Element Labs, Santa Clara, Calif., and that the "Element Labs" brand will no longer be used. Structured as an asset sales transaction, Barco obtains all product designs, rights and intellectual property of Element Labs, without assuming the liabilities of the former company.
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