Carola gets Festive with Robe Live by Thomas Richard - January 10, 2020 Swedish singer and songwriter Carola Maria Häggkvist – best known as ‘Carola’ – has been one of Sweden's most popular performers since the early 1980s, releasing a dynamic range of albums over that time encompassing pop and disco to hymns and folk music. She’s just played 12 sold-out festive shows at
Young Thug ‘Caged’ and Zapped with GLP JDC1’s Live by Thomas Richard - January 10, 2020 When British lighting designer Stu Dingley realised, back in 2018, that most of the acts he was servicing were Los Angeles based, he made the radical step of moving to California, believing that not only was it a great place to be based, but he could avoid the increasing commute. Most
Prolight + Sound Guangzhou reveals 2020 roadmap News by Thomas Richard - January 10, 2020 As a long-standing tradition and a token of gratitude, the night of 16th December 2019 was reserved for the Prolight + Sound Guangzhou (PLSG) annual gala dinner. About 600 exhibitors, supporting associations and media were cordially invited to the Westin Pazhou Hotel in Guangzhou to connect and enjoy the evening
Claypaky Fixtures Exude Glamour on Dita Von Teese’s Australian Tour Live by Thomas Richard - January 10, 2020 Image by Claire Alexander The ever-dazzling International Queen of Burlesque, Dita Von Teese, returned to Australia with her most lavish touring show ever, “Glamonatrix.” It was the first outing for Phaseshift Productions’ Claypaky Sharpy Plus fixtures, which are capable of being both a perfect beam light and a perfect spotlight. Dita’s Production
ADJ Fixtures Used For Finland’s New Year’s Eve Live by Thomas Richard - January 2, 2020 The biggest New Year’s Eve party in Finland took place in the country’s capital, Helsinki. It featured an outdoor concert showcasing some of the nation’s top performers during the build-up to a firework spectacular at midnight. For the 2019 celebration, 70 ADJ fixtures formed a significant part of the concert lightshow
Maná Wraps North American Tour with ClayPaky Fixtures Live by Thomas Richard - December 30, 2019 A large complement of Claypaky lighting fixtures hit the road with Mexican pop rock band Maná when the multi-Grammy Award winners launched their North American Rayando el Sol Tour in September. The tour is named for the band’s first hit single. Maná was founded in Mexico in 1986 and has become
Vari-Lite’s VL10 BeamWash delivers endless versatility for Fever 333 Live by Thomas Richard - December 28, 2019 Image ©Joe Dick Lighting designer Hayden Borgars included the VL10 BeamWash from Vari-Lite in his design for the UK tour by California ‘rapcore’ band, Fever 333. Using the VL10 BeamWash for the first time, Borgars found its unprecedented effects versatility, speed and power to be a perfect fit for his design. With
Enlumen Deploys Martin Lighting for NYFW Spring 2020 Collection Live by Thomas Richard - December 28, 2019 To create immersive lighting displays that compliment the colours of the Zimmermann Spring 2020 clothing line, Enlumen recently deployed a cutting-edge Martin by HARMAN lighting solution at the New York Fashion Week Zimmermann Spring 2020 Fashion Show. Founded by sisters Nicky and Simone Zimmermann in 1991, Zimmermann is an award-winning Australian
GLP Lights in Full Pixel Mode on Keith Urban Festival Tour Live by Thomas Richard - December 18, 2019 Tom Sutherland of DX7 Design, along with creative director Brian Burke, provided lighting and production design for country singer Keith Urban’s Summer Festival Tour, which has been running this past year. The lighting rig comprised mainly GLP’s popular X4 Bars and JDC1 hybrid strobes. As well as providing creative direction for
Robe Celebrates Independent Spirit with Prljavo Kazalište Live by Thomas Richard - December 16, 2019 The pressure was on for lighting designer Sven Kučinić of LumiLas d.o.o. when Croatian superstar band Prljavo Kazalište decided to stage a momentous concert in Zagreb marking the 30th anniversary of the largest ever music concert in Croatian history, which took place at Zagreb’s Ban Jelačić Square on October 17th