January 2026Insights

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High Tech on the High Road Tour Follow-Me technology aids lighting on a nationwide music eventCountry Music Star Kane Brown took his “High Road Tour” across the U.S. in 2025, accompanied by a non-traditional lighting rig: a Follow-Me 3-D tracking system was key to the show’s lighting automation. Production/Lighting Designer Chase Hall said, “I was determined to make a country show look progressive and cool. So, I intentionally abandoned the typical country tropes: wood textures, cars on stage, bar neon, straight truss sticks smattered with a blinder wash.” Instead, the spectacle embraced concentric circles and sticks that could form 28 sculptures throughout the concert aided by lights on four fixed trusses, with hundreds of other lighting elements integrated into the Follow-Me system. Hall explained, “We need[ed] multiple fixtures tethered for long-throw color output. We need[ed] excellent tracking backlighting on each target. And photometrically, we need[ed] the spot system adjusting intensities for broadcast cameras at every point along our large arena thrust.” The system allowed for maximum creative freedom, with any light able to actively track targets as they moved across the stage.Mergers & More:

ANP Lighting has launched a new website with improved navigation, updated spec sheets and technical resource pages, and Revit files added daily.

Creston Electronics, a global leader in workplace and smart home technology, has opened an Experience Center in Mechelen, Belgium.

DMF Lighting’s Artafex Linera and PhaseX lighting solutions won Best New Hardware at the CEDIA 2025 Smart Home Awards.

Lucent Lighting’s Mix luminaire range won the GREEN award in the Lighting category at the 2025 Build Back Better Awards.

The TALQ Consortium has 82 members and 74 certified products as of the last quarter of 2025.

$92.14 BILLIONThe projected worth of the commercial lighting market by 2033. Source: Research and MarketsLEDVANCE Secures UMSUG Codes for Streetlights Leading global lighting provider LEDVANCE has secured Unmetered Supply User Group (UMSUG) charge codes for various streetlighting lamps, enabling unmetered supplies operators and meter administrators to more accurately calculate electricity usage for individual luminaires. Not only does this improve operation efficiency and maintenance, the UMSUG codes also reduce the risk of over/under payments for electricity used. LEDVANCE Managing Director Nelo Neves said, “By adopting UMSUG codes for a wide range of our streetlights, we are simplifying billing for many of our clients.” Local authorities, councils, and others with responsibility for town planning particularly benefit from the ease introduced by the addition of the 13-digit codes.Seen by Staff

JAN 10–13

Lightovation, North America’s largest residential lighting show, will take place at the Dallas Market Center. Attendees can explore the latest trends in indoor and outdoor, decorative and architectural, smart systems, and more in home lighting.

www.dallasmarketcenter.com

FEB 5–6

Illuminate 2026, the Association of Outdoor Lighting Professionals’ annual conference and expo, will be held at the Westin Carlsbad Resort & Spa in California. The event will include hands-on education sessions, new products and technologies, and the AOLP Lighting Awards. https://aolponline.org

MAR 5

The IES Detroit Section Product show will be held at Laurel Manor in Livonia, MI. Featuring more than 100 exhibitors, the event allows attendees to experience the latest technology in lighting and electrical innovation.

http://www.ies.org/section/detroit

MAR 8–13

Light + Building will be held in Frankfurt, Germany. The 2026 show’s tagline is “Be Electrified—Electrifying Places. Illuminating Spaces.”

https://light-building.messefrankfurt.com

JUN 25

The IES San Francisco Section’s Light! Design Expo returns to Pier 27 on San Francisco’s Embarcadero. This annual event showcases the latest in architectural lighting products and attracts a wide range of exhibitors and design professionals. https://lightdesignexpo.com

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