Dawn has designed lighting on Broadway, Off Broadway, the New York City Opera, regional theatres across the country, and concert tours. A few highlights include Zoot Suit on Broadway; work at Manhattan Theatre Club, Arena Stage, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, and the Guthrie Theatre; and a Paul Anka tour. Dawn has earned two Drama-Logue Critics' Awards and numerous nominations around the cou
Held on 10 July at the Sails Pavilion at the San Diego Convention Centre, Aspect Lighting of Southern California, managed by owner Sid Khera, supplied the lighting and truss structure for the event. Lighting design was by Phil Shearer of lighting and production design company Shearer Entertainment with Aspect Lighting's Larry Doerr providing creative design and layout input. Lighting design assistance was from Nick
Lighting designer Noah Sharp captured the intricate spirit of CLASSIXX's music in light at the recent album release show for their much-anticipated second LP Faraway Reach, which was held at the historic 800-seat El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles. A key part of Sharp's design was the retro uplighting looks he created with the Rogue R1 Wash from Chauvet Professional.
Sharp used six Rogue R1 Washes in his floor package, c
Set designer Sid Scott worked closely with lighting designer Nigel Catmur on crafting the aesthetic for the main hub of the event, the Pafiliwn, an 1800 capacity theatre space which hosts various live performances, competitions and the main crowning ceremonies held throughout the week-long event.
This year for the first time the Pafiliwn was staged in a new venue - a 60m long by 40m deep pavilion structure from staging specialist Neptunus Structures, based on their fully insulated Evolution II temporary building system and featuring around 9m o
Mac needed to fill the vast space of the National Stadium with light and chose 500 of Robe's powerful and versatile BMFL luminaires as the main moving lights - 400 BMFL Blades and 100 BMFL Spots - all rigged on trusses flown in the stadium roof and supplied by leading Singapore rental company, Showtec Communications Pte. Ltd.
The theme of this year's NDP looked forward to the future and the next 50 years of Singapore - having just celebrated the foundat
Winkler Multi Media Events, one of the leading Swiss event service providers, was responsible for equipping the production of theatre director Volker Hesse. Once again, Winkler used Rock Solid Technologies' RockSwitch in order to secure the four light control desks.
"For many years, we have been trustng in our RockSwitches as a backup solution," says Roni Huber, project manager at Winkler. "Being a responsible event service provider, we have to ensure that everything is running as smoothly as possible, not just on stage but also behind the scenes, even in the worst possible case.
"In the light control field, the RockSwitch allows us to obtain the required security. It is definitely a very useful device that should not be
Following on from his live shows at more than 20 venues around Europe, the drum and bass giant has embarked on a string of festival dates. One of the first stops was Parklife, with Wilkinson performing his live show on the Sunday of the Heaton Park takeover.
Lighting designer James Baker of Creative Video Design chose the Philips SL NITRO 510C strobes as part of his dynamic yet flexible floor package. With tight festival timescales and a small amount of space for storage backstage, Baker comments that the compact dimensions yet stunning output of the Philips SL NITRO 510C made it ideal:
"We needed a fixture that was light and had low power consumption but would al
"ETC has been supporting C venues for a number of years, allowing us to improve the capability of our venues and exposing ETC products to young, up-and-coming theatre companies and technicians," says Richard Williamson, head of production, C venues. "ETC has a long reputation for producing well-built, reliable equipment and providing an exceptional level of technical support; and we are thrilled to be using the new ETC ColorSource consoles and lanterns.
"The consoles are a gre
The panel, led by new Chairperson for this year Coral Cooper, is made up of deputy editor of Lighting&Sound International magazine Claire Beeson, head of lighting design at creative agency Imagination Jonny Milmer, editor of Total Production International magazine Kelly Murray and formally-trained lighting designer and experienced video content creator Miguel Ribeiro. Beeson, Milmer and Ribeiro are also new to the process for 2016.
"The incredibly high standard of entries for the KOI Awards Concert Touring and Events category made selecting a shortlist a real challenge," says Claire Beeson. "It's been an honour to witness the vast and varied array of wo
"We looked at the feedback we received from mobile entertainers using previous versions of the Mobile Beat, and took that into consideration when designing the Mirage," Adam Raugh, X-Laser's president, said. "Our product development team knocked it out of the park and jam-packed as many quality features and components into the Mirage as possible, while maintaining a sharp focus on keeping the unit affordable for anyone looking for a great 'starter' laser."
The components to which Raugh refers include precision 30K graphics scanners
"Building on the popular automated pixel mappable batten category of fixtures currently in the market place, Chauvet found a way to make it unique to them," explained Bandit's director of technical services Jake Tickle. "The ability to individually tilt each of the five LED cells enables countless creative ways to use the fixture."
The Rogue R1 FX-B can currently be seen on Shinedown's Carnival of Madness tour (lighting design by Sooner Routhier, lighting director Carter Fulghum), which is currently crisscrossing the nation, and country music heartthrob Chris Lane (lighting design by Andy Knighton).
"Creatively, its limits are endless," finished Tickle. "From pixel mapping, to a miniature automated AC
Recently, in hopes of continuing their longstanding success, owners Geremy and Dean Lucas decided to update and renovate their establishment, whilst adding a new dynamic visual spice. Designer Sohail e. Najafi of Najafi Design Group, helped them accomplish this goal with a new comprehensive theatrical and effect lighting system that featured approximately 30,000 pixel-mapped LEDs and DMX-controlled flying automation, all supported by Chauvet DJ Intimidator Spot LED 350 moving fixtures.
Najafi was initially faced with a couple of significant challenges wh
The Lions event is an all-action global event renowned as the largest gathering of worldwide advertising professionals, designers, digital innovators and marketers.
The DesignScene team of 21, led by Attila Keskin delivered an environment for key influencers and movers-and-shakers who were in town for the Lions.
The party event culminated in a special acoustic performance by Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl in a truly magical setting.
DesignScene also created two different innovative and highly visual 'cabana' meeting environments for Live Nation (
Bandit Lites once again worked with Chris Lisle Lighting Designs to provide lighting for the celebration. In the eight years he has been involved with the event, production manager Chris Lisle has seen the event grow to three active stages across six city blocks.
"This event has become a destination event for tourism, so we are excited for that growth," said Lisle. "Nashville is the "it" city right now and with that comes an increase in residents and tourist. It is our objective each year to out-do the last - whether that be size of shells used in the firework show to the
No sooner had theONE atmospheric generator arrived, it immediately joined American blues rocker, Joe Bonamassa, as he toured the UK and Europe this summer paying tribute to three of the legends of the British Blues, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page. Post tour, theONE will feature at various prestigious events Adlib is involved in after the summer festival season.
For Adlib's lighting & video general manager, Mike Docksey, theONE was the only choice. He explains, "We felt it was the most suitable product on the market with a good reputation to add to our armoury for large scale live events. As we constantly grow our inventory and the scale of events which we unde
Taking place at the Volkswagen Halle, the sell-out concert showcased the orchestra's re-worked versions of well-known pop songs featuring local musicians and singers, conducted by Helmut Imig.
Renowned lighting designer Stephan Aue, who has been involved in Pop Meets Classic since the first edition of the concert, led the creative team of lighting operator Rico Muenzer and media technician Tim Hornung. Aue was introduced to the Philips Showline luminaire at Frankfurt's ProLight + Sound 2016.
"My first impression of the Philips SL BEAM 300fx was that it was a compact yet powerful tool," states Aue. "On Pop Meets Classic I have full
The 12 x Panasonic PT-DW17K2 projectors have been purchased by the Tattoo and are running for the first time during the 2016 programme which launched last week showcasing another exciting and eclectic mix of military pageantry, music, dance, technical wizardry and special effects which will enthral audiences from all over the globe.
The increase in brightness and clarity compared to the PIGI film projectors which had served the event for the last 11 years is substantial.
As Ross explains, "When the Tattoo first explored the medium of
These were supplied - together with other lighting including 24 x Robe Pointes - by leading Danish rental company, Comtech, based in Copenhagen which has invested heavily in Robe over the last year.
The Arena accommodated a wide variety of bands over the four-day festival - from breaking talent to established headliners likproduction lighting designer Sune Verdier used 40 x Robe BMFL Spots at the heart of the rige Slayer, PJ Harvey, New Order and James Blake, with a total of 21 acts, many bringing their own floor packages.
Sune and his team have put a serious effort into refining the rig and the options over the last four years, each year asking g
Going Underground - London's 24-hour Tube service could see some West End shows abandon their traditional 7.30pm start times, the Society of London Theatre has claimed. SOLT chief executive Julian Bird said the introduction of a 24-hour Tube service in London, which begins this weekend, would present "significant opportunities" for the theatre sector. He hinted that the 24-hour service, operating on Fridays and Saturdays, could see shows abandoning the traditional 7.30pm start time in favour of a later curtain-up.
Lighting designer Chris Reade is in his 10th year with Dierks Bentley and for this year's summer tour has a large automated lighting rig at his disposal, a setup that includes Elation Professional's industry-standard beam light, the Platinum Beam 5R, along with the increasingly popular SixPar 200 colour-changing LED Par light. The Somewhere on a Beach tour is the largest touring production to date for the multi-Platinum singer and features a unique spearhead set design and large diamond-shaped drum riser. The large rig used to support the lighting includes a
Designed by US based JHD Designs, overseen by UK Set Designer John Hemsley and constructed by Scenex, the Premier League installation at IMG's state of the art studio has been created with an industrial, modern feel featuring plenty of clean lines with intense colour used to edge the set pieces.
To create the colour blasts added to the background structures and main presentation area, LED Creative supplied their Alpha 60 RGB system, coupled with silent running BIT1200 controllers, which has been integrated throughout the design to allow complete control and instant switching across almost infinite combinations of colour and intensity.
A key design element withi
Less than two years after opening in 2011, the site was featured in Rolling Stone's Top 20 Venues in America and hailed by the BBC as "one of the hottest venues on the US East Coast".
A key part of Union Transfer's appeal (aside from its knack for booking passionately followed artists like Purity Ring, Beach House, and St. Vincent.) is an evocative décor that features sky-high ceilings, stunning chandeliers, stained glass throughout th
Just as the library works to continually raise the bar of education and technology access, after three years of simple lighting, this year's festival looked to increase the lighting production values for its Saturday night jazz sessions at the Leon Levy Native Plant Preserve, which is located in the settlement of Governor's Harbour.
Ferri Lighting Design and Associates (FLDA) brought in lighting equipment from off-island to realize LD Bruce Ferri's design in the Preserve's outdoor pavilion. "We had a blast doing this show," said Ferri. "You
Following his 2015 work titled Programme One, Melbourne visual artist Sam Songailo was a major part of the festival with an installation suitably titled Programme Two. Evolving from the 2015 design, Programme Two involved an intricately painted structure covering approx 400sq.m, with 50 individual pillars placed in a Colosseum-like configuration.
Taylor Chadwick from ETA was again recruited as lighting designer and based on last year's success, he did not hesitate to use SGM fixtures. For this year's installation, he deployed eight P-5 wash ligh
