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November 2022

BLINK, Illuminated by ArtsWave

PRG Supports Cincinnati’s Projection Mapping and Light Show Installations

Mother of God church in Covington, KY featured In the Middle from Italian artist Alessio Cassaro of Antaless Visual Design. Images courtesy PRG

BLINK®, Illuminated by ArtsWave, is the nation’s largest light, art, and projection mapping experience. On October 13 – 16, BLINK was back with their first event since 2019, using much of Cincinnati, OH and Covington, KY as a canvas. Run by the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce (Chamber), BLINK was a four-day, 30 city block, outdoor art experience that unites projection mapping and light-based installations with street art. During the event, video and lighting installations turned the city’s landmark buildings into ‘a techno cityscape of the future’, bringing existing artworks and architecture to life via lighting and projection mapping.Read More »BLINK, Illuminated by ArtsWave

Pangolin and KVANT: A Laser-Focused Partnership

Pangolin and KVANT have a ‘laser-focused’ partnership that today collectively employs 98 employees globally, with offices across the USA, and Europe. PLSN looks at how they started and how they got together.

In Favor of Fog and Fans

Fog enthusiast, Jason Reberski speaks about bringing back fog and fans to get that just right atmosphere with his tried-and-true method of using fog machines paired with DMX-controlled fans to create variable levels of haze for productions.

Parnelli NextGen: Hailey Featherstone

Since graduating from Arizona State University, Hailey Featherstone is quickly adding titles to her multi-hyphenate credits as Lighting Designer, Lighting Director, and Programmer. She has toured with Hans Zimmer Live, Eddie Izzard, and Paul McCartney.

Stage Directions Callboard

The Henry Hewes Design Awards honored six designers for the 2021-2022 theater season as well as presented two legendary lighting designers with the Ming Cho Lee Award for Lifetime Achievement in Design.

The Fall Broadway Season

With a robust 2022 Fall Broadway season underway we take a look at the designs and creative teams behind twelve, of over 16 scheduled, that are already treading the boards.

The Entertainment Association

Coming Together as a Single Voice

Michael T. Strickland, Chair and Founder of Bandit Lites, Inc. has spent much of his time over the last 2.5 years working on behalf of the entire live entertainment industry by lobbying Congress for support and aid during, and now recovering from, the global pandemic shutdown. He has met with over 80 Senators, Representatives, and staff members during his efforts and one thing became clear to him, the live entertainment industry must speak to Congress with a single voice. As he notes, “We are an industry of a thousand canoes that need to come to Congress as a single battleship.”Read More »The Entertainment Association

THE Conference: Live at Lititz 2022

After decades of working with some of the biggest names in live music, four industry leaders have come together and launched a professional conference that will be unlike anything that has come before it—THE Conference: Live at Lititz. In partnership with the Rock Lititz Community, Charlie Hernandez, Jake Berry, Marty Hom, and Stuart Ross (CJMS) are putting on a one-of-a-kind conference for live-event professionals. Taking place December 7 – 9, 2022 on the Rock Lititz campus in Lititz, PA, THE Conference: Live at Lititz, an event for live-music professionals at all stages of their careers, will deliver interactive, dynamic content to foster the next generation in live-event production. PLSN spoke with Hernandez and Hom about THE Conference, the state of the industry, and the ideas that sparked this conference.Read More »THE Conference: Live at Lititz 2022

Vivint Arena: A 70-million-pixel NBA Arena Installation

LED display manufacturer, Absen, and the company’s Utah-based long-standing partner, Revel Media Group, have partnered with Salt Lake City’s Vivint Arena to install new Absen LED displays inside of the arena, ahead of the 2022/2023 National Basketball Association (NBA) regular season.

Macau Galaxy Casino: Lighting the Crystal Lobby Show

The Hettema Group (THG) has produced a shimmering glass sculpture environment, described as a ‘kinetic pavilion’ crafted from more than 380,000 precision-cut Bohemian crystals, at the Galaxy Macau hotel and casino in Macau. Further highlighting this centerpiece are 24 GLP impression X4 Bar 20 wash lights, all DMX controlled, which color wash the crystal dome.