Based in San Diego, California, turnkey production design studio and rental company Maktive says it is “dedicated to bringing the GLP fixture experience to the masses.” The company has been quick to back up this pledge by ordering large quantities of the German company’s latest generation of IP65-rated fixtures, all on the advanced X5 platform.
ADJ is thrilled to present its top-performing lighting collection at the highly anticipated PLASA Show 2024, taking place from September 1-3 at the Olympia in London. The event, a cornerstone of the entertainment lighting industry, will see ADJ showcasing its highly versatile products at stand H7, supported by their exclusive UK distributor, AVS.
This June, the Sibiu International Theatre Festival, hailed as “Romania’s Miracle.” was put on by The National Theatre Radu Stanca Sibiu, featuring indoor and outdoor theatre, music and dance, as well as street acts, drew more than 100,000 international visitors. Adding to the magic of the 2024 edition of the festival, which was built around the theme of “friendship,” was a massive collection of over 250 CHAUVET Professional fixtures supplied and installed by Andrei Popea (“MAC”) and his team at Backstage Production Group.
MA Lighting announced the passing of Director of Business Development Riku Mikael Kauppinen, who died peacefully on Friday, August 16, 2024, at the age of 52, after a courageous battle with cancer. Riku was surrounded by his family & friends at the time of his passing.
Designed to create high-impact light shows on the fly without a computer, the WMX1 revolutionized the lighting industry. Building on that success, the upgraded WMX1… Read More »ADJ’s WMX1 MK2 Upgraded Stand-Alone DMX Lighting Controller with 15,000+ Fixture Profiles
The I Prevail-Halestorm co-headline 24-city summer tour wowed fans with a dynamic design by Chris Denholm that featured 40 CHAUVET Professional Color STRIKE M motorized strobe-washes from PGP. Denholm worked with Mathias “Mathes” Kuhn, who designed the Halestorm floor package and co-programed their show with Rodger Pugh. Other collaborators included Anthony Tran, who did most of the video edits; and Jeff Maker, the LD for I Prevail.
Creative design practice Concept K employed 100 Elation SŌL I Blinders at the Solidays Festival in Paris at the end of June, one of the first uses in Europe of the creative blinder and effect light. Lighting supply was by Dushow, a festival provider for many years, with lighting design by Frédéric “Aldo” Fayard of Concept K.
Spanish manufacturer Equipson will be addressing the needs of AV system integrators at PLASA 2024 by highlighting its popular LIGHTSHARK range of DMX-based hardware lighting consoles.
As numerous universities are eager to embrace new technologies, the University of Toledo is incorporating Vū One and Virtual Studio into their on-campus video production workflow and are now leveraging it as part of their student-athlete recruiting.
In the Lorenz Foundation’s inclusive dance project ‘Babylon – Miteinander Reden ist Gold’, 150 people – professionals and amateurs, people with and without disabilities – took to the stage and demonstrated what can happen when people come together without boundaries. Supported by the technical team from eCon GmbH with a lighting set-up from Cameo.
Explore the latest live entertainment technology at Elation Stand C26 at the upcoming PLASA tradeshow at Olympia in West London. Elation is excited to present an exceptional line-up of new lighting tools September 1-3 as the company continues to push the boundaries in the world of entertainment lighting.