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.
Read More »WASHINGTON DC – When Robin Williams taped his HBO special, Weapons of Self-Destruction, at Washington, D.C.'s DAR Constitution Hall, Atomic Lighting provided LD Tom Beck with 44 Coemar Infinity Wash XLs and 24 Infinity ACLs.
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FORT WAYNE, IN – Expanding its reach into the luminaire market, Apollo Design Technology has been named U.S. distributor for Multiform Lighting products. Apollo had also been named U.S. distributor for Spotlight Srl's Mini line of architectural fixtures late last year.
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark – Seelite A/S and LD Lars Nissen used more than 1,000 GLP Impression fixtures to light the plenum rooms, television broadcast locations and other ancillary areas of the United Nations Climate Change Conference, more commonly referred to as COP 15.
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NEW YORK – Lighting Designer Lee Rose of Design Partners used some of the first Martin MAC 401 Dual lighting fixtures available in the U.S. on "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin Eve," and, airing the week before, another ABC TV holiday special, "Disney Park's Christmas Day Parade."
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CWMBRAN, U.K. – Cooper Controls named Francois Barthelemi sales manager for Southern Europe. Barthelemi will manage France, Greece, Italy, Malta, Portugal, Spain, and Turkey for State Automation high density dimming systems and Zero 88 entertainment lighting controls products.
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