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LUMA 2023 Transforms Binghamton

LUMA 2023 Transforms Binghamton

LUMA, founded in 2015 by a street photographer, a film editor and an event planner, expected a crowd of 3,000. Then 30,000 showed up. Every year the crowds have grown as the LUMA festival transforms the New York State city of Binghamton’s buildings into projection mapped art installations.  This giant outdoor vibrant and dynamic art gallery includes not only projection mapping but also light installations, and immersive live performance. The 2023 event once more amazed and engaged visitors. 

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Odyssey on the Danube: GLP Lights Up Linzer Klangwolke 2023

Ever since 1979, international artists have been pouring their magic over the Upper Austrian city of Linz for the annual Linzer Klangwolke. This is when the Donaupark, situated between the Lentos and the Brucknerhaus, is transformed into a gigantic performance area for what has become the city’s flagship event. The week-long festival always begins with the so-called ‘Visualized Sound Cloud’ (Visualisierte Klangwolke), which attracts around 100,000 spectators and is therefore the largest staged open-air event in Europe with free admission.Read More »Odyssey on the Danube: GLP Lights Up Linzer Klangwolke 2023

Immersing Shania in Twain Town

For Shania Twain’s ‘Queen of Me’ tour, Lighting Designer André Petrus worked with Production Designer Cory FitzGerald to carefully highlight the artist as she performs in an immersive environment packed with 3D animations. “She wanted to feel immersed in the content, so we carry an LED floor and LED I-Mag screens; the entire show feels totally enveloping,” Petrus says.

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2023 Jazz Festival Shines with High End Systems Lighting

A beloved Michigan tradition for over 40 years, the 2023 Detroit Jazz Festival featured over 60 performers, spontaneous late night jam sessions, and 350,000 attendees; online viewership of the festival topped 2.5 million live views. Now a division of Display Group, Fantasee Lighting has been providing lights and design to the festival for over twenty years. Celebrating his tenth year as Jazz Fest Lighting Director, Jon Weaver specified High End Systems SolaPix and Lonestar fixtures for this year’s event.Read More »2023 Jazz Festival Shines with High End Systems Lighting

Robe LEDBeam 350s Assist with Transformation

Transformation Church in Tulsa, OK, has recently had a complete redesign of the lighting rig in its 4,000-seat main auditorium, which was created and delivered by 46 Entertainment of Nashville, TN, a team of engineers and technical creatives specializing in event production, design and management. At the center of the current production lighting design is a 40ft diameter circular truss on a six-axis Kinesys automation system, which is rigged with 64 equidistantly spaced Robe LEDBeam 350s.Read More »Robe LEDBeam 350s Assist with Transformation

HARDY and Designer Trevor Drawdy Launch Fall Arena Tour with Bandit Lites

HARDY, one of country music’s hardest rocking singer-songwriters, is out on his debut arena tour with a lighting package from Bandit Lites. The Mockingbird & The Crow Tour, named for his highest charting album to date, merges his country roots and rock sound, to deliver music that rings true for his millions of listeners. The second leg of his tour kicked off in the fall and features Lainey Wilson and Dylan Marlowe.Read More »HARDY and Designer Trevor Drawdy Launch Fall Arena Tour with Bandit Lites

CHAUVET Professional Fixtures from Colito Enhance the Magical Experience at Luisenburg Festival

“The spectacle of nature is always new,” wrote Goethe.  The great poet, philosopher and playwright undoubtably felt this way in 1820 when he first encountered Luisenburg-Felsenlabyrinth (the Luisenburg Rock Labyrinth), declaring that the massive, irregular formation of granite rocks created “an impression the like of which I have never come across on all my walks.”Read More »CHAUVET Professional Fixtures from Colito Enhance the Magical Experience at Luisenburg Festival

Absen Inc. and Revel Media Group Forge Exclusive Sports Market Partnership

Absen Inc. and Revel Media Group are proud to announce their exclusive partnership agreement, effective as of September 1st, 2023. This strategic alliance is poised to redefine the landscape of the sports market in the United States of America, encompassing all its territories.Read More »Absen Inc. and Revel Media Group Forge Exclusive Sports Market Partnership

Zonda 9 FX by Ayrton Lights Up Mallorca’s Megapark with Color

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The Megapark in Mallorca, Spain is the largest open-air beer garden in Europe. It has incorporated the new Ayrton Zonda 9 FX among its lighting fixtures. The Megapark space is a unique environment with a capacity of 5,000 people, blending elements of an open area with the influence of a coastal zone. It features a small stage that required powerful lighting capable of working in daytime and nighttime settings. In its design, several features have been taken into account to create an appealing ambiance in which the Zonda 9 FX lights have played a crucial role in delivering a unique experience.Read More »Zonda 9 FX by Ayrton Lights Up Mallorca’s Megapark with Color

Versatile KL Spot IP™ Continues Elation Evolution in IP65 Lighting Innovation

Introducing the KL Spot IP™ by Elation, the epitome of extreme outdoor lighting flexibility.

In the whirlwind of the ever-evolving world of production, lighting professionals yearn for dynamic tools that can be effortlessly fine-tuned and adapt in the blink of an eye. Enter the all-in-one KL Spot IP – a radiant and rugged static luminaire that can also function as an LED Profile by adding the optional motorized framing module, creating a lighting fixture that’s both handily adaptable and primed to set your creative spirit on fire. What’s more, its IP65 rating empowers you to conquer both indoor and outdoor spaces with unmatched versatility.Read More »Versatile KL Spot IP™ Continues Elation Evolution in IP65 Lighting Innovation

‘Touring and Mental Health: The Music Industry Manual’

Touring and Mental Health: The Music Industry Manual, edited by Tamsin Embleton and published earlier this year by Omnibus Press, is “like having a therapist in your back pocket,” noted Sugababes founding member Siobhan Donaghy. “I wish it had been around when I started touring, added Philip Selway, drummer from Radiohead. Nile Rodgers has praised it as “a wonderful initiative.”Read More »‘Touring and Mental Health: The Music Industry Manual’