February 2011

  

Upstaging honored as Company of the Year

Upstaging was recently bestowed the honor of being named Lighting and Trucking Company of the Year. In October of 2010, Upstaging was honored as the Lighting Company of the Year at the 10th Annual Parnelli Awards hosted at The Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.

January 2011 brought the honor of Top Dog Lighting Company of the Year and Top Dog Trucking Company of the Year at the Tour Link Conference held in Scottsdale Arizona. The honors continued on to the Pollstar Concert Industry Awards at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles where Upstaging was named Lighting Company of the Year.

Upstaging has a proud history of being a leader the industry with innovative solutions and it’s devotion to building lasting relationships. We are humbled to be recognized by the touring community and our peers for our contributions.

November 2010

Paul McCartney — Up And Coming Tour

The current Paul McCartney tour is something a bit different from what’s been seen in the past. It is the most straight forward and uncomplicated production Paul McCartney has taken out in a long time. It is a production that seems to be built more upon the way the show is traveling than any specific
message or creative theme as has been the case in past tours. Click here to read the entire story in this months issue of Mobile Production Magazine.

Five, Six, Seven, Eight…

Upstaging kick’n with the Rockettes.  Upstaging is providing both lighting and trucking support for the Radio City Christmas Spectacular Tour starring the Rocketts.  The massive rig with it’s mother grid system utilized over 150 automated fixtures to create this magical production.  Moving this production across the US, covering 19 cities over seven weeks, was choreographed with 22 seasoned drivers and red hot Peterbuilt tractors.

October 2010

Upstaging Honored as Top Company

Upstaging accepted a Parnelli for Best Lighting Company at this year's awards event in Las Vegas.  Upstaging was in good company as LD Steve Cohen received a Parnelli for Best Lighting Desinger for his design on Star Wars - In Concert (lighting provided by Upstaging).

September 2010

The indie rock band, Arcade Fire hits the road on their North American "The Suburbs Tour". Lighting Designer Susanne Sasic masterfully bring this grey suburban landscape to life with her use of color and light.  Upstaging is always ecstatic to be called upon to support Susanne's designs.  Photo by Steve Jennings

August 2010

Sting Symphonicity Tour

It might be argued that Sting’s latest tour, Symphonicity, is a case of ‘art imitating life’, yet the addition of 48 members of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra to his stage has enabled Sting to approach his work afresh – this is not imitation, rather it is reappraisal. That, of course, is exactly what Aristotle meant when he first uttered those immortal words. In the wider context of show design, Danny Nolan has rightly interpreted this shift of focus as an opportunity to reappraise his own methods and, like Sting, Nolan looked to other art forms for inspiration. Click here to read the complete story as featured in this issue of Mobile Production Magazine .

July 2010

Three steps to achieve a great looking production.  Start with a superb foundation, like Producer and Production Designer Peter Metz.  Add color and pizzazz that compliments and enhances, like Lighting Director Jon Kusner.  Finally, use a solid product, like Upstaging. The result is a head turning gorgeous result.  This is exactly the formula Mary Kay follows when they bring over 60,000 women from around the world to Dallas for their Seminar event.

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