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Elation Launches Proteus Brutus™ LED Wash Effects Luminaire, an All-Weather 70,000-Lumen Powerhouse

Elation Professional continues to expand its award-winning Proteus line of IP65 rated luminaires with the extraordinary Proteus Brutus™, a powerful 70,000-lumen LED wash effects fixture capable of high intensity washes and piercing narrow beams that can cut through at tremendous distances. Available now and shipping, the Proteus Brutus is the brightest lighting fixture that Elation has ever produced.Read More »Elation Launches Proteus Brutus™ LED Wash Effects Luminaire, an All-Weather 70,000-Lumen Powerhouse

GLP XDC1 IP Hybrid Allows SEEED to Shine on an Open-Air Stage


Berlin band SEEED was busy playing open-air and festival dates in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland (including eight concerts in their home town alone) between May and September. LD Timo Martens has been with the 14-piece band for 22 years, and both musicians and crew are like family to him. On the other hand, 16 GLP XDC1 IP Hybrid, the new IP65 rated strobe wash hybrids, with the much-praised RGBL color mixture of the X5 Series, were traveling for the first time.Read More »GLP XDC1 IP Hybrid Allows SEEED to Shine on an Open-Air Stage

Bandit Lites Illuminates Medal of Honor Convention

The Congressional Medal of Honor Society returned to Knoxville to celebrate and pay tribute to the great sacrifices made by Americans around the world in defense of our country. Bandit Lites was honored to donate a lighting system for the gala, where more than 30 Recipients of the Medal of Honor gathered to “reconnect with each other, solemnly commemorate those Recipients who have passed, conduct Society business, and engage the local community.”Read More »Bandit Lites Illuminates Medal of Honor Convention

GLP impression FR10 Bar Provides Dynamic Floor Package for Jessie J

Jessie J performed shows throughout Europe this summer before heading to Rock in Rio in Brazil. Lighting/Set Designer Morgan Evans, a design associate to LD Tim Routledge, provided the artist with a Neg Earth-supplied floor package that included GLP impression FR10 Bars.

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.

GLP Rides with Die Ärzte on ‘Buffalo Bill in Rome’ Tour

The German band Die Ärzte followed up the release of their 2020 album, “Hell” (“Bright” in German) with “Dunkel” (“Dark”) in 2021. This year, after pandemic restrictions eased, the band supported both albums with their 2022 tour. Production designer Bertil Mark’s honeycomb-patterned design incorporates impression X5 and X4 Bar 20 fixtures along with JDC Line 500 and JDC1 units from GLP.

Grupo Firme Electrifies Stadium Crowds with Assist from 3G-Supplied Elation Fixtures

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.