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Brown Note Productions and Elation Proteus Weather Wild Summer Conditions

Inkcarceration (photo: Nathan Zucker)

By any measure, summer 2023 in the U.S. has been extreme with intense heat, severe rainfall and unrelenting smoke. So when a number of outdoor festivals and events are on the program, the challenge for any production company is immense. “This is a very current issue,” states Ryan Knutson, President of Brown Note Productions in Colorado. “We’ve seen some really intense changing weather patterns and IP fixtures have become critical in outdoor applications.” Read More »Brown Note Productions and Elation Proteus Weather Wild Summer Conditions

Donny Osmond Las Vegas Residency Features Tom Sutherland Design and Full Elation Rig

Donny Osmond recently completed his 100th solo residency show at Harrah’s Las Vegas beneath a rig with 140 Elation luminaires used as part of a lighting design by Tom Sutherland of DX7 Design. Osmond opened the show, “Donny,” last September, less than two years after he and his sister Marie Osmond ended their 11-year Vegas residency, and Osmond’s new solo show looks like it’s heading for another multi-year residency run.

Michael Ledesma and Elation Keep Up with Carlos Santana on ‘Miraculous Supernatural Tour’

Following a spring run of shows, Santana toured the U.S. from June 17 to Aug. 27 with opening act Earth, Wind & Fire. Santana’s “Miraculous Supernatural Tour” featured a lighting design by Michael Ledesma that included Elation Protron Eclypse hybrid LED luminaires and SEVEN Batten 14 LED strip lights. Both luminaires allowed for a full range of possibilities to complement the 75-year-old artist’s trademark guitar riffs with bright, vivid colors.

Chris Lisle and Elation Keep the Beat on Lollapalooza Perry’s Stage

It’s been a busy year for lighting and production designer Chris Lisle and his company CLLD. The production design firm recently wrapped up work on Lollapalooza, their sixth major event back to back, where they relied on an Elation-centered rig including Proteus series IP65 luminaires to light Perry’s Stage.