America watched as country music’s biggest stars graced the stage of CMA Fest 2022, which aired on August 3 on ABC. The festival’s live event was filmed in June at Nashville’s Nissan Stadium and featured some of the genre’s biggest artists including Carrie Underwood, Billy Ray Cyrus, Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, Wynonna Judd, Darius Rucker, Kelsea Ballerini, and more, with Elle King and Dierks Bentley hosting.Read More »PRG Provides Support for CMA Fest 2022
Guitar legend, enigmatic master of imagination and indie impresario Jack White – who shot to international prominence as one half of The White Stripes –… Read More »Robe Helps Supply Chain Issues for Jack White Tour
It’s been a busy year for lighting and production designer Chris Lisle and his company CLLD. The production design firm recently wrapped up work on Lollapalooza, their sixth major event back to back, where they relied on an Elation-centered rig including Proteus series IP65 luminaires to light Perry’s Stage.
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.
INFiLED’s Titan-X LED panel has an 8mm pixel pitch and a high transparency of 70% making it well suited for blow through screen applications where designers can layer lighting, effects, and even audio behind the LED screen. This newer LED panel was developed collaboratively between production and rental solutions provider, PRG and LED manufacturer, INFiLED.
City Theatrical is expanding its line of QolorFLEX® LED Tape and Accessories with a new QolorFLEX 5-in-1 HiQ High CRI LED Tape, which brings its best-selling QolorFLEX 5-in-1 and HiQ High CRI LED Tape for film and video technologies together in a single LED Tape.
QolorFLEX 5-in-1 HiQ High CRI LED Tape is an interior grade 5-in-1 24V LED Tape with a Color Rendering Index (CRI) of 95 and is 25% brighter than other 5-in-1 LED tapes, making it an ideal high CRI LED tape for the camera needs of film and video projects, while providing lighting professionals with ultimate color control.Read More »City Theatrical Launches QolorFLEX 5-in-1 HiQ High CRI LED Tape
There are “more storms on the horizon” at Chauvet Professional, and that’s good news for anyone interested in lighting shows and events. In keeping with its commitment to offering all-weather solutions, the company has announced a new generation of IP65 rated moving heads: the Maverick Storm 2 BeamWash, Maverick Storm 4 Profile, and Maverick Storm 2 Profile. Maverick Storm 2 BeamWash is the first available, and its intensely bright and extreme versatility makes it powerful enough to excel at even the largest stadium and amphitheater applications.Read More »Maverick Storm from Chauvet Professional Takes IP65 Moving Heads to the Next Level
Wireless LED lighting manufacturer Astera launches a vibrant new multi-lingual website optimized for all devices, packed with product information, full of technical specs, news, useful tips and tricks, invaluable troubleshooting advice, plus a wealth of information about the company, its people, products, and ethos. Essentially everything you need to know about Astera in one fast, easily navigable, stylishly designed portal—www.astera-led.com.Read More »Astera Launches New Website
When Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts decided to bring a bold new actor-musician interpretation to the Royal Shakespeare Company’s musical adaption of the Stephen King classic Carrie, it was Mountview’s former head of lighting training, Louisa Smurthwaite, who worked with the students to create the visceral, yet retro lighting design. Keen to introduce fixtures that bought an era-reflecting feel to the classic story, yet still introduce the students to the latest lighting technology, Smurthwaite specified the VL5LED Wash luminaires by Vari-Lite, the originator of the modern moving head and a Signify entertainment lighting brand.Read More »Vari-Lite VL5LED Wash Brings Retro Style to Mountview’s Production of ‘Carrie: The Musical’
The architectural and entertainment lighting manufacturer Knight Lighting Solutions (KLS) has launched its new website highlighting its full range of compact and dependable luminaries. www.knightlightingsolutions.com lets designers, specifiers, and contractors easily find the ideal KLS lighting solution which will blend in with its surroundings while creating an engaging environment.Read More »Knight Lighting Solutions Launches New Website
Season 2 of Netflix’s highly anticipated series Russian Doll was released in April. 4Wall’s Virtual Production team was tasked to create a video panel wall that wrapped around a practical subway car to create a simulated effect of the subway rolling down the tracks for a pivotal scene. They utilized Absen M2.9 LED video panels to pull off the desired look. Here’s a behind-the-scenes video of production on Russian Doll:
Read More »4Wall Provides LED Video Technology for Netflix’s “Russian Doll” Episode
Michael Pagan designed and specified a new house lighting rig for Orangewood Church in Maitland, FL, and used Elation’s energy-efficient Colour Pendant™ downlight to dramatically improve light quality while opening up a number of new creative options.Read More »Dynamic Elation House Lighting Upgrade at Florida’s Orangewood Church