Halestorm is back on the road and “Back from the Dead,” which is both the name and title track of their latest album released in May. Bandit Lites supplied a rig for LD Craig Richter’s retro-inspired concert lighting looks with fixtures from Martin, Claypaky, Vari-Lite, Elation, and Chauvet Professional.
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For Vasco Rossi’s “Vasco Live 2022” stadium tour, which packed 11 huge venues in Italy, LD Giovanni Pinna chose nearly 300 Robe moving lights to be the heart, soul, and backbone of the rig, relying on MegaPointes, Spiiders and LEDBeam 150s.
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As demand is high for labor at the same time that budgets are tight, people are being asked to chip in a little extra. But where do we draw the line between being a team player and being taken advantage of on a show? As a touring guy, I would never want to know that one of my crew was being exploited. When people work for free, whether they know it or not, they are being exploited. Whether they care or not is up to them, of course. But I do question the intentions of the production manager who allowed this to happen.
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Barbizon announced the promotion of Jaison O’Connor to Director of Eastern Region Sales. This change supports the growing needs of the products and expendables business across the Eastern Region of Barbizon Lighting.Read More »Barbizon Lighting Company Announces New Director of Eastern Region Sales, Jaison O’Connor
It goes without saying that space is at a premium in Manhattan. Greatly expanding an existing commercial facility to enhance its utility, improve its efficiency and elevate its profile in a competitive market is no mean feat. But the 1.2 million-square-foot addition to New York City’s Jacob K. Javits Convention Center has achieved just that.Read More »New York City’s Javits Center Expands Featuring AV Integration by Metinteractive
PRG and PRG Projects provided a massive 120′ high tower made up of INFiLED Titan-X LED panels for the French band Indochine’s tour. Titan-X has an 8mm pixel pitch, 70% transparency, and incorporates PRG’s innovative carbon fiber SpaceFrame technology. Here’s a video highlighting this concert touring application from PRG:
The USITT Glerum Rigging Masterclass will take place in Indianapolis, Oct. 24 & 25, 2022 from 9:00 a.m – 5:30 p.m. EDT. This entry-level track is geared toward those needing to reaffirm their knowledge of or build upon their understanding of the basics in counterweight rigging safety and operations.Read More »USITT News: Jay O. Glerum Entry Level Rigging Class Set for Oct. 24-25, 2022 in Indianapolis
The USITT Ken Vannice Electrical Workshop is heading to Indianapolis this fall. It will take place on October 24, 2022 at Newfields: A Place for Nature & the Arts – Indianapolis Museum of Art from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. EDT. This Electrical Workshop will be held concurrently with USITT’s Glerum Rigging Masterclass.Read More »USITT News: Ken Vannice Electrical Workshop Set for Oct. 24, 2022 in Indianapolis
Randy Mayer, longtime Director of Concert Touring for Screenworks/NEP, died Aug. 2, 2022 at age 48. Based in the Los Angeles area, Mayer joined Screenworks in Jan. 2010 after playing a key role expanding West Coast sales for High End Systems and related products. He is survived by his wife Jocelyn and two sons. Mayer also leaves behind many industry friends, some of whom shared their remembrances with PLSN.
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Like some ancient deity of the underworld, Quintillian Speakers are shrouded in mystery. Even readers engrossed in the Vaxis 2 story, from which they sprang, know little about this ancient race of beings, other than that they are made of energy, and can turn up anywhere—even at this summer’s Coheed and Cambria tour across North America.Read More »Squeek Lights Gives Coheed and Cambria Unique Looks with 27’ Inflatable and Chauvet Professional
A Celebration of Life has been announced for Eric W. Pearce, the Father of SGPS ShowRig Inc., who passed away July 24, 2022. All are… Read More »Celebration of Life for Eric W. Pearce Set for Aug. 7 in Las Vegas Area
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The lighting rig for Coldplay’s current “Music of the Spheres” tour includes 74 Claypaky Xtylos fixtures. Claypaky notes how its lighting gear passed an audition of sorts with flying colors when LD Sooner Routhier used them for Coldplay’s show at Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena last fall.
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