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New Iluminati 3D Design Concept Proves a Winner for GLP


The Antwerpen Sportpaleis played host to a cornucopia projected lasers and lighting earlier this summer when promoters, Zillion presented their new immersive ‘Iluminati’ dance concept.
This brand-new design, conceived by Frank Verstraeten, who co-promoted the event with Yves Smolders, ran over two days—each with nine hours duration. A capacity 14,500 crowd immersed themselves in this unique purpose-built 3D ‘black box’ environment each night.Read More »New Iluminati 3D Design Concept Proves a Winner for GLP

Vectorworks, Inc. Releases New 2024 Product Line

Global design and BIM software provider Vectorworks, Inc. announces the availability of Vectorworks 2024, featuring comprehensive solutions and quality improvements that automate processes and empower designers to unleash their limitless creativity. The 2024 release includes Vectorworks Architect, Landmark, Spotlight, Design Suite, Fundamentals, ConnectCAD, Braceworks and Vision with the English-language editions of these versions available today.Read More »Vectorworks, Inc. Releases New 2024 Product Line

Another Double Innovation Award Winning PLASA for Robe

Robe received two more PLASA Innovation Awards – for its Footsie and iFORTE LTX products – at the 2023 PLASA entertainment technology expo staged in London last week, capping off another busy and brilliant 3 days for the Czech moving light and LED manufacturer. Robe also celebrated its acquisition of leading lighting console manufacturer, Avolites, now officially “A Robe Business” and premiered its brand-new expo live show “Power of Imagination” that will run through 2023-24, designed to show off Robe’s newest technologies in situ in a high energy live performance spectacle.Read More »Another Double Innovation Award Winning PLASA for Robe

Roosevelt Dsouza Sets Mood for Jubin Nautiyal’s Australian Tour with CHAUVET Professional

There are many ways fans and critics describe the music of multi award-winning playback singer Jubin Nautiyal, and almost all of them revolve around a single word, “soulful.” The Dehradun, India-born superstar has an uncanny ability to weave multiple emotions, such as love, yearning, loss, hope and regret into the single line of a song, each one resonating with more depth than the next.Read More »Roosevelt Dsouza Sets Mood for Jubin Nautiyal’s Australian Tour with CHAUVET Professional

Group One Limited Assumes North American Distribution of XBlack

Farmingdale, NY-based Group One Limited, the US distributor for numerous top pro audio and lighting industry brands, has entered into an agreement with XBlack Visual Products to distribute the company’s lighting products to the North American marketplace. The announcement comes from Group One President Bryan Bradley.Read More »Group One Limited Assumes North American Distribution of XBlack

Asking Alexandria Takes to the Road with Bandit Lites

English rock band Asking Alexandria is out on tour promoting their latest album with a lighting system provided by Bandit Lites. Comprised of guitarists Ben Bruce and Cameron Liddell, drummer James Cassells, lead vocalist Danny Worsnop, and bassist Sam Bettley, the band released their eighth studio album Where Do We Go From Here? on August 25 to critical acclaim.Read More »Asking Alexandria Takes to the Road with Bandit Lites

Event EQ, an ETP Company, Acquires ChoiceLIVE (Formerly Upstage Video)

Entertainment Technology Partners announces the expansion of its Entertainment Technology Partners (ETP) network. EventEQ, an ETP company, has acquired ChoiceLIVE, formerly known as Upstage Video. ChoiceLIVE is a full-service event technology company based in Pennsylvania with foundations rooted in their high-quality video services. For over 15 years, company Founder and President Doug Murray has demonstrated that ChoiceLIVE is people first and foremost and has cultivated a strong reputation in show services and community culture.Read More »Event EQ, an ETP Company, Acquires ChoiceLIVE (Formerly Upstage Video)

CHAUVET Professional Contributes to Scott Holthaus’ Flowing, No-Wall Design for Disturbed Tour

Over the course of his career, Scott Holthaus has created some extraordinarily impressive shows with large center stage video screens. But sooner or later, most things in life run their course, and at this point, the highly accomplished designer was ready for a change. “I have said it a hundred times… I’m bored with the big TV in the back,” remarked Holthaus, when discussing his design for Disturbed’s just concluded 36-date Take Back Your Life North American tour, which began April 27 at Bell Centre in Montreal and ended September 2 at the Ruoff Music Center outside Indianapolis.Read More »CHAUVET Professional Contributes to Scott Holthaus’ Flowing, No-Wall Design for Disturbed Tour

Over 100 ADJ Fixtures Illuminate Main Stage at New Welsh Festival, SV Arena

Earlier this summer, Welsh production company Figure of Eight Events Ltd deployed a rig comprised almost exclusively of ADJ lighting fixtures for the main stage at the new SV Arena festival in Powys, Wales. The impressive rig featured Focus Flex L7 and Vizi Beam RXONE moving heads alongside 32 HEX Panel IP LED wash fixtures, Encore Burst 200 LED blinders, and a combination of 18P HEX IP and 7P HEX IP LED PARs.Read More »Over 100 ADJ Fixtures Illuminate Main Stage at New Welsh Festival, SV Arena

Obsidian NETRON IP65 Data Distribution Wins PLASA Award for Innovation

Obsidian Control Systems has fulfilled the need for IP65 rated data distribution products in the entertainment industry and was rewarded for that effort at the recent PLASA tradeshow in London. The NETRON EN6 IP™, one of three devices in Obsidian’s new IP65 range of signal distribution, won a PLASA Award for Innovation September 4 at the 2023 exhibition.Read More »Obsidian NETRON IP65 Data Distribution Wins PLASA Award for Innovation