Replicating the Hollywood Bowl at a modern indoor arena is a tall order, but Bobby Grey of Notan Creative LLC was more than up to the challenge recently when he was called upon to light Audacy’s superstar-studded ‘We Can Survive’ concert at New Jersey’s 18,000-capacity Prudential Center. Held annually in support of mental health advocacy, the event routinely features many of music’s biggest names.
Supporting Indian playback superstar Javid Alirich’s recent dynamic two-hour and thirty-minute concert New York was an equally far-ranging light show created by Roosevelt Dsouza with a rig anchored by 20 COLORado PXL Curve12 and 16 Color STRIKE M fixtures from CHAUVET Professional.
At halftime of the Rutgers Washington football game there was an ode To New Jersey lighting display showcasing the induction of the Rutgers Athletics Hall of Fame class of 2024. Squeek Lites provided a collection of CHAUVET Professional Maverick Storm 4 Profile fixtures to animate the center of the filed in crisp white light.
Only 59 of the 1,400 young people from around the world who participated in the 47th annual WorldSkills Competition won gold medals. But in reality, everyone involved in this nonprofit event went home a winner. First, there were the educational benefits. Founded in the aftermath of WWII when there was a global shortage of skilled workers, WorldSkills is dedicated to promoting vocational education.
Over at the ever-popular Bet99 Stage, at Canada’s Escapade Festival 2024, performances by the likes of Slander, Isoxo, Seven Lions, Kayzo, and Subtronics were all supported by a versatile, dynamic rig created by Onedot that featured 29 CHAUVET Professional Color STRIKE M motorized strobe-washes, and an equal number of STRIKE Array 2 fixtures.
The Struts’ just-concluded U.S. leg of their ‘Pretty Vicious’ tour featured a design by Lighting Designer Carlos Katsurayama, who transformed the stage with a shifting variety of dramatic looks that wrapped themselves tightly around the mood of the music. Helping him create this evocative canvas was a rig supplied by LIT Lighting that featured CHAUVET Professional fixtures.
Pierre E Roy was the LD for Rock La Cauze festival. The main stage hosted 19 acts, rock and metal artists, along with some reggae bands. When all was said and done, all involved with the festival went home happy thanks to Roy’s passion for absorbing the music and persona of every act, along with a versatile festival rig that featured CHAUVET Professional fixtures.
Nothing excites the imagination quite like a tunnel. Mysterious passageways to unseen worlds that wait on the other side, these dark, uncertain subterranean paths have been the subject of fascination and legends since ancient times. What better setting to serve as an immersive backdrop for electronic music and rave artists at Brussels’ Listen Festival?
The branding theme for the ‘Women Of Wrestling’ TV series consists of two Ws made up of 64 CHAUVET Professional COLORado PXL Curve 12 motorized battens supplied by Felix Lighting. The stunning flourish is part of a dynamic lighting design by five-time Emmy Award winner Darren Langer, working with LD Felix Peralta, and drafter Chris Fernandez.
“Delivering innovation and connecting communities,” is a rallying cry for IBC 2024 on the show’s website. The Chauvet family of brands: Kino Flo, ChamSys and CHAUVET Professional will be embracing this concept wholeheartedly at the convention by showcasing an impressive selection of products.
ChamSys will be conducting a series of learning sessions during the first two days of the three-day PLASA 2024 show, which runs from September 1-3. The sessions will cover a variety of topics, from an introduction to MagicQ, to a guide to achieving faster programming with Group Cues and Group FX, as well as well as learning experiences with guest LDs.
Working with a stunning Production Design by Travis Shirley, Lighting Designer Ignacio “Iggy” Rosenberg of Lightswitch, artfully pixel mapped every cell of 310 CHAUVET Professional Color STRIKE M fixtures to add an extra level of depth and continuity to the massive set for Karol G’s 62-date ‘Mañana Será Bonito’ Tour