When she set out to design George Ezra’s 2022 arena and festival lighting rig, production designer Cate Carter didn’t need to look much further than… Read More »GLP’s Power and Versatility Animate George Ezra’s Production
Ayrton is hosting Entertainment Lighting Sessions for Women in Lighting at the Ayrton head offices in Paris on Oct. 20, 2022. The full-day event, 9:30 am-5 pm, promises to be one of inspiration, motivation, networking, personal and professional development and community for women. Registration is free for in-person and online attendance.
Virtual Event Tickets Now Available
On Monday October 24th, 2022, the Stage Managers’ Association (SMA) will present its annual Del Hughes Awards for Lifetime Achievement in the Art of Stage Management, at the National Opera Center’s Marc A. Scorca Hall in NYC. The distinguished 2022 honorees are corporate, event, and theatrical stage manager Andrew Feigin, opera stage manager Raymond Menard, and theatrical stage manager Bernita Robinson. In addition to these Lifetime Achievement Awards, the SMA will honor Marguerite Price with The Founders Award, and Narda E. Alcorn and Lisa Porter with a Special Recognition Award.
The event is available virtually on Monday, October 24th, 2022 at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT.
Registration is required and the event is free. Go to https://SMADH2022.eventbrite.com to register.Read More »The Stage Managers’ Association 2022 Del Hughes Awards for Lifetime Achievement Set for Oct. 24 at 6:30 p.m. ET
The much-anticipated 2022 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) proved every bit as thrilling, visually dramatic and sonically entertaining as music fans globally have come to expect of this high-profile live broadcast extravaganza! This year it was staged at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ, and lit for the third year by Tom Sutherland of DX7 Design.Read More »Robe Rocks at the 2022 VMAs with LD Tom Sutherland
Lowlands Festival is the largest and most prestigious multi-day festival in The Netherlands. This year’s event, held between Aug. 19-21 at Evenemententerrein Walibi Holland in… Read More »Ayrton Goes High Profile at Lowlands Paradise
ULTRA Europe made its triumphant return to Park Mladeži in Split, Croatia from July 8 –10, 2022, welcoming more than 160,000 attendees from 141 countries for the festival’s eighth edition. Europe’s premier destination music festival featured four stages, with the Main Stage impressing attendees as a marvelous giant measuring 20m high and 80m long, with more than 500 sq. m. of LED screens and flanked by world-class pyrotechnics.
As a part of the Main Stage at Ultra Europe, four extreme power RTI NANO 100 laser systems were deployed. Here are some photos and information on these powerful lasers in use at the music festival. Read More »Ultra Europe 2022’s Main Stage Dazzles with RTI NANO 100 Laser Systems
PLSN Co-Editors Debi Moen and Michael S. Eddy each penned an Editor’s Note for the October 2022 issue.
Registration for the 2023 edition of Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) is now open. The event will take place Jan. 31-Feb. 3, 2023 at he Fira… Read More »Registration Opens for ISE 2023
PRG proudly contributed lighting, rigging, and LED video panels for first edition of UniVisionarios, which aired live on Thursday, September 22, 2022 on Univision. The lighting design by Rene Garcia featured more than 280 fixtures including Chroma Q Color Forces, Robe 600s and 1200s, and Vari-Lite VL2600s. The set design by Univision Production Designer Jorge Dominguez centered around a 40’W x 29’H LED wall comprised of 325 tiles, weighing in at nearly 10,000 lbs.Read More »PRG Provides 360° Solutions for ‘UniVisionarios’ 2022
The ADJ team is preparing to hit the road this fall for a series of Take Control events at pro audio and lighting retail stores across the U.S. The one-day educational product showcase events will star the ADJ WMX1 standalone controller alongside the ADJ LINK iPad-based control system and will provide hands on training on how these innovative tools can be used to take creative lighting control to the next level for live event entertainers and stage performers, as well as installations into bars, lounges, churches, and community theaters.Read More »ADJ Launch ‘Take Control’ Lighting Controller Product Showcase to Demo & Teach Users About WMX1 and LINK Controllers
Luminex will showcase its award-winning 10GB GigaCore 30i AV network switch at Cine Gear Atlanta and NAB (AES) Show New York in the USA with its North American Distributor A.C. Lighting Inc. “We were excited to meet our partners in person and to present our new products at several international trade shows in the past months. The Luminex team was thrilled to have received lots of positive feedback from partners, users, and media on how the GigaCore 30i AV switch can perfectly fit into different applications, even without any IT knowledge,” says Bart Swinnen, Luminex’s CEO. “We are happy to be back in the USA again, and we believe Cine Gear and NAB/ AES Show are the perfect places where to demonstrate how AV network can easily be achieved with Araneo and our GigaCore range for the broadcast, media, and the entertainment industry.”Read More »Luminex Presents New GigaCore 30i and Araneo at Cine Gear Atlanta and NAB Show New York with A.C. Lighting
SETC has accomplished the goal it set this summer: to find a creative and dynamic leader who would help the organization move forward with its… Read More »Toni Simmons Henson Selected as SETC’s Next Executive Director