LightConverse/HES Lighting Challenge Contest Deadline is March 31, 2015

KIEV, Ukraine and AUSTIN, TX – The deadline for the LightConverse/High End Systems Lighting Challenge, which has been underway since late 2014, is March 31, 2015. Registered LightConverse users can come up with whatever design they choose, but shows must be programmed on a HOG console or using Hog PC software (which is available free of charge). The contest winners will be announced at Prolight + Sound, held from April 15-18, 2015 in Frankfurt, Germany.

LOS ANGELES, CA – Ten of Latin music’s most prominent artists performed at Staples Center during Calibash. Production manager William Cortes of Link Productions and LD Brandon Dunning of Visions Lighting used a dozen Nexus 4×4 panels from Chauvet Professional for visual support.

LOS ANGELES – Theatre professionals will soon be gathering for the 2015 USITT show, North America’s most important conference and expo for performing arts technology, where Elation Professional will be showing the latest in its line of theatre-optimized lighting.

ST. JOSEPH, MO – For the Robidoux Resident Theatre’s production of the musical comedy Spamalot, last fall at the Missouri Theater in St. Joseph, MO, which dates from the 1920s, the director of the show, Jeff Stover, Assistant Professor/Technical Director at Missouri Western State University, provided a lighting design where VL440 Spot luminaires from Philips Vari-Lite supplemented the house rig.

NASHVILLE – While there were talks of a winter storm brewing for Nashville, the city was all about bikinis and beach music as Sports Illustrated chose Music City to launch the 2015 Swimsuit Edition. The Nashville Convention and Visitors Bureau hosted the event, and LD John Lucksinger teamed up with production manager Chris Lisle on the visual design. Bandit Lites provided the gear for the event dubbed “Swimville.”