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21 August 2025

UK - Christie 1DLP laser projectors are delivering vivid, immersive visuals at Ghostly Manor, a new dark ride at Paultons Park in Hampshire, UK. Designed and installed by Lagotronics Projects, the £3.5m attraction combines physical sets, projection mapping, and interactive gameplay to create a thrilling ghost-themed adventure. Six Christie DWU1100-GS and two DWU1400-GS laser projectors bring the haunted scenes to life with precision and brightness.

Ghostly Manor uses a new ride format, Gameplay Theatre, created by Mack Rides and Lagotronics Projects. Continuously rotating vehicles, each seating eight passengers back-to-back, reveal new environments with each turn. Guests are equipped with Phantom Phasers, onboard interactive ‘blasters’ that allow them to capture ghosts across eight different scenes. The format allows for high guest throughput in a small

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21 August 2025

UK - At earlier trade shows over the past year, the folks at Chauvet Professional and ChamSys built their stand around the theme True Colours Revealed. They liked the concept so much, particularly since it pays tribute to the advanced colour rendering options of their lighting fixtures, that they decided to go with it again for PLASA London 2025.

But though the marketing theme is familiar, it will be anything but ‘business as usual’ for Chauvet Professional and ChamSys at PLASA this year. Anyone who visits their shared booth (D10) 7-9 September will be greeted by an array of offerings that are spectacularly new and different.

At the top of this list is the world trade show debut of the Maverick Force X Profile. The latest step in Chauvet Professional’s ongoing quest to reimagine moving fixtures, the 520W profile is already turning head

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20 August 2025

UK - Lighting designer Sam Tozer of Vision Factory wanted to make a big impact for singer-songwriter Sam Fender’s four UK stadium shows – collectively attended by nearly a quarter of a million fans – and for such a large undertaking, he specified 189 x Robe iForte LTX moving lights and four iBolts. The performances were part of Sam Fender’s ongoing People Watching album campaign.

The production equipment for these four shows – three at Fender’s hometown stadium of St. James’ Park, Newcastle, and one in London – was supplied by Liverpool-based Adlib (lighting, video, rigging, PA system) and Plymouth-based Nubsound (audio control).

To align with Fender’s raw and distinctively original aesthetic, Sam Tozer’s primary lighting requirement was “sheer firepower”, but applied simply in order to complement the epic cinematic a

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20 August 2025

USA - Basketball fans in Washington, D.C. get to enjoy an even more spectacular visual experience during each Washington Mystics game this season. The team’s in-game video content now features eye-catching effects generated by X-Laser projectors.

Shown on video boards at CareFirst Arena during pregame player introductions and at key moments throughout each game, the clips showcase individual Mystics players surrounded by dynamic laser beams. And to enhance the viewing experience for all fans, whether attending in person or watching at home, the team also intersperses the clips during its TV broadcasts.

“With the growth of this league and how each team has stepped up its gameday production, we wanted to have lasers add something really special to the Mystics’ visuals,” said Tayler Durantini, director of show production for Monumental Sports &a

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20 August 2025

USA - About 30 years ago, a group of students at Randolph-Macon College in Richmond VA formed a band dedicated to performing an Americana blend of folk and Celtic music. Much has happened to Carbon Leaf since then. They had some hits, including A Life Less Ordinary, which reached No. 5 on the Billboard charts. Their songs have been used in a soundtrack (Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey) and they’ve toured relentlessly at major festivals and venues.

Eventually, some members of the quintet resettled, moving thousands of miles away to the West Coast. But on Sunday 3 August, the band returned to their roots when they headlined Music at Maymont, a live performance series that takes place in an idyllic 100-acre greenspace in the middle of the Virginia Capital’s downtown, 15 miles from the college campus where their music

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20 August 2025

USA/Europe - Elation has announced the expansion of its award-winning Paragon series with the new Paragon LT, a cutting-edge, long-throw LED profile luminaire purpose-built to deliver high-impact visuals for large productions and stadium shows.

Engineered for the future, the Paragon LT incorporates breakthrough technologies, proprietary patents, and new industry standards: full output even with framing or animation engaged, variable CRI control that allows seamless adjustment from CRI 70 to CRI 93, a new dimming system boosting brightness by 4%, Turbo Mode for up to 20% more output, a lighter yet stronger chassis, whisper-quiet CMY mixing, the largest rotating gobo wheel in Elation’s history, and re-engineered frost and zoom systems cutting noise by up to 10 dB.

“The Paragon LT is the result of listening closely to the needs of designers working

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20 August 2025

Europe - The Laserworld Group has announced the appointment of Fabián Mercado as the new international sales manager for the Spanish and Portuguese-speaking markets. Mercado brings experience to the team, with an understanding of the laser industry from both a technical and creative perspective.

His background in laser shows of various scales, theatrical lighting, and laser mapping, combined with an artistic vision, qualifies him to provide clients with technical and commercial support. The company intends to expand its presence in the Spanish-speaking market with this personnel decision. The company expresses confidence that his leadership will strengthen client relationships and drive growth.

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19 August 2025

Singapore - When Hope Church wanted to add to its lighting stock, the church returned once again to Ayrton products, purchasing a consignment of Ayrton Eurus and Huracán Profiles to increase its existing inventory of Eurus Profile and Ghibli fixtures. 

Purchased through Ayrton’s exclusive distributor for Singapore, Total Solution Marketing (TSM), Hope Church’s lights team explains why the Ayrton fixtures were their go-to choice: “We already have a great relationship with both Ayrton and TSM who have always offered excellent post-sales service and technical support, and we find Ayrton fixtures to be both highly versatile and very reliable,” they say.

“Ayrton fixtures offer precise and reliable positioning across the models we use in our church, and their fast, smooth movement, especially when triggered through position palettes, has signif

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19 August 2025

UK - The second edition of the Yungblud-curated Bludfest took place this year at Milton Keynes Bowl. With an emphasis on inclusivity and diversity both on and off the stage, the occasion proved to be another success.

Once again, Production Futures was invited to the event and enjoyed engaging with more than a thousand young people interested to find out more about potential roles in the production industries. True to the organisation’s ethos, and keen to showcase the talents of the next generation, the Production Futures brand activation area was designed, constructed, and run by two students from the Confetti Institute of Creative Technologies, part of Nottingham Trent University.

Abigail Skelton and Ant Ioannou are both in their second year at Confetti, and having first crossed paths with Hannah Eakins of Production Futures at an On Tour

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19 August 2025

UK - The cueLumen series from Artistic Licence redefines architectural and entertainment lighting control with a focus on openness, simplicity, and user empowerment.

Engineered for flexibility and ease of use, cueLumen gives venue owners, facility managers, and integrators full control - without the need for proprietary software, costly licences, or ongoing commissioning services.

Whether you’re lighting an auditorium, façade, landscape, museum, house of worship, public realm, small venue, restaurant, multipurpose space or theme park, cueLumen adapts seamlessly - delivering powerful, scalable lighting control that's intuitive for users of all technical backgrounds.

The new cueLumen series plus the artPlay 10" touchscreen will be on display and available for hands-on demonstrations at stand A76.

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18 August 2025

USA - For Alex Warren, it was a dream come true when Luke Combs had him come out on stage at Lollapalooza to join him in a cover of the young, rapidly-rising star’s No. 1 Billboard hit Ordinary. Warren, in turn, made another dream come true at Grant Park when David Summers served as the LD and board operator at his show at the festival.

Although Summers has toured the world with hit makers like Sum 41, this was the first time he was part of a show at the festival. “I’m a kid from Indiana, and my first shows were in Chicago,” noted Summers. “I fell in love with live music here. I never attended the festival as a fan without hopes I’d get to work with an artist who was playing one day. It took more than 15 years, but it happened! It was a truly amazing moment for me.”

As the LD and board op, Summers worked with a rig des

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18 August 2025

The Netherlands - Immediately after receiving the first production batch of the new KL CYC light at Elation’s European headquarters in Kerkrade, Bert Schmeits, Elation’s key account manager Benelux, and Dutch distributor Rolight decided to find a suitable venue to test the new fixture. The Wilminktheater in Enschede, conveniently located in the same city as Rolight, provided the ideal stage to put the KL CYC through its paces.

“We were given access to the stage at the Wilminktheater to experiment with the new cyc light,” Schmeits explained. “In order to properly assess how the fixtures behave when multiple units are placed next to each other, I brought four of them with me.”

The theatre’s 11m-high backdrop was illuminated from above using four KL CYC L units placed 2m away, side by side at 1m intervals, and operating at 50% intensity. T

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15 August 2025

The Netherlands - The 13th edition of ParkCity Live took place over the final weekend of June in the Bekkerveld park in Heerlen, the Netherlands. Lighting products from Infinity and Showtec played a prominent role this year, bringing both the Main Stage and Dance Tent to life.

This two-day festival has become known for its diverse line-up, laid-back atmosphere, and high production values. With performances ranging from rock and pop to dance and comedy, the event once again drew thousands of visitors from across the South Limburg region and beyond.

The technical production was in the hands of SLF Group Rental + Sales B.V., which has been closely involved with ParkCity Live for over 12 years. CEO Danny Juretzko has personally overseen the festival’s full production throughout their collaboration. He has also been responsible for the lighting on the M

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15 August 2025

USA - Pendleton, Indiana-based Dodd Technologies utilised an array of Ayrton lighting fixtures, grandMA3 consoles and MDG hazers for the 2025 AT&T WNBA All-Star Game. ACT Entertainment is the exclusive distributor of the Ayrton, MA Lighting and MDG brands in North America.

Dodd Technologies acted as the production partner with Pacer Sports & Entertainment for the All-Star Weekend events at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Friday night 18 July featured the WNBA Skills Challenge, which was broadcast on ESPN. The game was played on Saturday and aired live on ABC, Disney+ and ESPN+. Dodd Technologies was not only responsible for the game’s halftime show, headlined by GloRilla, but also for the musical team introductions and other performances that added entertainment value to the weekend telecasts. The company had previously worked on the 202

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15 August 2025

Belgium - De Roma – originally Kinema Roma – is one of Antwerp’s best-known and loved music venues and has recently added new Robe moving lights to its house rig, comprising 12 x LEDBeam 150s, 12 x LEDBeam 350s and 24 x TX1 PosiProfiles, all specified by lighting technicians Hans Lodewijckx and Roy Nonneman, and supplied by Controllux, Robe’s Benelux distributor.

The venue’s art deco building in the lively Borgerhout area of the city was designed by Alphonse Pauwels and originally constructed in 1927, opening as a 2,000-seat cinema, then the largest in Antwerp. The main entrance was remodelled in 1958 by architect Rie Haan and it became a popular music venue on the European touring scene in the 1970s before closing in 1982. 20 years later, the building was heritage classified and reopened as a vibrant cultural centre and performance space in May 20

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15 August 2025

Spain - At the end of May, Valencia became a time machine: at the Love the 90s festival, the open-air area in front of the Museu de les Ciències was transformed into a vibrant 90s party with acts such as Snow, 2 Unlimited, La Bouche, and DJ Sashe! The artists were accompanied by a spectacular light show by Spanish creative studio Experiencias Visuales, for which the lighting designer responsible, Edu Valverde, relied on more than 200 Cameo lights.

Edu Valverde, who has been responsible for the visual concept of the festival since 2017, once again focused on an impressive, geometrically clear stage design with large-scale set elements: “The stage should look like a monolithic structure and also serve as a projection surface for the LED videos.” A key design challenge was the seamless transition from bright daylight to darkness in the evening –

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15 August 2025

Germany - Internationally successful techno icon Paul Kalkbrenner returned to Berlin’s Wuhlheide in June with two sold-out open-air shows. Berlin-based TSE AG handled the entire technical implementation of the live spectacle – including sound, lighting, video and rigging. The show’s lighting design was created by Kalkbrenner’s LD, Tom Webber, and 1314 Productions GmbH.

For the design, the team deployed a combination of JDC2 IPs, impression X5 Bars and Mad Maxx. A total of 24 JDC2 IPs were positioned partly in the truss and partly on the floor, serving as powerful blinders as well as fast strobe and beam effects, giving the show a pulsating, rhythmic depth.

They were complemented by 32 impression X5 Bar 1000s, positioned in three clearly structured lines: 10 units were downstage, another 10 upstage and 12 as a horizontal line in the roof. This

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15 August 2025

USA - 232 Anolis Calumma M MC RGBCW LED fixtures – with 65-degree lenses and including a custom rear-mounted IP rated junction box modification for easier installation – are now in place on seven out of eight Carnival Cruise Lines (CCL) ships.

This started with Carnival Horizon in February, continued with Carnival Breeze, Carnival Elation, Carnival Magic, Carnival Panorama, Carnival Paradise, Carnival Vista, and will complete in August with Carnival Dream, all of which are cruising around various parts of the globe.

The fixtures are rigged across the various lido and pool decks on each ship – retrofitted into existing lighting positions, where they are providing general ambient lighting across the spaces. With this upgrade, the Calummas – with their power and colours – can additionally be used as show lighting for events staged in these ven

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15 August 2025

USA - Bandit Lites has added new team members whose expertise in technical services, IT, and facilities maintenance will further enhance the company’s ability to deliver production support: Julio Villarreal as QC coordinator, Sam Khamees as electronics technician, Nick Ehrhart as IT support technician, and Mason Whiffen as facilities maintenance technician.

Julio Villarreal brings hands-on experience with technical systems, lighting equipment, and operational troubleshooting. “Being QC Coordinator, I am proud that my work helps reflect the high standard that Bandit Lites holds for itself, and that the hard work I put in day in and day out contributes to every show we power,” he states.

Sam Khamees joins with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering Techniques from Dijlah University and advanced skills in diagnostics, schematics interpretat

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14 August 2025

USA - For the All-American Rejects’ offbeat and energetic House Party Tour, production manager and front-of-house engineer Brendan Goers knew the traditional big-rig approach wouldn’t cut it. With pop-up shows in backyards, skating rinks and compact event spaces, including a standout performance at a skating rink in Arkansas, the band needed gear that was compact, powerful and flexible enough to adapt to whatever space they landed in.

“We’ve had to fit where we fit,” said Goers. “Some of these shows have been in literal backyards. It’s been a lesson in rolling with the punches and putting the motto ‘the show must go on’ into practice.”

Goers relied on a JBL Professional system comprising of JBL SRX906 loudspeakers, SRX918 subwoofers, and PRX912 wedges, products he hadn’t used before the tour but quickly came to trust.

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14 August 2025

UK - Claypaky HY B-EYE K15 Aqua lighting fixtures lit up The Flying Bus stage in the Unfairground at the 2025 Glastonbury Festival.

The Flying Bus outdoor stage is built from two convoy buses pulled in the night sky by cherubs and a team of winged horses. The stage was located in the festival’s Unfairground, a field dedicated to subversive art and music and filled with strange amusements, side shows, late-night dance venues, street art and sculptures. The Flying Bus hosted a Travellers Awareness night, carnival vibes and three nights of electronic music for excited fans.

GLX Productions, provider of lighting, sound and video turnkey solutions for festivals, tours, corporate events and special projects, provided 12 Claypaky HY B-EYE K15 Aquas to The Flying Bus.

The HY B-EYE K15 Aqua acts as a high-performance LED wash light, beam li

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14 August 2025

USA - Events United partnered with One If By Land Productions for the recent Fitz and the Tantrums show at Providence College’s Peterson Centre.

Project manager Martin Lyons, production designer Rachel Fahey, LD Ryan Lane, L2 Meg Fiske, and the rest of the Events United team were more than up to the challenge of adapting to design and produce a compelling show for the touring band. “For this event, we had the challenge to take the band’s show design, adapt it to what we had available for fixtures, and then have our LD run their show,” said Chase Clark, the director of event productions and rentals at Events United.

Working with a rig anchored by 74 Chauvet Professional fixtures, they created a sweeping and intense arena-style show that enveloped the entire room while reflecting the personality of the critically acclaimed six-piece band.

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14 August 2025

UK - TMB has announced that Paul Brazil has joined their global customer development team. Based in the UK, with 17 years of experience, TMB notes Paul brings a wealth of knowledge in production and staging technology, operations, and product applications across live events, theatre, and high-end film and television.

Born and raised in London, Paul earned a degree in History and Politics. During his studies, he spent summers working for PRG - loading lorries, cleaning cables, and learning the ropes of the industry firsthand. After graduation, he returned to the world of lighting, beginning as a ‘lampy’ at Essential Lighting before moving into a sales role at White Light.

Paul’s career took a pivotal turn when a former manager introduced him to the film and television lighting world. He joined Richard Martin Lighting, where he progressed from te

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13 August 2025

Saudi Arabia - A substantial zactrack PRO automated tracking system – with 32 x active trackers in use, and arguably the largest to date – was used by lighting designer Ben M Rogers from A Loud Minority (ALM) to deliver an automated follow spotting solution for the immersive Souk Wonders performance show staged at the Mayadeen Venue in Riyadh.

The zactrack system – server, trackers, and anchors – was supplied by German-based specialist TrackingPro to Souk Wonders’ lighting rental vendors PRG.

The 36 zactrack anchors were deployed to provide tracking of lighting across the full volume of the performing area, an 80m.sq/approximately 90,000 cubic metre space.

This configuration of 36 anchors – with some performers wearing two tags – in one system was possible due to not all the anchors being able to ‘see’ one