LONDON – Applications are now being accepted for the ILMC Production Meeting’s (IPM’s) new ‘Production Notes’ sessions. IPM will present a series of case studies, initiatives, new technology and product presentations during the one-day event on March 3, 2016.
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LAS VEGAS, NV and SAN ANTONIO, TX – AG Light & Sound supplied Elation gear to both the Life is Beautiful Festival, held in Las Vegas in late September, and the Victoria’s Secret PINK Nation Game On! Bash (pictured here), which took place at the University of Texas San Antonio campus Oct. 28. AG Light & Sound supplied lighting packages that included Elation Colour Chorus LED battens and Platinum Series moving heads.
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BUCHAREST, Romania – More than 100 PR Lighting fixtures were out in force Nov. 12, when Greek artist Nikos Vertis arrived in Romania for his sell-out concert at Sala Palatului Bucharest.
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AMSTERDAM – For the 2015 Amsterdam Music Festival (AMF), a two-day event featureing Armin van Buuren, David Guetta, Hardwell, Tiesto, Alesso, Martin Garrix and other EDM artists, André Beekmans of The Art of Light used a variety of Robe fixtures including 101 BMFL Spots, 94 Pointes, 180 LEDBeam 100s and seven BMFL Blades. The AMF event at the Amsterdam Arena capped the five day annual Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) which featured with 350 individual sub-events across 80 venues and clubs in the city from Oct 14 to 18, 2015.
Read More »LOS ANGELES – Featured on the current Mötley Crüe “final” world tour is Tommy Lee’s “Crüecifly” overhead drum kit “coaster”, highlighted by 24 Solaris LED Mozarts. The Mozarts, mounted on the underside of the drum riser, are the perfect eye candy to highlight Lee’s solos as he rolls high in the air on an elaborate “roller coaster” of truss.
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NEW YORK — Michael Ahern, 67, one of the pioneers of the live event industry who handled production for artists from The Rolling Stones to Michael Jackson to the Pope, died Nov. 19. He is pictured here at the 2014 Parnelli Awards, where he joined Steve Thomas to present Benny Collins with that year’s top honor.
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COOKEVILLE, TN and EL PASO, TX — Separate tour bus crashes injured band members for Hinder and The Ghost Inside Nov. 18 and 19. The Nov. 19 crash near El Paso, pictured here, was the more serious of the two, killing The Ghost Inside’s tour bus driver, Gregory Hoke, 31, along with the driver of an 18-wheeler after a head-on collision.
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The latest addition to ADJ’s popular Inno Pocket series – the Inno Pocket Z4 – is fitted with a variable beam angle and a high-power quad-color LED source, allowing for dense beams and wide washes to both come from one compact unit.
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NEW YORK – LD Cody James and others at JDI Productions lit Yellowcard’s latest shows with gear from Chauvet Professional, turning up the intensity a notch with Chauvet’s Rogue RH1 Hybrid moving fixture.
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LISLE, IL. – For the third year in a row, Illumination has transformed The Morton Arboretum into a holiday season destination. Guests of all ages are invited to explore the winter landscape on a mile-long walk through the Arboretum’s 50 acres of trees, which are animated with dynamic, interactive vignettes of light and sound. This year, Illumination includes several re-imagined environments, as well as guest favorites from years past.
Read More »CARLSTADT, NJ – City Theatrical was named the New Jersey Small Manufacturer of the Year by NJBIZ Magazine in partnership with the New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program, at the fourth annual New Jersey Manufacturing Day ceremonies on October 2, 2015.
Read More »JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – Gearhouse South Africa represents South Africa within the AV Alliance and has successfully managed numerous events for their international partners. The AVA membership has grown to 75 companies which serve 102 locations around the world.
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