On Monday, September 12, The Shubert Organization officially dedicated and revealed the newly renamed James Earl Jones Theatre (138 West 48th Street, New York City), formerly… Read More »Shubert Organization Dedicates the James Earl Jones Theatre on Broadway
Every once in a while, Craig Richter runs into someone who isn’t familiar with the music of Halestorm, despite his Grammy-winning client’s cult-like following. When… Read More »Craig Richter Lights Halestorm’s Tour with Chauvet Professional
Mexican band Grupo Firme brought the party to U.S. stadiums this summer with their “Enfiestados y Amanecidos” tour, with 3G Productions supplying lighting, video, audio and rigging equipment. Production Designer Andy Ruiz and Lighting Designer/Tour Operator Arturo Sanchez added a festive touch with Elation Smarty Hybrid and Rayzor 760 moving lights along with Cuepix WW2 blinders.
For the Black Eyed Peas’ performance at the Lokerse Feesten in Belgium, Alain Corthout provided a lively and colorful light show powered by a ChamSys MagicQ MQ250M Stadium Console supplied by Phlippo, Belgium.
The sprawling Belgravia Sports Club in Harare, Zimbabwe, was packed with fans this summer when Grammy winner Burna Boy stepped onto the stage as part… Read More »Events Evolution Connects Burna Boy to Crowd with Chauvet Professional
Sliding frictionlessly though thumbing funk and mesmerizing rock-soul infused jazz, multi-Grammy winning bassist Thundercat is, as The New York Times put it “the kind of… Read More »Justin Preston Balances Looks for Thundercat’s Broad Museum Show with Chauvet Professional
Multigenre English musician Jacob Collier is back on the road for a grand world tour to celebrate his DJESSE album series. The show features an energetic lighting design harnessing the rich colors of the VL2600 range of luminaires from Vari-Lite.
Puerto Rican singer-songwriter Kany García visited Caracas, Venezuela for the first time for two shows in May. Production Manager Jorge “Mosquito” Redondo of Caracas-based OZ Shows selected Claypaky Sharpy Plus fixtures for the concerts, which were provided by Touch Me Marketing, also based in Caracas.
Originally set for Jan. 31 at L.A.’s Crypto.com Arena (formerly Staples Center), the 64th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony has been postponed, with no new date confirmed. Also last week, organizers of the Sundance Film festival announced that their event, prepped as a hybrid online/in person gig with a Jan. 20 start date, will proceed as an online-only event.
LOS ANGELES — Filmed one day after this year’s Grammy Awards, and broadcast on CBS on Feb. 9 and Feb. 12, The Beatles: The Night That Changed America used Vari-Lite lighting fixtures to help Grammy organizers mark 50 years since the band first performed on The Ed Sullivan Show. LD Matt Firestone chose the fixtures for the production, which was filmed at the Los Angeles Convention Center and presented by the Recording Academy, AEG Ehrlich Ventures and CBS.
LOS ANGELES — Pepsi promoted its Super Bowl halftime show during the 56th annual Grammy Awards January 26th in a memorable two and a half minute commercial that featured past NFL stars and a rig of Elation Platinum Beams and Opti Tri Par lights.