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Elation Supports BME Stage and Next Generation of Lighting Professionals at SXSW

Elation was proud to support the British Music Embassy (BME) stage at this year’s South by Southwest (SXSW) conference and music festival in Austin, TX. Partnering with the Academy of Live Technology at Production Park, Elation lighting was used to illuminate the stage and artists while serving as a valuable training ground for the next generation of lighting technicians and operators. The BME stage is a high-profile platform at the renowned festival and is run on behalf of the UK Government International Department for Business and Trade. It provides a valuable showcase for the UK’s best emerging acts and has played host to a number of artists who went on to global fame such as Amy Winehouse, Sam Fender, The 1975, and more.Read More »Elation Supports BME Stage and Next Generation of Lighting Professionals at SXSW

Thomas Rhett’s ‘Home Team’ Tour Stuns with Hippotizer 

Country superstar Thomas Rhett’s tour is hitting U.S. arenas and festivals with his mix of catchy, chart-topping songs and an “awesome” lighting and visual show driven by tvONE’s Green Hippo brand of Hippotizer media servers. A vast LED screen is constructed in each venue behind a wall of lighting fixtures, which are rigged on a scaffolding-style structure. Wrapping around the top of the stage, mirroring the thrust, a series of LED panels add height and drama. For each show, Creative Designer Alec Takahashi of BKD plays with depth, texture and layering to create what he describes as a “sense of wonder” with video surfaces. Two Hippotizer Boreal+ MK2 Media Servers – one as main, one as backup – are being used to provide the processing power, programming ease and eye-candy effects, with a Hippotizer Karst+ MK2 at FOH for HippoNet access.Read More »Thomas Rhett’s ‘Home Team’ Tour Stuns with Hippotizer 

Ayrton Appoints Briony Berning as Design, Training and Business Development Engineer

Briony Berning joins Ayrton as Design, Training and Business Development Engineer

Ayrton announces the appointment of Briony Berning as its new Design, Training and Business Development Engineer as part of the continuing expansion of its international team. The appointment takes place with immediate effect.Read More »Ayrton Appoints Briony Berning as Design, Training and Business Development Engineer

TAF USA: Wall Mount Console for Wall to Wall Support

The TAF Wall Plate Console is the ultimate solution for temporary or permanent mounting of TAF’s FT33 or FT34 truss between walls. Designed with versatility and ease of use in mind, it features adjustable clamps (7.9 in / 200 mm of travel) for convenient connection with truss segments and has a healthy 1,102 lbs. (500 kg) loading capacity. Span truss between your walls with full confidence and complete safety.Read More »TAF USA: Wall Mount Console for Wall to Wall Support

Jane Cox’s Tony Award-winning Lighting Design uses ETC to Illuminate the Darkness of ‘Appropriate’

Michael Esper, Ella Beatty, Natalie Gold, Alyssa Emily Marvin, Corey Stoll, and Sarah Paulson in ‘Appropriate’. Photo by Joan Marcus.

One of Broadway’s most talked-about plays this season is Appropriate, garnering eight Tony nominations and three wins, including Best Revival of a Play. Written by Brandon Jacob-Jenkins, the show is a portrait of a family unraveling in the wake of its patriarch’s death as three siblings begrudgingly reunite to sort through the detritus of their late father’s Arkansas plantation house. Lighting Designer Jane Cox received her first Tony award for her enthralling design that used ETC Source Four LED Series 2 fixtures and was programmed on an Eos Ti by Kelley Shih.Read More »Jane Cox’s Tony Award-winning Lighting Design uses ETC to Illuminate the Darkness of ‘Appropriate’

ADJ Lighting Announces New Partnership With DWR Distribution in South Africa

DWR Distribution’s Managing Director, Duncan Riley & Product Manager For ADJ, Kevin Stannett

To provide improved support for existing customers and grow the company’s presence in South Africa, ADJ is pleased to announce a new partnership with DWR Distribution. Offering quicker delivery as well as enhanced local technical and sales support for ADJ’s South African customers, DWR is now ADJ’s exclusive distributor in the country for its ‘Select’ range of professional entertainment lighting, LED video and atmospheric effects equipment. A well-established and well-respected company in the local market, DWR Distribution is ideally placed to support existing customers and introduce new integrators and rental companies to the quality, reliability and value offered by the ADJ range.

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Drew Hornback Lights Stories for Scotty McCreery ‘Cab in a Solo’ Tour with CHAUVET Professional

Just before the start of his Cab in a Solo tour, Scotty McCreery discussed the inspiration behind his music. “I really tried to go back to what I grew up with and what I love: Traditional country music,” the multi-Platinum artist told a reporter, then added, “To me, the heart of country music is the storytelling.” In terms of stories, this immensely popular artist is telling some really engaging ones on his 16-city tour, the kind that make you want to sit around the campfire and listen for hours. Read More »Drew Hornback Lights Stories for Scotty McCreery ‘Cab in a Solo’ Tour with CHAUVET Professional

GLP Goes Big for Chase & Status and Joel Corry at Radio 1’s Big Weekend

BBC Radio1 Big Weekend 2024,Chase and Status. Photo: BBC Public Service, Sarah Jeynes / Jamie Simonds

GLP’s latest generation products were out in force at BBC Radio 1’s recent Big Weekend, held over the May Bank Holiday at Stockwood Park in Luton, UK. This drew crowds of around 100,000 across and featured as headliners Coldplay, Sabrina Carpenter, and Rudimental. But it was long-time GLP advocate Sam Tozer who again custom-lit the stage for electronic duo Chase & Status, drawing on large quantities of new generation impression X5 IP Bar 1000s, XDC1 IP Hybrid and JDC1 hybrid strobes. Over 160 fixtures were supplied by LCR (Lights Control Rigging).Read More »GLP Goes Big for Chase & Status and Joel Corry at Radio 1’s Big Weekend

Robe ABTT 2024

Robe UK enjoyed a busy, successful, and positive ABTT (Association of British Theatre Technicians) expo, staged at Alexandra Palace in London, where the company presented two dynamic exhibition areas – a stand upstairs in the main hall, together with a large demo area located downstairs in the venue’s Palace Suite. Robe also delivered four presentations that were integral to the ABTT’s extended 2024 seminar and discussion program, which touched on topics related to sustainability and creative lighting.Read More »Robe ABTT 2024

BBC Sports Elevates UEFA 2024 Live Broadcasts with ROE Visual LED Technology

BBC Sports is ready to elevate its coverage of the UEFA 2024 Championship with a series of live broadcasts from a remarkable open-air studio in front of the iconic Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. This cutting-edge studio, featuring state-of-the-art ROE Visual LED panels, uses advanced virtual production technologies.Read More »BBC Sports Elevates UEFA 2024 Live Broadcasts with ROE Visual LED Technology

Claypaky Volero Wave and Scenius Profiles Go Rinkside for Holiday On Ice ‘No Limits’ Tour

Marking the 80th anniversary tour of Holiday On Ice, the 2023-24 No Limits tour was created by AED Studios in Lint, Belgium and played 174 performances in 21 cities across Germany with Claypaky Volero Wave and Scenius Profiles, from tour lighting provider Rentall Europe, lighting the figure skating spectacular.Read More »Claypaky Volero Wave and Scenius Profiles Go Rinkside for Holiday On Ice ‘No Limits’ Tour