LONDON – Chris Bushell, LD for Florence + the Machine, designed his lighting scheme to complement the theme of 1920’s Baroque fashions and architecture. To achieve this effect as well as make use of an esoteric color palette, he chose to use VL3500 Wash and VL3000 Spot luminaires from Philips Vari-Lite for the band’s world tour.
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LOS ANGELES – The newly-opened Dinosaur Hall in the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County allows visitors to learn more about the prehistoric creatures using today’s technology. Electrosonic provided the audio-visual systems in the 14,000 sq. ft. display. The goal was to focus on the specimens in the exhibit, so the AV installation had to be subtle and non-intrusive.
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LAS VEGAS – Pyrotek Special Effects and its sister company Laser Design Productions brought rock effects to the 47th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards. The April 1 show took place at the MGM Grand Arena and Mandalay Bay. Lasers, fire and more show-stopping effects enhanced performers Carrie Underwood, newcomer Brantley Gilbert and Luke Bryan.
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LONDON – LD Al Gurdon designed this year’s Brit Awards at London’s O2 Arena with close to 200 Clay Paky Sharpys in the rig. Performances featured Adele, Rihanna, Blur, Coldplay, Bruno Mars, Ed Sheeran, Olly Murs and Florence and the Machine. Gurdon says he’s been using the Sharpys for about six months now, and the fixture’s flexibility gave him a number of different looks for each artist.
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NEW YORK – Next stop on Elation Road Show’s new product tour is May 15 at Barbizon Lighting in New York. Attendees can benefit from hands on demos and product presentations (including TVL LED panels and floods for broadcast operations), and there will be refreshments, door prizes and more. The event is set for noon to 6 pm at Barbizon Lighting, 455 W. 55 St., NYC.
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – LDs Mohamed Hussain and Mohamed Maznavi of MOS Sound & Light featured 120 Robe moving lights at the heart of their lighting design for Billy Ocean’s recent show at the Exhibition and Convention Centre. MOS has been offering Robe products for the past 10 years in its rental inventory.
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LOS ANGELES – Brit Floyd is finding fans worldwide in their recreation of Pink Floyd’s sound and live performance. The FIX8Group designed the touring production, with a light show designed by FIX8’s Neil Trenell. Tour lighting vendor Performance Lighting is supplying the equipment, trying for the first time Elation Professional’s Platinum Beam 5R moving head fixtures.
Read More »INDIANAPOLIS — Members of the Event Safety Alliance, including founding members John Brown of Brown United, Inc. and Jim Digby, production manager for Linkin Park, met April 23 with Indiana governor Mitch Daniels and state safety officials to discuss ways for the entertainment industry and government to work together in the interest of life safety. The meeting included officials from the NFPA, IATSE, IDHS, IOSHA and Daniels’ staff.
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