“The Cher Show” Opens on Broadway with Video Support from WorldStage
“The Cher Show,” a jukebox musical showcasing the career of the entertainment icon, has opened at Broadway’s Neil Simon Theatre
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Djembe! The Show makes U.S. debut beneath all Elation lighting rig
Djembe! made its limited U.S. debut at the Apollo Theater in Chicago with lighting design by Zach Blane
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Robe Properly POPS at Popland Event
Spanish lighting designer Eduardo Valverde of Pixelmap Studios utilized the dynamic multi-functionality of Robe’s MegaPointe moving lights together with Robe LEDWash 800s and other fixtures to help create some amazing vibes and atmosphere for “Popland”
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AO Technology Launches AO Drones ‘Light Experiences’
BREMEN, Germany – AO Technology, based in Germany and the UAE, launched AO Drones, a division set up to support events all over the world with choreographed, volumetric displays created with LED-enhanced drones. Along with the drones themselves, AO’s new division supports events with 3D design software and trained personnel.
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Max Giesinger Takes ‘The Journey’ with GLP
Singer-songwriter Max Giesinger has been a regular in the German speaking world of music for several years.
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FKJ Tours with Hippotizer-Enhanced Visuals
BOSTON – French Kiwi Juice, or FKJ for short, has been touring North America this spring, following shows in the U.K. and Europe this year. The tour’s video content, created by Lorenzo Depa, Sugo Design and FKJ himself, is served up with an assist from Hippotizer Boreal+ media servers, complementing the lighting looks from Stu Dingley and Will Smith.
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Rob Thomas Album Release Party Lit with Chauvet Professional Fixtures
NEW YORK – For the April 26 album release party staged at iHeartRadio Theater in Manhattan for Rob Thomas’ fourth studio album, Chip Tooth Smile, LD Keith Hoagland created a camera-friendly background with 12 Chauvet Professional Rogue R1 FX-B fixtures from the theater’s house rig.
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Hayden Lets JDC1 Loose on Hoodie Allen with GLP Floor Package
LONDON – Hayden Borgars has covered a broad spectrum of shows during his career as a lighting designer, including various music genres, corporate, dance and theatre. Most recently he joined forces with American rap artist, Hoodie Allen (real name Steven Markowitz) for a British and European tour, at venues ranging from the 700-capacity Garage Glasgow to 2,000 Shepherds Bush Empire. Travelling with him throughout was an inventory of GLP X4 Bar 20s and JDC1 hybrid strobes, supplied by rental company, Siyan.
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Picture This: Five Sold-Out Shows at Dublin’s 3Arena, with Lighting from Robe
DUBLIN – Picture This headlined five sold-out shows at Dublin’s 3Arena March 27-31, topping U2’s four-night sold-out run at the 13,000-capacity arena. The band, fueled by an iPhone video that went viral, was lit with a rig that included more than 150 Robe moving lights, including 37 BMFL Spots, 36 Spiiders, 46 Pointes, 16 LEDWash 600s and 16 SuperSpikies, specified by production designer Liam McCarthy.
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CHAUVET Professional helps Jen Fok use Color to Capture Moments in VIETGONE
Jen Fok says that she enjoys making “large gestures” that mix color and shadow. She’s quite talented at creating these intense visual statements too, as evidenced by her work as the lighting designer on Qui Nguyen’s rollicking family saga VIETGONE
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LD Will Chandler Uses Chauvet Professional Fixtures for Bob Moses at Coachella 2019
INDIO, CA – Canadian electronic duo Bob Moses performed at sunset at Coachella’s Outdoor Stage in mid-April. Faced with the challenge of creating a visual impression that could rival the glory of a desert sunset, LD Will Chandler relied upon a rig that included 20 Chauvet Professional Strike 1 fixtures and 34 Épix Strip Tour fixtures along with eight video walls.
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Major Esport Tournament in Poland Brightens with Elation Lighting Fixtures
KATOWICE, Poland – Gamers from across the globe turned their attention to the Polish city of Katowice in late February for Intel Extreme Masters esports tournament. Warsaw-based Aram provided a large lighting and video package used for the event, including full color SixBar 1000 and white light DTW Bar 1000 battens along with Fuze Par Z60 luminaires, all from Elation Professional.
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