Thriving on the Most Challenging Projects
Demand from customers across Europe is ever increasing for more sophisticated structures and services for special projects and live events, the likes of which couldn’t even be imagined ten years ago.
HES Awards Top Team in 2018 Hog Factor Contest with Road Hog 4 Console
LAS VEGAS – Three teams of lighting programmers battled at the Hog 4 console in High End Systems’ annual Hog Factor USA Collegiate Competition at LDI 2018, with team Sola Tartan from Carnegie Mellon University winning first place. The action took place live on Friday, Oct. 19 in the Las Vegas Convention Center during LDI. The panel of judges included Howard Ungerleider, Seth Jackson, Scott Barnes and Patrick Hayes.
Showtime Sound LLC Balances Intimacy and Power For John Mayer With CHAUVET Professional
How do you create big looks for a seven-time Grammy winner, while still conveying an evocative sense of intimacy in a 2600-seat venue?
Chemical Brothers Concerts in U.K. Lit with Lite Alternative-Supplied MegaPointes
BLACKBURN, U.K. – The Chemical Brothers followed up on a busy summer with a week of high-profile concerts. Show designers Adam Smith and Marcus Lyall turned to Lite Alternative for a rig that included 50 Robe MegaPointes, chosen for the ability of the beams to draw the audiences into the shows.
ADJ Design Series LED Video Panels Honored with Gold Star Product Award
LAS VEGAS – At LDI 2018, PLSN’s Terry Lowe, pictured here, left, presented a Gold Star Product Award to ADJ’s Alfred Gonzalez for the company’s innovative new Design Series of LED video panels. The award, for “Best Innovation in LED Tiles,” recognized the ADJ product, which lets users create large format video screens of almost any conceivable shape. ADJ’s Design Series includes the DS4 (square), DS4T (triangle), DS4QC (quarter circle) and DS4HC (rectangle).
Dove Awards Shine with Mark Carver and Bandit Lites
For nearly 50 years, the GMA Dove Awards honor those who have achieved excellence in Christian music, including modern Rock, Pop/Contemporary, Southern Gospel, Urban, Worship and Rap/Hip Hop.
Tucker Wilde Goes Rogue On Lettuce Tour
A really good thing about touring with a band like Lettuce is that you never quite know what to expect.
Elation Continues Trend of Innovation at LDI 2018
The 30th rendition of the LDI show proved a testament to the growing interest in the Elation product range as the company continued its trend of innovative product launches.
Claypaky Sharpys Beam Cheek Ski High in Finland
More than 60,000 fans packed into Finland’s Lahti ski jump stadium over two nights to experience rapper Cheek perform special farewell shows
PLSN Editor to Report on What Happened in Vegas (In Terms of New Products, Anyway)
LAS VEGAS — The 30th annual LDI exhibition ran from Oct. 19-21 (with sound system demos Oct. 19-20 and a conference program from Oct. 15-20), filling the Las Vegas Convention Center’s North Hall. And the 2018 show offered LDs and others plenty to see. PLSN editor Nook Schoenfeld is now working on his show report for the Nov. 2018 issue. Here’s an early glimpse of what he saw.*
Chauvet Professional Products Draw Crowds at LDI 2018
LAS VEGAS – Chauvet Professional drew a large number of visitors to its booth at LDI 2018, with featured products including promising additions to the company’s Maverick, Rogue, Ovation, COLORado and Strike lines. The Maverick Storm 1 Wash made a big splash at this year’s show, with the IP65 LED fixture performing despite being hit by steady streams of water from all sides.
Claypaky Fixtures Work Out Well for 1Rebel Gym in London
LONDON – The 1Rebel group’s new London gym is mixing high intensity workouts with high end entertainment technology, using Claypaky SharBars and Axcor 300s to… Read More »Claypaky Fixtures Work Out Well for 1Rebel Gym in London