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Products to Catch at InfoComm 2024

InfoComm 2024 takes place this week in Las Vegas, with exhibits open during the show floor hours: Wednesday, June 12 – 9:00 am – 5:00 pm ; Thursday, June 13 – 9:00 am – 5:00 pm ; Friday, June 14 – 9:00 am – 4:00 pm. There will be a lot to see at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Here is a roundup of some exhibitors displaying new and upgraded products for your consideration. Be sure to stop by their booths as you are walking the show floor.Read More »Products to Catch at InfoComm 2024

Martin Dudley Lights ‘Classic Tales of Yes’ Tour with CHAUVET Professional

The creative process never rests. Like a ship sailing toward the horizon, it never “gets there,” but constantly evolves in pursuit of the next new thing.  This quest has animated the music of multi-platinum prog rock legends Yes for decades, as they’ve boldly pushed musical boundaries in multiple directions – something they continue to do today. Those who packed Glasgow’s Royal Concert Hall on May 20 for the final show on the UK-EU leg of Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Famer’s Classic Tales of Yes tour savored this irrepressible energy as the two-set show kicked off with the dramatic sounds of “Machine Messiah” and wove its way through a collection of classics, including a seven-minute rendition of the uplifting “I’ve Seen All Good People.” After a short intermission, the show thundered back to life with the haunting “South Side Of The Sky.”Read More »Martin Dudley Lights ‘Classic Tales of Yes’ Tour with CHAUVET Professional

PROLIGHTS products illuminate the TV Show ‘The Passion’

PROLIGHTS products illuminated the TV show ‘The Passion’. broadcast in the Netherlands and Germany, and produced by Media Water Production, KRO-NCRV, and RTL Deutschland. The lighting setup provided by Light Image included PROLIGHTS’ battery-powered Smart BatWash fixtures and EclFresnel CT+SIP luminaires.

Robe T1s Go ‘Upstream’ for National Ballet of Portugal Production

Groundbreaking choreographer and contemporary dance innovator Andrew McNicol presented the world premiere of Upstream, his first collaboration with the Companhia Nacional de Bailado (CNB) – the National Ballet of Portugal – for which he asked acclaimed Lighting Designer Yaron Abulafia to create scenography and lighting for the performance which was staged at the São Carlos Opera House, Lisbon, Portugal. Upstream was presented as part of a trilogy of works, together with Baracco Concerto by the late George Balanchine and Workwithinwork (which originally premiered in 1998) by William Forsythe – three distinctive works from very different eras and generations of choreographers based on classical dance.Read More »Robe T1s Go ‘Upstream’ for National Ballet of Portugal Production

ETC Introduces 2024 Fred Foster Student Mentees

ETC announces the talented students that will be a part of the 2024 Fred Foster Student Mentorship Program in North America. Through the program’s online networking events, students will meet a range of industry mentors. ETC’s late Founder and CEO Fred Foster started the program in 1999, recognizing the critical role mentorship plays in any lighting professional’s career.Read More »ETC Introduces 2024 Fred Foster Student Mentees

Steve McCracken Celebrates Stereofunk ‘First Festival of Summer’ With ChamSys 

Writing about this year’s edition of the Stereofunk Festival, one critic declared: “it isn’t just a music festival; it’s a vibrant D.I.Y community… a whirlwind of art and culture.” At the center of this “whirlwind” (at least as far as the performances on the main stage were concerned) was Steve McCracken of Mac-Events, who used the ChamSys Stadium MagicQ MQ250M to busk lightshows for Wanda Dee, iconic hip-hop artists from The Bronx, Vengoboys, a Top-10 Dutch Euro-dance group, and Urban Cookie Collective, a UK electronic duo, along with a wide range of other global acts.Read More »Steve McCracken Celebrates Stereofunk ‘First Festival of Summer’ With ChamSys 

SGM Light Appoints Matt Guminski to Strengthen Designer Relationships

SGM Light announces the appointment of Matt Guminski to lead Designer Relations for SGM North America. This strategic move aims to enhance and expand SGM’s role as an essential and versatile lighting solution for professionals in the live event design and entertainment & touring industries. The development of this new Designer Relations position also aims to drive forward SGM Light’s mission to innovate and excel in lighting fixture design and innovation.

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The National Works with Robe in New Zealand

Cincinnati-based rock band The National’s touring lighting crew appreciated using a mix of Robe BMFL Blade and Spiider wash beam moving lights for their show at Auckland, New Zealand’s Spark Arena venue, for which equipment was supplied by rental company NW Group / Oceania, and used to great effect to realize a touring version of Michael Brown’s production lighting design. The National played the Australia and New Zealand leg of their ongoing world tour in February and March in a show that embraces new material from two albums including the latest Laugh Track and continues through 2024.Read More »The National Works with Robe in New Zealand

Andrés Campos Creates Sparkling Show For Eladio Carrión with CHAUVET Professional

Grammy winner Eladio Carrión’s performance on stage has as many facets as diamond. Blasting his way through a freestyle repertoire of trap, reggaeton and other sounds, he leaves no stone unturned as he takes fans on a musical journey. On top of that he leaves them laughing too, drawing on his background as a comedian to serve up witticisms along with his music. The stage on Carrión’s The Sauce Tour shines as brightly as a diamond too, thanks to a fast-moving and majestic lightshow by renowned Lighting Designer, Andrés Campos. Read More »Andrés Campos Creates Sparkling Show For Eladio Carrión with CHAUVET Professional

A New Era for a Parisian Icon: Lido 2 Shines Bright with Elation Lighting

The renowned Lido on the Champs-Élysées, a Parisian nightlife staple since the Roaring Twenties and once famous for its exotic cabaret and burlesque shows, has been completely renovated and reopened as Lido 2, a premier musical theater. Now presenting major works of theater in an immersive cabaret setting, Lido 2 attracts both French and international audiences with a lighting kit almost exclusively from Elation.Read More »A New Era for a Parisian Icon: Lido 2 Shines Bright with Elation Lighting

Bandit Lites Illuminates Breaking Benjamin Tour

American rock band Breaking Benjamin recently wrapped their Spring tour with a lighting system from Bandit Lites. With six studio albums, two compilation albums and over 19 million units sold in the US alone, Breaking Benjamin fans have come to expect consistent, powerful performances that deliver unforgettable shows across the country. Bandit Lites Project Manager and Lighting Designer Craig Richter took a simple yet effective approach to the design in choosing versatile fixtures that could be deployed in multiple ways. Bandit Lites supplied Claypaky Mythos 2, Claypaky B-EYE K20, Martin VDO Sceptrons, Martin MAC Viper Profiles as well as 9 Lite Maxi Brutes.Read More »Bandit Lites Illuminates Breaking Benjamin Tour

Claypaky Sharpy Plus Aquas Hit the Road Again with Metallica’s 2024 ‘M72 World Tour’

Metallica’s ongoing M72 World Tour has begun playing its 2024 dates with the lighting design that Rob Koenig introduced last year featuring 48 Claypaky Sharpy Plus Aqua IP66 rated beam/spot fixtures. The tour is in support of the band’s eleventh studio album, 72 Seasons. The 2024 dates kick off at the end of May with nine cities scheduled in Europe through July then resumes in August and September with six-cities in the US, Canada and Mexico. Read More »Claypaky Sharpy Plus Aquas Hit the Road Again with Metallica’s 2024 ‘M72 World Tour’