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4Wall Energizes Detroit Lions New Uniform Reveal with CHAUVET Professional Fixtures

Detroit Lions fans were a patient bunch while their team suffered through years of losing football. But last season, they finally had something to celebrate as their resurgent hometown heroes came within one game of making the Super Bowl. The team’s long-awaited return to glory was marked by many dazzling plays as their coach, Dan Campbell, became famous for his innovative, outside-the-box play calling. This spring, the Lions dazzled fans again. However, this time, the excitement wasn’t the result of a spectacular run or gravity-defying catch; it sprang from the unveiling of sleek new uniforms for the upcoming 2024 season.Read More »4Wall Energizes Detroit Lions New Uniform Reveal with CHAUVET Professional Fixtures

Robe Gets Magical for Mat Franco Las Vegas Residency

Photo by B-Freed Photography

Award-winning magician Mat Franco’s current Las Vegas residency—Magic Reinvented Nightly—is staged at the Mat Franco Arena at The LINQ Las Vegas Hotel + Experience, and is a fast-and-furious, thrilling show-stopper full of cool tricks and humor…  immersing and delighting fans. Production and Lighting Designer Scott Chmielewski from design studio DMDS7UDIOS was first asked to create a lighting environment for this show in 2020 when it launched. Chmielewski has worked with Creative Director / Producer Brian Burke on top TV shows like American Idol and America’s Got Talent and has crafted his own multidisciplinary lighting aesthetic blending the theatrical with the televisual.Read More »Robe Gets Magical for Mat Franco Las Vegas Residency

CHAUVET Professional Helps Ignacio Rosenberg Connect New Look Il Divo Show to Crowd

Forging into uncharted creative territory is nothing new for Il Divo. From the moment this group was formed under the auspices of Simon Cowell in London on December 16, 2003, the dapper, multinational quartet essentially pioneered the genre of operatic pop, or “popera,” in classical music. Now, two decades and 160 certified gold and platinum hits later, the group remains as eager as ever to embrace bold, new ideas, not only in their music, but also their stage productions. This much is beautifully evident in their current 20th anniversary global tour, which is animated by a vibrant Ignacio (Iggy) Rosenberg lighting design that represents a dramatic departure from previous shows.Read More »CHAUVET Professional Helps Ignacio Rosenberg Connect New Look Il Divo Show to Crowd

Alta Media Created a Digital Solution for the Ravolution Music Festival, with INFiLED Screens

In December 2023, the grand Ravolution Music Festival was held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The event organizer built an incredible stage by applying a creative ProAV solution from Alta Media, including setting up large-scale INFiLED screens. The stage visuals matched the live music created by some of the most talented musicians from all around the world, leaving the attendees with an unforgettable musical experience.Read More »Alta Media Created a Digital Solution for the Ravolution Music Festival, with INFiLED Screens

Elation TruTone Technology a Pioneering Advancement in Lighting Fidelity

Elation’s Research & Development department embarked on a development project that spanned several years to tackle the challenge of achieving the perfect balance between color accuracy and intensity. The result is TruTone Technology, a groundbreaking advancement that allows designers to adjust CRI from a single fixture in order to find the best lighting fidelity.Read More »Elation TruTone Technology a Pioneering Advancement in Lighting Fidelity

Erwin Van Lokeren Evokes Powerful Images on Racoon Tour with CHAUVET Professional and Splendit

A lot can happen over two-and-a-half years, especially when you’re an award-winning band that has become a national icon. Following the pandemic, mellow rock masters Racoon embarked on an extensive tour of the Netherlands in support of their album. Being the kind of band that thrives on audience interaction, the quartet performed at a very wide variety of venues, from amphitheaters and festivals, to clubs and theatres during their busy 30-month tour. Each show had its own distinctive atmosphere, which is why Racoon’s long-time Lighting Designer, Erwin Van Lokeren created unique looks for every stop along the way.Read More »Erwin Van Lokeren Evokes Powerful Images on Racoon Tour with CHAUVET Professional and Splendit

Gearhouse Splitbeam Invests in Ayrton Rivale Profile for South African production of ‘Mamma Mia!’

Theatre and professional rental specialist, Gearhouse Splitbeam of Johannesburg, has made its first investment in Ayrton, purchasing a consignment of new Ayrton Rivale Profile fixtures from Ayrton’s South African distribution partner, Planetworld.Read More »Gearhouse Splitbeam Invests in Ayrton Rivale Profile for South African production of ‘Mamma Mia!’

The Mbox® Media Server Family Welcomes New Addition: Mbox® v5

Saks Fifth Avenue Christmas Holiday installation, Carousel of Dreams.

With a solid track record of over 20 years, PRG’s Mbox® has consistently delivered creative solutions for powerful and flexible media manipulation and playback. Mbox is a fully featured media server, perfect for live and cued events that require multi-layer composition with multiple input and output options. From music artists such as Miranda Lambert at the Stagecoach Festival at Coachella to films like Everything Everywhere All At Once to the hit musical Six on Broadway, from its inception, it’s been popular across markets. And because it’s a family of products, it offers a solution for every application – from the simplest to the most complex. The just launched v5 software is a universal application that runs natively on Apple Silicon and Intel Macs and leverages Apple’s Metal framework for better performance and efficiency. Mbox v5 is fully compatible with all current Apple Mac hardware and the latest macOS versions.Read More »The Mbox® Media Server Family Welcomes New Addition: Mbox® v5

Kelly Feild Comes Home to Bandit Lites as Touring Personnel Director

Bandit Lites, the leader in concert lighting, is excited to share Kelly Feild has joined the team as the Director of Touring Personnel. Feild’s education and experience both make her exceptionally qualified in ensuring every aspect of a production’s crew runs seamlessly. With a role that extends beyond simply logistics, she’ll curate a team of professionals that will deliver the standard of excellence Bandit’s clients know to expect. In addition to her efforts as Director of Touring Personnel, Feild will also head expanding Bandit’s college outreach as well as interviewing and hiring additional touring personnel of all experience levels and backgrounds.Read More »Kelly Feild Comes Home to Bandit Lites as Touring Personnel Director

Simple Minds Goes Global with Robe

Simple Minds, iconic Scottish rock band of the 1980s and 90s whose string of anthemic hits include “Don’t You Forget About Me”, “Waterfront”, “I Promised You A Miracle”, and many, many more, are back on the road for their 2024 Global Tour, playing arenas and proving perennially popular to both old and new generations of music fans. The production has also been growing and developing in size and dynamics with Robe iFORTE and BMFL moving lights assisting Show and Lighting Designer Mark Wynn-Edwards to produce a colorful, eye-catching, and emotionally charged show supporting the band’s powerful up-tempo set which is thrilling the crowds.Read More »Simple Minds Goes Global with Robe

Claypaky Lighting at Festivities for Qatar-UAE Super Cup Football Tournament

Marking a new chapter in regional sports, the inaugural Qatar-UAE Super Cup football tournament kicked off in Doha, Qatar on April 12, 2024, showcasing the best talent from both nations, then continued the next day with the UAE-Qatar Super Cup Shield match in Dubai. Qvision (Qatar Vision), the Doha-based event production and management company, was charged with bringing the organizing committee’s vision to life in spectacular opening ceremonies featuring a large complement of Claypaky lighting fixtures. Read More »Claypaky Lighting at Festivities for Qatar-UAE Super Cup Football Tournament

Christie Pandoras Box Power New Immersive Experiences at Wonderland Science Fiction Exploration Hall

The “Space Rescue” themed experience features realistic visuals of deep space powered by Christie Pandoras Box (Photo credit: Wonderland Science Fiction Exploration Hall)

Christie® Pandoras Box® and Widget Designer power the exciting visuals of a cutting-edge immersive entertainment experience targeted at teenagers and young adults. Located at the ZGC Science Fiction Industry Innovation Center in Beijing, this new attraction promises to engage guests through an interactive adventure.Read More »Christie Pandoras Box Power New Immersive Experiences at Wonderland Science Fiction Exploration Hall