The Winter Jam Tour Spectacular returned for its bi-coastal celebration of positivity and spreading the Gospel with a lighting system provided by Bandit Lites. This year’s lineup included Crowder, two-time 2024 Grammy-award winner Lecrae, CAIN, Katy Nichole, Seventh Day Slumber, Newsong, and more.Read More »Bandit Lights the Way for Winter Jam 2024
Ayrton announces the appointment of Scott Kinnebrew to the role of Global Install Manager as part of Ayrton’s Global Installs team, with immediate effect. Passionate about lighting from an early age, Kinnebrew has a strong track record of integrating cutting-edge technologies into lighting solutions, focusing his career on innovation and strategic foresight, and positioning himself at the forefront of the digital transformation in the intelligent lighting sector.Read More »Scott Kinnebrew Joins Ayrton as Global Install Manager
Show Designer and Director Martin Hruska wanted to create an ambitious, breathtakingly visual and memorable performance space for Slovak rap group Kontrafakt to deliver their highly anticipated “New Era” concerts at Prague’s O2 Arena in the Czech capital, a challenge achieved with the assistance of nearly 200 Robe moving lights and a spectacular automated stage set. The Robe fixtures, a mix of 51 FORTES, 24 MegaPointes, 57 Pointes, 44 Tetra2 LED moving battens and 10 Tetra1s and three BMFL FollowSpots – were all supplied by leading Slovakian company Ministry Rental. Lighting was programmed and run for the show by lighting designer Lukáš Patzenhauer, who joined a highly talented team of creatives led by Martin.Read More »Robe Assists Kontrafakt to Enter New Era
4Wall Entertainment, a provider of entertainment equipment rentals, sales, and production services, is pleased to announce the appointment of Robert Roth as VP of Live Events. Roth brings over 40 years of experience to 4Wall. He has a distinguished track record in concert touring, television, and corporate events across North America and internationally. Read More »Industry Veteran Robert Roth Joins 4Wall Entertainment as VP of Live Events
In December, Särkänniemi Theme Park in Tampere, Finland, hosted the inaugural Valkea Light and Art Festival, filling the park with a myriad of captivating visual spectacles, one of which featured lighting effects from Elation’s pioneering and award-winning Proteus Hybrid IP65 moving head. The event transformed the park into an immersive art realm, engaging the senses with enchanting visual art installations, incorporating light, art, music, and live performances.Read More »‘Step Into the Light’ with Elation Proteus Mesmerizes at Valkea Art & Light Festival
Just before Christmas, Two Cities Church in Winston-Salem, NC moved into a new worship center where state-of-the-art production equipment enhances the in-person and broadcast experience for a congregation of some 2,500 people who attend three Sunday services. SES Integration in Mocksville, NC consulted on the design of the new building and, with the support of its SES Production division, suggested a complement of Ayrton Levante, Diablo and Zonda 9 wash lights for the rig. ACT Entertainment is the exclusive distributor of Ayrton lighting in North America.Read More »SES Adds Extensive Ayrton Lighting Rig to New Two Cities Church Worship Center in Winston-Salem
Elation and French distributor Best Audio & Lighting were delighted and honored to have provided lighting for the final of this year’s CQLP (C’est Qui Le Patron) lighting design competition in France. A demanding yet exhilarating competition that showcases lighting designer talent, this was the first time the competition was held outdoors, this year at the magnificent Collégiale Notre-Dame de Mantes-la-Jolie outside of Paris. Here’s a video of this year’s final of the CQLP:
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The 2023 CMA Touring Awards were recently presented. Here are the winners along with the nominees in each category. CREW OF THE YEAR WINNER: “All-American… Read More »2023 CMA Touring Awards Nominees and Winners
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There’s a whole stadium around every halftime show. ETC makes the systems and products that let stadiums look great hosting the Super Bowl and every other gameday. So of course Gopher Stage Lighting worked with the electrical contractor to select and install an ETC system to handle lighting controls for Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, home to the Las Vegas Raiders and host of Super Bowl LVIII.Read More »ETC Lights the Biggest Stadiums for the Biggest Games
Broadcasting 24/7, the international news channel France 24 reaches an impressively large audience of almost 500 million households around the world in French, Arabic, Spanish and English. However, as is the case all over Paris, space is quite limited, so France 24 has to make the best of its available capacities, with its largest studios being just under 100 square meters with a grill height of 3.5 meters.Read More »New Possibilities for France 24 Studio with Help from CHAUVET Professional Ovation E-2 FC
Argentine rock and pop musician Fito Páez continued his “El amor 30 años después del amor” tour last year with a December 16 concert at the Estadio UNO – Estadio Jorge Luis Hirschi in Buenos Aires where 54 Claypaky Sharpy Plus fixtures enhanced the energy on stage.Read More »Claypaky Sharpy Plus Lights Up Fito Páez Anniversary Tour in Buenos Aires
Back on 15 November, the German sporting goods manufacturer Adidas presented the official match ball for UEFA EURO 2024 for the first time. The presentation was followed by a five-day event, which took place directly in front of the Berlin Olympic Stadium. In order to put the new ball into immediate use, a temporary round playing field was created in the middle of a specially raised ‘crater’ – this was used both as part of an official program while at the same time being made accessible to members of the public. PRG Germany acted as general technical service provider for the event and used a total of 48 GLP ArenaLED1 Touring systems to illuminate the playing area, with 12 fixtures mounted on each of four arrays.Read More »Variable, Weatherproof Lighting for Sporting Events: GLP ArenaLED1 Touring Highlights the Love of Soccer