American electro-pop artist Ari Staprans Leff, who performs under the stage name Lauv, is currently on his All 4 Nothing Tour with dates running into December in the U.S. Designers Parker Genoway and Cory FitzGerald of Silent House, and Lighting Programmer/Director Will Flavin, spoke with PLSN about the lighting and video of the production, supplied by LMG.
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.
The key to achieving a successful haze effect with a fog machine comes down to a few main factors, notes Jason Reberski in his article, “In Favor of Fog and Fans” (PLSN, Nov. 2022, page 46). First, you will need a fog machine that has good low-end control; meaning that ideally, it must be able to consistently output a small trickle of fog (less critical if your application is outdoors or very large scale). Second, a long-lasting, slow evaporating fog fluid made of higher molecular weight, low vapor-pressure glycols is required. Third, a good fan is a must. Almost any fan will work if it is quiet and moves enough air to properly aerate the long-lasting fog into a haze.
We hear all about the massive circular structure rig on Swedish House Mafia’s Paradise Again world tour from Ben Dalgleish and the Human Person design team, the architects of this rave arena experience. We also talk to All Access about the build and with ER Productions about the laser design by Derek Abbott.
Fog enthusiast, Jason Reberski speaks about bringing back fog and fans to get that just right atmosphere with his tried-and-true method of using fog machines paired with DMX-controlled fans to create variable levels of haze for productions.
We take a look at a variety of new products being launched this fall from a range of manufacturers and distributors. This product guide includes new luminaires, control and distribution products, staging, trussing, video, special effects, and other production equipment.
Global design and BIM software provider Vectorworks, Inc. releases Vectorworks 2023, featuring performance improvements and tools developed to give users more time to design. The 2023 release includes Vectorworks Spotlight, Architect, Landmark, Fundamentals, Braceworks, ConnectCAD, and Vision with the English-language editions of these versions available today.Read More »Vectorworks, Inc. Launches 2023 Version of BIM and CAD Product Line
For country star Chase Rice’s show at the Blame My Roots Festival in eastern Ohio this summer, Zakk Bosserman paired his floor package design with an overhead rig provided by Showtime Sound that included Chauvet Professional Maverick MK3 Profile, STRIKE 4 and Rogue R2 Wash fixtures.
This year’s winners of the PLASA Awards for Innovation were announced Monday night at the PLASA Show at Olympia London. The Innovation Awards celebrate future-focused tech that improves safety, efficiency and performance through new methods and materials.Read More »PLASA 2022: Innovation Award Winners
Chris Lose looks on the bright side of touring life, taking us through a day of gratitude for all the little things that make a big difference on tour.
Expanding ADJ’s groundbreaking Hydro Series of powerful, reliable, and affordable IP65 rated moving heads, the new Hydro Beam X12 is a nimble fixture that outputs an intense, razor-sharp beam. Ideal for generating aerial effects at concerts, tours, festivals, and dance events, it combines the punchy Philips® Platinum 12R LL MSD 6,000-hour discharge lamp technology with a carefully curated selection of beam-shaping tools that include motorized focus and a dynamic 24-facet prism. Here’s an introductory video on the Hydro Beam X12 from ADJ:
Read More »Sharp & Powerful: ADJ’s New Hydro Beam X12 IP65-Rated Dedicated Beam Moving Head
For the current Genesis tour, The Last Domino?, Roland Greil, co-lighting designer with show designer Patrick Woodroffe of Woodroffe Bassett Designs, chose five MDG theONE™ dual haze and fog generators, citing the need for an excellent canvas of haze on which to paint their lighting design for this iconic band’s potentially last tour.Read More »MDG theONE™ Provides the Canvas for Genesis The Last Domino? Tour