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  • Simon Horn Adapts Anastacia Tour Rig With ChamSys MagicQ MQ500 Stadium Simon Horn Adapts Anastacia Tour Rig With ChamSys MagicQ MQ500 Stadium

    30 Aug , 2018

    LONDON –  Lighting designers draw their inspiration from a variety of sources. Sometimes it may be the artwork on a client’s album. At others, the spark comes from the lyrics of a hit song. Simon Horn’s captivating design for Anastacia’s Evolution Tour grew out of the name of the tour itself, as is evidenced by the DNA-shaped double helix set pieces that run across the back of the stage. Like... LONDON –  Lighting designers draw their inspiration from a variety of sources. Sometimes it may be the artwork on a client’s album. At others, the spark comes from the lyrics of a hit song. Simon Horn’s captivating design for Anastacia’s Evolution Tour grew out of the name of the tour itself, as is evidenced by the DNA-shaped double helix set pieces that run across the back of the stage. Like...

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  • Ben Mansfield’s Oh Wonder Lightshow Flows With ChamSys Ben Mansfield’s Oh Wonder Lightshow Flows With ChamSys

    18 Jul , 2018

    LONDON –   There’s a good reason why words like “dreamy” and “ethereal” pop up often when critics write about Oh Wonder. The tightly woven male-female voices and lofty synths of this alt-pop duo seem to wrap themselves gently around listeners, sweeping them up in a transcendent musical swirl.  On their current tour in support of their album Ultralife, the group’s free-flowing sound is supported by an appropriately imaginative and... LONDON –   There’s a good reason why words like “dreamy” and “ethereal” pop up often when critics write about Oh Wonder. The tightly woven male-female voices and lofty synths of this alt-pop duo seem to wrap themselves gently around listeners, sweeping them up in a transcendent musical swirl.  On their current tour in support of their album Ultralife, the group’s free-flowing sound is supported by an appropriately imaginative and...

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  • The Bridgewater Hall Increases Flexibility And Creative Options With ChamSys MagicQ MQ80 The Bridgewater Hall Increases Flexibility And Creative Options With ChamSys MagicQ MQ80

    12 Jul , 2018

    MANCHESTER, UK – It’s easy to understand why The Bridgewater Hall hosts some 250 concerts and events a year. Built on 280 rows of stainless steel springs to reduce vibrations, it offers superb acoustics, and its aesthetically-pleasing multi-tiered interior affords clear views of its stage. Officially opened on December 4, 1996, by Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh, the 2400-seat hall is a source of pride for all of Manchester.... MANCHESTER, UK – It’s easy to understand why The Bridgewater Hall hosts some 250 concerts and events a year. Built on 280 rows of stainless steel springs to reduce vibrations, it offers superb acoustics, and its aesthetically-pleasing multi-tiered interior affords clear views of its stage. Officially opened on December 4, 1996, by Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh, the 2400-seat hall is a source of pride for all of Manchester....

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  • Neil Marsh Runs Uplifting Above & Beyond Tour With ChamSys MagicQ MQ500 Neil Marsh Runs Uplifting Above & Beyond Tour With ChamSys MagicQ MQ500

    21 Jun , 2018

    MIAMI  – It is very fitting that confetti plays a prominent role in Above & Beyond’s global tour in support of their Common Ground album. Originating in northern Italy during the Middle Ages, confetti (literally “small sweet”) became symbolic not only of celebrations, but also of the shared joyful experiences that bring people together. This ebullient mood resonates throughout the Grammy-nominated EDM trio’s latest music with every synthetic hook, bouncy turn and transcendent... MIAMI  – It is very fitting that confetti plays a prominent role in Above & Beyond’s global tour in support of their Common Ground album. Originating in northern Italy during the Middle Ages, confetti (literally “small sweet”) became symbolic not only of celebrations, but also of the shared joyful experiences that bring people together. This ebullient mood resonates throughout the Grammy-nominated EDM trio’s latest music with every synthetic hook, bouncy turn and transcendent...

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  • MagicQ MQ80 at Red Rocks MagicQ MQ80 at Red Rocks

    03 May , 2018

    MORRISON, CO – It isn’t often that a rock star coming off three successive Billboard Top Ten albums takes time before a big show to hold a yoga class, but then Michael Franti has made a habit of defying expectations, whether it’s with his genre-bending music, or unconventional dress code…

     

     

    MORRISON, CO – It isn’t often that a rock star coming off three successive Billboard Top Ten albums takes time before a big show to hold a yoga class, but then Michael Franti has made a habit of defying expectations, whether it’s with his genre-bending music, or unconventional dress code…

     

     

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