OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – MediaMation worked with Freeman Exhibits on an interactive experience for visitors to Feed the Children's headquarters, providing a control system, special effects and lighting.
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MIAMI – A mirror ball big enough for Phish drummer Jon Fishman to climb inside was rolled into a wide-mouth cannon and shot through the roof. A helicopter searches for the missing drummer, but to no avail. So the band picks a replacement named Sarah out of the crowd to help finish the show.
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HOUSTON – Chauvet lighting retail dealer Pablo Elizondo figured out how to capitalize on Texans' passion for barbecuing by making his own barbecue pit complete with trusses, lights, speakers, plasma TVs and a DJ stand.
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LLANELLI, U.K. – Lighting Technology Projects (LTP) named Casey Ryan business development manager, part of a planned expansion strategy by the architectural lighting specification & project delivery specialist, a subsidiary of PAI Group.
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SYRACUSE, NY – Impact Video's 22-foot-by-30-foot Illuminator truck mounted LED Screens were used at the New York State Fairgrounds for the first Annual AHL Winter Classic presented by Mirabito Fuel Systems.
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STOCKHOLM, Sweden – Swedish alt-rock band Takida recently toured their home country beneath a Martin rig that featured P3-100 driven LC Series LED panels and Martin MAC luminaires.
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VANCOUVER, BC – David Atkins, executive producer for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games, chose tarm Showlaser to provide the laser sequences used for the opening, victory and closing ceremonies.
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BLACKSBURG, VA – Ryan Kirk, cofounder of New York-based Tinc Design & Productions, returned to his alma mater, Virginia Tech's Department of Theatre & Cinema, to serve as guest artist. While there, he stage-managed a production of Thornton Wilder's The Skin of Our Teeth and taught a stage management class.
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LONDON – Cast Software of Toronto, Canada, makers of wysiwyg, won Best Exhibition and Conference Service for Vivien2010 at Confex, a trade show for event organizers in the U.K. Cast chairman Bruce Freeman, center, is shown here accepting the award.
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CHICAGO – Robert Juliat USA has supplied two of its customized RJE Topaze 1200W followspots to the recently-renovated Oceanarium exhibit at Shedd Aquarium in Chicago.
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NEW YORK – See Factor Industry, Inc., provided the lighting design and equipment recently for a one-night career retrospective by Yoko Ono and the Plastic Ono Band. The event was held at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM).
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MELBOURNE, Austalia – Powa Productions provided Robe gear for a leg of a Queen tribute show, It's A Kinda Magic. Powa Productions was the official lighting, audio, staging and truck supplier for that leg of the tour, and Powa Production's Simon "Junior" Johnson served as LD for the world tour.
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