Vari-Lite meets the LED screen challenge with hip-hop star AJ Tracey Live by Thomas Richard - July 6, 2019 Lighting designer James Scott used the feature-rich VLZ Profile from Vari-Lite, a Signify entertainment lighting brand, on the recent UK tour by hip-hop artist AJ Tracey. The LED fixtures had the power Scott required to deliver a visual complement to the bright LED screens on the Brixton Academy showcase gig that closed
Robe Enjoys the Blue Hour at PQ19 Live by Thomas Richard - July 6, 2019 Robe embraced the vitality and essence of visual and aural collaboration in supporting “Blue Hour”, a large scale multifaceted immersive installation staged in the Small Sports Hall venue at the Prague Exhibition Grounds for the 2019 Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space (PQ19). This complex work was developed from an
Jonas König Delivers Brilliant GLP Light Show for The BossHoss Black Is Beautiful Tour Live by Thomas Richard - July 5, 2019 Over the past 15 years, country and western-oriented band, The BossHoss, seems to have built its reputation effortlessly, year after year. This Spring ‘The Magnificent Seven of Rock’ returned with their eighth studio album ‘Black Is Beautiful’. And from mid-March to early April 2019, the so-called ‘Spree Outlaw’ saddled up
The Empire Strips Back in America Live by Thomas Richard - July 2, 2019 Hugely successful Australian burlesque Star Wars parody “The Empire Strips Back” has just completed its most extensive North American tour to date, also visiting Canada for the first time, complete with a suitably boisterous lightshow designed by Peter Rubie, featuring 30 x Robe Spiider LED wash beams as the core
SHM Reunites While Sam Tozer Overturns the EDM Paradigm with GLP Live by Thomas Richard - June 30, 2019 Despite having worked with two members of the legendary Swedish House Mafia (SHM), Axwell and Sebastian Ingrosso, in a one-off show in San Francisco, when the time came for a reunion, Vision Factory production designer, Sam Tozer nevertheless had to pitch for the gig. At the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium gig
GLP Celebrates 25th Anniversary Features by Thomas Richard - June 11, 2019 Attendees joining GLP’s 25th Anniversary celebrations at PL+S Frankfurt GLP started out near the famed Black Forest. A mountainous region in southwest Germany, bordering France. Known for its dense, evergreen forests and picturesque villages, it is often associated with the Brothers Grimm fairy tales. However unlike the fairy tales, GLP’s growth
DTS Celebrates Eurovision Success Live by Thomas Richard - June 9, 2019 The 64th edition of Eurovision Song Contest ended among the enthusiastic applause of the public and the whole organization. This year the contest took place in Tel Aviv, Israel, following Israel's victory at the 2018 contest; it consisted of two semi-finals on May 14th and 16th, and the final on
ELC Lighting and Green-GO rock with Nephew Live by Thomas Richard - June 9, 2019 ELC Lighting, manufacturer of the innovative dmXLAN Ethernet distribution system and the revolutionary Green-GO digital intercom solution, saw both ranges deployed with great success on the recent national tour by Danish rock band, Nephew. Provided by tour supplier Comtech, the ELC dmXLAN system included 3 x 10GBX and 2 x 18GBX
Robe Lights Strategically Placed for Eurovision 2019 Live by Thomas Richard - June 8, 2019 Unashamed glitter, glamour, spandex, multicolour, bounce, camp costumes, fun and some properly superlative pop songs hit the airwaves hard and reverberated around Hall 2 of Expo Tel Aviv, Israel for the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest – currently the world’s largest music television show. Lighting included nearly 300 strategically placed Robe moving
Proteus Hybrid Endures Frigid Conditions on Swarovski Crystal Worlds Festival of Light Live by Thomas Richard - June 8, 2019 Year after year, in winter, a Festival of Light at Swarovski Crystal Worlds (watch) in the Austrian town of Wattens attracts thousands of visitors. The entire park shines and sparkles in a magical interplay of light, music, and crystal and as a recurring highlight guests are treated to a special