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New Product Roundup | Launched at PLASA London 2024

Voting is Now Open for the Hometown Hero Lighting Company of the Year Award!

From now until October 4, 2024, PLSN readers have the opportunity to vote for the best regional lighting company in each of six separate regions in North America – five U.S. regions and all of Canada. Your votes will narrow the list of 36 companies on the ballot down to just six, who will then appear on the final Parnelli Awards ballot. Be sure to vote today!

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Ayrton Cobra Helps David Guetta Drive Valencia Crazy with an Epic Audio-Visual Performance

DJ David Guetta delighted audiences with his show “The Monolith” at the Ciutat de València Stadium. Global Live Entertainment SL produced the event, and Fluge Audiovisuales supplied the technical equipment. One of the most talked about aspects of the event was the lighting, with 24 Ayrton Cobra laser-sourced fixtures serving as a highlight of the show.

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Designer Tobias Reinartz (visualprime) talks about the Open Beatz Festival

Open Beatz is the largest open-air festival for electronic music in southern Germany and attracts tens of thousands of visitors to the 50-hectare site in Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, every year. Performers on the five creatively designed stages in 2024 included Afrojack, Nicky Romero, Felix Jaehn, Lilly Palmer, and many more. Eventures GmbH was responsible for the lighting, sound, and video equipment on the three largest stages. Tobias Reinartz (visualprime) was responsible for the lighting design, working with the new Cameo ORON® H2 Hybrid Phosphor Laser Moving Heads for the first time.

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Solotech Powers Adele’s GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS® Largest Temporary Outdoor LED Screen

Adele’s highly anticipated residency in Munich, Germany, has not only pushed the boundaries of live entertainment but has also officially broken records. Solotech is proud to have been the official video supplier for the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS® achievement of the Largest Continuous Outdoor LED Screen (temporary), a groundbreaking feat in live event production. 

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Claypaky New Products at PLASA 2024

Claypaky has numerous products at PLASA 2024, including three world premieres – the TAMBORA RAYS with volumetric effects taken to the extreme; the TAMBORA STORMY which translates the classical strobe into the 21st century; and the MINI-B SPARKY AQUA, a game-changer in the world of compact and lightweight mini moving-heads.

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Tyler Shapard and Dayne deHaven Fuel Twenty One Pilots on The Clancy World Tour with CHAUVET Professional

Twenty One Pilots kicked off their 70+ date “The Clancy World Tour” at Denver’s sold-out Ball Arena. More than performing a concert, the band is treating fans to a musical journey of epic proportions on this tour. Lighting and production designers Tyler Shapard and Dayne deHaven of District 5 got into the narrative spirit of this tour, creating a show that (like the music of their clients) was deep, multi-layered, and constantly evolving. Their design includes 63 CHAUVET Professional STRIKE Array 2s supplied by Solotech.

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