ARNHEM, The Netherlands — To update the lighting for historic John Frost Bridge, Fairlight BV overcame two key challenges. Martin’s Exterior 400 and 410 Fixtures were part of the solution.
LONDON – At White Light’s Studio 15 training center, trainees got the chance to give video-mapping a try. Entitled Learn to Video Map Like a PRO! attendees of all levels of experience learned how easy it is to achieve complex projections quickly, trigger shows from a lighting desk and build a quick cue sequence using ArKaos MediaMaster PRO. Pictured here are ArKaos’ MD Agnes Wojewoda with White Light MD Bryan Raven.
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Designer Paul “Arlo” Guthrie who set up Toss Film & Design back in 2002, a company that handles tour design, video and content, has kept busy lately. Along with the 2015 Van Halen tour design and recent Fleetwood Mac tour, Guthrie’s design on Lady Antebellum’s “Wheels Up” tour is his second outing with the band. His first collaboration with Lady A was their 2013 ‘Take Me Downtown” tour.
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Laserworld’s world is getting a bit bigger. Founded in 2007 in Switzerland, its array of products quickly dominated the European continent. More recently they have increased their visibility in the U.S., serving the laser needs of live event professionals from the modest DJ to the lighting designer of the largest concert tour act and producer of mega live events.
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Jon Pollak must be something of a mathematician, because he’s dealing with a lot of numbers. The first is Steely Dan’s band: There are 14 musicians to keep track of, and even on the typical big shed stage here on a not-too-hot July evening, that’s a crowded stage. Next, any given show’s set list comes from a master list of 70 tunes, all of which he has to be ready for.
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Avalon Keeps Old-Hollywood Details, but Adds a New EDM Vibe
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Albania’s Folie Terrace Upgrades with a Retractable Roof and 5,150 VC-Dots
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Griffin Automation Helps Broaden the Club’s Array of Colors and Looks.
Read More »Analog Way released v03.01.60 firmware for LiveCore Presentation Mixers. The company says its firmware offers major improvements in terms of show creation and management.
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NASHVILLE — Early in 2015, creative production design company 44 Designs (44designs.com) of Nashville, Tennessee, took on set and lighting design duties for country music duo Thompson Square’s new music video “Trans Am” and used Elation Cuepix Panels, Sniper 2R multi-effects and Platinum Beams in the visual design. The award-winning and multi-platinum group liked the look so much they decided to take it out on tour.
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David Cunningham will accept the 2015 Parnelli Visionary Award at the annual gala to be held at the Rio Hotel and Casino Oct. 24, in recognition of advances including the ETC Source Four fixture and advancements in lighting consoles and dimming.
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Top Vote-Getters for Five U.S. Regions and Canada Honored for Taking Care of Business
PLSN readers have put the latest spotlight — scratch that — hybrid LED moving light — on who they think are the best of the best of their region when it comes to lighting, staging and video. We have some fresh faces and some “repeat offenders.”
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