Looking Back to What’s Next
As I write this, Genesis is playing their very last concert. Coming up in the business as a lighting person, one of the first things… Read More »Looking Back to What’s Next
New Products, April 2022
ADJ: Encore FR Color Pro Fresnel With motorized focus (9˚ to 37˚), a 7” Fresnel lens, and a 400W RGBA + Cyan + Lime LED… Read More »New Products, April 2022
Justin Bieber ‘Justice’ Tour 2022-23
The Justice World Tour, which was rescheduled from its launch last summer, started Feb. 18, 2022, in San Diego, CA and runs into 2023, with… Read More »Justin Bieber ‘Justice’ Tour 2022-23
Billie Eilish ‘Happier Than Ever’ World Tour
Anticipation heightens, the drums are pounding a beat, and the lighting follows the percussion. Then the moment the crowd waited for: in a flash, the… Read More »Billie Eilish ‘Happier Than Ever’ World Tour
Kacey Musgraves ‘star-crossed: unveiled’ Tour
When Kacey Musgraves, the Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter, kicked off her 2022 star-crossed: unveiled tour in Saint Paul, MN in mid-January, she hit the… Read More »Kacey Musgraves ‘star-crossed: unveiled’ Tour
Four Studio Tools Worth Noting
LiteGear’s Auroris LiteGear always looks to improve products as well as to build upon some of its previous products. In this case, they looked to… Read More »Four Studio Tools Worth Noting
Batten & Striplight Luminaires
This month, the PLSN Buyer’s Guide looks at Batten & Striplight Luminaires, listing the features available from a range of manufacturers. Some of these linear… Read More »Batten & Striplight Luminaires
A Conversation with Michael Cannon on the 1st anniversary of acquiring Main Light, LLC
On March 1, 2021, Michael Cannon, owner and Chairman of Main Light, LLC, acquired the assets and operations of Main Light Industries, Inc. Working closely… Read More »A Conversation with Michael Cannon on the 1st anniversary of acquiring Main Light, LLC
20th Parnelli Awards: A Not-to-be-Missed Gathering
“The Parnelli Awards always contain three elements: Surprise, emotion, and camaraderie,” says Executive Producer Terry Lowe. “Our 20th gala will have all of those elements,… Read More »20th Parnelli Awards: A Not-to-be-Missed Gathering
Peter Morse | Parnelli Visionary Award Honoree
20th Annual Parnelli Visionary Honoree
For this year’s 20th Annual Parnelli Awards, on Friday, June 3, the Parnelli Visionary Award will be presented to Designer Peter Morse. This Parnelli Visionary has received quite a few other awards and nominations during his illustrious career: He was named the Parnelli Lighting Designer of the Year in 2004 and won four Cable Ace Awards; two LDI Awards; a Performance Magazine Award; was nominated for an Emmy in 1995, 1997, 2000, 2001; and won the Emmy in 1997 for Bette Midler’s Diva, Las Vegas HBO Special. Morse will now add the Parnelli Visionary Award for his extraordinary career lighting some of the biggest musical artists of our time and influencing scores of designers who came after him. Here’s a look at his lighting design career.Read More »Peter Morse | Parnelli Visionary Award Honoree
Kim Thomas
Kim Thomas grew up in a musical family. Her father is a classically trained baritone, a jazz trumpeter, and for most of his professional career… Read More »Kim Thomas
Entertainment Fabrication
Fabricating unique & creative solutions for the live event industry From custom to clever, Entertainment Fabrication is building solutions to solve your production problems. It… Read More »Entertainment Fabrication