LOS ANGELES – An eruption of stories exploded on social media on Oct. 6, 2020 when Eddie Van Halen had lost his battle with cancer. The news about this guitarist extraordinaire hit hard.
PLSN contributor Debi Moen contacted some of Van Halen’s touring lighting designers, directors and crew to share their memories.
NEW ORLEANS, LA – RZI Lighting announced that Kimberly Wytcherly has been appointed as the company’s new operations manager. More details from RZI Lighting (www.rzilighting.com):… Read More »RZI Lighting Names Kimberly Wytcherly Operations Manager
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MADRID – The great Israeli violinist Ivry Gitlis once referred to Niccolò Paganini as a “phenomenon” rather than simply an extraordinary talent. It was… Read More »Fernando Rodriguez Berzosa Orchestrates Maestrissimo Show with ChamSys MagicQ MQ80
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UK – The PROLIGHTS LED lighting range provides the ideal solution for multi-purpose venue, New Cuts Art Centre (The Cut), Suffolk. Since opening its… Read More »New Cuts Art Centre looks to a brighter future with the help of PROLIGHTS LED fixtures
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MADRID – Teatro Real, the most emblematic theatre in Spain, incorporates GoldenSea UV Ultraviolet-C disinfection products, supported by Madrid-based Stonex, to guarantee the well-being… Read More »Madrid’s Teatro Real relies on GSUV ultraviolet light to disinfect its spaces.
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LOS ANGELES – The 29th series of ABC’s Dancing With The Stars returned with new host Tyra Banks and a lighting design from Tom Sutherland that featured 178 Robe MegaPointes. The visuals helped animate the show, which had to be produced without a live audience.
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NYC – Virtual demo will highlight how KAIROS streamlines IP workflows and eliminates the constraints of dedicated hardware for video professionals WHO: Mike Bergeron,… Read More » Panasonic Showcases Next Generation Live Production Platform at NAB NY
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LAS VEGAS – The American Red Cross today awarded its National Lifesaving Award to live events production worker Zack Grogan for his role in… Read More »Stagehand Receives American Red Cross Lifesaving Award
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ITALY – GLP’s new KNV series, including 12 KNV Cubes, 25 KNV Dots and 10 KNV Line fixtures, made their debut in Italy lighting Radionorba Vodafone Battiti Live. DoP Massimo Pascucci, who worked alongside set designer Luigi Maresca and show director Luigi Antonini, used the fixtures sourced via MOD Srl and GLP’s distributor for Italy, Alto Lighting.
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MONTREAL – Philip Giffard, President, Sales and Systems Integration Division of Groupe Solotech Inc. (Solotech) is pleased to announce the acquisition of Miami StageCraft,… Read More »Solotech Acquires Miami Stagecraft, Consolidates Presence In Florida
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HELOTES, TX. – Texas Structures presents the first modular transportation system. The Light Porter is a modular transportation systems designed for the touring and… Read More »Texas Structures presents the Light Porter Modular Transportation Sytem
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RICHMOND, VA – GWAR, the shock-rock band that first unleashed their brand of wild stage theatrics in the 1980s, performed at the Diamond Drive-In Oct. 10 with a high-impact light show from Ryan Pervola that made use of Rogue fixtures from Chauvet Professional. The rig included 20 R2 Wash fixtures and six R1 Spots.
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