DETROIT – This year's North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) was once again a showcase for the latest car models and concept cars, and also for booth designs and product presentation. Production Resource Group (PRG) provided lighting, video and other support to many companies, including Hyundai, Subaru, Land Rover/Jaguar, Tesla – and, most notably, Chrysler.
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BRISBANE, Australia – All Access Staging & Productions, with locations in Los Angeles, New York and London, has partnered with staging veterans Ross Butler, pictured here, and Jeff Lamour to provide Versa Stage systems and service to the Pacific Rim through a new operation located in Brisbane, Australia.
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BERLIN – Wireless Solution Sweden AB was recently in Berlin to help the city celebrate the 20-year anniversary of the fall of the wall. A focal point for the four-day event was the Festival of Freedom held at the Brandenburg Gate. Thousands attended, including representatives of the former GDR opposition, eyewitnesses, official guests and personalities from politics and culture.
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CWMBRAN, U.K. – Cooper Controls UK named Claire House brand manager for its entertainment brands, including Zero 88 lighting control products and State Automation dimming systems.
Read More »GARLAND, TX – Stage Research teamed with Romeo Music in Dallas to supply 162 fully-equipped computer workstations for the fine arts programs at the Garland Independent School District (Garland ISD). Stage Research provided a wide array of software, including its best-selling Light Factory, SFX, Soft Plot, TDI-Sound and TDI-Lighting, for the Omnirax computer workstations, which Romeo outfitted with scanners, monitors and desks.
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BAMBURI, Kenya – Gearhouse South Africa supplied lighting, AV, video, staging, sets, rigging and power – and the venue itself – for a corporate event staged by the Swedish cosmetics multinational Oriflame. It gave the company the first chance to deploy its new In2Structures SupaDome.
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LONDON – For an oversized screening of the film Mamma Mia! watched by 8,000 ABBA-loving viewers at the O2 arena – including members of the London musical's cast – Matt Plus played an important supporting role. But there was no actor in either the movie or the live cast that went by that name; Matt Plus is the brand name Harkness Screens uses for the 108-foot-wide screen material itself.
Read More »MIDDLETON, WI – ETC's electrical and rigging courses now qualify as ETCP-recognized training programs. That means that those attendees training with ETC, who might otherwise have to retake the ETCP certification exam every five years, can accumulate some of the 40 renewal credits that can serve as an alternative to the retest.
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GUANGZHOU, China – PR Lighting has named Fons de Vreede to handle sales in Western Europe, operating out of The Netherlands. Ernie Armas, PR Lighting's international sales director, confirmed the appointment.
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TEMPE, AZ – Barbizon promoted Mark Schneider, a five-year company veteran, to sales manager for the company's Arizona office.
Read More »ORLANDO – LMG, Inc., which currently owns several Vari*Lite lighting systems, such as the VL 2000, VL 2500, VL 3000 and VL 3500 moving lights and Vari*Lite VLX Wash fixtures, recently became an authorized dealer for the brand.
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SYDNEY – The John Butler Trio One Way Road tour, which has recently finished touring Australia, adopted a carbon-neutral stance, calculating the carbon "footprint" and emissions generated during the tour and balancing those costs with an investment in renewable energy.
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