The company has officially acquired X-Laser, the Maryland-based manufacturer that’s spent nearly two decades making professional laser systems more creative, compliant, and console-friendly.

Join @LimeLightWired at Live Design International 2025 (LDI 2025) for an immersive, full-day masterclass: The Art of Programming.

You’ve seen fixtures try to be a wash, a strobe, and a blinder before. This one actually pulls it off.

PLASA Show 2025 in London had no shortage of energy — even as Tube strikes turned the city into a travel headache. BUT - manufacturers didn’t flinch, rolling out big launches and updates that point directly to where the industry is heading. The result: a show that reminded everyone that the pace of innovation in lighting and entertainment technology doesn’t slow down for anything.

On August 29, 2025, Hov1 shut it down in Stockholm with a farewell show that rewrote the record books.

Genesis, the latest from Master FX, sets out to cut the chaos. No dry ice. No CO₂. No water. Just crisp, consistent output from a machine that doesn’t ask for a babysitter.

It’s been a minute since German Light Products took their full lineup on the road in the U.S.—but they’re back and making it loud. The...

When Lighting Designer Benny Kirkham first stepped into Hope Road, he knew he was facing something different. An immersive tribute to Bob Marley’s life and legacy, Hope Road invites audiences to move freely through a five-room experience that blends live performance, dynamic visuals, and environmental design.

For Alessia Clara’s long-awaited return to the road, subtlety wasn’t a limitation—it was the point. Lighting designer Tal Kochav crafted a design for the Love and Hyperbole World Tour that leaned all the way into emotional precision over visual noise. With CuePoints and grandMA3 Recipes making it tour-ready, Kochav packed the design into road cases and ready to take it global.

The X-Laser LD Challenge flips the script, turning real LD-submitted ideas into full-blown laser looks — powered by Mercury and ready to steal for your own show file.

What Happens When These Top-Tier Crews Put the Mystic 2 to Work?

Whether you just wrapped up finals or finally have a break between gigs, there’s no better time to level up your MA3 chops.

Miami in March? You already know the energy’s unreal. But this year, Volux Lighting showed up ready to do more than just vibe.

With grandMA3 at the core, the MA Lounge delivered real-world tips, deep dives, and a space for LDs to level up their craft.

It's like the Super Bowl of Lighting. To keep you in the loop, we'll refresh this page regularly with key takeaways and voting results.

LD Marcus Jessup added 8 Mad Maxx fixtures to deliver a lighting package designed to keep up with the intensity of Carti's performance.

Forget the hardwood courts of March Madness; we're here to celebrate the brilliance of 64 top-tier moving lights, all vying for the coveted

For decades, DMX512 has been the industry standard. Enter sACN, Art-Net, RDM, and wireless DMX—but what exactly do these protocols do?

Strobe wash units are everywhere right now, and let's be honest—they all kinda blend together. But... we found one that actually stands out.

Programming to timecode removes any doubt that what needs to happen will happen right when it is supposed to.