De Bosuil, a buzzing 850-capacity live music venue in Weert, southeastern Netherlands, recently received a new Robe moving light package which is a substantial upgrade to their previous system of older Robe moving lights fixtures. These are all still working 11 years later but needed upgrading to newer tech to satisfy the string of artists and lighting designers frequenting this popular venue.
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Acclaimed singer-songwriter and J-Pop sensation, Hikaru Utada, embarked on a tour of Japan and Asia in support of their new album, ‘Science Fiction’. The tour featured an other-worldly and monolithic production design from JAW Studio’s Jason Ardizzone-West. Lighting Designer Jeremy Lechterman, of Fragment 9, featured some classic Ayrton fixtures – MagicPanel 602 and MagicBlade R – as major components of his design.
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The Jam Factory Art Center is a lively and invigorating new contemporary art centre and a collaborative community event space, set in a charismatic and… Read More »Robe Lights Up Jam Factory Arts Centre in Lviv
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Bristol’s ArcTanGent ‘post-rock and experimental’ music festival kick-drummed its way to its Fernhill Farm location in September with headliners Mogwai and a host of alt-favorites performing amid live visual content. d&b Solutions company Production AV was challenged with supplying, rigging, and operating the LED screens with all content driven by a Hippotizer Amba+ media server.
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Lighting for Adele’s record-breaking ‘Adele in Munich residency’, staged in a purpose-built outdoor stadium designed by Production Designer Florian Wieder at the Munich Messe, was designed by Cory FitzGerald from U.S.-based creative design studio Silent House. It featured over 250 Robe FORTE moving lights, supplied by Neg Earth Lights.
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GLP has appointed DataVisual Marketing as its new Canadian distributor. The move was formally announced at the recent CITT conference and trade show in Saskatoon and is perfectly timed as DataVisual – with a rich portfolio of traditional AV brands onboard – looks to diversify further into the concert lighting space.
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Grammy Award-winning artist Gary Clark Jr. is touring the world with his new album ‘JPEG Raw’, complete with a lighting design by John Adamo and Robert Fuller. For the first U.S. leg of the tour, Adamo utilized Robe FOOTSIE2s (RGBW) footlights and TetraX moving LED bars on his lighting rig, which were supplied by Bandit Lites.
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Centrestate Sound & Lighting has expanded its inventory with the acquisition of the PROLIGHTS Smart BatWash to enhance the efficiency and the versatility of their productions. Centrestate provides production services even in the most remote areas of New South Wales, often facing the challenge of working in environments with limited technical infrastructure.
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Situated in the iconic Estudios Churubusco in Mexico City, Simplemente has developed one of Latin America’s most advanced virtual production facilities. Central to this immersive environment are AOTO Electronics’ RM Series LED panels, which offer the performance and flexibility required for high-end virtual production.
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The Kubuś Puppet and Actor Theater in Kielce, Poland recently opened its new facility. The theater, known for captivating audiences of all ages with its repertoire of fairy tales and fables, has embraced cutting-edge technology to enhance the audience experience—including the introduction of sophisticated Elation lighting solutions provided by PS TEATR, Elation’s Polish partner.
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Theatre Muzyczny in Gdynia Poland is the largest musical theatre in Poland with three stages. Also known for its world-class performances and high production values, the venue has recently invested in 43 Robe FORTE moving lights, which are rigged in its 1,070-capacity main stage venue. These were supplied by Robe’s Polish distributor, Prolight.
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Only 59 of the 1,400 young people from around the world who participated in the 47th annual WorldSkills Competition won gold medals. But in reality, everyone involved in this nonprofit event went home a winner. First, there were the educational benefits. Founded in the aftermath of WWII when there was a global shortage of skilled workers, WorldSkills is dedicated to promoting vocational education.
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