OSTEND, BELGIUM – Although Jacques Brel recorded most of his songs in French, thanks to his fearless and brutally poetic musings on love, death and desperate emotion, Belgium’s most famous singer-songwriter succeeded in generating a devout following among English-speaking songwriters and performers like Scott Walker and David Bowie. Now, even 40 years after his death, […]
BLACKBURN, UK – For HSL Group Holdings, feedback has come quickly on its recently-acquired Maverick MK3 Wash fixtures from CHAUVET Professional. HSL made the decision to add 100 of the moving RGBW LED lights to its inventory at the LDI Show in October. By the start of the holiday season, the company, which is one […]
AOSTA, ITALY – With its massive central arch, fluted shafts, Corinthian capitals, and shields depicting ancient divinities, the Arco d’Augusto stands as a monument to Roman art and engineering. This fall, the imposing structure, which was dedicated to the Emperor Augustus by the Roman Senate in 27 BC, also served as a hauntingly evocative setting […]
When describing his lighting design for the second leg of superstar Romeo Santos’ Golden Tour, Bruce Rodgers of Tribe, Inc. says, “It’s all about scale and simplicity.” The “scale” part is readily apparent to anyone who catches a show on the 18-city tour that began in September. Dominating the area over center stage is a […]
BERLIN – The power of collaboration is not to be underestimated. Take German electro duo 2raumwohnung, for example. After meeting in post-reunification Berlin in 1990, electronic musicians Inga Humpe and Tommi Eckart embarked upon two long-term successful collaborations – one of them romantic, and the other as one of Germany’s most successful electropop bands of […]
LAS VEGAS – When describing his lighting design for the second leg of superstar Romeo Santos’ Golden Tour, Bruce Rodgers of Tribe, Inc. says, “It’s all about scale and simplicity.” The “scale” part is readily apparent to anyone who catches a show on the 18-city tour that began in September. Dominating the area over center […]
BELGRADE – Serbia’s picturesque capital is currently enjoying something of a cultural and clubbing renaissance, thanks to a wave of new clubs that are showcasing some of Europe’s best DJ talent. Reflecting the city’s emergence as a hub of electronic entertainment is the annual Belgrade Foam Fest. Now in its ninth year, the super-charged event […]
MIDDLETOWN, NY – Platinum recording artists AJR got their start over a decade ago busking covers of hits by Simon and Garfunkel, Imagine Dragons and other artists in Central Park. The freewheeling band got to rekindle those improvisational skills in mid-July at the Orange County New York Fair, when the power suddenly went out […]
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – For the past 35 years, multinational corporations, event managers, trade show organizers and anyone else involved in an event or conference has trusted Harry The Hirer as their one-stop supplier. The full-service company, which provides a broad range of event products, along with a high-end in-house technical production service, has grown to […]
Floating gracefully across the stage, at times in formal attire that was as crisp and precise as their pivot turns and pirouettes, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Peta Murgatroyd, and Valentin Chmerkovskiy epitomized the elegance of ballroom dancing on their 2018 Confidential Tour. Beyond this rarified display of style, however, the trio, who are famous for their roles […]
FORTH, TASMANIA – The soul-stirring power of blues music knows no national boundaries. Memphis may be over 10,000 miles away, but every year, the town of Forth (population 700) resonates with sounds reminiscent of Beal Street as it plays host to the Forth Valley Blues Festival. This year, the thousands of visitors who descended on […]
NEW YORK – Innovation is nothing new at the Today Show. The first early morning news program, and one of the longest running shows on television (it debuted on January 14, 1952), this American icon has thrived by pioneering new concepts like the celebrity meteorologist, and early morning concerts by major recording stars. In keeping […]