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Joe Beardsmore Flows on Tom Odell’s ‘Black Friday Tour’ with CHAUVET & Colour Sound Experiment

The deepest emotions tend to live in that area between light and darkness, where nebulous boundaries give them endless space to expand and shrink, twist and turn in infinite directions. By devising such a space on stage for Tom Odell’s Black Friday Tour, Joe Beardsmore created the ideal visual setting for music that one critic aptly described as “a raw emotional masterpiece.” Busking his show on a ChamSys MagicQ 250M Stadium console, Beardsmore of Phosphor, moved seamlessly in sync with the Brit Award winning singer-songwriter and his seven-piece band, blending shadows and brightness, silhouettes, and distinctive light angles to underscore the heartfelt narrative of this roughly 90-minute show. Read More »Joe Beardsmore Flows on Tom Odell’s ‘Black Friday Tour’ with CHAUVET & Colour Sound Experiment

PROLIGHTS Fixtures Light up Madame Tussauds Museum in Budapest

PROLIGHTS products have lit up the new Madame Tussauds museum in Budapest. The project was followed by the system integrator company Lisys-Project, under the guidance of project managers Gábor Kele and Gábor Nyéky, and Hungarian Lighting Designer János “Madár” Madarász, known in Hungary for his experience in the theatrical and musical scene.Read More »PROLIGHTS Fixtures Light up Madame Tussauds Museum in Budapest

Broadweigh Takes to the Road with Madonna

Queen of pop, Madonna kicked off her twelfth concert tour, The Celebration Tour in October 2023 at the O2 Arena in London. With 81 shows on the schedule, visiting cities in North America, Europe, and South America, the tour is due to conclude on May 4, 2024, with a free concert at the Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  This is Madonna’s first retrospective tour, highlighting her more than four decade-long recording career.Read More »Broadweigh Takes to the Road with Madonna

Erwin Van Lokeren Surprises for Ruben Block with CHAUVET Professional

They say the whole is always greater than the sum of its parts. But sometimes, when one of those “parts” goes off on its own, it opens a wealth of exciting new possibilities. Such was the case when Ruben Block, frontman for the iconic rock band Triggerfinger, took a temporary pause, to record his solo album “Looking To Glide“.Read More »Erwin Van Lokeren Surprises for Ruben Block with CHAUVET Professional

ADJ Prepares To Showcase Latest Lighting Technology To The Latin American Market At Sound:Check Xpo

As the company continues to expand in the Latin American market, ADJ is preparing to showcase its latest products at the Sound:Check Xpo in Mexico City. On display will be the new ElectraPix Series of robust and versatile battery-powered wash fixtures, as well as the latest additions to the company’s Vizi and Hydro Series of automated luminaires. The much-anticipated IP-rated Jolt Series strobe/blinders will also be on display, alongside the new WMS2 high resolution LED video panel and Aria X2 wireless lighting control solution.

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Audiosure Named Exclusive South African Distributor for ChamSys

As part of its ongoing commitment to deliver the best possible level of service to lighting professionals in the South African market, ChamSys has appointed Audiosure to be the exclusive distributor of its widely acclaimed line of lighting control consoles, software, and networking devices.Read More »Audiosure Named Exclusive South African Distributor for ChamSys

Valmar Plays Hard with Robe at Budapest Arena

Máté Lukacsovics and Ale Geszler from Budapest, Hungary-based lighting design studio Highlight Studios created an eye-popping design for a high-profile one-off concert by Hungarian artist and pop-rock band Valmar at the 12,500-capacity Budapest Arena … which was completely sold out. It was the band’s largest concert to date, and the brief was to create a memorable lighting design that met the occasion and thrilled everyone involved, from the artist and his production team to his enthusiastic and ever-growing fan base.Read More »Valmar Plays Hard with Robe at Budapest Arena

Konstantinos Ntovas Sets Deep Mood in Club Vogue with ChamSys

“Art is not what you see, but what you make others see,” wrote the French impressionist Edgar Degas who went on to revolutionize how dancers are portrayed in painting. This aspiration is shared by creatives in every field, who hope to lead their audience to new ways of seeing things. Lighting Designer and Programmer Konstantinos Ntovas had something like this in mind when he lit a 2.5-hour show by award winning singer Petros Iakovidis at Club Vogue, one of the largest nightclubs in Greece. Ntovas wasn’t relying solely on the lights he controlled with his ChamSys MagicQ Stadium Connect to change perceptions. He also called upon the profound power of dark space.Read More »Konstantinos Ntovas Sets Deep Mood in Club Vogue with ChamSys

30 Years of Rock ‘n’ Robe Celebrated at Prolight + Sound 2024

Czech moving and LED lighting manufacturer Robe celebrated its 30th anniversary in fantastic style in Hall 12.1 at the 2024 Prolight + Sound expo in Frankfurt and looked forward to another 30 years at the forefront of lighting innovation. The leading entertainment technology brand presented the finale of the ‘Power of Imagination’ show, a dazzling, hi-energy live performance that WOWed packed audiences 5 times a day and also staged a showstopping Rock ‘n’ Robe stand party on the evening of the second day, featuring “Queenie”, arguably Europe’s top Queen tribute band. Additionally, an array of outstanding new lighting products was launched, many utilized in the production spectacle … AND … on the eve of the expo, Robe announced the acquisition of popular Australian power distro and control brand LSC Control Systems.Read More »30 Years of Rock ‘n’ Robe Celebrated at Prolight + Sound 2024