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PLSN Launches New Website

Industry-leading publication Projection, Lights & Staging News is pleased to announce it launched its new website on January 2nd, 2025. The site features new elements that will make the plsn.com experience more dynamic and informative for readers while providing advertisers many new options to enhance their marketing message.

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Winter Virtual Trainings from the Behind the Scenes Mental Health Initiative

The Behind the Scenes Mental Health Initiative is offering a variety of upcoming virtual trainings to help provide people with the information and skills to identify and assist when their colleagues are struggling with a mental health or substance use issue or are the target of bullying and harassment. BTS seeks to create safer workplaces and decrease the stigma surrounding mental health in the entertainment industry.

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MEGA-LITE at the El Paso Christmas Lights Show

The El Paso Christmas Lights show, hosted by the Fred Loya family, has become a highly anticipated event in El Paso, TX offering a stunning visual experience that delights the community each year and gives them the opportunity to experience three distinct themed performances: a classical, a techno, and a rock show. For this year’s show, over 90 MEGA-LITE fixtures were used to create the breathtaking visuals that made the display eye dazzling.

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Join Us for the ProProduction Sessions at NAMM

The ProProduction Sessions presented by PLSN & FOH, free to NAMM attendees, offer a ‘not to be missed’ opportunity to gain insightful knowledge from leading Live Event music industry professionals. This year’s speakers include Designers Bryan Hartley, Rob Koenig, Jamie Fadden, Cosmo Wilson, Tour Managers Marty Hom and Eboni Gentry, among others with a keynote from Producer/Educator Kevin Lyman.

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LD Matthew King and 4Wall Light Tucker Wetmore’s Sold Out Fall Tour

The rising star of country music, Tucker Wetmore, has embarked on his first headlining sold-out tour, and 4Wall Entertainment is proud to have provided the lighting rental package that brings his vision to life. With a design crafted by Lighting Designer Matthew King, the tour’s visual elements complement Wetmore’s dynamic performances and create an immersive experience for fans across diverse venues.

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LD Steve Kosiba Provides Behind-the-Scenes Insights on ADJ’s LDI 2024 Lightshow

ADJ utilized an impressive time-coded lightshow to highlight a selection of its latest fixture offerings and brand-new product releases at the recent LDI tradeshow in Las Vegas. For the second consecutive year, the show was designed and programmed by experienced concert LD Steve Kosiba. In this behind-the-scenes feature, Steve discusses his creative process and shares his thoughts on some of fixtures that starred in the show.

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Disguise, Nikon and MRMC Bring ‘Studio Extreme’ Immersive Activation to CES 2025

Disguise, the company behind the virtual production technology used on commercials for Apple Music and Lenovo, as well as feature film Daddio starring Sean Penn, is partnering with Nikon and its subsidiary MRMC to unveil a new CES activation that shows how easily brands can create everything from social live streams to professional ads in a turnkey virtual production studio.

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Another Brick in the Wall Part 5 Moves with MSA

Denmark-based entertainment automation specialist Motor Stage Automation (MSA) supplied performer flying winches, hoists for scenic motion, stage lifts and a full MOVEKET control system together with innovation, creativity and expertise in the art of automation for the acclaimed production of Another Brick in The Wall, Part 5 staged at the Østre Gasværk Teater in Copenhagen. 

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Parnelli Awards Announce Presenters for 23rd Annual Show

The Parnelli Awards has announced the live event professionals who will be handing out awards as presenters at the 23rd Annual Parnelli Awards gala on January 24, 2025. “We have assembled a good, eclectic group to be part of our 23rd gala,” says Executive Producer and PLSN/FOH magazines founder Terry Lowe. “We are grateful to these nine professionals from across the live event field who will enhance what we expect to be our best Parnelli Awards yet.”

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