PLSN is saddened to learn of the passing of Lighting Designer/Programmer Richard “Rich” Barrett/Quinn, who lost his battle with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) on March 9, 2025 in Houston, TX. He was a long time Lighting Designer with Deep South Productions out of Sulphur, LA.
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As a long-time writer for PLSN and FOH magazines, Kevin Mitchell write about many productions. Then, once a year, he produces one himself – the annual Parnelli Awards. After this year’s gala, he took some time to shine the spotlight on the Parnelli Awards production team.
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PLSN’s March 2025 issue includes new product news from ADJ, Astera, Chauvet, City Theatrical, Claypaky, GLP, Martin, and Robe.
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The High End Systems Zeo, from ETC, features a unique, square face design, highlighted by a central LED monolith, four reflectors, and four RGBW engines. ETC describes it as “a one-of-a-kind fixture.”
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Antari’s M-12 fog machine is designed as a high-power fog machine. Features of the M-12 allow it to seamlessly integrate into any power grid, making it an ideal choice for events worldwide.
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X-Laser’s Triton T-40 IP65 Tour Grade Laser. Also, lasers from ER Productions (BB5 and Kinekt Micro), Kvant Lasers, Laser Space Cannon, MotionLasers and Unity Lasers.
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The Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show broadcast featuring Kendrick Lamar was staged in front of more than 65,000 fans and the notoriously complex production was again supported by some of the leading companies in the industry.
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The FireAid benefit concert in response to the Southern California wildfires came together quickly as the live event industry supported a single night of two major concerts. The creative teams as well as the vendors supporting it take us inside this meaningful event.
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Tyler, the Creator’s “Chromakopia: The World Tour,” with a production/lighting design from Show Designer/Creative Director, Alex Reardon and the Production Management of CJ Blair, is a reimagining of what an arena tour can look like.
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Country artist Cody Johnson kicked off 2025 with his “Leather Deluxe Tour,” bringing his traditional country sound, authentic storytelling, and electrifying shows to fans with a lighting design supporting his music from Lighting Designer Richard “Wookie” Whitley.
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Named the Lighting Director of the Year for his work on AC/DC at the 23rd Annual Parnelli Awards, Wilson is a well-respected and much beloved Lighting Designer and Lighting Director whose credits include a wide range of iconic bands.
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The 2024 Nook Schoenfeld Lighting Designer of the Year for his work on “Hans Zimmer Live,” Featherstone’s dynamic career covers concert touring, live events, corporate, commercial, museum, and even arboretum projects. He is also Founder and Principal of the design firm Lightswitch.
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