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Claypaky on Stage with Emma

Emma plays in Italy with help from Claypaky

Claypaky on Stage with Emma

[caption id="attachment_274269" align="alignnone" width="800"]Emma plays in Italy with help from Claypaky[/caption]

ITALY – Emma Marrone’s Adesso Tour 2016 stopped off at all the major sports halls on the Italian peninsula, along with a dynamic stage installation and an interesting lighting rig put together by lighting designer Mamo Pozzoli. The Claypaky A.leda B Eye K20s were most impressive and stole the show with stunning features. They are top performance wash lights, breathtaking beam lights, and spectacular, original visual effects generators. Their unparalleled versatility makes them an extremely interesting creative tool for all lighting designers.

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El Monstero uses Chauvet for dynamic performance

Logic Systems Bends Perceptions For El Monstero with Chauvet Professional

ST. LOUIS – There is no shortage of theatrics in the annual series of El Monstero concerts that sweeps through America’s mid-section every year like some tornado of light and sound. Formed by members of Stir in 1999, and currently made up of musicians from a variety of different bands, the group pays tribute to Pink Floyd with an immersive concert experience involving upwards of 75 actors that’s as mind bending visually as it is musically.

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Latin Grammy Awards Features Lavish Looks from d3 Media Servers

[caption id="attachment_274264" align="alignnone" width="800"]d3 used at Latin Grammys[/caption]

LAS VEGAS – The 17th Annual Latin Grammy Awards show, broadcast live on Univision from T-Mobile Arena, in Las Vegas Nov. 17, celebrated winners across a broad spectrum of Latin music.  It also presented an abundance of performances on a colorful, media-rich, stage set, supported by five 4x4pro media servers from d3 Technologies. Set designer Jorge Dominguez and creative director of content Bianca Moncada from Darmah Studio teamed with media server programmer/content specification coordinator Laura Frank of Luminous FX to bring the stage looks to life.

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Robe and Q-99 Support Hodina Detom Special

[caption id="attachment_274261" align="alignnone" width="800"]Hodina Detom performs for benefit show[/caption]

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — The annual gala Christmas TV show ‘Hodina Detom’ (An Hour for Children) is organized by the Children of Slovakia Foundation to help raise funds and awareness for the charity, which works to empower children and young people nationwide who are living in and dealing with difficult circumstances. Top lighting designer Martin Kubanka again brought his style and expertise to ensure it was a memorable live broadcast, and specified nearly 100 Robe fixtures.

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4Wall Orange County Lights The Chainsmokers Show with Special Guests the Backstreet Boys

[caption id="attachment_274258" align="alignnone" width="800"]Chainsmokers play LACC with help from 4Wall[/caption]

LOS ANGELES – The Chainsmokers headlined the second EDM show ever at the Los Angeles Convention Center late last month. The duo surprised the crowd by bringing out the Backstreet Boys for a special performance. This was The Chainsmokers biggest solo show to date, lit by 4Wall Orange County. 4Wall OC was tasked with turning the electronic duo’s creative vision into a reality in a venue that does not have a lot of rigging capabilities.

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Tritonal Show in Washington DC Gets Extra Punch with Chauvet Professional Fixtures

[caption id="attachment_274253" align="alignnone" width="786"]Tritonal Painting With Dreams gets aid from Chauvet[/caption]

WASHINGTON, DC – Tritonal, a duo that includes Austin, TX-based producer/DJs Chad Cisneros and David Reed, has been touring in support of their 2016 album release, Painting With Dreams. Tritonal’s lighting designer, Aaron Kovelman of The Hauss Collective turned to Brett Angstadt of Round Peg Productions for a visual assist with a show last fall at Echostage in Washington, DC. Angstadt made use of Chauvet Professional’s Nexus panels to complement the stage looks at the event, which also included tungsten looks from Chauvet’s Strike 4 LED fixtures.

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Justin Bieber ‘Purpose’ Tour Continues into 2017 with Vari-Lite VL4000 BeamWash Fixtures

[caption id="attachment_274248" align="alignnone" width="800"]Bieber incorporates VLs into the production[/caption]

MONTERREY, Mexico — Philips Lighting noted that Justin Bieber’s Purpose world tour, which ranked #6 worldwide in Pollstar‘s 2016 Top Tour rankings based on gross revenues, is being reworked for more stadium dates in 2017. The 2017 tour includes dates in Mexico, Australia and South America before heading to Asia, Africa, Europe and North America.  

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S+H Technical Support supplied a large quantity of its LED Starcloth to be used as a complete wrap around the stage and audience seating for the one-off Christmas Special

Christmas Eve Broadcast of UK’s ‘Blankety Blank’ Gets LED Starcloth Assist from S+H

LONDON – S+H Technical Support supplied a large quantity of its LED Starcloth to be used as a complete wrap around the stage and audience seating for a one-off Christmas Special of the popular 1980’s comedy games show ‘Blankety Blank’ … which was hosted by David Walliams and broadcast by ITV on Christmas Eve. The show was recorded in Studio 1 of London Studios in Waterloo, central London in front of a live audience of 400, with a set design by Joshua Grace who specified the starcloth.

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UK’s Camberley Theatre Says YES to Elation Professional

[caption id="attachment_274243" align="alignnone" width="800"]UK’s Camberley Theatre uses Elation Products[/caption]

UK – Camberley Theatre, a thriving performance venue in Camberley Surrey southwest of London, has recently undergone extensive refurbishment, including significant additions to its in-house lighting. A new installation of Elation Professional fixtures, supplied by Yes Events Ltd, provides maximum flexibility for this multipurpose community space. The 408-seat theatre has replaced its house lights with the high-power, color-controllable Colour Pendant™ LED downlight.

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ADJ Pow-R Bar65

ADJ Spotlights Three New Products at NAMM 2017

ANAHEIM, CA — ADJ is putting special emphasis on three new products at the 2017 Winter NAMM show in Anaheim this year, starting with the company’s POW-R BAR65, which is designed to make it safer and easier to connect multiple electric devices. ADJ is also putting the spotlight on its Boom Box FX1 and Boom Box FX2 multi-effect fixtures. Each offers four separate lighting effects from a single compact unit.

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