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SES Boosts its Lighting Inventory with Commitment to Ayrton Product Line

Special Event Services (SES) has significantly expanded its Ayrton lighting inventory with additional purchases of Domino LT, Bora S, and Khamsin fixtures and further committed to the product line with large first-time investments in Perseo Beams, Diablos, and Zonda 9 FX lights. ACT Entertainment is the exclusive distributor of Ayrton products in North America.Read More »SES Boosts its Lighting Inventory with Commitment to Ayrton Product Line

Elation Professional and Obsidian Control Systems partner with UK’s Backstage Academy

Elation Professional and Obsidian Control Systems are proud to be partnering with Backstage Academy, the UK’s premier institution for the education of the next generation of live event professionals. Both Elation and Obsidian are providing the latest in cutting-edge products to Backstage Academy for use in educational courses and training purposes.Read More »Elation Professional and Obsidian Control Systems partner with UK’s Backstage Academy

INFiLED Hires Kathy Skinski as VP of Sales for the Americas

INFiLED, a global leader in LED displays, announces the hiring of Kathy Skinski as Vice President of Sales for INFiLED North America. Skinski has over 25 years of experience in the technology and media industries with roles at top media giants including ABC, WarnerMedia, and Time Warner Cable. Skinski has been behind the scenes producing globally televised events including Super Bowls, World Cup Soccer and Presidential Elections. Prior to joining INFiLED, she was recruited to lead the Broadcast, Media and Virtual Production unit at Planar Systems and established an exceptional track record developing new partnerships, alliances, and managing the North American Sales Team.Read More »INFiLED Hires Kathy Skinski as VP of Sales for the Americas

Fred Mikeska Appointed Executive Vice President of Sales

Fred Mikeska

A.C. Lighting Inc., distributor of lighting and rigging technologies, announces the appointment of Fred Mikeska to the newly created position of Executive Vice President of Sales, and also announced that he has joined the Board. Reporting to the newly appointed President, Jean-Louis Blanchard, Mikeska will lead the sales and brand management teams to enhance lead generation, and prospect engagement, and collaborate with A.C. Lighting Inc.’s leadership team to develop and execute short- and long-term business strategy.Read More »Fred Mikeska Appointed Executive Vice President of Sales

Technical Theatre Legend William M. (Bill) Mensching to be Honored with ‘Backstage Legends and Masters Award’

The Broadway Technical Theatre History Project, a part of Purchase College, State University of New York, will present the Ninth Broadway technical ‘Backstage Legends and Masters Award’ to theater legend, William M. (Bill) Mensching on Monday, April 24, 2023. This free event is open to everyone, and will also be streamed live.

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Chase M. Strickland Named Bandit Lites Business Manager

Chase M. Strickland has worked in and around Bandit since a very young age, starting in the shop and eventually moving on to the road. This experience provided Strickland with a wide view of the operations. Additionally, he has watched his father, Michael T. Strickland, in action since he was born, giving him an exceptionally close perspective of exactly how Bandit operates.Read More »Chase M. Strickland Named Bandit Lites Business Manager

4Wall Provides Lighting to LD George Gountas for Trevor Noah’s Netflix Special, ‘I Wish You Would’

4Wall Entertainment provided a lighting rental package to LD George Gountas for Trevor Noah’s third comedy special on Netflix, I Wish You Would. The special was directed by Noah’s The Daily Show colleague, David Paul Meyer, and filmed at Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena.Read More »4Wall Provides Lighting to LD George Gountas for Trevor Noah’s Netflix Special, ‘I Wish You Would’

ADJ Lights Up ‘The Voice Nigeria’

Nigerian ADJ dealer Showgear Limited provided more than 100 ADJ fixtures for the fourth season of The Voice Nigeria, including ADJ’s feature-packed Focus Profile and ultra-compact Focus Flex L7 luminaires. Other ADJ fixtures in the rig included the popular Vizi Beam RXONE and versatile Vizi CMY300, along with ADJ’s Ultra LB18, Dotz Matrix and D4 Branch RM rack-mountable DMX booster/splitter devices. Here’s a video of some of the blind auditions for The Voice Nigeria:

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SJ Grevett Energized M-Shaped MOBO Awards Rig With CHAUVET Professional and DMX Productions

Stuck smack in the middle of the alphabet, the letter “M” has a bit of an identity crisis. Being the 13th letter, it’s sometimes associated with bad luck. Palm readers say it portends danger when it’s formed by the lines in your writing hand. On the other hand, though, it’s also a sign of wealth, being used as a symbol for money; not to mention that marketers regard it as one of the most visually pleasing letters, the only one in the alphabet to have a candy (M&M) named after it.Read More »SJ Grevett Energized M-Shaped MOBO Awards Rig With CHAUVET Professional and DMX Productions

The ‘Snow Queen’ a Ballet on Ice Designed by Mikki Kunttu

 

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The Snow Queen premiered at the Nokia Arena in Tampere, Finland, a unique ice ballet extravaganza produced by the Tampere Hall & Kantelinen Company, which is as edgy as it is elegant and exciting. The brainchild of Melissa A. Thompson who has worked as a creative lead for Cirque du Soleil, set, lighting and projection designer Mikki Kunttu, costume designer Erika Turunen, director / choreographer Reija Wäre, composer Tuomas Kantelinen, and a talented creative team was involved in the delivery and imagineering of this epic production.Read More »The ‘Snow Queen’ a Ballet on Ice Designed by Mikki Kunttu

RF Shows and Powerproductions Evoke Industrial Mood at Rotterdam Rave With CHAUVET Professional

With their high walls and long cavernous spaces, the sturdy buildings were ideal for constructing ships and submarines. It was a function they fulfilled proudly for over 90 years during the last century. Today, the clang of hammers and buzz of milling machines can no longer be heard at the ‘Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij’ (RDM Grounds), but the site still resonates with powerful, soul- shaking sounds as the home of the Rotterdam Rave festivals.Read More »RF Shows and Powerproductions Evoke Industrial Mood at Rotterdam Rave With CHAUVET Professional