INDIO, CA — Taking place over three consecutive three-day weekends in April, the two-weekend Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and single-weekend Stagecoach Festival all scored box office records this year for AEG Live’s Goldenvoice division. The ticket sales total across three weekends exceeded $106.14 million.
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BOSTON – Image Production Services supplied MVP Ta8 Curve LED panels from Chauvet Professional for the Beach Boys’ performance for the American Veterinary Medical Association Convention in Boston.
Read More »CEDAR RAPIDS, IA — The NSCA Board of Directors has elected a new officer to its executive committee, who assumed his role on July 1, 2015.
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U.S. – Elation Professional’s Rayzor Q7 LED wash/beam and Sniper 2R multi-effect lights are traveling with Kid Rock on his “First Kiss” Tour.
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MIAMI, FL – Robe MiniMe and LEDBeam 100 fixtures are proving a perfect choice to help bring the atmosphere alive at Haven in South Beach, Miami, a trendy eatery, lounge and nightclub known for its eye-catching video wall, cool music, onyx bar and tasty mix of organic eats and exotic cocktails, all available to the in crowd until the early hours of the morning.
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EUROPE – British electronica trio Years and Years are touring summer festivals and venues with a custom LED strip screen mapped by an Avolites Ai Infinity EX8 server.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Dramatic kabuki drape and sniffer created by Sew What? Inc., as well as Dave Grohl’s Epic Throne, showcased during Foo Fighters 20th Anniversary Blowout tour.
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LOS ANGELES – The versatility of the Clay Paky lighting family was demonstrated when lighting designer Stefan DeWilde, of DeWilde Design Group LLC in Burbank, selected an array of Clay Paky fixtures for two projects that couldn’t have been more different: the glittering 40th birthday party for Michelle Damon, wife of two-time World Series champ Johnny Damon and a philanthropist and businesswoman in her own right, and the exterior effects lighting for a popular theme park attraction. He also deployed grandMA2 consoles to control lighting and video at the Damon party.
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MILAN, Italy – More than 60 Clay Paky Mythos fixtures are currently lighting the famous Tree of Life sculpture for the Milan Expo 2015, in a light show conceived by lighting designer Koert Vermeulen of ACT Lighting Design.
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NEW YORK – USITT announced that the 2016 Rising Star Award sponsored by LDI/Live Design is now accepting nominations.
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DETROIT, MI – Bluewater announces that Peter Kyte will join as Director of Live Event Design & Development. Kyte’s expertise in Event Design, Lighting, LED and Live Event services furthers Bluewater’s strategic push into full service event production capabilities. Kyte will be based at Bluewater’s headquarters in Southfield, MI and will report to Bluewater CEO Jeff Day.
Read More »DONALD, OR — The stage roof erected for the Donald Hazelnut Festival collapsed as the first of three scheduled bands was performing mid-day on July 11, 2015. The performer, Rob Rainwater, and a sound technician were hospitalized after being pinned by the structure. Others onstage did not require hospitalization.
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