StageLight Names Jarrell Sales & Rental Associate
DALLAS — StageLight has named Emily Jarrell sales & rental associate for its office in Dallas. Jarrell can be reached at 214-446-1700.
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Chauvet Answers the Call for Texas Church Installation
NEEDVILLE, TX — Travis Scharn with NLFX Professional learned just two weeks prior to an installation at the Creekside Christian Fellowship that the lighting he had specified was unavailable. Scharn turned to Chauvet and was not disappointed.
Read More »All Three ETCP Exams To Be Given During LDI 2009
ORLANDO — All three ETCP examinations will be given at the November 2009 LDI show. The entertainment electrician exam is scheduled for Nov. 20; the arena rigging exam is to be given the morning of Nov. 21 and the theatre rigging exam is scheduled for that afternoon. Candidates who wish to take multiple exams will receive a discount for the second exam.
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PRG Bad Boys Hung from Monster Touring Rig for U2
BARCELONA, Spain — Willie Williams, show designer and director for U2’s 360° Tour, had the goal that “when the fans come into the stadium they see something the like of which they have never seen before.” Williams worked with architect Mark Fisher and production director Jake Berry to flesh out that vision, relying also on PRG’s Bad Boy fixtures to handle the gaping distance from the truss to the stage.
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Robe Gear Fits Czech Club’s Need for Unobtrusive Impact
ZLIN, Czech Republic — Powerdance specified and installed a Robe moving light rig for the recently-opened Morava club in this university town, which was a “no brainer” according to Šiška Zdenek, who worked closely with the club’s lighting operator, Miroslav Werunsky on this project.
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Paley Center for Media Taps BSCM for Kissinger Conference Room
NEW YORK — Big Show Construction Management (BSCM) served as construction manager for the Kissinger Global Conference Room at The Paley Center for Media’s midtown Manhattan location at 25 West 52 Street.
Read More »Calvary Chapel Melbourne Using Dimmable LED House Lighting
VIERA, MERRITT ISLAND, FL — Although a mix of traditional incandescent and fluorescent light sources would have met Calvary Chapel Melbourne’s restrictions on watts per square foot for the sanctuary for its newest house of worship, the resulting quality of light was a concern.
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Daktronics, GoVision Meet in St. Louis to Provide Mobile Video Support
ST. LOUIS — Daktronics and GoVision recently teamed up to provide video displays at three July events: the Fair Saint Louis…LIVE On the Levee music festival; a MLB charity concert event featuring Sheryl Crow; and the 2009 State Farm Home Run Derby during the Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
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White Light Supplies Rig for U.K.’s “Sister Act”
LONDON — White Light is supplying the rig for the Whoopi Goldberg/Stage Entertainments production of the musical Sister Act at the London Palladium, which is being directed by Peter Schneider, designed by Klara Zieglerova and lit by LD Natasha Katz.
Read More »Ten New ETCP Testing Centers Available in Canada
NEW YORK — ETCP has added 10 new testing centers in Canada for all three of its exams. Computer-based testing is now available in Ontario at Sylvan Learning Centres in the cities of Courtice, Etobicoke, Oakville, Pickering, Scarborough, Vaughn and at three locations in Mississauga. Testing is also available at Robertson College in Winnipeg, MB.
Read More »Da-Lite Names Clark and Sweeney Sales Consultants of the Year
ORLANDO — Da-Lite Screen Company named Beverly Clark and David Sweeney as its Sales Consultant of the Year award just before InfoComm 09 last month. It was the second time in the company’s history where the honor was shared by two sales consultants.
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Harkness Screen Brings Dinosaurs to Life in Mexico
SAN LUIS POTOSI, Mexico — The Labyrinth of Sciences and Arts Museum in the Mexican state of San Luis Potosi features a 31-by-17-foot Harkness Spectral 240 3D screen and MF Wrap-round frame for a film that is part of its Dinosaurs: Giants of Patagonia exhibit.
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