GLOBAL: Chorus Line, Cuepix on Old Dominion “Happy Endings” Tour Live by Thomas Richard - May 16, 2018 Old Dominion has emerged as one of the hottest bands in country music, a fact recently confirmed by a 2018 Academy of Country Music Award as Vocal Group of the Year. When the band’s second album, “Happy Endings,” debuted at Number One on Billboard's Country Album Chart last summer, it
GBR: Snow Time for Robe Live by Thomas Richard - May 16, 2018 Irish hip hop artist, rapper and music producer Rejjie Snow burst on the scene in 2013 and has just released his much awaited debut album ‘Dear Annie’ to a buzz of excitement and critical acclaim. He has also just completed a 34 date UK and European tour, which was exceptionally
USA: Savannah Music Festival Moves Up and Outside with Meyer Sound LEO Family Live by Thomas Richard - May 16, 2018 The 17-day Savannah Music Festival is moving up in the world of cross-genre musical celebrations, easily ranking as the largest music-oriented arts event in Georgia and drawing audiences from all 50 states and many European countries. The 2018 edition wrapped up in mid-April, and for the fourth consecutive year all
FRA: Elation Lighting Rig for Shaka Ponk 2018 “MonkAdelic” Tour Live by Thomas Richard - May 16, 2018 French band Shaka Ponk is one of the most eclectic you’ll ever run across. Adored by a growing fan base captivated by the group’s artistry and wildly energetic mix of rock/funk, the band is touring through 2018 with a rig that includes flexible lighting pods full of Elation Rayzor 360Z
ITA: K-array Celebrates National Holiday at All-Day Music Festival Live by Thomas Richard - May 16, 2018 The Primo Maggio Concert is all-day music festival organized annually on the first of May to celebrate Italy's Labor Day. Set in Piazza San Giovanni in Rome and broadcast live on public television, this popular national event is also referred to as the Concertone or “Big Concert” due to the duration
USA: HES HEX Gives Bright Flexibility to Carly Rae Jepsen’s Rig Live by Thomas Richard - May 16, 2018 Canadian pop singer Carly Rae Jepsen counted on 14 High End Systems HEX fixtures to provide a literal “eyeful” of stage lighting looks for her supporting act on Katy Perry’s recent Witness: The Tour in North America. LD Charles Ford’s challenge was creating a design in the space, or “iris” of
GBA: Robe MegaPointes for Voice of A Million 2018 Live by Thomas Richard - May 16, 2018 New Robe MegaPointes and LEDBeam 150s, purchased by SJ from Birmingham UK based rental and technical specialist DMX Productions, were used to spectacular effect in lighting the 2018 Voice in a Million (VIAM) extravaganza which was staged at London’s SSE Wembley Arena. VIAM amasses some of the largest children’s choirs in
USA: Elation Lights for Andy Grammer “The Good Parts” Tour Live by Thomas Richard - May 16, 2018 American singer Andy Grammer spread his refreshing brand of feel-good music across North America this spring on his “The Good Parts” tour, a club outing of mostly sold out shows in support of his latest release. Lighting design and programming was by Joshua Koffman of Interrobang, Inc., who used a
USA: VUE Scores at First-Annual Charleston Marley Cup Live by Thomas Richard - May 15, 2018 Las Vegas and now also Charleston-based H.A.S. Productions debuted their East Coast VUE al-12 line array system at the first-annual, and first-of-its-kind Marley Cup on March 31, 2018. The brainchild of Bob Marley’s son, Ky-Mani Marley, The Dubplates, and The Charleston Battery club, the all-day, all-ages event brought together the
USA: Philips VL6000 Beams deliver knock-out punch for the Foo Fighters Live by Thomas Richard - May 15, 2018 Philips Lighting's VL6000 Beam luminaires are delivering stand-out visuals for American rock band Foo Fighters' current world tour, which heads towards Europe this summer. Foo Fighters' long-term lighting designer Dan Hadley chose the powerful, retro-styled Philips VL6000 Beam fixtures for very particular reasons. With the diagonal square artwork of the band's