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USITT Awards: Well Deserved Honors

USITT has announced the four honorees for the 2023 Distinguished Achievement Awards and the ten Young Designers, Managers and Technicians (YDMT) award winners. The USITT Awards bring attention to those who represent the best entering our industry, support creative work, recognize lifetime achievement, and celebrate research. PLSN is happy to spotlight and recognize all of this year’s winners.

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Always Something to Learn

PLSN catches up with the esteemed Screens Producer Laura Frank, who has a new book out, Real-Time Video Content For Virtual Production & Live Entertainment. It is an engaging read, in which Frank looks at the different layers of an ever-evolving discipline; offering historic context while encouraging the reader to see future possibilities of virtual production with new eyes.

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Reflections on Touring with Jeff Beck

After British rock guitarist Jeff Beck died unexpectedly on Jan. 10, 2023, Debi Moen touched base with three lighting professionals, David “Gurn” Kaniski, Michael Keller, and Chris Stuba, who were all involved with Beck’s last tour. They share their thoughts with Designer Watch about working with the rock legend.

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Old Mensch Musings

This month Chris Lose muses on the recent loss of Nook Schoenfeld, who he considered a mentor. Lose took over the LD-at-Large column from Schoenfeld and now uses it to “share some nuggets of wisdom that shaped my career and pay homage to a great man.”

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Claypaky Partners with the Donizetti Festival and Illuminates ‘Chiara e Serafina’ with Sinfonya Profiles

The Teatro Donizetti is a true institution in the city of Bergamo. It was built in the late 18th century and was originally named Teatro Nuovo (new theatre). It has been the city’s most important opera house for more than two centuries and hosts an extremely intense schedule of plays, operas, and symphonic music. In November 2022, Claypaky signed an agreement with the Teatro Donizetti to supply its new Sinfonya Profile 600 moving heads, specially designed for use in theatres.Read More »Claypaky Partners with the Donizetti Festival and Illuminates ‘Chiara e Serafina’ with Sinfonya Profiles

From Budapest to Auckland, Robe Shines for George Ezra

George Ezra’s Lighting Director Chris Taylor and Production Manager Jake Vernum were very happy to see Robe on the lighting specs for the recent Australia and New Zealand legs of the popular UK singer / songwriter’s Gold Rush Kid tour. Eleven Robe MegaPointes on the upstage truss have been present throughout the whole tour which kicked off in Spring in the UK and Ireland, then extended into a lengthy festival section as Ezra and his highly talented band delighted audiences across Europe. Read More »From Budapest to Auckland, Robe Shines for George Ezra

Elation Promotes Eric Loader to Global Vice President of Sales & Marketing, John Dunn to Director of Sales, U.S.

Elation Professional announced the promotions of Eric Loader to Global Vice President of Sales & Marketing and John Dunn to Director of Sales – U.S. The promotions reflect not only their performance and leadership within the company but also their ability to think strategically in order to move Elation forward. Read More »Elation Promotes Eric Loader to Global Vice President of Sales & Marketing, John Dunn to Director of Sales, U.S.

Bandit Lites Promotes Mark Scherer to Client Representative

Bandit Lites announced the promotion of Mark Scherer to Client Representative. Scherer is the latest addition to the leadership team at Bandit where his recent adventures on the road will offer a fresh perspective to clients as well as bringing practical applications of the latest in lighting technology. Read More »Bandit Lites Promotes Mark Scherer to Client Representative