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Ayrton Cobra joins the party at Fairground Festival

Ayrton Cobra joins the party at Fairground Festival

Cologne-based motion design and show development studio, visualprime, is used to doing things on a large scale, and Hannover’s Fairground Festival of electronic music is no exception. The second iteration of this relatively new festival – already classed as Germany’s third-largest indoor festival – took place in the cavernous spaces of the Hannover exhibition halls hosting 40,000 party-goers over two remarkable days. visualprime lighting designer, Tobias Reinartz, employed over 100 Ayrton fixtures to inject dynamism, color and striking linear arrays across the stage and dance floor.

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Go Behind the Design for The Rolling Stones Hackney Diamonds Tour

Get a look at the dynamic design of The Rolling Stones Hackney Diamonds Tour in this video. Then, go Behind the Design with Creative Director Patrick Woodroffe, Lighting Designer Terry Cook and Associate Lighting Designer/Lighting Director Ethan Weber in the PLSN July 2024 issue article. Plus get the vendor views of supporting this massive design from lighting provider Upstaging and video supplier Nighthawk Video.

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Hometown Hero Nominations 2024 Now Open!

Each year, PLSN honors regional lighting production companies with our Hometown Hero award. This award honors the best regional lighting production company in six regions across North America: the Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Northwest, Southwest, and Canada. This award—from nominations to winners—is selected by you, the entertainment technology industry, because you truly know who the Hometown Heroes are in the industry.

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Daniel Knipper Enchants at Strasbourg Cathedral With CHAUVET Professional

Lighting Designer Daniel Knipper used 24 CHAUVET Professional Ovation Rêve E-3 IP LED ellipsoidals in his transformative design for the six-century-old Strasbourg Cathedral located in Place de la Cathédrale in Strasbourg, France. The full-spectrum color-mixing fixtures, which were supplied by XEOS, were hung on two porticos that flanked the façade. This  arrangement allowed Knipper to highlight the architectural details of the façade by creating gobos based on digital photos.

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ETC Electrifies the Wonders of ‘Illinoise’ on Broadway

Broadway’s ‘Illinoise’ is an awe-inspiring dance musical derived from the 2006 Sufjan Stevens album of the same name. The four-time Tony nominated show is lit by Lighting Designer Brandon Stirling Baker. Illinoise runs the show on an Eos Ti, programmed by Jeff Englander. Stirling Baker’s joyous lighting design earned him a Tony nomination for his Broadway debut.

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Raw Cereal’s Spectacular Design for Lainey Wilson Lit with Elation

Stepping into the world of Raw Cereal means diving into a realm of creativity and cutting-edge technology. The global creative and production studio with the intriguing name creates immersive live experiences for some of the world’s best-known artists, with one of the hottest names in country music, Lainey Wilson, thrilling fans with Raw Cereal-designed shows that include Elation RAYZOR series lights.

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Arcadia Lights Up Glastonbury 2024 with Dragonfly and Robe iBOLTS

Flames, lasers, and lights fired up the night sky at the 2024 Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts in the UK as Arcadia launched its amazing new “Dragonfly” spectacular concept. Lighting included Robe’s new iBOLTS, a laser-source searchlight style moving light, and iPointe65s – an IP65 version of Robe’s MegaPointe moving light – as a part of the over 200 lights illuminating the Arcadia Arena.

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INFiLED Unveils ArmorLED Technology for Enhanced LED Screen Durability and Reliability

INFiLED has introduced its cutting-edge ArmorLED Technology, setting a new standard for the durability and reliability of LED screens. This breakthrough technology boasts 3-5 times the thrust of standard LEDs, effectively mitigating the risks of damage during operation, installation, or transportation. This innovative approach not only elevates screen performance but also lowers maintenance costs, reinforcing INFiLED’s dedication to providing dependable LED display solutions.

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