Double Mega for Hanan Ben-Ari Tour Live by Thomas Richard - September 26, 2019 Israeli singer-songwriter Hanan Ben-Ari is currently one of the most popular artists in a country replete with singing talent, and his new tour has just started, complete with a lively and dynamic visual design by Nesi Alfasi, who has included 12 x Robe MegaPointes at the core of the lighting
ClayPaky Supports Aerosmith’s Las Vegas Residency Live by Thomas Richard - September 21, 2019 Aerosmith has launched its “Deuces Are Wild” residency at the Park Theater at MGM in Las Vegas with a multi-sensory experience that’s playing to sold-out houses. The show features Claypaky Mythos 2 and Sharpy Wash lighting fixtures provided by PRG. The band, which has sold more than 150 million albums worldwide,
Justin Kitchenman Evokes Summer on Luke Bryan Sunset Repeat Tour with CHAUVET Professional Live by Thomas Richard - September 21, 2019 Officially, summer ends in the northern hemisphere on September 23 with the autumnal equinox, but don’t tell that to the thousands of people in cities like Indianapolis and Detroit who will be packing venues to catch the final dates on superstar Luke Bryan’s Sunset Repeat Tour this fall. Joined by friends
GLP X4 Bar 20s Lead the Way for Evita Live by Thomas Richard - September 20, 2019September 20, 2019 One of the accepted technical challenges of London’s outdoor theatre season are the major productions at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, which run right through the summer. Working within the existing stage infrastructure, theatre lighting specialist Jon Clark helped interpret director Jamie Lloyd’s stripped back production of Evita, juxtaposing GLP’s new
Robe for Sziget 2019 Main Stage Live by Thomas Richard - September 20, 2019 “The power of our diversity unites us” screamed the headers emblazoning the Main Stage at Budapest’s fabulous Sziget Festival, which saw another amazing lineup including Martin Garrix, The 1975, Florence + The Machine, Foo Fighters and Ed Sheeran amongst many others thrilling up to 80,000 fans a day for 7
Vari-Lite and Strand provide high performances for Caruth Auditorium Install by Thomas Richard - September 18, 2019 © David C. Brown RPT Assistant Director For Music Operations SMU Meadows School of the Arts Caruth Auditorium, a classical concert hall at the heart of Southern Methodist University’s Meadows School of the Arts, has benefited from a new stage lighting system from Vari-Lite and Strand. The system has delivered improved
GLP Turns 25 and Battles Plagiarism News by Thomas Richard - September 11, 2019September 11, 2019 GLP is celebrating its 25 years anniversary this year. It has been a long journey and from an early stage GLP has had a permanent base in Asia, with Michael Muenz in Hong and more recently Søren Storm in Singapore. However, as soon as GLP set up its Asian subsidiary it
High End Systems Introduces SolaWash 1000 Ennovations by Thomas Richard - September 10, 2019 High End Systems introduces the newest member of the Sola Series, the SolaWash 1000 automated luminaire. SolaWash 1000 is available in two versions; either with an Ultra-Bright engine producing 20,000 field lumens or a High CRI Engine featuring incredibly accurate colour rendering. The fixture includes a full framing shutter system, CMY/CTO linear
Günter Jäckle directs effects with Vari-Lite for Udo Lindenberg Live by Thomas Richard - September 8, 2019 Udo Lindenberg, one of Germany’s most enduring rock stars, is back on the road with Live 2019, another trademark spectacular touring production. This time around, lighting designer Günter Jäckle has included 22 x VL6000 Beams from Vari-Lite. Described by Jäckle as, “like a rock and roll circus, revue, craziness, freak-show, rock
CHAUVET ÉPIX Strip IP Create Stunning Looks at European Music Festival for Young People Live by Thomas Richard - September 8, 2019 Music has been called “the universal language.” Beautiful proof of this age-old adage echoed along the Belgium-Dutch border for 4 days recently as the small municipality of Neerpelt hosted the 68th edition of the annual European Music Festival for Young People. Attracting performers and music lovers from all over the world,
