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Virtual Production News

In the Volume’s Virtual Production News section includes a story on the competition room for China’s virtual reality variety show, ‘Memoon Player,’ and the latest news about Pier 59 Studios in New York, Fuse Technical Group in Los Angeles, and a free new guide offered by Unreal Engine.

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Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band

Marking 40 years of lighting Bruce Springsteen, Lighting Designer Jeff Ravitz is once more at the helm for Springsteen’s current tour. PLSN caught up with Ravitz right after the first leg kicked off to discuss his gear choices, how he has brought his years of experience with the artist—and the band—to inform his design and how to get fresh looks over a three-hour show.

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Neon Countdown

Presented by Malaysia-based D8 , the Neon Countdown, a three day festival held at Wonder World Extreme Park in Bangkok, Thailand boasted a remote design done by Morrison, CO-based Collyns Stenzel, Collyns Design, Inc. and Ed Shaw of 36NORTH based in Las Vegas. Together they created the massive stage, lighting and video design, along with placing the pyro and lasers, without ever being onsite.

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Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets ‘Echoes’ Tour

PLSN speaks with Lighting Designer Paul “PK” Kell about designing Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets’ (NMSOS) “Echoes” tour. With Designer Patrick Woodroffe as the Executive Designer for the tour and Genesis’ legendary Manager Tony Smith managing Nick Mason / NMSOS, Kell jokes about the pressure to get it right, but he was more than up to the job, working with Tour Lighting Director Paul Howling.

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Rina Sawayama’s ‘Hold The Girl’ Tour

Having handled Rina Sawayama’s first tour, as well as her performance at Coachella and at the Summer Sonic Festival in Japan, it made sense that Lighting Designer, Director, & Programmer Chris Yeomans was again at the helm for Sawayama’s second tour, “Hold The Girl.” Yeoman tells us about the spherical design that has both meaning to the artist as well as practical functionality for the rig.

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Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show

Rihanna’s Apple Music Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show on Feb. 12 in Glendale, AZ certainly, and literally, rose above already high expectations with staging and lighting that filled the stadium. We get the scoop on the challenges and solutions that got the show onto the field for a winning performance.

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