The majestic Balmoral cruise liner has sailed through a sea of change in her distinguished 28-year history in a tireless effort to provide passengers with a memorable experience. In 2008, the ship made news by undergoing a major refit that expanded the size of its midsection by 30 meters and added 60 new balconies to […]
MEXICO CITY – The Rolling Stones have been together 54 years. That’s slightly longer than the 51 years that The Who have been shattering guitars and decibel levels. When it comes to longevity, though, both of these venerable groups are still whippersnappers next to Mexico’s Banda el Recodo, which has been making its distinctively engaging […]
PHILADELPHIA – Not many Metalcore bands take their names from a fantasy novel written by a children’s writer. But defying expectation seems to come naturally to Atreyu, which began their career as “Retribution,” before renaming themselves after a character in German author Michael Ende’s The Neverending Story. Going beyond the usual snarling metal sounds of […]
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – Sitting down to design the lighting rig for the Albany resort’s White New Year’s Eve Party, Paul Francis Aranha and his team repeated the same vow that they’ve been making every year since they began working on the annual event in 2011: find a way to make this party more visually exciting […]
NEW YORK – Lighting designer Jason Ayala was understandably excited by the thought of doing an event for the Global Spin Awards at Manhattan’s Metropolitan West, not just because of the prestigious client, but also because of the venue itself. Like many New Yorkers, the LD had a special affinity for the sturdy two story […]
Portsmouth, UK — With its glass pyramid structure having welcomed everyone from Muse to Coldplay through the years, the Portsmouth Pyramids has been an iconic stop on the UK touring band circuit. Its proud musical pedigree notwithstanding, however, the Pyramids leads something of a double life today. When it isn’t rocking as a concert venue […]
(Brussels, Belgium) — As part of the 2015 UNESCO International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies (IYL 2015), a cornucopia of educational events and installations are taking place around the world in a bid to raise global awareness about how light-based technologies promote sustainable development in energy, education, agriculture and health. ‘Discover the Power of […]
We’re humbled and honored to be considered worthy of the types of major scale productions that Bandit Lites puts on everyday!
We just got ROCKED by these photos from our distributor Algam from France — you have got to check these out, Algam does one heck of a show!
Another Mike Graham Tech Talk — on moving lights! Many of today’s moving heads have some pretty amazing capabilities that are not always listed in the feature sets on the spec sheets. In order to find your lights inner magic, it is important to spend some quality time with them. CHAUVET is launching a new […]
The Weekly Rig is here! This week, the fourth week in the series, we call EL DIABLO — a rig of Trusst and CHAUVET Professional fixtures that gives your production a new look to bring big, bold, in your face design to wherever you play! EL DIABLO uses several pieces of Trusst trussing, from the […]