Over 400 of Elation Professional’s all-weather Proteus lights were used by Lighting Designer Bruno Poet on the UAE’s 51st National Day celebration, a dazzling showcase of the nation’s past, present and future that took place at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center in December.Read More »LD Bruno Poet Revisits Elation Proteus™ for UAE’s 51st National Day Celebration
To ensure enchanting and dynamic visuals for the 2023 broadcast of Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve, Lighting Designer Lee Rose, with supplier PRG, selected and deployed a comprehensive range of Martin lighting solutions.Read More »‘Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve’ Rings in 2023 with Help from Martin Lighting Solutions
The Long Reach Long Riders and Behind the Scenes will host their annual fundraising raffle at the USITT Conference March 16-18 in St. Louis, MO. This year’s raffle will celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Long Reach Long Riders annual charity motorcycle ride. The Riders, who have raised over $1,000,000 for charity in their years of touring, will be riding June 3-9 in sunny Southern California.Read More »The LRLR Raffle and Behind the Scenes’ Mental Health Initiative at USITT
The worst band in Hungry! The popular quintet, Republic, has, on occasion, introduced themselves as such, tongue planted firmly in cheek. Of course, anyone familiar with this legendary group knows that this sort of ironic, self-deprecating humor, is in keeping with the freewheeling, let’s-not-take-things-(or ourselves)-too seriously attitude that has marked their stellar career.Read More »András Praksch and CHAUVET Professional Help Republic Celebrate Boros:60 in Budapest
Special Event Services (SES) has significantly expanded its Ayrton lighting inventory with additional purchases of Domino LT, Bora S, and Khamsin fixtures and further committed to the product line with large first-time investments in Perseo Beams, Diablos, and Zonda 9 FX lights. ACT Entertainment is the exclusive distributor of Ayrton products in North America.Read More »SES Boosts its Lighting Inventory with Commitment to Ayrton Product Line
Elation Professional and Obsidian Control Systems are proud to be partnering with Backstage Academy, the UK’s premier institution for the education of the next generation of live event professionals. Both Elation and Obsidian are providing the latest in cutting-edge products to Backstage Academy for use in educational courses and training purposes.Read More »Elation Professional and Obsidian Control Systems partner with UK’s Backstage Academy
INFiLED, a global leader in LED displays, announces the hiring of Kathy Skinski as Vice President of Sales for INFiLED North America. Skinski has over 25 years of experience in the technology and media industries with roles at top media giants including ABC, WarnerMedia, and Time Warner Cable. Skinski has been behind the scenes producing globally televised events including Super Bowls, World Cup Soccer and Presidential Elections. Prior to joining INFiLED, she was recruited to lead the Broadcast, Media and Virtual Production unit at Planar Systems and established an exceptional track record developing new partnerships, alliances, and managing the North American Sales Team.Read More »INFiLED Hires Kathy Skinski as VP of Sales for the Americas
A.C. Lighting Inc., distributor of lighting and rigging technologies, announces the appointment of Fred Mikeska to the newly created position of Executive Vice President of Sales, and also announced that he has joined the Board. Reporting to the newly appointed President, Jean-Louis Blanchard, Mikeska will lead the sales and brand management teams to enhance lead generation, and prospect engagement, and collaborate with A.C. Lighting Inc.’s leadership team to develop and execute short- and long-term business strategy.Read More »Fred Mikeska Appointed Executive Vice President of Sales
The Broadway Technical Theatre History Project, a part of Purchase College, State University of New York, will present the Ninth Broadway technical ‘Backstage Legends and Masters Award’ to theater legend, William M. (Bill) Mensching on Monday, April 24, 2023. This free event is open to everyone, and will also be streamed live.
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Lighting and Production Designer Patrick Brannon talks about his approach to design, including for country superstar, and Grammy Award-winner Tim McGraw: “I like to just… Read More »Incorporating All You Learn in Your Design
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Chase M. Strickland has worked in and around Bandit since a very young age, starting in the shop and eventually moving on to the road. This experience provided Strickland with a wide view of the operations. Additionally, he has watched his father, Michael T. Strickland, in action since he was born, giving him an exceptionally close perspective of exactly how Bandit operates.Read More »Chase M. Strickland Named Bandit Lites Business Manager
The Sydney Opera House is celebrating its 50th birthday this year and the festivities included projecting the film, From the Sails: Light Years, onto the Opera House’s iconic sails. Light Years was created with principal artist Sam Doust of experiential design and technology company Art Processors, and features contributing work by artists Jake Duczynski and Jason Poley. The film celebrates of one of Australia’s most beloved buildings through a stunning light projection and live-sync soundscape designed and composed by Andrew Stevenson, Hylton Mowday, and Josh Paton.
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