Gary Numan took to the road in April 2022 with a moody and ethereal lighting design from Dustin Snyder. An essential objective of the design was to ensure that the fans could clearly see Numan and his band’s expressive faces from all parts of the room and also on camera. Snyder chose Vari-Lite’s VL2600 Wash for that critical task.
For Bad Bunny’s 36-date El Último Tour Del Mundo 2022, LD Alain Corthout chose Vari-Lite VL10 BEAMWASH luminaires as “a lighting workhorse that would offer the ultimate in creative versatility, while delivering consistent, high output light, even at the more saturated end of the spectrum. I also needed a versatile palette of effects. The VL10 BEAMWASH fixtures gave me all of this and more.”
Vari-Lite, the originators of the modern moving head and a Signify entertainment lighting brand, announced the VL1600 PROFILE, an advanced moving head profile luminaire designed for theatrical key lighting applications. The fixture brings a high CRI tunable white source and the same CMY color mixing system found in the VL2600 PROFILE, along with a feature set targeting theatrical productions, TV studios and productions, opera houses, music halls, and performing arts centers.Read More »Vari-Lite VL1600 PROFILE Debuts at Prolight + Sound 2022
Vari-Lite will be joined by Strand and, for the first time, Zero 88, on-stand D95 in Hall 12.0 at Prolight + Sound this year, to… Read More »Vari-Lite, Strand, and Zero 88 Exhibiting at Prolight + Sound 2022
The AT&T Performing Arts Center in Dallas has invested in Vari-Lite and Strand luminaires from Signify in five of its main spaces to transform their lighting and reduce power consumption. The $360 million multi-venue Center upgraded its fixtures with more than 200 Vari-Lite and Strand products.Read More »Dallas’ AT&T Performing Arts Center Upgrades all Main Venues to Vari-Lite and Strand
Spectacular sell-out lighting trail, Woodyfest, saw Vari-Lite VL2600 PROFILE fixtures from Signify deliver stunning projections, punchy color-rich washes, and breakup patterns on the rear façade of Scotland’s finest stately home, Hopetoun House in South Queensferry. These effects were augmented by far-reaching aerial light effects, created by the Vari-Lite VL10 BEAMWASH, which reportedly attracted the local community’s attention some distance away, and even caused some to speculate that the aliens were coming.Read More »Vari-Lite is Out of this World on Wondrous Woods’ Woodyfest
On December 2, 2021, NBC aired a star-studded, live broadcast of the hit musical Annie. Annie Live was broadcast to a TV audience of over 5 million, with 350 watching in the NBC studio. Award-winning lighting designer Bob Barnhart lit the production, evoking mood, atmosphere, and a vivid sense of time and place. Having previously worked on NBC’s live broadcast of The Sound of Music, Barnhart knew that he required a lighting fixture with maximum technical and creative potential. To that end he selected the VL2600 PROFILE from Vari-Lite, a Signify entertainment lighting brand.Read More »The Vari-Lite VL2600 PROFILE Ensured The Sun Came Out on NBC’s Annie Live
Utrecht’s TivoliVredenburg music complex hosted a live session by Dutch musician Niels Broos recently, with a lighting design by Jolijn van Iersel using the features of Vari-Lite VL5LED WASH, VL10 BEAMWASH, and VL6500 WASH luminaires from Signify. Widely regarded as one of the most creative jazz and electronic music keyboard players of our day, Niels Broos’ performance saw renditions of some of his biggest hits as well as improvised, immersive sound design pieces. It was part of the Gaudeamus festival – staged for young music pioneers – and was streamed to fans.Read More »Vari-Lite Luminaires Add On-Camera Effects for Niels Broos Live
For Chris Stapleton’s ongoing All-American Road Show tour, 400 VL800 EVENTPAR luminaires from Vari-Lite are incorporated into the “wall of light” visual design crafted by Creative Director Becky Fluke and Lighting Designer Calvin “Mac” Mosier. Premier Global Production is supplying the lighting rig for the tour.
Dallas, TX – Signify entertainment lighting brands Strand and Zero 88 have announced the latest update to ZerOS, the award-winning software for their FLX S Series and FLX consoles. ZerOS 7.10 includes support for multiple pixel luminaires, a library update featuring a wide range of Vari-Lite and Strand fixtures, and more. The new update is available for Zero 88 lighting consoles as well as the recently announced Strand FLX S Series consoles. Here’s a video summary of the new features from Strand:
CAIRO – The powerful output and rich colors of the VLZ range of luminaires from Vari-Lite, a Signify (Euronext: LIGHT) entertainment lighting brand, were harnessed… Read More »Vari-Lite VLZ Range Illuminates Egyptian Pharaohs Parade