3, 2, 1…SpaceShipTwo is Revealed!
MOJAVE, CA – For the unveiling of SpaceShipTwo by Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson, Lightswitch returned to the Mojave Desert to provide event lighting support.
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Italian Production of Disney Musical, ‘Newsies,’ Includes Clay Paky Fixtures
MILAN – For a production of the Disney musical, Newsies!, staged at the Teatro Nazionale in Milan, LD Valerio Tiberi chose Clay Paky fixtures for “their versatility and precision”, as well as the need to use equipment able to ensure uniform shades and temperatures for each color. The rig includes Alpha Profile 1500, chosen in part for their silent operation, and the Alpha Wash Halo 1200, which combines brightness with the versatility of a halogen lamp.
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Arf & Yes Design for VRT’s Eurovision-Related Shows in Belgium Includes Robe Square LED Fixtures
BRUSSELS, Belgium – Ignace D’Haese from Arf & Yes provided an intricate lighting design using Robe’s new Square LED fixtures for three shows produced by Flanders’ public broadcaster VRT which selected the song to represent Belgium at the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) in Stockholm.
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Brantley Gilbert Tours with Clay Paky Fixtures, grandMA2 Consoles
BOZEMAN, MT – Brantley Gilbert’s current world tour may be called “The Blackout,” but he hasn’t been performing in the dark. Instead, Howard Jones and Nate Alves co-designed his show using an array of Clay Paky fixtures known for their brightness, including 16 brand-new Scenius fixtures, 34 Mythos units and 13 Stormy Strobes. The Blackout tour’s North American leg began Jan. 28, ran through March 4, then resumes April 14-30. The LDs used two grandMA2 Light consoles networked together to control the lighting and video elements.
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High End Systems and LightConverse Invite Participation in Lighting Challenge 2016
AUSTIN – Together with High End Systems, LightConverse is issuing an invitation for participants in their 2016 Lighting Challenge. Entries are accepted throughout the month of March and winners will be featured at Prolight + Sound in early April. The top prize: a High End HedgeHog4 X console and LightConverse Unlimited software.
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In Memoriam: Ted E. Mellencamp, 62
NASHVILLE — Ted Emmit Mellencamp, 62, died March 4, 2016 at his home in Nashville, surrounded by family. He was a tour manager for his older brother John Mellencamp and other well-known artists.
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X-Laser Mobile Beat MAX MK2
The new Mobile Beat MAX MK2 from X-Laser is designed to help mobile entertainers craft aerial beam shows and graphics displays at gigs of up to 1,000 people. Capable projecting impressive graphics precisely, even at distances up to 100 feet, the . For total creative control, the Mobile Beat MAX MK2 offers ILDA input and DMX input and output along with its 12-channel DMX capabilities.
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Lightning is one of the most underestimated, unpredictable and deadly hazards facing outdoor events. Despite manufacturers’ claims to the contrary, no current technology has proven… Read More »Reduce Lightning Risks with Grounded Professionals
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LD Matt Mills Lights Disturbed’s First Tour in Five Years with Martin, HES Gear
CHICAGO — Hard rock band Disturbed returned to the stage after a lengthy hiatus with a show last August at the House of Blues in Chicago. It heralded the band’s sixth studio album, Immortalized, released the same day. This year, the hard rock band has embarked on its first world tour in five years, hitting 60 cities in the U.S., Canada and Europe and teaming up with co-headliners Rob Zombie and Breaking Benjamin along the way. LD Matt Mills, who worked with the bands’ last tour in 2011, deployed a Christie Lites rig centering on Martin fixtures — MAC Quantum Washes, MAC Viper Profiles and Atomic 3000 LEDs — along with High End Systems ShapeShifters.
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Servillo Brothers Light ‘La Parola Canta’ in Naples with Clay Paky Gear
NAPLES, Italy – After Le voci di dentro, the Servillo brothers have chosen the Teatro Bellini to bring their latest creation, La Parola Canta, to Naples. It is a concert, a recital and a festival – skillfully illuminated by Clay Paky – made up of music, poetry and songs which celebrate Naples: the eternal magic of its living tradition, and the importance of the fusion of different epochs and the widest possible participation in culture.
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Sido VI Tour Rig Included Mythos Fixtures, grandMA2 Consoles and MK2 Video Processing
MANNHEIM, Germany – For Germany artist Sido’s “SIDO VI” tour, Günter Jäckle and Friederike Krauch came up with the stage and lighting design for the tour, using 24 Clay Paky Mythos units, two full-size grandMA2s and one VPU plus MK2 (video processing unit). Photographer Ralph Larmann took these shots at the SAP Arena in Mannheim in late November; the tour ran through the big show in Berlin Dec. 7, 2015.
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