PARMA, ITALY – The Parma Città Della Musica festival is brand new, but its breathtaking Romanesque setting was decidedly historic. Set in the Parco della Citadella of this ancient northern Italian city, the festival’s inaugural edition had the walls of a 16th Century citadel serve as the backdrop for its stage. Accenting this stunning setting […]
NEW YORK – Patrick Dierson called it “the chandelier.” For the fans who packed Brooklyn’s Barclay Center on Monday night October 21 for the TIDAL X Rock the Vote Show, it was a massive piece of eye candy that riveted their attention as it glittered over the stage in support of the upbeat music being […]
COLUMBUS, OH – “When it comes down to it, nothing trumps execution,” wrote Gary Vaynerchuk, the best-selling author and venture capitalist. Vaynerchuk didn’t pen these words to describe the SkySprout Summit, where he recently delivered the keynote speech, but they do provide an apt description of what event organizer Nick Francis and lighting designer Brent […]
BILOXI, MS – The Beau Rivage casino more than lives up to its name, which means “beautiful shoreline” in French. Aside from its picturesque setting on the Gulf of Mexico coast, the sprawling complex offers a host of other amenities from lush gardens, to world class restaurants, which is why The Andrew Young Foundation recently […]
ROMEOVILLE, IL – An inscription at the entrance of Lewis University’s Philip Lynch Theatre offers a glimpse into the building’s past. It reads “Lewis Holy Name School of Aeronautics,” a testament to a time when the 250-seat thrust stage and studio theatre with a 90-seat black box space served as an aircraft hangar, part of […]
CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO — After 18 years of relentless touring, nine studio albums, and a fistful of awards, heavy metal icons WarCry remain as fiercely intense as ever. The band’s searing passion was as hot as a blast furnace when they appeared at Chihuahua’s Teatro de las Ciudad in September. From the moment they burst on […]
BLACKPOOL, UK – A Victorian jewel on the Lancashire coast, the stately Empress Ballroom provides an elegant setting for events. The 3,000-capacity venue also offers lighting designers a magnificent canvas on which to ply their art. Ollie Wilkinson of ArranPaul Audio and Lighting Design took full advantage of this recently when he lit the 2019 […]
MINNEAPOLIS – Part Broadway-style stage show, and part story-driven concert, Nick Jr. Live! “Move to the Music” is all, pure 100-percent fun for the young fans who are filling venues around the country with laughter and shrieks of delight during this national tour. The lively and colorful show, which is Vstar Entertainment’s third collaboration with […]
MONTREAL – Like a fine wine, the music of Julien Clerc can be savored on an endless array of levels. And like a great vintage, the legendary French artist’s music becomes deeper and more enchanting with the passage of time. The transformative power of the Académie Charles Cros winner’s sound has been on full display […]
CRANSTON, RI – When creating the lighting design for Killswitch Engage on the band’s coheadline North American tour with Clutch, Cody James had a simple goal in mind. “I wanted to go back to the KSE’s roots,” he said. “My plan was to give the guys much more solid colors and bold looks.” James’ plan […]
WAREGEM, BELGIUM – Voted by the Dutch public as the “most beautiful painting in the Netherlands,” Johannes Vermeer’s 17th century masterpiece, Girl With a Pearl Earring, is renowned for its subtle use of colors, and interplay of light and shadows. These attributes made the painting (or more accurately replicas of it) an ideal prop in […]
ORLÉANS, FRANCE – Creativity blossoms away from the shadows of precedent. Maxime Perrey and the team at XCPH Company demonstrated the truth of this axiom in brilliant and colourful fashion this September when lighting du Tour Vibration. For the past five years, XCPH has been responsible for designing the lighting rig for this popular five-city […]