HIDALGO, TX – Since arriving on the music scene in 2010, Gerardo Ortiz has released more than an album a year, starred in two feature films and maintained a relentless touring schedule. This has led some to wonder how he manages to keep up this frantic pace. Wonder that is, until they see this 29-year-old […]
MANCHESTER, NH – Over 6,000 people attended Manchester Christian Church’s “Christmas at the Arena” celebration last year. It’s hard to imagine that even a single one of them left the spacious Southern New Hampshire University Arena feeling anything less than awestruck by the video and lighting display created by Events United. Still, like an artist […]
CORAL GABLES, FL – By day the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden outside Miami is alive with vibrant color from the thousands of flowering plant species that bloom within its 83 acres. This holiday season, the world-renowned facility continues to glow even when the sun goes down, thanks to “NightGarden,” an illuminated walk-through exhibit produced by […]
LOWELL, MA – Now there’s a brand new day to mark on the November calendar, at least for residents of Staten Island. On Friday November 9, officials in the New York City borough announced that henceforth that day will be forever observed on the island as “Wu-Tang Clan Day.” It was a fitting honor for […]
BALTIMORE – How do you create big looks for a seven-time Grammy winner, while still conveying an evocative sense of intimacy in a 2600-seat venue? Aaron Kovelman faced this challenge on Sunday, October 7 when he lit John Mayer’s acoustic solo performance at One Night, One Show, One Cause, a benefit for the Johns Hopkins […]
LAS VEGAS – A large number of enthusiastic visitors came to the CHAUVET Professional LDI booth to see the debut of new products added to the company’s popular Maverick, Rogue, Ovation, COLORado and STRIKE lines. Drawing attention at the center of the company’s booth was a running water display of the new Maverick Storm 1 […]
BIRMINGHAM, UK – Artistic creations often take on a life of their own, morphing from genre to genre to reach people in new ways. For example, a song might give rise to a film, while a painting inspires a musical, all part of creativity’s never-ending quest to find new forms of expression. Such is the […]
LAS VEGAS – CHAUVET Professional is capping off an impressive year that has seen its fixtures excel on global tours, as well as in theatrical applications from Broadway to the West End, by introducing an array of new products at LDI. Additions to the company’s successful Maverick, Ovation, ÉPIX, COLORado, Rogue and WELL Fit series, […]
WAREGEM, Belgium – Although originally disregarded by critics as another flash-in-the-pan post-war artistic movement, surrealism is perhaps the only early Twentieth Century “ism” to have made a continuing and lasting impression upon art, music and culture. The organizers of the EDM festival Hype-O-Dream appreciate the strong link between the escapist elements of surrealism, which promised […]
GILFORD, NH – Over 60 worship bands took to the stage at Soulfest in early August. Not all of them were as famous as the festival’s headliners (a group that included for King & Country, Skillet, and Toby Mac.), but each was supported by a lightshow worthy of a star, thanks to a main stage […]
LONDON – CHAUVET Professional’s Maverick, STRIKE, Ovation and COLORado fixtures have been making their mark on the theatrical and touring scene this summer, being specified for shows on Broadway and concerts by bands like Counting Crows and Nine Inch Nails. Now as fall approaches, the company will be showcasing some of the hottest new products […]
“And when you wake, the morning covers you with light… and it makes you feel alright.” So goes one of the more memorable lines from Counting Crows’ 2002 hit “Hard Candy.” Covering the iconic multi-platinum rock band in light has been a passion for this New Jersey-born designer for 18 years – and like the […]