SOUTHAMPTON, U.K. – GLS, founded in 1995, and now the newest member of the growing HSL Family, marked 20 years at the sharp end of the pro lighting and entertainment technology industry with a celebration at the Dancing Man Brewery.
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LONDON – Lighting designer Jip Nipius controlled the lighting for a special ‘cinematic’ two-part show by English rockers Suede at London’s Roundhouse in November using an Avolites Tiger Touch II for the first time. Nipius has been working with Suede since the late 1990s and was asked to create a lighting design to complement the band’s ‘experiential’ new shows, which were performed to launch a brand new concept album and short film.
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LONDON – For an event at the Linbury Studio Theatre at the Royal Opera House in London that heralded the launch of LD Yaron Abulafia’s book, The Art of Light on Stage – Lighting in Contemporary Theatre, Yaron used Robe-supplied fixtures to light the Leeds-based Phoenix Dance Theatre.
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NASHVILLE – For Jethro Tull singer-songwriter and front man Ian Anderson’s latest shows, titled Jethro Tull – The Rock Opera, LD Mark Wheatley used a Bandit Lites-supplied rig that included Martin MAC Viper Profiles, MAC Auras, GLP Impression X4s and Clay Paky Sharpys.
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BOSTON – Rapper (and Rihanna boyfriend) Travis Scott energized Boston’s House of Blues with a pre-Thanksgiving show stuffed with vivid visual imagery. Image Production Services set up and ran the event’s MVP Ta8 Curve Panels from Chauvet Professional.
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CAMBRIDGE, U.K. – For alt-rockers Mallory Knox, who have been touring in support of their second album, Asymmetry, released in late 2014, LD and set designer Jordon Cooper, who has worked with the band since 2013, included Robe fixtures in the rig.
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PHOENIX – Chris Hammond, LD and programmer for Seacret Ignite, a corporate event staged at the Phoenix Convention Center on Sept. 17, worked with gear provided by 4Wall. Hammond used Martin MAC Viper DX Wash as the main stage wash fixture along with MAC Auras for back lighting and general color for beams and Viper Performances to texturize the set. To wash the set from ground up he used Chroma Q Color Force LEDs. Clay Paky Sharpys added impact as well.
Read More »RANCHO DOMINGUEZ, CA — A recent video piece titled “The Woman Behind Rock Bands’ Backdrops” on the CNN Passion to Portfolio segment focused on Megan Duckett – founder of theatrical draping company Sew What? Inc.
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SOUTHAVEN, MS – Getwell Road United Methodist Church now features a new lighting system with a variety of fixtures from Chauvet Professional, including 10 Ovation F-165WW Fresnels, seven Rogue R2 Wash moving fixtures, six COLORado 1-Quad Tour par style fixtures, nine COLORdash Batten-Quad 12 fixtures and eight COLORdash Par-Quad 18s.
Read More »NEW YORK – In recognition of a decision at the The New York Times to restore the production credits it had removed from its theatre reviews – which had followed a loud outcry from playwrights and the theatrical design community – USITT executive director David Grindle penned an open letter expressing gratitude. The letter, prompted in part by Cecilia Friederichs of Local 829, follows.
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ArKaos has released the latest version of its video-jockey software, GrandVJ 2.1. The company notes that users will have access to a whole range of new features to make their parties and events easier to run and more creative than ever.
Read More »STAMFORD, CT – Rosco announced the expansion of its North American rental facilities for its award-winning backdrops. Rosco Backdrop rental inventory is now available from its headquarters in Stamford, CT as well as its Sun Valley, CA facility, minimizing the shipping time and cost to customers working in either region. Just like the Sun Valley location, Rosco Backdrops are now available for same-day pick up from Stamford.
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