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Atlanta’s House of Music Productions Increases Claypaky Rental Inventory and Becomes a Claypaky Partner

Atlanta’s House of Music Productions, an event production services company offering lighting, staging, A/V production, broadcast streaming and product rentals to a wide array of markets, has expanded its rental inventory of Claypaky fixtures and become a Claypaky partner for resale, installation and design projects in the southeastern US.Read More »Atlanta’s House of Music Productions Increases Claypaky Rental Inventory and Becomes a Claypaky Partner

What Do I Mean When I Say XR?

The usefulness of words hinges on a consensus of what they mean. In his “XRticle” published in the May 2023 issue of PLSN’s “In the Volume” section, by Matthew Ward, who is part of the Emerging Technologies at Fuse Engineering Workshop and Head of Product with Superlumenary LLC offers his interpretation for how Reality, Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), Extended Reality (XR) and Mixed Reality (MR) can be understood, then goes deeper in analyzing the trickiest one on the list: XR.

Broadway Revival of Bob Fosse’s ‘Dancin” with Lighting Design by David Grill

‘Dancin”. Photo by Julieta Cervantes

The original production of Bob Fosse’s Dancin’ debuted on Broadway in 1978 at the Broadhurst Theatre and was a smash hit that ran for four years. This spring, the show’s first revival on Broadway opened at the Music Box Theatre with lighting design by David Grill and lighting services provided by PRG.Read More »Broadway Revival of Bob Fosse’s ‘Dancin” with Lighting Design by David Grill

From Salt Production to Stage Production: Upstaging Lights Chicago’s Salt Shed with Elation

Historical Morton Salt complex transformed into Chicago’s hottest new live performance space

Salt Shed interior space. ©Sandra Steinbrecher, @sandysteinbrecherphotography (instagram), @sandragoldin (twitter), Sandra Goldin Steinbrecher (facebook)

The Morton Salt complex in Chicago had been in operation for nearly a century before it was closed down in 2015. Today, the complex has been transformed into a multi-purpose venue for live music and other events named The Salt Shed. Boasting state-of-the-art sound and lighting systems, including a comprehensive Elation stage lighting rig from Upstaging, The Salt Shed is quickly becoming the hot new performance space in Chicago.Read More »From Salt Production to Stage Production: Upstaging Lights Chicago’s Salt Shed with Elation

Claypaky Xtylos Deliver Post-Apocalyptic Look for Muse’s ‘Will of the People’

British rock band Muse has hit the road with its North American tour, Will of the People, on which more than 150 Claypaky Xtylos enhance the band’s post-apocalyptic staging non-stop. The tour is named for the band’s most recent ninth studio album, which gave Muse its seventh consecutive No. 1 on the UK albums chart and topped Billboard’s Alternative and Rock Albums tallies. The Will of the People tour began in Chicago’s United Center on February 25 and concluded the U.S. portion of the tour on April 20 in Salt Lake City, after which it will move on to Europe.Read More »Claypaky Xtylos Deliver Post-Apocalyptic Look for Muse’s ‘Will of the People’

CHAUVET Professional Contributes to Patrick Dierson’s Transformative ‘Love Has No Limits’ Stage

Size matters, doesn’t it? Well, not necessarily, especially when you’re talking about the unlimited, perhaps even infinite, scope of collective imaginations. Proof of this was plain to see in the endlessly engaging lighting and AI looks that transfixed the crowd at Love Has No Limits – 1 Day Houston, which was actually a two-day event, that raised awareness and funds for community organizations in the Texas city.Read More »CHAUVET Professional Contributes to Patrick Dierson’s Transformative ‘Love Has No Limits’ Stage

Ramat Gan Theatre Lights Up with Robe

Beit Zvi School for the Performing Arts is an acting school with an associated theatre located in Ramat Gan city, Tel-Aviv, Israel. All the School’s production shows are staged in the 350-capacity venue, together with other performances organized by the Ramat Gan municipality, all now benefitting from a full lighting upgrade that included the addition of Robe moving and static LED luminaires.Read More »Ramat Gan Theatre Lights Up with Robe

3G Productions Invests in Kinesys

Las Vegas- and Los Angeles-based full production and rental specialist, 3G Productions LLC, has invested in a substantial amount of Kinesys automation kit, adding to its already robust inventory. The purchase comprises 500kg and 1,000kg Kinesys Elevation Liftket motors with Elevation drives, Vector control console, multiple PD-ES Array Power Distros, and all necessary Libra Cell digital load cells, Libra Pro controllers, and networking switches. Read More »3G Productions Invests in Kinesys

Lewis Capaldi Tours with over 170 GLP Flexible Hybrid LEDs

Lewis Capaldi is currently touring the States, having recently completed his biggest European tour to date, visiting arenas in 32 cities over two months. Having played one of the last concerts before lockdown in March 2020, the Scot was out with a lighting package provided by Neg Earth, and new conceptual stage scenography orchestrated by Cassius Creative. This was constructed largely around GLP lighting solutions, notably a large grid of 102 JDC1 hybrid strobes.Read More »Lewis Capaldi Tours with over 170 GLP Flexible Hybrid LEDs

LD Seth Bernstein Illuminates H&M and Mugler Collaboration Celebration in NYC with 4Wall Gear

4Wall Entertainment recently provided a lighting rental package to KCD Worldwide for a unique hybrid event at Manhattan’s Park Avenue Armory, celebrating the H&M and Mugler collaboration. The event combined various elements, including sound, style, live performance, club culture, and dance. Lighting Designer Seth Bernstein provided a dynamic design for the event, which consisted of a concert, catwalk, and party.Read More »LD Seth Bernstein Illuminates H&M and Mugler Collaboration Celebration in NYC with 4Wall Gear