NEW YORK – Kevin Loretto, who served as Northeast Regional Sales Manager for Robe North America since 2013 and, before that, as Director of Sales for Creative Stage Lighting, died on Jan. 23 in New York, surrounded by his loving family, after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was 66.
Swedish LD, Fredrik Stormby has been making prolific use of GLP’s new generation JDC1 hybrid strobe on tour with Gothenburg-based heavy metal band, In Flames, on their European arena tour with co-headliners, 5-Finger Death Punch (FFDP).
Seminal horror punk rock band The Misfits lit up the stage at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and at The Forum in Los Angeles with a pair of high-octane shows guaranteed to please fans of the iconic musicians.
LOS ANGELES – On Volvo’s booth at the 2017 LA Auto Show, held at the Los Angeles Convention Center from Dec. 1-10, Creative Technology’s Chris Wasilauskas used Elation Professional’s new exhibit-optimized Fuze Wash 575 white-light LED luminaire to light the Swedish auto manufacturer’s newest vehicles and concept cars, the same light Wasilauskas used on the Kia booth to great effect.
The snowy mountains of Tennessee made for a beautiful backdrop as scores of students arrived for the Xtreme Winter Conferences, three days of live music, uplifting messages and worship. Bandit Lites supplied the lighting package for the three Gatlinburg sessions, which took place from December 27 through January 2 at the Gatlinburg Convention Center.
Look Solutions will be at NAMM this week to show off all of their latest models of various products. They will be in Hall A at booth 10741. Come see what they have to offer.
Animals As Leaders was eager to coheadline a tour with fellow progressive metal stars Periphery. The two bands share a similar philosophy of music making. Joining forces on the 24-city Convergence tour, which concluded in early December, did present a challenge for Animals As Leaders Lighting Designer Victor Zeiser of Squeek Lights.
At the upcoming Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) conference in Amsterdam, set for Feb. 6-9, 2018, Absen will feature its NXTGEN LED video display technologies at booth 12C50. Visitors will be able to see Absen’s newly launched Acclaim Fixed Indoor 1.5mm LED solution and Polaris 1.9mm COBALT (Chip-on-Board Advanced Light Technology), among other offerings. Along with its daily booth demos, Absen Europe product director Liam Winter will be part of the ISE seminar program. His presentation takes place at the ISE Commercial Solutions Theatre (Hall 8) on Feb. 6 from 12:30 to 1 p.m.
Multi Media Marketing & Event GmbH of Münster, Germany, in the northwest part of the country, has expanded its inventory of Elation Professional lighting through the purchase of 16 IP65-rated Proteus Hybrid™ spot/beam/wash lights and 12 Paladin™ strobe/blinder/wash lights, both weatherproof hybrid models.
Chauvet, a leading global supplier of entertainment and architectural lighting products, has established Chauvet Germany GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary to serve the German market. Based in Bremen, the new subsidiary will distribute and service CHAUVET Professional, CHAUVET DJ and Iluminarc products. The opening of the new facility represents the company’s first direct presence in the German market.
The stars truly unite for Dead & Company, the celebrated group featuring original Grateful Dead members Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann and Bob Weir alongside singer/guitarist John Mayer, Allman Brothers’ bassist Oteil Burbridge and Fare Thee Well and RatDog keyboardist Jeff Chimenti.
Vail may mean skiing, snow and outdoor activities to most people but the area is known for its educational and cultural opportunities as well. Take Vail Mountain School (VMS) as an example. The independent K-12 school has a reputation for excellence and an important part of their challenging academic curriculum is fine art, music, and the performing arts.