Professional Lighting & Production - Fall 2017 | Page 5
DEPARTMENTS
09
News Flashes
The latest from Canada’s lighting,
video & production industries
15 Agenda
16 Northern Lights
34 In Focus
36
Mike Herkimer on lighting
Rise Against’s 2017
World Tour, Pg. 22
Your Industry event calendar
Drake’s OVO Fest, The Weeknd on
Tour & more
S hining the spotlight on Louise
Guinand & Michael Herkimer
Product Spots
The newest products &
technologies to hit the lighting,
video & staging markets
41 Advertisers’ Index
44 Classifieds
46 Project Update
Glastonbury Festival, Arka Room
& more
FEATURES
18
22
Coming Together Intense & Impactful
Teamwork Integral to the 2017 Calgary
Stampede TransAlta Grandstand Show A Hard-Hitting Design for Rise Against’s
2017 Tour
By Andrew King By Andrew King
It’s widely billed as “the greatest
outdoor show on Earth” – and with
good reason, thanks to a crack team of
technical collaborators. We go one-on-one with Canadian LD
Michael Herkimer and chat about his
adaptable design for a lofty 2017 world
tour by punk rockers Rise Against.
26
Looking Back &
Pushing Forward
Celebrating 20 Years of Professional Lighting
& Production
By Kevin Young
The industry has changed significantly
since we published our inaugural issue
in 1997, and we’ve got a panel of VIP
lighting pros to reminisce about the past
& forecast for the future.
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