‘The Four: Battle for Stardom’ – AKA ‘The Four’ - is a new US reality TV show and singing competition produced by ITV Entertainment and Armoza Formats, with the second season just completed following a successful premier on Fox at the start of the year. Lighting designer Tom Sutherland of DX7
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USA: Artiste Picasso fulfills multiple rolls on Off-Broadway’s This Ain’t No Disco
Multi Tony Award-nominated lighting designer Ben Stanton made creative use of Elation lighting fixtures, including the new full-featured Artiste Picasso LED moving head, for the world premiere of This Ain’t No Disco, a high-energy song and dance musical that recently ran at New York City’s Atlantic Theater Company. This Ain’t No
USA: Queens of the Stone Age keep on rockin‘ with grandMA2
Formed in 1996 in Palm Desert, California, the Queens of the Stone Age developed a style of riff-oriented, heavy rock music. Their sound has since evolved to incorporate a variety of different styles and influences, including working with Nirvana drummer and Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl, and Screaming Trees frontman
USA: Full Flood Chooses Claypaky Fixtures for “Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular” on the Fourth of July
It’s a July 4th tradition: the “Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular” at the Edward A. Hatch Memorial Shell on the Esplanade along the banks of the Charles River in Boston. The celebrated orchestra, under the direction of Conductor Keith Lockhart, is one of the biggest annual outdoor concerts in the world.
NLD: Unlimited Robe for Breda Live
BOD Events from Dordrecht in The Netherlands wanted to create an impression with the 10th edition of its annual music extravaganza, Breda Live, so they asked production specialist Unlimited Productions (also Breda based) to add an extra level of ‘experience’ to this year’s event, including spectacular lighting for the main
USA: Artiste Picasso, DARTZ Light AT&T Audience Network Music Concerts
One of America’s top lighting designers for television, Victor Fable, knows how to make top acts look good on a tight schedule. For AT&T Audience Network Music Concerts series performances, the designer lights up to 18 different acts over a hectic six-day taping period in Los Angeles. The concert series are
DEU: Digital Projection Brings History to Life in PROOF Exhibition at Hamburg’s Deichtorhallen
One of Europe’s largest exhibition centres for contemporary art and photography, Deichtorhallen Hamburg is renowned for the quality of its exhibits which are visited by thousands of people from all over the world each year. From February to May 2018 it played host to PROOF; a landmark exhibition which brought
DEU: GLP’s Stunning Debut with Scooter
Before making its high profile debut on this year’s Eurovision Song Contest in Lisbon, GLP’s new KNV went out on a ‘field test’ tour with German band Scooter. This gave production designer Jerry Appelt and his lighting director, programmer and board operator Marc Brunkhardt the opportunity to evaluate the innovative
CAN: BlackTrax brings thrills and spills of Fast & Furious movie to live arena event
The innovative BlackTrax real-time motion tracking system was instrumental in bringing the thrills of the Fast & Furious movie to live events in the UK and Switzerland, with further shows planned for the Czech Republic, Denmark, France and Germany. According to the official web site, Fast & Furious Live uses the
DEU: GLP and the Magic of Light
Thanks to their incredible shows, the Ehrlich Brothers have become among the best known magicians and illusionists in the world. Their trademarks include trucks weighing several tons emerging from nowhere, trees growing in a matter of seconds, and almost everything disappearing from the huge stage during the course of a