Avolites is the Brilliant Choice for Slightly Stoopid Tour Live by Thomas Richard - October 31, 2019 If there were an award given to the band combining the most eclectic mix of musical genres, Slightly Stoopid would be an ideal contender for the prize. Blending a fusion of folk, rock, reggae, dub and blues with hip-hop, funk, psychedelic, metal and punk, Slightly Stoopid has steadily grown its
GLP Dominates Main Rig at 10,000-capacity Warehouse Project Install by Thomas Richard - October 29, 2019 For the 14th year in succession, dbnAudile have installed the technical infrastructure for the Sacha Lord/Sam Kandel promoted Warehouse Project pop-up, through its various venues in Manchester. Originally working under separate guises, before dbn Lighting merged with Audile, the technology specialists recently put in infrastructure at the Project’s latest home, the
Alluring Elation Proteus Draws a Crowd at Life is Beautiful Festival Live by Thomas Richard - October 28, 2019 Life is Beautiful Festival organizers posed a challenge to lighting designer Rob Ross in the run up to the 2019 event in Las Vegas – get more attendees to use an alleyway corridor to travel between stages instead of the over-packed main street thoroughfare. Ross succeeded with a 450-ft long, immersive environment that
PROLIGHTS Panorama IP Airbeams are a Beacon of Light for Harrogate 1571 Live by Thomas Richard - October 26, 2019 PROLIGHTS Panorama IP Airbeam moving beams recently lit up North Yorkshire’s skyline with stunning big air looks for ‘Harrogate 1571’, part of ‘Harrogate Welcomes the World’ celebrations supporting the UCI Road World Cycling Championships and acknowledging the spa town’s heritage. The lighting installation was commissioned by Harrogate International Festivals, a major
PR Lighting on tour with El Chaqueño Palavecino Live by Thomas Richard - October 26, 2019 Known as ‘El Chaqueño Palavecino’, in reference to being born in the Province of Chaco, Argentina, Oscar Palavecino undertook a recent theatre tour, with an inventory of sound, lighting and LED screens provided by Buenos Aires-based Caio Sonido, and including a large number of fixtures from PR Lighting. The lighting rig
Vari-Lites star at the heart of Utopia Live by Thomas Richard - October 21, 2019 The epic Utopia concert by Latin American music superstar Romeo Santos broke the all-time concert gross record for a performance at the MetLife Stadium in the USA. At the heart of the show’s rich visual design, Yamil Charif and Richard Vicens of YC3 Lighting Design specified more than 100 lighting
Group-PDA Puts Belgium’s First Claypaky Mini-B Fixtures to Work News by Thomas Richard - October 20, 2019 Recently, Group-PDA, which provides sound, video and lighting rentals for the events industry, has become the first company in Belgium to acquire Claypaky Mini-B LED beam fixtures. Group-PDA purchased the Mini-Bs from AED Distribution, a leading distributor of such top AV brands as Claypaky to various regions in Europe. The Mini-B is
Robe MegaPointes Get Vertical for KVIFF Opening Ceremony Live by Thomas Richard - October 20, 2019October 21, 2019 Those lucky enough to attend the Opening Ceremony (OC) of the 2019 – and 54th – Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF) were treated to a gravity-defying vertical dance performance featuring large-format projection and eight aerialists from Jednotka Rychlého Nasazení (Rapid Action Unit) who were creatively directed by brothers Michal
Elation gear up to the challenge on Netflix’s “Hyperdrive” Install by Thomas Richard - October 20, 2019 In Netflix’s new reality TV show “Hyperdrive,” car racing meets obstacle course in a type of “American Ninja Warrior” with cars. A dream program for racing enthusiasts, lighting is in the capable hands of two long-time industry pros and “Warrior” lighting veterans, Ed Motts (Lighting Director) and Adam Biggs (Director
Beast Coast Delivers Electrifying Concert Lighting with Martin By HARMAN Live by Thomas Richard - October 20, 2019October 21, 2019 Image by Michelle Shears Mandylights recently deployed Martin by HARMAN Sceptron and Axiom lighting fixtures on Beast Coast’s Escape From New York tour to illuminate the stage design and scenery with scintillating lighting effects. Beast Coast is a hip-hop supergroup from Brooklyn, New York formed in 2012 by members of Pro Era, Flatbush
