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Main Light adds More Elation Gear to Inventory in Form of Fuze MAX Spot™

One of the largest dry-hire rental houses in the United States, Main Light, has added Elation Professional’s new Fuze MAX Spot™ LED moving head to its growing inventory of high-quality lighting products. The full-color-spectrum automated LED Spot fixture is currently in stock and available to rent across all Main Light locations. Here’s a video from Main Light demonstrating the Fuze MAX Spot luminaire:

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Jason Aldean Goes Big on Rock N’ Roll Cowboy Tour with Lüz Studio, Bandit Lites

Three-time ACM “Entertainer of the Year” Jason Aldean continues taking his Rock N’ Roll Cowboy Tour to 34 cities nationwide with Bandit Lites and Luz Studio, which has provided production design and creative direction for the tour. Luz’s Matthieu Larivee worked closely with Aldean’s longtime Lighting Director Keith Hoagland to select fixtures.Read More »Jason Aldean Goes Big on Rock N’ Roll Cowboy Tour with Lüz Studio, Bandit Lites

Pytch, Chauvet Professional Rock World Procurement Awards

Organizers of the World Procurement Awards, which celebrates the achievements of companies and individuals involved in the procurement supply chain, wanted to endow their show with a “rock vibe” to reflect the bold convention-challenging attitude that drives that industry. Helping to convey this mood was a dynamic production and lighting design by Pytch that emulated the look and feel of rock shows throughout the 02 Intercontinental Hotel in London.Read More »Pytch, Chauvet Professional Rock World Procurement Awards

In Memoriam: James Poole, Lighting Designer/Director, 34

Edward “James” Poole, 34, lighting designer/director, died July 19, 2022, a day before his 35th birthday. Poole was most recently out on tour as lighting designer/director with The Pretty Reckless. Before that, he spent about five years on the road as Tracy Lawrence’s LD.

RatPac Controls Hires Veteran Lighting Programmer Joshua Thatcher

Joshua Thatcher

Boosting its internal ranks of experts, RatPac Controls has hired renowned Lighting Programmer Joshua Thatcher, who comes from a lengthy career on set, as well as IATSE Local 728’s in-house Instructor who focused on lighting control and lighting technology. With credits ranging from TV series Star Trek: Picard and Loki, to features like one of the summer’s biggest hits, Top Gun: Maverick, Thatcher is an industry professional who brings over 20 years of experience to RatPac Controls.   Read More »RatPac Controls Hires Veteran Lighting Programmer Joshua Thatcher

LD Joe Cabrera ][ Selects Ayrton MagicBlade-R for Tears for Fears’ ‘Tipping Point’ Tour

Tears for Fears has wrapped the North American leg of their Tipping Point World Tour 2022 in support of the duo’s comeback album of the same name. Curt Smith and Roland Orzabal treated fans to favorites from their new album as well as classics from throughout the years in an amphitheater tour with lighting design by Joe Cabrera ][ who chose 48 Ayrton MagicBlade-R fixtures for effects lighting. ACT Entertainment is the exclusive distributor of Ayrton lighting in North America.Read More »LD Joe Cabrera ][ Selects Ayrton MagicBlade-R for Tears for Fears’ ‘Tipping Point’ Tour

Dustin L. Derry Expresses Flamenco Passion with Chauvet Professional

There are many reasons why Dustin L. Derry always embraces the opportunity to light dance performances. High on this list is the opportunity it affords him to depart from the conventional use of colors and patterns. “What’s nice about dance, is you don’t have to think so literally about ‘natural’ lighting,” said the Chicago-based designer. “In dance, you can push deep into the surreal and express yourself in new ways to support the choreographer’s vision. You can focus on individual elements, like live musicians, and help blend them into the background, and then pull specific dancers or ideas into the foreground and vice versa depending on the needs of the moment. I don’t think this presents any challenges, so much as it opens new doors for me creatively.”Read More »Dustin L. Derry Expresses Flamenco Passion with Chauvet Professional

Illuminating Lincoln Center’s ‘Summer for the City’

This year, New York’s Lincoln Center introduced Summer for the City which consists of more than 300 events from May 14 to Aug. 14 and includes 10 outdoor venues and three indoors. PRG is contracted to support Summer for the City as lighting supplier as well as providing the video package and supervisory crew for the 12-week event. They are working closely with Lighting Designer Andrew Grant.Read More »Illuminating Lincoln Center’s ‘Summer for the City’

Eggshell Light’s Proteus Hybrids™ Weather Another Season at Honolulu’s Waikiki Shell

Bob Harmon, CEO and President of Eggshell Light Company of Honolulu, HI has had success using his stable of Proteus Hybrid™ luminaires to light shows at the Waikiki Shell ever since he acquired the multi-functional weatherproof lights in 2017. Still going strong after five years, Elation’s IP65 moving heads are reliably weathering another season at Honolulu’s renowned outdoor venue.Read More »Eggshell Light’s Proteus Hybrids™ Weather Another Season at Honolulu’s Waikiki Shell

Christie Lites Augments Operations with new Seattle and Nashville Shops

Christie Lites, a global provider of stage lighting services and technical expertise, announces the opening of new strategic locations in Seattle and Nashville, USA. These new shops add valuable local industry expertise, plus a diverse and well serviced inventory, to Christie Lites’ existing network across the USA, Canada, and the UK.Read More »Christie Lites Augments Operations with new Seattle and Nashville Shops