History echoes everywhere, more evocatively in some places than others. One such place is the Tampa Theatre, a nationally registered landmark in the heart of… Read More »Peter Spadaro and Chauvet Professional Connect Stage and Venue for Citizen Cope
During his too-short life, Stephen Gudis amassed a long list of job titles including music promoter, production manager, tour manager, stage manager, and road manager for live concerts and TV shows. He was also a long-time member of the Parnelli Awards Board of Advisors and a stage manager for the gala for over a decade. While he passed suddenly back on Jan. 6, 2020, friends, family, and admirers finally got the opportunity for an in-person celebration of his life and legacy. The event was held April 8 at, appropriately, at the Country Music Association Theater in Nashville.Read More »Industry Celebrates Life and Legacy of Stephen Gudis
LD Ed Warren called on a range of GLP products for Idles’ latest UK tour. The itinerary included a number of O2 Academy-sized venues, including multiple nights at the larger capacity Brixton Academy, Victoria Warehouse Manchester, and Cardiff Motorpoint Arena. There, the basic house rig/floor package expanded with a full production show including 20 GLP JDC Line 500, 28 X4 Bar 20s, and 18 JDC1 hybrid strobes on the floor.
Ghost from Sweden and Volbeat from Denmark co-headlined a U.S. tour lit, respectively, by LDs Erich Bertti and Niels Bjerregaard. Premier Global Productions provided a rig centered on Robe moving lights including MegaPointes, Spiiders, and BMFL Spots.
Ayrton was recently delighted to receive this message from lighting designer Phil Kong of Kong Design, Inc.: “We just used 20 Ayrton Diablo’s on Ghost: Nachricht von Sam [Ghost: Message from Sam] for ShowSlot GmbH and I wanted to let you know I was very happy with them for all of the things they were able to do, and how fast they were. The flat field, the gobos, the color rendering – a lot of good things going on with them – and the size and price point are great. I was so glad to have these Ayrton fixtures on the show.” Naturally, Ayrton just had to find out more.Read More »Ayrton Diablo Impresses on Musical Theater Tour of ‘Ghost: Nachricht von Sam’
Collaboration’s wings take creativity to new heights. The wisdom of this adage was on full display at the 2022 iHeart Radio Music Awards when superstars John Legend and Charlie Puth sat down at dueling pianos to banter and play a five-minute mash up of one another’s hits, before announcing plans to record a song together.Read More »Allen Branton Lights iHeart Awards with Chauvet Professional Fixtures from 4Wall Entertainment
The Ring Light played an important role for many of us during the pandemic. Now that we’re out of the house and back to work, and with the return of live entertainment, the Ring Light is looking for a new gig and refuses to be shoved into a corner like your pandemic Peloton! Enjoy Episode 5 of 4Wall Entertainment’s Light Humor animated series, The Ring Light.
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The Lighting Design Group (LDG) appointed Bill Groener, a 40+ year industry veteran, as COO. The company also recently named Ann Van Dyke as its vice president – finance. Lisa Aldisert, who previously served as LDG’s COO, has been appointed as LDG’s CFO.
Production Designer Owen Pritchard-Smith used GLP’s impression X4 Bar 20 battens and JDC1 hybrid strobes for several rescheduled UK shows on Dermot Kennedy’s recent ‘Better Days’ tour before the Irish singer headed off to the U.S.
The Parnelli Awards Board of Advisors are pleased to announce that, as reservations open for the 20th awards gala and voting for the Indispensable Technology (“IT”) Awards get underway, the roster of official Parnelli sponsors also continues to grow.
The 94th Oscars® were held on Sunday, March 27, 2022, at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood in Los Angeles televised live on ABC and in more than 200 territories worldwide. Production designer and creative director David Korins returned to the Oscars, having previously been the designer in 2019, for which he received an Emmy nomination. Lighting designer Robert Dickinson returned for his 33rd Oscars show. During his three-decades long career, he has won 18 Primetime Emmy Awards, including three for Oscars telecasts, and has over 1,500 on-screen television credits.
Here are the winners in the design and technical categories:Read More »Winners of the 94th Annual Academy Awards
In New Orleans, a city renowned for its iconic neighborhoods and distinctive architecture, The Bollinger Canopy of Peace quickly established itself as a must-see landmark… Read More »Ilumipod LL from Iluminarc Lights the National World War II Museum’s Bollinger Canopy of Peace