ESTA is excited to unveil the brand-new NATEAC website at NATEAC.org! There, you’ll find the latest conference information, including an explanation of this year’s theme, Access, and schedule of events. ETC and Texas Scenic have already signed on as Silver Sponsors.
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Rea Garvey is one of the best-known musicians in Germany and is a guest on the biggest stages and festivals year after year. An arena tour for his new album “Halo” has already been announced for 2024. Prior to this, the likeable Irishman took the opportunity to feel the intimate audience proximity of smaller clubs again with the “Roots” tour – a very special live environment that requires a lot of flexibility on the ground. Chris “Rocketchris” Glatthor, who has accompanied Garvey as a production designer since 2014, was also on board. Rocketchris relied on the Cameo PIXBAR G2, AZOR and ZENIT Series – among others – for the minimalist stage designs.
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Harpa – Iceland’s premier concert hall and conference centre, located in capital city Reykjavik – has invested in 48 x new Robe FORTE moving lights which will be utilised in their 1600-capacity Grand Hall, home of the Icelandic Opera and the Iceland Symphony Orchestra. Harpa is the highest profile concert and conference venue in the country and stages numerous high visibility world-class productions and events as well as hosting meetings and high-rolling summits. Karl Sigurðsson, managing director of Robe’s Iceland distributor, Luxor, was delighted to win the tender and supply the project with FORTES.
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Astera boosts the creative potential and functionality of its battery powered PlutoFresnel LED luminaire with the launch of the new ProjectionLens which transforms it into a profile fixture. Astera Fresnels are ideal for numerous lighting scenarios – from film and broadcast to a wide range of live events – and the ProjectionLens is expected to be especially popular for events. The ProjectionLens offers precision optics, zoom, accurate shutters for highlighting specific areas, plus gobos, all giving the Fresnel the value of being a truly multifunctional lighting fixture.
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It is close to impossible to improve on the power a flower to give rise to warm feelings and good thoughts, but Ed Warren managed to do just that when he lit The Lottery Winners’ recent homecoming show. The “flowers” that this well-known lighting designer planted on stage at the iconic 02 Apollo Manchester might not have been as delicately beautiful as the red and yellow blooms that dot nearby Ardwick Green every spring (nor were they anywhere near as fragrant!), but they did inspire the sellout crowd at this show, while also reflecting the freewheeling spirit of the local band, who reach the top of the UK charts for the first time last spring.Read More »Ed Warren & CHAUVET Professional Bring Flower Power to The Lottery Winners
Environmental Lights, a leader in LED lighting solutions, announces the launch of Dual-Mode Universal Dimming Drivers. Dual-Mode Universal (DMU) Dimming Drivers are highly versatile power supplies. These full-capacity drivers accept universal input dimming signals compatible with all major control systems. They also feature a toggle that allows users to easily switch between constant voltage reduction (CVR) and pulse width modulation (PWM) output modes.
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The Robe Lighting iFORTE® luminaire – currently its most powerful LED innovation – has won a coveted Parnelli Award for Indispensable Lighting Technology. The 2024 Parnelli Awards – presented by Timeless Communications Corp., publishers of PLSN and FOH magazines – were presented at a gala event staged during the 2024 NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) expo at the Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, California.
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Chart-topping Scottish singer-songwriter Callum Beattie was supported on his tour note-for-intense-note with some fiercely bold visuals was a power-packed light show by Steve Mccraken of Mac-Events, who programmed the show and ran it throughout the tour on his ChamSys MagicQ MQ500M Stadium Console. Working with a kit supplied by Limelight Event Services, Mccracken busked some manual flashes, strobes, and other looks, but most of his show was cue stacked.
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600 GLP X5 atoms populate 150 ‘tree’ towers in expansive set fabrication
GLP pulled out all the stops for lighting designers Mat Stovall and Manny Treeson when video game developer Blizzard Entertainment’s BlizzCon 2023 was held at the Anaheim Convention Center in Southern California recently. Held for the first time since 2019 (when Covid intervened), Blizzard reconfigured the space so that all four giant halls were requisitioned to give fans early access to the latest updates for all of its landmark games (World of Warcraft, Overwatch, Diablo, and Hearthstone) via themed playable stations. Additionally, the arena was converted into a proscenium stage for hosting keynotes, speaker panels, and trailer drops – as well as the spectacular opening and closing ceremonies, all streamed live to millions around the world.Read More »A New Level of Creativity at BlizzCon 2023 with GLP
The National Fire Protection Association® (NFPA®) has re-launched its new website – NFPA.org – to provide a more seamless path for stakeholders to interact with the association. The redesigned site, with its dynamic design, improved site performance, and enhanced content, focuses on the organization’s mission to eliminate death, injury, property, and economic loss due to fire, electrical, and related hazards.
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Drawing unique acts from across the world, Kerstcircus Ahoy, which recently completed its 51st season of joy, served up performances that totally surprised anyone who entered Ahoy arena expecting to see typical circus fare. Supporting these performances and adding to the excitement of the circus was a colorful, and sometimes dramatic, lighting design by Ricky Bouckenhove of Live Systems that featured 70 CHAUVET Professional fixtures.
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A unique entertainment space that organically conforms to its natural surroundings, the Lāna‘i Ocean Theater is a Greek-style amphitheater. Land and resource management company Pulama Lāna‘i partnered with visual design practice Lightswitch and event production company Upstaging to create a space that not only meets the highest standards but also respects the island’s natural environment. Lighting design was spearheaded by John Featherstone, Principal at Lightswitch, with Ryan Breneisen of Upstaging serving as a project manager and technical director. Upstaging supplied the lighting for the project and executed the installation.
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