Ash Nehru, one of the founders of d3 Technologies – which officially changed its name in November 2017 to Disguise – is considered by many… Read More »Ash Nehru on What’s Next: Bridging the Silos
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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – Following the October 2017 release of their collaborative album Lotta Sea Lice, Courtney Barnett, a Grammy nominated Australian singer-songwriter Courtney Barnett, and American singer-songwriter Kurt Vile hit the road for a co-headlining tour with a lighting package provided by Bandit Lites. Taking into account that almost each of the venues on the tour featured a solid in-house over head rig, Lighting Designer Nicholas Beachen designed a floor packaged that made each room look specific to a CBKV show.
ST. LOUIS – Fans who pack the Pageant Theatre to capacity for six or seven El Monstero shows every holiday season never quite know what to expect. Certainly, they’re re going to hear spot-on renditions of The Wall, Dark Side of the Moon and other Pink Floyd classics, but beyond its iconic music, this Christmas tradition in America’s heartland is full of delightful visual surprises. Drawing on a cast of up to 75 characters, the annual tribute show in St. Louis has been coming up with novel and enthralling dramatizations and set designs every year since it was started by members of different local bands in 1999.
LONDON – The Royal Albert Hall rolled out the red carpet for the European premiere of Star Wars: The Last Jedi on Dec. 12, and Green Hippo technology was there in force. Digital Insanity provided content creation and playback solutions for the premiere of the latest in the Star Wars franchise, and the team again relied on Green Hippo to help it create a spectacular event.
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KASSEL, GERMANY – Kassel-based event service provider JS Event & Medientechnik recently invested in 24 x XR 440 BWS moving heads from PR Lighting, responding to the ever-increasing quality demands of events of all sizes. This was the company’s first investment in PR Lighting technology, and all fixtures were supplied by Focon Showtechnik, PR Lighting’s German distributor. Since being set up in 1999, the highly trained craftsmen at JS Event & Media Technology have been managing the technical requirements of events of all sizes, from large-scale projects to congresses and weddings.
DUBAI – At the end of August an exciting event took place at Al Habtoor City in the heart of Dubai. La Perle, the spectacular new acrobatic water show from Franco Dragone, opened its doors for the first time in a purpose-built, 1300-seat, theatre designed by renowned set designer, Jean Rabasse, and executed by Khatib and Alami Architects and theatre consultants Auerbach Pollock Friedlander. Robert Juliat is proud to be a part of it, with four of its Cyrano 2500W HMI chosen as La Perle’s followspots.
BUDAPEST – When the 17th FINA World Championships and World Masters Championships, the biennial aquatics and water sports competitions, were staged in Budapest, Hungary, an array of Analog Way AV processors made a splash managing multiple LED screens in different locations through a single system. Giant Unilumin LED screens were mounted in five sports venues and were integral to every competition. AV Spring Ltd. supported the operations team with engineering plans for the AV systems and provided technical training for key personnel.
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UK – Oh no they didn’t! Oh yes they did! The lighting team at The Grand Theatre Blackpool is using an Avolites Tiger Touch II console to control the magical light show for the historic theatre house’s star-studded Christmas pantomime performance of fairy-tale classic, Cinderella. The show marks the 21st anniversary of production company, UK Productions, one of the country’s leading musical theatre and pantomime production groups. On board for this year’s celebratory performance was lighting designer Andy Webb, who has worked with UK Productions for the past three years on their festive Blackpool shows.
NYC – Elation Professional is proud to be participating in the Stage Lighting Super Saturday workshop taking place on Saturday, January 13th at the New York University Tisch School of the Arts located at 721 Broadway in New York City. Elation will be contributing to the event by demonstrating lighting techniques using some of its latest lighting innovations.
NETHERLANDS – Dutch astronaut André Kuipers presented his SpaceXperience Live show as the central element of a larger conference / expo style event at Amsterdam’s Ziggo Dome, an immersive intergalactic journey staged in-the-round, with Kuipers relating his many stories and real life experiences working in space on various ESA programs. Lighting designer Henk-Jan van Beek from Dutch creative visual practice Light-H-Art was asked to light the show by production company LiveLane. He’s worked on many shows in the Ziggo Dome throughout his career, but this was the first time a concept like this was central to the 90 minute presentation!
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COLUMBUS, OH – Jason Browning, a longtime tour manager for bands including Matchbox Twenty, Stone Temple Pilots and others, died on Dec. 26, 2017. He was 46. A native of Columbus, OH, Browning attended Thomas Worthington High School (Worthington, OH) and Columbus State Community College before getting his start in the entertainment industry working security for artists including Hanson, Marilyn Manson and Rob Thomas.
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ORLANDO – Techni-Lux is marking its 27th year in operation with a technology fair and open house set for Jan. 9 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Featured speakers include Nook Schoenfeld, editor of PLSN magazine; Richard Cadena, of ETCP RT/CEE (and a former editor of PLSN), and projection designer Nick Comis. Guests will have an opportunity to talk to vendors and get hands-on with dozens of entertainment lighting, video, and special effects products. The event will be held at Techni-Lux headquarters at 10900 Palmbay Drive in Orlando, FL. Registration is required, but the event is free.
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