PLSN provides details on two Featured Listing items – DTS’ Synergy 7 Profile framing spot luminaire and Harlequin’s Liberty Switch multi-use floor system, which changes from rigid to sprung at the push of a button. Regular listings include details on Cameo’s S Series IP65 LED Soft Panel, the hazebase ultimate IP64 fog machine, Utratec’s EZ Kleen preventative maintenance fluid, and Vari-Lite’s X15 X-Series console.
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Legendary lighting designers Jules Fisher and Jennifer Tipton were each honored with the Ming Cho Lee Award for Lifetime Achievement in Design, bestowed by the Henry Hewes Design Awards during the 58th annual awards ceremony on Oct. 24. “In honoring Jules Fisher and Jennifer Tipton,” said Jeffrey Eric Jenkins, chair of the awards committee, “we celebrate two pioneers who have given us so many important dramatic memories—and have lit the way for those who follow.”
Big concert tours were back in a big way this past summer and The Weeknd’s ambitious “After Hours til Dawn” outing is perhaps the best example. Lighting designer Jason Baeri is using over 450 Elation Proteus Hybrid™ and Proteus Excalibur™ moving head luminaires as workhorse fixtures on the tour, an elaborate, visually striking show that has been selling out major stadiums across North America since July. The first leg of the all-stadium tour kicked off on July 14 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia and concludes on November 27 at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. The tour is also scheduled to visit South America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Australia.
Read More »More than 450 Proteus Workhorses Light The Weeknd’s ‘After Hours til Dawn’ Stadium Tour
Music critics can be blunt, some might say even brutal, when expressing their opinions. So, concerts at any venue do not always receive rave reviews when it comes to their musical virtuosity. However, there is one thing that virtually every writer praises about every performance at Concertgebouw Brugge – the quality of the acoustics! Completed in 2002, the Paul Robbrecht and Hilde Daem designed venue has been hailed the world over for, as one critic wrote, “its acoustic wizardry,” the result of a series of technological innovations that reduce the length of reverberations.Read More »CHAUVET Professional Maverick Silens 2 Profile Makes Quiet Contribution to Concertgebouw Brugge
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Believed to be the first production in Singapore to feature Claypaky’s Tambora Batten, the revival of The LKY Musical recently concluded its run at the Sands Theatre at the Marina Bay Sands. Lighting Designer Gabriel Chan chose 24 of the high-powered, feature-rich batten fixtures to provide backlighting and effects lighting for the show, presented by Aiwei and Singapore Repertory Theatre.Read More »Claypaky Tambora Battens Take Center Stage for Revival of Singapore’s ‘The LKY Musical’
At this year’s LDI tradeshow, from November 18-20, Cameo will present a variety of product highlights that significantly expand the spectrum of professional lighting designers and operators. In addition to the Cameo OTOS H5 hybrid moving head for outdoor use, the lighting brand of the Adam Hall Group will present, among other things, its first profile spotlight for professional theater and TV use as well as the IP65 certified LED Soft Panel S4 IP from the new S-Series. Furthermore, visitors to the Cameo booth (#2055) can see for themselves the AZOR® S2 Spot Moving Head and the ZENIT® W600 SMD LED Outdoor Wash Light, among others.Read More »Cameo at LDI 2022 – New Highlights for Outdoor Events, TV, Theater, and More
Offering an impressive 15,000 lumen output derived from a potent 320W cool white LED engine, the new Hydro Spot 2 from ADJ is an IP65 rated spot fixture packed with features. From animation wheel, twin Gobo wheels and two prism options, to CMY color mixing with variable CTO flag and an additional color wheel, it offers all the tools a lighting designer could wish for. This combination of power and features is drawn together in a robust fixture that can be used both inside and outdoors in any weather conditions, making it the ideal solution for rental and event production companies looking for maximum versatility. Here’s an introductory video on the ADJ Hydro Spot 2:
Read More »Stepping Into The Spotlight: ADJ’s New IP65 Rated Hydro Spot 2 Is Shipping Now
K3—one of the most popular, successful, and long-lasting girl bands in the Benelux – are back on the road and enjoying performing live shows again… Read More »Robe Tetra2 for K3 Tour
Elation Professional continues to expand its award-winning Proteus line of IP65 rated luminaires with the extraordinary Proteus Brutus™, a powerful 70,000-lumen LED wash effects fixture capable of high intensity washes and piercing narrow beams that can cut through at tremendous distances. Available now and shipping, the Proteus Brutus is the brightest lighting fixture that Elation has ever produced.Read More »Elation Launches Proteus Brutus™ LED Wash Effects Luminaire, an All-Weather 70,000-Lumen Powerhouse
Ayrton announces the release of Huracán Wash, its first wash type fixtures designed around a Fresnel lens. With Huracán Wash, Ayrton has reinvented the wash luminaire by designing an avant-garde product capable of creating a sublime atmosphere. Here’s a product preview of the Huracán Wash: