Automation and a Kinesys system were right at the heart of Palle Palme’s spectacular lighting and video design for Swedish pop supergroup GES’s popular 2022 tour, which culminated in a month-long residency at Stockholm’s famous Cirkus venue.Read More »Kinesys Gets Around with GES
As the European festival scene kicked back into action following the upheaval and restrictions of the pandemic, Ayrton teamed up with some established Swiss rental companies to support festivals across the country and showcase some of Ayrton’s latest fixtures. Stagelight AG Showtechnik supplied kit to the largest hip-hop festival in Europe at Frauenfeld, the Gurten Open Air festival in Bern and Schaffhausen’s Stars in Town across July and August.Read More »Ayrton Festival Fun in Switzerland
Following a stellar year in 2022, the ADJ Group has restructured its USA Sales Team to provide a solid foundation for further growth in 2023. Firmly established as a mid-level entertainment lighting brand, ADJ’s product range offers an attractive combination of functionality, reliability, and value which is proving increasingly popular in both the rental/production and installation/integration sectors. To better serve customers in both these markets, as well as the traditional retail supply chain, four well-established ADJ team members are being redeployed into new strategic roles.Read More »ADJ Restructures USA Sales Team for Further Growth
When we look at a rainbow, we see a full spectrum of light. Every color we could imagine. Except one – magenta. Where is it? Well, officially magenta doesn’t exist. There is no wavelength of light for magenta, meaning the human brain literally makes it up, but how?
Here’s a video on the subject of magenta from the BBC:
Creative Conners, Inc., creators of the popular Spikemark™️ stage automation software and Stagehand motion controller, are excited to announce the release of Spikemark Pendant v2. New features and improved durability are keys with this next-generation handheld device that makes automation load-ins easier.Read More »Creative Conners Launches Spikemark Pendant v2
Philadelphia’s HiJinx Festival transformed the Pennsylvania Convention Center into a massive two-night EDM New Year’s Eve party, bringing a stellar lineup of bass heavy DJs who played out amid mind-bending lighting that was designed to uplift and thrill. Creative production company Raw Cereal, known for pushing the boundaries of light-art shows, created a huge range of powerful effects using Vari-Lite VL3600 fixtures from Signify.Read More »Vari-Lite VL3600 Helps HiJinx Festival Deliver a Dazzling Light Show
For Patrick Dierson, it was a case of really bad timing. The day before he was scheduled to travel to The Kia Forum for the iHeartRadio ALTer Ego concert, he had to cancel his flight after testing positive for Covid.Read More »Patrick Dierson Creates Smooth iHeartRadio ALTer Ego Rig with CHAUVET Professional and 4Wall
At the recent ISE tradeshow in Barcelona, Epson revealed its latest compact, efficient, and lightweight 3LCD laser projectors, including the addition of 4K resolution on screen to its popular, compact Pro Series interchangeable lens projectors.Read More »Epson Brought Big, Bold Displays to ISE 2023 in Barcelona
ISE 2023 delivered in style for the global AV and systems integration industry and the city of Barcelona (January 31-February 3, 2023). Returning to its normal Jan/Feb timeslot in the AV calendar, ISE 2023 had 58,107 unique attendees from 155 countries, alongside record-breaking occupation in the city’s hotels, bars and entertainment venues, and with exhibitors reporting unparalleled foot traffic on booths across the largest ever ISE show floor.Read More »ISE 2023 Sets New Records in Barcelona
Lighting designers have been quick to adopt Elation’s KL Panel XL™ for high-quality soft light illumination in broadcast and film environments of all types. Now the full-color-spectrum soft light is available in an IP65 version—the KL Panel XL IP™—that makes it an even more versatile broadcast-quality luminaire.Read More »Elation Full-Color KL Panel XL Soft Light now Available in IP65 Version
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Hugely successful Swedish pop supergroup GES (a nifty acronym derived from the surnames of three of the country’s biggest singing stars – Anders Glenmark, Orup (Thomas Eriksson) and Niklas Strömstedt – continued a rollercoaster tour that started in 2021, wrapping up 2022 with a 33-date sold-out residency at Stockholm’s famous Cirkus venue.Read More »GES Circle Around with Robe