Following on from its successful range of LED bars introduced last year, Claypaky has now expanded the Tambora family further and introduces Tambora Linear, an advanced line of static LED pixel mapping bars designed for versatile lighting effects and artistic set decoration. Here’s a video preview of the Tambora Linear from Claypaky:
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Analog Way has announced a partnership agreement with Softpix Ltd, the provider of graphics software and creative services to the live TV/web production and broadcast… Read More »Analog Way Partners with Softpix to Add SPX Graphics Integration to Picturall Media Server Line
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Sports bar and restaurant throughout the week and full-on nightclub at the weekends, barCode is a well-established staple of the nightlife scene in Elizabeth, NJ. As part of a recent expansion of the venue’s pool area, its owner has recently purchased 100 ADJ Hydro Beam X1 IP65-rated moving head fixtures to generate an awe-inspiring lightshow. Chosen for a variety of reasons – including their compact size, intense output, and wireless DMX compatibility – the ADJ fixtures have allowed the club to level up its production to rival any in the Tri-State area.Read More »New Jersey Nightclub barCode Invests In 100 ADJ IP65-Rated Moving Head Fixtures
Full-service production company 3G Productions LLC (3G) has bolstered its growing inventory of entertainment lighting with a large investment in Elation lighting fixtures. The purchase—some 230 fixtures in total—includes Smarty Hybrid™ and Rayzor 760™ moving heads, along with Cuepix Blinder WW2s™.Read More »3G Productions LLC Grows Lighting Inventory with Large Elation Lighting Package
GLP has appointed José C. de las Heras as sales manager to launch its new operation in Spain. Bringing a deep knowledge of the Spanish… Read More »José C. de las Heras to Head Up GLP’s New Operation in Spain
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Gary Numan took to the road in April 2022 with a moody and ethereal lighting design from Dustin Snyder. An essential objective of the design was to ensure that the fans could clearly see Numan and his band’s expressive faces from all parts of the room and also on camera. Snyder chose Vari-Lite’s VL2600 Wash for that critical task.
Read More »In the Broadway musical, ‘A Strange Loop,’ when a doorway lights up, it represents the activation of the voice, or Thought, in the main character’s head. “The lighting has to nimbly transform as Usher confronts his six Thoughts as they emerge from the darkness and retreat—so the lighting is playing along with that head space,” explained LD Jen Schriever. Even though A Strange Loop is a minimalist show, “there was never a time I felt I couldn’t beautifully reveal the actors,” Schreiver adds. “I am always playing on that edge of popping actors into a bright showstopping number and then popping them back in the dark subliminal space.”
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Coming on the heels of the NAMM Show June 3-5 in Anaheim, CA, AVIXA welcomed some 20,000 attendees June 8-10 to the 2022 InfoComm show. More than 500 exhibitors presented their latest offerings in the North and West halls of the Las Vegas Convention Center.
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Click below for the First Impressions videos of seven of the 75th Annual Tony Award-winning Lighting, Costume, Scenic and Sound Designers for 2021-22’s Broadway plays and musicals.
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With a desire to reignite industry relationships, business and launch new products, the NAMM Show welcomed more than 1,000 exhibiting members representing 3,500 brands across… Read More »Seen Around NAMM 2022
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PLSN was saddened to learn of the death of White Light founder and former chairman, John Simpson. The company, which last year celebrated its 50th anniversary, announced his passing on June 11, 2022. He was 79. In addition to his work with White Light, Simpson was known for his charity work, acting as Chair of Backup: The Technical Entertainment Charity, which provides financial support to industry technical professionals in times of hardship. Over the last two years of the pandemic, he had been tireless in the support of the people in the industry who needed help – right up until a week before his untimely death. Here’s a remembrance by White Light of Simpson and his career. We send our sincere condolences to his family, colleagues, and friends.Read More »In Memoriam: John Simpson, Founder of White Light, 79
The eyes of the world were on the incredible Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Concert in June, to witness a host of big-name singers perform on a specially created stage in front of Buckingham Palace. As the Royal Family, politicians, dignitaries, and the public looked on, a show fit for a queen unfolded, backed by LED screen content driven by Hippotizer Boreal+ MK2 Media Servers.Read More »Hippotizer Boreal+ MK2 Drives Majestic Visuals for Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Concert