The Tech Side of New York Comic Con
Bryan Reesman expands his focus this month from Broadway to 11th Ave. and 34th St., the site of the Jacob Javits Convention Center and New York Comic Con, first launched at Javits by ReedPOP in 2006. This year’s event is set for Oct. 8-11, 2015. —ed.
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Foo Fighters Sonic Highways World Tour 2015
Ligting designer and director Dan Hadley first started working with the Foo Fighters when he started filling in for shows here and there in 2001, then eventually took over full duties. Hadley has also worked with the Foo’s Dave Grohl with the band Them Crooked Vultures where Dave plays drums, as well as for Tenacious D where Dave would also fill that seat once in a blue moon.
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The Queen Mary of Light Shows
Forever Cunard Marks 175 Years with a Queen Mary 2 Sound and Light Show in New York
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Heart & Soul: Chicago and Earth, Wind & Fire
The “Heart and Soul” Tour that played in sheds across the USA this summer featured a unique performance unlike any co-headline tour before it. Well, almost any tour. 2015 marked Earth, Wind and Fire’s fourth time out playing with Chicago in this format.
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Lady Antebellum “Wheels Up” Tour
Designer Paul “Arlo” Guthrie who set up Toss Film & Design back in 2002, a company that handles tour design, video and content, has kept busy lately. Along with the 2015 Van Halen tour design and recent Fleetwood Mac tour, Guthrie’s design on Lady Antebellum’s “Wheels Up” tour is his second outing with the band. His first collaboration with Lady A was their 2013 ‘Take Me Downtown” tour.
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Laserworld Increases Presence in North America
Laserworld’s world is getting a bit bigger. Founded in 2007 in Switzerland, its array of products quickly dominated the European continent. More recently they have increased their visibility in the U.S., serving the laser needs of live event professionals from the modest DJ to the lighting designer of the largest concert tour act and producer of mega live events.
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Steely Dan
Jon Pollak must be something of a mathematician, because he’s dealing with a lot of numbers. The first is Steely Dan’s band: There are 14 musicians to keep track of, and even on the typical big shed stage here on a not-too-hot July evening, that’s a crowded stage. Next, any given show’s set list comes from a master list of 70 tunes, all of which he has to be ready for.
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Touching up a Classic Nightclub
Avalon Keeps Old-Hollywood Details, but Adds a New EDM Vibe
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