Projection, Lights and Staging News

It is with great sadness that the ADJ family mourns the loss of valued colleague and much-loved friend Eduardo “Eddie” Salazar Vasquez, who passed away from health complications on September 10, 2026, at the age of 40.

Tad Inferrera with his 2024 Emmy Award PLSN has learned of the passing of Emmy Award-winning Lighting Director, Tad Inferrera on September 17, 2026 from cancer. He was 63. There was a celebration of life for Inferrera on the stage of the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles on October 8, 2026.

Mats Karlsson We at PLSN were saddened to hear of the passing of industry veteran Mats Karlsson who passed away on October 7, 2026, after a battle with cancer. Karlsson co-founded StageSmarts AB in 2015 with Erik Davidson to produce smart power distribution products for the live entertainment industry. Before co-founding StageSmarts, Karlsson had worked for Barco, Martin, VER, AC Entertainment Technologies, and Intendor.

Live Events, which offers end-to-end production capabilities and production equipment rental with locations in Atlanta, Dallas, Los Angeles, and Orlando, has expanded its Ayrton lighting inventory with an extensive number of Rivale fixtures. ACT Entertainment is the exclusive distributor of Ayrton lighting in North America. “We’re excited to have Rivale added to our inventory. Our existing inventory of Ayrton fixtures has performed well and reliably, and the Rivales are a natural addition for us.

Rose Brand has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire IWEISS, bringing together two highly respected companies with decades of experience serving the entertainment, performing arts, event, and architectural markets. For generations, Rose Brand and IWEISS have earned the trust of customers through craftsmanship, technical expertise, and responsive service.

Human vs. Machine… It is an age-old conundrum, and one that has never been more relevant than it is today, as society takes its first steps into the era of AI. It is also a theme that ran through the iconic Gary Numan’s three-night, “one thousandth celebration show” residency at the Electric Ballroom. Reflecting this dichotomy was an evocative David Howard lighting design that often split the stage into two sections.

Elation is pleased to release its comprehensive new white paper, “Light That Performs,” for the entertainment lighting industry, examining why modern lighting performance depends on choosing the right light technology for the application.

PLSN is pleased to announce the Regional Winners of the Hometown Heroes – Lighting category. All six regional winners are now the finalists for the Parnelli Hometown Hero – Lighting Company of the Year Award. The six top regional lighting companies in North America—one for each of five U.S. regions, and a sixth for all of Canada were voted on by the industry as they narrowed the field from 36 to the six regional winners.

4Wall Entertainment supported Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day with LED volume and virtual production across two builds. We ran an Absen PR1.9 wall for the News Room set and an Absen PL2.5 wall for the Wardex set, staffed with 4Wall’s own Virtual Production Supervisor and Disguise programmers running live compositing in real time.

For more than two decades, Disguise has powered some of the most ambitious live events and experiences in the world — from Bad Bunny and Coachella to the Burj Khalifa in Dubai and Top Of The Rock at the Rockefeller Observation Deck in New York. Today, Disguise announces X2 and X3, making its Designer software more accessible to small and mid-sized productions such as DJ sets, theatre tours, festivals and corporate brand events.