ORLANDO, FL – LMG, Inc. announced that Anthony Tisdell and Michael Orlando recently joined the firm's show services team as account executives. Based in the LMG's Orlando headquarters, they will each handle sales, project management and account coordination for clients of the firm's show technology division.
Read More »NEW YORK, NY – Behind the Scenes received a grant of $50,000 from Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS.
Read More »NEW YORK – The Long Reach Long Riders and The ESTA Foundation announced plans once again for their annual raffle to benefit Behind the Scenes at the USITT conference.
Read More »WARSAW, IN – Da-Lite Screen Company has qualified as an InfoComm International Emerald Audio Visual Solutions Provider (AVSP), a mark of distinction given to companies with sales, customer service and technical staff attaining who have achieved InfoComm Certification and have completed relevant course work from InfoComm Academy.
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JOHANNESBURG – For the fourth year running, Gearhouse South Africa supplied technical infrastructure to Top Gear Live, a live version of the quirky TV show for motor vehicle enthusiasts, which visited South Africa as part of its world tour.
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TIRANA, Albania – Mumja Club, a 600-capacity club featuring an international roster of DJs and live music performances, reopened recently with new lighting gear including MAC 250 Beam and smartMAC moving heads from Martin Professional.
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LONDON – White Light's New Technology Showcase, held recently at the Central School of Speech and Drama's Embassy Theatre, gave lighting designers and technicians the chance to check out a variety of buzz-worthy gear without, White Light said, a whole lot of pressure to buy anything.
Read More »VANCOUVER, BC – A crowd surge during a free Olympic rock concert produced by Live Nation Feb. 16 resulted in the collapse of a front barricade and 19 injuries, nine of which required hospitalization, according to City of Vancouver officials.
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark – ETC's Selador Series LED lighting fixtures minimize warming – locally, for performers onstage, and perhaps globally as well – so it was appropriate that they were used at December 2009's COP15 climate change summit.
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NASHVILLE, TN – Touring artists, production managers and lighting designers can now get a hands-on look at new lighting and control products from Elation Professional at Music City Lab, courtesy of Theatrical Lighting Systems, Inc. (TLS, Inc.), along with other lighting, video and control products.
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MIAMI – Production Resource Group (PRG) provided the lighting package and crew for the Bridgestone Super Bowl XLIV Halftime Show featuring The Who at Sun Life Stadium. Known as one of the most intense 12 minutes in live entertainment – and with no time-outs allowed – it required months of hard work and collaboration.
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BANGALORE, India – Leviton Manufacturing Company, which expanded last year to Dubai, U.A.E., announced another expansion, this time to India, with a main office in Bangalore and satellite offices in New Delhi and Mumbai.
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