Lighting designer & director Alex Ares is out with Deadmau5 (producer and DJ, Joel Zimmerman) for the “Lots of Shows in a Row” tour. Alex came up with the lighting design, and programmed the show with fellow programmer Bobby Brooks. We spoke with Alex about the tour when it came through for a three-night sold-out crowd at the Fox Theater in Oakland, CA.
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The House of Rock in Santa Rosa, CA, began in mid-2012 as a private rehearsal studio, owned and operated by the management of the hard rock band V2 (pronounced V Squared), fronted by virtuoso teen twin brothers, drummer and vocalist Vincenzo and guitarist and lead vocalist Vittorio Piazza. Aside from being the home of V2, the five-year business plan was to evolve House of Rock as Northern California’s newest, multi-purpose, full-service art and entertainment creation and exhibition facility.
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The Addition of the Follow-Me System Makes Life Easier
As the story has been told through the years, Joe Elliott of Def Leppard played some shows in Japan some 15 years ago. A Japanese LD from Big One Lighting named Kenji Ohashi was hired to run the lighting for these shows. The artist liked what he was doing and decided to keep him on permanently.
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Emotional Live Concert Event Garners Honors for “Canada’s Band” and LD Brent Clark
LD Brent Clark sent us a link to a YouTube video. Expecting to see a band’s light show, cameras instead are aimed not at the stage but at the somber audience. Tears stream down a few faces as the band plays one last song.
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Strategic Alliance to Benefit All Sides of Music and Live Entertainment
As announced last month, NAMM is expanding their January Anaheim trade show to further include the live event production industry, and a big part of that strategy is bringing the Parnelli Awards to it. One factor making this possible is Anaheim Convention Center’s 200,000 square foot expansion, which will allow pro audio, lighting, staging, video, and all related manufacturers to have space available to them to exhibit at an international trade show that already pulls in over 100,000 professional registrants.
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Joey Hemphill Discusses the Company’s History and State of the Tour Bus Today
The young brothers, Joey and Trent, did a double take when they opened the check from Van Halen’s management. Eyes were squinted, heads were scratched. The check was less than they were expecting.
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Family Business Survives and Thrives “Making Magic Every Day”
“I liked making magic happen every day,” says George Studnicky. And because of his business savvy, the ability to navigate an ever-changing market and the backing and support of his family and team of associations, there’s been many days of magic making as Studnicky’s Creative Stage Lighting (CSL, creativestagelighting.com) celebrates its 40th year in business this year.
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There’s a fine line between entertainment and architectural lighting. They even invented the term “archi-tainment” for such a reason. There comes a time in every… Read More »Exterior Architectural Lights
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When partners Chris Kennedy and George McDuff were thinking about what to call their new lighting control company in the early 2000s, they settled on ChamSys, standing for “Chameleon Systems.”
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Premier Global Production Sets the Stage for Another Successful Show
The SweetWater 420 Festival is celebrating its 13th year as an Earth Day environmental celebration. The eco-friendly showcase focuses on music, SweetWater Brewing’s craft beers, food and art. The weeklong event, held in Atlanta’s Centennial Park for the last three years, hosts more than 50 national and local musical performers. Statistics from last year’s performance indicate attendees traveled from 46 different states in the U.S. and seven different countries.
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A Balance of Lighting and Video Reflects our Modern World
“A letter that was never meant to be seen, a lie that was never meant to be told, a life he never dreamed he could have, Evan Hansen is about to get the one thing he’s always wanted — a chance to finally fit in.” That’s the premise behind this humorous musical, which would certainly appeal to anyone who ever thought they were on the outside looking in. Especially when browsing social media sites.
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The Original Setting for the Sundance Film Festival Upgrades Video Setup
As the original setting for the Sundance Film Festival, the historic Egyptian Theatre is a unique and treasured venue located in the heart of Park City, Utah.
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