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  Chauvet Opens New Global Headquarters
Chauvet's new headquarters is over 175,000 sq. ft. and houses dedicated, state of the art centers for its product development, quality control, customer service, and global supply chain teams. Company founder and CEO, Albert ...
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Christie Lites Recruits New Global Reps to Strengthen Multiple Sectors
Stage lighting rental house Christie Lites announces a major strengthening of its global reps, welcoming five new team members to its UK, Germany, US, and Canada shops.
The addition of these new team members reflects the ...
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This is Why Robe Shines Bright for Paramore Tour
Popular rock band Paramore are engaged in a world tour supporting their acclaimed sixth studio album, This is Why, which dropped in February. The live show features an eye-catching and interesting stage and lighting production ...
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Maluma's Don Juan World Tour Loves DiGiCo Quantum338 Consoles
Singer, composer, rapper, entrepreneur, activist -- all those descriptives and more characterize Maluma, the Latin Grammy Award-winning, Colombian-born entertainer. Add to that list "technology savant," because DiGiCo ...
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Theatre in Review: Stereophonic (Playwrights Horizons)
It's hard to overestimate the contribution that scenic designer David Zinn makes to the overall effect of Stereophonic. David Adjmi's play unfolds almost entirely in a Sausalito recording studio in 1976 and '77 ...
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Theatre in Review: King of the Jews (HERE Arts Center)
Can you make a deal with the devil and not get fatally rooked? Faced with overwhelming evil, can good people manage evil in the name of lessening it? Or must the effort end in bloodshed and horror? Tough questions all, they get a ...
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Elation Unveils New, Streamlined Logo
Elation Professional has unveiled a new logo, the first update of its brand logo since the company's founding in the early 1990s. The redesigned logo brings it up to date with today's design and digital landscape and better aligns ...
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INFiLED Expands North American ProAV Team with Key Hires
INFiLED has hired a few familiar faces to its growing ProAV team. The North American fixed install team welcomes Ryan Wilhelm as regional sales director - southeast under the direction of Rick Bortles, Senior VP of ...
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More Than 300 GLP Fixtures Featured at Madrid's Coca-Cola Music Experience
Created back in 2011, the Coca-Cola Music Experience (CCME) set out to become the first Gen-Z-focused music festival, creating a strong link between the brand and teens through their passion for music. ...
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Prolights Astra Family Shines Bright at Hamburger Börs
Prolights Astra Family brilliantly illuminated the unforgettable "A Show Larger than Life" performance at the iconic Hamburger Börs in Stockholm, delivering a breathtaking visual experience that left the audience utterly captivated. ...
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Videlio Expands Looks for LOURDES Basilica of Saint Pius X with Chauvet Professional
Pélerinage Militaire International was born of peace and hope. In 1945, with the horrors of the just-ended Second World War still scaring the landscape, Mgr Jules Saliège, the Archbishop of Toulouse, created the idea of having a ...
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Robe Celebrating Ten Years of Sunrise
Popular trance festival Sunrise celebrated its 10th anniversary in style with more stages, artists, and production values at its beautiful waterside site of De Lilse Bergen near Lille, Belgium. Upping the ante on lighting was a brief that ...
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Theatre in Review: Arms and the Man (Gingold Theatrical Group/Theatre Row)
In the charming prologue to David Staller's production of George Bernard Shaw's classic comedy, we are warned that gunfire will be heard -- but more predominant is the sound of romantic ideals merrily being shattered to bits. ...
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Rosco Announces Strategic Plans for Renewed Engagement in Live Entertainment
Rosco Laboratories announces a strategic initiative aimed at renewed engagement with the Live Entertainment industry. As a first step in this initiative, Rosco introduces the appointment of Amé Yeager to the role of vice ...
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Theatre Projects Crafts Landmark Venue in Brown University's Lindemann Performing Arts Center
Theatre Projects announces the opening of Brown University's Lindemann Performing Arts Center this month. The groundbreaking hub for cross-genre performance further cements Brown as the "creative Ivy" and advances Theatre Projects' ...
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Solotech and Outernet Announce a Long-Term Global Partnership
Solotech announces its partnership with Outernet, the innovative, immersive experience in the heart of London. This strategic collaboration solidifies Solotech's position as Outernet's global 360 AV partner as it now looks to expand ...
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Meyer Sound Introduces NADIA Integrated Digital Audio Platform for Constellation Acoustic System Installations
NADIA is an integrated, network-based digital audio processing and distribution platform that will power future installations of Constellation by Meyer Sound. When incorporated into new Constellation installations, in addition to ...
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DiGiCo and Fourier Audio Set to Transform Live Sound
Building upon the announcement from earlier this month that it has joined forces with industry pioneer DiGiCo, Fourier Audio reveals the transform.engine, previously known as codename "Project Core." ...
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Christie Completes 150th Permanent Projection Mapping Project in India with Upgrade to Crimson Series
Christie announces the completion of its 150th permanent projection mapping project in India -- an upgrade of the projection systems deployed for a stunning son et lumière on the façade of Purana Qila, commonly known as Old Fort. ...
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TASCAM's SS-CDR250N Brings Clarity to the Minnesota Zoo
Created by the State of Minnesota, the Minnesota Zoo opened in 1978 with a mission to connect people, animals, and the natural world to save wildlife. Cutting-edge exhibits provide exciting experiences with animals and their habitats -- ...
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Theatre in Review: Emergence (Pershing Square Signature Center)
"Things are not as they seem," says Patrick Olson, the guiding spirit of this oddball hybrid of lecture and concert performance, and I'm certainly not going to argue with him. Indeed, he makes this statement repeatedly in Eme ...
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Theatre in Review: Redwood (Ensemble Studio Theatre)
Say hello to Brittany K. Allen, a double threat you'll want to know better. She stars in Redwood which she also wrote, but this is no mere vehicle; she surrounds herself with a gallery of sharp-eyed, sharp-tongued ...
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Waves Audio Presented with Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy
At the 75th Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy Awards, held Wednesday, October 18, 2023, in the Television Academy's Wolf Theatre at the Saban Media Center, Los Angeles, California, Waves Audio was presented with a prestigious ...
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Shure Completes Acquisition of AB Wavemark Oy, Broadens Audio Portfolio with Advanced Real-Time Tools
Shure announces the completion of its acquisition of Ab Wavemark Oy. The move adds Wavemark's software products to Shure's professional audio portfolio, equipping audio technicians in theatre, film, TV, broadcast, and content ...
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GLP Expands Sales Network in the Middle East
GLP is once again expanding its international distribution network and appointing Dubai-based Provision AVL as distributor for the entire Middle East region.
Provision AVL is a leading provider of professional audio, lighting, ...
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Audio-Technica US Announces New System Solutions Test Lab
Audio-Technica announces the new System Solutions Test Lab at its US headquarters in Stow, Ohio. This new facility was designed as a space that could be used for analysis, development, testing, demonstration and troubleshooting of ...
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Eagle AV Rental Expands Inventory with Ayrton Perseo and IntelliPix Lighting Fixtures
Eagle AV Rental, a trusted one-stop resource for AV equipment rentals on America's East Coast, has invested in Ayrton Perseo S Profile and versatile IntelliPix XT fixtures for its inventory. ACT Entertainment is the exclusive ...
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Elation and Thunder City Transforming Events at Tampa's Yuengling Center with Arena Lighting Upgrade
In the heart of Tampa, Florida, stands the iconic Yuengling Center, a versatile arena known for hosting everything from sports events to music concerts. However, despite its rich history and impressive infrastructure, the management ...
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Martin Introduces New P3 System Control Hardware and Significantly Enhanced Software Update
Harman Professional Solutions introduces its Martin P3-175 and P3-275 System Controllers and P3 Software Update 6.0.0. Martin's latest generation of P3 tools are tuned specifically for Martin fixtures. ...
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In Memoriam: Tony Diemont
Anthony (Tony) Jan Diemont, director of engineering and production at the well-known industry firms Pook Diemont & Ohl and acouStaCorp, died on October 11, in Phelps Hospital, Westchester, New York. He was 68. ...
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Key Digital Suits up for TOTAL 2.0 Road Show in Dallas
Key Digital announces that TOTAL 2.0, Key Digital's manufacturer's rep for Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana, is taking its show on the road. The TOTAL 2.0 superhero-themed road show will be in Dallas on November 9, 2023, at ...
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LEA Professional Extends International Warranty to Five Years
LEA Professional announces the extension of its international warranty from three to five years on products purchased after October 1, 2023. The move underscores LEA Professional's confidence in the design and build quality of its ...
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Renkus-Heinz UBX Loudspeakers Reach New Heights Along the Minnesota Zoo's Treetop Trail
The Treetop Trail is reimagining what it means to visit the Minnesota Zoo. As the longest elevated pedestrian loop in the world, the 1.25-mile Treetop Trail brings guests up to 32' into the canopy, offering a breathtaking birds-eye view of ...
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Historic Eichelberger Performing Arts Center Upgrades with a New 1 SOUND Audio System
The 700-seat historic Eichelberger Performing Arts Center, in Hanover, Pennsylvania, recently renovated its theatre and upgraded its permanent audio system. After hearing about the new 1 SOUND system in the Levoy Theater in ...
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Robe Walks on the Moon with ESPRITES
The Moon Palace is the biggest and busiest hotel and conference center complex on Mexico's sought-after eastern coast Riviera Maya region, just south of Cancun.
Owned by Palace Resorts, the property offers three large indoor conference ...
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At-Thohir Mosque's Magnificent Architecture Illuminated by Martin
To elevate the new At-Thohir Mosque's vibrant and impactful architecture, PT Chayolite and PT Buana Primalite Abadi Sukses deployed a wide selection of Martin lighting solutions.
Located in South Jakarta, the At-Thohir Mosque ...
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Blaze Audio Selects DirectLink Marketing for Representation Throughout the US, Mountain and Southwest
Blaze Audio announces the appointment of DirectLink Marketing as the company's new sales representation firm throughout the US Mountain and Southwest regions, including Eastern Montana, Wyoming, Southeast Idaho, Utah, Colorado, ...
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Genelec USA Expands Team
Genelec Inc. (aka Genelec USA), the US distribution arm of Finland-based active monitor manufacturer Genelec, announces a wave of appointments, promotions, and new hires in 2023, as the company continues to develop its strong ...
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Peavey Commercial Audio to be Distributed by Avenger ProAV in the UAE and Qatar
Peavey Commercial Audio will now be distributed across the UAE and Qatar territories by Avenger ProAV.
A relatively new organization driven by a combination of seasoned management and enthusiastic young professionals specializing ...
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Creative Technology Middle East is the First in the Region to Invest in ROE Vanish V8T Technology
Creative Technology (CT) announces the latest addition to its ever-expanding LED inventory -- the ROE Vanish V8T. This LED panel, with its 50% transparency, marks a significant advancement in outdoor display technology and is set ...
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Elation Strengthens Family Bonds at rELATIONship 2023
Elation Professional recently held an event for its European distributor network -- rELATIONship 2023 -- a special gathering more akin to a family get-together than a business meeting. Held October 16-18 in the beautiful ...
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Nanolumens Launches New 4K Version of their Captivate Series
Nanolumens announces the addition of a 4K version of its Captivate Series, a complete LED display solution designed to simplify installation and ease user control. Captivate sets a new standard for LED all-in-one displays and the ...
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Tony Caporale Creates Array of Looks for Tedeschi Trucks Band with Chauvet Professional
Tony Caporale uses the word "array" quite often when talking about his 61-universe lighting design for Grammy-winners, Tedeschi Trucks Band on their recently completed North American tour. That's not just because he used 53 Chauve ...
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John Summit Reaches Peak Performance in Colorado with L-Acoustics L-ISA 3.0
Hailed as one of the most exciting talents in house music today, Chicago native and DJ/producer John Summit has scaled the ranks of electronic artists and successfully paved his own path to the top. This summer, Summit conquered ...
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Robert Juliat Sully Modules Chosen to Support the Eco-responsible Transition of Chaillot - Théâtre de la Danse
Chaillot - Théâtre national de la Danse, one of France's six national theatres, is currently renovating its Salle Jean Vilar. The work is part of a dual drive to improve energy consumption and modernise stage design tools, including the ...
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Robe LEDBeam 350s are a Sound Investment for Audio Engineering
Robe's LEDBeam 350 moving light continues to be in demand worldwide including in South Africa.
Another recent LEDBeam 350 investor in Cape Town is Audio Engineering, a full production specialist founded in 1998 by Marcel ...
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Green Hippo Announces Parternship with DataVisual; Daniel DeMarchi is New Manufacturer Rep
Green Hippo, tvONE's brand in media manipulation and 3D Mapping, announces an official partnership with DataVisual, positioning them as the exclusive distributor for Hippotizer Media Servers in Canada. Concurrently, tvONE welcomes
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Ashly Audio to Boost Midwest Sales Growth with Robert Louis Associates
Ashly Audio announces a new partnership with Robert Louis Associates. The independent manufacturers' representative firm will be taking over representation of the Ashly line in the territory of Western Pennsylvania, West Virginia, ...
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Genelec 8381A Smart Active Monitor Selected as Finalist for NAMM (TEC) Award
Genelec announces that its 8381A Adaptive Point Source Main Smart Active Monitor has been named as a finalist for a NAMM Technical Excellence & Creativity (TEC) Award in the Studio Monitors category. The 39th annual TEC Awards will ...
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Elation Announces its Proteus Hybrid MAX
Elation Professional presents the Proteus Hybrid MAX. Users can say goodbye to choosing between cumbersome beam and spot modes and welcome a real beam/spot/wash ...
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Astera Goes Beyond at 2023 LUMA Festival
Light artist Eloi Maduell from Playmodes Studio used 288 Astera Titan Tubes to realise his spectacular immersive lighting installation BEYOND at the 2023 LUMA Projection Arts Festival staged in Binghamton, New York. ...
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Free Chapel's Forward Conference Impresses with AV Stumpfl's PIXERA
Free Chapel is a growing multicampus church, operating out of Gainesville, Georgia, US, that combines a local approach with a global vision. The church's highly successful and technically advanced Forward Conference has been constantly ...
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Theatre in Review: Chasing Happy (Pulse Theatre/Theatre Row)
Nick, a middle-aged architect living in Provincetown, is a mess, and not just because he's the central character of Michel Wallerstein's wayward, enervated comedy. He has just enjoyed the sex of his dreams with Brad, a well-toned ...
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GearSource Elevates User Experience with Sharetribe Partnership and Development Team Expansion
GearSource announce a strategic re-platforming initiative in collaboration with Sharetribe, the world's leading Marketplace platform, and a specialized Sharetribe certified marketplace development team. This 3-way partnership is set ...
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Hazebase Announces Hazer² the "CUBE"
Hazebase announces the "CUBE" hazer; it has low power and fluid consumption, making it economical to use. The warmup time is less than 10 seconds, the company says, and the self-cleaning feature is a useful addition. The air ...
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Robe Hopes for Great Things
Popular rapper and producer NF just finished a massive US leg of his HOPE world tour which featured another impressive lighting and production design created by Chris Denholm (also production manager and musical ...
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Chauvet Professional and Serpro Producciones Celebrate 40 years of Hombres G Band
Few people other than dedicate cinema buffs, remember the 1935 James Cagney movie G Men, but the classic gangster film has lived on for the past four decades thanks to the global success of the Spanish quartet Hombres G. ...
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Fulcrum Acoustic Serves Up Custom Loudspeakers at Stylish Dallas Restaurant
El Carlos Elegante is a Mexican and South American inspired restaurant in the Design District of Dallas, Texas. A creation of the successful Dallas-based Duro Hospitality Group, the Mexican hacienda styled interior design is as thoughtful ...
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JBL Professional Introduces IRX ONE All-in-One Column PA
Harman Professional Solutions announces JBL Professional's introduction of the JBL IRX ONE All-in-One Column PA. Featuring an advanced acoustic package, 3-channel mixer and Bluetooth 5.0 audio streaming; IRX ONE is billed as an ...
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Theatre in Review: Partnership (Mint Theater Company/Theatre Row)
If George Bernard Shaw was interested in the New Woman, Elizabeth Baker specialized in the Businesswoman. The long-obscure playwright, whose career ran roughly parallel to Shaw's heyday, specialized in middle-class studies that ...
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Announcing the 2023 URTA Designer & Technician Showcase at LDI
URTA is once again partnering with LDI to present the URTA Designer and Technician Showcase at LDI.
The Showcase will take place at the LDI show in Las Vegas on Sunday, December 3, 2023 from 11am - 6pm in the Foster the ...
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Meyer Sound to Focus on Digital Technology and Point Source Loudspeakers at AES 2023 in New York
Meyer Sound comes to New York for the 2023 AES Convention, set for October 25 through 27 at the Javits Convention Center. Meyer Sound will offer product listening experiences throughout AES in demo room 1E03 and showcase new ...
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Robe LEDBeam 350s Assist with Transformation
Transformation Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, has recently had a complete redesign of the lighting rig in its 4,000-seat main auditorium, which was created and delivered by 46 Entertainment of Nashville, TN, a team of engineers and technical ...
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4Wall Provides Austin Brady Henderson with a Lighting Package for the 2023 DanceMakers Inc. Nationals
This summer, dance convention and competition company DanceMakers Inc. hosted their annual Nationals competition at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center. The 6-day event, filled with dance classes, performances, competitions, and more, ...
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HARDY and Designer Trevor Drawdy Launch Fall Arena Tour with Bandit Lites
HARDY, one of country music's hardest rocking singer-songwriters, is out on his debut arena tour with a lighting package from Bandit Lites. The Mockingbird & The Crow Tour, named for his highest charting album to date, ...
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Chauvet Professional Fixtures From Air Light Holland Help PAARD Continue Tradition of Intensity
When it opened in June 1972 it was called Paard van Troje (Dutch for Trojan Horse), perhaps a reference to its underground vibe, its tendency to host counterculture bands that weren't always welcomed in mainstream circles, and its previous ...
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Theatre in Review: Gutenberg! The Musical! (James Earl Jones Theatre)
The only thing wrong with Gutenberg! The Musical! is, as it happens, Gutenberg! The Musical! This isn't as sweeping a statement as it looks, but it points to the problem at the heart of a brash entertainment that ...
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AES DE&I Committee Launches Mentorship Fall Term for 2023
The Audio Engineering Society's (AES) Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Committee announces the opening of the enrollment period for the fall term of its AES 2023 Mentorship Program. The program runs October 9 - December 16 and is open ...
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University of Tennessee Volunteers Deliver "Nightmare at Neyland" with Bandit Lites
When the University of Tennessee Volunteers took to the field at Neyland Stadium against South Carolina, Tennessee went "Dark Mode" for the night game matchup, wearing all black uniforms on the field before they brought home another ...
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Ayrton Cobra Lights up Baglioni's a TUTTOCUORE Tour
A large consignment of Ayrton Cobra laser-sourced fixtures accompanied the hugely successful a TUTTOCUORE Tour from Italian singer-songwriter and musician Claudio Baglioni, which started on Sept. 21, 2023 from the Foro ...
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Chauvet Professional Fixtures From Colito Enhance The Magical Experience at Luisenburg Festival
"The spectacle of nature is always new," wrote Goethe. The great poet, philosopher and playwright undoubtably felt this way in 1820 when he first encountered Luisenburg-Felsenlabyrinth (the Luisenburg Rock Labyrinth), declaring that ...
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Robe Fixtures Plays Key Roles in James the Musical
James the Musical is a new Belgian live broadcast concept -- and runaway success -- staged at the beautiful NT Theatre in Ghent and produced by Dedsit.
The show was originated by James Cooke -- also the host -- and each episode ...
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Claypaky and ARRI Join Forces to Light Bollywood Music Videos
The synergy between two leading lighting brands took center stage when Claypaky and ARRI teamed to light music videos from the Bollywood film, Dream Girl 2."
Dream Girl 2 is a new Hindi-language comedy-drama about a ...
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Theatre in Review: Salesman (Yangtze Repertory Theatre/Connelly Theater)
Sometimes a playwright blindsides you, so slyly is he laying the groundwork for a transcendent moment. Jeremy Tiang's new play is about the famous 1983 Beijing production of Death of a Salesman, a key cultural and political ...
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Theatre in Review: All the Devils Are Here (DR2 Theatre)
If you happen to be in Union Square and catch a whiff of brimstone, don't be surprised. It's merely Patrick Page, holding a séance of sorts, calling up the spirits of Shakespeare's wickedest characters. Beginning with Lady Macbeth' ...
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Allen & Heath to Show Off New Products and Offer Training at 2023 AES Show
Allen & Heath is preparing for a large presence at the 2023 AES show in New York City, with an expanded booth and daily training sessions. The main booth (#625) on Level 3 of Manhattan's Jacob Javits Center will feature the full ...
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Optimal Audio Releases Powerful WebApp Update
As part of its quest to simplify the world of commercial audio for integrators and end-users alike, UK commercial audio manufacturer Optimal Audio continues to evolve its ecosystem, and the very latest developments see updates to ...
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Tal Frid Sets Moods for Ishay Ribo, First Israeli to Headline at MSG, with Chauvet Professional
"So how is my English?" Ishay Ribo asked the audience at Madison Square Garden. Not waiting for a response, he said cacha, cacha, the Hebrew term for "so-so." The multi-platinum artist might not have nailed his English ...
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Here Lies Love Envelops Audiences with Broadway's First L-ISA Immersive Design
Ten years after its debut at The Public Theater's LuEsther Hall off-Broadway in New York City, Here Lies Love has returned to the Big Apple with numerous "firsts." Following subsequent runs in London and Seattle, the hit musical ...
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FP Rentals Adds More Ayrton Diablo S Fixtures to Its Inventory
Anaheim, California-based FP Rentals continues to expand its lighting inventory adding 24 more Ayrton Diablo S fixtures. The company acquired 48 Diablo S last year in its first Ayrton purchase. ACT Entertainment is the ...
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GLP's impression X5 IP Bars Have the Edge for Karol G's Stadium Shows
LD Ignacio (Iggy) Rosenberg has become another early adopter of GLP's new impression X5 IP Bars, having successfully commandeered 136 units from PRG for Karol G's recent 13-date American stadium tour. ...
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Theatre in Review: The Lights Are On (New Light Theater Project/Embeleco Unlimited at Theatre Row)
Playwright Owen Panettieri wants to have his pie and eat it, too. In the case of The Lights Are On, the pie is poisoned. Or maybe not; who can say? Reality is a slippery thing in this psychological thriller, which ...
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Theatre in Review: Salesman (Yangtze Repertory Theatre/Connelly Theater)
Sometimes a playwright blindsides you, so slyly is he laying the groundwork for a transcendent moment. Jeremy Tiang's new play is about the famous 1983 Beijing production of Death of a Salesman, a key cultural and political ...
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Allen & Heath Earns 2023 Commercial Integration Award for Cornerstone Tavern Project
Allen & Heath is the recipient of a 2023 Commercial Integration award for Best Bars and Restaurants Project. Presented by Commercial Integrator, the awards highlight standout projects from the last year, with consideration for the ...
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Clear-Com Appoints Paul Morini as Regional Sales Manager for Southeast US Region
Clear-Com announces that Paul Morini has joined the company as regional sales manager for the Southeast region of the US. Morini joins Clear-Com from Avid Technology, where he was the national touring sound accounts manager. ...
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Analog Way Equipment Plays a Key Role in Content Display at Reply Xchange Milan 2023
An array of Analog Way products drove screens across the dynamic Reply Xchange Milan 2023 event in the heart of the design district at Superstudio Piu. Reply Xchange annually brings together IT professionals, creative thinkers, and ...
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OBM/DMXwinkel Reflects Magic of Openluchttheater Ede in Light with Chauvet Professional
Robbert Mak has been involved in lighting Openluchttheater Ede for over a decade, and he can't recall a single instance when a first-time visitor hasn't been awed into silence by this beautiful and historic open-air theatre. ...
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Anolis for Stunning Maiden's Tower Installation in Istanbul
Istanbul's famous Maiden's Tower, which stands on a tiny islet at the southern entrance of the Bosphorus strait, 200m from the coast of Üsküdar in Istanbul, Turkey, has recently re-opened after restoration, complete with a fabulous new ...
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Theatre in Review: Melissa Etheridge: My Window (Circle in the Square)
"Sometimes I think I'm so dramatic," Melissa Etheridge muses at the top of her almost-one-woman show. Actually, "affable" is more like it: Armed with a dry wit and a knack for self-deprecation, she guides us, genially, through the ...
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Broadway Green Alliance Celebrates 15 Years of Sustainable Progress on Broadway and Beyond
This fall, the Broadway Green Alliance (BGA) celebrates its 15th year as an industry-wide initiative that educates, motivates, and inspires the entire theatre community and its patrons to adopt environmentally friendlier practices ...
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Sphere Entertainment Partners with Powersoft for Sphere Immersive Sound and Haptic Seating
Sphere Entertainment Co.announces that Powersoft, provider of energy-efficient amplification technology, contributed immersive haptic technology and amplifier solutions that are being used in Sphere, a next-generation ...
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Genelec UNIO and 8381A to Make US Debuts at AES New York 2023
Genelec will be introducing its new UNIO audio monitoring platform and 8381A point source main monitor to the US market at the upcoming AES New York 2023 Convention, taking place Wednesday, October 25, through Friday, October 27, at ...
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TEXVOX TekFlex-85T Pro Named a Best in Market Award Winner
TEKVOX's TekFlex-85T Pro Universal HyFlex Matrix Switcher has been selected as one of the winners of the 2023 Best in Market Awards, a co-production of Sound & Video Contractor, AV Technology, and Systems Contractor News. The ...
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Vectorworks, Inc. Announces a Colorful Update to its 2024 Product Line
Vectorworks, Inc. has released its first update for the
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Christie Introduces New Inspire Series and HS Series Projectors
Christie announces the launch of two new 1DLP laser projectors, the 4K860-iS and the 4K13-HS. They are compact and flexible projection solutions for venues including classrooms, boardrooms, and places of worship. ...
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Rob Koenig Connects Metallica to Crowd with 144 Chauvet Professional Color STRIKE Ms
Necessity is the mother of invention. The time-worn adage might sound a bit trite to modern ears, but its validity is being vividly demonstrated to sellout crowds across Europe and North America on Metallica's M72 World Tour. ...
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New Style for Robe PAINTES
Johannesburg, South Africa-based rental and production company Sound Stylists has invested in 24 Robe PAINTE moving lights, the first part of an order that has been delivered via South African Distributor DWR, with more to follow ...
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NATEAC 2024 Opens Request for Proposals
The North American Theatre Engineering and Architecture Conference (NATEAC) is a quadrennial event with sessions on a variety of topics relevant to the design and construction of performance venues. The producer of the event, the ...
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Michael Huelskemper Joins ARRI as Vice President Product Management Business Unit Lighting
Michael Huelskemper joins ARRI as vice president product management business unit lighting. In this role, he is responsible for further developing, improving, and broadening the product portfolio of the lighting division. ...
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Ayrton Launches WildSun K9 Wash
Ayrton announces the launch of its new WildSun K9 Wash, the latest fixture in its Multisources 9 Series.
A powerhouse of technology and innovation, WildSun K9 Wash is particularly suitable for television, sporting events, ...
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Steve McCracken Makes Magic with ChamSys at Fly Open Air Festival
The transformation seemed magical. For three nights this summer, Princess Gardens Park, a refined and stately 37-acre oasis of green in the middle of a downtown shopping district, took on the air of an EDM club as thousands of fans piled ...
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Elation Proteus Bridge Huge Distances at Linzer Klangwolke in Austria
When the director of this year's Linzer Klangwolke, Francesca Zambello, brought the internationally renowned Austrian lighting designer Manfred Nikitser onto the creative team as a specialist for the colossal lighting ...
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Robe Helps Opening Ceremony for EYOF Maribor
The European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) -- the largest multi-sport event for young athletes aged 14 to 18 -- came to Maribor, beautiful Slovenia's second city this year.
Lighting designer Crt Birsa from design studio Blackout was ...
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Theatre in Review: Infinite Life (Atlantic Theater Company)
This will be brief, as the production closes this weekend before moving on to the National Theatre in London. I was bumped from an earlier performance by a case of COVID in the cast and rescheduling is always arduous at this time of year ...
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Theatre in Review: The Refuge Plays (Roundabout Theatre Company/Laura Pels Theatre)
Playwright Nathan Alan Davis can't help swinging for the fences; he is an inherently ambitious artist. His previous New York production, Nat Turner in Jerusalem, wrestled mightily with the title character, his violent acts ...
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AES Celebrates 75th Anniversary at AES NY 2023
The highly anticipated technical program lineup for the Audio Engineering Society's (AES) NY 2023 Convention has been announced, highlighted by renowned hip-hop pioneer Hank Shocklee's confirmation as the event's keynote ...
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In Memoriam: André Riendeau
André Riendeau, a founder of the firm Solotech has passed away.
In a statement, the company says:
"It is with regret that the Solotech family announces the death of one of its founding members, André Riendeau, who ...
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Elation Professional Announces Exclusive Distribution Partnership with PANOU SA in Greece
Elation Professional announces a significant expansion of its presence in Greece through an exclusive distribution partnership with PANOU SA, one of the country's most respected entertainment technology providers. The partnership, ...
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Lighting Designer Jamie Roderick Makes His zactrack Debut for Production of SuperYou
New York-based lighting designer Jamie Roderick used the zactrack SMART automated follow system on the world premiere developmental presentation of SuperYou produced by Skylight Music Theatre at the Cabot Theatre in ...
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Electro-Voice Elevates Audio for New Treetop Trail at the Minnesota Zoo
The Minnesota Zoo in Apple Valley recently converted its elevated monorail track -- closed for years -- into the Treetop Trail, providing zoo visitors with a fresh perspective on the zoo's natural environment. True North Consulting Group, ...
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Theatre in Review: (pray) (Ars Nova/National Black Theatre at Greenwich House)
Even the unchurched might enjoy dropping in at (pray), which, billed as "a sacred offering," offers a unique, nondenominational contemplation of faith and Black history. In all its surface particulars, it is a true Sunday ...
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Theatre in Review: Jaja's African Hair Braiding (Manhattan Theatre Club/Samuel J. Friedman Theatre)
"Well, thank you, ladies. I feel like I moved in for the day." So says one of the customers at the title establishment of Jocelyn Bioh's latest play, and you're likely to share the feeling if you make an appointment at the ...
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Countdown to ISE 2024 Begins as Registration Opens Today
Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) announces that visitor registration is now open for ISE 2024. International industry professionals, AV technology users, and innovators can now register for the 20th anniversary edition of the show.
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Submit Your Vote for the Nanolumens Crystal Nixel Awards Recognizing Excellence in dvLED Display Design
Nanolumens announces their 8th Annual Crystal Nixel Awards, an event celebrating outstanding achievements in the world of dvLED display technology and innovation.
The Crystal Nixel Awards aims to honor companies, projects, ...
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Avientek Join Hands with LEA Professionals in the Middle East for a New Partnership
LEA Professional announces its partnership with Avientek, a leading audiovisual (AV) distributor across the Middle East. This strategic partnership utilizes Avientek's wide-spread vendor and channel partner network in combination ...
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AES Board of Governors Elects Bill Schulenburg Director
The Audio Engineering Society's Board of Governors (BoG) has elected Bill Schulenburg to assume the role of AES director beginning January 1, 2024.
Currently serving as AES vice president, central region US/Canada, ...
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Clear-Com Welcomes Terence Chan as New Product Manager for Matrix Products
Clear-Com announces the appointment of Terence Chan as its newest product manager, based out of the company's Cambridge, UK office. Chan will be responsible for the user experience and success of the company's matrix intercom ...
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RF Venue Announces RF Explorer Pro Touchscreen Spectrum Analyzer
RF Venue has extended its portfolio of wireless audio essentials with the addition of the RF Explorer Pro, a touchscreen RF spectrum analyzer configured for wireless microphone and in-ear monitor system users. ...
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Renkus-Heinz Brings The Sound Solution to The Rocky Mountain Region at AVX 2023
Renkus-Heinz will attend the Rocky Mountain Audio Video Expo (AVX) on October 18 and 19 at the Crowne Plaza Dia Convention Center in Denver, Colorado.
AVX 2023 attendees will have the opportunity to experience The Sound ...
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Industry Veteran Landon Lovett Joins Solotech as Global Market Leader
Solotech, a global leader in audiovisual and entertainment technology, announces the appointment of Landon Lovett as global market leader, sales and systems integration division.
Lovett's newly created global market ...
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Shure Promotes Key Leaders
Shure has announced the following leaders have all been promoted to associate vice president and named officers at the company:
Tom Doran has been named associate vice president of credit and treasury. Doran joined ...
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Vista by Chroma-Q LDInstitute Training: Vista by Chroma-Q Beginner Level Training Offered During LDI
Vista by Chroma-Q, in partnership with A.C. Lighting Inc., is excited to be a part of the LDInstitute hosting Vista by Chroma-Q training.
Taught by Jack Moorhouse, Vista by-Chroma-Q's product specialist (A.C. ...
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Kinetic Light Announces Virtual Event, DESCENT: Online & In-Depth
The internationally known disability arts ensemble Kinetic Light announces an upcoming virtual event, DESCENT: Online & In-Depth, streamed October 26 and 28. This accessible online offering will include a Kinetic Light ...
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Christie RGB Pure Laser Projectors Help Put the Audience into the Action at The Smith Center
Christie M 4K25 RGB pure laser projectors are bringing bright, vivid colors to the performance spaces at The Smith Center for the Performing Arts in Las Vegas. Recently installed as part of a projection upgrade, the new projectors ...
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NASH Ingeniería and CHAUVET Professional Unleash Imagination at Argentina's New UADE Auditorium
A facility named after a living legend must uphold the highest standards of production. Such is the case with the Héctor Cavallero Auditorium, at the Argentine Business University (UADE).
Providing a practice and exhibition room for ...
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Meyer Sound PANTHER Sets Sail with Yuming on Triumphant 50th Anniversary Journey
Yumi Matsutoya -- known as Yuming to her fans -- has been one of the most popular musical artists in her native country of Japan for nearly a half-century. Her current in-the-round concert tour, entitled The Journey, has scheduled ...
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McCann Systems Wins Best Casino Award for 1 SOUND-Incorporated DraftKings Sportsbook
Commercial Integrator magazine has awarded the AV integrator firm McCann Systems the Best Casino Award for its work on DraftKings Sportsbook at Wrigley Field in Chicago.
The space, which includes two floors of complete ...
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Theater in Review: Bite Me (WP Theater and Colt Coeur/McGinn-Cazale Theatre)
High school is enough of an ordeal without tossing in complicating factors like class, money, and race, but that's the toxic concoction assembled by Eliana Pipes in Bite Me,, a brutally honest two-hander about ...
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Main Light Appoints Jerry Trotta as Operations Manager of Main Light Tri-State
Main Light Tri-State announces the appointment of Jerry Trotta as its operations manager. Trotta brings with him a wealth of industry experience having worked as a logistics manager at 4Wall Entertainment for the past 10 ...
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Carbonell Awards Nominations Announced
Gary Schweikhart, board president of the Carbonell Awards, which honor achievement in the South Florida theatre community, has announced the nominations in 20 competitive categories for the 2022-2023 season. A total of 45 ...
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Shure and TobyMac Partner to Reimagine What Is Possible for Contemporary Worship
Shure's wireless microphones have helped TobyMac, a seven-time Grammy award winner and Billboard No. 1 album artist, create engaging, soul-stirring music performances for more than a decade. Now, he and Shure are partnering to ...
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TMS and Elation Proteus Shine Bright at Record-Breaking Volleyball Event in Nebraska
In a historic night of volleyball and music, Proteus Lucius profile moving heads and Proteus Rayzor 1960 wash ...
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Robbie Williams Performs Through MLA on Final Night of Lucca Summer Festival
Lucca Summer Festival is one of Italy's most highly anticipated live music events, which takes place annually in the city's famous Piazza Napoleone.
This year Robbie Williams returned to the Bel Paese to light up one of the most ...
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24 Skylos and 48 Arolla Aqua Units from Claypaky Lit Up the Verona Arena for a Night of Sport
More than seventy Claypaky lights were used to illuminate the inaugural Eurovolley match at the Verona Arena. The project was conceived by Mequadro Service's lighting designer Andrea Coppini and the company owner E ...
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Prolights Fixtures Illuminate Echelon Festival
Echelon Festival, renowned as one of Germany's foremost techno and house music festivals, was illuminated with a stunning display of Prolights fixtures. This electrifying event took place at the historic Ehemalige US Kaserne, a ...
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White Light Helps Build The Architect
The Architect is a celebratory and stirring immersive theatrical experience, taking place entirely on a London bus. Commemorating the murder of teenager Stephen Lawrence 30 years on, and inspired by his ambition to become an ...
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Inner Circle Distribution Bolsters Team with Strategic New Appointments to Drive Growth Across North America
Inner Circle Distribution (ICD), a prominent distributor specializing in the film, production, and entertainment sectors, announces the addition of four accomplished professionals to its rapidly expanding team. With an unwavering ...
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Barbizon Lighting Welcomes David Jamili as Southeast Regional Sales Manager
Barbizon Lighting introduces David Jamili as the southeast regional sales manager. Jamili will lead the Products and Expendables division across Barbizon's Atlanta, Orlando, Charlotte, and Washington DC offices, pivotal in ...
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Jeff Award Winners Announced
The Goodman Theatre revival of The Who's Tommy and Teatro Vista's production of The Dream King were highly popular attractions at the Joseph Jefferson Awards. The awards, which celebrate achievement in Chicago's professional ...
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Behind the Scenes Offers Free Bystander Intervention Webinars
The Behind the Scenes Mental Health Initiative is partnering with the social justice organization Right to Be in offering free, virtual webinars training entertainment industry professionals to safely intervene during instances of ...
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Join the dBTechnologies VIO Tour Stops in Minnesota
dBTechnologies announces their 2023 Minnesota Tour Stop, held in conjunction with Iconic Solutions Group, offering ...
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Creative Technology Expands Audio Offering with Major Investment in d&b Technology
Creative Technology Middle East (CTME) announces the expansion of its audio services through a substantial investment in d&b audiotechnik products. This strategic move positions CTME as the region's largest stockholder of d&b ...
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Q-SYS Opens Experience Center in Austin, Texas
Q-SYS, a division of QSC LLC, announces the grand opening of the Q-SYS Experience Center in Austin, Texas. The facility offers customers an immersive, curated experience through the Q-SYS Platform and its ever-expanding Ecosystem of ...
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Key Digital Adds RS-232 Command Forwarding to KD-Pro4x1X-2 HDMI Switcher
Key Digital has released a firmware update for its KD-Pro4x1X-2 HDMI switcher that adds IP to RS-232 command forwarding to the switcher's capabilities. Introduced last month, the firmware update enables the second-generation 4x1 ...
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Long Nights, Impossible Odds: DiGiCo is the Blue Collar Desk for Styx's US Tour
With an enduring legacy spanning more than five decades, the members of Chicago rock band Styx are still showing no signs of calling it quits. In fact, the group is currently out on the road supporting its 17th studio album, Crash of ...
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DiGiCo and Fourier Audio Prepare to Plug In Live Sound
DiGiCo announces the acquisition of UK-based live sound software developer and manufacturer Fourier Audio. The deal further strengthens DiGiCo's investment in live sound innovation, building on its acquisition of immersive ...
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Astera to Welcome New Group CEO
Astera -- a leading developer of innovative light solutions for film and events -- announces that Carl-Johan Sköld will be joining the Astera team as Group CEO. Having acted as a consultant for the German-based lighting firm ...
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Image Marketing Appointed To Grow ADJ's Business In Southern California
As ADJ continues to develop into a leading mid-market supplier to the AVL rental, production, and installation industries, the company has appointed Image Marketing as its manufacturer's representative for Southern ...
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Bluebox and ROE Visual Partner Up Again for New xR Studio
Big-blue Technology, a part of the Top 10 global PR agency, Blue Focus, set up a high-end BLUEBOX xR studio in Beijing, covering 1,400 sqm and equipped with ROE Visual panels. As a pioneer in the immersive digital ...
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Techrep Marketing Brings EAW to Indiana Live Sound and Commercial Markets
For over 22 years, Techrep Marketing has provided high-quality audio solutions to the live sound and commercial AV markets in the Ohio Valley region. With a focus on representing respected brands within the industry, Techrep ...
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grandMA3 Benefits for Two Friends at Coachella
Lighting designer Kyle Kegan of Voyage Productions enthusiastically embraced a full grandMA3 platform for lighting control while DJ duo Two Friends delivered two exuberant, high-energy sets in the Sahara Tent at the < ...
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David Howard Illuminates Gary Numan's 1000th Gig with WYSIWYG by CAST
British artist, Gary Numan, celebrated reaching an astounding 1000th gig milestone by performing three consecutive shows at London's iconic Electric Ballroom. To mark this remarkable journey, lighting designer David Howard ...
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Martin Audio Brings INOTA Power Plant Back to Life for Four-Day Arts Festival
Described as a "powerhouse of music and visual arts," the four-day Hungarian INOTA Festival was a joint initiative between the European Capital of Culture (this year Veszprém-Balaton) and the electronic music scene of Budapest (Electronic ...
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