NASHVILLE – Color has always been “a huge part of our design process.” Dayne deHaven says of the work that he and his collaborator at the District 5 design studio, Tyler Shapard, have been doing for The Band Camino. Fans of the red-hot rock-pop trio would readily agree; the band’s music is so evocative, that […]
BOCA RATON, FL – The Florida Panthers are best known for their exploits on the ice, but when the hockey team wanted to celebrate with some of their best fans recently, they shed their skates and headed over to the soft pine wood lanes of Strike 10 Bowling. It’s easy to understand why too. Since […]
TUCSON, AZ – Reviewing a Shpongle performance, one critic proclaimed that their “music opens up your mind to a point where you are free to develop your own ideas, images, and meanings.” The portrayal aptly describes not only the transcendental chill sound of this pioneering Psybient British trio, but it also sums up the vibe […]
HOLLYWOOD, CA – History resonates throughout the Roxy Theatre, the legendary Sunset Strip club opened in 1973 by recording industry icon Lou Adler and a group of celebrity partners. It was here that the Rocky Horror Picture Show made its US debut, and the Ramones gave their first California concert. Bob Marley recorded a live […]
CHICAGO – Eric Cathcart gets straight to the point when describing the impact that CHAUVET Professional STRIKE 1 fixtures are having on the looks that he and Mike Grant are creating for the Black Keys on the Grammy winners’ “Let’s Rock” tour. “Brute Force”…with these two simple words, Cathcart sums up how the 325 STRIKE […]
SUNRISE, FL – Following an unforgettable summer where it was featured on high-profile tours by the likes of Dierks Bentley, Counting Crows and Nine Inch Nails, CHAUVET Professional’s popular STRIKE series is expanding to include its first-ever batten-style fixture. The new STRIKE Saber packs the intense punch associated with the series’ pod fixtures, but in […]
SUNRISE, FL – CHAUVET Professional has brought a new level of flexibility to its popular STRIKE series of multi-formatted blinder/strobe fixtures, which have become a mainstay on tours throughout the US and Europe. The new STRIKE P38 is an IP65-rated single pod LED fixture that offers the intense output that’s become synonymous with the series, […]
A sense of expectation runs like an open road through the flowing music of Counting Crows. The multi-platinum band’s songs don’t play out, as much as they unfold, taking listeners on a journey that holds out the promise of something new happening just around the bend. Mike Zielinski, the band’s longtime lighting designer, captured this […]
LOS ANGELES – Country superstar Eric Church’s Holdin’ My Own tour begins to create an immersive experience for fans as soon as they enter the concert venue. Forget standard house lights. The first thing that strikes visitors when they walk into the arena, whether it’s Barclay Center in Brooklyn or Staples Center in LA, is […]
by Nook Schoenfeld, PLSN Ever since I saw a Police reunion show a few years ago, I have had visions of moles on steroids. They had giant 9-lite moles that looked like they had par 56 bulbs in them as opposed to the normal par 36 bulbs we see in blinders. I thought to myself […]
PHILADEPHIA – For the first 122 years of its existence, the distinct looking building on 11th and Spring Garden Streets in the City of Brotherly Love was never an entertainment venue. Its new owners were quick to make up for lost time, however, when they converted the former farmers’ market turned Reading Railroad luggage handling […]
SUNRISE, FL – Following up on the success of its STRIKE 4 multi format warm white fixture, CHAUVET Professional has introduced the STRIKE 1, a versatile single pod light that excels as a blinder, strobe, wash and flood. The newest member of the STRIKE series, this fixture is more than a scaled-down version of its […]