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JB news from 2017 to now

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prolight + sound 2025 – A truly special trade fair year for JB-Lighting

This year, our appearance at prolight + sound in Frankfurt was anything but ordinary

Throwback to INTERSONIC Forum, Helsinki

More JB products on the rental market - thanks to fournell showtechnik!

fournell showtechnik GmbH has expanded its inventory by 16 Profile P18 MK2 HP - and the best thing is: the devices are now available for rent!

LDT Veranstaltungstechnik expands JB-Lighting setup with 12 P9 Spots!

LDT Veranstaltungstechnik has relied on JB-Lighting since the very beginning – and now their inventory continues to grow!

JB-Lighting at ISE 2025 – Our First Time in Barcelona

For the first time, we were part of ISE in Barcelona – and it was absolutely worth it! Four days filled with exciting conversations, new connections, and lots of enthusiasm for our P15 Profile.

Visit from Austria: Company Tour at JB-Lighting

A few weeks ago, we had the pleasure of welcoming the teams from Vour Events and VTP Veranstaltungstechnik to our headquarters in Blaustein.

Stadttheater Bern: JB Moving Heads in Action

Our M18 Profiles and P18 Profile HC are now in use at the historic Stadttheater Bern.

8 pcs. M18 at musical production „Ludwig 2“

We are absolutely thrilled that our long-standing customer ETHA from Urspringen has invested in 8 of our M18 Moving Lights!

Looking back at the JTSE in Paris

A big thank you to our French partner Expelec SA who showcased our moving heads on an incredible stand at the JTSE in Paris!

Ostalb PA invests again in Moving Heads from JB-Lighting

Ostalb PA has expanded its range of high-quality lighting equipment, once again choosing JB-Lighting

JB-Lighting at Meet All in Switzerland – A Great Success!

On November 28 and 29, 2024, the Meet All trade fair took place in Switzerland, where we were proud to exhibit alongside our Swiss distributor, JB-Lighting Switzerland

MEET 2024 in Vienna

At the beginning of November, we participated in the international trade fair MEET in Vienna – a key event and conference for event technology and theater

Gruppe 20 invests in 24 pcs. P9 Beamspot

At the end of October, we had the pleasure of welcoming *Gruppe 20* to our headquarters in Blaustein!

JB employees are sporty on the go

Our JB-Lighting crew really put in the effort at the Einstein Marathon this year!

TEATR – new sales partner Poland

We are very pleased to announce the collaboration with our new Polish partner Przedsiebiorstwo Specjalistyczne TEATR.

Congress Centrum Suhl invests in M18

The Congress Centrum Suhl is the largest event hall in southern Thuringia. Five new JB-Lighting M18 LED spotlights have been

Visit from Fabian Oving and 12 tutors of the Lichtlabor from HAW Hamburg

After an extensive company tour and exciting insights into our production, we had an in-depth exchange on technical topics

Smiling Faces

TT-Entertainment and Crowd-Events picked up 22 Sparx 9 directly from us.

Review of the 62. Bühnentechnische Tagung in Bochum

We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to the team of DTHG e.V. for the outstanding organization of #btt24 in Bochum.

We are expanding our machinery

Early June, we received a brand new bending machine – the TruBend 7036 from Trumpf! With this investment in the future

JB Day at Focon

What a day at Focon in Lotte: cool image clips, exciting presentations and product demonstrations, or bratwurst from the grill.

50x P12 Profile in special white coating

for „Harmony Hall Fukui“ in Japan. The Fukui Prefectural Concert Hall, also known as 'Harmony Hall Fukui', was opened in September 1997

Visit from Austria

In the morning, we delved into the world of technology, proudly showcasing our products in the showroom and

Werning Weiterbildungstage 2024

Feedback from Siepi: „Also this year, the further education days of our client Werning Theatertechnik were characterized by

Good vibes in Rimini

Early April, we were at MIR 2024 in Rimini. Together with our Italian partner, Alpha Concept, we presented our moving heads

30 years at JB-Lighting

Working together
Contributing together
Thinking together
Being together

prolight + sound 2024

Fantastic days at prolight + sound 2024 are behind us. It was great to see you again.

Expelec New distributor in France

We are thrilled to announce our new French contributor Expelec, a leading player in the audio, lighting, stage, and event

End of distribution partnership with Varyance France

As of February 29, 2024, our distribution partnership with Varyance in France will come to an end.

ProLight & ProVisual 2024 in Tokyo

With a 9-member team, our Japanese distribution partner BESS, along with Afterburner, Node, and SEW, showcased an impressive

Impressions from Peitsmann

Impressions of the NDR in Hamburg

Thank you for your visit Podiumtechniek!

It was great to welcome you all.

LEaT con 2023 Hamburg

The days at Leatcon in Hamburg were exciting and showed us again how important direct contact with our customers is.

Apprentices from Winkler Livecom visiting

Last week, we had a visit from Roni, Lukas, and the apprentices from Winkler Livecom!

Successful days at the Audio Visual Expo in Helsinki!

At JB-Lighting, we had the pleasure of being co-exhibitors at the booth of our long-standing partner, Intersonic OY.

90 JB-Lighting Moving Heads at the Para Championship Europe.

The first edition of the European Para Championships took place from August 8 to 20, 2023. This event occurred in Rotterdam

JB-Lighting is on the run

On October 1st, the 19th Einstein Marathon took place in the heart of Ulm. Five colleagues participated in it.

40 students visited us yesterday

40 students from Louis-Lepoix Vocational School visited us yesterday. The enthusiasm and interest were simply amazing! It was inspiring

Update „New building“

The first milestones have been reached: we have erected 30 concrete pillars, and the structure of our new hall is already clearly visible

New in the JB-Fleet

Just in time for the start of prolight + sound, we have expanded our fleet with a new VW bus.

prolight + sound 2023

We look back on four truly great days filled with many products, great conversations, and lots of fun!

MIR 2023

It was great to present our entire product portfolio - including M18, P9, and P10 - with our Italian dealer Alpha Concept.

Audimax Regensburg has invested in sixteen P12 Profile

Audimax Regensburg, one of the leading event locations in the region, has invested sixteen P12 Profile HPs from JB-Lighting.

Wow, what a cool day!

We had a visit from our Dutch sales partner Podiumtechniek and 30 potential customers.

JB-Lighting is continuing to invest in the future!

Today marks the groundbreaking of our new warehouse, which will be built directly adjacent to our manufacturing hall

Ministry of Light

Impression of 35. International Jazzfestival Viersen

Teknikmesse Copenhagen

Teknikmesse 2022 is over! It has been great two days here in Copenhagen.

Aalto Theater Essen invests in 70 moving heads from JB-Lighting

Acceptance without defects was the motto again when installing the 70

50 pcs. P12 at fashionweek Berlin

Lightdesign: Henning Schletter

Peitsman Licht & Geluid has invested in the moving heads P9, P12 and P18

The products from JB-Lighting are of high quality, with proverbial German quality.

Light, fast, slim design

BASSTA Event Technologies invests in twelve P9 beamspots

Stadtcasino Basel invests in six P12 HP

For our concert halls we were looking for powerful and multifunctional moving lights, which not only have to be

WIRKUNG live further invests in moving lights from JB-Lighting

Summer 2022 is going to be hot: it is already clear that a high level of utilisation is to be expected. In order to be able

prolight + sound 2022

A successful prolight + sound is behind us! It was great to talk to you personally again, to present our new products and

Stage Source takes over distribution in Poland

Stage Source has taken over the distribution for JB-Lighting in Poland since 01/04/2022.

A beautiful day is behind us!

Yesterday our Dutch distributor Podiumtechniek visited us with 30 interested parties. Detailed insights into our production

JB-Lighting at the 2022 Werning Training Days – Infotainment at its best –

After a break of almost two years from trade fair operations, Werning Theatertechnik-Theaterbedarf GmbH once again extended

A FIRST – fournell showtechnik GmbH is the first to choose the P9

Holger Amann reacted very quickly when it was announced last year that the P9 is available.

Maurer Veranstaltungstechnik invests in 18 x P9 Beamspot

We have always been enthusiastic about the great products and the good contact with the JB team. Therefore, it was self-evident for

Neosolution choses 8 P9

“We had been looking for a multifunctional LED beamspot in the 300 W power category for a long time. When the P9 came out,

P18 at the Cologne Philharmonic

audiluma Veranstaltungstechnik GmbH used several P18 units to illuminate the concert

P9 at AvA Sound & Light

New P9 now also used in Switzerland at AvA Sound & Light

Debug starts the new year confidently

Investment in 8 x P9 Beamspots. Christopher Beermann (Geschäftsführer debug) sagt zur Investition in 8x P9 Beamspots

Small, compact Beamspot

The Aalt Stadhaus/Luxemburg invests in 12 P9. We chose the P9 because we were looking for a small, compact spot for our house

The Hannover State Theatre invests in 20 movingheads from JB-Lighting

The Hannover State Theatre was equipped with 8 Sparx 18, 2 Sparx 30, ...

Acceptance without defects of 123 Movingheads at the Hamburg State Opera

The Hamburg State Opera invests in 123...

Preworks will take over the distribution of JB-Lighting in Austria

JB-Lighting and Preworks are pleased to announce that Preworks GmbH will take over the distribution of JB-Lighting

24 P18 MK2 Wash inspire in the National Theatre of Iceland

The National Theatre of Iceland is a leading theatre institution in Iceland

TRAUMZEIT FESTIVAL

An impressive weekend with many unforgettable concerts. On four stages in the shadow of disused blast furnaces

LEaT con X – a signal in the industry

In our opinion, it was a golden format and signal in the industry

Theater Hof invests again in JB-Lighting movingheads.

In use are: 10 x P12 Profile HP, 26 x P18 Profile HP, 12 x ...

The Volksoper Wien choses moving heads from JB-Lighting

Volksoper Wien invests in 45 P18 MK2 Profile HC

The JB-Lighting P18 MK2 Profile HC was convincing in all respects

Since the opening of the Elbe Philharmonic Hall on the brick base of former quayside warehouse A at Hamburg harbour

Price adjustment upon 01.08.2021

As you probably heard, we notice a strong rise of prices for raw materials and most notably for electronic components.

TWINSISTERS GmbH extends its rental stock with an additional forty JB-Lighting P12 profiles

The young team in Heilbronn relies on LED spotlights from JB-Lighting once again.

Music marathon

12 bands played for a good cause. From indie to rap to electro, hip hop or pop punk.

Stadttheater Gießen invests in P12 and P18

The Stadttheater Gießen offers a diverse repertoire with opera, musical an operetta, classical and modern drama, and modern dance theatre

AT NIGHT ALONE AT THEATER MAINZ...

An adventure with 18 P12 Profile HC and 12 P12 Wash HC.

Dutch National Opera & Ballet invests in LED stage lighting

On Friday February 26th our distributor Podiumtechniek B.V. signed a contract with Nationale Opera & Ballet for

P12 Spot HP at Mawell Resort

A unique hotel with extravagant illumination

Kultur Räume Gütersloh | Theater invests in 6 P12 HCRI

Thanks a lot Werning Theatertechnik Theaterbedarf GmbH for the great project.

De Doelen Rotterdam invests in 18 P12

De Doelen is a congress centre and concert building in one. The building houses one of the best

The Stadttheater Lippstadt choses moving heads from JB-Lighting

In the course of a general renovation, the Stadttheater Lippstadt invested in 10 P12 Profile HC and 4 P12 Wash HC

P12 for the Haarlem Theatre, NL

Podiumtechniek and Stadshouwburg & Philharmonie Haarlem count on moving lights from JB-Lighting.

„Theatre is a place of enchantment“

From now on, 24 P12 Profile HP conjure up beautiful light in the Theatre Münster.

Sustainability award 2020

There were P12, P18 and Sparx 18 in action. Congratulations to the winners

Mainfrankentheater Würzburg invests in ten P12 HCRI

he play at the four-section theatre wants to relate old and new stories in a way that is touching and entertaining.

37 P12 Profile at AFAS theatre Leusden, Netherlands

37 P12 Profile now ensure an atmospheric ambiance in the AFAS theatre in Leusden (Netherlands)

Theater Hof invests in 58 movingheads of JB-Lighting

Located at the edge of the old town, visitors to Theater Hof can look forward to a varied programme with around twenty productions...

Dülken unplugged 2020

16 P12 Profile HP in use at the live concert in the St. Cornelius church in Dülken.

16 Sparx 18 at Lausitzfestival 2020

P7 in use at the Celebrations in the non-denominational free church

7 P12 Profile HC at Staatstheater Kassel

This involved illumination of the front of the stage that was as effective as possible. According to...

Patchworkstudio Köln

The idea behind the project (initiated by LD Tim Franken, quasar lighting design) was the consideration...

Bundeskunsthalle in Bonn invests in thirty-three P12 Profiles HC

As an establishment for temporary exhibitions, the “Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle...

JB-Lighting - Lightshow 2020/2021

Let yourself be inspired by our new light show in our showroom.

Den Jyske Opera invests in 24 P12 Profile HC + 24 P12 Wash HC

Den Jyske Opera / Danish National Opera is Denmark’s national touring opera company.

P12 Wash video out now

The P12 Wash with Fresnel lens is not only extremely bright, but also incredibly light, weighing only 23 kg

Åbo Svenska Teater, Finland renewed its lighting

„Many things spoke on behalf of JB-Lighting“, says Antti Niitemaa about the choice.

NIGHT OF LIGHT 2020

A passionate appeal to politicians to save the events industry

NIGHT OF LIGHT 2020

Ein flammender Appel an die Politik zur Rettung der Veranstaltungsbranche.

Festspielhaus Baden-Baden invests in P18 and Sparx 18

With its 2,500 seats, the Festival Hall Baden-Baden is one of the largest classical music venues in Europe

SAGA – World Tour 2020

8 P12 Spot HP were deployed at the SAGA – World Tour 2020 in Neuruppin.

JB-Lighting at Werning "Weiterbildungstage"

Theater Lüneburg invests in Sparx 18

10 years ago the “Junge Bühne T.3” was opened in Lüneburg as another venue for Theater Lüneburg GmbH, thereby

P12 Profile, P7 and P4 at Goldbeck

At the beginning of September 2019, the traditional Bielefeld-based company Goldbeck celebrated its 50-year anniversary and

CUE 2020 Podiumtechniek

Michael Nothelfer supported our long-standing dealership in Netherland with Podiumtechniek at CUE in Rotterdam at the beginning of January.

MDS PAtec is delighted with 24pcs P12 Profile

Since investing in twenty-four P12 profiles in August 2019, the devices have been much in demand

P12 profile at television channel "Das Erste"

P12 profile - now also being used for productions for the German television channel "Das Erste"

Ostalb PA invests in the P12 profile

Ostalb PA | event technology is investing in the JB-Lighting P12.

P7 and P18 at Oktoberfest in Munich.

O’zapft is! – was to be heard once again at this year's Oktoberfest in Munich. Dora Showtechnik GmbH deployed P7 and P18

LiveTec GmbH invests in twenty-four P12 profiles.

LiveTec GmbH, based in Munich, is putting its trust in JB-Lighting and investing in twenty-four P12 profiles.

Höhnerbach Veranstaltungstechnik e.K. is investing in 16 P12 Profile

The company operates nationwide and has its headquarters in the Ruhr area. It places great

P18 Wash HC and P18 Profile HC at the Schauspielhaus Zurich.

Lighting department of the Schauspielhaus: "The Schauspielhaus Zurich is delighted to be working with moving heads

CONRAD Licht & Rigging Support GmbH have been won over by the P12 too

The Munich-based specialist in dry hire now also stocks the P12 profile from JB-Lighting

P12 now available at Gierss Veranstaltungstechnik

"Its brightness, compact design and low weight won us over in particular,"

J & C Veranstaltungstechnik invests in P12

The company J & C Veranstaltungstechnik has established itself as a recognised player in the rental business since

InnoWation Day Wilhelm & Willhalm event technology group

Once again, Wilhelm & Willhalm event technology group showed on Innovation Day what

The National Opera Amsterdam invests in P18 Profiles

Decisive reasons for selecting moving lights from JB-Lighting were the size and weight.

SWR Stuttgart once again decides upon moving heads from JB-Lighting

With its investment in twelve P12 High CRIs, SWR Stuttgart opts for our quality products again.

AUDIO VISUAL EXPO FINNLAND

Michael Nothelfer supported our long-standing dealership in Finland with Audico Systems Oy at Audio Visual Expo in Helsinki

Ministry of Light invests in 16 P12s Profile HP

The company Ministry of Light was founded in 2003, and worked with JB-Lighting products for the first time in 2006.

ONE Events in Ulm ratiopharm arena

2.500 Guests P18, P7, Sparx 7, Sparx 18, A7

Stage Set Scenery 2019

Stage Set Scenery took place two weeks ago but is still very much top of memory.

Visit of the trade school of Wiesbaden

A longstanding tradition is the yearly visit of the trade school of Wiesbaden.

The Semperoper Dresden invests in 52 P18 Wash

The Semperoper, which is part of the Sächsischen Staatstheater, has opted for the P18 Wash.

P18 Wash and Sparx 18 at CGS DRY HIRE

P18 Wash and Sparx 18 now available at CGS DRY HIRE Naturally in high-quality Amptown Cases

Midnight Shopping at Metzingen

Midnight Shopping at Outletcity Metzingen. Koch lichteffekte provided perfect lighting for the otherwise pure white stores

Grönemeyer Arena Tour

10 Sparx 18s have caused something of a TUMULT in Stuttgart. Cue Design GmbH is deploying the washbeams effectively for the Arena tour.

SMT Assembly at JB-Lighting

We remain true to our principles, and we are putting our new SMT line into operation with immediate effect.

JTSE 2018 Paris

Michael Nothelfer supported our long-standing dealership in France with Varyance at JTSE Paris at the end of November.

Mercedes Benz is opening the most up-to-date commercial vehicle centre

50 x Sparx 7, 30 x P4 and 12 x P7 were deployed.

32 Sparx 7 and 16 Varyscan P7s at VOGUE Concept Store

The first VOGUE concept store has opened up at OUTLETCITY METZINGEN. Guests such as Cassandra Steen

InnoWation Day
Wilhelm & Willhalm

Once again, Wilhelm & Willhalm event technology group showed on Innovation Day what integrated event technology means.

40 VARYSCAN P18 AT THE FRIEDRICHSTADT-PALAST BERLIN

“VIVID is a declaration of the love of life. Very consciously, even in these times.

12 P18 High CRIs at
SWR 3 New Pop Festival

12 Varyscan P18 High CRIs were deployed at the SWR3 New Pop Festival in mid-September.

Bayern 3 village festival

This was definitely the coolest party of the year: 80,000 BAYERN 3 spectators celebrated with Sunrise Avenue, Revolverheld, ...

The finest light design
Jazz Festival Viersen

Last weekend, it was upon us once again – time to clear the stage for jazz at Viersen Festival Hall!

20 Sparx 7 at theater Nordhausen

20 Sparx 7 at theater Nordhausen. Thanks to Werning Theatertechnik Theaterbedarf GmbH

Audico Live

We supported our long-standing dealership in Finland with our trade fair stand at Audico Live at the beginning of September. This was

Black Sea Festival 2018 in Georgia

The Black Sea Jazz Festival took place for the 11th time in mid-August in Georgia. Top-class artists made their way to

The Varyscan P18 rocks Ulm Theatre

Twelve Varyscan P18s, the very finest rock music and a love story that is electrifying. Ulm theatre impressed

65 Sparx 10 at Rock the Ring

For the fifth time in a row, Roni Huber has almost exclusively used wash lights from JB-Lighting for the well-known “Rock the Ring”

SmartLite invests in
Varyscan P7

“The highest level of customer satisfaction is the top priority for us.” – this is the guiding principle of SmartLite

17 years tradition

The yearly visit of the Friedrich-Ebert-School. Thank you Ansgar for the organisation of this trip.

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Varyscan P18 at
CGS Licht- und Tontechnik

Wilhelm & Willhalm invests in the P18 from JB Lighting

From the beginning of June, 24 x Varyscan P18s are available for dry hire from the Wilhelm & Willhalm event technology group.

Werning in-house
trade fair

We received positive feedback on the Werning in-house trade fair from CEO Alexandra Werning: "The in-house trade

prolight + sound 2018

The #pls2018 is just a few days behind us now and we would like to extend our sincere thanks for the numerous visits

Bang Your Head
2017

The finest light design
and top-class bands at
Bang Your Head 2017 in Balingen.

Roncalli’s Apollo Varieté celebrates its 20th anniversary

Roncalli’s Apollo Varieté in Düsseldorf celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. The lighting design...

"Grüezi!" (hello) and welcome

This was how it was this month at JB-Lighting. 40 guests from Switzerland - along with our dealership Eventprovider - visited us and gained