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In the Driver’s Seat for Mercedes-Benz; The Return of Steve Owens; More

Mercedes-Benz LD Richard Profe's lighting rig is hidden from view. (c) Richard Profe

In the Driver’s Seat for Mercedes-Benz; The Return of Steve Owens; More

This year Mercedes-Benz has been launching its new model luxury automobiles, but along with its sophisticated exteriors, the lighting needed to shine on the advanced electronic technology inside. A key theme: “driverless driving.” To accomplish this, the German auto manufacturer tasked its longtime lighting designer Richard Profe with using lighting technology that would also reflect the luxury, efficiency and high technology of its own cars.

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Illustration by Andy Au

Lady Roadie at Large

Touring Life on the Tech Crew (When You Don’t Look Like The Other Boys…)

My name is Becky Pell, and I am an anomaly. I’m a live sound engineer, and I’m a woman. It’s an unusual combination, but I’m rarely conscious of it until someone points it out. Usually the conversation goes something like: “Wow, a female monitor engineer, you don’t see that very often.” Me: “No, there aren’t many of us.” Them: “Why is that?” Well, here I have to confess ignorance; as I am one, I’m kind of the wrong person to ask! Why are we the unicorns of the touring world? And what’s life like as a woman on the road?

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Hometown Hero Nominations for 2015 Parnelli Honors Now Underway

Hometown Hero Nominations for 2015 Parnelli Honors Now Underway

LAS VEGAS — Each year, PLSN honors regional lighting production companies with our Hometown Heroes awards. These awards honor the best small companies in six regions across North America: the Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Northwest, Southwest and Canada. PLSN readers — the people who actually work with these companies — get to decide who’s really the best.

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VIO 4K

Analog Way VIO 4K

Analog Way is pleased to present a new generation of Premium Multi-Format Converters. Following the commercial success of the Tetra-VIO, Analog Way is launching the VIO 4K, a highly versatile system to meet requirements of the most demanding setups in the live event industry.

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