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Cody James Balances Divergent Visions for Yellowcard with Help from CHAUVET Professional

There are things that are impossible to achieve, like being in two places at once, or standing up and showing someone your lap. Then there are other actions, that while not “impossible,” are extremely difficult, because they call for balancing two seemingly opposite things at the same time. Of course, accomplishing this feat requires hard work, a deft touch, and a great deal of skill. Cody James brought all three (plus a great supporting cast) to the table when he created the lighting and production design for Yellowcard’s current Ocean Avenue 20th Anniversary Tour.Read More »Cody James Balances Divergent Visions for Yellowcard with Help from CHAUVET Professional

Ultimo Chooses Prolights for Summer Stadium Tour

Prolights’ solutions lit up the stadium tour of Ultimo, a young Roman singer-songwriter and leading artist on the Italian music scene. The rental company Mister X Service made a strategic choice by relying on PROLIGHTS solutions, meticulously selecting 116 Astra Wash19PixIP units and 144 Sunblast 3000FC units to enhance the visual spectacle of the tour.

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Zac Brown Band Takes Bandit Lites Gear on ‘From the Fire Tour’

Bandit Lites is thrilled to be providing the lighting for multi-platinum, GRAMMY Award-winning Zac Brown Band on their 2023 From the Fire Tour. Comprised of Zac Brown, Jimmy De Martini, John Driskell Hopkins, Coy Bowles, Chris Fryar, Clay Cook, Matt Mangano, Daniel de los Reyes and Caroline Jones, the Zac Brown Band recently released The Comeback (Deluxe) album which features re-recorded tracks with James Taylor, Jimmy Buffett, Marcus King, and Blake Shelton.Read More »Zac Brown Band Takes Bandit Lites Gear on ‘From the Fire Tour’

Designing a Show in Four Weeks

Amish Dani’s company, FRAMEWORX, was able to execute the Peso Pluma ‘Doble P’ tour in less than four weeks from phone call to opening night—an incredibly brief span of time. Two of those weeks were spent entirely on conceptualization, before a single piece of gear was pulled.

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Marketa Fantova Joins Robe to Expand NRG Initiatives.

Marketa Fantova

Marketa Fantova joins the team at ROBE lighting s.r.o. as International Education Program Coordinator and Designer, where her role will be coordinating ROBE’s existing NRG program on an international level. ROBE lighting s.r.o.’s Commercial Director, Josef Valchar Jr (JJ) says: “We are delighted to have Marketa onboard. We have known each other for some time, she has the right knowledge and extensive connections in the arts and education worlds, great communication and diplomatic skills, and we are all looking forward to working alongside her as she develops this important and exciting aspect of ROBE’s future vision.”Read More »Marketa Fantova Joins Robe to Expand NRG Initiatives.

Remembering Jimmy Buffett

Sadly, Jimmy Buffett died Friday at the age of 76. All of us at PLSN offer our condolences to the production teams, crews and industry friends of Buffett who worked with him throughout the years helping to share the joy his music brought to the world. We share this CBS Sunday Morning video with contributor Bill Flanagan offering an appreciation of the “Margaritaville” singer-songwriter, a friend for whom everything was an adventure, and whose positive life force was directed towards giving his music fans a two-hour vacation at every concert. 

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