USA: Mike Swinford showcases Ayrton fixtures with Jason Aldean Live by ETA - May 20, 2016May 20, 2016 Photos credit: Chris & Todd Owyoung Three-time and reigning Male Vocalist of the Year at the ACM Awards, Jason Aldean, is currently on tour across America, having completed the Australian leg, with his We Were Here tour, named after his single Gonna Know We Were Here. Lighting designer, Mike Swinford, of UpLate
WORLD: MA Meets Adele Live by ETA - May 19, 2016May 19, 2016 Photos: © Ralph Larmann To describe Adele Laurie Blue Adkins, known worldwide as Adele, simply as ‘successful’ would be a bold understatement. Releasing her debut album “19” in 2008, her career has soared to incredible heights. The album was certified seven times platinum in the UK and double platinum in the
USA: Shapeshifters Party At Cowboys Dancehall For Aoki Show Live by ETA - May 17, 2016 Cowboys Dancehall in San Antonio, Texas is a leading venue in the Alamo city, running live music four nights a week along with a host of other country themed events. For years the venue has relied on a variety of High End Systems lighting and control products to light their
EUR: Robe BMFLs Complete New Order Tour Live by ETA - May 17, 2016May 16, 2016 Photos by Dom Henry In September 2015 innovative post punk electronic rock band New Order released their tenth “Music Complete” album and started the live tour to support the work, which to date has included tours of the UK, Europe, Asia … and is set to visit the US, Japan, Australia
CAN: Elation ACL 360 Matrix™ Effects for Heart on “Queens of Sheba” Tour Live by ETA - May 13, 2016May 11, 2016 Forty years after their first hits climbed the charts, American rock band Heart teamed up with Joan Jett & the Blackhearts for a “Queens of Sheba” 2016 tour through Canada that saw the Wilson sisters performing their rock staple hits beneath an automated rig that included effects from Elation Professional’s
USA: Clay Paky Alpha Spots And Profiles At World Premiere of “Don Quixote” Live by ETA - May 13, 2016May 11, 2016 Philadelphia-based lighting designer Michael Korsch selected Clay Paky Alpha Spot QWO 800 and Alpha Profile 800 ST moving lights as part of the rig for the world premiere of “Don Quixote” at the Pennsylvania Ballet. A lighting and scenic designer who frequently works in dance, Korsch has many years experience using
EUR: Robe BMFLs Say Hello On Adele Tour Live by ETA - May 13, 2016May 11, 2016 Photos : Ralph Larmann Nearly 100 Robe BMFL Spots are on tour with multi-award winning chart-topping singer / songwriter Adele’s current ‘Adele Live 2016’ world tour, in a stylish and dramatic lighting concept developed by Patrick Woodroffe working with associate lighting designer Adam Basset from design practice Woodroffe Bassett Design (WBD). The
USA: Joining Up The Killer Dots Live by ETA - May 12, 2016May 11, 2016 Lighting Designer Steven Douglas is no stranger to the delights of Ayrton fixtures. When he was looking for a new way to showcase The Killers’ logo of a ‘K’, his previous experience of Ayrton MagicDot™-R proved a fertile ground for firing his imagination. “We’ve had various incarnations of the logo
USA: GLP X4 Bar 20 Creates Dynamic Cyc Light for Madame Butterfly Install by ETA - May 11, 2016May 11, 2016 Photo Credit LA Opera Technical Department GLP recently completed its most auspicious theatre installation at the hands of experienced theatre lighting designer Rick Fisher. In taking the Santa Fe Opera production of Madame Butterfly, which he first lit in 2010, to the much larger, 3000-plus capacity Dorothy Chandler Pavilion at LA Opera,
USA: Next NXT-1 Moving LED Panels At March Madness Music Festival Live by ETA - May 7, 2016May 6, 2016 The 2016 NCAA Men’s Basketball Final matchup between Villanova and North Carolina will definitely go down as one of the most exciting games in tournament history. It will also be remembered as being among the most successful. Televised across the Turner networks, the game was the second most viewed cable