Upstaging Takes Delivery of Six Robert Juliat Victor Followspots
Upstaging, Inc. has purchased six Robert Juliat Victor followspots for its rental equipment inventory, which supplies some of the biggest names in entertainment coast to coast. The Sycamore, Illinois-based company has been known for theatrical lighting and equipment trucking since 1972; its additional capabilities include production services, mobile marketing and event coordination. Five Lakes Marketing, which represents architectural and theatrical lighting manufacturers from its base in White Lake, Michigan, closed the deal with Upstaging.
"We've been looking for an excuse to buy Victors for a couple of years," admits Chuck Spector, Upstaging's purchasing and rentals manager. "We had some experience with them on 'Batman Live' in Europe, and our crew chiefs have had positive experiences. Victors were specified for Reba McEntire's tour, and that gave us the push we needed to purchase the lights. We bought them, sent them out on the tour and found them to be extremely reliable: The feedback was that they are rock solid."