A large complement of Claypaky Sharpys and Tambora Batten squares illuminated the final qualifying event for Finland’s entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025. Lighting Designer Pekka Martti and Ari Levela, Creative Director/Founder of MOBB Helsinki Oy, designed the stage for UMK 2025.
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With advanced features optimized for followspot applications, the brute power of a high-intensity beam, and an all-weather IP66 rating, the Proteus Brutus FS excels in followspot applications indoors and out. Elation has optimized the Proteus Brutus LED Wash FX fixture for followspot applications in the new Proteus Brutus FS.
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In a move to strengthen its footprint in the Gulf region, German lighting innovator ROXX® has appointed Procom Middle East as its official distributor for its IP-rated and intelligently designed LED product line. Follow the link to read more about this agreement in the GCC region.
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All lighting designers love challenges and none more so than Crt Birsa from design studio Blackout, who fitted nearly 400 lighting fixtures into a 20 x 20 meter space in Studio 1 at the Slovenian National television station in Ljubljana. Read how Birsa relied on the support of Robe for this production.
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SGM Lighting announces the appointment of CV Lighting as its exclusive official Representative in the Middle East (GCC).
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When LD Jared Sayeg started planning the design for ‘Topdog/Underdog’ for the Pasadena Playhouse, he knew he needed fixtures that “could truly accommodate both slow smooth fades and sharp shuttering as well as big strokes of light that engulf the playing space.” He turned to GLP impression X5 IP Bars for his solution.
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Lighting Designed Luis Torres of HiLite Designs relied on a range of CHAUVET Professional fixtures for his dynamic design on the Royal Ball Room Stage at the Decadence Festival, which took place in Avondale, AZ. He worked closely with the teams at Relentless Beats and Kelco, which handled production management duties.
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More than one million visitors to the Seymour Marine Discovery Center have been greeted by the familiar sight of Ms. Blue, the largest outdoor blue whale skeleton on display in the U.S. When the bones began deteriorating, the Center sought ways to preserve Ms. Blue for future generations using sustainable methods. That led to a unique solution from an elite Hollywood VFX studio. Read more to learn about this technology.
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Danbury Global Ltd. announced a Timed Online Auction of professional-grade live event production equipment. The auction opens on Thursday, May 8 at 10 a.m. in Belleville, MI. The auction offers buyers a rare opportunity to acquire high-performance gear from a trusted and active production company.
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The 2025 edition of the Event Production Directory is now online. There are thousands of companies supporting live entertainment that are categorized by company specialty including lighting, sound, staging, video/projection, pyro, lasers, trucking, buses/coaches – and more than a dozen other show production categories.
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The sci-fi adventure ‘The Electric State’, directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, premiered on Netflix in March, with state-of-the-art lighting technology from Elation playing a key behind-the-scenes role. Learn how Lighting Console Programmer Eric “TK” Androvich integrated Elation moving heads to help shape the film’s distinctive visual style.
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As the lighting designer for the multi-platinum Grammy winners Diamond Rio, Willis Underhill has run his dynamic lightshows in a variety of venues from arenas and music halls to festivals. Recently, he lit the band’s show at the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo with a ChamSys console.
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