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ADJ’s Versatile New Element H IP Wireless LED Uplighting Solution

Following the success of ADJ’s Mirage Q6 IP wireless LED uplighting fixture, the company announces the expansion of its range with the new Element H IP. Offering many of the same features as the Mirage Q6 – including a custom road case with built-in charging – the new Element H IP features 6-in-1 color mixing LEDs and comes in at a lower price point that will be attractive to many mobile entertainment and event production companies. Watch the Element H6 Pak product overview video:

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Vari-Lite VL3600 Profile Enriches ‘Captivating’ Colors for Vance Joy

Celebrated Australian singer-songwriter Vance Joy’s In Our Own Sweet Time tour is traversing Europe through April, with a captivating lighting design by Sooner Routhier and Morgan Embry. The show was created to not bombard the audience with video or overstimulating lighting effects, but envelop fans in rich atmospheres and song-style-driven moods, which were delivered using Vari-Lite VL3600 Profile IP luminaires from Signify.Read More »Vari-Lite VL3600 Profile Enriches ‘Captivating’ Colors for Vance Joy

21st Parnelli Awards Offer Surprises, Emotions, and Winners

Always full of surprises and the unexpected, the 21st Annual Parnelli Awards held on Friday April 14 started out with a big one: Outgoing NAMM CEO/President Joe Lamond was initiated in the Parnelli Hall of Fame. Also getting their due: Roy Lamb (Lifetime Achievement Award), Keny Whitright (Visionary Award), Marty Garcia (Audio Innovator) and more than two dozen others.

Luke Stratton Creates Mood for The Smashing Pumpkins with CHAUVET Professional

Luke Stratton didn’t have to read between the lines when he saw the creative brief for Smashing Pumpkins’ The World Is A Vampire festival, which took place in early March. He knew that the stage was going to be massive. “When I got the stage dimensions from the promoter and the lighting inventory list, I knew we were going big,” said Stratton. “Our trim wound up being about 60-feet to the steel and the stage itself was about 90′ by 70′, so yes, it was quite large.”Read More »Luke Stratton Creates Mood for The Smashing Pumpkins with CHAUVET Professional

‘Wu-Tang: An American Saga’ Takes a Tour Bus Ride Without Leaving the Stage

When the production team of the Hulu series’ “Wu-Tang: An American Saga” had an episode that took place primarily on a tour bus, they brought Carstage, an In-Camera Virtual Effects (ICVFX) specialist, onboard. While dealing with ICVFX for such a large vehicle like a bus may seem daunting, it was something Carstage had already tackled. They also got a big assist from Nationwide Video’s Secaucus, NJ location, which was just a five-minute drive from the filming stage.

Trey Anastasio Band and Goose: Four Heads are Better than One

Trey Anastasio Band (TAB) and Goose co-headlined an arena tour in the northeast with Lighting Designers Marc Janowitz for TAB and Andrew Goedde for Goose. Joining them on the road were Lighting Directors / Programmers Patrick Hayes for TAB and Tony Caporale for Goose. Their great teamwork and creative synergy resulted in two equal but distinctively different full blown shows every night.

Blake Shelton: ‘Back to the Honky Tonk’ Tour

From the creative minds of designers Steve Cohen and Bob Bonniol, working along with Felix Peralta, Blake Shelton’s “Back to the Honky Tonk” tour, with dynamic lighting, a cutting-edge video environment production design and a working bar stage extension, is a visually engaging theatrical experience. We catch up with the team to learn about the design and the practical solutions they relied on to realize it.

ODESZA: ‘The Last Goodbye Tour’

Electronic music with live music from drumline and horn sections produces a unique acoustic and visually arresting live musical experience for ODESZA’s audiences. Co-Creative Directors Luke Tanaka and Sean Kusanagi along with Lighting Designer Kyle Kegan have been working with the band and PM Shane Crowl to ensure the visual design reinforces the dynamic performance on tour and at festivals during “The Last Goodbye Tour.”