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Vectorworks, Inc. Named GOOD DESIGN® Award Winner

Vectorworks, Inc. Named GOOD DESIGN® Award Winner

Vectorworks, Inc. has been honored as a GOOD DESIGN® winner for its “Design Without Limits” entry in the graphic design category. The GOOD DESIGN Awards Program, presented by The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design and Metropolitan Arts, is the world’s oldest and most prestigious program for the most innovative and cutting-edge industrial, product, and graphic designs produced around the world.Read More »Vectorworks, Inc. Named GOOD DESIGN® Award Winner

Evan Kirkendall and Harford Sound Have Big Night with 175 CHAUVET Professional Fixtures & Tiles

Talk about truth in advertising! Big Nite DC, which bills itself as the largest NYE convention hall party is indeed “big” in every way. The event draws around 10,000 party goers, spread out over two ballrooms and 12 additional spaces. The main ballroom, which serves as the hub of the evening’s festivities, measures 45,000 sq. ft. and has 270-degrees of floor-to-ceiling glass windows affording stunning views of the Potomac River. Animating the big event this year, as it has in the past, was an upbeat and colorful lighting and video design from Evan Kirkendall and the team at Harford Sound LLC.Read More »Evan Kirkendall and Harford Sound Have Big Night with 175 CHAUVET Professional Fixtures & Tiles

Proteus Odeon Framing Profile with Variable CRI Engine

The Proteus Odeon from Elation is an IP66-rated framing profile moving head with a completely variable CRI LED engine

Elation continues to discover new lighting frontiers with the Proteus Odeon, an IP66-rated framing profile moving head with a completely variable CRI LED engine. A breakthrough innovation in color and performance control, this professional framing profile fixture isn’t shy on power and is packed with design features.Read More »Proteus Odeon Framing Profile with Variable CRI Engine

Warren Haynes Annual Xmas Jam Electrifies with Preston Hoffman and Bandit Lites

The Warren Haynes Presents Christmas Jam returned for its 32nd year, partnering with the Asheville area Habitat for Humanity and BeLoved Asheville. Bandit Lites provided the lighting system for the Dec 9th showcase which featured a line up including Slash and Myles Kennedy, Billy F Gibbons, Gov’t Mule, Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Evening, Clutch, and Karina Rykman. The winter spectacular began in 1988 and has raised more than 2.8 million dollars over the years, helping those in the area who have been unable to be homeowners due to financial setbacks. “To take something as simple as playing music, which we all love to do, and turn it into building houses, it’s an opportunity that I can’t be more thankful for,” Haynes told area news.Read More »Warren Haynes Annual Xmas Jam Electrifies with Preston Hoffman and Bandit Lites

Inner Circle Distribution Announces Claypaky Sharpy X-Frame Investment by LA’s Illumination Dynamics

Illumination Dynamics, a leading rental and services provider of automated and conventional lighting for the motion picture, television, special events markets, proudly announces the acquisition of the state-of the-art Claypaky SHARPY X-FRAME from Inner Circle Distribution. The purchase of the Claypaky Sharpy X-FRAME marks a significant enhancement to Illumination Dynamics’ robust inventory, further solidifying its commitment to delivering unparalleled lighting experiences for diverse productions.Read More »Inner Circle Distribution Announces Claypaky Sharpy X-Frame Investment by LA’s Illumination Dynamics

OneDot Lights Jonathan Roy Life Distortions Tour with CHAUVET Professional

Life sometimes has a way of pulling us into unexpected places. We may find ourselves on one course, when suddenly, the winds of fate or circumstance carry us in a new direction. How well this change works out for us often depends on how honestly and authentically we embrace it. Read More »OneDot Lights Jonathan Roy Life Distortions Tour with CHAUVET Professional

RentalPoint Updates RentalPoint3 Software

RentalPoint Software has just released a new feature in its software that allows clients a way to generate new sales leads from their website, simply by adding a link to it. This new link goes to an online form which prompts for a general outline of the event such as the general type of equipment they require, the event name and date, room size and other details plus the contact details of the person enquiring.Read More »RentalPoint Updates RentalPoint3 Software

The 2023 Creative Arts Emmy Honorees

The 75th annual Creative Arts Emmy Awards were held on January 6 and 7, 2024. They had been originally scheduled for September 2023, but were postponed due to Hollywood labor disputes. The ceremonies, honoring the artists and craftspeople behind the technical achievement were held at the Peacock Theater (formerly, the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, CA. Highlights from the events were shown on FXX on Saturday, January 13 and now available to stream on Hulu.

Here are the honorees for Lighting Design, Art Direction, Special Visual Effects, Costume Design, and Makeup. Read More »The 2023 Creative Arts Emmy Honorees

ETC Introduces High End Systems Ministar

ETC introduces the High End Systems Ministar, a game-changer in its automated lighting product line. Ministar brings  versatility and performance at an affordable price point; with a compact footprint, punchy output, and a professional feature set, Ministar fits the spec and budget for small to medium-sized venues. Here’s a video overview of the Ministar from ETC:

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Soweto Theatre Invests in Robe ESPRITES

The colorful, funky, eye-catching architecture of the Soweto Theatre stands at the center of Jabulani, an area fast developing into a bustling future CBD. For the last 10 years, the venue, designed by Afritects, has provided a buzzing performing arts hub and forum for creative expression reaching into the heart of the local community. In 2023, the lighting department, headed by Nkululeko Mazibuko, received 12 new Robe ESPRITE moving lights as part of a technical upgrade which was coordinated by the venue’s technical manager, Lebugang Andrew Mnisi. The lights were delivered by Robe’s South African distributor, DWR, and join the original Robe LEDWash 300 and 600E Spot moving lights that have been working hard in the theatre since it opened in 2012, together with the LEDBeam 150s that were purchased in 2019.Read More »Soweto Theatre Invests in Robe ESPRITES