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Nick Ho Lights Imagination for ‘Trolls’ at Universal Studios Singapore with CHAUVET Professional

The world of imagination is indeed “boundless,” as the philosopher Rousseau observed. It is also a very happy place to be.  Just ask the thousands of children of all ages, who are journeying into that world every day at Universal Studios’ Pantages Theatre in Singapore to see Trolls: Hug Time Jubilee, which debuted on September 15. Inspired by the Trolls film series, the new live theatrical productions features Queen Poppy, Branch, Guy Diamond, Cloud Guy, and all the other refreshingly original characters that have made Trolls movies a favorite of parents and children across the world.Read More »Nick Ho Lights Imagination for ‘Trolls’ at Universal Studios Singapore with CHAUVET Professional

Videlio Expands Looks for LOURDES Basilica of Saint Pius X With CHAUVET Professional

Pélerinage Militaire International was born of peace and hope. In 1945, with the horrors of the just-ended Second World War still scaring the landscape, Mgr Jules Saliège, the Archbishop of Toulouse, created the idea of having a gathering of wounded military personnel in Lourdes, one of the most sacred pilgrimage sites in the Roman Catholic faith. The concept quickly blossomed and within three years, soldiers from many nations, often former enemies, were coming together at the annual event to worship and heal wounds.Read More »Videlio Expands Looks for LOURDES Basilica of Saint Pius X With CHAUVET Professional

Elation Strengthens Bonds at rELATIONship 2023

Elation Professional recently held a highly unique and successful event for its European distributor network—rELATIONship 2023—a special gathering more akin to a family get-together than a business meeting. Held October 16-18 in the beautiful surroundings of the historic Abbey Hotel Rolduc on the outskirts of Kerkrade, the Netherlands, hometown of Elation’s European headquarters, and with over 60 representatives from Elation’s European partner network in attendance, the gathering was all about strengthening personal bonds and celebrating the ties that make the family-owned company unique.Read More »Elation Strengthens Bonds at rELATIONship 2023

Robe LEDBeam 350s Are a Sound Investment for Audio Engineering

(L to R) Caleb Siebritz, Mari Vermeulen, and Marcel Bezuidenhout from Audio Engineering, with some of the new Robe fixtures.

Robe’s LEDBeam 350 moving light continues to be in demand worldwide including in South Africa, where distributor DWR keeps seeing this small, powerful, and highly versatile moving light fly off the shelves as fast as they can get hold of them. Another recent LEDBeam 350 investor in Cape Town is Audio Engineering, a full production specialist founded in 1998 by Marcel Bezuidenhout initially as an audio supplier. The enterprise soon expanded in the early noughties with the addition of lighting and then video departments as Audio Engineering’s clients demanded full technical packages.Read More »Robe LEDBeam 350s Are a Sound Investment for Audio Engineering

An Unprecedented Visual Setup with INFiLED for the Marrageddon Hip Hop Festival

Marrageddon is the first Italian hip hop music festival which debuted September 23 in Milan at the Ippodromo La Maura. More than 140,000 fans attended this show organized by the artist Marracash, with a second date in Naples. The visual design, created by Ombra Design, the company managed by the creative Lorenzo De Pascalis, was crucial in this event and Gianpaolo Rizzo, MOD’s Technical Manager, supplied a huge size of INFiLED AR 3,9 outdoor video product installing about 1.000 sq/m of LED video panels.Read More »An Unprecedented Visual Setup with INFiLED for the Marrageddon Hip Hop Festival

Ayrton Cobra Shines at Marrageddon Festival in Italy

Marrageddon, the hugely successful first hip hop festival from King of Rap, Marracash, involved two massive concerts in the two cities that are symbolic of the rapper: Milan and Naples. Lighting Designer Giorgio De Cassan of Ombra Design, who was entrusted by the rapper with the entire creative direction of his Italian tour, lit this revolutionary event. The LD opted for 40 Ayrton Cobra laser-sourced fixtures, supplied by Mister X Service.Read More »Ayrton Cobra Shines at Marrageddon Festival in Italy

CHAUVET and Serpro Producciones Celebrate 40 Years of Hombres G Band

Few people other than dedicate cinema buffs, remember the 1935 James Cagney movie G Men, but the classic gangster film has lived on for the past four decades thanks to the global success of the Spanish quartet Hombres G.  Ever since they made their debut at Madrid’s Rock-Ola in 1983, the band has been wooing fans with their irrepressible pop sound.Read More »CHAUVET and Serpro Producciones Celebrate 40 Years of Hombres G Band

CHAUVET Professional Fixtures from Air Light Holland Help PAARD Continue Tradition of Intensity

When it opened in June 1972 it was called Paard van Troje [Dutch for Trojan Horse], perhaps a reference to its underground vibe, its tendency to host counterculture bands that weren’t always welcomed in mainstream circles, and its previous life as a squatter’s house. By 2016, however, this red-hot live music venue in the Prinsegracht had long since become so famous that the clandestine label no longer seemed to fit, so its name was changed simply to PAARD.Read More »CHAUVET Professional Fixtures from Air Light Holland Help PAARD Continue Tradition of Intensity

IPS Adds First 100 GLP impression X5 IP Bars to Hire Stock

Karl Saunders (IPS Managing Director), Dave Jackson (Head of Department, lighting, sound & video) and Davis Cmoch (Senior Lighting Technician) with the new X5 IP Bars. Photo: © Tom Warden

Impact Production Services (IPS) has bolstered its vast inventory of stage structures and lighting fixtures with the first 100 new impression X5 IP Bars from GLP, available for hire. Large quantities of these were immediately dry hired to two high profile events, the Glastonbury Festival and the Oppenheimer film premiere at the Odeon in Leicester Square, London, as well as making a high-profile appearance with Afrobeats star Wizkid at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (with inventory provided by Entec Live).Read More »IPS Adds First 100 GLP impression X5 IP Bars to Hire Stock

Applications Extended for The 4th International Drone Show Competition Until Oct. 30th

Due to overwhelming demand and numerous requests from participants, SPH Engineering, the organizers for the 4th International Drone Show Competition, have decided to extend the application deadline until October 30, 2023. Participants from all over the world, including drone show providers, tech teams, designers, vendors, event and marketing agencies, light and integrated show organizers, and drone show fans, can still submit their projects for a chance to win special recognition for innovation in the drone show world and a number of special prizes for the 4th International Drone Show Competition. This annual celebration of innovation in drone shows are now accepting applications, which must be submitted by October 30, 2023.

Organized by SPH Engineering, the 4th International Drone Show Competition offers a platform for drone professionals and enthusiasts to showcase their creativity, technical prowess, and the ability to captivate audiences through mesmerizing drone shows.

Read More »Applications Extended for The 4th International Drone Show Competition Until Oct. 30th

Odyssey on the Danube: GLP Lights Up Linzer Klangwolke 2023

Ever since 1979, international artists have been pouring their magic over the Upper Austrian city of Linz for the annual Linzer Klangwolke. This is when the Donaupark, situated between the Lentos and the Brucknerhaus, is transformed into a gigantic performance area for what has become the city’s flagship event. The week-long festival always begins with the so-called ‘Visualized Sound Cloud’ (Visualisierte Klangwolke), which attracts around 100,000 spectators and is therefore the largest staged open-air event in Europe with free admission.Read More »Odyssey on the Danube: GLP Lights Up Linzer Klangwolke 2023