4Wall Entertainment has acquired Magnum Companies Ltd. of Atlanta, GA. Magnum’s current location will be rebranded as 4Wall Atlanta, with all employees staying on board to service existing and future customers as part of 4Wall’s 12th U.S. location. Current Magnum clients should expect zero interruptions in service and support during the process.
The 23rd The Latin Grammy Awards, which took place at the Mandalay Bay Resort’s Michelob Ultra Arena, defied easy categorization, being big, bold, and sensuously stunning one moment, then delivering soft, intimate moments the next. This was evident right from the start of the three-hour show, as it began with a brief, but intense display of light and background music, before segueing into a beautiful, heartfelt tribute to “Person of the Year” winner, the iconic Antonio Solís, by three of the event’s co-hosts: Thalía, Luis Fonsi, and Laura Pausini.Read More »CHAUVET Professional and 4Wall Help Tom Kenny Reflect Diverse Latin Grammys in Light
For the second year running, a lighting rig comprised exclusively of ADJ fixtures was used to illuminate the 2022 MISS EARTH Slovenia pageant. Following an online only event the previous year, due to the global pandemic, the 2022 contest took place in front of a live audience of over 500 people. 72 ADJ lighting fixtures – including the new Focus Profile and Focus Flex moving head luminaires – created a dazzling lightshow while also perfectly lighting the contestants for the judges. The event’s production also incorporated an ADJ LED video wall, ADJ haze machines and the lighting was all controlled using ADJ’s myDMX 3.0 software.Read More »ADJ Fixtures Exclusively Illuminate 2022 MISS EARTH Slovenia Pageant
GLP lighting featured heavily at a major EDM event recently at the Campo Pequeno Bullring in Lisbon. The Moment Lisbon was promoted by Israeli-based Rapyd, a worldwide payment solutions company, and delivered by their experience brand, The Moment, as part of a recruitment drive.Read More »GLP Captures the Moment for Rapyd’s Grand EDM Dance Finale
Lighting Designer Matthew Tunchon and Qatar Vision Production Company WLL (QVISION) utilized a large Claypaky rig to light the first test event for FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 inside the newly built Lusail Stadium in Doha, which hosted the tournament’s final match between France and Argentina.Read More »Claypaky Fixtures Light Inaugural Event at Lusail Stadium for FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022
The Boyband Tour is a vibrant, joyous, high-energy, two-hour steamroller of a set inspired by some of the greatest international ‘boyband’ hits from the 90s and 00s – Westlife, Backstreet Boys, SpiceBoys (celebrating the wonderful androgyny of music) and many more infectious beats that defined much of the pop of the era. It is delivered by five talented Danish musical stars – Silas Holst, Kim Ace Scherlund, Teit Samsø, Jeff Ace Scherlund, and Joakim Traneberg – who are also the show’s producers.Read More »Boyband Tour Travels through Denmark with Robe-centered Rig
Greg Klimetz and the team at Relevant AV Solutions gave themselves a clear mission statement when they began planning the Transformation Project at New Covenant Church’s worship center in the spring of 2021. “The key word in our planning was ‘yes,’” said Klimetz. “As in when the church asked us “can we do…” our answer had to be ‘yes we can!’”Read More »Relevant AV Solutions Brings Flexibility to New Covenant Church with CHAUVET Professional
Situated in northeast Ohio, MGM Northfield Park – the region’s premier destination for dining, gaming, and entertainment – has become the first venue in the United States to permanently install GLP’s impression X5 next-generation washlight.Read More »MGM Northfield Park Quick to Cash in on GLP’s impression X5
Wenger Corporation formally announced that David (Dave) L. Thomas has accepted the position of President & CEO, replacing Christopher (Chris) Simpson who will retire on February 24, 2023.Read More »David L. Thomas Named Wenger Corporation’s President & CEO
Voting has begun for the next Parnelli Awards ceremony, to be held at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA on Friday, April 14, 2023, during the NAMM Show. Please note that only current subscribers to PLSN and FOH magazines get to vote. Voting will close on March 17 at 12:00 pm (PST). Be sure to get your vote in for the live event professionals and companies who exemplify the best of the best in our industry.
Tim Routledge designed a stunning light show to complement fireworks and a drone display with high-power Elation beam lights in each of the London Eye’s 32 pods
London’s largest ever New Year’s Eve celebration took place at the London Eye on the River Thames, featuring a stunning fireworks and drone display accompanied by a mesmerizing light show designed by Tim Routledge. His first-time lighting London’s end-of-the-year celebration, Routledge chose Elation’s powerful Proteus Excalibur™ beam moving head as a key fixture in his design.Read More »Proteus Excalibur™ Welcomes in 2023 on Spectacular New Year’s Eve London Show
“Anytime I create, my goal is audience immersion,” Matt Moreland says when describing his approach to lighting design. “I strive to make the audience feel as though they are part of the show, not sitting in the dark watching what is happening on stage.”Read More »Matt Moreland Immerses at Free Chapel with Help From CHAUVET Professional and 4Wall