There is a powerfully moving beauty that arises when the human creative spirit transcends barriers of time and culture. Such was the case not long ago, when Rebecca and Megan Lovell, the Georgia-born sisters, better known as the widely acclaimed roots rock duo Larkin Poe, and their mother were reading A Tale For The Time Being, Ruth Ozeki’s novel about a Tsunami and its effect on the life of a Japanese family.Read More »CHAUVET Professional and 4Wall Help Tony Caporale Reflect Mood of Larkin Poe ‘Blood Harmony’ Tour
Elation Professional and Obsidian Control Systems are proud to be partnering with Backstage Academy, the UK’s premier institution for the education of the next generation of live event professionals. Both Elation and Obsidian are providing the latest in cutting-edge products to Backstage Academy for use in educational courses and training purposes.Read More »Elation Professional and Obsidian Control Systems partner with UK’s Backstage Academy
Nick Chang has been overseeing lighting for services and other events at Church of the City in Nashville since 2020 and again handled lighting programming and direction for five Christmas services this past December. Employing Elation’s Artiste Mondrian™ LED profile FX luminaire on the worship services, Chang hid the multi-functional moving heads behind a blow-through LED wall to create a variety of impactful and unexpectedly striking lighting scenes. Production and Lighting Design was by Jori Johnson.Read More »Hidden Splendor of Artiste Mondrian™ on Church of the City Christmas Services 2022
4Wall UK, a global video, lighting and rigging company, has taken residency in a dedicated large-scale space, Unit 2, at live event facility Production Park in South Kirkby, West Yorkshire.Read More »4Wall UK Takes Residency at Production Park
Mike Grabowski was thrilled with his experience designing the multiple stages under his purview for Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest in Times Square this year, except for one thing. His single regret didn’t involve the rain that fell for much of the evening, either. After all, the “unpredictability of nature,” comes with the territory when lighting outdoor events, said The Lighting Design Group’s senior designer. Plus, given that most of his rig was IP65 rated, he had little to worry about regarding the showers. (He and the team have seen a lot of challenging weather, being at Times Square on NYE, for over a decade of these shows.)Read More »CHAUVET Professional Creates NYE Magic for Mike Grabowski and The Lighting Design Group
4Wall Entertainment has released Episode 6 of Light Humor, their animated series. The episode, The Load-In is dedicated by 4Wall to the memory of Richard “Nook” Schoenfeld.