The lighting community mourned the sudden and unexpected loss of Michael “Mikey” Cummings, who passed away on April 24, 2025, in Fenton, MO. He was a Lighting Designer, Board Operator, Technician, and Avolites Trainer. Here’s an In Memoriam from Jeff Nickles.
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Ensuring that the concert production for Queen Extravaganza delivered dynamic and colorful looks on a consistent basis as the tour made its way from one venue to the next was Jason Hyne, who ran the one-track time-coded show (with some cue stacks), on his own ChamSys MagicQ MQ250M Stadium Console.
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FOR-A America, the exclusive U.S. business partner of Alfalite, announced the Spanish LED manufacturer received dual certifications – TAA (Trade Agreements Act) and NCAGE Code (NATO Commercial and Government Entity Code), simplifying sales and integration efforts in the U.S. Alfalite is now one of a select group of LED display manufacturers with both TAA and NCAGE Code certification.
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Gallagher Staging, a leading provider of production staging, truss structures, and custom fabrication solutions, announced the opening of its newest location in Las Vegas. This strategic expansion represents a significant milestone in the company’s growth trajectory and reinforces its commitment to serving clients in one of the world’s premier entertainment destinations.
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LD Nehemiah Grubbs recently lit the annual MerleFest music festival honoring the memories of musicians Doc and Merle Watson. The music played on the festival was warm, witty, inviting, and heartfelt, the kind of sound that makes anyone feel right at home.
Enhancing this atmosphere at the festival’s famed Doc and Merle Watson main stage and two other sites at the four-day event were inviting, richly textured and colorful lightshows designed by . Not only did Grubbs evoke a wide range of welcoming moods on stage, but he also created an immersive aura around it by lighting the surrounding wooded area in vibrant colors.
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Ultimo Sharpy is the next evolution of an icon: a compact IP66-rated beam moving head, purpose-built for the most demanding environments. It carries the legacy of the original Sharpy into a new era — faster, brighter, and tougher than ever before.
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Concert Stuff Group announced the appointment of Chance Stahlhut as Chief Operating Officer. A veteran of the live event production industry, Stahlhut brings nearly three decades of hands-on and executive experience to the growing company.
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The Circlassica show returned to Madrid with a new edition, Circlassica, la historia mundial continúa (Circlassica, the world story continues), lit by Juanjo Llorens who once again sprinkled some of his illuminative magic on the action with some Robe fixtures.
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Fresh off his win at the Pedro Pascal look-alike contest, The Daily Show’s own Lighting Designer George Gountas tells Jon Stewart what it’s like going from lighting designer to New York City celebrity.
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GLP’s latest powerful strobe/wash hybrid, the JDC Burst 1, made the most auspicious of debuts, when 96 of the compact fixtures were deployed at London’s Royal Albert Hall by Lighting Designer Jelle Stoffels – the first deployment in the UK.
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Metallica’s groundbreaking ‘M72’ world tour, renowned for its innovative in-the-round stage and no repeat weekend format, adopted the Pixera media server system. This transition enhances the tour’s massive video setup, delivering an unparalleled visual experience.
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Brompton Technology has successfully deployed its Hydra advanced measurement system, through its partner Red Rock OPS, to revitalize Rentex’s LED panel inventory. Red Rock OPS used Brompton’s cutting-edge calibration technology to enhance the performance of their existing LED panels and dramatically extend their lifespan.
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