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
Vari-Lite Delivers power and clarity for Numan’s 40th anniversary tour Live by Thomas Richard - December 11, 2019 For the UK tour marking the 40th anniversary of Gary Numan’s career as a solo artist, lighting designer Luke Edwards called on the power and clarity of the VL2600 Profile luminaire from Vari-Lite. “Although this tour was to celebrate the fact that Gary has been touring for 40 years, he is
Robe Gets Spaced Out for Transmission Prague Live by Thomas Richard - December 11, 2019December 11, 2019 Dance music fans returned to the O2 Arena in Prague, the European temple, original home and spiritual heart of ‘Transmission’ – one of the world’s most popular Trance parties – to enjoy an exciting line-up of Ferry Corsten presents System F, Blastoyz, Darren Porter, Thomas Coastline, Giuseppe Ottaviani, Key4050, MaRLo,
Adam Hall Group Products Honoured with internationally renowned German Design Award 2020 News by Thomas Richard - December 9, 2019 The winners have been decided: Two Adam Hall Group products have been honoured with the internationally renowned German Design Award 2020 – the Cameo ZENIT B200 and the LD Systems U300 series. While the battery-operated ZENIT B200 LED spotlight impressed in the "Excellent Product Design – Lighting" category, the U300 series'
Vari-Lite’s VL2600 Profile is a trusty silent partner for BBC Proms Live by Thomas Richard - December 9, 2019 Leading television lighting director Bernie Davis successfully trialed the new VL2600 Profile LED luminaire from Vari-Lite on the prestigious BBC Proms classical music festival this summer. Staged in London’s Royal Albert Hall, the BBC Proms has an intense schedule, with concerts broadcast daily on BBC Radio and many performances recorded or
Brown Note Productions supplies weatherproof Elation rigs for various festivals Live by Thomas Richard - December 9, 2019 Immediately after Brown Note Productions, Inc. acquired a fleet of IP-rated lighting from Elation Professional, the full service production company sent the gear out on a three-week festival run in Kentucky, USA, providing non-stop lighting on three Danny Wimmer Presents festivals – Hometown Rising and Bourbon & Beyond, as well
Creative BackStage Creates Flow of Looks with CHAUVET Professional Live by Thomas Richard - December 9, 2019 Building on the momentum of last year’s inaugural event, the West Coast Music Festival treated fans to a star-studded line up of hip-hop, DJ and rap artists this fall. Headlining the festival at Tucson’s Mercado district was the legendary Ice Cube. Supporting the iconic artist’s performance, while also creating dynamic looks
Noot vir Noot it’s Robe Live by Thomas Richard - November 27, 2019 Robe moving lights were all over the rig designed by Ryan Lombard, H.O.D of show lighting for lighting suppliers Blond Productions, for the latest series of popular Afrikaans language music quiz “Noot vir Noot” which is broadcast on South Africa’s SABC2 channel. It’s the longest continually-running TV game show in the
Ayrton Khamsin joins Wheel of Fortune lighting rig in America Install by Thomas Richard - November 26, 2019 Wheel of Fortune’s puzzle board and wheel remain the same show to show, but the rest of the set changes to offer viewers an array of different looks As Wheel of Fortune begins shooting its 37th season, the popular game show has been replacing its ageing lights with LED fixtures requiring less