Sphere Entertainment Co. has debuted The Sphere Experience, a signature content category featured at Sphere – the next-generation entertainment medium that opened in Las Vegas last week, capturing worldwide attention for its stunning visual displays and immersive technologies.Read More »The Sphere Experience Opens, Darren Aronofsky’s Film ‘Postcard from Earth’ Debuts
Necessity is the mother of invention. The time-worn adage might sound a bit trite to modern ears, but its validity is being vividly demonstrated to sellout crowds across Europe and North America on Metallica’s M72 World Tour. The eight distinctive towers that lend a dramatic flair to the production came about when Production Designer, Dan Braun, had to find an alternative to his initial vision of creating tensegrity structures for the show. “I have been interested in tensegrity sculpture for a while and was working on this concept for an indoor show,” said Braun, who’s worked closely with Lighting Designer Rob Koenig on the production. “Our world changed, when the tour went to stadiums in the round. My first thought was ‘we can’t do that.’ But after careful consideration, I said ‘why not?’”Read More »Rob Koenig Connects Metallica to Crowd with 144 CHAUVET Professional Color STRIKE Ms
The 12th annual Touring Career Workshop (TCW) will be held Tuesday, November 14, at the Soundcheck Annex in Nashville. Free event for the touring music industry offers expert advice on topics including financial planning, mental and physical health, establishing a business, event safety, health insurance options, networking opportunities, and more. Registration for the free event is now open and can be accessed by logging onto the website, www.touringcareerworkshop.com/workshopRead More »BALANCE – The 12th Annual Touring Career Workshop Scheduled for November 14 in Nashville
Show designer Scott Holthaus of Happy Machine Design wanted “a big and bright fixture” for metal band Disturbed’s Take Back Your Life tour, and the Vari-Lite VL6500 Wash “checked all those boxes with flying colors.” The large format wash fixture from Vari-Lite, the originators of the modern moving head light fixture and Signify entertainment lighting brand, offered “a gigantic source of power” to the Disturbed show according to Holthaus, placed in a direct view position on stage where its high output stood out even against the pyrotechnics and other effects on stage.Read More »High Output Vari-Lite VL6500 Wash Stands up to Pyro on Disturbed’s ‘Take Back Your Life’ Tour
Integrated Systems Europe (ISE), the pinnacle of the pro AV and systems integration industry, has announced that visitor registration is now open for ISE 2024. International industry professionals, AV technology users, and innovators can now register for the 20th anniversary edition of the show.
A facility named after a living legend must uphold the highest standards of production. Such is the case with the Héctor Cavallero Auditorium, at the Argentine Business University (UADE). Providing a practice and exhibition room for students of the Bachelor of Performing Arts, the facility is named in honor of Cavallero, current director of the Bachelor of Performing Arts at UADE. It is a giant name to live up to. Héctor Cavallero is among the most renowned theater producers in the history of Argentina. Bringing Michael Jackson to the country and inaugurating the shows at Campo Argentino del Polo with Luciano Pavarotti, are just two of his many accomplishments.Read More »NASH Ingeniería and CHAUVET Professional Unleash Imagination at Argentina’s New UADE Auditorium
The transformation seemed magical. For three nights this summer, Princess Gardens Park, a refined and stately 37-acre oasis of green in the middle of a downtown shopping district, took on the air of an EDM club as thousands of fans piled in to see stars like Kerri Chandler, Shanti Celeste, Mr. G, and DJ Boring, perform at the Fly Open Air Festival. Setting an appropriately intense tone for the proceedings was a bright, bold, and fast moving 14-universe lightshow run by Steve McCracken on his ChamSys MagicQ MQ500M Stadium that featured a massive 40-meter-long EDM-club-worthy wall of light.Read More »Steve McCracken Makes Magic with ChamSys At Fly Open Air Festival
In a historic night of volleyball and music, Proteus Lucius profile moving heads and Proteus Rayzor 1960 wash effects from Elation Professional, supplied by TMS, illuminated the stage for a captivating post-match concert by country music artist Scotty McCreery. The spectacular event took place on August 30th at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, NE, as part of the Volleyball Day in Nebraska celebration.Read More »TMS and Elation Proteus Shine Bright at Record-Breaking Volleyball Event in Nebraska
Whether you’re an old pro or have just recently picked up the clubs, you’re invited to tee up at the 2023 PLSN/FOH Parnelli Classic at Revere Golf Club near Las Vegas on Dec. 2, 2023.Read More »PLSN/FOH Parnelli Golf Classic Set for Dec. 2, 2023
More than seventy Claypaky lights were used to illuminate the inaugural Eurovolley match at the Verona Arena. The project was conceived by Mequadro Service’s lighting designer Andrea Coppini and the company owner Emanuele Mazzi, with support from Claypaky product specialist Alessandro Melegaro. The event marked the return of top sporting events to the temple of Italian opera, which was transformed into an open-air sports stadium in less than 24 hours.Read More »24 Skylos and 48 Arolla Aqua Units from Claypaky Lit up the Verona Arena
Here is a look inside The Sphere in Las Vegas from this past weekend when U2 took to the stage with the opening of their highly-anticipated ‘U2:UV Achtung Baby Live at Sphere’ shows at the launch of the cutting-edge venue. The 25-date run of shows celebrates the band’s acclaimed album ‘Achtung Baby’, as well as its accompanying industry-defining ‘ZOO TV’ Tour which broke the mold. U2 provided fans a fully immersive experience, utilizing every part of Sphere’s LED screen – the world’s largest and highest-resolution – into a gallery that showcased bespoke art while performing on a turntable stage.
Nashville-based live event production company PTP Live has chosen FOR-A HVS-1200 video switchers and MFR-1000 routers for its rental fleet of 12G flypacks – pre-wired mobile production units, used in combination with projectors, LED wall products, cameras, playback, and lighting equipment. Three HVS-1200 switchers and three MFR-1000 routers will be added to the 12G fly pack inventory. The new FOR-A gear’s first gig is musician Lauren Daigle’s The Kaleidoscope Tour, which started on September 6, and is being directed by Ken Sorrell, CTO of PTP Live.Read More »PTP Live Adds to 12G Fly Pack Inventory with FOR-A Switchers and Routers; First Gig for Nationwide Lauren Daigle Tour