International News

Robe Helps Deliver Spectacular RIOT Games in Paris
PLSN Staff | International News | January 27, 2020PARIS- Creative lighting artist / designer LeRoy Bennett utilized 91 x Robe BMFL WashBeam high powered moving lights – nine working in conjunction with RoboSpot remote operation systems – to help deliver a stunning Opening Ceremony (OC) complete with holographic projection effects, for the of the Riot Games’ 2019 League of Legends World Championship Finals, […] Read More...
ALIA Fire Aid Auction in Australia
PLSN Staff | International News | January 27, 2020 AUSTRALIA- 2020 marks the 20th anniversary of the Australasian Lighting Industry Association, now known as simply ALIA (www.alia.com.au). A few events to celebrate were being planned but these have been abandoned in favour of raising money for the Australian people and wildlife affected by the recent tragic bushfires fires. Production companies around Australia are […] Read More...
Robe Enjoys Sweet High with Krezip
PLSN Staff | International News | January 24, 2020AMSTERDAM – When Dutch rock band Krezip reunited after a 10-year hiatus they wanted to make a BIG impact, so their management Friendly Fire asked Andre Beekmans of The Art of Light to create a signature lighting and video production design for three epic shows at Amsterdam’s Ziggo Dome. More details from Robe (www.robe.cz): Andre […] Read More...
Jo Campana illuminates Francesco Renga’s show with Claypaky Mythos units and… lots of mirrors!
PLSN Staff | International News | January 23, 2020ITALY – Jo Campana is with Francesco Renga on his L’altra metà (The Other Half) tour. The name refers to the hidden part of every one of us which can only be seen by looking into the mirror. More details from Claypaky (www.claypaky.com): On the basis of this idea, lighting designer Jo Campana came up […] Read More...
Kinesys Flies High with Swedish House Mafia
PLSN Staff | International News | January 23, 2020RIYADH – Everyone is talking about the recent show-stopping Swedish House Mafia show staged by Live Nation Middle East at the Diriyah Festival in Riyadh. This saw a specially designed 2019 touring stage / set created by SHM show designer Samuel (Sam) Tozer working under the Vision Factory brand, recreated in the Kingdom of Saudi […] Read More...
Avicii Honored in Record-Breaking Tribute Concert
PLSN Staff | International News | January 22, 2020STOCKHOLM, Sweden - The Avicii Tribute Concert drew 58,000 fans of the late DJ to Friends Arena on Dec. 5. Aloe Blacc, David Guetta, Kygo, Nicky Romero, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Adam Lambert and Rita Ora, plus longtime Avicii collaborators Carl Falk and Vargas & Lagola, performed. The Bright Group supplied lighting, audio and video for the event, including GLP impression FR10 Bar, JDC1, X4 Bar 20 and Bar 10, KNV Cube and KNV Dot and Highlander Wash fixtures. Read More...
30 Seconds To Mars Enter a New Age with Avolites
PLSN Staff | International News | January 22, 2020 EUROPE – Over the summer, 30 Seconds to Mars headed out on an ambitious festival run across Europe, covering 16 countries with audiences of over 40,000 people as well as 2 shows on a private Croatian Island for a “Mars Island” experience. Ensuring the band’s vision became a reality was experienced production designer Tom […] Read More...
Version2 support award winning Light Designer Tim Routledge at Riverside Studios, London.
PLSN Staff | International News | January 21, 2020 LONDON – Lighting rental specialists Version2 are delighted to have supported The Brits Are Coming at the newly re-opened Riverside Studios. Working with award winning Lighting Designer Tim Routledge, the Version2 team supplied a comprehensive lighting package, including a healthy selection of recent additions to the company’s growing inventory. More details from Version 2 […] Read More...
NicLen GmbH Adds Cameo OPUS, EVOS and F4 Series to Inventory
PLSN Staff | International News | January 21, 2020NEU-ANSPACH, Germany – Adam Hall noted that NicLen GmbH has added Cameo OPUS, EVOS and F4 Series fixtures to its rental inventory. More details from Adam Hall (www.adamhall.com): Cameo made its debut in NicLen GmbH’s huge rental park at the end of 2018 with the ZENIT series. Germany’s leading dry hire service has stocked up […] Read More...
The Worker & Kolkhoz Woman and … Astera Titans
PLSN Staff | International News | January 21, 2020MOSCOW – Astera’s wireless LED Titan Tubes helped the action come alive onstage in Moscow for performances of The Worker and Kolkhoz Woman a comic opera by Pavel Kaplevich which stunned and amazed critics and the crowds alike during performances at the Zaryadye Concert Hall. More details from Astera (https://astera-led.com/): The opera is dedicated to […] Read More...
Tarrantulas In the House!
PLSN Staff | International News | January 20, 2020 WARSAW – Mateusz Karon, deputy of technical manager the Teatr Dramatyczny m. st. Warszawy (Dramatic Theater of the capital city of Warsaw), is very happy with the new Robe Tarrantulas – the most powerful of the current LED wash beam range – that are part of the house lighting rig for this important venue, […] Read More...
Nick Ho Adds New Dimensions To G12 Asia Conference With ChamSys
PLSN Staff | International News | January 17, 2020SINGAPORE – As time passes, events and the lighting designers who work for them year after year often seem to develop a shared sense of how to approach the job at hand. Such is the case of Nick Ho and the G12 Asia conference. The Singapore-based LD began working for the massive worship rally in […] Read More...