We take a look at a variety of new products being launched this fall from a range of manufacturers and distributors. This product guide includes new luminaires, control and distribution products, staging, trussing, video, special effects, and other production equipment.
The Lumineers’ “Brightside” tour brings a production family back together with Tour Director Sara Full, Designers Sooner Routhier and Robert Long of SRae Productions and Lighting Director Ian Haslauer. The show is triumph of lighting, video, and automation.
PRG proudly contributed lighting, rigging, and LED video panels for first edition of UniVisionarios, which aired live on Thursday, September 22, 2022 on Univision. The lighting design by Rene Garcia featured more than 280 fixtures including Chroma Q Color Forces, Robe 600s and 1200s, and Vari-Lite VL2600s. The set design by Univision Production Designer Jorge Dominguez centered around a 40’W x 29’H LED wall comprised of 325 tiles, weighing in at nearly 10,000 lbs.Read More »PRG Provides 360° Solutions for ‘UniVisionarios’ 2022
The ADJ team is preparing to hit the road this fall for a series of Take Control events at pro audio and lighting retail stores across the U.S. The one-day educational product showcase events will star the ADJ WMX1 standalone controller alongside the ADJ LINK iPad-based control system and will provide hands on training on how these innovative tools can be used to take creative lighting control to the next level for live event entertainers and stage performers, as well as installations into bars, lounges, churches, and community theaters.Read More »ADJ Launch ‘Take Control’ Lighting Controller Product Showcase to Demo & Teach Users About WMX1 and LINK Controllers
SETC has accomplished the goal it set this summer: to find a creative and dynamic leader who would help the organization move forward with its… Read More »Toni Simmons Henson Selected as SETC’s Next Executive Director
TDF, the not-for-profit service organization for the performing arts, proudly announced recently the 2022 TDF/Irene Sharaff Awardees: Fred Voelpel, Eugene Lee, Dede Ayite, Michael Curry, and Caroline F. Siedle.
The Live Arts, Culture, and Entertainment (LACE) Survey funded by USITT and The Ohio State University and administered by SMU DataArts will show who is doing what in the live events industry. Also, here’s a look at USA829’s membership survey.
Our annual guide to some of the leading theater schools and training programs educating the next generation of designers, technicians and stagehands across the country.
Debi Moen lets us know who is up to what in our industry this month with a seasonal look at the fall and Halloween designs and productions from LD Erich Bertti; LD Thom Roberts; Silent House Studios; LD Vince Foster; Production Designer Michael Brown; Co-Lighting Designer Matthew Greer and Production/Lighting Designer Ed Warren, among others.
Chris Lose discusses the considerations of wearing multiple hats while out on tour. Are you going to be stretched too thin? Are they taking advantage of you? Here are the pros and cons to think about before saying yes or no.
Four draft standards are available for public review and comment on the ESTA website at http://estalink.us/pr. The downloads are free. Please note the comment due dates,… Read More »Four Draft Standards Open for Review on ESTA Website
Production/Lighting Designers LeRoy Bennett, Roland Greil, Peter Morse, and Charles B “Cosmo” Wilson were recently invited to join the LIT Lighting Design Awards judge’s board for the upcoming 2022 awards.