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PALM DESERT, CA – The McCallum Theatre for the Performing Arts has been entertaining and educating residents and students in Palm Desert, CA since 1988. The staff thrives on providing state-of-the-art equipment for the seasons’ programs, and for technical training. Production and lighting director Keith Smith made a point of adding High End System’s TurboRay fixtures to the venue’s arsenal of lighting fixtures.

ATLANTA – Paul Hoffman, Widespead Panic’s LD for the last decade, worked with Mikey Cummings and Kenny Gribbon of Pulse Lighting Design Studios to ring in the new year with a new rig and lighting design for the band. Their three night run bridging 2019 and 2020 continued a 32-year New Year’s tradition at Atlanta’s Fox Theatre. (The band has its roots in nearby Athens, GA.)

LAS VEGAS – Anyone enjoying Maroon 5’s New Year’s Eve special shows at Mandalay Bay Arena in Las Vegas this year will have witnessed the… Read More »Memories of NYE with Maroon 5

  WAUSAU, WI – Behavioral scientists call it “habituation.” It describes what happens when people tune out an image after seeing it over and over… Read More »Joe Ellis Makes Toys For Tots Fun with CHAUVET Professional

ANAHEIM, CA – The 19th Annual Parnelli Awards gala was well on its way to be a record-breaking, talent-heavy, memorable event – and then Garth Brooks showed up to join Shinedown’s Brent Smith in presenting Bandit Lites’ Michael T. Strickland with the Parnelli Visionary Award. Other highlights of the event, hosted by John Waite, included Pearl Jam’s Stone Gossard presenting Karrie Keyes’ Audio Innovator award; and Charlie Hernandez and Jake Berry roasting Mark “Springo” Spring, with video congrats from Paul McCartney.

  CRANSTON, RI – The chart-topping punk ska band, The Interrupters wanted a new look for their shows when they contacted Peter Therrien and JDI… Read More »Peter Therrien Creates New Looks With New ChamSys Console For The Interrupters