Mr. Eckerman, in the Conservatory, with the Console
In the man-made city of Las Vegas — where the sun rises and sets with SMPTE timecode at Caesars, and landscapes look like stage sets — you can count on experiencing the real change of seasons in one place: The Bellagio Conservatory and Botanical Gardens. Read More »
What’s your favorite color? This is a question I ask my 3-year-old occasionally. He answers with “green” most times. Then he asks me back the same question. “That would be Lee 119,” comes the reply. That’s because I’ve had the various numbers of gel colors brainwashed into my head. All good lighting guys memorize these numbers over time, and if you don’t know what Lee 119 means, you may be new to lighting.
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MANHEIM, PA – Mojo Barriers’ US office has enjoyed a successful summer helping to keep crowds and artists safe at festivals and concerts across the nation. One of the biggest events was Lollapalooza Aug. 5-7 in Chicago, where they designed and installed a new stage barrier configuration for crowds of up to 90,000 people each day.
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TEMPE, AZ – Arizona’s Sound Wave festival is appropriately named for its location: inside a wave pool at the Big Surf Waterpark in Tempe. Creative Backstage handled the video and stage design, choosing EVLED 1024SMD panels from Elation to create a 3D-like effect.
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MADRID, Spain – A Spanish bullfighting arena served as the location for Coldplay’s one-off performance Oct. 26 to promote their new album, Mylo Xyloto. Stageco provided five trucks of equipment for the show, which was challenged when bad weather turned the sandy floor into mud. Anton Corbijn filmed the gig and streamed it live on YouTube.
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