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IPS Supports Drama of ‘The Thorn’ with Powerful Visuals from Elation Professional

Illuminate Production Services (IPS) plays an integral role in creating the visual magic that is The Thorn and again this year enhanced the drama using a large package of Elation Professional lighting. Lighting Designer Caleb Franke of IPS uses the dynamic lighting to help sculpt the inspiring story while wowing audiences with a variety of visual effects.Read More »IPS Supports Drama of ‘The Thorn’ with Powerful Visuals from Elation Professional

Robe in the Spot-Light

Left to right: Lighting Technician Asbjorn Hemmingsen, Project Manager Ben Cooper, Workshop Manager Mike Skinner and Head of Lighting Production, Matthew Tong. Photo by Louise Stickland

Auckland based Spot-Light Systems – now part of the NEP Live Group – is among New Zealand’s leading lighting live show and event rental companies, and one that has continued to invest in Robe moving lights as the country emerged from the pandemic, adding 24 MegaPointes, 12 Tarrantulas to their existing fleets, and for the first time, 20 ESPRITES joined the inventory.Read More »Robe in the Spot-Light

Kontra K Tour Powered by ChamSys

Chart-topping German rapper Kontra K avoids the “tough guy” persona that many other artists in this genre adopt, but, as the old saying goes, “looks can be deceiving.” Emerging from the mean streets of some of Berlin’s roughest neighborhoods, the popular artist is busy being a bona fide martial arts expert and a boxing coach when he isn’t performing on stage.Read More »Kontra K Tour Powered by ChamSys

In Memoriam: Steve Thomas, 67

Steve Thomas

Steve Thomas, 67, died March 11, after a courageous battle with cancer. Thomas was a long-time live event professional whose career included worldwide tours as site coordinator/tour production with artists including Pink Floyd, Genesis, Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, Counting Crows, and George Strait.Read More »In Memoriam: Steve Thomas, 67

Winter Jam 2023 Takes Bandit Lites on Tour

Production Manager Jerry Holcomb and Lighting Designer Kurtis Wheat crafted a system for Winter Jam that would give the range of artists the most bang for their buck. Bandit Lites supported the tour providing the lighting solutions.

Voting Ends This Friday (3/17) for the 21st Annual Parnelli Awards!

Let your voice be heard! Please join us in making the determination of who is deserving of the industry’s highest honor: a Parnelli Award. Please note that voting closes this Friday, March 17, 2023 at 12:00 p.m. (PST).

Take a few moments to cast your vote for this year’s Parnelli Awards. Only current subscribers to Projection, Lights & Staging News and FRONT of HOUSE magazine are eligible to vote. Make a difference and be a part of the process in determining this year’s winners.Read More »Voting Ends This Friday (3/17) for the 21st Annual Parnelli Awards!

Impression X5 the Key to RÜFÜS DU SOL’s Touring Rig

Lighting Designer Matt Smith (of Colourblind) again took full advantage of GLP’s fixture versatility when plotting the scenography for the American leg of RÜFÜS DU SOL’s tour. The Australian creative used a selection of GLP’s impression X5, JDC1, and impression X4 Bar 20, deploying them in mission-critical roles. All were sourced from Volt Lites in Los Angeles, where Smith is now partly based, and who have been supplying inventory to him since the band’s Live from Joshua Tree project back in 2019.Read More »Impression X5 the Key to RÜFÜS DU SOL’s Touring Rig