As Jason Aldean opened The Academy of Country Music Awards under a single spotlight, he shared to the millions watching how the evening was about celebrating the music. It was a touching reminder as the awards marked the first gathering of the country music community in Las Vegas since the October mass shooting at the Route 91 Harvest Festival, where Aldean himself had been performing.
Read More »When programming automated lighting for a theatrical production, one must consider the nature of the show. Unlike a concert event, where each song has its… Read More »Theatrical Productions vs. Concerts
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Located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Abbotsleigh is an independent boarding school. The school has been working behind the scenes on an upgrade to their concert and assembly hall lighting systems. The renovation project most recently undertook the upgrading of the house lighting systems in the concert hall using Chalice LED 150W downlights from Altman Lighting.
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ANAHEIM, CA – The Entertainment Services and Technology Association (ESTA) and The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) have reaffirmed their alliance to continue to… Read More »ESTA and NAMM Reaffirm Alliance for the 2019 NAMM Show
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SOUTHAMPTON, U.K. – Halfway through its “maiden voyage” – opening night for a 10-night run at the Mayflower Theatre April 12-21 – the production of Titanic the Musical had to be halted when, just as the ship hit the iceberg in the show, plaster from a backstage wall fell to the stage. Although the show was halted as a precaution, investigators found no major structural issues, and the production continued the next night as scheduled.
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FRANKFURT, Germany — Messe Frankfurt, the organizers for the Prolight+Sound and Musikmesse events held this year from April 10-13 and April 11-14, respectively, announced that the two events will “overlap fully” in 2019, with both open from April 2-5. They will also be staged in closer proximity next year. The next Musikmesse Festival, meanwhile, is set for April 2-6, 2019.
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The term VJ (a.k.a. Video Jockey) primarily refers to any type of show where the visuals being played are created in real-time through combining image… Read More »Mixing Visuals Live
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Multi-platinum and Dove Award-winning recording group Hillsong UNITED have told interviewers that their sixth studio album “Wonder” was inspired in part by the things they’ve experienced visiting new places. It is very fitting, then, that the world-famous group recorded some songs on their new record in Bali, home of their church’s first campus in Asia.
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Global Truss has developed the truss Silencer, a rubber damper that is simply pushed on to the end of a truss pin to reduce noise when assembling truss structures.
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PR Lighting presented one of its most expansive displays yet at this month’s Prolight+Sound Show in Frankfurt. With a dedicated booth adjacent to their German distributor, Focon Showtechnic, their theme was Water Proof Products in the form of a series of IP65-rated fixtures.
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UNCASVILLE, CT — Mohegan Sun Arena hosts more than 100 concerts, sporting events, corporate events and trade shows every year. The venue updated its lighting with Claypaky Unico fixtures, which were first deployed for a private event featuring singer/songwriter Colbie Caillat in early March, followed by Cirque Dreams Revealed on March 10-11.
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