To provide Curve’s new production of The Wizard of Oz with a fresh and unique visual design, Lighting Designer Ben Cracknell deployed an impressive rig featuring a wide range of Martin lighting solutions.Read More »‘The Wizard of Oz’ Gets a 21st Century Makeover at Leicester’s Iconic Curve Theatre with Martin Fixtures
“We think of our creations as an invitation to dream,” Jean-Baptiste Duperray, founder and artistic director of La Compagnie des Quidams has said. This invitation was eagerly accepted recently by all who visited the historic Château des ducs de Bretagne on the banks of the Loire to see the talented street art group’s “Fiers à Cheval” performance. There, as the show’s large, self-lit inflatable horses floated in the air, flowing in harmony with metamorphic human artists, the imagination of spectators took flight. Read More »Ecom Events Adds to the Enchantment of Fiers à Cheval with CHAUVET Professional
The multi-generational Northwest Bible Church in Dallas, TX, ramped up atmospheric looks and festive lighting effects for a series of concerts in December, rigging Vari-Lite VL1600 Profile luminaires from Signify. The church’s Lighting Director Matthew Hughes worked with Tyler Gannaway, Vari-Lite Business Development Manager Central and Eastern Rental & Touring at Signify, to source the VL1600 fixtures. Hughes’ aim was to utilize the VL1600’s VL*FX wheel to add movement to the textures projected on the walls, and the tunable white engine and wide color range to create the perfect atmosphere for the concerts.Read More »Vari-Lite VL1600 Profile Adds Textures and Effects at Northwest Bible Church, Dallas
Master FX, an American manufacturer and distributor of professional special effects equipment and customized solutions, announced the launch of its Canadian dealer network. They have added Apex Sound & Light and Pur FX as dealers.Read More »Master FX Adds Canadian Dealers
After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the Country Music Association’s CMA Touring Awards took place Monday, Jan. 30, 2023, at Nashville’s Marathon Music Works. We at PLSN congratulate all of the winners of this year’s CMA Touring Awards. Previously known as the SRO (Standing Room Only) Awards, the CMA Touring Awards were originally created by the CMA Board of Directors in 1990 to honor outstanding professional achievement within the touring industry. The SRO Awards were renamed the CMA Touring Awards in 2016.
Automation and a Kinesys system were right at the heart of Palle Palme’s spectacular lighting and video design for Swedish pop supergroup GES’s popular 2022 tour, which culminated in a month-long residency at Stockholm’s famous Cirkus venue.Read More »Kinesys Gets Around with GES
Following a stellar year in 2022, the ADJ Group has restructured its USA Sales Team to provide a solid foundation for further growth in 2023. Firmly established as a mid-level entertainment lighting brand, ADJ’s product range offers an attractive combination of functionality, reliability, and value which is proving increasingly popular in both the rental/production and installation/integration sectors. To better serve customers in both these markets, as well as the traditional retail supply chain, four well-established ADJ team members are being redeployed into new strategic roles.Read More »ADJ Restructures USA Sales Team for Further Growth
Creative Conners, Inc., creators of the popular Spikemark™️ stage automation software and Stagehand motion controller, are excited to announce the release of Spikemark Pendant v2. New features and improved durability are keys with this next-generation handheld device that makes automation load-ins easier.Read More »Creative Conners Launches Spikemark Pendant v2
Philadelphia’s HiJinx Festival transformed the Pennsylvania Convention Center into a massive two-night EDM New Year’s Eve party, bringing a stellar lineup of bass heavy DJs who played out amid mind-bending lighting that was designed to uplift and thrill. Creative production company Raw Cereal, known for pushing the boundaries of light-art shows, created a huge range of powerful effects using Vari-Lite VL3600 fixtures from Signify.Read More »Vari-Lite VL3600 Helps HiJinx Festival Deliver a Dazzling Light Show
For Patrick Dierson, it was a case of really bad timing. The day before he was scheduled to travel to The Kia Forum for the iHeartRadio ALTer Ego concert, he had to cancel his flight after testing positive for Covid.Read More »Patrick Dierson Creates Smooth iHeartRadio ALTer Ego Rig with CHAUVET Professional and 4Wall
ISE 2023 delivered in style for the global AV and systems integration industry and the city of Barcelona (January 31-February 3, 2023). Returning to its normal Jan/Feb timeslot in the AV calendar, ISE 2023 had 58,107 unique attendees from 155 countries, alongside record-breaking occupation in the city’s hotels, bars and entertainment venues, and with exhibitors reporting unparalleled foot traffic on booths across the largest ever ISE show floor.Read More »ISE 2023 Sets New Records in Barcelona
Lighting designers have been quick to adopt Elation’s KL Panel XL™ for high-quality soft light illumination in broadcast and film environments of all types. Now the full-color-spectrum soft light is available in an IP65 version—the KL Panel XL IP™—that makes it an even more versatile broadcast-quality luminaire.Read More »Elation Full-Color KL Panel XL Soft Light now Available in IP65 Version