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Lonestar Saves the Day for Riverside Theater’s Production of ‘Million Dollar Quartet’

Riverside Theater’s Lighting Supervisor Will Gibbons-Brown recently found himself in the middle of every Lighting Designer’s most commonly recurring nightmare: he had 48 hours to light a musical from scratch. With only two days until previews for the first show of the season, the production suddenly found itself without a lighting designer. With a whole lot of show to light and very little time, High End Systems’ Lonestar came to the rescue in a big way.Read More »Lonestar Saves the Day for Riverside Theater’s Production of ‘Million Dollar Quartet’

The Playground Calls on CHAUVET Professional for ‘La Meta’ Design Honoring Daddy Yankee’s Legacy

“Every moment of light and dark is a miracle,” wrote Walt Whitman. All lightshows are proof of that. But on rare occasions, when the meaning of the moment aligns perfectly with the aesthetics that celebrate it, the “miracle” becomes frozen in time, ensuring that it will always burn brightly in the minds of all who appreciated it.Read More »The Playground Calls on CHAUVET Professional for ‘La Meta’ Design Honoring Daddy Yankee’s Legacy

George Cannon and 4Wall DC Production Work Magic at National Building Museum with CHAUVET Professional

It’s been said that every great building has a personality. The massive Renaissance Revival structure, located just a little over a mile from The White House, hosts many of them within its towering walls. Home of The National Building Museum, it features multiple exhibits of architectural brilliance, but in terms of “personality,” this 137-year-old structure makes an impression that is second to none. That much is evident when visitors enter this mammoth structure (its interior measures 316 x 116 feet), and encounter its eight sequoia-like columns, inspired by Trajan’s Column of ancient Rome. Read More »George Cannon and 4Wall DC Production Work Magic at National Building Museum with CHAUVET Professional

Robe for Spectacular Belters Only Gig

A team from Dublin-based Spectrum Productions led by David Lawless and Jack Quirke supplied a large quantity of Robe moving lights rig for a rumbunctious, sold-out electro-extravaganza gig by popular Irish mix masters, Belters Only, at Dublin’s 3Arena. David and the team have been working with the artists for the last year and designed the floor lighting package for their 2023 festival appearances. Their brief for the 3Arena show was to make it BIG, bold, and breathtaking visually, helping pump the energy and excitement everywhere in the room – from the stage to the back of the auditorium.Read More »Robe for Spectacular Belters Only Gig

PRG Welcomes Richard J. Porter as New CEO

Richard J. Porter

PRG (Production Resource Group, LLC), a leading provider of production solutions for entertainment and live events, has announced that Richard J. Porter has been named CEO, effective February 1, 2024. His appointment follows the departure of Stephan Paridaen, who resigned from the company for personal reasons.Read More »PRG Welcomes Richard J. Porter as New CEO

NIYU Creates Pop-Up Location in Munich with GLP Lighting

Back in September last year, a creative pop-up location for MINI was created for interim use in a department store in Stachus, Munich. The technical planning for the temporary project was created by NIYU GmbH, on whose behalf Roland Greil Lighting Design took over the lighting design and planning. Associate Lighting Designer and Planner Michael Kuehbandner specified 315 GLP luminaires to provide lighting for the multi-purpose rooms. Fifty-five FUSION X-PAR 12Z, 108 impression FR1 TM, 54 impression X4 Bar 20, and 14 KNV Cube – all of which are from GLP – were installed.Read More »NIYU Creates Pop-Up Location in Munich with GLP Lighting

MTN Welcomes Brian Tyson as Director of Special Projects

Brian Tyson joins Mountain Productions as their new Director of Special Projects

MTN announces the appointment of Brian Tyson as their new Director of Special Projects. With over 40 years of sales and management experience in the event planning sector, Brian is poised to play a pivotal role in the development and management of MTN’s ever-growing corporate client base and full event production market demands.Read More »MTN Welcomes Brian Tyson as Director of Special Projects

Designer Tobias Rylander Joins the ProProduction Sessions at NAMM

The ProProduction Sessions at NAMM presented by PLSN & FOH are pleased to announce that Lighting and Conceptual Designer Tobias G. Rylander will be joining us for a Q&A conversation. Rylander’s global work includes a range of artist from Miike Snow to Beyoncé, as well as a decade of designing for The 1975. This insightful session will be on Friday, Jan. 26 at 3:00-4:00 in Room 204A at the Anaheim convention center, free to all NAMM attendees. As well as Rylander’s session, the line-up includes Industry Insights; Touring Truths; A Look Inside the Snakepit (the design team for Metallica); and Hot Acts with Top Designs (Sam Hunt, Janet Jackson, Luke Combs’ designers).

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National Theatre Invests in the UK’s First Ayrton Huracán Wash Fixtures

The National Theatre on London’s south bank has long been a bastion of creativity and world-class productions. Its three auditoria – the Olivier, the Lyttelton and the Dorfman – host productions from leading creative and technical crews.Read More »National Theatre Invests in the UK’s First Ayrton Huracán Wash Fixtures

ADJ To Launch A Dozen New Products At NAMM 2024

Taking place at the end of January in Anaheim, CA, the annual NAMM tradeshow will see the official launch of 12 new products from ADJ Lighting at booth #10920. In addition, the company will again be the official naming sponsor of the Arena Plaza Stage where ADJ fixtures will be showcased illuminating a continuous program of live performances throughout the show.

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Technical Productions and Elation Proteus Revitalize St. Louis Gateway Arch Lighting

One of America’s most iconic monuments, the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, shines more brightly than ever thanks to a new and improved lighting system from Technical Productions, Inc. (TPI) that features 76 state-of-the-art Proteus Brutus lighting fixtures from Elation.Read More »Technical Productions and Elation Proteus Revitalize St. Louis Gateway Arch Lighting