We Will Hoist You with Kinesys Live by Thomas Richard - March 18, 2020March 18, 2020 A Kinesys automation system and Vector control system have been on the road with a new and updated North America touring version of the hugely popular and successful blockbuster musical WE WILL ROCK YOU, directed by JP Thibodeau and featuring the music of Queen, produced by Annerin Theatricals of Alberta,
Colt Technology Services’ Annual Global Sales Kick Off 2020 Using Analog Way Live by Thomas Richard - March 17, 2020 The three-day Sales Kick Off, an internal event for 850 Colt global sales team members, partners, agents and guests, was held at the Estrel Congress Centre in Berlin. UK-based JT Productions (JTP) were chosen for the third consecutive year to supply full technical production for the event, which included main
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