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LAS VEGAS  – When Vice President of Lighting Mark Fetto came on board at OSA International in 2019 to build the company’s lighting division, he… Read More »OSA Builds Its New Lighting Inventory with Claypaky Mini-B LED Moving Lights

USA – Elation Professional announced that, after 14 months of hosting virtual events, the Elation US team will be back on the road again this June, meeting clients and demoing products via the Elation ON TOUR road show.

  NY – In support of Mental Health Action Day, the Behind the Scenes Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Initiative has posted new online Mental… Read More »Behind the Scenes Announces Mental Health First Aid Training Classes in June and July for Entertainment Industry Workers

  ODESSA, TX – Many designers shy away from the color green. Gabriel Loera is not one of them. The technical director of Life Challenge… Read More »Gabriel Loera Calls On CHAUVET Professional To Colorize Worship Conference

  NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – Bandit Lites chair and founder, Michael T. Strickland, was recently named as a recipient of the Pollstar 2021 Impact 50, the… Read More »Michael T. Strickland Named to Pollstar Impact 50 List Again

NEW YORK – No one can trust anyone on The Challenge: Double Agents, the spy thriller inspired reality show where contestant can turn on contestant in pursuit of ultimate victory. But Mike Grabowski knew exactly who he could count on when lighting the final “Reunion” episode of the popular MTV program at Manhattan’s NEP Penn Hotel Studios: Chauvet Professional.

NY – On May 5, ANSI’s Board of Standards Review approved two ESTA documents as American National Standards. The following day ANSI’s BSR approved four… Read More »Six ESTA TSP standards approved and published

ATLANTA – LD Tom Kenny utilized nearly 400 Robe moving lights for the debut of Triller Fight Club, a new PPV entertainment and sporting concept partnership between Triller and Snoop Dogg. The four-hour inaugural event featured Snoop Dogg’s new supergroup Mt. Westmore along with Justin Bieber, The Black Keys, Doja Cat, Saweetie, Diplo and Major Lazer.

MINNEAPOLIS – Staging Concepts’ director of sales and marketing Cindy Albrecht outlined several staging trends as live sports return to stadiums and arenas across the country. These include more spacious VIP sections, demountable platform and seating solutions, and plans to continue live-streaming innovations even after the pandemic subsides.

INDIANAPOLIS – For Miley Cyrus’ between-games performance during the national semifinals of the NCAA’s Final Four Tournament on CBS, 4Wall provided LD Otis Howard with more than 500 light fixtures to create 1970s-inspired rock ‘n’ roll looks using state-of-the-art gear.

USA – As people in the U.S. continue to get vaccinated and cities and states begin to reopen, the National Independent Venue Association (NIVA), Event Safety Alliance (ESA) and others, announced “Safe In Sound,” a free reopening checklist for the live entertainment industry created in accordance with CDC guidelines.

COLUMBIA, MD – Vectorworks, which recently concluded its fifth year as a Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) sponsor, announced the winners of this year’s awards, bestowed for each of eight U.S. regions. Pictured here is Victoria Leatherman, winner in Region 4.