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Jerry Appelt Evokes History at Babylon Berlin Live with CHAUVET Professional

There are few times in the course of events when history teeters on the brink, as it braces itself for events that will not merely change things but sweep away all that is familiar and turn reality on its head.  Germany’s Weimar Republic took place in one such period. Stradling the two world wars, it lived and died during the decade-and-a-half when democracy gave way to Nazism, and the world, as most people knew it, changed forever.Read More »Jerry Appelt Evokes History at Babylon Berlin Live with CHAUVET Professional

Proteus Excalibur and Proteus Maximus Shape the Look and Feel of Wacken Open Air 2023

As many know, real Wacken fans don’t let the weather stop them. It’s not for nothing that ‘rain or shine’ is the rallying cry of party-loving metal fans who travel to northern Germany from all corners of the world for Wacken Open Air (WOA). This year, metalheads had to be particularly strong. Days of constant rain had so softened the “Holy Ground” of the festival site that a travel stop had to be imposed for the first time in the festival’s history. Anyone who made it onto the grounds though still got the full Wacken experience, including knee-deep mud.Read More »Proteus Excalibur and Proteus Maximus Shape the Look and Feel of Wacken Open Air 2023

Vienna Philharmonic Again Turns to GLP to Light Summer Night Concert

The Vienna Philharmonic’s Summer Night Concert (Sommernachtskonzert) has been a highlight in the classical music calendar worldwide for many years. This year, in front of the magnificent backdrop of the Schönbrunn Palace, the famous orchestra played pieces of French romanticism and expressionism for the first time under the direction of Canadian conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin. Another audience favorite, the Latvian mezzo-soprano Elīna Garanča, also made her debut at the Summer Night Concert.Read More »Vienna Philharmonic Again Turns to GLP to Light Summer Night Concert

Amadeus Austrian Music Awards Take Place in Historic Setting with the Latest Technology from GLP

The Amadeus Austrian Music Awards were presented for the 23rd time recently. The ceremony took place in the historic Volkstheater in Vienna, which, with its lavish interior, offered a wonderful setting for both the live and TV audience. However, it was precisely this historical backdrop that presented Lighting Designer Manfred Nikitser and his team with a number of technical lighting challenges. FUSION X-PAR 12 Z, impression S350, impression X5, and impression FR10 Bars from GLP helped them to do justice to the special features of the location and the staging itself.Read More »Amadeus Austrian Music Awards Take Place in Historic Setting with the Latest Technology from GLP

Proteus Excalibur™ Makes Impact for Böhse Onkelz

This past summer, Waldstadion in Frankfurt was the scene of two sold-out shows by one of Germany’s favorite rock bands over the years, Böhse Onkelz. Renowned lighting designer and longtime lighting collaborator with the band, Jerry Appelt, created a spectacular stage and lighting design for the stadium shows and ensured that the visual impact would be memorable using Elation Professional’s Proteus Excalibur™ beam moving head.Read More »Proteus Excalibur™ Makes Impact for Böhse Onkelz

Scorpions World Tour Relies on ATEM Constellation 8K Live Production Workflow

The Scorpions’ Rock Believer World Tour is using a multicamera production workflow featuring Blackmagic URSA Broadcast G2 cameras and ATEM Constellation 8K live production switcher from Blackmagic Design. The Rock Believer World Tour follows the band’s Las Vegas residency at Planet Hollywood’s Zappos Theater, with Manfred Nikitser developing the creative concept, including video design and lighting.Read More »Scorpions World Tour Relies on ATEM Constellation 8K Live Production Workflow