Big-blue Technology, a part of the Top 10 Global PR Agency, Blue Focus, set up a high-end BLUEBOX XR studio in Beijing, covering 1,400 m² and equipped with ROE Visual panels. As a pioneer in the immersive digital world, the launch of this new studio advances a strategic step forward in developing its Blue Cursor Metaverse.Read More »Bluebox and ROE Visual Partner Up Again for New XR Studio
“A stunning celebration of chemistry!” That’s how one music journalist described the triumphant return of the original Sugababes when the multi-platinum Brit Award winning trio made their moving O2 homecoming on September 16. The 15,000 fans in attendance on that Saturday night not only eagerly embraced that chemistry, they expanded on it as well, creating a warm, emotional glow that transformed the entire arena.Read More »Ed Warren Works Magic for Sugababes at the O2 with ChamSys
When Entec Sound & Light was asked to provide technical services for Afrobeats legend Wizkid at the near 63,000-cap. Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, it found itself making one of the first deployments of the new weatherproof impression X5 IP Bar from GLP in a concert setting. The Nigerian Made In Lagos star became the first African artist to headline a concert at London’s largest club stadium. But it was his LD, Shepherd Lowrey, who had specified GLP battens. Read More »GLP’s New impression X5 IP Bars Spice Up Wizkid’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Show
Sphere Entertainment Co. announced that DreamWorks Animation is the first movie studio to launch a brand campaign specifically designed for the Exosphere—the fully programmable LED exterior of Sphere in Las Vegas—in support of DreamWorks’ action-packed new film in the Trolls musical blockbuster franchise, Trolls Band Together, which hits theaters nationwide on November 17.Read More »Sphere Announces First Movie Studio Collaboration with DreamWorks Animation for ‘Trolls Band Together’
Lighting Designer Joshua Schultz admits it; at first, he wasn’t overly enthused about lighting a show against a large, deeply rippled curtain background for his client, Turnpike Troubadours when they performed at the historic Beacon Theatre in New York City. That quickly changed, however, when he saw how this billowy background played off against light. “I was skeptical, but I quickly fell in love with having another canvas to incorporate looks onto, said Schultz. “Too many times having just a black backdrop deadens the stage. This curtain added another dimension.”Read More »CHAUVET Professional and Squeek Lights Help Joshua Schultz Set Tone for Turnpike Troubadours at Beacon
4Wall Entertainment provided a lighting and rigging rental package to Free Chapel for their once-a-year event, Forward Conference, held at the Gas South Arena in Duluth, GA. This annual event brings 13,000 students into one room for an amazing weekend of worship, speakers, and more.Read More »4Wall Provides Lighting and Rigging Gear for Free Chapel’s 2023 Forward Conference
Quarries in the mountainside have been described as “windows into the heart of the earth.” They are not only a source of beauty in their own right, but also through the works of art and architecture that are wrought from the marble, granite and other stones that are procured from of them. In the case of the Tones Teatro Natura, a former quarry in Crevoladossola, a third form of beauty has been added: that of providing stunning scenic surroundings for concerts and other performances. Work on this distinctive venue, which is located in the former Cava Roncino, began in 2020 during the pandemic lockdown. The permanent open-air site, which is a project by Tones on the Stones, opened on July 15, 2022.Read More »Zalight and CHAUVET Professional Help Nicolò Damiani of MG Service Accent Tones Teatro Natura
Danish Lighting Designer Johnny Thinggaard was asked to create a production design for popular Danish pop / soul artist Lukas Graham’s The Pink Tour, for which Johnny presented a clean, modern, and stylish environmental concept, with three striking perspective related scenic walls covered in fabric and with integral LED pixels along the tops, enhancing the depth and dimensions of the performance space.Read More »Robe FORTE RoboSpot in the Pink for Lukas Graham Tour
Attendees and viewers worldwide were captivated by a visual marvel at the Beijing World Horticultural Expo. Behind this dazzling display was GLOSHINE’s LED technology. Spanning a vast area of 32,291.70ft² (3,000㎡), their state-of-the-art LED screens transformed the scenic Gui Rui lakeside performance center into an interactive canvas, setting the stage for art performances that will be remembered for years to come.Read More »GLOSHINE’s LED Display at the Beijing World Horticultural Expo
As 2023 dips into shorter nights and colder seasons, American rock band Black Veil Brides is transporting fans into a transcendent gothic heavy metal revelry. Their tour kicked off in early September with Bandit Lites supplying the lighting. Mark Scherer, Bandit Lites Client Representative, worked closely with the band to craft a lighting system that would offer a wide range of versatility.Read More »Black Veil Brides Bring Bandit on the Road
The global film, TV, and advertising industry is being transformed by Virtual Production and Australia’s TDC Studios is leading the way at home and abroad. Virtual Production is a suite of interlocking tools and techniques that give filmmakers infinite creative possibilities while cutting the cost as well as the carbon footprint of conventional shooting on location.Read More »Australian Creative and Technical Talent Leads Virtual Production Boom