OMAHA, NE - Richard Lund has joined the Strong team as Western regional sales manager. With more than 25 years of experience in the entertainment and LED lighting industry, Lund most recently served as Western regional sales manager for Philips Entertainment. Prior to this, Lund worked for Color Kinetics as regional manager. He serves on the board of managers for the Illuminating Engineering Society.

LINKOPING, Sweden - German electro-pop band Kraftwerk is using Dataton Watchout to project 3-D content in their concerts this year, starting May 24 in Australia. The audiences will wear polarized 3-D glasses to achieve the effect.

ITALY - Eros Ramazzotti’s European tour set, video and lighting were designed and built by lighting and video designer Jvan Morandi and his company Placing Shadow. Morandi explains the design. "The set itself consists of large hanging parallelepipeds, which are fitted with high resolution LED panels and large areas for video projections. The entire 18-ton assembly is equipped with a vertical automation system attached to the corners of the 3-D structures (four triangles, a diamond and a cube), which can be moved to give substance to the scene."

LONGWOOD, FL - 0energyLIGHTING, Inc. (0eL) announces that Creative Stage Lighting (CSL) has become a master dealer in the US and Canada for their FlexAray LED fixture line. The LED fixtures’ hexagonal shape allows for multiple units to be connected along each of the six sides for a variety of applications. The product portfolio includes RGBaW, variable and static white fixtures (3200, 4400, 5600K).

NEW YORK CITY - Recently, a midtown Manhattan branch of a major financial institution set a new standard for information displays with the unveiling of the city’s first NanoLumens-powered stock ticker. The full-color, 3-foot tall by 60-foot long L-shaped LED display is one of New York’s most dynamic, vibrant and unique stock tickers, according to Bill Shiverick of Atlanta-based Vertical AVTV, the AV integrator who recommended and installed the display.

KNOXVILLE, TN – More than 600 business and community leaders gathered May 3 to celebrate the best in businesses for the ninth annual Pinnacle Business Awards Gala. Bandit Lites provided the equipment, while LD Will Twork created an elegant atmosphere for the different lighting needs of the night, including a reception, silent auction and a martini bar carved from a block of ice.

WORCESTER, UK - Lighting Let’s Dance for Comic Relief for the fifth year running, LD Steve Nolan of Chromatic Productions called upon PixelRange once again to provide sparkling effects lighting for this charity extravaganza. PixelRange donated 48 PixelSmart LED fixtures and 14 SmartLine 4 LED battens to provide extra pace and drama during the show’s title sequences and dance routines.

CARSON, CA - Los Angeles’ KIIS FM radio station hosted on May 11 its annual Wango Tango Concert at The Home Depot Center with a capacity crowd of 27,000.  This year’s lineup featured FloRida, Maroon 5, Will.i.am, Fall Out Boy, Demi Lovato, Miguel, Avril Lavigne, Bruno Mars and more. AEG production manager Kevan Wilkins tasked Visions Lighting with building a massive roof, stage, lighting and video package for the event. Todd Roberts of Visions Lighting designed the rig.
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NEW YORK CITY - The Gannet Company’s first ever upfront, dubbed GannettFront 2013, marked the first time that the parent company of USA Today showcased all of Gannett’s brands to advertisers and media in a TV show-style presentation. TBA Global, tasked with producing the event, selected WorldStage for lighting and video support.

DURBAN, South Africa - LD François van der Merwe of Wizardry Group chose Robe moving lights as the central fixtures of his design for the 2013 Metro FM Music Awards. The event was staged at the Durban International Conference Centre Arena in South Africa.