LONDON – To meed the challenges of lighting singer, writer and guitarist Anna Calvi’s performance with the Heritage Orchestra at St John’s Church, lighting designer Tom Campbell came up with an imaginative solution using a Robe moving light rig. Challenges included the need for everything to be ground-supported and minimal power for the production’s sound, lighting and full camera shoot needs.
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LONDON – St. Pauls School, one of England’s leading independent college preparatory schools, dates back to 1509 and is now undergoing a 30-year refurbishment program. The school’s new 280-seat Samuel Pepys Theatre was completed in Nov. 2014. PG Stage worked with Charcoal Blue Theatre Consultants and the Elliott Thomas Group on the project.
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THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP, TX — For the new projection system within the new 900-seat sanctuary at Faith Bible Church, Hairel Enterprises chose a Vista Systems Spyder X20 0808. Systems designer Bruce Simmons was familiar with the Spyder system and knew it would be a good fit with the church’s projection needs.
Read More »COLOGNE, Germany – The third coolux connect conference, held Jan. 8-9, 2015 at the Vulkanhalle in Cologne, was attended by more than 220 AV professionals from 25 countries. Designers, programmers, content creators and rental specialists immersed themselves in coolux Pandoras Box technology over the course of the two-day event.
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Avolites MD Steve Warren discusses the company’s Ai media server and lighting control technology on display at LDI 2014.
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EUROPE – Helene Fischer’s Farbenspiel tour of Germany, Austria and Switzerland in late 2014 marked the first set built by Brilliant Stages under Dark Arches Holdings ownership.
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NEW YORK, NY — A tightly woven interplay of projection mapped video and LED lighting effects transformed the façade of Saks Fifth Avenue with a repeating 10-minute show, titled An Enchanted Experience, from Nov. 24, 2014 through Jan. 4, 2015. Integrated Visions Productions and DWP Live teamed with American Christmas Inc. on the project, which relied upon projection and control gear from Barco, coolux and Pharos. Radio City Music Hall’s Rockettes and Grucci fireworks accompanying the seasonal display’s kickoff presentation on Nov. 24.
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LAS VEGAS — Released in 2014, High End Systems’ Shapeshifter luminaires have already been incorporated in a variety of high-profile events lit by well-known lighting designers, with a number of LDs incorporating the new looks into their designs for parties ringing in 2015. These included PLSN contributor Vickie Claiborne, who used Shapeshifters for the ARIA Dreamscape Party at ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, pictured here.
Read More »LONDON — White Light announced that, in addition to its entertainment lighting services and products, it will now be offering sound gear and services through a dedicated audio department that will handle rentals and installations for venues and special events. Lee Dennison, formerly of Delta Sound and Autograph, will lead the new division. He joined White Light in Nov. 2014.
Read More »LOS ANGELES — Tours for two high-profile rock acts have been sidelined as a result of unrelated injuries sustained by band members. Tour legs for Linkin Park’s Hunting Party tour and Black Keys’ Turn Blue tour were both canceled, scuttling 16 and 17 shows, respectively, in North America and Europe.
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