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Applications Extended for The 4th International Drone Show Competition Until Oct. 30th

Due to overwhelming demand and numerous requests from participants, SPH Engineering, the organizers for the 4th International Drone Show Competition, have decided to extend the application deadline until October 30, 2023. Participants from all over the world, including drone show providers, tech teams, designers, vendors, event and marketing agencies, light and integrated show organizers, and drone show fans, can still submit their projects for a chance to win special recognition for innovation in the drone show world and a number of special prizes for the 4th International Drone Show Competition. This annual celebration of innovation in drone shows are now accepting applications, which must be submitted by October 30, 2023.

Organized by SPH Engineering, the 4th International Drone Show Competition offers a platform for drone professionals and enthusiasts to showcase their creativity, technical prowess, and the ability to captivate audiences through mesmerizing drone shows.

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Odyssey on the Danube: GLP Lights Up Linzer Klangwolke 2023

Ever since 1979, international artists have been pouring their magic over the Upper Austrian city of Linz for the annual Linzer Klangwolke. This is when the Donaupark, situated between the Lentos and the Brucknerhaus, is transformed into a gigantic performance area for what has become the city’s flagship event. The week-long festival always begins with the so-called ‘Visualized Sound Cloud’ (Visualisierte Klangwolke), which attracts around 100,000 spectators and is therefore the largest staged open-air event in Europe with free admission.Read More »Odyssey on the Danube: GLP Lights Up Linzer Klangwolke 2023

2023 Jazz Festival Shines with High End Systems Lighting

A beloved Michigan tradition for over 40 years, the 2023 Detroit Jazz Festival featured over 60 performers, spontaneous late night jam sessions, and 350,000 attendees; online viewership of the festival topped 2.5 million live views. Now a division of Display Group, Fantasee Lighting has been providing lights and design to the festival for over twenty years. Celebrating his tenth year as Jazz Fest Lighting Director, Jon Weaver specified High End Systems SolaPix and Lonestar fixtures for this year’s event.Read More »2023 Jazz Festival Shines with High End Systems Lighting

Robe LEDBeam 350s Assist with Transformation

Transformation Church in Tulsa, OK, has recently had a complete redesign of the lighting rig in its 4,000-seat main auditorium, which was created and delivered by 46 Entertainment of Nashville, TN, a team of engineers and technical creatives specializing in event production, design and management. At the center of the current production lighting design is a 40ft diameter circular truss on a six-axis Kinesys automation system, which is rigged with 64 equidistantly spaced Robe LEDBeam 350s.Read More »Robe LEDBeam 350s Assist with Transformation

HARDY and Designer Trevor Drawdy Launch Fall Arena Tour with Bandit Lites

HARDY, one of country music’s hardest rocking singer-songwriters, is out on his debut arena tour with a lighting package from Bandit Lites. The Mockingbird & The Crow Tour, named for his highest charting album to date, merges his country roots and rock sound, to deliver music that rings true for his millions of listeners. The second leg of his tour kicked off in the fall and features Lainey Wilson and Dylan Marlowe.Read More »HARDY and Designer Trevor Drawdy Launch Fall Arena Tour with Bandit Lites

CHAUVET Professional Fixtures from Colito Enhance the Magical Experience at Luisenburg Festival

“The spectacle of nature is always new,” wrote Goethe.  The great poet, philosopher and playwright undoubtably felt this way in 1820 when he first encountered Luisenburg-Felsenlabyrinth (the Luisenburg Rock Labyrinth), declaring that the massive, irregular formation of granite rocks created “an impression the like of which I have never come across on all my walks.”Read More »CHAUVET Professional Fixtures from Colito Enhance the Magical Experience at Luisenburg Festival

Zonda 9 FX by Ayrton Lights Up Mallorca’s Megapark with Color

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The Megapark in Mallorca, Spain is the largest open-air beer garden in Europe. It has incorporated the new Ayrton Zonda 9 FX among its lighting fixtures. The Megapark space is a unique environment with a capacity of 5,000 people, blending elements of an open area with the influence of a coastal zone. It features a small stage that required powerful lighting capable of working in daytime and nighttime settings. In its design, several features have been taken into account to create an appealing ambiance in which the Zonda 9 FX lights have played a crucial role in delivering a unique experience.Read More »Zonda 9 FX by Ayrton Lights Up Mallorca’s Megapark with Color

Regional Winners Announced for PLSN Hometown Hero Competition

The readers of PLSN have spoken and we are pleased to announce the Regional Winners of the PLSN Hometown Hero contest! The six winners, by region, are: Northeast: BML-Blackbird, Fair Lawn, NJ; Southeast: Music Matters Productions, Atlanta, GA; Midwest: Legacy Production Group, Minneapolis, MN; Northwest: Hollywood Lights, Portland, OR; Southwest: Eggshell Lighting, Honolulu, HI; and Canada: Innovation Lighting, Burnaby, BC, Canada. Congrats to all!

Ayrton Cobra Lights up Baglioni’s ‘a TUTTOCUORE’ Tour

A large consignment of Ayrton Cobra laser-sourced fixtures accompanied the hugely successful a TUTTOCUORE tour from Italian singer-songwriter and musician Claudio Baglioni, which started on Sept. 21, 2023, from the Foro Italico in Rome and continues throughout Italy until February 2024. The high-level rock-opera is presented in three huge spatial dimensions, extending its reach horizontally, vertically, and in depth.Read More »Ayrton Cobra Lights up Baglioni’s ‘a TUTTOCUORE’ Tour

Tal Frid Sets Moods for Ishay Ribo, First Israeli to Headline at MSG, with CHAUVET Professional

“So how is my English?” Ishay Ribo asked the audience at Madison Square Garden.  Not waiting for a response, he said cacha, cacha, the Hebrew term for “so-so.” The multi-platinum artist might not have nailed his English perfectly, but there was nothing middling about his performance this September when he became the first Israeli artist to headline a show at the “world’s most famous arena.”Read More »Tal Frid Sets Moods for Ishay Ribo, First Israeli to Headline at MSG, with CHAUVET Professional

Elation Proteus Bridge Huge Distances at Linzer Klangwolke in Austria

When the director of this year’s Linzer Klangwolke, Francesca Zambello, brought the internationally renowned Austrian Lighting Designer Manfred Nikitser onto the creative team as a specialist for the colossal lighting looks, it quickly became clear to them that the project would require lights of a special format. He found what he was looking for in the Proteus series from Elation Professional. Following thorough tests, Lighting Designer Nikitser chooses Elation’s Proteus Excalibur™ and Proteus Brutus™ for annual open-air multimedia musical event.Read More »Elation Proteus Bridge Huge Distances at Linzer Klangwolke in Austria