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Ayrton Diablo Impresses on Musical Theater Tour of ‘Ghost: Nachricht von Sam’

Ayrton was recently delighted to receive this message from lighting designer Phil Kong of Kong Design, Inc.: “We just used 20 Ayrton Diablo’s on Ghost: Nachricht von Sam [Ghost: Message from Sam] for ShowSlot GmbH and I wanted to let you know I was very happy with them for all of the things they were able to do, and how fast they were. The flat field, the gobos, the color rendering – a lot of good things going on with them – and the size and price point are great. I was so glad to have these Ayrton fixtures on the show.” Naturally, Ayrton just had to find out more.Read More »Ayrton Diablo Impresses on Musical Theater Tour of ‘Ghost: Nachricht von Sam’

PRG Supports Full Flood, Inc at Grammy Awards (Behind the Scenes Slideshow)

Sunday night, April 3rd brought another incredible Grammy Awards full of star-studded performances, amazing lighting looks, and even a rare crew shout out on the main stage from Billie Eilish’s production manager, Nicole Massey. PRG was there to bring the Full Flood Inc lighting design to life with an order of more than 1,100 fixtures, including proprietary Best Boys, Icon Edges, Icon Beams, the new 5L Wash, and GroundControl Followspots.

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Meet Samantha Weiser, The 2022 Howell Binkley Fellow

The Howell Binkley Fellowship Program, part of the Hemsley Lighting Programs, proudly announces its Fellow for the 2022-23 season, Samantha (Sam) Weiser (she/her). Weiser hails from Long Island, NY where she was exposed to theatre at a young age. Her passion for lighting design led her to the Long Island High School for the Arts and then to receive her BFA from the University of Michigan in 2020. Her favorite part of designing is turning “what if’s” into reality.Read More »Meet Samantha Weiser, The 2022 Howell Binkley Fellow

Allen Branton Lights iHeart Awards with Chauvet Professional Fixtures from 4Wall Entertainment

Collaboration’s wings take creativity to new heights. The wisdom of this adage was on full display at the 2022 iHeart Radio Music Awards when superstars John Legend and Charlie Puth sat down at dueling pianos to banter and play a five-minute mash up of one another’s hits, before announcing plans to record a song together.Read More »Allen Branton Lights iHeart Awards with Chauvet Professional Fixtures from 4Wall Entertainment

Reba McEntire Takes Bandit Lites on Road

Bandit Lites supplied more than 200 fixtures for Reba McEntire’s current tour, with LDs Gayle Hase and David Hare specifying a rig including Martin MAC Viper Profiles, Elation Proteus Maximus, Elation SixBar 1000, Elation CuePix WW4, Robe BMFL spots, Elation Smartys and Elation Proteus Rayzor 760 fixtures.

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Chandler Mann and Chauvet Professional Balance Light at Holy Cross Lutheran

At its best, architecture not only shapes buildings, but it also shapes the experience of those inside them. Anyone attending services at Holy Cross Lutheran in College Station, TX would find it easy to agree with this bit of wisdom. With the gracefully curved surfaces of its sanctuary and altar platform harmoniously balanced against the angles of its vaulted ceilings, open spaces, and light-toned walls, this newly built church sitting atop a hill overlooking the city, engenders a welcoming, peaceful feeling among worshippers.Read More »Chandler Mann and Chauvet Professional Balance Light at Holy Cross Lutheran

All-ADJ Lighting System at Banquet Hall in Los Angeles Complements Huge LED Dance Floor

A large banqueting hall in Los Angeles has installed an extensive new lighting system comprised exclusively of ADJ fixtures. At the heart of the venue’s lighting setup is a huge, illuminated dancefloor comprised of 225 of ADJ’s MDF2 LED-lit panels. This signature feature is complemented by a variety of other lighting fixtures, including LED PARs shining on the stage, LED bars downlighting the walls around the hall and moving head beams which fill the space with piercing aerial effects.Read More »All-ADJ Lighting System at Banquet Hall in Los Angeles Complements Huge LED Dance Floor

LD Matt Mills and Follow-Me Track KoRn on Tour

Lighting Designer Matt Mills just wrapped up a tour around the U.S. with the nu metal band KoRn from California. Due to international travel restrictions the booked LD for KoRn was unable to join the tour in U.S. Stepping in, Mills saw this as a great opportunity to tour with his Follow-Me 3D SIX remote followspot system and shares his experiences of using Follow-Me from the early days of Follow-Me 2D to the current Follow-Me 3D systems.Read More »LD Matt Mills and Follow-Me Track KoRn on Tour