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Midland Takes to the Road with Bandit Lites

Country music group Midland is out on the road with a lighting system provided by Bandit Lites. Comprised of Mark Wystrach (lead vocals, guitar), Jess Carson (guitar, vocals), and Cameron Duddy (bass guitar, vocals), Midland’s neotraditional country sound has led to their three studio albums resulting in seven singles landing on the Billboard country chart. With two years of touring with Midland under his belt, Lighting Designer Drew Lombana was confident in his ability to both create something that was as unique as the trailblazing country band as well as his aptitude to ascertain their lighting preferences: avoid fixture pixels, pointless eye candy and instead focus on using lights to complement the story within the music, and not simply the music itself.Read More »Midland Takes to the Road with Bandit Lites

Ole Red Las Vegas Radiates Country with Elation Lighting

Country music has its own personality – a blend of storytelling, down-home rhythms and heartfelt spirit that resonates with listeners from all walks of life. If you’re looking for a place to hear live country music day or night while enjoying a fabulous meal on the Vegas Strip, Ole Red is your ticket. The recently opened restaurant, bar, and live music venue in the heart of Las Vegas is setting a new standard for country entertainment in Sin City, thanks in part to Clair Global Integration (CGI) and an innovative lighting design by Bryant Woelk, Owner/ Senior Lighting Designer of FXLighting LLC, featuring state-of-the-art lighting from Elation.Read More »Ole Red Las Vegas Radiates Country with Elation Lighting

Konstantinos Ntovas Sets Deep Mood in Club Vogue with ChamSys

“Art is not what you see, but what you make others see,” wrote the French impressionist Edgar Degas who went on to revolutionize how dancers are portrayed in painting. This aspiration is shared by creatives in every field, who hope to lead their audience to new ways of seeing things. Lighting Designer and Programmer Konstantinos Ntovas had something like this in mind when he lit a 2.5-hour show by award winning singer Petros Iakovidis at Club Vogue, one of the largest nightclubs in Greece. Ntovas wasn’t relying solely on the lights he controlled with his ChamSys MagicQ Stadium Connect to change perceptions. He also called upon the profound power of dark space.Read More »Konstantinos Ntovas Sets Deep Mood in Club Vogue with ChamSys

30 Years of Rock ‘n’ Robe Celebrated at Prolight + Sound 2024

Czech moving and LED lighting manufacturer Robe celebrated its 30th anniversary in fantastic style in Hall 12.1 at the 2024 Prolight + Sound expo in Frankfurt and looked forward to another 30 years at the forefront of lighting innovation. The leading entertainment technology brand presented the finale of the ‘Power of Imagination’ show, a dazzling, hi-energy live performance that WOWed packed audiences 5 times a day and also staged a showstopping Rock ‘n’ Robe stand party on the evening of the second day, featuring “Queenie”, arguably Europe’s top Queen tribute band. Additionally, an array of outstanding new lighting products was launched, many utilized in the production spectacle … AND … on the eve of the expo, Robe announced the acquisition of popular Australian power distro and control brand LSC Control Systems.Read More »30 Years of Rock ‘n’ Robe Celebrated at Prolight + Sound 2024

ASTC New Members, Directors, and Officers, Spring 2024

The American Society of Theatre Consultants (ASTC) announced that Keith Friedlander, Kascey Haslanger and Paul Whitaker have been approved for membership in the organization. The Board of Directors admitted the new members at the ASTC annual meeting which occurred during the 2024 USITT Conference in Seattle. In addition, new Directors of the Board have been elected and new Officers have been selected. The three new members are experienced theatre consultants and meet the qualifications for membership. They are:Read More »ASTC New Members, Directors, and Officers, Spring 2024

ADJ Fixtures Shine At UK’s Lakefest

90 ADJ fixtures were utilized last year to illuminate the main stage at Lakefest, a rapidly growing family-friendly music festival held in the picturesque grounds of Eastnor Castle Deer Park in Hereford, England. Featuring headline sets from Johnny Marr (of the Smiths), electronic music outfit Clean Bandit, indie rockers Embrace, and pop-punk band McFly, each with full supporting line-ups, the four-day festival attracted a sell-out crowd of 20,000. Lighting for the main stage was supplied by up-and-coming production company ProLX Productions.

In Memoriam: Joel E. Rubin, PhD, 95

Dr. Joel E. Rubin

Dr. Joel E. Rubin died peacefully on the evening of March 27, 2024. Born in September 1928, he was 95. Dr. Rubin was the Co-Founder and a Past President of the United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT). He was one of the founding members of the International Organization of Scenographers, Theatre Architects, and Theatre Technicians (OISTAT). He also had a long career in the industry working as the Executive Vice-President of Kliegl Bros. Stage Lighting, Co. Inc., as well as many years as Principal Consultant and Managing Director of Artec Consultants.

Here is a biography for Dr. Rubin put together by Patricia MacKay, a longtime friend, colleague, and USITT Fellow.Read More »In Memoriam: Joel E. Rubin, PhD, 95

‘Water for Elephants’ Makes a Big Splash on Broadway

Based on Sara Gruen’s 2006 critically acclaimed bestselling novel, Water for Elephants premiered at Atlanta’s Alliance Theatre last year before landing on Broadway’s Imperial Theatre on March 21st to glowing reviews. The New York Times calls it “a gorgeously imaginative Broadway musical” and Variety hails it as a “seamless integration of theatrical and cirque artistry”.Read More »‘Water for Elephants’ Makes a Big Splash on Broadway

Richard “Wookie” Whitley Works Sleight of Hand Magic for Cody Johnson with CHAUVET Professional

There is a bit of magic in every good lighting design. And magic, as every designer who’s practiced it knows, involves a little sleight of hand—those gentle deceptions that “trick” the human eye into seeing something beyond what is really there. Richard “Wookie” Whitley has been working this beautiful spell on audiences across North America on platinum-selling artist Cody Johnson’s The Leather tour. Helping him along the way is a versatile Wired Productions supplied flown rig that is anchored by 88 CHAUVET Professional fixtures.Read More »Richard “Wookie” Whitley Works Sleight of Hand Magic for Cody Johnson with CHAUVET Professional