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InfoComm 2023: Obsidian to Showcase New NETRON Installation Solutions and IP65 Data Distribution Range

Obsidian Control Systems looks forward to welcoming AV, integration, and production professionals to Booth #5845 at the InfoComm 2023 show in Orlando. Showcasing June 14-16 at the Orange County Convention Center will be the latest ONYX software, a new IP65 data distribution range, all new NETRON installation solutions, and more.Read More »InfoComm 2023: Obsidian to Showcase New NETRON Installation Solutions and IP65 Data Distribution Range

Janet Jackson ‘Together Again’ Tour

Janet Jackson’s ‘Together Again’ tour is her 10th outing. For the ‘five act’ retrospective of her 50-year career, Eric Wade, Principal of Crossfade Design served as Production Designer as well as Tour Director. Troy Eckerman was Associate Lighting Designer/Lead Lighting Programmer. Both speak with PLSN about the production solutions supporting this dynamic artist’s tour.

Virtual Production Pipeline at Drexel University

Nick Jushchyshyn, program director of Digital Media and Virtual Production at Drexel University’s Westphal College of Media Arts and Design, discusses his use of Blackmagic Design technologies as part of the program’s virtual production workflow.

Music Matters Productions 20th Anniversary

Learn more about Music Matters Productions, who are celebrating their 20th anniversary in business this year. From a middle school music education business, MMP has grown by leaps and bounds from small stages in the Atlanta, GA area to supporting festivals, productions, and tours across the U.S. 

SAVe Announces Appointment of AV Industry Veteran and Sustainability Champion, Raymond Kent to Board Of Directors

Raymond Kent

Sustainability in AV (SAVe), the first U.S.-based organization to bring stakeholders in the audiovisual (AV) field to take concerted action to achieve the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), announces the appointment of nationally recognized award-winning Senior Design Leader, Raymond Kent, ASTC, LEED AP BD+C, Principal of DLR Group, founder of the Innovative Technology Design Group, and former CEO of Sustainable Technologies Group, to join SAVe’s Board of Directors.Read More »SAVe Announces Appointment of AV Industry Veteran and Sustainability Champion, Raymond Kent to Board Of Directors

Over 1,000 GLP Fixtures in Use at OMR Festival in Hamburg

The OMR Festival in Hamburg is growing continuously. The format, which was launched in front of 200 guests in 2011 – at that time still under the name Online Marketing Rockstars Conference – now fills the entire Messe Hamburg, as well as numerous other locations in the Hanseatic city with a wealth of side events. This makes the OMR Festival the largest gathering of executives from the digital economy, media, and marketing worlds in Europe.Read More »Over 1,000 GLP Fixtures in Use at OMR Festival in Hamburg

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

ADJ Lights Country Music Star Easton Corbin for Open Air Concert in Yucaipa, CA

An ADJ heavy lighting rig incorporating Focus Profile moving head and Jolt Panel FX static LED luminaires, amongst other fixtures, was used to illuminate a recent sold-out concert by Easton Corbin at Yucaipa Performing Arts Center in California. Lighting Designer Tommy Frisch utilized the ADJ fixtures both to light Easton and his band as well as to fill the stage with vibrant color, movement, and pattern projections, creating a wide variety of looks for a performance that included a mixture of big hits and brand-new music.Read More »ADJ Lights Country Music Star Easton Corbin for Open Air Concert in Yucaipa, CA

Elation KL Profile FC™ Highlights State-of-the-Art Lighting Install at Florence J. Gillmor Hall, Westminster College

Last September, Westminster College, a private liberal arts school in Salt Lake City, inaugurated Florence J. Gillmor Hall, a modern facility equipped with state-of-the-art instruction, rehearsal, and performance spaces for the school’s music, dance, and theatre programs. Elation lighting has been integrated into the hall’s dance studio and performance space, a package that includes Fuze Profile™, Rayzor 760™ and Seven Batten 14™ luminaires, along with the first U.S. installation of the company’s innovative KL Profile FC™ ellipsoidal fixture.Read More »Elation KL Profile FC™ Highlights State-of-the-Art Lighting Install at Florence J. Gillmor Hall, Westminster College