A.C. Lighting Inc., distributor of world-class lighting and rigging technologies, is pleased to announce the North American launch of Follow-Me Track-iT during #LDI2022. Follow-Me Track-iT is a scalable remote manual followspot and performer auto-tracking system ideal for the entertainment industry.Read More »Follow-Me Partner A.C. Lighting Inc. Launches Follow-Me Track-iT at LDI 2022
Nominations are now being accepted for the next Parnelli Awards ceremony, to be held at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA on Friday, April 14, 2023, during the NAMM Show. Anyone can now nominate live event professionals and companies who exemplify the best of the best in our industry for a prestigious Parnelli Award. The deadline for Parnelli nominations is Dec. 16, 2022, 5 p.m. PST.
Some programmers like to keep their effects arranged by song, while some keep their effects arranged by attribute. This is an indicator of how they will break down a song as well. Programmers who organize their palettes by song tend to focus on individual nuances of each song. Programmers who organize by attribute tend to focus on how the show will clone to new rigs and save time. Both systems work, but one is intended for speed while the other is intended for nuance.
The American Society of Theatre Consultants (ASTC) mourns the loss of longtime member and Fellow, James “Jim” Read, FASTC, who passed away on November 2, 2022. Read served as a President of the ASTC and was a constant presence at organization events. Even as he retired from consulting and moved to emeritus status, Read was often present online or in person, always contributing observations and information.Read More »In Memoriam: Jim Read, FASTC Theater Consultant
Robe is delighted to be back at LDI 2022 in Las Vegas, action-packed with a range of exciting new products and innovative lighting technologies on Booth 1943 that will stun and amaze visitors. New products shown at a U.S. expo for the first time will include Robe’s impressive and potent iFORTETM moving light and the iFORTE FSTM (FollowSpot) luminaire – both IP65 versions of the original FORTETM—currently Robe’s highest-powered TETM (TRANSFERABLE ENGINE™) LED luminaire.Read More »Robe at LDI 2022
Brompton Technology, an industry leader in LED video processing solutions, will demonstrate its latest tools at LDI Nov. 18-20 in the North Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center. Brompton will be exhibiting in booth #1005, showing its trusted Tessera LED processors and the latest version of its accompanying Tessera software, which work together to leverage greater visual performance from LED panels while offering creative freedom for users.Read More »Brompton Technology to Share New LED Processing Innovations & Celebrate its 10-Year Anniversary at LDI 2022
The worldwide application of ROE Visual’s Black Pearl BP2V2 upholds its unique position in the content production market as the ideal display solution. Regarded as the standard LED display for in-camera performance, the BP2V2 panel has undoubtedly become the top choice for projects in virtual production, demonstrating immersive digital environments with unparalleled color vibrancy and lighting accuracy. Here’s a show reel of recent Virtual Production projections with ROE Visual products:
Read More »ROE Visual’s Black Pearl BP2V2 Remains Indispensable in Virtual Production
Lighting comedy is serious business for Marc Wasserman of 3 With 1 Grab Productions. In recent years, the Manhattan-based designer has lit major tours by Nick Cannon as well as shows by Mo’nique and Rip Micheals, in addition to the annual Fall Back Comedy arena tour.Read More »Marc Wasserman Accents ‘Fall Back In Love Comedy Jam’ with Chauvet Professional
Macroblock held its 2022 online symposium on November 9. The theme this year was Drive a Whole New World – Metaverse. The Macroblock lecturers went deep into the metaverse from different applications, including VR headsets, smart cockpits, and LED displays. In the presentation, they covered how to realize the metaverse concept and how to deal with those challenges within this area through Macroblock products and technologies. Here’s a video replay of the 2022 Macroblock Symposium:
Read More »2022 Macroblock Online Symposium: Drive the Metaverse with Leading Display Technology
Country super star Maren Morris is out on her 2022 Humble Quest Tour with a lighting package provided by Bandit Lites. The 45-date production, named for her most recent album Humble Quest, launched March 8 and continues all the way through Dec. 2. Joining Morris on the tour are supporting acts, Brent Cobb, Ruston Kelly, Joy Oladokun, Natalie Hemby, Lone Bellow, and Brittney Spencer on select dates.Read More »Maren Morris Lights Up the Woods with Bandit Lites
City Theatrical will be demonstrating new technology in Booth 730 at LDI Show 2022 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada from November 18 – 20, 2022.Read More »City Theatrical LDI 2022 Preview
At LDI 2022, Cameo, the lighting brand of the Adam Hall Group will present its first profile spotlight for professional theater and TV use in its Booth #2055. Cameo will present its new P-Series LED profile spotlights that are aimed at professional users from the theater, TV, and event sectors and are available in Tungsten, Daylight, and Full-Color versions. In addition to its light output and flexible handling, the P-series also provides extremely high CRI and TLCI values as well as a lifelike white light and color rendering. To meet the exacting requirements of lighting designers, Cameo has developed the P series of LED profile spotlights. As well as the new P-Series LED profiles, Cameo will also demonstrate its new IP65 rated LED Soft Panel S4 IP from the new S-Series. Furthermore, visitors to the Cameo booth (#2055) can see for themselves the AZOR® S2 Spot Moving Head and the ZENIT® W600 SMD LED Outdoor Wash Light.Read More »Cameo Presents P-Series – LED Profile Spotlights at LDI 2022