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ADJ Expands Encore Profile Pro Series with Two New Zoom Lens Options

ADJ Expands Encore Profile Pro Series with Two New Zoom Lens Options

Two new high definition zoom lens options are now available for ADJ’s popular Encore Profile Pro WW and Encore Profile Pro Color ellipsoidal theatrical lighting fixtures. The new EP LENS 2550Z (25 – 50°) and EP LENS 1530Z (15 – 30°) make these already versatile fixtures even more convenient to use, allowing for field angle adjustments to be made quickly and easily without the need to swap lens assemblies.Read More »ADJ Expands Encore Profile Pro Series with Two New Zoom Lens Options

ChamSys Versatility on Display at Glastonbury

ChamSys consoles make themselves right at home in all sorts of FOH platforms. This was brilliantly evident at Glastonbury 2023, as various models of the company’s products powered a wide variety of shows on over a dozen sites, from the Pyramid Stage, where Jason Hyne displayed his virtuosity on the MagicQ MQ250M Stadium console for Cat Stevens, blending soft washes with retro video images; to the Funkingham Palace, where David Howard used his MagicQ MQ250M to support relentless DJ Performances.Read More »ChamSys Versatility on Display at Glastonbury

GLP Ignites Filip Jančík’s Spectacular Classical Shows

Flamboyant Slovakian violinist Filip Jančík has a unique way of presenting his concerts, delivering inspired interpretations of a repertoire of TV/movie soundtracks and popular songs. This has led to him touring over 25 countries across the globe during his career. In recent years, however, he has performed mostly in his native country.Read More »GLP Ignites Filip Jančík’s Spectacular Classical Shows

Robert Juliat Arthur LT Followspots in a First for Seoul Broadcasting System

Robert Juliat announces the arrival of its first Arthur LT followspots in South Korea. Five of the 800W LED Long-Throw followspots were installed at the Seoul Broadcasting System Open Hall studios in Deungchon-dong, South Korea by RJ’s exclusive distributor for the region, C&C Lightway.Read More »Robert Juliat Arthur LT Followspots in a First for Seoul Broadcasting System

The Many Hats of CHAUVET Professional at Glastonbury

They might not have been as common as flags at the 2023 Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts, but CHAUVET Professional fixtures seemed to be everywhere one looked at Worthy Farm during the world-famous event. The company’s products were used to add extra color and excitement to 17 of the festival’s stages. Included in the group were main attractions like the Pyramid, Greenpeace, Flying Bus and new Levels stages, as well as more specialized attractions like the Avalon Stage, nightclub-like Salon Carousel, The Hive Stage, Outside Circus Stage, and the San Remo Stage, an interzone for dreamers, visionaries and other revelers.Read More »The Many Hats of CHAUVET Professional at Glastonbury

AI and Dynamite

This quandary of good and bad came to my mind when following the conversations raging around Artificial Intelligence (AI). Will AI become this generation’s dynamite? We now have companies producing AI programs to do just about anything and everything. Then, a whole new crop of companies are developing products to detect content created by AI, mainly to prevent cheating and unmask deepfakes. Many in Hollywood are warning actors who are thinking of being scanned and whose imagery can be turned into digital avatars. Tom Hanks said his career could go on forever with the advent of AI. Is that what we really want? Nothing against Hanks, but is that acting, is that a human creating art?

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Robe Catches the Spirit of Glastonbury 2023

Arcadia Spider 360-degree arena at 2023 Glastonbury Festival (Photo: Chris Cooper/ ShotAway)

Robe moving lights were in action across multiple stages at the 2023 Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts, including in three key ‘creative’ areas of the massive site at Worthy Farm, Pilton, Somerset in the UK. These were the spectacular fire-breathing Arcadia Spider 360-degree arena, the eclectic, fabulous and funky Park Stage, one of the most popular Glasto zones, and the BBC Introducing stage which showcases some of the hottest rising music stars and some cool unique pop-up performances.Read More »Robe Catches the Spirit of Glastonbury 2023

HIVE Launches SDM-Compatible Media Engine – BeeBlade

HIVE, a leading innovator in the media engine market, announces the launch of the BeeBlade, a new product offering that is set to redefine the way media players are used across various applications. BeeBlade represents a game-changing approach to media playback, making it the most advanced and adaptable solution in today’s fast-moving media engine market.Read More »HIVE Launches SDM-Compatible Media Engine – BeeBlade

Claypaky Skylos Searchlights Light Up the Sky at Glastonbury Festival

It was hard to beat the magnitude of the star power at the 2023 Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts, but one dozen innovative Claypaky Skylos searchlights held their own against headlining acts on the Pyramid Stage, including the UK’s last live touring performance of Sir Elton John. Placed on the ground and producing super-concentrated beams of lights, the Skylos searchlights showed themselves to be extremely versatile fixtures that are more than simple searchlights, creating dense, solid beams of light and ever-greater light output. Read More »Claypaky Skylos Searchlights Light Up the Sky at Glastonbury Festival

Guinness World Record Setting 4th of July Drone Show

Texas-based Sky Elements Drone Shows achieved the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title for the largest aerial sentence formed by multirotor/drones. They used 796 drones to spell “Happy 4th of July 2023” at the North Richland Hills, Texas “Family 4th (on the 3rd)” event Monday, July 3, 2023. The previous record was set with 673 drones. A total of 1,002 drones armed with bright LED lights dazzled the crowd with a 10-minute show paying tribute to the history of the United States.

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SC Media and Solotech Collaborate with Absen to Transform the Bell Centre with Cutting-Edge LED Solutions

Absen Inc., SC Media, and Solotech, renowned leaders in LED technology and installation, announce the successful completion of the Bell Centre LED project. As passionate hockey fans, SC Media was honored to be approached by the Bell Centre to replace their existing 23mm DIP LED ribbons, solidifying their longstanding relationship as the perfect partner for this prestigious project. The Bell Centre required a state-of-the-art solution that would meet their high standards of service, with a 4mm pixel pitch and exceptional brightness. SC Media, alongside several other manufacturers, presented their proposals, and their Absen solution was ultimately selected.Read More »SC Media and Solotech Collaborate with Absen to Transform the Bell Centre with Cutting-Edge LED Solutions

Proteus Powers Aaron Russ Lighting Design for Dubai World Cup Closing Ceremony

Lighting designer Aaron Russ of ARLD turned to Elation Professional’s Proteus Excalibur™ and Proteus Maximus™ as the building blocks of a lighting design for the closing ceremony of the 2023 Dubai World Cup, a Thoroughbred horse race held at Meydan Racecourse each March and the world’s richest horse race.Read More »Proteus Powers Aaron Russ Lighting Design for Dubai World Cup Closing Ceremony