It seems like forever that Sonny Sonnefeld has expertly represented Wybron products on Broadway and in the greater New York City area, so his retirement to Las Vegas, Nevada in March has meant a change. Wybron has named Ron Fogel & Associates (RF&A) as its new representative in New York City in addition to its current New Jersey / New York territory. Excellent customer service, intimate industry knowledge, and a high degree of integrity made RF&A the logical choice to represent Wybron products in the Big Apple, the company noted. RF&A can be reached at 973-571-0300 or e-mail ronf@rfna.com.

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Limelight Productions, Inc has promoted Jason Goldman to Sales & Rentals Manager, and hired Cynthia Brouker as office manager and Gregory Mitchell as electronics technician. Mr. Goldman will supervise the rental facility, inventory, and services. He will also oversee equipment and supply sales. Ms. Brouker manages the front office and is liaison between field operations, service, mobile sales staff, and warehouse staff. Mr. Mitchell will be vendor-certified for specific product lines offered by Limelight.

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Want to know more about how the United States Air Force is using SFX Show Control and its MIDI commands to trigger its arsenal of nuclear weapons? Find out the whole story at the Stage Research web site, www.stageresearch.com as part of its April newsletter. Readers can also use the site to sign up for future editions of the monthly electronic publication.

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Brad Schiller has returned to High End Systems Inc. in a new role as Director of Control Systems Development. He left the company more than a year ago to pursue freelance lighting programming and will continue to program lighting for a number of productions in the industry. Richard Belliveau, a co-founder, earlier returned to HES. Mr. Belliveau was named Chief Technology Officer. HES recently hired several new software engineers to support the ramp-up of digital lighting and continued console development.

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Schuler Shook has a new web address and a new look for its web site at www.schulershook.com. The new site addresses both the architectural lighting design and theatre planning work of the company. In a related move, the company has changed its name from Schuler & Shook, Inc. to simply Schuler Shook. “Schuler Shook is one company, but we have developed two websites highlighting our service offerings to represent the different but complementary skill sets of architectural lighting design and theatre planning,” said Partner Robert Shook. Each can be reached from the common home page.

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A new professional make-up palette and a portable display palette have been introduced by Mehron, Inc. of Chestnut Ridge, New York. Mehron calls the Paradise Makeup AQ ProPalette the ultimate face painting kit. It holds 12 professional-size Paradise Makeup AQ colors and may be purchased stocked or empty. Mehron’s new Portable Display Palettes are designed to allow make-up artists to carry supplies effortlessly and conveniently. Both products are easy to clean. For details, visit www.mehron.com.

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Strong Entertainment Lighting has become exclusive distributor of the Canto line of follow spots in the United States. Developed and designed by Strong engineers, the Canto line provides mid-range lighting options for realistic prices, the company says. The Canto line of five mid-range follow spot options in “throw gap” between 70 and 120 feet. The line, made in Italy by LDR, includes both metal halide and incandescents.

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An Advanced Hoist and Rigging Workshop will be added to TOMCAT USA’s lineup of industry training courses early next year. The advanced session will cover more in depth topics as well as practical applications related to the industry. Announcement of the next level of workshop follows the successful Rigging & Hoist Workshop held in Midland, Texas with 83 industry professionals participating for all over the United States, United Kingdom, and Puerto Rico.

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Wondering who can print large images on stretch material? Big Image Systems has added that capacity. Assisting in costumes for a production of Wagner’s The Flying Dutchman for the Vienna opera, Big Image was able to stretch and measure the material before it was printed, according to Maria Tapper. Sewing on the costumes was done by the opera staff. In another production, the stretch material allowed actors of different sizes to use the same costumes, which complemented the carpeting which Big Image also produced.

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