DEU: ETC on tour with The Trocks Live by ETA - August 19, 2016August 18, 2016 This summer, the global phenomenon Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo stormed into Germany for two dazzling months, stopping off at Berlin, Cologne, Mannheim, Osnabrück and Stuttgart along the way. This award-winning American all-male drag ballet corps parodies the conventions and clichés of romantic and classical ballet. On their recent jaunt across Germany, besides their size
USA: Clay Paky and grandMA2 Shine at the Republican National Convention Live by ETA - August 18, 2016August 18, 2016 The results are in and Clay Paky Mythos lighting fixtures and grandMA2 consoles got votes of approval from lighting designer David Grill and lighting director Paul Sonnleitner at the Republican National Convention. A.C.T Lighting, Inc. is the exclusive distributor of Clay Paky and MA Lighting in North America. The 2016 RNC
NA: Elation Lighting for Brit Floyd “Space and Time Continuum” Tour Live by ETA - August 18, 2016August 17, 2016 Following a successful world tour in 2015, the world’s greatest Pink Floyd tribute band, Brit Floyd, is on the road again, touring North America and Europe beneath an updated rig that includes Elation’s hybrid Platinum FLX among other Elation fixtures. The 2016 “Space and Time Continuum” tour recreates legendary Pink
DEU: GLP X4 Bars Bring Versatility to Bruno Poet’s Sigur Rós Set Live by ETA - August 17, 2016August 17, 2016 With a work roster ranging from pure theatre to lighting the dreamy, ethereal post-rock music of Icelandic cult band Sigur Rós, Bruno Poet’s skill-set embraces many disciplines. And in GLP’s award-winning impression X4 Bars he has found an LED batten with a versatility for all occasions that gives him far more
INTL: Clay Paky Tours With The Scorpions Live by ETA - August 17, 2016August 16, 2016 Photos credit: Ralph@Larmann.com No German band can be compared to the Scorpions in terms of history, success and international popularity. The group was originally called "Nameless" and was formed in Sarstedt, in 1965, by guitarist Rudolf Schenker and drummer Wolfgang Dziony. The same year they adopted the name they became famous
INTL: Chauvet Maverick Series take W-DMX News by ETA - August 16, 2016August 15, 2016 CHAUVET Professional introduced its Maverick series at Prolight + Sound this year. The new series features three power-packed tour ready moving fixtures: the MK2 Wash, MK1 Hybrid and MK2 Spot. Setting a new standard for professional tour-graded lights, these fixtures offer a host of performance features never seen before in
INTL: Royal Caribbean’s Ovation of the Seas Sails with Elation Install by ETA - August 15, 2016August 15, 2016 Ovation of the Seas took its maiden voyage in April as the third Quantum class luxury cruise liner from Royal Caribbean International to feature an onboard Elation Professional lighting and video system. It follows the successful launch of Quantum of the Seas and Anthem of the Seas, both of which
AUS: The Star Shines Bright with Clay Paky SuperSharpys Live by ETA - August 15, 2016August 15, 2016 Every year for the past seven years, Sydney’s streets and skyline have come alight with the beautiful, inspiring, interactive festival that is Vivid Sydney. The lights and installations of Vivid Sydney illuminate some of Sydney's most iconic landmarks, including the Sydney Opera House, Customs House, Maritime Museum and The Star
NA: Robe Helps Keep the Flame for Miranda Lambert Tour Live by ETA - August 15, 2016August 12, 2016 Photos credit: Arlo (the LD) U.S. singer songwriter and multi-award winning ‘Queen of Country’ Miranda Lambert is currently touring North America on her “Keeper of the Flame” tour, featuring 27 x Robe BMFLs – 19 Spots and 8 Blades – part of a completely new lighting design by Minneapolis-based Paul ‘Arlo’
SA: Clay Paky Scenius Spot makes South American debut Live by ETA - August 12, 2016August 11, 2016 The brand new Clay Paky Scenius Spot has landed in South America for the first time and is dubbed ‘fixture of choice’ by prolific lighting designer Mario Raez in the Peruvian staging of jukebox classic Mamma Mia at the Teatro Peruano Japones in Lima. Raez is the first lighting designer in