Inner Circle Distribution, Sunrise, FL-based lighting supply/service distribution company, is proud to announce that Eslinger Lighting has come onboard as a full line stocking Coemar dealer in the Eastern PA area.

Eslinger Lighting, a leading comprehensive lighting design, installation and equipment rental company that services the theatrical, corporate, concert, house of worship and special event sectors, recently added a full complement of Coemar’s LED based products to their inventory. Thus, included in EL’s newly-attained stock are Coemar Parlites, Razor Lites and the Panorama Led Panoramas, which they will now offer to stage producers and event organizers everywhere. more

Scharff Weisberg had a particularly illuminating experience when it supplied lighting packages supporting broadcast coverage of Pope Benedict XVI’s recent visit to New York. The company met site-specific needs for three venues: the enormous Yankee Stadium, the iconic pit at Ground Zero at the World Trade Center, and the Chapel at St. Joseph’s Seminary in Yonkers, New York. more

Lighting designer Joe Schweickert of Orlando, Florida’s JS Lighting & Design, Inc. tapped Coemar Striplite LEDs for lighting effects for the post show of the Figments Imagination Journey ride at the “Honey, I Shrunk the Audience� attraction at Epcot in Orlando. Inner Circle Distribution is the exclusive distributor of Italian-made Coemar lighting in the U.S. more

Their screaming fans didn’t know it but the hot pop-rock band The Jonas Brothers took grandMA along on their most recent tour. A.C.T. Lighting is the exclusive distributor of the grandMA in North America. more

Stage Research, first in the stage-show audio and lighting markets, just released their full-feature 8 channel USB relay Input and Output boards (each controllable via the SR RelayManager driven by Stage Research SFX6) to the theatrical design and tech communities. more

Scharff Weisberg took an artful approach to supporting the Brooklyn Museum’s annual Brooklyn Ball when it supplied Bounce Event Marketing with lighting, video and audio equipment for the gala event on April 3. The Brooklyn Ball, a fundraiser for the museum’s educational programs, celebrated the opening of multimedia artist Takashi Murakami’s retrospective with an exhibition preview, cocktail party, dinner and an exclusive performance by Grammy-winner Kanye West. Bounce Event Marketing was the overall event designer and producer. more

Electrosonic Systems Inc. (Electrosonic) has provided new AV equipment for the renovation of the State of Oklahoma’s Emergency Operations Center in Oklahoma City, which boosts the facility’s ability to handle crisis situations ranging from severe weather to homeland security issues. “The installation enables the Center to make better use of AV support to manage emergencies affecting the state,� says Electrosonic project manager Chris Hart. more

Bob Gordon, CEO and president of A.C.T Lighting, Inc., a leading importer and distributor of lighting products in North America, has announced a companywide reorganization designed to facilitate more effective management. The reorganization comes on the heels of a period of substantial growth for the company, which added an East Coast office in Hackensack, New Jersey last year.

“Now that we’re operating multiple locations with a much larger staff, we have decided to reorganize our company hierarchy to provide us with an active management layer,� explains Gordon. “This move is expected to improve communications within the company as well as allow us to expedite important decisions and work more effectively.� more

SFX and LightFactory software from Stage Research are key to the implementation of The PhazerZone Extreme, an interactive game from Media Vision, which just won one Gold and two Platinum Ava Awards from the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals (AMCP). more

SFX, the leading live entertainment sound playback software from Stage Research, Inc., controlled the AV aspects of “Annie Warbucks,� the sequel to the popular musical “Annie� and the most recent Mainstage production of the Children’s Musical Theater San Jose (California). more