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Brown Note Productions and Elation Proteus Weather Wild Summer Conditions

Inkcarceration (photo: Nathan Zucker)

By any measure, summer 2023 in the U.S. has been extreme with intense heat, severe rainfall and unrelenting smoke. So when a number of outdoor festivals and events are on the program, the challenge for any production company is immense. “This is a very current issue,” states Ryan Knutson, President of Brown Note Productions in Colorado. “We’ve seen some really intense changing weather patterns and IP fixtures have become critical in outdoor applications.” Read More »Brown Note Productions and Elation Proteus Weather Wild Summer Conditions

ADJ: Dedicated Hydro IP Tester for In-House Maintenance Of IP65 Rated Fixtures

ADJ announces the immediate availability of the new Hydro IP Tester. This dedicated mobile service tool is specifically designed to assess the integrity of compatible IP rated lighting fixtures, including ADJ’s Hydro Series of moving heads. The compact device is intended for use by competent technicians at production companies, dealers, and rental houses.

IPS and Limited Edition Event Design Help Barbie Shine at UK Premiere with CHAUVET Professional

“A dazzling achievement, both technically and in tone… with impeccable attention to detail.” That’s what the highly regarded RogerEbert.com film reviews had to say about this summer’s runaway box office hit Barbie. The words also work well to describe the UK premiere of the universally acclaimed movie that took place July 12th at Cineworld Leicester Square.Read More »IPS and Limited Edition Event Design Help Barbie Shine at UK Premiere with CHAUVET Professional

Robe Gets Intoxicated with Helene Fischer

It’s been a busy year so far for Lighting Designer Tim Routledge, including crafting a stunning production lighting design for Helene Fischer’s audacious new LIVE 2023 arena tour collaboration with Cirque du Soleil, which is playing to sold out audiences across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland until the autumn, presenting an energetic collage of a 360° production, seat-edge acrobatics, and superlative musical performance. Cirque’s creative team led by Marie-Helen Delage approached Routledge to work alongside Show Director Genevieve Dorion-Coupal and Set Designer Bruce Rodgers on this ambitious production.Read More »Robe Gets Intoxicated with Helene Fischer

Robe Catches the Spirit of Glastonbury 2023

Arcadia Spider 360-degree arena at 2023 Glastonbury Festival (Photo: Chris Cooper/ ShotAway)

Robe moving lights were in action across multiple stages at the 2023 Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts, including in three key ‘creative’ areas of the massive site at Worthy Farm, Pilton, Somerset in the UK. These were the spectacular fire-breathing Arcadia Spider 360-degree arena, the eclectic, fabulous and funky Park Stage, one of the most popular Glasto zones, and the BBC Introducing stage which showcases some of the hottest rising music stars and some cool unique pop-up performances.Read More »Robe Catches the Spirit of Glastonbury 2023

Bandit Lights up Easter Celebration at the Bristol Motor Speedway ‘Food City Dirt Race’

Bandit Lites recently illuminated the stage at the Bristol Motor Speedway live Easter celebration service. American sports icon and evangelist Tim Tebow and highly acclaimed and award-winning Christian musicians Phil Wickham and Cory Asbury Sunday, April 9, prior to the start of the historic Food City Dirt Race. The BMS Easter celebration preceded the start of the Food City Dirt Race NASCAR Cup Series race and aired nationally on FOX and PRN Radio. Tebow provided a faith-based message while Asbury and Wickham performed several songs.Read More »Bandit Lights up Easter Celebration at the Bristol Motor Speedway ‘Food City Dirt Race’

NicLen Invests in Vari-Lite VL3600 Profile IP to Brighten 2023 Festival Season

Prime dry-hire company NicLen has invested in VL3600 Profile IP fixtures from Vari-Lite, originators of the modern moving head and a Signify entertainment lighting brand. The popular German firm has purchased a large quantity of the high-output, IP rated fixtures, citing superior optics and build quality as the reason for the purchase.Read More »NicLen Invests in Vari-Lite VL3600 Profile IP to Brighten 2023 Festival Season

‘Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve’ Rings in 2023 with Help from Martin Lighting Solutions

‘Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve’ with Ryan Seacrest 2023 at Disneyland in Anaheim, CA. (Photo by Jesse Grant/Getty Images)

 

To ensure enchanting and dynamic visuals for the 2023 broadcast of Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve, Lighting Designer Lee Rose, with supplier PRG, selected and deployed a comprehensive range of Martin lighting solutions.Read More »‘Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve’ Rings in 2023 with Help from Martin Lighting Solutions

Proteus Excalibur™ Welcomes in 2023 on Spectacular New Year’s Eve London Show

Tim Routledge designed a stunning light show to complement fireworks and a drone display with high-power Elation beam lights in each of the London Eye’s 32 pods

London’s largest ever New Year’s Eve celebration took place at the London Eye on the River Thames, featuring a stunning fireworks and drone display accompanied by a mesmerizing light show designed by Tim Routledge. His first-time lighting London’s end-of-the-year celebration, Routledge chose Elation’s powerful Proteus Excalibur™ beam moving head as a key fixture in his design.Read More »Proteus Excalibur™ Welcomes in 2023 on Spectacular New Year’s Eve London Show

Martin by HARMAN Introduces MAC Aura XIP Indoor/Outdoor Wash Light with Filament Effect

HARMAN Professional Solutions introduces the Martin MAC Aura XIP, premium moving head wash light raising the bar for optical quality, featuring an even wash field with soft edge, minimal stray light, and high intensity mid-air beams. It has a Radical aura filament effect, with improved light engine control, and an outdoor rating with close to zero compromises in weight, size, and aesthetics.

Here’s an introductory video on the features of the MAC Aura XIP:

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Proteus Excalibur™ Launches as the 21st Century’s Ultimate Searchlight Effect

The Proteus Excalibur™ from Elation Professional is a powerful IP65 beam moving head fixture set to assume the role as the lighting industry’s new 21st Century searchlight. The newest member in Elation’s industry-leading Proteus range of IP65 automated fixtures, Excalibur’s extreme power, long throw beam, and wide front aperture make it perfect for creating aerial light columns, sweeping beams, throws of CMY color, and prismatic/air FX rivaling existing Xenon searchlights.Read More »Proteus Excalibur™ Launches as the 21st Century’s Ultimate Searchlight Effect