Lighting Designer Matthew Tunchon and Qatar Vision Production Company WLL (QVISION) utilized a large Claypaky rig to light the first test event for FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 inside the newly built Lusail Stadium in Doha, which hosted the tournament’s final match between France and Argentina.Read More »Claypaky Fixtures Light Inaugural Event at Lusail Stadium for FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022
The Boyband Tour is a vibrant, joyous, high-energy, two-hour steamroller of a set inspired by some of the greatest international ‘boyband’ hits from the 90s and 00s – Westlife, Backstreet Boys, SpiceBoys (celebrating the wonderful androgyny of music) and many more infectious beats that defined much of the pop of the era. It is delivered by five talented Danish musical stars – Silas Holst, Kim Ace Scherlund, Teit Samsø, Jeff Ace Scherlund, and Joakim Traneberg – who are also the show’s producers.Read More »Boyband Tour Travels through Denmark with Robe-centered Rig
Greg Klimetz and the team at Relevant AV Solutions gave themselves a clear mission statement when they began planning the Transformation Project at New Covenant Church’s worship center in the spring of 2021. “The key word in our planning was ‘yes,’” said Klimetz. “As in when the church asked us “can we do…” our answer had to be ‘yes we can!’”Read More »Relevant AV Solutions Brings Flexibility to New Covenant Church with CHAUVET Professional
Situated in northeast Ohio, MGM Northfield Park – the region’s premier destination for dining, gaming, and entertainment – has become the first venue in the United States to permanently install GLP’s impression X5 next-generation washlight.Read More »MGM Northfield Park Quick to Cash in on GLP’s impression X5
Wenger Corporation formally announced that David (Dave) L. Thomas has accepted the position of President & CEO, replacing Christopher (Chris) Simpson who will retire on February 24, 2023.Read More »David L. Thomas Named Wenger Corporation’s President & CEO
Voting has begun for the next Parnelli Awards ceremony, to be held at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA on Friday, April 14, 2023, during the NAMM Show. Please note that only current subscribers to PLSN and FOH magazines get to vote. Voting will close on March 17 at 12:00 pm (PST). Be sure to get your vote in for the live event professionals and companies who exemplify the best of the best in our industry.
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Tim Routledge designed a stunning light show to complement fireworks and a drone display with high-power Elation beam lights in each of the London Eye’s 32 pods
London’s largest ever New Year’s Eve celebration took place at the London Eye on the River Thames, featuring a stunning fireworks and drone display accompanied by a mesmerizing light show designed by Tim Routledge. His first-time lighting London’s end-of-the-year celebration, Routledge chose Elation’s powerful Proteus Excalibur™ beam moving head as a key fixture in his design.Read More »Proteus Excalibur™ Welcomes in 2023 on Spectacular New Year’s Eve London Show
“Anytime I create, my goal is audience immersion,” Matt Moreland says when describing his approach to lighting design. “I strive to make the audience feel as though they are part of the show, not sitting in the dark watching what is happening on stage.”Read More »Matt Moreland Immerses at Free Chapel with Help From CHAUVET Professional and 4Wall
Auckland, New Zealand-based design studio Filament Eleven 11 is a creative tour de force combining the talents and imagination of lighting and visual artists Rachel Marlow and Brad Gledhill. Working across multiple genres – theatre, opera, dance, rock ‘n’ roll’ live events, installation, and light art – and embracing a mix of media and light forms, the company is known for its innovative and fun approach to enhancing storytelling with this unique form of expression.Read More »Filament Eleven 11 Gets Creative with Astera
Crowded House are among Australia and New Zealand’s most iconic, popular, and successful bands, with a string of melodic hits like “Better Be Home Soon”, “Don’t Dream It’s Over”, “Something So Strong” and others, some stretching back to the 1980’s, all still infectiously foot tapping in 2022 when they hit the road again after re-forming in late 2019.Read More »Robe Dreams with Crowded House
Staged for the first time at the Cagliari Lyric Theatre in Sardinia, Arthur Laurents’ two-act stage musical West Side Story, with music by Leonard Bernstein and loosely based on William Shakespeare’s tragedy Romeo and Juliet, was a guaranteed success. The staging offered by the Cagliari Lyric Theater was derived from three major U.S. musical institutions: the Lyric Opera of Chicago, the Houston Grand Opera, and the Glimmerglass Festival in New York. The performance, which blends the language of traditional opera with that of the musical, took place from 15th – 23rd December, bringing to a close the 2022 opera season with 10 highly anticipated English-language performances.Read More »Ayrton Bora and NandoBeam S6 Tell a ‘West Side Story’
Illuminate Production Services (IPS) has recently opened an East Coast facility in Ft. Pierce, FL, to better serve clients nationwide. The family-owned company, which first opened its doors in Sacramento in 2006, is one of the live event industry’s premiere full-service production companies. The new facility, which is stocked with production quality audio, video, lighting, and staging equipment, includes many of Elation Professional’s most sought-after products.Read More »Illuminate Production Services Opens U.S. East Coast Facility Stocked with Elation Gear