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ADJ Lighting Fixtures & Snow Machines Create Holiday Magic At 25th Annual Paramount Tree Lighting

The City of Paramount in California kickstarted the holiday season at the end of November with the 25th installment of its annual Tree Lighting Celebration. Lit by a variety of ADJ luminaires, the free event was attended by thousands of locals and featured live musical and dance performances. The evening culminated when Santa Claus arrived on the scene surrounded by a flurry of synthetic snowflakes created by six of ADJ’s powerful Entour Snow machines. He then joined city officials on stage to throw a large lever shaped like a candy cane which turned on the downtown Christmas lights. Here’s a video from ADJ on the Paramount Tree Lighting event:

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Dominic Lopenzo Evokes Stained-Glass Christmas Memories with CHAUVET Professional

The stately brick building with the vaulted roof at 730 South Florida Avenue in Lakeland, FL stood as a reassuring landmark for residents of the Lake Morton Historic District since its opening in 1925. A particular feature that was a favorite was the large rectangular, arch-topped stained-glass windows that lined the building’s sides, and the base of its belfry tower. From the time Grace City Church purchased this historic site in 2013, the delicate colorful beauty of these stained-glass windows captivated worshippers and visitors to the church alike. Among the admirers was Dominic Lopenzo, Grace City’s Lighting Designer.Read More »Dominic Lopenzo Evokes Stained-Glass Christmas Memories with CHAUVET Professional

Watch Behind the Scenes with TDC and HIVE at BBC Earth Experience Melbourne

While visitors to the BBC Earth Experience in Melbourne are being transported on an incredible journey through the natural world, a new video explains the technical magic behind the scenes. The BBC Earth Experience is an immersive exhibition narrated by the legendary Sir David Attenborough which has recently opened at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Australia.

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Ed Warren Busks Connectivity at C2C with ChamSys MagicQ MQ500M Stadium

It’s important that everyone in the audience feels like part of the show, says Ed Warren, especially when lighting a festival that features DJ and EDM performances. The award-winning designer was determined to achieve this level of connectivity when lighting multiple A-list acts at the C2C festival in early November, even though the venue he was working at, Lingotto Turin, wasn’t exactly conducive to creating a sense of intimacy.Read More »Ed Warren Busks Connectivity at C2C with ChamSys MagicQ MQ500M Stadium

United Media Chooses a Complete a PROLIGHTS Lighting Setup for its Studios

United Media, leading media company of Southeast Europe, has carried out a significant upgrade of its lighting equipment by choosing PROLIGHTS projectors. For this technological upgrade, United Media entrusted the task of updating the lighting setup to Studio Brerar, the official distributor of PROLIGHTS in Serbia.

The Art of Lighting Churches with ColorSource and Multiverse

Saint Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral in Santee, CA

Every venue in need of new lighting comes with a unique set of challenges and opportunities. This is especially true for churches, spaces that require special attention to accessibility, consistency, and visual simplicity. ETC sat down with Chris Rynne, OCS Lighting + Control’s Director of Theatrical Applications, to talk about the nuanced considerations that arise when lighting houses of worship—and why ETC’s ColorSource line and the DMX Multiverse have become the backbone of so many church systems.Read More »The Art of Lighting Churches with ColorSource and Multiverse

RS Buck Accents Deep Characters in ‘Last Summer at Bluefish Cove’ with CHAUVET Professional

There are strong evocative feelings tied to time and place in Jane Chambers’ 1980 landmark play, Last Summer at Bluefish Cove. That’s often the case with cultural milestones, a category this play certainly fits into, being the first major lesbian drama. Lighting Designer R.S. Buck and the rest of the production team certainly appreciated the significance of this when they worked on a recent production of the 43-year-old classic at the Fountain Theatre, but their vision extended beyond the play’s historical context to focus on the stories of the eight women portrayed in this compelling drama.Read More »RS Buck Accents Deep Characters in ‘Last Summer at Bluefish Cove’ with CHAUVET Professional

ACS Sound and Light Creates Colorful Christmas Experience with CHAUVET Professional

A very accomplished painter when she isn’t busy as a LD, Denise Simpson says that she often likes to play with colors to do things a little differently when designing shows. This was beautifully evident this December when she lit The Christmas Experience, a well-orchestrated one-hour musical program at the Lexington Baptist Church in Columbia, SC.Read More »ACS Sound and Light Creates Colorful Christmas Experience with CHAUVET Professional

Toby Keith Delivers with Sold Out Shows in Las Vegas

Toby Keith recently returned to the stage with three sold out shows at Dolby Live at Park MGM this December. The two-hour performance featured a lighting system designed by The Darkroom Creative and provided in part by Bandit Lites. Keith was recently honored with the Country Icon Award at the People’s Choice Awards and released his 100% Songwriter album in November to critical acclaim.Read More »Toby Keith Delivers with Sold Out Shows in Las Vegas

Astera NYX Bulbs help with Sculptural Solution

Forty Astera NYX Bulbs were central to a stunning kinetic light sculpture that was created for London-based creative agency Audience’s design for a recent Deloitte Shared Services Conference (SSC) staged at the Bella Centre, Copenhagen, Denmark. Audience’s project director for the event, Neil Scrivener, working on it for the third year, explained that the Deloitte team wanted the SSC’s plenary sessions to be staged in the round, which presented challenges for both set and scenic designs as nice clean 360° sightlines are vital.Read More »Astera NYX Bulbs help with Sculptural Solution

Stage and Lighting Design for ‘The Eurovision Song Contest’ 2024 Revealed; Fredrik Stormby Announced as the Lighting and Screen Content Designer

Fredrik Stormby from Sweden-based design studio Green Wall Designs, has been revealed as the Lighting and Screen Content Designer for the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö, Sweden. Stormby will join the senior production team along with Production Designer Florian Wieder, to help create, design, and deliver a large-scale and spectacular show to a global audience of over 160 million.

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