Resource Guide: April 2025 – Lighting & Video for In-Camera VFX Submission Form
Introducing the PRG GroundControl Multi
The PRG’s GroundControl® Multi, the newest addition to the award-winning GroundControl® Followspot System is designed for flexibility, efficiency and precision. GroundControl® Multi transforms any moving light—spot, beam, or wash—into a followspot, enabling seamless coordination of up to 100 fixtures from a single GroundControl® Controller, and it integrates with a wide range of fixtures, not just PRG lights.
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Luke Combs’ Touring Team Win Big at the CMA Touring Awards
The Luke Combs ‘Growin; Up and Gettin’ Old’ Tour team were big winners at the 2024 CMA Touring Awards, which recognizes the best in country music touring production. Among the 5 awards the tour won included Crew of the Year for which Combs’ himself congratulated his crew on the stage.
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In Memoriam: Richard “Rich” Barrett/Quinn, Lighting Designer, 58
PLSN is saddened to learn of the passing of Lighting Designer/Programmer Richard “Rich” Barrett/Quinn, who lost his battle with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) on March 9, 2025 in Houston, TX. He was a long time Lighting Designer with Deep South Productions out of Sulphur, LA.
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A Guest Note from Parnelli Producer Kevin Mitchell
As a long-time writer for PLSN and FOH magazines, Kevin Mitchell write about many productions. Then, once a year, he produces one himself – the annual Parnelli Awards. After this year’s gala, he took some time to shine the spotlight on the Parnelli Awards production team.
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Product News for March 2025
PLSN’s March 2025 issue includes new product news from ADJ, Astera, Chauvet, City Theatrical, Claypaky, GLP, Martin, and Robe.
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Product in Focus: Zeo Moving Head Effect Light
The High End Systems Zeo, from ETC, features a unique, square face design, highlighted by a central LED monolith, four reflectors, and four RGBW engines. ETC describes it as “a one-of-a-kind fixture.”
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Product in Focus: Antari M-12 Fog Machine
Antari’s M-12 fog machine is designed as a high-power fog machine. Features of the M-12 allow it to seamlessly integrate into any power grid, making it an ideal choice for events worldwide.
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March 2025 Buyer’s Guide: Lasers
X-Laser’s Triton T-40 IP65 Tour Grade Laser. Also, lasers from ER Productions (BB5 and Kinekt Micro), Kvant Lasers, Laser Space Cannon, MotionLasers and Unity Lasers.
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The Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show
The Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show broadcast featuring Kendrick Lamar was staged in front of more than 65,000 fans and the notoriously complex production was again supported by some of the leading companies in the industry.
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FireAid Benefit Concert
The FireAid benefit concert in response to the Southern California wildfires came together quickly as the live event industry supported a single night of two major concerts. The creative teams as well as the vendors supporting it take us inside this meaningful event.
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