SACRAMENTO – Two lighting industry trade associations are suing California in a desperate attempt to block the state’s updated light bulb efficiency standards from… Read More »Lighting Industry Sues to Block California’s Jan. 1 Expanded Light Bulb Efficiency Standards
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LAS VEGAS – At the recent LDI Show, Gray Matter Visual presented a check to Behind the Scenes representing a percentage of their design fees… Read More »Gray Matter Visual Presents Pledge-a-Service Donation to Behind the Scenes
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NEW YORK – The Public Works musical adaptation of Hercules, staged at in the Delacorte Theatre in Central Park in late August and early September, featured a rig chosen by Tony Award-winning LD Tyler Micoleau that included IP65-rated Ayrton Perseo-S compact multi-function luminaires.
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PHILADELPHIA – When Sellersville Theater 1894 north of Philadelphia sought to upgrade their aging lighting rig early in 2019, they contacted Artistic Concepts Group of Chantilly, VA for an assist. Michael Wysolmerski at Artistic Concepts steered the venue’s TD/PM Daniel Faga to Elation’s Artiste DaVinci.
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LONDON – For California “rapcore” band Fever 333’s recent tour of Europe, LD Hayden Borgars used Vari-Lite’s VL10 BeamWash fixtures for the first time. Borgars credited the fixture for versatility, speed and power and also lauded its VL*FX Animation wheel.
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Ultratec Special Effects’ new Eclipse Low Fog Effects Generator features rugged casing along with a larger, more powerful 600cfm variable speed fan to deliver thick, billowing fog capable of transforming a scene’s ambiance in just moments. More compact than its predecessor, the LSG MKII, the Eclipse ships with standard dual quick detachable CO2 control valves and can be outfitted for 110V or 220V depending on the user’s power requirements.
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BELGIUM – Painting with Light (PWL) has created a 2-kilometre walk-through lighting and visual ‘experience’ in the centre of Bruges – one of Belgium’s most… Read More »Painting Bruges with Light for 2019 Wintergloed Event
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SYDNEY, Australia—The Sydney Dance Company recently celebrated its 50th anniversary with a double bill featuring two starkly different performances, illuminated by Lighting Designer Ben… Read More »Sydney Dance Company Stages Stunning 50th Anniversary Performances with Martin by HARMAN
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CHICAGO – We are proud to announce new additions to our Chicago studio. Senior Designers Rachel Levy and Eric Southern recently joined our team… Read More »Announcing New Additions to Lightswitch Chicago
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SAN DIEGO—Power Plus Productions® announced the addition of Krystal Christman as an Account Executive Manager. This exciting addition allows Power Plus Productions to further expand… Read More »Power Plus Productions® Announces Expansion of Sales Team with Krystal Christman
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DALLAS – After a year off due to the front man’s shattered leg, and with a new album to promote, American rock band Highly Suspect needed a strong comeback for its U.S. tour. LD Justin Wade turned to Gemini Lighting, Sound & Video’s Jason Cain, who suggested using High End Systems’ SolaPix 19 fixtures. Wade side-mounted 16 of the fixtures on four pre-rigged towers to light the band and dazzle the audience.
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DURANT, OK – Tom Sutherland of DX7 Design and creative director Brian Burke provided lighting and production design for country singer Keith Urban’s Summer Festival Tour, which has been running this past year. The lighting rig consisted mainly of GLP’s X4 Bar fixtures and JDC1 hybrid strobes.
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