Kenny Chesney, the multi-award-winning country star, has kicked off his The Sun Goes Down 2024 summer stadiums tour bringing the good vibes to massive audiences. PLSN got the details about the design from LD Mike Swinford, as well as comments from PM Ed Wannebo and Chesney himself.
Phish Live at Sphere was a four-night residency that was an ambitious event which offered a visually operatic performance in scope, taking full advantage of the technical and creative possibilities of the unique venue. Show Director Abigail Rosen Holmes and the team from Moment Factory share how they approached the design.
The iHeart Radio Music Awards design team, Lighting Designer Allen Branton, Screens Director Bianca Moncada, and Production Designer John Calkins, along with Lighting Directors Felix Peralta and Kevin Lawson tell PLSN about the design and technology solutions of this year’s broadcast event.
The CMT Music Awards, held at the Moody Center in Austin, TX, had a design that evoked the city’s iconic Congress Street Bridge. Production Designer Anne Brahic working with Lighting Designer Tom Kenny supported the performances and awards presentation for the fast-paced, dynamic live broadcast.
“Water for Elephants,” the breathtaking Broadway production captivates thanks to the design team of Projection Designer David Bengali, Lighting Designer Bradley King, and Scenic Designer Takeshi Kata. The team turned to technology partner PRG to provide comprehensive production services for this stunning stage spectacle.
The team behind the Rock Lititz production campus and rehearsal venue has begun construction on Rock Nashville, a new premier destination entertainment rehearsal and production campus anticipated to open in 2025. PLSN spoke with Andrea Shirk, President and CEO of Rock Lititz, about the vision behind this exciting expansion.
This special focus section is a guide to companies offering touring logistics solutions, including buses, trucks, freight forwarders, cases and logistics software providers. Getting the touring logistics right is truly the make-or-break elements of any production that hits the road. These companies ensure they get it right.
As Brown Note Productions marks its 20th anniversary of offering 360°, full-service production solutions for the range of market segments in the industry, PLSN spoke with CEO/Owner Sara Knutson, and President/Owner Ryan Knutson. They reflect on some milestone projects as well as talk about their continued growth which is taking them into the future.
The Theatrical Sound Designers and Composers Association (TSDCA) announced their ninth annual membership meeting. On May 18 – 20, 2024, TSDCA will hold three days of public panels and discussions regarding sound design and composition for theatre. The first two days will be held at the Loreto Theater of The Sheen Center for Thought and Culture, and the third day will be held at the Dolby 88 Screening Room.
Audio Progress is a busy and inventive audio, lighting, and staging company based in Palmerston North tucked into the beautiful southern rural heartlands of New Zealand’s North Island, about 150km from capital city Wellington. The enterprise is run by Malcolm McKinnon, who founded it back in the 1980s, originally as an audio specialist, and since then, he and the team have built a solid reputation for delivering high quality productions for all types of shows and events, concerts, and festivals.Read More »Progressing to LEDBeam 350s
Obsidian Control Systems is pleased to offer the NETRON CLU, an easy-to-navigate central utility interface useful in discovering and managing NETRON data distribution devices across a lighting network. Especially helpful when deploying networks that use multiple nodes, or when working with nodes that lack integrated screens, the NETRON CLU makes NETRON data signal devices even easier to configure, eliminating the need to physically access the devices themselves.Read More »Free NETRON CLU from Obsidian Makes Data Management a Breeze
Visual Productions is releasing its new Encolor T10 DMX Controller at InfoComm 2024 (ACT Entertainment Booth C8034). The non-programmable, wall-mounted, glass touchscreen controller is designed for small, basic, single-zone, permanent installations. Its stylish design and clear layout make it shine in any environment or application — from theaters and entertainment venues to residential and hospitality settings. ACT Entertainment is the official U.S. distributor of Visual Productions solutions.Read More »Visual Productions Unveils New Encolor T10 at InfoComm 2024