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‘Touring and Mental Health: The Music Industry Manual’

‘Touring and Mental Health: The Music Industry Manual’

Touring and Mental Health: The Music Industry Manual, edited by Tamsin Embleton and published earlier this year by Omnibus Press, is “like having a therapist in your back pocket,” noted Sugababes founding member Siobhan Donaghy. “I wish it had been around when I started touring, added Philip Selway, drummer from Radiohead. Nile Rodgers has praised it as “a wonderful initiative.”Read More »‘Touring and Mental Health: The Music Industry Manual’

Regional Winners Announced for PLSN Hometown Hero Competition

The readers of PLSN have spoken and we are pleased to announce the Regional Winners of the PLSN Hometown Hero contest! The six winners, by region, are: Northeast: BML-Blackbird, Fair Lawn, NJ; Southeast: Music Matters Productions, Atlanta, GA; Midwest: Legacy Production Group, Minneapolis, MN; Northwest: Hollywood Lights, Portland, OR; Southwest: Eggshell Lighting, Honolulu, HI; and Canada: Innovation Lighting, Burnaby, BC, Canada. Congrats to all!

Vectorworks, Inc. Announces a Colorful Update to its 2024 Product Line

Vectorworks, Inc. has released its first update for the Vectorworks 2024 product line. Vectorworks 2024 Update 1 includes an innovative NCS+ Pro integration, user experience enhancements, and new feature improvements. They have unveiled a new partnership with NCS Colour, the leading provider of color communication solutions and delivering updates designed to enhance user experience and introduce improvements to newly added tools. Read More »Vectorworks, Inc. Announces a Colorful Update to its 2024 Product Line

Ayrton Cobra Lights up Baglioni’s ‘a TUTTOCUORE’ Tour

A large consignment of Ayrton Cobra laser-sourced fixtures accompanied the hugely successful a TUTTOCUORE tour from Italian singer-songwriter and musician Claudio Baglioni, which started on Sept. 21, 2023, from the Foro Italico in Rome and continues throughout Italy until February 2024. The high-level rock-opera is presented in three huge spatial dimensions, extending its reach horizontally, vertically, and in depth.Read More »Ayrton Cobra Lights up Baglioni’s ‘a TUTTOCUORE’ Tour

Tal Frid Sets Moods for Ishay Ribo, First Israeli to Headline at MSG, with CHAUVET Professional

“So how is my English?” Ishay Ribo asked the audience at Madison Square Garden.  Not waiting for a response, he said cacha, cacha, the Hebrew term for “so-so.” The multi-platinum artist might not have nailed his English perfectly, but there was nothing middling about his performance this September when he became the first Israeli artist to headline a show at the “world’s most famous arena.”Read More »Tal Frid Sets Moods for Ishay Ribo, First Israeli to Headline at MSG, with CHAUVET Professional

Elation Proteus Bridge Huge Distances at Linzer Klangwolke in Austria

When the director of this year’s Linzer Klangwolke, Francesca Zambello, brought the internationally renowned Austrian Lighting Designer Manfred Nikitser onto the creative team as a specialist for the colossal lighting looks, it quickly became clear to them that the project would require lights of a special format. He found what he was looking for in the Proteus series from Elation Professional. Following thorough tests, Lighting Designer Nikitser chooses Elation’s Proteus Excalibur™ and Proteus Brutus™ for annual open-air multimedia musical event.Read More »Elation Proteus Bridge Huge Distances at Linzer Klangwolke in Austria

OBM/DMXwinkel Reflects Magic of Openluchttheater Ede in Light with CHAUVET Professional

Robbert Mak has been involved in lighting Openluchttheater Ede, located in Ede, Netherlands, for over a decade, and he can’t recall a single instance when a first-time visitor hasn’t been awed into silence by this beautiful and historic open-air theatre. “People who have not been here before look around in amazed silence as soon as they enter,” said Mak, project manager and designer for OBM/DMXwinkel. “Looking from the outside, they don’t expect to find such a beautiful amphitheater when they enter.”Read More »OBM/DMXwinkel Reflects Magic of Openluchttheater Ede in Light with CHAUVET Professional

Robe Fixtures Plays Key Roles in ‘James the Musical’

James the Musical is a new Belgian live broadcast concept – and runaway success – staged at the beautiful NT Theatre in Ghent and produced by Dedsit. The show was originated by James Cooke – also the host – and each episode pays tribute to a Flemish celebrity via the construction of five elaborate ‘musical scenes’ depicting key moments in their lives, uniting all the drama and emotion of live television with the spectacle of musical performance. To quote Cooke himself, “Everybody deserves a musical” and with this format he wants to promote the drama and enjoyment of musicals generally to a wider audience.Read More »Robe Fixtures Plays Key Roles in ‘James the Musical’

GLP Fills the Space for German Hip-Hop Sensations 01099

01099 are currently one of the most successful up-and-coming rap/hip-hop acts from Germany. The quartet, who actually appear mostly in a trio formation, are perfectly geared towards today’s younger generation, hitting a nerve with their sensitive lyrics. In 2021, the successful EP Dachfenster was released, and the following year the four musicians from Dresden (01099 is the postal code of Dresden Neustadt) produced the LP, Altbau. Recently, their almost completely sold-out tour, Schnelle Brille, came to an end. Designer Felix Seidel developed a simple but very adaptable light and stage design for the 01099 tour, using the countless creative possibilities of the GLP JDC1 and impression X4 Bar 20.Read More »GLP Fills the Space for German Hip-Hop Sensations 01099

PROLIGHTS Fixtures Shine Bright at Salz21: The Home of Innovation

Salz21, the premier trade fair for startups and new technologies, was illuminated by the dynamic lighting setup designed by Revolution Rental, featuring an innovative LED array of PROLIGHTS fixtures. This vibrant collaboration not only heightened the ambiance but also amplified the visual appeal of this influential gathering.
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