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,
GLP impression S350 / E350 Make Broadway Debut Live by Thomas Richard - September 8, 2019 Be More Chill is a musical with original score by Joe Iconis, based on the 2004 novel by Ned Vizzini. After a 2015 regional theatre production, the musical premiered Off-Broadway in 2018 and is now nearing the end of a successful run on Broadway, at the Lyceum Theatre in England. Lighting has
Large Complement of Claypaky Fixtures Shine on Rammstein’s Stadium Tour Live by Thomas Richard - September 7, 2019 German rock band Rammstein just finished its first ever stadium tour in Europe with Claypaky HY B-EYE K25, Scenius Unico, Mythos 2 and Sharpy lighting fixtures, selected by Lighting Designers Ronald Greil and Patrick Woodroffe of Woodroffe Bassett Design, accompanying the show across the continent. Neg Earth Lights, London was
Ayrton fixtures enjoy Broadway and Off- Broadway runs with LD Ken Posner Live by Thomas Richard - August 26, 2019August 26, 2019 Tony Award-winning lighting designer, Ken Posner, selected Ayrton Mistral and Diablo-S fixtures for the Broadway musical, Beetlejuice, and the Off-Broadway one-act play, Long Lost. Beetlejuice opened in April at the Winter Garden Theatre and has achieved hit status; Long Lost, by Pulitzer Prize-winner Donald Marguelies, made its New York premiere
Howard Jones is Transformed with Robe Live by Thomas Richard - August 26, 2019 UK singer-songwriter and musician Howard Jones is back on the road celebrating 35 years since his massive Human Lib hit album, complete with a striking lighting design by Yenz Nyholm from New Illumination Lighting Design. The moving lights include 12 x Robe MegaPointes, and 26 x LEDBeam 150s which were supplied
Paul Collison MA Seminars across Asia in September and October 2019. News by Thomas Richard - August 22, 2019 Paul Collison, a well-known Lighting designer will be sharing his vast knowledge about MA Workflow & Programming for a 3-day seminar: - 16 – 18 September 2019 (Guangzhou, China by ACE) - 19 – 21 September 2019 (Beijing, China by ACE) - 03 – 05 October 2019 (New Delhi, India by Hitech Audio) -