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  CDPQ Acquires Minority Stake in Solotech
The global investment group CDPQ has acquired a minority stake in Solotech, a transaction designed to support Solotech's acquisition and organic growth strategy to expand its presence in various markets and create more ...
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Explore the Latest in Obsidian Lighting Control Innovation at LDI 2023
Lighting designers, programmers, and operators are invited to explore Obsidian's latest products on December 3 - 5 at Booth #1342 at the 2023 LDI tradeshow in Las Vegas. Visitors to LDI will have a chance to demo both hardware ...
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Dr. Raphael Kiesel Takes Over as Senior Vice President of ARRI's Business Unit Lighting
Dr. Raphael Kiesel takes over the management of ARRI's lighting division on December 1, 2023. In this role, he is responsible for the entire business unit. Dr. Kiesel reports directly to Dr. Matthias Erb, chairman of ...
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Audix Appoints Glenn Roop as Key Account Manager and Consultant Liaison
Audix, which is a part the Videndum Media Solutions group, announces the appointment of Glenn Roop to the position of key account manager and consultant liaison. In his new position, Roop will oversee the cultivation of ...
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Luminex Launches the GigaCore 10t at LDI 2023
Luminex will be launching a new model, the half 19" Pro AV ethernet switch GigaCore 10t, at LDI 2023.
The new compact addition to the GigaCore lineup is specifically designed for demanding ...
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Bruce Springsteen Takes the E Street Band Back On the Road with Martin Lighting Solutions
To deliver a fresh and revamped visual aesthetic for Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band's 2023 Tour of North America and Europe, lighting designer Jeff Ravitz selected and deployed an array of Martin lighting ...
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Claypaky Skylos Searchlights Illuminate London Sky for Fatboy Slim's Holographic Performance for EE
Iconic British entertainer Fatboy Slim appeared in the world's biggest holographic performance at London's Alexandra Palace where 12 Claypaky Skylos searchlights scanned the sky and drawing lots of attention. ...
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Richard Pilbrow's A Sense of Theatre - Kickstarter Launched
For the last eight years, lighting designer and theatre consultant Richard Pilbrow has been working on a book about Britain's National Theatre - the company, and their remarkable building on the south bank of London's River Thames. < ...
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LDR to Showcase New Products at LDI 2023
Italian lighting brand Luci della Ribalta (LDR) will be exhibiting at the 2023 LDI Show, December 3 - 5 in Las Vegas, with its sole US distributor CantoUSA. LDR will present the new STELLA 8/22 alongside several intriguing products ...
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Ultratec Launches the Sovereign Low Fog Generator
Ultratec Special Effects announces the launch of their latest low fog generator, the Sovereign LFG. The Sovereign LFG is a Live Design International Best New Product Award Nominee in the Special Effects category. Engineered with a ...
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Vari-Lite Shows Off Latest Console Solutions at LDI 2023
Vari-Lite announces that they will be presenting several new console products at the LDI Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. New solutions that will be shown in the Vari-Lite booth at LDI include the recently launched Vari-Lite Neo X5 ...
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Prolights Showcases New Fixtures at #LDI2023
Prolights and A.C. Lighting Inc. will participate in LDI 2023 at the Las Vegas Convention Center from December 3 - 5. Stop by Booth #319 to see live demonstrations of new Prolights ...
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ILDA Awards Given to LOBO
In the US, LOBO is honored with three ILDA awards and thus continues to lead the world ranking list.
Also in 2023, the laser show specialist LOBO from Aalen, Germany, could again successfully compete among total 144 entries at ...
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Bandit Lites Partners with Belmont's Student-Run Pop Showcase
The Belmont University Pop Showcase, an annual concert featuring Belmont's best pop acts, returned to the Curb Event Center October 28 with a lighting system provided by Bandit Lites. The concert acts as a competition, with ...
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District 5 Colorizes The Band Camino's Screaming in the Dark Tour with Chauvet Professional
Color has always been "a huge part of our design process," Dayne deHaven says of the work that he and his collaborator at the District 5 design studio, Tyler Shapard, have been doing for The Band Camino. Fans of the red-hot ...
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Clair Global Elevates Cohesion to Fully Supported Enterprise
Clair Global announces Cohesion's transformation from loudspeaker series to fully supported product development and manufacturing organization within the greater Clair Global Group. Cohesion was originally launched as a private ...
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Showlight to Return...Soon!
Showlight announces that it is back and will return soon. Following the enforced postponement of Showlight 2023 and a bumpy ride during the pandemic, the committee has reassembled, invigorated and forging forward to the next in the ...
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Behind the Scenes Wellness Lounge Special Activities and Shine a Light Campaign At LDI
As part of the Behind the Scenes (BTS) Mental Health Initiative, BTS and LDI are bringing the Wellness Lounge to LDI 2023, December 3 - 5 in Las Vegas. In addition to
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Harlequin Liberty Switch Wins Three Prestigious Awards, Including ABTT Engineering Product of the Year 2023
Harlequin announces that its new product, Harlequin Liberty Switch, has received three prestigious awards, including, at the recent ABTT Theatre Show, the highly coveted ABTT Engineering Product of the Year 2023. This recognition ...
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ARRI Rental Expands Business Development Team, Hires New VP and Director
ARRI Rental North America announces two key executive appointments that will drive its growth and leadership in the film and television industry. Lisa Harp has been named vice president of business development for ARRI Rental ...
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Martin Professional Introduces ERA 700 Performance IP Moving Head for Permanent Outdoor Entertainment
Harman Professional Solutions announces its Martin ERA 700 Performance IP, an LED-based profile fixture, designed for permanent outdoor entertainment use, to complete Martin's ERA family of fixtures. The ERA 700 Performance IP ...
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Concept K Brings Added Energy to African Super Cup with Chauvet Professional
It came as a surprise to many when USM Alger of Algeria upset heavily favored Al Ahly SC of Egypt at the TotalEnergies CAF Super Cup 2023 to be crowned the king of African football.
The team from Cairo was established as a perennial ...
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Robe Has Big Presence at Lollapalooza Berlin
The 2023 Lollapalooza Berlin event at Olympiapark in the heart of the city was notable for a sizzling artist lineup as well as being a major Robe moving light installation, with almost 500 Robe fixtures -- over 75 on the ...
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Theatre in Review: Spamalot (St. James Theatre)/Mind Mangler (New World Stages)
Right now, in New York, you have an opportunity to sample two very different kinds of British humor, each with its own distinct provenance. The choice is yours, although one is, despite its revival status, noticeably fresher than the ...
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ISE 2024 is "Your Destination for Innovation" in Pro AV and Systems Integration
Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) will return to Barcelona (January 30 - February 2, 2024) as the most comprehensive exhibition for the pro AV and systems integration sectors and is set to raise the bar once again. ...
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ACT Entertainment Brings Latest Technologies to LDI 2023
ACT Entertainment will present multiple solutions from its various brands at LDI 2023 (Booth #365). This includes the debut of new products from Ayrton and the latest solutions from Visual Productions, a brand which ACT will be ...
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Elation Explores the Future of Lighting at LDI 2023
Elation will be attending the upcoming LDI tradeshow in Las Vegas with a string of premiere product launches designed to empower the creative spirit. Lighting professionals are invited to Elation Booth #1342 December 3 - 5 at the ...
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LynTec Packs a Powerful Punch with its LDI 2023 Product Lineup
LynTec announces its product lineup for LDI 2023 in Las Vegas, Dec. 3 - 5. In Booth #1177, LynTec will demonstrate its new Xtend Relay for Lighting (XRL) relay module as well as its award-winning PDS-12 Sequencing Relay Panel and ...
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AV Stumpfl to Present New PIXERA 2.0 Features and BLACKPEAK Projection Screen Surface at LDI 2023
One of the highlights of AV Stumpfl's PIXERA version 2.0 is its multi-user workflow capability, the company says, which will allow media server operators to be much more flexible and efficient when working on complex installations ...
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dBTechnologies to Demonstrate the ViO Series at the AES Live Sound Training in Nashville
dBTechnologies will be demonstrating the capabilities of its flagship products, including the ViO L1610 line array system and the ViO S218 subwoofer, at the upcoming AES Live Sound Training event in Nashville. The event will take ...
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DPA Gets a Curtain Call from Third Encore Studios
Before your favorite musicians hit the stage on tour, hours of rehearsal and preparation take place to achieve the perfect performance. For touring and recording artists in the Los Angeles area, Third Encore Studios is the place to make ...
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Celebrating 50 Years, The Roxy Rocks on with Rat Sound and JBL VTX Series
To provide concertgoers with an epic live music experience, the high-profile Roxy Theatre teamed up with Camarillo, California's Rat Sound Systems, to install JBL's VTX A-series.
In 1973, a new landmark opened in the heart of ...
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elektraLite Paints the Town Red -- and Other Colors -- with Paint Can IP65
Since its debut in 2006, elektraLite's Paint Can spot/wash hybrid fixture has been praised as a cost-effective, multipurpose workhorse. Following an update in 2019 that added a 200W Japanese COB LED offering a CRI of 95, the Paint ...
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Electro-Voice MTS Install Delivers Precision Audio Coverage at Glynn County Stadium
Located in Brunswick, Georgia, Glynn County Stadium is a busy venue, being home to both the Brunswick Pirates and the Glynn Academy Red Terrors varsity football teams. The 12,000-seater is setting a new standard for game-day sound quality ...
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Theatre in Review: Amusements/School Pictures/Sad Boys in Harpy Land
For its fall attraction at the upstairs Peter Jay Sharp Theatre, Playwrights Horizons has cracked open a three-pack of solo shows. It's putting it mildly to note that they are a mixed lot, but this often seems to be the dominant format ...
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EXPO-SCÈNE Returns for a Brand-new Edition
EXPO-SCÈNE will be back at the Palais des congrès de Montréal (Montreal Convention Center) on April 10 and 11, 2024.
This event is the annual meeting point for every entertainment and live performing arts professionals in Canada ...
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Latin Press Announces the Launch of LiveTEC Exhibition & Congress for Miami 2024
Latin Press, Inc. announces the launch of the LiveTEC Exhibition & Congress, which will take place on May 14 - 15, 2024, at the Miami Airport Convention Center in Miami, Florida.
LiveTEC is a premier event for the live events & ...
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L-Acoustics Hosts Destruction Event of Fake Professional Speaker Systems to Safeguard the Live Event Industry
L-Acoustics hosted a destruction event to mark the disposal of counterfeit speakers recently seized following a judgment by the United States District Court, Middle District of Florida, Tampa Division, which ordered Se7ven Sounds ...
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ADJ Lighting Introduces Lime-infused Focus Flex L19 Moving Head Wash
Building on the success of the Focus Flex L7, ADJ announces the immediate availability of its new Focus Flex L19. Featuring the same lime-infused, high CRI, color mixing LEDs as its compact sibling, this larger version packs in ...
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Dodd Technologies Adds Claypaky Skylos Fixtures to its Inventory
Pendleton, Indiana's Dodd Technologies, Inc., specializing in large special event and broadcast production and equipment rentals, has invested in 16 Claypaky Skylos versatile, laser-source searchlights. The new fixtures enhance an ...
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Calvary Church Dover is Over the Moon with New DAS Audio System
Calvary Church is one of a new generation of worship facilities, with young and vibrant leadership and a congregation inspired by the power of music. The church's music team has long delivered a powerful accompaniment to their services ...
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Robe Lighting France to Distribute Avolites in France
As previously announced, Robe Lighting s.r.o. has now acquired lighting and digital media control brand Avolites.
In line with other Robe subsidiaries ...
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ROE Visual Prepares New Technology for a Dazzling LDI 2023
ROE Visual is headed to Las Vegas this December for the highly-anticipated Live Design Industry (LDI) show. Taking place December 3 - 5, 2023, the show features solutions for touring, live events, and rental fields. This year, ...
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CP Communications and Red House Streaming Extend Rental Partnership with Haivision
CP Communications and its Red House Streaming subsidiary have extended its strategic rental partnership with Haivision to offer North American customers easy and fast access to the company's latest live video contribution technology ...
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Over 100 Chauvet Professional Fixtures Shine on Junior H Sad Boyz USA Tour
A lot can happen in a month. Just ask Antonio Herrera Pérez, better known to the world as Mexican music superstar Junior H. A few short years ago, as a high school student in Utah, the Guanajuato-born musician-singer uploaded ...
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Elation, 4Wall, and Paradox Team Up on Momentous Power Trip Rock Festival
The first ever Power Trip music festival was considered epic before it even took place! Why? Because six of the world's most legendary heavy metal and hard rock bands in history gathered to play on one stage, and 4Wall, Paradox, and E ...
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zactrack SMART Gives a Big Followspot Look to Premiere of Run Bambi Run at Milwaukee Rep
Milwaukee Rep's world premiere of the musical Run Bambi Run, featuring the city's most infamous femme fatale, utilized a zactrack SMART automated Follow System during its September 13 - October 22 run at downtown's Milwaukee ...
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Robe for St. Stephen's Day Spectacle in Budapest
Robe moving lights were used in three major locations for the massive 2023 St. Stephen's Day celebrations in Budapest, Hungary, a public holiday celebrating the foundation of the Hungarian state more than 1,000 years ago, which ...
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Theatre in Review: Hell's Kitchen (Public Theater)
The trouble with Hell's Kitchen, I think, is that it didn't spend enough time in the development kitchen. The new musical at the Public is a seriously undercooked dish, a slice of New York life that comes out of the oven ...
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Theatre in Review: Amid Falling Walls (National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene, Museum of Jewish Heritage)
The National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene has given us some mighty revelatory things over the years, including the lost 1920s operetta The Golden Bride and a heartbreaking Yiddish-language Fiddler on the Roof. In terms of ...
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AES NY 2023 Resounds with Success: Attendance Surges by 15%
With more than 8,100 registered attendees and 127 exhibitors, the 155th Audio Engineering Society (AES) International Convention in New York City last month brought together a vibrant community to celebrate the 75th anniversary of ...
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Registration Opens for 2024 LEDucation Trade Show and Conference
Registration is now open for the 2024 LEDucation Trade Show and Conference. The 2024 LEDucation Trade Show and Conference will be held at the New York Hilton Midtown March 19 - 20, 2024, marking its 18th year. Over 400 exhibitors ...
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Crafting the Creative Canvas with Elation's New KL CYC
Introducing Elation's KL CYC, an LED cyc light and footlight.. Tailored for smooth and evenly illuminated cycloramas, sets, or wall washing applications, the KL CYC boasts an efficient asymmetrical reflector design to achieve ...
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AV Production Company, Revelation, Elevates Massachusetts-based Projects with EAW
With a history as a DJ and working in professional audio sales, it's no wonder that Anthony D'Elia now finds himself in AV production. As president and executive producer for an audio-visual event production company, Revelation, ...
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Christie MicroTiles LED Takes the Stage at Something Corporate's Reunion Shows
Christie MicroTiles LED took the stage with Something Corporate during the band's headlining reunion show at Las Vegas' House of Blues on October 20, and their main stage performances at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds on October 21 ...
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Spring cavlo Trade Show Heads to Gaylord Opryland Resort in Nashville, Tennessee
The cavlo Trade Show is heading back to the entertainment mecca of Nashville, Tennessee for its spring 2024 show. Set in proximity to one of the world's most iconic music venues, cavlo will bring the AVL community together at the ...
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Meyer Sound Ushers Oakland's Paramount Theatre into its Second Century
When it opened in 1931, Oakland's 3,476-seat Paramount Theatre was the largest movie palace on the West Coast. Audience capacity dropped marginally -- to 3,040 -- during the 1973 restoration, while the sumptuous Art Deco interior was ...
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Mexican Eco Theme Park Xcaret Invests In 500 ADJ LED Video Panels
Offering a unique mix of stunning natural scenery, exciting activities, and cultural displays, Xcaret is one of Mexico's leading tourist attractions. At the end of 2021, the park's technical team upgraded a problematic projector-based ...
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Valentin Lemarquier Adds to Nuit du BAL's Electric Mood with Chauvet Professional
Wine is king in France...unless one happens to find oneself in beautiful Hauts-de-France near the border with Belgium. Thanks to its Flemish roots, the region has a strong beer culture, as evidenced by its myriad local microbreweries. ...
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Theatre in Review: Harmony (Ethel Barrymore Theatre)
After wandering the regional theatre scene for lo these many years -- I first saw it in La Jolla in 1997 -- Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman's musical comes to Broadway in the production it has always deserved. Harmony
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A.C. Lighting Inc. Celebrates 20 Years of Partnerships
The following is a message from A.C. Lighting Inc., as they celebrate their 20th anniversary during LDI 2023:
"We have seen many technology advancements over the years that have brought our clients success, illuminating ...
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Main Light Appoints Industry Veteran Brian Relph as Rental Account Manager to Strengthen Tri-State Operations
Main Light announces the hiring of Brian Relph as rental account manager for their Tri-State location in Teterboro, New Jersey. A cornerstone in the New Jersey market with over 20 years of experience, Relph was instrumental ...
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MayCo, LLC Appointed US Distributor for Analog Way
Analog Way has named MayCo, LLC in Crofton, Maryland as a distributor of the full range of Analog Way products for the US rental and staging market.
"It's wonderful to have them on board with us as our newest distributor," ...
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Ayrton Launches IP65 Rivale Profile
Ayrton announces the official launch of its new IP65-rated Rivale Profile, the next in its Classical IP65 3 Series, and the first ultra-equipped luminaire in Ayrton's brand new "ULTIMATE" series. ...
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The Neutrik Group Introduces the silentPLUG STARDUST Edition
Neutrik's new silentPLUG STARDUST Edition joins the silentPLUG family of connectors. At the heart of the STARDUST Edition lies a carbon graphene compound, meticulously developed by Neutrik AG. With its stardust black appearance -- ...
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Martin MAC Aura XIP Plays a Starring Role in Hopewell Valley Central High School's The Wedding Singer
Lighting designer Jack Creegan and technical director Jeffrey Kelly recently utilized Martin MAC Aura XIP fixtures in a high-profile role in the recent Hopewell Valley Central High School musical production of The ...
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Obsidian Lighting Control Marches on with European "Train the Trainer" Workshops
Obsidian Control Systems recently conducted back-to-back training sessions at its European headquarters in Kerkrade, The Netherlands, aimed at training its European distributors on the specifics of the intuitive
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Theatre in Review: Make Me Gorgeous! (Playhouse 46)
"Life, am I right?" So says Wade McCollum, his head wrapped in a scarf, his face obscured by movie-star sunglasses, the very picture of ennui; when an actor gets a laugh on the first line, you suspect you're in good hands. In this ...
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Theatre in Review: A Good Day to Me Not to You (Waterwell at the Connelly Theatre)
A convent? What's a nice girl like Lameece Issaq doing in a place like that? All right, it's not Issaq, it's the character at the center of her new solo show. And Issaq isn't a girl but, rather, a mature theatre artist whose resume ...
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AUDELCO Nominations Announced
The nominations are in for the AUDELCO Awards, which honor achievement in New York City's Black theatre community. The design nominees are:
Lighting Design
Emmanuel Delgado, Triple Threat
Stacey Derosier, T ...
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Giulia Calani Joins GLP in Sales and Partner Relationship Manager Role
With the addition of experienced industry professional Giulia Calani, GLP is strengthening its resources on two fronts.
For Calani has been recruited in the dual role of sales and partner relationship manager for the ...
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Environmental Lights Adds Advatek Lighting Pixel Controllers to Their Offerings
Environmental Lights announces that they have added Advatek PixLite controllers to their offerings for pixel lighting solutions.
Advatek's pixel controllers have been used to drive the magic behind some of the world's most ...
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PreSonus Unveils Two New Additions To The CDL Series
PreSonus announces two new additions to the CDL Series: the CDL Sub18 and CDL10P. These models are the result of years of research and development and are a combination of the best attributes of point source and line array ...
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Chauvet Professional Channels Intensity on Nothing More's Spirits Tour
Seeing Nothing More live is "an experience that is hard to put into words," one music critic wrote after going to the St. Petersburg show on the Grammy nominated band's recently-concluded Spirits Tour. That's true, but terms like ...
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LPM London Upgrades Its Audio System With 1 SOUND
LPM Restaurant & Bar, an upscale French and Mediterranean restaurant in the heart of London's Mayfair district, recently upgraded its audio system to 1 SOUND. Leonardo Dani, sales executive, approached Middlesex Sound & ...
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Royal Danish Opera Invests in Robe FORTEs
The Royal Danish Opera in Copenhagen has invested in 80 new Robe FORTE luminaires in a package featuring 32 FORTE Profiles, 34 FORTE Fresnels, four FORTE FollowSpots and ten iFORTE (IP rated) moving lights, as part of a technical ...
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Theatre in Review: War Words (NewYorkRep/New Light Theater Project at ART/New York Theatres)
We talk a lot about political divisions in the United States, but here's one that doesn't get nearly enough attention: "The number of Americans who serve in the Armed Forces is less than one percent of our entire population. There's no ...
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Theatre in Review: Scene Partners (Vineyard Theatre)
If you ever get lost in a mysterious, shifting reality, pray you have Dianne Wiest to see you through it. In John J. Caswell's slightly wobbly, but inventive, new play, she is Meryl Kowalski, a Midwestern widow of a ...
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Advanced Vista by Chroma-Q Training at LDInstitute
Vista by Chroma-Q, in partnership with A.C. Lighting Inc., will be a part of the LDInstitute hosting Vista by Chroma-Q training.
Taught by Jack Moorhouse, Vista by-Chroma-Q's product specialist (A.C. Entertainment ...
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LightFair Announces 2025 Edition in Las Vegas for Inaugural Interior Design Week
LightFair announces its 2025 plans to illuminate Las Vegas, May 4 - 8, at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The five-day commercial and industrial lighting Conference and Trade Show is set to take the stage alongside HD Expo + ...
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Bandit Lites Nominated for Pollstar Awards Concert Visuals Company of the Year
Bandit Lites is finishing 2023 with yet another nomination for Concert Visuals Company of the Year at the 35th Annual Pollstar Awards where the industry gathers to honor the top tours, venues, live music executives, agencies ...
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tvONE Welcomes Vitech US as Distributor in Latin America
tvONE announces its partnership with Vitech US as a distributor for tvONE brands in Latin America. Vitech US, renowned for its expertise in channel management and distribution of specialized technology products in the ProAV market, ...
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PTP Live Grows its Ayrton Lighting Inventory with Argo 6 FX Fixtures
Nashville-based PTP Live has invested in 60 Ayrton Argo 6 FX lights for its live production work for music, festival and corporate clients and to bolster its rental inventory of lighting and video equipment. ACT Entertainment ...
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Big Daddy Weave Takes A Pair Of DiGiCo Quantum225 Desks On Tour
Nashville-based band Big Daddy Weave has been raising the roof and bringing down the house on their ongoing 2023 Heaven Changes Everything Tour. The Dove Award winners -- including founding members Mike Weaver, Joe Shirk
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Alejandro Fernández Carries L-Acoustics K1 on Amor Y Patria Tour
The son of Mexican singer and actor Vicente Fernández Gómez, Alejandro Fernández Abarca -- affectionately known as "El Potrillo" (The Foal) -- is an international superstar in his own right, having sold more than 20 million ...
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Theatre in Review: Waiting for Godot (Theatre for a New Audience)
Sometimes you're at a play that seems as familiar as an old shoe when a line leaps out, causing you to see it through new eyes. This happened to me the other night at TFANA, where Michael Shannon and Paul Sparks are mining ...
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Vectorworks, Inc., MA Lighting and Robe Lighting Announce DIN SPEC 15801 Recognition for MVR
With fellow General Device Type Format (GDTF) and My Virtual Rig (MVR) founders MA Lighting and
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Cameo at the LDI 2023 - Lighting Solutions and a World Premiere
At this year's Live Design International (LDI) from December 3 to 5, Cameo -- the lighting technology brand of the Adam Hall Group -- will be presenting various innovations and product highlights. In addition to the OTOS IP65 ...
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"New ADJ" to be Showcased at LDI 2023 Through A Lightshow Designed & Programmed By Concert LD Steve Kosiba
ADJ is preparing to showcase its range of newly evolved professional lighting products designed for concert tours, festivals, and special events at the 2023 LDI tradeshow in Las Vegas. Alongside new products that will launch ...
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Robe Deutschland GmbH is Distributing Avolites in Germany
Robe Deutschland GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of Robe Lighting s.r.o., has taken over exclusive responsibility for the sales and service of all Avolites products on the German market as of November 1, 2023. ...
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Great American Music Hall Adds d&b XSL Loudspeakers
When San Francisco's music lovers think about world-class entertainment, The Great American Music Hall (GAMH) is never far from the conversation. Located in the famous Tenderloin neighborhood close to other theatre venues, the 700 ...
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Sparks Theatrical Provides GLP's impression X5 Wash Lights to Trio of Top Designers
Three leading West End/Broadway theatre lighting designers are using GLP's new impression X5 Wash -- all supplied by Paul Anderson at Sparks Theatrical Hire -- to light current or upcoming shows. ...
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Convergence and Immersion on Jason Aldean Tour with Lüz Studio and Chauvet Professional
Matthieu Larivée and the team at Lüz Studio have been relentlessly pushing the envelope of late, driving technology in new directions to transform stages in ways that would have been unimaginable not long ago. So, it should come as ...
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Theatre in Review: Arcadia (Bedlam/West End Theatre)
Bedlam's Arcadia is a rarity on two counts, being an Off-Off-Broadway revival of a Tom Stoppard play and a high-concept staging at that. It's a nervy move by the director Eric Tucker -- Stoppard's works aren't ...
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Applications to Open in December for Howell Binkley Fellowship
Applications to The Howell Binkley Fellowship are being accepted December 8 - 30.
The Howell Binkley Fellowship was established in cooperation with the Hemsley Lighting Programs to honor Binkley's legacy of mentorship to ...
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Harman Professional Solutions to Acquire FLUX Software Engineering
Harman Professional Solutions announces it has entered into an agreement to acquire FLUX SOFTWARE ENGINEERING ("FLUX::").
The acquisition will broaden Harman Professional's offerings across multiple applications with world ...
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ACT Entertainment to Distribute PK Sound Robotic Line Array Systems
ACT Entertainment will begin offering solutions from PK Sound, the robotic line array company, to customers in North America.
"As a Canadian manufacturer with a growing international profile, we were looking for a ...
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Clear-Com Maximizes Efficiency for Ed Sheeran's Mathematics Tour
Ed Sheeran's record-breaking international Mathematics Tour is as much a display of artistic and technological prowess as a testament to the impact a single performer can have -- when supported by the right technology. Which, ...
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Black Box Pro Brings 1 SOUND to the Luxurious Manta Lido
Manta, a poolside Mediterranean experience in the heart of Sliema, Malta, opened this year with a 1 SOUND audio system. Black Box Pro, the AV integration company contracted for this project, signed on to be 1 SOUND's exclusive ...
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The JTSE at the Docks de Paris: Chauvet Professional Creates an Exceptional Frame
"A painting without a frame is like a soul without a body," wrote Vincent Van Gogh, who knew a thing or two about creating beautiful visuals with color and movement. The Chauvet Professional team readily embraces the ...
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Theatre in Review: I Need That (Roundabout Theatre Company/American Airlines Theatre)
If you want to experience the very definition of a star vehicle, Roundabout has a show for you. Before you bite, however, consider the star: It's unclear if Theresa Rebeck wrote I Need That for Danny DeVito or ...
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Theatre in Review: Ode to the Wasp Woman (Actors Temple Theatre)
It was like a sign from God: On the very day that I had recorded a TCM broadcast of the 1959 horror epic The Wasp Woman -- in an attempt at reviving the midnight movie thrills of my remote youth -- I received an announcement of ...
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Celestion PowerPro X18 Subwoofer Named a Finalist for 2024 NAMM TEC Award
Celestion announces that the 18" PowerProX18 subwoofer has been named a finalist for the 2024 TEC Awards TEC Awards for outstanding technical achievement in the category of Sound ...
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DPA Microphones Named as Finalist for Two NAMM TEC Awards for Outstanding Technical Achievement
DPA Microphones has received two Outstanding Technical Achievement nominations for the 39th Annual NAMM TEC Awards. The brand's 2012 Cardioid is a finalist in the Recording Microphones ...
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Ampetronic and Listen Technologies Partner in Assistive Listening and Wireless Audio Distribution
Listen Technologies Corporation and Ampetronic have partnered to create a single, market-leading source for innovative audio solutions. Together, they will provide the broadest range of solutions globally to help people hear clearly ...
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STG Completes Acquisition of Avid Technology
Avid Technology, Inc. announces the completion of its acquisition by an affiliate of STG in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.4 billion. The acquisition was previously announced on August 9, 2023, and approved by ...
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Tau Audio Solutions to Distribute LEA Professional Products in The Benelux Region
Dedicated to serving its European customer base, LEA Professional begins a new distribution partnership with Tau Audio Solutions, an audio and communication systems wholesaler and supplier in the Netherlands. ...
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KRK Introduces New CLASSIC 5 Monitor Pack
KRK announces its new CLASSIC 5 Monitor Pack, a comprehensive package featuring a pair of KRK Classic 5 monitors, two XLR cables, and two wedge isolation pads. Available online at krkmusic.com and through ...
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FOH Brendan Goers Picks TELEFUNKEN for The All-American Rejects
Popular tour manager and FOH (Front of House) engineer Brendan Goers has been touring with The All-American Rejects and putting his arsenal of TELEFUNKEN mics through the hard rock drill.
Goers picked TELEFUNKEN's M80 ...
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Waves eMotion LV1 Live Mixer Chosen for Gus Dapperton 2023 World Tour
Front-of-house and monitor engineer Cooper Davis (The Regrettes, No Vacation, The Happy Fits) has chosen the Waves eMotion LV1 Live Mixer and Waves plug-ins for American singer songwriter Gus Dapperton's 2023 world ...
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ESTA's Technical Standard Program Announces Ten Draft Standards Now in Public Review
ESTA's Technical Standard program announces ten draft standards now in public review: Six plus a suite of four. Ten public review action items came out of the recent October Technical Standards Program working group meetings held ...
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HireHop Equipment Rental Software Releases a Free Supercharged Scanning App
HireHop, the cloud equipment rental software, has been adding new features at a rapid pace and have just released their supercharged scanning module, that can also be run as a progressive web app on any device. This new addition is ...
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Light Humor Episode 7: "The Tech Support Line" Now Available for Streaming
4Wall Entertainment has released the all-new episode of the animated Light Humor series, "The Tech Support Line," now available for streaming on their Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram channels. ...
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TiMax Sounds Out on Summer Season Success
During the busy August festival season, Europe's largest stages call upon the timing and audio spatialization prowess of TiMax SoundHub to manage immersive soundscapes, as well as vocal and orchestral localization, on the vast ...
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Tedeschi Trucks Band Reaches the Moon with Robe
Tedeschi Trucks Band (TTB) is a popular contemporary blues band, known for superlative musicianship and gripping live performances, so Nashville based lighting designer Tony Caporale of design studio InfinitusVox was delighted to ...
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CODA Audio CiRAY Lines Up to Deliver Ultimate Flexibility
CODA Audio announces the launch of its CiRAY compact full-range, dual 10" line array system. As the third element of CODA's VCA "family," alongside ViRAY (dual 8") and the flagship AiRAY (dual 12"), CiRAY has been developed by CODA ...
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Claypaky Fixtures Illuminate The Croatian Pink Floyd Show at "Spancirfest" Street Festival
A feature of this year's "Spancirfest," a famous Croatian street festival held every August since 1999 in Varazdin, was the appearance of the tribute band, The Croatian Pink Floyd Show. An array of Claypaky Sharpy X Frame/FD and ...
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Theatre in Review: Food (Brooklyn Academy of Music Fisher/Fishman Space)
I hope Geoff Sobelle has an unlimited supply of Tums. Partway through his new theatre piece, Food, he commits an apparent act of gluttony that has audience members laughing, whispering, and shaking their heads in ...
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Neutrik Announces the etherCON ESD Series
Neutrik Americas, part of the Neutrik Group announces the etherCON ESD Series chassis connectors. The etherCON ESD Series improves the performance of the etherCON A Series by including asymmetric compound (non-metallic) push ...
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Key Digital Introduces KD-FIX418A-2 4K HDMI Fixer
Key Digital introduces the KD-FIX418A-2, an update to its in-line Ultra HD/4K 18G HDMI Fixer, a diminutive connectivity repair and audio de-embedding device that resolves common HDMI integration obstacles related to Hot Plug ...
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RCF Announces SUB 8003-AS MK3 and SUB 905-AS MK3
RCF introduces its new MK3 subwoofers -- the latest addition to its collection of subwoofers. Featuring a transducer with a high-power ceramic magnetic circuit and a powerful Class-D amplifier, SUB 8003-AS and SUB 905-AS deliver ...
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L-Acoustics Launches LC16D Multichannel Network Audio Converter
L-Acoustics announces the release of the LC16D network audio converter, designed to simplify the process of interfacing legacy digital formats with the Milan AVB time-sensitive network.
LC16D is a high-capacity AES/EBU- and ...
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US band Tedeschi Trucks Tour with Green Hippo's Hippotizer-driven LED Battens
Floridian rockers Tedeschi Trucks' summer 2023 tour staging was dominated by soaring horizontal LED battens which displayed pixels of video content, driven by Green Hippo's Hippotizer Karst+ MK2 Media Servers. The battens were ...
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Planetworld and Bespoke Entertainment Solutions Join Forces to Promote Ayrton in South Africa
Ayrton announces a new distribution partner for South Africa Planetworld. Planetworld will be closely supported by current distributor, Bespoke Entertainment Solutions to ensure Ayrton's current and prospective customers receive ...
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Imagine Dragons Rock Roman Forum with 100 Chauvet Professional Fixtures From Zalight
It may not have rivaled the 200,000 or so spectators who used to watch chariot races there in ancient times, but the 70,000 fans who turned out at the Circus Maximus for Imagine Dragons' show recently constituted a pretty good-sized crowd! ...
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Theatre in Review: I Hear You and Rejoice (Irish Arts Center)
I Hear You and Rejoice takes place at an Irish funeral, which is to say that laughter and grief compete for pride of place. The deceased is Kitsy Rainey, the title character in The Mysterious Case of Kitsy Rainey, ...
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Robe North America is Distributing Avolites in the US
As of November 1, Robe North America (RNA) is the exclusive distributor for Avolites in the US.
The Davie, Florida-headquartered company will provide full sales, service (including warranty related), training, and technical ...
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Stage Crews at Goodspeed Musical Theatre Vote to Join IATSE
The run crew, makeup, wig and hairstylists, costume shop, and scenic shop workers at Goodspeed Musical Theatre have successfully organized with IATSE Locals 84, 798, and United Scenic Artists 829. The union says in a statement, "Thi ...
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IAAPA Expo 2023 Showcases a World of Innovation and Industry Advancements
The trade show floor for IAAPA Expo 2023 is the global attraction industry's go-to event for the latest in innovation, technology, creativity, and all-things-thrill. Attending an IAAPA Expo is an experience that influences decision ...
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AV Stumpfl Opens PIXERA Office in London
The growing international popularity of AV Stumpfl's award-winning real-time media server platform, PIXERA, has led to the Austrian family business's opening an additional office in London recently, which will be exclusively ...
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RCF Announces S 15 Bass Reflex Subwoofer
RCF announces the S 15, a high-power, compact subwoofer system designed for installations where the physically small size and impact of a 15'' driver are desired. Extending the frequency response below 35Hz, this highly efficient design is ...
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Alcons Delivers Gold Standard Sound For CMA Fest's 50th Anniversary
2023 marked the 50th anniversary of the four-day CMA Fest in Nashville, Tennessee. Billed as "the ultimate country music fan experience," it is staged by the Country Music Association and is one of the world's largest country music ...
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Tom Campbell Reflects Many Sides of Maisie Peters' The Good Witch Tour with Chauvet Professional
Maisie Peters' music has been called many things. Words like "beautifully melodic," "dreamily evocative," "passionate," and "flowing" have often been used...But the 23-year-old singer's expansive sound goes way beyond these ...
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Ayrton's Cobra Takes Center Stage on Quevedo's Tour
Quevedo's DQE Donde quiero estar Tour has transformed into a visually stunning spectacle, thanks to the inclusion of 30 Ayrton Cobra. Designed by Oscar Marchena, the tour encompasses two formats: a traditional setup ...
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Theatre in Review: Merry Me (New York Theatre Workshop)
Merry is hardly the word for this entertainment; motley is more like it. Playwright Hansol Jung has thrown into her creative Vitamix a bizarre array of ingredients, blending elements of William Wycherly's The Country Wife, The ...
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ADC23 Unites the World's Audio Developers on November 13-15, 2023, Both In London and Online
The organizers behind the 9th Annual Audio Developer Conference (ADC23) have reported that there are only a handful of in-person tickets left for the event at The Mermaid in London, with a high probability of selling out soon due ...
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Harman Professional Solutions Opens New Factory to Accommodate Growth and Reduce Carbon Emissions
Harman Professional Solutions has officially opened its new Pécs, Hungary, manufacturing plant to accommodate growth in production for its Martin brand that provides lighting fixtures for the entertainment and architectural ...
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VMT Named Exclusive Distributor for Elation and Obsidian in Growing Indian Market
Elation announces that VMT (Vardhaman Megatech), a highly reputable distributor of audiovisual solutions in India with extensive experience, has been appointed as the exclusive distributor for Elation and Obsidian Control Systems ...
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Meyer Sound Announces New Hires for Key Management Positions
Meyer Sound announces new hires for three high-level management positions, with each job function vital to the continuing operational efficiency and long-term growth of the company. Melissa Galicia has been selected as chief ...
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Chris Lose Joins Follow-Me as Designer Relations
Follow-Me announces the appointment of Chris Lose as their new designer relations liaison for the North American market.
Follow-Me has been entrusted to track some of the most iconic names and productions worldwide, ...
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Post Pandemic, Carlson Audio Continues to Support Bumbershoot Festival with d&b
New Rising Sun and Seattle Center announce a collaborative effort to sustain Bumbershoot Arts & Music Festival long into the future and marks 52 years returning this year post-pandemic. The event producers say that great diversity held ...
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DiGiCo Quantum Consoles Deliver Audio to Millions of Fans on Rosalía's Latest Motomami World Tour
Hailed as an "atypical pop star" for her genre-bending musical styles, Rosalia Vila Tobella, known mononymously as Rosalía, is a Spanish artist who wears multiple creative hats, including as a singer/songwriter, producer, actress, ...
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Robe for Ljubljana Academy of Music
Ljubljana University's Academy of Music faculty has consolidated itself in one "new" central location in the city instead of occupying two different premises as the result of a complete renovation project at the Kazina Palace building. ...
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Theatre in Review: Sabbath's Theater (The New Group)/It's That Time of the Month (Soho Rep)
This is Off Broadway's Vulva Week. That's a statement I never thought I'd make, but there you are. At the New Group, Sabbath's Theater opens with John Turturro and Elizabeth Marvel feigning sexual climax ...
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PAMA and Shure Check in with First Graduate of the Mark Brunner Professional Audio Scholarship Program
The Professional Audio Manufacturers Alliance (PAMA), in partnership with Shure Incorporated, has been offering the Mark Brunner Professional Audio Scholarship for the past three years. The organizations recently checked in with ...
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Ashly Audio Taps Excellence Marketing In Expansion Of Minnesota Region
Ashly Audio announces a new partnership with Excellence Marketing. The independent manufacturers' representative firm will be taking over representation of the Ashly line in the Minnesota, Dakotas, Western Wisconsin territory. ...
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Creative Technology Creates 140 Sennheiser EW-DX Wireless Microphone "Flight Pack Kits"
Creative Technology (CT) is a multi-national provider of technology, project management, and creative solutions for the live events and system integration markets, and part of the NEP Group, a leading global broadcaster. Recently, ...
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Introducing AVANTE Audio's Next Generation Full-Range Active Loudspeakers
Building on the firm foundations laid by AVANTE Audio's original Achromic Series of full range active loudspeakers, the new Achromic X Series inherits all the useful features of the originals while introducing two major new ...
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LynTec Power Control Panels Smooth Production for Multi-Campus Church
LynTec announces that its RPC remote control breaker panel is a long-trusted solution for Church of the Highlands, which is based in Birmingham, Alabama, and has 23 campuses in the region. The RPC was first installed at its ...
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Showtime Calls on Sommer Cable for Elle King Concert
Leading event production specialists Showtime Sound LLC recently worked on the impressive Elle King concert at Maryland's hugely popular Great Frederick Fair. The country, rock, and blues star was joined by special guests Red Clay ...
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D-Dream Creates Winning Looks for Manager Van Het Jaar Ceremony with Chauvet Professional
Awards ceremonies are more than just celebrations recognizing outstanding individual achievements; at their best, they're also positive reflections of the organization bestowing the honors. Such was the case at the Brussels Expo Paleis 10, ...
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L-Acoustics Brings Vibrant Sound to Grey Eagle Event Centre
The Grey Eagle Event Centre, part of the Tsuut'ina Nation's Grey Eagle Resort & Casino complex, is one of Calgary's largest concert event venues, capable of hosting nearly 3,000 patrons. Since opening in 2014, the Centre, which is ...
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Theatre in Review: The Mysterious Case of Kitsy Rainey (Irish Arts Center)
As it happens, you can send messages to your loved ones from beyond the grave -- if you plan in advance. That's the modus operandi of the title character of this solo show, one of three being presented in repertory at the Irish Arts ...
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