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For My Morning Jacket’s current tour in support of the band's seventh album, The Waterfall, lighting designer Marc Janowitz used 26 Robe BMFL Spots and 10 Pointe fixtures as the primary moving lights on a rig. VER is supplying the gear.

LD Marc Janowitz Using BMFLs, Pointes for My Morning Jacket Tour

[caption id="attachment_266418" align="alignnone" width="800"]For My Morning Jacket’s current tour in support of the band's seventh album, The Waterfall, lighting designer Marc Janowitz used 26 Robe BMFL Spots and 10 Pointe fixtures as the primary moving lights on a rig. VER is supplying the gear.[/caption]

UPPER DARBY, PA – For My Morning Jacket’s current tour  in support of the band’s seventh album, The Waterfall, lighting designer Marc Janowitz used 26 Robe BMFL Spots and 10 Pointe fixtures as the primary moving lights on a rig. VER is supplying the gear.

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Avolites new Arena console was featured at LDI 2015

Fabulous Faders

For a very long time, lighting controllers have had faders as a key component of the front panel. This is because faders are a very useful tool to manually adjust the level of something. Automated lighting consoles required additional control-ability than conventional desks, and now there are many different things that your faders can do. From controlling intensity to adjusting rate, and even allowing programming, the faders on the front of your console are extremely powerful. Let’s look at some of the more common uses of faders.

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Sooner Routhier won the 2015 Parnelli Award for Lighting Designer of the Year (for Imagine Dragons). Cosmo Wilson won for top Lighting Director (for U2).

A Whirlwind of News for a November to Remember

Congrats to all the 2015 Parnelli Award winners, including Lighting Designer of the Year Sooner Routhier for Imagine Dragons, Lighting Director of the Year Cosmo Wilson for AC/DC, Set/Scenic Designer of the Year LeRoy Bennett for Maroon 5 and Video Director of the Year Mike Drew for Rascal Flatts. .

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Illustration by Andy Au

Lighting a Classic Rock Band Never Gets Old

Lynyrd Skynyrd is a great band to work with, for several reasons — one of which is they get booked on all sorts of different festivals/gigs because of their iconic music. Since I’ve been with them (2010), we have played every type of gig, from southern/classic rock to classic/New Age country and heck, even hard rock and metal festivals like “Hell Fest” in Europe. I mean we just did a gig with Judas Priest last month! It’s great, because it means this band is always working, and that means I am always working.

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This Paris Peace Sign, by artist Jean Jullien has gone viral as a symbol of world solidarity.

Terror in Paris: The Aftermath

PARIS —In what became a real-life Friday the Thirteenth, coordinated terrorist attacks on November 13, 2015 at the Bataclan theater (a popular Parisian music venue), and also at a local stadium claimed the lives of 129 innocent people — including the band’s merchandise manager and the venue’s lighting tech. Another 350 were wounded with nearly 100 in critical condition, so the death toll could rise in the days to come. Meanwhile, major stadium concert cancellations by U2 and the Foo Fighters followed in its wake. The incidents mark the worst terror attacks in French history.

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Media Kit Downloads

Media kit (pdf) Advertising Opportunities and Benefits Editorial Calendar Ad rates and specifications Web banner specifications Credit Application   Verified Audit Circulation statement (pdf) PLSN Reader Survey (pdf)

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Pablo Alboran Tours with Elation Cuepix Panels

Pablo Alboran Tours with Elation Cuepix Panels

SPAIN – Spain-based singer-songwriter Pablo Alboran toured the country recently beneath a cover of Elation Cuepix Panels on his popular “Terral” tour. The young musician, who has sold over one million albums and topped record sales in Spain for an impressive 60 weeks, has also reigned over the charts in Portugal and is popular across Latin America.

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