LAS VEGAS — Released in 2014, High End Systems’ Shapeshifter luminaires have already been incorporated in a variety of high-profile events lit by well-known lighting designers, with a number of LDs incorporating the new looks into their designs for parties ringing in 2015. These included PLSN contributor Vickie Claiborne, who used Shapeshifters for the ARIA Dreamscape Party at ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, pictured here.
Read More »LONDON — White Light announced that, in addition to its entertainment lighting services and products, it will now be offering sound gear and services through a dedicated audio department that will handle rentals and installations for venues and special events. Lee Dennison, formerly of Delta Sound and Autograph, will lead the new division. He joined White Light in Nov. 2014.
Read More »LOS ANGELES — Tours for two high-profile rock acts have been sidelined as a result of unrelated injuries sustained by band members. Tour legs for Linkin Park’s Hunting Party tour and Black Keys’ Turn Blue tour were both canceled, scuttling 16 and 17 shows, respectively, in North America and Europe.
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TEL AVIV, JERUSALEM and HAIFA, Israel — Festigal, a family-oriented celebration of the Hanukkah holiday season in major cities in Israel, recently completed a run of 108 performances – including as many as three shows a day. LD Ronen Najar, who has lit the annual tour for the past eight years, spec’d 24 of Robe’s new BMFL Spot fixtures to be the centerpiece of the 2014 tour’s lighting rig. Argaman Systems supplied the gear.
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RIBBON, Belgium – Luc Peumans of Painting With Light lit the Belgian TV Music Industry Awards (MIA) event for the first time last year. Producers VRT (Vlaamse Radio en Televisieomroeporganisatie) Belgium have already invited the designer back for the 2015 event, where he will oversee full production design – incorporating lighting, set and video / visuals.
Read More »FRANKFURT, Germany – Prolight + Sound in Frankfurt is expanding the spectrum of subjects and segments covered at the coming event from April 15-18, 2015. With a set of new offerings, the trade show will also be of particular interest to companies and trade visitors from the theatre and theatre-technology sectors. An extensive seminar program for this target group, a special ‘Quickfinder’ guide to relevant exhibitors and a special VIP program for theatre planners are all part of the exhibition’s new ‘Stagery’ segment.
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CHISINAU, Moldova – For the King of Kings Eagles Series and King of Kings World Grand Prix kickboxing tournaments held Dec. 20 at Manej Sports Arena here in this northern Balkan Peninsula republic, LD Serghei Mosin with Elation dealer Eventica Grup SRL relied on the company’s Platinum SBX.
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CINCINNATI, OH – Set Designer Douglas W. Schmidt, USITT’s 2015 Distinguished Achiever in Scene Design, is also profiled in USITT’s new book, The Designs of Douglas W. Schmidt, to be released at USITT 2015 in March.
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ANAHEIM, CA— For the third year in a row, Harman is supporting the production needs of NAMM’s GoPro stage, not just with the JBL line arrays and Crown amplifiers used on the audio side, but also the Martin Professional lighting fixtures used for the staged performances accompanying the MI-focused trade event, which runs from Jan. 22-25.
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SHANGHAI, China – The 135-year-old Shanghai Symphony Orchestra now has a new home in the Shanghai Symphony Hall, which celebrated its long-awaited grand opening in September 2014. The venue was equipped with a full complement of ETC equipment, including a Sensor3 Power Control system with ThruPower modules, Source Four PAR fixtures and an Eos-family lighting control system.
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LOS ANGELES – LD Butch Allen included Q-Wash 560Z-LED fixtures from Chauvet Professional in the rig for the sold-out, live touring version of TV’s Dancing With The Stars. Ray Woodbury of RK Diversified Entertainment helped put together a rig that, while providing ample visual punch, could also be shoehorned into a one-trailer lighting production. The rig also includes Chauvet Professional’s Rogue R2 Beam fixtures.
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