PSI Supplies Event for Needy Children
BELFAST, U.K. — Production Services Ireland (PSI) supplied all lighting equipment and crew to the BBC Northern Ireland Children In Need event, staged at the Kings Hall in Belfast.
Read More »ESTA Names Winners for its Members Choice Awards, BTS Raffle
NEW YORK—ESTA members voted on products at the recent LDI show in Orlando, recognizing innovation in three categories: Expendable, Widget and Equipment. The 2009 winners were Rose Brand for its Robo Glue, Sapsis Rigging’s SRI ProPlus Crossover Fullbody Fall Arrest Harness and the LightConverse 3D Virtual Show Platform v40.
Read More »
DBN Lights the Warehouse Project
MANCHESTER, U.K. — Working with LD Simon Barrington, DBN Lighting is supplying a full lighting system for The Warehouse Project series of dance events through Jan. 1 in the arches beneath Piccadilly Station.
Read More »AB InBev HQ Facade Uses LED Billboard from Barco
LEUVEN, Belgium — Global brewer AB InBev has updated the façade of its headquarters building with a 23-square-meter DB-220 digital billboard from Barco. The LEDs flash company information, beer commercials and city announcements.
Read More »
Adlib Supplies The Maccabees with Flexible Rig
LIVERPOOL, U.K. — Adlib supplied lighting and sound production for a recent tour by The Maccabees. Adlib’s Andy Rowe operated a lighting design created by Ian Tomlinson. The rig varied from a floor-based specials package that was used in conjunction with the house systems at each venue to a full rig supplied by Adlib for the Brixton and Manchester Academy shows.
Read More »
In Memoriam: Bernie Munzelle, 80
Bernie Munzelle, an executive with Hitachi for over 30 years who served as national sales manager, died Nov. 26 from heart failure. He had recently… Read More »In Memoriam: Bernie Munzelle, 80
Read More »In Memoriam: Brutus Schwirtz, 55
Brutus Schwirtz, an ETCP-certified rigger, passed away in his sleep on Nov. 28, 2009. Schwirtz, 55, was in Detroit preparing for the Detroit Auto show with his son Shane.
Read More »
Brilliant Stages Supports Muse’s “Resistance” Tour
LONDON — British alt rock band, Muse, are now on a world tour in support of their fifth album, Resistance. Brilliant Stages constructed the set, working with a design by Es Devlin, under the auspices of production manager Chris Vaughan.
Read More »Riku Kauppinen Named Regional Sales Manager of MA Lighting
PADERBORN, Germany — MA Lighting named Riku Mikael Kauppinen regional sales manager for the Russian, Eastern European and Scandinavian market. MA managing director Michael Althaus welcomed Kauppinen on board.
Read More »
Summit Steel Supports Sainsbury’s Conference
BIRMINGHAM, U.K. — Summit Steel supplied a Kinesys automation system with K2 control and all associated trussing and rigging to fly and track five projection screens in the main presentation area of the 2009 Sainsbury’s Our conference, staged at the NEC.
Read More »
Robe Gear Lights “Play Me” in Finland
HELSINKI, Finland —Finnish lighting designer Mikki Kunttu has designed lights, screens and sets for the musical Play Me, a new production staged at the Swedish Theatre, based on a virtual reality game intertwined with a talent contest at the Q-Club.
Read More »
PixelRange and JTE Name Paul Young General Manager
WORCESTER, U.K. — PixelRange and JTE named Paul Young as general manager. Young will head both the PixelRange and JTE brands and lead the commercial direction of all future business development.
Read More »