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Amanda Ditch’s father, Andy Shick, owned and operated ADS Lighting until his untimely death in 2014. Andy helped shape the wedding lighting world in Pittsburgh, using Apollo Gobos and other products. Amanda loved helping him with events, where they enjoyed a close relationship. Amanda adopted her father’s motto, “Ever Forward,” and shared that it helped her complete…

The AVERE® 4UV Barndoor has stainless steel doors, and a 3D printed carbon fiber-filled nylon body. Custom Barndoors are available for other fixtures. Contact sales@apollodesign.net with questions regarding your Barndoor needs.

Apollo just added a Sports-themed Gobo 12 pack to our Gobo Pack Collection. Our Gobo Packs also come in Breakup, Worship, Elements, Celebration, Wedding, Holiday, and now Sports themes. What Gobo pack collections would you like to see added? Share your ideas with marketing@apollodesign.net.

Apollo now has two SpotFX® barrel lens options made from high-quality carbon fiber filament and precision ground Plano-Convex Lens. The SpotFX® Long Throw Lens Barrel 7° and Medium Throw Lens Barrel 12° offer solutions for challenging lighting designs. Questions? Contact sales@apollodesign.net.

As the world’s largest producer of Gobos, Apollo prides itself in only releasing high-quality products. Apollo’s new Aluminum Gobos are the same resolution as its Stainless Steel Gobos. Aluminum sheds heat in hotter fixtures, dissipating it more efficiently than stainless steel. They’re also more cost-effective than Glass Gobos, where applicable. At .016” thickness, the Aluminum Gobos last longer…

Keith Gifford, Rental Manager for Atmosphere Inc.(external link), shared photographs of Washington National Cathedral outfitted with the MLB Washington Nationals team logo and standard in preparation for the World Series. Elizabeth Coco was the lighting designer for this occasion. The look was reportedly copied all over D.C. following the Washington Nationals win. Congratulations, Elizabeth, on a stunning sports…

Chase Larson, Technical Director for Larson Lighting & Audio in Laguna Hills, California, was the lighting director for Orange County’s Institute of Real Estate Management Award Banquet. The beautifully orchestrated underwater theme for the event used 12 Apollo Water Crushed Dichroics. Larson used an ETC S4 Leko 750w with 70-degree lenses for these projections. Apollo Metal Splotches Gobos projected…

As has been the case for the last several years, Clearwing Productions held an exhibitor trade show at their new 94,000 square foot warehouse in Phoenix, Arizona. The impressive warehouse offers space for each division of Clearwing, from production services to equipment sales, product repair to systems integration, and rental gear to trucking — this huge building…

Senior Sales Manager for DFX Sound Vision, Gil Mason-Butch, shares pictures of a project at SAP and the following details: “The shapes are from two gobo projecting fixtures, using a three-facet prism to expand the pattern. We put all of those tiny gobos I ordered last week into those fixtures and used the Lumoil Cyan and Lumoil…

Congratulations to Sue Campbell at Odyssey Lighting, Inc. for winning this month’s $25 Amazon gift card drawing! Odyssey used Apollo Gobo Snowfall 2 to transform a recent holiday party at GR Ford International Airport into a fantasy snowglobe. Thank you, Sue, for submitting this winning entry.