Live Design

Live Design is a monthly digital publication owned by Penton that focuses on the newest developments and equipment in the live entertainment sector, including theatre, film, concerts, opera, ballet, and architectural entertainment. It began as Lighting Dimensions before merging with Theatre Crafts. Up until December 2013, it was available in print, but it has transitioned to a free app that offers monthly editions for both Apple and Android devices. The magazine targets both budding and experienced designers specializing in lighting, audio, projection, and set design. In addition to the magazine, Live Design operates its own website. It is also connected to the LDI trade show and organizes the Live Design Master Classes and the Envision Symposium.

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Robe Remembers Bob Schacherl 1954 - 2025

1 week ago | livedesignonline.com | Louise Stickland

Bob Schacherl – beloved friend, colleague, Robe Family member and professional entertainment lighting industry legend – has sadly passed away aged 70. Bob served as CEO of Robe Lighting Inc from 2013 until his retirement in 2019 and will be much missed by all in the Robe organization alongside those in the industry who had the privilege of working with him.
Marc Carolan Lightens His Load With Fourier Audio’s transform.engine On Snow Patrol Tour

1 week ago | livedesignonline.com | Christopher Shuler

Although Marc Carolan has become well known for carrying several racks of analog outboard gear when touring as the front-of-house mixer for Snow Patrol and Muse, he is just as likely to apply some of his favorite plugins hosted on Fourier Audio’s transform.engine.
2025 Tony Award Nominations Announced

2 weeks ago | livedesignonline.com | Hannah Kinnersley

The American Theatre Wings's Tony Awards celebrate the best of Broadway shows. This year, the winners of the 78th Tony Awards recognizing excellence during the 2024-25 season, will be announced on June 8, at a ceremony hosted by Cynthia Erivo at Radio City Music Hall. The show will air live on CBS. Over all, Death Becomes Her, Maybe Happy Ending, and Buena Vista Social Club, led the nominations with ten each.
2025 Drama Desk Awards Nominations Are Announced

2 weeks ago | livedesignonline.com | Hannah Kinnersley

The nominations for New York's professional theatre Drama Desk Awards have been announced. In the design categories, there were no clear leaders with many shows getting multiple nominations including Stranger Things: The First Shadow, Glass. Kill. What If If Only. Imp., Sunset Blvd., Just In Time, and Boop! The Musical which each got three noms for designers. The leader in all categories is Boop! The Musical, with 11 nominations in total.
Dimension Live Showcases Interactive Virtual Lighting

2 weeks ago | livedesignonline.com | Hannah Kinnersley

Dimension Studio, a British company specializing in mixed reality and realtime production services, recently held an interesting demo at OUTERNET London. Well known for its work in virtual production for film and TV including Wicked, Time Bandits, and TV and a regular partnership with Cinecittà in Rome, the company was demonstrating its new live event technology. The brand has launched a new division, Dimension Live, to bring its expertise in virtual production for the film world into live events.
Serpro FORTE-fies For The Future

2 weeks ago | livedesignonline.com | Louise Stickland

Based in the thriving commercial and industrial center of Monterrey, the capital of the state of Nuevo Leon in northeastern Mexico, and occupying 7,000 square meters of warehouse space, Serpro Producciones is Mexico's largest, most active, and most important technical production company, offering lighting, audio, rigging, stage, and backline rentals.
L-Acoustics Secures Important Victories Against European Counterfeiters, Safeguarding Audiences And Partners

2 weeks ago | livedesignonline.com | Christopher Shuler

In a significant achievement for both consumer safety and intellectual property rights, L-Acoustics has successfully won legal judgments against two European counterfeiters of its professional audio equipment. These legal actions underscore the company’s unwavering commitment to ensuring audience safety and protecting the market for legitimate partners.
Flicker-Free Invests In Astera

2 weeks ago | livedesignonline.com | Louise Stickland

Cape Town-based Flicker-Free Lighting Rentals is an energetic new lighting rental and dry hire company headed by Jason Watts which is geared towards offering the region’s buoyant film, TV, commercial and event industry premium lighting solutions.
Litecom Puts Robe On The Rig

2 weeks ago | livedesignonline.com | Louise Stickland

Litecom, one of Denmark’s leading lighting, visual and rigging rental companies and a major supplier in all broadcast areas – music, games shows, entertainment plus multiple sports events including e-sports tournaments – has made a massive investment in new Robe moving lights. The company is based in Copenhagen and has a branch in Stockholm, Sweden, and works extensively across the two countries and throughout Scandinavia.
Robe Has Time For Slovenian Eurovision

2 weeks ago | livedesignonline.com | Louise Stickland

All lighting designers love challenges and none more so than Crt Birsa from design studio Blackout, who fitted nearly 400 lighting fixtures into a 20 x 20 metre space in Studio 1 at the Slovenian National television station – Radiotelevizija Slovenija (RTVSLO) –complex in Ljubljana. A large proportion of these were Robe moving lights – with 54 x MegaPointes, 54 x Spiiders, 24 Pointes, 12 x FORTES and 14 x Tetra2s on the rig – all delivered by Slovenian rental company, Event Lighting.