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Cameo Inspires the Lighting Designers at the Festival Lent in Slovenia

Cameo Inspires the Lighting Designers at the Festival Lent in Slovenia

From June 23 to July 1, the city center of Maribor was transformed into a large festival area for music, art and culture. Festival Lent is the largest open-air festival in Slovenia and one of the biggest city center festivals in Europe. Also, for the 30th anniversary, national and international artists performed on the numerous large and small stages, including this year’s Eurovision Song Contest participants Joker Out as well as funk legend Fred Wesley. To stage the broad spectrum of genres, the lighting designers of the respective stages relied on an equally versatile range of moving lights, LED bars and flood lights from Cameo.Read More »Cameo Inspires the Lighting Designers at the Festival Lent in Slovenia

The Design Oasis Calls on CHAUVET Professional to Punch Up Excitement for Mayweather Bout

At 46, Floyd Mayweather still packs a punch, even five years after the former champ retired undefeated from professional boxing. This was plain to see during his recent exhibition bout against John Gotti III. But the Boxing Writers of America’s “Fighter of the Decade” wasn’t the only one flashing impressive firepower at the sold-out FLA Live Arena. Also displaying its prowess was a collection of CHAUVET Professional Rogue Outcast 1L Beam fixtures from The Design Oasis that were used to rev up excitement during the exhibition.Read More »The Design Oasis Calls on CHAUVET Professional to Punch Up Excitement for Mayweather Bout

In Memoriam: Chris McGregor, Production Designer & Creative Visionary, 61

Chris McGregor

Production Designer and President of San Francisco-based Stage II Productions, Chris McGregor died of a heart attack on Monday, July 31, 2023, at 61. McGregor is widely known for his creative work for Phish and The Residents as well as lighting and production design for numerous events. His passing was initially confirmed by The Residents, who he had worked with since 1989. McGregor earned a BFA degree from the California Institute of the Arts in 1984.Read More »In Memoriam: Chris McGregor, Production Designer & Creative Visionary, 61

Christien Methot Debuts His Light:Bridge Across the Seine in Paris

International Light Artist Christien Methot enabled Parisians to see their beloved Seine River in a new light when he created the world’s first Light:Bridge with Ayrton Cobra phosphor laser source luminaires. For one July night, Methot, the Principal Lighting Designer at New York City-based Design One Lighting Design, used 10 powerful parallel beams of light to project a ‘bridge’ across the water near the Passerelle Leopold-Sedar-Senghor footbridge, which links the Left Bank’s Musee d’Orsay with the Right Bank’s Jardin des Tuileries.  From far away the light beams appeared to be a sturdy, physical crossing.  But as people approached it, the ethereal nature of a bridge built of light was revealed. 

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Vari-Lite Removes Need to “Unlock” Neo Series Consoles, Brings New UI to Rest of Line

Vari-Lite, industry pioneers in moving head lighting control and a Signify entertainment lighting brand, announced Neo 4.1 software for all current and legacy Neo Series products. The new update brings features first seen on the Neo X Series consoles to the entire Neo family, eliminating the need to “unlock” universes and adding an updated user experience. Here’s a video overview of Neo 4.1 software from Vari-Lite:

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Adam Hall Group Receives the BSFZ Seal of Innovation Competence

Every innovation begins with an initial idea. At the Adam Hall Group, these ideas emerge anew every day – and they are developed step by step in the Experience Centre at their Neu-Anspach headquarters into finished products and solutions that support event technology users worldwide in their creative processes. Recently, this innovative competence has been officially confirmed by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research. With the award of the BSFZ seal by the Certification Body for Research Grants, the Adam Hall Group is now recognized as a researching and developing company.Read More »Adam Hall Group Receives the BSFZ Seal of Innovation Competence

Brown Note Productions and Elation Proteus Weather Wild Summer Conditions

Inkcarceration (photo: Nathan Zucker)

By any measure, summer 2023 in the U.S. has been extreme with intense heat, severe rainfall and unrelenting smoke. So when a number of outdoor festivals and events are on the program, the challenge for any production company is immense. “This is a very current issue,” states Ryan Knutson, President of Brown Note Productions in Colorado. “We’ve seen some really intense changing weather patterns and IP fixtures have become critical in outdoor applications.” Read More »Brown Note Productions and Elation Proteus Weather Wild Summer Conditions

ISE Celebrates Two Decades of Pro AV Exhibitions with 2024 Show in Barcelona

Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) is marking its 20-year milestone with the 2024 ISE exhibition, set to take place in Barcelona, Spain from Jan. 30 to Feb. 2, 2024. The 2024 event is also shaping up to be the biggest ISE show yet, with the largest-ever show floor set across 65,000m², and with more than 115 new exhibitors confirmed.Read More »ISE Celebrates Two Decades of Pro AV Exhibitions with 2024 Show in Barcelona

Bandit Lites Promotes John Cameron Carter

Bandit Lites, a world leader in entertainment lighting, is proud to announce the promotion of John Cameron Carter to Integration Solution Sales. Carter first joined the Integration team seven years ago and has since grown as a technician, project manager and sales member. 

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Brompton Technology to Showcase Virtual Production Innovation at SIGGRAPH 2023

Brompton Technology, the industry leader in LED video processing for virtual production and live events, will be demonstrating its latest solutions, including its new TrueLight® technology, at this year’s SIGGRAPH Conference in Los Angeles. Brompton will have a presence in the Z by HP booth (West Hall, Booth 215), where its Tessera SX40 LED video processors will be powering a virtual production volume demo alongside partners including NVIDIA, Fuse Technical Group, ROE Visual, and the Entertainment Technology Center at USC (ETC@USC).Read More »Brompton Technology to Showcase Virtual Production Innovation at SIGGRAPH 2023