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Main Light Becomes One of the First in the US to Acquire Ayrton Zonda 9 FX Fixtures

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

Robe on Tour with Phoebe Bridgers

For the U.S leg of Phoebe Bridgers’ 2022 world tour, Gateway Studios & Production of St Louis provided LD Spike Kienholz Inglis of Spike Design with a Robe moving light rig. The setup included 24 MegaPointes, 24 Spiiders, 16 Tetra1s and six FORTES.

Smarty Hybrids Add Tailored Touch to Breaking Benjamin on Co-Headlining Tour

One of the 2000’s most successful hard rock bands is Breaking Benjamin, whose guitar heavy sounds and powerful vocals delivered by Benjamin Burnley have endeared them to fans for two decades. The band teamed up recently with another iconic group, Alice in Chains, to co-headline a tour that also saw Bush on the bill as special guests.Read More »Smarty Hybrids Add Tailored Touch to Breaking Benjamin on Co-Headlining Tour

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.

Robe is Icy Cool for Twenty One Pilots Tour

Twenty One Pilots’ “Icy” tour hit the road this summer, offering LD Tyler “Shap” Shapard the chance to produce an elegant and imaginative lighting design. To atmospherically engineer the mood and vibes for each song, he relied on a Solotech-supplied rig that included 80 Robe MegaPointes.

Vari-Lite University Outreach Program Delivers VL2600 Uplift for the University of Houston

The University of Houston recently took advantage of the University Outreach Program from Vari-Lite, the originators of the modern moving head and Signify entertainment lighting brand, which enables emerging lighting design students to elevate their production looks and facilitates hands-on professional fixture experience. The latest collaborative project saw Andrew Archer, who is undertaking a BFA in Technical Theatre Production, create an inspired design for the play The Learned Ladies using VL2600 SPOT luminaires.Read More »Vari-Lite University Outreach Program Delivers VL2600 Uplift for the University of Houston

Follow-Me Partner A.C. Lighting Inc. Launches Follow-Me Track-iT at LDI 2022

A.C. Lighting Inc., distributor of world-class lighting and rigging technologies, is pleased to announce the North American launch of Follow-Me Track-iT during #LDI2022. Follow-Me Track-iT is a scalable remote manual followspot and performer auto-tracking system ideal for the entertainment industry.Read More »Follow-Me Partner A.C. Lighting Inc. Launches Follow-Me Track-iT at LDI 2022

Proteus Rayzor 1960™ High-Output LED Wash and FX Light Shipping Now

When lighting designers are looking for a workhorse washlight but also want something novel to add to their designs they often turn to the Proteus Rayzor 760™, Elation’s popular LED wash, mid-air and specialty effect light in one. Now available and shipping is the Proteus Rayzor 1960™, a more powerful big brother that opens up its distinct visual qualities to shows and productions of every scale. With the power to handle long-throw applications, the Proteus Rayzor 1960 is part of Elation’s market-leading Proteus line of IP65 luminaires for use under adverse conditions and in any environment. Here’s a preview video from Elation on the Proteus Rayzor Series:

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