Recording Artists' Benefit Concerts Lit with HES Lighting

A series of fund-raising concerts in Los Angeles was staged Feb. 26 by the Recording Artists Coalition to raise awareness of artists' rights. High End Systems automated lighting was there highlighting the music and the famous faces. The concerts were held in four different venues, all on that Tuesday night. LSD/Fourth Phase of Newbury Park, Calif., provided the gear for the Forum show, under the guidance of Robert Roth from its Atlanta office."It was an all High End Systems rig and the show was executed flawlessly," says Roth. More than 120 HES products were specified by the event's overall LD Nick Sholem, including Studio Color(R) 575 and Studio Spot(R) 575 automated luminaires, run on two Wholehog(R) II consoles. Don Henley and The Eagles headlined the $175 ticket, with Sheryl Crow, Stevie Nicks, Tom Petty, John Fogerty, and Billy Joel (for which LD Steve Cohen added his input) filling the bill. The RAC is trying to draw awareness to unfair artist contracts according to California labor laws, which currently make it difficult for the artists to compete in the open marketplace.

(Lee Baldock)

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