Following the introduction of the EclPanel TWC and EclPanel TWC Jr, ProLights released two new soft light fixtures, the EclPanel TWC Jr 4×1 and the EclPanel TWC Mini 2×1.Read More »ProLights Adds Two New Soft Lights to the EclPanel Range
Situated on the edge of London’s Kensington Gardens, the Royal Albert Hall—that internationally respected bastion of music—continues to mark its 150th anniversary through special events to the end of 2023. The truly iconic venue, which hosts over 390 shows a year including classical, rock and pop concerts, ballet, opera, awards ceremonies, charity performances, and banquets, many of which are televised, is now fully equipped with 4 MDG ATMe haze generators, supplied by TSL.Read More »MDG ATMe Haze Generators Transform the Experience in London’s Royal Albert Hall
Six months ago, Production Manager David ‘dstew’ Stewart and partner Sarah Lozoff formally created Production on Deck. It began as a resource to consolidate the… Read More »Equity in Hiring: Eliminating Excuses
Read More »
Chris Lose, PLSN columnist and lighting/video designer, led one of the free educational sessions offered as a part of NAMM’s Believe In Music online event, which was livestreamed Jan. 20-21. Lose interviewed Production Manager Phay Mac Mahon for a session titled Take the Stress Out of Touring: The Artist and Crew Relationship.
Read More »
PLSN is sorry to hear of the passing of singer and actor, Meat Loaf, who was born Marvin Lee Aday on September 27, 1947 in… Read More »In Memoriam: Meat Loaf, 74
Read More »
The Music Center at Strathmore is a modern glass-and-steel multidisciplinary arts space in North Bethesda, MD. Well-appointed with excellent acoustics, it is like many other performance venues in American suburbs. But last month, this fairly typical space became, in the words of one critic, “a heavenly place to be.”Read More »Sarah Brightman Soars with Help from Dedicated Design Team and ChamSys
Lectrosonics is pleased to announce that the DBSM single battery/DBSMD dual-battery bodypack transmitters have been nominated as a finalist for the 37th Annual NAMM Technical Excellence & Creativity (TEC) Awards for Technical Achievement in the category of Wireless Technology. The NAMM TEC awards recognize innovative product design and excellence in audio and sound production, with outstanding technical achievement including 21 categories which span across the professional audio product spectrum.Read More »Lectrosonics DBSM/DBSMD Bodypack Transmitters Named as a Finalist for NAMM TEC Award
The new AA3000 series electric cylinders from Beckhoff are ideally suited as direct drives for linear motion applications with high process forces and speeds. The series offers optimal force, dynamics and a compact footprint combined with the advantages of servo technology, such as closed-loop positioning, safe positioning at a standstill and high energy efficiency.Read More »Beckhoff AA3000 Electric Cylinders Provide Precise, Energy-efficient Motion
When the state of Illinois eased its stringent lockdown rules, and Chicago’s busy outdoor events schedule resumed, one person who was primed and prepped was… Read More »GLP Air Domes, Rain Covers Protect LEC’s Festival Lighting in Chicago Weather
Read More »
There were some showers during the glitzy red-carpet premiere of Dune outside the Odeon Leicester Square, but that did nothing to dampen the enthusiasm of the crowds or global press corps who turned out for the star-studded affair, produced by Limited Edition Event Design.Read More »IPS Creates Stellar Setting for Dune Premiere with Chauvet Professional
The Olympic Qualification Tournament in curling took place in the Netherlands in December and the ice has never looked better thanks to MHB AV and Elation’s tunable Kl Panel™ LED soft lights. Held at the Elfstedenhal sports complex in the town of Leeuwarden, a professionally illuminated surface of the highest standard was a must for the Olympic qualifying event.Read More »Elation KL Panel™ meets Olympic Standard for Curling Qualification
After almost a year and a half of no Broadway shows, the doors finally opened in October 2021. The reopening of the improvisational hip-hop comedy musical group Freestyle Love Supreme, started by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Anthony Veneziale in 2004, presented an opportunity for Tony-Award-winning Lighting Designer Jeff Croiter to upgrade his rig with gear from 4Wall Entertainment. Check out the video below for 4Wall’s full interview with LD Croiter on his work on Freestyle Love Supreme: