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An In-Depth Look at MA Lighting’s grandMA3 Console

FRANKFURT, Germany – Perhaps the biggest news on the floor at this year’s Prolight + Sound show was the unveiling of the grandMA3 console, which will start shipping this summer. In the May issue of PLSN, editor Nook Schoenfeld takes a look at the grandMA3 hardware. This posting provides an advanced look of what he found. Along with more photos in the print issue, look for a followup report on the software features, which Nook will cover in depth once the console is ready to ship.

LD Steve Cohen Wins New York Emmy for Billy Joel Documentary

Longtime creative director and lighting designer of Billy Joel’s live shows, Steve Cohen, was awarded a New York Emmy on April 14th for his work on the documentary on Joel’s historic run at Madison Square Garden, Billy Joel New York State of Mind.

Avolites Titan and Ai Power Black Panther European Première

LONDON – For the European première of Black Panther earlier this year, LD Luke Edwards made use of Avolites Titan and Ai lighting and video integration for the event visuals. He used two Tiger Touch II consoles and one Quartz console for the event. The consoles were networked together using Titan v10.2’s Multi User Networking Connect feature, letting Edwards control the event’s lighting from the front-of-house position in the auditorium.

ADJ Design Series LED Panels Feature Innovative Shapes

ADJ’s Design Series LED displays includes four modular panels of different shapes that can be combined together to create video screens of almost any conceivable size and shape. The DS4 (square), DS4T (triangle), DS4QC (quarter circle) and DS4HC (rectangle) can be easily linked together to create eye-catching video walls that fit perfectly with the shape of any venue, stage set or mobile lighting rig. Offering a pixel pitch of 4.8mm, the Design Series panels utilize 3-in-1 SMD2020 LEDs to generate a brightness of 1200 NITS. The square panel has a pixel density of 104 x 104, which is equivalent to 43,264 per square meter, and the others have an equivalent density applied to their specific shapes and sizes. The panels have a recommended minimum viewing distance of 12.5 feet (3.8m) as well as a wide viewing angle of 160 degrees (horizontal) and 120 degrees (vertical), making them ideal for a wide variety of applications.

LD Joshua Koffman Lights Andy Grammer’s “The Good Parts” Tour with Elation Fixtures

PHILADELPHIA – Andy Grammer’s mid-March-to-mid-April coast-to-coast tour supporting his most recent album, The Good Parts, featured a lighting design and programming from Joshua Koffman of Interrobang, Inc. Koffman used a combination of Elation ACL 360 Bar moving battens and Platinum Beam 5R moving head beams supplied by RK Diversified Entertainment of Claremont, CA.

GLP Scores Big … Both On And Off Site At PL+S

GLP reported another excellent Prolight + Sound show in Frankfurt, showcasing a number of innovative new products to both domestic LDs and an international trade audience that spanned all five continents.

Life Challenge Church Shows True Colors with Chauvet Professional Fixtures

ODESSA, TX –Life Challenge United Pentecostal Church added a whole palette of potential LED colors to their lighting looks with the installation of Ovation, Maverick and COLORado fixtures from Chauvet Professional. The church’s technical director, Gabriel Loera, added four Ovation F-915FC Fresnels, eight Ovation E-910FC ellipsoidals, three Maverick MK1 Spots and six Colorado 1 Solo wash lights to the church’s existing inventory of lighting fixtures.