When Lighting Designer Rodger Pugh, his Co-Designer Craig Richter, and Production Manager Joey Dileo began working on the lighting for Halestorm’s current tour, they collectively developed a clear vision for the show’s final design. Through this collaboration, they came up with a concept that was somewhere between “an ’80s rock show and a ‘90s high school prom.”
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Whether you’re a golf enthusiast or have never swung a club, Atomic Golf in Las Vegas promises an exciting experience as you compete in interactive games that feel more like party activities than serious competition. Spanning four floors with over 100 high-tech golf bays and eight putting areas, Elation lighting effects boost the festive ambiance and enhance the interactive entertainment experience.
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Kinetic Lighting announced the addition of Amy D Lux as the new System Sales Account Representative. Amy’s appointment comes as Kinetic continues to expand its System Sales Department, following the recent transition this summer of Kate Smith, formerly of CalArts, into the role of Systems Project Manager.
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It is with much sadness that PLSN learned of the recent passing of John Fahnestock, who was most recently a Sales Manager with PSAV. He had taken a fall a few months ago and died in his sleep the week of Oct. 21, 2024.
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The Claypaky Sharpy X Frame is one of the most versatile, compact hybrid fixtures available today, ideal for bright spotlighting, dynamic aerial effects, and precise framing. It features a powerful 550W arc lamp for extreme brightness and vivid, uniform colors, including an unmatched deep red. This fixture is housed in a lightweight, compact design, to meet the evolving needs of modern lighting professionals.
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Avolites – A Robe Business, announces three new distributors in key European countries – Austria and Norway, plus Serbia and the other Balkan countries. All three companies are well respected for service and are experts in their regions, and also have a reputation for proactivity and innovation.
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Diamond Rio’s catchy rhythms and clever harmonies make it hard to resist moving along to the music. The good time sound is so infectious that even when a light show is cue based, anyone lighting the band wants to do at least some busking. Just ask Willis Underhill, Diamond Rio’s Gallatin, TN-based Lighting Designer who uses a ChamSys MagicQ MQ250M, supplied by CLD Corp., for control.
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De Bosuil, a buzzing 850-capacity live music venue in Weert, southeastern Netherlands, recently received a new Robe moving light package which is a substantial upgrade to their previous system of older Robe moving lights fixtures. These are all still working 11 years later but needed upgrading to newer tech to satisfy the string of artists and lighting designers frequenting this popular venue.
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The nominated products for this year’s Indispensable Technology (IT) award as part of the 23rd Annual Parnelli Awards have made it to the ballot! There are products in three PLSN categories: Lighting, Video, and Staging/Special Effects. The IT finalists in each category are on the Parnelli Award Ballot and voting is open to all PLSN subscribers at www.parnelliawards.com/vote. The winning products will be revealed at the Parnelli Awards, on the evening of Friday Jan. 24, 2025.
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The ballot for the 23rd annual Parnelli Awards Ceremony has been finalized, and voting has begun! The ballot is posted online at parnelliawards.com, and it’s up to YOU, the PLSN reader, to decide who among the nominees will step up to the awards podium at the Anaheim Hilton in Anaheim, CA on the evening of Jan. 24, 2025 during the NAMM Show.
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ROE Visual is proud to have its products featured by LMG Touring, a long-time partner of global superstar Avril Lavigne, in delivering an extraordinary stage production for her latest ‘Greatest Hits’ tour. Marking a new chapter in a storied 15-year relationship, this production reflects both the growth of Lavigne’s career and the evolution of LMG’s technical expertise, enhanced by the creative use of ROE Visual LED technology.
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Acclaimed singer-songwriter and J-Pop sensation, Hikaru Utada, embarked on a tour of Japan and Asia in support of their new album, ‘Science Fiction’. The tour featured an other-worldly and monolithic production design from JAW Studio’s Jason Ardizzone-West. Lighting Designer Jeremy Lechterman, of Fragment 9, featured some classic Ayrton fixtures – MagicPanel 602 and MagicBlade R – as major components of his design.
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