Juan “JC” Faxas, formerly with the ADJ Group of Companies and a prominent figure within the MI industry community, died Feb. 12 at age 59. Born in Cuba, Faxas’ family brought him to the U.S. at age six. His lifelong love of music shaped his career, first working as a DJ during high school in the 1970s before joining Guitar Center and then, later in his career, ADJ.
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The joys of lighting panto are many. High on that list is the opportunity it affords a designer to unfurl a rainbow of colors and transform the stage into a playland that delights actors and audiences alike. Johanna Town, award-winning designer, and Chair for The Association for Lighting Production and Design (ALPD), will readily attest to that. “Panto is all about being bold with color,” she observed. “It also has some big traditions of happy good fairy and wicked bad fairy; so, it’s a lot of fun to reflect this in color by doing things like making dramatic transitions, such as going from golden rich pinks, to menacing magentas and greens.”Read More »LD Johanna Town Tells Beauty and the Beast Panto Story in Color with Chauvet Professional
After more than nine successful years at ARRI—three of which were spent as an Executive Board member—Markus Zeiler has decided to accept a new professional challenge. His expertise will remain in the industry; on April 1, 2022, he will assume his new role on the management team for one of ARRI’s long-term customers.Read More »Markus Zeiler to Leave ARRI
Since its launch, Obsidian Control Systems has experienced sustained growth of its user base, along with a high demand for in-person ONYX console training. Obsidian is pleased to announce the expansion of our team with two experienced and knowledgeable members tasked with providing the support, programming advice and training capabilities Obsidian customers expect from a leading lighting controller brand.Read More »Obsidian Control Systems Expands Worldwide Support Team with New Hires
Utrecht’s TivoliVredenburg music complex hosted a live session by Dutch musician Niels Broos recently, with a lighting design by Jolijn van Iersel using the features of Vari-Lite VL5LED WASH, VL10 BEAMWASH, and VL6500 WASH luminaires from Signify. Widely regarded as one of the most creative jazz and electronic music keyboard players of our day, Niels Broos’ performance saw renditions of some of his biggest hits as well as improvised, immersive sound design pieces. It was part of the Gaudeamus festival – staged for young music pioneers – and was streamed to fans.Read More »Vari-Lite Luminaires Add On-Camera Effects for Niels Broos Live
The Pepsi Halftime Show has always been associated with PRG technical and logistical expertise, and this year was no exception. Back for its 22nd year supporting the Halftime Show, PRG provided solutions including lighting, rigging, networking, cameras, broadcast equipment, and truss, along with its tested proprietary workflows to 2022’s big game coverage.Read More »From Pre-Game to Halftime, PRG Brought Super Bowl Solutions
USITT has announced the full list of sponsors for its 62nd Annual Conference & Stage Expo happening March 2-5 in Baltimore. USITT22, the Institute’s first in-person event since 2019, would not be possible without the generous support of its many sponsors, including Disney Live Entertainment, this year’s Expo Hall Sponsor.Read More »USITT Announces 62nd Annual Conference & Stage Expo Sponsors
JW Winco announced that its new Standards Parts Hanbook, now available, will support designers and engineers with the largest selection of standard parts. The handbook… Read More »JW Winco’s New Standard Parts Handbook Now Available
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Registration is now open for the 2022 New World Rigging Symposium, which will take place online April 5-7, 2022. The symposium will carry nine ETCP education renewal credits for re-certification. Other highlights include safety info from top structural engineers and insights from touring riggers and automation experts who can share their perspectives on shows staged in the U.S. and abroad.
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Southern rock stalwarts Drivin N Cryin performed a big-looking show on the compact stage at Ghost Train Brewing Company in Birmingham, AL with expansive visuals from Gable Larramore. The LD used a ChamSys MagicQ MQ80 to drive the lighting rig supplied by Kauffman Sound that included Rogue R1 FX-B, Maverick MK1 Spot, and COLORado 1 Quad Zoom fixtures from Chauvet Professional.
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Bandit Lites was awarded Best Concert Visuals at the 33rd annual Pollstar Awards. The event was hosted by Steve Treviño and held once again at Los Angeles’ Beverly Hilton. Michael T. Strickland, Bandit Lites chair and founder (pictured here), accepted the award.
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In 2021, Zac Brown Band hit the road again with their Comeback Tour, re-energizing a live campaign that had originally started in 2019, rolled into 2020 and then was abruptly halted due to the pandemic. LD Chris Cockrill updated his original design for the fall 2021 tour, keeping Robe Spiider LED wash beam moving lights as a major element in the rig.
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