HRV: Parni Valjak Rocks With MegaPointes Live by Thomas Richard - February 7, 2018February 7, 2018 Croatian rockers Parni Valjak were the first in Croatia to benefit from Robe’s excellent new MegaPointe luminaires, as part of a batch just purchased by technical production company Promo Logistika. Twenty-two of the fixtures were part of an eye-catching lighting rig designed by Miro Hrg for a special gig by
USA: Artiste DaVinci Over The Rainbow On Syracuse Stage’s “The Wizard of Oz” Live by Thomas Richard - February 7, 2018 Lighting designer Herrick Goldman used Elation Professional’s Artiste DaVinci™ LED moving head spot for color and visual effects on a Syracuse Stage production of “The Wizard of Oz” and praised the award-winning luminaire as a flexible workhorse that performed a number of duties throughout the show. “The DaVinci took so
USA: John Farr Lighting Design Colorizes Pac-Man Themed Event With CHAUVET Professional Live by Thomas Richard - February 7, 2018 When the young man who celebrated his bar mitzvah at Georgetown’s upscale Park Hyatt was born in 2004, Pac-Man was about to celebrate its 25th anniversary. Such is the staying power of the iconic video game invented by Toru Iwatani, that the youngster opted to build his reception around a
AUT: Robe Making Impact in Schladming Live by Thomas Richard - February 7, 2018 The former mining district of Schladming-Dachstein is considered one of the finest skiing areas in Austria during their season. It is also famous for the Men's World Cup Night Slalom – hailed by some as the biggest party in the Alps – attracting up to 50,000 spectators and skiing enthusiasts
GLOBAL: Fall Out Boy Ramps Up For “Mania Tour” With Their Largest-Scale Production Ever Including Clay Mythos 2 & A.leda B-EYE K20 Fixtures Live by Thomas Richard - February 7, 2018 Fall Out Boy has embarked on their sold-out arena “Mania Tour,” whose North American leg kicked off in Cleveland in October and wrapped in Phoenix in November. UK dates will follow in the first quarter of 2018. The rock band has had five consecutive Top 10 albums. The new tour, in
GBR: DiGiCo In Full Control At MTV EMAs Live by Thomas Richard - February 7, 2018 It had been more than 20 years since the EMAs descended on London, but it certainly did not look or sound that way at the SSE Arena on November 12, 2017. Hosted by Rita Ora, the production was in the safe hands of long-time MTV audio supplier, Britannia Row, whose
USA: Elation Proteus Performs On Riptide Music Festival Live by Thomas Richard - February 7, 2018 Full service entertainment production provider Technical Entertainment Services (TES) of south Florida recently turned to Elation Professional’s IP65-rated Proteus Hybrid moving head fixture for unconstrained beam and mid-air looks on the 2017 edition of the Riptide Music Festival. Sure, attendees come to Riptide for the great music and relaxed beachside
GLOBAL: Gorillaz ‘Got The Power’ With Mythos2 On Humanz World Tour Live by Thomas Richard - February 7, 2018 British ‘virtual band’ Gorillaz have headed out on their much anticipated worldwide Humanz tour with a bigger than ever light and video experience. Delivering the tour’s sophisticated light show is lighting designer Matt Pitman who this year has expanded his rig to include the Claypaky Mythos2. Having worked with Gorillaz for
USA: SPL Systems Provides EAW For Big E Fair Live by Thomas Richard - February 7, 2018 West Springfield, Massachusetts-based SPL Systems recently provided sound reinforcement for the Big E, the Eastern States Exposition that takes place in West Springfield annually. The 17-day fair draws more than 1.0 million people that take advantage of three stages of entertainment, agriculture shows and competitions, crafts, food, shopping and dining. For
DNK: Emeli Sandé Finds DPA’s d:facto The Ideal Complement For Her Voice Live by Thomas Richard - February 6, 2018 BRIT Award winning artist and songwriter Emeli Sandé has switched to a DPA d:facto Vocal Microphone for live gigs after taking advice from her sound engineers who felt the microphone would be the perfect complement for her chameleon-like, note perfect voice. Sandé’s Front of House engineer Gerard Albo, who has been
