When veteran Lighting Designer Tom Kenny was called on to light a reimagined NHL Draft at the Las Vegas Sphere—the first ever live TV broadcast from that space—he knew he needed something special for the main frame television shot and chose multi-dynamic PULSE PANEL FX lights from Elation to back the all-important look.
The Lent Festival in Maribor (June 21 to 29, 2024) is the largest open-air festival in Slovenia and, each year, attracts tens of thousands of visitors to the former European Capital of Culture. In order to cover the event technology, the organizers – together with the numerous local service providers – once again relied on a wide range of Cameo lights.
Bandit Lites is proud to support country music’s next global superstar, Megan Moroney, who recently was named New Female Artist of the year at the 59th ACM Awards as well racking up the most nominations for a female artist.
“The enemy of art is the absence of limitations,” the great filmmaker Orson Welles once observed. The team at Onedot proved this point in bold and beautiful fashion earlier this summer, when designing the lighting rig for Fuego Fuego, Canada’s largest Latin Music festival.
Summit Integrated Systems brought ROE in while they were helping serve Shoreline City Church in Dallas, TX. This installation enhances the worship experience by delivering high-quality visuals that complement the church’s vibrant services, as well as improving coverage and resolving sightline issues for those on the second floor.
The Electric Love electronic music festival promised music, spirit, adventure and community. A top line-up with over 200 artists on a total of six stages and 180,000 visitors from 70 nations made the Salzburgring shake again at the beginning of July. GLP contributed to the power of the spectacle with a range of weather-protected devices.
Nominations are now being accepted for the next Parnelli Awards ceremony, to be held on Friday, January 24, 2025, during the NAMM Show. Anyone can go to the ParnelliAwards.com site and nominate live event professionals and companies who exemplify the best of the best for a Parnelli Award. Nominations for Indispensable Technology (IT) Awards are also open.
PLSN was saddened to hear of the passing on Aug. 2, 2024, of Lighting Designer / Lighting Director Christopher Richard Stuba at age 63 from Stage 4 Small Cell Lung Cancer. Debi Moen who knew and had interviewed Stuba several times, remembers this beloved friend in our lighting community’s life and career through friends of his as well as quotes from Stuba himself from past interviews.
The Venice Performing Arts Center (VPAC) in Venice, FL, has recently undergone a significant lighting upgrade with the installation of Elation FUZE PAR Z175 luminaires, facilitated by production and integration company Thunder City Pro. The venue now offers an enhanced visual experience using state-of-the-art LED wash luminaires with dynamic color mixing and motorized zoom.
Princess Cruises has taken a major step toward sustainability and delivering outstanding live performances by upgrading the lighting rig in their 1,000-seat Princess Theatre on the Crown, Emerald, and Ruby Princess ships. Princess Cruises Fleet Lighting Supervisor Matt DeJong and the Princess Entertainment Technical team selected Robe Lighting TE fixtures.
ESTA is seeking passionate, motivated individuals to join its Board of Directors and help guide the association into a future filled with excitement, possibilities, and growth. A number of Board positions are available for the January 1, 2025 – December 31, 2027 term. The nomination deadline is September 9, 2024.
Central London-based lighting and event technology and services specialist Halo now has one of the largest and most extensive stocks of Astera products in the UK. Halo’s total count of well over 400 Astera luminaires includes Titan Tubes, Helios Tubes, Hyperion Tubes and many others.