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Marketa Fantova Joins Robe to Expand NRG Initiatives.

Marketa Fantova

Marketa Fantova joins the team at ROBE lighting s.r.o. as International Education Program Coordinator and Designer, where her role will be coordinating ROBE’s existing NRG program on an international level. ROBE lighting s.r.o.’s Commercial Director, Josef Valchar Jr (JJ) says: “We are delighted to have Marketa onboard. We have known each other for some time, she has the right knowledge and extensive connections in the arts and education worlds, great communication and diplomatic skills, and we are all looking forward to working alongside her as she develops this important and exciting aspect of ROBE’s future vision.”Read More »Marketa Fantova Joins Robe to Expand NRG Initiatives.

Remembering Jimmy Buffett

Sadly, Jimmy Buffett died Friday at the age of 76. All of us at PLSN offer our condolences to the production teams, crews and industry friends of Buffett who worked with him throughout the years helping to share the joy his music brought to the world. We share this CBS Sunday Morning video with contributor Bill Flanagan offering an appreciation of the “Margaritaville” singer-songwriter, a friend for whom everything was an adventure, and whose positive life force was directed towards giving his music fans a two-hour vacation at every concert. 

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Projection Mapping Celebrates the Mont-Saint-Michel Millennium with the Modulo Pi Media Servers

On June 23, 2023, a unique show was held to celebrate the millennium of Mont-Saint-Michel Abbey. Called Solstice du Millénaire (The Millenium Solstice), the sound and light show designed by Les Ateliers BK retraced the history of the historic monument and magnified the building listed by the UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. The technical production of this grandiose mapping was entrusted to AV technical provider VLS. Comprising five scenes, the spectacular combined video projection, sound, 18 beams of light and 400 drones. Here’s a video of the project:

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LD Gigi Pedron Employs Elation KL Panel as Rock ‘n’ Roll art for Queens of the Stone Age

Lighting Designer Emmanuelle “Gigi” Pedron has taken Elation Professional’s broadcast market KL Panel XL IP™ LED soft light and transformed it into a high-impact, aesthetic rock ‘n’ roll light for Queens of the Stone Age’s The End Is Nero tour. After playing European festivals throughout much of the summer, the band launched their North American leg August 3rd in Sterling Heights, MI. “I wanted to do a color field type show in the style of an abstract painting, minimalistic in form with a sense of open space,” Pedron explains of her design. “I want people to see what I see in my head when I hear the music—like Chromesthesia—and I needed a light that could express that with color.”Read More »LD Gigi Pedron Employs Elation KL Panel as Rock ‘n’ Roll art for Queens of the Stone Age

Voting is Now Open for the Hometown Hero Lighting Company of the Year Award!

From September 1 until October 6, 2023, PLSN readers have the opportunity to vote for the best regional lighting company in each of six separate regions in North America – five U.S. regions and all of Canada. Your votes will narrow the list of 36 companies below down to just six. These regional winners will then automatically appear on the final Parnelli Awards ballot, which will be posted for a final round of voting.

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Missouri Governor Signs Entertainment Industry Jobs Act

Standing: John Bardgett. Bardgett & Associates (a government and public relations firm); Trey Kerr, Gateway CEO; David Haskell, Gateway President of Business Development; Brain Carp, Gateway COO; Andy Gerber, Gateway President of Sales; Garry Brown, Gateway President of Operations; Jacquee Bardgett of Bardgett & Associates. Seated: Missouri Governor Mike Parson.

On August 29th, Missouri Governor Mike Parson came to the construction site where Gateway Studios & Production Services is building a 32-acre five-building studio and rehearsal complex. Surrounded by local and state officials, politicians, local media, and the Gateway team, Parson signed Bill 94 into law, known as the Entertainment Industry Jobs Act. It allows a tax credit for entertainment-related clients coming to Missouri for rehearsal and tour expenses equal to 30% of the cost, and it includes expenses like concert tour equipment, stages, sets, sound and lighting equipment, and scenery.Read More »Missouri Governor Signs Entertainment Industry Jobs Act

Vectorworks, Inc. Hosting Worldwide Design Day Series and Registration Now Open

Global design and BIM software provider Vectorworks, Inc. invites architects, interior designers, landscape professionals, site designers and entertainment design professionals to its worldwide Design Day series. Across the globe, customers will have the chance to connect with fellow industry leaders and design enthusiasts and get a first-hand look at what’s new in Vectorworks 2024.

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