Dry-hire rental house Main Light has partnered with the USC School of Dramatic Arts to supply Elation Professional Fuze MAX Spot LED moving head luminaires for use in the theatrical design program’s light lab for the 2023 spring semester. Used in teaching lighting programming and design, the luminaires allow students to get hands-on with the latest in cutting-edge entertainment lighting. “Fixtures like the Fuze MAX Spot, as well as Main Light’s generous loaner program allow USC School of Dramatic Arts students to prepare for a career in lighting design,” stated Elizabeth Harper, Assistant Professor of Lighting Design at the school.…
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Laserworld announces the complete switch of their successful Purelight Series to a waterproof design. With a rating of IP54, the new Purelight laser series is out-of-the-box suitable for outdoor events, and they don’t mind if it’s raining or not. The power levels available in the Laserworld Purelight Series ranges from 5W up to 50 W of laser power, and all units have great beam specifications and fast scanning, which makes them suitable for graphics projections too. The Purelight Series lasers are extremely versatile due to the standard built-in ShowNET laser mainboard: Various stand-alone operation modes and ILDA control are possible,…
Austin Opera’s world-class Long Center presented a production of the classic Sweeney Todd in spring 2023, with an uncompromising series of lighting states created by LD James Sale using Vari-Lite VL2600 Wash luminaires from Signify. “I wanted to put Sweeney Todd in the audience’s faces which to me meant he needed to be bright,” says Sale, who has designed the lighting for shows at the innovative Long Center for more than a decade. “The VL2600s were very bright, which was a big plus. The color rendition and continuity from fixture to fixture was terrific and they moved very smoothly.” Sale…
The young people’s music charity, Youth Music, has announced the appointment of six new trustees to its board. The new recruits will help the UK based charity achieve its mission to equalise young people’s access to making, learning and earning in music . As the Cost-of-Living Crisis sees grassroots music projects struggle to survive, the charity recently revealed it’s having to turn down 77% of funding applications, equating to a £44m shortfall. Youth Music’s new trustees will support the charity to address this by raising its profile and securing crucial partnerships and income from the wider creative industries. Following a…
HOLOPLOT, is celebrating a year in partnership with Creative Technology. Creative Technology was the first UK HOLOPLOT Partner and the decision to join forces with the brand was, says Creative Technology UK’s Head of Audio, Mark Boden, quite simply because the HOLOPLOT system was like nothing they had heard before. “We went to an early demo, and we were really impressed with X1’s directional abilities,” says Boden. “We’d looked at various systems that claimed similar abilities before, but they just never really cut the mustard. HOLOPLOT does.” “We’ve known about the science involved in the system, and been interested in…
As industry demand continues to ramp-up for sub-hires to support spring and summer productions, Light Engine Dry Hire has made significant new investments in CHAUVET fixtures. The choice of additional fixtures has spanned the CHAUVET range and includes Rogue Outcast 1L Beams, Strike Array 2 & Array 4 Blinders and Strobes and Color Strike-M fixtures. Rental director, Jon Newman commented: “Demand for these Chauvet fixtures has just been intense! Customers have seen that they totally deliver and just keep working, however hard they are pushed. Increasing our extensive sub-rental stock was an easy decision for Light Engine Dry Hire as…
Rock-it Global is the official freight partner of the inaugural US Sports Technology Awards, New York, US on 18 May, 2023 marking the tenth anniversary of the global event. Rock-it Global’s decision to opt for a three-year partnership falls in line with its commitment to applauding excellence and, the high regard with which the previous Sports Technology Awards, based in previously London, UK, are held. “Taking the opportunity to applaud innovation and excellence was an easy decision for the Rock-it Global team,” said Adam Tubaro, Director, Key Accounts, Rock-it Global. “We pride ourselves on being the best sports time-critical logistics…
Formed in Stockholm in 2003, rabble-rousing Swedish punks The Baboon Show are currently marking their 20th anniversary on a European tour in support of their tenth album, God Bless You All. Taking in dates across Spain, Poland, Austria, Germany and their homeland, the tour has seen the band’s longstanding Front-of-House Engineer Chris Mock employing an Allen & Heath dLive digital mixing system and Audio-Technica 3000 Series IEM wireless to deliver the band’s potent brand of punk-rock energy. Mock opted for the super-compact dLive CTi1500, with its weight-saving titanium sidepanels, connected to a dLive CDM32 MixRack for the shows, resulting in…
Prolight + Sound 2023 closed its 2023 edition with a significant increase in visitor numbers. More than 27,500 professionals from 113 countries attended the leading trade fair for the entertainment technology industry from April 25 to 28, 2023. Current topics such as the implementation of sustainable events or the increasing demand for specialists and young talents were discussed – in this regard, the Prolight + Sound conference programme offered numerous future-oriented approaches and solutions. Following the end of global travel restrictions, it was the first opportunity for many industry participants to visit the show since 2019. This is reflected in…
Jimmy Olausson of Illumity AB, Avatar’s lighting designer, has made it his mission to contribute to Avatar’s multi-sensory experience by creating visuals that accent every moment of the band’s performance, from their dramatic romps and leaps to their fierce drum beats and fiery guitar riffs. Helping him achieve this fusion are 38 CHAUVET Professional fixtures owned by the band, including 16 Rogue R2X Washes, 10 Rogue R2 Beams and 12 COLORado Q40 Panels. “Our set on this tour is two-hours long, which provides ample room for creativity,” said Olausson. “This set is unique in our touring history because we incorporated…
Robe turned up the heat, the spectacle and the topicality and importance of respecting the planet in presenting the finale of its All Environments live performance show trilogy. This dazzling display of creativity and imagination featured 350 of Robe’s latest iSeries of IP rated products plus three performers including a silk acrobat at the Prolight+Sound 2023 expo in Frankfurt, Germany, last week. Adding extra performers, excitement and energy to Hall 12.1 of the Frankfurt Messe complex, the 5-times a day show attracted record crowds who also enjoyed a carefully curated pre-show ‘Voice of God’ sequence, highlighting the technical elements and innovation…
Modulo Pi and Osmoz.tech recently organised a workshop in Montréal to showcase the latest advancements in the Modulo Kinetic media server and strengthen their partnership in Canada. On March 28, 2023, a full-day workshop was organized by Modulo Pi, leading designer and manufacturer of media server solutions, and Osmoz.tech, official distributor of Modulo Pi in Canada. The workshop was held at the Cirque Eloize in Montréal, within a studio equipped with the Modulo Kinetic media server and KineMotion optical tracking module by Modulo Pi. About 30 industry professionals gathered for the day, including rental and staging firms, systems integrators and…
Luminex has announced the launch of additional GigaCore models to its 10 Gigabit Ethernet line of switches at Prolight + Sound. The new models; GigaCore 20t, 18t and 16t, are specifically designed for Professional touring applications in lighting, audio and video with a frequent tear-down & built-up requirement or for any other application where ruggedised connectivity is necessary. These new switches come with all features the GigaCore family is well known for in the Professional AV market, and join the GigaCore 30i that has been well received among users around the world since its launch last year. GigaCore 20t, 18t…
ASM Global has appointed Brian Celler, who joins in the newly-created role of Senior Vice President, Content and Programming, Europe. In his new role, Brian will be responsible for leading ASM Global’s best-in-class live entertainment offering, driving high-calibre, diverse content across ASM Global’s growing portfolio of venues in the UK and Europe. This includes AO Arena in Manchester, P&J Live Aberdeen, OVO Arena Wembley, first direct Arena in Leeds, Friends Arena Stockholm, Rudolf Weber-Arena Oberhausen and many more. Through his vast expertise, Brian will push boundaries to ensure ASM Global and its venues remain front and centre, recognised as the…
Designed to generate stunning aerial effects, Eliminator Lighting’s new Stryker Beam is a dedicated moving head beam fixture that packs a real punch. Offering phenomenal value for money, it combines a potent 100W LED light source with an extensive feature set to deliver a versatile luminaire which can be used to create a wide variety of piercing mid-air beam effects. Ideal for installation in nightclubs and performance venues, this compact and lightweight fixture is also perfect for mobile entertainers and event companies looking for a portable lighting solution. At the heart of the Eliminator Lighting Stryker Beam is an efficient…
After accomplished musician and BRIT award-winner George Ezra completed his third album, Gold Rush Kid, last year, he embarked on a UK arena tour at the end of the year. This was followed by a European leg, which started at the beginning of February and finished in April at The O2 in London. Adlib, one of Europe’s leading event technology partners, designed and supplied the PA system, which featured the L-Acoustics K Series, including the industry benchmark K1 and the ‘lightweight heavyweight’ K2. James Coghlan, Adlib’s Systems Engineer, worked closely with Ezra’s FOH Engineer, Mike Timm, on the system’s initial…
Following the success of ADJ’s Mirage Q6 IP wireless LED uplighting fixture, the company has announced the expansion of its range with the new Element H IP. Offering many of the same features as the Mirage Q6 – including a custom road case with inbuilt charging – the new Element H IP features 6-in-1 colour mixing LEDs and comes in at a lower price point that will be attractive to many mobile entertainment and event production companies. The Element H IP is supplied in sets of six, together with a UCIR24 remote control and durable flight case with on-board battery…
Born out of the umbrella organisation LIVE (Live music Industry Venues and Entertainment), LIVE Talks is a series of free online workshops and talks which focus on equality, diversity, inclusion, sustainability and wellbeing. The programme’s aim is to make the UK live music industry a more inclusive, enlightened and positive place in which to work. The programme launched in June 2022, with its first workshop in partnership with Black Lives in Music on Race and Ethnicity language. The session saw over 200 people from across our sector join to learn about building inclusive communities, the use of correct language and…
