This summer, some seven decades after Brutalism first shook things up in the design world, highly regarded Lighting and Production Designer Bryan Barancik has channeled its visceral power to create a gripping, deeply moving show for Lenny Kravitz on the four-time Grammy winner’s 27-city European tour, which began June 23 in Hamburg at Sporthalle.
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Robe Lighting France announces that Jean-Marc Farré has joined their team as the regional manager for the vast southern area of France, encompassing Bordeaux in the east to Lyon in the west and everything south of that.
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PROLIGHTS’ Halu Pix illuminated the 24th edition of the Mawazine Festival, the largest festival in Africa and the second largest in the world, organized by the Maroc Cultures association. This event, spread across six different locations between Rabat and Salé, attracts over two and a half million spectators each year with performances by top-tier artists from the Arab, African, Moroccan, and international music scenes.
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The power and flexibility of Avolites’ D9 lighting console and an Avolites AI Qgen media server running Avo’s proprietary Synergy protocol were at the heart of lighting and video control for Arcadia Spectacular’s amazing new live music / performance experience when they debuted their Dragonfly conceptual art installation at the 2024 Glastonbury Festival.
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The Adam Hall Group announced that with immediate effect, Ningbo Komi Intelligent Technology Co. Ltd., will handle the exclusive distribution of the Gravity brand in China. Ningbo Komi Intelligent Technology Co. Ltd. brings extensive experience in the field of music equipment, a wide-ranging distribution network, and a deep understanding of the Chinese market.
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AV Stumpfl’s media server platform, PIXERA, is the backbone to the creative Elektra opera at Festspielhaus Baden-Baden. The recent production of Elektra at the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden, with a capacity of 2,500, Germany’s largest venue of its kind demonstrated the capabilities of AV Stumpfl’s media server platform, PIXERA.
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Friday, June 21 marked a momentous day for fans of extreme metal music. On that evening Dimitri Minakakis returned to join The Dillinger Escape Plan for the first of three shows at the Brooklyn Paramount Theatre, held to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the band’s seminal ‘Calculating Infinity’ album. Also making a return, though it was after a far shorter hiatus, was Victor Zeiser, Owner of Squeek Lights.
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Cory FitzGerald, the Lighting Designer for Justin Timberlake’s ongoing The Forget Tomorrow World Tour and Senior Partner at Burbank-based creative studio Silent House, is using 30 Robert Juliat 864 LED asymmetric footlights featuring a four-color mixing system to line the stage at the singer-songwriter’s shows.
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Creative Technology APAC has recently increased its stock of Ayrton fixtures, adding 30 Argo 6 Wash fixtures to its existing inventory of Ayrton Diablo LED profiles. Argo 6 is Ayrton’s first weather-sealed effects luminaire that offers as much creative potential indoors as outdoors. Its minimalist design incorporates features for total protection against harsh weather with easier internal access.
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IPS announces the addition of Alfred Burgess to the Integration sales team as an Account Manager serving the House of Worship market. With an extensive background in audio-visual solutions and over 25 years of experience, Burgess will be integral in the expansion and broadening of House of Worship and Integration sales.
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It’s with mixed emotions, after 40 years of dedicated service to the television lighting industry, that Richard Martin Lighting Limited (RML) announces its decision to close the business and sell its name and assets. Owner of the business, Richard Martin, says: “It’s been an immense honour to serve the television lighting industry for the last 40 years. We will always remember the exciting, inspiring, and occasionally challenging opportunities it has afforded us.”
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A team from Netherlands-based creative studio Live Legends headed by project director Serge Patist and lighting designers Thomas de Vries and Bas Knappers completed a bold and modern interior design and technical – set, video, lighting and audio – scheme for the SIR.TEEN Group and their new Club BEEN, a brand-new venue and entertainment concept that has burst onto the highly competitive nightlife scene in Beijing, China. The lighting design features over 250 Robe moving lights – 144 x Spikies and 76 x Viva CMYs and six T1 Profiles.
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