Lighting Designer Ben Cracknell, lighting the Olivier Awards for his 11th year, chose 78 Ayrton Perseo Profile fixtures, provided by White Light, as his work horse fixtures. He wanted to modernize and unify under one fixture type his previously mixed rig, so he took advantage of White Light’s generous stock of Perseo Profiles, having enjoyed using them on previous designs.
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The numbers speak for themselves. Over 5,700 kilometers traveled, 14 cities visited, 500 visitors participating, and 222 very large mouthwatering pizzas ordered. They paint an impressive picture of the 2024 LTT Free Lighting Workshops. As remarkable as they are, however, these figures tell only part of the story. Of more lasting value are the knowledge gained, connections formed, and new horizons explored at this series of dynamic events.
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Lighting Designer Andre Beekmans from design studio The Art of Light buckled up for some hardcore techno rave action with legendary band Scooter on their “Thirty Rough & Dirty” tour celebrating 30 years of success, innovation, energy and larging it at the cutting edge of dance music.
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The architectural design of the Insomniac Events Electric Daisy Festival’s bassPOD stage is impressive by any measure. But there is more than size to this stunning structure designed by STUFISH Entertainment Architects. With its shapes and forms extending in every direction, and at multiple levels, it presents a labyrinth of possibilities. Erik Mahowald, of Bending Lite Productions, was tasked with making it come alive and accenting all its compelling power with light.
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The ADB by Claypaky Orkis Cyc recently received an award from SoundLightUp (SLU), which specializes in entertainment lighting and audio. The SLU Prix de L’innovation, launched at the end of 2022, is awarded to R&D teams for innovations such as new effects, cooling technology, design details or software. The SLU team that tests the machines comprises lighting engineers, console designers and sound engineers with in-depth knowledge of the products on the market.Read More »The ADB by Claypaky Orkis Cyc Wins the Prix de l’innovation SLU
Elation was proud to support the British Music Embassy (BME) stage at this year’s South by Southwest (SXSW) conference and music festival in Austin, TX. Partnering with the Academy of Live Technology at Production Park, Elation lighting was used to illuminate the stage and artists while serving as a valuable training ground for the next generation of lighting technicians and operators. The BME stage is a high-profile platform at the renowned festival and is run on behalf of the UK Government International Department for Business and Trade. It provides a valuable showcase for the UK’s best emerging acts and has played host to a number of artists who went on to global fame such as Amy Winehouse, Sam Fender, The 1975, and more.Read More »Elation Supports BME Stage and Next Generation of Lighting Professionals at SXSW
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GLP’s latest generation products were out in force at BBC Radio 1’s recent Big Weekend, held over the May Bank Holiday at Stockwood Park in Luton, UK. This drew crowds of around 100,000 across and featured as headliners Coldplay, Sabrina Carpenter, and Rudimental. But it was long-time GLP advocate Sam Tozer who again custom-lit the stage for electronic duo Chase & Status, drawing on large quantities of new generation impression X5 IP Bar 1000s, XDC1 IP Hybrid and JDC1 hybrid strobes. Over 160 fixtures were supplied by LCR (Lights Control Rigging).Read More »GLP Goes Big for Chase & Status and Joel Corry at Radio 1’s Big Weekend
BBC Sports is ready to elevate its coverage of the UEFA 2024 Championship with a series of live broadcasts from a remarkable open-air studio in front of the iconic Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. This cutting-edge studio, featuring state-of-the-art ROE Visual LED panels, uses advanced virtual production technologies.Read More »BBC Sports Elevates UEFA 2024 Live Broadcasts with ROE Visual LED Technology
Marking the 80th anniversary tour of Holiday On Ice, the 2023-24 No Limits tour was created by AED Studios in Lint, Belgium and played 174 performances in 21 cities across Germany with Claypaky Volero Wave and Scenius Profiles, from tour lighting provider Rentall Europe, lighting the figure skating spectacular.Read More »Claypaky Volero Wave and Scenius Profiles Go Rinkside for Holiday On Ice ‘No Limits’ Tour
For the 2024 edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, the design was based on simple, linear gradients inspired by the vertical lines found on auroras and sound equalizers. The 163-million television viewers who tuned into the Eurovision Song Contest this May were also captivated by a collection of linear patterns as they watched the contest. These linear patterns, however, were more often horizontally oriented, as Senior Technical Director Ola Melzig and the creative team, including Production Designer Florian Wieder and Lighting Designer Fredrik Stormby, accented the lines of the stage in the Malmö Arena in bright, bold and brilliant colors with 524 COLORado PXL Bar 16 motorized battens from CHAUVET Professional.Read More »Eurovision Accents Linear Space with CHAUVET Professional COLORado PXL Bar 16