Tour: May 28-Aug. 16 North America; Oct. 20-Nov. 2 Japan; Europe/UK Dec. 6-19
Design: “This show is big, bold looks. It’s the old school looks of a rock and roll show but with new technology. There’s barely any gobos — just in two songs — and no video, although in Europe we may use video. Read More »DETROIT – Acolyte’s Neonlyte 4.4 watt RGB was used to wrap the United Way flame on top of the torch that stands almost 60 feet above Hart Plaza in downtown Detroit. For the first time, the torch was lit without gas. Instead, it was lit with LED lights.
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BRISTOL, U.K. – For Arcadia’s Metamorphosis, Colour Sound Experiment lit the 12-meter-high three-legged spider built out of industrial scrap metal. Some upgrades to the lighting kit were made since the last Arcadia spider performance at Glastonbury this year, including new SGM XC-5 LED strobe units and adding lighting fixtures to six PA towers erected for the surround sound system in Queen Square.
Read More »DALLAS – Syncrolite LLC announced that Jerry Trojan, current Executive Vice President, will assume the role of Chief Executive Officer and that Steve Washington, current Vice President of Operations, will assume the role of Chief Product Officer.
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LAS VEGAS – Elation will feature its EMOTION, Platinum HFX, Satura Profile and ACL 360 Roller, along with other gear, at LDI 2015 when it visits Las Vegas next month. Pictured here is the Platinum HFX, a new mid-sized addition to Elation’s hybrid family of beam, spot and wash luminaires.
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PARIS — As the giants of the tennis world battled for victory at the French Open, Videlio-Events + Utram and Riedel Communications’ MediorNet real-time media network brought the spectacle to large-screen displays distributed across courts at the Stade Roland-Garros in Paris, as well as to the internal IPTV distribution network supporting the entire tournament.
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BAKU, Azerbaijan – Designing a communications system for an event as enormous as the opening ceremony of the inaugural European Games is a daunting task. Hundreds of technicians, stage managers, performers, and ancillary staff need to be able to communicate clearly, quickly and flexibly across multiple sites, in multiple configurations, without missing a beat.
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LONDON – Singer songwriter Charli XCX has publically stated that she experiences sound-to-color synaesthesia and ‘sees’ music in colors … so it was not a complete surprise to show designer Rob Sinclair and lighting designer Greg Hill when she requested colored smoke for her current tour. Prominent smoke is also in tune with the ‘horror prom’ theme of the current live show.
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ST. LOUIS, MO – The summer of festivals continued for Bandit Lites with LouFest, St. Louis’ two day music festival. Bandit Lites worked with design firm 3SRcreative to provide the festival lighting for all four stages including the main stage which consisted of a Tyler Truss rig containing VL 3000 Spots, VL 3500 Spots, VL 3500 Washes, Martin Atomic 3000 Strobes, Thomas 8 Lite Moles and Clay Paky Sharpys in groups of four.
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