HERNING, Denmark – Metallica is continuing with their multi-year WorldWired tour in support of their Nov. 2016 album release, Hardwired…to Self Destruct. The tour, which launched in Feb. 2016, has had 11 legs so far, and will return for a series of North American shows set to run from Sept. 2, 2018 to March 13, 2019. Dan Braun’s in-the-round production design includes LD Rob Koenig’s use of 72 Robe BMFL WashBeams from Premier Global Production.
Read More »On a blustery day in February, ETC, Inc. and CDM2 Lightworks, ETC’s lighting and rigging rep in Vancouver, B.C., teamed up for a day of education about lighting color and control.
Read More »The Christian Exodus Festival took place at Gdańsk’s 15,000-capacity Ergo Arena in February, featuring inspirational effects lighting controlled by an Avolites Sapphire Touch console, supplied by Prolight.
Read More »With the 2018 concert touring and live event production season now in full swing, production provider Elite Multimedia is expanding its rental inventory even further.
Read More »Veteran lighting designer Jeff Croiter recently deployed Martin by HARMAN lighting fixtures to create a new and contemporary lighting design for the Big Apple Circus.
Read More »MESA, AZ – Simply Three, a trio of classically trained musicians who perform compositions ranging from Bach and Vivaldi to Adele and Coldplay, brought their talents to the Mesa Arts Center in the Phoenix area March 8 and 9. Erik Parker of Chris Lisle Design used 46 Chauvet Professional fixtures, supplied by Creative Backstage, to enhance the group’s take on classical and popular music.
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Entec’s lighting department has taken delivery of its first batch of JDC1 LED ‘hybrid’ strobes from German Light Products, with a further consignment due… Read More »King Of The Strobes? GLP’s JDC1 ‘Hybrid’ Takes Pride Of Place In The Entec Warehouse.
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Nashville-based Morris Light & Sound has acquired a complement of SST 24-circuit power distribution boxes from AC Power Distribution, Inc. AC Power, which makes UL Listed portable power distribution equipment for film/video, touring and exterior event venues, was recently acquired by ACT Lighting, Inc.
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HSL is delighted to be on the road again as lighting suppliers with Scottish rockers Simple Minds and their long time lighting designer Stephen Pollard who has created another innovative look for the band’s acclaimed new “Walk Between Worlds” album.
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Astera will be attending the Prolight+Sound 2018 in Frankfurt and the iOS version of the Astera App will officially be presented during the fair while the downloadable version will be available to public by summer 2018.
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NASHVILLE – For Kelsea Ballerini’s tour in support of her second album, Unapologetically, Sooner Routhier turned to Bandit Lites for a rig that includes Philips Showline SL Nitro 510-C, Elation ACL 360i, Robe Pointes and Color Kinetics Color Blaze 72 fixtures along with two grandMA2 Light consoles for control. Michelle Saintey serves as Board Op for the shows, and Andre Petrus helped program the looks.
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connectCAD has just released its 2018 version. connectCAD is the most popular audiovisual system design plugin for Vectorworks, assisting designers all the way through projects from concept drawings to schematics, cable lists and even bill of materials and impressive presentations
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