As the old saying goes, too many cooks spoil the broth. But for Post Malone’s ‘If Y’all Weren’t Here, I’d Be Crying’ tour, his first trek with a live band, the opposite was true. This complex production had to go from “start to rehearsal load-in in just over a month—a very tight turnaround for sure,” according to Production & Lighting Designer Dan Norman. So Norman reached out and worked with a long list of collaborators.
INFiLED, a global LED manufacturer, has hired a few familiar faces to its growing ProAV team. The North American fixed install team welcomes Ryan Wilhelm as Regional Sales Director – Southeast under the direction of Rick Bortles, Senior VP of Strategy. Along with Ryan, INFiLED has hired two for the operations side of the business – Kayla Fontanilla, and Jason Tennstedt. Kayla has joined the team as their Sales & Marketing Coordinator, and Jason has come aboard to as a Senior Field Application Engineer.Read More »INFiLED Expands North American ProAV Team with Key Hires
‘Wicked’ is celebrating its 20th anniversary today, having opened at the Gershwin Theatre on Broadway October 30, 2003. Directed by Joe Mantello, the show’s incredible design work and production elements have brought Oz to life for 7,718 performances on Broadway. Eugene Lee’s scenery; Susan Hilferty’s costumes; Kenneth Posner’s lighting; and Elaine J. McCarthy’s projections, are as spellbinding today as they were when the Emerald curtain rose two decades ago. In this wonderful series of videos the ‘Wicked’ designers and associates take us inside their stunning work on Broadway’s fourth longest running show.
ACT Entertainment has named Aaron Luke the newest member of the company’s Regional Outside Sales team representing the southeast US. He is based in Nashville, TN. “We are incredibly grateful to bring someone of Aaron’s caliber to the ACT Entertainment sales team,” says ACT’s Director of Sales, Doug Mekanik “His experience in live event design and programming will help him guide our customers and their clients to the technology solutions they need. Read More »Aaron Luke Joins ACT Entertainment In Regional Outside Sales for the Southeast U.S.
Scores of luminaires from Elation Professional’s Proteus™, Artiste™, KL™ and other lines were used by Lighting Designer Miguel “Miki” Molina on the latest season of La Casa de Los Famosos Mexico which airs on Televisa Univision. Its season four grand finale took place August 13 reaching more than 195 million viewers.Read More »LD Miguel “Miki” Molina Employs over 500 Elation Luminaires on ‘La Casa de Los Famosos’ Mexico
Elation Professional, a leading global provider of professional lighting products and solutions, has unveiled a new logo, the first update of its brand logo since the company’s founding in the early 1990’s. The redesigned logo brings it up to date with today’s design and digital landscape and better aligns with the progressive, innovative company that Elation is today.Read More »Elation Unveils New, Streamlined Logo
STAGECO extends its best wishes to CEO, Mary Lou Figley, who is retiring from STAGECO US on December 31, 2023. Figley has successfully led STAGECO US for over 31 years and is a beloved member of the STAGECO Family. It was essential for Figley to find a replacement whom she felt could take over the reins and help grow the US marketplace. During that search, the leadership team and Figley selected Micah Catterson.Read More »STAGECO Announces Micah Catterson as New CEO for STAGECO US
Popular trance festival Sunrise celebrated its 10th anniversary in style with more stages, artists, and production values at its beautiful waterside site of De Lilse Bergen near Lille, Belgium. Upping the ante on lighting was a brief that lighting designers Kristof Blancquaert and Mattijs van Looy Kristof of design studio KB Lighting were happy to deliver … lighting all six stages with the help of some Robe moving lights.Read More »Celebrating 10 Years of Sunrise
Chauvet’s new headquarters is over 175,000 square feet and houses dedicated, state of the art centers for its product development, quality control, customer service, and global supply chain teams. Company founder and CEO, Albert Chauvet is quick to point out that the move to a new, expanded, green-thinking facility is about much more than having the size to handle a rapidly growing business that designs products for productions in over 100 nations globally.Read More »Chauvet Opens New Global Headquarters
Created back in 2011, the Coca-Cola Music Experience (CCME) set out to become the first Gen-Z-focused music festival, creating a strong link between the brand and teens through their passion for music. Twelve years later, it has fulfilled that aim, as the recent two-day festival, which was held at the Caja Mágica (Magic Box) in Madrid, proved. Taking place in front of 23,000 people, it was accompanied by a simultaneous live stream.Read More »More than 300 GLP Fixtures Featured at Madrid’s Coca-Cola Music Experience
The world of imagination is indeed “boundless,” as the philosopher Rousseau observed. It is also a very happy place to be. Just ask the thousands of children of all ages, who are journeying into that world every day at Universal Studios’ Pantages Theatre in Singapore to see Trolls: Hug Time Jubilee, which debuted on September 15. Inspired by the Trolls film series, the new live theatrical productions features Queen Poppy, Branch, Guy Diamond, Cloud Guy, and all the other refreshingly original characters that have made Trolls movies a favorite of parents and children across the world.Read More »Nick Ho Lights Imagination for ‘Trolls’ at Universal Studios Singapore with CHAUVET Professional
In the heart of Tampa, FL, stands the iconic Yuengling Center, a versatile arena known for hosting everything from sports events to music concerts. However, despite its rich history and impressive infrastructure, the management felt that the venue lacked a certain spark that could elevate its events to a new level. In response, production and integration company Thunder City Production Solutions teamed with Elation lighting to bring a transformative lighting experience to the iconic arena.Read More »Elation and Thunder City Transforming Events at Tampa’s Yuengling Center with Arena Lighting Upgrade