U.K. – Controllable LED specialist and design/manufacturing house Light Initiative (LI) is the creative force behind the bespoke LED structured screen on band of the moment Years and Years’ UK tour and summer festival dates.
Read More »DENVER, CO — Rich Barr, a veteran tour production manager, co-founded Perfect Storm with meteorologist Mike Chapman to help those in charge of concerts and other outdoor events guard against severe weather hazards.
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The d3 2×2plus is the versatile solution for smaller smaller shows and fixed installations. It features the full award-winning d3 software suite on a configurable 2U server platform.
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VIENNA, Austria – Some 140 GLP impression X4 series fixtures were out in force at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest (ESC 2015) which took place at the 16,000 capacity Wiener Stadthalle in Austria.
Read More »MONTREAL, Canada – Acts performing at the new Amphitheatre Cogeco in Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, are benefiting from Luminex networking gear, which serves as the backbone for the outdoor venue’s audio, video, lighting and control systems. Trizart Alliance specified the six Luminex GigaCore 16Xt PoE switches that work as a single multimode fiber ring backbone for the amphitheatre; additional GigaCore 16Xt and GigaCore 12 managed Gigabit Ethernet switches are used in mobile racks as well. TKNL performed the audio, video and control integration, working alongside Solotech, the lighting integrator for the project.
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IRVING, TX — John “JR” Reid, 60, passed away on Monday, July 13 in his hometown of Irving, TX. JR was a popular account rep for many years in the entertainment business.
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U.K. – American rapper Kanye West’s headline gig at this year’s Glastonbury Festival has gone viral due to the incredible 792-strong par can rig controlled by 16 Avolites ART2000 48 way 16A dimmers and 2 Avolites Power Cubes.
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NASHVILLE, TN – With winners chosen by the fans, the K-LOVE Fan Awards brings together the biggest names in Christian music, sports, books and movies. Held at the Grand Ole Opry House, the annual awards show is produced by Go Live Productions and each year has grown in both size and popularity. Overseeing the production is Production Manager and Show Director Scott Moore who strives to capture the spiritual significance of the evening through a dynamic yet functional lighting and video package which was supplied by Elite Multimedia.
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HELSINBORG, Sweden – Melodifestivalen is Sweden’s national contribution to the Eurovision Song Contest, where their winner candidate is found. For the stage setup, lighting designer, Fredrik Jönsson implemented both X-5 strobes and P-5 wash lights.
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PALM SPRINGS, CA – The World Armenian Entertainment Awards took place May 9th at the Agua Caliente Resort and Casino in Palm Springs, California, and although only in its second year, the star-studded gala is already being touted as one of the best yearly events in Southern California. Video and lighting production technology for the event, which included the supply of Elation Beam series fixtures, was handled by Hi Energy Production for the second year running.
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CHILLICOTHE, IL – Lighting designer Preston Hoffman created a dynamic and flexible production lighting design for the 2015 Summer Camp Festival staged at Three Sisters Park in Chillicothe, Illinois, U.S.A. His stage, the Moonshine Stage, was based primarily around 16 x Robe BMFL Spots and 10 x Robe Pointe moving lights.
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NOTTINGHAM, U.K. – Ice rinks are often the site of competitions, so it’s only fitting that when events supplier OneBigStar was awarded the contract to revitalize the lighting rig at Nottingham’s National Ice Centre, the company arranged a shootout of different lighting fixtures. Following a demonstration of a variety of fixtures at the venue, the company specified 10 CHAUVET Professional Rogue R2 Spot LED fixtures and 20 COLORdash Par-Hex 12 LED wash fixtures to replace the incandescent system at the popular ice skating venue.
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