ChamSys Homecoming at Glastonbury
Time may have passed, but all of the familiar sights and sounds at Glastonbury were there to make everyone feel at home. For many lighting… Read More »ChamSys Homecoming at Glastonbury
Magmatic Welcomes Atmospheric FX Specialist Joey Olaerts
Elation Professional’s atmospheric effects brand, Magmatic, welcomes Atmospheric FX Specialist Joey Olaerts to the Elation and Magmatic team. Olaerts will work with Elation’s R&D and sales teams to ensure that current Magmatic products meet customers’ needs, as well as conduct product research, testing, and viability studies to develop and market new atmospheric effects solutions.Read More »Magmatic Welcomes Atmospheric FX Specialist Joey Olaerts
Ayrton Khamsins Dominate LD Tom Kenny’s Rig for ‘The Who Hits Back!’
For The Who Hits Back! 2022 tour, LD Tom Kenny is using a complement of Ayrton Khamsin fixtures provided by Solotech Las Vegas “to serve as the main key light, light the band and add eye candy,” Kenny says. The North American leg of the tour kicked off in April in Hollywood, FL and wrapped in May in Bethel, NY.
GLP JDC1 and Scenex LED Pixel Tape Brighten Deftones Shows
Deftones’ lighting and production designer, Jon Eddy, relied on GLP JDC1 hybrid strobes and Scenex LED Pixel Tape for the band’s trek through North America earlier this year, with Christie Lites serving as the lighting vendor. The band is now performing in Europe with GLP and Scenex gear from Entec Live.
Stand Atlantic Tours U.S. with Chauvet Fixtures from Squeek Lights
Stand Atlantic, a rising pop/punk band from Sydney, Australia, has crossed the Pacific to tour the U.S. in support of their third album, F.E.A.R. Squeek Lights is supplying LD Jacklyn Ash with a rig that includes Chauvet Professional Rogue R1 BeamWash fixtures.
Robe Lights Armin van Buuren’s ‘This Is Me, Feel Again’ Shows
Armin van Buuren staged five blockbusting “This Is Me” shows at Amsterdam’s Ziggo Dome, designed by his long-term LD Marc Heinz, who included more than… Read More »Robe Lights Armin van Buuren’s ‘This Is Me, Feel Again’ Shows
LD James Loudon Juggles Glastonbury Circus Acts with Help from Chauvet
The Glastonbury Festival Circus Big Top tent hosted 30 different acts by a colorful assortment of aerialists, acrobats and other performers, many of them internationally… Read More »LD James Loudon Juggles Glastonbury Circus Acts with Help from Chauvet
ADJ Deployed to Celebrate 73rd Saint Nicolas de la Grave Carnival
The municipality of Saint Nicolas de la Grave has organized carnival celebrations for the past eight decades in the South of France. Taking place in… Read More »ADJ Deployed to Celebrate 73rd Saint Nicolas de la Grave Carnival
TV Premiere for GLP impression X5 on Finals of “Germany’s Search for a Superstar”
Deutschland sucht den Superstar (Germany’s Search for a Superstar), better known as DSDS, is one of Germany’s longest-running television hits, having just concluded series 19. For GLP, and lighting designer Manuel da Costa, who has been in charge of the TV format for 16 years, this year’s live finals were something special, because 100 of the new, next-generation impression X5 wash lights received their German TV premiere in the MMC Studios in Cologne.Read More »TV Premiere for GLP impression X5 on Finals of “Germany’s Search for a Superstar”
New Summer and Fall Dates Announced for Mental Health First Aid Training
Mental Health First Aid Training Classes for July, August, and September 2022 are now posted on the Behind the Scenes website at btshelp.org/mhfa. Take an active role in helping to care for those you work with. Don’t miss this opportunity to expand your skill sets by learning how to identify, understand and respond to signs of distress in your colleagues and help make our workplaces healthier and safer spaces for all. You will be able to use the information you learn every day in interactions with your co-workers as well as friends and family.Read More »New Summer and Fall Dates Announced for Mental Health First Aid Training
Meredith Willson’s “The Music Man” Revives a Broadway Classic with Martin Professional Lighting Solutions
To ensure a visually stunning stage lighting design with true-to-life color, The Music Man on Broadway recently worked with PRG and Martin Professional to deploy an array of Martin lighting solutions, including MAC Viper, MAC Encore Performance, and the brand-new MAC Ultra Performance and Ultra Wash fixtures.Read More »Meredith Willson’s “The Music Man” Revives a Broadway Classic with Martin Professional Lighting Solutions
Bailes+Light Reflects Spirit of Greenpeace at Glastonbury with Chauvet Professional
“Anyone who plants a tree has not lived in vain,” according to an ancient African proverb. The unknown philosopher who shared this insight was not… Read More »Bailes+Light Reflects Spirit of Greenpeace at Glastonbury with Chauvet Professional