When Canadian Creative Director Matthieu Larivée, of Lüz Studio, sat down to design the stage set for Jack White’s Supply Chain Issues tour, GLP’s trusty JDC1 hybrid strobe and X4 Bar 20 batten were prominent in his tool kit. And so were an 144 additional ‘virtual’ X4 Bar 20s.Read More »GLP Helps Lüz Studio Create Illusory 3D Effect for Jack White’s Tour
Randy Mayer, longtime Director of Concert Touring for Screenworks/NEP, died Aug. 2. He was 48. Based in the Los Angeles area, Mayer joined Screenworks in… Read More »In Memoriam: Randy Mayer, 48
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Organizers of the World Procurement Awards, which celebrates the achievements of companies and individuals involved in the procurement supply chain, wanted to endow their show with a “rock vibe” to reflect the bold convention-challenging attitude that drives that industry. Helping to convey this mood was a dynamic production and lighting design by Pytch that emulated the look and feel of rock shows throughout the 02 Intercontinental Hotel in London.Read More »Pytch, Chauvet Professional Rock World Procurement Awards
Edward “James” Poole, 34, lighting designer/director, died July 19, 2022, a day before his 35th birthday. Poole was most recently out on tour as lighting designer/director with The Pretty Reckless. Before that, he spent about five years on the road as Tracy Lawrence’s LD.
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Industry veteran Raymond Byrnes was tapped to serve as western regional sales manager for Staging Concepts, based in Minneapolis. With more than 12 years of… Read More »Raymond Byrnes Joins Staging Concepts as Western Regional Sales Manager
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Boosting its internal ranks of experts, RatPac Controls has hired renowned Lighting Programmer Joshua Thatcher, who comes from a lengthy career on set, as well as IATSE Local 728’s in-house Instructor who focused on lighting control and lighting technology. With credits ranging from TV series Star Trek: Picard and Loki, to features like one of the summer’s biggest hits, Top Gun: Maverick, Thatcher is an industry professional who brings over 20 years of experience to RatPac Controls. Read More »RatPac Controls Hires Veteran Lighting Programmer Joshua Thatcher
