Canberra-based Elite Event Technology – one of Australia’s leading rental and production companies – has made a new investment in 16 Robe MegaPointe moving lights for general stock, which join the sixteen that they already owned, purchased when the product was launched in 2018.Read More »Elite Event Technology Makes MegaPointe Investment
Trevor Noah, host for this year’s postponed and relocated Grammy Awards, paid homage to backstage workers during the event, which aired live on CBS from Las Vegas on April 3, and production team members helped introduce the artists with whom they worked. The event also featured an anti-war video from Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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Long-time Parnelli Awards Stage Manager and FOH Magazine contributor Suzi Spangenberg is suffering from a serious health condition and crushing medical debt. A friend has set up a Gofundme account to help her catch up on her bills and seek further answers and treatment.
Read More »“I dunno, it worked in the shop, I swear.” How many times have I heard this? Too many. Gear may work fine in the shop, but did you actually physically attach all the pieces that will work with it at the actual gig, or did you just assume?
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Christie Lites, global provider of stage lighting services, has welcomed Mark Burnett as a new Rentals Rep. Burnett will be based out of Christie Lites… Read More »Mark Burnett Joins Christie Lites as UK Rental Rep
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Avolites has unveiled Titan V15.1, an incremental update to its lighting and integrated media control Titan software. This update looks at making the setting up of fixed installations easier than ever. Titan’s Timeline has proved extremely useful to fixed installations, as well as live productions, as it transforms the way users can program a time coded show, dramatically speeding up the process. Essentially it provides a visual approach to programming, allowing users to quickly capture their actions manually via the UI or by using the innovative live record feature.Read More »Avolites Adds Fixed Install Capabilities to Titan Lighting and Media Control Software
Robert Juliat is happy to announce that 36 of its Dalis 860 cyclorama lights, complete with mini yoke and Quickrig systems, have been supplied to the National Taichung Theater in Taiwan by DLHG Co., Ltd. The National Taichung Theater (NTT) has three main venues: the 2007-seat Grand Theater, the 794-seat Playhouse, and the 200-seat Black Box theater. The main location for the Dalis 860 fixtures will be the Grand Theater which hosts a broad program of musicals, opera, ballet, modern dance, and drama. The Dalis 860 cyclorama fixtures will be installed in truss and groundrow positions to light the venue’s impressive 18m wide x 10m high cyclorama with a smooth, even, highly controllable coverage.Read More »Robert Juliat Dalis 860 LED Cyclorama Lighting Chosen for Taiwan’s National Taichung Theater
LED and architectural lighting brand Anolis—a Robe business—launches a crisp new brand identity including stylish visuals and optimized website ahead of the release of its new Calumma range of products. This follows the growth and expansion of Anolis’ business over the last two years and its close alignment to and connection with entertainment brand Robe which is the innovative soul of the company.Read More »Anolis Reveals New Brand Identity
Main Light’s Nashville-area facility is now open. The new 70,000 sq. ft. Main Light, South shop in Antioch, TN is under the direction of Main Light CEO Randy Mullican and led locally by Account Executive Cathie Berbena Lloyd and Operations Manager Jim Gregory. This new facility is the company’s third location, joining Main Light, East in Wilmington, DE and Main Light, West in Las Vegas, NV.
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After teasing attendees at the USITT show early in March with a first peek at the Fuze MAX™, Elation Professional is pleased to be shipping the new full-spectrum LED luminaire. The fixture will see its European debut April 26-29 at the Prolight + Sound show in Frankfurt (Hall 12.1, Stands B49, C49).
Available in Spot and Profile framing versions, the Fuze MAX has been designed for precision lighting applications such as theater, broadcast, and Houses of Worship where a wider chromatic spectrum (including dynamic whites), a full feature set and outstanding quality is required, a specification that rivals 1,000W/1,200W class discharge fixtures. Here’s a preview video of the Fuse MAX from Elation:
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Inner Circle Distribution (ICD) and Exalux announced a new partnership to bring Exalux’s technology to customers through ICD’s dealer network. Inner Circle Distribution and Exalux… Read More »Exalux Partners with Inner Circle Distribution as Exclusive Distributor for North America, Caribbean
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As I write this, Genesis is playing their very last concert. Coming up in the business as a lighting person, one of the first things… Read More »Looking Back to What’s Next
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