S Group provided Chromatik designers Guillaume Fournier and Victor Lagiewski with Chauvet Color STRIKE M and Rogue Outcast 1 BeamWash fixtures for a massive gig in southern France this past summer with a thousand-member choir joined singer/songwriter Pascal Obispo on a 50m open stage.
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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On Monday, September 12, The Shubert Organization officially dedicated and revealed the newly renamed James Earl Jones Theatre (138 West 48th Street, New York City), formerly… Read More »Shubert Organization Dedicates the James Earl Jones Theatre on Broadway
With their IP65 rating, the just-introduced Rogue Outcast 1L Beam and Rogue Outcast 2X Wash are designed to excel outdoors in all weather conditions… but that’s just the beginning. Thanks to their innovative lightweight aluminum-magnesium alloy housing, these newcomers are also ideally suited to deliver stellar results indoors at clubs, conference centers, and live music venues.Read More »New CHAUVET Professional Rogue IP65 Outcast Fixtures Meet Weight Challenge
Following a spring run of shows, Santana toured the U.S. from June 17 to Aug. 27 with opening act Earth, Wind & Fire. Santana’s “Miraculous Supernatural Tour” featured a lighting design by Michael Ledesma that included Elation Protron Eclypse hybrid LED luminaires and SEVEN Batten 14 LED strip lights. Both luminaires allowed for a full range of possibilities to complement the 75-year-old artist’s trademark guitar riffs with bright, vivid colors.
Every once in a while, Craig Richter runs into someone who isn’t familiar with the music of Halestorm, despite his Grammy-winning client’s cult-like following. When… Read More »Craig Richter Lights Halestorm’s Tour with Chauvet Professional
Mexican band Grupo Firme brought the party to U.S. stadiums this summer with their “Enfiestados y Amanecidos” tour, with 3G Productions supplying lighting, video, audio and rigging equipment. Production Designer Andy Ruiz and Lighting Designer/Tour Operator Arturo Sanchez added a festive touch with Elation Smarty Hybrid and Rayzor 760 moving lights along with Cuepix WW2 blinders.
Flexibility is a valuable attribute, not only in a lighting rig, but also in the designer who creates it. Cevin Richter offered convincing proof of… Read More »Chauvet Professional Wears Many Hats at M’era Luna Festival
The sprawling Belgravia Sports Club in Harare, Zimbabwe, was packed with fans this summer when Grammy winner Burna Boy stepped onto the stage as part… Read More »Events Evolution Connects Burna Boy to Crowd with Chauvet Professional
Sliding frictionlessly though thumbing funk and mesmerizing rock-soul infused jazz, multi-Grammy winning bassist Thundercat is, as The New York Times put it “the kind of… Read More »Justin Preston Balances Looks for Thundercat’s Broad Museum Show with Chauvet Professional
The Society of Properties Artisan Managers (S*P*A*M) recently held their 29th Annual S*P*A*M Conference, where they elected three new officers. We at Stage Directions in PLSN join them in congratulating Karin Rabe Vance, Ben Hohman, and Liz Baehr for being voted in as S*P*A*M’s new President, Vice President, and Secretary.Read More »The Society of Properties Artisan Managers (S*P*A*M) Elects New Officers
Guitar legend, enigmatic master of imagination and indie impresario Jack White – who shot to international prominence as one half of The White Stripes –… Read More »Robe Helps Supply Chain Issues for Jack White Tour