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Cody Lisle Makes Gem and Jam Festival Stage Glow With Chauvet

[caption id="attachment_274893" align="alignnone" width="800"]Cody Lisle lights the Gem and Jam show with Chauvet fixtures[/caption]

TUCSON, AZ –– Set in the vast expanse of the Sonoran Desert in early February, the Gem and Jam Festival has a way of inspiring flights of imagination. Originally an after-party for the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show, the four day electronic music festival, which this year featured stars like The Trancident and The Floozies, pays tribute to its roots by embellishing its grounds with a captivating and sparkling array of crystalline artwork. This enchanting atmosphere was readily apparent at the Festival’s Onyx Stage, the only indoor stage of the four gem-inspired stages, set to go off at closing of the mainstage and continue to sunrise.

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Ayria's tour ran from Nov. 8 in Seattle to Dec. 11 in San Francisco.

Pin Point Lighting Sends dot2 core Console on Tour with Ayria

SAN FRANCISCO – Pin Point Lighting, based in suburban Philadelphia, provided the lighting design and programming for electro-industrial artist Ayria on the Paper Dolls USA Tour supporting her latest eponymous album.  Pin Point Lighting supplied a full floor package to the tour plus MA Lighting’s dot2 core compact lighting console. In fact, Ayria’s drummer was the designated technician for the tour setting up the whole show in under 30 minutes at each stop.

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New Elation Lighting for Cologne’s Bootshaus, One of World’s Top Clubs

[caption id="attachment_274886" align="alignnone" width="800"]LaserFrame installed Elation Professional Platinum HFX™ hybrid moving heads and ACL 360 Bar™ effect lights in Bootshaus in Cologne[/caption]

COLOGNE, Germany – German production company LaserFrame recently installed Elation Professional Platinum HFX™ hybrid moving heads and ACL 360 Bar™ effect lights into one of the world’s top clubs, Bootshaus in Cologne. Used for a variety of stunning effects in the popular club’s main dance area, the new lighting is another important step in the club’s continued rise up lists of the best clubs in the world. Bootshaus ranks 17th on DJ Magazine’s list of the world’s best nightclubs and 2nd in Germany.

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Enco ClipFire screen shot

Enco to Debut ClipFire, New Instant Media Playout System, at NAB

Enco plans to unleash its robust instant media playout solution, ClipFire, at the 2017 NAB Show, marking the US debut of its all-in-one appliance for playback applications in studio and mobile environments. Unveiled at IBC2016 and now shipping, ClipFire meets the market demand for an easier and more cost-effective playout solution without sacrificing reliability and flexibility.

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PR Lighting XPar 150 Zoom

PR Lighting XPar 150 Zoom

PR Lighting’s XPar 150 Zoom has an IP67 rating for outdoor use. It is a compact and lightweight fixture and weighs 16.5 lbs. As such, it can be used for lighting building façades, landscaping and so on. Featuring multi-chip (4-in-1) multichip 150W COB (chips-on-board) LED and linear zoom, it is well suited for applications requiring superb RGBW color mixing or high quality white light, and comes as part of a fully-featured package.

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Idols South Africa Make use of Robe Fixtures

[caption id="attachment_274879" align="alignnone" width="800"]Idol SA Uses almost 200 Robe Fixtures[/caption]

JOHANNESBURG – The twelfth season of Idols South Africa wrapped up with a stunning finale at Carnival City Big Top Arena in Johannesburg, broadcast live on the Mzansi Magic network with a highly vocal audience of 3,500 packing into the venue … and lighting designer Joshua Cutts of Visual Frontier choosing nearly 200 Robe fixtures to be at the core of his rig.

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Larry Sizemore, 1950-2017. Photo courtesy Chris Stuba

In Memoriam: Larry Sizemore, 66

DALLAS — Larry Sizemore, a Dallas-based LD who worked and toured with rock legends and icons including Lynyrd Skynyrd, Willie Nelson, Led Zeppelin, David Bowie, Madonna and ZZ Top, among others, died Feb. 16 at the Baylor Cancer Center with his two daughters, Andrea and Emily, by his side. He was 66.

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ADJ Mini Dekker LZR

ADJ Mini Dekker LZR

ADJ’s Mini Dekker LZR, part of the company’s Startec series of affordable effect lights, combines a powerful multi-beam derby moonflower with a potent red and green cluster laser to create a room-filling blaze of color, movement, and energy.

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Chris Weathers and Mary Conde

Chris Weathers and Mary Conde Join Parnelli Board of Advisors

LAS VEGAS — Terry Lowe, executive producer of the Parnelli Awards and publisher of PLSN and FOH magazines, announced that Chris Weathers and Mary Conde have joined the Parnelli Awards Board of Advisors. Weathers, based in Chicago, is a regional director of productions for Live Nation. Conde is director of productions for Another Planet Entertainment (APE), and she also serves as venue manager for the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco.

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Bandit Illuminates Antiques And Garden Show Of Nashville

[caption id="attachment_274868" align="alignnone" width="800"]Chris Lisle designs lighting for the Antique and Garden show[/caption]

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE –While the weather may not quite ready to bring on Spring flowers, the Music City Center flourished with more than 150 exhibitors of luscious gardens, antiques and renowned guest speakers from the design world for the Antiques and Garden Show of Nashville. Bandit Lites provided the lighting package for Chris Lisle Lighting Design for the three day event where interior designer Nate Berkus gave the keynote address. This year’s event theme centered on “Cultivated Style” and the idea that homes and gardens are reflections of collaborative journeys individuals make, and as their stories evolve, so do their styles at home.

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