NASHVILLE – For Jethro Tull singer-songwriter and front man Ian Anderson’s latest shows, titled Jethro Tull – The Rock Opera, LD Mark Wheatley used a Bandit Lites-supplied rig that included Martin MAC Viper Profiles, MAC Auras, GLP Impression X4s and Clay Paky Sharpys.
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BOSTON – Rapper (and Rihanna boyfriend) Travis Scott energized Boston’s House of Blues with a pre-Thanksgiving show stuffed with vivid visual imagery. Image Production Services set up and ran the event’s MVP Ta8 Curve Panels from Chauvet Professional.
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CAMBRIDGE, U.K. – For alt-rockers Mallory Knox, who have been touring in support of their second album, Asymmetry, released in late 2014, LD and set designer Jordon Cooper, who has worked with the band since 2013, included Robe fixtures in the rig.
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PHOENIX – Chris Hammond, LD and programmer for Seacret Ignite, a corporate event staged at the Phoenix Convention Center on Sept. 17, worked with gear provided by 4Wall. Hammond used Martin MAC Viper DX Wash as the main stage wash fixture along with MAC Auras for back lighting and general color for beams and Viper Performances to texturize the set. To wash the set from ground up he used Chroma Q Color Force LEDs. Clay Paky Sharpys added impact as well.
Read More »RANCHO DOMINGUEZ, CA — A recent video piece titled “The Woman Behind Rock Bands’ Backdrops” on the CNN Passion to Portfolio segment focused on Megan Duckett – founder of theatrical draping company Sew What? Inc.
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SOUTHAVEN, MS – Getwell Road United Methodist Church now features a new lighting system with a variety of fixtures from Chauvet Professional, including 10 Ovation F-165WW Fresnels, seven Rogue R2 Wash moving fixtures, six COLORado 1-Quad Tour par style fixtures, nine COLORdash Batten-Quad 12 fixtures and eight COLORdash Par-Quad 18s.
Read More »NEW YORK – In recognition of a decision at the The New York Times to restore the production credits it had removed from its theatre reviews – which had followed a loud outcry from playwrights and the theatrical design community – USITT executive director David Grindle penned an open letter expressing gratitude. The letter, prompted in part by Cecilia Friederichs of Local 829, follows.
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ArKaos has released the latest version of its video-jockey software, GrandVJ 2.1. The company notes that users will have access to a whole range of new features to make their parties and events easier to run and more creative than ever.
Read More »STAMFORD, CT – Rosco announced the expansion of its North American rental facilities for its award-winning backdrops. Rosco Backdrop rental inventory is now available from its headquarters in Stamford, CT as well as its Sun Valley, CA facility, minimizing the shipping time and cost to customers working in either region. Just like the Sun Valley location, Rosco Backdrops are now available for same-day pick up from Stamford.
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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – MGG, one of the fastest growing South African technical production and solutions companies, has invested in more Robe equipment with the purchase of 12 BMFL Blades, 12 CycFX 8s and 12 DL4S Profiles. Pictured here with the latest arrival of gear is owner Mark Gaylard.
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CEDAR FALLS, IA – LD Chris Wood turned to Elation Platinum Series moving heads and Colour Chorus Series LED battens for a recent production of Rent at the University of Northern Iowa’s Strayer-Wood Theatre. The production, which ran Oct. 29-Nov. 8, was lit with Color Chorus 24, Color Chorus 48, Platinum Wash 16R Pro and Platinum Profile 35 fixtures, among others.
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DURHAM, U.K. – Projection artist Ross Ashton and The Projection Studio produced another large formate projection called “The World Machine” at Durham Cathedral in the UK for the 2015 Durham Lumiere light festival. The event drew upwards of 200,000 people to the city over four nights of colorful light installations.
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