Blizzard, creators of the popular Mixtape™ Series among other LED lighting and video products, announced its latest lighting power couple: InfiniPix™ Cyclone and InfiniPix™ Spektro. The retro-inspired and uniquely shaped fixtures are loaded with built-in effects, like 85 animated pattern effects, to give DJs and other mobile performers a big impact on a gig-ready setup.Read More »Blizzard Introduces Funky Fresh InfiniPix™ Series
The multi-generational Northwest Bible Church in Dallas, TX, ramped up atmospheric looks and festive lighting effects for a series of concerts in December, rigging Vari-Lite VL1600 Profile luminaires from Signify. The church’s Lighting Director Matthew Hughes worked with Tyler Gannaway, Vari-Lite Business Development Manager Central and Eastern Rental & Touring at Signify, to source the VL1600 fixtures. Hughes’ aim was to utilize the VL1600’s VL*FX wheel to add movement to the textures projected on the walls, and the tunable white engine and wide color range to create the perfect atmosphere for the concerts.Read More »Vari-Lite VL1600 Profile Adds Textures and Effects at Northwest Bible Church, Dallas
German event technology service provider DLP Motive supplied full technical design and production – staging, automation and kinetic elements, lighting, sound, video, and LED screens – to ESL Gaming for the 10th anniversary of the Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) e-gaming tournament, including two three-day events staged at the 10,000 capacity Spodek Arena in Katowice, Poland, and the 18,500 capacity Lanxess-Arena in Cologne, Germany.Read More »Getting Extreme with Robe
As the European festival scene kicked back into action following the upheaval and restrictions of the pandemic, Ayrton teamed up with some established Swiss rental companies to support festivals across the country and showcase some of Ayrton’s latest fixtures. Stagelight AG Showtechnik supplied kit to the largest hip-hop festival in Europe at Frauenfeld, the Gurten Open Air festival in Bern and Schaffhausen’s Stars in Town across July and August.Read More »Ayrton Festival Fun in Switzerland
At the recent ISE tradeshow in Barcelona, Epson revealed its latest compact, efficient, and lightweight 3LCD laser projectors, including the addition of 4K resolution on screen to its popular, compact Pro Series interchangeable lens projectors.Read More »Epson Brought Big, Bold Displays to ISE 2023 in Barcelona
Nick Chang has been overseeing lighting for services and other events at Church of the City in Nashville since 2020 and again handled lighting programming and direction for five Christmas services this past December. Employing Elation’s Artiste Mondrian™ LED profile FX luminaire on the worship services, Chang hid the multi-functional moving heads behind a blow-through LED wall to create a variety of impactful and unexpectedly striking lighting scenes. Production and Lighting Design was by Jori Johnson.Read More »Hidden Splendor of Artiste Mondrian™ on Church of the City Christmas Services 2022
Location, they say, “is everything” in retailing; well, it’s pretty important in live touring too. Just ask Alec Takahashi, the long-time lighting designer for country superstar Thomas Rhett. Lighting the multi-platinum singer/songwriter’s Bring The Bar To You tour, the LD could sense the crowd enter different emotional spaces as his client moved from one location on the set to another. “We had a B stage that Thomas Rhett walked on for a few songs,” said Takahashi. “This allowed us to create stripped down moments for him to get closer to fans. When he did this, the crowd subconsciously relaxed and became a little loose. You could literally feel the crowd relax and engage when he moved to that stage, and then you could feel the energy skyrocket with no walls when he returned to a full band performance on the main stage.”Read More »CHAUVET Professional Helps Alec Takahashi Connect Thomas Rhett To Crowd
Chain Hoists are the workhorses of entertainment rigging. Pair a Creative Conners’ Smart Hoist with the company’s Stagehand control and Spikemark software to unleash their full potential: 100 fpm, variable speed, and programmable positioning. Here’s a video overview of Smart Chain Hoists from Creative Conners:
Read More »Creative Conners: Smart Chain Hoists | Programmable CM Hoists with Stagehand Control
Solotech, a global leader in AV entertainment and technology, is delighted to announce the opening of a new UK headquarters. Located in Birmingham, the new modern facility will serve as a hub for audio, video, and lighting rental stock and corporate offices, as well as a central location for its booming sales and systems integration activities. From this strategic location, the company is well positioned to efficiently serve the UK market and deliver its future projects in Europe. The install process is underway, and operations will begin in the upcoming months. Other Solotech locations in the UK continue to operate to serve client audiovisual needs.Read More »Solotech Announces New UK Headquarters to Continue its Expansion in Europe
The ADJ Pixie Strip Series is a collection of LED pixel battens which combine vibrant LEDs with intelligently designed housings to create a powerful and versatile system. That system has now become even more flexible with the addition of the new Pixie Driver 8000. This powerful unit receives a KlingNet, Art-Net, or sACN control signal and powers up to 8,160 pixels of Pixie Strips.Read More »ADJ Introduces New Pixie Driver 8000 for Pixie Strip Series LED Battens
Claypaky will present lots of innovative lighting solutions at ISE Integrated Systems Europe in Barcelona January 31 – February 2, 2023:Read More »Claypaky New Products @ ISE 2023
The CHAUVET Professional stand will be more than a product showcase at ISE, it will also serve as a “storytelling platform,” one designed to stimulate ideas and invite visitors to imagine how the company’s fixtures can transform a variety of spaces.Read More »CHAUVET Professional Showcases Scenes at ISE