Within the Gaylord National Resort at National Harbor, MD, LD Chris Werner and his Los Angeles-based design team installed a holiday light show for the venue’s “Christmas On The Potomac event. The team created a centerpiece using a 55-foot tall tree enhanced with 19 double-sided video stars, each measuring 12 feet.
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Tooting your own horn in public can be very successful, as long as you toot properly. I have had to toot my own horn to get where I am today. Learning how to walk the line between blasting a trumpet from the rooftop and noodling on a kazoo can be tricky. The world of self-promotion can be a real entanglement for the corporate artist type.
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ARGENTINA – Tecnica Vidal is the largest rental and production company in the west of Argentina, and one of the top five in the country. Founded by Miguel Vidal in the 1980s … it is located in Rivadavia the center north of Mendoza province, internationally renowned for its wine production. The company has 20 full time employees at the moment and supplies the full range of technical production services, encompassing lighting, audio, video, staging, rigging and power, a ‘single-source’ solution business model that has proved very successful.
STELLENBOSCH, SOUTH AFRICA – For two days in November, the gently rolling landscape of Sandringham Farm was transformed into a village of worshippers from throughout Africa and around the world. They came to this beautiful spot outside Cape Town to listen, as Christian bands from the UK, US, South Africa and other countries performed, as well as to raise their own voices in singing gospel music.
KITCHENER, Ontario, Canada – In partnership with Dejero this holiday season, Christie helped the City of Kitchener and the Grand Philharmonic Choir to bring a live broadcast performance of Handel’s Messiah from the Centre Square to Kitchener City Hall. Handel’s music was accompanied by projected images of hand-crafted illuminations from the Saint John’s Bible. Christie Boxer 4K projectors were deployed to project the pages and artwork of the Bible onto a 33-by-18-foot (WxH) screen to complement the choir’s performance of Handel’s Messiah.
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NEW YORK, NY- ‘Home for the Holidays’ is a unique concert event on Broadway, bringing together winning vocalists from American Idol, The Voice and America’s Got Talent, hosted by the star of The Bachelorette, and features a special appearance by Broadway and film star Danny Aiello. Lighting Designer Jason Kantrowitz once again turned to 4Wall Entertainment for the gear needed to light this jazzy star-studded holiday concert infused with nationally recognized talent.
DUBAI – Celebrated DJs, Acrobats, dancers, pyrotechnics, lasers and fireworks synchronized with music across an unending sea of white. Organizers filled the atmosphere with stunning structures, unique elements and beautiful light-shows which illuminated the crowds in a white oasis. The acts united people from all over the world to create a great vibe, while the crowd embraced the “Celebrate Life” theme.
NYC – RC4 Wireless sponsors Stage Lighting Super Saturday 2018. “RC4 Wireless joined us five years ago and they have been a hit each year. A constant presence at the national USITT conference, we’re thrilled that RC4 continues to support our educational mission at Super Saturday 2018” says workshop producer Scott Parker. The 13th Annual Stage Lighting Super Saturday workshop, continuing its practical and hands-on educational presentations, will take place on Saturday, January 13, 2018 at the New York University Tisch School of the Arts located at 721 Broadway in New York City.
USA -– Scorpions, the multi-platinum German heavy metal band, has wrapped the first North American leg of the Crazy World Tour 2017 with Megadeth. A large complement of Claypaky fixtures hit the road with the legendary rockers along with grandMA2 consoles to run the show. A.C.T Lighting, Inc. is the exclusive distributor of Claypaky and MA Lighting products in North America. The North American leg’s September and October dates included a performance at New York City’s Madison Square Garden, the first time the band played the iconic venue since 1984.
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NORMAN, OK – Event and venue professionals thrive in an environment that requires both careful preparation and the ability to adapt to frequently changing circumstances. But recent history shows that severe weather can disrupt even the best-laid plans. When it does, the results can be physically and financially catastrophic.
