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  DiGiCo Names Austin Freshwater as New Managing Director
Austin Freshwater has been appointed as the next managing director of digital audio mixing console specialist, DiGiCo, effective immediately.
The directors of DiGiCo's parent company, Audiotonix -- which also oversees ...
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PlugFest 2022 Returns to France for Three Days of Lighting Product Testing
PlugFest, the technical event for entertainment lighting interoperability, returns to Lille in France from March 29-31, 2022 following a two-year hiatus. The popular event welcomes manufacturers, developers, and technicians from ...
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Tyler Truss Adds Designer Ethan Higginbotham
Tyler Truss has added Ethan Higginbotham to its design and engineering department to meet growing demand for its entertainment and event production solutions. Higginbotham earned his degree in Mechanical Engineering ...
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Jimmy Olausson Adds Constructive Chaos to Redefine Avatar Tour with Chauvet Professional
After being idle because of the pandemic, Swedish metal stars Avatar were eager to return to touring with a bold, new look. The band's long-time lighting designer Jimmy Olausson obliged by introducing an element of constructive ...
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Video Highlights New Robe T11 Range -- A Three-In-One Solution
Robe lighting s.r.o. launches the full-form product video for its new T11 luminaire, the latest in its "T" series, fine-tuned to deliver outstanding performance and full flexibility, the company says. ...
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V3.0 Software Update Brings Enhanced Functionality to TASCAM DA-6400 Digital Multitrack Recorder/Player
TASCAM introduces the V3.0 update for the DA-6400 Series 64-Channel Digital Multitrack Recorder/Player. As a 64-track recorder utilizing an internal TASCAM developed SSD and hot-swappable drive caddy, the DA-6400 is the ideal ...
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Martin Audio LE100 Assists in Reproducing Eight-Horn Ensemble
A classic concert took place recently at the Tokyo Metropolitan Theater Concert Hall, featuring Nobuaki Fukukawa. One of the world's most active horn players, he is also principal player in the NHK Symphony Orchestra and a major ...
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Theatre in Review: Diana (Longacre Theatre)
You've probably read a great deal about Diana -- very little of it adulatory, I'm sure -- but the new musical at the Longacre doesn't definitively lose its mind until just after intermission. Before that, everyone involved ...
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In Memoriam: Joseph N. Tawil
Joseph N. Tawil, a major figure in the lighting industry for several decades, died November 17; he was 84.
A native of Brooklyn, Tawil attended Lafayette High School in Brooklyn, whose graduates include lighting designer Imero ...
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Theatre Projects Announces Holiday Quiz to Benefit US Charities
Following the success of their 2020 holiday quiz, Theatre Projects announces another competition this December, with prize money going to US-based charities. They invite you to get to know some of their newest venues and discover ...
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Gerry Dintleman's Chauvet Professional Rig Creates Haunting Aura for Foxing's Album Release
Just as it does with tides of the sea, the moon exerts a powerful pull over human emotions. Everyone has, at one time or another, been moved by the sight of this mysterious orb hanging effortlessly in the night sky. It was fitting, then, ...
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Hundreds Of ADJ Fixtures Illuminate "Nights of the Jack" For Fourth Consecutive Year
Following a necessary pivot to a drive-thru attraction in 2020, this year's Nights of the Jack Halloween experience returned to its original walkthrough format. Attracting thousands of visitors across its month-long run in October, the ...
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Key Digital KD-BYOD4K Wireless Presentation Gateway an InfoComm Hot Product
The KD-BYOD4K Wireless Presentation Gateway from Key Digital was featured all three days of InfoComm 2021 as a Hot Product in the InfoComm Daily. The KD-BYOD4K presentation system enables full and multi-presenter modes for ...
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Stavanger Concert Hall Keeps it Quiet with Robe ESPRITES
Stavanger Concert Hall is a gleaming, beautifully designed glass and steel architectural masterpiece occupying a stunning waterfront location in Norway's charismatic "oil capital," where the hustle of marine-based industries fuse with a ...
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Humblo Play Forest Concerts Using Adam Hall's Cameo Battery-powered Lighting Technology
Cologne-band Humblo played several forest concerts in August. The forest shows were organized in cooperation with Bergwaldprojekt e.V. and the climate-neutral mobile communications provider WEtell. Since the Humblo forest concerts were ...
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Christie Adds Immersive Touch to the New Museum Dedicated to Portugal's Most Famous Cyclist
Joaquim Agostinho, the best Portuguese cyclist of all time, now has his own museum in the municipality of Torres Vedras (district of Lisbon). The recently opened museum offers several audiovisual experiences powered by Christie
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"A Complete No Brainer": MA Lighting's grandMA3 for New AFAS Theatre
A grandMA3 lighting control system -- hardware and software -- is at the heart of the new AFAS Experience Center's 800 capacity theatre in Leusden, the Netherlands. The theatre is an integral part of the software company's spectacular new ...
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Theatre in Review: Morning Sun (Manhattan Theatre Club/City Center)
In Morning Sun, you will find out everything you might want to know about the central character Charlotte and perhaps a little bit more. The details include up-and-down relationships with her mother and daughter, her job as a ...
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The 2022 New World Rigging Symposium -- Continuing the Virtual Conversation
Save the date for the 2022 New World Rigging Symposium, produced by ESTA and USITT, which will take place online April 5-7, 2022. While the USITT Conference and Stage Expo will take place in person early March, it ...
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Silver Spoon Strengthens Virtual Production Capacity with New Hires
Silver Spoon augments their real-time animation and virtual production capabilities with new production team hires. The appointments follow the studio's plans to expand operations to Los Angeles in addition to their New York base, ...
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Ohio's McFadden Sales Becomes New Danley Sound Labs Partner
McFadden Sales, the Midwest's premier sales and marketing company for professional audio, video, and technology manufacturers, is now the territory's representatives for Danley Sound Labs loudspeakers, subwoofers, and amplifiers. ...
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64 Audio Announces Early Black Friday Deals
64 Audio announces it has launched its annual Black Friday deals early, and are now active through Cyber Monday. This year's deals include great pricing on custom and universal IEMs, as well as free 2-day shipping on all domestic ...
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Brompton Technology Helps 1DayLA Celebrate at The Freedom Experience
As the very first of its kind, the 1DayLA event was nothing short of a phenomenon, with 20,000 members mobilized between July 18 and 24 to offer communities across the county of Los Angeles help and hope. It culminated in a massive concert ...
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CODA Audio Proves Perfect for Harmonic Sound
Founded in 1991 by event technician Christian Heckmair, Harmonic Sound has grown to become one of South Bavaria's leading events services companies. Employing 20 staff, Harmonic Sound caters for every aspect of an event, from ...
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PYTCH Adds More Martin Audio DD6 / SX118 to Fulfil Massive Contract
Bristol based experiential company PYTCH has added to its vast quantity of Martin Audio loudspeakers, used in both their rental stock and virtual studio.
They have purchased a further 24 of the ultra-compact, DD6, utilizing ...
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RF Venue Introduces its Free Wireless Performance Calculator
RF Venue, Inc. has simplified wireless mic system reliability predictions with the development of the RF
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Theatre in Review: Morning's at Seven (Theatre at St. Clement's)
Morning's at Seven is one of American drama's true unicorns, a Chekhovian family comedy that, dismissed in its 1938 debut, has gradually acquired the feel of a classic. And for good reason: It's a peerless study of hidden-in ...
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Spotrack Appoints Apex Technologies as Exclusive Distributor for North America
Spotrack announces the appointment of Apex Technologies as its exclusive North American distributor. Spotrack's multi-patented technology combines experience in computer vision with a love of entertainment lighting to create a ...
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Ayrton Celebrates 20 Years of Digital Lighting
November 21, 2021 saw Ayrton celebrate its 20th anniversary, and what a journey it has been for the company which has dedicated itself entirely to developing innovative LED lighting products. ...
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Winners Announced of LDI Awards
The winners of the LDI Awards were announced at the LDI Show, held in at the Las Vegas Convention Center, November 19 - 21.
PixMob was cited for its excellence in sustainability. Booth design awards went to GLP (small booth), ...
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World Harvest Church Reaps Nice Yield With DiGiCo Quantum338
World Harvest Church is a big deal. The 122,000-sq.-ft. main building is home to a sanctuary that seats over 5,200 people and contains an auditorium, a television studio, a children's ministry that includes Sunday school for children ...
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Robe Rocks at Nottingham Rock City
Legendary UK live music venue, Rock City in Nottingham, boosted its house lighting rig for October this year -- a busy period including some lively university Freshers Week events -- with a rig of 60 Robe moving lights, with extras ...
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Elation Announces Creative IP65 Proteus Rayzor Edge and Blade Tilt FX Bars
Elation's Proteus Rayzor Edge and Proteus Rayzor Blade are a striking visual combination of linear wash, high-intensity strobe line, and SparkLED FX inside a compact IP65 linear fixture design. Envisioned to provide the designer ...
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Wenger Corporation Introduces the New Vantis Wall Controller and Remote Lighting Support at LDI
Wenger Corporation introduced two new products at LDI: the new J.R. Clancy Vantis Wall Controller, and a new service offering, Wenger's Remote Lighting Support for performance venues.
"We have been focused on innovation ...
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Calibre LEDFusion Pro A130C-15 is Best in Market with Two Global Awards
Calibre UK was once again recognized by the industry with two Best in Market awards from Future Publishing for the company's LEDFusion Pro A130C-15 130" all-in-one LED display.
LEDFusion Pro A130C-15 won the Best in Market ...
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Celestion IRs Built into Hotone Audio's New Amp Modeler / Effects Processor Ampero II Stomp
Celestion, manufacturer of guitar and bass loudspeakers, digitally downloadable guitar speaker tones and professional audio drivers for sound reinforcement applications, announces that Hotone ...
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Theatre in Review: The Alchemist (Red Bull Theater/New World Stages)
Before we get to talking about the frantic, brazenly dishonest, and riotously reprehensible shenanigans that make up this production, one thing must be made clear. This is not Ben Jonson's The Alchemist. Adaptor Jeffrey ...
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Theatre in Review: A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing (Irish Repertory Theatre)
A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing demonstrates what is arresting and yet worrying about so much contemporary Irish drama. This remorseless account of a young woman's upbringing is filled with stream-of-consciousness writing, individual ...
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PK Sound Launches Reimagined Brand and Website
PK Sound, the robotic line array company, has launched its newly redesigned website at www.pksound.ca. The new site showcases the company's official rebranding, including a refreshed logo and ...
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Jeff Croiter Creates Connectivity For Freestyle Love Supreme on Broadway with Chauvet Professional
At times, theatre has a unique way of firing the imagination by blurring boundaries. Such is the case with Freestyle Love Supreme, the exultant, hip-hop laced, improvisational whirl created by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Tommy Kail ...
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Renkus-Heinz Expands Indonesian Presence with PT. Kairos Multi Jaya
Renkus-Heinz announces a new partnership with PT. Kairos Multi Jaya, an Indonesia-based professional audio distributor. The new partnership brings over 65 combined years of experience to more customers in the Indonesian market and ...
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Blockhouse Studios Brings Columbus History to Life with Epson's Immersive Projection Mapping Display
As the Columbus Area Bicentennial Commission looked for ways to celebrate 200 years of legacy and culture in Bartholomew County, Ind., they turned to Blockhouse Studios to create an immersive light projection show that would bring the ...
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ETC Introduces F-Drive B-Box, Expanding Fixture Compatibility
A new F-Drive accessory from ETC is now available, simplifying installation and vastly increasing compatibility with third-party LED fixtures. The B-Box4 uses the RJ45 output of an F-Drive card to position up to four channels of ...
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64 Audio Announces the A3t Custom In-Ear Monitor
64 Audio announces the launch of the A3t Custom in-ear monitor.
"Our new A3t is a perfect tool for any audio engineer or musician looking for a neutral, balanced and musical reference monitor for live and recorded performance ...
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Matrox Unveils Monarch EDGE Command Center to Simplify and Streamline Remote Production (REMI) Workflows
Matrox Video announces the release of its Monarch EDGE Command Center web user interface (UI) to simplify and enhance the management of Monarch EDGE 4K/multi-HD encoders and decoders within remote production (REMI) environments. ...
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The Untold Kinesys Story
A Kinesys Apex automation system with new Kinesys Vector control console was used to create amazing and super-cool kinetic effects created with six 7m diameter motion-controlled trussing circles each rigged with ten moving lights ...
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Theatre in Review: Trouble in Mind (Roundabout Theatre Company/American Airlines Theatre)
Having a bad week? Spend some time with LaChanze, a great star in the great role she has deserved for far too long. At the American Airlines Theatre, she enters, decked out in a chic purple coat, opens her arms, unleashes that ...
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PRG Names Stephan Paridaen CEO
Production Resource Group, LLC (PRG) has named Stephan Paridaen as CEO, effective January 3, 2022. Paridaen currently holds the role of president and COO at PRG, leading its operations in EMEA & APAC since 2010. ...
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Chauvet Professional Continues IP65 Expansion with the New COLORado PXL Bar
Versatility is a virtue! The new IP65 rated COLORado PXL Bar 16 and COLORado PXL Bar 8 from Chauvet Professional demonstrate that in convincing fashion, delivering a wide range of performance features, such as seamless pixel pitch ...
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Xyte and SDVoE Alliance Announce Partnership
Fresh off an exciting company launch, cloud services innovator Xyte announces a strategic partnership with the SDVoE Alliance, a nonprofit consortium of technology partners working to advance AV over IP adoption. The ...
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Outline Announce New EMEA Sales Partnership
Outline announces a new strategic sales partnership with World Marketing Associates (WMA).
World Marketing Associates is one of Europe's most experienced professional audio/video representatives, with offices in the UK, France, ...
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ADJ Team Prepares To Hit The Road For Second Phase Of Reunited Thru Light Tour
The ADJ team is preparing to bring the entertainment lighting, LED video, and pro audio solutions to you with the Reunited Thru Light Tour second phase. Hitting cities across the US over the coming months, these road show ...
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TASCAM Announces the Portacapture X8 High Resolution Adaptive Multi-Recorder
TASCAM announces the debut of the Portacapture X8 High Resolution Adaptive Multi-Recorder. Featuring 192kHz/32-bit float point recording technology, a 3.5" color touchscreen display for enhanced operational visibility, large ...
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TLD Relies on Elation KL Series for Top Standard Mercedes-Benz Stand at IAA 2021
In September, the International Motor Show (IAA), the world's largest trade show for passenger cars, took place for the first time in Munich as a new concept, IAA Mobility, focused on future-oriented mobility. TLD Planungsgruppe GmbH was ...
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Lectrosonics Wireless Designer Software Now Compatible with the DCR822 Portable Dual-Channel Digital Receiver
Lectrosonics announces that their venerable Wireless Designer frequency coordination and RF system management software for Mac or PC is now updated for use with the DCR822 dual-channel portable digital receiver. This will allow ...
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Meyer Sound Introduces Spacemap Go Plug-in for Avid VENUE | S6L Live Sound Consoles and Pro Tools
Meyer Sound announces the introduction of a new Spacemap Go plug-in for the VENUE 7 software platform and the Pro Tools digital audio workstation. Available immediately, the free AAX plug-in enables users of Avid VENUE | S6L systems ...
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Theatre in Review: Cullud Wattah (The Public Theater)
In her two most recent works, playwright Erika Dickerson-Despenza functions as a kind of alchemist, transmuting water into theatre that is both magical and disturbing. Given an audio production by the Public last April, shadow/la ...
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Vectorworks, Inc., MA Lighting, and Robe Lighting Announce Important Updates to DIN SPEC 15800:2021
With fellow General Device Type Format (GDTF) founders
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Chauvet Professional Transforms Perspective at LDI
Reaffirming its support for the industry and confidence in its future, Chauvet Professional announces its plans for a high profile presence at LDI. This positivity will be clear to see at the company's booth (2041), which has been ...
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ACT Entertainment to Distribute and Showcase at LDI 2021 the ROXX SHOW Series of Fixtures
ACT Entertainment has become the exclusive North American distributor for the ROXX SHOW Series of high performance, weatherproof lighting fixtures for entertainment and architectural applications. The ROXX SHOW Series will make ...
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LDI 2021: FOR-A to Showcase Color Correction Tool for Large Displays and More
At the LDI Show this week, FOR-A Corporation of America will demonstrate a suite of new products designed for deploying 12G-SDI 4K live production, including its HVS-1200 video switcher, MFR-1000 routing switcher, and the FA-9600 ...
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Strand Brings Architainment Lighting Control to the Vision.Net Gateway with Software Update, New DMX Module
Strand, a Signify entertainment lighting brand, announces new capabilities for the Vision.Net Gateway that offer DMX connectivity as well as RDM ...
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4Wall NY Adds Key People, Gear, and Services
After a year and months of canceled shows, uncertainty, frustration, and layoffs, things are finally starting to pick up for the entertainment industry. Like many others during the pandemic, 4Wall spent much of its time talking and ...
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Zero 88 FLX S24 Provides Flexible Lighting Control for University of Sunderland
Two FLX S24 consoles from Zero 88 -- a Signify entertainment lighting brand -- have been supplied by Ross-on-Wye, UK-based CJP Broadcast for lighting control in two new broadcast studios for virtual production and television at ...
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Hippotizer Boreal+ Drives Live and On-the-Fly Visuals for Paralympics GB Homecoming
A month after collaborating on the Team GB Olympics Homecoming, Transition Video was back at London's SSE Wembley Arena to help deliver another hybrid event, using Green Hippo's Boreal+ Media Server for The National Lottery's ...
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Theatre in Review: Trevor (Stage 42)
The title character of Trevor is an adolescent work in progress but Holden William Hagelberger, who plays him, is a fully formed talent. Playing a nonconforming eighth-grader whose heart (and hormones) are pushing him ...
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JBL Professional Introduces EON700 Series Portable PA Loudspeakers and Subwoofer With Bluetooth
Harman Professional Solutions introduces the EON700 Series portable PA loudspeakers and subwoofer with Bluetooth.
Launched in 1995, JBL's best-selling EON family of PAs set the benchmark for how great a powered ...
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IATSE Members Ratify Contracts with AMPTP
Members of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts (IATSE) have voted to ratify two contracts, the Basic Agreement, and the Area Standards Agreement, with the ...
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Staging Concepts to Showcase New Compact Acoustical Shell Tower at LDI 2021
Next week, thousands of live event professionals from around the globe will gather in Las Vegas for the 2021 Live Design International Show (LDI 2021), where the latest in audio and lighting, production design and staging technologies will ...
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Claypaky is Back at LDI 2021 with a Large Range of New Unique Versatile Products
After a year off owing to the pandemic, which forced the organizers to cancel the 2020 show, Claypaky will be at LDI 2021 once again with renewed enthusiasm and a wide range of new products.
Claypaky's booth #1613 will showcase ...
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GLP Bring New Technology to LDI 2021
German Light Products (GLP) with its US based subsidiary are heading out to the LDI tradeshow in force with product launches from across its range. Excited to be back and supporting the networking side of the industry, GLP has ...
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Hemsley Internship Program Returns
The Hemsley Lighting Programs is thrilled to announce the restart of our annual Hemsley Internship Program. This will be the 37th year of the Internship and the company is excited to be offering this opportunity again following the ...
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Painting With Light Reflects Mood of Clouseau in Tweesprong with Chauvet Professional
"This time, I wanted texts that stuck to the ribs," Koen Wauters told an interviewer when discussing Tweesprong, the 13th Dutch- language LP recorded by Clouseau, the award-winning band that he and his brother Kris ...
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TEKVOX Names Joshua Joseph to the Post of Vice President of Sales
TEKVOX announces that Joshua Joseph has joined the company as vice president of sales. For the past seven years Joseph served as an account executive and ed-tech solution consultant at TROX, where he empowered Greater ...
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GlasGLOWs in the Dark with Robe i-Series Fixtures to Beat the Weather
The fourth GlasGLOW event opened hearts and minds as people engaged with the fun and imaginative light art presented by this stunning Itison illuminated trail concept in Glasgow Botanical Gardens in the city's West End. Two kilometres of ...
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L-Acoustics Names Timothy Zhou CEO of Asia Pacific Region, Opens New Office in Singapore
Demand for high performance in audio is driving healthy growth for L-Acoustics technology across Asia Pacific, with the region rapidly contributing to a third of the world's economic progress. To foster continued expansion, ...
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In Memoriam, Behind the Scenes Donations in Memory of Nick Wurzel
Nick Wurzel, a long-time industry veteran, lost his battle with substance abuse on September 27, 2021. Nick graduated from Lawrence University in Appleton, WI in 1990 with a degree in Economics, then began his career ...
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3G Productions Restructures, Reinvests, and Sharpens its Focus
Founded by Eli Stearns and Jay Curiel in 2004 as a premium audio production company dually based in Los Angeles and Las Vegas, 3G Productions has grown over the past 17 years into a full-service event production and ...
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Dynamic Productions USA Sets Stage at the NYC Wine & Food Festival with Chauvet Professional onAir Panels
Imagine the thrill a child experiences visiting Disney's Magic Kingdom for the first time. That's pretty close to what tens of thousands of 21st century adult foodies must have felt October 14-17 when they entered Hudson River Park's Pier ...
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Robe In the Clouds with NF
Talented US rapper NF toured his Clouds (The Mixtape) album in October with a raw and stylish production design created by Chris Denholm (also musical director) and Clay Joiner (also lighting designer), tuning in to ...
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Wayne State University Chooses L-Acoustics A Series For New Basketball Arena
On Friday, November 5, the Wayne State Warriors officially opened their university's new basketball arena with an inaugural game against the Michigan Wolverines. The new $25 million, 3,000-seat venue is also home to the NBA Detroit Pistons' ...
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Elation Proteus Hybrid Runs Non-stop for 17,000 Hours
In November of 2018, Elation Professional took one of its award-winning Proteus Hybrid IP65-rated moving heads, mounted it to a small truss on the roof of the company's ...
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ADJ Lighting and Video Equipment Used For French Concert Venue's 10th Anniversary Celebration
ADJ LED video panels and moving head lighting fixtures were used as part of the production for an event last month which celebrated the 10th anniversary of the La Bascala concert hall. The event, which attracted a 1,000-strong ...
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Theatre in Review: Assassins (Classic Stage Company)
The good news for the theatre is the bad news for us: Assassins is back, as bilious and brilliant as ever, offering its uncanny funhouse-mirror reflection of America at its most cankerous and paranoid. A musical dismissed by ...
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Theatre in Review: A Turtle on a Fence Post (Theatre 555)
You will have heard that Andrew Cuomo has had a difficult year, what with being booted from the governor's office thanks to credible accusations of sexual harassment and suppressing COVID death counts in nursing homes while prepping his ...
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LightFair Opens Exhibit Space Selection for 2022
Following a successful LightFair 2021 Trade Show and Conference, LightFair has opened the first of three rounds of exhibit space selection for its 2022 edition, June 19 - 23, in the Las Vegas Convention Center's brand-new, state-of ...
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In-Person Dove Awards Return with Bandit Lites
The Gospel Music Association held the 52nd Annual GMA Dove Awards with a star-studded, in-person Nashville event on October 19th at the Allen Arena. Bandit Lites supplied the lighting system for the night of worship and ...
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Marc Wasserman and Chauvet Professional Create Epic Looks for Fall Back Comedy Jam
Laughter is always louder than the fearful rumblings that echo in the background during challenging times. This was plain to see (and hear) earlier this fall when the Barclays Center in Brooklyn and Capital One Arena in Washington ...
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WorldStage Provides Extensive AV and Lighting Support for Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams Exhibition
The New York premiere of the exhibition Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams opened at the Brooklyn Museum on September 10, 2021 and traces the groundbreaking history and legacy of the House of Dior. The exhibition brings to life Dior' ...
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Toad the Wet Sprocket at TELEFUNKEN "Live From The Lab"
Alt Rock favorites Toad The Wet Sprocket dropped in at TELEFUNKEN headquarters in Connecticut during their recent tour. The band filmed three songs for the company's "Live From The Lab" series and tried out TELEFUNKEN's new 2022 ...
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Mountain Town Music in Utah Anchors its Live Performances Around a Pair of SSL Consoles
Mountain Town Music, a not-for-profit community organization that books and promotes free live musical performances at outdoor venues throughout Summit County in Utah during the summer months, recently completed its first full season of ...
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Astera Has a Glowing Halo
Halo, a central London-based lighting and AV rental and production company founded in 1989 by Yann Guenancia, has been thriving ever since, including throughout the UK's three pandemic lockdowns, when it was one of a few very ...
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Theatre in Review: The Antelope Party (Dutch Kills Theater Company)
The things one learns in this line of work: Thanks to The Antelope Party, I am now aware of the existence of "bronies," adult male fans of the TV series My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, and their female companions, who ...
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Theatre in Review: Nollywood Dreams (MCC Theater)
What does it mean when the funniest part of a stage comedy is a film? Near the end of Nollywood Dreams, a broad farce set in Nigeria's movie industry in the 1990s, a screen drops in and we see the trailer for a romantic ...
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TheatreDNA Leadership Team Grows with Announcement of Promotions and New Hire
TheatreDNA announces the promotion of senior team members Keith Gerchak and Lars Klein to the role of principal. The theatre planning and design firm also announces that venue management executive Alex Hargis ...
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Brompton Technology Highlights HDR at LDI 2021
Brompton Technology, will be showcasing its HDR solution on booth 2335 at this year's LDI Show in Las Vegas from November 19 to 21.
Brompton HDR, or High Dynamic Range, ...
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Mason Murphy Joins WorldStage as Senior Account Executive/Business Development
WorldStage announces that Mason Murphy has joined the company's National Account Management Team as senior account executive/business development based in the Nashville office.
Murphy served as operations manager for ROE ...
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The Birchmere Expands its Palette with New Chauvet Professional Maverick Force S Spot
Guests at The Birchmere were excited to see Boney James, whose inimitable jazz saxophone stylings have earned him a Soul Train Award, four Grammy Award nominations, and a fistful of gold records, when he stepped on to the stage at ...
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Ultratec Special Effects Launches Two New Hazer Systems for the Live Event Industry
Ultratec Special Effects announces they have added the Radiance Stadium System and the Radiance Arena System to their Radiance Hazer System product line.
The Radiance Stadium System is a touring system engineered for use at ...
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L-Acoustics Points the Way to Great Sound for Church on the Move
Church on the Move truly lives up to its name. Established in 1987 with a mere 163 worshipers, the fast-growing Tulsa, Oklahoma organization now has over 7,000 members worshiping at three campuses surrounding a 2,200-seat main sanctuary. ...
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Analog Way Announces SDVoE Support And New Features For LivePremier Presentation Systems
Analog Way announces the immediate availability of new SDVoE compatible input and output cards for Aquilon and an array of new features and improvements with the 2.3 software release, including high frame rates up to 144fps, support ...
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Audix Introduces the A231 Studio Vocal Microphone
Audix announces its latest large-diaphragm studio vocal microphone, the A231, which sets a new gold standard for capturing the human voice. Sporting the distinctive gold-plated brass band made famous on the SCX25A instrument mic -- ...
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Theatre in Review: Gnit (Theatre for a New Audience)
Some playwrights make mountains out of molehills, straining to create important plays out of minor premises. In this case, Will Eno takes the opposite route, adapting a monument of nineteenth century drama -- you can call it a folly ...
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Broadway Theatres Welcome International Visitors and Children Under 12
The Broadway League announces that the owners and operators of all 41 Broadway theatres in New York City will continue to require vaccinations for audience members, as well as performers, backstage crew, and theatre staff, ...
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Key Digital Recaps InfoComm 2021 and Introduces Key Con Virtual Showcase
Key Digital, an award-winning developer and manufacturer of digital video processing, video signal distribution, and AV over IP solutions to satisfy every conferencing and presentation need, found InfoComm 2021 to be an apt venue to ...
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Renkus-Heinz and CUK Audio Partner to Bring The Sound Solution to More Installations Across the UK and Ireland
CUK Audio, a UK & Ireland-based distributor of professional audio and video solutions, is partnering with Renkus-Heinz to bring the loudspeaker manufacturer's sound solutions to more installations across the region. ...
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GLP Creative Light 1 Plus Creates Extra Dimension for Ellie Goulding
When Ellie Goulding announces a short, six-date tour this autumn to promote her most recent album, Brightest Blue, the artist's long-standing lighting designer, Cate Carter, started working on a design. ...
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New Pop Golf Experience Launches in Wembley with Martin Audio CDD
Situated at BOXPARK Wembley, a 20,000 sq. ft. events space described as "the ultimate fan park destination," Pop Golf offers a unique social experience, combining crazy golf with 21st century pop music in a brightly colored environment. ...
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White Light Leads Integration of Technology Installation for BAFTA 195 Piccadilly Redevelopment
Under the ongoing redevelopment remit of BAFTA's 195 Piccadilly headquarters, the world-renowned charity engaged technical solutions specialist White Light (WL) to manage the installation of its new state-of-the-art technological ...
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Studio Technologies Now Shipping StudioComm System with Dante Support
Studio Technologies, manufacturer of audio, video, and fiber-optic solutions, is now shipping the StudioComm System with Dante Support, consisting of the Model 792 Central Controller and the Model 793 Control Console. With the ...
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Robe Keeps it in the Family with Level 42
Lighting designer Yenz Nyholm of New Illumination illustrated in style how a lot of imagination and a moderately sized lighting rig with 23 x Robe MegaPointes as its backbone can go a very long way on the current Level 42 F ...
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Fallout Continues from Deaths at Astroworld Festival
The deaths of eight attendees and the injuring of hundreds more at Houston's Astroworld Festival in Friday night have prompted investigations and soul-searching as the quest for answers continues. ...
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Broadway Green Alliance and 4THBIN Team Up for Fall E-Waste Drive Set for November 17
4THBIN, an e-Stewards 4.0 certified and secure e-recycling solution provider, will partner with the Broadway Green Alliance (BGA) for a Fall E-Waste Drive at Father Duffy Square (46th Street between 7th Avenue and Broadway) in New ...
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Claypaky Xtylos Won "The AVard," a Prestigious Award for the Best in Entertainment Sector Technologies
Claypaky Xtylos won "The AVard," the ProAV Awards in Germany (www.the-avard.de) as "Best Entertainment & Infotainment Product." The award ceremony, hosted by Professional System magazine and supported by many other leading ...
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The Music People Names Tom Tedesco President and CEO, Sharon and John Hennessey Named Chairwoman and Chairman
The Music People (TMP), supplier of musical instrument accessories and pro-audio products, announces the promotion of longtime employee Tom Tedesco to president and CEO. Sharon Hennessey and John Hennessey, ...
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Shure Reminds Online Shoppers to be Safe this Holiday Season and Avoid Fake Websites
With the holiday shopping season upon us, more people will be making purchases online and the potential for scams is increasing as watchdog groups are warning consumers to be careful about their online purchases. ...
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NF Soars with L-Acoustics K Series on Clouds Tour
Following in the footsteps of his fellow native Michigander, Eminem, Nathan Feuerstein -- known by his rap moniker, NF -- is quickly emerging as one of today's most talented names in hip-hop. With the release of his latest record,
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German Unity Day Staged with Ayrton Perseo Beam and Domino-S
On October 3, 200 drones took to the skies above Burg Giebichenstein in Halle (Saale) and assembled themselves into symbols and catchwords of German Unity. The exclusive multimedia drone show by Jens Hillenkötter and his company JH ...
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Chauvet Professional onAir Panels Create Smooth Looks for The Lighting Design Group at NLCS Broadcast on TBS
The Atlanta Braves hadn't won a National League pennant since 1999, and few "experts" expected them to do so this year, even though they managed to squeak into the post season playoffs. But baseball is, if nothing else, a game that has a ...
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Vista by Chroma-Q Provided a Versatile Solution for Controlling Lighting at Texas' Watermark Church
Watermark Church in Dallas hosted The Porch's Awaken Conference during the labor day weekend, with over 4,000 attendees. It was the ideal location for this event, as it had a perfect setup where young adults could immerse themselves in the ...
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Robe Takes Off at SAGA Festival
A brand-new event is always exciting and especially right now, as parts of the world are re-starting public gatherings with the darkest days of the pandemic hopefully behind! Interest and anticipation for the first SAGA Festival in ...
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Alice Cooper Ups the Horror with Bandit Lites
Alice Cooper has spent half a century entrancing, shocking, and entertaining the masses with his signature "brand of rock psycho-drama." The music legend recently wrapped a fall tour with long time lighting partner, Bandit Lites< ...
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Over 60 Chauvet Professional Fixtures From AVL Projekt Added to TV Pink Lighting System
Since it arrived on the scene in 1994 with over 100 channels, TV Pink has been a media success story. The privately-owned broadcaster is well-known for its innovative programming aired on numerous channels in entertainment, music, talk ...
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New Atlanta Venue's Challenging Geometry is Tamed by L-Acoustics Design Flexibility
The Eastern is a state-of-the-art music and event venue in the Dairies complex, a curated mix of specialty shopping, dining, and entertainment venues, all connected by greenspace in the Reynoldstown neighborhood of Atlanta. The 2,300 ...
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Kane Brown Hits the Road with Versatile, Next-Generation Martin Professional Lighting Solutions
To provide country star Kane Brown with impactful onstage visuals for his 2021 North American tour, Ahlstrand Productions selected dynamic and cutting-edge Martin Professional lighting solutions provided by lighting company ...
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Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort Hits the Jackpot with EAW Adaptive Speaker System
When officials at Oaklawn Racing Casino greenlighted a multi-phased expansion project, one of the big ticket items they wanted to add to the resort was a versatile event space that could host conferences, concerts, and more. As the vision ...
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Meyer Sound Transplants a Long Sonic Tradition to Montreux Jazz Festival China
Hangzhou, China is more than 9,000 kilometers from the shores of Lake Geneva, yet for four days in October the first Montreux Jazz Festival China successfully bridged both distance and cultural differences with the universal language of ...
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William Wong Joins Riedel as Sales Manager for Southeast Asia
Riedel Communications announces the appointment of William Wong as the company's regional sales manager for Southeast Asia. Wong joins the company with more than 20 years of experience in the broadcast video industry. He will ...
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Theatre in Review: Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overlord (New York Theatre Workshop)
I've been living in dread of an onslaught of COVID plays, imagining all sorts of dreary two-handers featuring locked-down couples laboriously working out their relationship issues. (It could happen yet.) Therefore, it is a special delight ...
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Theatre in Review: The Visitor (Public Theater)
The Visitor is a highly unusual case, a musical that seems to be constantly questioning its right to exist. Everyone involved seems to be wondering if a format that lends itself to big moments and grand gestures can ...
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SDVoE Alliance Demonstrates World's First 8K AV-over-IP Solution
The SDVoE Alliance announces the world's first 8K AV-over-IP transport solution. Soon-to-be-released SDVoE transmitters and receivers deliver 8K video across a standard network and are entirely backward compatible with 4K SDVoE ...
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Latest Product Updates From DPA Microphones
DPA Microphones releases a new accessory, the MS4099 Mic Stand Mount, for its 4099 CORE Instrument Mic. The company has also begun shipping the anticipated brown version of its new 4466 CORE Omnidirectional and 4488 CORE ...
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CODA Audio Releases SPACE HUB
CODA Audio announces the release of its new state-of-the art immersive processor, SPACE HUB. Featuring highly advanced spatial audio algorithms for the positioning and movement of sound objects, Space Hub can render up to 128 audio ...
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DirectOut Expands the PRODIGY Series with New Features
With the current system update for the PRODIGY series, DirectOut introduces more new features. Living up to its name, PRODIGY.MP in particular sets new standards as a multifunctional audio processor with AutoMix, MirrorMode, and ...
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TASCAM Studio Technology Drives Lee Turner's Creative Process
Be it recording, live performance, or artist management, few places in this country are as musically active as Nashville. This city is a magnet for all things music related -- particularly in the Country music genre. Hence, it is no ...
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TEKVOX 1201-MV Universal Switcher Wins SVC's InfoComm Best in Market 2021 Award
TEKVOX announces that its new 1201-MV Universal Switcher has won an InfoComm Best in Market 2021 Award from Sound & Video Contractor (SVC) magazine.
Announced at the conclusion of InfoComm 2021, the awards support products ...
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Elation Proteus Hybrid Joins Proteus Maximus in Main Light inventory
Industry-leading dry hire provider Main Light has added to their stock of IP65-rated lighting with purchase of the Proteus Hybrid, Elation's groundbreaking multi ...
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Zero 88 Provides Consistent, Flexible Theatrical Lighting Control to the University of Bedfordshire
The University of Bedfordshire, a multi-site academic facility including campuses in Bedford and Luton, UK, recently upgraded three of their performance spaces with powerful theatrical lighting control from Zero 88, a Signify ...
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Theatre in Review: Caroline, Or Change (Roundabout Theatre Company/Studio 54)
It has taken seemingly forever for Sharon D. Clarke to reach our stages, but it was worth the wait. A mainstay of the West End and a winner of multiple Olivier Awards (including one for this production), she is every inch the ...
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PLASA and #WeMakeEvents Launch COVID Recovery Survey
PLASA and #WeMakeEvents have launched a survey to investigate the recovery of the live sector following the COVID-19 pandemic. All types of industry professionals are invited to take the survey, from freelancers and sole ...
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Prolight+Sound 2022: The Event Industry Celebrates its Comeback and Looks Towards a Greener Future
The restart of the event industry has taken shape -- and has recently given a noticeable push to the demand for modern event technology. Despite all the remaining challenges, Prolight+Sound, together with the industry, is firmly ...
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LightFair Reunites Lighting Industry at Successful Conference and Trade Show October 25-29
The highly-anticipated 2021 edition of LightFair returned with overwhelmingly positive feedback about in-person connections, product discovery, and networking presented against the backdrop of a refined Trade Show and robust ...
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LEA Professional Amplifiers Help Colorado Charter School
When Ridgeview Classical Schools in Fort Collins, Colorado, a public K-12 charter school serving approximately 750 students, realized it was time to upgrade their auditorium AV system they chose LEA Professional to give them ...
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Chauvet Professional Helps Carlos Torrijos And Juan Gomez-Cornejo Create Nuanced Looks For Billy Elliot
The Elton John-Lee Hall coming of age musical Billy Elliot is the stuff of dreams, not just how they uplift, inspire and define an individual, but also how they run up against (and sometimes prevail over) harsh realities. Winner of ...
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LAX is Ready for Takeoff with Renkus-Heinz's Iconyx Loudspeakers
After more than six years of design and construction, the new West Gates at Tom Bradley International Terminal at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) opened in June 2021. The new concourse is located in the central area of the airfield ...
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Robe Holds the Strings at Ljubljana Puppet Theatre
Ljubljana Puppet Theatre (Lutkovno Gledališce Ljubljana) is famous for both puppet productions and live acting dramas, musicals, and other performance entertainments in and around its various spaces, which are also available for business ...
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Audio-Technica Launches the BP898 (Cardioid) and BP899 (Omnidirectional) Microphones
Audio-Technica introducines the low-profile BP898 Subminiature Cardioid Condenser Lavalier Microphone and BP899 Subminiature Omnidirectional Condenser Lavalier Microphone. Direct replacements and upgrades to the existing AT898 and ...
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Solid State Logic Launches New SSL Live V5.0 Console and SOLSA Software
Solid State Logic announces its new "Plus Processing Packs" for its SSL Live console range. These Packs offer additional DSP resources for SSL Live L100, L200, L350, and L550 consoles, adding greater flexibility and wider ...
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Theatre in Review: Radium Girls (Metropolitan Playhouse)
In Radium Girls, playwright D. W. Gregory unearths a remarkably ugly slice of American history, a tale of worker exploitation that continues to resonate strongly today. The title characters were watch factory workers ...
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Announcing an Open Comment Period on the International Code of Practice for Entertainment Rigging
The International Code of Practice for Entertainment Rigging (ICOPER) was drafted by industry professionals from around the globe to promote awareness and safety worldwide by providing a model code of practice with a focus on arena ...
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Void Acoustics Adds to Venu V2 Series
Void Acoustics announces the latest addition to its Venu V2 loudspeaker series.
The Venu 208 subwoofer, incorporates all the key elements of the Venu V2 range in a compact and stylish, loudspeaker enclosure. It is suitable ...
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Shure Gets into the Holidays Spirit with Promotions for the Musicians, Creators, and Streamers on Your List
The holidays are just around the corner, and as wish lists continue to grow, it's time to strategize smart spending and shopping. Shure announces its lineup of promotions ...
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Ayrton Khamsin Shines on The Doobie Brothers 50th Anniversary Tour
Ayrton is thrilled to be part of The Doobie Brothers new tour in celebration of their 50th anniversary, which will play to around 50 venues across the US and Canada throughout 2021 and 2022.
Solotech of Nashville supplied 17 ...
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MAXHUB Debuts the P22MB Smart Lectern
MAXHUB announces the P22MB Smart Lectern. The ideal solution for centralized and wireless control of any meeting or presentation, the company says, the new MAXHUB P22MB takes productivity to an entirely new level. ...
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Olivier Roure Joins QSC as Director, Live Sound Sales US - East
QSC, LLC. announces that Olivier Roure has joined QSC as US sales director for the Eastern Region for the company's Live Sound business. In his new role, Olivier will be responsible for managing the day to day direct ...
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Adamson Systems Engineering Introduces New Marketing Team
Adamson Systems Engineering announces multiple new hires within its marketing department, as the company expands its infrastructure on multiple fronts in anticipation of a busy 2022 season, and the impeding return of live events. ...
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Theatre in Review: Twilight: Los Angles, 1992 (Signature Theatre)
Anna Deavere Smith practices a highly specific kind of theatre as journalism that leaves one wondering: Will the impact of her plays, rooted in recent events, fade over time? And can they exist without her unique gifts as an actress ...
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Fulcrum Acoustic's New Steerable AHS Series at Crusader Stadium
Crusader Stadium is the home of the NCAA Cru Football team at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor. During the summer of 2021, Daktronics upgraded the end-zone scoreboard and sound system with the goal of doubling the size of the video ...
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ATK Audiotek to Join Clair Global
Clair Global CEO, Troy Clair, and ATK Audiotek president, Michael MacDonald, jointly announced that their companies have reached a definitive agreement for the sale of ATK to Clair Global. The acquisition extends Clair ...
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LightFair Announces Best Booth Winners at 2021 Trade Show
LightFair announces four winners of its 2021 Best Booth awards recognizing companies across four size-based categories -- 100 sq. ft., 200 to 300 sq. ft., 400+ sq. ft. and Best Pavilion. The 2021 LightFair Conference & Trade Show ...
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AES Announces Immersive Audio Academy 3 Event Series for November 9
The Audio Engineering Society continues to break new ground in promoting the art and science in all fields of audio engineering with the announcement of its next-in-series Immersive Audio Academy events, taking place November 9, ...
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Key Digital to Exhibit at Rocky Mountain AVX 2021
Key Digital, an award-winning developer and manufacturer of digital video processing and video signal distribution solutions, will be exhibiting at Rocky Mountain AVX 2021, a two-day expo featuring manufacturers serving the AV, ...
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Chauvet Professional Unveils The Next Step Forward IS onAIR, a Global Digital Premiere
THE NEXT STEP FORWARD IS onAIR is an immersive Global Digital Premiere site presenting virtual demos of the new IP65 and broadcast technologies from Chauvet Professional. Showcasing products that are uniquely suited to shatter ...
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MAGNUM Lights Epicurean Hotel Grand Opening with Help of Elation Proteus Maximus
MAGNUM, a full-service entertainment technology company based in Atlanta, was asked to light the Grand Opening celebration of The Epicurean Atlanta, a state-of-the-art culinary-themed hotel with a demonstration kitchen/theatre that is ...
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PIST6 Championship Cycling Speeds into Japan's Tipstar Dome Chiba with Lighting Support from Claypaky
The recently renamed Tipstar Dome Chiba, formerly Chiba JPF Dome, hosted Japan's first track cycling tournament in October where an array of Claypaky lighting fixtures played key roles.
The PIST6 Championship was the first ...
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Pro Keyboardists Turn to Radial KL-8 as Live Shows Ramp Up
As live touring begins to ramp up, more and more keyboardists are relying on the Radial KL-8 Rackmount Keyboard Mixer to streamline their multiple keyboard and virtual instrument setups. In addition to the KL-8s flexibility and ...
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Theatre in Review: Fairycakes (Greenwich House Theatre)
Can actors sue their playwright for non-support? Legal minds might say no, but Fairycakes would make an excellent test case. Douglas Carter Beane, the playwright and director of this distinctly odd enterprise, has ...
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