Spring is in full swing. The cherry blossoms have come and gone. The blistering heat of the summer is right around the corner. Just like the heat index, this summer tour season is going to be on fire. Production companies from around the country are preparing their tours as we speak. Here’s just a sampling of what production companies have in store for the Summer of 2012.
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A Mountain of Color, Texture and 3D “Infinity” Looks
The album Lenny Kravitz is supporting with his 2012 tour may be called Black and White America, but the colors revealed in the jagged-edged lighting and set design, a collaboration between LD Steve Cohen and production and set designer Es Devlin, are anything but. Read More »
MANAMA, Bahrain – Manama, capital city of Bahrain, is celebrating its appointment as Capital of Arab Culture 2012. As part of the festivities, the city produced an opening ceremony, Path of Pearls, which was packed with imagery and effects. Belgian LD Luc Peumans used 170 Clay Paky fixtures to light the tiered stage, full-sized orchestra, aerialists and dancers during the event.
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MADISON, WI – Full Compass Systems recently hosted a benefit at their facility to raise funds for the Journey Mental Health Center of Dane County (JMHC). JMHC is a non-profit provider of comprehensive mental health and substance abuse assistance programs for residents of Southern Wisconsin. For more than 70 years, their work has had a positive impact and Full Compass is proud to stand behind them in their efforts.
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ZURICH – Green Hippo’s Swiss distributor, IQunlimited, recently held a two-day Hippotizer training seminar March 13-14 for a range of customers and potential clients. Green Hippo’s head of training Simon Harris taught basic and advanced classes.
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NEW YORK – The 2012 Behind the Scenes Holiday Cards have been announced. Created by a lineup of lighting designers including John Lee Beatty, Michael Curry, Ralph Funicello, Andrew Hefter, Cindy White and David Zinn, proceeds from card orders benefit the ESTA Foundation’s Behind the Scenes program. Orders will be taken until Sept. 7 so that cards can be delivered by early November.
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LAS VEGAS — “Are you sure you have the right guy?” replied a stunned Charlie Hernandez upon getting the call from Parnelli Awards executive producer Terry Lowe and executive director Patrick Stansfield. The Parnelli Board of Advisors has announced that Hernandez, production manager and founder of the nonprofit charity organization, Just a Bunch of Roadies, will receive the live event industry’s highest honor, the Parnelli Lifetime Achievement Award, this October at a gala dinner in Las Vegas.
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He was the voice of Woodstock, gently suggesting you avoid the brown acid.
Chip Monck is one of the most colorful characters in the business, a business he is considered the Godfather of. The lighting designer has been part of some of the amazing events ever staged, including the Ali/Foreman “Rumble in the Jungle” in Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo). He was tour and staging manager with the Rolling Stones for seven years and stage producer for Concert for Bangladesh at Madison Square Garden, one of the first big benefit concerts raising awareness and donations.
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