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News Archive - January 2018

(1/30/2018)

-The Global Music, Sound, and Production Industries Create a Strong Future Together at The 2018 NAMM Show

The Global Music, Sound, and Production Industries Create a Strong Future Together at The 2018 NAMM Show

The global leaders in the music, pro audio, and event technology industries came together in Anaheim, California last week for the annual NAMM Show, a crossroads of business opportunities with innovative product debuts, fresh ...More

(1/30/2018)

-Avolites Announces the Appointment of Paul Wong as Managing Director

Avolites Announces the Appointment of Paul Wong as Managing Director

London-based technology industry veteran, Paul Wong, has been appointed managing director of Avolites.
Born and raised in sunny Southport, Wong is an experienced business to business managing director with a track record ...
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(1/30/2018)

-Outline Expand Support Team for New Processor

Outline Expand Support Team for New Processor

European manufacturer of loudspeakers and associated products, Outline, announces the appointment of Fernando Rey Mendez to the newly-created position of Newton product specialist.
Launched in 2017, the company says "Outlin ...
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(1/30/2018)

-PR Lighting to Release New XLED 6019

PR Lighting to Release New XLED 6019

PR Lighting announces the release of the new XLED 6019 wash luminaire, which will make its debut on the world stage in April 10 - 13 at Frankfurt's Prolight + Sound exposition.
Containing 19 high power Osram 60W ...
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(1/30/2018)

-NEXT-proaudio Introduces the Matrix Series

NEXT-proaudio Introduces the Matrix Series

NEXT-proaudio has focused on installed and small portable sound solutions with a Passive Column Array Series additions to its catalog.
The MATRIX passive column arrays are composed of closely-spaced state of the art, 3" neodymium ...
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(1/30/2018)

-Amazon Web Services Gets the BroadWeigh Experience in Vegas

Amazon Web Services Gets the BroadWeigh Experience in Vegas

AWS re: Invent is an event, held annually by Amazon Web Services. It is the biggest event of the year for Amazon's cloud division, when customers and developers descend on Las Vegas. More than 30,000 delegates attended the event, held at ...More

(1/30/2018)

-MSC Meraviglia Cruise Ship Boasts Efficient Elation LED Lighting Package

MSC Meraviglia Cruise Ship Boasts Efficient Elation LED Lighting Package

The MSC Meraviglia is a new-generation mega-ship and the first of a new fleet of high-tech cruise ships that MSC Cruises is launching over the next decade. Built by STX France at the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard, the 5,700-passenger ...More

(1/30/2018)

-Robe Blows Up Like a Bonfire for The Hunna

Robe Blows Up Like a Bonfire for The Hunna

Lighting designer Tom Campbell fully embraced the Robe MegaPointe buzz on a recent UK tour by indie rockers The Hunna -- surfing high on the 2018 "ones-to-watch" list -- utilizing 37 of these trending new moving lights at ...More

(1/30/2018)

-Three-Month Spotlight on MILOS Custom Solutions

Three-Month Spotlight on MILOS Custom Solutions

From now until March 31, MILOS will focus on the custom solutions offered to all Milos clients that satisfy a wide range of needs and projects, from small exhibition displays and concert roofs to the largest and most demanding live ...More

(1/30/2018)

-MDG Dares with The Hunna

MDG Dares with The Hunna

Formed only in 2015, The Hunna is four-piece English rock band whose career is sky-rocketing. Their debut album, 100, was released in August 2016, and is soon to be followed by their second album, Dare, in May 2018. The hard ...More

(1/30/2018)

-Elton John Performs at 60th GRAMMY Awards Using Audio-Technica AE6100 Hypercardioid Dynamic Microphone

Elton John Performs at 60th GRAMMY Awards Using Audio-Technica AE6100 Hypercardioid Dynamic Microphone

Legendary artist Elton John performed live at the 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Sunday, January 28, 2018, broadcast live on the CBS Television Network. John employed the Audio-Technica AE6100 ...More

(1/30/2018)

-Lightfair International 2019 Will Take Place in Philadelphia

Lightfair International 2019 Will Take Place in Philadelphia

Lightfair International (LFI), the world's largest annual architectural and commercial lighting trade show and conference, returns to Philadelphia's Pennsylvania Convention Center in 2019 for its 30th-annual staging May 19-23, ...More

(1/30/2018)

-Believers Church Youth Room Supports Music with Chauvet Professional

Believers Church Youth Room Supports Music with Chauvet Professional

Music is important to the mission of Believers Church. So much so, that this 2,100-member non-denominational house of worship in northeastern Ohio has its own bands and combos, including the aptly named "BC Band." It also welcomes an ...More

(1/29/2018)

-Creative and Technical Achievement Winners Announced at the 33rd Annual NAMM TEC Awards

Creative and Technical Achievement Winners Announced at the 33rd Annual NAMM TEC Awards

Winners in 31 technical and creative achievement categories were announced at the 33rd Annual NAMM TEC Awards presented annually by the NAMM Foundation and held Saturday, January 27 in Anaheim, California. The annual event ...More

(1/29/2018)

-Parnelli Awards Given Out in Anaheim for the First Time

Parnelli Awards Given Out in Anaheim for the First Time

The Parnelli Awards, sponsored by Timeless Communications, were held on Friday, January 26, at the Anaheim Hilton Hotel, in conjunction with the NAMM Show. The crowded event seemed to look forward and backward at once. ...More

(1/29/2018)

-Clear-Com Honored with NAMM Milestone Award for 50 Years of Service in the Music Products Industry

Clear-Com Honored with NAMM Milestone Award for 50 Years of Service in the Music Products Industry

Clear-Com of Alameda, California was honored at the 2018 NAMM Show with the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Milestone Award for 50 years of service in the music products industry. Presented annually by ...More

(1/29/2018)

-Mountain Productions' 33rd Annual Columbus McKinnon Hoist School Continues Legacy of Excellence

Mountain Productions' 33rd Annual Columbus McKinnon Hoist School Continues Legacy of Excellence

Mountain Productions will close registration soon for their 33rd Annual Columbus McKinnon Hoist School, set to be held from February 19 through February 24, 2017.
Established in 1985, Mountain Productions' Hoist School is ...
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(1/29/2018)

-Loren Barrows Promoted to COO at Alcorn McBride

Loren Barrows Promoted to COO at Alcorn McBride

Alcorn McBride, a manufacturer of show control, audio, and video equipment for the themed entertainment industry, announces the promotion of Loren Barrows to chief operating officer.
"Loren has effectively held the ...
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(1/29/2018)

-Digital 6000 Upgraded to Feature Secondary Dante Port and Command Function

Digital 6000 Upgraded to Feature Secondary Dante Port and Command Function

At NAMM, Sennheiser announced major upgrades to its Digital 6000 wireless microphone system. A free firmware update for all EM 6000 receivers enables a command function that lets users set up a talkback channel with suitable ...More

(1/29/2018)

-METEOR Features All New W+RGB Color-Changing Solution to Its Most Versatile Product -- Tetriss Series

METEOR Features All New W+RGB Color-Changing Solution to Its Most Versatile Product -- Tetriss Series

METEOR introduces W+RGB lighting solution to its Tetriss Series. Tetriss Series offers flexible lighting with modular design, advanced bracket system, and various mounting options. Tetriss W+RGB Series delivers an even more ...More

(1/29/2018)

-Wireworld Evo-Snake Now Shipping

Wireworld Evo-Snake Now Shipping

Florida cable manufacturer Wireworld Pro Audio is now shipping the Evo-Snake studio cables, featuring a patented conductor geometry that improves audible and measurable fidelity. This unique cable has eight channels with 26 gauge ...More

(1/29/2018)

-dBTechnologies Grows Its Top-Range Line Array Family with VIO L208

dBTechnologies Grows Its Top-Range Line Array Family with VIO L208

dBTechnologies released several new products this year at the 2018 Winter NAMM Show last week in Anaheim, California. Among these is the newest member of the VIO family, VIO L208. Offering lighter and faster rigging elements, ...More

(1/29/2018)

-GLP's JDC1 Set Fire to In Flames' European Arena Tour

GLP's JDC1 Set Fire to In Flames' European Arena Tour

Swedish lighting designer, Fredrik Stormby has been making prolific use of GLP's new generation JDC1 hybrid strobe on tour with Gothenburg-based heavy metal band, In Flames, on their European arena tour with co-headliners, 5 ...More

(1/29/2018)

-4Wall Lights Enchanted: Forest of Lights at Descanso Gardens

4Wall Lights Enchanted: Forest of Lights at Descanso Gardens

Enchanted: Forest of Light is an interactive, nighttime experience unlike anything else in Southern California, featuring a one-mile walk through 10 distinct lighting displays in some of the most beloved areas of Descanso Gardens. Lighting ...More

(1/29/2018)

-Winter 2017 Electronic Systems Outlook from NSCA Indicates Construction Growth Ahead

Winter 2017 Electronic Systems Outlook from NSCA Indicates Construction Growth Ahead

NSCA's Electronic Systems Outlook report has been updated for Winter 2017, and includes information based upon actual data from January through November 2017, as well as forecasted information for 2018. ...More

(1/29/2018)

-Theatre in Review: Josephine: A Burlesque Cabaret Dream Play/A Kind Shot

Theatre in Review: Josephine: A Burlesque Cabaret Dream Play/A Kind Shot

This is the year of the solo show; I can't remember seeing so many of them in a single season, covering such a wide variety of topics. Two new offerings focus on the tumultuous real lives of women. Josephine Baker is the subject of < ...More

(1/26/2018)

-Mike Belitz, CEO and President of Ultimate Support Acquires Radial Engineering Ltd.

Mike Belitz, CEO and President of Ultimate Support Acquires Radial Engineering Ltd.

Mike Belitz, president and CEO of Ultimate Support Systems, has acquired Radial Engineering Ltd. Established in 1991, Radial Engineering Ltd. was originally developed as a range of cable products by outgoing president ...More

(1/26/2018)

-In Memoriam: Kevin Loretto 1952 - 2018

In Memoriam: Kevin Loretto 1952 - 2018

Kevin Loretto, popular New York-based lighting and technical sales specialist died on January 23rd in New York, surrounded by his loving family, after a lengthy battle with cancer.
Celebrating his life, bubbly personality, ...
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(1/26/2018)

-ATOMIC Adds Chloe Rich as New Partner and Owner

ATOMIC Adds Chloe Rich as New Partner and Owner

ATOMIC, a creative company providing set construction, rental solutions, design, and production services for the live event industry headquartered in Lititz, Pennsylvania, announces a third business partner and owner of Atomic. Ch ...More

(1/26/2018)

-City Theatrical Expands Sales Workforce in New York and Los Angeles

City Theatrical Expands Sales Workforce in New York and Los Angeles

City Theatrical announces the addition of two experienced lighting professionals to its sales team, John Demous and David Sousa.
Demous is City Theatrical's new sales specialist focusing on the tristate area. He ...
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(1/26/2018)

-Sennheiser Introduces the Next Generation of Evolution Wireless to Take Wireless Audio Further

Sennheiser Introduces the Next Generation of Evolution Wireless to Take Wireless Audio Further

evolution wireless users have come to expect an ever-evolving feature set with each new microphone generation, and evolution wireless G4 is no exception: With a sleek new user interface, a generously expanded switching bandwidth and higher ...More

(1/26/2018)

-Return of a Legend: Neumann Launches Re-Issue of the Famous U 67 Tube Microphone

Return of a Legend: Neumann Launches Re-Issue of the Famous U 67 Tube Microphone

It was the microphone that defined the sound of the sixties: The U 67 tube microphone, introduced in 1960, was the quintessential studio workhorse throughout the formative years of modern music. To this day, many top-level engineers would ...More

(1/26/2018)

-Audio-Technica Introduces Fourth-Generation 3000 Series Frequency-Agile True Diversity UHF Wireless Systems

Audio-Technica Introduces Fourth-Generation 3000 Series Frequency-Agile True Diversity UHF Wireless Systems

Audio-Technica, a provider of transducer technology for over 50 years, unveils the next generation of its 3000 Series Frequency-Agile True Diversity UHF Wireless Systems. Providing easy setup, versatile operation, and rock-solid, ...More

(1/26/2018)

-Ashly Audio Introduces the Rack-Mountable digiMIX18 at NAMM 2018

Ashly Audio Introduces the Rack-Mountable digiMIX18 at NAMM 2018

Founded in the early 1970s as a live sound company, Ashly Audio has been building pro audio gear that is uniquely robust, easy to use, and reliable. Based on that proud legacy, Ashly introduces the new digiMIX18 digital mixer, at ...More

(1/26/2018)

-A Banner Opening Day for the Audio Engineering Society's Innovative AES@NAMM Pro Sound Symposium

A Banner Opening Day for the Audio Engineering Society's Innovative AES@NAMM Pro Sound Symposium

The inaugural AES@NAMM Pro Sound Symposium: Live & Studio opened yesterday, offering a full slate of unique educational programming and training sessions covering a rich and varied array of live sound and studio production topics. ...More

(1/26/2018)

-Creative Technology Turns to Fuze Wash 575 for Volvo Booth at LA Auto Show

Creative Technology Turns to Fuze Wash 575 for Volvo Booth at LA Auto Show

On Volvo's booth at this year's LA Auto Show, Creative Technology's Chris Wasilauskas used Elation Professional's new exhibit-optimized Fuze Wash 575 white-light LED luminaire to light the Swedish auto manufacturer's ...More

(1/26/2018)

-Matthew Beauchamp Stylizes Canadian Fundraiser with Chauvet Professional WELL Luminaires

Matthew Beauchamp Stylizes Canadian Fundraiser with Chauvet Professional WELL Luminaires

When Matthew Beauchamp and his team at Mobile Productions were brought in to provide the audio, video, and lighting for the InspirEve Gala, they were given simple instructions: "Provide guests with a new, more elegant ...More

(1/26/2018)

-Aspen Dental Wows Leadership Retreat with LED Displays, Projections, and AV Stumpfl RAW Media Servers

Aspen Dental Wows Leadership Retreat with LED Displays, Projections, and AV Stumpfl RAW Media Servers

With more than 1.5 million patients seen in 2016, the Aspen Dental network of independent dental care providers is one of the largest and fastest growing in the US.
One of the most important events in the Aspen Dental network's calendar ...
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(1/26/2018)

-Claypaky Mythos2 and Sharpy Washes Light The Misfits for Arena Shows in Las Vegas and Los Angeles

Claypaky Mythos2 and Sharpy Washes Light The Misfits for Arena Shows in Las Vegas and Los Angeles

Seminal horror punk rock band The Misfits lit up the stage at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and at The Forum in Los Angeles with a pair of high-octane shows guaranteed to please fans of the iconic musicians. Lighting ...More

(1/26/2018)

-PLASA's Ron Bonner Announces Retirement

PLASA's Ron Bonner Announces Retirement

Ron Bonner, who has worked for PLASA for over 17 years, has announced that he will be retiring at the end of February.
Bonner has been an integral part of PLASA's technical standards and resources department since early ...
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(1/26/2018)

-Theatre in Review: Balls (59E59)

Theatre in Review: Balls (59E59)

Maybe you had to be there, but the Billie Jean King-Bobby Riggs Battle of the Sexes tennis match was a pop culture publicity stunt that became a watershed moment. Nothing changed overnight, but the defeat of Riggs -- a vulgar provocateur ...More

(1/25/2018)

-InProduction Acquires CommuniLux Productions, a Scenic Studio Headquartered in Dallas

InProduction Acquires CommuniLux Productions, a Scenic Studio Headquartered in Dallas

InProduction, a provider of seating, structures, staging, and scenic production for sporting, corporate, and entertainment events has announced the acquisition of CommuniLux Productions, a scenic studio providing design, ...More

(1/25/2018)

-Adamson Welcomes Lin Buck as Director of Sales - US

Adamson Welcomes Lin Buck as Director of Sales - US

Adamson Systems Engineering has appointed audio industry veteran Lin Buck to the position of director of sales for the United States, working as an integral part of the team led by Marc Bertrand, managing director of More

(1/25/2018)

-QSC Delivers Its One Millionth K Family Loudspeaker

QSC Delivers Its One Millionth K Family Loudspeaker

QSC announces that the company has sold over one million units of K Family loudspeakers since the initial launch of the K Series in 2009. The popular K Family of powered loudspeakers, subwoofers, and line arrays, including the K ...More

(1/25/2018)

-PreSonus Expands StudioLive AVB Ecosystem with NSB-series Stage Boxes

PreSonus Expands StudioLive AVB Ecosystem with NSB-series Stage Boxes

Designed to work seamlessly with PreSonus StudioLive Series III mixers/recorders, the new PreSonus NSB 16.8 and 8.8 AVB-networked stage boxes deliver signals from stage to console over a lightweight Cat5e or Cat6 Ethernet cable. ...More

(1/25/2018)

-Absen LED to Launch Its "NXTGEN" Technologies for Today's Rental Market at ISE 2018

Absen LED to Launch Its &quot;NXTGEN&quot; Technologies for Today's Rental Market at ISE 2018

Absen Inc., a global provider of LED display solutions, announces the launch of its "NXTGEN" technologies which will take place at the upcoming Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) conference in Amsterdam, February 6 - 9, 2018. ...More

(1/25/2018)

-Mackie Announces New Line of Professional In-Ear Monitors

Mackie Announces New Line of Professional In-Ear Monitors

Mackie today announces for the first time a complete line of high performance in-ear monitors -- MP Series Professional In-Ear Monitors. Available in three models, the MP-120, MP-220, and MP-240, the MP Series delivers the great ...More

(1/25/2018)

-RapcoHorizon Shows Updated Volume Control Cable at NAMM 2018

RapcoHorizon Shows Updated Volume Control Cable at NAMM 2018

RapcoHorizon, manufacturer of music industry cables, snakes, and pro audio solutions, will be showcasing an update to the Volume Control Cable (V-Cable) at NAMM 2018 exhibiting in booth 11610 at the Anaheim Convention Center, ...More

(1/25/2018)

-Bose Professional Debuts Powerful T8S and T4S ToneMatch Stereo Mixers

Bose Professional Debuts Powerful T8S and T4S ToneMatch Stereo Mixers

Bose Professional has extended the ToneMatch audio engine series with the powerful new eight-channel T8S ToneMatch mixer and the four-channel T4S ToneMatch mixer, representing the next generation of the ToneMatch line and offering ...More

(1/25/2018)

-Sonarworks to Demonstrate Its Reference 4 Studio Monitor and Headphone Calibration Software at NAMM 2018

Sonarworks to Demonstrate Its Reference 4 Studio Monitor and Headphone Calibration Software at NAMM 2018

European audio software developer Sonarworks exhibiting in booth 16300 at the Anaheim Convention Center, will be demonstrating its award-winning Reference 4 studio monitor and headphone calibration software during the 2018 NAMM ...More

(1/25/2018)

-IsoAcoustics' Launches New ISO Series Line of Acoustic Isolation Stands for Pro Audio Speakers and Subwoofers

IsoAcoustics' Launches New ISO Series Line of Acoustic Isolation Stands for Pro Audio Speakers and Subwoofers

At this year's NAMM Show, IsoAcoustics announces the launch of an entirely new line of acoustic isolation stands, the ISO Series, designed for professional audio speakers and subwoofers. The new models, which include the ISO ...More

(1/25/2018)

-Alcons Pro Ribbon Immersive Experience Returns to ISE 2018

Alcons Pro Ribbon Immersive Experience Returns to ISE 2018

In the year of Alcons Audio's 15th anniversary, ISE 2018 sees the company showing several new products, as well as the return of the popular, expanded Pro-Ribbon Immersive Experience. The company is also an official ISE ...More

(1/25/2018)

-Clearwing Systems Integration Helps UW Milwaukee Rebuild the Mainstage Theatre after Devastating Fire

Clearwing Systems Integration Helps UW Milwaukee Rebuild the Mainstage Theatre after Devastating Fire

"When it became clear that there was a fire that originated in the scenic studio ...heartbreak," said associate professor of scenery and audio, Chris Guse, when asked about his reaction to the fire. Resulting in over $5.7 million in ...More

(1/25/2018)

-Sensaphonics NAMM Booth Features 3D-U AARO with Demos, Special Pricing, Giveaway

Sensaphonics NAMM Booth Features 3D-U AARO with Demos, Special Pricing, Giveaway

At the 2018 NAMM Show in the Anaheim Convention Center, January 25 - 28, Sensaphonics continues its tradition of promoting hearing wellness in music through innovative products and unique technology. An expert staff of Gold ...More

(1/25/2018)

-Theatre in Review: Party Face (City Center Stage II)

Theatre in Review: Party Face (City Center Stage II)

Whatever you think of Party Face -- and, sooner or later, we're going to have get around to that -- Hayley Mills is a delight. Chicly dressed in satiny pants, a bolero jacket, and low heels, her face wreathed in ...More

(1/24/2018)

-QSC Introduces the Ultra-Compact KS112 Powered Subwoofer

QSC Introduces the Ultra-Compact KS112 Powered Subwoofer

As QSC celebrates one million K family loudspeakers sold since their introduction, the company is pleased to introduce the newest K family member, the ultra-compact KS112 powered subwoofer. Joining the previously-introduced KS212C ...More

(1/24/2018)

-LynTec Enhances Its Power Control Lineup with New Single DMX Address Zone Control Feature

LynTec Enhances Its Power Control Lineup with New Single DMX Address Zone Control Feature

LynTec, a manufacturer of customized electrical power control for installed audio, video, and lighting systems, announces the release of Single DMX Address Zone Control, an optional control system feature for the company's RPC ...More

(1/24/2018)

-VUE h-Class Additions Extend Ultra Premium Performance to New Applications

VUE h-Class Additions Extend Ultra Premium Performance to New Applications

VUE Audiotechnik will use this week's NAMM Show in Anaheim, California to show off two new models in its premium h-Class family of high definition powered systems. The hm-108A is a precision slant stage monitor packing the ...More

(1/24/2018)

-The d&b Soundscape Is on the Road to The NAMM Show

The d&b Soundscape Is on the Road to The NAMM Show

For the very first time, d&b audiotechnik is heading to NAMM at the Anaheim Convention Center in California. The trade show, spanning January 25 through 28, promotes the benefits of making music and offers the latest ...More

(1/24/2018)

-Chauvet Expands Into Germany

Chauvet Expands Into Germany

Chauvet, a global supplier of entertainment and architectural lighting products, has established Chauvet Germany GmbH, a wholly-owned subsidiary to serve the German market. Based in Bremen, the new subsidiary will distribute ...More

(1/24/2018)

-Allen & Heath Takes Home Two 2018 Reader's Choice Awards

Allen & Heath Takes Home Two 2018 Reader's Choice Awards

Allen & Heath announces that ProSoundWeb and Live Sound International have presented a 2018 Readers' Choice Award for its dLive S Class in the "Consoles & Mixers: Large Format" category, and for its ME-1 in the "Persona ...More

(1/24/2018)

-Wenger Corporation Enhances Performing Arts Organization Adding Edward Kaye

Wenger Corporation Enhances Performing Arts Organization Adding Edward Kaye

To continue to serve the unique needs of the performing arts market, Wenger | J.R. Clancy announce the addition of Edward Kaye as a performing arts specialist.
Kaye, nationally recognized in the fields of lighting design ...
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(1/24/2018)

-Multi Media Marketing & Event Invests in Elation IP65 Luminaires

Multi Media Marketing & Event Invests in Elation IP65 Luminaires

Multi Media Marketing & Event GmbH of MĂ¼nster, Germany, in the northwest part of the country, has expanded its inventory of Elation Professional lighting through the purchase of 16 IP65-rated Proteus Hybrid spot/beam/wash ...More

(1/24/2018)

-Philips Lighting's Quiet and Bright LED Lighting Speaks Volumes for LA LIVE's Novo by Microsoft

Philips Lighting's Quiet and Bright LED Lighting Speaks Volumes for LA LIVE's Novo by Microsoft

Philips Lighting announces that its new VLZ range of LED-based stage luminaires have been chosen to bring a new era of high performance, energy efficient lighting to the busy Novo by Microsoft, a live entertainment venue at the LA ...More

(1/24/2018)

-LD Chris Fernandez and 4Wall Light the 2018 Jackson National Sales Meeting

LD Chris Fernandez and 4Wall Light the 2018 Jackson National Sales Meeting

Jackson National Life Insurance Company (Jackson), a provider of retirement products, held its national sales meeting this month at the Omni Nashville Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee. The conference brings together all Jackson employees to ...More

(1/24/2018)

-White Light Provides New Followspots to Royal Albert Hall

White Light Provides New Followspots to Royal Albert Hall

London's Royal Albert Hall is one of the world's most historic concert halls. It has housed over 155,000 live performances and has a capacity of up to 6,000. The iconic main hall plays host to a range of events to over 1.7 million visitors ...More

(1/24/2018)

-Christie and Quince Imaging Energizing University of Florida's One Gator Nation

Christie and Quince Imaging Energizing University of Florida's One Gator Nation

Fan engagement for the University of Florida's One Gator Nation is even stronger this season thanks to several stunning on-court projection mapping shows powered by Christie and Quince Imaging. Installed in the O'Connell ...More

(1/24/2018)

-Radial Announces the Backtrack Is Now Shipping

Radial Announces the Backtrack Is Now Shipping

Radial Engineering announces the Backtrack is now shipping. The Backtrack is a compact stereo audio switcher that is perfect for bands running redundant backing tracks on stage, or for switching between any stereo audio sources. ...More

(1/24/2018)

-Theatre in Review: Miles for Mary (Playwrights Horizons)

Theatre in Review: Miles for Mary (Playwrights Horizons)

Miles for Mary finds comedy gold in the least likely of situations, a series of faculty meetings at an Ohio high school in 1998. The attendees are members of the planning committee for an annual telethon, named after a ...More

(1/23/2018)

-Bandit Lites Grows Inventory with Large Elation Professional Purchase

Bandit Lites Grows Inventory with Large Elation Professional Purchase

Bandit Lites has launched into 2018 by purchasing hundreds of new fixtures for its extensive touring inventory including Elation Professional SIXPAR 100-IP, SIXBAR 1000-IP, and Paladin luminaires. ...More

(1/23/2018)

-Mega Show for Dead & Company with Robe

Mega Show for Dead & Company with Robe

The stars truly unite for Dead & Company, the celebrated group featuring original Grateful Dead members Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, and Bob Weir alongside singer/guitarist John Mayer, Allman Brothers' bassist Oteil Burbridge, and Fare ...More

(1/23/2018)

-Martin Audio Names Paul Giansante Product Support Specialist

Martin Audio Names Paul Giansante Product Support Specialist

Martin Audio North America has named Paul Giansante as product support specialist.
In this position, Giansante will enable sales by providing technical support services and training in the US and Canada to the sales team, ...
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(1/23/2018)

-Riedel North America Expands Systems Consulting and Technical Services Staff with Three New Hires

Riedel North America Expands Systems Consulting and Technical Services Staff with Three New Hires

In response to massive growth over the past 24 months, Riedel Communications has further strengthened its North American technical team with the hiring of Jeff Sullivan as systems consultant, together with Stephen RemichMore

(1/23/2018)

-Outline Expand International Sales Team

Outline Expand International Sales Team

Outline s.r.l., European manufacturer of professional loudspeaker systems and associated products, announces the appointment of Leonardo Dani to the post of deputy general manager of sales.
Dani joins the company during a ...
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(1/23/2018)

-Bose Professional Debuts S1 Pro Multi-Position PA System

Bose Professional Debuts S1 Pro Multi-Position PA System

Bose Professional is debuting the S1 Pro multi-position PA system -- the ultimate all-in-one PA, floor monitor, practice amplifier, and primary music system, and the latest addition to the Bose portable professional product ...More

(1/23/2018)

-PreSonus Unveils EarMix 16M AVB-Networked Personal Monitor Mixer

PreSonus Unveils EarMix 16M AVB-Networked Personal Monitor Mixer

Designed to work seamlessly with the PreSonus StudioLive Series III family of mixers, yet compatible with other AVB-enabled systems, the PreSonus EarMix 16M 16x2 AVB-networked personal monitor mixer provides a high-quality, ...More

(1/23/2018)

-Radial's MIX 2:1 Passive Summing Mixer Is Now Shipping

Radial's MIX 2:1 Passive Summing Mixer Is Now Shipping

Radial announces the MIX 2:1 is now shipping. The MIX2:1 is a simple yet highly useful mixer that passively sums two audio channels down to one. This enables the user to easily sum the stereo outputs of a console, recording ...More

(1/23/2018)

-Celestion Launch New AF Line Array Driver Series at NAMM 2018

Celestion Launch New AF Line Array Driver Series at NAMM 2018

At the 2018 NAMM Show, Celestion is debuting the new value priced range of weather-resistant, compact, low-profile drivers, the AF range, designed for use in compact line arrays, column speakers, and compact single-speaker ...More

(1/23/2018)

-Audix Announces Promotions; Hiring Plans for Sales Department

Audix Announces Promotions; Hiring Plans for Sales Department

Audix, a US-manufacturer of microphones and wireless microphone systems for the stage, studio, and installed sound markets announces several changes to its operations and sales departments.
Chris Pagella has been promoted ...
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(1/23/2018)

-Success in Scotland for PLASA Focus Glasgow 2018

Success in Scotland for PLASA Focus Glasgow 2018

PLASA Focus Glasgow kicked off the 2018 show season last week, providing a regional platform for professionals in the industry to connect and discover the latest technology in the market.
Situated at the Scottish Event Campus, ...
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(1/23/2018)

-New Name, Expanded Focus for Third Technology Summit

New Name, Expanded Focus for Third Technology Summit

Five well known audiovisual and classroom technologies manufacturers, FSR, Inc.; Biamp Systems; Christie Digital; Draper, Inc.; and Quam Nichols, have partnered to offer a full day of cost-free training to AV industry ...More

(1/23/2018)

-Theatre in Review: The Homecoming Queen (Atlantic Theater Stage II)

Theatre in Review: The Homecoming Queen (Atlantic Theater Stage II)

The playwright Ngozi Anyanwu has quite a potentially wrenching story to tell in The Homecoming Queen, and I only wish she had better control of her material. The title character is Kelechi, born in Nigeria but long a ...More

(1/23/2018)

-Theatre in Review: The Thing With Feathers (The Barrow Group)

Theatre in Review: The Thing With Feathers (The Barrow Group)

That Scott Organ is a sly one: He opens his new play on such a note of mundane naturalism that you might begin to feel your eyes glazing over at the prospect of yet another family drama with nowhere to go. But trust the playwright - ...More

(1/22/2018)

-Marani Proaudio Announces Expansion of Distribution in Partnership with Peavey Electronics Corporation

Marani Proaudio Announces Expansion of Distribution in Partnership with Peavey Electronics Corporation

Marani Proaudio of Italy announces the launch of Marani USA to expand global distribution of their digital audio processing and sound reinforcement products. Marani USA has partnered with US-based Peavey Electronic ...More

(1/22/2018)

-L-Acoustics Appoints Michael Palmer to Head North American Sales

L-Acoustics Appoints Michael Palmer to Head North American Sales

With its North American sales figures quadrupling in the past six years alone, L-Acoustics has experienced meteoric growth throughout this decade. To best position itself for continued success, the French loudspeaker manufacturer ...More

(1/22/2018)

-Allen & Heath's New SQ -- Experience this Compact, 96kHz Digital Mixing Powerhouse at NAMM

Allen & Heath's New SQ -- Experience this Compact, 96kHz Digital Mixing Powerhouse at NAMM

With their 96kHz XCVI FPGA engine, Allen & Heath's new SQ Series Digital Mixers bring the high-resolution audio performance of the company's dLive Digital Mixing System to a compact, cost-effective, multi-application platform that's ...More

(1/22/2018)

-Elation's Latest Lighting Innovations Set to Inspire at ISE Stand 12-F50

Elation's Latest Lighting Innovations Set to Inspire at ISE Stand 12-F50

Elation Professional is taking momentum from a very successful 2017 to the ISE show in Amsterdam with a number of products set to inspire at stand 12-F50, February 6 - 9.
From Elation's award-winning Artiste series of ...
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(1/22/2018)

-4Wall Entertainment Adds Chauvet Professional Maverick MK Pyxis and MK3 Wash to Inventory

4Wall Entertainment Adds Chauvet Professional Maverick MK Pyxis and MK3 Wash to Inventory

"Expanding creativity" is a phrase Chauvet Professional has used to describe the impact that its new Maverick MK Pyxis is having on lighting design. Now the moving wash/beam will be opening creative horizons for even more designers, ...More

(1/22/2018)

-Robe for Petar Grašo

Robe for Petar Grašo

Croatian pop singer Petar Grašo completed a trio of sold out high-profile arena shows -- at the Spaladium Arena in Split, the Roman Arena in Pula, and finishing up at Zagreb Arena -- with lighting, video, and scenography designed by Sven ...More

(1/22/2018)

-The Rolling Stones' No Filter Tour Used disguise to Execute Contemporary Visuals

The Rolling Stones' No Filter Tour Used disguise to Execute Contemporary Visuals

The Rolling Stones recently wrapped their No Filter Tour, which began in Hamburg in September and concluded in Paris at the end of October. disguise supported the sleek visual design of the show with one 4x2pro and two 4x4pro ...More

(1/22/2018)

-Philips Lighting Is the Total System Solution for Egypt's Prestigious New Conference Venue

Philips Lighting Is the Total System Solution for Egypt's Prestigious New Conference Venue

Philips Lighting announces that the prestigious new National Army Conference Center in Cairo, Egypt, has chosen a lighting system and data infrastructure from Philips Entertainment Lighting for its 1,700-capacity main ...More

(1/22/2018)

-Mega-Baptist Church Upgrades with Dual Yamaha RIVAGE PM10 Digital Audio Consoles

Mega-Baptist Church Upgrades with Dual Yamaha RIVAGE PM10 Digital Audio Consoles

The First Baptist Church Woodstock is a mega-church in the northwestern Atlanta suburb of Woodstock, Georgia and a congregation that is especially concerned with community outreach. Its traditional worship sanctuary seats 7,200 with a 60 ...More

(1/22/2018)

-Imagine Dragons Conquer Multiple Continents with Adamson and Sound Image

Imagine Dragons Conquer Multiple Continents with Adamson and Sound Image

Imagine Dragons are members of an elite group of current rock bands that have gone from playing basements and dive bars to major arenas within the past 10 years, and for their Evolve world tour in 2017, it was an Adamson E ...More

(1/22/2018)

-PCMA Annual Conference Meets in Nashville with Bandit Lites

PCMA Annual Conference Meets in Nashville with Bandit Lites

Southern hospitality was on full display as the Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) convened on Nashville, Tennessee. Hosted by the Nashville Convention and Visitors Bureau at the historic Municipal Auditorium and ...More

(1/22/2018)

-Kinesys Launches New Website

Kinesys Launches New Website

Automation manufacturer Kinesys has launched a new website at www.kinesys.co.uk and www.kinesysusa.com.
This stylish, highly-visual, and contemporary environment reflects the brand's identity for excellence, innovation, and ...
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(1/22/2018)

-Realdania Lit in Red with SGM for Annual Culture Night in Copenhagen

Realdania Lit in Red with SGM for Annual Culture Night in Copenhagen

For the third year in a row, lighting designer Martin Holst was commissioned to illuminate Realdania's beautiful building during Copenhagen's Culture Night 2017. Despite countless of happenings for the city's biggest annual one-day ...More

(1/22/2018)

-Theatre in Review: X: Or, Betty Shabazz v. The Nation (The Acting. Co./Theatre at St. Clement's)

Theatre in Review: X: Or, Betty Shabazz v. The Nation (The Acting. Co./Theatre at St. Clement's)

There are three strong, striking performances at the heart of Marcus Gardley's new play, all of which are worth your attention. It's certainly no surprise how Roslyn Ruff dominates the stage; she has done it many times before ...More

(1/19/2018)

-Theatre Projects' David Staples honored with ISPA International Citation of Merit

Theatre Projects' David Staples honored with ISPA International Citation of Merit

Theatre Projects announces that David Staples has been awarded the International Citation of Merit by the International Society for the Performing Arts (ISPA). The award recognizes "a unique lifetime achievement which ...More

(1/19/2018)

-DCR Nashville Announces Addition of Jennifer Moore as Director of Sales

DCR Nashville Announces Addition of Jennifer Moore as Director of Sales

DCR Nashville announces the addition of Jennifer Moore to its Nashville, Tennessee-based team. Moore will be assuming the role of director of sales with the company where she will be charged with developing relationships with ...More

(1/19/2018)

-Allen & Heath USA Names Pat McConnell as Central Regional Sales Manager

Allen & Heath USA Names Pat McConnell as Central Regional Sales Manager

Allen & Heath USA announces the hire of Pat McConnell as its central regional sales manager. McConnell joins Allen & Heath with over 25 years of sales and music technology experience. In his new role, McConnell will be tasked ...More

(1/19/2018)

-ADJ Launch Eight New Products at NAMM 2018

ADJ Launch Eight New Products at NAMM 2018

Ahead of the NAMM Show in Anaheim, California, ADJ introduces eight exciting new products that will be demonstrated at the exhibition for the first time. There's a powerful new moving head wash, potent blinder, "dim-to-warm" ...More

(1/19/2018)

-XTA and MC2 Show New 120 Amps at NAMM 2018

XTA and MC2 Show New 120 Amps at NAMM 2018

Twelve months on from the launch of the innovative and powerful Delta Series of digital processing amplifiers, both XTA and MC2 are delighted to be unveiling their 120A at this year's NAMM Show on stand 18001 (Group ...More

(1/19/2018)

-JBL Professional Announces Guest Speakers and In-Booth Appearances at the 2018 NAMM Show

JBL Professional Announces Guest Speakers and In-Booth Appearances at the 2018 NAMM Show

Harman Professional Solutions with its JBL Professional brand announces its lineup of guest speakers and in-booth appearances (booth 14811) at the 2018 NAMM Show.
Guests are invited to stop by the Harman ...
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(1/19/2018)

-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 15 - 17 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. This year's raffle will celebrate the 15th ...More

(1/19/2018)

-Elation Rings in a New Year at Fontainebleau Hotel Miami Beach

Elation Rings in a New Year at Fontainebleau Hotel Miami Beach

New Year's Eve festivities at the luxury hotel Fontainebleau Miami Beach isn't just another NYE celebration. The oceanfront resort, with its iconic pool scape, has featured the likes of Lady Gaga, Drake, and Justin Bieber at past ...More

(1/19/2018)

-Robe Battles with In Flames

Robe Battles with In Flames

Feeling the heat and helping create the energy and industrial-strength visuals for award winning Swedish heavy metal band In Flames ... lighting and production designer Fredrik Stormby of creative practice Greenwall Designs AB ...More

(1/19/2018)

-Robert Juliat Dalis 862 LED Footlights Illuminate TEDWomen Conference in New Orleans

Robert Juliat Dalis 862 LED Footlights Illuminate TEDWomen Conference in New Orleans

TEDWomen2017|Bridges, a three-day conference about the power of women and girls to be creators and change makers, brought its ideas and innovations to New Orleans recently. Lighting designer Tony Fransen selected Robert Juliat ...More

(1/19/2018)

-JDC1 and X4 Bars Provide Killer Effects for Steven Douglas

JDC1 and X4 Bars Provide Killer Effects for Steven Douglas

After lighting the band for nearly 13 years, experienced Irish lighting designer Steven Douglas knows how to bring the best out of The Killers' dynamic stage set.
Now in the midst of the Wonderful Wonderful world tour, he ...
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(1/19/2018)

-Chauvet Professional Sets Mood for 3 Doors Down at Bob's Biker Bash

Chauvet Professional Sets Mood for 3 Doors Down at Bob's Biker Bash

Even before the opening notes were sounded for Bob's Biker Bash on November 4, John Garberson knew it was going to be a great night. Behind the stage, the setting Arizona sun was blazing a glorious red that looked as if it came out ...More

(1/19/2018)

-Hamilton Tour Turns to PK Sound's Gravity 30 Subwoofers, Harnessing Powersoft M-Force

Hamilton Tour Turns to PK Sound's Gravity 30 Subwoofers, Harnessing Powersoft M-Force

Hamilton is one of the most successful productions to hit Broadway since Phantom of the Opera. Blending American history with hip-hop and the magic of live theater, the Pulitzer and Tony award-winning musical is now taking ...More

(1/19/2018)

-Theatre in Review: Until the Flood (Rattlestick Playwrights Theater)

Theatre in Review: Until the Flood (Rattlestick Playwrights Theater)

In her latest work, Dael Orlandersmith takes a leaf from Anna Deavere Smith's book, channeling a chorus of voices who comment on the 2014 shooting of Michael Brown, the aftermath of which tore apart the town of Ferguson, Missouri, ...More

(1/19/2018)

-Theatre in Review: Hindle Wakes (Mint Theater Company)

Theatre in Review: Hindle Wakes (Mint Theater Company)

There's a slashing irony sitting in plain view in Hindle Wakes, and it's to the credit of Stanley Houghton, its author, that the audience is left to discover it for itself. Written in 1910 and set in Lancashire, in the ...More

(1/18/2018)

-In Remembrance: Kenneth E. Vannice

In Remembrance: Kenneth E. Vannice

Kenneth E. Vannice, 74, passed away on January 15, 2018, in Portland, Oregon of cancer complications.
He was born on January 2, 1944 in Bozeman, Montana to Daniel Bratschi Vannice and Catherine Asimos Vannice where he grew up. ...
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(1/18/2018)

-Ayrton Appoints ACT Lighting as Exclusive Distributor for the United States

Ayrton Appoints ACT Lighting as Exclusive Distributor for the United States

Ayrton announces the appointment of ACT Lighting, Inc. as its new exclusive distributor for the United States, with effect from January, 10, 2018.
ACT Lighting, Inc. is the US's leading distributor of entertainment ...
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(1/18/2018)

-Sennheiser's Dawn Birr to Receive She Rocks Award from Women's International Music Network

Sennheiser's Dawn Birr to Receive She Rocks Award from Women's International Music Network

Audio specialist Sennheiser announces that Dawn Birr, channel manager for the Americas, Sennheiser business solutions, will be an awards recipient at the 2018 She Rocks Awards. The awards, which pay tribute to women in ...More

(1/18/2018)

-Show Distribution and Scapin Staging Announce Changes in their Leadership

Show Distribution and Scapin Staging Announce Changes in their Leadership

Scapin Staging and Show Distribution announce changes in their leadership, effective as of January 1, 2018.
After leading both companies to their current level of excellence, Marc Desrochers has stepped down from ...
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(1/18/2018)

-GUIL Celebrates Its 35th Anniversary

GUIL Celebrates Its 35th Anniversary

This year GUIL turns 35 and the company is celebrating it with customers, distributors, and partners by acknowledging their contribution to the growth and consolidation of the brand in the market.
GUIL specializes in the design ...
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(1/18/2018)

-Focusrite Launches Three Studio-Quality USB Audio Interfaces

Focusrite Launches Three Studio-Quality USB Audio Interfaces

Focusrite introduces a new range of studio-quality USB audio interfaces under the Clarett line. The Clarett USB series features three interfaces: Clarett 2Pre USB (10-in, four-out), Clarett 4Pre USB (18-in, eight-out), and Clarett ...More

(1/18/2018)

-D.A.S. Audio Expands the Event Series of Line Arrays

D.A.S. Audio Expands the Event Series of Line Arrays

D.A.S. Audio has expanded the successful Event series of line arrays and bass systems with two new powered models, the Event-212A line array and the Event-121A subwoofer. The new products are aimed at providing Event Series users ...More

(1/18/2018)

-Hear Technologies' WSG Bridge Brings Waves SoundGrid Processing to Dante

Hear Technologies' WSG Bridge Brings Waves SoundGrid Processing to Dante

Waves Audio, a provider of digital signal processing solutions and digital music production tools, has joined forces with Hear Technologies, to develop the WSG Bridge, bringing Waves SoundGrid processing to Dante. ...More

(1/18/2018)

-Environmental Lights Announces 20A Capacity, Single-Channel Dimmer

Environmental Lights Announces 20A Capacity, Single-Channel Dimmer

Environmental Lights, a provider of LED lighting solutions, announces the availability of a new high-capacity, low-cost single-channel dimmer.
"The Single Channel StudioPro LED Dimmer is a simple, yet powerful, LED dimmer that is ...
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(1/18/2018)

-VR Creation Finally Accessible to Creative Artists with Notch

VR Creation Finally Accessible to Creative Artists with Notch

A new interactive virtual reality (VR) music video from Finnish, dark electronic duo, Phantom, for its popular song, "LOST," today launches in the Oculus Store.
Created in Notch, the professional, real time creative tool for ...
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(1/18/2018)

-Lawo Names Mike Franklin as US Senior Sales Manager

Lawo Names Mike Franklin as US Senior Sales Manager

Lawo, the German manufacturer of IP audio, video, and control infrastructure solutions, continues to add to its US operations by hiring Mike Franklin as senior sales manager.
US broadcasters are familiar with Franklin in ...
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(1/18/2018)

-Italian Speaker Imports Finds New US Home

Italian Speaker Imports Finds New US Home

Italian Speaker Imports (I.S.I. / FBT USA) announces its move to a new location in Bedford Hills, New York this week. The larger facility brings all of its administrative offices and inventory together under one roof, solidifying an ...More

(1/18/2018)

-New Cybersecurity and Communications Solutions Available to NSCA Members in 2018

New Cybersecurity and Communications Solutions Available to NSCA Members in 2018

NSCA announces additions to its Business Accelerator program, helping integrators improve cybersecurity and internal/external communication with new services offered by industry experts and created exclusively for NSCA members. ...More

(1/18/2018)

-Theatre in Review: The Undertaking (The Civilians/59E59)

Theatre in Review: The Undertaking (The Civilians/59E59)

Those intrepid investigatory theatre-makers, The Civilians, have often dared to go where angels fear to tread, bringing enlightenment and enlivening humor to such big, intractable issues as evangelical Christianity (This ...More

(1/17/2018)

-New Control Products from Elation Professional Ease Lighting Communication

New Control Products from Elation Professional Ease Lighting Communication

Elation Professional is pleased to offer three new lighting control products designed to ease communication, optimize functionality, and increase compatibility of intelligent lighting systems.
The 4CAST DMX BRIDGE is a ...
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(1/17/2018)

-disguise Gives an Exclusive First Look into Upcoming Software Release at ISE 2018

disguise Gives an Exclusive First Look into Upcoming Software Release at ISE 2018

disguise (formerly as d3 Technologies) will be giving a sneak peek into the features of upcoming software release, r15, at this year's Integrated System Europe 2018 (ISE), February 6 - 9.
ISE is the world's largest AV ...
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(1/17/2018)

-ETC Releases Unison Foundry Family of Distributed Power Control Products

ETC Releases Unison Foundry Family of Distributed Power Control Products

ETC introduces a new member of the Unison family: Unison Foundry. Foundry power products are a line of DMX-controlled, distributed power control products that includes Mini Panels, Relay Controllers, 0-10V Controllers, and Phase ...More

(1/17/2018)

-A.C. Lighting Inc. Celebrates 15th Anniversary

A.C. Lighting Inc. Celebrates 15th Anniversary

A.C. Lighting Inc. will be celebrating their 15th anniversary as a distributor of lighting, rigging, and video technologies for North America.
A.C. Lighting Inc. began operations in 2003 to support the growth of UK-based parent ...
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(1/17/2018)

-Renewed Vision Ships PVP3 Multi-Function Media Server

Renewed Vision Ships PVP3 Multi-Function Media Server

Renewed Vision is now shipping PVP3, the third generation of the popular ProVideoPlayer multi-function media server. Building extensively on earlier versions' powerful toolset for creating engaging multi-screen video displays, the ...More

(1/17/2018)

-Vectorworks, Inc. Unveils the Benefits of AR through Its Nomad Mobile App for iOS

Vectorworks, Inc. Unveils the Benefits of AR through Its Nomad Mobile App for iOS

Augmented reality (AR), which superimposes a computer-generated image on a real-world view, is now available for consumer mobile devices, making immersive and compelling viewing available to everyone. In response to the fast-moving ...More

(1/17/2018)

-ENTECH Roadshow to Debut in US

ENTECH Roadshow to Debut in US

A new touring road show featuring dozens of lighting, audio, staging, and vision brands rolls out through selected US States in September. Using the highly popular ENTECH format from Australia, ENTECH Road Show USA is a ...More

(1/17/2018)

-Robe for the City of David Light Show

Robe for the City of David Light Show

Robe Pointe and DL4S Profile moving lights have been installed as part of the spectacular City of David Light Show -- "Hallelujah"- - in Jerusalem, a gripping and intense multimedia experience relating the history of the city which ...More

(1/17/2018)

-ARRI Rental Opens Satellite Office in Brooklyn, New York

ARRI Rental Opens Satellite Office in Brooklyn, New York

ARRI Rental, a provider of camera, lighting, and grip equipment, announces the opening of ARRI Rental Brooklyn Haus in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.
Situated in the heart of Brooklyn's studio landscape, with locations such as ...
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(1/17/2018)

-International Video Artists Participate in the World Masters of Projection Mapping

International Video Artists Participate in the World Masters of Projection Mapping

Beginning on January 14, five international video artists start a three-week display of 3D projections in the center of Amsterdam onto the EYE Filmmuseum façade and, in the last week, onto an adjacent water screen. The video artists are ...More

(1/17/2018)

-Symetrix Composer 6.0 Adds Important Dante Enhancements

Symetrix Composer 6.0 Adds Important Dante Enhancements

Symetrix, manufacturer of high performance audio hardware and software for the installed sound market, has released the latest version of its Composer programming software for Edge, Radius, Prism, and Solus NX DSPs. In addition to ...More

(1/17/2018)

-Backup, the Technical Entertainment Charity, Presents Comfest

Backup, the Technical Entertainment Charity, Presents Comfest

Come and join Backup for a night of non-stop laughter at the first ever Comfest on Sunday, March 25, 2018, at the Royal National Theatre's world famous Dorfman Theatre.
Backup has an incredible line up with more to be ...
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(1/17/2018)

-Powersoft Returns to NAMM with Training for Armonia Version 2.11 and Full Range of Amplification Products

Powersoft Returns to NAMM with Training for Armonia Version 2.11 and Full Range of Amplification Products

Powersoft, a provider of lightweight, energy-efficient amplifier platforms, announces that it will participate in this year's NAMM Show, exhibiting in booth 17701, at the Anaheim Convention Center, January 25 - 28, for the ...More

(1/17/2018)

-Green Hippo SHAPE: 3D Projection Mapping Masterclass - It's the Real Thing

Green Hippo SHAPE: 3D Projection Mapping Masterclass - It's the Real Thing

Green Hippo, a company in the scenic video sector, announces the ultimate 3D Projection Mapping Masterclass experience. Led by the company's HippoSchool training division, the Projection Mapping Masterclass will take place in ...More

(1/16/2018)

-MA Lighting Announces grandMA3

MA Lighting Announces grandMA3

MA Lighting is set to launch grandMA3. Founded on the legacy of the previous grandMA consoles, the grandMA3 represents "a radical re-think of what's possible from a lighting control platform" says the company. The elegant new ...More

(1/16/2018)

-Sennheiser to Launch Evolution Wireless G4 at NAMM; Neumann Re-Issues Legendary U 67 Studio Microphone

Sennheiser to Launch Evolution Wireless G4 at NAMM; Neumann Re-Issues Legendary U 67 Studio Microphone

With the launch of the evolution wireless G4 series and two brand-new XS Wireless 1 Dual Sets, audio specialist Sennheiser is bringing a wide portfolio of exciting new wireless solutions to The NAMM Show. Meanwhile, leading ...More

(1/16/2018)

-RCF to Launch New HDL30-A Line Array at Ultimate NAMM Night January 27

RCF to Launch New HDL30-A Line Array at Ultimate NAMM Night January 27

RCF continues to expand the HDL family of line array products with the HDL30-A. With a family of products that now ranges from the active, dual 6" two-way HDL6-A to the active, three-way dual 12" HDL50-A, RCF has rounded out a ...More

(1/16/2018)

-AV Stumpfl to Present Revolutionary Projection Screen Accessory and Uncompressed 8K Media Servers at ISE 2018

AV Stumpfl to Present Revolutionary Projection Screen Accessory and Uncompressed 8K Media Servers at ISE 2018

The Austrian AV technology manufacturer AV Stumpfl will present a revolutionary projection screen accessory, a broad line-up of innovative projection screens, and high-performance media server and installation products at this year's ...More

(1/16/2018)

-MEGA-LITE Presents iCandy-Q18

MEGA-LITE Presents iCandy-Q18

MEGA-LITE introduces the iCandy Q18, a new, sleek, modern IP65 linear bar designed for both indoors and outdoors.
As the name implies, this fixture is an eye-candy light that can be used to create dazzling looks for different ...
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(1/16/2018)

-VUE Rings in New Year with Three New Hires as Part of Ongoing Expansion

VUE Rings in New Year with Three New Hires as Part of Ongoing Expansion

On the heels of a record-setting 2017 and it's largest US national tour, VUE Audiotechnik announces that a new senior product engineer, George Dreyer, and two additional sales representatives, Jon Garner and Brandon ...More

(1/16/2018)

-New District Manager Takes on Yamaha Professional Audio Sales Territory

New District Manager Takes on Yamaha Professional Audio Sales Territory

Yamaha Professional Audio division announces the appointment of Aaron Kunz to the position of district manager for the commercial audio sales team. Kunz will be responsible for the Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, ...More

(1/16/2018)

-Clear-Com Celebrates 50th Anniversary

Clear-Com Celebrates 50th Anniversary

Clear-Com, provider of real-time communications solutions and service, is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its founding. Throughout the year, the company welcomes its employees, partners, users, and the wider pro-audio community ...More

(1/16/2018)

-Neutrik Encourages Its Customers to "Stay Connected" during Winter NAMM

Neutrik Encourages Its Customers to &quot;Stay Connected&quot; during Winter NAMM

As part of Neutrik USA's 30th anniversary activities, the company will be celebrating its customers at Winter NAMM in booth 14717, the new North Hall, at the Anaheim Convention Center, January 25 - 28. Neutrik will have a ...More

(1/16/2018)

-Jeff Awards Welcomes Public to Scenic Design Panel Discussion on January 29th

Jeff Awards Welcomes Public to Scenic Design Panel Discussion on January 29th

The Jeff Awards meeting on January 29, 2018, at the Greenhouse Theatre in Chicago, Ilinois, will include a discussion on excellence in scenic design with three multiple Jeff Award Scenic Design recipients: Jacqueline Penrod, Jeff ...More

(1/16/2018)

-TOMCAT U Returns to Gatlinburg in March

TOMCAT U Returns to Gatlinburg in March

The rigging and hoist training workshop, TOMCAT U, will be returning once again to Gatlinburg, Tennessee, March 5 - 9, 2018. Attendees can increase their knowledge and skills, as well as personal value, with rigging and hoist ...More

(1/16/2018)

-Cameo Launches the ZENIT W600 - Outdoor LED Wash Light and the ZENIT B60

Cameo Launches the ZENIT W600 - Outdoor LED Wash Light and the ZENIT B60

Equipped with a total of 40 15W RGBW Cree LEDs for a massive 21,000 lm output, the Cameo ZENIT W600 is a powerful IP65 rated wash light for demanding outdoor applications. In addition to RDM and standard DMX capability it boasts a ...More

(1/16/2018)

-Grace Fellowship Worships and Streams with Allen & Heath

Grace Fellowship Worships and Streams with Allen & Heath

Grace Fellowship Church in Bogart, Georgia has completed a major audio and video system upgrade including an Allen & Heath S Class Digital Mixing System with S5000 Surface, DM64 MixRack, DX32 Expander, and seven ME-1 Personal Mixers ...More

(1/16/2018)

-Chauvet Opens French Subsidiary

Chauvet Opens French Subsidiary

Chauvet, a global supplier of entertainment and architectural lighting, announces the opening of Chauvet France, a wholly-owned subsidiary located in Paris. The new facility is responsible for directly distributing and ...More

(1/16/2018)

-Large Elation Lighting Package Lights Houston's "Toast to Living Well" Gala

Large Elation Lighting Package Lights Houston's &quot;Toast to Living Well&quot; Gala

For the second year running, Houston, Texas-based event staging company Stage Directions Inc. provided the creative visuals for the city's annual "Toast to Living Well" Gala, considered Houston's largest black tie event. Held to ...More

(1/16/2018)

-Theatre in Review: Ballyturk (St. Ann's Warehouse)/Disco Pigs (Irish Repertory Theatre)

Theatre in Review: Ballyturk (St. Ann's Warehouse)/Disco Pigs (Irish Repertory Theatre)

It's Enda Walsh Month in New York, with two different companies producing works by one of the most mandarin voices in Irish drama today. Ballyturk, from 2014, begins on a nerve-shreddingly assaultive note, with sound ...More

(1/16/2018)

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

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

Not for the first time, the LaBute New Theater Festival consists of entries that, with their focus on high-concept premises and plot twists, can best be described as of the school of Neil LaBute. The evening kicks off with "Hate ...More

(1/12/2018)

-Help Wanted to Save Tungsten

Help Wanted to Save Tungsten

In response to the news that the EU is once again contemplating banning the use of tungsten halogen light bulbs in entertainment lighting, the Association of Lighting Designers (ALD) is coordinating a high speed effort to gather ...More

(1/12/2018)

-Lewis Long Joins GLP US Inc.

Lewis Long Joins GLP US Inc.

California-based GLP US Inc. announces the appointment of industry veteran Lewis Long as its new business development manager. Well-known, and highly-respected, Long joins GLP after a long and successful tenure with another ...More

(1/12/2018)

-Change in Top Management at the SERAPID Group

Change in Top Management at the SERAPID Group

The SERAPID Group develops, manufactures, and supplies horizontal and vertical load transfer systems based on rigid chain technology (RCT), across a wide range of industries.
Thanks to the trust of its customers and the good work ...
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(1/12/2018)

-Fohhn Goes Concert Sound at ISE 2018

Fohhn Goes Concert Sound at ISE 2018

Fohhn Audio AG brings a brand new, comprehensive concert sound system combination to Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) in Amsterdam - Hall 7, Stand 7-N210, February 6 - 9. The South German manufacturer is expanding its range of ...More

(1/12/2018)

-Moving Light Assistant Software Now Available at a Reduced Student Rate

Moving Light Assistant Software Now Available at a Reduced Student Rate

Moving Light Assistant is an application designed to document both the physical setup and programming information for moving light rigs commonly used in the entertainment industry. It is used by lighting designers, associates, ...More

(1/12/2018)

-Artiste DaVinci Over the Rainbow on Syracuse Stage's The Wizard of Oz

Artiste DaVinci Over the Rainbow on Syracuse Stage's The Wizard of Oz

Lighting designer Herrick Goldman used Elation Professional's Artiste DaVinci LED moving head spot for color and visual effects on a Syracuse Stage production of The Wizard of Oz and praised the award-winning luminaire ...More

(1/12/2018)

-2CELLOS Thunderstruck with MegaPointes

2CELLOS Thunderstruck with MegaPointes

Robe MegaPointes are making their presence felt on the current European tour by Slovenian / Croatian duo 2CELLOS -- Luka Å ulic and Stjepan Hauser -- with another jaw-dropping lighting design by Crt Birsa. ...More

(1/12/2018)

-ChamSys MagicQ MQ500 Stadium Used in London New Year Firework Display

ChamSys MagicQ MQ500 Stadium Used in London New Year Firework Display

London saw in the New Year with a world-class spectacular firework display. Jack Morton Worldwide, the global brand experience agency, created the experience -- an event which it has conceived and produced for 14 consecutive years. ...More

(1/12/2018)

-Allied Esports Sets March 22 for Grand Opening of Esports Arena Las Vegas Using Harman Professional Solutions

Allied Esports Sets March 22 for Grand Opening of Esports Arena Las Vegas Using Harman Professional Solutions

Allied Esports, the world's leading network of dedicated esports properties and content production facilities, made a series of announcements Wednesday during an event in Las Vegas, including the grand opening date and a major partnership ...More

(1/12/2018)

-PixelFLEX Helps Chicken Charlie's Draw a Crowd

PixelFLEX Helps Chicken Charlie's Draw a Crowd

Located in New Middleton, Ohio, Hitch-Hiker Mfg. leads the way in design innovations for the mobile food concession industry. When approached by Chicken Charlie's in San Diego, California, they were asked to help create an innovative LED ...More

(1/12/2018)

-Chauvet Professional Pumps Up Podium Victorie

Chauvet Professional Pumps Up Podium Victorie

As part of their recent move to expand Podium Victorie's audience capacity in Alkmaar, Holland, the owners of the cult Dutch club recently decided to move to an all-new inner city location. To make the move complete, the venue's owners ...More

(1/12/2018)

-Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Scale Up with Adamson

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Scale Up with Adamson

Iconic Australian art rockers Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds were on the road for much of 2017, performing in world-renowned theatres and major arenas across Australia, North America, mainland Europe, and the UK. When it came to the large ...More

(1/12/2018)

-BASE Hologram Chooses Epson Laser Projection Technology to Power Advanced Holographic Live Theatrical Tours

BASE Hologram Chooses Epson Laser Projection Technology to Power Advanced Holographic Live Theatrical Tours

Epson announces a new partnership with BASE Hologram to deliver a revolutionary new form of live entertainment that merges theatrical stagecraft with innovative digital and laser technology. BASE Hologram, a new cutting-edge ...More

(1/12/2018)

-Brit Row Supports Jamiroquai's Experiments in Sound

Brit Row Supports Jamiroquai's Experiments in Sound

The current tour by Jamiroquai, begun in Spring 2017 with a run of festival appearances and a short stretch round Japan, is now touring Europe in earnest with a full production. From the outset their front-of-house engineer Rick Pope ...More

(1/12/2018)

-ProPlex EZ-LAN helps Kia "Light up the Holidays"

ProPlex EZ-LAN helps Kia &quot;Light up the Holidays&quot;

For a 2017 holiday season TV commercial, lighting designer Matthew Ardine transformed a Kia Motors America dealership into a spectacular, large-scale lighting display, celebrating the company's year-end sales event. Set to the Trans ...More

(1/12/2018)

-Two ESTA Draft Standards in Public Review

Two ESTA Draft Standards in Public Review

Two documents are still available for public review at http://estalink.us/pr, and the review is free. In order of comment closing date they are:
BSR E1.6-1, Entertainment Technology -- Powered Hoist Systems -- This standard ...
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(1/12/2018)

-Theatre in Review: John Lithgow: Stories by Heart (Roundabout Theatre Company)

Theatre in Review: John Lithgow: Stories by Heart (Roundabout Theatre Company)

These nights John Lithgow is at home at the American Airlines Theatre, drawing us together and making the auditorium seem half its size with the sheer mastery of his art. (I don't care how many residences the actor may possess; the ...More

(1/11/2018)

-Maurizio Capuzzo Joins Electrosonic as VP of Marketing

Maurizio Capuzzo Joins Electrosonic as VP of Marketing

Electrosonic USA announces the addition of Maurizio Capuzzo, a B2B unified communication industry marketing veteran, as VP of marketing with responsibility to expand the market footprint and meet the needs of the company's ...More

(1/11/2018)

-Martin Berger Joins Riedel Communications in New Role as Chief Sales Officer

Martin Berger Joins Riedel Communications in New Role as Chief Sales Officer

With unprecedented growth in recent years, Riedel Communications has created the new role of chief sales officer (CSO) and recruited Martin Berger for the position. Berger joins the company with more than 20 years of ...More

(1/11/2018)

-Analog Way to Exhibit at ISE 2018 -- Booth #3-B130

Analog Way to Exhibit at ISE 2018 -- Booth #3-B130

Analog Way will unveil its own range of premium media servers and showcase its high-end video processing solutions at ISE 2018, February 6 - 9, in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Booth #3-B130 will be organized around demos ...More

(1/11/2018)

-New CM-ET Prostar VS Provides Variable Speed with Precision Control

New CM-ET Prostar VS Provides Variable Speed with Precision Control

Whether the user needs to quickly change out a set during a performance or remove heavy equipment from road cases, the CM-ET Prostar VS is the ideal electric chain motor. New from Columbus McKinnon Corporation, a designer, ...More

(1/11/2018)

-Symetrix Presents 2017 Rep and Distributor Awards

Symetrix Presents 2017 Rep and Distributor Awards

Topping off an outstanding year, Symetrix has announced its 2017 dealer/sales representative and international distributor award winners. "As hard as we work to design and manufacture the best and most well-suited products for our ...More

(1/11/2018)

-Lectrosonics Tapped for Panels and Training Sessions for the Entertainment Wireless Academy at AES@NAMM

Lectrosonics Tapped for Panels and Training Sessions for the Entertainment Wireless Academy at AES@NAMM

In conjunction with this year's annual NAMM Show to be held in Anaheim, California from January 25 - 28, 2018, the NAMM Show and the Audio Engineering Society have teamed up to present the inaugural AES@NAMM Pro Sound ...More

(1/11/2018)

-JOCAVI Acoustic Panels Presents Its New Online Store for Direct Purchase from the US Market

JOCAVI Acoustic Panels Presents Its New Online Store for Direct Purchase from the US Market

AcousticShop.net started selling to US customers on January 10, 2018. In this store users can find more than 500 acoustic treatment and acoustic insulation products.
AcousticShop.net is an online shop that sells JOCAVI ...
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(1/11/2018)

-VUE at NAMM: New Product Previews and Top Industry Talent Frame the Future of Live Sound Innovation

VUE at NAMM: New Product Previews and Top Industry Talent Frame the Future of Live Sound Innovation

VUE Audiotechnik with be exhibiting at the NAMM Show -- January 25 - 28 -- previewing a bevy of new products for 2018 and beyond. Joining the show floor for the first time, Vue's booth 14501 will be located in the new Anaheim ...More

(1/11/2018)

-The d&b Soundscape Is on the Road to The NAMM Show

The d&b Soundscape Is on the Road to The NAMM Show

For the very first time, d&b audiotechnik is heading to NAMM at the Anaheim Convention Center in California. The trade show, spanning January 25 through 28, promotes the benefits of making music and offers the latest ...More

(1/11/2018)

-LD Systems Adds Claypaky Scenius Unicos, Robert Juliat Dalis and grandMA2 Console to Its Rental Inventory

LD Systems Adds Claypaky Scenius Unicos, Robert Juliat Dalis and grandMA2 Console to Its Rental Inventory

LD Systems has bolstered its equipment rental inventory with the purchase of Claypaky and Robert Juliat lighting fixtures and MA Lighting products. ACT Lighting, Inc. exclusively distributes these brands ...More

(1/11/2018)

-Clair Brothers New Flagship C12 Enjoys First European Sale

Clair Brothers New Flagship C12 Enjoys First European Sale

Clair Brothers newest distribution partner, Spain's VTècnics, is proving already it believes in Clair Brothers products by making the decision to upgrade its own touring PA to the innovative new C12 system. Immediately on the ...More

(1/11/2018)

-Martin Audio MLA Deployed for Killers World Tour

Martin Audio MLA Deployed for Killers World Tour

The Killers have again taken Capital Sound's Martin Audio MLA PA on their current world tour, with the British Isles leg culminating in two spectacular nights at London's O2 Arena.
Mixing at front-of-house was Kenny ...
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(1/11/2018)

-Grand Fork's Alerus Center Upgrades with Fulcrum Acoustic Loudspeakers

Grand Fork's Alerus Center Upgrades with Fulcrum Acoustic Loudspeakers

The Alerus Center is Grand Fork's premiere entertainment and convention facility. When not serving as home field to the University of North Dakota's D1 football team, the Center's 20,000-seat arena plays host to events ranging from ...More

(1/11/2018)

-Wall High School Gets Community Speech and Entertainment Quality Sound for Sports

Wall High School Gets Community Speech and Entertainment Quality Sound for Sports

Wall High School is located in Wall Township, a well-established suburban community in Monmouth County, New Jersey. Wall High is the senior school of Wall Township Public Schools, which also includes a primary school, four elementary ...More

(1/10/2018)

-AES@NAMM Pro Sound Symposium Coming Soon to The NAMM Show in Anaheim, Southern California

AES@NAMM Pro Sound Symposium Coming Soon to The NAMM Show in Anaheim, Southern California

The inaugural AES@NAMM Pro Sound Symposium: Live & Studio kicks off in a couple weeks with a rich and varied educational program of training sessions. The four-day international symposium from the Audio Engineering Society ...More

(1/10/2018)

-NAMM Launch Planned for Schertler's Arthur Prime

NAMM Launch Planned for Schertler's Arthur Prime

Schertler S.A, Swiss manufacturer of acoustic amplification systems, will launch its brand new Arthur Prime compact mixer series at the 2018 NAMM Show in Anaheim, California, January 25 - 28. Schertler will exhibit in Hall D, ...More

(1/10/2018)

-4Wall Invests in High End Systems SolaFrame 750 Luminaires

4Wall Invests in High End Systems SolaFrame 750 Luminaires

High End Systems and 4Wall Entertainment announce that the lighting and video rental company has purchased a large quantity of SolaFrame 750 automated fixtures for their rental stock. Featuring a compact footprint but a huge ...More

(1/10/2018)

-Acclaim Lighting Introduces Flex Tube Pixel for Dynamic, Customized Color LED Lighting Applications

Acclaim Lighting Introduces Flex Tube Pixel for Dynamic, Customized Color LED Lighting Applications

Acclaim Lighting, a provider of lighting technology, introduces Flex Tube Pixel, a flexible, direct view LED strip that features RGB control of every 4.9" (125mm) section, for virtually any interior or exterior lighting application. ...More

(1/10/2018)

-RGBlink Presents Venus X1 PRO E

RGBlink Presents Venus X1 PRO E

RGBlink announces the Venus X1 Pro E, a professional switcher and scaler that enables 4K switching, scaling, and signal distribution to 2K display devices.
Its design makes it ideal for connecting to LED displays in which ...
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(1/10/2018)

-Samson Introduces Expedition XP300 -- All-in-One, 300W Portable PA System -- at CES 2018

Samson Introduces Expedition XP300 -- All-in-One, 300W Portable PA System -- at CES 2018

Samson, an provider of professional audio products, introduces the Expedition XP300 300W portable PA, an all-in-one sound system that offers excellent audio quality and quick, effortless setup, at CES 2018. Ideal for small-sized ...More

(1/10/2018)

-New Williams Sound Digi-Wave Interpretation Modes Now Available

New Williams Sound Digi-Wave Interpretation Modes Now Available

Williams Sound has packed even more functionality into the Digi-Wave DLT 300 digital transceiver. In addition to its current, true interpretation mode -- where interpreters hear the floor language in their headset while ...More

(1/10/2018)

-PLASA Focus Glasgow Adds ABTT, Funktion One, and BECTU to the Program

PLASA Focus Glasgow Adds ABTT, Funktion One, and BECTU to the Program

PLASA announces the final additions to the program for PLASA Focus Glasgow 2018 taking place at the Scottish Event Campus (SEC) January 17 - 18. Free registration is still open for the show which offers inspiring seminars, ...More

(1/10/2018)

-Earthworks Granted National Certification as Women's Business Enterprise

Earthworks Granted National Certification as Women's Business Enterprise

Earthworks, a US-manufacturer of microphones, announces that it has been granted the national certification as a Women's Business Enterprise (WBE) effective December 12, 2017 by the Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC ...More

(1/10/2018)

-La Perle by Dragone Gets Immersed in L-Acoustics

La Perle by Dragone Gets Immersed in L-Acoustics

La Perle by Dragone is the Middle East's first resident show, featuring a cast of 65 artists including acrobatics who perform aerial and aquatic stunts, flying through the air and diving into an onstage pool. This immersive ...More

(1/10/2018)

-Elation Proteus Performs on 2017 Riptide Music Festival

Elation Proteus Performs on 2017 Riptide Music Festival

Full-service entertainment production provider Technical Entertainment Services (TES) of south Florida recently turned to Elation Professional's IP65-rated Proteus Hybrid moving head luminaire for unconstrained beam and mid ...More

(1/10/2018)

-Gorillaz "Got the Power" with Claypaky Mythos2 on Humanz World Tour

Gorillaz &quot;Got the Power&quot; with Claypaky Mythos2 on Humanz World Tour

British "virtual band" Gorillaz has headed out on their much anticipated worldwide Humanz tour with a bigger than ever light and video experience. Delivering the tour's sophisticated light show is lighting designer Matt Pitman ...More

(1/10/2018)

-Vectorworks, Inc. Sponsors Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival for Second Year

Vectorworks, Inc. Sponsors Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival for Second Year

For the second year, global design software developer Vectorworks, Inc. will sponsor awards at the annual Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) in support of recognizing the diverse work of young entertainment ...More

(1/10/2018)

-Avolites Ai Goes Hyper with GaiaNova

Avolites Ai Goes Hyper with GaiaNova

Thousands of festival-goers experienced the uniquely interactive audio-visual environment of the Samsung Hypercube as part of Samsung's S8 phone UK launch this summer. The Samsung Hypercube toured its mind-boggling "360 Infinity Selfie" ...More

(1/10/2018)

-Mike Zielinski Builds Counting Crows Bridge with Chauvet Professional

Mike Zielinski Builds Counting Crows Bridge with Chauvet Professional

A sense of expectation runs like an open road through the flowing music of Counting Crows. The multi-platinum band's songs don't play out, as much as they unfold, taking listeners on a journey that holds out the promise of something new ...More

(1/10/2018)

-Theatre in Review: The Girl Who Jumped Off the Hollywood Sign (Theater for the New City)

Theatre in Review: The Girl Who Jumped Off the Hollywood Sign (Theater for the New City)

In real life, the girl who jumped off the Hollywood sign was Peg Entwistle, who enjoyed a busy few years on Broadway but struggled in the film industry, earning only one credit -- ninth-billed in a thriller starring Irene Dunne -- before ...More

(1/10/2018)

-GearSource Europe Adds First European-Based Team Member, Jeroen Knol

GearSource Europe Adds First European-Based Team Member, Jeroen Knol

On January 8th, 2018, GearSource welcomed Jeroen Knol to its business development team.
Knol is based in Europe and well networked in the European markets, having worked the last 12 years with two of the world's largest ...
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(1/9/2018)

-Outline Italy Announces Formation of Major US Division with Cox and Farah

Outline Italy Announces Formation of Major US Division with Cox and Farah

Outline Srl,among Italy's most prestigious loudspeaker systems manufacturer, announces the expansion of their home offices with the formation of Outline US. Newly created, owned, and operated by Jeffrey Cox and Jaso ...More

(1/9/2018)

-Broadway Green Alliance's Winter E-Waste Collection Drive Set for January 10th

Broadway Green Alliance's Winter E-Waste Collection Drive Set for January 10th

The Broadway Green Alliance (BGA) is sponsoring an e-waste drive for the theatre industry and fans on Wednesday, January 10th, from 11:00am - 2:00pm in Duffy Square (46th Street between 7th Avenue and Broadway). The event is open to ...More

(1/9/2018)

-PLASA Elections Follow Appointment of New Chair and Board Members

PLASA Elections Follow Appointment of New Chair and Board Members

PLASA, the Professional Lighting and Sound Association, announces changes to its elected board including the appointment of Adam Blaxill as the new chair.
Blaxill originally joined the PLASA board as the ...
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(1/9/2018)

-Harman Professional Solutions Unveils JBL 3 Series MkII Powered Studio Monitors

Harman Professional Solutions Unveils JBL 3 Series MkII Powered Studio Monitors

Harman Professional Solutions, a provider of audio, video, lighting, and control systems, including networked AV, yesterday unveiled JBL by Harman 3 Series MkII powered studio monitors which will debut at the 2018 NAMM ...More

(1/9/2018)

-HG Lighting Design Makes First Pledge-a-Service Donation

HG Lighting Design Makes First Pledge-a-Service Donation

Lighting designer Herrick Goldman, principal of HG Lighting Design, announced last summer that he would be donating a portion of his design fees throughout the year to Behind the Scenes and he recently presented his ...More

(1/9/2018)

-ETC's International Subsidiaries to Distribute High End Systems Products in EMEIA and APAC

ETC's International Subsidiaries to Distribute High End Systems Products in EMEIA and APAC

The latest development in the ETC and High End Systems story sees the formation of a closer alliance between High End Systems and ETC's international subsidiaries -- ETC Ltd., ETC GmbH, and ETC Asia. Taking the ...More

(1/9/2018)

-Point Source Audio to Donate $10,000 in Gear for 10th Anniversary

Point Source Audio to Donate $10,000 in Gear for 10th Anniversary

Point Source Audio (PSA), an audio equipment manufacturer specializing in the development of miniature microphones and headsets, announces that it is commemorating 10 years in business this month by donating $10,000 in Point Source ...More

(1/9/2018)

-Robe Trips Light Fantastic with MegaPointes

Robe Trips Light Fantastic with MegaPointes

Technical production specialists Light Fantastic Production Services has just made a large investment in the latest Robe moving light technology. The order includes Robe's brand new MegaPointe and LEDBeam 150 moving light ...More

(1/9/2018)

-Intelligent Lighting Services Choose MDG for Legally Blonde -- The Musical

Intelligent Lighting Services Choose MDG for Legally Blonde -- The Musical

Legally Blonde -- The Musical opened in December to fabulous reviews in Shanghai's most prestigious Culture Square Theatre at the start of its China National tour. From China it will move to Singapore's Marina Bay Sands Grand ...More

(1/9/2018)

-Allen & Heath Presents "Live Sound Academy Masterclasses" and "dLive Certification" at AES@NAMM 2018

Allen & Heath Presents &quot;Live Sound Academy Masterclasses&quot; and &quot;dLive Certification&quot; at AES@NAMM 2018

Allen & Heath will present a wide range of must-attend classes at the inaugural AES@NAMM Pro Sound Symposium to be held concurrently with the 2018 NAMM Show.
Jeff Hawley, marketing manager for Allen & ...
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(1/9/2018)

-Sound Art Adds to Yamaha Console Inventory

Sound Art Adds to Yamaha Console Inventory

Sound Art, with offices in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and Calgary, Alberta has added several Yamaha CL and QL consoles to their existing Yamaha production inventory along with Rio input/output boxes. The sound rental and ...More

(1/9/2018)

-InfoComm Demo Prompts Switch from a Line Array to a Danley Sound Labs Point-Source

InfoComm Demo Prompts Switch from a Line Array to a Danley Sound Labs Point-Source

Sid Gattis, owner of Gattis Pro Audio, was all set to install a top-notch, state-of-the-art line array system at First Baptist Church in Lincolnton, North Carolina -- as he had done in scores of other churches -- when fate ...More

(1/9/2018)

-Theatre in Review: Mankind (Playwrights Horizons)

Theatre in Review: Mankind (Playwrights Horizons)

The main interest offered by Mankind is the spectacle of a playwright painting himself so thoroughly into a corner that, by intermission, it's impossible to see how he can extricate himself. As it happens, he can't. Robert ...More

(1/8/2018)

-Application Deadline Approaching for Hemsley Lighting Internship

Application Deadline Approaching for Hemsley Lighting Internship

The deadline for Hemsley Lighting Internship applications is January 15, 2018. Interviews for finalists will be held in New York mid-March or early April, 2018.
Candidates should submit a resume, a one-page statement of personal ...
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(1/8/2018)

-ADJ Lighting's Award Winning Vizi CMY300 Is The Company's Most Advanced LED-Powered Moving Head to Date

ADJ Lighting's Award Winning Vizi CMY300 Is The Company's Most Advanced LED-Powered Moving Head to Date

ADJ Lighting announces that it's new flagship LED-powered hybrid moving head fixture, the Vizi CMY300, is now shipping. The award-winning unit offers a whole host of professional features, including CMY color mixing, twin gobo ...More

(1/8/2018)

-Gefen Now Delivering Its New USB 2.0 Extender to Provide Affordable, High-Speed Signal Extension

Gefen Now Delivering Its New USB 2.0 Extender to Provide Affordable, High-Speed Signal Extension

Building on its promise to provide installers with versatile signal extension solutions, Gefen announces that it is now shipping its new USB 2.0 SR Extender over one Cat-5 (EXT-USB2.0-SR). The all-new EXT-USB2.0-SR joins its sibling ...More

(1/8/2018)

-disguise gx Range Pushes Limit of Creativity for Zywiec Meskie Granie Festival Tour

disguise gx Range Pushes Limit of Creativity for Zywiec Meskie Granie Festival Tour

Zywiec Meskie Granie wrapped its annual nationwide concert tour of Poland in 2017 with a new look, which used disguise (formerly known as d3 Technologies) for the extensive content mapping. The men's touring orchestra visits ...More

(1/8/2018)

-Elation Fuze Wash 575 Highlights Kia Booth at LA Auto Show

Elation Fuze Wash 575 Highlights Kia Booth at LA Auto Show

When auto companies present their newest cars at exhibitions, aesthetics are crucial and especially high demands are placed on the lighting. Rental company and production house, Creative Technology, met the challenge at this year's ...More

(1/8/2018)

-Chauvet DJ Lights Up NAMM 2018 with Innovation, Upgrades and New Lighting Tools

Chauvet DJ Lights Up NAMM 2018 with Innovation, Upgrades and New Lighting Tools

Chauvet DJ has a long legacy of leading the way with lighting innovations. That tradition will continue at the 2018 NAMM Show, as the company introduces additions to its wireless Freedom series, a smart, versatile new version ...More

(1/8/2018)

-Flares Brighten iHeartRadio's Jingle Ball Tour 2017

Flares Brighten iHeartRadio's Jingle Ball Tour 2017

This holiday season rocked a little harder thanks to the iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour, presented by Capital One. The 12-city holiday concert tour ran from November 28 to December 7. Select dates included Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith ...More

(1/8/2018)

-Washington D.C.'s The Anthem Enlists DiGiCo SD12 Pair

Washington D.C.'s The Anthem Enlists DiGiCo SD12 Pair

The Anthem opened with a bang on October 12 when the Foo Fighters hit the stage of the first mid-sized venue built from the ground up for music in the Nation's Capital. The 57,000-sq.-ft., $60-million venue is hosting arena-level bands and ...More

(1/8/2018)

-Christie GS Series and LCD Panels Making the Grade While Lowering Costs at Moravian College

Christie GS Series and LCD Panels Making the Grade While Lowering Costs at Moravian College

Christie DHD599-GS laser phosphor projectors and two Christie LCD panels are continuing to make the grade at Moravian College's Sally Breidegam Miksiewicz Center for Health Sciences. The 275-year-old college, located in Bethlehem, ...More

(1/8/2018)

-Anolis Ambiane Fixtures Go Public at TivoliVredenburg Utrecht

Anolis Ambiane Fixtures Go Public at TivoliVredenburg Utrecht

The TivoliVredenburg in central Utrecht, The Netherlands, features seven different music performance spaces and is in the process of having its house and public area lighting upgraded with Anolis Ambiane RGBW LED luminaires. ...More

(1/8/2018)

-Lee Filters Joins Sponsors of Stage Lighting Super Saturday 2018

Lee Filters Joins Sponsors of Stage Lighting Super Saturday 2018

"Lee Filters has been with us since the first workshop 13 years ago and we thank them for their continued support. Each year attendees leave with the most current gel books and filter information," Scott Parker says of the ...More

(1/8/2018)

-Cornerstone Church On the Move with Martin Audio WPM

Cornerstone Church On the Move with Martin Audio WPM

A portable church that goes into a large banquet hall and wedding venue on Sundays, Cornerstone Church recently upgraded to a Martin Audio Wavefront Precision Mini line array system.
Compact and efficient, Wavefront Precision ...
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(1/8/2018)

-Theatre in Review: After/Margarete (Under the Radar/The Public Theater)

Theatre in Review: After/Margarete (Under the Radar/The Public Theater)

The Under the Radar Festival, an excellent venue to take the measure of the theatre's current avant-garde, has kicked off with two very different pieces about the nature of life, perception, memory, and identity. Together, they offer a ...More

(1/8/2018)

-Theatre in Review: How to Be a Rock Critic (Under the Radar/The Public Theater)

Theatre in Review: How to Be a Rock Critic (Under the Radar/The Public Theater)

The title of How to Be a Rock Critic is misleading; a better one might be A Guide to Career Burnout Before Thirty. Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen have devised this solo show from the writings of Lester ...More

(1/5/2018)

-Matthias Hinrichs Joins Elation Professional as Product Manager

Matthias Hinrichs Joins Elation Professional as Product Manager

Elation Professional announces that one of the lighting industry's most knowledgeable, experienced, and affable professionals, Matthias Hinrichs, has joined the company as a product manager. ...More

(1/5/2018)

-Westview Productions Becomes Behind the Scenes Pledge-a-Service Partner

Westview Productions Becomes Behind the Scenes Pledge-a-Service Partner

Behind the Scenes announces that Westview Productions has become its second Pledge-a-Service Partner by pledging to donate 25-percent of every service contract to the charity. Westview is an entertainment, energy, and ...More

(1/5/2018)

-QSC Celebrates 50 Years and Forward

QSC Celebrates 50 Years and Forward

1968 was a year of seismic change across the globe. Fifty years ago, unrest was fueled by civil rights movements in the United States and protests and revolutions in Europe. Technological innovations included the introduction of the 747 ...More

(1/5/2018)

-LMG Acquires Silicon Valley-Based Firm AV-integrators

LMG Acquires Silicon Valley-Based Firm AV-integrators

LMG, an ETP company, announces its acquisition of AV-integrators, an audiovisual and broadcast video integration company based out of Silicon Valley, California.
Founded in 2002, AV-integrators is a systems design ...
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(1/5/2018)

-Robe Enjoys a Moment Apart on ODESZA Tour

Robe Enjoys a Moment Apart on ODESZA Tour

Uniting superlative sounds, underground cool, popular acclaim, and some amazing musicianship -- horns, a guitarist, plus breathtaking six-person synchronized drumline - Seattle, Washington-based duo ODESZA (Harrison Mills, Clayton Knight) ...More

(1/5/2018)

-Avid VENUE | S6L Software Update Delivers Free On-Stage iOS App to Enhance Monitor Mixing Capabilities

Avid VENUE | S6L Software Update Delivers Free On-Stage iOS App to Enhance Monitor Mixing Capabilities

Avid, a media technology provider for the creation, distribution, and monetization of media assets for global media organizations, enterprise users, and individual creative professionals, announces the availability of a new version ...More

(1/5/2018)

-disguise gx 2 Brings Power to Katy Perry's Witness Tour

disguise gx 2 Brings Power to Katy Perry's Witness Tour

Katy Perry's new Witness: The Tour has a roster of 89 dates worldwide in support of her fifth album. Two gx 2 media servers from disguise (formerly d3 Technologies), each with a pair of DVI VFC cards, have accompanied along with the ...More

(1/5/2018)

-Clair Brothers Announces the Addition of New Sales Reps: Marshank and Quest

Clair Brothers Announces the Addition of New Sales Reps: Marshank and Quest

Clair Brothers, an American company and professional sound reinforcement innovator specializing in designing and manufacturing high-quality loudspeaker systems, announces the addition of two new companies in their growing sales ...More

(1/5/2018)

-Seeing Eye Lighting Design Turns to 4Wall to Light Fourth Annual Oculus Connect

Seeing Eye Lighting Design Turns to 4Wall to Light Fourth Annual Oculus Connect

Oculus Connect (OC4) brings together the best VR creators, developers, and pioneers under one roof for a two-day conference where attendees explore groundbreaking new VR applications and technology. Event producer FNTECH chose See ...More

(1/5/2018)

-Percepto Uses the Realtime Power of Notch to Put the Artists and Audience Right into the Experience

Percepto Uses the Realtime Power of Notch to Put the Artists and Audience Right into the Experience

Zywiec Meskie Granie festival is a summer tour through major Polish cities, held since 2010. The aim of the tour is to present the creative edge of the Polish music scene through unique artist collaborations musical experimentation at the ...More

(1/5/2018)

-AGI Joins Adamson Sales Network with Benchmark Installation

AGI Joins Adamson Sales Network with Benchmark Installation

AGI, a leading provider of technologies for worship on the US West Coast, has joined the Adamson Network and is now providing sales and integration services with Adamson's loudspeaker products. Coinciding with the new ...More

(1/5/2018)

-Gorillaz: Not to be Mist

Gorillaz: Not to be Mist

"In the beginning, we didn't know how the tour would be received. It's been quite some time since the last one," was how Gorillaz lighting designer Matt Pitman voiced a common anxiety that afflicts artists and producers alike. They ...More

(1/4/2018)

-Elation Arena Zoom Q7 IP takes High-Power PAR Washes Outdoors

Elation Arena Zoom Q7 IP takes High-Power PAR Washes Outdoors

Elation Professional's Arena Series of high-power RGBW PAR lights is stepping outside with launch of the IP65-rated Arena Zoom Q7 IP. A versatile full-color mixing wash luminaire, the Arena Zoom Q7 IP can be used for key light, ...More

(1/4/2018)

-OK Go, The Yamaha All-Star Concert on the Grand 2018 and Andy Grammer Set to Perform at The NAMM Show

OK Go, The Yamaha All-Star Concert on the Grand 2018 and Andy Grammer Set to Perform at The NAMM Show

With only 22 days until the start of The 2018 NAMM Show, The NAMM Campus is set to come alive with a variety of Bands@NAMM performers, and at night, showcasing talent from the likes of groundbreaking multimedia artists, legendary ...More

(1/4/2018)

-Craig Noel Nominations Announced

Craig Noel Nominations Announced

The nominations for the 2017 Craig Noel Awards, which honor achievement in the San Diego theatre scene, were announced January 1. The awards will be presented February 12 by the San Diego Theatre Critics Circle. The awards will be ...More

(1/4/2018)

-Protec Begins Operations in Birmingham UK

Protec Begins Operations in Birmingham UK

As New Year announcements in the events industry go, one that will certainly shake things up in the UK and Europe is Protec's latest statement. Having established itself as a global staging and event technology services company, the ...More

(1/4/2018)

-Michael Feldmann Turns Full Circle as He Rejoins GLP

Michael Feldmann Turns Full Circle as He Rejoins GLP

It was at Showtech in Berlin that Michael Feldmann and GLP founder and CEO Udo KĂ¼nzler met for the first time. GLP had previously caused a stir in the industry with the now legendary Patendlight and YPOC series and as ...More

(1/4/2018)

-K-array Promotes Trio in Commercial Department

K-array Promotes Trio in Commercial Department

K-array announces that effective January 1, 2018, Stefano Zaccaria has transitioned into the position of VP of sales and marketing, to work closely with president and co-founder, Alessandro Tatini. ...More

(1/4/2018)

-ARRI Joins the Sponsors of Stage Lighting Super Saturday

ARRI Joins the Sponsors of Stage Lighting Super Saturday

"Stage Lighting Super Saturday is not just for theatre lighting," says Scott Parker as ARRI joins Stage Lighting Super Saturday 2018. ARRI has been a global company within the motion picture media industry for over 100 ...More

(1/4/2018)

-Bandit Illuminates Andrew Peterson's Behold the Lamb of God Ryman and Lipscomb Shows

Bandit Illuminates Andrew Peterson's Behold the Lamb of God Ryman and Lipscomb Shows

In what is held as a revered musical event and Christmas tradition for the contemporary Christian music community, Andrew Peterson's 18th annual Behold The Lamb Of God tour returned to Nashville for two shows featuring a lighting ...More

(1/4/2018)

-Thomaston Opera House Performs with Allen & Heath

Thomaston Opera House Performs with Allen & Heath

As part of a major audio upgrade, the historic Thomaston Opera House in Thomaston, Connecticut, recently added an Allen & Heath dLive S Class digital mixing system with an S5000 Surface, DM48 MixRack, and DX32 Expander. The Opera ...More

(1/4/2018)

-Popular Tribute Band Queen Nation Brings the Voice of Freddie Mercury to Life with Lectrosonics

Popular Tribute Band Queen Nation Brings the Voice of Freddie Mercury to Life with Lectrosonics

They sound like Queen. They look like Queen. They will, they will rock you like Queen. Lead singer Greg Finsley simply becomes Freddie Mercury in Queen Nation, the world's longest-running and most popular Queen tribute band. When he ...More

(1/4/2018)

-Philips Lighting's VL6000 Beams Cut Through Rock for The Scorpions

Philips Lighting's VL6000 Beams Cut Through Rock for The Scorpions

Philips Lighting announces that its unique stage lighting fixture, the Philips VL6000 Beam, is delivering a powerful impact for the Crazy World concert tour by German heavy metal band, The Scorpions. ...More

(1/4/2018)

-Pepperdine Welcomes New Students with dBTechnologies Ingenia

Pepperdine Welcomes New Students with dBTechnologies Ingenia

Set against a scenic backdrop of the Southern California coastline, Pepperdine University welcomed its 2017 incoming class using six dBTechnologies Ingenia IG4T loudspeakers pole-mounted on DVA S1518N subwoofers. ...More

(1/3/2018)

-Broadway Sound Designer, Jack Shearing, Passes Away

Broadway Sound Designer, Jack Shearing, Passes Away

John (Jack) Shearing, 87, legendary Broadway sound designer, died December 3, 2017 at his home in Los Angeles. He was born Jan 23, 1930, in Queens, to Anne Keller, a public-school teacher, and John Shearing, a Broadway head ...More

(1/3/2018)

-PreSonus Promotes Executives Boitnott, Naqvi, and Costin

PreSonus Promotes Executives Boitnott, Naqvi, and Costin

PreSonus announces three major executive promotions. Executive vice president of marketing and product services Jim Boitnott has been promoted to chief operating officer; vice president of sales Rick Naqvi is now ...More

(1/3/2018)

-Guitar Center Acquires Audio Visual Design Group (AVDG) as Part of Its Business Solutions Group

Guitar Center Acquires Audio Visual Design Group (AVDG) as Part of Its Business Solutions Group

Guitar Center, the world's largest instrument retailer, announces the acquisition of the San Francisco Bay Area-based Audio Visual Design Group (AVDG). AVDG will serve as a key element of Guitar Center's Business Solutions ...More

(1/3/2018)

-GearSource USA-Based Headquarters Resumes Control of Its Vital European Market

GearSource USA-Based Headquarters Resumes Control of Its Vital European Market

Beginning January 1st, 2018, GearSource USA-based headquarters will resume control of it's vital European territory as the company will part ways with it's long time licensee, Garry Nelsson. ...More

(1/3/2018)

-Elation Sponsors Stage Lighting Super Saturday 2018

Elation Sponsors Stage Lighting Super Saturday 2018

Elation Professional is proud to be participating in the Stage Lighting Super Saturday workshop taking place on Saturday, January 13th at the New York University Tisch School of the Arts located at 721 Broadway in New York ...More

(1/3/2018)

-Gefen Now Shipping GTB-UHD600-HBT and GTB-UHD600-HBTL 4K Ultra HD Extenders

Gefen Now Shipping GTB-UHD600-HBT and GTB-UHD600-HBTL 4K Ultra HD Extenders

Building on its commitment to provide systems integrators with flexible, high performance solutions for signal extension, Gefen announces that it is now shipping the GTB-UHD600-HBT and GTB-UHD600-HBTL, two new 4K Ultra HD extenders ...More

(1/3/2018)

-Chip Self Keeps El Monstero Fresh with New Chauvet Professional Maverick Pyxis

Chip Self Keeps El Monstero Fresh with New Chauvet Professional Maverick Pyxis

Fans who pack the Pageant Theatre to capacity for six or seven El Monstero shows every holiday season never quite know what to expect. Certainly, they're going to hear spot-on renditions of "The Wall," "Dark Side of the Moon," and other ...More

(1/3/2018)

-Apantac T# Multiviewer Wins Product Innovation Award

Apantac T# Multiviewer Wins Product Innovation Award

Apantac, provider of cost-effective multiviewers, video walls, extenders, and signal processing solutions announces that it has been honored with a Product Innovation Award for its T# Multiviewers. ...More

(1/3/2018)

-Quixote Studios Increases its Inventory of AC Power Distribution Products

Quixote Studios Increases its Inventory of AC Power Distribution Products

Quixote Studios, which The Los Angeles Times calls "the entertainment industry's premier studio and equipment rental company," has made a large purchase of products manufactured by AC Power Distribution, Inc. AC Power, ...More

(1/3/2018)

-Avolites Gives the Magic Tiger Touch to Cinderella this Christmas

Avolites Gives the Magic Tiger Touch to Cinderella this Christmas

Oh no they didn't! Oh yes they did! The lighting team at The Grand Theatre Blackpool is using an Avolites Tiger Touch II console to control the magical light show for the historic theatre house's star-studded Christmas pantomime ...More

(1/3/2018)

-Analog Way AV Processors Manage LED Screens at the 17th FINA World Championships in Budapest

Analog Way AV Processors Manage LED Screens at the 17th FINA World Championships in Budapest

When the 17th FINA World Championships and World Masters Championships, the biennial aquatics and water sports competitions, were staged in Budapest, Hungary, an array of Analog Way AV processors made a splash managing multiple LED ...More

(1/3/2018)

-Auralex Acoustical Treatment Solutions Integral to Construction of Russ Long's Dangerland

Auralex Acoustical Treatment Solutions Integral to Construction of Russ Long's Dangerland

For near 30 years, Nashville-based engineer/producer Russ Long has steadily built his reputation as a creative facilitator of artistic vision in music and film soundtrack production. A personal studio owner for decades, Long, whose ...More

(1/2/2018)

-ESTA Announces Transition to the Next Generation of Staff Leadership

ESTA Announces Transition to the Next Generation of Staff Leadership

ESTA announces that it has named Erin Grabe to succeed executive director Lori Rubinstein in what is expected to be a year-long transition. Grabe is currently ESTA's assistant technical standards manager and part of ...More

(1/2/2018)

-Carrie Cavins Joins ETC as Architectural Field Project Coordinator

Carrie Cavins Joins ETC as Architectural Field Project Coordinator

ETC bolstered its growing architectural lighting division with the addition of Carrie Cavins as an architectural field project coordinator. Cavins will provide support, advice, and education for ETC's architectural line of ...More

(1/2/2018)

-Yamaha Professional Audio Experiences Significant Growth, Continues Expansion of CIS Sales Staff

Yamaha Professional Audio Experiences Significant Growth, Continues Expansion of CIS Sales Staff

Yamaha Corporation of America, professional audio division, continues to expand its dedicated sales staff specifically tasked with handling the commercial installation solutions (CIS) product line. As part of this expansion, David ...More

(1/2/2018)

-Philips Strand Lighting Sponsors Sonny Sonnenfeld Scholarship for Stage Lighting Super Saturday

Philips Strand Lighting Sponsors Sonny Sonnenfeld Scholarship for Stage Lighting Super Saturday

In celebration of Sonny Sonnenfeld's enthusiastic mission of training the theatrical lighting designers, technicians, and lighting sales force of tomorrow, Stage Seminars announces the new "Sonny Sonnenfeld Memorial ...More

(1/2/2018)

-Sunrise Avenue Tours with Elation ACL 360i and Dartz 360

Sunrise Avenue Tours with Elation ACL 360i and Dartz 360

From mid-October to early December, Finnish rock band Sunrise Avenue toured across Europe on their Heartbreak Century tour, a run of smaller venues before the five-member band hits the road on a bigger arena tour in the new year. ...More

(1/2/2018)

-Cody James Welcomes Billy Gilman Home for the Holidays with Chauvet Professional

Cody James Welcomes Billy Gilman Home for the Holidays with Chauvet Professional

Christmas is a time for homecomings, and so it was this year for singer Billy Gilman. Back in 2000, Gilman made history when, at age 11, he became the youngest person ever to have a Billboard Top 40 Country hit with his Grammy-nominated ...More

(1/2/2018)

-Robe in SpaceXperience

Robe in SpaceXperience

Dutch astronaut André Kuipers presented his SpaceXperience Live show as the central element of a larger conference / expo style event at Amsterdam's Ziggo Dome, an immersive intergalactic journey staged in-the-round, with Kuipers relating ...More

(1/2/2018)

-L-Acoustics Brings Modern Voice to Historic Loew's Wonder Theatre

L-Acoustics Brings Modern Voice to Historic Loew's Wonder Theatre

Once upon a time, movie theatres were truly palaces, and few were equal in design and texture to Loew's five lavishly designed "Wonder Theatres" built in and near New York City between 1929 and 1930. While there are efforts underway to ...More

(1/2/2018)

-DiGiCo SD-Series Consoles Comprise a Sweeping Makeover of the Audio Mixing Infrastructure at Two Key Venues

DiGiCo SD-Series Consoles Comprise a Sweeping Makeover of the Audio Mixing Infrastructure at Two Key Venues

Thomas Road Baptist Church, begun in 1956 by a group of 35 worshipers and since grown to more than 24,000 members, was also the foundation 15 years later for Liberty University, today the largest evangelical Christian university in the ...More

(1/2/2018)

-Special Event Services and Outline Deliver the Word in Los Angeles

Special Event Services and Outline Deliver the Word in Los Angeles

Texan evangelist Joel Osteen recently brought his unique style of Christian preaching to Los Angeles with a capacity crowd at the newly-refurbished LA Forum.
With a weekly TV audience topping seven million and an international ...
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(1/2/2018)

-Robert Juliat Cyrano Performs at Dubai's La Perle by Dragone

Robert Juliat Cyrano Performs at Dubai's La Perle by Dragone

At the end of August an exciting event took place at Al Habtoor City in the heart of Dubai. La Perle, the spectacular new acrobatic water show from Franco Dragone, opened its doors for the first time in a purpose-built, 1,300-seat, ...More

(1/2/2018)

-Radio Active Designs Provides Seamless Communications for 18th Annual Latin Grammy Awards

Radio Active Designs Provides Seamless Communications for 18th Annual Latin Grammy Awards

Latin music superstars Jaime Camil and Roselyn Sanchez recently hosted the 18th Annual Latin Grammy Awards held at the Grand Garden Arena at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The event, which was broadcast live on the ...More

(1/2/2018)

-Theatre in Review: The Mushroom Cure (Theatre 80)/Cruel Intentions (Le Poisson Rouge)

Theatre in Review: The Mushroom Cure (Theatre 80)/Cruel Intentions (Le Poisson Rouge)

I rang out 2017 with a couple of oddball novelty attractions, either of which might amuse you but neither of which should be considered mandatory viewing. The Mushroom Cure, a solo show starring the stand-up comedian Adam ...More

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