Skip to content

Cameo Illuminates the Tante Mia Tanzt Festival 2023

On May 18 2023, the sixth edition of the Tante Mia Tanzt Electro Festival took place in Vechta, Lower Saxony, Germany. Top DJs such as Netsky, Steve Aoki, and W&W played on the 68-metre-wide and 14-metre-high stage in front of around 20,000 spectators. As in the previous year, Eventures GmbH was responsible for the technical event equipment of the open-air festival in 2023. Tante Mia also relies on continuity behind the lighting console: Lighting Designer Milan Spira already used a lot of moving lights from Cameo for the 2022 edition, and this time opted for the OTOS, OPUS and ZENIT Series.Read More »Cameo Illuminates the Tante Mia Tanzt Festival 2023

ChamSys Versatility on Display at Glastonbury

ChamSys consoles make themselves right at home in all sorts of FOH platforms. This was brilliantly evident at Glastonbury 2023, as various models of the company’s products powered a wide variety of shows on over a dozen sites, from the Pyramid Stage, where Jason Hyne displayed his virtuosity on the MagicQ MQ250M Stadium console for Cat Stevens, blending soft washes with retro video images; to the Funkingham Palace, where David Howard used his MagicQ MQ250M to support relentless DJ Performances.Read More »ChamSys Versatility on Display at Glastonbury

GLP Ignites Filip Jančík’s Spectacular Classical Shows

Flamboyant Slovakian violinist Filip Jančík has a unique way of presenting his concerts, delivering inspired interpretations of a repertoire of TV/movie soundtracks and popular songs. This has led to him touring over 25 countries across the globe during his career. In recent years, however, he has performed mostly in his native country.Read More »GLP Ignites Filip Jančík’s Spectacular Classical Shows

The Many Hats of CHAUVET Professional at Glastonbury

They might not have been as common as flags at the 2023 Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts, but CHAUVET Professional fixtures seemed to be everywhere one looked at Worthy Farm during the world-famous event. The company’s products were used to add extra color and excitement to 17 of the festival’s stages. Included in the group were main attractions like the Pyramid, Greenpeace, Flying Bus and new Levels stages, as well as more specialized attractions like the Avalon Stage, nightclub-like Salon Carousel, The Hive Stage, Outside Circus Stage, and the San Remo Stage, an interzone for dreamers, visionaries and other revelers.Read More »The Many Hats of CHAUVET Professional at Glastonbury

AI and Dynamite

This quandary of good and bad came to my mind when following the conversations raging around Artificial Intelligence (AI). Will AI become this generation’s dynamite? We now have companies producing AI programs to do just about anything and everything. Then, a whole new crop of companies are developing products to detect content created by AI, mainly to prevent cheating and unmask deepfakes. Many in Hollywood are warning actors who are thinking of being scanned and whose imagery can be turned into digital avatars. Tom Hanks said his career could go on forever with the advent of AI. Is that what we really want? Nothing against Hanks, but is that acting, is that a human creating art?

Robe Catches the Spirit of Glastonbury 2023

Arcadia Spider 360-degree arena at 2023 Glastonbury Festival (Photo: Chris Cooper/ ShotAway)

Robe moving lights were in action across multiple stages at the 2023 Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts, including in three key ‘creative’ areas of the massive site at Worthy Farm, Pilton, Somerset in the UK. These were the spectacular fire-breathing Arcadia Spider 360-degree arena, the eclectic, fabulous and funky Park Stage, one of the most popular Glasto zones, and the BBC Introducing stage which showcases some of the hottest rising music stars and some cool unique pop-up performances.Read More »Robe Catches the Spirit of Glastonbury 2023

HIVE Launches SDM-Compatible Media Engine – BeeBlade

HIVE, a leading innovator in the media engine market, announces the launch of the BeeBlade, a new product offering that is set to redefine the way media players are used across various applications. BeeBlade represents a game-changing approach to media playback, making it the most advanced and adaptable solution in today’s fast-moving media engine market.Read More »HIVE Launches SDM-Compatible Media Engine – BeeBlade

Claypaky Skylos Searchlights Light Up the Sky at Glastonbury Festival

It was hard to beat the magnitude of the star power at the 2023 Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts, but one dozen innovative Claypaky Skylos searchlights held their own against headlining acts on the Pyramid Stage, including the UK’s last live touring performance of Sir Elton John. Placed on the ground and producing super-concentrated beams of lights, the Skylos searchlights showed themselves to be extremely versatile fixtures that are more than simple searchlights, creating dense, solid beams of light and ever-greater light output. Read More »Claypaky Skylos Searchlights Light Up the Sky at Glastonbury Festival

PROLIGHTS shines for Kazakh State Theatre

One of the most respected theatres in the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kazakh State Academic Musical Drama Theatre, has upgraded its performance credentials with a new venue and an extensive new lighting rig, including 32 fixtures from Italian manufacturer, PROLIGHTS. The extensive new lighting system was installed as part of a major sound and lighting upgrade, provided by leading entertainment technology consultant, and PROLIGHTS’ partner for Kazakhstan, Samat Show Technic.Read More »PROLIGHTS shines for Kazakh State Theatre

Ross Learmonth is Wild about Astera

Ross Learmonth, well known as frontman of popular South African rock band Prime Circle, recently delighted fans with his ‘Wild Summer’ solo tour, his first as a solo artist, complete with an exciting brand-new solo album, ‘Carousel.’ Both tour and album campaigns have been a great success and were assisted by some Astera Titan Tube wireless LED lighting products.

Public Address/Stagers Helps Séries Mania Festival Shine in Rain with CHAUVET Professional

The Séries Mania Festival created a global buzz a few years ago when it hosted the world premiere of the long-awaited Netflix series The Rain. None of the 32 premieres showcased at the four-day festival this year had rain in their titles, but there was plenty of precipitation outside. The inclement weather did nothing, however, to dampen the excitement at an event that Variety magazine has hailed as “Europe’s Premier TV Festival.” Nor did it interfere with the bright and colorful lighting that enhanced the upbeat mood at the world-renowned gala and conference, which drew TV executives from 64 different countries.Read More »Public Address/Stagers Helps Séries Mania Festival Shine in Rain with CHAUVET Professional