Chevelle Wraps West Coast Tour with Bandit Lites
BOULDER, CO – American rock band Chevelle wrapped a series of shows in the western U.S. in January that took them from the Fillmore in San Francisco on Jan. 13 to the Boulder Theater in Boulder, CO on Jan. 30. Lighting designer Craig Richter built this tour’s lighting design around the new scenic set elements created by Robb Jibson of So Midwest Inc., using a lighting package provided by Bandit Lites. With a new album to promote, The North Corridor, the band had been looking to make a new visual statement with the shows.
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Blizzard Lighting Names Molly Goodearle ‘Minister of Propaganda’
WAUKESHA, WI — Blizzard Lighting announced that Molly Goodearle has joined its team as a PR and media specialist, or, in Blizzard-speak, “Minister of Propaganda.” She previously supported Blizzard’s social media marketing efforts in her role as digital strategist for GoGeddit, a boutique marketing firm based in Milwaukee.
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Lady Gaga Shares Super Bowl LI Halftime Show Spotlight with 300 Intel Drones
HOUSTON — Before appearing to drop in from the roof at Houston’s NRG Stadium to star in an elaborate production choreographed by some of the top designers in the business, Lady Gaga shared the screens seen by some 100 million TV viewers with a choreographed display of 300 of Intel’s new Shooting Star Drones.
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John Farr Lighting Design Creates Memorable Bar Mitzvah With CHAUVET DJ
SILVER SPRING, MD – Bar mitzvahs provide memories that last a lifetime, not only for the young man who comes of age in the traditional Jewish ceremony, but also for his family and friends. In the case of one recent bar mitzvah, those memories are likely to be in vivid color, thanks to some stunning lighting by John Farr, using an impressive collection of CHAUVET DJ products, along with the Ovation E-910FC ellipsoidal from CHAUVET Professional.
August Burns Red Tours with Squeek Lights-Supplied Rogue Fixtures
LANCASTER, PA — For Christian metalcore band August Burns Red, which has been touring recently to promote the 10th anniversary of their Messengers album release, LD Victor Zeiser and Squeek Lights made use of Rogue R1 FX-B and Rogue R1 Spot fixtures from Chauvet Professional.
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Elite Multimedia Makes An Investment in Claypaky Scenius UN1CO Luminaires
NASHVILLE, – Elite Multimedia is proud to announce that they have become the first North American live event production provider to make an investment in Claypaky Scenius UN1CO luminaires. Working with importer and distributor A.C.T Lighting, Elite Multimedia chose to acquire the 1400W Spot, Wash, Beam and Profile fixtures for their powerfully creative lighting capabilities, and they are currently being installed in the lighting design of a large-scale, multi-national tour.
Roland’s Booth at NAMM Lit with Chauvet Professional Fixtures
ANAHEIM, CA — Justin Preston of Three-Phase Productions used a collection of Rogue, Strike and COLORado fixtures from Chauvet Professional to light different sections of the Roland booth at Winter NAMM 2017. Pictured here, drummer Gregg Bissonette draws a crowd.
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Bandit Lights Nashville Grammy Nominee Party
NASHVILLE – The 59th Annual Grammy Awards are rapidly approaching, and the Nashville chapter of the Recording Academy gathered Jan. 28 to celebrate the successes and toast nominees including Maren Morris, For King & Country, Cassadee Pope, Thomas Rhett and Kelsea Ballerini. Bandit Lites provided the lighting package for the event with Chris Lisle Lighting Design and Erik Parker as programmer, creating a relaxed, cocktail party vibe.
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ADJ Lighting Brings ‘Tour de Force’ of Pro Level Products to ISE 2017 in Amsterdam
LOS ANGELES – ADJ Lighting are set to continue the momentum from LDI 2016 with a vast array of new pro level lighting products for the installation and integration markets as they hit ISE 2017 (Integrated Systems Europe) at stand #7-P190 at the RAI Exhibition Centre in Amsterdam, Netherlands 7-10 February 2017. The ISE show will be the first time some of ADJ new products will be seen on the European continent since their launch at LDI 2016 last October in Las Vegas.
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Ghost’s ‘Popestar’ Tour Lit with HES Solaspot Pro 2000 Floor Package
NEW YORK — The Swedish band Ghost, which released their Popestar EP last Sept. 15, embarked on their late 2016 tour a day later, trekking from Rochester NY to Seattle, Los Angeles and back to Brooklyn, NY before wrapping the North American leg Nov. 12. Gemini LSV provided LD Christian Wienberg Bonde and lighting director Mike Holm with 11 High End Systems SolaSpot Pro 2000 fixtures as the floor lighting package.
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Fred Olsen & EWPSL Refurbish Neptune Lounge with Chauvet Professional
LONDON, UK –Any major refurbishments on cruise liners are best done when the ship is in dry dock to minimize passenger disturbance. However, when Fred Olsen decided to upgrade the stage lighting in the Neptune Lounge on board MS Braemar a more unconventional option was taken. Hastings UK-based EW Production Services Ltd. was able to make the upgrade during a fully booked cruise to minimize costs and expedite the process (dry dock opportunities are often 2-3 years apart).
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