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Trevor Ahlstrand Turns to DCR-Supplied Elation Lighting for Kane Brown Stadium Show

Trevor Ahlstrand Turns to DCR-Supplied Elation Lighting for Kane Brown Stadium Show

Photo by Joey Tortuga

Country artist Kane Brown returned to his hometown of Chattanooga, TN, to play his first stadium show at Finley Stadium. Lighting and production designer Trevor Ahlstrand used Elation lighting on the May 7 sold-out milestone event, including the company’s  IP-rated powerhouse luminaire Proteus Maximus™, all supplied by DCR Nashville.Read More »Trevor Ahlstrand Turns to DCR-Supplied Elation Lighting for Kane Brown Stadium Show

Modular NX1™ Console System from Obsidian Offers Complete ONYX Lighting Control Experience

Following a successful launch at the Prolight + Sound tradeshow in Germany in April, Obsidian Control Systems is pleased to announce availability of the NX1™, an ultra-compact yet full-featured lighting controller designed to handle a huge variety of shows using the intuitive ONYX™ lighting control platform. The NX1 also features an expandable playback wing (NX P™) along with a 10-digit keypad (NX K™) that combined with the NX1 creates an even more powerful and flexible console. Designed for smaller to medium projects where an intuitive console is needed without a PC, the NX1 joins the compact yet fully integrated NX2™ and Obsidian’s flagship NX4™ under the ONYX lighting control platform. Read More »Modular NX1™ Console System from Obsidian Offers Complete ONYX Lighting Control Experience

Collaborating on Looks for Jack White’s Shows

Each night, whether he’s performing in a theater, arena or amphitheater, Jack White treats his fans to a one-of-a-kind musical experience, with no fixed song list and plenty of improvisations within songs as well. As such, Michelle Sarrat and David Leonard serve up unique lighting and video looks each night as well, flowing with Jack White’s musical lead. But to help keep lighting, video content, live cameras and automation in synch, Luz Studio’s Matthieu Larivée notes the creation of “aesthetic blocs” that Sarrat and Leonard can discuss and opt for to guard against creative chaos. And with the palette limited to blue and white, the colors never clash.

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Main Light Expands its Inventory with Ayrton’s Khamsin Profile Luminaires

Main Light, LLC, a preeminent dry hire rental partner, has recently added Ayrton’s Khamsin Profile luminaires to their extensive rental offerings. These new units are already in stock at Main Light which has the following locations—Main Light, East in Wilmington, DE, Main Light, South in Nashville, TN, and Main Light, West in Las Vegas, NV. To better introduce this new addition to their inventory Main Light has created this video demonstration of the Ayrton Khamsin-S luminaire:

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Out of Order, Guy Jacobson’s Upcoming Comedy Film, Shot with Camera Package from PRG

Community building, relationships, and a desire to bring more joy into the world were the fuel for writer/director Guy Jacobson while writing, financing, and filming the upcoming courtroom comedy film, Out of Order. Jacobson, who co-wrote and produced Holly and co-directed the child exploitation documentary Redlight, wrote the script for Out of Order with Megan Freels Johnston.Read More »Out of Order, Guy Jacobson’s Upcoming Comedy Film, Shot with Camera Package from PRG

TKTS® Times Square Turns 49

Since the iconic TKTS by TDF Booth in Times Square reopened on September 14, 2021, they have resumed their role as the go-to destination for same-day evening (and next day matinee) discount tickets to Broadway and Off-Broadway shows. Founded by TDF (aka Theatre Development Fund), the not-for-profit organization that makes the performing arts accessible to all, TKTS turned 49 on Saturday, June 25.Read More »TKTS® Times Square Turns 49

The Shubert Foundation Gives Record $37.6 Million to 609 Arts Organizations Nationwide

The Shubert Foundation announced a record $37.6 million in unrestricted grants to not-for-profit theaters, dance companies, academic theater training programs, and related service agencies. As a leader in funding for the arts the Foundation has also made two $1 million gifts to create endowed scholarships for theater students at the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Spelman College and Morehouse College.Read More »The Shubert Foundation Gives Record $37.6 Million to 609 Arts Organizations Nationwide

NKOTB’s MixTape Tour Blends Yesterday’s Hits with LED Looks

New Kids On The Block’s MixTape Tour 2022 is offering a blend of the old and the new, with NKOTB’s hits along with performances by special guests Salt-N-Pepa, Rick Astley and En Vogue. The lighting design by LD Cat West, of Flash and Trash Works, Inc., featured 108 Ayrton IntelliPix-R Creative Solutions. The lighting was a central part of the high-energy, party look of the show.

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