Situated in northeast Ohio, MGM Northfield Park – the region’s premier destination for dining, gaming, and entertainment – has become the first venue in the United States to permanently install GLP’s impression X5 next-generation washlight.Read More »MGM Northfield Park Quick to Cash in on GLP’s impression X5
Lighting Company:
Solotech
Video Company:
Screenworks NEP
“Billboard” magazine recently ranked tours around the world by total ticket sales from November 2021 through October 2022. The Showtime section within PLSN’s January 2023 issue focuses on the lighting, staging and video production teams and equipment supporting these tours.
Main Light increased its rental inventory of Ayrton lighting fixtures with the purchase of a large complement of versatile new Zonda 9 FX fixtures. The company currently has offices in Delaware, Tennessee, and Las Vegas. Main Light has seen a steady demand for its Ayrton Perseo, Khamsin, and Diablo fixtures, which were acquired during the past two years. ACT Entertainment is the exclusive distributor of Ayrton lighting in North America.Read More »Main Light Becomes One of the First in the US to Acquire Ayrton Zonda 9 FX Fixtures
U.S. rockers Panic! at the Disco kickstarted their highly anticipated Viva Las Vengeance arena tour at Austin, TX’s Moody Center in September, with a ’70s and ’80s rock-influenced high-octane show. Conjuring up rich colors and sharp beams were 128 VL2600 PROFILE luminaires from Vari-Lite, the originator of the modern moving head and a Signify entertainment lighting brand.Read More »Huge Vari-Lite VL2600 Rig Invokes Vintage Rock Glamour for Panic! at the Disco
Lighting Company
Volt
Venue
Various (Tour)
The Lumineers’ “Brightside” tour brings a production family back together with Tour Director Sara Full, Designers Sooner Routhier and Robert Long of SRae Productions and Lighting Director Ian Haslauer. The show is triumph of lighting, video, and automation.
The Field of Light installation by British artist Bruce Munro, recently opened at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center at the University of Texas, Austin. Field of Light, mixed media (fiber optical, glass, acrylic, light source) consists of a stunning display of 28,000 solar powered stems that gently illuminate the arboretum.
LMG, a national provider of video, audio, lighting and LED, announces the purchase of land in Austin, TX along with plans to build their 11th US location. The site at 8016 Burleson Rd will soon be home to a new LMG location including offices, warehouse space, a production studio, and a state-of-the-art rehearsal studio, and will span approximately 30,000 sq. ft.Read More »LMG Purchases Land in Austin, TX; Announces Plans to Build 11th US Location
In early April, 4Wall Entertainment provided Rob Ross Design with a lighting rental package for Tesla’s Giga Texas Cyber Rodeo grand opening event. The event, hosted by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, celebrated the electric vehicle maker’s new $1.1 billion factory near the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas.Read More »Rob Ross Design and 4Wall Light Grand Opening Party for Tesla in Austin, TX
ENCINITAS, CA – To support the live production and live streaming needs of the 11th annual Switchfoot Bro-Am fundraiser at Moonlight Beach, Austin, TX-based TourGigs used Blackmagic products, including ATEM 1 M/E Production Studio 4K switchers. TourGigs worked with broadcast journalism students from nearby Carlsbad High School to run the production of the event, which drew a crowd of 20,000 attendees and was streamed to 75,000 more viewers.
TOUR: “Carrie & Lowell” U.S. tour (April-June 2015); U.K./Europe (Aug.-Oct. 2015)
DESIGN: “I am operating the show that Marc Janowitz designed. The show has a simple and sexy look. Most songs are just one or two cues. I find it harder to do the simple looks — it can be difficult to make sure the lighting is stimulating and engaging enough for the audience while trying to not duplicate looks. However, during the last song of the show, ‘Blue Bucket of Gold,’ things get a little crazy.