LONDON – No building reaches as high as a Ferris Wheel. Technically true? Of course not, but certainly so in the imaginations of children and dreamers of all ages. “I see nothing in space as promising as the view from a Ferris Wheel,” wrote the beloved children’s author EB White. Visitors who take the 10-minute […]

  LONDON — Size matters! A wildly over-used phrase? Most definitely. But one that can also hold the key when you want to scale a transformative design for an electronic music heavyweight who’s moving his shows to larger and larger venues. Ed Warren knows that! The widely acclaimed lighting designer had his show for Four […]

BARCELONA – In the vastness of space inspiration awaits those ready to explore. So, believe the creatives at CHAUVET Professional and ChamSys. Turning their eyes toward the sky, they have built their ISE booth (6L500) around a celestial theme. Dominating the space over their David Howard-designed exhibit is a continuously changing series of planetary images, […]

MEXICO CITY – There is a new contender in town in the world of amateur boxing — and it has the numbers to prove that it packs a powerful punch! Over 10 million viewers watched the debut of Supernova Strikers, which took place before sold-out crowds at the Palacio de los Deportes last year in […]

CHAUVET Professional closed out 2025 with a bang, playing a big role in two of the most iconic holiday events. The gifted production and lighting designer Bryan Hartley added a new twist to the beloved Trans-Siberian Orchestra winter extravaganza by using “rock ‘n roll audience blinders” in his rig for the first time in the […]

You don’t have to be a country fan to know how to singalong to Diamond Rio songs. The iconic band from Nashville has had a long list of hits like “Meet In The Middle” and “One More Day,” to name just a couple, that have become genre-crossing mainstays of popular music. The Grammy and CMA […]

“When creativity comes first, everything else will follow.” This internationally renowned Finnish designer offered us this bit of advice during the course of our interview. To our mind, the statement beautifully encapsulates the driving force that has powered Mikki Kunttu’s career to the highest levels in the world of design. Passionately following his own voice, […]

HASSELBACH, GERMANY — It is easy to feel the relentless pull of history when walking through the sprawling, evocative (some might say “haunting”) grounds of NATURE ONE. Reminders of the site’s previous life as a US nuclear base are hard to miss here, including the tactical missile bunkers that fans pass through during the four-day […]

NASHVILLE – There is opportunity in the unexpected. Rodger Pugh and his colleagues proved the wisdom of this age-old adage when they set out to design the lightshow for Halestorm’s current nEverest tour. Wanting to reflect the unbridled intensity of their Grammy-winning client’s music, Pugh and production designer Mathias Kuhn, along with production manager Joey […]

NEW YORK – Words like “elegant,” “stylish,” and “sophisticated” could be found quite often in media accounts of Diana Ross’s appearance on “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” from Times Square. How could it be described any other way? The beloved icon, who has epitomized these qualities throughout her legendary career, was true to form […]

LOS ANGELES – Fans didn’t need to mark it on their calendars; they purchased their tickets as soon as post hardcore pioneers Senses Fail and Story of the Year announced their 19-city coheadline Scream Team Tour, which concluded December 13 at the Riverside Auditorium. That sort of thing happens when you’re dealing with two bands […]

LONDON – Although he’s better known for his work behind a microphone than in front of a camera, Rod Stewart has appeared in a few films in his celebrated career. But the Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Famer, has never been in a thriller box office hit. Still the multi-Grammy winner turned out for the […]