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  Yamaha Professional Audio Expands Global R&D Team
Yamaha Corporation of Japan, professional audio division, building upon the company's strong growth in pro audio around the world, is transitioning some critical R&D head office functions and building up teams in the US and ...
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Altman Lighting Finds the Artistic Light Inside the Auditorio de la plaza Purísima
Located in Purísima del Rincón, Guanajuato, Mexico, the Auditorio de la plaza Purísima is a new performing arts center built for the benefit of the more than 200,000 citizens in the Rincón municipalities. Created as part of the Plaza ...
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Marion First UMC's Use of Chroma-Q Lighting Envelops All Generations
Marion, Iowa's Marion First United Methodist Church, a spiritual presence in the downtown community for well over a century, was facing numerous challenges that limited their ministry. "Our building was built in 1895 and was completely ...
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Clear Lines with GLP impression x4 Bars
In no time at all, HELL's concept team, along with director Kim Frank and the exceptional Michael Patrick Kelly himself, created the design for the artist's current DVD production. Core pieces of the lighting design again ...
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NSCA Accepting Applications for 2019 Excellence in Business Awards
Systems integrators are encouraged to apply at no cost for NSCA's 2019 Excellence in Business Awards. Submissions will be accepted through January 18, 2019. Winners will receive recognition throughout the year in various NSCA and ...
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Audio-Technica Provides Microphone Solutions for CMA Awards for the 25th Straight Year
Audio-Technica, a provider of transducer technology for over 50 years, supplied nearly 100 vocal and instrument microphones for the 52nd Annual Country Music Association (CMA) Awards, presented Wednesday, November 14, 2018, at ...
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LD Céline Royer Lights Mike Shinoda's Post Traumatic Tour with 4Wall Gear
Linkin Park member and solo artist Mike Shinoda embarked on his first major North American solo tour in support of his newly-released solo record, Post Traumatic. Lighting designer Céline Royer, who is no stranger to ...
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Bose Professional Line Array Loudspeaker Systems Chosen for High-Profile Festivals and Live Events
The word is out among the AV systems rental community worldwide -- Bose Professional ShowMatch DeltaQ line array loudspeaker systems are an ideal sound reinforcement choice for large-scale festivals and entertainment events of all ...
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Renaissance in Rimini: GDS Supplies ArcLamp as Decima 1948 Re-Lights Teatro Galli after 75-Year Dark Age
The Teatro Galli is a stunning architectural masterpiece in Rimini, Italy. Constructed between 1843 and 1857, the original theatre was designed by the illustrious architect Luigi Poletti of Modena and when completed, was one of ...
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Successful Debut of Event.Tech Days -- Adam Hall Group Launches New Business-Customer Exchange Platform
The Adam Hall Group launched its new customer-oriented event concept, Event.Tech Days, on November 21st and 22nd, 2018. In the new Experience Center at its headquarters in Neu-Anspach (near Frankfurt), Germany, the international ...
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University of Alaska, Anchorage Acquires Ayrton GHIBLI Luminaires for Department of Theatre and Dance
The Department of Theatre and Dance at the University of Alaska, Anchorage (UAA) has taken delivery of Ayrton GHIBLI luminaires, Ayrton's first LED spot luminaire with a factory-equipped framing system. ACT Lighting, Inc. ...
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ADJ Helps to Spread the Love at Unique Dutch Dance Festival
Taking place in the grounds of a medieval castle in the picturesque Dutch region of Limburg, the Castle of Love dance festival is now in its 13th year. With the castle providing a unique backdrop, the event has earned the reputation of "the ...
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Theatre in Review: Thom Pain (based on nothing) (Signature Theatre)
A great many members of the press -- and, based on the Show-Score numbers, a fair number of regular theatregoers -- have found much to love in Thom Pain (based on nothing). I am baffled by this phenomenon. Indeed, I'm ...
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Solotech Acquires UK-Based SSE Audio Group
Martin Tremblay, president and CEO of Groupe Solotech Inc. ("Solotech"), announces that Solotech has acquired SSE Audio Group ("SSE"), a British provider of audio services ("transaction"). ...
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ESTA Announces Curated Education at The NAMM Show 2019
ESTA is pleased to offer four days of curated education at The NAMM Show 2019, January 24 - 27. Register for the conference at esta.org/namm using promo code ESTA@NAMM and not only will the registrant receive 50% ...
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Nautilus Entertainment Design Part of Winning Team at the 2018 Experience Design & Technology Awards
Nautilus Entertainment Design is proud to have been a part of the team awarded the Gold Winner for the "Best Stage Experience" at the 2018 Experience Design & Technology Awards. The winning project was the 2018 CES Keynote, ...
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Just Add Power 3G Ultra HD Over IP Series Daisy Chain Receiver Win Streak Continues
Just Add Power (J+P), a provider of Ultra HD over IP video distribution, announced that its VBS-HDIP-3G 509POE Daisy Chain Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) Receiver has been given a Product of the Year Award from Systems Contractor ...
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Peitsman Goes Mega with Robe
Hans Peitsman is not generally a man who does things by halves ... unless the half precedes "a million euros" of course, which is approximately how much he has recently invested in new Robe lighting fixtures. ...
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Chauvet Professional Finds the Beat at Liverpool Disco Festival
While bands like the Beatles, Echo & the Bunnymen, and The La's might have succeeded in establishing Liverpool's place on the world's entertainment stage, a recent city-wide resurgence of music and art and culture is proving that the ...
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Elite Multimedia Productions Highlights the Artistry of Momentum 2018
Created to be the Christian Music Broadcasters' premier annual event, Momentum is a four-day conference which brings together radio and record industry professionals from around the world. Since its inception in 2009, Momentum has ...
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Village Chapel Church Uses Environmental Projection to Visually Enhance Worship with New Hitachi Projectors
At the beginning of the year, Village Chapel Church had a mission to use modern technologies to visually enhance their worship services. After evaluating its AV setup, Jeremy Scoby, director of worship, created a more immersive ...
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DiGiCo Consoles Keep The Country Music Association Awards Covered
The 52nd Annual Country Music Association Awards ceremony, held on Wednesday, November 14 at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena and hosted by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood, recognized the best in country music released during the CMA's ...
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Cellist Mai Bloomfield Reaches New Heights While on Tour with Grammy Award-Winner Jason Mraz
As an accomplished singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Mai Bloomfield has spent the past five years touring with Grammy award-winner Jason Mraz as part of his 10-piece band. As one of the only members of the band playing ...
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Experiment Intrinsic Takes TiMax on Wild All-Night Ambient DJ Adventure
Experiment Intrinsic provides ambient all-night adventures in electronic music, exploring the spaces created with sound. They formulate alcohol-free, limited capacity events in intimate and spiritual spaces where all the senses are catered ...
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Fulcrum Acoustic Brings High Fidelity to Saint Sabina Church
Founded in 1944 in Belton, Missouri as a Catholic parish community, Saint Sabina is committed to providing faith formation for all people. In 2003, the parish dedicated an architecturally unique worship space that enables greater ...
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dBTechnologies an Easy Choice for Sight & Sound Productions
Ease of setup. Ease of operation. Jon Davis' company, Sight & Sound Productions, produces events ranging from small rental parties to large corporate meetings, and even full-scale concerts. When he decided it was time to ...
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CT Celebrates 10-year Partnership with European Tour
On November 15, 2018 golf fans from all over the world came together to watch the duel between the two Ryder Cup teammates Francesco Molinari and Tommy Fleetwood as they raced to become Europe's No 1 at the DP World Tour Championship in ...
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Bill Groener Joins Vincent Lighting Systems as President
Vincent Lighting Systems (VLS) today announced that well-respected industry veteran Bill Groener will be joining VLS as its new president. Founder and former president, Paul Vincent, will remain connected with VLS ...
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Herrick Goldman Assembles New Team for Evoke Collaborative
Building on years of successful collaborations in the lighting/production industry, HGLD has launched Evoke Collaborative, to better serve clients on larger and more diverse projects in the US and elsewhere. Teaming up with < ...
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The Tiffen Company Announces First LED Light Offering in the Popular Lowel Tota Line
The Tiffen Company, a manufacturer of imaging accessories for the consumer/professional imaging and the motion picture and broadcast television industries, introduces today the new Lowel TOTA LED portable flood light. ...
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EAW Promotes Jim Newhouse to VP of Global Sales
Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW) announces the promotion of Jim Newhouse to vice president of global sales. Newhouse has served the company as North American sales director since 2015.
Before joining EAW, he worked as a ...
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Peter Codron Appointed UK Sales Manager at Martin Audio
An important cog in the restructuring of Martin Audio's sales team following its successful MBO this summer, has been the appointment of highly experienced audio professional Peter Codron as new UK sales manager. ...
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Returning Talent Generating Big Returns for Stage Equipment and Lighting
Lighting industry veterans Joe Saprito and Jon Zorrilla have rejoined the team at Stage Equipment and Lighting (SEAL), a Pro Sound & Video company. Saprito will serve as Rental Manager in Orlando, Florida, ...
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L-Acoustics Strengthens Its R&D and Production Expertise with Acquisition of HGP
L-Acoustics, provider of professional audio solutions, headquartered near Paris, France, and HGP, a manufacturer of precision sheet metal, based in Amboise, France, jointly announce the acquisition of HGP and its sister ...
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Roscolux #359 Celebrates 10 Years of Supporting Industry Professionals Who Are Ill or Injured
Ten years ago, Rosco Laboratories became Behind the Scenes' first Pledge-a-Product Partner and Mark Engel, Rosco CEO, and staff members recently presented their 10th annual check from the sales of Roscolux #359 ...
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ETC Announces New Paris Office with Recent Acquisition
ETC, announces the opening of their newest office in Paris, France. Local French distributor, Avab Transtechnik France (ATF) has been selling and supporting ETC products for over 15 years and has always shared strong values ...
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Eight Inductees to the NAMM TECnology Hall of Fame Announced
Eight culturally-significant audio inventions will be inducted to the TECnology Hall of Fame (THOF), it was announced today by THOF founder, George Petersen. The inventions span the 1940s through today and will be ...
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Protea Network-Enabled Software Update Brings Additional Stability and Quality-of-Life Improvements
Ashly Audio has released an extensive update to its Protea Network-Enabled Software, marking the culmination of three months of improvements to the performance of networked devices utilizing the Ashly Protea Software Suite. ...
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Jazz At Lincoln Center Hosts Goalkeepers 2018 with AV Support from WorldStage
The Annual Goalkeepers event from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation recently took place during Global Goals Week 2018, a collective effort by various groups to leverage the opening of the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly in New ...
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Green Hippo Leads an All-Star Cast
Green Hippo occupied a key role in its German distributor's 2018 open day. A key date in the industry calendar, the event attracted an impressive 250 industry professionals. Hosted by Christian Pies, sales director at Cas ...
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Solotech Announces Paul Tytaneck as Director of Design and Estimating
Philip Giffard, president, sales and integration division of Solotech, announces the appointment of Paul Tytaneck as director of design and estimating, effective November 20, 2018.
One of the founding members of ...
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Adamson Appoints Ben Millson to Oversee New APAC Office in Thailand
In response to its substantial ongoing growth in the Asia-Pacific region, Adamson Systems Engineering has established a new office in Chiang Mai, Thailand to better serve its partner network and further enhance its brand profile. ...
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CueStack Beyond the Veil Music Video a Lighting-Themed Visual Experience
Modern metal/electronic band CueStack recently released their third effort in a series of debut music videos that features a sophisticated industrial stage design packed with 170 high-tech lighting units from Elation Professional
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Robe Dreams On
The 2018 Dreambeach Festival, staged near the charming fishing town of Villaricos in Andalucía, Spain, is a picturesque location traditionally known for its unspoiled beaches and jaw-dropping sunsets ... and now ... for hosting the ...
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Backup's Super September -- Over £25,000 Raised for UK Charity
Thanks to the incredible generosity of Ambersphere, Claypaky, DiGiCo, Lightpower Collection, and PLASA, backup -- The Technical Entertainment Charity has received donations in excess of £25,500 during September ...
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Ollie Olma to Curate the LightLab at Stage|Set|Scenery 2019
At Stage|Set|Scenery 2019 lighting designer Manfred "Ollie" Olma of mo2 design will again be curating the LightLab. The LightLab is one of the highlights of the international trade show and conference for theatre, ...
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Fully Redundant DiGiCo SD12 System Delivers Flawlessly for Pope Francis Mass in Lithuania
At the end of September, Pope Francis kicked off his four-day Baltic tour, which included Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia, with a Holy Mass in Sàntakos Park in Kaunas, Lithuania. The event attracted over 100,000 faithful to the park ...
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High End Systems Helps Solve Worship Woes at Speak the Word Church
Speak The Word Church International in Minneapolis, Minnesota, was experiencing a problem with its existing lighting system as maintenance costs skyrocketed while reliability spiraled downward. Heat produced by lamp sources and the power ...
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IPS Rentals Acquires Christie Spyder X80 and Deploys It at a Major Information Security Event in Las Vegas
IPS Rentals Inc. recently took delivery of a Christie Spyder X80 multi-screen windowing processor and used it almost immediately when Coppell, Texas-based ETS AV hired IPS Rentals to supply the Spyder X80 for the ...
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Brent Schmidt Reflects Spirit of St. Luke's Manor with Chauvet DJ
For residents of the historic Buckeye-Shaker neighborhood in Cleveland, Ohio, the concerts that take place on the sprawling grounds of St. Luke's Manor offer more than a chance to enjoy good music, they also serve as a celebration of ...
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Sound Space Vision Delivers an Artful Solution to the Royal Academy's Transformation
In 2012 Sound Space Vision (SSV) beat all competition to become the theatre design and acoustics consultant for David Chipperfield Architects' master plan to unite the Royal Academy of Arts' 18th century Burlington House ...
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LightParts Unveils New Mobile-Friendly, Multi-Lingual Website
LightParts Inc. (www.lightparts.com) announces an important website update. The new LightParts website is now mobile friendly, and also offers multi-lingual support via Google Translate for ...
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Theatre in Review: All is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914 (Theater Latté Da/Sheen Center)
An extraordinary moment in twentieth-century history is the subject of this carefully wrought, deeply moving piece: the Christmas Eve when, all along the Western Front, World War One briefly halted and soldiers on both sides emerged from ...
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Theatre in Review: Two by Friel (Irish Repertory Theatre)
The Irish Rep is a hive of activity these days: In addition to presenting merry and melancholy takes on the upcoming holidays in A Child's Christmas in Wales and The Dead: 1904, the company is offering in its studio space a ...
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Broadway Green Alliance's Fall Textile Collection Drive Set for November 28
The Broadway Green Alliance (BGA) is sponsoring a textile drive on Wednesday, November 28 from 11:00am - 2:00pm in Duffy Square (46th Street between 7th Avenue and Broadway in Times Square). The collection drive is open to all shows ...
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ChamSys QuickQ 20 Wins New Products Award at WFX
ChamSys had a lot to be happy about at WFX. In addition to drawing large crowds to the four training sessions it held at the show, the company went home with a prestigious New Products Award for its new user-friendly console, the ...
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Evening Standard Award Winners Announced
Scenic designer Miriam Buether, who won a Drama Desk Award (and a Tony Award nomination) last season for the Broadway revival of Three Tall Women, received the Evening Standard Award in London for The Jungle. ...
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ADJ Expands Popular AV Series With New "AV2" High Resolution LED Video Panel
ADJ is expanding the AV Series of LED video panels with a new model, that offers the highest resolution in the range so far, the company says. Each of the flexible AV2 panels features a configuration of 3-in-1 RGB SMD2121 LEDs with ...
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44 Designs and LD Chris Nathan Choose Artiste DaVinci for Jake Owen Tour
Nashville-based production company 44 Designs (44designs.com) was an early adopter of Elation's Artiste DaVinci and recently used the award-winning LED moving head spot in their production design for country music artist Jake ...
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Hog Factor Contest Triumphs at LDI 2018
Three teams of lighting programmers battled at the Hog 4 console in High End Systems' annual Hog Factor USA Collegiate Competition at LDI 2018, with team Sola Tartan from Carnegie Mellon University winning first place. The action ...
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Texas Live! State-of-the-Art Sports Entertainment Complex Drafts L-Acoustics in the First Round
They say everything in Texas is big, and the new 200,000-sq.-ft. Texas Live! entertainment complex certainly fits that bill with its ample array of dining, live music, and other entertainment options -- and, next year, the first Live! by ...
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Robe Going in Circles with Nephew
Danish alt rockers Nephew -- one of the most popular, successful and critically acclaimed bands in Denmark -- announced at the end of 2017 that they were reuniting in 2018 after a four-year hiatus. Simultaneously they announced two major ...
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Alford Media Deploys New Martin Audio WPC System at Charity Event
Alford Media of Dallas, TX recently purchased a significant amount of Martin Audio and quickly put the equipment to use including a Wavefront Precision Compact (WPC) line array system at a charity event for GRACE. ...
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From Subtle Solos to Riotous Rock, Philips Vari-Lite's VL10 BeamWash Delivers for Tom Odell
Signify announces that its new intelligent effects luminaire, the Philips Vari-Lite VL10 BeamWash, is delivering a dynamic performance for the current European tour by popular British singer-songwriter, Tom Odell. ...
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DiTech Illuminates the Luminaria Art Festival with Mega Systems Gear
Luminaria is a San Antonio TX annual arts organization that puts together a dynamic after-dark arts festival. The different artist comes together to display their unique pieces. This year Di-Tech A.V. was able to illuminate several artists ...
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Dante AoIP Helps Belgian Boutique Hotel Mix Business with Pleasure
A designer boutique hotel in the heart of Ghent, Belgium is finding value in Dante Audio IP networking from Audinate for the business and entertainment needs of its guests. Designed and integrated by Belgian systems integration ...
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Theatre in Review: Vivian's Music, 1969 (59E59)/Hype Man (The Flea Theater)
Two new plays tackle the always-thorny issue of race in America, in markedly different ways; each is well worth your attention. Vivian's Music, 1969 introduces two characters living in Omaha in the year of the title. Vivian is a ...
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Artiste Picasso "Best Moving Light" Award Winner at 2018 WFX
Elation Professional's Artiste series of theatrical-grade moving heads has again been recognized as uniquely innovative. The Artiste Picasso has been honored with a New Product Award in the Moving Light category at the recent
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Jason Licht Joins Barbizon Lighting Company NYC Office as Systems Manager
Jason Licht joined the Barbizon Lighting Company's New York City offices as the new systems manager as of Monday, September 24th.
Licht brings 20 plus years of lighting experience from the AV, broadcast, theatre, film ...
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Audio Engineering Society Announces Committee, Keynote Speaker for AES Dublin 2019 Convention
The AES has announced the organizing committee and keynote address for the upcoming AES Dublin Convention, taking place March 20 - 23, 2019, at the Convention Centre in Dublin, Ireland. Featuring four days of dedicated pro ...
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Ayrton MagicPanel-602 in the Frame for Shania Twain
Canadian singer songwriter and all round "Queen of Country pop," Shania Twain, is hitting the road with her long-awaited Shania Now tour. Twain has wowed audiences in North America and Europe this summer and autumn with her fast, ...
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Sennheiser Holds RF Wireless Sound Academy at Montréal Headquarters
Fresh off the September opening of its new Canadian offices, Sennheiser hosted an all-day RF Wireless Sound Academy on Tuesday, November 6 at the new headquarters located just outside Montréal. The RF Wireless academy taught ...
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Meyer Sound LEO Family Soars with Twenty One Pilots on Bandito Tour
Flying high on their number one album release, Trench, avant-garde rock icons Twenty One Pilots blazed across the United States through the fall months on their sellout Bandito Tour. Packing A-level arenas at every stop, ...
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PreSonus Loudspeaker Technology Revitalizes Sound at Creative Arts Academy of St. Lucie
Creative Arts Academy of St. Lucie, Florida -- also referred to as CAST -- is one of those rare schools where academics and art truly do go hand in hand. The school is dedicated to educating the whole child. Every day, their students ...
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Front-of-House Engineer Chris Mitchell Praises ShowMatch System from Bose Professional
Front-of-house engineer Chris Mitchell has been with jam band Umphrey's McGee since 2011, manning the console as their US tours stretch nearly year-round across the continent. "We tour all year long. Six weeks on, six weeks off, ...
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dBTechnologies' VIO L212 Is the Official PA of Atlantico Live!
The new dBTechnologies line array, VIO L212, has been installed as the main system of Atlantico Live!, a famous and popular concert space in Rome that has always been a destination for entertainment and live music. ...
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Anolis Helps Tunnel Vision in Iceland
"Lava Tunnel" is a spectacular lava tube tunnel -- one of the longest in Iceland at 1,360m, and around 30m wide in places, with up to 10m of headroom. Its majestic and intricate interior collage of colors and textures is the result of ...
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Mighty MDG Goes Walking with Dinosaurs
Back in the mists of time dinosaurs roamed and ruled the world ... and now with the fabulous arena spectacular Walking with Dinosaurs, they are doing so again.
This time the mist, or rather haze and low fog, is courtesy of MDG ...
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Southern California's Grand Performances Powered by Allen & Heath
With the mission to "inspire community, celebrate diversity, and unite Los Angeles through free access to global performing arts," Grand Performances has grown to become one of Southern California's largest presenters of free performing ...
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TOMCAT Launches a New Website
TOMCAT has recently launched its new website at www.tomcatglobal.com, which features the complete offer of Tomcat products in a more navigation-friendly and modern website structure. ...
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Theatre in Review: The Prom (Longacre Theatre)
You may feel that Broadway is oversupplied with high school musicals -- I've certainly had my moments on this topic -- but The Prom is something different. Less earnest and lachrymose than Dear Evan Hansen, less ...
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Chauvet Professional Ovation E-930VW Wins New Products Award at WFX
There are many reasons why Chauvet Professional's Ovation E-930VW variable white ellipsoidal fixture can be an invaluable addition to a house of worship's lighting rig. Projecting a bright, flat field of light in nearly any ...
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ER Productions' Kinekt Wins Gold Star Award for Best Laser Product 2018
ER Productions announces that its Kinekt laser fixture was awarded a PLSN Gold Star Award for Best Laser Product 2018, presented during the LDI show in Las Vegas last month.
Every September the PLSN team ...
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Brad Nelms Joins ACT Lighting as Western Regional Sales Manager
ACT Lighting, Inc. announces that Brad Nelms has joined the company as western regional sales manager. Nelms replaces Aaron Hubbard, who formerly held that post and was named central regional sales manager for ACT ...
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Four ESTA Standards Approved
On November 6, ANSI's Board of Standards Review approved four ESTA standards. Three are new or revised standards and one is the reaffirmation without changes of an existing standard. All four are published, and are available for ...
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IAAPA Attractions Expo 2018 Breaks New Records
The International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) shattered records last week at IAAPA Attractions Expo 2018 with the highest attendance and largest trade show floor in the event's history. A record ...
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Cathie Berbena Lloyd Joins Sightline Design Group
Cathie Berbena Lloyd has joined Sightline Design Group as operations manager. Berbena Lloyd is a recognized leader in the industry for her work in touring, broadcast, and architectural lighting with vendors including Vari ...
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Robe in the Prime Circle
Celebrity endorsement is something most brands dream about, and some pay massively for ... but when South Africa's foremost and hugely popular rock band Prime Circle decided to actually invest in Robe moving lights ... it ...
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In-Ground Fixtures Benefit from W-DMX
Studio Due Light, in collaboration with LEMAN GmbH in Austria, has recently illuminated the Novomatic Forum in Vienna, as part of a façade lighting overhaul. The previous fixtures installed were traditional luminaries with ...
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Support backup on Black Friday Purchases with AmazonSmile!
As the upcoming Black Friday and Cyber Monday are two of the busiest shopping days of the year, this is a great opportunity for the entertainment technology industry to increase backup's AmazonSmile donations by using
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Ricky Skaggs Delivers Timeless Performances with Sennheiser Digital 6000 at the 2018 CMA Awards
The 52nd Annual Country Music Association (CMA) Awards rounded up some of the biggest names in country music for an evening of memorable performances. Millions of viewers tuned in to watch the awards carrying country music's highest ...
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Robert Juliat Profiles, Fresnels, and Followspots for Moscow's New Zaryadye Concert Hall
Early September saw the inauguration of Moscow's new Zaryadye Concert Hall, hailed as a hugely important venue for the cultural life of Russia's capital city. Robert Juliat is very proud to be involved, with Russian project ...
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Theatre in Review: King Kong (Broadway Theatre)
The newest, biggest star on Broadway needs an entourage of at least a dozen to prop him up and keep him going. I don't mean this in a bad way; it's merely to acknowledge the extraordinary achievement that is the title character of the new ...
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Theatre in Review: Shadow of Heroes (Metropolitan Playhouse)
An ugly, but gripping, slice of twentieth-century European history is recalled in Shadow of Heroes, which details how Hungary's post-World War II Communist dawn was darkened by the shadow of the Soviet Union and ultimately wiped ...
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4Wall Entertainment Acquires Assets of Paradigm Productions, Announces 4Wall Miami
4Wall Entertainment, a national provider of entertainment equipment rentals and sales, has reached an agreement to acquire the assets of Miami, Florida-based lighting provider Paradigm Productions. ...
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NEXT-proaudio Introduces Audio Tool Software
Audio Tool is the new free software developed by NEXT-proaudio that's main goal is to help end-users when configuring their systems (speakers and amplifiers).
This exclusive and unique tool includes a database with all ...
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Robe for Roger Waters' Us + Them Tour
Few artist activists on the planet have had more impact than Roger Waters whose live shows present a cerebrally-charged mix of music, politics, social commentary, and visual intelligence in performances that are as captivating and ...
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Barbizon Lighting Is Sponsoring Student Scholarships for the Stage Lighting Super Saturday
"Developing programs that provide educational opportunities for the next generation of the lighting industry is a priority for Barbizon Lighting and has long been one of our guiding principles," said Barbizon Lighting's president ...
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Glenn Ottenbacher Gives Dual Tribute Shows Distinct Moods with Rouge FX-B Fixtures
How do you give each band on a co-headlined show a unique look when both the budget and the number of fixtures in the rig are limited? Glenn Ottenbacher faced this challenge recently when he lit a sold-out appearance by two well ...
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NSCA Announces Big-Name Speaker Line-Up for BLC 2019
NSCA announces that registration for the 21st annual Business & Leadership Conference (BLC) is now open at www.nsca.org/blc. The 21st annual Business & Leadership Conference will be held ...
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Metalworks Production Group Forges Ahead with L-Acoustics
Looking at the 50,000-sq.-ft. complex that is Metalworks just west of downtown Toronto in Mississauga, it's almost hard to imagine that it came from relatively modest roots. Starting out as a private studio, the company has now ...
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Trinity Sound Plays Vital Role in the Live House Theater
Trinity Sound Company (TSC) of Anaheim Hills, California designed and installed a NEXO and Yamaha system for the new Live House theater at the Musicians Institute in Hollywood. The system was arranged in ...
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Alcons Assists Anniversary Concert For John Paul II's Papal Appointment
The church of St. Brygida (St. Bridget) in Gdansk, Poland, recently hosted a televised concert to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Pope John Paul II's appointment. An Alcons Audio pro-ribbon audio system was the ideal solution ...
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VUE Uncorks World-Class Experience at Thornton Winery Champagne Concert Series
Chris Isaak, George Benson, and Kenny G headlined this year's annual Champagne Concert Series at Thornton Winery in Temecula, California. For the fifth consecutive year, Sound Image was there with the VUE al-4 line arrays ...
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Powersoft Strikes Canadian Distribution Deal with Erikson Audio, Eyes Strategic Growth in Entertainment Sector
Powersoft, a manufacturer of high powered amplifier solutions for the professional audio market, has named Erikson Audio its Canadian distributor, effective immediately. The new distribution agreement aims to grow ...
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RealMotion Now Integrates with Notch Creative Software
RealMotion, the new technology venture stemming from award-winning experiential design firm Float4, announces the market introduction of the next generation of its transformative RealMotion content generation and editing ...
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Theatre in Review: Bernie and Mikey's Trip to the Moon (Strangemen Theatre Company/59E59)
The emotional price of caring for a disabled loved one is the subject of Scott Aiello's new play; in its best passages, Bernie and Mikey's Trip to the Moon dispatches the idea that there is anything inspirational or ...
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Theatre in Review: The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui (Classic Stage Company)
If Raúl Esparza ever decides to become a demagogue, we're all in trouble. As the title character in Bertolt Brecht's allegory about the rise of a Hitler-like figure, the actor starts out unassumingly, coming across like a ...
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Bradley Watson Promoted to New International Sales Director Role at Martin Audio
Martin Audio announces the promotion of Bradley Watson to the new position of international sales director.
One of the company's longest serving executives, Watson was instrumental in building domestic sales during ...
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Electrosonic Makes New Global Personnel Appointments
Electrosonic announces several personnel appointments designed to strengthen the support of its global business.
"As Electrosonic continues its mission to design, build, and support innovative technology solutions that create ...
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Christie Expands RGB Laser Projection Line-Up with the Launch of Mirage SST
Christie, a provider in creating and delivering the world's best visual and audio experiences, announces the launch of the Christie Mirage SST, a high-performance RGB laser projection solution featuring Christie TruLife ...
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Clair Brothers 10SPOT Hybrid Loudspeaker Lands NAMM TEC Award Nomination
In recognition of Clair Brothers' latest innovation -- the 10SPOT hybrid loudspeaker and winner of the InfoComm 2018 Best of Show Award -- the 34th annual Technical Excellence & Creativity Awards at The NAMM Show ...
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WSDG's Sonastério Studios a TEC Award Nominee
Early in 2015, Bruno Barros a young musician/engineer completing his education at the Musicians Institute in Hollywood, California, decided to create a destination studio in Belo, Horizonte, Brazil. His family retained famed ...
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New UNITY DR16 Digital Mixer by Peavey Now Shipping Worldwide
Every day, musicians strive to bring people together through live performance. In helping artists and engineers achieve their ideal sound, Peavey Electronics endeavors to meet every need with the new UNITY DR16, the first entry in ...
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Elation Proteus, Paladin for AIDA Nova Christening
On August 31, AIDA Nova was christened at the Meyer shipyard in Papenburg, Germany, as the newest member of the AIDA fleet with a barrage of light and color courtesy of lighting designer Björn Hermann and Elation Professional
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RCF Sponsors PAcalculate App for Pro Audio Industry
Offering a tool for pro audio sound reinforcement system calculations, RCF is sponsoring the online app Pacalculate. The multi-platform app (iOS and Android) provides a library of 25 different calculators covering audio ...
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Herrick Goldman Reflects Magic of Tinga Tinga Tales with Help from Chauvet Professional
Why do chameleons change colors? Technically it has something to do with things called nanocrystals in their cell structure. But a more wondrous and soul-stirring explanation can be found in one of the many African fables that come ...
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Elite Multimedia Productions Puts on a Show for Censis Technologies
As the largest and longest-running users conference in the surgical inventory management industry, the Censis Technologies Users Conference (CtUC) offers cutting-edge insight from experts across the country. Held inside the Gaylord ...
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FOX Sports' College Football Pre-Game Show Relies on Clear-Com for Flexible Wireless Communications
Soundtronics Wireless of Las Vegas, Nevada, relied on Clear-Com to service long-time client, FOX Sports, with an Eclipse HX digital matrix and FreeSpeak II digital wireless intercom system for the network's college ...
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ESTA's Technical Standards Program Announces New Website
ESTA's Technical Standards Program now has a new website with greatly improved navigation at tsp.esta.org. The new site makes finding the information the user needs much easier. A simple array ...
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Theatre in Review: Wild Goose Dreams (Public Theater)
Wild Goose Dreams has such a touching and up-to-the-moment story to tell, it's a pity that Hansol Jung, the playwright, and Leigh Silverman, the director, didn't trust it more. You sometimes have to stare very ...
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Mountain Productions Acquires ROC-OFF Productions
Mountain Productions announces the acquisition of ROC-OFF Productions brand and their full range of equipment and services. For more than 20 years, ROC-OFF and Mountain Productions have built a strong working relationship ...
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Acclaim Lighting Introduces Ai Flex Interior LED Circuit Strip with Intelligent Dimming Technology
A provider of innovative and advanced solid-state lighting technology, Acclaim Lighting introduces the Ai Flex Interior LED circuit strip. Offering what the company says is "a best in class dim to warm system," with a color ...
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Apollo Design Sponsors Super Saturday
Scott Parker says, "Apollo Design Technology Inc. has been a supporter of Super Saturday since the start. Every year Apollo brings a new selection of terrific gobos for our special effects and templates session." ...
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GLP Breaks New Ground at LDI 2018
GLP's status as a major league player in the production industry was firmly cemented at this year's LDI show in Las Vegas (October 19 - 21) where it was awarded the Best Large Booth gong by show organizers, Live Design ...
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Clair Solutions Updates Sound Reinforcement at Nashville's Historic Ryman Auditorium
Opened in 1892, Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee is best known as the home of the Grand Ole Opry radio broadcast between 1943 and 1974. Its age and cultural significance led to its inclusion on the National Register of Historic ...
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Astro Spatial Audio Partners with Audio Brains
Astro Spatial Audio (ASA) announces its entry into the Japanese market with the appointment of Audio Brains. As the official Japanese solutions partner for ASA, Audio Brains will provide training and support while ...
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Herrick Goldman Explores Elation ZCL, Artiste on Mamma Mia
Theatre lighting designer Herrick Goldman recently lit a Cape Rep Theatre production of the hit musical Mamma Mia and discovered Elation Professional's ZCL 360 Bar moving effect luminaire as a beneficial multi-use ...
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Loving Rex Orange County is Easy for Robe
Talented rising star singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Rex Orange County (Alexander O' Connor) has been making a big impact across the UK on his first full production tour ... and ensuring that the lighting has also looked ...
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Lights in Alingsås Supported by W-DMX
Lights in Alingsås, the experimental architectural lighting installation, started when students from Ljuscentrum Gothenburg University came to Alingsås in 1998. Ten years later, the urban exhibition attracts more than 85,000 visitors ...
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Mitch Malloy and Great White Rock on with Lectrosonics
Once bitten by dropouts, latency, or poor sound quality, a band that plays over 100 shows per year might be twice shy about wireless audio. Fortunately, the exact opposite is true of Grammy-nominated hard rockers Great White. Lead ...
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disguise Helps Tran Linh Multimedia with Historic 3D Video Mapping at Vietnam's Largest Entertainment Complex
Vietnam-based Tran Linh Multimedia selected a disguise 2x4pro media server for the stunning 3D video mapping of the Hall of Wishes at Vinpearl Land Nam Hoi An, Vietnam's largest entertainment complex. ...
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FM Systems Recommends Countryman Microphones for Foreigner's Jukebox Hero The Musical
When Jukebox Hero The Musical, a celebration of Foreigner's music, was performed at the Jubilee Auditoriums in Calgary and Edmonton, FM Systems, Western Canada's largest pure play audio provider, was contracted to provide ...
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Legendary Vietnamese Hotel Chooses Fulcrum Acoustic
The Hotel Metropole Hanoi has a rich and storied history dating back to 1901 when it first welcomed famous actors, ambassadors, and heads of state from around the globe. Due to the prestigious standing of this world's first Sofitel ...
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Theatre in Review: Lewiston/Clarkston (Rattlestick Playwrights Theater)
Lewiston and Clarkston may be twin cities in Idaho and Washington State, but, as rendered by playwright Samuel D. Hunter, they make for unequally compelling dramas. Together, they form an unusually ambitious project: two plays in a ...
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Theatre in Review: Natural Shocks (WP Theater)
Can one be mortally menaced by a metaphor? That's the question hanging over Lauren Gunderson's new play. We are in the unfinished basement, somewhere in the Midwest, of Angela's house; she has chosen this gritty space to address us ...
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Future-Focused Ideas Fuel Professional Development at The 2019 NAMM Show
As the global crossroads of music, pro audio, and event technology industries, The 2019 NAMM Show has announced a suite of professional development opportunities, transformative business know-how, and hands-on training available ...
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Chauvet Professional Rounds Out WFX Learning Sessions with Panel Discussion
Chauvet Professional will be completing its two days of lighting education sessions at WFX with a panel discussion featuring leading house of worship technical directors and lighting designers. Moderated by noted ...
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HG Lighting Design Makes Second Annual Pledge-a-Service Donation
Lighting designer Herrick Goldman, principal of HG Lighting Design and Evoke Collaborative recently presented the Behind the Scenes charity with a $1,000 donation representing a portion of the firm's design ...
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A.C. Lighting to Showcase New Lighting Products at WFX
A.C. Lighting Inc., distributor of lighting, rigging, and video technologies, will be attending the WFX Conference and Expo November 14 - 15, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. ...
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ChamSys to Offer WFX Training Sessions
Stepping up to a lighting console can be an intimidating and confusing experience for a church volunteer or anyone who lacks proper training. ChamSys is taking steps to make the process more user-friendly by offering four ...
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Outdoor Laser System for Logo and Architecture Projections Released
With the PL-5500RGB Outdoor, Laserworld released a professional laser system specifically dedicated to the outdoor use for logo, text, and architecture projections. It is built into a rain proof enclosure and has a built-in ...
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Elation Colors Main Stage at Eclectic KAABOO Music Festival
Elation Professional is proud to again have had a presence on the KAABOO Festival as lighting designers Chris Lisle and Erik Parker turned to the powerful LED-based Platinum 1200 Wash moving head to light ...
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Demon Robes for Sweeney Todd at Vanemuine
Recreating the dark and gruesome world of Sweeney Todd, the fictional Demon Barber of Fleet Street according urban legend ... at the Vanemuine Theatre in Tartu, Estonia, was a tricky task requiring the juxtaposition of a classic ...
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Blizzard and ModTruss Win Major Awards at LDI Four Consecutive Years
Blizzard states:
"Following an unprecedented fourth year winning a booth award at LDI, Blizzard announced an extremely understated and tactful year-long celebration. Blizzard, along with their friends and co-exhibitors ...
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Clair Brothers Supports Multi-Site BRAVE Church with kiT Series and i218 Line Array
BRAVE Church, located in Englewood, Colorado, is a church on a mission. This inspired the desire for an impactful sound reinforcement system in their new Broomfield sanctuary that could more than keep up with BRAVE Church's unabashedly ...
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PR Lighting AQUA 480 Beam Chosen for China's Tallest Building
Shanghai Tower, China's tallest building (and the world's second tallest), measuring 632m high, has been brought to life by powerful beams from PR Lighting's IP65-rated AQUA 480 Beam ... from 128 stories up. ...
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Popular Musicals Highlighted by Moving Heads from SGM Light
Lighting designer Mike Holm has been in charge of many light installations throughout his career but had his first encounter with SGM's G-4 Wash for the successful Danish musical SEEBACH. After almost a year-long run ...
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Allen & Heath dLive Consoles Drive First Baptist Church of Arnold
Nashville, Tennessee-based Morris Integration has expanded audio capabilities at the First Baptist Church of Arnold, Missouri using Allen & Heath's dLive consoles. Making its debut in front of the nearly 2,700 people who ...
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Environmental Lights' Six-Color LED Strip Light Expands Color Possibilities
Environmental Lights, a provider of LED lighting solutions, announced the launch of a six-color strip light, the six-in-one ColorPlus LED Strip Light.
The six-in-one ColorPlus LED strip light combines RGB, amber, and tunable ...
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Theatre in Review: The Other Josh Cohen (Westside Theatre)
The quote ad for The Other Josh Cohen includes the following: "It's Seinfeld meets Rodgers and Hart!" I don't know about the Rodgers and Hart bit, but the Seinfeld reference is right on: Like that fabled sitcom ...
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Theatre in Review: The Chinese Lady (Ma-Yi Theater Company/Theatre Row)
Can you make a compelling drama out of the life of a passive witness to history? In The Chinese Lady, playwright Lloyd Suh gives it his best shot, and he has a fascinating situation with which to work. His heroine, ...
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Robe Shines Tomorrow with the Dave Matthews Band
The Dave Matthews Band (DMB) is on the road again in the US promoting their latest album, Come Tomorrow which has had fans and critics buzzing with excitement, together with another visually provocative production design by Fen ...
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City Theatrical Sponsors Stage Lighting Super Saturday
"Gary Fails and City Theatrical (CTI) have been with us since the first workshop 13 years ago and it's always a pleasure to visit with Gary and his team," Scott Parker says of City Theatrical. CTI is a New Jersey ...
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Yamaha Pro Audio Education and Training Expands with New "Audioversity" Initiative
Training seminars conducted by Yamaha Professional Audio sales subsidiaries around the world will consolidate under a new "Audioversity" banner and be expanded upon for even greater reach and effectiveness. Always proactive in ...
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Waves Announces eMotion LV1 Live Mixer V10 Updates and New Features
Waves Audio, a provider of digital signal processing solutions, announces eMotion LV1 Live Mixer V10 updates and new features. This digital mixing console for front-of-house, monitor, and broadcast engineers has now been updated ...
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DiGiCo Reveals SD7 Quantum and More at WFX Expo
Over the past decade, WFX has firmly established its presence as North America's premier conference and exposition for the house-of-worship market. And, once again, DiGiCo joins the growing list of exhibitors at Orlando, ...
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DPA Microphones' New Compact Subminiature Series Delivers High-Quality Audio at WFX
Audio technology plays an important role in delivering the best sound possible and ensuring that meaningful messages are heard by parishioners during worship services. At WFX (CCI Solutions booth 102), the newest addition ...
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Mapping of Aachen Cathedral Marks 40 Years as UNESCO World Heritage Site with Support from disguise
One of the oldest cathedrals in Europe, Aachen Cathedral (Der Dom) celebrated 40 years as a UNESCO World Heritage Site with nine evenings of architectural projection mapping that traced the history of the famed church. Christoph ...
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LCR Raises the Alarm with Chroma-Q Color Force II
Lights Control Rigging (LCR) has provided 20 Chroma-Q Color Force II fixtures for Bloc Party's Silent Alarm tour, to create a spectacular back wall wash.
As the climax to the European leg of the current tour, Bloc ...
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LMG Touring Brings a Fresh Take to Adam Sandler's Netflix Special
LMG Touring hit the road with Adam Sandler and Netflix on his multi-stop 100% Fresh tour. In a show that took Sandler back to his comedic roots, LMG was called upon to provide a set that dynamically linked lighting, ...
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Miami's Popular rácket Club Showcases Martin Audio
Uncharacteristically sleek and upscale for the funky Wynwood Arts district north of downtown Miami, the elegant new rácket dance club features a comprehensive Martin Audio system designed and installed by Audio Video Lighting ...
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LynTec Power Control Selected for Pennsylvania's The Hill School
LynTec, a manufacturer of innovative electrical power control solutions for professional audio, video, and lighting systems, announces that integration company Starlite installed LynTec's RPC remote control breaker panel at ...
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Fiasco Road Cases Preferred by ShowPro
"You have a truck come in and have to turn it around so it's ready to go to the Oscars by 7:00am the next morning," explains ShowPro shop manager, Steve Van Eynde. Los Angeles-based ShowPro is the production company ...
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Theatre in Review: Eve's Song (Public Theater)/India Pale Ale (Manhattan Theatre Club)
The challenge -- the sheer, debilitating stress -- of being the member of an ethnic minority living in a white-dominant America is explored in two new works, each of which highlights, in a different way, how intractable the subject can be ...
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Alcons Audio Shipping the LR18B Line-Array Bass
Following early previews at this year's Prolight + Sound Frankfurt and InfoComm USA, Alcons Audio is now shipping the LR18B.
The LR18B is the dedicated low-frequency extension to the LR18 compact mid-sized pro ...
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ESTA Announces 2018 Election Results
Elections for the ESTA board of directors concluded at midnight on Tuesday, October 30th.
There were four positions up for election on the board: treasurer, dealer and distributor director, manufacturer director, and professional ...
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Barrymore Awards Given Out
The Barrymore Awards for Excellence in Theatre, which honor achievement in the Greater Philadelphia theatre scene, were given out November 5. Luke Cantarella took the award for outstanding scenic design for Morning's at Seven
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Powersoft Appoints Gary Pace as New North American OEM Sales Manager
Powersoft, a manufacturer of professional power amplifiers, announces the appointment of Gary Pace as sales manager - OEM - North America. Pace will be responsible for connecting Powersoft technologies to North American ...
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ROE Visual Rounds up A Brilliant LDI 2018 Show
ROE Visual's LED booth packed with stunning, high-quality LED displays, enhanced by enticing content stood out at this year's LDI show. The 2,000-sq.-ft. booth featured an impressive two-tier stage, accented by an updated ...
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Daryl Sutton and Daniel Connell to Exchange Lighting Perspectives at WFX
Installing a new lighting rig at a church, or expanding an old one, can involve some twists and turns. Daryl Sutton and Daniel Connell, two highly regarded worship lighting figures, help demystify this process in a WFX
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Vista 3 by Chroma-Q Delivers a Memorable Performance for Cliff Richard 60th Anniversary Shows
Lighting designer, Derek Jones utilized the new Vista 3 by Chroma-Q lighting and media control system to deliver his stunning lighting design for British music icon, Sir Cliff Richard's recent tour celebrating 60 years in ...
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Elite Multimedia Productions Takes the Field with the Nashville Knights
As part of the Los Angeles-based Legends Football League, the Nashville Knights are a seven-on-seven, tackle football team that incorporated into the league in 2018. Playing their inaugural season in the Nashville Municipal Auditorium ...
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Autograph Delivers FreeSpeak II Wireless Comms Solution for Ed Sheeran Divide Tour
Autograph Delivers FreeSpeak II Wireless Comms Solution for Ed Sheeran Divide Tour Clear-Com announces that its award-winning FreeSpeak II digital wireless intercom solution is supporting Ed Sheeran's mammoth ÷ (Divide)
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ETC Magic Sheets Meet Yeti Feet
Snow came to Hollywood with the Smallfoot Yeti Village, an interactive experience promoting the Warner Bros. movie Smallfoot. The two-story installation at the corner of Hollywood and Vine let visitors walk through the ...
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L-ISA Brings Wide-Eared Wonder to Childish Gambino's This Is America Tour
Although Childish Gambino's This Is America tour has been announced as his final trek, Donald Glover is far from slowing down as a prolific dynamo of originality. As a producer, director, writer, comedian, DJ, recording artist, ...
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Hawthorn Chooses Zero 88's FLX
Hawthorn, an award-winning UK-based creative technical event production specialist, has purchased multiple new Zero 88 consoles -- both FLX and FLX S series -- joining a growing number of UK rental companies investing in ...
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Theatre in Review: Days of Rage (Second Stage)/Gloria: A Life (Daryl Roth Theatre)
The 1960s, the decade that remains lodged, like a bullet, in the American imagination, looms large in two current productions, only one of which has anything interesting to say. In Days of Rage, Steven Levenson takes ...
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Biamp Honored as Top 10 Company for Corporate Philanthropy by Portland Business Journal
In recognition of its exceptional service to the greater Portland, Oregon community, Biamp has received a 2018 Corporate Philanthropy Award from the Portland Business Journal. Biamp was one of only 10 Oregon corporate ...
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64 Audio Launches Three All-New Custom In-Ear Monitors; Now Shipping
64 Audio, a provider of custom and universal fit in-ear monitors, announces the launch of three new custom models for musicians and audiophiles. The A6t, A4t, both of which feature 64 Audio's new patent-pending tubeless tia ...
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Game Time! Large Elation Lighting System for Polsat Esports Studio
Polish design and installation company ARAM has outfitted a new esports studio in Poland with a flexible, state-of-the-art Elation Professional lighting system. The studio, at Polsat television in Warsaw, is equipped with ...
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Producciones Lemus Supports Leading Events with Martin Audio MLA
Located in Pénjamo Guanajuato, Mexico, Producciones Lemus, an event production and rental company for major festivals and musical productions throughout the country, now includes a large number of Martin Audio MLA, MLA ...
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Connecticut Tribe Takes on a Yamaha RIVAGE PM10
Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut opened in 1996 by the Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut, and is one of the world's most amazing destinations with some of New England's finest dining, hotel accommodations, retail shopping, ...
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Shania Now World Tour Features Extensive Array of Claypaky Mythos2 and Scenius Unico Luminaires
The queen of country pop's Shania Now 2018 tour is using a large complement of Claypaky Mythos2 and Scenius Unico luminaires to enhance the show's dazzling visual palette. ACT Lighting, Inc. is the exclusive ...
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Meyer Sound LINA Harmonizes Eye and Ear at Las Vegas' Holy Spirit Catholic Church
By blending contemporary Southwestern architecture with a striking variety of modern and traditional inspirational art, Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Las Vegas, Nevada, immerses up to 1,600 worshippers in an extraordinary visual ...
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Partech Takes a Shine to elektraLite Stingray Profile
Founded in 1988, Cincinnati, Ohio-based Partech Lighting Systems has spent the past 30 years serving the professional lighting needs of its clients in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, and beyond. Now, as Partech enters into its fourth ...
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Fall Out Boy's MANIA World Tour Uses Pocket Cinema Camera 4K and URSA Broadcast
Blackmagic Design announces that the live production workflow for Grammy-nominated American rock band Fall Out Boy's worldwide MANIA tour was upgraded to include its Pocket Cinema Camera 4K, URSA Broadcast, and ATEM Camera ...
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Prolyte Group Space Roof System Debuts in Asia Pacific Region
Following its initial investment in Prolyte's Mammoth ground support range of equipment, NeuroTech Asia has become the first owner of the Prolyte Space Roof System in the Asia Pacific region. ...
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ABAS Chooses Community Loudspeakers for the New Athens Marriott AV Systems
The new Athens Marriott on Syggrou Avenue has been created by an impressive renovation of the former Metropolitan Athens Hotel. The hotel is located opposite the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center, a cultural complex that houses ...
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VUE and High Output Power Forbes Under 30 Summit in Boston
Launched in 2011, Forbes Magazine's coveted 30 Under 30 list celebrates creative disruption by spotlighting 600 young stars across 20 different industries. The popular yearly encyclopedia has also spawned the Under 30 Summit, ...
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Theatre in Review: Waiting for Godot (Druid/Gerald W. Lynch Theater, John Jay College)
This revival, from the excellent Irish company Druid, has been dubbed the "comic" Godot -- a strange distinction for a play that premiered in the US with Bert Lahr and has, over the years, been performed by Steve Martin, Robin Williams, ...
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Barbizon Lighting Company Announces Strategic Reorganization of Systems Division Leadership Structure
Barbizon Lighting Company (Barbizon) announces a restructuring initiative to accelerate the evolution of its systems department, the division that handles systems integration, project management, and technical services. Barbizon ...
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Prolyte Presented A.C. Lighting Inc. with the Strategic Growth Award during LDI
A.C. Lighting Inc., distributor of lighting, rigging, and video technologies, was honored to be presented the Strategic Growth Award by long-time business partner Prolyte Group during the LDI Show in October 2018. ...
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Neumann Honored with 90th Anniversary "Service to Industry" Award during AES 145th Convention
During the AES 145th Pro Audio Convention recently held in New York City, Neumann.Berlin was presented with a 90th anniversary "Service to Industry" award by the AES -- which celebrated its own 70th anniversary in parallel. ...
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Bandit Lites Celebrates Lighting Company of the Year Nomination
Bandit Lites is rounding out its 50th year with a nomination for Lighting Company of the Year from PLSN and FOH Magazine's 19th Annual Parnelli Awards.
The Parnelli Awards recognizes the concert industry's top ...
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Chicago Tribune Names Shure Incorporated a Winner in Chicago's 2018 Top Workplaces
Shure Incorporated has been awarded a 2018 Top Workplaces honor by the Chicago Tribune. The winners list is based on employee feedback gathered through a third-party survey administered by research partner Energage, LLC (for ...
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Robe Celebrates 20 Years of Disco with Alcazar
Everything goes pop-tastic for the final tour by Swedish disco sensation Alcazar, who is exiting from a massively successful and glittering 20-year career strewn with multiple international hits and a stunning array of ostentatious ...
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Dierks Bentley Climbs to New Sonic Heights with PK Sound
Dierks Bentley's music career has been on an upward trajectory since the release of his eponymous debut album in 2003, and this past year has been no exception. Not long after he kicked off the Mountain High tour this past May ...
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Chris Ragan Boldly Lights the Stages of Lockn' Festival
"Versatile, sexy, bold, and effective" are the words BML-Blackbird's lighting designer and director Chris Ragan uses to describe his work at Lockn' Festival (2018).
To best demonstrate the emotions those powerful words ...
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DiGiCo Brings 21st Century Sound to Classic Franklin Theatre
The Franklin Theatre first opened as a cinema in the summer of 1937, when moviegoers could see a double feature and cap the evening with an ice cream sundae on a Norman Rockwell-esque Main Street. Seventy years later, the theater ...
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Christie Technology Creates "Heart of the Office" with Stairway Collaboration Area at Condé Nast International
One of the world's largest media companies selected Christie for both its LED video wall and the content management system.
Renowned for its portfolio of magazines including Vogue, GQ, Wired, and many more, Condé Nast ...
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Whale Rock Music & Arts Festival Turns Up the Good Times with Harman Professional Solutions
Whale Rock Music & Arts Festival recently deployed an array of class-leading AKG by Harman microphones for show-stopping performances from artists like Coffis Brothers & the Mountain Men, B & The Hive and more. ...
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Theatre in Review: A Midsummer Night's Dream (The Public Theater)
The air is filled with festive green pennants, salsa music plays, and the cast is in a festive mood for this Midsummer Night's Dream, now playing the Public with a burst of confetti and a flurry of soap bubbles. If you sit ...
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Theatre in Review: The Thanksgiving Play/I'm Not a Comedian...I'm Lenny Bruce
Two new productions put one in mind of the perishable quality of satire. For example, Larissa FastHorse's farce The Thanksgiving Play, now at Playwrights Horizons, is so packed with up-to-the-minute laughs that, ...
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UK Entertainment Technology Industry Valued at £1.28 Billion and Growing According to New Report by PLASA
The entire UK entertainment technology industry is valued at £1.28 billion in 2017 - 2018 and is predicted to grow over the next five years, according to a new research report by PLASA.
The report is the most comprehensive ...
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Next Stop for Elation Wave of Innovation -- WFX 2018
Elation Professional partners with houses of worship to create original solutions to real-world issues that ministries tackle on a daily basis. Elation invites lighting professionals to booth 707 at the WFX show in ...
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Arlette Gruss Circus in the RoboSpot Light
The Arlette Gruss Circus is well known for its love of technology and reinvention, constantly keeping their shows fresh and new ... so this year, when they changed up their old big top for an even more spangly new one, they also ...
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Ayrton Ghibli Makes Its Debut at Garsington Opera
As autumn fades into early winter, Ayrton delights in looking back over a successful summer when its new Ghibli LED spot luminaire made its opera debut at one of the UK's most prestigious events, Garsington Opera Festival. ...
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Harman Professional Solutions Fuels Nine Stages of Electronic Dance Music at Emporium Festival
Story Event Engineering recently deployed multiple Harman Professional Solutions audio systems at Emporium Festival, including JBL VTX A12 tour sound solutions.
Founded in 2005 by Dutch promoter Matrixx Events, ...
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TOMCAT Launches New Website
TOMCAT has just launched its new website at www.tomcatglobal.com, which features the complete offer of Tomcat products in a more navigation friendly and modern website structure. Browse ...
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Squeek Lights Gets Geometric for Chon with Chauvet Professional
Chon has never been a band that followed predictable patterns. An early proponent of "math rock," the Oceanside, California-based quintet built a loyal following by pushing musical boundaries in unique ways. So, when Victor Zeiser ...
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Third API Console Commissioned at Finger Lakes Community College
Finger Lakes Community College in Canandaigua, New York, has expanded their API console selection with the commissioning of an automated 32 channel 1608 console. The school is also equipped with a 48 channel Vision console and ...
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From the Prague Quadrennial to Stage|Set|Scenery in Berlin
Next year, the Prague Quadrennial (Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space) and Stage|Set|Scenery in Berlin will collaborate for the first time. After seeing the Prague Quadrennial visitors will be able to attend the ...
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White Light in West End with Brilliant Company
Directed by the Olivier Award-winning Marianne Elliot, Stephen Sodenheim and George Furth's legendary musical Company has recently returned to the West End. Playing at the Gielgud Theatre, the show has opened to overwhelming ...
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Rigging Safety Awareness Seminar for Singapore
By listening to the Singaporean entertainment industry and boosted with an ongoing awareness of rigging safety in this industry, Loud Technologies Asia (LTA) took the lead in organizing as what was named the "Rigging Safety ...
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Theatre in Review: American Son (Booth Theatre)
American Son takes one of the most persistent and vexing social problems of the day and makes it seem unreal. The lights come up on Kerry Washington as Kendra, a psychology professor, sitting in a Miami police station ...
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Leadership Restructuring Announced for Auerbach Pollock Fiedlander and Auerbach Glasow
Auerbach Pollock Friedlander and Auerbach Glasow, leaders in performing arts/media facilities design and architectural lighting design, announce organizational changes designed to ensure a dynamic future that will embrace ...
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Audio-Technica to Help Distribute RF Venue Wireless System Accessories in North America
Audio-Technica, a provider of transducer technology for over 50 years, has entered into an agreement with RF Venue -- a global provider of antenna, spectrum analysis, and RF signal management for professional audio ...
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New Bose Array Tool Software Makes Sound System Design Quick and Easy
Bose Professional announces the release of the Bose Array Tool, a new software application to help make sound system design smarter for AV professionals. The software features an intuitive workflow that requires minimal training.< ...
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L-ISA Immersive Hyperreal Sound at Dreamforce 2018
Creating a lasting impact for event attendees isn't just about being loud. Any experienced audio engineer will tell you the real aim is to have balanced sound that enhances the experience and supports the client's message. Most ...
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Showtime Sound LLC Balances Intimacy and Power for John Mayer with Chauvet Professional
How do you create big looks for a seven-time Grammy winner, while still conveying an evocative sense of intimacy in a 2,600-seat venue? Aaron Kovelman faced this challenge on Sunday, October 7, when he lit John Mayer's acoustic ...
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Robe Is in the Spotlight Again
"In Die Kollig" (Afrikaans for 'In the Spotlight') is a brand-new TV music show in South Africa produced by one of the country's most famous TV personalities, singer and entertainer Johan Stemmet, recently broadcast on SABC 2. ...
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Adamson Global Network Unites at Canadian Headquarters for Major Announcements
Adamson Systems Engineering hosted the largest-ever gathering of its global network at its Canadian head office and manufacturing facility in Port Perry, Ontario from September 21 - 22, 2018.
Over 120 partners from around the ...
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GLP X4 Atom Boosts Museum of Ice Cream Pop-Up Tour
The pop-up Museum of Ice Cream (MOIC) continues its phenomenal and highly celebrated tour across the nation, with locations such as Miami, San Francisco, and Los Angeles all getting a glimpse at this unique attraction. ...
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Unknown Mortal Orchestra Join Forces with Dave McDonald and dLive
American-based psychedelic rockers, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, have set out on a mammoth world tour this year with veteran front-of-house engineer, Dave McDonald, and an Allen & Heath dLive system. ...
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Sensaphonics Gold Circle Seminar Certifies Four Audiologists
Sensaphonics, the music industry champion for hearing health, recently held a Gold Circle Seminar to train audiologists in meeting the specialized needs of artists, sound engineers, and other music professionals. The two-day ...
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LMG Adds Riedel's Bolero and Artist to Rental Portfolio for Comprehensive, Integrated Communications
The show technology division of LMG, a large US provider of audiovisual equipment, solutions, and support, has added a Riedel Communications' Artist 64 digital matrix intercom frame and Bolero DECT-based wireless intercom ...
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Theatre in Review: The Waverly Gallery (Golden Theatre)
That Elaine May has spent more than six decades spreading laughter among us makes all the more remarkable her heartbreaking turn in this immaculate revival of Kenneth Lonergan's memory play. She plays Gladys Green, retired ...
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Stage Lighting Super Saturday #14 in New York City on February 9, 2019
The 14th annual Stage Lighting Super Saturday workshop, continuing its practical and hands-on educational presentations, will take place on Saturday, February 9, 2019 at the New York City College of Technology: Entertainment ...
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LIGHTCONVERSE Changes Its Development and Sales Offices
LIGHTCONVERSE announces that the LC product is now owned fully by it's development team which has a new trading name -- L8 LLC.
The new company has made this significant step in LC's development to improve its support and ...
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Meyer Sound Boosts and Blends a Captivating "Grand Finale" to The Mile-Long Opera
A quintessential "only in New York" event, The Mile-Long Opera placed more than 1,000 stationary vocalists singly and in groups along the city's High Line linear park for six nights in early October. The sellout audiences entered ...
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Elation Lighting for Imagine Dragons Evolve World Tour
Lighting and production designer Mitchell Schellenger has been using an Elation Professional lighting rig to put a unique mark on the Imagine Dragons worldwide Evolve tour throughout 2018. Schellenger, who joined ...
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Area Four Industries America brings East and West to LDI
It was a landmark year for Area Four Industries America at this year's LDI show, held in October at the Las Vegas Convention Center. With both its east and west coast teams attending the show, for the very first time ...
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Robe Shines at 2018 Asian Games Opening Ceremony
The 2018 Asian Games Opening Ceremony was a high-energy, animated, colorful spectacular illustrating Indonesia's origins and rich culture, and sending a strong message of peace and tolerance, staged in Jakarta's Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) ...
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ADJ Announces New Road Tour Dates for Fall 2018
ADJ Lighting announces new autumn Road Tour dates to demonstrate their latest lighting, video, and audio technologies. The company will highlight the latest lighting technologies that were on display at LDI 2018 earlier in ...
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Historic Theatre Expands Horizons with Chauvet Professional
Earlier this year, Billboard magazine featured the Miller Theatre in Augusta, Georgia, on its list of "20 Venues To Watch in 2018." Few would have imagined just a few years earlier that this 1,300-seat Art Moderne theatre at ...
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PaintScaping Prepares for the Sedona Northern Lights Holiday Spectacular with Support from Alcorn McBride
For a second year Los Angeles, California-based PaintScaping will bring its expertise in large-scale 3D projection mapping to the Sedona Northern Lights Holiday Spectacular. Running from December 13 - 16, the production is the ...
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High Resolution and AV Concepts Partner to Drive 200' Blended Display at Cvent with Christie Spyder X80
When the general session of Cvent CONNECT 2018, the world's premier event technology conference, was held in the Palazzo Ballroom of The Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas, the expansive on-stage displays were driven by a Christie Spyder ...
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Vista 3 by Chroma-Q Shows its Versatility Onstage for Don Broco Tour
Lighting designer, Ben Inskip is using the new Vista 3 by Chroma-Q lighting and media control system to deliver his dynamic design for fast-rising British rock band, Don Broco's current international tour. ...
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DiGiCo Is On Point for Justin Timberlake
Justin Timberlake has been a mainstay in the charts, and on our TV screens, for the best part of three decades. Starting out in The Mickey Mouse Club, before becoming a member of the boyband *NSYNC (their first two studio ...
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Technotrix Creates Multiple Zones with Martin Audio MLA at Riot Fest
Featuring a wide variety of artists and musical styles, another successful Riot Fest, September 14 - 16, was held in Douglas Park with Technotrix supplying a complement of Martin Audio MLA and more for the two main ...
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Theatre in Review: Fireflies (Atlantic Theater Company)
The sky is on fire -- streaked with saturated colors that suggest the universe is burning -- in Donja R. Love's new drama; it's a display matched only by the explosions in the mind of Olivia, the wife of Charles, a Baptist minister ...
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Theatre in Review: Inner Voices (Premieres/TBG Mainstage Theatre)
An eleven-year-old boy named Finn Douglas holds the audience in his tiny palm for forty-five minutes in The Costume, the highlight of this edition of Inner Voices, the occasional series of one-act solo ...
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