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Got Crew?

While the problems created by this shortage of labor are numerous, it is also a rare opportunity to address another equally important issue in our industry’s labor pool—Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.

Products to Consider

New products from hazebase, ADJ, Avolites, Defender, ETC, Lectrosonics, Naostage, Neutrik, Pliant Technologies, Vectorworks, Wenger and JW Winco.

LED PAR and Fresnel Luminaires

Here’s a look at LED PAR and Fresnel luminaires, including products from ADJ, ARRI, Astera, CHAUVET Professional, Chroma-Q, Claypaky, Elation Professional, elektraLite, ETC, GLP, Luxapel, Luxibel, Martin by HARMAN, Mega-Lite, Robe, Robert Juliat, ROXX / ACT Entertainment, and SGM Light.

McGraw Tour 2022: A Neon Glow

When country superstar Tim McGraw hit the road for McGraw Tour 2022, Lighting and Production Designer Patrick Brannon adapted the canceled 2020 design with its Neon inspiration for the outing. Nashville-based Premier Global Production Co. provided the lighting support for Brannon’s designs. The designer tells us how he did it and talks about two new products he put in his rig.

Kx5 at the LA Coliseum: A History Making Evening

Production Director Chris Schroeder and Technical Designer / Lighting Designer Collyns Stenzel fill us in on the design and challenges of staging a history-making EDM concert when EDM super artists Kaskade and deadmau5 performed together as the duo Kx5 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The live entertainment milestone event now holds two EDM records.

Bandit Lites: 55 Trailblazing Years

Having started in 1968, by a then 12-year-old Michael T. Strickland, Bandit Lites is now celebrating it 55th Anniversary. It is today a global leader in the live event industry with facilities in the U.S., Europe and Asia. This month we speak with Strickland and others at Bandit about the five-plus decades of supporting some of the biggest acts and events in live entertainment.

Trans-Siberian Orchestra: An Effects Filled Production

Trans-Siberian Orchestra has been touring its annual holiday-themed production for 23 years but Director of Touring and Production Elliot Saltzman and Production and Lighting Designer Bryan Hartley make sure that every year is a fresh design that tops the year before. Helping them do that is special effects expert Doug Adams, President of ImageSFX. PLSN speaks with all three having just wrapped the 2022 tour.

The CoiL Learning Center: Lead, Teach and Learn

Entertainment Technology Partners (ETP), in concert with their brand, LMG, created and support the CoiL Learning Center, with two U.S. locations at LMG’s facilities in Orlando and Las Vegas, as well as one at an ETP studio in London. We take an in-depth look at CoiL speaking with Ormilla Vengersammy, Director of Academic Programs, and Earl Hoback, Technical Programs Manager.