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Buyer’s Guide: September 2023 – Moving Head Profile Luminaires

Australian Women’s World Cup Fest Lit by dplr with CHAUVET Professional from Showtools International

FIFA Women’s World Cup Fan Festival, is a vibrant celebration of all things football, and much more, the festival features giant live streams for watching FIFA Women’s World Cup games, a variety of fun football-related activities, a cornucopia of street food, and live performances by popular Australian artists like Jessica Mauboy, Jack River, Mia Wray, and JACOTÉNE. Enhancing the festive atmosphere and providing unforgettable visuals at the event has been a bold and colorful lighting setup by dplr that was anchored by 108 CHAUVET Professional fixtures from Showtools International. 

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Nordlite Opts for GLP’s impression X5 Series

Management of Nordlite Veranstaltungstechnik GmbH, from left to right: Joe Gruber, Wolfgang Frahm, and Oliver Sperling. Photo credit: Thomas “Tidji” Gerhardt

Nordlite Veranstaltungstechnik GmbH is a leading regional provider of event technology and set construction solutions. The Hamburg-based company offers various complete solutions in the event sector, from conception and design through technical planning and implementation to dry hire. The clientele primarily includes large and medium-sized companies.Read More »Nordlite Opts for GLP’s impression X5 Series

Over 90 ADJ Fixtures Create Ambiance for Pennzoil VIP Party In Las Vegas

Serving as the opening party of the SEMA automotive industry trade show, Pennzoil’s ‘Dare To Perform’ VIP party featured a carefully curated program of entertainment that included a variety of mesmerizing performances. Guests were given a treat for the senses, which was accentuated by an extensive lighting setup incorporating Focus Spot 4Z and Vizi Hex Wash7 moving heads among a variety of other ADJ fixtures.Read More »Over 90 ADJ Fixtures Create Ambiance for Pennzoil VIP Party In Las Vegas

Claypaky Xtylos Hit the Road with Peter Frampton

Las Vegas-based independent Lighting Designer Gregg Maltby is using 15 Claypaky Xtylos laser-source compact beam moving lights on Peter Frampton’s Never Say Never tour. The legendary artist’s North American tour kicked off in June in Huber Heights, Ohio and wraps in Sandy, Utah in August.  OSA International, Inc. in Nashville, the lighting vendor for the tour, provided the Claypaky Xtylos to longtime customer Maltby.Read More »Claypaky Xtylos Hit the Road with Peter Frampton

Avid Technology to be Acquired by an STG Affiliate for $1.4 Billion

Avid stockholders to receive $27.05 per share in cash and Avid will become a privately held company upon completion of the transaction.

Avid, a leading technology provider that in the media and entertainment industry, announced on August 9, 2023 that it entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by an affiliate of STG in an all-cash transaction valuing Avid at approximately $1.4 billion, inclusive of Avid’s net debt. Under the terms of the agreement, Avid stockholders will receive $27.05 in cash for each share of Avid common stock. The cash purchase price represents a premium of 32.1% over the Company’s unaffected closing share price on May 23, 2023, the last full trading day prior to media speculation regarding a potential sale of the Company.Read More »Avid Technology to be Acquired by an STG Affiliate for $1.4 Billion

CHAUVET Professional Helps Kat Borderud Create Intimate Moments on Lizzy McAlpine Tour

Every artist hopes to connect to fans by creating a sense of intimacy on stage that extends throughout the entire venue to embrace the audience. Rapidly rising folk and indie star Lizzy McAlpine does this with her music, which is built around her breathtakingly clear, velvety vocals and heartfelt lyrics. But she went a step further on her The End of the Movie tour by complementing her evocative sound with a deeply personal set that was designed around her actual living room space.Read More »CHAUVET Professional Helps Kat Borderud Create Intimate Moments on Lizzy McAlpine Tour

CrowdLED Unveils the Future of LED Wristbands for Live Events

CrowdLED, the European leader in LED wristbands technology, is setting the stage for a new era of audience engagement in the Americas. With the grand opening of its Nashville office, CrowdLED is set to transform the landscape of live events across North, Central, and South America. CrowdLED’s RF technology, requiring no cabling, no rigging, and integrating in just two minutes, has already made waves in high-profile events such as the opening ceremony of San Salvador 2023, the coronation of King Charles III, Formula E championships, concerts, and tours. And now, with the opening of CrowdLED’s Nashville office, it’s closer to home.Read More »CrowdLED Unveils the Future of LED Wristbands for Live Events

Cameo Inspires the Lighting Designers at the Festival Lent in Slovenia

From June 23 to July 1, the city center of Maribor was transformed into a large festival area for music, art and culture. Festival Lent is the largest open-air festival in Slovenia and one of the biggest city center festivals in Europe. Also, for the 30th anniversary, national and international artists performed on the numerous large and small stages, including this year’s Eurovision Song Contest participants Joker Out as well as funk legend Fred Wesley. To stage the broad spectrum of genres, the lighting designers of the respective stages relied on an equally versatile range of moving lights, LED bars and flood lights from Cameo.Read More »Cameo Inspires the Lighting Designers at the Festival Lent in Slovenia

The Design Oasis Calls on CHAUVET Professional to Punch Up Excitement for Mayweather Bout

At 46, Floyd Mayweather still packs a punch, even five years after the former champ retired undefeated from professional boxing. This was plain to see during his recent exhibition bout against John Gotti III. But the Boxing Writers of America’s “Fighter of the Decade” wasn’t the only one flashing impressive firepower at the sold-out FLA Live Arena. Also displaying its prowess was a collection of CHAUVET Professional Rogue Outcast 1L Beam fixtures from The Design Oasis that were used to rev up excitement during the exhibition.Read More »The Design Oasis Calls on CHAUVET Professional to Punch Up Excitement for Mayweather Bout

In Memoriam: Chris McGregor, Production Designer & Creative Visionary, 61

Chris McGregor

Production Designer and President of San Francisco-based Stage II Productions, Chris McGregor died of a heart attack on Monday, July 31, 2023, at 61. McGregor is widely known for his creative work for Phish and The Residents as well as lighting and production design for numerous events. His passing was initially confirmed by The Residents, who he had worked with since 1989. McGregor earned a BFA degree from the California Institute of the Arts in 1984.Read More »In Memoriam: Chris McGregor, Production Designer & Creative Visionary, 61