PLSN Product News: February 2024
Product news from ADJ, Blackmagic Design, CHAUVET, City Theatrical, Eilon Engineering/Ron Stagemaster, Elation, elektraLite, Holotronica, LynTec, Martin/Harman, PROLIGHTS, and ROE Visual
‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians’ Cinematographer Pierre Gill, CSC
Cinematographer Pierre Gill talks about capturing a natural tone and realistic feel for Disney+’s ‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians’ shoot both on a volume and on locations.
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats Annual Holiday Show
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats were back for their annual holiday show, this year at Denver’s Ball Arena, and Brown Note Productions were back to support them. Production Designer Jeremy Roth and Video Designer/Director Michael John Grant fill us in on the details.
Tool
The Los Angeles-based alt-metal rockers, Tool set out on the road supporting their record, ‘Fear Inoculum,’ with a show from the creative team of Lighting Designer/
Director Mark “Junior” Jacobson, Video Designer/Director Breckinridge “Breck” Haggerty, and Laser Designer/Programmer/Operator Scott Wilson from Production Design International (PDI).
TikTok ‘In The Mix’ Festival
Tom Sutherland of DX7 DESIGN brings us inside the live-streamed 5-hour event, the ‘TikTok In The Mix Festival’ which took place in front of a sold-out crowd of 17,000 music fans at Sloan Park in Mesa, AZ. Billed as “the first-of-its-kind live global experience on TikTok,” they brought in 9.6 million viewers tuning in live, and set a viewing record of 33.5 million viewers counting the original broadcast and three rebroadcasts.
Daddy Yankee’s La Meta Shows in Puerto Rico
The design team at The Playground created a spectacular send off—La Meta, the final five concerts in Daddy Yankee’s career at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico. The Playground team of Creative/Show Director Curtis Adams; along with Production Designers Trevor Ahlstrand and Sooner Routhier worked with Lighting Programmers Will Flavin and Dane Kick on these spectacular shows.
Safety Gear and Services
For this month’s Buyer’s Guide, we take a look at some of the latest safety gear and services that manufacturers and vendors make and supply. The concert touring and live events industry are filled with numerous dangers and hazardous situations.
Staging
This month we cover the resources you may want to consider when you need to purchase or rent a stage or staging products. We’ve compiled brief overviews from a range of staging companies with information about the array of products and services they offer the industry.
22nd Annual Parnelli Awards
Be sure to check out the list of recipients that were honored at the 22nd annual Parnelli Awards that took place during NAMM 2024. There is also an array of photos of the winners and their trophies from the live event industry’s biggest night honoring the many people who work behind the scenes and companies that make entertainment happen.
Talking about Mental Health
This month we continue an ongoing discussion about mental health and wellness support for the touring and live events industry. We speak with Tour Manager Marty Hom, who over this past year has begun bringing in mental health support for his tours, as well talking to Dr. Chayim Newman of Amber Health, a provider of clinicians and therapist specifically for our industry on implementing this much needed well-being resource.
CMA Touring Award Noms and New Starts for New Year
Debi Moen gives us the scoop on the nominations for The Country Music Association’ 2023 CMA Touring Awards as well as news from a range of designers’ upcoming projects including Kevin M. Sorg who recently formed a new lighting design firm, TTD Lighting.
Designer Credit
Chris Lose discusses the sometimes murky realm of proper credits for productions. Who designed what? Are they the Lighting Director maintaining a design on tour? He discusses giving proper credit, where credit is due.