NASHVILLE – Fans didn’t stay in their seats for long when Breaking Benjamim took the stage on their recent tour with Alice In Chains. The multi-platinum rockers from Pennsylvania opened their show with a bang, or make that a blaze, when they appeared against an intense pyro display and broke into a full-throttled rendition of […]

BERLIN – After more than 25 years on the road, iconic Ontario pop-punkers Sum 41 still have an insatiable hunger for touring, rolling through one-night stands like so many all-night drive-thrus. The Grammy-nominated and Juno Award-winning quintet, which has played as many as 300 nights in a year, is showing no signs of travel-fatigue on […]

BRUGES – Music critics can be blunt, some might say even brutal, when expressing their opinions. So, concerts at any venue do not always receive rave reviews when it comes to their musical virtuosity. However, there is one thing that virtually every writer praises about every performance at Concertgebouw Brugge – the quality of the […]

TOKYO – There are many ways to measure the success of a lighting design. At the top of the list is how well it supports the spirit and flavor of the music being performed on stage. At Kennedy House, an iconic nightspot in Tokyo’s Ginza area, this means reflecting the classic hits popular in Japan […]

LAS VEGAS – What’s in a name? Sometimes, just a glimpse of the total picture. Take the annual iHeartRadio Music Festival. Although it’s called a “festival,” this star-studded event is also, at its core, a nationally televised special. Tom Kenny always has this duality firmly planted in this mind when designing the lighting rig for […]

PHILADELPHIA – You better check your email right now! Patrick Dierson is no stranger to getting text messages like this when he’s on a job site, especially when he’s overseeing the production design at the Jay-Z curated Made in America festival. “I love this event, because it never fails to surprise with unexpected challenges,” he […]

MORRISON, CO – A casual observer might describe Rowdytown as a “concert,” but the event’s organizers, the talented electronic music duo Big Gigantic, and their legion of fans prefer “party,” a term that more accurately captures the close-knit, free-flowing and fun-filled vibe that fills the air during this two-day affair. Regardless of what they call […]

NASHVILLE – It’s fitting that one of Jon Pardi’s most famous songs (and the second of his four No. 1 hits) is “Dirt On My Boots.” As its title suggests, the song, like the artist himself, embodies the rugged, rock-solid values that run through the heart of country music. This deeply rooted attitude is front […]

HAMBURG – Big news sometimes arrives in small packages. Chauvet Professional will be providing a powerful weather-proof example of that at the company’s LEaT stand (SQ3 – B16) on October 18-20 when it showcases the new Maverick Storm 2 BeamWash. Weighing in at just 52.4 lbs. (23.8 KG), the powerful IP65-rated fixture packs a powerful […]

BRUSSELS – Toyota Motor Europe has had plenty of exciting developments to share with customers and the media of late thanks to its impressive array of recently introduced hybrid and electric vehicles. Now, with the opening of its Brand Experience Centre, it also has a sleek and engaging new platform for highlighting these innovations. Located […]

Alès, France – The art of lighting design lies not only in how it heightens an audience’s visual experience but also (sometimes), in what it shields an audience from seeing. Guillaume Fournier and Victor Lagiewski from Chromatik mastered both ends of this artistic spectrum recently at the Fous Chantants d’Alès concert, featuring Pascal Obispo. A […]

LONG POND, PA – The fifth annual Elements Music and Arts Festival took place at a new site less than a two-hour drive from Mid-Town Manhattan, adjacent to the NASCAR Pocono Raceway, but as far as fans at this three-day event were concerned, it could have taken place a million miles from anywhere. Nestled within […]