Chicago’s iconic Morton Salt complex is now known as The Salt Shed, an exciting arts and music venue downtown with a skyline view. With both outdoor and indoor stage spaces to realize, owners 16OC worked with Upstaging as the systems integrators and lighting suppliers. We hear about this unique project from Upstaging Account & Project Manager Steve Wojda and The Salt Shed’s Director of Production Tim Schoen.
Always full of unexpected moments, the 21st Annual Parnelli Awards on April 14, 2023, was no exception. NAMM’s Joe Lamond received the Parnelli Hall of Fame award, and a moving tribute to Nook Schoenfeld included naming the Lighting Designer of the Year award in his honor. We even saw Chris Lamb tip his hat in tribute to 2023 Lifetime Achievement award winner Roy Lamb.
Meet the winner of this year’s recipient of the Burry Fredrik Design Fellowship, scenic designer Marcelo Martínez Garcia. We have a recap of the ASTC – USITT Venue Renovation Challenge presentations by four teams and the winners of the Edgar L. Lustig Award and the USITT Director’s Award at the recent USITT convention. The Fusion Studio for Entertainment and Engineering has announced plans and opened registration for its Symposium on Education in Entertainment and Engineering in July at Purdue University. Plus, we have all the information on applying for the Vectorworks Design Scholarship.
An informative interview with Lighting Designer and Educator Lap Chi Chu about working on two shows at Lincoln Center simultaneously; “Camelot” and “The Coast Starlight.” Both shows were very different, yet for the designer, there was more that connected them than just a staircase.
A look at the opera lighting for “Le Maschere” at the Fondazione Teatro Goldoni in Livorno, Italy by Lighting Designer and Chief Electrician Michele Rombolini.
Debi Moen catches up with Michael Ledesma, John “Grinder” Procaccini, Gregg Maltby, Joe Cabrera, and Cat West, as well as Rob Koenig, Nathan Alves, and Seth Jackson, along with several others about the gigs they are on.
Chris Lose makes the case for the newest kid on the block: laser source lighting fixtures. With some expert advice and thoughtful advice, he suggests looking at navigating these new fixtures’ unique considerations.
Lighting & Video Company
Electro Sound Systems Inc.
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Marriott Marquis
Washington, DC
Lighting Company
Technical Arts Group (TAG)
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Virginia Key Beach
Miami, FL
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Lite-Tek Entertainment
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Myrtle Beach Convention Center
Myrtle Beach, SC
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JRLX Inc.
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Connection Pointe Christian Church
Brownsburg, IN
Production Company
Music Matters Productions
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MGM Grand
Las Vegas, NV