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.
Univision’s 36th Annual Premio Lo Nuestro Awards entertained the audience at Miami’s Kaseya Center with unforgettable performances at the star-studded event, with the lighting design by Tom Kenny supported by 4Wall and the production design by Jorge Dominguez supported by PRG for video.
Production Designer Tamlyn Wright along with Lighting Designers Matt Firestone and Jon Kusner talk about designing two different television specials celebrating two legendary entertainment icons—Singer, Joni Mitchell and Comedian and Actor, Carol Burnett.
The Last Rockstars, a Japanese supergroup, played sold-out dates in Tokyo, New York City, and Los Angeles. We speak with Lighting Designer Peter Morse about his rocking design that showcased the band in the best light, and with Video Director Kevin Garcia about capturing and livestreaming the Hollywood Palladium show globally, including to 100 movie theaters in Japan.
Rihanna’s Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show on Feb. 12 in Glendale, AZ certainly, and literally, rose above already high expectations with staging and lighting that filled the stadium. We get the scoop on the challenges and solutions that got the show onto the field for a winning performance.