GREENEVILLE, TN – High school freshman Zach Holditch was in charge of designing the school’s biggest production of the year, and the light rig of conventionals was completely uninspiring. So Holditch contacted Elation’s Eric Loader for help and an equipment loan came to the rescue, as part of the company’s commitment to support future lighting designers.
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LOS ANGELES – Def Leppard’s world tour featured a classic rock n’ roll look during its US leg with Martin Professional lighting from Upstaging. LD/Lighting Director Kenji Ohashi specified MAC 2000 Wash XB, MAC 2000 Beam XB and MAC III Profile moving heads along with MAC 101 LED fixtures for the “Mirrorball” tour, which runs through December.
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LOS ANGELES — Andrew Figueroa, Jr., 30, a lighting tech/lighting director who started his career at age 16, died Nov. 27 after a car accident in Artesia, CA. Figueroa’s credits included Rage Against the Machine, Rob Zombie, The Black Crowes, Rockstar Supernova, A Perfect Circle, The Crystal Method, and many other tours, events and corporate shows. He had also worked with Delicate Productions, Obie’s Lighting Production, RK Diversified Entertainment, U.S. Audio and Lighting, L.A. Stagecall and many other shops. Known as “Andy Fig Jr.,” he is the son of lighting programmer/director Andrew Figueroa, Sr.
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GYDNIA, Poland – Europe’s largest permanent installation of Philips Selecon energy efficient, high output PL3 LED luminaires helped open the production, Shrek, at the Musical Theatre. Philips says this marks a real transition in the use of LED fixtures in theatre lighting design.
Read More »POTTSVILLE, PA — The Wizards of Winter, a Trans-Siberian Orchestra tribute band, triggered more than just a reaction from the audience with special effects used for their performance at the 224-seat Sovereign Majestic Theater Nov. 25. The hazers triggered the fire alarm as well.
Read More »Brilliant Stages, LITEC and TOMCAT – part of UK-based Vitec Group plc – have each launched their new websites, which are also are interconnected to include the latest news about the sister companies.
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LONDON, UK – Core Lighting and Interactive Technologies have joined the family of exclusive manufacturers distributed by entertainment lighting specialist White Light. Core Lighting manufactures battery-powered, wirelessly controllable LED uplighters designed to remove the need to run cables to fixtures. Interactive Technologies manufactures a range of lighting control devices for markets ranging from architectural to entertainment.
Pictured: Core Lighting photo: from left to right – Nick Letheren (Core Lighting) John Simpson (White Light), Bryan Raven (White Light), Phil Ion (Core Lighting)
