ORLANDO —Medialon will offer a training session on Manager V5 show and media control Software prior to InfoComm 09. The two-day course will be held on June 15 and 16 at Electrosonic’s Orlando-based facility.
DENVER — Mike Andrews wrote the book on High End Systems technical training. Now he has started a new chapter as the in-house technician for Barbizon Light of the Rockies. Andrews, who has held repair-related positions at High End, Robe and Barco, is certified in Vari-Lite repair as well.
ORLANDO — LMG, Inc., a national provider of video, audio and lighting support, was recently awarded the contract as the preferred on-site AV supplier for the Orange County Convention Center (OCCC).
RAS AL KHAIMAH, U.A.E. — Belgian gobo manufacturer Goboland opened its Middle East office here recently to meet demand for its gobo services in the architectural sector.
TUCSON, ARIZ — Total Lighting Support used 24 Chauvet COLORado 6s lined up end to end for wash lighting at 27th annual International Mariachi Conference, which drew professional Mariachi performers and youth groups from the U.S. and Mexico.
SYRACUSE, NY— J. R. Clancy announced that its PowerLift automated theatre hoist will now carry the CE Mark, signifying that the product officially meets the CE Mark directives for safety as required by 30 countries in the European Union (EU), making it eligible for sale within the EU and the European Free Trade Area.
LONDON — LD Chris Bushell lit the recent U.K. tour for the Doves with new i-Pix BB7 wide-angle fixtures. The new fixtures offer a 20-degree angle dispersion, building upon the standard 10-degree version for i-Pix BB7 fixtures.
HUNTSVILLE, AL — The 68,200-square-foot Davidson Center For Space Exploration, home of the original Saturn V rocket, also hosted a special event for Oakwood College. Sutherland Sight and Sound lit the event with gear from sister companies American DJ, Elation and Global Truss.
NEW YORK — For the live finale of NBC’s Celebrity Apprentice with at the American Museum of Natural History, LD Matt Ford relied upon a rig provided by VX Lighting and supplied by Production Resource Group, LLC (PRG).
LEDYARD, CT — Over 140 Robe moving lights have been installed into the new 3,800 seat theatre and two ballrooms at the MGM Grand Casino at Foxwoods Resort Casino.
JOHANNESBURG — MA Lighting’s South African distributor, DWR Distribution, ran the first of a series of grandMA Level 1 and 2 training events recently. The 3-day session took place at DWR’s headquarters and was attended by 10 working LDs and programmers.
LONDON — Having played a key role in concert lighting over the years, it was perhaps fitting that Martin gear be used for the recently-opened British Music Experience (BME), which gives visitors a retrospective look at popular music in the U.K.