"Because Pentatonix is an a capella group, we had to make sure there was some sort of scenic and lighting," Sooner explains of her design and the ACL 360i's role in it. "We use the fixtures as a lighting backdrop for effects and lighting scenic. We use every feature in the light to help with the poppy effects programming for songs like the Daft Punk and Bieber medleys. At the same time, we can make them so
"As the Avalon Stage is a key focal point not just within the Field of Avalon, but also within the Glastonbury festival itself, we felt it our duty to create huge engaging looks for the performers on stage," commented Ian Turner, project manager of GLS Lighting. "With our selection of Chauvet fixtures, we were able to combine big looks and versatility in one complete package for some big bands such as The Feeling, Will Young and KT Tunstall, whi
The two-day event takes place at Victoria Park in East London, and featured an eclectic line-up including Air, John Grant, Anna Meredith, The Avalanches, and headliners James Blake and PJ Harvey.
To ensure the capacity audience of 30,000 had the best view of the main stage, PRG XL Video were called in to supply an IMAG package which consisted of three HD cameras and Panasonic AVHS-450- based PPU system, together with two high resolution LED side screens each measuring 5.
For Vivid Sydney 2015, The Star temporarily installed 44 Clay Paky Sharpys and 10 Mythos fixtures onto their roof as part of an installation entitled Mission Control. The resulting light display was so stunning and popular, the venue realized there was potential beyond Vivid Sydney.
To celebrate VIVID 2016 a total of 36 Clay Paky Supersharpys were chosen for their enhanced optical design.
"We chose Clay Paky due to past positive experiences with the brand," commented Bruce Dwyer, head of lighting at The Star. "We did look at
Innovation and collaboration is at the heart of the entertainment technology industry, and is therefore a hugely important element of the PLASA Show. 'Sadlers Wells: New Technology for the Stage', on Tuesday 20 September at 1pm, is a great example of this, highlighting significant improvements of the theatre's systems through technical innovation and collaboration. This session will be presented by Emma Wilson, Sadlers Wells' director of technical production and Christian Wallace, technical manager.
Wilson says:
Keighley has been involved with the Olympic Games (1992, 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2012) and worked with artists such as Madonna, Rolling Stones, Spice Girls, Billy Joel, Pink Floyd and Deep Purple.
Keighley's primary area of responsibility will be to work with and support designers and architects to ensure the right equipment for the job. He will be based in the UK, but will be travelling to oversee global activities for SGM.
Keighley said, "I am excited to be joining SGM
MagicDot-SX is a compact, hybrid version of Ayrton's MagicDot-R, which was awarded LDI Product of the Year 2016 in the Effects category. MagicDot-SX combines the qualities of its award-winning cousin with the added features of a zoom capability and Lumen Radio wireless connectivity.
Its newly-developed, revolutionary 8:1 optical zoom has a fixed transmitting lens, no visible moving parts, and delivers an incredible zoom range of 5° to 40°. With its 94 mm diameter collimator positioned close to the transmitting lens, MagicDot-SX delivers a tight beam with up to 75% optical efficiency, while
The list of award-winners, which were selected by a panel of industry experts with an eye toward the latest in technology, were chosen after reviewing and evaluating nearly 100 of the newest technologies submitted and presented at this year's Cine Gear Expo.
Receiving its US West Coast debut at the exhibition, the Space Force is a variable white LED Space Light that is a modern replacement for conventional space lights or soft light sources commonly used in film and TV studios around the world.
Drawing upon Chroma-Q's decade of experience designing and building premium performance LED solutions to exacting standards in North America, the fixture utilises advanced technologies in every area of its
Fourth Monkey has been running for six years and was formed by current artistic director Steve Green. He comments, "With Fourth Monkey, I really wanted to create an alternative approach to actor training. As a student myself, I found that traditional acting methods were missing something. Ever
Live Light, Inc. offers a full line of equipment sales and rental services as well as complete range of entertainment production services. It has a long history with Clay Paky products and acquired 50 Mythos hybrid spot and beam lights for its rental inventory.
"Mythos is very versatile, and rental inventories have to be somewhat timeless and cover all the basics of lighting," notes Live Light CEO/president, Reggie Rush. "Mythos is a pretty darn good little
Newtonlab developed all the architectural solutions needed to organize the interior spaces together with its creative manager: the reception, meeting, conference, lounge, exhibition and product presentation show areas. It was a début in grand style, which required much technical effort.
Newtonlab gave the task of illuminating the various areas assigned to guests and international press representatives to lighting designer Giovanni Pinna, who also designed the lighting for the show. Clay Paky's Sharpy lights performed like true stars on this occasion.
"The audience arrived, aboard three helicopters, at
The new fixtures were supplied and fitted by entertainment technical specialist Stage Electrics, with whom the Key Theatre has a long standing relationship. Stage Electrics' technical sales consultant Andy Elsegood recommended the RAMA LED Fresnels as a crisp, white LED solution for the theatre's range of stage lighting requirements.
"We specifically wanted LED Fresnels with a clear white light," explains the Key Theatre's technical manager Gary Linley. "The Philips Selecon RAMA LED Fresnel seemed to be the only luminaire on the market specifically designed for that purpose."
The majority of the RAMA LED Fresnel fixtur
Manny and lighting tech Danny Katz met this challenge with a lightshow that seemed to unfold effortlessly over an extended weekend of jam and funk music, serving up ever more opulent, colourful and free flowing looks. A big help in accomplishing this feat was provided by a powerful and flexible rig that featured a collection of Rogue fixtures from Chauvet Professional, supplied by 4Wall Entertainment.
"This
"There were no quality 2kW HMI followspots available in New Zealand to match this event, with all previous shows of this scale and high production standards having relied on units out of Australia," says MJF's CEO, Michael Farrand. "It was time for a change."
Farrand had previous experience with Robert Juliat followspots on the AC/DC tour, which UK-based Neg Earth had supplied with 4kW RJ Lancelot followspots. "I had the opportunity to talk to the touring tech, and find out first hand just how reliable the RJ product was," Farrand says. "Feedback from
Lighting designer/director and programmer Thom Roberts has been working with the band for the past three years and is out on their current LoveFest tour, which runs until the end of October.
The band has been playing dates across the US since February, mostly weekends and mostly in large clubs and theatres with a few festivals and casinos on the schedule. Augmenting house or local lighting systems at each gig is an Elation lighting floor package of Rayzor Q7 LED moving heads, Sniper 2R multi-effect lights, Cuepix Blinder WW2 white light LED blinders, and Protron 3K strobes.
"The role of the Elation gear is to bring the 'wow factor'," says Roberts. "But there are specific features on every fixture we have that are important
Louisville-based lighting company Lumenation transformed the utilitarian glass, concrete and aluminium structure into a beautiful reflection of school spirit and campus pride with help from some colour-changing fixtures from the Iluminarc division of Chauvet Lighting.
"The Pedway has become one of the favourite sites on campus since we added coloured light to it," said Lumenation's Alex Moore, who served as the manager of the project. "It really stands out from your average run-of-the-mill pedestrian bridge." Indeed, the colourful pedestrian bridge has become so iconic at EKU that the school has used it as the subject of a campus
Liaising closely with LD Gurdip Mahal, Aurora project manager Joe Marter dealt with lighting lists and logistics to create and despatch a full location package to the island set - including an extensive selection of automated and fixed light sources along with location power and all relevant distribution and control equipment.
The project also required the team to create a variety of bespoke electronic installations and LED set pieces that were integrated throughout the islanders home environment.
Commenting on the project, Gurdip said, "I'd just like to thank Aurora for their support on Love Island. Being so far away from home it was great to have reliable equipment and the
P2 Veranstaltungstechnik provided 16 Clay Paky B-EYE K10 Easy units, 54 Clay Paky B-EYE K20s, one grandMA2 light and two grandMA2 full-size lighting desks, two MA plus MK2 Video Processing Units (VPUs), and two MA Network Processing Units (NPUs).
P2 Veranstaltungstechnik's CEO, Ralf Thiemann, explained, "We have dealt with Sascha Grammel's shows for more than six years. In this project, we had to transform the tour production into something suitable for the TV, at the same time considering the requirements imposed by choo
Operating from a new facility, located just down the road from its previous Bristol premises, SLX has committed to continue its investment programme with several million pounds invested in hire equipment, technology and infrastructure in the last year alone.
The new warehouse provides pre-show and production facilities whilst a dedicated fleet continues to deliver to our customers throughout the UK and Europe.
The former Stage Electrics branches in London and Exeter are now operating as part of SLX.
Trevor Smallwood, executive
Meeuwis plays multiple shows at the 34,000 stadium around about the same time each year. It is home to the Philips Sport Vereniging (PSV) football team of which he's a keen supporter, and there is a completely unique look and feel to the stage year-on-year, originated by set designer Ronald van den Bersselaar of BEEO.
This year's theme featured a carnival-esque appearance based on the famous orange flag for Netherlands which was recreated using a combination of scenic and LED elements.
Marco has worked with the artist for 16 years and,
Running Chauvet Professional's VIP Driver 43Nova Novastar Controller, the F4 offers user-friendly convenience, whether it's used at a permanent installation or on a tour. The Novastar feature takes video input and outputs it over an Ethernet control system. This allows the video wall to be mapped without a computer. The Novastar protocol can be used to scale vi
The SixBar 1000 IP features a six-color LED multi-chip that provides a creative colour boost to the lighting designer toolbox. Useful as a wash light, uplight, wall/cyc wash, accent lighting, direct view pixel strip and more, its high-power single lens RGBWA+UV LEDs offer an expanded palette of colors, including stunning ambers, true whites and even an ultraviolet effect. And it's all protected by a rugged die-cast aluminum exterior.
The fixture houses 12x 12W LEDs and spreads light at a 25° beam angle. Individual LED control allows for greater design possibilities and the fixture is capable of smooth dimming from 0-100%. The
The Opening Ceremony took place on the evening of 26 May with a gala event in which some great past champions also took part. During the Champions Festival evening shows, Clay Paky took the field with its lights: 28 Alpha Beam 300s and 15 Alpha Spot HPE 700s.
The Champions Festival stage set up in Milan's Piazza del Duomo was illuminated thanks to the work of lighting designer Massimo Gasbarro from BOTW. Jerry R. Romani dealt with the programming. The events began with a gospel choir, and went on with a selection of DJs, like Benny Benassi, and much loved sing
