Lexair Entertainment is pleased to announce that they are the new Australian and New Zealand exclusive distributor for LDDE. LDDE specialize in the Theatre and Studio lighting markets, and have held an exceptional reputation since its foundation nearly 30 years ago. Their products are all manufactured in the company’s home of Austria, and enjoy excellent quality and performance.
SLOVENIA – Event Lighting is Slovenia’s largest and busiest lighting rental specialist, based in the capital, Ljubljana. The operation is owned and run by Jernej Gustin, who likes to be setting the trends rather than following them! So it wasn’t a massive surprise that they were the first company in the country to purchase Robe’s new Spiider LED wash beams following a trailblazing purchase of BMFL Blades last year which also started the ball rolling in a country with a small but highly competitive and action packed market!.
SAN FERNANDO, CA – GLP US continues to grow with the appointment of Thomas Brumpton as Marketing Coordinator, located in their San Fernando, CA based… Read More »GLP US Continues Growth With New Marketing Recruit
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LOVELAND, CO – Determined to remain true to their musical roots, the organizers of the ARISE Music Festival have steadfastly avoided lengthening its name to include the word “art.” Yet even though there was no shortage of great music at the 2017 version of this event, including national acts like Ani DiFranco, Tipper and Lettuce, ARISE was almost as much about seeing as listening. From a flaming owl that warmed people at night, to a gigantic willow sculpture, to painters off stage doing live art interpretations of the music, this early August festival served up a variety of surreal and beguiling looks.
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CHULA VISTA, CA – A rock staple for 40 years and one of the world’s best-selling bands of all time, you’d be hard pressed to find anyone who couldn’t sing a string of Foreigner songs. The renowned group recently released Forty Hits from Forty Years with an accompanying 40th Anniversary Tour. Used to create a 70’s rock par can look but with the benefits of a modern intelligent luminaire are 108 Arena Par Zoom fixtures, appropriately featured in an old-school lighting design by Dan Lastovka. The lights were supplied by See Factor.
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LOS ANGELES – Paul McCartney’s long-running “One on One World Tour” has added 21 dates in the U.S. this summer and fall. LD LeRoy Bennett, tasked with highlighting “a vast array of musical styles over the decades” during the course of the three-hour show, has been using Claypaky, Robert Juliat and grandMA2 gear.
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USA – JR Lighting provided the lighting, rigging and control package for the U.S. leg of American pop punk band All Time Low’s “The Young Renegades” tour , a successful six-week run this summer that featured Elation Professional lighting and video. Lighting designer Jeff Maker (Pierce the Veil, The Dresden Dolls) has worked with All Time Low for the past eight years and earlier this year used Elation lighting on a string of shows in the UK and Europe. For 2017’s U.S. leg he added a dominant upstage visual piece in the form of an eye-catching LED video wall.
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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – Indian Independence Day holds a special meaning for the people of Lenasia Township. It was here in the early 20th century that a young Mahatma Gandhi staged a famous protest at the local railway station to advance the cause of civil rights for South Africa’s Indian population. Later, when he returned to India, Gandhi would employ the idea of non-violent civil disobedience that he had honed in South Africa to win independence for his native country, and in the process, change the world.
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ANAHEIM, CA – As the global crossroads of the music products, pro sound and event technology industries, the 2018 NAMM Show will offer a wealth of opportunities for professionals involved in event technology to enhance their careers and make meaningful connections. The robust schedule of professional education will be held each day of The 2018 NAMM Show, January 25-28 in the NAMM Education Campus located inside the Anaheim Hilton Hotel.
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GLASGOW, Scotland – Canadian singer-songwriter Shawn Mendes shot to fame via a clip he posted to Vine in 2014 and has quickly garnered pop royalty status with a social media fan following of millions. At the pinnacle of his career playing sold out arenas around the world, Shawn is currently embarking on his ‘Illuminate’ world tour – and leading French manufacturer and provider of lighting balloons for the event industry, Airstar, is helping to set the unique stage for the hottest ticket of 2017 with its Pendulair LED product.
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DALLAS – Extending color beyond the stage in a house of worship is an effective way to engage church-goers believes Marcus Hammond. A consultant with Stark Raving Solutions, Hammond knows whereof he speaks. He has helped churches of all sizes create more immersive environments by color coordinating house and stage lighting.
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LONDON – With the theme “re-cycle, re-use, re-sist”, the Shangri La field at Glastonbury Festival 2017 drew eager crowds to its rubbish-as-refuge model. A Gas Tower symbolizing a bygone industrial era loomed over the site and served as the epicenter of the digital revolution with support from d3 Technologies. The Gas Tower was the focus of what the festival called “360º of awe-inspiring audio visual action.” The eight-sided immersive video installation showcased artwork, AV performances, VJs and other musical artists.
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