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The editors and staff of Live Design and livedesignonline.com would like to with you a safe and happy holiday season. Thank you for all your support throughout the year, and we'll see you in 2010.

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All The World On The Stage: Lookingglass's Around the World in 80 Days Heads East
By Brad Hathaway
A look at Jacqueline and Richard Penrod's set design for Chicago’s Lookingglass Theatre's Around the World in 80 Days for director/playwright Laura Eason.

Dare To Ride!...Virtually
By Marian Sandberg
Southern California's first virtual indoor cycling experience, Ride!, produced by award-winning digital scenographer Anaitté Vaccaro, took place in November at the Avalon Hollywood nightclub.

David Dignazio: FOH Engineer For American Idiot
By Ellen Lampert-Gréaux
It goes without saying that the sound design and mixing was a crucial element for American Idiot, the new musical whose score is the Green Day Grammy-winning album of the same name.

Jonathan’s Swift: Smeeton And CT Touring On Taylor Swift
By Marian Sandberg
Designer Jonathan Smeeton and CT Touring team up to make Taylor Swift’s concert a “Love Story.”

Michael Stiller Design Rocks The Red Bull BC One Hip-Hop Dance Battle
By Marian Sandberg
New York City’s Hammerstein Ballroom played host in November to The Red Bull BC One hip-hop dance battle, for which Michael Stiller Design provided lighting.

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News
Memorial Education Fund For Children of Timothy Keogh
Timothy Keogh, 39, of Westport, CT, and owner of Top Knotch Productions, based in New York City, died suddenly on Friday, December 4. He was the father of Olivia, Isabelle, and Ava, and the husband of Jill.

Seen And Heard, On Broadway And Off
By Robert Cashill
A Little Night Music, Race, and The Emperor Jones.

From The Latest Issue
How I Did That: A Brave New Theatrical World
By Adam Parboosingh
Augustana College produced the US college premiere of Omniscience, directed by Scott Irelan, with costumes by student Katherine Caldwell, and set, lighting, video, and sound design by me. Original music was by faculty member Randall Hall, and student Andrew Lia was stage manager.

On The Live Blog
Holiday Lights Picks
By Marian Sandberg
Who can forget the rendition of TSO’s “Wizards of Winter” set to holiday house lights back in 2005? Well, as with every holiday season, there are more, more, more. Check out a few of the really good ones.

Steve Shelley Book Signing December 29
By By Ellen Lampert-Gréaux
Steve Shelley will be holding court to sign copies of his new book, A Practical Guide to Stage Lighting, Second Edition, on Tuesday, December 29 at the restaurant, Acqua, in New York.

Projects
COLORado 1VW Proves Its Toughness in the Desert
When LD Jason Charles was tasked to illuminate statues by famed sculptor Allan Houser at the Desert Botanical Gardens, he developed a list of “must haves,” including Chauvet Colorado 1VW LED wash lights.

Zion Lutheran Church Upgrades with Vaddio Camera Systems
Vaddio partnered with Graybow Communications Group of Golden Valley, MN to develop a high-definition audiovisual solution for Zion Lutheran Church of Albert Lea, MN.

Ordway Center Gets A Digital Audio Facelift With DiGiCo
Minnesota’s leading arts facility, Ordway Center for the Performing Arts in downtown St. Paul, Minnesota, is home to a wide variety of performances...

PRG And HB Stubbs Join Forces For General Dynamics Booth
HB Stubbs Companies designed and fabricated two booths spanning an aisle with two tank-sized demonstrators at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, with PRG providing the full production package.

NYU Unveils $6.5 Million 21st Century Music Technology Complex At Steinhardt School
NYU’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development has announced the addition of The James L. Dolan Recording/Teaching complex at the Department of Music and Performing Arts Professions.

Lite Alternative Says Yeah Yeah Yeah To Impression Zoom
GLP’s new Impression 120 RZ Zoom has made its touring debut this month on the Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ high profile UK theatre tour.

NorthRidge Church Reaches Expanding Community with Custom Systems from PCI
Portable Church Industries (PCI) recently designed several portable AV systems for the NorthRidge Church in Saline, Michigan for space they are renting at a local public high school.

Electrosonic Says Cheers to Revamped Scotch Whisky Experience in Edinburgh
Electrosonic completed the AV installation for the visitor attraction at the revamped Scotch Whisky Experience, formerly The Scotch Whisky Heritage Centre, located next to the city’s legendary Castle.

Moonlight Amphitheatre Shines With JBL Loudspeakers
In conjunction with a major facility upgrade, the Moonlight Amphitheatre in Vista, California opted to purchase its own permanent system, including JBL PD5000, VERTEC®, and VRX Series loudspeakers.

Gearhouse Switches on the Festive Lights in Cape Town
Gearhouse South Africa’s Cape Town branch supplied all technical elements--staging, lighting, audio, LED and technical crew--to Out The Box Productions for the annual “Switching on of The Festive Lights.”

Company News
MILOS Expands with New Building
Czech Republic-based trussing, roofing, and staging systems manufacturer MILOS is in the final stages of completing a new 60,000sq-ft. building at its already extensive premises near Prague.

XL Technologies is Launched
XL-Technologies is a new, Belgium-based LED sales and solutions company, launched to offer solutions for anyone utilizing LED technologies for shows, events, displays, art, and installations of all types.

Gear
Lexicon® Ships PCM92 Stereo Reverb/Effects Processor
Lexicon® has begun shipping the new PCM92 Stereo Reverb/Effects Processor, comprising the latest DSP technology and a collection of classic Lexicon algorithms.

SurgeX Protects The World!
Thanks to a recent partnership with International Audio Group (IAG), SurgeX International announces the global launch of its SX1200 product range designed with power ratings and connectivity compatible with the rest of the world.

Tools of The Trade: ESP Vision 3.0
By Marian Sandberg
ZZYZX, Inc. has released the next generation in its lighting pre-visualization software with Vision 3.0.

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