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  COVID-19 Update, January 29, 2021: The Industry Leans In
COVID-19 Update, January 29, 2021: The Industry Leans In Events are moving quickly, as the Biden Administration ramps up the vaccination process and introduces its pandemic relief bill. Meanwhile, the live events industry takes action, ...
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Industry Veteran Integrates VUE Audiotechnik into His Group of Brands
Michael von Keitz, the veteran international Pro-audio entrepreneur, has acquired 100% ownership of the high-end loudspeaker company VUE Audiotechnik he co-founded in 2012.
With this move von Keitz builds on his ...
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ETC Expands Color Control Capability with F-Drive W1 Chroma
ETC's award-winning F-Drive LED power system expands with the addition of F-Drive W1 Chroma. The wall-mounted LED driver is compatible with Navis 100 RGBW luminaires, offering a new solution to control color-mixing LED fixtures. < ...
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February 4 Elation Coffee Break: Evolution of the Ellipsoidal
Join hosts Alistair Smyth and Frederik Afif on a February 4 Elation Coffee Break as they examine three modern-day ellipsoidals from Elation Professional.
With the WW Profile HP™ and CW Profile HP™ the ...
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Shure Pro Audio Roundtable: Continued Creativity and Innovation Will Drive 2021 Music Business
The professional audio industry spent much of last year pivoting and adapting to the current state of live events. From live-stream concerts to pre-taped performances in artists' bedrooms, the entire industry was forced to adjust to a new ...
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Chauvet Professional EPIX Strips Animate Mick Murray's Transcendent Water's Edge "HyBrasil" Design
At the mouth of Galway Bay, lay the three Arans, windswept islands perched between the vast sea and the continent of Europe to the east. Suspended as they are at the edge of two worlds, these jagged outcrops create a lineal space where ...
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L-Acoustics L-ISA Brings River Pointe Church Pastor and Congregation "Closer"
River Pointe Church (RPC), a Houston-area worship community with three physical locations and a substantial online presence, was founded 25 years ago by Patrick and Lisa Kelley and four other families. Pastor Kelley ...
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Parking House Anna Sets a Shining Example in the Malmö Cityscape with Martin Lighting Solutions
Harman Professional Solutions recently teamed up with Swedish lighting supplier LiteNordic and lighting designer Johan Moritz to revitalize Malmö's iconic Parking House Anna with a cutting-edge lighting design. ...
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Small, But Warm Venue Adds d&b 24C Column Speakers
The Cultural Arts Center (CAC) in Lancaster, South Carolina was constructed by the First Presbyterian Church congregation in 1862 as the first brick church building in the town. The building's architecture is in the early French Gothic ...
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Danley Weatherized SH46 and OS80 Loudspeakers Deliver High-impact Sound for High School Football Stadium
The Sterlington High School Panthers football team was runner up in Class 3A football in the state of Louisiana in 2018, and high school football plays a huge role in the rural community of Sterlington and Ouachita Parish. The Panthers ...
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DiGiGrid and Education Come Together at Abbey Road Institute in Jo'Burg
The Abbey Road Institute in Johannesburg opened and welcomed its first cohort of students in February 2020. One of seven international locations, the Institute is based at the highly-respected Mastermax Studios in Midrand. Harnessing the ...
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ELBO Studios Implements Nugen Audio for Wide Array of Music and Film Scoring Projects
Like many people with a musical background, multi-award-winning recording and mixing engineer Chris Fogel, CAS, made the jump from playing instruments to working behind-the-scenes. A trumpet player by training, Fogel has spent more ...
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Save Live Events Now Presses Cases for Pandemic Relief to Congress
Save Live Events Now Presses Cases for Pandemic Relief to Congress Save Live Events Now, the new industry lobbying effort, which was behind the letter to President Biden, offering the industry's expertise in facilitating the ...
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ETC Releases Hog OS v3.15 Update
ETC announces the release of Hog 4 OS v3.15 software, which includes enhancements to MIDI mapping of third-party control panels, adding tap tempo for effects and internal effect engine optimizations. This version also contains new ...
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Registration Opens for LEDucation 2021 Virtual Conference and Online Marketplace
Registration is open for the LEDucation 2021 Virtual Conference and Online Marketplace being held March 16 - 17, 2021. This program features more than 300 exhibitors and offers a variety of accredited sessions covering lighting ...
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Waves and Ocean Way Collaborate on the New Waves Nx Ocean Way Nashville Plug-in
Waves Audio is now shipping the Waves Nx Ocean Way Nashville plug-in. The product brings the stellar acoustic environment and monitoring system of the famed Ocean Way Nashville studio control rooms to any pair of studio headphones, ...
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Robe Presents New Website
Capturing the spirit and positive vibes of 2021 -- a year full of great hopes and expectations -- moving and LED lighting manufacturer Robe reveals a brand-new website, at www.robe.cz with a fresh ...
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Meyer Sound Constellation Brings Flexibility to Arizona Church Services
When Valley Presbyterian Church in Paradise Valley, Arizona decided to renovate its 50-year-old sanctuary, a principal goal was to hold both traditional and contemporary worship services in this one space -- but without compromising the ...
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Elation Lights for PPV Concert on Historic Sacramento Bridge
Last November 8th, rock band Dance Gavin Dance performed their new album Tree City Sessions 2 in its entirety on Tower Bridge in Sacramento, California, a setting that provided a visually stunning framework for the introduction of ...
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Crt Birsa and ChamSys Power End-to-End Looks for 40 Fingers Livestream
With its exquisitely light and airy Neo-Renaissance forms, the Nicolò Bruno-designed Politeama Rossetti theatre affords excellent views from each of its 1,531 seats. Regardless of where visitors find themselves in the historic venue ...
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Brompton Technology Does "Heavy Lifting" at The MOBOs
After a three-year break, the globally renowned MOBO Awards (MOBOs), the UK's biggest celebration of black music and culture, returned in December last year. Moving from a live to virtual format, it was a show like no other. The 90-minute ...
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disguise xR Drives Alok's Dynamic Alive Music Special Live Streamed in Brazil
The biggest Brazilian live DJ show in 2020 took place in xR, as local DJ and musician Alok attracted 750,000 people to his Alive live stream in December, also clocking seven million views on YouTube. The disguise xR ...
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ADJ IP65-Rated LED Wash Fixtures Help Historic German Church to Become a Beacon of Christmas Joy
As was the case for many churches around the world, COVID-19 had a significant impact on the recent Christmas celebrations at the historic Katharinenkirche in Oppenheim, Germany. The attendance capacity for some services had to be limited ...
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Roland Winke Records The Queen's Gambit with Lectrosonics
Berlin-based sound mixer Roland Winke is a go-to call for productions filming internationally. Highlights of his career include 2016's A Hologram for the King starring Tom Hanks, the 2011 spy thriller Hanna with ...
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Willie Green Checks Out Telefunken's New TF11 MIC
Prolific producer Paul "Willie Green" Womack has been putting his new Telefunken TF11 microphone through the paces at his successful Brooklyn recording studio. He also recently returned from Telefunken headquarters in ...
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COV-AID: Live Events Rolling out COVID-19 Vaccines
The Live Events industry announces the launch of COV-AID, an effort to assist with increasing the speed and efficiency of vaccine inoculations for COVID-19 in the US. In a letter sent to President Biden January 26, industry giants formally ...
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Pliant Technologies Expands its Range of Professional Intercom Offerings with New CrewCom CB2
Adding to the success of its CrewCom digital wireless intercom system, Pliant Technologies announces the CrewCom CB2 Professional Wireless Intercom system. The latest member of the CrewCom family, the new full-duplex, install ...
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Acclaim Lighting Announces Flex Tube Mini
Acclaim Lighting introduces Flex Tube Mini, a flexible, direct view, outdoor LED strip with a compact 0.4" x 0.4" profile in a wide range of color temperatures including 2,200K, 2,700K, 3,000K, 35,000K, 4,000K, 5,700K, red, green, ...
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Environmental Lights Announces Brad Tedder as New CEO
Environmental Lights announces they have named Brad Tedder as CEO.
Founded in 2006, Environmental Lights was built with a focus on engineering quality solutions and providing excellent customer service. Tedder brings ...
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PK Sound Welcomes James Oliver as Chief Strategy Officer
PK Sound, the robotic line array company, announces the appointment of James Oliver as chief strategy officer. Reporting directly to founder and CEO Jeremy Bridge, Oliver is responsible for the development, ...
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Allen & Heath Celebrates Multiple NAMM Believe in Music Week Wins
Allen & Heath stepped up and went big for the 2021 NAMM Believe in Music Week virtual trade event, hosting engaging interactive events, sponsoring key sessions and extending their award-winning streak. Taking place the week of ...
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Genelec Awarded with TEC Award in the Studio Monitors Category for its W371A Adaptive Woofer System
Genelec announces that it has won an award in the 36th Annual TEC Awards, held Friday, January 22, 2021, online as part of NAMM Believe in Music Week. Genelec won Outstanding Technical Achievement in the Studio Monitors ...
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Mason Felps Relies on Chauvet's Rogues To Reach Billy Bob's Crowd For Josh Turner
Like many things in the Lone Star State, Billy Bob's is nothing, if not big. Billing itself as the "world's largest honky tonk," a claim no one is likely to dispute, the former World War II airplane factory in Fort Worth's Stockyard ...
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EAW Brings Pristine Audio Quality to Southwood Presbyterian Church's New Music Infused Worship Style
Commercial AV integrator Verta Technologies was recently tasked with upgrading Southwood Presbyterian Church in Huntsville, Alabama with a PA system for its sanctuary and live audio needs. Christian Tuttle, CTS, managing partner, ...
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GLP JDC Line Sets the Optical Framework at the 13th German Sustainability Awards (Nachhaltigkeitspreis)
The German Sustainability Prize (Nachhaltigkeitspreis) has been awarded by the Nachhaltigkeitspreis Foundation for the past 13 years, in cooperation with the country's Federal Government and several public and civil society institutions. ...
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Paul Brown Stadium Re-Energizes with Custom RCF Loudspeakers
For the last 20 years, the Cincinnati Bengals have been taking on NFL rivals at Paul Brown Stadium. This 65,515-seat gridiron arena that has always placed a premium on the strength and quality of its audio systems. Equally known as the ...
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First Pentecostal Church Keeps Faith with Martin Audio
When the First Pentecostal Church in North Little Rock, Arkansas (FPCNLR), decided to upgrade its sound system three years ago it became the world's first adopter of Martin Audio's then new Wavefront Precision Compact and Mini ...
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Green Hippo's Hippotizer Montane+ RTX Dances with the Stars in Finland
The 2020 series of Finland's "Tanssii tähtien kanssa" -- a version of the BBC's popular Strictly Come Dancing TV show -- climaxed at the end of December following a visual feast driven by Green Hippo's Hippotizer Montane+ RTX ...
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US Live Event Industry Comes Together to Offer Collective COVID-19 Vaccination Infrastructure
In a letter to President Biden, AEG, Bandit Lites, Broadway League, International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), International Association of Venue Managers (IAVM), Live Nation, the National Association of Music Merchants ( ...
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The Spirit of Pro Audio Innovations Celebrated at the 36th Annual NAMM TEC Awards
Winners of the NAMM Technical Excellence and Creativity (TEC Awards), honoring the best in professional audio and sound production, have been announced in a virtual event on the final day of NAMM's Believe in Music week, a global ...
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ENTTEC Announces OCTO
The latest evolution of ENTTEC's 8-Universe, dual-output eDMX to LED pixel data converter, the OCTO is a robust and reliable installation-grade device that connects directly to pixels, engineered to take any architectural, ...
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Robe Lighting Show in Japan
Leading Japanese lighting designer Mitsumasa Hayashi created "The Robe Lighting Show" -- a piece of light art at the Urayasu Mai Studio of the Nihon Stage Co.,Ltd. -- which featured over 350 Robe moving lights. These were ...
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DiGiCo Reveals New Year New Hope Competition
DiGiCo is offering New Hope for the start of 2021 with the launch of a competition that brings its friends around the world some much needed positivity.
The competition is open now, free to enter, and has three amazing gifts up ...
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Large Array of Claypaky Fixtures Illuminates Nanpa Básico's Live-Streamed KOSMO Concert
Colombian rapper and singer/songwriter Nanpa Básico held his virtual KOSMO concert last fall with a large complement of Claypaky fixtures lighting up the live-streamed show.
A team from Arbol Naranja, led by Jorge Jiménez ...
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Adamson CS-Series Backs Pop Star Tate McRae for The Tonight Show
When times get tough, artists adapt, relentlessly leveraging leading-edge production technology to explore ever more innovative ways of making an impact with remote live performances. And that's exactly what drove the deployment of an Ad ...
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Intu Lakeside's Leisure Realm immersed in Christmas Joy with TiMax and Meyer
Intu Lakeside's new Leisure Realm, complete with unique immersive sound, light, and multimedia environment, showcased its first seasonal update during the pre-Christmas shopping period. Designed by engineering consultants, Hoare Lea, the ...
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Live Performance Rediscovered Through Unique Sound Reinforcement Powered by LEA Professional
A new immersive orchestral experience has brought back the spirit of live performance in a socially-distanced environment. With audio amplifier solutions from LEA Professional, residents in South Bend, Indiana, can once again enjoy ...
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WYSIWYG Lights Andrea Bocelli Concert at the Noto Cathedral
With 90 million records sold, Andrea Bocelli is one of the most popular artists of all time, and it was an honor to have Bocelli and Igor Mitoraj's sculptural works as the protagonists of a special evening in Noto to promote ...
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AT&T Performing Arts Center and Lightware Labs to Bring the Holidays to Life with Maxell Projectors
Last month, visitors to the campus of the AT&T Performing Arts Center -- a Dallas cultural institution -- were treated to a socially-distanced, month-long holiday experience thanks to the dazzling projection work of Lightware Labs using
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SAVI Appoints Ross Livingston to Lead Product Management
SAVI Controls, designer and manufacturer of commercial AV control and automation solutions, announces the addition of Ross Livingston as their new senior director of product management.
Livingston joins SAVI with over two ...
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Ola Onabulé's Livestream Performances Feed the Soul
A recording studio veteran and ardent user of Sennheiser and Neumann microphones, Ola Onabulé has been streaming regular live music performances from his home studio close to London for the past few months. With a career in ...
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Believe in Music Week: The Online Global Gathering for the People Who Bring Music to the World Concludes
A convergence of 93,226 industry leaders, buyers, sellers, music educators, artists, media and music makers from 187 countries and territories gathered this past week to take part in NAMM's Believe in Music week, the online, ...
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JBL Professional and AKG Win Big at 2021 TEC Awards at The NAMM Show
Harman Professional Solutions announces that JBL Professional and AKG products earned top honors at the 36th NAMM Technical Excellence & Creativity (TEC) Awards.
The annual TEC Awards honored best-in-class ...
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LynTec Launches Innovative Narrow Profile Panelboards
LynTec, a manufacturer of innovative electrical power control solutions for professional audio, video, and lighting (AVL) systems, today announces the launch of its new Narrow Profile Panelboards. The 9"-wide, column-width panels ...
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Luminex GigaCore Product Range Obtains Q-SYS Network Switch Qualification
Luminex Network Intelligence announces that Luminex's complete GigaCore network switches product line has been awarded the "Q-SYS Network Switch Qualification" by IOL (University of New Hampshire Interoperability Laboratory). The ...
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Audinate Announces SDK for Dante Embedded Platform
Audinate, developer of the industry-leading Dante AV networking technology, has announced the availability of a software development kit (SDK) for manufacturers of Arm-based audio products. This SDK lets manufacturers ...
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New Sanctuary at Life Baptist Church in Las Vegas Opens with State-of-the-Art Elation Lighting System
Founded in 2003, Life Baptist Church in Las Vegas is an active ministry that until recently was holding five services each weekend in order to accommodate its growing congregation. After seven years in a building that only held 250, the ...
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First Robe FORTES for France
Robe's amazing brand-new flagship, high powered, TE (Transferable Engine) LED luminaire -- the FORTE -- makes landfall in France where brand new FORTES have been delivered from the Czech Republic via Robe France to rental ...
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d&b Soundscape Allows Opera to be Re-imagined during COVID-19
When the Irish National Opera first started production of Least Like the Other, they had plans to tour the show around Ireland in August 2020. While the pandemic threatened to halt the production and performances, innovation ...
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Olev Luhaäär Powers Flexible Design for Bocuse d'Or Europe 2020 Contest with ChamSys
It was the final day of Bocuse d'Or Europe 2020. Esteemed chefs from 24 nations had gathered with their teams in different rooms at the Saku Arena early in the morning to review their secret plans for the dishes they would be offering ...
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Mad Systems Inc. Adds Toni Losier to Business Development Team
Mad Systems Inc. is delighted to announce the addition of Toni Losier to their growing team. Losier will be representing the award-winning audio-visual company while based in Orlando, Florida, covering the east coast region ...
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Don Zadunayski Joins Symetrix as Regional Sales Manager
Symetrix Inc., manufacturer of AV hardware, software, and control systems, announces that Don Zadunayski has joined the company as regional sales manager, overseeing Hawaii, Northern California, and Northern Nevada. ...
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Red Bee Delivers Netherlands Biggest Livestream with an Estimated 1.7 Million Joining Vrienden van Amstel Live
Red Bee Media delivered the biggest livestream ever seen in the Netherlands, when Vrienden van Amstel (Friends of Amstel) was held as a digital event for the first time in its 23-year-old history on January 16, 2021. ...
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Pelican Marks 45 Years of Excellence
As the new year begins, Pelican Products, Inc. is gearing up to commemorate its 45th year in business and commitment to its vision of "Protecting All That You Value." From a humble garage operation in Torrance, California, ...
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COVID-19 Update, January 22, 2021: The Federal Blitz
Now it gets interesting. With President Biden coming in, a flurry of new regulations follows designed to boost vaccinations, increase testing, and producer more protective gear. And not a moment too soon: The numbers of the infected are ...
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ADJ's New Control Solution Provides The LINK Between Lights and Creativity
ADJ introduces the latest edition to its range of lighting control solutions, the LINK. This unique hardware/software system combines the processing power, wireless connectivity, and multitouch screen of an iPad with lighting ...
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Focusrite Holds Online Discussion Marking the Release of Five New Products
Recently Focusrite held an online streaming discussion spotlighting new products and checking in with industry pros. The session was dubbed "At Home, At Home," emphasizing how Focusrite's products are properly suited to any work ...
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The Audio Engineering Society Welcomes Jonathan Wyner as President
Jonathan Wyner has started his term as president of the Audio Engineering Society beginning January 1, 2021. "Jonathan has proven his leadership and vision during his year on the AES Board of Directors as president-elect," ...
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Rose Brand Introduces its 2021 E-catalog
In recognition of the changing work environment, Rose Brand introduces its 2021 Theatrical & Event Production Catalog in electronic format only. The e-catalog provides access to over 15,000 SKUs of products and related services, ...
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Robe Smiles for Christmas
Usmev ako dar - "Smile As A Gift" - is a high-profile gala evening and charity concert broadcast on Christmas Eve on Slovakia's national RTVS Channel 1.
The show features the participation of children from orphanages and foster ...
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Kaskade Rings in the New Year with L-Acoustics
California's SilverLakes is best known for attracting sports fans and horse-riding enthusiasts with more than two dozen full-sized soccer fields and five equestrian areas. But this past New Year's Eve, the complex upped its showmanship ...
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Events United Sets Tone For Granite State Baseball Dinner with Chauvet Professional
Like all minor league baseball teams, The New Hampshire Fisher Cats had no 2020 baseball season, because of the COVID-19 lockdown. Although the crack of the bat and thump of a fastball hitting the catcher's glove could not be heard at ...
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"A.C. Sister Companies" Support MBSE Global Technical Teams with Major Luminex Delivery
Lighting rental house, MBSE, has made a significant investment in over 500 Luminex network and lighting distribution devices. This substantial acquisition was supplied by sister companies A.C. Entertainment Technologies (AC-ET) and A.C. ...
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Avolites Helps Ginghamsburg Church Wrap Up A Shining Christmas Production
Silicon Valley isn't the only place to find technology's leading edge these days. Tipp City, Ohio, a suburb 13 miles north of Dayton, is home to Ginghamsburg Church, one of the world's strongest advocates for technological change in ...
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Astera is Live in Denmark
Live Company is a full technical production and rental specialist based in Skovlunde, a suburb of Copenhagen, Denmark, owned by Peter Clausen, Mikkel Bedsted, and two other business partners, all of whom are dedicated to ...
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Show Imaging Transforms to Accommodate Virtual Event Production
In early May of last year, Show Imaging entirely transformed itself from a live events company to a virtual events company with a widespread, global audience. This means that on a regular basis, they are bringing technicians, clients, ...
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Meyer Sound Extends Flexibility and Versatility with New LEOPARD Solution
Meyer Sound announces immediate availability of LEOPARD-M80 narrow coverage linear line array, a new variant of the LEOPARD loudspeaker designed for focused coverage and long-throw applications. LEOPARD-M80 is identical to the ...
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HyperFlex Tunable White 2835 LED Strip Light from Environmental Lights
Environmental Lights announces the launch of their new HyperFlex Tunable White 2835 Strip Light.
HyperFlex Tunable White 2835 LED Strip Light is the latest release in the award-winning HyperFlex family of LED strip lights from ...
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Sensaphonics Introduces 3DME Custom Tour with Active Ambient technology and Bluetooth Control
Sensaphonics announces the introduction of 3DME Custom Tour, the next-generation Active Ambient IEM system. It adds the isolation and comfort of custom-fit, soft silicone in-ears to the advanced signal processing features of the ASI ...
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Austrian Audio Expands Availability Across North America
In just their second year, Austrian Audio has seen enormous growth in their US retail business. Working closely with distribution company Group One Ltd, Austrian Audio professional studio microphones and headphones are now available ...
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d&b audiotechnik Provides Crowd Enhancement System for Maui Invitational
As the 2020 college basketball season was finally underway many teams are acclimating to the reality of playing in empty arenas. The 2020 Camping World Maui Invitational, hosted at the Harrah's Cherokee Center in Asheville, North Carolina ...
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Davie County Vaccination Clinics Can Now Run Rain or Shine Thanks to Special Event Services
Over 1,000 Davie County residents are one step closer to COVID-19 immunity following a drive-thru vaccination clinic at Davie County Community Park on Friday, January 15, 2021. Despite a little rain, both recipients and staff stayed dry ...
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Brompton Technology Helps Pixomondo Push the Boundaries of Virtual Production
With its network of studios spanning the world, from the United States to Europe and Asia, Pixomondo ("PXO") has cemented its global reputation as an industry leading VFX house. The company has worked on award-winning TV productions such ...
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Fusion FS20 Sticks Highlight Budapest Pool for International Swimming League
Production designer Frédéric "Aldo" Fayard (of Concept K) deployed FUSION by GLP FS20 Sticks for the first time -- and to great effect -- when lighting the recent ISL (International Swimming League) event in Budapest, ...
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Alcons Aids Transformation Of High-Tech Multifunctional Venue
As part of a project funded by the European Union, a former military barracks in northern Italy has been transformed into a "social activation hub." BASIS Vinschgau-Venosta aims to facilitate the development of ideas in economy, culture, ...
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Almost 200 ADJ LED-Powered Fixtures Transform Historic Church for High-Energy Live Stream
As with many events last year, the annual Nuland Verlicht community celebration in the Netherlands had to transition to a virtual format in 2020. However, instead of scaling back, rising star lighting designer Bart Stofmeel instead ...
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Shure Twinplex Headsets Bring Voice to Celebrity Panelists for Premiere of The Masked Dancer
Paula Abdul, Ashley Tisdale, Brian Austin Greene, and Ken Jeong are sporting Shure's TwinPlex TH53 Subminiature Headset Microphones in their role as celebrity panelists on the new Fox TV series The ...
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Lectrosonics Introduces the SMWB and SMDWB Wideband Transmitters in the 941MHz Frequency
Lectrosonics introduces two new transmitters as the latest generation in the award-winning Digital Hybrid Wireless SM Series product line: the SMWB/E07-941 (single AA battery) and SMDWB/E07-941 (dual AA battery), covering the Part ...
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LynTec Introduces the LCP Lighting Control Panel Series
LynTec, manufacturer of electrical power control solutions for professional audio, video, and lighting systems, is kicking off the first phase of its new lighting control product lineup with the LCP Lighting Control Panel Series. ...
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Staging Concepts Goes Beyond "the Boards" with Custom Architectural Elements
asdfAll the world may be a stage (according to William Shakespeare) but, when it comes to making an ovation-worthy structural statement, Staging Concepts' talents go far beyond treading the boards. In addition to being a ...
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Powersoft Launches New M-Force and Reference Designs
Ever since its release in 2013, Powersoft's M-Force linear transducer has redefined what was possible in the realm of infra-bass, reaching well below the conventional frequency range.
Despite its continued use and relevance at ...
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Palmer Presents Grand Audition MKII - 24-Channel Switching System Now Available
The Adam Hall Group announces Palmer presents the Grand Audition MKII, a modern 19" loudspeaker switching system on two rack units for convenient loudspeaker routing in showrooms, sales floors, multi-room applications, and many ...
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d&b audiotechnik Announces Sessions at NAMM's Believe in Music Week
d&b audiotechnik is proud to support the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) for its first ever Believe in Music Week virtual event, January 18 - January 22, 2021. Event registrants will have access to d&b's ...
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Harman Professional Launches Redesigned Education Alliance Program (EAP) Web Portal
Harman Professional Solutions debuts a redesigned and streamlined web portal for its Education Alliance Program (EAP), available to universities and colleges worldwide. The updated portal gives university and college AV and IT ...
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Streaming Home for Christmas in Belgium with Robe
The Belgians definitely didn't let the pandemic dampen enthusiasm for the festive season, and while it was "different" in every sense with a lockdown in place and none of the usual round of parties and celebratory shows, theatrical musical ...
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Jean Michel Jarre Virtual Show Opens New Worlds With Help From Jvan Morandi and ChamSys
There is an unmistakable sense of boldness, perhaps even bravado, betrayed by a name like "Welcome To The Other Side." In choosing this title, the author of a work is promising a transformative experience, one that will liberate the ...
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Trans-Siberian Orchestra Goes Virtual with Live-Streamed Holiday Spectacular with grandMA3 Light
Although fans of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra (TSO) didn't have the chance to see the band's annual holiday spectacular in an arena near them in 2020, they gleefully flocked to an electrifying, 90-minute live-streamed PPV event, "Christmas ...
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Obsidian Offers Four-part ONYX Training Webinar Series
Obsidian Control Systems announces a new four-part webinar series for its ONYX Control Platform. Starting January 26, the webinar series will be presented in an easy-to-follow online format, allowing anyone with or without ONYX ...
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Michael T. Strickland Awarded Inaugural Live Design Pandemic Pivot Prize
Bandit Lites announces Michael T. Strickland has been awarded Live Design's Pandemic Pivot Prize, which recognizes an individual for their actions in managing a business or aiding the industry during the COVID-19 crisis. ...
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Behind the Scenes Mental Health Initiative Introduces Sample Language for Toolbox Talks
The Behind the Scenes (BTS) Mental Health Initiative wants language about mental health and respectful workplaces to become a part of every toolbox talk or safety briefing because psychological safety is as important as physical ...
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ChamSys Expands Into Germany
Chauvet Germany GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of ChamSys' parent company, is now exclusively responsible for selling and servicing the complete line of ChamSys products in the German market. In conjunction with this move, which ...
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Prolight + Sound, Three Textile Fairs postponed until 2022; International Consumer Goods Show Cancelled
Back in September 2020, a decision was reached by Messe Frankfurt and the industries involved to forgo any physical events at the home base in the first quarter of 2021. Now, following close consultation with customers, it has ...
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Herb Trawick Named Co-Host of Believe TV at Believe in Music Week
Record industry luminary, TEC Hall of Fame inductee and one-half of Pensado's Place, the web's most popular pro audio show, Herb Trawick, will join Believe TV as co-host for Thursday, January 21 and Friday, January 22 during ...
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Over 700 Elation Lights for 2020 Illumination - Tree Lights at The Morton Arboretum
For The Morton Arboretum, the idea of not running Illumination this past holiday season was not an option, says Lightswitch principal John Featherstone about the popular wintertime lighting display in Lisle, Illinois. Illu ...
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Believe in Music, Believe in Live - Adam Hall Group Makes a Mark at Winter NAMM 2021
With a five-day online event under the motto "Believe in Music," this year's Winter NAMM Show dares to defy the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. From January 18 to 22, NAMM brings together manufacturers, dealers, artists, ...
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Harman Professional Solutions Announces Special Guests and Exclusive Events for Virtual 2021 NAMM Show
Harman Professional Solutions announces its lineup of special sessions and product spotlights for the 2021 NAMM Believe in Music Week, taking place January 18 to 22.
Organized by the National Association of Music ...
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Electro-Voice Launches EVOLVE 50M Column Loudspeaker System
Electro-Voice is expanding its EVOLVE series with the launch of the EVOLVE 50M column loudspeaker system. The EVOLVE 50M features Electro-Voice's new QuickSmart Link digital audio and control technology, an onboard mixer, DSP and ...
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Robe Assists Red Alert Evening in Israel
Over 150 theatrical venues, concert halls, music clubs, and sport arenas across the whole of Israel -- in cities and communities large and small -- were lit up in red on December 26, 2020 in a "Red Alert evening of action" designed to ...
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ASI Audio Introduces iOS-compatible Version of 3DME Music Enhancement IEM system, Now with Bluetooth Control
ASI Audio x Sensaphonics announces the imminent release of the upgraded version of its flagship 3DME Music Enhancement system. The new version will incorporate Bluetooth connectivity for the included ASI Audio App, enabling set-up ...
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COVID-19 Update, January 15, 2020: The $2 Trillion Dollar Plan
It was an extraordinary, even heartbreaking week, with Washington, DC convulsed by violence and controversy, followed by the second impeachment of the president. At the same time, the pandemic continues unabated, bringing states like ...
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New German Study Lays Out Conditions for Safely Holding Indoor Concerts
A new study, commissioned by a concert venue on Dortmund, Germany and conducted by the Fraunhofer Heinrich Institute Goslar and measurement specialist firm ParteQ, has reported it results on the issues relating to the dispersion of ...
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Meyer Sound Goes Virtual at 2021 NAMM Believe in Music Week
Meyer Sound will participate in the 2021 NAMM Believe in Music Week virtual show starting January 18, where the company will debut two original content sessions, share product resources, and schedule one-on-one meetings with NAMM ...
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Audinate Offers Seminar on Adapting Music Education for COVID with Dante During NAMM 2021
Audinate is offering a free seminar during NAMM 2021 on the topic of "Getting Back to Music Education and Professional Live Performances." The seminar explores how Dante is enabling many different types of live performances while ...
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Explore Color Mixing on January 21st Elation Innovation Hour
Elation Professional is set to resume its Innovation Hour livestream presentations Thursday, January 21 with a discussion of the various types of color mixing systems found in today's modern automated luminaires and the ...
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Behind the Scenes Pledge-of-Support Partners Come Though Difficult Year and Introducing Pledge Program
Companies joining the Behind the Scenes (BTS) Pledge-of-Support Program make a long term commitment to support the work of the charity through the sale of their products or services.
Despite the unprecedented challenges of the ...
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New USITT Fund to Grow Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Industry
The USITT Board of Directors has established the Tayneshia Jefferson Fund for Inclusion to support USITT's efforts in the growth of equity, diversity, and inclusion in the industry. This fund builds upon the gifts made to USITT's ...
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iPointes for GlasGLOW3 Event
GlasGLOW3 was a truly magical illuminated trail event, full of fun and fantasy, conceived and produced by event specialist itison and staged at Glasgow Botanic Gardens. It ran for two and a half weeks in October and November featuring a ...
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Claypaky Lights at the Inauguration of the New Façade of the Bergamo Provincial Police Headquarters
The inauguration of the new façade of the Bergamo Provincial Police Headquarters took place on December 10, 2020. The façade was based on drawings done by students at the Giacomo e Pio Manzù Art School and the work was made possible ...
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Lea's Picnic Concerts with GLP
In a summer that saw hardly any live shows, Landstreicher Konzert GmbH set an example with their corona compliant series of Picnic Concerts in several German cities. Singer songwriter Lea was one of the artists who performed ...
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DAS Audio Loudspeakers Usher in a New Level of Engagement at the House of Praise
Established in 2000, House of Praise is one of the parishes of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, which is one of the fastest-growing churches in the world, with over 32,000 parishes in over 180 countries. Guided by Pastor Wale ...
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Theatre in Review: Under the Radar, Part II (Public Theater)
The latest edition of the Under the Radar Festival, the celebration of avant-garde performance, features two attractions based on music-making, each of which produces strikingly different results. ...
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Meyer Sound Ultra Reflex Solution Delivers Fidelity and Imaging for Screen Channels on Direct View Displays
Meyer Sound introduces Ultra Reflex, a patent-pending solution for optimum reproduction of discrete screen channel audio on large-scale direct view ("emissive") video displays. The complete system for each screen channel comprises a ...
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Solid State Logic to Host Music Production Sessions at NAMM's Believe in Music Week
Solid State Logic (SSL) announces it will be offering several music tool and application sessions at this year's Believe in Music -- NAMM's new online digital event. The sessions -- which run between Tuesday, January 19 and Friday, ...
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Imaginary Labs Announces the Release of Carbon for Unreal
Imaginary Labs, founded upon and dedicated to supporting great entertainment design through impeccable visualization, announces the release of their premium subscription-based DMX plug-in, Carbon for Unreal. ...
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Javits Center Confirms Commitment for October 2021 Lightfair Trade Show and Conference
The Jacob K. Javits Center in New York City has confirmed its commitment to LightFair to stage its October 2021 trade show and conference after the announcement by New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo that the facility will be ...
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Co-op Donates £1 million for Music Feeds, the Live Stream Gig Set to Fight Food Poverty
Sam Smith, Blossoms, Fontaines D.C., Newton Faulkner and Flogging Molly will join more than 40 international artists uniting to raise vital funds to fight food poverty, help struggling music acts and entertainment industry ...
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Fifth Vectorworks Design Scholarship Opens for Submissions
Global design and BIM software provider Vectorworks, Inc. announces its fifth Vectorworks Design Scholarship. This global competition is open to undergraduate and graduate students in major disciplines related to architecture, ...
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L-Acoustics Kiva II Shines at Westminster Christian School's Lighthouse
Westminster Christian School, a private preschool through high school campus in Miami's Palmetto Bay suburb, recently installed an L-Acoustics Kiva II sound system in the Lighthouse, the school's newly-constructed, 637-seat ...
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Spectre Studios Uses Brompton Technology for Unreal Build: Virtual Production Event
Looking back at 2020, this has been a year of many ups and downs, with companies undergoing radical transformations from facilitating physical events to adopting pioneering technologies used for remote productions, virtual set ups, and ...
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This is Holland Flies Audiences Across The Netherlands With Alcons Audio
Officially opened in February 2018, This is Holland was the first panoramic flight simulator in the Benelux countries, costing €18 million to develop and build. However, it quickly became obvious that the original audio system ...
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South Windsor High School Impresses with "Mighty" Audio System Powered by Renkus-Heinz
South Windsor High School, the home of the Bobcats in South Windsor, Connecticut, recently updated its 660-seat theatre on campus with a pro audio system that ensures every performance roars with crystal clear audio. And at the heart of ...
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Bloomfield Stadium Delivers Stunning Sound for Football Matches and Events With JBL Professional Audio System
KLEY-ZEMER's professional division KZPRO (R.B.X international) were chosen to supply a state-of-the-art JBL Professional audio system for the 60-year-old Bloomfield football stadium during its extensive three-year renovation project ...
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Synthax to Hold 2nd Virtual "Extravaganza Pro Audio Show" Featuring Artist Performances, Demos, and Live Q&A
Synthax -- distributor of RME audio solutions, Ferrofish audio converters, Digigram broadcast and streaming solutions, Appsys digital audio tools, and myMix personal monitor and mixer -- announces its second installment of ...
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Avolites Announces its New Diamond 9 Flagship Console
Avolites announces the launch of its new flagship Diamond 9 console in two versions: D9-330 and D9-215. Both new visual canvas controllers deliver inspired creative control to production designers in lighting, broadcast and AV, ...
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Christie Releases Simpler, More Powerful Pandoras Box Software
Christie has launched the new Pandoras Box V8 Software License, for real-time video processing and show control, featuring a host of professional new features, a simplified workflow, and streamlined licensing. Now, one single ...
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ETC's ArcSystem Pro One-Cell High Output Adds Yoke Mount
ETC adds a new option to its ArcSystem Pro family of LED solutions. Building on the success of the Pro One-Cell High Output luminaire, ETC now has a yoke variant available for purchase.
The High Output version of the Pro One ...
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Barco Expands Laser Portfolio with New Single-chip G100 Projectors
Barco announces the launch of its new G100 series projectors. The company says it expands its laser projection portfolio with a budget-friendly projector range that meets the high Barco quality standards and the customer ...
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Eric McAfee Takes on the Role of Director of Technical Design for Stagecraft
Stagecraft welcomes Eric McAfee into the role of director of technical design. McAfee holds a BFA in Theatre and has a wide range of experience working as a rigging installer, project manager, and technical designer. He has ...
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Symetrix Promotes Scott Wrege to National Sales Director
Symetrix, Inc., manufacturer of AV hardware, software, and control systems, announces the promotion of Scott Wrege to national sales director for the US. In this role, he will primarily be responsible for implementing sales ...
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Spectacular Christmas Light Show at Florida Shopping Mall Under Obsidian Control
The Mall at University Town Center in Sarasota, Florida, is a shopping paradise with over 100 stores and 20 dining options that attracts multitudes of patrons year round. This past holiday season, the mall retired its smaller Christmas ...
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Robe Lights ADAM Tower for PS5 Launch Event
The buzz around the new Sony PlayStation 5 launch was unmissable in November as Sony HQ buildings worldwide exploded in a spectacular series of co-ordinated lighting and visual shows to herald the new flagship PS5 console. ...
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Pittsburgh Takes on Holiday Glow with VLS and Chauvet Professional
Every night in December, America's famous "Steel City" is being transformed, taking on the air of a holiday village, courtesy of a Vincent Lighting Systems (VLS) design that features Chauvet Professional COLORado Solo 1 fixtures. ...
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Evoke Collaborative Provides Design and More for Projection at LaGuardia Airport
Nearly three years ago, LaGuardia Gateway Partners approached Evoke Collaborative to discuss creating a central projection mapped water feature in the soon-to-be brand new Terminal B at LaGuardia Airport. Over the course of the ...
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Analog Way Picturall Pro Media Servers Help Germany's Rent Event Tec Drive LED Videowalls for TV Series
Mannheim, Germany-based Rent Event Tec GmbH built two massive LED videowalls for greenscreen production, which are driven by two Analog Way Pictural Pro media servers using six 4K outputs each, for the German streaming TV series B ...
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Behind the Scenes of The Avett Brothers' Epic New Year's Eve Special
The nearly five-hour New Year's Eve livestream extravaganza was made to look seamless as if the viewer was along for the celebration until the ball dropped. In reality, all cylinders were firing behind-the-scenes from Emmy-winning ...
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Magazzino Italian Art Presents "Unrelenting" with WSDG
Magazzino Italian Art has built a reputation as one of the premier destinations in the United States for showcasing the past, present, and future of Italian visual art. The gallery recently partnered with the Consulate General of Italy ...
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Yamaha Delivers a New Twist on Reference Monitor with Updated MSP3A Compact Powered Speaker
Yamaha is updating one of its reference monitors to deliver even more faithful sound reproduction and user convenience for recording studio, broadcast, and post-production environments, the company says. The new MSP3A powered ...
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NATEAC Announces Virtual Event in 2021
The North American Theatre Engineering and Architecture Conference (NATEAC) is being converted to a virtual event in July, 2021.
Conference director, Bill Sapsis explains. "Uncertainty and risk remain in abundance and it ...
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REDI Acoustics Presentation to Debut During NAMM 2021 Believe in Music Week
For many years, the need for a wave-based, computer-modeling tool capable of facilitating predictive, iterative analysis required to optimize small room design (i.e. studios, home theaters, audiophile rooms, etc.) has been the ...
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USITT's 61st Annual Conference & Stage Expo to Be Held Virtually March 8 - 12, 2021
USITT has opened registration for its 61st Annual Conference & Stage Expo, which will be held virtually March 8-12, 2021.
The online event encourages a global audience and makes attending easier than ever before and lets all ...
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Robe is a Hit on TV in Denmark
Danish lighting designer Johnny Thinggaard Lydiksen counts himself lucky to have had a busy autumn, engaged in working on several different television productions, all of them using Robe moving lights. ...
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Maximus Helps Ring in New Year in Hengelo, The Netherlands
With fireworks forbidden and COVID-19 keeping people isolated for New Year's Eve, Ton Nieuwenhuis and Martin Ciesluk of design firm Outside the Circle decided to bring a bit of lighting inspiration to the people of the ...
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TASCAM Announces the TASCAM & Bootsy Giveaway
Are you ready to shift your funk into high gear? Then don't miss the opportunity to win an incredible music making system from TASCAM and Kali Audio. TASCAM announces the TASCAM & Bootsy Giveaway contest. Now through January 31, ...
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Long Reach Long Riders Announce 18th Annual Charity Motorycyle Ride
The Long Reach Long Riders announce -- again -- their 18th annual charity motorcycle ride -- A River Runs Through It.
The 2020 LRLR route, which was replaced with the "Just Breathe" -- Kazoo Relay due to the pandemic, ...
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Life Is Art Studios Adds Edge to BIG Something's NYE Shows with Chauvet Professional
"New Year's Eve at Lincoln Theatre has become one of our favorite traditions," alt rockers BIG Something declared when announcing plans for a two-night NYE stand early in December. But during a pandemic, even traditions continued are ...
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Bandit Illuminates 2020 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo
The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association held the 2020 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at Globe Life Field on Dec. 3 - 12. The culmination of the rodeo season features the top 15 contestants in bareback riding, steer wrestling, team ...
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Complete Rig of ADJ LED-Powered Fixtures Transforms Church's Elementary Space Into Full-on Fun Factory!
Radiant Church, a thriving multi-site church located in Tampa, FL, has recently overhauled the AVL system in its dedicated space for elementary-aged children. This included the installation of 37 ADJ lighting fixtures to create a ...
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Martin Audio ADORNS Heimathafen Events Space at Goldbäckerei Grote
For more then 100 years, Goldbäckerei Grote has been serving its customers in the Sauerland region. In addition to 17 cafés and bakeries, the fourth generation of the family business has now also opened a gastronomy location directly on ...
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City Theatrical Launches Multiverse Vero Transceivers Products for Outdoor Wireless DMX Installations
City Theatrical's Multiverse Vero Transceiver 900MHz/2.4GHz (P/N 7400-5902) brings the advanced features of the Multiverse wireless DMX/RDM system to outdoor installations for architecture and entertainment. The Multiverse Vero ...
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MA Lighting International Supports Behind the Scenes
Behind the Scenes announces a generous year-end donation from MA Lighting International which has been a supporter of the charity for many years, through its important partnership with the Lightpower Collection. MA ...
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L-Acoustics Supports NAMM's Believe in Music Week
Over the past 120 years, the National Association of Music Merchants has grown from a small, domestic consortium of piano dealers into a massive educational and support organization boasting arguably the world's best trade show ...
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Allen & Heath Goes Big for NAMM Believe in Music Week
NAMM Believe in Music Week is a new digital event, featuring a robust marketplace, cutting-edge education, entertainment and live music, providing a platform to power our industry's recovery and support those in need. Allen & ...
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London Welcomes 2021 with Elation Professional
London welcomed in 2021 with a spectacular city-wide display, sending a message of thanks and hope to the nation and the world. Jack Morton, the global brand experience agency, helped to develop the original concept and worked ...
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Lighting the Louvre for David Guetta with Robe
It was the gig of show designer / director Romain Pissenem's dreams!
Global music superstar David Guetta, France's most iconic DJ and music producer playing a unique set live at one of the world's most visually, ...
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Christmas Capital of Texas Remains Festive and Safe with Lightware Lab's Projection Mapping Capabilities
North west of Dallas is a town dubbed the "Christmas Capital of Texas" where for 40 days during the holidays Grapevine, Texas transforms into a winter wonderland of holiday lights, decorations, and various Christmas events. Every year, ...
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Green-GO Provides Signal Solution for COVID-19 Test Station
Tasked by a Regional Public Health Service with finding an effective solution for a new COVID-19 testing center to enable its 18 test bays to signal for technical assistance, Backbone International turned to tried-and-tested event ...
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Bølgen Kulturhus Installs Power and Versatility with Adamson E-Series
Bølgen Kulturhus in Larvik, Norway is a truly multi-purpose, multi-use venue that welcomes thousands of patrons annually for concerts, cinema, and theatre presentations, as well as conferences and events of all descriptions. With the ...
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Ayrton Appoints Sky Corporation as Exclusive Distributor for Serbia
Ayrton announces the appointment of Sky Corporation doo as its new, exclusive distributor for Serbia with immediate effect.
Established in 1999, Sky Corporation doo is a first-class company specializing in distribution, ...
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DirectOut Partners with Vivivaldy to Make the Show Go WAN
German networked audio and interconnectivity specialist DirectOut announces collaboration with the Italian-based team of Vivivaldy to establish a tailored service for uncompressed audio transmission over public WAN ...
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Theatre in Review: Under the Radar Festival, Part I (Public Theater Online)
The Under the Radar Festival, which focuses on all thing avant-garde, is making its annual appearance; of course, this year everything is online. We'll be looking at a number of events on offer; if the pieces under consideration ...
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COVID Update, January 8, 2020: Strange Days
It's been one of the strangest weeks in American history, with the eyes of the world riveted on (and appalled by) the spectacle of hooligans invading and defiling the US Capitol. But as we pick up the pieces and debates rage about ...
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Apollo Design Technology to Rebuild Following Fire
The following is a message from Joel and Keersten Nichols, founders of Apollo Design Technology:
"A new year is a chance to rebuild for all of us. For Apollo, Blue Pony, and Avid Labs this will be a rebuild in a big ...
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IATSE Denounces Violence at the US Capitol
IATSE International president Matthew D. Loeb issued a blistering statement regarding the violent riots at the US Capitol Wednesday.
Written on Wednesday, it reads:
"When Pro-Trump insurrectionists stormed the United ...
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Elation IP-rated Lighting for California Bayside's Outdoor Christmas Village and Light Show
After arguably the toughest year in recent memory, Bayside Church in Granite Bay, California, one of the largest churches in the Sacramento area, wanted to do something special for its congregation this holiday season. As a special ...
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Clear-Com EMEA Sales Director Accepts New Leadership Roles Within Rise Organization
Clear-Com's EMEA sales director, Nicki Fisher, has gladly accepted an invitation to be the new chair of the board for Rise, a non-profit organization that supports women in the media and entertainment technology sector. She ...
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Kyle Upchurch Gets Creative With Chauvet Professional For Central Christian Church
Worshippers responding to a church service by honking their horns? Not long ago, it would have been unimaginable, but in a year when the unexpected has become normal, this is how people at Central Christian Church responded to a heart ...
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Danley Sound Labs SH46 Loudspeakers and TH118XL Subwoofers Reanimate Historic Bearsville Theater
Albert Grossman -- music industry guru and manager of Bob Dylan, The Band, Janis Joplin, Odetta, and Peter, Paul, & Mary, among many others -- founded the Bearsville creative complex in the 1970s in Woodstock, ...
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Astera Adds Festive Sparkle for Helene Fischer Christmas Special TV Show
Nearly 500 Astera AX3 LightDrop wireless battery-powered LED fixtures were utilized for a show-stopping Weihnachtsshow (Christmas Show) special broadcast by popular German singer, dancer and entertainer, Helene Fischer.
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SpotTrack And Those Few Shows Of 2020
With SpotTrack, the specialist entertainment software tool for making, modifying, and maintaining followspot cue sheets, sold on a per-show basis, it provided an immediate measure of the shut down of the entertainment industry ...
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Zero 88 FLX for YouTube Studios
Projects Department Ltd (PDL) specified and installed two Zero 88 FLX lighting control consoles, four SCD Servers, and a ZerOS Wing for YouTube's Space London facility in the lively Kings Cross area of the UK's capital. ...
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SSL ORIGIN Console Brings True Flexibility to Flow Studios
Its newly acquired 32-channel Solid State Logic ORIGIN analogue in-line console provides the perfect solution for the high standards associated with the studio, the company says, a brand new, state of the art, recording facility ...
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York Theatre Company Sustains Serious Damage in Water Main Break
Off Broadway's York Theatre Company has sustained major damage from a water main break that occurred early this past Monday morning. The damage is extensive on the subterranean levels of St. Peter's Church, which house the church's ...
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Lectrosonics Sponsors Sound is Essential Contest
Lectrosonics, together with a number of dealers, industry manufacturers, and end users, has been spearheading a social media campaign for the last few weeks, Sound is Essential, to emphasize that no matter the medium, sound is ...
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Canto USA Gives Back to the Theatrical Community
2020 saw a lot of difficulty and changes for everyone. The theatrical and live events community has been one of the industries most affected by the pandemic. Millions found themselves without the opportunity to do what they do best, put on ...
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Observatory Expands with the Appointment of Simon Harris as Director of Production
Observatory, the creative video specialist which provides award-winning creative visual content innovation for live events, fashion, broadcast, and more, has expanded its senior team with the addition of Simon Harris. ...
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Elizabeth Coco Adds Depth To First Baptist Glenarden Video With Chauvet Professional
The project came up suddenly. She hadn't even seen the light plot she would be working with until she walked in the door of the venue. The onsite console she'd be using was one she hadn't worked with in quite a while. Complicating matters ...
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FLUX::Immersive Rolls Out Major Framework Update
FLUX::Immersive announces the introduction of 20.12, a major update to their proprietary framework and its ecosystem of products.
The product of more than two decades of evolution and development, the new FLUX:: 20.12 update ...
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New Hosa Face Masks Now Available
Hosa Technology, Inc., provider of analog and digital connectivity solutions for the modern musician, introduces the newest addition to the growing list of preventative and protective products, Hosa Face Masks. With social ...
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Analog Way Picturall Pro Media Server Drives Award-winning Entrance Experience at New St. Louis Aquarium
Analog Way's Picturall Pro media server with 8TB performance-plus hard drives is powering the award-winning Entrance Experience at the new St. Louis Aquarium created by DE-ZYN Studios.
America's newest aquarium is the centerpiece ...
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L-Acoustics Names Dedicated Sales and Application Team to Build Presence in Middle East and India Regions
L-Acoustics announces the appointment of two regional industry experts to support existing partners and grow the company's presence in key vertical markets, as well as with consultants, integrators, sound engineers, and end users in ...
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Chris Young Takes the Stage for Socially-Distanced Concert at Coolray Field with Bandit Lites
Multi-platinum RCA Records Nashville entertainer Chris Young headlined the first-ever socially distanced concert at Coolray Field on Nov. 14 with a lighting package provided by long-time vendor, Bandit Lites. Young, whose ...
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Audio Industry Connects Through AES Events and Activities in 2020, Looks Ahead to 2021
The Audio Engineering Society brings the audio industry together to "Listen, Learn, and Connect" with peers and pros around the world -- a vital role through the past year's industry changes, challenges, and opportunities. Under the ...
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Brian Dowd Joins A.C. Lighting Inc. as Sales Representative for Southeastern USA
A.C. Lighting Inc.Brian Dowd, a well-respected veteran in the industry, to the position of sales representative, Southeastern USA.
Dowd brings over 30 years of experience and a proven track ...
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Martin Audio Set to Celebrate Half a Century as Sound Pioneers
Despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Martin Audio is intent on turning 2021 into a year-long celebration of its 50th anniversary.
The company -- founded by Australian Dave Martin in London's Covent Garden, back in 1971 -- has ...
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Big Changes at Canto USA
2020 saw a lot of changes for every company in the entertainment industry, and Canto USA was no exception. The government tariffs on key components in the company's supply chain as well as the coronavirus pandemic have given rise ...
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Matt Collier and Chauvet Professional Generate NYE Energy For Spafford Livestream
The 1,500-seat Marquee Theatre was virtually empty, save for a few widely separated family members on hand, when Spafford took to the stage for its 2021 New Year's Eve livestream. Matt Collier, the jam band's longtime LD, couldn't ...
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The Belonging Co. Sets New Standards for Quality with its Latest LED Wall Driven by Brompton Processing
Located in Nashville, Tennessee, The Belonging Co. (TBCo) is quickly becoming one of the fastest growing and most culture-shaping churches in the US: its congregation has increased from just seven at its outset to many thousands in only ...
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Euroconcerts Audio Control Calls on DPA Microphones for Live and Recorded Television Productions
For more than 25 years, Euroconcerts Audio Control has called on DPA Microphones to provide pristine and reliable sound reinforcement for a wide array of musical productions. Included among the Euroconcerts mic locker are the DPA ...
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Reed Exhibitions Announces Anna Dycheva-Smirnova as CEO of Reed Exhibitions UK
Reed Exhibitions announce that Anna Dycheva-Smirnova has been appointed CEO, Reed Exhibitions UK, in addition to her role as CEO of Russia, Turkey, and the Middle East, effective from January 1, 2021. ...
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Fulcrum Acoustic's FH15 Provides Efficient Audio System for Premier Indoor Track
The Randal Tyson Track Center at the University of Arkansas features a 200m, 60-degree banked track along with men's and women's jumping runways and pits. It is considered one of the premier indoor track and field venues in the world, ...
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Portugal's João D'Oliva Monteiro Cine-Theatre Reopens with the Help of GoldenSea UV Disinfection Products
João D'Oliva Monteiro Cine-Theatre in Alcobaça is considered one of the most beautiful in Portugal. The work of Swiss architect Ernesto Korrodi, the building is also of historic importance in Portuguese architecture, combining ...
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LEA Professional Strengthens Sales Presence in Florida
LEA Professional, the startup turned industry player in amplifier and systems design, announces a partnership with C&E Marketing Pro to serve the company's growing customer base in Florida. C&E Marketing Pro, a manufacturer ...
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COVID-19 Update, December 22, 2020: Progress
We still have plenty of problems, and the spread of COVID-19 continues at an unacceptable rate, but at last, we're seeing progress on several fronts. The admittedly inadequate pandemic relief bill will help many during the holidays and ...
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Promotions Announced at Available Light
Available Light announces the promotion of Nastassia Ortiz, jr. assoc. IALD and Dylan Bomgardner, jr. assoc. IALD to associates of the firm.
A graduate of Northwestern University's MFA Stage Design Program, Ortiz ...
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Focusrite Red 8Line Thunderbolt 3 Audio Interface Now Available
Focusrite announces that its new Red 8Line -- a 58-input, 64-output, Thunderbolt 3 audio interface -- is now available for ordering. The Red 8Line features two Red Evolution mic pres, independent L/R monitor outs, eight balanced ...
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CODA Audio Introduces System Optimiser Beta v0.5
CODA Audio announces the immediate availability of the latest public beta version of its proprietary prediction software -- System Optimiser. This is a major update from the current version, the company says, providing integration ...
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Listen Technologies Launches Listen EVERYWHERE Private Channels
Listen Technologies Corporation, provider of advanced wireless listening solutions for 22 years, has announced a private channels feature in Listen EVERYWHERE. The new feature is part of a firmware upgrade to Listen EVERYWHERE, the ...
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DiGiCo S21 Puts Pinka in the Pink
The new Pinka Expressive Arts Space in the northern Orlando suburb of Apopka has something for just about everyone. During the day, the nearly 5,000-sq.-ft. creative space offers art, music, and theatrical instruction for students of all ...
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Analog Way Picturall Pro Media Servers and Aquilon C+ Power "The Link" Digital Art Installation at Resort
Las Vegas-based JCM Global has completed the installation of "The Link," a custom digital art installation at Choctaw Casino & Resort in Durant, Oklahoma, which debuted Labor Day weekend, early September 2020. The immersive feature ...
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ADJ Lighting, Video, Effect Fixtures Create the Atmosphere for UK's Biggest Online Haunted House Afterparty
The official 2020 afterparty to UK radio station Kiss FM's annual Haunted House Party featured a backdrop of ADJ lighting and LED video fixtures, while atmosphere for the set was provided by an ADJ Entour Ice low-fog machine. ...
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Solid State Luminaires Introduces Installation of RGBW Linear ColourLine Wet and Flood Products
Solid State Luminaires (SSL Lighting) unveils installation of their RGBW Linear ColourLine Wet and Flood products for the Miami County Courthouse, in Troy, Ohio.
This project features SSL's RGBW Linear ColourLine Wet (CLWET) and ...
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TV Composer Neil Parfitt Creates Sonic Palettes and New Storytelling Possibilities with Flock Audio's PATCH
Neil Parfitt composes music for children's animation, spanning preschool, teen comedy, and even Japanese Anime. Since the episodic programs he works on can carry a massive range of possible themes, emotions, and characters, he ...
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UdonThani International Convention and Exhibition Centre Creates Business Venue Using Harman's Solutions
Upgrading its facilities to offer an unmatched business and collaborative experience, the Montatip Hall, Udon Thani International Convention and Exhibition Centre hired integrator Mahajak Development Co., Ltd. to design and install premier ...
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Theatre in Review: Taylor Mac: Holiday Sauce...Pandemic! (Pomegranate Arts)
The writer and performance artist Taylor Mac is known for outlandish getups, but even hardcore Mac fans may be startled by the Carmen-Miranda-meets-The-Jolly-Green-Giant ensemble seen in Holiday Sauce...Pandemic! Quite apart ...
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Happy Holidays from LSA!
Please note the Lighting&Sound America and PLASA offices will close on December 24th for the holidays and reopen on Monday, January 4, 2021.
We would like to thank everyone for their support and friendship this year and we wish ...
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COVID-19 Update, December 23, 2020: Hold Your Horses
Nothing is simple: Just when Congress finally -- finally -- passed a bill with the minimum of relief the pandemic-struck country needs, the president -- who was disengaged during negotiations -- decides that the included stimulus ...
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L-Acoustics Announces Support Initiatives for Industry and Partners
Closing out a year that will surely be remembered as the most disrupting for the live sound industry, L-Acoustics announces three new initiatives to help industry colleagues, partners, and clients. Recognizing the impact the COVID ...
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64 Audio Debuts Nio: Hybrid High-Driver In-Ear Monitor
64 Audio, announces the debut of Nio, the new audiophile-grade, universal-fit, hybrid high-driver in-ear monitor.
"Nio is our first high driver-count hybrid," explains Vitaliy Belonozhko, 64 Audio founder and chief ...
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Quest Sound & Productions Supports Augusta Symphony Stream With Chauvet Professional
Livestream concerts are not just for rock. The Augusta Symphony demonstrated that in spirited fashion recently with its A Little Night of Music, a pay-per-view Friday night show that drew an enthusiastic response from music lovers ...
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Avolites is a "Big Plus" for The Bad Plus' Virtual Big Ears Festival Show
Since 2009, Knoxville, Tennessee's Big Ears Festival has firmly established itself as one of the world's most diverse and ambitious music festivals. Consistently curating an eclectic lineup of avant-garde jazz, classical, indie and ...
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Singer-songwriter and Streamer, Matt Fawcett Uses DiGiGrid on Stage and in the Studio
Matt Fawcett is a dynamic independent singer-songwriter from Fort Wayne, Indiana, whose live work encompasses a full range of festivals, charity events, church performances, and house shows across the Midwest. Describing his ...
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Lakewood Baptist Church Advances Monitoring with KLANG:fabrik
Lakewood Baptist Church in Gainesville, Georgia has purchased two KLANG:fabrik immersive IEM mixing systems for use in its main worship sanctuary. The units were acquired through Production/Co, the Chestnut Mountain, GA-based AV ...
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Garth Brooks and Melissa Etheridge to be Honored with the Music for Life Award at NAMM'S Believe in Music Week
NAMM announces that at Believe in Music week, multi-platinum, GRAMMY award winners Garth Brooks and Melissa Etheridge will be the recipients of the organization's "Music for Life" award. The annual award will be ...
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Live Design/LDI Presents 2020 Design Achievement Awards on WorldStage's Custom Digital Oasis Platform
The LDI 2020 Design Achievement Awards, produced by Questex and supported by headline sponsor WorldStage, honor design excellence in the fields of lighting design, projection/video design, and production design in the ...
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Stuart Gibbons Awarded with an OBE for Services to International Trade in the Queens 2021 Honors List 2021
Since Le Mark's founding in 1982, Stuart Gibbons has always had a passion for exporting and expanding the company into international markets. The company has a reputation within the arts and entertainment industry for ...
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Lightwright LLC - The Next Chapter
John McKernon and Sam Molitoriss of Lightwright LLC are excited to announce that today is the opening of their new web site at www.Lightwright.com. The site is an easy ...
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Antelope Audio's Zen Tour Synergy Core Nominated for NAMM TEC Award for Outstanding Technical Achievement
Having made a show-stopping splash when introducing it in January at The 2020 NAMM Show at Anaheim Convention Center, pro audio manufacturer Antelope Audio announces that its Zen Tour Synergy Core 18 x 26 desktop Thunderbolt 3 and ...
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GLP X4 Bars Create "Blinding Lights" for The Weeknd's VMA Rooftop Performance
Canadian singer producer, The Weeknd, was one of a number of artists performing at unusual outdoor settings in Manhattan to mark the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards.
His designated location was the rooftop of the new Edge observation deck ...
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Christmas Under The Stars is a Stellar Success with L-Acoustics
Christ's Church of the Valley (CCV), a non-denominational Christian church located in and around Phoenix, likes to do things in a big way. Founded in 1982, CCV was able to raise over $1 million in a single day back in 1996 to purchase ...
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Jason Patsel Goes Rogue at Five Points Music Sanctuary for Darkside Experience
Done right, lighting design bridges gaps, connecting sometimes widely different elements, and fusing them into a unified whole. Jason Patsel of demonstrated this recently at a socially distant outdoor ...
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DPA Microphones Celebrates the Holidays with 14th Annual "Christmas at DePaul" Spectacular
DePaul University, the largest Catholic university in the United States, recently presented its 14th annual "Christmas at DePaul" holiday celebration as a virtual event. Long before the semester began, the school's administration knew ...
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EAW and dB Technologies Support Each Other with Distribution in their Home Regions
By distributing each other's products in their home regions, Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW) and dB Technologies will better serve their customers and position themselves for growth into 2021. ...
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Over 300 ADJ IP-Rated Pars Illuminate Holiday Road Drive-Thru Experience in California
With COVID-19 affecting the holiday plans of most people around the world, opportunities to celebrate the season safely were very much needed. This is what the new Holiday Road drive-thru experience in Calabasas, California had to offer. ...
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AES Audio Product Education Institute Supply Chain Webinar #4 to Take Place January 6, 2021
The Audio Product Education Institute (APEI), an initiative launched in January 2020 by the Audio Engineering Society (AES) to focus on promoting methodologies, practices, and technologies involved in developing and ...
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In Memoriam: Arthur P. Siccardi
Production supervisor Arthur P. Siccardi (better known as "Artie") died December 23 from complications of pneumonia; he was 89. Born in Englewood, New Jersey in 1931, he started out as a minor league baseball pitcher, playing for ...
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Revolutionary New Year's Eve Event Amasses Over 1 Million Views
When Seattle, Washington was forced to adapt its customary New Year's Eve celebrations due to the ongoing disruption caused by COVID-19; necessity, once again, proved itself to be the mother of invention. ...
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"Lights From Lincoln Center" Evokes Hope During the Holidays with Support from WorldStage
WorldStage has provided lighting support to lighting designer Andrew Grant and production/scenic designer Anita La Scala for "Lights From Lincoln Center." Josie Robertson Plaza and its beautiful fountain are the focal ...
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Pärnu Concert Hall Chooses Robe
Pärnu Concert Hall in Estonia's fourth-largest city is internationally renowned for its performance program and has just taken delivery of new Robe moving light fixtures -- eight T1 Profiles, six Tetra2 LED battens, and four LEDWash ...
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Nashville New Year's Eve Pivots with Bandit Lites
With the entire world ready to bid adieu to 2020, the city of Nashville added its own brand of Music City magic with its annual Jack Daniel's Music City Midnight: New Year's Eve in Nashville. The live televised concert featured ...
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ADJ's IP-Rated Wireless Wash Now Available with Attractive Chrome Finish
Building on the success of the Element HEXIP outdoor-rated wireless up-lighting fixture, ADJ introduces the new Element HEX IP Chrome model. Offering the same tried-and-tested formula of 6-in-1 HEX LEDs, a powerful rechargeable ...
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Gainlab Audio in Hungary Puts a New Mark on the Manufacturer's World Map
Hungary hasn't had a studio outboard manufacturing company since the last days of BEAG which was in the early '90s. However, this small country is full of talented sound engineers and studio owners who are passionate about sound and it ...
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Historic Malmö Opera Theatre Relies on d&b Soundscape for Accurate Performance Quality, Coverage and Control
Inaugurated in 1944 in the midst of a world war, Malmö Opera is a beautiful, classic performance center with one of Europe's largest stages and seating for 1,510. Malmö is traditionally an opera house, but their programming has become ...
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GLX Productions Reflects Eden Project in Christmas Display With Chauvet Professional
The bold magentas and royal blues that enliven the 2020 "Christmas at Eden" celebration are not your typical holiday colors, but then again, nothing about the Eden Project can be classified as "ordinary." Built on a 160-year old reclaimed ...
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DEXON Systems' DIMAX-Pro Helps Creative Day Technologies with Virtual Event Production for Global Automaker
Creative Day Technologies, an event production company based in Troy, Michigan, deployed the DIMAX-Pro 4K video processor from DEXON to drive a large LED videowall for a major global automaker's 2021 virtual product reveals and ...
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Prolight+Sound Middle East to Return in September 2022
The 5th edition of Prolight+Sound Middle East, the region's dedicated exhibition for professional lighting, audio, and AV technology will return to Dubai in September 2022, organizer Messe Frankfurt Middle East announces. ...
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Danley Sound Labs' Jericho J7 Horn Lands in Singapore
Founded over half a century ago by twenty-five original members, Bartley Christian Church has grown organically into one of the largest churches in Singapore. To keep up with that growth, the church built a new fan-shaped sanctuary in ...
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