NASHVILLE – For Jason Isbell’s four sold out shows at the Auditorium in Nashville, Bandit Lites teamed up with lighting design firm PULSE Lighting to support the visuals, which effectively transformed the venue into the interior of a church. Bandit continues to supply the lighting rig on Isbell’s tour as well. The rig included 18 GLP X4S, 12 GLP X4 Bar 10s and five Altman 18’ Scoops.
Read More »STAMFORD, CT and DUBAI – Rosco Laboratories recently opened a new office in Dubai, UAE. The office, led by Kees Frijters, Rosco’s President of EMEA, will enhance the company’s ability to serve customers in the Middle East.
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LOS ANGELES – Image Engineering recently installed four LV50 and two LV60 Light Vector scanning laser projectors and associated hardware in the Staples Center. This laser installation is now a permanent fixture in the arena, delivering more than 300 watts of white light laser power. The laser effects can be programmed entirely from a conventional lighting console.
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PARIS — Nathalie Jardin, 31, died Nov. 13, one of the victims of the terrorist attack at the Bataclan performance venue in Paris. Jardin, who had worked as a lighting and stage manager at the venue for the last three years, also served as LD for bands including Les Fatals Picards, Les Nuits Secrètes and Marcel and His Orchestra.
Read More »WALLERN, Austria – AV Stumpfl is reaffirming its commitment to its partners and their projects with the significant investment into service and project support teams at its new global headquarters facility. Upgrades include expanded data storage and management, service and support, extended warrantees and more.
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FOXBOROUGH, MA – With fan satisfaction at the forefront, the New England Patriots sell out Gillette Stadium for every home game, rallying the fans week after week to give the Patriots one of greatest home-field records of all-time. As part of a technology upgrade designed to increase fan engagement and replace dated displays, the Kraft Group, the family-owned enterprise that owns Gillette Stadium, the New England Patriots, Patriot Place,
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LOS ANGELES – A.C.T Lighting, Inc. announced that Heather Busch has joined their team as Central Regional Sales/Live Event Specialist. She brings more than 12 years experience in the professional lighting industry to her new post.
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MILAN, Italy – For the fourth RadioItaliaLive concert, staged in Milan’s Piazza Duomo, Lighting Designer & Director Giancarlo Toscani relied upon Clay Paky fixtures supplied by New Light, Gianpaolo Bruzzese’s lighting service company associated with PRG Alliance. Among the fixtures in the rig were 40 Sharpys and 30 Mythos units.
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EL PASO – Andrew Gumper of production house AG Light & Sound relied upon a rig that included effects from Elation Colour Chorus LED battens and Elation Platinum Series moving heads for El Paso’s Sun City Music Festival (SCMF), which was held over Labor Day Weekend (Sept. 5-6). The EDM event has grown since it was founded in 2011 and this year featured headliners including Armin van Buuren and Hardwell.
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MEXICO CITY – Las Lunas Del Auditorio – an awards program honoring Mexican live performance and music industry achievers – took place at the 10,000 capacity venue and founder of the event, Auditorio Nacional. For the first time, the event’s moving lights were exclusively Robe.
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SOUTH BEND, IN — The city of South Bend, Indiana is celebrating 150 years. LD Rob Shakespeare developed an interactive lighting display called South Bend River Lights using 80 Martin Exterior 400 and Tripix Wash LED fixtures to illuminate the St. Joseph River.
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EMERYVILLE, CA – Advanced Systems Group (ASG) announced that Steve McCracken has joined the company as a systems engineer for the Technical Services Team. Based in Southern California, he offers field service and consultation for ASG clients in the region.
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