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Ombra Design Enhances Nuclear Tactical Penguins’ Dream Show With CHAUVET Professional and Zalight
REGGIO EMILIA, ITALY – “A Concert For Dreamers.” That is how one music critic described the two-and-a-half-hour concert by the red-hot Italian indie group Pinguini Tattici Nuclear (Tactical Nuclear Weapons) at RCF Arena, Europe’s largest outdoor concert venue. Like all beautiful dreams, this one too embraced a never-ending universe of hope and possibilities. There were […]
Rene Garcia Revs Up Univision Super Bowl Festivities With CHAUVET Professional and 4Wall
LAS VEGAS – History isn’t made every day, but it sure was on Sunday February 11. Not only did it mark the first Super Bowl played in Las Vegas, and a major step forward for the football dynasty of Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs, it was also the largest audience ever to watch […]
Lichtpunt Enhances Nautical Mood of Het Scheepvaartmuseum with CHAUVET Professional
AMSTERDAM – Visitors cannot help but feel the freedom of the sea tug at their hearts when they encounter Het Scheepvaartmuseum Amsterdam, the National Maritime Museum of the Netherlands. This is not just because the iconic attraction sits on an artificial island built in 1656 as a naval base near Amsterdam’s city old harbor. Nor […]
Behind the Scenes at Ultra Music Festival’s UMF Radio stage
Meet the crew who designed and programmed this year’s UMF Radio stage. WATCH NOW “We chose CHAUVET Professional because they offer a wide range of IP65-rated fixtures: profiles, beams, washes… everything that we need to cover this stage.” – Nick Rodriguez, owner, Gravitate Productions “We chose Maverick Storm because we’re out here in the elements. […]
Anatomy of a Rig – Alex Mungal Motionless in White Tour
Fans might have been well advised to wear seatbelts when they packed venues for Motionless in White’s “Touring The End of the World Tour.” Aptly described by one admiring critic as a “torrent of explosive metalcore,” the band’s performance on this 33-city tour, took fans on a wild ride of searingly intense music, dancing, pyro […]
Going to the Movies REM 3IP Panels at Dune: Part Two World Premiere
The desert planet Arrakis came to life at Leicester Square for the world premiere of Dune: Part Two, with nearly 30 tons of sand shipped to the site for the gala created by Limited Edition Event Design. But the rainy weather during the build-up days leading to the star-studded red carpet affair was anything but […]
I’m With The Band – Joshua Schultz and Turnpike Troubadours
Country… Red Dirt Country… Indie… Country Rock… Roots Rock… the music of Turnpike Troubadours may be hard to label, but it is really easy to like. That explains why the band from Oklahoma has been on the rise lately, after returning from a COVID era hiatus. This freewheeling quintet not only sounds good, they create […]
IPS Uses 200+ Square Meters of CHAUVET Professional REM 3IP Screens at Dune: Part Two World Premiere
LONDON – The desert planet Arrakis came to life at Leicester Square for the world premiere of Dune: Part Two on Thursday February 15, with nearly 30 tons of sand shipped to the site for the gala created by Limited Edition Event Design. But the rainy weather during the build-up days leading to the star-studded […]
Anatomy of a Rig – Martin Hruška at the O2 Arena Prague
By any measure, the rap show at 20,000-seat O2 Arena Prague was massive. There were over 400 automated lighting fixtures, 48 controlled hoists and a cross scenic piece that weight six tons. Featuring Slovakian rap starts KONTRAFAKT trio Rytmus, Ego and Anis, the show awed the sellout crowd. Stunning patterns of light crisscrossed the arena […]
Celebrating Daddy Yankee
“Every moment of light and dark is a miracle,” wrote Walt Whitman. All lightshows are proof of that. But on rare occasions, when the meaning of the moment aligns perfectly with the aesthetics that celebrate it, the “miracle” becomes frozen in time, ensuring that it will always burn brightly in the minds of all who […]
I’m With The Band – Seth Jackson and Eddie “Bones” Connell Remembering Toby Keith
“I bet you never thought y’all’d see me in skinny jeans,” Toby Keith said to the Nashville audience when he received the Country Icon Award in September. To those who knew the Oklahoma-born singer-songwriter, the quip was “vintage Toby.” The resilient humor that made the miles go faster for his touring crew was as much […]
Jeff Croiter Calls on CHAUVET Professional for Sabbath Theatre
NEW YORK – Reality dangles precariously on the strings held by the puppeteer. Hidden behind the scenes, this master of illusion exerts an invisible hand to create a world of its own in a small space. It is a world familiar to Mickey Sabbath, an aging, manipulative and sex-obsessed puppeteer, who is the subject of […]