Mental Illness Awareness Week is October 6-12 and World Mental Health Day is October 10, and It is heartening to see more providers of training and care for mental health, addiction, and other self-care are becoming readily accessible on tours and in shops.
New product launches from AOTO, Astera, Avolites, Ayrton, Blackmagic Design, Blizzard Lighting, Claypaky, Lectrosonics, Mega-Lite, Obsidian Control Systems, Vectorworks, and Whirlwind.
Intuit Dome in Inglewood, CA, the brand-new home for the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers, features the impressive new Halo Board scoreboard system and another innovation that can interact with it, the NOVA Armrest from PixMob.
Detailed features of luminaires from Acme Lighting, ADJ, Ayrton, Blizzard, Cameo, Chauvet, Claypaky, Elation, ETC, GLP, Prolights, Robe, Vari-Lite and XBlack.
Flint River Baptist Church in Huntsville, AL underwent a dramatic visual upgrade that included replacing more than 200 Par 38 incandescent bulbs to low-maintenance, energy-efficient LED alternatives from Luxapel Lighting.
Megan Thee Stallion was on the road this summer with her first headline tour, “Hot Girl Summer Tour.” The creative team from The Playground Design Collective, which provided the design and show direction to support this dynamic performer, included Production Designers Sooner Routhier, Trevor Ahlstrand, and Creative & Show Director Curtis Adams.
As country rockers Whiskey Myers continue their 2024 North American tour, Brian Vaughan, Director of Production with the firm Live ReDesigned, which is known for crafting unforgettable experiences, serves as Production and Lighting Designer. It’s his second project with the band following Whiskey Myers’ acoustic tour last winter.
The Knockdown Center, located in the Maspeth neighborhood of Queens, NY, is a building that has been in continuous use for more than 100 years. Today the space has undergone a renovation that is equal parts preservation and state of the art retrofit, turning it into a music venue and exhibition space, with support from 4Wall Entertainment.
Gracing the stage at Las Vegas’ Voltaire, Christina Aguilera broke free from traditional concert shows to bring audiences a dynamic performance like no other. Show Director and Designer Bryan Barancik of Luxious Creative talks about his design choices in support of the iconic performer.
In the midst of her “Midwest Princess Tour,” Chappell Roan did a guest performance at the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) performing her hit single “Good Luck, Babe!” Her fiery performance was designed by Fourline Creative Principal Michael Apostolos, who realized the dynamic performance with some standout visuals and effects.
Country superstar, Dierks Bentley is out on the road with his “Gravel & Gold” Tour and handling Lighting Design and Direction duties is Chris Reade, who has worked with the artist for nearly two decades now. Reade shares his design approach and enjoyment of working with Bentley.
J-Pop sensation Hikaru Utada recently wrapped a tour of Japan and Asia in support of Utada’s new album, “Science Fiction.” The tour celebrates 25 years of chart-topping music from Utada with an other-worldly and monolithic production design from Jason Ardizzone-West, Jackson Gallagher, and Jeremy Lechterman.