For this year’s Neon Countdown festival held at Wonder World Extreme Park in Bangkok, Thailand, organizers turned to Morrison, CO-based Collyns Stenzel and Las Vegas-based Ed Shaw for a remote lighting and production design. For all his festival designs, remote or not, Stenzel is a believer in streamlining the challenges facing guest LDs and programmers with a limited number of fixture types.
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For those who haven’t loaded a show into Red Rocks or ever wondered what it takes to load-in a show at this unique venue, here’s a behind the scenes video of the load-in process. Follow along as the crew for Pitbull loads-in their show and all its gear into Red Rocks Amphitheatre.
Taking place after a sun-drenched April Fools Day that followed a surprise late-winter blizzard, the memorial service for Richard (a.k.a. Rick, a.k.a. Nook) Schoenfeld, packed the third floor event space above Brit’s Pub in Minneapolis with family, friends, and colleagues gathered to celebrate the former editor of PLSN’s life.Read More »Remembering Nook: Family, Friends, and Colleagues Gather for a Celebration of Life in Minneapolis
On April 1, 2023 some interesting new products were launched that we thought our PLSN readers would enjoy knowing about:
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April 1st 4Wall Product Launch: Introducing the Elation Radiant Thespius, a groundbreaking stage light specifically designed for Broadway productions. Revolutionize your performances in style with… Read More »April 1 Launch by 4Wall of Elation Radiant Thespius
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April 1 ETC Product Launch:
ETC is buzzing with excitement to show you their latest innovation. The Source4Fly LEB is ETC’s first 100% organic light source. And it doesn’t stop at the standard fixture with lightning bug array… Upgrade your luminaire with an optional handful of grass for the bottom of the jar.Read More »April 1 Launch by ETC of the Source4Fly LEB
April 1st Product Launch:
Rosco Laboratories announced it newest gel color: R401 Legitimate Amber. No longer do LD’s need to work with bastardized ambers that skew too pink or too green. This true amber is the hue everyone has been waiting decades for.
R401 was only available on April 1, 2023.
Read More »April 1 Launch by Rosco of the New Roscolux Color, R401 Legitimate Amber
April 1st Product Launch:
Lectrosonics, a world-renowned manufacturer of wireless microphone systems, is excited to announce the launch of LunaLink™, an industry-first wireless audio transmission system designed specifically for use on the moon. LunaLink™ will revolutionize extraterrestrial communication by providing crystal-clear audio transmission in a compact beltpack and receiver system. With this groundbreaking technology, Lectrosonics aims to strengthen the connection between Earth and the moon, making lunar broadcasts, productions, and communications seamless and efficient.Read More »April 1 Launch by Lectrosonics of the LunaLink™
Croatian singer-songwriter, composer, and legend Gibonni played two major arena concerts in Zagreb that sold out in minutes, with over 40,000 fans flocking to see the showman where they were treated to a spectacular stage and lighting design by Sven Kučinić involving 140 Robe moving lights and plenty of imagination.Read More »The Right Time for Robe and Gibonni
In the words of one critic, The Backseat Lovers latest Capital Records album Waiting To Spill, “doesn’t sound like something a bunch of teenagers dreamt up.” Instead, it was, as he wrote, “a remarkable artistic effort.”Read More »Gerry Dintelman Backs Up The Backseat Lovers ‘Waiting To Spill’ Tour with CHAUVET Professional
Imagine your next live show — only easier. From wedding receptions to stadiums packed with 100,000 fans, the right live sound equipment is critical… Read More »Imagine Your Next Live Show – Only Easier with Full Compass
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One of the festival season’s more unique early gatherings took place February 25-26 when Miami’s Virginia Key Beach transformed into a pop-up beach club for We Belong Here. Datum Creative was responsible for the site, production, and lighting design and turned to Elation Professional’s industry-leading range of IP rated luminaires to carry the production visually and fulfill the festival organizer’s unique ‘no video’ brief. Technical Arts Group (TAG) served as lighting vendor. Here’s a video overview of the festival from Datum Creative: