Justin Kitchenman’s innovative design thrills on country star’s 2018 tour. Lighting and video supply by Elite Multimedia When an artist tours as regularly as country music’s Luke Bryan, and returns to many of the same markets year after year, a fresh and innovative lighting design is a must. Bryan’s production and lighting designer Justin Kitchenman gives each tour its own distinct look and for...
Powerful, easy to learn and fun to use, ONYX is designed for use with all Obsidian lighting control systems. Dedicated website www.obsidiancontrol.com also launches Elation Professional is pleased to announce the next chapter in the evolution of Obsidian Control Systems with release of ONYX, an innovative yet uncomplicated lighting control platform that is backwards compatible with all M-Series...
DoP/LD Victor Fable meets challenge to customize looks for each artist under strict time constraints One of America’s top lighting designers for television, Victor Fable, knows how to make top acts look good on a tight schedule. For AT&T Audience Network Music Concerts series performances, the designer lights up to 18 different acts over a hectic six-day taping period in Los Angeles. The concert...
Elation will be showcasing at PLASA Stand H40 the Smarty Hybrid™, a full featured, CMY color mixing Spot, Beam and Wash fixture. At the heart of the fixture is the new Platinum lamp using “FLEX" technology which offers a "smartly” designed discharge lamp/ballast package (6,000 hour lamp life) for high output / compact performance at an efficient and affordable price point. Elation continues to...
Proteus Hybrid™ among IP65-rated luminaires speced by Stage Tech, Inc. for new outdoor venue Federal Hill Commons, a 6.5 acre multi-use site just north of Indianapolis in Noblesville, Indiana, recently opened a community amphitheater designed to hold any and every type of outdoor event. Professional production company and Elation dealer Stage Tech, Inc. of Indianapolis was commissioned to handle...
LD Dan Lastovka’s old-school look for iconic rock band evolves with Rayzor 360Z™ Last year’s 40th Anniversary Tour was by no means a farewell tour for iconic 70’s/80’s rock band Foreigner. It’s now been 41 years since their debut album and the band behind some of rock’s most classic songs hit the road again in June, kicking off a 30-show “Juke Box Heroes” U.S. tour that has proved to be one of the...
Theatrical Media Services (TMS) supply flexible LED battens for backdrop lighting and impactful wall of light effect The Dave Matthews Band is digging deep in their catalog to serve up some old school favorites while mixing in new songs from their latest release on their current 2018 tour, which kicked off May 18th in Houston, Texas. The popular jam band is known as a must-see summer touring act...
Elation Professional has introduced a new Ultimate Warranty program on its new multi-functional Smarty Hybrid™ CMY color-mixing discharge lamp moving head. The warranty now covers the first two years of operation or 6,000 hours of use, whichever comes first, based on regular maintenance for the fixture and lamp! The comprehensive warranty for a 2-year period covers material and workmanship of the...
Theatrical-grade Artiste Picasso™ moving head, ZW37™ wash luminaire light record-breaking pre-Broadway run at American Repertory Theater Lighting designer Justin Townsend is using Elation Professional lights more and more since his first experience with them on the Broadway musical A Night with Janis Joplin. The multi award-winning and Tony-nominated LD was recently one of the first designers to...
New DARTZ 360™, Artiste DaVinci™ part of Elation lighting package for rising R&B star’s performance A definite R&B star on the rise, R.LUM.R, who Rolling Stone recently dubbed "An artist you need to know," played That Tent at this year’s Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee, beneath an Elation lighting rig supplied by Genetic Productions. Most known for his breakout 2016 single...