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New Roles for Harry von den Stemmen and Ingo Dombrowski at Robe

Two key individuals who have been integral to Robe lighting s.r.o’s international sales team for many years will be taking on new roles in the company. Harry von den Stemmen, pictured here, is taking an “ambassadorial” role within the company as global key account manager while Ingo Dombrowski, an 18-year company veteran, steps up as international sales director, the post previously held by von den Stemmen.

Phish’s Summer Tour Hits the Road


Phish’s North American summer tour united the collaborative lighting team of Chris Kuroda, longtime lighting designer for Phish, and associate designer Andrew “Gif” Giffin, who have created a dynamic and eye-catching design with the help of 72 Robe Tetra2 moving LED bars and 60 Robe Spiiders. The band has amassed a loyal, enthusiastic, and cross generational following over the years and are known for their genre-blending extended jams and innovative improvisations.Read More »Phish’s Summer Tour Hits the Road

Lighting the Monumental Cathedral Notre-Dame of Laon

DJ and music producer Michael Canitrot presented another innovative Monumental show, this time in front of the incredible Cathedral Notre-Dame of Laon in the city of Aisne in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Canitrot’s Monumental Tour is an incredible journey that germinated from his love of music and monumental architecture and started during the Covid lockdown period, combining streamed live music performances and visual collaborations involving epic, iconic and outstanding monumental sites all around France. Here’s a short video of the Monumental event at the Cathedral:

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John Dickson Joins Robe North America Sales Team

Robe North American announced the appointment of John Dickson as Central U.S. Sales Manager, effective Oct. 1, 2022. Based in Austin, TX, Dickson has more than 25 years of experience as a lighting designer, programmer, and technician.

Robe Celebrates Award-Winning PLASA 2022 & Presents ‘All Environments’ Show

Robe celebrated two PLASA Innovation Awards, stunned audiences with its eye-catching All Environments live performance show—the only one at the 2022 PLASA expo; launched its new iFORTETM IP rated LED moving light in style; introduced its brand new TX1 Posi Profile which was presented live for the first time; showcased several other inventive and cool iSeries products… AND enjoyed the buzz and vitality of a production industry that’s back to full speed. PLASA ran for three days in the Great Hall of the Olympia exhibition center in west London, UK.Read More »Robe Celebrates Award-Winning PLASA 2022 & Presents ‘All Environments’ Show

LD Myles Mangino Chooses Robe for Mark Ronson Video Shoot

New York-based Lighting Designer Myles Mangino used the stylish appearance of Robe’s PATT 2013 luminaires and the excellent CRI and crisp optics of their ESPRITE moving lights to add a touch of class to a video shoot for music producer Mark Ronson featuring singer Lucky Daye. The music video was for a special version of the slick, smooth and rhythmic groove, “Too Much.”Read More »LD Myles Mangino Chooses Robe for Mark Ronson Video Shoot

Robe Celebrates Liberty at Colours of Ostrava 2022 Festival

The Colours of Ostrava music festival returned to the former Vítkovice steelworks in Ostrava, Czech Republic over four days in mid-July. Prague-based SMART Production oversaw staging, rigging, lighting, video and audio for most of the stages, with the Liberty Stage getting extra visual impact with a Robe-centered rig provided by rental specialist AV Media Events.

LD Ryan Lombard Lights New Set for Music-Based Game Show in South Africa with Robe

Noot vir Noot (Note for Note), a long-running popular and successful Afrikaans language TV music-based game show produced by Stemmburg TV and broadcast on SABC 2 has returned to screens after a two-year break due to Covid, with edition 40 featuring a slightly reimagined version of the slick brand-new set designed by Michael Gill and built by SDS for the fully visually revamped season.Read More »LD Ryan Lombard Lights New Set for Music-Based Game Show in South Africa with Robe