It has become a tradition that when the Tennessee Volunteers men’s basketball team and The Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team take to the court at… Read More »University of Tennessee Basketball Games Go Big with Bandit Lites Donation
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Lighting Designer Tom Kenny recently used Elation Professional’s KL Fresnel 8™ LED wash light to support the retro set of a special CMT Crossroads performance by Robert Plant & Alison Krauss. Kenny had seen the warm-white LED Fresnel luminaire on the duo’s summer tour and realized it would fit in ideally with the show’s vintage look.Read More »Elation KL Fresnel™ Gets Retro for Tom Kenny-Designed Robert Plant & Alison Krauss Special
In the early days for Upstaging, now marking 50 years, the company’s main work was lighting a lot of small, local shows. “We worked with a lot of local bands. We did Styx, who back then were playing high schools in the Chicago area every Friday and Saturday night,” notes Don Carone, who founded Upstaging with his brother Robert along with their friend Robin Shaw. Follow the link to learn more about the bands Upstaging lit in those early days.
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“Absolutely Magical!” These words, or some variant of them have been used time and time again by music critics to describe Reba McEntire’s performance on her current arena tour. But the magic that’s captivating sellout crowds doesn’t spring only from the Country Music Hall of Fame legend’s elegant stage presence and warm, enchanting vocals, also casting a powerful spell on audiences is the colorful, richly textured 3D set created by the team at Lüz Studio.Read More »Matthieu Larivée and Lüz Studio Call on CHAUVET Professional for Reba McEntire Tour
Robe lighting embraced LDI 2022 in Las Vegas with a fantastic booth design, an invigorating live show, and a jaw-dropping line up of new and innovative products that stunned-and-amazed those in attendance. “It was wonderful to be back together with everyone and catch up face-to-face with so many colleagues and friends to celebrate the entertainment technology and design community we all love so much!,” stated Lorienn Cochenour, CEO of Robe Lighting Inc.Read More »Robe Rocks LDI 2022 with ‘All Environments’ Live Show and Innovative New Technologies
Magmatic atmospheric effects is proud to offer the first dedicated fog generator in its Magma series of dependable haze and fog machines. Now in stock and shipping is the Magma Fog 1500 IP™, a durable, water-based fog machine with advanced technology and IP65 rating that provides an exceptionally high output fog for professional applications of all types.Read More »Magma Fog 1500 IP™ High-Output Fogger Now Shipping
Debi Moen and Michael S. Eddy comment on the current surge in holiday lighting projects, the recent LDI show in Las Vegas, and PLSN’s Milestones cover story on Upstaging’s celebration of 50 years of industry service.
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Here’s a sampling of some of the products that stood out among the many innovations featured at the LDI show in Las Vegas in November 2022.
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This month’s Buyer’s Guide covers lighting consoles from a variety of manufacturers and distributors. Click here for details on control desks from ADJ Lighting, Altman Lighting, Avolites, Baxter Controls, Inc., Blizzard Lighting, ChamSys, ETC, High End Systems, MA Lighting, MEGA-LITE, Obsidian Control Systems, Pathway Connectivity, Vari-Lite, and Vista by Chroma-Q.
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American electro-pop artist Ari Staprans Leff, who performs under the stage name Lauv, is currently on his All 4 Nothing Tour with dates running into December in the U.S. Designers Parker Genoway and Cory FitzGerald of Silent House, and Lighting Programmer/Director Will Flavin, spoke with PLSN about the lighting and video of the production, supplied by LMG.
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Nine Inch Nails played a limited number of make-up headlining dates on their spring and fall 2022 tour. PLSN caught up with Toss Film & Design’s Paul “Arlo” Guthrie about his work as designer, director, and programmer for the NIN tour. We also checked in with Lighting Technician Matthew “Matt” Schiller for some fixture details in the design, with lighting supplied by tour vendor Upstaging.
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