Bob Johnston, a 45-year veteran of the Canadian live production industry and longtime supporter and advocate for the CITT/ICTS, died Dec. 2, 2021 at age 61 after complications from a recent surgery. Johnston was a member of Christie Lites’ sales team in Toronto.
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REPUBLIC OF SERBIA — SIXTY82, ‘The New Original’ manufacturer of next-generation trussing and staging systems, has continued the expansion of its global distribution network with… Read More »SIXTY82 Appoints PSP Elektronik as Exclusive Distributor for Republic of Serbia
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USA—xR specialists All of it Now (AOIN) used disguise gx2cs to immerse viewers of the NBA Conference Finals in an extended reality (xR) concert experience custom-designed to reflect the unique style of each of the four performing artists.Read More »disguise Powers xR Experience for AT&T’s 5G Courtside Concert series at the NBA Conference Finals
With the new EL7062 dual-channel EtherCAT Terminal, Beckhoff enables the direct connection of two stepper motors in the medium power range of up to 3A and for a voltage range of 8–48V. With flexible parameterization and minimized channel costs, the flexible motion interface is ideal as a low-cost drive for a wide range of stepper motor applications.Read More »Beckhoff Announces Compact, Cost-Effective Stepper Motor I/O Terminal
d&b announced Dec. 8 that it will strengthen the service-focused d&b solutions arm of its business, which it launched in May 2021, with the acquisition of UK-based Audio Visual, Lighting and Media (AVLM) business White Light. d&b Group CEO Amnon Harman and White Light MD Bryan Raven both welcomed the move.
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VIENNA – Through their songs, platinum Austrian recording stars Christopher Seiler and Bernhard Speer tell stories of everyday life. Lighting Designer Niklas Fuchs helps the… Read More »Austrian Artists’ Nova Rock Festival Show Powered By ChamSys
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RICHMOND, VA– Lite-Tek Entertainment, a lighting rental and production company in Richmond, VA, supplied Claypaky Sharpy Plus fixtures to the recently wrapped fall tour of… Read More »Claypaky Fixtures from Lite-Tek Entertainment Shine on Gary Clark Jr’s Tour
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For Chris Stapleton’s ongoing All-American Road Show tour, 400 VL800 EVENTPAR luminaires from Vari-Lite are incorporated into the “wall of light” visual design crafted by Creative Director Becky Fluke and Lighting Designer Calvin “Mac” Mosier. Premier Global Production is supplying the lighting rig for the tour.
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GLP and its subsidiaries had plenty to celebrate over the Thanksgiving holiday as it reflected on an outstanding showcase at the LDI Expo in Las Vegas the week before, for which it was duly accoladed. In collecting the award for Best Booth Design, GLP US president, Mark Ravenhill, said, “It was incredible to have been at the show, as an integral part of rebuilding our industry.”Read More »LDI Gives Resounding Thumbs-Up to New GLP X5 Series and JDC Line
For the German Beach Volleyball Championships on the Baltic coast in northern Germany, Lighting Designer Michael Kantrowitsch used Elation IP-rated Proteus luminaires to meet the… Read More »arsluminis lights German Beach Volleyball Championships with Elation Proteus
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On the morning of Nov. 10, before the 55th CMA Awards were presented at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, ABC’s Good Morning America and Bandit Lites helped get the country music celebrations started in Bridgestone Plaza. LD Luke Carver lit performances by Old Dominion with Chauvet, Elation, GLP, Mega-Lite and Portman fixtures supplied by Bandit Lites.
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The MUSIC Act was reintroduced in the U.S. Senate on Dec. 7. “The new bill is a bipartisan effort, with Republican Senators Blackburn and Hagerty and Democratic Senators Klobuchar, Warnock, and Cortez Masto all as sponsors,” noted Bandit Lites Chair/Founder Michael T. Strickland. “This new legislation serves to allow those left behind by the Shuttered Venue Operator Grants (SVOG) to receive grants from the remaining funds.”
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