Democratic National Convention

Democratic National Convention

Democratic National Convention

To welcome the Democratic National Convention hosted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from July 25th to 28th, 2016, the city commissioned a special lighting project to vividly illuminate Philly’s two historic landmarks: 30th Street Station and City Hall.

To welcome the Democratic National Convention hosted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from July 25th to 28th, 2016, the city commissioned a special lighting project to vividly illuminate Philly’s two historic landmarks: 30th Street Station and City Hall.

Starlite and The Lighting Practice of Philadelphia had the honor of collaborating on this fun project. The lighting design for each landmark dictated a combination of powerful LED wash lights and long-throw profile units to project of various patriotic patterns and elements. Being both impactful and weatherproof were critical when specifying the equipment for the month-long project. After careful consideration, Starlite’s VP of Event Technology: Jason Danowitz, chose SGM‘s P5 high-performance outdoor LED wash units, and Clay Paky’s Mythos fixtures housed in Igloo enclosures as the real workhorses of the design.

Supplying power to 30th Street Station’s glowing display was no easy feat. It required boring multiple 48″ deep holes into the roadway to reach the power source. The 30th Street Station design also featured an interior lighting package to illuminate the east and west windows using dozens of Elation‘s Color Chorus linear RGBA fixtures and an ETC Ion console.

For City Hall and the Avenue of the Arts’ architectural system, MA Lighting International GmbH’s full-size grandMA2 with an NPU processor was the console of choice. City Hall had its own challenges — the wireless DMX transceivers were almost a half-mile from the control room to the receiving point at City Hall. Starlite was able to take control of the existing architectural LED lighting system which runs along the Avenue of the Arts to coordinate the lighting looks and sequences with City Hall. The interconnected lighting systems created a beautiful radiant sight of red, white and blue down South Broad Street.

The lighting displays were widely praised by the media and captivated DNC attendees, visitors, and natives alike.

United State of Women Summit (USOW)

United State of Women Summit (USOW)

United State of Women Summit (USOW)

On June 14th, 2016, the Walter E. Washington Convention Center located in Washington, D.C. set the stage for the first The United State of Women USOW Summit. Hosted by the White House, the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Department of Labor, and the Aspen Institute, the one-day conference set out to empower and educate women while celebrating their achievements, addressing gender equality issues, and focusing on the important work that still must be done. Starlite, in collaboration with California-based company BP Productions, provided the lighting system for the event. The design implemented Clay Paky Mythos and K20 B-EYEs, Vari-Lite VL3500 Spots, Elation Color Chorus, and Martin RushPar2 Zooms all driven by a full-size GrandMA2.

 

Equipment

  • Clay Paky Mythos
  • K20 B-EYEs
  • Vari-Lite VL3500 Spots
  • Elation Color Chorus
  • Martin RushPar2 Zooms
  • Full-Size GrandMA2

Hillary Clinton Political Rally

Hillary Clinton Political Rally

Hillary Clinton Political Rally

When PRG Chicago needed a local partner to pull off a pop-up political event in Philadelphia, they relied on Starlite to deliver. Former President Bill Clinton addressed a crowd of supporters for the Hillary Clinton Presidential Campaign. With notice only hours prior to load-in, Starlite was able to organize all of the critical production elements including power generation, lighting for press, staging with scenic elements, PA with distribution for press, and barricade.

Lankenau Hospital’s 150th Anniversary

Lankenau Hospital’s 150th Anniversary

Lankenau Hospital’s 150th Anniversary

Lankenau Hospital has been defining medicine for 150 years. This black-tie gala was a celebration of the extraordinary milestone of its 150th Anniversary as well as the kickoff of a $500 million transformation already underway and the rebranding of their name to the more apt Lankenau Medical Center.

The event was held at the historic Philadelphia Museum of Art, which dates to 1877, and houses over 225,000 works of art and is one of the largest museums in the United States. Staging an event of this size while the museum remained opened to the public created its own set of challenges which our team readily handled.

Denon Exhibit Booths

Denon Exhibit Booths

Denon Exhibit Booths

Since 2009, Starlite has worked with D&M Professional, whose brands include Denon Professional, Marantz Professional and Denon DJ on their trade show booths at the International DJ Expo shows in Atlantic City as well as the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) shows held in Anaheim, California each year. This Denon Exhibit Booth Event Technology Project showcased Denon’s latest product offerings and included live demonstrations from world-renown DJ’s. The booth design varies from year-to-year but always includes an impressive array of lighting, video and, of course audio.

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