SAN DIEGO – Everyone enjoys a reunion this time of year, even superstars like Nick Cannon. Back in November, the actor/comedian returned to his hometown of San Diego, which presented him with a plaque and declared an official “Nick Cannon Day” in America’s eighth largest city. The highlight of the visit was Cannon’s sold-out Wild […]

WETHERSFIELD, CT – Ever since he was seven, John Strycharz was fascinated by Christmas lights. Not surprisingly, his career path eventually took him into lighting, first as a DJ and then as the founder of JS Productions, a company that lights EDM clubs and other venues. Through it all, Strycharz’s interest in reflecting the holiday […]

BLACKBURN, UK – For HSL Group Holdings, feedback has come quickly on its recently-acquired Maverick MK3 Wash fixtures from CHAUVET Professional. HSL made the decision to add 100 of the moving RGBW LED lights to its inventory at the LDI Show in October. By the start of the holiday season, the company, which is one […]

SUNRISE, FL – CHAUVET Professional makes it possible to cover a wider area with an even colored wash on indoor and outdoor stages. Introduced just in time for festival season, the company’s new IP65 rated COLORado Panel Q40 features a magnetic flood filter that produces a very wide, but still even wash. Powered by 40 […]

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA – Completed in 1862, Queensland’s stately Old Government House doesn’t exactly conjure up images of trendy fashions. But the neoclassical building, with its sandstone façade and architectural flourishes, provided a dramatic backdrop for the sleek luxury cars and chic couture from hot designers like Camilla, Ginger & Smart, Dion Lee and Alice McCall […]

NASHVILLE – Platinum selling recording artist and nine-time Grammy nominee Dave Koz has been doing coast-to-coast Christmas tours every holiday season since 1997. Each year, the irrepressible jazz saxophonist manages to bring a new and compelling sense of vitality to his show by serving up an ever-changing mix of traditional and contemporary sounds performed in […]

The idea of being a concert lighting designer wasn’t on Alex Kay’s mind when he showed up for work one night in late 2010 at a Cleveland nightclub. Kay was a DJ, and a spot-on good one at that, with a flair for mixing music and handling house lighting rigs. His path for rising in […]

Carts are powering down the fast lane when it comes to lighting live music venue tours. The development of more compact, but powerful, LED fixtures and other advances in lighting technology have made it possible to put together a bright, flexible and endlessly interesting lightshow on four or five pre-cabled carts. Now that cart-based shows […]

When planning for their current tour in support of their sixth studio album, Attention Attention, hard rock masters Shinedown told their lighting designer Carter Fulghum that they wanted more saturated colors and darker looks than they’ve had in the past. It’s easy to see why. With its raw gut-wrenching songs about struggle and redemption, the […]

NEW YORK – Last year, Tony Caporale was working the boards for his client Keith Urban’s New Year’s Eve Show in Nashville. Sitting in the FOH booth with his wife Jessica Caporale, he wasn’t expecting anything in particular when opening act Larkin Poe took the stage. However, all that changed in the flash of a […]

SUNRISE, FL – Following an unforgettable summer where it was featured on high-profile tours by the likes of Dierks Bentley, Counting Crows and Nine Inch Nails, CHAUVET Professional’s popular STRIKE series is expanding to include its first-ever batten-style fixture. The new STRIKE Saber packs the intense punch associated with the series’ pod fixtures, but in […]

LIVERPOOL, UK – While bands like the Beatles, Echo & the Bunnymen and The La’s might have succeeded in establishing Liverpool’s place on the world’s entertainment stage, a recent city-wide resurgence of music and art and culture is proving that the city is still a major cultural force in popular culture. Flying the flag for […]