They say that “necessity is the mother of invention.” The team at Marbo Trade provides convincing proof of that. A leading supplier of lighting, sound, and stage equipment to the concert and live event market, they found that the demand for their goods and services all but disappeared after the Covid pandemic hit.Read More »Marbo Trade Lights New VPX Studios in Romania with ChamSys MagicQ MQ500
After two years without almost any in-person events, we finally had the chance and pleasure to meet all sectors of our industry at ProLight + Sound 2022 in Frankfurt. Claypaky CEO and Osram Head of Business Field for Entertainment Lighting Solutions Marcus Graser said: “Over the last two years Claypaky have never stopped investing in people, innovation, process improvement, and new product development. We presented a broad, versatile portfolio of over twenty products, which serve the needs inherent in various fields of use. Some of our fixtures made their international début in Frankfurt.”Read More »Claypaky News at Prolight + Sound 2022
Elation Professional is pleased to be expanding its KL “Key Light” Series of LED Fresnel luminaires with the full-color KL Fresnel 6 FC™. The new KL Fresnel 6 FC projects gorgeous shades across the full color spectrum and meets the strict standards of performance venues that are light critical and noise sensitive like broadcast studios and theatres. Here’s a video demonstration of the KL Fresnel 6 FC at Prolight + Sound from Elation’s Matthias Hinrichs:
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During Debi Moen’s interview with the LD and Lighting Director for Billie Eilish’s Happier Than Ever world tour, she asked about favorite moments. LD Ben Dalgleish noted the back-and-forth dynamic between the large diamond-shaped lighting rig and Moment Factory’s LED screen content during the song, “Lost Cause.” For Lighting Director Tony Caporale, it’s the “low automation move we do with the vertical towers out in the house for the song, ‘Oxytocin.’”
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Ayrton celebrated its 20th anniversary at Prolight + Sound with a new lightshow, created by Stéphane Migné in conjunction with French water effects company, Aquatique Show. This showcased Ayrton’s latest products including the new Zonda 9 FX with its stunning liquid effects, and Cobra, Ayrton’s first IP65 laser sourced fixture. The imaginative visual choreography gave a taste of the creativity these new products are capable of and ensured Ayrton remained one of the busiest stands at Prolight + Sound.Read More »Ayrton’s Cobra Strikes at Prolight + Sound
DCR Nashville has taken delivery of the first group of grandMA3 systems it ordered in 2022. The company, which provides AVL services and design solutions, has long maintained an inventory of grandMA2 products and recently added the grandMA3 full-size units and 8Port Nodes for its touring clients, rental customers and its own production projects. ACT Entertainment is the exclusive distributor of MA Lighting products in North America.Read More »DCR Nashville Adds First of Many grandMA3 Systems to its Inventory
Here’s a video from the Billie Eilish’s Happier Than Ever, The World Tour 2022 on the road to opening night:
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The 20th Parnelli Awards gala is four weeks from this Friday! The Parnelli Awards has partnered with NAMM to offer a block of rooms at the Hyatt Regency Orange County for those attending the Parnellis on Friday, June 3, but this reserved hotel block for Parnelli guests expires Tuesday, May 3.
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The 2022 Lucille Lortel Awards for Outstanding Achievement Off-Broadway were handed out on Sunday, May 1, 2022, to recipients in 16 categories, with two honorary awards also bestowed. Returning to a live, in-person ceremony for the first time in three years, the Awards were distributed in a ceremony at NYU Skirball. The Lucille Lortel Awards are produced by the Off-Broadway League and Lucille Lortel Theatre, with additional support provided by TDF.Read More »37th Annual Lucille Lortel Awards Recipients Announced
Magmatic atmospheric effects is pleased to offer Thermatic, a series of oil-based hazers designed to give enduring haze effects for longer-lasting atmospherics. Capable of creating a fine particulate that hangs in the air for hours, each haze generator in the Thermatic line excels at enhancing light beams and mid-air effects for higher impact, eye-catching visuals.Read More »Magmatic Therma Tour Haze Effect Generators
LiteGear, which introduced its LiteTile softlights in 2016, followed up with a larger version, LiteTile XL. The company now offers something even bigger: its Auroris X softlight, which is able to cover a 100-square-foot area with just one fixture. Measuring 10’ x 10’, Auroris X is also scalable, and users can simply deploy 10 Auroris X units to cover 1,000 square feet. Other overhead products might require 40 separate products to provide the same level of softlight coverage. The Auroris X can also be quickly uncoupled from your rig, folded, and stored in minutes.
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The seventh-annual Latin American Music Awards, which were held on April 21 at the Michelob Ultra Arena at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino Las Vegas, NV offered up a sizzling celebration of Latin music alongside an inspiring message of global unity. The Latin AMAs were televised live on Telemundo as well as streamed live on Peacock and broadcast simultaneously on Spanish entertainment cable network Universo, and throughout the Americas on Telemundo Internacional.Read More »PRG Supports the Lighting for the Latin American Music Awards