Starlight Express in Johannesburg Includes Robe Fixtures in Rig
Creamfields 2013 Gets Visual Assist from Adlib
ADJ Inno Color Beam Quad7
ADJ’s Inno Color Beam Quad7 is designed to product a hard-edge (10° angle) beam effect, at a competitive price. Powered by 7 x Quad-Color RGBW CREE LEDs, the unit also offers a wide range of features, including 2 DMX channel options, 3 operational modes, built-in programs, LED strobe/pulse effects, 0-100% electronic dimming, high-quality stepper motors and 540° pan/200° tilt.
Read More »New Options from Sommer Cable
Sommer Cable noted recent additions to the company’s Sommer/Hicon product offerings including the new HIMM Series, the updated HD14 Series, the HQHD Series and the HI-HDRP Series.
Read More »2013 MTV Video Music Awards Rig Included Robe Robin Pointe Fixtures
BROOKLYN, NY — For LD Tom Kenny’s lighting design for the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) at the Barclays Center here, there were more than 1,000 moving heads in the rig. Eighty of Robe’s new Pointe multi-purpose moving light fixtures played a key role.
Read More »Stepping Into a 3D Future
Is 3D a passing fad, or will it become a regular component of the live touring effects arsenal? If you ask ESPN, which launched with… Read More »Stepping Into a 3D Future
Read More »More Than 30 Sponsors Sign On to Support 2013 Parnelli Awards
LAS VEGAS — To date, more than 30 sponsoring companies have stepped up and announced their support for the 13th Annual Parnelli Awards, set for Nov. 23 at the Mirage Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. The event will honor longtime Bruce Springsteen tour manager George Travis (Lifetime Achievement) and Eric Pearce of SGPS (Visionary Award) along with Audio Innovator Mark Engebretson.
Read More »Blue Planet Lighting Plans Sept. 10 HES Open House in Las Vegas
Drug-Linked Deaths Cancel EDM Show in Boston and E-Zoo Festival’s Third Day in NYC
BOSTON and NEW YORK — Separate drug-related incidents claimed the lives of three EDM revelers in late August, with one death canceling an EDM concert in Boston on Aug. 28 and two more deaths leading to the cancellation of the final day’s performances for the three-day Electric Zoo Music Festival at Randall’s Island Park in NYC over Labor Day weekend, Aug. 30-Sept. 1. (E-Zoo 2012 is pictured here).
Read More »“Wild Oats” at U.K.’s Minack Theatre Lit with White Light Gear
Sew What? Supports Zac Brown Band, Other Acts with Soft Goods, UV Imagery
Oxford Playhouse’s Tim Boyd Credits Robert Juliat Gear for Longevity
OXFORD, U.K. — Tim Boyd, technical manager at the Oxford Playhouse here, noted recently that all of the 100-plus Robert Juliat fixtures that were ordered for the venue back in 1997 are still in fine working order after a decade and a half of use.
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