November 2005
Q1 Spends the Holidays With TSO

Q1 will light up the holidays for the third year in a row when The Trans-Siberian Orchestra begins its 2005 tour November 10th with two identical systems simultaneously crossing the US for over a hundred shows. TSO has become an entertainment industry phenomenon with its hugely popular seasonal tour, expected this year to be among the highest grossing tours of 2005. Production Lighting Designer and East Coast Lighting Director Bryan Hartley has designed TSO's largest production to date including a combination of 180 Vari*Lite VL 3000's and Martin Mac 2000's, 120 Martin Atomic strobes, 600 Pars, 80 color changers, 4 Compulite Vector consoles, over 100 motors and more than 1000 feet of trussing. Q1's Craig Redden who has worked with TSO for over five years, says he knows that each year Hartley, along with West Coast LD Dan Cassar, will pose new challenges as the show gets significantly bigger every season. This year, according to Hartley, while the equipment supply increased substantially, Q1 was able to design a remarkably efficient system that could be set up in the morning and ready for a matinee performance that afternoon. The holiday-themed tour ends just short of the New Year with shows December 30th in New Hampshire and Illinois.

September 2005
Q1 Wins Lighting Contract for "Massive" Lord of the Rings Production

Mirvish Productions of Toronto along with partners Kevin Wallace and Michael Cohl, have announced that Q1 Production Technologies Inc. has won the lighting contract for the much anticipated stage musical adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's trilogy The Lord of the Rings, set to have its world premiere in Toronto in March 2006.

Q1's Rob Kennedy says "it's a privilege to be chosen to participate in this truly historic theatrical event and be working with such a talented creative team". Lighting Designer Paul Pyant has a worldwide reputation for his award-winning work in theatre, opera and ballet, and in a show like this the lighting design will be an absolutely key creative element. A large Vari-Lite automated fixture package combined with the conventional lighting and effects packages will be...
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July 2005
Q1 Introduces New Vice President Sales

Brian Konechny, President and COO of Q1 Production Technologies, is very pleased to announce that Laurence A. (Larry) Darling joins the company effective August 2, 2005 as Vice President Sales. Larry brings over a decade of industry experience and will be responsible for overseeing the Sales Departments of both Q1's Vancouver and Winnipeg operations, strengthening the existing market position of the two offices, and developing and executing a long-term strategy for the company's North American sales efforts.
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