NASHVILLE – Jennifer Nettles’ recent ‘Playing with Fire’ tour featured songs from her album, That Girl, along with performances from Brandy Clark and Ryan Kinder. Bandit Lites supplied LD Chris Lisle with a rig including Martin, Clay Paky and Chroma-Q fixtures.
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PURCHASE, NY – For the Miss New York USA and Miss New York Teen pageants, held Jan. 16-17 at SUNY Purchase College, Image Production Services’ owner/project manager/technical director Tyler Lussier and lighting director Willy McDonald made use of Chauvet Professional fixtures and LED panels.
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CHICAGO – DesignLab turned to ETC for an assist in helping Chicago’s Second City comedy club recover from fire, smoke and water damage last August. The total turnaround from order to commissioning was less than two weeks. DesignLab CEO Larry Schoeneman and project manager Andre Flowers worked with ETC Midwest Regional Manager Sylvia Sinclair on the project.
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KLAMATH FALLS, OR – The Bill Collier Community Ice Arena for Klamath Ice Sports, which is hosting the 14th annual Figure Skating Spectacular Jan. 30, will feature a visual bonus this year, made possible by the installation of lighting fixtures from elektraLite. The annual competition is a draw for top skaters and amateurs from around the U.S.
Read More »BALTIMORE – With laser projectors becoming more affordable, there are many enthusiasts and laser artists creating laser light shows. The International Laser Display Association has announced a new contest to find and publicize non-ILDA members who are creating exceptional shows.
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SUNRISE, FL – Chauvet Professional announced a new video series called Church Tech Talk, hosted by well-known church LD Greg Persinger of Nashville-based Vivid Illumination. The initial series includes six videos filmed at Chauvet Professional’s Florida showroom. Together, they promise to serve as an informed overview of the key issues involved in church lighting since the advent of LED technology. In the each individual video, Persinger covers a broad spectrum of topics, ranging from maintenance tips to design concepts.
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LOS ANGELES – La Banda, a TV talent competition show promising to find singers for the next Latino boy band, just wrapped its first season on Univision wowing audiences with the talent of young competitors from across Latin America. Clay Paky Mythos and Sharpy lighting fixtures, with multiple grandMA2 full-size and light consoles for lighting control, amped up the excitement of the live show. A.C.T Lighting, Inc. is the exclusive distributor of both brands in North America.
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WASHINGTON, DC – Airstar products were a visual focal point for a holiday event at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Portrait Gallery museum. There, event organizers used three LED Lunix balloons as ornament toppers for their Christmas decorations. That event was one of many holiday-themed happenings making use of the company’s products.
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CHARLESTON, SC – NBC News and YouTube co-hosted the fourth Democratic debate, and the first one for the New Year, on Jan. 17, 2016. Sunday night’s Democratic Presidential Debate took place at Charleston, SC’s Galliard Performance Hall from 9-11 p.m. Three candidates set the stage and focused on the topics of healthcare, gun control, foreign policy, and more. The debate made use of audio and LED solutions provided by LMG.
Read More »MOONACHIE, NJ – 4Wall New York noted that the mini classes on LEDs, moving lights, consoles, color theory and more for students, parents and teachers has been postponed. Originally slated for Jan. 23, 2016 from 9 am to 12:30 pm, the mini clases are now set for Jan. 30, 2016. The postponement was prompted by the threat of inclement weather.
Read More »LOS ANGELES – Phoenix-based Event Engineering Solutions LLC, one of the first companies to acquire the HRS Event Control Station, used the all-in-one control system with built-in Linux computer and browser-based programming environment at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November. The product made its debut in October at the LDI show in Las Vegas.
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NASHVILLE – American alternative rock band X Ambassadors is touring North America through March on their “VHS” tour using a unique fully MIDI-triggered lighting rig designed by Cour Design. The setup includes Elation Professional SixPar 200 LED PAR color changers and Platinum Beam 5R beam lights.
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