FLANDERS, Belgium – For Flemish TV channel VTM’s Tegen de Sterren Op (TDSO), Painting with Light designed and lit a new set that included video elements, working on the set elements with scenic specialist Deusjevoo, their near neighbors at Genk’s C-MINE complex. The visual concept was to bring an urban chic feel to the seventh TDSO series.
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TEL AVIV, Israel – Light Architects Cochavi & Klein are known for their style and propensity for invention … and they are also really impressed with Robe’s Spiider LED wash beams! The leading designers seized the opportunity of the ‘Picnic Passover with Black Coffee’, a pumping electronic music event presented by The Tripping in Tel Aviv’s most famous urban oasis, Hayarkon Park, to utilise 48 Spiiders and 24 Robe Pointes on a circular trussing structure, forming a massive ‘sun’, which was winched above the crowds on a crane.
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LONDON – All Spotlight and Headline Sponsors have been confirmed for the prestigious 10th anniversary edition of The Knight of Illumination (KOI) Awards, which will be held once again at the Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith, London on Sept. 17, 2017.
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NEW YORK – WorldStage is providing lighting support for two comedy series, MTV’s Wild ’N Out and Comedy Central’s The President Show (pictured here) to longtime client and LD Christopher Landy. He has worked on four seasons of Wild ’N Out, which aired on MTV from 2005-2007 then returned in 2013.
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LA LUZ, NM — The American Society of Theatre Consultants (ASTC) is pleased to announce they have selected Susan J. Lustig as an Honorary Member of the Society because of her significant, numerous and meritorious contributions to ASTC. ASTC’s Honorary Membership classification is intended to provide an avenue for the Society to recognize individuals who have distinguished themselves by providing eminent service to the advancement of the profession of Theatre Consultation or in the allied Theatre Arts and Sciences.
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LAS VEGAS – Michael Morse, 34, was pronounced dead at 7:41 a.m. Saturday morning, June 17 at the Electric Daisy Carnival after the event’s first night at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, according to local reports. The reported death, confirmed with the Clark County (NV) coroner’s office on June 19, did not list a cause, but reports from family members suggested heat may have been a factor.
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LONDON – For Active Training Team (ATT), which produced an immersive training program depicting a (thankfully fictional) account of a worker’s death on a construction site for client Tideway, White Light provided a variety of visual technologies including d3 media servers. The idea is to present real workers with the fictional drama of a workplace accident in hopes of preventing actual tragedies in the workplace.
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MANCHESTER, TN – The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival returned to the 700 acre field known affectionately as “The Farm” with more than 65,000 in attendance in search of good vibes and great music. Bandit Lites was asked by Lambda Productions to provide a lighting package for multiple stages along with the iconic Tower at Bonnaroo and several floor packages for artists in attendance. Pictured here is the main stage for the event.
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LAS VEGAS – Following suit with upgrades to affiliated sites including PLSN.com and FOHonline.com, ParnelliAwards.com has been updated recently to enhance the user experience for those accessing the site via mobile devices. The new site can be viewed by simply pointing your browser to ParnelliAwards.com.
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LOS ANGELES — Building on his experience in the IT industry, and from aiding businesses and educational institutions with the integration of technology as a value-added reseller, Aaron Booker founded Varvid – the company name a clue to its role as a value-added reseller (“VAR-“) and provider of video services (“-vid”) for corporate, education and worship clients.
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SYDNEY – Barco noted that Technical Direction Company (TDC) was the first company to receive and use Barco’s UDX laser projectors. TDC has deployed the projector for Vivid Sydney (pictured here) and other projects.
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