The Verge Aero drone team pulled off the seemingly impossible at this year’s Experiential Marketing Summit (EMS) at the MGM Grand Las Vegas – flying a drone show high above the ballroom right next to Harry Reid International Airport. Here’s a highlight video from Verge Aero of the event:
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Lighting Designer and Director Ethan Weber chose a large complement of Ayrton Domino luminaires for John Mayer’s recent ‘Sob Rock’ tour, in support of the artist’s eighth studio album of the same name. Upstaging is supplying the fixtures, sourced via ACT Entertainment.
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Det Norske Teatret (the Norwegian Theatre) in Oslo houses three stages in its main building in downtown Oslo, plus one more in another venue in the city run by the same team, all of which work on a busy repertory schedule. Together at least 25 original and cutting-edge productions are created annually, in the Norwegian language of Nynorsk, and host some guest works as well. Also known for high production values, the theater recently invested in 15 Robe ESPRITE moving lights for its 250-capacity Scene 2.Read More »Norwegian Theatre Invests in ESPRITES
Luminex, manufacturer of data distribution equipment for professional lighting, audio, and video applications, continuously brings innovation to the live event technology and AV industry. To keep challenging the status quo, Luminex introduced their new 10Gb GigaCore 30i AV Network switch, gaining attention, this spring at the NAB Show, Prolight + Sound, InfoComm, and Cine Gear.Read More »Luminex: GigaCore 30i AV Network Switch
At least 450 million people a day play basketball, according to the FIBA, the sport’s international association, but it’s doubtful that any of them got to do so on a court as unique as the one Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios and other high-profile guests shot hoops on this May, as they drained three-pointers and made layups the middle of Sydney Harbour. Their performance on Australia’s first floating basketball court, which was overseen by rap star FERG, was part of the latest version of “Courts Beyond Limits,” a program from Hennessy, the official spirit of the NBA, in celebration of the league’s 75th season.Read More »Chauvet Professional WELL STYX Sets Stage for NBA Floating Court in Sydney Harbour
Following on from its successful range of LED bars introduced last year, Claypaky has now expanded the Tambora family further and introduces Tambora Linear, an advanced line of static LED pixel mapping bars designed for versatile lighting effects and artistic set decoration. Here’s a video preview of the Tambora Linear from Claypaky:
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Analog Way has announced a partnership agreement with Softpix Ltd, the provider of graphics software and creative services to the live TV/web production and broadcast… Read More »Analog Way Partners with Softpix to Add SPX Graphics Integration to Picturall Media Server Line
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Sports bar and restaurant throughout the week and full-on nightclub at the weekends, barCode is a well-established staple of the nightlife scene in Elizabeth, NJ. As part of a recent expansion of the venue’s pool area, its owner has recently purchased 100 ADJ Hydro Beam X1 IP65-rated moving head fixtures to generate an awe-inspiring lightshow. Chosen for a variety of reasons – including their compact size, intense output, and wireless DMX compatibility – the ADJ fixtures have allowed the club to level up its production to rival any in the Tri-State area.Read More »New Jersey Nightclub barCode Invests In 100 ADJ IP65-Rated Moving Head Fixtures
Full-service production company 3G Productions LLC (3G) has bolstered its growing inventory of entertainment lighting with a large investment in Elation lighting fixtures. The purchase—some 230 fixtures in total—includes Smarty Hybrid™ and Rayzor 760™ moving heads, along with Cuepix Blinder WW2s™.Read More »3G Productions LLC Grows Lighting Inventory with Large Elation Lighting Package
GLP has appointed José C. de las Heras as sales manager to launch its new operation in Spain. Bringing a deep knowledge of the Spanish… Read More »José C. de las Heras to Head Up GLP’s New Operation in Spain
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Gary Numan took to the road in April 2022 with a moody and ethereal lighting design from Dustin Snyder. An essential objective of the design was to ensure that the fans could clearly see Numan and his band’s expressive faces from all parts of the room and also on camera. Snyder chose Vari-Lite’s VL2600 Wash for that critical task.
Read More »In the Broadway musical, ‘A Strange Loop,’ when a doorway lights up, it represents the activation of the voice, or Thought, in the main character’s head. “The lighting has to nimbly transform as Usher confronts his six Thoughts as they emerge from the darkness and retreat—so the lighting is playing along with that head space,” explained LD Jen Schriever. Even though A Strange Loop is a minimalist show, “there was never a time I felt I couldn’t beautifully reveal the actors,” Schreiver adds. “I am always playing on that edge of popping actors into a bright showstopping number and then popping them back in the dark subliminal space.”
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