Country Music Hall of Fame member and 15-time Grammy winner Ricky Skaggs spent December sharing the gift of bluegrass on the Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder Christmas holiday show. Bandit Lites provided the lighting for the acoustic style concert that included beloved classic songs as well as hit original songs.
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The rebrand of Touring Career Workshop to ECCHO Live reflects the nonprofit’s rapid growth. The focus of the organization remains empowering live event professionals with the essential skills and resources necessary to thrive in a demanding field. Mental health, educational, and career support, networking opportunities are some of the year-round resources offered free of charge by the 14-year-old organization
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Gateway Studios & Production Services (GSPS) will open its cutting-edge rehearsal and production studio complex in May 2025. Situated on a sprawling 32-acre campus in Chesterfield, MO, within the Greater St. Louis area, GSPS says this state-of-the-art facility redefines production and rehearsal spaces for touring professionals and the entertainment industry at large. GSPS is now accepting bookings for the rehearsal destination.
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Accenting that music of the Kappa FuturFestival with a bold, futuristic lighting design that incorporated the gripping architectural elements of Parco Dora, was Giovanni Ricciardi. Helping Ricciardi achieve his vision at the festival were 50 COLORado PXL Curve 12 and 50 COLORado PXL Bar 16 fixtures supplied by ZaLight with services by STS Communication.
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Part of a global franchise, ‘Swedish Idol’ is one of the most popular shows on Swedish television. It provides a glittering platform on which hopeful Swedish singing stars can showcase their talents. The latest series of live performances was lit by Lighting Designer, Linus Pansell, who included Ayrton Kyalami, Rivale Profile, and MagicBlade FX fixtures in his rig.
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Even as fans who flocked to see Imminence, the quintet from Sweden became more immersed in the show, the audience didn’t always get to “see” the band members, at least not in the literal sense. They didn’t mind, though, the evocative dark space created by LD Nate Haber made it easier for them to dive deeper into the visionary sound that has made this band so popular. Haber called on some CHAUVET gear for his design.
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The long-awaited premiere of Ridley Scott’s ‘Gladiator 2’ was held at Leicester Square in London. Contributing to the glamorous and festive tone of the event was a lighting design by Richard Godin that was run on a ChamSys MagicQ MQ250M desk, anchored by a mighty legion of CHAUVET Professional LED video panels, all supplied by Milton Keynes-based IPS.
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The Schouwburg Kunstmin in Dordrecht is a busy, bustling theatre and performing arts venue in The Netherlands which has made another major purchase of Robe LED lighting fixtures with 83 T11 Profiles. These have been added to their Main Hall house lighting rig, replacing all the old, fixed position incandescent profiles and PCs.
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The second series of ‘The Masked Singer SA’ featured an outstanding production lighting design created by two of the country’s most talented LDs, Ryan Lombard and Joshua Cutts, based around the core components of 150 Robe moving lights.
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German rapper and pop singer Cro took fans on a musical journey through his career, spanning more than a decade on his Cronicles Tour 2024 supported by Claypaky Sharpy X Frame and Skylos fixtures.
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Lighting Designer Gil Perron recently lit the Luc Poirrier Ferrari collection and the Performance Zone at the Montreal International Auto Show with 232 CHAUVET Professional fixtures supplied by LSM.
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Here’s a look back at the 23rd Annual Parnelli Awards that took place on Friday night, January 24, 2025 at the Anaheim Hilton. The Parnelli Awards, which have been a featured highlight of The NAMM Show, was back celebrating the work of designers, tour and production managers, technicians, vendors, manufacturers, and more. Follow the link to learn more.
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