On the first evening of Wacken Open Air, German medieval rockers In Extremo headlined on the Louder Stage. The band’s renowned Lighting Designer, Martin Heining, expanded his design especially for the Wacken show, by including 12 of the new high-performance Creos wash lights from by GLP, adding on to the already extensive festival design by LD Jerry Appelt.
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In just three years, Constanta, Romania’s Beach Please has become the largest urban music festival in Europe drawing hip hop, pop, and electronic headliners. The 2024 show featured a lighting rig comprising 430 moving light fixtures. To match the colossal scale of the production, Stage and Lighting Designer Andrei Predut of APart Productions brought in 36 Claypaky Skylos.
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ETC advances its fanless product line even further with the new High End Systems Halcyon Silent. This luminaire balances silent operation with the exceptional feature set of ETC’s flagship Halcyon family. Perfect for concert halls, opera houses, and other noise-sensitive venues, Halcyon Silent is convection-cooled to eliminate distracting sounds.
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Bandit Lites is celebrating another Pollstar Awards nomination for Concert Visuals Company of the Year. The Pollstar Awards celebrate the entertainment industry’s best tours, venues, live music executives, agencies, production companies, and more in over 40 categories.
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Designed to deliver a far-reaching swathe of potent ultraviolet light wherever it is required, the new UV PAR 100IP from ADJ is a versatile and rugged LED-powered UV luminaire. With a tough construction, flexible mounting yoke, and all weather IP65-rating, it is ideal for rental and production companies looking for a flexible and professional solution that delivers the classic black light look.
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Replicating the Hollywood Bowl at a modern indoor arena is a tall order, but Bobby Grey of Notan Creative LLC was more than up to the challenge recently when he was called upon to light Audacy’s superstar-studded ‘We Can Survive’ concert at New Jersey’s 18,000-capacity Prudential Center. Held annually in support of mental health advocacy, the event routinely features many of music’s biggest names.
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Brompton Technology announced an exciting career progression for two of its valued team members. After over a decade with Brompton, including five successful years as Business Development Manager for the APAC region, Luke Hurford will return to the UK to take on the global role of Sales Channel Manager. Sebastian Kanabar, who has already made a significant impact as a Technical Sales Consultant focused on broadcast and film, will now take over as Head of Sales for APAC.
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FRAMEWORX, the content creators for Childish Gambino’s ‘The New World Tour’ share this peek inside the work they did to realize some of the content that wowed audiences.
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Over 500 Robe moving lights were supplied by three top German rental and technical production companies to four main stages at the 2024 Lollapalooza Berlin festival, organized by Live Nation and staged over two days at the Olympiastadion (Olympic Stadium). The North and South stages, the Alternative Stage and Perry’s Stage all rocked Robe this year supplied by TSE (North), the Media Resource Group – MRG (South & Perry’s) and Sound Projekt (Alternative).
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LDI, The Conference: Live at Lititz, NAMM, the PLSN/FOH ProProduction Sessions and the Parnelli Awards are all just around the corner—in-person gatherings that can enrich every attendee. The November issue of PLSN, like every other issue we publish, is also packed with inspiring products, projects, and people generously sharing their experience.
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IWEISS’ patented Paragon Hoist and more product news from Analog Way, Disguise, Elation, Generico, HireHop, Master FX, and VOLUX. Also find more news on products from Christie, AV Franklin, Epson, Panasonic, NovaStar, INFiLED, and Clear-Com courtesy of Nationwide Video.
Read More »IWEISS’ patented Paragon Hoist and more product news from Analog Way, Disguise, Elation, Generico, HireHop, Master FX, and VOLUX. Also find more news on products from Christie, AV Franklin, Epson, Panasonic, NovaStar, INFiLED, and Clear-Com courtesy of Nationwide Video.
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