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North Creek, NY – September 5, 2008 - Creative Stage Lighting has announced that it is launching a series of online seminars for lighting professionals.

The seminars will address a variety of topics, including new technologies, products, applications, and how stage lighting and theatrical professionals can grow their careers. Richard Cadena, editor of Projection Lights & Staging News and a 22-year veteran of the lighting industry, will kick off the series on September 18th, 2008. Cadena will speak about how the live event industry is changing and how working and aspiring entertainment professionals can best prepare and take advantage of this change.

“Richard is very passionate about this business,” said Dan Studnicky, Director of Marketing at Creative Stage Lighting. “His presentations are inspiring, which make him a perfect candidate to kick off the series.”

Upcoming events will be listed at Creative Stage Lighting’s website. The online seminars are free and open to the public.

“The series is an excellent way to keep on top of this industry,” said Kevin Loretto, Director of Dealer Sales at Creative Stage Lighting. “Attendees can learn about new technology and ask questions directly to vendors without waiting for a tradeshow. It's new and exciting.”

For more information about current and future online seminars, visit creativestagelighting.com/events.

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North Creek, NY – May 14, 2008 - Wayne "Wayno" Bukovinsky was critically injured in a motorcycle accident on April 19, 2008.

According to the Glens Falls Post Star, the accident occurred on Golf Course Road in Warrensburg, NY. Bukovinsky is unconscious and recovering at Albany Medical Center in Albany, NY.

Bukovinsky is an active member of the entertainment touring industry. He has worked with Creative Stage Lighting for over 15 years. He recently was lighting crew chief on Jill Scott’s "The Real Thing" tour and Meat Loaf’s "Bat Out of Hell III" tour. Bukovinsky also served as a lighting technician with Maroon 5. He is a contributor to his community as a volunteer fireman in North River, NY.

Stephen Studnicky, Industrial Sales Manager at Creative Stage Lighting, has established a recovery fund for Bukovinsky. Contributions can be made to:

Checks should be made payable to “Wayne M. Bukovinsky Benefit Fund.”

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North Creek, NY – April 7, 2008 – Creative Stage Lighting supplied lighting equipment and crew for Jill Scott’s “The Real Thing” tour.

The three-time Grammy award-winning artist released her third album The Real Thing: Words and Sounds Vol. 3 in 2007. The album debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200.

Creative Stage Lighting supplied equipment including an Entertainment Power Systems moving light power distribution rack, Martin Mac 2000 Profile II “E”s, Mac 700 Profile EB and Stagebar 54s, Vari-Lite VL3500 Washes, James Thomas Truss, Tomcat Swing Wing Truss, Reel EFX DF-50, Columbus McKinnon Hoists, ETC Source 4s, Rose Brand curtains, a Clear-Com communications system, and an Avolites Diamond 4 Vision lighting console with a Diamond 4 Pilot.

Lighting design was by Martin Thomas. Crew from Creative Stage Lighting includes Wayne Bukovinsky as crew chief and Dylan Haines as lighting technician.

SHOWGUN is the latest automated luminaire from High End Systems and Creative Stage Lighting has one of the largest rental inventories in North America.

You can rent the SHOWGUN right here from Creative Stage Lighting. Get a quote right now.

North Creek, NY – February 19, 2008 – Creative Stage Lighting recently provided gear for Maroon 5.

After constant touring following the release of their first album, Songs About Jane, in 2002, the multiple Grammy Award winning group released their second album, It Won’t Be Soon Before Long, in May 2007.

Equipment supplied by Creative Stage Lighting to Maroon 5 includes James Thomas Moving Light Truss and 4-Lite units, Avolites Diamond 4 lighting consoles, Reel EFX DF-50 Hazers, PixelRange Pixel Micro W LED fixtures, and Martin Mac 2000 Profile II “E” moving lights.

Lighting design and direction was by Bill Sheldon. Wayne Bukovinsky served as a lighting technician.

Creative Stage Lighting provided production services and equipment for Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim Presents tours.

The two tours featured a hip-hop tour with Ghostface Killah and a heavy metal tour with Dethklock of Adult Swim show “Metalocalypse” and …And You Will Know Us By The Trail of the Dead.

Adult Swim Presents was Cartoon Network’s first national tour.

Equipment used by Adult Swim Presents included James Thomas Truss, High End Systems X-Spot X-Tremes, Leprecon LP-1600 36/72 console, a WholeHog 2 Lighting console, Reel-EFX DF-50 Hazer, CSL PAR 64s and Dura-Flex 12/19 and DMX cable.

The tour crew consisted of Dylan Haines of Creative Stage Lighting, Richard Jackson and Jim Koerner.

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North Creek, NY – December 6, 2007 - Creative Stage Lighting has added the High End Systems Showgun and Road Hog console to its Rental inventory.

The Showgun is the newest revolutionary luminaire from High End, The Showgun outputs up to 100,000 Lumens. Its main output uses Philips’ MSR 2000SA Gold, a 2000 watt short arc metal halide lamp designed as a joint venture between Philips and High End Systems. The Showgun can also produce both a true focused hard-edge or a brilliant soft-edge combination without the need for two separate fixture types. Optional patterns for use with the Showgun are also available from Creative Stage Lighting.

The Road Hog console combines the power of the Wholehog operating system with easy to use hardware to provide an unprecedented level of control in a concise package. Featuring 2 12-inch touchscreens, Windows XP Embedded with the Wholehog OS, and integrated hardware, the Road Hog is a powerful, cost effective package.

North Creek, NY – November 12th, 2007 - Creative Stage Lighting has announced its product plans for LDI 2007. The company will be showing a number of new products from the following manufacturers at Booth 1511.

High End: Creative will show the Showgun automated luminaire, Road Hog console, and Axon Media Server. The Showgun is the newest revolutionary luminaire from High End, outputting up to 100,000 Lumens. The Road Hog console combines the power of the Wholehog operating system with easy to use hardware to provide an unprecedented level of control in a concise package. The Axon Media Server is powered by the award-winning DL.2 graphics engine, comes with a large stock library and provides the flexibility of choosing your own output device.

Martin: Creative will show the new Stagebar 54 LED luminaire and the MAC TW1 moving head. The Stagebar 54 is road-ready and provides 5 colored diodes (red, green, blue, amber, white) for even and consistent color. The MAC TW1 is a powerful, silent tungsten wash light with a clean, even, soft-edged beam, a motorized zoom, rich CMY color mixing and both internal and external electronic dimming.

Color Kinetics: Creative will show the ColorBlast 12 TR UV and eW Flex SLX. The ColorBlast 12 TR UV is designed specifically for black light applications in stage and set environments. The ColorBlast 12 TR UV uses LED technology and advanced optics to provide strobing and dimming of UV light without the need for blinders, dowsers, or other moving components. The eW Flex SLX a flexible, bright white LED string lighting solution that is designed for accent or perimeter lighting or as a component of a custom fixture.

Wireless Solution: Creative will show W-DMX Blackboxes from Wireless Solution. W-DMX is a wireless protocol built specifically for DMX-512. Every DMX fixture in the booth will be connected by W-DMX.

ITT Veam: Creative will show ITT Veam’s VSC Connectors for lighting applications. Veam VSC connectors are Socapex compatible and provide "First Make, Last Break" grounding.

Rosco: Creative will demonstrate the Litepad from Rosco. The Litepad is a slim, lightweight, energy efficient light source perfect for use in many places where a larger, typical luminaire could not fit.

Creative Stage Lighting will also show its new Swiveler folding stand for uplights as well as Dura-Flex cable and assemblies, Entertainment Power Systems power distribution racks and connectors, Entertainment Industry Tape, and Suspension Solutions rigging hardware.

Creative will hold a drawing for three prizes including a Columbus McKinnon Prostar Hoist, a pair of Wireless Solution W-DMX Micro receivers, and a Leprecon ULD-360 dimmer unit. Visitors to the booth can enter the drawing by placing their business card into Creative’s drawing box. Total retail value of all prizes is over $2500. Giveaways are made possible courtesy of Columbus McKinnon, Wireless Solution, and Leprecon.

North Creek, NY – September 19, 2007 - Creative Stage Lighting is proud to introduce the Swiveler™ Folding Stand.

The Swiveler is a portable, lightweight fixture base for uplights. Weighing only 2 pounds and just over 15 inches long when folded, the Swiveler is a great solution when portability is a must. The Swiveler is compatible with many conventional fixtures, as well as fixtures like Color Kinetics’ Color Blast 12.

The Swiveler is available now.

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North Creek, NY – August 8, 2007 – Creative Stage Lighting has appointed Bob Broderick to the position of North Central Dealer Sales Manager.

Broderick comes to Creative Stage Lighting with a BFA in Theatre Design and Technology. Broderick has worked as a freelance lighting designer and in sales at Barbizon Lighting Company. He also has experience as a stage electrician and technical director.

Broderick will be responsible for managing CSL’s newly created North Central Dealer Sales Division. The North Central division consists of the following states; Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

"I'm excited to be part of a great team which takes such an active role in supporting and improving the industry through education, product innovation, and standards," said Broderick. "I look forward to serving our customers by bringing all the advantages CSL has to offer."

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North Creek, NY – July 24, 2007 - Creative Stage Lighting held in-house training sessions for its sales staff during the week of July 15th.

The sales staff received hands-on product training from manufacturers including Martin, Altman, Columbus-McKinnon, Osram Sylvania and more. Among the training efforts was also an emphasis on team building.

Kicking off the events with a keynote address was Richard Cadena, editor of Projection, Lights and Staging News. Cadena spoke about the future of the production and entertainment industry and how staff can keep up with technical evolution.

"This is part of Creative Stage Lighting’s ongoing commitment to be a value-add resource for our reseller partners," said CSL Director of Dealer Sales Kevin Loretto. "Creative Stage Lighting has always taken pride in the level of technical expertise and industry knowledge that we bring to the table and our first National Sales Meeting is another example of our pledge to maintain those standards of excellence."

Creative Stage Lighting recently celebrated its 30th Anniversary.

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North Creek, NY – July 11, 2007 – Creative Stage Lighting has hired Chris Gavin for the position of Purchasing Manager.

Gavin has 12 years of sales experience working with municipalities and various school districts. He will be responsible for inventory control and stock purchasing needs.

“This opportunity that Creative Stage Lighting has given me is exciting, and gives me the chance to learn a new business and culture.” said Gavin.

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North Creek, NY – July 9, 2007 – Creative Stage Lighting is happy to announce the winners of its InfoComm 2007 booth giveaways.

CSL’s Third Prize winner of the CSL Tech-Alert Communication Beacon is Michael Herman of Swank Audio Visuals. Tech-Alert has an amazingly bright directional strobe, 85db buzzer mode for noisy environments, and is Clear-Com compatible.

The Second Prize winner of a pair of Wireless Solution W-DMX Micro Units is Nick Martinez of Marriot Hotel and Resorts. The W-DMX Micro, also known as the Rabbit, is a smaller, compact version of the W-DMX Blackbox receiver.

The Grand Prize winner of a Columbus McKinnon Prostar Hoist is John Garberson of Creative Backstage. The hoist is rated to lift 500lbs up to 30' and is ideal for intimate venues and applications.

Creative Stage Lighting’s InfoComm 2007 Giveaways were made possible courtesy of Columbus McKinnon and Wireless Solution Sweden AB.

North Creek, NY – June 19, 2007 – Creative Stage Lighting has added Vari*Lite VL3500 Wash fixtures to its rental inventory.

The VL3500’s output exceeds 50,000 lumens and features varied options for color and beam control that will soon become the standard for all wash lights. Other notable features include accessory lenses such as Fresnel and Buxom internal zoom lenses with the option of Fresnel, Pebble Convex, and Plano Convex external lenses.

The VL3500 wash also has the ability to when one combines the Plano convex lens with gobos on the 2nd color-wheel for a special soft focus effect if desired.

As standard, CSL will ship units with internal Fresnel and external Pebble Convex, or user specified lenses.

For more information, contact George Studnicky IV at (518) 251-3302 x223. Other available gear from Creative Stage Lighting can be found online at Creative Stage Lighting's Rental website.