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Talking Automated Rigging Trends & Tech
with Mark Desloges of Christie Lites
BY ANDREW KING
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ust over a year ago, production industry veteran Mark Desloges
launched Drifter Rigging, a first-of-its-kind Canadian firm
specializing in the rental, design, and operation of automated
rigging systems for live events. In the time since, he’s provided
equipment and/or expertise to a wide range of productions, from
the Grandstand Show at the 2017 Ca