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SESCO Lighting Acquires WHOCO Lighting & Controls

SESCO Lighting, Inc., headquartered in Maitland, FL is excited to announce the acquisition of WHOCO Lighting & Controls (formerly W.H. Onley Company, Inc.) effective Sept. 1, 2022. The acquisition of WHOCO Lighting & Controls will further strengthen SESCO Lighting’s growing presence in the Carolinas with nearly 70 employees between the two states. Additionally, SESCO Lighting will expand with its representation of manufacturer partners like ETC, Canto, TMB, and others.Read More »SESCO Lighting Acquires WHOCO Lighting & Controls

Illumixx Appointed New Elation Professional Distributor in Canada

(L to R):  Eric Loader (Sales & Marketing Director, Elation), Claudia Pfaffinger (CEO, Christie Lites Sales), Chuck Green (Channel Account Manager, Elation), Aaron Lobo (VP of Operations, Christie Lites Sales)

Elation Professional is pleased to announce that Illumixx—a new distribution company owned by Christie Lites—has been appointed the exclusive distributor for Elation Professional products in Canada. The distribution partnership with Illumixx, which also covers the distribution of Obsidian Control Systems and Magmatic atmospheric effects products, goes into effect on September 1, 2022.Read More »Illumixx Appointed New Elation Professional Distributor in Canada

GLP Lights the Way to Another ‘311 Day’ Party Success in Las Vegas

Photo by Josh Spodick

Every two years, veteran American rock band 311 celebrates 11 March (3/11) with a massive party-style celebration concert for fans over two nights at the Park Theater’s Park MGM in Las Vegas.  The pressure is on LD Bobby Grey, of Notan Creative (and the entire production team), to exceed the excitement of the previous event in this biennial calendar. “We went into this wondering how we could top what we did last time… but ended up taking the whole production to a new level,” recalls Grey. Helping him along the way once again were a slew of GLP’s impression X4 Bar 20 and JDC1, which have frequently been his go-to products in the past.Read More »GLP Lights the Way to Another ‘311 Day’ Party Success in Las Vegas

ESA Announces New Training Opportunity: OSHA 30 General Industry Training

The Event Safety Alliance (ESA) has just added a new virtual OSHA 30 General Industry course to its fall calendar. This online, instructor-led learning opportunity will be delivered via Zoom over eight weeks, beginning October 4. Class will be held on Tuesday evenings from 5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. PDT.Read More »ESA Announces New Training Opportunity: OSHA 30 General Industry Training

Vectorworks 2023 to Provide Time-Saving Benefits to Designers

Global design and BIM software provider Vectorworks, Inc. will soon launch the 2023 version of its product line, focused on providing time-saving tools that automate tedious processes and let designers focus on high-quality design. The upcoming release includes Vectorworks Architect, Landmark, Spotlight, and Fundamentals, along with 2023 versions of ConnectCAD, Braceworks, and Vision.Read More »Vectorworks 2023 to Provide Time-Saving Benefits to Designers

Scorpions World Tour Relies on ATEM Constellation 8K Live Production Workflow

The Scorpions’ Rock Believer World Tour is using a multicamera production workflow featuring Blackmagic URSA Broadcast G2 cameras and ATEM Constellation 8K live production switcher from Blackmagic Design. The Rock Believer World Tour follows the band’s Las Vegas residency at Planet Hollywood’s Zappos Theater, with Manfred Nikitser developing the creative concept, including video design and lighting.Read More »Scorpions World Tour Relies on ATEM Constellation 8K Live Production Workflow

Verge Aero Partners with T-Mobile and Google Pixel for Sky High Lollapalooza Drone Dance

Verge Aero launched the drone show using the T-Mobile 5G network, using a Google Pixel phone loaded with the Verge Aero-created app. © Verge Aero

Verge Aero took Chicago’s famous Lollapalooza festival to new highs in July as 300 of the company’s custom-built drones danced high above the site to elevate the experience.Read More »Verge Aero Partners with T-Mobile and Google Pixel for Sky High Lollapalooza Drone Dance

SES Invests in Ayrton Domino LT for Busy Summer and Fall in the US

Headquartered in Mocksville, NC, Special Event Services (SES) offers audio, lighting, design, video, staging and live event production to a wide array of clients. The company recently invested in Ayrton Domino LT fixtures expanding its inventory of Ayrton luminaires and putting the fixtures to work on a variety of projects across the country. ACT Entertainment is the exclusive distributor of Ayrton lighting in North America.Read More »SES Invests in Ayrton Domino LT for Busy Summer and Fall in the US

Robe Celebrates Liberty at Colours of Ostrava 2022 Festival

The Colours of Ostrava music festival returned to the former Vítkovice steelworks in Ostrava, Czech Republic over four days in mid-July. Prague-based SMART Production oversaw staging, rigging, lighting, video and audio for most of the stages, with the Liberty Stage getting extra visual impact with a Robe-centered rig provided by rental specialist AV Media Events.

Bandit Lights Up Rockzilla Tour

The Rockzilla Summer Tour featuring Papa Roach, Falling In Reverse, Hollywood Undead and Bad Wolves has been crisscrossing the country with a lighting package provided by Bandit Lites. LD Mathias Kuhn worked to achieve distinct looks for each of the co-headlining bands all while using the same floor set by using lighting fixtures mounted on and in Tyler truss.

280 Proteus for Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert at Schönbrunn Castle

LD Jerry Appelt turns to power of Excalibur and Maximus on one of his favorite shows of the year

The annual Summer Night Concert (Das Sommernachtskonzert) by the Vienna Philharmonic at the illustrious Schönbrunn Palace is the second biggest show every year in Austria, only outdone by the world-class orchestra’s renowned New Year’s Concert. This year, lighting designer and director of photography Jerry Appelt used 280 Elation Proteus series luminaires to light the summer show for 80,000 spectators in the Palace Park plus a worldwide television audience of millions.Read More »280 Proteus for Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert at Schönbrunn Castle