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Gateway Productions Invests in Ayrton Dominos for the Brooklyn Mirage 2023 Season

The Ayrton Domino Profile

Gateway Productions in Newburyport, MA has purchased 28 Ayrton Domino Profile fixtures for use on productions and installations and to add to its rental inventory. Domino is an IP65 rated multi-function luminaire with extraordinary light power and a full feature set that’s designed for intensive outdoor use. ACT Entertainment is the exclusive distributor of Ayrton lighting in North America.Read More »Gateway Productions Invests in Ayrton Dominos for the Brooklyn Mirage 2023 Season

Anolis Chosen for The Godfrey Hotel’s New Lighting Scheme

A new Anolis external lighting scheme is illuminating the facades of The Godfrey Hotel in Boston, picking out the detail and architectural intricacies of the impressive former Blake & Armory Building, a historic commercial site at the corner of Temple Place and Washington Street in the city’s Downtown Crossing pedestrian shopping zone. Ron Kuszmar of PORT led the project and explained that the hotel’s owners brought them onboard to specify, design, and install a new LED lighting scheme that would highlight the building in all its glory and replace the previous system dating back to when The Godfrey originally opened in 2016.Read More »Anolis Chosen for The Godfrey Hotel’s New Lighting Scheme

City Theatrical Launches QolorFLEX 25x3A Dimmer

City Theatrical launched its newest addition to the QolorFLEX® brand of professional LED Tape, Dimming Control and Accessories with QolorFLEX 25x3A Dimmer (P/N 5811), which is a low voltage, constant voltage, dimmer that is designed for large installations of LED tape. Here’s City Theatrical’s 25-Channel Dimmer Product Introduction video hosted by City Theatrical General Manager Al Crawford:

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From Salt Production to Stage Production: Upstaging Lights Chicago’s Salt Shed with Elation

Historical Morton Salt complex transformed into Chicago’s hottest new live performance space

Salt Shed interior space. ©Sandra Steinbrecher, @sandysteinbrecherphotography (instagram), @sandragoldin (twitter), Sandra Goldin Steinbrecher (facebook)

The Morton Salt complex in Chicago had been in operation for nearly a century before it was closed down in 2015. Today, the complex has been transformed into a multi-purpose venue for live music and other events named The Salt Shed. Boasting state-of-the-art sound and lighting systems, including a comprehensive Elation stage lighting rig from Upstaging, The Salt Shed is quickly becoming the hot new performance space in Chicago.Read More »From Salt Production to Stage Production: Upstaging Lights Chicago’s Salt Shed with Elation

GLP impression FR1 TM Transforms Der Player’s Atmosphere from Dinner into Party Fever

Since late last year there has been a new player in the Hanseatic city of Hamburg. Set in Hamburg’s Ottensen district, chef and author Jonas Straube appears to have effortlessly combined seeming opposites. Der Player (‘The Player’) is a restaurant, bar, games lounge, and nightclub all rolled into one. The innovative fusion concept posed a challenge for lighting and video planner Axel Fahrenhorst, from Hamburg-based creative consultancy lineareal GmbH. This is because when one seamlessly merges into the other, the lighting requirements change in next to no time.Read More »GLP impression FR1 TM Transforms Der Player’s Atmosphere from Dinner into Party Fever

Blizzard Introduces Funky Fresh InfiniPix™ Series

Blizzard, creators of the popular Mixtape™ Series among other LED lighting and video products, announced its latest lighting power couple: InfiniPix™ Cyclone and InfiniPix™ Spektro. The retro-inspired and uniquely shaped fixtures are loaded with built-in effects, like 85 animated pattern effects, to give DJs and other mobile performers a big impact on a gig-ready setup.Read More »Blizzard Introduces Funky Fresh InfiniPix™ Series

Ecom Events Adds to the Enchantment of Fiers à Cheval with CHAUVET Professional

“We think of our creations as an invitation to dream,” Jean-Baptiste Duperray, founder and artistic director of La Compagnie des Quidams has said. This invitation was eagerly accepted recently by all who visited the historic Château des ducs de Bretagne on the banks of the Loire to see the talented street art group’s “Fiers à Cheval” performance.  There, as the show’s large, self-lit inflatable horses floated in the air, flowing in harmony with metamorphic human artists,  the imagination of spectators took flight.  Read More »Ecom Events Adds to the Enchantment of Fiers à Cheval with CHAUVET Professional

LDI 2022 Helps Industry Gear Up for Busy 2023

The LDI Show returned to Las Vegas after a busy year of live event productions across North America. The aisles were busy with production pros seeking to gear up for another busy year ahead, with exhibitors unveiling as many new products as steadily improving supply chain conditions would permit.