CODA Audio APS Packs Powerful Punch Live by Thomas Richard - March 17, 2020 An Exclusive Boxing Night staged recently by Genk-based company De Uitdaging at the Sporthal in Belgium, saw an impressive array of talent line up to compete in a series of bouts which included Hovo Martirosyan defeating Bilal Messoudi to win the vacant Belgian Welterweight title. More than a thousand people attended
ACME Dotline360 Lights Up Ukraine’s Biggest Events Live by Thomas Richard - March 14, 2020 Chinese fixture manufacturer ACME’s high-performance Dotline360 LED battens are adding powerful, pixel-mapped colour to some of Ukraine’s biggest shows following an investment by one of the country’s largest rental and lighting production companies, Alight. The one-metre Dotline360 units, which are equipped with 12 x 30W RGBW LEDs, landed in stock at
Alison Krauss Tours with Alcons Pro-Ribbon Systems Live by Thomas Richard - March 14, 2020 In a city renowned worldwide for its music, live production companies need something extra special to highlight their status as a truly premier audio provider. Based in Tennessee, USA, ProductionOne has achieved this with the purchase of two Alcons Audio pro-ribbon systems. As company owner Kiley Butler said, “We love hearing people
Creative Works London Delivers Immersive and Spectacular Visuals to Guns N’ Roses using disguise and Unreal Live by Thomas Richard - March 10, 2020 When Guns N’ Roses’ successful ‘Not In This Lifetime’ tour switched to disguise for its North American leg, it opened up new creative possibilities to enhance the already visually spectacular rock show. The tour wrapped with two shows at The Colosseum in Caesars Palace, Las Vegas. The three-year world tour played
grandMA3 Consoles Take Center Stage at Super Bowl Halftime Show Live by Thomas Richard - March 9, 2020 grandMA3 consoles made their Super Bowl Halftime Show debut at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium where they joined a complement of grandMA2 consoles to control video elements, stage effects and the LED wristbands worn by approximately 65,000 spectators. Super Bowl LIV featured one of the most talked about Pepsi Halftime Shows in
Wicked Takes DiGiCo’s Quantum 7T Console For A Ride Live by Thomas Richard - March 9, 2020March 9, 2020 Allison Bailey (left) and Talia Suskauer in the North American touring production of Wicked (Image credit: Joan Marcus) Wicked, winner of multiple Tony, Drama Desk and Grammy Awards, has become a Broadway staple, poised to celebrate its 17th year on the Great White Way in October at its home at the
GLP Fixtures Light Hercules The Musical Outdoors In Central Park Live by Thomas Richard - March 9, 2020 Theatre lighting design specialist Tyler Micoleau recently collaborated with New York-based Public Theater’s Public Works programme, lighting a production of the musical Hercules—a world-premiere presentation of a stage musical adaptation of the Disney film, developed in a unique collaboration between The Public Theater and Disney Theatrical Productions. To add poignancy, the
Elation Professional Goes Galactic for Celestia in Las Vegas Live by Thomas Richard - March 9, 2020 After debuting last year at The STRAT in Las Vegas, Celestia, a Cirque du Soleil-type entertainment show, has emerged as one of the city’s top North Strip attractions. With a troupe of world-class performers highlighted by an otherworldly lighting design by Tom Sutherland of DX7 Design, the fast-moving circus-style production
Vari-Lite’s VL2600 Profile is a Star Performer for Charli XCX Live by Thomas Richard - March 9, 2020March 9, 2020 For the current world tour by British pop sensation Charli XCX, lighting designer Elliott Mountford is enjoying the power and consistency of the VL2600 Profile luminaire from Vari-Lite. The tour is in support of Charli XCX’s third studio album Charli, acclaimed for its experimentation and diversity. The show, therefore, required extraordinary
Mamma Mia – Can’t Resist Robe! Live by Thomas Richard - March 9, 2020March 9, 2020 David Kachlir has delivered a lively and vibrant lighting design for the current production of Mamma Mia, which is playing on the 680-seat Musical Stage at Městské Divadlo (City Theatre) in Brno, Czech Republic, an eye-catching production that is already proving hugely popular and has won great critical acclaim. At the heart