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4Wall Entertainment Hosts Moving Light Match-Up at USITT Seattle

4Wall Entertainment successfully hosted the Moving Light Match-Up at the 2024 United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT) Conference in Seattle last month. USITT is the leading association for performing arts and entertainment professionals. It provides education, networking opportunities, and resources to its members, which include designers, educators, and technicians. The annual conference is a hub for innovation and collaboration within the entertainment technology industry.Read More »4Wall Entertainment Hosts Moving Light Match-Up at USITT Seattle

Keith Hoagland Accents Slash’s ‘The River is Rising’ Tour With the CHAUVET Professional Color STRIKE M

A Grammy winning icon who has sold over 100 million albums, Slash is renowned for working magic on the guitar. But the former Guns N Roses member is not only a master at playing his six-string, he’s also a true guitar connoisseur, with a personal collection that numbers over 100 instruments. Not surprisingly, Slash was very selective about the guitars he chose to play on his current The River Is Rising tour, but when it comes to picking which fixtures to include in his lighting rig, the decision is largely in the hands of Keith Hoagland.Read More »Keith Hoagland Accents Slash’s ‘The River is Rising’ Tour With the CHAUVET Professional Color STRIKE M

ESTA’s Technical Standard Program Announces Seven Documents Now in Public Review

ESTA’s Technical Standard Program announces seven documents – two reaffirmations, one withdrawal, two new draft standards, and two revised draft standards – are now in public review. These documents, along with their respective public review forms and instructions, are available from the TSP’s Public Review Documents download page.

Robe Spiiders for TPAC

The spectacular Taipei Performing Arts Centre (TPAC), which contains three world class performance spaces – The Grand Theatre, the Globe Playhouse, and the Blue Box, has recently invested in 40 Robe Spiider LED wash beam luminaires, which will help light an array different of productions staged at the venue.Read More »Robe Spiiders for TPAC

AB Sound and CHAUVET Professional Set Stage for Belgian-USA Olympic Qualifying Match

Dave Gahan and Martin Gore were never known for their skills on the basketball court, though their group, Depeche Mode did contribute to the soundtrack of the NBA 2K15 video game. Nevertheless, the English electronic music icons did cause something of a full court press at the FIBA Women’s Olympic Qualifying match between Belgian and the USA.Read More »AB Sound and CHAUVET Professional Set Stage for Belgian-USA Olympic Qualifying Match

Elation’s New Proteus Radius: Redefining High-Impact Beam Lights

The new Elation Proteus Radius

Elation launches a new era of high-impact beam lights with the Proteus Radius, a compact, high intensity IP66 Beam FX fixture powered by a Solid-State Phosphor-Converted (SSPC) light engine. Elation garnered industry acclaim in 2017 as the first company to incorporate Phosphor source technology into a moving head and now the company has brought the revolutionary technology to the next level.Read More »Elation’s New Proteus Radius: Redefining High-Impact Beam Lights

UK Rental Companies Join Forces for ROE Visual Topaz Investment

Three prominent UK-based companies, Paragon Projection, Vortek Design, and Event Concept, have announced a strategic joint investment in Topaz 2.6 LED panels from ROE Visual. This groundbreaking collaboration signals a collective commitment to providing unparalleled quality and service to clients. With a combined investment totaling over 328.5 square meters of Topaz 2.6 LED standard and curved panels, these companies are poised to revolutionize the industry landscape.Read More »UK Rental Companies Join Forces for ROE Visual Topaz Investment

Haken Takes Bandit Lites on North American Tour

English progressive metal band Haken recently wrapped their North American tour with a lighting package provided by Bandit Lites. An Evening with Haken featured the band playing their recent record Fauna in its entirety as well as fan favorites. Lighting Designer Harry Merrison of HAZZMO sought to formulate a new lighting design that would be simple yet memorable as well as compact and easily constructed.Read More »Haken Takes Bandit Lites on North American Tour

X-Laser Unveils Triton T Series IP64 Laser Projectors

X-Laser recently released its Triton T Series of IP64 laser projectors, the Triton T-5 (five watts) and Triton T-2 (two watts). These all-new fixtures feature a compact housing that enables quick, flexible rigging and maintains IP64 protection in either the upright or the flat orientation. A true “clean sheet” design made specifically for the professional lighting market, the Triton T Series fixtures are the first production-grade IP64 lasers to be fully engineered and built in the U.S.Read More »X-Laser Unveils Triton T Series IP64 Laser Projectors

Johnny Marr finds ‘The Spirit Power’ with Ayrton Cobra

English singer/song writer and ex-member of ‘80s band, the Smiths, Johnny Marr embarked on his UK tour, The Spirit Power, this April, finishing at Rock City, Nottingham on 14th April. Two-time TPI Lighting Designer of the Year, Ed Warren, of Next Level Lights, put together a compact yet impactful lighting design for the 10-date tour with Ayrton laser-sourced Cobra fixtures playing a key role.Read More »Johnny Marr finds ‘The Spirit Power’ with Ayrton Cobra

Robe PAINTES and LEDBeam 350s Add More Carnival Magic at Sea

The action-packed 1,500-capacity Showtime Theatre show lounge and central entertainment hub of the 306-meter long Carnival Magic cruise ship has been recently upgraded with the installation of Robe moving lights, which were installed while the ship was still in operation around Miami. Coordinating the upgrade project was Carnival Cruise Line fleet supervisor for lighting Silviu Ardelean and lighting manager Alexander Nelson.