GHENT, BELGIUM – Although Ghent is famed for its medieval church spires, quaint market squares and its week-long summer city festival, for the students and academics who make up roughly one fifth of the city’s population, one event in particular stands out on the calendar: the Ghent University students union annual party for returning and […]
SUNRISE, FL — CHAUVET DJ has once again proven itself a force by taking home the 2019 MMR Dealer’s Choice Award for Lighting Line of the Year for the seventh straight year. Presented by MMR Magazine, votes are submitted by music dealers across the United States. In celebrating the win, MMR wrote, “Belgium, France, Zimbabwe: […]
VUGHT, HOLLAND — During the Middle Ages, a cathedral was the revered house of God – and the light that billowed through its stained glass windows was visible proof of divine presence. More than simply being a place of worship, however, the geometric proportions and harmonious acoustics within this ecclesiastical space was in itself prized […]
FORT COLLINS, CO – The Grateful Dead and Pink Floyd share much in common. Both bands formed in 1965, both went on to develop die-hard followers worldwide, and both are the inspiration for Dead Floyd, a tribute group that fuses the improvised jam-band grooves of The Grateful Dead with the more prog rock stylings of […]
LANGLEY, IL – For glam rock band Warrant, the 30th anniversary of the release of their first album “Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich” meant pulling out all the stops and throwing a full-on party for themselves and their fans. Known for their hard-rocking performances, screaming guitar riffs and pounding rhythms, Warrant always puts on an […]
GHENT, BELGIUM – With many music stages and event spaces throughout the city’s UNESCO protected medieval centre, the annual 10 day Gentse Feesten is a go-to event for Northern European music lovers. Shining brightly against the city’s beautiful gothic architecture was the festival’s Sint-Baafsplein square stage. Vince de Schinckel brought the stage (one of the […]
EDINBURGH, UK – In addition to its world-renowned cultural offerings such as the Edinburgh Fringe and film festivals, Edinburgh has a growing reputation as one of the hottest nightlife spots in the UK. Promising to put the Scottish capital’s club scene firmly on the map once and for all is a new club called Atik, […]
INGELMUNSTER, Belgium – For almost thirty years, the municipality of Ingelmunster in the Belgian province of West Flanders has played host to the Labadoux festival. Now as much a part of the Belgian cultural fabric as the region’s chocolate and beer delights, the ‘Music with Roots’ festival blends a wide variety of folk and other […]
BALTIMORE, MD – Coming off a year of touring with EDM artists like The Chainsmokers, Cash Cash and Tritonal, designer Aaron Kovelman was accustomed to creating big slashing looks with lots of intense beams, crazy truss angles and ample helpings of eye bleeding audience lighting. Taking on an anniversary concert for his hometown friends and […]
Sunrise, Florida – Unveiled recently at the DJ Expo show in Atlantic City, the new Intimidator Hybrid 140SR – an all-in-one moving head that morphs from spot to beam to wash – offers an ideal toolkit for DJ lighting enthusiasts looking to transform any event space with powerful looks and high octane atmospherics. Fitted with […]
RALEIGH, NC – The Tar Heel State’s “Research Triangle” is home to some of the leading high-tech firms in the US and three large universities (Duke, North Carolina and North Carolina State), as well as a vibrant, diverse millennial population. Fused together, these ingredients have turned the area into a hotbed of electronic music. A […]
LONDON, UK – Even by the standards of chic East London, the new Wringer + Mangle club stands out for its pulsating atmosphere and high-energy entertainment. Making a critical contribution to both is a dynamic lighting kit fitted by GLS that features CHAUVET Professional STRIKE 4 multi formatted fixtures and Intimidator Spot 350 movers from […]
CHICAGO – Are there colors of sound? Can sound be expressed in the movement of light? Renowned instrumentalist and double platinum recording artist Nicholas Gunn thinks so, and he enlisted lighting designer Jeff Hinton of 815 Productions to help him demonstrate these principles with a ground-breaking video that they shot in an historic Chicago home […]
ROCKFORD, IL – After 20 years of performing, 16 million records sold worldwide, and eight Top 40 albums to their credit, pop icons Hanson have branched out into other endeavors. This includes forming a company to make their own craft beer, MMMhops, a play on their smash hit “MMMBop.” No word on whether or not […]
Prague, Czech Republic – With its eclectic mix of gothic, art nouveau, cubist and communist architecture, Prague is a city full of contrast. This contrast is perhaps most evident at Prague’s legendary five-story Karlovy Lázně, the largest nightclub in Central Europe. Sitting next to the 14th Century Charles Bridge, a UNESCO world heritage site, the […]