2014 Parnelli Award Nominations Now Open!
LAS VEGAS — Nominations for the 2014 Parnelli Awards, to be presented at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas Nov. 22, are now open. PLSN subscribers once again have the chance — but only through the end of September — to determine who will be on the Parnelli Awards ballot this year. The 2014 Parnelli Awards Ballot will be open for voting during the month of October.
Read More »Today Show Concert Featuring Neon Trees Lit with Chauvet Professional Gear
Aerosmith Concert at the Forum in Los Angeles Featured Rent What? Drapes
MLB Stadium Concert Series Supported by Avolites Consoles
GREENSBORO, NC – SE Systems, based here, has been working with Select Artists Associates (Scottsdale, AZ) to handle the pro audio and lighting needs for a number of concerts featured during Major League Baseball games this summer. The series pairs baseball teams including the New York Mets and the Washington Nationals with artists ranging from Martina McBride to rap’s 50 Cent. SE lighting designer Nehemiah Grubbs credited Avolites’ compact Titan Mobile console for helping MLB shift the spotlight from sports to music.
Read More »Cokesbury United Methodist Upgrades with Chauvet Professional Gear
KNOXVILLE, TN – Ken “KP” Patterson of A Tennessee Lighting Company, based here, helped Cokesbury United Methodist Church upgrade its lighting with fixtures from Chauvet Professional and Chauvet DJ. Along with versatility for the church’s three campuses, the LED fixtures offer benefits in the form of energy efficiency.
Read More »Telemundo’s “Buscando Mi Ritmo” Lit with Elation Gear
Bandit Lites Provides Gear for 2014 Forecastle Festival
LOUISVILLE, KY – For the annual Forecastle Festival, which has grown from its humble beginnings in 2002 to an annual event drawing 75,000 fans of music, arts and Kentucky bourbon, Bandit Lites worked with AC Entertainment and festival production manager Richard Wold of Lambda Productions to provide the lighting rig for two stages and the DJ tent.
Read More »Gary Allan Tour Rig Includes Showline SL Nitro 510 Fixtures
NASHVILLE — Elite Multimedia and LD Brandon Quisberg included Philips Entertainment’s Showline SL Nitro 510 fixtures in the rig for Gary Allan’s 2014 “Set You Free” tour. The trek continues in the U.S. through September and then heads to Australia for a six-show run.
Read More »Adlib Provides Lighting and AV for Liverpool International Festival for Business
LIVERPOOL, U.K. — Adlib supplied technical solutions, system design and infrastructure, plus audio, lighting, AV and equipment for the 2014 International Festival for Business (IFB). The production company worked with creative design specialists Evoke on the project.
Read More »Miss Mississippi Pageant Rig Controlled with Avolites Gear
VICKSBURG, MS — André Huff, owner of Limelite Design Service, once again relied upon Avolites products to control the lighting rig at the Miss Mississippi beauty pageant. For the event, which included three nights of preliminary completion in mid-July, Huff used Avolites’ Sapphire Touch, a Tiger Touch, a Titan Mobile and an AI Media Server.
Read More »Chicago Gospel Music Awards Gets Assist from RGB Lights
CHICAGO — RGB Lights handled the design, rendering and production for the 2014 Chicago Gospel Music Awards, which were held June 13 at the 10,000-seat House of Hope in Chicago. RGB used an HES Hog 4 Full Boar console to control Clay Paky Sharpys, ColorBlast TRX and ColorBlaze fixtures. Also used: Radiance hazers and the venue’s followspots.
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