Here is a video interview with Lighting Designer, Sooner Routhier from the Light Collective’s Women in Entertainment Lighting section, which is sponsored by Ayrton:
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Christie Lites, global provider of stage lighting services and technical expertise, has welcomed Chris Patton as its VP Rentals. Patton’s new role comes as part of a wider expansion of the Christie Lites management team, bringing increased focus to both client and rep support. To that end Patton will join Ken Alexander, Senior VP Rentals, to lead, develop, and support the Christie Lites Rental Rep Team.Read More »Chris Patton joins Christie Lites as VP of Rentals
“In early 2000, I moved to LA, and all I wanted to do was tour. I loved music and touring; big shows, bright lights and really dynamic stuff. But hanging out with [Allen] Branton, I began to appreciate the art of paying attention to those really, really micro details and making them right. The whole television lighting experience, that I thought would be limiting, was in fact the opposite.”
—David Hunkins, interviewed by Michael S. Eddy, for his column, 1,000 Words with… PLSN, April 2022, page 47
Detroit-based Display Group has acquired Belleville, MI-based Fantasee Lighting. The combination creates a full-service event production company—offering clients a one-stop shop for production services for… Read More »Display Group Acquires Fantasee Lighting to Fill Out Event Production Offerings
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Ayrton was recently delighted to receive this message from lighting designer Phil Kong of Kong Design, Inc.: “We just used 20 Ayrton Diablo’s on Ghost: Nachricht von Sam [Ghost: Message from Sam] for ShowSlot GmbH and I wanted to let you know I was very happy with them for all of the things they were able to do, and how fast they were. The flat field, the gobos, the color rendering – a lot of good things going on with them – and the size and price point are great. I was so glad to have these Ayrton fixtures on the show.” Naturally, Ayrton just had to find out more.Read More »Ayrton Diablo Impresses on Musical Theater Tour of ‘Ghost: Nachricht von Sam’
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The Howell Binkley Fellowship Program, part of the Hemsley Lighting Programs, proudly announces its Fellow for the 2022-23 season, Samantha (Sam) Weiser (she/her). Weiser hails from Long Island, NY where she was exposed to theatre at a young age. Her passion for lighting design led her to the Long Island High School for the Arts and then to receive her BFA from the University of Michigan in 2020. Her favorite part of designing is turning “what if’s” into reality.Read More »Meet Samantha Weiser, The 2022 Howell Binkley Fellow
Collaboration’s wings take creativity to new heights. The wisdom of this adage was on full display at the 2022 iHeart Radio Music Awards when superstars John Legend and Charlie Puth sat down at dueling pianos to banter and play a five-minute mash up of one another’s hits, before announcing plans to record a song together.Read More »Allen Branton Lights iHeart Awards with Chauvet Professional Fixtures from 4Wall Entertainment
Originally scheduled to take place in 2021, the postponed ‘Peacock In Concert – Illusion Of Time’ event was finally held at the 6200-capacity AFAS Live… Read More »Over 100 ADJ Fixtures Illuminate ‘Peacock In Concert’ at Amsterdam’s AFAS Live
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PixAlign ELPEC01 Camera Enables Advanced Projection Installations to Automate Blending, Stacking, Tiling, and More
Projection technology provides maximum versatility that allows artists, designers, and integrators to break free from the set boundaries of today’s typical displays. Stunning, super-wide imagery, massive architectural illumination and fully immersive environments are becoming increasingly popular. As projection continues to grow as a powerful medium for sophisticated installations, Epson today announced the new PixAlign™ ELPEC01 camera that adds another layer of convenience and simplified installation for its line-up of interchangeable lens projectors.Read More »Epson PixAlign ELPEC01 Camera
Bandit Lites supplied more than 200 fixtures for Reba McEntire’s current tour, with LDs Gayle Hase and David Hare specifying a rig including Martin MAC Viper Profiles, Elation Proteus Maximus, Elation SixBar 1000, Elation CuePix WW4, Robe BMFL spots, Elation Smartys and Elation Proteus Rayzor 760 fixtures.
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LD Marc Janowitz described the evolution of the focal point for Black Puma’s current visual design–the band’s logo–and how the 60 GLP KNV Dots now in his toolbox help draw the eye to the band’s signature visual element.
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