May 15, 2009

Bad Boy joins Donald Trump in the boardroom

PRG was pleased to support lighting designer Matt Ford when he lit the live finale of NBC’s Celebrity Apprentice this past weekend. PRG provided VX Lighting with the complete lighting package, including the PRG Virtuoso DX2 console for control during the live television event at New York City’s American Museum of Natural History.

May 4, 2009

Gekko kedo wins 2 awards at NAB 2009

Production Resource Group, LLC (PRG), the exclusive rental and sales distributor for Gekko Technology Ltd. products in North America, is pleased to announce that the Gekko kedo™ won two awards at the recent 2009 NAB tradeshow in Las Vegas.

April 23, 2009

Oasis debuts Bad Boy to the world

PRG celebrated the debut of its Bad Boy™ luminaire on the recently completed first leg of the Oasis Dig Out Your Soul tour. Of his fixture choice, lighting designer Rob Gawler said, “The Bad Boy was just what I had been looking for—a big bright large-format luminaire, that could be used as a narrow washlight with a couple of gobos as a bonus.”

April 2, 2009

12th & Porter Nightclub in Nashville

PRG lighting solutions add affordable pizzazz to club venues. The Challenge: Boost a legendary music venue to a new level The Solution: In a market where great music is the norm, club owner Daniel Slezinger understands the value of bringing something extra to the audience experience. Three years ago, he installed 16 Clay Paky fixtures at his [...]

February 20, 2009

PRG appointed North American distributor for Gekko

PRG has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Gekko Technology, an industry leader in the design, development and manufacture of LED luminaires created specifically for the requirements of image capture and entertainment sectors.

February 17, 2009

PRG announces new London office

Production Resource Group UK, Ltd. announced that its new London base will be located at The Hoover Building, in west London. The well-known art deco landmark is located on the A40, with good road and tube links to central London and the motorway network providing a base for PRG Lighting’s rental team and PRG Distribution’s sales team.

February 12, 2009

PRG’s Curry Grant named VP, Concert Touring

PRG has named Curry Grant Vice President, Concert Touring. Grant will continue to be based in PRG’s Los Angeles office. Grant joined PRG in 2004 when the company merged with Vari*Lite Production Services (VLPS).

January 19, 2009

PRG announces staff change in global Concert Touring group

Jere Harris, Chairman and CEO of Production Resource Group, LLC (PRG) announced that Nick Jackson, Senior Vice President of PRG’s Concert Touring group would be stepping down from his position at PRG.

December 10, 2008

Summit Steel joins Production Resource Group

Production Resource Group LLC (PRG) announced that it has acquired Summit Steel, a UK-based live event rigging company. Jon Bray, managing director of Summit, will remain in his current position. Summit Steel will continue as an independent brand focused on the markets that it serves.

December 9, 2008

GES announces audio visual strategic alliance with industry leader PRG Hi-Tech

Las Vegas, Nevada — GES Exposition Services, a leader in exhibition and event services, announced it has entered into a strategic alliance to provide clients with world-class audio visual solutions through industry leader Production Resource Group, LLC, (PRG Hi-Tech), the world’s leading supplier of entertainment technology solutions including lighting, audio, video, scenery and automation systems.  [...]

November 20, 2008

Nila Lighting System wins LDI Debuting Product Award

New Windsor, New York—At the LDI 2008 tradeshow in Las Vegas, the Nila Lighting System won a prestigious Debuting Product Award, Lighting. The judges felt that “the Nila Lighting System is a new lighting solution for the entertainment industry, setting an unprecedented environmental standard for low-energy consumption, while delivering unmatched lighting performance and product versatility.” The Nila [...]

October 28, 2008

Essential Lighting joins Production Resource Group

New Windsor, NY — Production Resource Group, LLC, (PRG) announced today that it is strengthening its specialist brand strategy in the UK by acquiring Essential Lighting Group from the Staging Connections Group.  The transaction is expected to close by the end of October. “We are very excited about the acquisition of Essential Lighting which underscores our [...]

October 23, 2008

Clay Paky Fixtures and Chamsys MagicQ Console Cast a Brilliant New Light on Nashville’s Legendary 12th and Porter Club

New Windsor, NY—Great venues remain great by constantly improving. Nashville’s 12th and Porter club is a legendary launching pad for up-and-coming bands, career-making record deals and other great moments in Music City history. Three years ago, the club took a giant step into the 21st century when Daniel Slezinger, then the club’s production manager, overhauled its [...]

October 21, 2008

PRG at LDI 2008—New Product Launches Highlight PRG Booth at LDI

New Windsor, NY—Production Resource Group, LLC, (PRG) offers visitors to their LDI 2008 Booth #821 some exciting new products, including the Bad Boy™ hybrid luminaire; the V676™ lighting control console; and the Mbox EXtreme™ v3 media server. The products are networked on PRG’s proprietary Series 400™ Power and Data Distribution System. PRG looks forward to [...]

October 9, 2008

PRG Sets the Scene at the Democratic National Convention

New Windsor, NY—Every four years our industry gets to apply our production skills to perhaps the most unique of all special events, the political conventions. Production Resource Group (PRG) was once again honored to participate when they were invited to provide both lighting and scenery for this year’s Democratic National Convention (DNC). Production designer Bruce [...]

September 15, 2008

PRG at PLASA 2008—New Products Highlight PRG Stand at PLASA

New Windsor, NY—Production Resource Group, LLC, (PRG) offered visitors at their PLASA 2008 stand some exciting new products to experience, including the V676™ Console; the Bad Boy™ large venue luminaire; and the Mbox EXtreme™ v3 media server. Many stopped by the stand to be among the first to see these cutting-edge additions to PRG’s line [...]

July 31, 2008

Vickie Claiborne joins PRG as product specialist

New Windsor, NY — Vickie Claiborne has joined Production Resource Group (PRG), a leading supplier of entertainment technology, as a product specialist for their proprietary consoles and media server. Based in PRG’s Las Vegas office, Claiborne will provide training, programming and applications assistance for PRG’s proprietary Virtuoso® lighting control console and Mbox Extreme™ media server as [...]

July 3, 2008

Production Resource Group (PRG) acquires Hi-Tech Rentals

New Windsor, NY—Production Resource Group, L.L.C., a leading entertainment technology company, has purchased Hi-Tech Rentals, Inc. (“Hi-Tech”), PRG’s chairman and CEO Jere Harris announced today. Headquartered in Atlanta, with additional facilities in Orlando and Las Vegas, Hi-Tech supplies audio, video, lighting, and related services for trade shows, corporate meetings, and other events. “Hi-Tech has built an [...]

May 27, 2008

PRG helps Sight & Sound Theatres span a thousand miles plus a decade of technology

New Windsor, NY — When Sight & Sound Theatres® inaugurated its 2,080-seat Branson, Missouri venue, it marked a major milestone in the company’s two decade-long collaboration with PRG. For the new theatre, PRG partnered with Sight & Sound’s design team to build a leading-edge lighting system that is fully compatible with the company’s 10-year-old Millennium [...]

May 8, 2008

PRG Virtuoso brings light to Sunday in the Park With George

New Windsor, NY — The Roundabout Theatre Company’s Broadway production of Sunday in the Park with George, the award winning transfer from London, by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine is a musical celebration of life, love, art, and the spirit of creation. The Pulitzer Prize-winning love story takes inspiration from painter Georges Seurat’s masterpiece, “A [...]

May 5, 2008

PRG Series 400 assists Jay-Z and Mary J Blige

The four lighting consoles at the heart of the Jay-Z and Mary J Blige Heart of the City tour are networked into a PRG Series 400 system, which provides both power and data distribution for the show. Click here to read the full article on Live Design Online.

May 2, 2008

PRG inhabits new territory in the UK

Longbridge, UK — “A good plan applied with vigour now is better than a perfect plan implemented too late.” General Patton knew what he was talking about, any complex operation, be it battle, marketing campaign, or just moving home, requires forethought. The recent relocation of PRG’s main UK office from the former bus garage at Coventry [...]

April 21, 2008

PRG Distribution brings top entertainment technology solutions to North American buyers

Dallas, TX — Production Resource Group, L.L.C., (PRG) has formed a new company, PRG Distribution, L.L.C. (PRG Distribution) to distribute entertainment technology product lines from leading global manufacturers to dealers in North America. PRG vice president Tim Brennan will oversee the new company, which operates independently from PRG with headquarters in Dallas, Texas. Brennan emphasizes that [...]

April 18, 2008

PRG has supporting role in Hollywood’s big night

New Windsor, NY—Production Resource Group, L.L.C., (PRG) was pleased to play a supporting role in this year’s 80th Annual Academy Awards®. Over the last several years, PRG has had the honor of supplying both production support and equipment for this special live telecast. PRG worked closely with Bob Dickinson and Full Flood, Inc. on the [...]

February 15, 2008

Super Bowl XLII Halftime – PRG supports the most intense 20 minutes in show business

New Windsor, NY — As the last seconds of the first half of Super Bowl XLII came to an end and the two teams prepared to head to the locker room for halftime, another team consisting of hundreds of crew and volunteers prepared to race against the clock themselves. They would run onto the field [...]