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Green Riders

Chris Lose looks at Green Riders for tours and how everyone has a part to play in going green on the bus, onstage and at the FOH.

Elation Smarty Hybrid™ Workhorse Lights on Walker Hayes ‘Duck Buck Tour’

Last fall, Darkroom Creative enlisted Elation Smarty Hybrid™ moving heads on Walker Hayes’ “Glad You’re Here Tour” as a multifunctional workhorse on the country star’s first headlining arena tour. Currently out on his follow-up “Duck Buck Tour,” the leading design firm has again turned to the compact moving head as the only hard-edged fixture in the rig. Read More »Elation Smarty Hybrid™ Workhorse Lights on Walker Hayes ‘Duck Buck Tour’

Lewis Capaldi Tours with over 170 GLP Flexible Hybrid LEDs

Lewis Capaldi is currently touring the States, having recently completed his biggest European tour to date, visiting arenas in 32 cities over two months. Having played one of the last concerts before lockdown in March 2020, the Scot was out with a lighting package provided by Neg Earth, and new conceptual stage scenography orchestrated by Cassius Creative. This was constructed largely around GLP lighting solutions, notably a large grid of 102 JDC1 hybrid strobes.Read More »Lewis Capaldi Tours with over 170 GLP Flexible Hybrid LEDs

LD Seth Bernstein Illuminates H&M and Mugler Collaboration Celebration in NYC with 4Wall Gear

4Wall Entertainment recently provided a lighting rental package to KCD Worldwide for a unique hybrid event at Manhattan’s Park Avenue Armory, celebrating the H&M and Mugler collaboration. The event combined various elements, including sound, style, live performance, club culture, and dance. Lighting Designer Seth Bernstein provided a dynamic design for the event, which consisted of a concert, catwalk, and party.Read More »LD Seth Bernstein Illuminates H&M and Mugler Collaboration Celebration in NYC with 4Wall Gear

GLP Flies High with Florence and the Machine Supporting LD Andi Watson

Florence and the Machine’s grand world tour, which began late last summer in North America and subsequently spanned shows as far afield as Melbourne and London, will again prove that distance is no barrier as the festival season looms, with imminent outdoor events in Brazil and Europe. Masterminded by a largely new creative team, the lighting is based on an original concept from the highly imaginative Andi Watson, complementing Es Devlin’s set design. However, one long-term Florence collaborator is the show’s Lighting Director, Sam O’Riordan.Read More »GLP Flies High with Florence and the Machine Supporting LD Andi Watson

Walker Hayes Brings Bandit Lites and The Darkroom Creative on ‘Duck Buck’ Tour

Viral country superstar Walker Hayes is back on the road for the Duck Buck Tour with a lighting system from Bandit Lites. The “Fancy Like” singer songwriter is known for his warm, family-friendly shenanigans and authentic lyrics. In fact, the whole Walker clan tours together, with his kids joining him on stage to take part in some of TikTok dances millions have learned. The family vibes don’t simply stop for Walker and his wife and children; the entire tour brims with a welcoming atmosphere, a sensation that Nathan Alves and Seth Jackson notes Bandit also prides itself on. “The Bandit experience is always like working with your family,” Jackson said. “Mike Golden (Bandit VP) and I reminisced that I first walked into his door 25 years ago.”Read More »Walker Hayes Brings Bandit Lites and The Darkroom Creative on ‘Duck Buck’ Tour

League of Legends World Championship Finals Delivers an Immersive Arena Esports Experience with Martin Fixtures

The T1 squad (L) and the DRX squad pose onstage at the League of Legends World Championship Finals. (Photo by Colin Young-Wolff/Riot Games via Getty Images)

To ensure a visually stunning experience for gamers and fans alike, Lighting Designer Mathew Stovall, along with Lighting Directors Tiffany Keys and Michael Appel, and TouchDesigner Programmer Pete Thornbury, worked together to provide the League of Legends World Championship Finals with an impressive lighting rig featuring an array of Martin professional lighting solutions, supplied by Christie Lites, with MAC Aura PXL playing a key role.Read More »League of Legends World Championship Finals Delivers an Immersive Arena Esports Experience with Martin Fixtures

disguise and ZeroSpace Develop New Spout Integration

disguise has announced integration with ZeroSpace’s SpoutBridge, a tool that bridges the Spout technology with disguise RenderStream to facilitate production for xR and live events. The ZeroSpace engineering team, a next-generation media production facility and research lab in downtown Brooklyn, NY, worked with disguise to open up access to ZeroSpace’s Spout technology within the disguise user community. Spout is integrated into most commercial VJ software and is available as a free plug-in for OBS Studio, the free, open-source cross-platform screencasting and streaming app. This allows sharing of the same GPU video texture with content render engines for uncompressed, zero-latency frame streaming.Read More »disguise and ZeroSpace Develop New Spout Integration