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Grupo Firme Electrifies Stadium Crowds with Assist from 3G-Supplied Elation Fixtures

Mexican band Grupo Firme brought the party to U.S. stadiums this summer with their “Enfiestados y Amanecidos” tour, with 3G Productions supplying lighting, video, audio and rigging equipment. Production Designer Andy Ruiz and Lighting Designer/Tour Operator Arturo Sanchez added a festive touch with Elation Smarty Hybrid and Rayzor 760 moving lights along with Cuepix WW2 blinders.

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Touring with AI and Virtual Set Pieces

Leon Bridges recently embarked on “The Boundless Tour” with Matthieu Larivée of Luz Studio doing the creative direction, production design, and video. “We collaborated with LD Bobby Mathias for the lighting,” Larivée says. “It’s again a real mix of lighting and video together. The new feature is the AI. We are using artificial intelligence to film Leon and be able to integrate him in virtual set pieces.”

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Blue Planet and Lightscape Announce Partnership and Expansion

Blue Planet AVL and Lightscape Lighting & Equipment announce a strategic partnership which bridges the gap between the Live Entertainment and Motion Picture markets. This collaboration creates a powerhouse operation in which both companies will now simultaneously offer their specialized services to all clients. Blue Planet and Lightscape have also started an aggressive expansion across the U.S., beginning with their joint operation in Atlanta, GA, opening early October 2022. Blue Planet and Lightscape will host an Open House and Vendor Showcase at their facility on Sunday, Oct. 9, located at 640 Airport S. Pkwy, Suite 200 Atlanta, GA 30349. Their Grand Opening is slated for the next day, Oct. 10.
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Supporting Early-Career Theater Designers, the 1/52 Project Announces Inaugural Grant Recipients

The 1/52 Project, the financial grant program founded by Tony Award-winning set designer Beowulf Boritt, has selected seven early-career designers as its first group of grant recipients. Each of the inaugural recipients will receive grants up to $15,000.Read More »Supporting Early-Career Theater Designers, the 1/52 Project Announces Inaugural Grant Recipients

Learn How to Safely Intervene to Stop Workplace Bullying

Bystander Intervention in the Entertainment Industry Webinars Announced

Do you know how to safely intervene if you see a co-worker being bullied or intimidated? Did you know there are different ways to intervene to match your comfort level? In just 90 minutes you will learn five easily accessible tools, illustrated by relevant scenarios, for use in any workplace to safely intervene without the worry of retaliation. The Behind the Scenes Mental Health Initiative will present a free webinar Bystander Intervention in the Entertainment Workplace once a quarter over the next year.Read More »Learn How to Safely Intervene to Stop Workplace Bullying

Volt Lites’ Inventory of Claypaky Mini-B Fixtures Impress on ‘American Song Contest’ and More

Claypaky Mini-B fixtures, the smallest LED moving light ever made by Claypaky for the professional market, are in constant demand at Burbank, CA-based Volt Lites, Inc. where American Song Contest was among its latest users. Volt Lites was the first company in the U.S. to acquire Mini-B and now boasts more than 200 of the fixtures – the largest inventory of Mini-Bs owned by a single vendor in the U.S. Read More »Volt Lites’ Inventory of Claypaky Mini-B Fixtures Impress on ‘American Song Contest’ and More

LiteNordic New Elation Distributor for Sweden, Norway and Denmark

Johan Colmeus, COO, LiteNordic; Frederik Afif, International Sales Manager, Elation; Espen Bechmann, Sales Director, LiteNordic

Elation Professional is pleased to announce that Scandinavia’s leading distribution company for dynamic lighting, LiteNordic, will take over distribution of Elation Professional and Obsidian Control Systems products in Sweden, Norway and Denmark effective 15 September 2022.Read More »LiteNordic New Elation Distributor for Sweden, Norway and Denmark

We Will Do Better: United Scenic Artists, Local USA 829, IATSE, Releases Membership Demographic Data

United Scenic Artists, Local USA 829, IATSE, has released its membership-wide demographic data (graphic also attached to this release) to highlight an important internal issue and advocate for meaningful opportunities for underrepresented and often marginalized artists, designers, and professionals within the Local and across the entertainment industry.Read More »We Will Do Better: United Scenic Artists, Local USA 829, IATSE, Releases Membership Demographic Data