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Rental or Installation—Elation presenting latest in cutting-edge lighting at ISE 2023

It’s a new year and whether you’re looking for professional lighting for a rental project or install-quality lighting for an entertainment venue, Elation has a lighting solution to fit your need. Visit Stand 7C500 at the upcoming ISE Show in Barcelona (January 31 – February 3) to learn all about Elation’s newest cutting-edge products.Read More »Rental or Installation—Elation presenting latest in cutting-edge lighting at ISE 2023

frame:work Now Accepting Applications for its New Talent 2023 List

frame:work announces its third year of its New Talent List featuring job-seeking students with specialized creative video skills. The frame:work New Talent List represents recent graduates and current students from university programs with skills that support the wide variety of projects that are produced by the creative video professional community.Read More »frame:work Now Accepting Applications for its New Talent 2023 List

LD Ian MacDonald Uses Claypaky Xtylos for Five Finger Death Punch Arena Tour

Lighting Designer Ian MacDonald utilized a large complement of Xtylos fixtures, Claypaky’s compact beam moving light with a tailor-made RGB laser source, for the recently concluded US arena tour of multi-platinum powerhouse, Five Finger Death Punch (5FDP).Read More »LD Ian MacDonald Uses Claypaky Xtylos for Five Finger Death Punch Arena Tour

In Memoriam: Walter Stark, Prop Artisan at Utah Shakespeare Festival

PLSN has learned of the death of Walter Stark, who served as Senior Prop Artisan at the Utah Shakespeare Festival. After a long battle with cancer, Stark passed away at the age of 82. Stark was a senior prop artisan for 10 years, and he was an integral part of the Festival. Liz Armstrong, Content Creator at the Festival created this post acknowledging his passing on the Festival’s website:Read More »In Memoriam: Walter Stark, Prop Artisan at Utah Shakespeare Festival

Martin Dudley Sets Sail on Bellowhead Broadside Tour With CHAUVET Professional

Imagination sets sail in the sea, according to a familiar poetic refrain. This creative spirit was unfurled recently for Bellowhead’s UK tour, a magical 18-city voyage that celebrated the tenth anniversary of the band’s iconic Broadside album.Read More »Martin Dudley Sets Sail on Bellowhead Broadside Tour With CHAUVET Professional

Alain Corthout Lights Eclectic Music Award Show in Madrid with ChamSys MagicQ MQ500M

“Music Inspires Life,” so went a slogan created a few years ago for radio network Los 40. In the process, the sweet sounds and beautiful harmonies that fall under the umbrella of “music,” also inspires a wonderfully rich level of diversity. This is clearly evident in the story of this global broadcasting behemoth, which has affiliates in 20 countries, airing songs in both Spanish and English.Read More »Alain Corthout Lights Eclectic Music Award Show in Madrid with ChamSys MagicQ MQ500M

Allen Deneau Joins Bandit Lites as Client Representative

As Bandit Lites continues its historic 55th year in concert lighting, the company is thrilled to announce the hiring of Allen Deneau as its newest Client Representative. Deneau brings decades of experience having previously owned a Chicagoland production company as well as years on the road as the lighting director for Grammy Award-winning country music group, Diamond Rio. As a Client Representative for Bandit Lites, he’ll utilize his understanding of touring productions to provide his clients with product and personnel solutions to ensure their creative endeavors are achieved. Read More »Allen Deneau Joins Bandit Lites as Client Representative

4Wall Entertainment Acquires Atlanta-Based Magnum Co.

4Wall Entertainment has acquired Magnum Companies Ltd. of Atlanta, GA. Magnum’s current location will be rebranded as 4Wall Atlanta, with all employees staying on board to service existing and future customers as part of 4Wall’s 12th  U.S. location. Current Magnum clients should expect zero interruptions in service and support during the process.

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New Business Vertical: Adam Hall Integrated Systems at ISE 2023

Adam Hall have announced the creation of Adam Hall Integrated Systems – a new business vertical dedicated to serving the installed AVL market sector.

With its own product team headed up by Gabriel Alonso Calvillo, Adam Hall Integrated Systems will act as a resource for AVL professionals – be they consultants, integrators, and even end users – to easily find and specify the products they need for their projects. All Adam Hall installation-friendly products are brought under one roof and application experts are on hand to offers expert advice and support at every stage of the project, from tendering to system design through to training and commissioning.Read More »New Business Vertical: Adam Hall Integrated Systems at ISE 2023

Blizzard Lighting Introduces Node:b™ Architectural Lighting System

Blizzard Lighting, creators of Aria™ ellipsoidal and other professional LED lighting and video products, announced its first modular architectural lighting system: Node:b. The new fixture combines a warm white or full color LED light engine with a variety of interchangeable Fresnel and profile lens options, to give customers the ability to adapt their lighting to changing seasons or collections.Read More »Blizzard Lighting Introduces Node:b™ Architectural Lighting System

CHAUVET Professional and 4Wall Help Tom Kenny Reflect Diverse Latin Grammys in Light

The 23rd The Latin Grammy Awards, which took place at the Mandalay Bay Resort’s Michelob Ultra Arena, defied easy categorization, being big, bold, and sensuously stunning one moment, then delivering soft, intimate moments the next. This was evident right from the start of the three-hour show, as it began with a brief, but intense display of light and background music, before segueing into a beautiful, heartfelt tribute to “Person of the Year” winner, the iconic Antonio Solís, by three of the event’s co-hosts: Thalía, Luis Fonsi, and Laura Pausini.Read More »CHAUVET Professional and 4Wall Help Tom Kenny Reflect Diverse Latin Grammys in Light

ADJ Fixtures Exclusively Illuminate 2022 MISS EARTH Slovenia Pageant

For the second year running, a lighting rig comprised exclusively of ADJ fixtures was used to illuminate the 2022 MISS EARTH Slovenia pageant. Following an online only event the previous year, due to the global pandemic, the 2022 contest took place in front of a live audience of over 500 people. 72 ADJ lighting fixtures – including the new Focus Profile and Focus Flex moving head luminaires – created a dazzling lightshow while also perfectly lighting the contestants for the judges. The event’s production also incorporated an ADJ LED video wall, ADJ haze machines and the lighting was all controlled using ADJ’s myDMX 3.0 software.Read More »ADJ Fixtures Exclusively Illuminate 2022 MISS EARTH Slovenia Pageant