JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — The Mall of Arabia is lit with nearly 4,000 Anolis ArcLine units — the largest Anolis installation project to date. The products were specified by the client’s architect, Eng. Hareth, and supplied to the client, Fawaz Al Hokair Real Estate Group, by local lighting company, Inara Co. Ltd.
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LAS VEGAS — The nominations have been made, the ballots have been prepared, and now the voting for the 2009 Hometown Hero Awards has begun. Go to www.plsn.com/hometown to vote for the best regional production company in five regions of the U.S. and all of Canada.
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AARHUS, Denmark — Martin Professional named Henrik Faerch as Senior Project Manager — R&D. Faerch has a background in electrical engineering and management of projects and departments, including work with the integration of hardware, software and mechanics, electronic design and product platforms.
Read More »HOLLYWOOD, CA — Angstrom Lighting announced that it has hired Anne DeVenzio as service coordinator for its Repair Department. DeVenzio is returning to the company, where she worked from 1992 to 2000 in sales and accounting. Since 2000, DeVenzio worked as a manufacturer’s representative for Pioneer Electronics in Long Beach, Calif.
Read More »HOLLYWOOD, FL — Chauvet has named Erikson Pro, a division of Montreal-based JAM Industries, as its exclusive distributor in Canada. JAM has been a distributor of lighting, audio and music equipment for over 25 years.
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SKEPPSBRON, Sweden — The M/S Prins Bernhard, a 230-foot-long ship docked in Malmö harbor on the Baltic Sea, has been transformed with restaurants, bars and a nightclub called Under, which features an installation of Martin FlexDOT LED stringlights that form a video wall.
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MELBOURNE, Australia — Nearly 200 Robe moving lights were used by LD Andy Mutton in his design for the 2009 Winter Sound System dance festival, an all-night dance music carnival staged by Future Entertainment. Clifton Productions supplied lighting equipment for the 2009 event.
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NEW YORK —Scharff Weisberg helped New York City Lites light up spray from a venerable fireboat, the John J. Harvey, for a Hudson River spectacle celebrating the Fourth of July. The show, commissioned by Duchess County Tourism, was also part of Hudson 400, marking 400 years since Dutch explorer Henry Hudson sailed upriver.
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ATLANTA — Touring can be tough on the crew and equipment, but selecting the right lighting gear helps ease the bumps and potholes of life on the road.
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NORTH CREEK, NY — Creative Stage Lighting has hired Zachary Terbeek for the position of Purchasing Manager. Terbeek is a recent graduate of Clarkson University in Potsdam, NY. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Global Supply Chain Management and has worked in the corporate Six Sigma department at Bechtel Corp.
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MACAU — The City of Dreams entertainment and casino resort features four hotels, a 1,700-seat theatre and a casino with 430,000 square feet of gaming space. The complex also features an immersive experience called The Bubble, a dome-shaped projection space featuring a 10-minute show called Dragon’s Treasure.
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FORT LEE, NJ — For-A Corporation of America has named Thomas Yuhas national sales director. Yuhas moves to For-A after 28 years working for Sony Electronics, most recently as national account manager in its Broadcast and Professional Division and as national sales manager for its Security Products and Visual Imaging Group.
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