Lighting Designer Normand Chasse Chooses Robert Juliat for New Canadian Music Series

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by Thomas Richard - April 2, 2020April 2, 2020

Lighting designer Normand Chasse of Montreal-based Wysart selected Robert Juliat Dalis 864 LED asymmetric footlights for the recording of Mix Sonore, a new English-French music variety programme, which will air on Canada’s TV5Unis starting in May. Mix Sonore is a live music series which features Martha Wainwright hosting a lineup of

Wrestling Event Enjoys Flawless Comms with Green-GO

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by Thomas Richard - April 2, 2020

Stagelight, one of Switzerland’s leading production rental houses, recently provided a Green-GO event comms solution as part of the full technical production package for a high-profile professional wrestling show at Zurich’s multi-purpose Hallenstadion. The event was another success for Green-GO’s award-winning digital intercom over Ethernet technology, which has become a

Irish Country Star Nathan Carter Tours With ADJ Lighting & Effects

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by Thomas Richard - April 2, 2020

One of the biggest stars of the immensely popular Irish Country music scene, Nathan Carter and and his band recently finished a 13-date tour of England backed by an ADJ-led lighting and effects rig. From beams to stage washes, smoke effects to dry ice, Nathan’s longtime lighting designer, Derek Reilly,

AGB Events Brings History to Life at the Smithsonian

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by Thomas Richard - April 2, 2020

Museums and galleries are, on the surface, collections of artifacts. Truly successful visitor engagement is achieved when the stories behind those artifacts are brought to life. As such, it was perhaps unsurprising that the National Library of Australia would turn to story-telling specialist AGB Events to create Beauty Rich and Rare,

Robe for Véronic DiCaire “Showgirl” tour

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by Thomas Richard - April 1, 2020April 1, 2020

Montreal-based visual design practice Luz Studio, headed by Matthieu Larivée, created the eye-catching production design at the core of French-Canadian singer and impressionist Véronic DiCaire’s current “Showgirl” tour, which had a very successful launch in Canada in December 2019, then toured arenas in Europe … before the Coronavirus pandemic took

L-Acoustics Delivers Unprecedented Sound to Grand Theatre

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by Thomas Richard - April 1, 2020

One of the most spectacular and well-equipped theatres in Europe, with a seating capacity of over 2,000, The Grand Theatre - National Opera ((Polish: Teatr Wielki - Opera Narodowa (TW-ON)) is a ‘must-visit’ cultural hub in Warsaw, housing a theatre complex, museum, opera company, and the Polish National Ballet all

Port Lighting Systems and Elation for First Night Boston

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by Thomas Richard - March 31, 2020

Boston, USA, is a town with fantastic traditions and one festive custom that Bostonians have enjoyed since 1975 is First Night Boston, New England’s biggest New Year’s Eve celebration. Produced by Conventures, Inc., this past season’s festivities were lit by Port Lighting Systems using Elation weatherproof luminaires. First Night Boston

TiMax 3D Immersive Audio for Tool Arena Tour

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by Thomas Richard - March 31, 2020

Cult icons of progressive metal, Tool, have just completed the southern-hemisphere leg of their extensive and technically ambitious arena touring schedule, supporting the launch of the long-awaited album, Fear Inoculum. As they headed to Australia and New Zealand, it was confirmed that the tour’s one-of-a kind, TiMax SoundHub-driven 3D surround sound

Claypaky Xtylos Make their US Debut with Post Malone

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by Thomas Richard - March 24, 2020

The Posty Fest, rapper Post Malone’s second annual live music festival held in his hometown of Dallas, marked the first use of Claypaky’s new Xtylos in the United States. Creative Directors and Designers Lewis James and Travis Brothers tapped 178 Xtylos fixtures for the event. Xtylos is a compact beam moving

CHAUVET Professional Captures the Mystique of Thrice through Lenny Sasso

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by Thomas Richard - March 24, 2020

At the base of Mount Vesuvius, believed the Roman poet Virgil, lay the entrance to the underworld. Ancients were said to call this gateway to the dark, foreboding tunnel beneath the deadly volcano “Vheissu.” The haunting image of this mythical passage seems to rise like volcanic steam from the intense