NEW YORK – It won't earn anyone plaudits in a creative writing class, but ESTA's document, ESTA Boilerplate for Specifiers, isn't meant to be creative or unique. Instead, it's a cut-and-paste solution for those needing precise specifications as developed in ESTA's Technical Standards Program.
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BUDAPEST, Hungary – Pianist Balázs Havasi and his symphony performed with a 40-voice choir for a corporate event at the Budapest Congress & World Trade Centre recently. Attila Lenzsér, who served as LD, programmer and operator, used a rig provided by Lajter Light Ltd. that included 80 Clay Paky fixtures.
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LOS ANGELES – Global Infusion Group (GIG), the international catering specialist, named Holly O'Hair to their Eat To The Beat America (ETTBA) division as U.S. sales and marketing manager.
Read More »On Facebook, everyone has a "wall" where people can post stuff ranging from a simple hello to a heated diatribe defacing your opinion. All of… Read More »Getting Off the Wall on Facebook
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LAS VEGAS – Nominations are now being accepted online to recognize technologies that have advanced the state of the art in lighting, projection and staging within the past year. Called the Indispensable Technology "IT" Awards, this competition was added to the Parnelli Awards competition last year, and will be a part of the 10th Annual Parnelli Awards Dinner set for the Rio Hotel in Las Vegas on Oct. 22.
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NEW YORK – Scenic and lighting designers for American Idiot and Red were among those garnering top honors at the 2010 Tony Awards. American Idiot's Kevin Adams and Christine Jones won, respectively, for Best Lighting Design and Best Scenic Design of a Musical. Neil Austin and Christopher Oram won, respectively, for Best Lighting Design and Best Scenic Design of a Play for Red.
Read More »What is the secret to success and why is it such a big secret? It's been thousands of years since it was first tasted; you would think that it's in the public domain by now. Volumes have been written about it, you can buy DVDs, attend seminars, and find a variety of materials purporting to reveal it, yet the true formula can't be bought, sold, or traded. You have a better chance of stealing Mr. Krab's secret formula for the Krabby Patty than getting your fins on the secret formula for success.
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LD Lee Rose used 48 Martin MAC 401 Dual fixtures as part of the rig for the 2010 Golden Gods Awards, which was sponsored by Revolver magazine and staged at Club Nokia.
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The set for Zelig, a variety show on Italian TV, is being lit once again by an Clay Paky-dominated rig supplied by Renato Neri's Xenon. The fixture lineup includes Alpha Spot HPE 1200s, Alpha Spot 575s, Alpha Wash 575s, Stage Color 1200s, Stage Profile Pluses, CP Color 400s and Alpha Beam 300 motorized ACL lights.
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In what is evidently the first major Emo musical, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson deconstructs our concept of the first Democratic President of the United States. It revisits his legacy of uniting and dividing while utilizing modern slang and rock songs to portray a pivotal point in history – particularly his decimation of the Native American population – while connecting it to modern political conflicts and agendas.
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Steve Cohen is one of the few in the industry who really know what it's like to light a show without the benefit of today's touring technology. Having worked with Billy Joel since 1974, he's keenly aware of the distinction between art and the hardware with which it is produced. But he's equally adept at designing with state-of-the-art gear, having done so for Joel, Elton John, Mariah Carey, Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, Van Halen and Paul Simon, to name just a few.
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It was an era where people like him were either cops, priests, criminals or stagehands,” says Rich Wolpert, referring to his grandfather, Bill Wolpert, founder of Union Connector. Given those choices, Bill could have done worse. But instead of turning to a life of crime – or arresting or hearing confessions from others who had – Bill Wolpert worked as a union stagehand on Broadway.
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