It is with a heavy heart that PLSN has learned of the passing of industry visionary, Eric Pearce, owner of SGPS/ShowRig. He died on Sunday, July 24, 2022, he was 72. Details of his passing have not yet been released. He was a Parnelli Visionary Honoree in 2013 and will be greatly missed throughout the industry. We will have more on the life and career of Pearce at a later date.
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The legendary Glastonbury Festival (Glasto) – one of the largest and most popular celebrations of contemporary music, art, and culture – returned with its glorious… Read More »Robe Enjoys Glorious Glastonbury 2022
“Time is like a river,” wrote the great Roman philosopher-emperor Marcu Aurelius, observing that moments of beauty inevitably vanish as quickly as they arise, swept… Read More »Massimo Tomasino Reflects Power of Antonello Venditti & Francesco de Gregori Show with Chauvet Professional
The letter “T” comes to us from the ancient Greeks, who modified the Phoenician letter “taw” by putting together two perpendicular lines, the vertical meeting… Read More »LD Maarten de Man Lights Tourist LeMC with Help from Chauvet Professional
Blackmagic Design announces a new family of extremely portable ATEM SDI live production switchers with professional 3G-SDI connections. Designed for broadcasters who need both power and portability, the new ATEM SDI family is designed to be fast to set up and easy to use. Even with their small size, ATEM SDI switchers are surprisingly powerful with standards converters on all inputs, a built in Fairlight audio mixer with six band parametric EQ, compressor and limiter on all inputs, internal DVEs, chroma keyers, professional transitions, and more. ATEM SDI makes it fast to create professional live production using multiple cameras. ATEM SDI is ideal for broadcast quality live streaming to YouTube, Facebook, and more.Read More »Blackmagic Design Announces New ATEM SDI Switchers
For Ed Sheeran’s “Mathematics” tour, production designer Mark Cunniffe delivered an innovative mast-supported in-the-round design. The tour also marks the debut of GLP’s XDC1 IP Hybrid fixture. Lights Control Rigging (LCR) supplied 162 of the new fixtures for the worldwide stadium trek.
Deftones, the American alternative metal band, has wrapped the North American leg of their Ohms tour, delivering a show that fans felt was worth waiting… Read More »Claypaky Xtylos and ReflectXion Help Lighting Designer Jon Eddy Give a Standout Look to Deftones North American Tour
Using technology to enrich entertainment is nothing new at the Riviera Theatre in North Tonawanda, NY. At the time it opened in 1925, the 1,000-plus seat venue was outfitted with an early Mighty Wurlitzer “demonstrator,” organ meaning that the instrument’s manufacturer, would take potential customers there to show them how the powerful pipe organ could enhance the experience of watching a silent movie.Read More »Riviera Theatre’s Entertainment Tech Tradition Continues with Chauvet Professional
The Warsaw branch of Brill AV Media, a proactive, fast-growing company specialising in B2B events and conference productions as well as AV systems integration/installation, has invested in more Robe moving lights for its equipment inventory, with the purchase of LEDWash 600+s, Tetra2s, and Pointes from Robe’s Polish distributor, Prolight.Read More »A Brilliant Decision for Robe
On Tuesday August 16th, ADJ will launch its new Future Focus Road Show series with a special social mixer event in New York City. Held at a penthouse venue in Manhattan, it will showcase ADJ’s latest new product releases, including shoot out comparisons with industry-leading products from other brands. The event will also offer an opportunity for industry professionals to gather, socialize, share ideas, and start to focus on the next step in the evolution of their business or career.Read More »ADJ Future Focus Road Show with Social Mixer Event Set for Aug. 16 in NYC
Event Safety Alliance announces the next edition of the Crowd Safety Symposium, taking place September 8-9, 2022, at Furman University in Greenville, SC. This two-day workshop aims to provide an understanding of the four aspects of basic crowd safety and to provide techniques to plan and manage safe pedestrian flows in crowded places during all phases of an event.Read More »ESA’s Crowd Safety Symposium Heads to Greenville, SC in September 2022
Oftentimes the most expressive forms of communication are those which transcend spoken language. This certainly rings true for Salsa, an art form that allows dance partners to communicate and tell stories through the medium of rhythm, movement, music, and costume.Read More »Milton de la Cruz and Chauvet Professional Create Lively Visuals for ‘Ensalsate’