Event technical specialist Spotlight Audio Visual Industries (SAVI) supplied full event production for the much-anticipated Toronto premiere of The Matrix Resurrections, staged at the Scotiabank Theatre Cineplex, and including over 300 Astera wireless LED lighting fixtures.Read More »Astera Fixtures Help Energize Matrix Resurrections Premiere in Toronto
America’s love of Scorpions was on full display March 26-April 16 in Las Vegas where the German rock band played a string of shows at… Read More »LD Manfred Nikitser Chooses Artiste Monet as Workhorse Luminaire for Scorpions’ Residency
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The 125th anniversary of Thornton Wilder’s birth (April 17, 1897) will be observed throughout 2022 with nearly 150 productions of his plays worldwide—including Our Town, a new production of The Skin of Our Teeth at Lincoln Center Theatre, and a first-ever staging of his unfinished play The Emporium completed by Kirk Lynn (Rude Mechanicals) at the Alley Theater in Houston. Almost 50 years after his death in 1975, Wilder remains one of the most widely produced playwrights in the world.Read More »Calling All Stage Managers to Help Celebrate ‘Our Town’ Stage Manager’s Day
Reuniting in person at ISE 2022 at Fira de Barcelona Gran Vía, from May 10-13 in Hall 3, stand 3K600, Christie will showcase its latest products and integrated solutions, including its RGB pure laser projection technology, LED video walls, content management and processing, and a string of first-time showings.Read More »Christie Invites ProAV Industry to Reunite and Innovate Together at ISE 2022
AV Stumpfl will present its new PIXERA four media server hardware, as well as XR virtual production solutions, as well as its latest ALR (ambient… Read More »AV Stumpfl to Present PIXERA four Media Server, XR Stage Solutions, and ALR Screen Systems at ISE 2022
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GLP will present a real tour de force of new-season blockbusters at this year’s ISE show in Barcelona (May 10-13), celebrating the show’s move to its new location with a real powerhouse display. Its new portfolio will address every conceivable application. Visit GLP at ISE 2022 in Hall 7, booth 7W300.Read More »GLP Tour de Force Promised for ISE 2022
They say that “necessity is the mother of invention.” The team at Marbo Trade provides convincing proof of that. A leading supplier of lighting, sound, and stage equipment to the concert and live event market, they found that the demand for their goods and services all but disappeared after the Covid pandemic hit.Read More »Marbo Trade Lights New VPX Studios in Romania with ChamSys MagicQ MQ500
After two years without almost any in-person events, we finally had the chance and pleasure to meet all sectors of our industry at ProLight + Sound 2022 in Frankfurt. Claypaky CEO and Osram Head of Business Field for Entertainment Lighting Solutions Marcus Graser said: “Over the last two years Claypaky have never stopped investing in people, innovation, process improvement, and new product development. We presented a broad, versatile portfolio of over twenty products, which serve the needs inherent in various fields of use. Some of our fixtures made their international début in Frankfurt.”Read More »Claypaky News at Prolight + Sound 2022
Elation Professional is pleased to be expanding its KL “Key Light” Series of LED Fresnel luminaires with the full-color KL Fresnel 6 FC™. The new KL Fresnel 6 FC projects gorgeous shades across the full color spectrum and meets the strict standards of performance venues that are light critical and noise sensitive like broadcast studios and theatres. Here’s a video demonstration of the KL Fresnel 6 FC at Prolight + Sound from Elation’s Matthias Hinrichs:
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During Debi Moen’s interview with the LD and Lighting Director for Billie Eilish’s Happier Than Ever world tour, she asked about favorite moments. LD Ben Dalgleish noted the back-and-forth dynamic between the large diamond-shaped lighting rig and Moment Factory’s LED screen content during the song, “Lost Cause.” For Lighting Director Tony Caporale, it’s the “low automation move we do with the vertical towers out in the house for the song, ‘Oxytocin.’”
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Ayrton celebrated its 20th anniversary at Prolight + Sound with a new lightshow, created by Stéphane Migné in conjunction with French water effects company, Aquatique Show. This showcased Ayrton’s latest products including the new Zonda 9 FX with its stunning liquid effects, and Cobra, Ayrton’s first IP65 laser sourced fixture. The imaginative visual choreography gave a taste of the creativity these new products are capable of and ensured Ayrton remained one of the busiest stands at Prolight + Sound.Read More »Ayrton’s Cobra Strikes at Prolight + Sound
DCR Nashville has taken delivery of the first group of grandMA3 systems it ordered in 2022. The company, which provides AVL services and design solutions, has long maintained an inventory of grandMA2 products and recently added the grandMA3 full-size units and 8Port Nodes for its touring clients, rental customers and its own production projects. ACT Entertainment is the exclusive distributor of MA Lighting products in North America.Read More »DCR Nashville Adds First of Many grandMA3 Systems to its Inventory