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Steve McCracken Celebrates Stereofunk ‘First Festival of Summer’ With ChamSys 

Steve McCracken Celebrates Stereofunk ‘First Festival of Summer’ With ChamSys 

Writing about this year’s edition of the Stereofunk Festival, one critic declared: “it isn’t just a music festival; it’s a vibrant D.I.Y community… a whirlwind of art and culture.” At the center of this “whirlwind” (at least as far as the performances on the main stage were concerned) was Steve McCracken of Mac-Events, who used the ChamSys Stadium MagicQ MQ250M to busk lightshows for Wanda Dee, iconic hip-hop artists from The Bronx, Vengoboys, a Top-10 Dutch Euro-dance group, and Urban Cookie Collective, a UK electronic duo, along with a wide range of other global acts.Read More »Steve McCracken Celebrates Stereofunk ‘First Festival of Summer’ With ChamSys 

Absen’s Partner Ecosystem Debuts Groundbreaking Solutions at InfoComm 2024

Prepare to be amazed by Absen’s innovative Direct View LED technology, showcased across several partner booths during InfoComm 2024. Absen’s Booth (W2524) will be a hub of innovation, featuring collaborative AV solutions from fellow industry leaders such as Brompton Technology, Datapath, MegaPixel, Pixera, MSE Audio, AMERIA AG, and ModTruss. This dynamic event highlights the pivotal role of partnerships in driving technological advancements and achieving industry milestones.

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SGM Light Appoints Matt Guminski to Strengthen Designer Relationships

SGM Light announces the appointment of Matt Guminski to lead Designer Relations for SGM North America. This strategic move aims to enhance and expand SGM’s role as an essential and versatile lighting solution for professionals in the live event design and entertainment & touring industries. The development of this new Designer Relations position also aims to drive forward SGM Light’s mission to innovate and excel in lighting fixture design and innovation.

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The National Works with Robe in New Zealand

Cincinnati-based rock band The National’s touring lighting crew appreciated using a mix of Robe BMFL Blade and Spiider wash beam moving lights for their show at Auckland, New Zealand’s Spark Arena venue, for which equipment was supplied by rental company NW Group / Oceania, and used to great effect to realize a touring version of Michael Brown’s production lighting design. The National played the Australia and New Zealand leg of their ongoing world tour in February and March in a show that embraces new material from two albums including the latest Laugh Track and continues through 2024.Read More »The National Works with Robe in New Zealand

Andrés Campos Creates Sparkling Show For Eladio Carrión with CHAUVET Professional

Grammy winner Eladio Carrión’s performance on stage has as many facets as diamond. Blasting his way through a freestyle repertoire of trap, reggaeton and other sounds, he leaves no stone unturned as he takes fans on a musical journey. On top of that he leaves them laughing too, drawing on his background as a comedian to serve up witticisms along with his music. The stage on Carrión’s The Sauce Tour shines as brightly as a diamond too, thanks to a fast-moving and majestic lightshow by renowned Lighting Designer, Andrés Campos. Read More »Andrés Campos Creates Sparkling Show For Eladio Carrión with CHAUVET Professional

ROE Visual Launches Australian Office, Enhancing Regional Support

ROE Visual announces the official opening of its subsidiary office in Melbourne, Australia, marking a significant step forward in its strategic expansion. The new office will serve as a local service centre, offering a showroom, repair and maintenance services, and a training center. ROE Visual is driven by a customer-centric mission, aiming to stay close to its customers by combining global reach with a local touch. This strategy has fueled rapid growth and expansion, establishing a robust global presence.Read More »ROE Visual Launches Australian Office, Enhancing Regional Support

Showlight is Back for 2025. Save the Date

Showlight, the much-loved quadrennial networking event for lighting professionals, will return in May 2025. The host city for the 12th Showlight will be the delightful city of Dijon in France, which promises to be the perfect setting for this popular industry networking event. 

A New Era for a Parisian Icon: Lido 2 Shines Bright with Elation Lighting

The renowned Lido on the Champs-Élysées, a Parisian nightlife staple since the Roaring Twenties and once famous for its exotic cabaret and burlesque shows, has been completely renovated and reopened as Lido 2, a premier musical theater. Now presenting major works of theater in an immersive cabaret setting, Lido 2 attracts both French and international audiences with a lighting kit almost exclusively from Elation.Read More »A New Era for a Parisian Icon: Lido 2 Shines Bright with Elation Lighting

Bandit Lites Illuminates Breaking Benjamin Tour

American rock band Breaking Benjamin recently wrapped their Spring tour with a lighting system from Bandit Lites. With six studio albums, two compilation albums and over 19 million units sold in the US alone, Breaking Benjamin fans have come to expect consistent, powerful performances that deliver unforgettable shows across the country. Bandit Lites Project Manager and Lighting Designer Craig Richter took a simple yet effective approach to the design in choosing versatile fixtures that could be deployed in multiple ways. Bandit Lites supplied Claypaky Mythos 2, Claypaky B-EYE K20, Martin VDO Sceptrons, Martin MAC Viper Profiles as well as 9 Lite Maxi Brutes.Read More »Bandit Lites Illuminates Breaking Benjamin Tour

Astera Launches LunaBulb

Astera – a leading developer of innovative light solutions for film, event and TV markets – announced the launch of the LunaBulb, an innovative offering to the lighting market which externally replicates the appearance of a conventional light bulb, but internally contains all of the remarkable creative control that comes as standard with Astera’s lighting ecosystem. The new LunaBulb will be debuted – alongside a display of Astera’s full lighting ecosystem – at Cinegear LA Expo 2024.Read More »Astera Launches LunaBulb