The Astra Wash19Pix by PROLIGHTS illuminated the annual Chinese New Year Gala in Australia for 2024, held at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre. This event celebrated the richness of Chinese culture, featuring over 60 performances ranging from martial arts, opera singers, comedians, choirs, to dance.
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Country Radio Broadcasters (CRB) recently assembled for the annual Country Radio Seminar (CRS), an “educational event which gathers key business leaders in various radio and music industry fields, featuring presentations on best business practices, emerging technology, personal career development, and new music showcases.” Bandit Lites provided the lighting for the three-day event, working with Scott De Vos of De Lux Productions.
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Renowned Lighting Designer Patrick Woodroffe recently held a workshop on lighting at the Teatro Ibérico in Lisbon. Patrick is one of the world’s most celebrated lighting designers. For many years, he has artistically illuminated the most famous artists and stars in the entertainment industry on concert stages, in theaters, and in television studios. In the tenth edition of the seminar Lighting The Stars, Woodroffe, who has designed the lighting for the Rolling Stones, AC/DC, the London Olympic Games and numerous other events of international significance, shared his most notable and thrilling experiences. He then proceeded with a unique live practical exercise, in which he created a lighting design for a musical piece chosen without his knowledge, revealing some of the secrets of his art and technique.Read More »Lighting The Stars Workshop with Patrick Woodroffe Organized by Claypaky and SLS
Here’s a video from last night’s 2024 CMT Music Awards from the Moody Center in Austin, TX. In this performance, Parker McCollum and Brittney Spencer Perform ‘Burn It Down’ with some dynamic video content along with some hot SFX:
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Tamlyn Wright, Principal at Silent House, served as Production Designer for the 13th annual NFL Honors ceremony, which was held Feb. 8, 2024 at the Resorts World Theatre in Las Vegas. Reprising a role she’s played for the NFL ceremony since 2022, she once again dreamed up a design that embraces the city hosting the Super Bowl. For 2024, accordingly, her design “oozed Las Vegas.”
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Behind the Scenes holiday cards make a real difference – and you can too! Holiday cards from Behind the Scenes have become a tradition in the industry for those who want to spread holiday cheer while supporting their colleagues in need. Proceeds from card sales help provide grants to entertainment technology professionals, or their immediate dependent family members, who are seriously ill or injured, and support the charity’s Mental Health Initiative.Read More »Behind the Scenes is Seeking Designers for 2024 Holiday Cards
Astera – a leading developer of innovative light solutions for film, event and TV markets – will be using their attendance at NAB 2024 (Booth C.6345) to demonstrate how their comprehensive portfolio of lights operates together to form a complete ecosystem for lighting engineers; offering them greater creative scope and an efficient way to light a diverse range of production contexts.Read More »Astera to Showcase its Lighting Innovations at NAB 2024
The Adam Hall Group is further expanding its international sales network. With OHM Distribution, the event technology provider headquartered in Neu-Anspach, Hesse, has gained an experienced sales partner in Mexico. OHM Distribution is one of the leading distributors for AV installations and is now the exclusive distributor for the Adam Hall Group brand Cameo’s lighting technology solutions.Read More »Adam Hall Group Appoints OHM Distribution as Exclusive Cameo Distributor in Mexico
Robe’s Netherlands distributor, Controllux, recently staged a new workshop concept dedicated to television, film, studio and broadcast lighting and multi-camera environments, highlighting how specific Robe product ranges and innovations can be a huge asset for DPs, lighting designers, directors, and gaffers. The one-day event was the brainchild of Controllux’s Romec Berendsen and was hosted at Allard Studios in Amsterdam, reaching a capacity attendance of 35 comprising gaffers, DPs, lighting board operators, and technicians active in the film, television, and commercials sectors.Read More »Robe Studio & TV Workshop
The deepest emotions tend to live in that area between light and darkness, where nebulous boundaries give them endless space to expand and shrink, twist and turn in infinite directions. By devising such a space on stage for Tom Odell’s Black Friday Tour, Joe Beardsmore created the ideal visual setting for music that one critic aptly described as “a raw emotional masterpiece.” Busking his show on a ChamSys MagicQ 250M Stadium console, Beardsmore of Phosphor, moved seamlessly in sync with the Brit Award winning singer-songwriter and his seven-piece band, blending shadows and brightness, silhouettes, and distinctive light angles to underscore the heartfelt narrative of this roughly 90-minute show. Read More »Joe Beardsmore Flows on Tom Odell’s ‘Black Friday Tour’ with CHAUVET & Colour Sound Experiment
Andrew Nikel, a lighting professional, passed away on the evening of April 4, 2024. He had been battling Parkinson’s Disease for many years. Nikel retired from City Theatrical in April 2020 after working there for 15 years. He was a lighting professional with 40 years of experience, both working in theater as a master electrician and in the industry in rental and sales positions with companies like Production Arts, PRG, and City Theatrical. Nikel was highly respected and loved by many in the industry.Read More »In Memoriam: Andrew Nikel, Lighting Professional
PROLIGHTS products have lit up the new Madame Tussauds museum in Budapest. The project was followed by the system integrator company Lisys-Project, under the guidance of project managers Gábor Kele and Gábor Nyéky, and Hungarian Lighting Designer János “Madár” Madarász, known in Hungary for his experience in the theatrical and musical scene.Read More »PROLIGHTS Fixtures Light up Madame Tussauds Museum in Budapest