‘The Need for Speed’ – the ability to work fast and sometimes furiously – “is imperative” explains lighting designer Tom Kenny referring to the 2023 iHeartRadio Fiesta Latina event staged at the Kaseya Arena in Miami, Florida, in conjunction with LPS Production.Read More »The Need for Robe Speed at iHeartRadio Fiesta Latina
The Belmont University Pop Showcase, an annual concert featuring Belmont’s best pop acts, returned to the Curb Event Center October 28th with a lighting system provided by Bandit Lites. The concert acts as a competition, with the artists who perform having underwent a rigorous evaluation including demo submissions and live auditions. The day of the event, the four finalist perform to both students and the public, and a panel of industry experts choose the winner.Read More »Bandit Lites Partners with Belmont’s Student-Run Pop Showcase
To deliver a fresh and revamped visual aesthetic for Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band’s 2023 Tour of North America and Europe, Lighting Designer Jeff Ravitz selected and deployed an array of Martin lighting fixtures to create a versatile and powerful stadium rig. Read More »Bruce Springsteen Takes the E Street Band Back On the Road with Martin Lighting Solutions
Odyssey Innovative Designs, a leading DJ and pro audio accessories manufacturer sadly announced the passing of one of its company pillars, Dave Lopez.
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Color has always been “a huge part of our design process,” Dayne deHaven says of the work that he and his collaborator at the District 5 design studio, Tyler Shapard, have been doing for The Band Camino. Fans of the red-hot rock-pop trio would readily agree; the band’s music is so evocative, that each song calls out for its own distinct color signature. Ironically, though, on the band’s recently concluded 25-date tour, the show begins in virtual darkness, as eerie electronic sounds resonate over a blacked-out stage. That’s only fitting, since the tour was called Screaming in the Dark, a nod to the group’s latest hit album The Dark.Read More »District 5 Colorizes The Band Camino’s Screaming in the Dark Tour with CHAUVET Professional
Lighting designers, programmers and operators have increasingly discovered the benefits of Obsidian’s accessible and intuitive lighting control brand and are invited to explore the latest innovations December 3-5 at Booth #1342 at the 2023 LDI tradeshow in Las Vegas. Visitors to LDI will have a chance to demo both hardware and PC systems, including the NX1, Obsidian’s scalable, full-featured lighting console that has propelled the ONYX platform’s popularity to new heights. A compact, motorized fader wing, the NXP™, as well as a small USB-powered control surface for ONYX, the NXK™, both ideal companions to the NX1 console, will also be on display.Read More »Explore the Latest in Obsidian Lighting Control Innovation at LDI 2023
Showlight is delighted to announce that it is back, and will return soon! Following the enforced postponement of Showlight 2023 and a bumpy ride during the pandemic, the committee has reassembled, been invigorated, and is forging forward to the next in the series of this unique industry-favorite networking event. Read More »Showlight to Return… SOON!
Arvid Müller’s Charles Tante, the perennial favorite classic Danish comedy film based on the 1892 play Charley’s Aunt by Brandon Thomas, has been reborn as a brand new stage musical by Mads Æbeløe Nielsen, Nikolaj Tarp, Claus Reenberg, and Rob Hartmann.Read More »Ayrton Diablo Lights ‘Charles Tante’ at Denmark’s Fredericia Musicalteater
It came as a surprise to many when USM Alger of Algeria upset heavily favored Al Ahly SC of Egypt at the TotalEnergies CAF Super Cup 2023 to be crowned the king of African football. The team from Cairo was established as a perennial football (soccer) power, and few expected they would lose to the Algerian underdogs, but surprises were everywhere on the field at the King Fahd Stadium as the teams battled in this 1-0 game.Read More »Concept K Brings Added Energy to African Super Cup with CHAUVET Professional
Ryan Schaminee is a Netherlands-based freelance Gaffer and Light Board Operator who also works internationally on a wide variety of commercial, television, and film projects utilizing various Astera products almost every day. He finds the Astera ranges reliable, highly flexible, and appreciates the great quality of light, all attributes that assist him in thinking quickly and laterally to come up with inventive and cool looking lighting solutions that are spot on.Read More »HydraPanels Highlight Versuni Awards Commercial
Spain’s Medusa festival offers a sizzling DJ line up from all around the world embracing a lively mix of dance genres in a fantastic seaside location at Cullera beach in Valencia by the mouth of the Jucar River. The 2023 event was enjoyed by over 250,000 people across 6 days of sun, smiles, and superlative music. This year’s main stage production and lighting design by Eduardo Valverde and a team from his design studio Experiencias Visuales (EV) included 72 MegaPointes and 12 BMFL WashBeams. These lights were at the heart of a spectacular visual environment created for this key area of the festival, which featured five stages of entertainment action.Read More »Robe is Hot at Medusa Festival
NicLen has expanded its rental park by acquiring Prolights’ Astra Hybrid330. Provided by Lightpower, the official PROLIGHTS distributor in Germany, this hybrid LED moving head offers a versatile range of applications and effects, establishing itself as the latest multifunctional moving head of choice for the German rental company.Read More »NicLen Expands its Inventory with Astra Hybrid330