ENTTEC to Show New Gear at USITT
Whether you’re a complete beginner or an experienced pro, ENTTEC has something for everyone at this year’s USITT show in Ft Lauderdale.
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Trans-Siberian Orchestra LD Bryan Hartley Chooses VL6000 Beams for Classic Searchlight Looks
ST. PAUL, MN – LD Bryan Hartley made use of Philips VL6000 Beam fixtures to create his powerful ‘rock theater’ design for the recent winter tour by Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Hartley, who has lit the American rock band’s shows for the past 18 years, chose the fixture for its combination of output and distinctive styling that gave the fixtures a classic searchlight look.
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Elevate Your Experience with Staging Concepts at USITT
The experienced team at Staging Concepts will be at the USITT show once again to show their expertise in Staging
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Erick Baker Woos Valentine Crowd With Bandit Lites
Erick Baker is well aware that life is full of unexpected twists and detours, but following the talented singer-songwriter’s smashing success of a Valentines concert series, Baker returned once again to the historic Bijou Theatre with Bandit Lites for two more sold out evenings
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Matt Calabrese Goes Rogue On Kung Fu Tour
Matt Calabrese says he thrives on spontaneity. Good thing too. As lighting designer for the increasingly popular and much traveled progressive funk jam band Kung Fu, his career has taken him on a wildly original, and thoroughly enjoyable, ride
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USITT Selects 11 Rising Theatre Artists for 2018 Young Designers, Managers & Technicians Awards
Eleven young technical theatre artists will receive Young Designers, Managers & Technicians (YDMT) Awards at USITT’s 58th Annual Conference & Stage Expo, March 15, 2018, at the Broward County Convention Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Read More »Squeek Lights Goes Rogue for August Burns Red
PHILADELPHIA – Grammy-nominated August Burns Red kicked off its winter tour on Jan. 5 in support of its seventh studio album, Phantom Anthem. From Montreal, where the tour began, to the House of Blues in San Diego and everyplace in between, fans are packing venues to immerse themselves in the band’s raw and powerful brand of metal-tinged music. LD Victor Zeiser of Squeek Lights provided the light show to accompany the band’s thunderous sound using Chauvet Professional Rogue fixtures.
Read More »Old Dominion Upgrades Production on Their World Tour
REGINA, Saskatchewan, Canada – As Old Dominion kicked off their 2018 Happy Endings world tour in Canada, they looked forward to impressing fans with an array of new looks. Nashville-based Morris is providing LD Travis Shirley with Robe, GLP and other top products. More than 60 shows are planned for the 2018 trek, which runs until August.
Read More »Fall Out Boy M A N I A Tour Setup Includes CyberHoist II Hoists
PHOENIX – For Fall Out Boy’s MANIA tour, which kicked off last fall in the U.S. and Canada, band members would perform on B and C stages that floated above the crowd. The rigging setup included 16 CyberHoist II variable speed chain hoists with a MotionCue 3D console used for control. The MANIA tour, in support of the band’s Jan. 2018 album release, continues this year with shows in Australia, Europe and Asia before returning to North America in late August.
Read More »Conga Room-LA Live Gets Camera-Friendly With CHAUVET Professional
The Conga Room-LA Live isn’t photographed and videoed quite as often as the celebrities who frequent the nightlife, concert, and private event venue, but it comes very close. Lately, the photos and videos taken at the celebrity co-owned A-list venue are looking better than ever, thanks to the installation of 34 CHAUVET Professional fixtures
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Bandit Lites Blooms At Antique And Garden Show Of Nashville
Spring came early once again in at least one fashion as the Antiques and Garden Show of Nashville returned to the Music City Center.
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James Arthur Performs with Big Looks from GLP JDC1 Fixtures
BOURNEMOUTH, U.K. – British singer/songwriter James Arthur, who has topped the charts with a series of hits since winning 2012’s X Factor talent competition, turned to LD Michael Straun for his 2017 fall tour, which ramped up the looks dramatically from his earlier gigs. Straun got the invite from Meggan McKenzie from production company, The Live Dept, after Straun had previously working with her and managing director, JP Firmin on shows with Tinie Tempah and Katy B.
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