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Chris Patton joins Christie Lites as VP of Rentals

Chris Patton joins Christie Lites as VP Rentals

Christie Lites, global provider of stage lighting services and technical expertise, has welcomed Chris Patton as its VP Rentals. Patton’s new role comes as part of a wider expansion of the Christie Lites management team, bringing increased focus to both client and rep support. To that end Patton will join Ken Alexander, Senior VP Rentals, to lead, develop, and support the Christie Lites Rental Rep Team.Read More »Chris Patton joins Christie Lites as VP of Rentals

International 2021 Dota 2 World Championship Wows Viewers with Martin Professional


To provide the International 2021 Dota 2 World Championship with a dazzling visual display and premium broadcast lighting, Lighting Designer Alex Berry partnered with Christie Lites and THiNC Worldwide to deploy a complex Martin by HARMAN lighting rig, including state-of-the-art Martin MAC Ultra Performance fixtures.Read More »International 2021 Dota 2 World Championship Wows Viewers with Martin Professional

In Memoriam: Bob Johnston, 61

Bob Johnston, a 45-year veteran of the Canadian live production industry and longtime supporter and advocate for the CITT/ICTS, died Dec. 2, 2021 at age 61 after complications from a recent surgery. Johnston was a member of Christie Lites’ sales team in Toronto.

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Christie Lites Plans to Open Chicago Office

ORLANDO – Christie Lites announced plans to open a Chicago office in fall 2014. The move in Chicago follows the company’s recent expansion to a new location in Las Vegas this year, the launch of Christie Lites New York (in Fairview, NJ) and Winnipeg, Canada in 2013 and the launch of the company’s Nashville location in 2012. The new full-service 50,000 square foot warehouse location near Chicago is slated to open in Woodridge, IL. More details will be announced as they develop in late summer 2014.

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Christie Lites Opens New York Office

NEW YORK CITY – The new office for Christie Lites New York is officially open for business. The warehouse is in a newly renovated 30,000 square foot space at 13B Division Street in Fairview, NJ. This 14th location further strengthens Christie Lites’ multi-office network supplying full service stage lighting equipment rentals across North America. Said Christie Lites VP Rentals Ken Alexander, “We are proud of this new expansion, which allows us to directly service our already loyal Northeast client base like never before and also provides the perfect avenue to reach new clients in the months and years to come.”

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Christie Lites Opens New Location in Winnipeg, Manitoba

WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Canada – Christie Lites today announces the opening of a new stage lighting and equipment sales and rental office in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The new location – its thirteenth – strengthens Christie Lites’ multi-office network of full service and equipment across North America. Leading the Winnipeg office team is longtime Christie Lites Rep Ben Kantorovich and newcomer Gary Sywake, recently with Epic Production Technologies.

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Christie Lites Adds MA onPC Command Wings

ORLANDO – Christie Lites has taken delivery of their first 50 MA onPC command wings from A.C.T Lighting.  “We purchased the onPC command wing units to extend usage of the flexible and powerful grandMA control system to customers who need portability on location or find that it’s physically difficult to use a full grandMA2 console,” says Christie Lites CEO Huntly Christie.