As Country music superstar, Luke Combs played stadiums throughout the U.S. on his World Tour, Production Designer Oli Metcalfe and five-year Combs veteran, Lighting Director, Kevin Northrup took time to speak with PLSN about casting more than just a spotlight on this multi-award-winning artist.
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We go inside the the 360° spectacle, Awakening speaking with Director/Producer Baz Halpin on his experiences bringing the show to reality, and Associate Scenic Designer, Vincent Richards who shares some scenic solutions.
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A longtime production partner for the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) Rodeos, Gateway Studios & Production Services (GSPS) recently upgraded the lighting, video, and rigging for Fort Worth’s historic Cowtown Coliseum.
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Kevin Mitchell spotlights Parnelli NextGen Amanda Forbes, who currently works as an Assistant Tour Accountant/Administrative Assistant with the Dave Matthews Band.
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Rachel Pfennig Hales answers the question, ‘Why Rock Lititz?’ in regard to why hold THE Conference: Live at Lititz there. She speaks about the community and location, and why it is the right fit for this unique and impactful industry conference.
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The Shubert Foundation announced a record $37.9 million in unrestricted grants, and IATSE’s historic Pink Contract gets approved.
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Forget your troubles—come on, get happy! Take a trip to Connecticut where Goodspeed Musicals takes an opera house, turns it into a barn that turns into a theater for the world premiere of Summer Stock. Designers Jeff Croiter and Wilson Chin tells us how they fit it all, and a full company of tap dancers, on a small stage.
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Kevin Lawson puts the PRG 5L Wash through its paces (and provides the intriguing back story about this light).
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Kevin Lawson’s report on Claypaky’s Tambora Flash Static Hybrid Strobe/Blinder
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Debi Moen catches us up with the industry whereabouts; and highlights some designers celebrating 50 years of Hip Hop, as well as lessons on taking it easy with Jackson Browne.
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With years of experience behind a console—and having cleaned up a lot of showfiles—Chris Lose discusses hard values and how they can play weird tricks with your programming.
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ImageSFX’s Doug Adams describes the core vision requested by Scott Holthaus, Production/Lighting Designer for Disturbed’s ‘Take Back Your Life’ tour as “a constantly moving truss of flames” using the company’s FireSnakes. While many would dismiss the whole idea as crazy, Adams and others on the ImageSFX team spent close to two months working on an overlapping pyro and truss system that would provide the desired looks—summed up by Disturbed’s Draiman as ‘sick’—while also ensuring that the flames wouldn’t melt the lighting fixtures or set the venue on fire.
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