BEIJING – Christie will demo its latest digital projection technology at the Beijing International Radio, TV & Film Exhibition (BIRTV), taking place at the China International Exhibition Center in Beijing August 26-28.
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NASHVILLE – Bandit Lites added Robe’s BMFL Spots to the other Robe gear in its inventory, including 100 LEDBeam, 600 LEDWash, 1200 LEDWash, CycFX8 and Pointe fixtures. LDs including Seth Jackson, Rich Stembridge, Candace Brightman, Paul Hoffman, Chris Lisle and Dave Butzler have already requested the BMFLs for Barry Manilow, Alabama Shakes, the Grateful Dead, Miranda Lambert and Garth Brooks.
Four years ago, I started working with a famous artist. I was only a few months into being his LD, a position that was more… Read More »The Importance of Knowing Who’s Who
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LAS VEGAS – For a sixth consecutive year 4Wall Entertainment Lighting was named to the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest growing privately held companies in the US. 4Wall posted a three year growth rate of 67 percent to earn yet another spot on the Inc. ‘Honor Roll’ of companies that have appeared for five or more consecutive years.
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ZURICH, Switzerland – For the Xaver Award ceremony, staged April 28 at Messe Zürich, Roni Huber with Winkler Multi Media Events AG opted to include GLP’s latest X4 Bar 20 LED battens in the lighting rig.
LAS VEGAS — If you haven’t yet nominated any individuals, companies or products for the 2015 Parnelli and Indispensable Technology “IT” Awards, there’s still time to do so, but the deadline of Aug. 31 is only one week away, so the time to act is now!
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MORRISON, CO – Jeremy Lechterman and Jackson Gallagher from FragmentNine created the video design for alt-J’s tour in support of the band’s second album, This Is All Yours. The band’s North American tour legs, interspersed with performances in Europe, were slated for April, July, Sept. and Oct. 2015. XL Video provided gear suited for use at different venues, included adaptations for a July performance at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre near Denver.
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EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – Everything about the AC/DC Rock or Bust Tour 2015 is big with a capital B, from the stadiums across Europe and North America where the band played, to the fan interest (the group set a world record selling more than 300,000 tickets in 77 minutes at one German venue), to the beefy lighting design. The Woodroffe Bassett Design rig centers on high-output discharge lamp moving fixtures along with an assortment of blinders, video panels and other fixtures including COLORado Batten 144 Tour fixtures from Chauvet Professional.
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BARI, Italy – The Stadio San Nicola, a 58,000-capacity venue used most often for soccer games, recently hosted a Vasco Rossi rock concert organized by Live Nation Italy. Colin Luke, senior project manager at Oswestry, U.K.-based Load Cell Rental, was asked to supply a way of monitoring the stage weights during the build. Luke and Load Cell Rental supplied a 20 cell BroadWeigh system.
Read More »JAKARTA, Indonesia — Cinema 21 Group, a long-term partner of Barco in Indonesia, has equipped its auditorium with Barco’s 6P Flagship Laser cinema projector for large screens (DP4K-60L). The installation was a first step in preparation of a more extensive rollout across the group’s halls and theaters.
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