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Blizzard Lighting Launches its Verismo™ Line of Theatrical Luminaires

Looking to bring better ambience to each stage, and audience, Blizzard Lighting unveiled its new, flagship line of ellipsoidal and Fresnel luminaires: Verismo. The line delivers breathtaking perspective on stage and boasts professional features such as HSIC color mixing, natural “true tone” light output and near-perfect CRIs. ETL-listed, the Verismo line of luminaires is designed for a variety of applications including theater, video, and production studios. Here’s a video hands-on demo of Blizzard’s  Verismo™ Fresnel & Profile in WW + RGBALC:

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Cameo Presents P-Series – LED Profile Spotlights at LDI 2022

The new P2 FC, the full-color profile spotlight, with RGBAL LEDs, from Cameo

At LDI 2022, Cameo, the lighting brand of the Adam Hall Group will present its first profile spotlight for professional theater and TV use in its Booth #2055. Cameo will present its new P-Series LED profile spotlights that are aimed at professional users from the theater, TV, and event sectors and are available in Tungsten, Daylight, and Full-Color versions.  In addition to its light output and flexible handling, the P-series also provides extremely high CRI and TLCI values as well as a lifelike white light and color rendering. To meet the exacting requirements of lighting designers, Cameo has developed the P series of LED profile spotlights. As well as the new P-Series LED profiles, Cameo will also demonstrate its new IP65 rated LED Soft Panel S4 IP from the new S-Series. Furthermore, visitors to the Cameo booth (#2055) can see for themselves the AZOR® S2 Spot Moving Head and the ZENIT® W600 SMD LED Outdoor Wash Light.Read More »Cameo Presents P-Series – LED Profile Spotlights at LDI 2022

Pliant® Technologies Showcases New CrewCom Control Unit, CCU-08, at LDI 2022

The front view of the CCU-08 CrewCom Control Unit, new from Pliant Technologies

Pliant Technologies, a leading provider of professional wireless intercom solutions, will showcase its CCU-08 CrewCom Control Unit at LDI 2022 (Booth 406). The CCU-08 is the latest addition to the CrewCom system and gives users the ability to use up to eight 4-Wire ports while retaining all the same features of the current companion CCU-22 and CCU-44 products.Read More »Pliant® Technologies Showcases New CrewCom Control Unit, CCU-08, at LDI 2022

Huge Vari-Lite VL2600 Rig Invokes Vintage Rock Glamour for Panic! at the Disco


U.S. rockers Panic! at the Disco kickstarted their highly anticipated Viva Las Vengeance arena tour at Austin, TX’s Moody Center in September, with a ’70s and ’80s rock-influenced high-octane show. Conjuring up rich colors and sharp beams were 128 VL2600 PROFILE luminaires from Vari-Lite, the originator of the modern moving head and a Signify entertainment lighting brand.Read More »Huge Vari-Lite VL2600 Rig Invokes Vintage Rock Glamour for Panic! at the Disco

Tyler Veneziano Creates Beefy Background for Breaking Benjamin with Help From Chauvet Professional

Fans didn’t stay in their seats for long when Breaking Benjamin took the stage on their recent tour with Alice In Chains. The multi-platinum rockers from Pennsylvania opened their show with a bang, or make that a blaze, when they appeared against an intense pyro display and broke into a full throttled rendition of “Blow Me Away,” their thunderous and menacing hit from Halo 2.Read More »Tyler Veneziano Creates Beefy Background for Breaking Benjamin with Help From Chauvet Professional

Making Haze with Fog

The key to achieving a successful haze effect with a fog machine comes down to a few main factors, notes Jason Reberski in his article, “In Favor of Fog and Fans” (PLSN, Nov. 2022, page 46). First, you will need a fog machine that has good low-end control; meaning that ideally, it must be able to consistently output a small trickle of fog (less critical if your application is outdoors or very large scale). Second, a long-lasting, slow evaporating fog fluid made of higher molecular weight, low vapor-pressure glycols is required. Third, a good fan is a must. Almost any fan will work if it is quiet and moves enough air to properly aerate the long-lasting fog into a haze.

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Product News: November 2022

PLSN provides details on two Featured Listing items – DTS’ Synergy 7 Profile framing spot luminaire and Harlequin’s Liberty Switch multi-use floor system, which changes from rigid to sprung at the push of a button. Regular listings include details on Cameo’s S Series IP65 LED Soft Panel, the hazebase ultimate IP64 fog machine, Utratec’s EZ Kleen preventative maintenance fluid, and Vari-Lite’s X15 X-Series console.

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