Nominations are now being accepted 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. Anyone can now nominate live event professionals and companies who exemplify the best of the best in our industry for a prestigious Parnelli Award. The deadline for Parnelli nominations is Dec. 16, 2022, 5 p.m. PST.
Alice In Chains hadn’t performed a live concert in three years when the band took the stage on Aug. 10 at The Star Lake Pavilion; but as the fans outside Pittsburgh discovered that night, and as thousands more at 29 other venues would learn over the next three months, it was well worth the wait.Read More »Scott Holthaus Accents Alice in Chains with CHAUVET Professional
Main Light, LLC, a preeminent dry hire rental partner, has added the new S-Tribe™ linear scenic luminaire from Portman Lights to its inventory in all three Main Light locations across the U.S. Long a proponent of the European-based Portman Lights innovative luminaires, the acquisition continues adding to the manufacturer’s range of luminaires available at Main Light. The S-Tribe is a linear strip that combines tungsten-emulating LED sources with RGB LED strips. With a completely new, unique design, it is an excellent consideration when looking to create scenic structures with linear luminaires. Here’s a video demonstration of the Portman Lights S-Tribe at a Main Light shop:
Read More »Main Light Adds the S-Tribe Linear LED Luminaire from Portman Lights to its Inventory
The voting for the Parnelli Hometown Hero – Lighting Company of the Year Award is now open. PLSN readers get to vote for the six top regional lighting companies in North America—one for each of five U.S. regions, and a sixth for all of Canada. These votes will narrow the field from 36 to six regional winners, who will then appear on the Parnelli Awards ballot for a second round of voting. The winner will receive the Parnelli Award for Hometown Hero Lighting Company of the Year at the awards ceremony in Anaheim, CA.Read More »Vote Now for Your Favorite Hometown Hero – Lighting Company
Robe is delighted to be back at LDI 2022 in Las Vegas, action-packed with a range of exciting new products and innovative lighting technologies on Booth 1943 that will stun and amaze visitors. New products shown at a U.S. expo for the first time will include Robe’s impressive and potent iFORTETM moving light and the iFORTE FSTM (FollowSpot) luminaire – both IP65 versions of the original FORTETM—currently Robe’s highest-powered TETM (TRANSFERABLE ENGINE™) LED luminaire.Read More »Robe at LDI 2022
Lighting design is an art. It’s also a wonderfully lyrical and creative form of reflecting music visually. Nate Haber of Extraterrestrial Visuals knows all that,… Read More »Nate Haber Balances Light and Dark for Lorna Shore’s Tour with Squeek Lights and Chauvet Professional
ETC has launched a new family of multi-venue fixtures. Building on the popular ColorSource line that is lighting schools, houses of worship, hotels, and theme parks around the world, ETC announced ColorSource V. This trio of fixtures includes ColorSource Spot V, ColorSource Fresnel V, and ColorSource Spot VXT. Here’s the video replay of ETC’s November 10 Product Launch in case you missed it or would like to rewatch it:
Introducing High End Systems Halcyon, the next generation of automated framing luminaires from ETC. Created to meet the needs of rental operations, theaters, and opera houses, Halcyon is a family of framing fixtures designed for the exacting demands of lighting production. Offering reduced cost, reduced weight, and increased output, Halcyon fixtures are each best in class and engineered to fit into every spec for every design. Here’s a video replay of ETC’s launch event for the Halcyon range of luminaires:
The worldwide application of ROE Visual’s Black Pearl BP2V2 upholds its unique position in the content production market as the ideal display solution. Regarded as the standard LED display for in-camera performance, the BP2V2 panel has undoubtedly become the top choice for projects in virtual production, demonstrating immersive digital environments with unparalleled color vibrancy and lighting accuracy. Here’s a show reel of recent Virtual Production projections with ROE Visual products:
Read More »ROE Visual’s Black Pearl BP2V2 Remains Indispensable in Virtual Production
Lighting comedy is serious business for Marc Wasserman of 3 With 1 Grab Productions. In recent years, the Manhattan-based designer has lit major tours by Nick Cannon as well as shows by Mo’nique and Rip Micheals, in addition to the annual Fall Back Comedy arena tour.Read More »Marc Wasserman Accents ‘Fall Back In Love Comedy Jam’ with Chauvet Professional
4Wall Entertainment, a global provider of entertainment equipment rentals and services, recently added thousands of the all-new film-centric ROE Visual Black Pearl Version 2 (BP2V2) LED video panels to its rental inventory. The BP2V2 offers the same quality and trusted performance of the ROE Black Pearl BP2 LED video panel that 4Wall added to their rental inventory in 2018.Read More »4Wall Adds Thousands of New ROE Black Pearl BP2V2 LED Video Panels to Rental Inventory
Macroblock held its 2022 online symposium on November 9. The theme this year was Drive a Whole New World – Metaverse. The Macroblock lecturers went deep into the metaverse from different applications, including VR headsets, smart cockpits, and LED displays. In the presentation, they covered how to realize the metaverse concept and how to deal with those challenges within this area through Macroblock products and technologies. Here’s a video replay of the 2022 Macroblock Symposium:
Read More »2022 Macroblock Online Symposium: Drive the Metaverse with Leading Display Technology