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4Wall Provides Lighting and Video for LCD Soundsystem’s NYE Shows at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium

Brooklyn electro-rock act LCD Soundsystem rang in the new year in San Francisco with back-to-back shows at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium. 4Wall Entertainment provided a lighting and video rental package for the concerts produced by Another Planet Entertainment. Lighting Designer Ali Pike utilized hundreds of light fixtures to create memorizing looks that matched the band’s extraordinary performance.Read More »4Wall Provides Lighting and Video for LCD Soundsystem’s NYE Shows at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium

Jerry Appelt Stages TV Total WOK WM with Cameo

For more than 20 years, the TV Total WOK World Championships have been as much a part of winter sports television as the Four Hills Tournament or the Streif downhill in Kitzbühel. On the 1.6 km long bobsleigh track in Winterberg, Germany, the single and quad woks reach top speeds of up to 115 km/h. As is usual in modern sports television, the focus of the production is not only on the competition itself, but also on the surrounding program of presenters, guests, and music acts. For this reason, the lighting team – led by Jerry Appelt – and the overall technical service provider Cape Cross opted for flexible Cameo spotlights such as the OTOS B5 IP65 beam moving head, the S4 IP LED softlights, and the ZENIT W600 SMD from the ZENIT W600 Series, which is widely used in the industry.Read More »Jerry Appelt Stages TV Total WOK WM with Cameo

Claypaky Illuminates “Raffa in the Sky” at the Teatro Donizetti in Bergamo

Raffa in the Sky is a tribute opera to the iconic figure of Raffaella Carrà, a prominent Italian TV personality also renowned internationally. The narrative transcends into the surreal and paradoxical to strike a chord with us all. Show lighting designer Alessandro Anderoli said: “As soon as I was appointed as LD for Raffa in the Sky, I started thinking about the kind of light and therefore which units to use for this rig. There are two main reasons why I preferred Claypaky.” Anderoli explains in the interview that follows.

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GLP on 75th Senior Bowl Gala Duty

The 75th Reese’s Senior Bowl (featuring the 75th Anniversary Team) recently partnered with the NFL Players Association at the Hancock Whitney Stadium in Mobile, Alabama. To mark this landmark anniversary, on the previous evening a special 75th Anniversary Legends Gala was held (alongside a Mardi Gras) which featured some of the legends of the game. These footballing giants congregated in the ballroom at the Battle House Renaissance Mobile Hotel, where Good Morning Football host, Peter Schrager (from the NFL Network), conducted in-the-round interviews from a raised armchair platform for an audience of up to 500 guests, who listened intently as some of the game’s superstars told their stories.Read More »GLP on 75th Senior Bowl Gala Duty

Robe Helps Power Red Bull Batalla World Final in Colombia

Bogotá’s Movistar Arena staged the 2023 Red Bull Batalla World Final, celebrating the creativity, importance, and popularity of freestyle rap culture in Spanish-speaking communities. The event was fully loaded with energy and excitement and lit by Madrid, Spain-based lighting designer Edu Valverde from design studio Experiencias Visuales. Edu utilized over 200 Robe moving lights to realise an eye-catching show design for the tournament which was attended live by a lively 14,000-capacity audience and streamed worldwide.

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Elation to Advance the Art of Lighting Design at Prolight + Sound 2024

Elation translates visionary concepts into meaningful innovation to bring new product ideas to light. Be some of the first to evaluate these next generation lighting solutions March 19-22 at the Prolight + Sound tradeshow in Frankfurt Hall 12.1, Stand B49/C49.Read More »Elation to Advance the Art of Lighting Design at Prolight + Sound 2024

Diamond Chance for Robe and Black Pumas

Lighting Designer Marc Janowitz from E26 Design loves creative challenges and collaborations, so the current Chronicles of a Diamond world tour by Black Pumas energized his imagination and united the talents of an excellent FOH lighting team as Programmer Meagan Metcalf and Lighting Director Alyssa Milione worked closely with him to create a great look for the band.Read More »Diamond Chance for Robe and Black Pumas

Kinesys Moves it for Kontrafakt

Show Designer and Director Martin Hruska wanted to create a sense of spectacle coupled with edginess and idiosyncrasy for Slovak rap star Kontrafakt’s two much-anticipated, high-profile New Eras concerts which were staged at Prague’s O2 Arena. Kontrafakt was celebrating two decades at the cutting edge of rap, so Hruska, the artist and event producers Mafia Records were on a mission to “present the biggest and most memorable show possible” in that venue, explained Hruska, outlining his ambitious visual aesthetic for which he also leaned heavily into Kinesys automation.Read More »Kinesys Moves it for Kontrafakt

All Pro Integrated Systems Chooses Ayrton Huracan LT Fixtures and MDG ATMe Hazers for Pensacola Christian College’s Auditorium Upgrade

Pensacola-based All Pro Integrated Systems selected 12 Ayrton Huracan LT long-throw LED moving head profiles and two MDG ATMe atmosphere hazers for a recent technology upgrade in the Dale Horton Auditorium at Pensacola Christian College.  Both brands are exclusively distributed in North America by ACT Entertainment.

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Randy Mullican to Depart Main Light for New Role at TMB After 27 Years of Distinguished Service

Randy Mullican

Main Light, a premier dry hire rental provider in the professional lighting industry, announced the departure of Randy Mullican, who has significantly contributed to the company over an impressive 27-year tenure. Randy’s last day with the company will be March 1st, marking the end of a storied career at Main Light and the beginning of a new chapter with TMB, a global distributor known for its specialized technology in the concert lighting industry and beyond.Read More »Randy Mullican to Depart Main Light for New Role at TMB After 27 Years of Distinguished Service

Disguise Debuts the Power of Virtual Production Live at SXSW for Brands, Artists and Filmmakers 

Disguise, a global leader in powering real-time visuals for everything from Beyoncé concerts to Amazon Prime shows, is partnering with UK House to bring a state-of-the-art virtual production studio to SXSW for the very first time. Visitors to the venue at Downright Austin can hop on a motorbike from the UK to the US in an immersive experience created in partnership with the UK Advertising Exports Group (UKAEG). Visitors will also experience first-hand how a commercial can be filmed using a virtual production studio in our Accelerator Course taster for Advertising along with other special events and talks.

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