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Lighting the Opening Act: A Few Stories from the Road

Tom Kenny Lights 2020 iHeartCountry Festival with Bandit-Supplied Rig

NASHVILLE – For the postponed 2020 iHeartCountry Festival presented by Capital One, staged at Nashville’s Steel Mill, LD Tom Kenny used a Bandit Lites-supplied rig that included fixtures from Ayrton, Elation, Claypaky, Robe, Solaris and Color Kinetics. The virtual event was originally planned to be held as a live show staged in Austin, TX in May.

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Billboard Latin Music Awards Dazzles Live Audience with Innovative Set Design

SUNRISE, FL – The Billboard Latin Music Awards (BLMAs) aired live on Oct. 21 on Telemundo from Sunrise, FL’s BB&T Center. The show, postponed from April to October by Covid-19, was staged before a socially distanced audience. Complete with red carpet and live performances, however, the set and lighting design helped give the 2020 BLMA’s the glamour of a pre-pandemic awards show.

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LD Wes Youngblood Uses Chauvet Gear for Smith & Myers’ Drive-In Show in Memphis

MEMPHIS, TN – Shinedown front man Brent Smith and guitarist Zach Myers performed as Smith & Myers at the Malco Summer Drive-In on Oct. 21, with a lighting design by Wes Youngblood that highlighted the versatility of the fixtures he relied upon: 14 Rogue R1X Wash, eight Rogue R2X Wash and 10 Rogue R2X Spot fixtures from Chauvet Professional.

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