4Wall Entertainment provided a lighting and rigging rental package to Free Chapel for their once-a-year event, Forward Conference, held at the Gas South Arena in Duluth, GA. This annual event brings 13,000 students into one room for an amazing weekend of worship, speakers, and more.Read More »4Wall Provides Lighting and Rigging Gear for Free Chapel’s 2023 Forward Conference
Quarries in the mountainside have been described as “windows into the heart of the earth.” They are not only a source of beauty in their own right, but also through the works of art and architecture that are wrought from the marble, granite and other stones that are procured from of them. In the case of the Tones Teatro Natura, a former quarry in Crevoladossola, a third form of beauty has been added: that of providing stunning scenic surroundings for concerts and other performances. Work on this distinctive venue, which is located in the former Cava Roncino, began in 2020 during the pandemic lockdown. The permanent open-air site, which is a project by Tones on the Stones, opened on July 15, 2022.Read More »Zalight and CHAUVET Professional Help Nicolò Damiani of MG Service Accent Tones Teatro Natura
Danish Lighting Designer Johnny Thinggaard was asked to create a production design for popular Danish pop / soul artist Lukas Graham’s The Pink Tour, for which Johnny presented a clean, modern, and stylish environmental concept, with three striking perspective related scenic walls covered in fabric and with integral LED pixels along the tops, enhancing the depth and dimensions of the performance space.Read More »Robe FORTE RoboSpot in the Pink for Lukas Graham Tour
Attendees and viewers worldwide were captivated by a visual marvel at the Beijing World Horticultural Expo. Behind this dazzling display was GLOSHINE’s LED technology. Spanning a vast area of 32,291.70ft² (3,000㎡), their state-of-the-art LED screens transformed the scenic Gui Rui lakeside performance center into an interactive canvas, setting the stage for art performances that will be remembered for years to come.Read More »GLOSHINE’s LED Display at the Beijing World Horticultural Expo
As 2023 dips into shorter nights and colder seasons, American rock band Black Veil Brides is transporting fans into a transcendent gothic heavy metal revelry. Their tour kicked off in early September with Bandit Lites supplying the lighting. Mark Scherer, Bandit Lites Client Representative, worked closely with the band to craft a lighting system that would offer a wide range of versatility.Read More »Black Veil Brides Bring Bandit on the Road
The global film, TV, and advertising industry is being transformed by Virtual Production and Australia’s TDC Studios is leading the way at home and abroad. Virtual Production is a suite of interlocking tools and techniques that give filmmakers infinite creative possibilities while cutting the cost as well as the carbon footprint of conventional shooting on location.Read More »Australian Creative and Technical Talent Leads Virtual Production Boom
GLP reported its best PLASA Show footfall for a number of years. According to the head of GLP UK, Simon Barrett, this was partly because of its unmissable stand—immediately inside the entrance—but also because it placed a clear focus on promoting the new impression X5 product family integration—and the quality and integrity of light emanating from its new color engine. But equal focus was placed on GLP’s highly professional, and ever-expanding, technical and customer support team.Read More »GLP’s impression X5 Family Integration Reaps Rich Rewards at PLASA Show
Attention PLSN readers, you only have until October 6, 2023 to vote for the best regional lighting company in each of six separate regions in North America – five U.S. regions and all of Canada. Your votes will narrow the list of 36 companies below down to just six. These regional winners will then automatically appear on the final Parnelli Awards ballot, which will be posted for a final round of voting.
Cine Gear Expo announces that Free Registration is open for the industry’s top Hollywood-style event to be held at the world-renowned Trilith Studios Atlanta in Fayetteville, Georgia on October 6-7, 2023. Known for its focus on connecting industry members with the art and craft of filmmaking, this year’s show brings it all together with the latest technology and techniques via exhibits, seminars, demos, screenings and a key opportunity to catch up and network with friends and colleagues.
The Mega-Monsters Tour was a block-busting Spring and Summer co-headliner that blistered across North America with Grammy Award-winning heavy rockers Mastodon joining forces with French heavy metal phenom, Gojira, for a mind-blowing double bill that enthralled rock and metal music fans everywhere. The tour also unleashed the talents of two equally creative and distinctive Lighting Designers – Eric Price (Mastodon) and Pete Cary of Summit Production Design (Gojira), who share an overhead rig of primarily Robe moving lights specified by both, to which they added some individual floor elements and SFX.Read More »Robe for Mega-Monsters Tour
Entertainment market contractors BCT Builders, part of leading AV production company BCT Entertainment, recently upgraded an outdated lighting system at Royal Oak Middle School Theater in Covina, CA, with a state-of-the-art rig of Elation Professional LED luminaires. The theater lighting renovation has created a safer working environment for students and enhanced the overall educational and artistic experience for students and the community.Read More »Elation Lighting Refurb Enhances Safety, Opens Possibilities at Royal Oak Middle School Theater, California