BRIDGEPORT, CT – For the Gathering of the Vibes festival, staged on the Long Island Sound waterfront in Bridgeport, CT July 30-Aug. 2, JDI Productions helped light the event’s eclectic array of performers withLegend and COLORdash fixtures from Chauvet Professional.
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CHARLOTTE, NC – Elevation Worship recently recorded its new album, Here as in Heaven, in front of a sold-out crowd at Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, NC. Clay Paky lighting fixtures, grandMA2 consoles and MDG theONE atmospheric generators were on hand to support the band’s live recording and DVD shoot. A.C.T Lighting, Inc. represents all three brands in North America.
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NASHVILLE – Elite Multimedia Productions added 50 Elation Professional Cuepix LED Blinders to its inventory earlier in the year and sent the high-impact white light fixtures out on country music artist Luke Bryan’s 2015 “Kick the Dust Up” tour with production and lighting design by Justin Kitchenman of FadeUp Design Group.
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NASHVILLE – Elite Multimedia supplied a lighting package that included Elation Cuepix Panels and Clay Paky A.Leda Wash K10 luminaires for country artist David Nail’s recent performances. Cour Design created the lighting looks.
SUNRISE, FL – Chauvet Professional has unveiled a new mobile-friendly website. In addition to providing detailed information on the company’s fixtures and accessories, the new site showcases those products in use in a wide range of applications.
Read More »LOS ANGELES – Soft goods supplier Sew What? Inc. has continued its mission, in place since 2014, of showcasing local and unsigned artists along with bigger-name acts with videos on its website, sewwhatinc.com, that also show off the company’s products.
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NASHVILLE, TN – LD Steve Comer’s light rig for Jackson Browne’s 2015 shows uses all LED fixtures. The setup, with input from production designer Dennis Scrimo, is designed to work in venues ranging from 2,000 to 10,000 seats.
Read More »ORLANDO – Inspired by the United Nations’ International Year of Light, Lightswitch is exploring Why Light Matters throughout 2015. The lighting design firm recently discussed the topic with George Jackson, who teaches introductory lighting at Palm Beach Atlantic University and previously taught advanced stage lighting at Valencia College in Central Florida. He has also designed and programmed lighting for various shows beyond those at the schools, and has also worked for Lightswitch Orlando.
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NEW YORK – Charles Bonfante, a drummer whose group, Reservoir Dogs, stages tribute shows featuring hits by Pink, is touring with a rig that includes 32 Rogue fixtures and other gear from Chauvet Professional. The Design Oasis is supplying the fixtures.
CONCORD, CA – When “The End Times” tour kicked-off at the Concord Pavilion in California, it was the first official tour for the Smashing Pumpkins following the release of their latest album Monuments To An Elegy. As the longtime tour lighting designer, Lawrence Upton of UV Lighting was once again designing the lighting rig for the alternative rock band, and the co-headlining line-up with Marilyn Manson presented a unique set of challenges. So working with tour lighting provider DPS, Upton created a festival-type lighting rig complete with 24 VL4000 Spot luminaires from Philips Vari-Lite to give himself the creative freedom needed to surpass those challenges.
Read More »SALT LAKE CITY – Student and early career theatrical artists can gain recognition, cash, and a trip to USITT 2016 in Salt Lake City if chosen for one of 11 Young Designers & Technicians in the Performing Arts awards from the United States Institute for Theatre Technology. Online nominations for the YD&T awards open Sept. 1.
