CHICAGO – Chicago Stagehand, a non-union affiliated stagehand labor company that began operations last year with one client, announced its official launch recently. Company founder Dave Eaves stressed that Chicago Stagehand is not associated with Chicago's IATSE Local 2 or any other labor organizations.
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BILLERICA, MA – Broadcast Pix named Dennis Breckenridge director of sales, Asia Pacific Region. Breckenridge has been with Broadcast Pix team for close to three years, most recently serving as key accounts and business development manager.
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MOUNT JULIET, TN – Chris Lisle Lighting Design named Aaron Luke production designer. Luke, a 2008 graduate of Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn., has been involved with several national tours. As production designer, he will be overseeing several touring accounts and handle design work for lighting design clients and events.
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SINGAPORE – Anime Festival Asia 2009 (AFA09), a two-day festival for fans of Japanese animation and pop music, was held recently at Singapore's Suntec International Convention and Exhibition Centre. The event featured Shoko Nagakawa, Yoshiki Fukuyama, Ichirou Mizuki and May'n and the crew relied upon gear from Martin Professional for lighting, video and control.
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BIRMINGHAM, U.K. – Cover It Up helped the Slammin' Vinyl NYE-NEC DJ dance party take place in the main arena and the pavilion areas of Birmingham's NEC. The main challenge was to design and rig a pipe and drape system that would serve as a sonic baffling system, separating the sounds between the two principal spaces.
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MINNEAPOLIS, MN – Vaddio appointed Steve Johnson, a 25-year AV veteran, channel manager for portions of the East and West Coast regions. Johnson will concentrate on Vaddio dealer/integrator development, communication and support within his assigned areas (Arizona, California, Nevada, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Northern New Jersey, Rhode Island and Vermont).
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MOSCOW – JSA Europe's set and lighting designer, Andrey Dubkovs, is using 240 square meters of Martin LC Series video panels, 80 square meters of other LED wall elements, more than 50 Martin MAC 2000 Washes and Atomic 3000 strobes with Atomic Colors scrollers for the farewell tour for Russian rock band Agata Kristi.
Read More »NEW YORK – More than 100 top artists are teaming up to support the two-hour Hope for Haiti Now telethon, which will air Jan. 22 commercial-free on all major TV networks and appear on cable channels including CNN, HBO, MTV, TNT, BET, Showtime and others, along with live streaming and other support from Web sites such as YouTube, Myspace, Facebook and Twitter.
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LIVERPOOL, U.K. – Laughing in the face of inclement winter weather, Adlib supplied lighting and sound for comedian Russell Howard's recent 10-date arena tour throughout the U.K. Howard is the star of Mock The Week and Russell Howard's Good News.
Read More »WINTER PARK, FL – In an effort to aid the victims of the Haiti earthquake, Full Sail University donated more than 500 new flashlights and batteries to Harvest Time International. The flashlights were used in an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for "World's Largest Torchlit (Flashlight) Logo/Image Formed by People" and were a needed item on the Haiti relief donation list.
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LAS VEGAS – Wybron's Mobile Showroom is hitting the road again, and with February stops confirmed in the desert Southwest, there's a pretty good chance that when the truck hits the road, it won't be slipping off of it in icy winter weather.
Read More »BLACKBURN, U.K. – HSL is offering a Kinesys technical training workshop at its facility here on March 1-2, 2010. The training has been designed to work as a one-day or a two-day course to suit all levels of interest.
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