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The 2023 Creative Arts Emmy Honorees

The 75th annual Creative Arts Emmy Awards were held on January 6 and 7, 2024. They had been originally scheduled for September 2023, but were postponed due to Hollywood labor disputes. The ceremonies, honoring the artists and craftspeople behind the technical achievement were held at the Peacock Theater (formerly, the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, CA. Highlights from the events were shown on FXX on Saturday, January 13 and now available to stream on Hulu.

Here are the honorees for Lighting Design, Art Direction, Special Visual Effects, Costume Design, and Makeup. Read More »The 2023 Creative Arts Emmy Honorees

75th Emmy Awards Nominations Announced

The nominations for the 75th Emmy Awards were announced this past week, including the nominees for the Creative Arts Emmys, honoring artistic and technical achievements in television. The 2023 Creative Arts Emmy Awards are currently scheduled to take place at the Peacock Theater over two consecutive nights on Saturday, September 9, and Sunday, September 10.

21st Parnelli Awards Offer Surprises, Emotions, and Winners

Always full of surprises and the unexpected, the 21st Annual Parnelli Awards held on Friday April 14 started out with a big one: Outgoing NAMM CEO/President Joe Lamond was initiated in the Parnelli Hall of Fame. Also getting their due: Roy Lamb (Lifetime Achievement Award), Keny Whitright (Visionary Award), Marty Garcia (Audio Innovator) and more than two dozen others.

Tours & TV Shoots Spring Forth

Find out who’s working on what projects as Debi Moen shares the scope on SZA’s S.O.S., Hayley Kiyoko, Brit Floyd, Billy Idol, and the CMT Music Awards in Austin, among other gigs.

Allen Branton Lights iHeart Awards with Chauvet Professional Fixtures from 4Wall Entertainment

Collaboration’s wings take creativity to new heights. The wisdom of this adage was on full display at the 2022 iHeart Radio Music Awards when superstars John Legend and Charlie Puth sat down at dueling pianos to banter and play a five-minute mash up of one another’s hits, before announcing plans to record a song together.Read More »Allen Branton Lights iHeart Awards with Chauvet Professional Fixtures from 4Wall Entertainment

Allen Branton Lights Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony with Chauvet

 

USA—At its best, live music, particularly rock ‘n’ roll, is driven by a deep personal connection between fans and the artist on stage. TV viewers who tuned into HBO’s recent broadcast of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony were reminded of this time and again during the broadcast, even though the event took place inside a massive NBA arena. Here’s a video trailer of the ceremony from HBO. It’s now streaming on HBO Max:

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Allen Branton lit Atlantic City, NJ’s Boardwalk Hall for the 2014 Miss America Beauty Pageant with Clay Paky Sharpy and Sharpy Wash fixtures from Atomic Lighting in Lititz, PA.

Miss America 2014 Pageant Rig Includes Clay Paky Gear

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ – The Miss America pageant returned to its Atlantic City origins earlier this year and lighting designer Allen Branton was charged with lighting the cavernous Boardwalk Hall and making sure 53 beautiful women looked their best whenever the TV camera turned their way.  He was aided by Clay Paky Sharpy and Sharpy Wash fixtures from Atomic Lighting in Lititz, PA.