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ETC is now accepting applications for the 2023 Fred Foster Student Mentorship Program. Entering its 25th year, this program connects selected students with established industry professionals, ultimately pairing them with mentors who will help guide their transition into the working world. ETC will accept applications to the 2023 program through April 7, 2023. Read More »Applications Open for 2023 ETC Fred Foster Student Mentorship Program
To provide the Twisted Tea Grey Cup Halftime Show with a hybrid lighting and creative video display that translated both on television and in person, Electric Aura Projects collaborated with Christie Lites and Solotech to deploy a unique rig featuring a wide range of Martin lighting solutions.Read More »Twisted Tea Grey Cup Halftime Show Delivers Stunning Visuals and Immersive Lighting Powered by Martin
Working with Solotech US, UK-based Production and Lighting Designer Will Smith designed the lighting, video and set for the North American, Australia, and Asia legs of American singer-songwriter Conan Gray’s Superache Tour. Smith chose Claypaky Scenius Spots and Mythos 2 fixtures for the sold-out North American leg of the tour, which is in support of Gray’s second studio album of the same name. Superache was released in June 2022, debuted at number nine on the US Billboard 200 and spent 12 weeks on the chart.Read More »Conan Gray’s ‘Superache’ Tour Uses Claypaky Scenius and Mythos 2 Fixtures to Deliver His Unique Aesthetic
A Celebration of Life for Nook Schoenfeld will be held on Saturday, April 1, 2023 in Minneapolis, MN. The event will take place at The Clubhouse event space on the 3rd floor of Brit’s Pub, 1110 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN, Doors are at 4:00 p.m. and the program will begin at 5:30 p.m. There will be music, remarks, and an open mic from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. For those unable to attend, they will be recording the event & posting it at a later date.
Come down to the pub for a pint, some hearty pub nibbles, live music, & storytelling! The program will culminate in an open mic, so please come ready to share your favorite 5 minute or less story about one of the most loving, vibrant & amazing people in all of our lives. Musical tributes are also encouraged!
Please RSVP if you are able to travel to Minneapolis to Celebrate his huge life. ASAP, if possible so that they can plan space & food appropriately. [For those unable to attend, they will be recording the event & posting it at a later date.]
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American rapper Pitbull’s Can’t Stop Us Now tour has been zigzagging its way around the US with a backdrop of energetic visuals displayed on three vertical LED screens driven by Hippotizer Boreal+ MK2 Media Servers. Presented by Live Nation, the Cuban American musician was joined by stars including Iggy Azalea on the tour, which visited states across America and played more than 50 dates. Florida-based YC3 Lighting Design stepped out again with Pitbull for the new tour, delivering creative direction, production design, and lighting and video design.Read More »Hippotizer Boreal+ MK2 Powers 50-Date Pitbull Party Visuals
Featuring hits like “Vete”, “Yo Perreo Sola”, “Safaera,” Bad Bunny’s two-hour show on the recent World’s Hottest Tour delivered all of the power-packed passion that fans have come to expect from this Puerto Rico-born superstar. The Latin American leg of his sold-out tour included stops in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, and the Dominican Republic.Read More »CHAUVET Color STRIKE M Sets Mood On Bad Bunny’s Latin American Tour
In mid-2022, pop musician Alice Merton released her second studio album, S.I.D.E.S. After a few dates in the U.S., she began her European tour in mid-July to promote the new work live. LD Tobias Schwietz took 12 GLP impression X4 Bar 20 with him on the trip.Read More »LD Tobias Schwietz Takes GLP impression X4 Bar 20 on Alice Merton’s European Tour
Some venues just lend themselves to creating evocative looks on stage, believes Glenn Ottenbacher. That’s one reason why the lighting designer from A.G. Entertainment USA was only too happy to take on the project of lighting a shared headline show at The Pabst Theatre in Milwaukee, WI recently.Read More »Glenn Ottenbacher Accents Aesthetics at Pabst Theatre with CHAUVET Professional
Designer James L. Moody died on Monday, February 20, 2023, at the age of 80. Lighting Designer for theater, concerts, and television as well as professor, lecturer, author, and mentor, Moody had an amazing and varied career.
We send our sincere condolences to his family, friends, and colleagues on his passing. His daughter Kimberly posted on Facebook, saying “For friends and family who knew him and would like to celebrate his life there will be two ceremonies, one at his Buddhist temple in Los Angeles and the other with the United States Coast Guard in Oxnard.” PLSN will share those details when we get them.Read More »In Memoriam: James Moody, Designer, Author, Teacher, Mentor, 80
Specialist pro audio, video, and lighting supplier to the church market, Firelight Media and Integration, has designed and installed a completely new lighting system for First Presbyterian Church in Leesburg, FL. Utilizing ADJ fixtures exclusively, the new setup is both economical and versatile thanks to the use of lime-infused LED color mixing Fresnel, ellipsoidal, and house lighting wash fixtures. Offering high CRIs and exceptional color mixing, these fixtures ensure that everyone on stage is clearly illuminated, both for the congregation in the pews and those watching online, as well as providing the flexibility to inject color anywhere in the building at any time it is required.Read More »First Presbyterian Church of Leesburg, FL Upgrades Lighting with Lime-Infused LED Fixtures
Over 400 of Elation Professional’s all-weather Proteus lights were used by Lighting Designer Bruno Poet on the UAE’s 51st National Day celebration, a dazzling showcase of the nation’s past, present and future that took place at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center in December.Read More »LD Bruno Poet Revisits Elation Proteus™ for UAE’s 51st National Day Celebration