For years, inherently flame-retardant (IFR) fabrics were restricted to 20’ wide due to problems in manufacturing with the polyester fiber. Cycloramas and drops over 20’ high either needed unsightly seams or needed to be made from more flammable cotton, requiring frequent flame-proofing. This made the drops difficult to keep clean and limited their life-cycle. But no longer.
PRAGUE, Czech Republic — Currently on the 11th leg (through Europe) of their WorldWired tour, which began in 2016, Metallica continues to bring its intense sound, lighting and pyro to big venues around the globe, with GLP’s JDC1 strobes adding to the intensity of LD Rob Koenig’s lighting looks and to the overall production design by Dan Braun. Premier Global Production (PGP) of Nashville is supplying the fixtures.
SmartLCT is NovaStar’s newest and most advanced LED display configuration software. What makes SmartLCT so revolutionary is its ability to configure displays using a visual building block method. Within the software, you can simply draw the shape you want to configure, and SmartLCT will do the rest. There’s no need to puzzle over confusing parameters and settings.
Manufacturers of the popular Hog 4 lighting console range, High End Systems has launched Season One of ‘Hedgeucation’, a new online video series that demonstrates how easy it is to learn and use the Hog 4 platform.
LAS VEGAS — Having remained in the charts for 13 years, Vegas indie-rockers The Killers are undeniably one of the biggest bands of the 21st century. Currently touring their fifth studio album, Wonderful Wonderful, the award-winning septet is traveling the world with an Americana-inspired show design, lit by long-term lighting designer Steven Douglas, who selected Claypaky Scenius Unico as the production’s workhorse lighting fixture.
PR Lighting has extended its AQUA range of IP65-rated waterproof units with the launch of the AQUA 350 BWS. This integrates three features (Beam, Wash and Spot) in a single unit.
CHICAGO — Fans of rapper A$AP Ferg are treated to dynamic live footage and effects on his current “Mad Man” tour, with a slick stage design that features custom-built onstage robot cameras and a large HD video wall powered by Avolites Ai RX8 Servers. The lighting designer, video director and programmer for the tour is Michael Smalley of Twin Designs.
Please visit Booth NO.: SL10605 to have a visual feast of LianTronics fine-pitch LED video walls and curvable rental solution. See you on April 9-12, Las Vegas Convention Center.
Visit disguise at this year’s Prolight+Sound on Stand 4.0 C21. The team will be showcasing the upcoming r15 software release, their award winning gx range, the new HDMI 2.0 VFC card and their latest server, the solo.
VIENNA, Austria — CueStack, an Austria-based electronic/metal/pop art-project, is a partnership between Martin Kames and vocalist/guitarist Bernth Brodträger. The duo had plenty of lighting available to produce a CueStack music video — Kames runs his own rental and production company, MartinKames.com. The lighting rig for the video shoot included 170 Elation Professional fixtures from the company’s inventory.
UK based automation specialist and manufacturer Kinesys will feature an action packed stand – Booth D15 in Hall 3.0 – at the Prolight+Sound 2018 expo in Frankfurt, 10th – 13th April.
The Tony Award-winning musical soul adaptation of The Wizard of Oz, The Wiz, made its way back to the stage this month at the historic Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C.