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CHAUVET Professional Explores New Worlds at CUE Rotterdam
ROTTERDAM – CHAUVET Professional and ChamSys continue to “Reach Across Worlds” in 2024, with a CUE Rotterdam exhibit that defies so-called “realistic” expectations to push theatre, event and touring design to new, unexpected places. Visitors to booth 1.521 at Ahoy Rotterdam from 15-17 January, will have the opportunity to experience firsthand lighting and control products […]
Hayden Borgars The Musicality of Lighting Fixtures
“I am part of light, and it is the music,” wrote Nickola Tesla, who once likened a single lightning bolt to a sonata. All lighting designers would likely agree, attuned, as they are, to hearing the transformative sound made by infinite photons every night on stage. Inspired by this magical harmony, Hayden Borgars strives to […]
I’m With The Band Tom Campbell and Maisie Peters
Today, the 23-year-old from Steyning, UK, is accustomed to performing before much larger audiences, as she draws energy and enthusiasm, not just from family, but from a rapidly growing group of fans around the world. Tom Campbell has enjoyed witnessing this young star’s rapid rise. As her lighting designer, he’s been there as his client […]
Jeff Mathews Nimble Light
Like the Greek philosopher Heraclitus’ “mythical man,” who can never step in the same river twice, lighting design can never go back to where it was just a short time ago. This Nashville-based lighting designer wouldn’t have it any other way. In his view, the need to adapt to the constant changes surrounding design, from […]
Shining Light on Rock & Roll Hall
Four hours and twenty-two minutes is quite a long time; about an hour longer than it takes to fly from New York to Miami, almost twice as long as the average NBA game, and even longer than Bruce Springsteen’s longest show, a four hour and six-minute performance that took place in Helsinki in 2012. Yet […]
Andrew Cass Balances Looks for Slightly Stoopid’s Closer to the Sun With CHAUVET Professional
RIVIERA MAYA, MEXICO – As a rule, Andrew Cass prefers to stay away from having a single massive video wall behind the band, but like all rules, this one can be bent, especially in the interest of collaboration. Such was the case this December when Cass served as lighting designer and programmer for Closer to […]
Christopher Wren Accents Culture Creative’s Lightscape with CHAUVET Professional
CHICAGO – The six botanical gardens featured in the 2023 edition of Lightscape share much in common. All are highly regarded in their communities; all support important botanical research, and all are home to stunning collections of beautiful, and sometimes rare or endangered, species of plants. But there is also much that separates them. From […]
Floyd Nation Amps Up Its Show With The Design Oasis and CHAUVET Professional
CLEARWATER, FL – You can learn from mistakes, or you can learn from testing, according to the time-honored business adage. John Conrath and the other members of Floyd Nation wisely chose the latter. A leading Pink Floyd experience band, they wanted a bigger and bolder rig to support their performances now that they’re playing at […]
Erik McCandless Pixel Maps Entire Rig for Gabby Barrett with Help From CHAUVET Professional
NASHVILLE – Gabby Barrett had two simple words of advice for Erik McCandless when he set out to design the show for her 45-city 2023 North American tour: think big! The rising, young multi-platinum country star wasn’t thinking about the size of her rig, or its punching power. She was more interested in how expansive […]
Showtools and CHAUVET Professional PXL Curve 12 Reflect Musical History at Mushroom 50
MELBOURNE – It’s been said that history moves to music. This was beautifully evident at the Rod Laver Arena on Sunday November 26 as an array of stars gathered to celebrate the life and legacy of the late the late Michael Gudinski at Mushroom 50 Live! Gudinski founded Mushroom Records in 1972. Over the years, […]
Dominic Lopenzo Evokes Stained-Glass Christmas Memories with CHAUVET Professional
LAKELAND, FL – The stately brick building with the vaulted roof at 730 South Florida Avenue stood as a reassuring landmark for residents of the Lake Morton Historic District since it opening in 1925. A particular feature that was a favorite was the large rectangular, arch-topped stained-glass windows that lined the building’s sides, and the […]
RS Buck Accents Deep Characters in Last Summer at Bluefish Cove with CHAUVET Professional
LOS ANGELES – There are strong evocative feelings tied to time and place in Jane Chambers 1980 landmark play, Last Summer at Bluefish Cove. That’s often the case with cultural milestones, a category this play certainly fits into, being the first major lesbian drama. Lighting designer R.S. Buck and the rest of the production team […]