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News Archive - January 2017

(1/30/2017)

-Elation Offers New Color Temperature Controllable Soft Lights for Broadcast

Elation Offers New Color Temperature Controllable Soft Lights for Broadcast

Elation Professional offers a pair of new soft lights for broadcast, TV, and film lighting, the TVL Softlight DW and TVL Panel DW. Both luminaires house cool white and warm white LEDs with linear color temperature control for a wide ...More

(1/30/2017)

-The LRLR Raffle and the BTS Boutique Benefit Behind the Scenes at USITT

The LRLR Raffle and the BTS Boutique Benefit Behind the Scenes at USITT

The Long Reach Long Riders and Behind the Scenes will host their annual fundraising raffle at the USITT Conference and Stage Expo March 9 - 11 in St. Louis, Missouri. This year's raffle will celebrate the 14th ...More

(1/30/2017)

-Staging Concepts Now Offering SC Pro Riser

Staging Concepts Now Offering SC Pro Riser

With towers that combine both bridging from left to right and front to back, the SC Pro Riser from Staging Concepts is caster-mounted to be both long-lasting and transportable. Optional accessories include step units, handrail, ...More

(1/30/2017)

-Symetrix Announces AES67 Support, a USB Audio Interface, and Highlights Dante Integrations at ISE 2017

Symetrix Announces AES67 Support, a USB Audio Interface, and Highlights Dante Integrations at ISE 2017

Symetrix, a manufacturer of high performance audio hardware and software for the installed sound market, will debut several new products and updates at the 2017 Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) show in Amsterdam, February 7 - ...More

(1/30/2017)

-SDVoE Alliance Presents a 4K Streaming Codec Shootout at ISE 2017

SDVoE Alliance Presents a 4K Streaming Codec Shootout at ISE 2017

At ISE 2017 in Amsterdam, February 7 - 10, exhibiting in stand 12-H55, the SDVoE Alliance will feature an interactive, head-to-head demonstration of several widely-adopted codecs for AV-over-Ethernet applications. Pro AV ...More

(1/30/2017)

-Make an Appointment with an OCA (AES70) Specialist at ISE

Make an Appointment with an OCA (AES70) Specialist at ISE

With the AES ratification of OCA (AES70), the ever increasing availability of hardware and software reference designs, web-based GUI interfaces solutions, and commercial product that integrates AES 67 and OCA (More

(1/30/2017)

-Robe Finds Shelter with Porter Robinson and Madeon

Robe Finds Shelter with Porter Robinson and Madeon

Ben Coker, lighting designer for Porter Robinson and Madeon's co-headlining Shelter theatre tour, has just finished an extensive 34 date run in the US, with Robe BMFL Spots and WashBeams and Pointes prominent on the ...More

(1/30/2017)

-L-Acoustics is Red Hot for Chili Peppers European Tour

L-Acoustics is Red Hot for Chili Peppers European Tour

As energy-charged as ever, Red Hot Chili Peppers took their outrageous brand of funk-rock around the arenas of Europe at the end of last year, with Czech rental company High Lite supplying a combination of L-Acoustics K1, K2 ...More

(1/30/2017)

-BASSBOSS Loudspeakers Level Up Sound at Kung Fu Saloon and Arcade in Nashville

BASSBOSS Loudspeakers Level Up Sound at Kung Fu Saloon and Arcade in Nashville

While it is no longer a rarity for a bar to sport a deep beer selection in a happening American city like Nashville, Tennessee, Kung Fu Saloon might have more different kinds of fun on tap than any other single venue in the area. With over ...More

(1/30/2017)

-Kyle Rose Gives Madaila Uplifted Look with Added Chauvet Professional Rogues

Kyle Rose Gives Madaila Uplifted Look with Added Chauvet Professional Rogues

Psych pop jam band Madaila has been making waves since the release of their debut song "The Dance" in 2015. With their catchy synth heavy choruses, spontaneous melodic excursions, and joyfully long riffs, the group is reminiscent of ...More

(1/30/2017)

-New DiGiCo S21 a Royal Treat for Palace Theater at Kings Point in Tamarac

New DiGiCo S21 a Royal Treat for Palace Theater at Kings Point in Tamarac

South Florida may be known as America's retirement capital but don't make the mistake of thinking that residents there are ready for the rocking chair. Instead, they're ready to rock, which they do regularly at the Palace Theater, the live ...More

(1/30/2017)

-Solaris Mozarts Join Wonderama on TV

Solaris Mozarts Join Wonderama on TV

Wonderama, a revival of the popular '60s kids variety show, rolled out this month on Tribune Broadcasting's cable network, with a set featuring Solaris Mozart LED fixtures. Hosted by David Osmond (of the talented Osmond family), 13 ...More

(1/27/2017)

-Elation Professional Offers Entire High End Systems Hog 4 Console Range to Its US-Reseller Network

Elation Professional Offers Entire High End Systems Hog 4 Console Range to Its US-Reseller Network

Elation Professional announces that it now offers, and is stocking, the entire High End Systems Hog range of lighting control products to its US dealer base. Elation has distributed the High End HedgeHog 4 and Nano Hog 4 ...More

(1/27/2017)

-Christie Extends 4K Boxer Line with New 4K20 Model

Christie Extends 4K Boxer Line with New 4K20 Model

Christie, a provider of 4K technology, is expanding its Boxer line with the new 3DLP Christie Boxer 4K20 complete with full native pixel-perfect 4K resolution, the widest selection of 4K connectivity and the same small, rugged, ...More

(1/27/2017)

-PixelFLEX Enhances Video Design Options with TrueFLEX 1.9mm Flexible LED

PixelFLEX Enhances Video Design Options with TrueFLEX 1.9mm Flexible LED

Continuing to increase the functionality of its award-winning LED technologies, PixelFLEX announces the introduction of the 1.9mm TrueFLEX LED flexible video panel. Available in a 400mm wide by 300mm high panel, the new 1.9mm ...More

(1/27/2017)

-RCF USA Names Tarik Solangi Vice President of Sales and Marketing

RCF USA Names Tarik Solangi Vice President of Sales and Marketing

RCF has announced the appointment of Tarik Solangi as vice president of sales and marketing for RCF USA.
Solangi's pedigree in the industry includes time as a production company and recording studio owner, tour ...
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(1/27/2017)

-GLP Goes Back to School with Award-Nominated Lighting Alumnus

GLP Goes Back to School with Award-Nominated Lighting Alumnus

A former student at Dr. Phillips High School Theatre Magnet in Orlando, Florida, has been making creative use of GLP's X4 series to light school productions.
Michael Pagan's interest in lighting design dates back to his ...
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(1/27/2017)

-Nobel Hall at Moscow's Financial University Fitted with Martin Audio

Nobel Hall at Moscow's Financial University Fitted with Martin Audio

Nobel Hall, the main auditorium of Moscow's Financial University, is a multipurpose space within this prominent and prestigious educational facility.
Equipped with a Martin Audio W8LM Mini Line Array, the hall operates under the ...
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(1/27/2017)

-Chris Young Tour "Comes Over" with Bandit Lites

Chris Young Tour "Comes Over" with Bandit Lites

Country music superstar Chris Young had an incredibly busy 2016, including #1 hits "I'm Comin' Over" and "Think of You," a Christmas album, and a massive headlining tour with an all new production look. His I'm Comin Over tour, ...More

(1/27/2017)

-Sound Works Pro Supports Women's March in Chicago

Sound Works Pro Supports Women's March in Chicago

A crowd of 250,000 gathered for the Women's March in Chicago on January 21, the day after the Presidential Inauguration, making it one of the largest protests in the city's history. The event, held to show solidarity among women and on ...More

(1/27/2017)

-CAD Names On the Road Marketing as Rep for New England and New York

CAD Names On the Road Marketing as Rep for New England and New York

CAD Audio has appointed On the Road Marketing as sales representative for New England, New York City, and Upstate New York.
In business for over 30 years, On the Road Marketing has achieved great success representing ...
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(1/27/2017)

-PRO3 Lighting Makes a Pointe

PRO3 Lighting Makes a Pointe

Osvaldo Giuliano "Chicho" is one of three partners in PRO3 an innovative, lighting design collective based in Mexico City, with an office in the thriving creative community of Condesa.
There is a special synergy between the ...
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(1/27/2017)

-White Light Returns to VAULT Festival 2017

White Light Returns to VAULT Festival 2017

Now in its fifth year, VAULT Festival has returned to London with six undiluted weeks of entertainment. Whether it is thrilling theatre, top notch comedy, or exhilarating music performances, this year's festival is the biggest yet with ...More

(1/27/2017)

-Theatre in Review: Incident at Hidden Temple (Pan-Asian Repertory/Theatre Row)

Theatre in Review: Incident at Hidden Temple (Pan-Asian Repertory/Theatre Row)

The incident referred to in the title of Damon Chua's play takes place at train station in Southwestern China in 1943; during a rest stop, young Ava Chao, egged on by a local blind man, wanders off to see the nearby Hidden Temple -- ...More

(1/26/2017)

-ARRI at 100: Proud of the Past and Confident in the Future

ARRI at 100: Proud of the Past and Confident in the Future

As its centenary year gets underway, ARRI looks back at its rich history, assesses the values and principles that have helped it reach this milestone anniversary, and sets its sights firmly on the future. ...More

(1/26/2017)

-Genelec 8430A Audio-over-IP SAM Studio Monitor Receives NAMM Technical Excellence and Creativity (TEC) Award

Genelec 8430A Audio-over-IP SAM Studio Monitor Receives NAMM Technical Excellence and Creativity (TEC) Award

Genelec, a provider of active monitoring technology for over 35 years, announces that its 8430A Audio-over-IP SAM Studio Monitor has received a NAMM Technical Excellence & Creativity (TEC) Award for Outstanding Technical ...More

(1/26/2017)

-Avid Wins Two Prestigious TEC Awards at the 2017 NAMM Show

Avid Wins Two Prestigious TEC Awards at the 2017 NAMM Show

Avid announces that it won two technical achievement awards at the 32nd Annual NAMM Technical Excellence & Creativity (TEC) Awards. Presented at the 2017 NAMM Show in Anaheim, California on January 21, the awards ...More

(1/26/2017)

-GoVision Names Two New Regional Account Executives

GoVision Names Two New Regional Account Executives

GoVision announces the hiring of two talented sales professionals in the role of regional account executive.
Mike Renfro will assume responsibility for parts of Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and most of the southeast region ...
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(1/26/2017)

-Elation Fuze Wash Z350 Wins ProSoundWeb Readers Choice Product Award

Elation Fuze Wash Z350 Wins ProSoundWeb Readers Choice Product Award

Elation Professional's Fuze Wash Z350 single source PAR moving head luminaire was chosen by ProSoundWeb readers to be a top lighting product in the entertainment technology industry, winning a 2017 Readers' Choice Award (RCA) ...More

(1/26/2017)

-d&b audiotechnik Introduces Amplifier Plug-In for Peavey MediaMatrix

d&b audiotechnik Introduces Amplifier Plug-In for Peavey MediaMatrix

Compatibility and interoperability is key for d&b audiotechnik, who will launch an amplifier plug-in for the Peavey MediaMatrix NION DSP and nControl PC at the ISE Amsterdam exhibition February 7 - 10, 2017. This ...More

(1/26/2017)

-Allen & Heath Strengthens dLive with New Features and Support Package

Allen & Heath Strengthens dLive with New Features and Support Package

To coincide with the launch of dLive C Class, Allen & Heath has released a major firmware update to all dLive mixers, further enhancing the functionality and processing capabilities of the system, plus a package of warranty and ...More

(1/26/2017)

-d3 Technologies Unveils 2x4pro Media Server

d3 Technologies Unveils 2x4pro Media Server

d3 Technologies announces the introduction of its newest media server, the 2x4pro. The new server, like the flagship 4x4pro, supports d3's interchangeable VFC (video format conversion) cards, enabling users to drive up to eight ...More

(1/26/2017)

-RZI Lighting Adds Chain Master Motor Hoists to Rental Inventory

RZI Lighting Adds Chain Master Motor Hoists to Rental Inventory

RZI Lighting in New Orleans has taken delivery of 24 double-reeved, half-ton Chain Master motor hoists with 60' chains. RZI Lighting is a stage lighting equipment supplier in the region providing sales, rentals, and labor to ...More

(1/26/2017)

-Westview Reaches New "Heights" in Theatre Rigging

Westview Reaches New "Heights" in Theatre Rigging

With little experience in the rigging and installation world, Todd Henderson joined Westview Productions as a technician and dedicated himself to his career. After years of working on theatres, museums, and a diverse range of ...More

(1/26/2017)

-Let The Sunshine In: Strike 1 Creates New Day In Hair

Let The Sunshine In: Strike 1 Creates New Day In Hair

Light, both literal and metaphorical, plays a crucial role throughout the musical Hair, which plays out against the backdrop of the tumultuous and colorful 1960s in New York. Nowhere is this more evident, perhaps, than in the show's ...More

(1/26/2017)

-Masque Sound's Audio Equipment Retrofit Delivers Heavenly Results at Manhattanville College's O'Byrne Chapel

Masque Sound's Audio Equipment Retrofit Delivers Heavenly Results at Manhattanville College's O'Byrne Chapel

When the administration at Manhattanville College made the decision to invest in an audio upgrade retrofit to the campus' beautiful O'Byrne Chapel, they turned to Masque Sound, a theatrical sound reinforcement and installation ...More

(1/26/2017)

-Move to New Facility Doubles Size of WorldStage's Southern California Operation

Move to New Facility Doubles Size of WorldStage's Southern California Operation

WorldStage kicked off 2017 in a big way with its Southern California office, moving into new quarters in Tustin, California that doubled both office and warehouse space. The move was prompted by the continued growth of WorldStage in ...More

(1/26/2017)

-Theatre in Review: Peer Gynt and the Norwegian Hapa Band (Ma-Yi Theater Company/ART New York Theatre)

Theatre in Review: Peer Gynt and the Norwegian Hapa Band (Ma-Yi Theater Company/ART New York Theatre)

For years, New York City operated as a Peer Gynt-free zone; now we've gotten Ibsen's epic work twice in one season. This may be happening, I suspect, because, at one point in this notoriously rambling work, the title character, an ...More

(1/26/2017)

-Theatre in Review: Yours Unfaithfully (Mint Theater Company/Theatre Row)

Theatre in Review: Yours Unfaithfully (Mint Theater Company/Theatre Row)

What would 20th-century playwrights have done without adultery? The British especially would have been bereft without having a certain commandment to break onstage. Maugham, Coward, and Rattigan practically made an industry of it -- and, ...More

(1/25/2017)

-Philips Lighting Launches Brand New VL6000 Beam Luminaire

Philips Lighting Launches Brand New VL6000 Beam Luminaire

Philips Lighting, a global supplier of lighting, announces the latest addition to its Philips Vari-Lite range of intelligent, high-performance entertainment fixtures -- the VL6000 Beam.
After setting the trend for hybrid ...
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(1/25/2017)

-USITT Announces Rigging Safety Funding for 12 Schools

USITT Announces Rigging Safety Funding for 12 Schools

USITT has approved funding for stage rigging inspections and safety training at no cost for 12 additional schools as part of its Rigging Safety Initiative (RSI).
USITT's RSI has approved applications from over 100 schools ...
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(1/25/2017)

-LMG Hires Russ Kettle as Systems Integration Sales Engineer

LMG Hires Russ Kettle as Systems Integration Sales Engineer

LMG announces the hiring of Russ Kettle as sales engineer for LMG's systems integration division. Kettle will work closely with higher education, government, and corporate clients by developing innovative solutions to better ...More

(1/25/2017)

-Mountain Productions Welcomes Simon Franklyn as Director of West Coast Operations

Mountain Productions Welcomes Simon Franklyn as Director of West Coast Operations

With over 43 years of experience in project and production management, staging, rigging, and structural design, Simon Franklyn is a consummate professional in all aspects of the entertainment industry. Mountain Productions ...More

(1/25/2017)

-Renkus-Heinz Introduces New C Series Loudspeakers

Renkus-Heinz Introduces New C Series Loudspeakers

Renkus-Heinz, a provider of steered and point source loudspeaker design, introduces the new C Series of professional loudspeakers for installed sound applications.
A reinvention and evolution of the company's legendary CF/CFX ...
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(1/25/2017)

-TANNOY CMS 3.0 - The Revolution Reinvented

TANNOY CMS 3.0 - The Revolution Reinvented

In the early 1990s, TANNOY took their studio-grade Dual Concentric drivers and put them in the ceiling, giving birth to the CMS (ceiling monitor system) and bringing true high quality audio to the ceiling loudspeaker space for the ...More

(1/25/2017)

-Countryman's B3 Omnidirectional Lavalier Microphone Proves Ideal for Podcaster and Documentarian Richard Grove

Countryman's B3 Omnidirectional Lavalier Microphone Proves Ideal for Podcaster and Documentarian Richard Grove

Describing himself as a forensic historian and conceptual artist, Richard Grove frames his groundbreaking research into epic artistic representations to educate his audience. As the co-owner of Tragedy and Hope Communications, he ...More

(1/25/2017)

-Creative Stage Lighting Stocks James Thomas Truss

Creative Stage Lighting Stocks James Thomas Truss

Creative Stage Lighting announces it now has inventory of James Thomas Engineering truss.
James Thomas Engineering, part of the Milos Group, is a manufacturer of aluminum trussing, rigging, and ground support to ...
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(1/25/2017)

-Stage|Set|Scenery 2017 Announces Call for Papers

Stage|Set|Scenery 2017 Announces Call for Papers

Event industry professionals now have a unique opportunity to actively shape four formats at the international trade show and the international conference for theatre, film, and event technology at Stage|Set|Scenery. They are ...More

(1/25/2017)

-Middle Atlantic Steps Up Universal Control for AV Applications

Middle Atlantic Steps Up Universal Control for AV Applications

Middle Atlantic Products has expanded its robust lineup of power solutions with the new Controlled Wall Plate. Designed for simplified and convenient universal control and efficient integration, the Controlled Wall Plate provides ...More

(1/25/2017)

-Wisdom Audio to Introduce Architecture-Friendly, High-Resolution In-Ceiling Loudspeaker at ISE 2017

Wisdom Audio to Introduce Architecture-Friendly, High-Resolution In-Ceiling Loudspeaker at ISE 2017

Wisdom Audio, designer and manufacturer of loudspeaker systems tailored for the most discerning audiophiles, announces the first in-ceiling loudspeaker as part of its successful high-fidelity, high-resolution Sage loudspeaker series ...More

(1/25/2017)

-Eiki International Announces Sales Representation Additions for the US Midwest Territories

Eiki International Announces Sales Representation Additions for the US Midwest Territories

Eiki International, Inc. a provider of projection technology for over 40 years, announces the addition of four new sales firms that will be representing the company throughout the Midwest United States: ProVideo Solutions, ...More

(1/25/2017)

-Lighting, Rigging, et cetera...ETC Launches a Blog

Lighting, Rigging, et cetera...ETC Launches a Blog

ETC now has a new way to connect with end users and lighting and rigging professionals around the globe, thanks to the introduction of the company's new blog, called et cetera....
The blog came from a desire for a platform to ...
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(1/25/2017)

-K-array Boosts Fan Experience at Lincoln Financial Field Stadium

K-array Boosts Fan Experience at Lincoln Financial Field Stadium

NFL football team Philadelphia Eagles is not vying for the Super Bowl next week, but the team still had a lot to celebrate this season. The Eagles' home stadium, the Lincoln Financial Field, recently underwent a two-year renovation plan to ...More

(1/24/2017)

-Global Music Products Industry Gathers and Builds Firm Foundation for the Future at The 2017 NAMM Show

Global Music Products Industry Gathers and Builds Firm Foundation for the Future at The 2017 NAMM Show

The world's music products industry gathered in Anaheim, California last week for the annual NAMM Show, and with it, the symphonic harmonies of the industry could be heard echoing across the campus of the Anaheim Convention Center. ...More

(1/24/2017)

-L-Acoustics Appoints Industry Heavyweight Jeff Rocha to Head Market Development for North America

L-Acoustics Appoints Industry Heavyweight Jeff Rocha to Head Market Development for North America

L-Acoustics announces the appointment of industry veteran Jeff Rocha as head of market development for North America. Reporting directly to L-Acoustics, Inc. chief executive officer Laurent Vaissié, Rocha's remit will ...More

(1/24/2017)

-EAW Appoints Louie King to Marketing Team

EAW Appoints Louie King to Marketing Team

Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW) has named Louie King marketing and communications manager. King is tasked with managing EAW's worldwide marketing initiatives including advertising, branding, communications, and digital marketing ...More

(1/24/2017)

-Visionary Solutions Brings Video to Dante

Visionary Solutions Brings Video to Dante

Visionary Solutions, Inc., a provider of innovative AV network technologies, introduces PacketAV Duet, the first platform to deliver Dante connectivity for video.
For Installed AV professionals, the impact of Dante ...
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(1/24/2017)

-AV Stumpfl to Present 8K Media Server Systems and New Projection Screens at ISE 2017

AV Stumpfl to Present 8K Media Server Systems and New Projection Screens at ISE 2017

At the ISE 2017 trade show in Amsterdam, the Austrian AV manufacturer AV Stumpfl will present new high performance media playout solutions, in addition to introducing new projection screen systems. ...More

(1/24/2017)

-Cerwin Vega Launches Three New Powered Speaker Lines at Winter NAMM 2017

Cerwin Vega Launches Three New Powered Speaker Lines at Winter NAMM 2017

Selecting a powered speaker solution should never be a compromise. The new Cerwin Vega CV Series powered PA line includes three distinct speaker groups: CVE, CVX, and CVXL. Instead of following the "good, better, best" paradigm that ...More

(1/24/2017)

-Life on the Big Screen: Calibre Announces ISE 2017 Presence

Life on the Big Screen: Calibre Announces ISE 2017 Presence

Calibre will demonstrate to the professional audiovisual market the broad capabilities of their HQUltra 4K presentation scaler-switchers and led screen scalers at ISE 2017 on stand 12.N45 in what was hall 11 but has now been ...More

(1/24/2017)

-Morris of Nashville Distinguished as Official Integration Partner for d&b audiotecknik

Morris of Nashville Distinguished as Official Integration Partner for d&b audiotecknik

Morris of Nashville, a full-service production and integration company with over 30 years of experience and owners of Nashville's premiere recording studio, The Tracking Room, announces its new status as an official ...More

(1/24/2017)

-WAPA-TV Studios in Puerto Rico Broadcast Pioneers with Elation LED

WAPA-TV Studios in Puerto Rico Broadcast Pioneers with Elation LED

Since first going on air in 1954, independent television station WAPA-TV (channel 4) in San Juan, Puerto Rico, has been a technology leader among broadcast stations in the island country. In 2016, WAPA-TV renovated its broadcast lighting ...More

(1/24/2017)

-Claypaky Kicks Off Hull's Year as "UK City of Culture"

Claypaky Kicks Off Hull's Year as "UK City of Culture"

Internationally-renowned lighting designer Durham Marenghi selected an array of Claypaky luminaires to enhance a number of stunning audiovisual installations across Hull as part of the city's "UK City of Culture 2017" ...More

(1/24/2017)

-Logic Systems Bends Perceptions for El Monstero with Chauvet Professional

Logic Systems Bends Perceptions for El Monstero with Chauvet Professional

There is no shortage of theatrics in the annual series of El Monstero concerts that sweeps through America's mid-section every year like some tornado of light and sound. Formed by members of Stir in 1999, and currently made up of musicians ...More

(1/24/2017)

-Stout Brings a Bit of Old Ireland to New York City with Symetrix

Stout Brings a Bit of Old Ireland to New York City with Symetrix

New York has always been home to a large Irish population, and it's often been said that the city has more Irish pubs than anywhere outside of the Republic itself. True or not, in a city with no shortage of aspirants, Stout has made its ...More

(1/24/2017)

-d3 Media Servers Deliver Big Looks to Latin Grammy Awards

d3 Media Servers Deliver Big Looks to Latin Grammy Awards

The 17th Annual Latin Grammy Awards show from T-Mobile Arena, in Las Vegas, celebrated winners across a broad spectrum of Latin music. It also presented an abundance of performances on a colorful, media-rich, stage set, supported by ...More

(1/23/2017)

-Creative and Technical Achievement Winners Announced at the 32nd Annual NAMM TEC Awards

Creative and Technical Achievement Winners Announced at the 32nd Annual NAMM TEC Awards

Winners in 31 technical and creative achievement categories were announced at the 32nd Annual NAMM TEC Awards, presented annually by the NAMM Foundation and held January 21 in Anaheim, California. The annual event celebrates ...More

(1/23/2017)

-Group One Limited's Winter Lighting Road Show Shines On

Group One Limited's Winter Lighting Road Show Shines On

Group One Limited, the US distributor for Avolites, Designed To Shine (DTS) Lighting, and elektraLite, announces the third leg of its 2016-2017 lighting road show. Kicking off with its first stop at St. Louis' Ironma ...More

(1/23/2017)

-OCA Alliance Demonstrates OCA (AES70) Evolution at ISE

OCA Alliance Demonstrates OCA (AES70) Evolution at ISE

The OCA Alliance, the AV industry alliance promoting awareness and adoption of Open Control Architecture, also known as OCA and standardized as AES70, will demonstrate new examples of how this technology is evolving at ISE ...More

(1/23/2017)

-Join Audinate in Amsterdam for ISE 2017 Dante AV Networking World

Join Audinate in Amsterdam for ISE 2017 Dante AV Networking World

The 2017 Audinate Dante AV Networking World will take place at ISE, Monday, February 6, from 9:00am to 5:30pm at RAI, rooms G104 and G105, in Amsterdam.
Audinate's Dante AV Networking World training event at ISE will have ...
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(1/23/2017)

-Deadline for ETCP Applications for USITT 2017 Approaching

Deadline for ETCP Applications for USITT 2017 Approaching

All four ETCP examinations will be given on one session at USITT Conference & Stage Expo in St. Louis, Missouri, on the morning of Saturday, March 11, 2017. The deadline is quickly approaching. Interested applicants must ...More

(1/23/2017)

-Kino Flo Debuts 360-Degrees of Color

Kino Flo Debuts 360-Degrees of Color

Kino Flo has expanded freedom of expression for image-makers. The company's new 360-degree color system unlocks millions of colors to express mood and feeling frame by frame, shot to shot. New Diva-Lite LED and Select LED fixtures ...More

(1/23/2017)

-Renkus-Heinz Introduces New T Series Loudspeakers

Renkus-Heinz Introduces New T Series Loudspeakers

Renkus-Heinz, a manufacturer of steered and point source loudspeaker design, introduces the new T Series of professional loudspeakers for installed and live sound applications.
The next generation of the company's highly ...
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(1/23/2017)

-Alcorn McBride Showcases New RidePlayer at ISE 2017 in Amsterdam

Alcorn McBride Showcases New RidePlayer at ISE 2017 in Amsterdam

Alcorn McBride's RidePlayer, the ultimate on-board audio and control solution for themed entertainment applications, will make its European debut at ISE 2017, February 7 - 10, in booth 1-H125. ...More

(1/23/2017)

-Solaris SoLED -- "That's Our Strobe" says 44 Designs

Solaris SoLED -- "That's Our Strobe" says 44 Designs

Mutemath's 2016 North American tour featured Solaris SoLED strobes, adding visual depth and intensity to the New Orleans alternative rock band's stage. Reflecting on a successful 2016, Parnelli "Hometown Hero Lighting Company" award ...More

(1/23/2017)

-4Wall Orange County Lights The Chainsmokers Show with Special Guests the Backstreet Boys

4Wall Orange County Lights The Chainsmokers Show with Special Guests the Backstreet Boys

The Chainsmokers headlined the second EDM show ever at the Los Angeles Convention Center late last month. The duo surprised the crowd by bringing out the Backstreet Boys for a special performance. This was The Chainsmokers biggest solo ...More

(1/23/2017)

-Gesher Theatre Chooses Robe

Gesher Theatre Chooses Robe

Israel's Gesher Theatre has recently taking delivery of new Robe BMFL Blades and LEDWash 600s to add to their existing LEDWash 1200s as the Czech moving light manufacturer continues to make an impression in theatres and performance ...More

(1/23/2017)

-Chauvet DJ Wins Fourth Consecutive MMR Dealer's Choice Award

Chauvet DJ Wins Fourth Consecutive MMR Dealer's Choice Award

The past 12 months have seen Chauvet DJ introduce an exciting array of new lighting fixtures like the Intimidator Hybrid 140SR, Intimidator Beam 140SR, Freedom Stick Pack, and FX Par 9. This impressive string of innovations wasn't ...More

(1/23/2017)

-Total Korea Invests in GLP's Award-Winning X4 Bar 20

Total Korea Invests in GLP's Award-Winning X4 Bar 20

Total Korea Lighting & Sound (TKLS), one of the leading rental companies in Korea, has recently purchased 24 of GLP's award-winning X4 Bar 20 revolutionary lighting battens from GLP.
The luminaire is the first purchase of ...
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(1/23/2017)

-Theatre in Review: LaBute New Theater Festival (St. Louis Actors' Studio/59E59)

Theatre in Review: LaBute New Theater Festival (St. Louis Actors' Studio/59E59)

The winners of this new-play festival, named for the noted playwright Neil LaBute, seem to have been chosen mostly for their LaButian characteristics, including a sour, misanthropic view of male-female relations and a taste for ...More

(1/23/2017)

-Theatre in Review: Jitney (Manhattan Theatre Club/Samuel J. Friedman Theatre)

Theatre in Review: Jitney (Manhattan Theatre Club/Samuel J. Friedman Theatre)

Because it was written before all the shouting started, there is, I think, a slight tendency to see August Wilson's Jitney as a minor early work. Maybe so, but in Ruben Santiago-Hudson's hands, it has the ...More

(1/20/2017)

-Hamilton's Seth Stewart to Award Broadway Green Alliance's Annual College Green Captain Prize at USITT

Hamilton's Seth Stewart to Award Broadway Green Alliance's Annual College Green Captain Prize at USITT

Seth Stewart, an original cast member of Broadway's Hamilton, currently playing Marquis de Lafayette/Thomas Jefferson, has been added to the stellar lineup of participants at the 2017 United States Institute for Theatre ...More

(1/20/2017)

-JBL Professional by Harman Introduces 7 Series Powered Master Reference Monitors

JBL Professional by Harman Introduces 7 Series Powered Master Reference Monitors

JBL Professional by Harman announces the new JBL 7 Series Powered studio monitors, building on the legacy of the acclaimed JBL 7 Series line. Featuring patented driver and waveguide technologies developed for the flagship JBL M2 ...More

(1/20/2017)

-Audio-Technica Offers ATM350a Microphone Systems

Audio-Technica Offers ATM350a Microphone Systems

Audio-Technica an innovator in transducer technology for over 50 years, is displaying its ATM350a Microphone Systems at the NAMM Show January 19 - 22 in booth 6740 in Anaheim, California. Offering crisp, clear, well-balanced ...More

(1/20/2017)

-Soundcraft by Harman Introduces the Ui24R Digital Mixing and Multi-track Recording System

Soundcraft by Harman Introduces the Ui24R Digital Mixing and Multi-track Recording System

Soundcraft by Harman announces the new Ui24R, a complete digital mixing and multitrack recording system that delivers flexible I/O, pristine sound quality, intuitive wireless control, and roadworthy reliability -- all in a ...More

(1/20/2017)

-PreSonus Unveils Third-Generation StudioLive Series III Consoles

PreSonus Unveils Third-Generation StudioLive Series III Consoles

The result of nine years of R&D, PreSonus' new third-generation StudioLive Series III digital console/recorders are fully recallable. The new series launches with two models: the 16-channel StudioLive 16, with 17 touch-sensitive, ...More

(1/20/2017)

-Waves Audio Introduces the Dugan Speech Automixer Plugin

Waves Audio Introduces the Dugan Speech Automixer Plugin

Waves Audio announces the Waves Dugan Speech plugin, the new official software version of the Dugan automixer for automatic control of multiple mic gains, designed for integrated use inside the eMotion LV1 live mixing console. Waves ...More

(1/20/2017)

-AKG by Harman Unveils the C636 Master Reference Handheld Condenser Microphone

AKG by Harman Unveils the C636 Master Reference Handheld Condenser Microphone

AKG by Harman announces the new AKG C636 master reference handheld condenser microphone. Building on the studio-quality sound of the C535 microphone, the C636 innovates by providing professional singers with unparalleled stage ...More

(1/20/2017)

-Line 6 Introduces the New Spider V 240HC Head and Combo Amp

Line 6 Introduces the New Spider V 240HC Head and Combo Amp

Line 6, Inc. announces the Spider V 240HC guitar head and combo amp, a powerful addition to the Spider V family. It is the first guitar amp head in the world to include an integrated full-range stereo speaker system, enabling it to ...More

(1/20/2017)

-API Announces the New 3124V Microphone Preamp

API Announces the New 3124V Microphone Preamp

API announces its new 3124V Microphone Preamp. Building on the enormous success of the 3124+, the 3124V is essentially the same unit, but provides two important additional features. First, the 3124V offers front panel variable ...More

(1/20/2017)

-dB Technologies B·H Series Premieres at NAMM 2017

dB Technologies B·H Series Premieres at NAMM 2017

Italian pro audio manufacturer, dB Technologies announces its freshly designed B·H Powered Speaker Series at the NAMM Show, January 19 - 22, in Anaheim, California. The B·H Series aims to provide a professional yet efficient ...More

(1/20/2017)

-3D-U Universal-Fit Active Ambient Earphones to Debut at NAMM

3D-U Universal-Fit Active Ambient Earphones to Debut at NAMM

Sensaphonics, the technology resource for personal monitoring and hearing wellness, has expanded its Active Ambient line with an industry first, the 3D-U universal-fit earphones. An affordable alternative to custom, the 3D-U will be ...More

(1/20/2017)

-Ampeg Debuts Two New Ultra-Affordable Stomp Boxes

Ampeg Debuts Two New Ultra-Affordable Stomp Boxes

Ampeg announces a big addition to its lineup of pedals with the launch of the Classic Analog Bass Preamp and Scrambler Bass Overdrive pedals. The two new pedals join the popular SCR-DI Bass DI, delivering authentic Ampeg tone. ...More

(1/20/2017)

-UK's Camberley Theatre Says YES to Elation Professional

UK's Camberley Theatre Says YES to Elation Professional

Camberley Theatre, a thriving performance venue in Camberley Surrey southwest of London, has recently undergone extensive refurbishment, including significant additions to its in-house lighting. A new installation of Elation ...More

(1/19/2017)

-Mega Systems Starts the New Year with New Partnership

Mega Systems Starts the New Year with New Partnership

Starting off 2017 on a high note, Mega Systems, Inc. introduces a new partnership distribution with Truss Aluminum Factory (TAF). Specializing in truss of all sizes and shapes, TAF, a Czech Republic-based company, entered the ...More

(1/19/2017)

-Exciting Product Launches and UK Debuts Revealed to the Scottish Entertainment Industry at PLASA Focus Glasgow

Exciting Product Launches and UK Debuts Revealed to the Scottish Entertainment Industry at PLASA Focus Glasgow

PLASA Focus Glasgow kicked off the 2017 show season unveiling exciting new product launches and UK debuts including EM Acoustics' ESP-8 and IC range, Allen & Heath's new dLive C1500 on SSE's stand, RCF's ...More

(1/19/2017)

-Focusrite Simplifies Red and Pro Tools | HD Combinations

Focusrite Simplifies Red and Pro Tools | HD Combinations

Together with Avid, Focusrite has created a simpler way for customers to combine Red 4Pre and Red 8Pre interfaces with Pro Tools | HD 12.6 and up, making their music easy to make. If customers buy and register a Red 4Pre or ...More

(1/19/2017)

-Celestion Introduces their Revolutionary Line of Impulse Responses (IRs)

Celestion Introduces their Revolutionary Line of Impulse Responses (IRs)

Celestion, the premier manufacturer of guitar and bass loudspeakers and professional audio drivers for sound reinforcement applications, announces their revolutionary new line of Impulse Responses (IRs), the definitive digital ...More

(1/19/2017)

-Harman Professional Solutions Introduces the Harman Connected PA

Harman Professional Solutions Introduces the Harman Connected PA

Harman Professional Solutions today announced the Harman Connected PA -- a complete, integrated ecosystem of live sound products that allows musicians and performers at any skill level to quickly and easily get professional results. ...More

(1/19/2017)

-TASCAM Delivers Versatile TM-Series Microphones

TASCAM Delivers Versatile TM-Series Microphones

TASCAM is expanding their TM-series of microphones with a number new models including the TM-180 and TM-280 large-diaphragm cardioid condenser mics, the TM-60 small-diaphragm condenser, and TM-Drums drum microphone set. These ...More

(1/19/2017)

-Pliant Technologies Features CrewCom Wireless Intercom System at ISE 2017

Pliant Technologies Features CrewCom Wireless Intercom System at ISE 2017

Pliant Technologies, the new professional products division of CoachComm, is exhibiting its innovative professional wireless intercom product, CrewCom, at Integrated Systems Europe 2017. Exhibiting in booth 7-E223, ISE ...More

(1/19/2017)

-First SDVoE Alliance Training Events to be Held at ISE 2017

First SDVoE Alliance Training Events to be Held at ISE 2017

At ISE 2017 in Amsterdam, February 7 - 10, founding members of the (Software Defined Video Over Ethernet) SDVoE Alliance will present a series of training sessions focusing on Ethernet as the transport for AV signals in ...More

(1/19/2017)

-Meyer Sound GALAXY Granted AVnu Certification for Network Interoperability

Meyer Sound GALAXY Granted AVnu Certification for Network Interoperability

Meyer Sound announces that its Galileo GALAXY network platform has been certified by the AVnu Alliance as fully compliant with the open AVB/TSN networking protocols developed through IEEE. AVnu certification assures ...More

(1/19/2017)

-d&b audiotechnik Adds Global Communication Strategist

d&b audiotechnik Adds Global Communication Strategist

With ISE just around the corner, d&b audiotechnik introduces the company's new PR manager, Uwe Horn. Horn joined d&b in December and will be based at the d&b headquarters in Backnang, Germany. He is responsible for corporate ...More

(1/19/2017)

-Lab.Gruppen Introduces the D Series Slimline Models

Lab.Gruppen Introduces the D Series Slimline Models

The D Series from Lab.Gruppen now consists of six power levels including the new slimline D 40:4L, D 20:4L, and D 10:4L. This offers the integrator genuine open inter-operability and provides seamless integration with a wide range ...More

(1/19/2017)

-DiGiCo Reveals the Best of Everything at NAMM 2017

DiGiCo Reveals the Best of Everything at NAMM 2017

This year, DiGiCo celebrates 15 years of manufacturing digital mixing consoles. It has enjoyed phenomenal success, with the D5 Live establishing both the company and the concept of digital mixing. The SD Series followed, delivering ...More

(1/19/2017)

-Auralex Hosting Artist Appearances at Booth 6957 at the NAMM Show

Auralex Hosting Artist Appearances at Booth 6957 at the NAMM Show

Auralex Acoustics, Inc., a provider of acoustical treatments, celebrating its 40th anniversary, is hosting several of its prominent artist-endorsers at its exhibition booth, 6957 in Hall A, at the NAMM Show in Anaheim, running ...More

(1/19/2017)

-PixelFLEX Helps Bring the Message to Life at 12Stone Church

PixelFLEX Helps Bring the Message to Life at 12Stone Church

Originally founded in 1987, 12Stone Church has grown to include eight campuses throughout Georgia serving the communities in Gwinnett, Hall, and Barrow counties. In their most recent expansion, the congregation completed a full renovation ...More

(1/19/2017)

-Theatre in Review: The Tempest (Donmar Warehouse at St. Ann's Warehouse)

Theatre in Review: The Tempest (Donmar Warehouse at St. Ann's Warehouse)

Harriet Walter's Prospero is such a thrilling and original characterization that it very nearly justifies Phyllida Lloyd's over-interpreted staging of Shakespeare's late-career masterpiece. Many of the men I've seen in the ...More

(1/19/2017)

-Theatre in Review: Albatross (59E59)

Theatre in Review: Albatross (59E59)

In what may be the oddest literary event of the year, Albatross aims to give us the inside story of The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. Well, why not? Not having read Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem since college, I ...More

(1/18/2017)

-ETCP Launches Second Set of Web-Based Entertainment Electrician Practice Exams

ETCP Launches Second Set of Web-Based Entertainment Electrician Practice Exams

The Entertainment Technician Certification Program (ETCP) will launch a new version of the practice exams for the Entertainment Electrician Certification on January 30, 2017.
This version is an entirely new set of questions and ...
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(1/18/2017)

-Mixing it Up: Yamaha Pro Audio Celebrates 30 Years of Trailblazing in Digital Mixers

Mixing it Up: Yamaha Pro Audio Celebrates 30 Years of Trailblazing in Digital Mixers

In 1987, Yamaha unveiled the DMP7, a groundbreaking digital mixer featuring channel parametric EQ, two internal effect processors, a stereo compressor, advanced scene memory that allowed instant recall of multiple mix setups and ...More

(1/18/2017)

-MUSIC Installed Sound Goes Live with Jason Bethune and Stephan Grawe

MUSIC Installed Sound Goes Live with Jason Bethune and Stephan Grawe

MUSIC, manufacturers of professional audio products, has unleashed the first of its many plans to win the installed sound market. The company has appointed Jason Bethune as director of business development USA, and Stephan ...More

(1/18/2017)

-NUGEN Audio at the 2017 NAMM Show

NUGEN Audio at the 2017 NAMM Show

At the 2017 NAMM Show in Anaheim, California, NUGEN Audio will present its latest high-end mix, mastering, and post-production software -- with the spotlight on MasterCheck Pro, a new codec and loudness auditioning plug-in ...More

(1/18/2017)

-Listen Technologies Receives International Association for Universal Design Award

Listen Technologies Receives International Association for Universal Design Award

Listen Technologies, a provider of assistive listening products for more than 17 years, has won an International Association for Universal Design (IAUD) Award in the category of communication design. Listen Technologies' ...More

(1/18/2017)

-ARX Systems Licences Audinate's Dante Technology

ARX Systems Licences Audinate's Dante Technology

ARX Systems, the Australian-based designer and manufacturer of professional digital and analog audio interface and signal processing products announce it has recently licenced Audinate's Dante digital-media networking ...More

(1/18/2017)

-Phiaton's BT 460 Wireless Headphones Win 2017 Dealerscope IMPACT! Award

Phiaton's BT 460 Wireless Headphones Win 2017 Dealerscope IMPACT! Award

Phiaton Corporation, a manufacturer of high-performance personal audio products, announces that its BT 460 headphones were awarded "Best Audio Headphones" in the 2017 Dealerscope IMPACT! Awards. ...More

(1/18/2017)

-USITT Announces Architecture Award Winners

USITT Announces Architecture Award Winners

USITT's 2017 Architecture Awards feature three top honor award winners this year: Maltz Performing Arts Center at Case Western Reserve University, The Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts at Queen's University, and Writers ...More

(1/18/2017)

-Growth Leads to Office Move for Point Source Audio

Growth Leads to Office Move for Point Source Audio

Point Source Audio (PSA), an audio equipment manufacturer specializing in the development of miniature microphones and headsets, announces that it has completed its move into a new corporate headquarters in Petaluma, California. The ...More

(1/18/2017)

-Chichester Festival Theatre Invests in MDG

Chichester Festival Theatre Invests in MDG

Chichester Festival Theatre, located in Chichester, Sussex, UK, is happy to report a successful outcome after investing in two MDG ATMe haze generators and two MDG theFAN digital units, supplied by creative and technical solutions ...More

(1/18/2017)

-Morpheus Lights Expands 2017 Production Inventory

Morpheus Lights Expands 2017 Production Inventory

Morpheus Lights announces a significant addition of new equipment to their Las Vegas-based production inventory for the 2017 spring touring season.
In addition to gear from Clay Paky, MA Lighting, Tyler Truss, and Philip ...
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(1/18/2017)

-Martin Lighting is the Choice for Robbie Williams

Martin Lighting is the Choice for Robbie Williams

Mission specific discharge and LED moving lights from Martin, a Harman Professional brand, featured widely on a number of television shows in the lead-up to the Christmas season. Many of these have been sourced from Nick ...More

(1/18/2017)

-Back from the Flood: Pulpit Rock Church Refurb Includes Elation Lighting

Back from the Flood: Pulpit Rock Church Refurb Includes Elation Lighting

In October 2015, Pulpit Rock Church in Colorado Springs received extensive water damage due to several days of heavy rain that unfortunately fell during a re-roofing project. With almost every room damaged, including their main worship ...More

(1/18/2017)

-Robe Pardon's the French with DJ Snake Spectaculaire

Robe Pardon's the French with DJ Snake Spectaculaire

Innovative and cutting edge French artist / music producer DJ Snake rocked the Paris Zenith with an incendiary set and a spectacular new visual design by Romain Pissenem of creative production company High Scream ... ...More

(1/18/2017)

-Rubicon Warms Up Norwegian Port with Chauvet Professional and Iluminarc

Rubicon Warms Up Norwegian Port with Chauvet Professional and Iluminarc

Since the time of the Vikings, the natural port at the mouth of the Drammen River in Norway, about 40km from Oslo, has been a bustling trading center. Today, two 60m high cranes serve as a focal point for incoming and outgoing cargo ships. ...More

(1/18/2017)

-Theatre in Review: The Dork Knight (Abingdon Theatre Company)/Mope(Ensemble Studio Theatre)

Theatre in Review: The Dork Knight (Abingdon Theatre Company)/Mope(Ensemble Studio Theatre)

Two new Off Broadway productions seem very different on the surface, yet both focus on men struggling to attain maturity while scrambling for success in show business -- and each of their definitions of success is warped by the milieu he ...More

(1/17/2017)

-René Lagler to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award at the 21st Annual Art Directors Guild Awards on February 11

René Lagler to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award at the 21st Annual Art Directors Guild Awards on February 11

René Lagler, an Emmy award-winning production designer of more than 2,500 television shows and major events, will receive the Art Directors Guild Lifetime Achievement Award at the 21st Annual Excellence in Production Design ...More

(1/17/2017)

-Big Apple Circus to Sell Assets

Big Apple Circus to Sell Assets

The Big Apple Circus, a New York and national cultural treasure for four decades, is soliciting bids for the sale of all or substantially all of its assets pursuant to bidding procedures approved by the US Bankruptcy Court for the ...More

(1/17/2017)

-LOUD Technologies Welcomes Kelsea Robson as Sales Director, US National Accounts

LOUD Technologies Welcomes Kelsea Robson as Sales Director, US National Accounts

LOUD Technologies Inc. (Loud) announces the appointment of Kelsea Robson to the position of sales director, US national accounts.
Robson comes to Loud with a lengthy background in MI sales and retail operations, including ...
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(1/17/2017)

-ADJ Lighting Hires Mike Turner as Regional Sales Manager

ADJ Lighting Hires Mike Turner as Regional Sales Manager

The ADJ Group of companies announces that experienced technical salesman Mike Turner has joined the company this week. Turner will take on the role of regional sales manager, covering Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona, ...More

(1/17/2017)

-Christophe Anet Joins QSC Professional as Product Specialist, EMEA

Christophe Anet Joins QSC Professional as Product Specialist, EMEA

QSC, LLC announces the appointment of Christophe Anet as product specialist, EMEA, for the company's professional division. In his new role, Anet will be responsible for providing demonstration, training, and education of QSC ...More

(1/17/2017)

-Arup Welcomes Chris Pollock to the New York Office

Arup Welcomes Chris Pollock to the New York Office

Arup welcomes Chris Pollock, PE, LEED AP, to the company's New York office. Pollock joins the firm's global team as an associate principal, bringing expertise in acoustics and technology design, as well as close working ...More

(1/17/2017)

-Austrian Microphone Company Lewitt Presents Time Travel Technology at NAMM

Austrian Microphone Company Lewitt Presents Time Travel Technology at NAMM

The ability to change the user's recording setup after the fact might just be the ultimate freedom of choice. This idea is the central motivation behind Austrian microphone company Lewitt's design for its new LCT 640 TS -- a large ...More

(1/17/2017)

-Mega-Lite Introduces Lumen8 Station

Mega-Lite Introduces Lumen8 Station

Mega-Lite introduces the Lumen8 Station, a mega-compact lighting console, measuring only 15" x 11" x 3" making it perfect for on-the-go small productions, school stages, and houses of worship. The Lumen8 Station features an ...More

(1/17/2017)

-IsoAcoustics Scores Big with the Debut of the ISO-PUCK at NAMM 2017

IsoAcoustics Scores Big with the Debut of the ISO-PUCK at NAMM 2017

In their first showing at NAMM, IsoAcoustics will debut the new ISO-PUCK, the company's new low-profile, highly flexible and scalable, round model of acoustic isolators designed especially for pro audio speakers and ...More

(1/17/2017)

-Samson Launches the QH4 Four-Channel Headphone Amplifier at NAMM 2017

Samson Launches the QH4 Four-Channel Headphone Amplifier at NAMM 2017

Samson, a provider of professional live and studio audio products, announces the QH4 4-Channel Headphone Amplifier. The QH4 is designed to distribute audio to up to four individual headphones, each with its own volume control making ...More

(1/17/2017)

-Inauguration Crowds to Witness History on GoVision Screens

Inauguration Crowds to Witness History on GoVision Screens

For the fourth consecutive time, Argyle, Texas-based GoVision has been tasked with providing the massive LED screens for a solemn and historic ceremony celebrating the peaceful transition of power. ...More

(1/17/2017)

-AVL Media Group Takes on GLP in Canada

AVL Media Group Takes on GLP in Canada

GLP Inc. has increased its North American presence with the appointment of a new Canadian distributor. GLP Inc. president Mark Ravenhill has confirmed that Montreal-based AVL Media Group will take on distribution with ...More

(1/17/2017)

-Claypaky Helps Light X-Factor Italy 2016

Claypaky Helps Light X-Factor Italy 2016

Claypaky is part of the impressive lighting plot that characterizes the 2016 edition of X-Factor Italy. The tenth edition of the popular talent show, which started in Britain, is richer and more dazzling than ever. Work on it ...More

(1/17/2017)

-Avid VENUE | S6L Powers the Creative Mix for Broadway Hit A Bronx Tale

Avid VENUE | S6L Powers the Creative Mix for Broadway Hit A Bronx Tale

Avid announces that award-winning sound designer Gareth Owen is using Avid's flagship live sound system, Avid VENUE | S6L to mix the Broadway musical theatre production of A Bronx Tale at the Longacre Theatre in New ...More

(1/17/2017)

-Theatre in Review: Made in China (Wakka Wakka/59E59)

Theatre in Review: Made in China (Wakka Wakka/59E59)

Do you remember when you were a kid and believed you could dig a hole to China in your backyard? Mary and Eddie, the puppet protagonists of Made in China, find a rather different route to that Asian powerhouse -- via the ...More

(1/17/2017)

-Theatre in Review: The Beauty Queen of Leenane (Harvey Theater/Brooklyn Academy of Music)

Theatre in Review: The Beauty Queen of Leenane (Harvey Theater/Brooklyn Academy of Music)

The ladies who make up the mother-daughter act at the heart of The Beauty Queen of Leenane are a wicked, hard-hearted pair and oh, how I've missed them. It has been nearly twenty years since Martin McDonagh's midnight ...More

(1/13/2017)

-PLASA Focus Glasgow Features the Latest Products from DiGiCo, Adamson, Robe, and More

PLASA Focus Glasgow Features the Latest Products from DiGiCo, Adamson, Robe, and More

As PLASA Focus Glasgow opens mid-next week, event organizer PLASA Events wanted to show prospective attendees some more of the latest innovative products available at the show.
PLASA Focus Glasgow is the only show North of ...
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(1/13/2017)

-City Theatrical at PLASA Focus Glasgow 2017

City Theatrical at PLASA Focus Glasgow 2017

City Theatrical will be demonstrating their new technology at PLASA Focus on stand A11 in the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre, Glasgow, Scotland, January 18 - 19, 2017.
DMXcat is a device used to control, ...
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(1/13/2017)

-When LED Power is Needed the Elation Platinum 1200 Wash Delivers

When LED Power is Needed the Elation Platinum 1200 Wash Delivers

Elation Professional announces the launch of the Platinum 1200 Wash, an extremely bright LED color wash moving head luminaire with 19 65W multi-chip RGBW LEDs, making it Elation's brightest wash light offering to date. The Platinum ...More

(1/13/2017)

-Introduction of Amie-Sub Completes Meyer Sound's Amie Monitoring System

Introduction of Amie-Sub Completes Meyer Sound's Amie Monitoring System

Meyer Sound announces the introduction of the Amie-Sub compact cinema subwoofer, a self-powered unit specifically designed as the ideal complement for the Amie Precision Studio Monitor. Amie-Sub gives sound designers and sound ...More

(1/13/2017)

-American Audio to Debut Six New Products at NAMM 2017

American Audio to Debut Six New Products at NAMM 2017

American Audio will debut six new additions to its line-up of professional audio products at the 2017 NAMM Show in Anaheim, California, January 19 - 22. Designed for musicians, working DJs, and other audio professionals, the ...More

(1/13/2017)

-Kinesys USA Announces February Training Workshop and Open House

Kinesys USA Announces February Training Workshop and Open House

Motion control systems manufacturer Kinesys again welcomes guests to its dedicated training facility in Atlanta, Georgia, with a combined open days and training workshop event running from February 21 - 24, 2017. ...More

(1/13/2017)

-KEB America Announces the Redesigned Load Brake Product Line

KEB America Announces the Redesigned Load Brake Product Line

KEB America announces the launch of their popular and redesigned Load Brake product line which is designed for theatre and entertainment applications. The high-capacity load brakes provide power-off spring-set braking and are ...More

(1/13/2017)

-d3 Technologies Strengthens Links with APAC Community

d3 Technologies Strengthens Links with APAC Community

d3 Technologies has reinforced its ties with the APAC community with a four-part Asia Pacific tour. The tour combined user visits and an academic trip to multiple universities with d3 certified training and the introduction of a new ...More

(1/13/2017)

-John Storyk to Chair Winter NAMM Immersive Audio Studio Design Panel

John Storyk to Chair Winter NAMM Immersive Audio Studio Design Panel

John Storyk, founding partner of WSDG Walters-Storyk Design Group, global architectural/acoustic design and media systems engineering professionals, will chair a Winter NAMM panel on "Immersive Audio Studio Design" at ...More

(1/13/2017)

-Ovation E-260WW IP Stands Up to Winter Storms at Alaskan University Centennial

Ovation E-260WW IP Stands Up to Winter Storms at Alaskan University Centennial

Jonathan Huff is accustomed to dealing with harsh winter weather. As CEO of Alaska Universal Productions in Fairbanks, which was ranked by USA Today as "the coldest city in America," he has had to contend with more than his ...More

(1/13/2017)

-Powersoft's Deva Makes Times Square Debut at New Year's Eve Festivities

Powersoft's Deva Makes Times Square Debut at New Year's Eve Festivities

For people up and down the east coast and around the world, there is no more vaunted place to be on New Year's Eve than New York City's Times Square. Whether people waited out in the cold for a chance to watch the evening's events unfold ...More

(1/13/2017)

-Truss UK Supplies Space Frame System for the National Theatre's Lyttelton Theatre

Truss UK Supplies Space Frame System for the National Theatre's Lyttelton Theatre

Truss UK is one of the few remaining British manufacturers of load- bearing aluminum trussing products; the company designs and manufactures structural aluminum products for the entertainment industry as well as other specialist ...More

(1/13/2017)

-Intelligent Marquee Systems Featured at Historic Masonic Theatre in Virginia

Intelligent Marquee Systems Featured at Historic Masonic Theatre in Virginia

The Historic Masonic Theatre is an architectural treasure nestled in the Allegheny Mountains. Since opening in 1905, the historic venue has boasted eclectic billings over the last century, including Roy Rogers (and of course Trigger), Gene ...More

(1/13/2017)

-Electro-Voice Celebrates 90 Years, Starts Off New Year with a "Loud & Clear" Message at NAMM 2017

Electro-Voice Celebrates 90 Years, Starts Off New Year with a "Loud & Clear" Message at NAMM 2017

Electro-Voice is kicking off its 90th birthday year with a "Loud & Clear" pledge to portable speaker customers at the upcoming 2017 NAMM Show in Anaheim, California: "Big wattage is fine, but clarity is key -- whatever sound ...More

(1/12/2017)

-PLASA Focus Glasgow 2017 Attracts International Brands and a Collaboration with BBC Scotland

PLASA Focus Glasgow 2017 Attracts International Brands and a Collaboration with BBC Scotland

PLASA Focus Glasgow has announced its final program of events, including support from the BBC who will provide a unique opportunity to visit the BBC Scotland production facility. PLASA Focus Glasgow -- Scotland's sole ...More

(1/12/2017)

-ETCP Reaches 1,000 Certified Arena Riggers

ETCP Reaches 1,000 Certified Arena Riggers

The Entertainment Technician Certification Program (ETCP) announces the program has now certified 1,000 Arena Riggers throughout North America. Since 2006, ETCP has issued a total of 2,350 certifications held by 1,978 ...More

(1/12/2017)

-ADAM Audio Introduces the S Series Range of Studio Monitors

ADAM Audio Introduces the S Series Range of Studio Monitors

ADAM Audio announces the introduction of the S Series, their new flagship range of nearfield, midfield, and main studio monitors for audio recording and production professionals. The result of classic Adam craftsmanship combined ...More

(1/12/2017)

-Analog Way Exhibits at ISE 2017 - Booth 3-C95

Analog Way Exhibits at ISE 2017 - Booth 3-C95

Analog Way, an innovation-driven designer and manufacturer that specializes in computer and video signal processing and distribution, will exhibit at ISE 2017 from February 7 - 10, 2017 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. At booth 3 ...More

(1/12/2017)

-QSC Expands E Series Lineup with Two New Models

QSC Expands E Series Lineup with Two New Models

A global pro audio sound reinforcement company, QSC, LLC announces the addition of two new models to the company's E Series loudspeaker line, first introduced one year ago at NAMM 2016. The E218SW dual 18" subwoofer and E215 dual 15" ...More

(1/12/2017)

-IHSE to Demonstrate KVM Solution at 2017 NAMM Show as a Feature of Avid's Pro Tools | S6 Audio Control Surface

IHSE to Demonstrate KVM Solution at 2017 NAMM Show as a Feature of Avid's Pro Tools | S6 Audio Control Surface

IHSE USA will showcase the latest KVM network capabilities integrated into the Avid Pro Tools | S6 audio control surface at the 2017 NAMM Show, January 19 - 22, in Anaheim, California. The IHSE KVM solution, based on ...More

(1/12/2017)

-Alfred Monterrubio Joins Riedel Communications' North America Technical Services Staff

Alfred Monterrubio Joins Riedel Communications' North America Technical Services Staff

In a move that will strengthen and complete the Riedel North America technical services department, Riedel Communications has hired Alfred Monterrubio as a service and support engineer. Monterrubio joins Riedel with ...More

(1/12/2017)

-Bandits Ring in New Year with Annual General Meeting

Bandits Ring in New Year with Annual General Meeting

The start of the New Year heralded Bandit Lites' annual general meeting, where Bandits came together to discuss future company goals, honor those who displayed excellence in service and banner anniversaries, in addition to ...More

(1/12/2017)

-Robe for TV Azteca

Robe for TV Azteca

TV Azteca, the second largest mass media company in Mexico, has invested in Robe Pointe moving lights which were specified by head of lighting Miguel Osorno and lighting manager Manolo Toledo. ...More

(1/12/2017)

-Country Artist Michael Ray Grows with Morris

Country Artist Michael Ray Grows with Morris

Chart-topping country singer Michael Ray achieved his third consecutive Top 20 song on country radio last month with "Think A Little Less." Prior to that success, Ray began his Think a Little Less tour in 2016 and looked to ...More

(1/12/2017)

-Mount Hermon Stops Buying Bulbs and Saves with Hitachi's Laser Projector

Mount Hermon Stops Buying Bulbs and Saves with Hitachi's Laser Projector

In 1906, Mount Hermon became the first Christian camp and conference center located west of the Mississippi. Over the last 110 years it has grown to include two more locations throughout California and is home to hundreds of camps each ...More

(1/12/2017)

-Fostex Introduces TH7 Series Monitor Headphones at NAMM

Fostex Introduces TH7 Series Monitor Headphones at NAMM

Featuring a tuned, closed-back design and high quality 40mm dynamic diaphragm, Fostex's new TH7 Series Monitor Headphones inherit the acclaimed performance of predecessor models TH7B and TH7W in a sophisticated, new appearance with ...More

(1/12/2017)

-Dante AV Networking World Announces New Format for ISE 2017

Dante AV Networking World Announces New Format for ISE 2017

Audinate, creator of the industry-leading Dante media networking technology, announces that it is running its popular certification program as part of this year's Dante AV Networking World for ISE 2017. Now in ...More

(1/12/2017)

-Gemini LSV Supports Prestonwood Baptist's "The Gift of Christmas" with Claypaky, grandMA2, and ChainMaster

Gemini LSV Supports Prestonwood Baptist's "The Gift of Christmas" with Claypaky, grandMA2, and ChainMaster

Gemini Lighting Sound & Video (Gemini LSV) in Dallas supported "The Gift of Christmas" at Prestonwood Baptist Church by providing Claypaky Mythos luminaires, MA Lighting grandMA2 consoles, and ChainMaster hoists ...More

(1/12/2017)

-Theatre in Review: Latin Standards (Under the Radar/The Public Theater)

Theatre in Review: Latin Standards (Under the Radar/The Public Theater)

If Latin Standards proves nothing else, it is that Marga Gomez is, now and forever, her father's daughter. Two decades ago she appeared at the Public with A Line Around the Block, which paid tribute to her dad, ...More

(1/11/2017)

-ESTA Plugfest Round-Tables Available Via WebEx

ESTA Plugfest Round-Tables Available Via WebEx

The ESTA Control Protocols Plugfest organizers announced that two live, informal round-table discussions will be made available to the general public via a free WebEx video conference.
A discussion of "RDM Queued/Status Messages" ...
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(1/11/2017)

-Green Hippo Welcomes Cynthia Austwick into the Family

Green Hippo Welcomes Cynthia Austwick into the Family

In the run-up to Christmas, Green Hippo opened its arms and welcomed Cynthia Austwick, their new west coast account manager to the US office. Austwick hails from Baltimore, Maryland, most recently working for 4Wall Lighting ...More

(1/11/2017)

-Mackie AXIS Digital Mixing System Now Shipping

Mackie AXIS Digital Mixing System Now Shipping

Now available and shipping worldwide, the Mackie AXIS Digital Mixing System delivers flexible solutions and intuitive workflow for professional production and system integration applications. With full Dante integration, the ...More

(1/11/2017)

-TELEFUNKEN Exhibits New Direct Box Line at Winter NAMM

TELEFUNKEN Exhibits New Direct Box Line at Winter NAMM

TELEFUNKEN Elektroakustik is exhibiting four new direct boxes at Winter NAMM 2017, including mono and dual models of both active FET and passive designs.
The Telefunken TDA-1 (mono) and TDA-2 (dual) are newly designed ...
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(1/11/2017)

-Chroma-Q Color One 100X PAR Provides New Heights of Performance

Chroma-Q Color One 100X PAR Provides New Heights of Performance

From the makers of the multi award-winning Color Force II, Chroma-Q announces the UK launch at PLASA Focus Glasgow 2017 of their LED PAR, the Color One 100X. With nearly 60% more output than its predecessor and one of the ...More

(1/11/2017)

-Vectorworks, Inc. Sponsors the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival

Vectorworks, Inc. Sponsors the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival

In support of fostering the creative processes of young entertainment designers, global design software developer Vectorworks, Inc. is sponsoring awards at the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF). Started in ...More

(1/11/2017)

-Plug-in Collective Provides Studio Session Analyzer for Free

Plug-in Collective Provides Studio Session Analyzer for Free

Bringing Focusrite customers innovative plug-ins every month, Plug-in Collective is offering Studio Session Analyzer from Flux until January 31, 2017.
Providing they have a registered Focusrite hardware product, Focusrite ...
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(1/11/2017)

-Visit Renkus-Heinz at Winter NAMM 2017

Visit Renkus-Heinz at Winter NAMM 2017

By the end of the long New Year's weekend, some people may have already broken a few of their New Year's resolutions. But one promise there's still time to keep is to pack for sunny Southern California and the annual Winter NAMM ...More

(1/11/2017)

-Fulcrum Acoustic Expands Manufacturing Capabilities to Meet Product Demand

Fulcrum Acoustic Expands Manufacturing Capabilities to Meet Product Demand

Fulcrum Acoustic, creators of high-performance professional loudspeaker technologies, has greatly enhanced manufacturing capacity and flexibility to meet a growing demand for their products. Fulcrum recently completed work on a new ...More

(1/11/2017)

-AES to Share Benefits of Membership at the NAMM Show 2017 - January 19 - 22

AES to Share Benefits of Membership at the NAMM Show 2017 - January 19 - 22

The Audio Engineering Society will hold a membership drive at the Anaheim Convention Center during the NAMM Show 2017, Jan. 19 - 22. The AES will be in space 159 (in the Lobby, outside of Halls A/B), where NAMM attendees can ...More

(1/11/2017)

-Eighth Day Sound Sends Adamson Down Under

Eighth Day Sound Sends Adamson Down Under

Eighth Day Sound, an early and influential member of Adamson Systems Engineering's global network, has further expanded its inventory with a substantial investment in Adamson E-Series and S-Series products for their ...More

(1/11/2017)

-Over 100 ADJ Fixtures Create Holiday Magic at New Miami Mall

Over 100 ADJ Fixtures Create Holiday Magic at New Miami Mall

To help shoppers get into the festive spirit, a new Miami mall installed temporary festive displays throughout its atrium areas. With a stark-white modern design, these were dramatically brought to life by over 100 ADJ lighting ...More

(1/11/2017)

-Chauvet DJ Launches New Products at NAMM 2017

Chauvet DJ Launches New Products at NAMM 2017

When Chauvet DJ lights up the 2017 NAMM Show, it will do so with a stunning array of new products. Among the products Chauvet DJ will introduce at booth 5574 are four new effect lights, new Fresnel and ellipsoidal luminaires, ...More

(1/11/2017)

-White Light Installs New House Lighting at Young Vic Theatre

White Light Installs New House Lighting at Young Vic Theatre

Located on The Cut near London's South Bank, the Young Vic is one of the capital's most exciting theatres, showcasing work and artists from across the globe. The venue recently decided to replace the house lights in their Main House space ...More

(1/10/2017)

-51 Companies and Individuals Pledge to Save the TSP - Join Them Today

51 Companies and Individuals Pledge to Save the TSP - Join Them Today

When ESTA learned it would be losing a long-term source of revenue, the association faced the loss of almost a third of its income in 2017. The immediate impact of this is to endanger the survival of ESTA's ANSI-accredited ...More

(1/10/2017)

-Ambassador Theatre Group Acquires Boston's Historic The Colonial Theatre in a Partnership with Emerson College

Ambassador Theatre Group Acquires Boston's Historic The Colonial Theatre in a Partnership with Emerson College

Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG), a worldwide live-theater company, announces a major addition to their North American portfolio: The Colonial Theatre in Boston (106 Boylston Street). The 40-year lease agreement with Emerson ...More

(1/10/2017)

-Lectrosonics to Receive 2017 Academy Award for Technical Achievement

Lectrosonics to Receive 2017 Academy Award for Technical Achievement

Lectrosonics announces that David Thomas, Lawrence E. Fisher, and David Bundy will receive a 2017 Academy Award for Technical Achievement, for advancing the state of wireless microphone technology in the design, ...More

(1/10/2017)

-QSC and Shure to Offer Integration Between Shure Microflex Networked Microphones and Entire Q-SYS Platform

QSC and Shure to Offer Integration Between Shure Microflex Networked Microphones and Entire Q-SYS Platform

QSC, LLC and Shure Incorporated announce an expanded level of integration between Shure Microflex Advance and Microflex wireless microphones with the entire Q-SYS Platform. The partnership includes the release of new control ...More

(1/10/2017)

-Total Structures Closes Out 25th Anniversary Year with Big Projects, New Products, and More Awards

Total Structures Closes Out 25th Anniversary Year with Big Projects, New Products, and More Awards

Total Structures closed 2016, its 25th year of business in the United States, with the debut of its latest award winning products. Halo and Sky-net, fall protection solutions for Total's ground support tower systems and outdoor roof ...More

(1/10/2017)

-Chicago Scenic Adds Susan E. Fisher as Senior Vice President, Business Development

Chicago Scenic Adds Susan E. Fisher as Senior Vice President, Business Development

Chicago Scenic announce the addition of a new staff member, Susan E. Fisher, as the company's new senior vice president, business development.
As part of the exhibit fabrication world for more than 25 years, Fisher has ...
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(1/10/2017)

-Performance Environment Design Group (PEDG) Announces Name Change to Nimblist for Strategic Focus

Performance Environment Design Group (PEDG) Announces Name Change to Nimblist for Strategic Focus

Performance Environment Design Group LLC (PEDG), a Lancaster, Pennsylvania-based lighting and production design company that has created immersive entertainment experiences for the NFL, Bon Jovi, and Pearl Jam among others -- ...More

(1/10/2017)

-CODA Audio AiRAY Makes African Debut

CODA Audio AiRAY Makes African Debut

CODA Audio's South African distributors Tadco have sold the first AiRAY system on the African continent to rental company Virtual Productions. Virtual was already enthusiastic users of a CODA ViRAY system, which they ...More

(1/10/2017)

-WYSIWYG Releases R38

WYSIWYG Releases R38

WYSIWYG lighting design tool and software offers a growing worldwide network of designers the right design solution for complex needs. Following an intensive beta evaluation process, WYSIWYG releases version R38. Users will look ...More

(1/10/2017)

-Klark Teknik DM8000 Now Shipping

Klark Teknik DM8000 Now Shipping

Klark Teknik announces the shipping of its DM8000 advanced digital audio processor for installation applications featuring configurable DSP, audio networking, and acoustic echo cancellation.
As a solution for modern meetings and ...
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(1/10/2017)

-Rock Lititz Community Joins the Event Safety Community for Innovation Night

Rock Lititz Community Joins the Event Safety Community for Innovation Night

On Wednesday, November 30th, over 300 industry professionals attended Rock Lititz Innovation Night, powered by Clair Global. Paired with the Event Safety Alliance's annual Event Safety Summit, the group participated in ...More

(1/10/2017)

-Elation to Participate in Stage Lighting Super Saturday in New York

Elation to Participate in Stage Lighting Super Saturday in New York

Elation Professional will be participating in the Stage Lighting Super Saturday workshop taking place on Saturday, January 14th, at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts in New York and will be contributing to the event by ...More

(1/10/2017)

-Historic Plaza Hotel Selects K-array for Audio Upgrade

Historic Plaza Hotel Selects K-array for Audio Upgrade

The Plaza Hotel has been a fixture on Milwaukee, Wisconsin's Lower East Side since the Roaring Twenties. The property's historic architecture is actually what attracted the family who owns it today to purchase it in 1984. ...More

(1/9/2017)

-NEP Completes Acquisition of Avesco Group

NEP Completes Acquisition of Avesco Group

Based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, NEP is one of the largest outsourced production partners supporting premier content producers across the broadcast and live events industries.
Alongside Creative Technology (CT), NEP ...
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(1/9/2017)

-All Access Staging Introduces New General Manager

All Access Staging Introduces New General Manager

All Access Staging & Productions, provider of entertainment staging services, announces the addition of Mark Hedges as the general manager of the west coast operation in Torrance, California. Hedges has a distinguished ...More

(1/9/2017)

-Upstage Video Welcomes Concert Touring Industry Veteran to West Coast Team

Upstage Video Welcomes Concert Touring Industry Veteran to West Coast Team

Upstage Video named 27-year industry veteran Mark Haney as vice president of concert touring and events. The newly created position is a result of the company's move to the concert touring community of Rock Lititz, based in ...More

(1/9/2017)

-Williams Sound "In the Loop" with New Simulation Software

Williams Sound "In the Loop" with New Simulation Software

Williams Sound introduces the new Digi-Loop Simulation Software -- a custom tool created by Williams Sound to provide in-depth, realistic modeling and simulation of a venue's acoustics and loop system performance. Success is ...More

(1/9/2017)

-Allen & Heath Unveils Compact dLive C Class Digital Mixers

Allen & Heath Unveils Compact dLive C Class Digital Mixers

Allen & Heath has revealed dLive C Class, a new compact range of Surfaces and MixRacks which opens up its dLive platform to a wider spectrum of AV, installation, and live event roles.
dLive C Class is founded on XCVI, the same ...
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(1/9/2017)

-D.A.S. Audio Launches Its Event Line Array Systems Performance Simulator

D.A.S. Audio Launches Its Event Line Array Systems Performance Simulator

D.A.S. Audio, a manufacturer of loudspeaker systems, power amplification, signal processing, and related components, announces the Event Line Array Systems Performance Simulator. This intuitive new tool enables semi-professionals, ...More

(1/9/2017)

-TSL Lighting Strengthens Inventory with Investment in Harman Products

TSL Lighting Strengthens Inventory with Investment in Harman Products

Harman Professional Solutions, an audio, lighting, video, and control products and systems company, announced today that UK lighting rental supplier TSL Lighting has invested in a large quantity of Martin Professional ...More

(1/9/2017)

-Robe Spiiders for Placebo Tour

Robe Spiiders for Placebo Tour

London-based rental company Colour Sound Experiment was the first in the UK to purchase Robe's brand new Spiider LED WashBeam moving light -- with 30 being delivered directly after the PLASA expo in London in October.

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(1/9/2017)

-Martin Audio Deployed to Cover High Energy Marketing Convention

Martin Audio Deployed to Cover High Energy Marketing Convention

Alford Media recently provided audio, video, and lighting for a dynamic marketing event with 16,000 people in the round at the Orange County Convention Center.
Faced with the challenge of providing consistent coverage and ...
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(1/9/2017)

-Spencer Lavoie Goes Back-to-Back with Chauvet Professional at Brooklyn NYE Bash

Spencer Lavoie Goes Back-to-Back with Chauvet Professional at Brooklyn NYE Bash

From the outside, the graffiti-marked red brick building at 485 Johnson Avenue looks like just another old Brooklyn warehouse. Inside, though, the cavernous 30,000-sq.-ft. structure, with its 30' high ceilings and Funktion-One sound ...More

(1/9/2017)

-Descanso Gardens' "Enchanted: Forest of Light" Makes Holiday Debut with MA Control Systems' Support

Descanso Gardens' "Enchanted: Forest of Light" Makes Holiday Debut with MA Control Systems' Support

In a season filled with holiday light displays, Descanso Gardens in La Cañada Flintridge, Los Angeles debuted "Enchanted: Forest of Light," a unique, interactive nighttime experience. Visitors enjoyed a one-mile walk through eight distinct ...More

(1/9/2017)

-PixelFLEX Demonstrates the Power of Creative Digital Media for Reflect

PixelFLEX Demonstrates the Power of Creative Digital Media for Reflect

Since its founding in 2001, Reflect has been at the forefront of creating digital experiences that help their clients maximize sales and strengthen brand loyalty. The company recently relocated its headquarters to a new facility in ...More

(1/9/2017)

-Experiential Design for Pip's Island Production Creates Immersive Multi-Sensory Theatre

Experiential Design for Pip's Island Production Creates Immersive Multi-Sensory Theatre

In the magic of the holiday season, families were able to step off the busy Manhattan street into the many worlds of Pip's Island at the Skylight Modern, 537 West 27th Street, New York City. The ground-breaking immersive play (for ...More

(1/9/2017)

-New Year Appointments Raise the Game at SSL

New Year Appointments Raise the Game at SSL

Solid State Logic is excited to announce three key new appointments to its product management team as part of its strategy to accelerate the development of new products and updates for current ones. ...More

(1/9/2017)

-Theatre in Review: The Present (Ethel Barrymore Theatre)

Theatre in Review: The Present (Ethel Barrymore Theatre)

The Present begins with Cate Blanchett pointing a gun in the general direction of the audience; in a way, she is really taking aim at received ideas regarding the works of Anton Chekhov. The Present is a ...More

(1/6/2017)

-Lectrosonics Sponsors Stage Sound Super Sunday 2017

Lectrosonics Sponsors Stage Sound Super Sunday 2017

"Lectrosonics is one of the leading makers of wireless mic transmitters around. They make packs so small, they can fit under actor's wigs," Scott Parker says of the company with a major presence on Broadway. Parker added "H ...More

(1/6/2017)

-Robert Simpson Awarded MBE in New Year's Honors 2017

Robert Simpson Awarded MBE in New Year's Honors 2017

Electrosonic announces that Robert Simpson, co-founder of Electrosonic, has been awarded an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the New Year's 2017 Honors list for services to the audio-visual industry. The ...More

(1/6/2017)

-Stage|Set|Scenery 2017: Safety in Action Stage Focuses on Safety during Productions

Stage|Set|Scenery 2017: Safety in Action Stage Focuses on Safety during Productions

One of the issues of great concern in the events industry is that of safety during productions. From June 20 - 22, 2017, taking place in Hall 23, the Safety in Action stage program will take a broad look at principal hazards and ...More

(1/6/2017)

-RCF Introduces Powerful 15" Active Subwoofer with SUB 905-AS MK2

RCF Introduces Powerful 15" Active Subwoofer with SUB 905-AS MK2

RCF's new SUB 905-AS MK2 active subwoofer has been designed specifically for building powerful subwoofer satellite systems where simultaneous compactness and high sound levels are required.
The SUB 905-AS MK2 has the most ...
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(1/6/2017)

-Firefly FloppyFlex on Stage -- Five Guys Named Moe

Firefly FloppyFlex on Stage -- Five Guys Named Moe

Clarke Peters' jukebox musical Five Guys Named Moe, featuring R&B pioneer Louis Jordan's greatest hits, has been delighting audiences at the Festival Square Theatre, Edinburgh. Called a "Christmas Carol in zoot suits," the dazzling ...More

(1/6/2017)

-Theatre Projects Hosts Guest Speaker Betty Siegel, a National Leader in Arts Accessibility

Theatre Projects Hosts Guest Speaker Betty Siegel, a National Leader in Arts Accessibility

Betty Siegel, a nationally recognized leader in accessibility in the arts, paid a visit to Theatre Projects' Connecticut office on Monday, November 28, to talk with staff about creating performing arts spaces that are ...More

(1/6/2017)

-Same Great Response in Affordable ETC Style

Same Great Response in Affordable ETC Style

ETC's new Response 4 Port Gateway is now shipping. This affordable product is available as a table-top, rack-mount, DIN rail, or pipe-mounted device. It uses bidirectional Ethernet communication with other network devices to send or ...More

(1/6/2017)

-TAIT Fabricates Kinetic LED Umbrellas for Phish's New Year's Eve Surprise Gag

TAIT Fabricates Kinetic LED Umbrellas for Phish's New Year's Eve Surprise Gag

Notorious for their musical improvisation, extended jams, and surprise gags, Phish returned to the stage for their annual New Year's Run at the famed Madison Square Garden in Manhattan, New York. On December 31st, after performing for ...More

(1/6/2017)

-NEXO System Deployed for Big Night

NEXO System Deployed for Big Night

Big Night Chicago, part of the Big Night America New Year's Eve Series, is the largest New Year's Eve party in the country. And, once again this year, Sound Works Productions, Inc. of Mokena, Illinois, deployed a NEXO GEO S12 ...More

(1/6/2017)

-EDM Marches on with Insomniac, SJ Lighting, and Elation Gear

EDM Marches on with Insomniac, SJ Lighting, and Elation Gear

SJ Lighting is one of our industry's top production design firms with demanding clients like Insomniac Events, headed by CEO Pasquale Rotella, calling on Steve Lieberman and his team to create spectacular ...More

(1/6/2017)

-Chris Werner Creates Color Base for Saks Holiday Display with Iluminarc

Chris Werner Creates Color Base for Saks Holiday Display with Iluminarc

Every day between Thanksgiving and Christmas over 500,000 people (more than the entire population of Kansas City or Atlanta) stop at 611 Fifth Avenue in New York City to take in the Saks Fifth Avenue Holiday Display. It's a safe bet that ...More

(1/6/2017)

-Robe Gains Citizens with Agnes Obel

Robe Gains Citizens with Agnes Obel

It's always exciting and interesting to be working with rising stars, and lighting designer Luke Edwards is currently touring with the highly talented, Berlin-based Danish singer, songwriter, and keyboardist Agnes Obel, whose ...More

(1/6/2017)

-PRG Belgium Invests in ProLyft Controllers

PRG Belgium Invests in ProLyft Controllers

PRG Belgium has recently received a large batch of Prolyte ProLyft Pro controllers, which will instantly be deployed on productions. After a thorough selection procedure, Prolyte was selected to supply PRG Belgium with its' ...More

(1/6/2017)

-Theatre in Review: Lula del Ray/Club Diamond (Under the Radar/Public Theater)

Theatre in Review: Lula del Ray/Club Diamond (Under the Radar/Public Theater)

The Under the Radar Festival, that annual roundup of everything new and innovative in theatre, kicks off this year with two very different, but equally intriguing, experiments in film as theatre.
Manual Cinema, that band of ...
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(1/5/2017)

-Jennifer Tipton, Donald Holder, and Howell Binkley to Join a Group Session at Stage Lighting Super Saturday

Jennifer Tipton, Donald Holder, and Howell Binkley to Join a Group Session at Stage Lighting Super Saturday

Scott Parker announces that Jennifer Tipton's great idea for a new group session at Stage Lighting Super Saturday is confirmed. Tipton said "This year I was hoping to bring several lighting designers together to be on ...More

(1/5/2017)

-PLASA Focus Glasgow 2017 Ready to Launch January 18 - 19

PLASA Focus Glasgow 2017 Ready to Launch January 18 - 19

Eighty brands will exhibit at PLASA Focus Glasgow, January 18 - 19, at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Center (SECC) in Glasgow, UK. Download the Show Preview at http://plasa.me/1cqly to discover the unmissable program of expert-led ...More

(1/5/2017)

-See High End Systems at Stage Lighting Super Saturday 2017

See High End Systems at Stage Lighting Super Saturday 2017

High End Systems (HES) will be participating in sessions at Stage Seminars' 12th annual Stage Lighting Super Saturday on January 14, 2017 at New York University Tisch School of the Arts. HES Northeast US regional sales ...More

(1/5/2017)

-Meet Schertler's ARTHUR at NAMM

Meet Schertler's ARTHUR at NAMM

This year's NAMM Show offers musicians and engineers an opportunity to meet ARTHUR -- Schertler's new, high-quality modular mixer, which has its official North American premiere in Anaheim, California January 19 - 22. ...More

(1/5/2017)

-Stryper Supported by FBT in Southwestern Concert

Stryper Supported by FBT in Southwestern Concert

When a big-name act comes to town, they're going to want a big sound -- so when heavy metal band, Stryper was scheduled to play at The Liberty in Roswell, New Mexico, recently, John Pennell, owner of Total Productions, ...More

(1/5/2017)

-Altman PHX LED Profile Spots are Chasing Rainbows at The Goodspeed Opera House

Altman PHX LED Profile Spots are Chasing Rainbows at The Goodspeed Opera House

Regarded nationally as the home of the American Musical, Goodspeed Musicals in East Haddam, Connecticut, has produced over 250 musicals throughout its illustrious history. In their current production of Chasing Rainbows, the ...More

(1/5/2017)

-Claypaky Provides Atmospheric Lighting Effects for Nothing But Thieves

Claypaky Provides Atmospheric Lighting Effects for Nothing But Thieves

In demand lighting and production designer Steven Bewley selected the award-winning Claypaky Mythos and Sharpy to create signature lighting looks for alternative rock band "Nothing But Thieves" on their debut album tour, ...More

(1/5/2017)

-Capital Cities Plays Beneath Elation LED Rig at Bowery Ballroom in New York

Capital Cities Plays Beneath Elation LED Rig at Bowery Ballroom in New York

The Bowery Ballroom in New York's Bowery section of Manhattan is often cited as the best music club in the city. The live music venue houses an Elation Professional LED lighting rig and attracts a wide variety of musical talent from ...More

(1/5/2017)

-JR Lighting Design Transforms Stage at Parkview Christian Church with Chauvet Professional

JR Lighting Design Transforms Stage at Parkview Christian Church with Chauvet Professional

In 2002, Parkview Church moved into a new larger campus to accommodate its growing membership. At the time about 600 people attended Sunday services at the 54-year-old house of worship. Today well over 7,000 people come to the Orland Park, ...More

(1/5/2017)

-Avolites Is Quick Off the Draw for Bullet for my Valentine

Avolites Is Quick Off the Draw for Bullet for my Valentine

Lighting designer Tom Campbell has selected an Avolites Tiger Touch II and backup Quartz to control his richly empathetic lighting design for metal-core band Bullet for my Valentine (BFMV) on their recent worldwide tour in ...More

(1/5/2017)

-Grand Canyon University Chooses EAW for Ultimate Soccer Experience

Grand Canyon University Chooses EAW for Ultimate Soccer Experience

Grand Canyon University, located in Phoenix, Arizona, is on a mission to build 10 new sports venues in the next two years. They kicked off their "10-in-2" initiative with GCU Stadium, a state-of-the-art soccer stadium that boasts a new E ...More

(1/5/2017)

-Kutztown University Uses Hitachi OneVision Rewards Program to Extend Projector Life and Save on Replacements

Kutztown University Uses Hitachi OneVision Rewards Program to Extend Projector Life and Save on Replacements

This year, Kutztown University celebrates its 150th anniversary. A lot has changed since 1866; Kutztown enrolls around 10,000 students, offers 220 classrooms, labs, and lecture halls and offers dozens of Hitachi projectors for ...More

(1/5/2017)

-Kid Pan Alley Use Waves Nx for On-the-Spot Mixing Solution

Kid Pan Alley Use Waves Nx for On-the-Spot Mixing Solution

The non-profit songwriting program Kid Pan Alley has again turned to products from Waves Audio for their digital tools. Paul Reisler, artistic director and founder of Kid Pan Alley, uses Waves Nx Virtual Mix Room over ...More

(1/5/2017)

-A Star is Born with dLive and German Multimedia Musical

A Star is Born with dLive and German Multimedia Musical

A multimedia Christmas musical, A Star is Born, was one of the performance highlights during the Christmas advent events held at the ZKM Art & Media Centre's Filmpalast cinema in Karlsruhe, Germany, mixed on an Allen & Heath ...More

(1/4/2017)

-Pascal Announces Buyout of Minority Shareholder Camco

Pascal Announces Buyout of Minority Shareholder Camco

Pascal A/S, an OEM amplifier module provider for the global pro audio industry, announces a buyout of its minority shareholder Camco, by its Danish founding team. The buyout has been executed through a joint holding company, ...More

(1/4/2017)

-RCF Expands NXL Series with Launch of NXL44-A Line Source

RCF Expands NXL Series with Launch of NXL44-A Line Source

RCF continues the expansion of their popular column array line source series with the NXL44-A. With the NXL44-A, RCF has provided a unique and powerful two-way line source, with the sound delivered from three 10" neodymium woofers ...More

(1/4/2017)

-Audiologist Jenna Paley Joins Sensaphonics Staff

Audiologist Jenna Paley Joins Sensaphonics Staff

Sensaphonics, the experts in safe sound for the music industry and its fans, has announced the hiring of Dr. Jenna Paley to promote hearing wellness and business development. Paley received her doctorate in audiology from ...More

(1/4/2017)

-RSO: Richie Sambora and Orianthi, Bernie Williams, and Ronnie Spector to Rock the Stage at The 2017 NAMM Show

RSO: Richie Sambora and Orianthi, Bernie Williams, and Ronnie Spector to Rock the Stage at The 2017 NAMM Show

The 2017 NAMM Show is just around the corner, and with it, top musical acts are scheduled to rock The NAMM Nissan Grand Plaza stage. This year will bring a variety of performances from across the sonic spectrum, with each evening ...More

(1/4/2017)

-GoVision Elevates Two to Vice President Posts

GoVision Elevates Two to Vice President Posts

GoVision founder and CEO Chris Curtis announces that he has promoted two key members of his team to the vice president level.
Jeff Williams, who has been with GoVision for nearly 10 years, has been promoted to vice ...
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(1/4/2017)

-Win an All-Expense Paid Trip to USITT 2017

Win an All-Expense Paid Trip to USITT 2017

With the response 4Wall received from last year's contest, the company decided to bring it back again for 2017:
"Are you a college student majoring in theatre, design, or any other lighting discipline? If so, then this contest is ...
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(1/4/2017)

-New Products from Roland Corporation to be Unveiled at CES 2017

New Products from Roland Corporation to be Unveiled at CES 2017

Following on the heels of the announcement of audio brand V-MODA joining the Roland family of brands and Roland's entry into the DJ market, Roland Corporation will be exhibiting and demoing their products at CES ...More

(1/4/2017)

-3D Video Mapping Creates Exotic Cityscape for Marie Dalgar Cosmetics with Support from d3 Technologies

3D Video Mapping Creates Exotic Cityscape for Marie Dalgar Cosmetics with Support from d3 Technologies

Chinese cosmetic brand Marie Dalgar held its seventh annual crossover art exhibition, "Through Your Eyes," in Shanghai where d3 Technologies media servers and 3D video mapping immersed visitors in a colorful, exotic city. ...More

(1/4/2017)

-Crestron Now Shipping Modular Utility Amplifiers

Crestron Now Shipping Modular Utility Amplifiers

Crestron, a creator of AV control and automation technology, is now shipping new modular utility amplifiers. The new AMP-1200 and AMP-2100 are uniquely designed for incredibly easy installation. No more rack shelves, terminating ...More

(1/4/2017)

-ADJ Adds to the Visual Ambiance at Cyprus' BedRoom Lounge

ADJ Adds to the Visual Ambiance at Cyprus' BedRoom Lounge

"Stunning scenery, a sea breeze blowing through your hair, good music playing in the background and a cool drink in your hand" ... sounds idyllic, doesn't it? That's just the atmosphere that the owners of Cyprus' new lounge bar, BedRoom, ...More

(1/4/2017)

-DWP Live Announces New Website and Offices to Serve Clients' Needs More Efficiently and Completely

DWP Live Announces New Website and Offices to Serve Clients' Needs More Efficiently and Completely

DWP Live announces "We value you and your time." The company has streamlined their Website to create a more user-friendly interface. No need for separate sites to reach rents and laser scanning, visitors to the site can find all the ...More

(1/4/2017)

-Musician Hall of Fame Induction Lit by Bandit Lites

Musician Hall of Fame Induction Lit by Bandit Lites

It was a once in a life time performance as The Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum held its 2016 induction ceremony. Bandit Lites provided the lighting for the evening which featured performances from Peter Frampton, Kenny G, Bruce ...More

(1/4/2017)

-Chauvet Professional Provides Unique Visual Aesthetic for Lush Creative Showcase

Chauvet Professional Provides Unique Visual Aesthetic for Lush Creative Showcase

Combining a knack for developing sublime beauty products with high ethical standards and environmental awareness, Lush Cosmetics has, in the span of two decades, grown from a modest one-shop business into a global enterprise with over 15 ...More

(1/4/2017)

-Vectorworks, Inc. Expands Software Distribution in Mexico

Vectorworks, Inc. Expands Software Distribution in Mexico

Global design and BIM software developer Vectorworks, Inc. announces a new partnership with Tecnología Dinámica de México (TDM) to distribute Vectorworks software in Mexico. As part of the partnership, TDM will offer the ...More

(1/4/2017)

-Crossgates Baptist Church Updates with Shure Wireless

Crossgates Baptist Church Updates with Shure Wireless

Crossgates Baptist Church, located in Brandon, Mississippi, was founded in 1974 with a mission to improve the community by creating a safe, religious space for local residents. While the church had not experienced an update in more than 20 ...More

(1/3/2017)

-In Memoriam: James Cioffi, Boulevard Pro

In Memoriam: James Cioffi, Boulevard Pro

James Cioffi passed away suddenly on December 24 at the age of 60. A leader in the professional audio/contracting industry, he co-owned Boulevard Pro of Lyndhurst, New Jersey, a well-respected tour sound/sound reinforcement ...More

(1/3/2017)

-Chauvet Professional Launches the COLORdash Par Q12 IP

Chauvet Professional Launches the COLORdash Par Q12 IP

The weather may be unpredictable, but the COLORdash Par Q12 IP from Chauvet Professional certainly isn't. The new RGBA LED wash delivers bright, colorful, flicker-free light indoors or out, regardless of weather conditions, thanks ...More

(1/3/2017)

-RCF Extends Low Frequency Offerings with HDL53-AS and TTL6-AS

RCF Extends Low Frequency Offerings with HDL53-AS and TTL6-AS

RCF has now produced two cabinets of similar format providing a compatible bass extension to RCF products in the HDL and TT+ Series. Each contains three 12" bass transducers powered by 3,300W of Class D digital amplification. ...More

(1/3/2017)

-Paul Lamarre Joins EAW Sales Team

Paul Lamarre Joins EAW Sales Team

Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW) announces the addition of Paul Lamarre to the growing sales team. Lamarre is tasked with managing sales and support for future and existing customers in the Southern US. The announcement was made ...More

(1/3/2017)

-Wisconsin Gas Building Takes W-DMX

Wisconsin Gas Building Takes W-DMX

One of Milwaukee's most famous buildings got a face-lift with a brand-new lighting refit and smart control, responsive to the weather conditions -- the iconic gas flame, that was added in 1956, indicates the weather forecast by its color ...More

(1/3/2017)

-Robe Has the Time of Its Life on Dirty Dancing

Robe Has the Time of Its Life on Dirty Dancing

Popular musical Dirty Dancing returned to London's West End in December playing the Phoenix Theatre following a regional UK tour with a lively production that originally premiered in Italy in 2015 where it played Milan and Rome. ...More

(1/3/2017)

-Oklahoma's Vintage Church Upgrades Lighting with Elation Colour Pendant

Oklahoma's Vintage Church Upgrades Lighting with Elation Colour Pendant

Vintage Church in Edmond, Oklahoma, is the latest house of worship to discover the transformative powers of Elation Professional's Colour Pendant LED downlight luminaire. Tasked this past summer with bringing the church's lighting ...More

(1/3/2017)

-Claypaky Luminaires Selected for the New National Theatre, Tokyo

Claypaky Luminaires Selected for the New National Theatre, Tokyo

The New National Theatre, Tokyo (NNTT) is one of the world's finest art theatres which opened in October 1997 as a complex of theatres dedicated to the performing arts of opera, ballet, dance, and drama. NNTT has three theatres: The Opera ...More

(1/3/2017)

-Community Loudspeakers Inform and Entertain at Upper Fort Garry

Community Loudspeakers Inform and Entertain at Upper Fort Garry

Known as the birthplace of Manitoba, Upper Fort Garry in Winnipeg is a significant site in Canadian history. Although the original fort was largely demolished in the 1880's, its remaining Governor's Gate and an area of surrounding land was ...More

(1/3/2017)

-Artistic Licence at the Queen Elizabeth II Center

Artistic Licence at the Queen Elizabeth II Center

Artistic Licence recently devised a solution for the complex lighting control requirements at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Center in London, a conference venue in Westminster, London.
The center was in the final stages of a ...
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(1/3/2017)

-Nearly 200 Tiny GLP X4 S LEDs Support Kygo's Hollywood Bowl Sell-Out

Nearly 200 Tiny GLP X4 S LEDs Support Kygo's Hollywood Bowl Sell-Out

Alex Hesse deployed nearly 200 of GLP's compact X4 S LED moving heads at the iconic Hollywood Bowl, when Norwegian house DJ / producer Kygo headlined at the 17,500 capacity venue recently -- selling out over two nights. ...More

(1/3/2017)

-Real Music Expands Adamson Network in China

Real Music Expands Adamson Network in China

This past May, Adamson's Chinese distributor Real Music launched a national education and demonstration program to promote the new S-Series amongst the brightest up-and-coming show service providers in the nation. The results ...More

(1/3/2017)

-J.R. Clancy and Wenger Offer Five Rigging Resolutions for 2017

J.R. Clancy and Wenger Offer Five Rigging Resolutions for 2017

In the spirit of the season, Wenger Corporation and J.R. Clancy offering five rigging resolutions:
1. Stop dropping tools from the grid -- Technicians need to tie off everything before they go to the grid, including ...
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(1/3/2017)

-Theatre in Review: God of Vengeance (New Yiddish Rep at LaMaMa Theatre)

Theatre in Review: God of Vengeance (New Yiddish Rep at LaMaMa Theatre)

"Today, the world is run by money." So says Sarah, the matriarch of the little family at the heart of Sholem Asch's scalding Yiddish tragedy. Written in 1907, God of Vengeance still packs plenty of shock value for ...More

(1/3/2017)

-Theatre in Review: Martin Luther on Trial (Fellowship for Performing Arts at Pearl Theatre Company)

Theatre in Review: Martin Luther on Trial (Fellowship for Performing Arts at Pearl Theatre Company)

There are two honestly gripping scenes in Martin Luther on Trial, neither of which has anything to do with the contrived theological courtroom drama dreamed up by the authors, Chris Cragin-Day and Max McLean. In ...More

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