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  Prolight+Sound Show No Longer Going Forward
According to a letter from Messe Frankfurt Exhibition GmbH, the Prolight+Sound trade show is over.
In late October, it was announced that Prolight+Sound, at one time one of the biggest events on the trade show calendar, ...
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Paul Freudenberg Appointed to Lead US Live Sound Development for Martin Audio
Martin Audio announces the appointment of Paul Freudenberg as business development director - festival / touring / A&R.
With a career in professional audio and music spanning more than 40 years, Freudenberg brings a ...
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Dave Matthews Band Enjoys a Robe Summer
Production designer Fenton Williams and lighting designer/programmer Aaron Stinebrink enjoy developing lighting schemes to keep the Dave Matthews Band (DMB) looking fresh and different for their anticipated and massively ...
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Dan Norman Designs Shakira's 2025 World Tour with Elation PROTEUS
Shakira returned to touring in 2025 after a seven-year break, captivating audiences across North and South America with her unmistakable voice, and a repertoire full of hits. For her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour, the ...
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Bandit Lites Illuminates Creed's Reunion Tour with Designer Mathias Kuhn
When multi-platinum rock band Creed launched their highly anticipated reunion tour, the power of their music was matched by an equally electrifying lighting design from lighting designer/designer Mathias Kuhn, brought to life by B ...
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L-Acoustics K Series Concert Sound System on Oasis Live '25
Oasis' Live '25 Tour marks the return of Liam and Noel Gallagher to the stage together for the first time in 16 years, delivering 41 sold-out stadium shows across 17 cities worldwide between July 4 and November 23, with three ...
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Kevin Lichty, Andre Petrus Call on CHAUVET Professional for Old Dominion Tour
It's no easy task to create a consistent fan experience on an eight-month world tour that visits over 50 cities and nine countries with stops at amphitheaters of various shapes and sizes, state fairs and festivals, Las Vegas casinos, the ...
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Appotronics Bring Immersive Visuals to 15th China National Games Closing Ceremony
The closing ceremony of the 15th National Games of China, on November 21 at Shenzhen's Qianhai Happy Theater, delivered a landmark visual experience, merging sea, sky, architecture, and performance into a panoramic stage. ...
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Theatre in Review: A Bodega Princess Remembers La Fiesta de los Reyes Magos, 1998 (EST)
If you attend the solo show with the lengthy title (see above) at Ensemble Studio Theatre, many things lie in store for you. You will hear Spanish-language versions of "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" and "Frosty the Snowman." You might ...
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Theatre in Review: Laowang (Primary Stages/59E59)
Laowang is the kind of play you can pick at endlessly -- the author, Alex Lin, tosses a little of everything into a tumultuous ninety minutes -- but you can't mistake its vigor, comic energy, and knack for surprise ...
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A.C. Americas Announces LDI Plans
A.C. Americas will be LDI 2025, December 7 through 9, at the Las Vegas Convention Center, in Booth #2329, offering product demos, training sessions, and a daily light show titled The Integrated Experience, the latter running ...
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LMG Touring Adds Jason Jenkins as Account Executive
LMG Touring welcomes Jason "Cannonball" Jenkins as the newest account executive on its expanding team. Based in Nashville, Jenkins brings an extensive background in touring, lighting, and operations along with a renewed ...
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Elation Appoints Esteban De La Torre as Product Performance Specialist
Elation announces that Esteban De La Torre will assume the newly created role of product performance specialist.
"The purpose of creating this role is simple: our customers expect the highest-performing products in the ...
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Springboard to Design Launches $150,000 Fundraising Campaign
Springboard to Design (SB2D), a tuition-free, immersive week-long program that lets high school students from diverse communities explore careers in theatre design through workshops, mentorship, and exclusive Broadway experiences, ...
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Avolites, Light Craft Make Inroads in Indian Film Industry
Light Craft, a Mumbai, India-based rental company and production lighting supplier to the film and broadcast industry, has invested heavily in Avolites control, especially for its moving light systems. ...
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Alexander Lehman Keeps Pace with Gavin Adcock on Need To Know Tour with CHAUVET Professional
On Gavin Adcock's sold-out Need to Know Tour, which closed its fall run on October 17 at Georgia's Classic Center Arena, lighting designer Alexander Lehman conjured up immersive down-home country looks that fit Adcock's ...
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Houston's Hobby Center Installs L-Acoustics for Broadway Tours and Resident Productions
Since its curtain first went up in 2002, the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts in Houston, Texas has hosted some of Broadway's biggest hit shows, including Wicked, Hamilton, Les Miserables, The Lion King, ...
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Epson Projection Helps in New Cirque du Soleil ALIZE Berlin Show
As the official projector partner of Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group, Epson announces its laser projectors officially debuted in Cirque du Soleil ALIZE opening today at Berlin's Theater am Potsdamer Platz. Helping ...
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Theatre in Review: Chess (Imperial Theatre)
Chess is back, bigger than life and twice as noisy. Now on its third book (at least), the much-maligned musical remains an infectious score in search of a plausible, involving story. More than four decades on, it still ...
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Theatre in Review: Meet the Cartozians (Second Stage/Pershing Square Signature Center)
The rising young playwright Talene Monahon may be having her breakthrough moment with Meet the Cartozians, a then-and-now comedy about identity, history, and the price of assimilation that calls to mind (and stacks up ...
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Solid State Logic Announces The SSL Channel Strip Guide
Solid State Logic announces the release of The SSL Channel Strip Guide -- the first resource of its kind to provide an overview of SSL's analog console history in a single document. The guide is said to bring the company's ...
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LEA Professional Partners with Audio Americas to Expand LATAM Reach
LEA Professional announces its partnership with Audio Americas, a manufacturer's representative that will enhance LEA's presence in Latin America. Audio Americas will bring LEA's technology catalog, featuring intelligent IT ...
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Palace Theatre, St. Paul, Gets DiGiCo Quantum 225 Desks
The Palace Theatre has hosted everything America has celebrated in the last 100 or so years: marquee-level entertainment, Roaring '20s gangsters, and one of the city's and the country's finest movie palaces of its day. After its ...
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PWS Provides Gear Package for US Soccer Doubleheader
Professional Wireless Systems (PWS) provided a comprehensive wireless gear package and onsite RF coordination support for two recent US Soccer Federation matches held at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, ...
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Follow-Me Provides Performer Tracking for Toto's Dogs of Oz Tour
Follow-Me announces that its Follow-Me 3D SIX system is once again proving itself to be a reliable tool for the lighting team on legendary rock band Toto's Dogs of Oz Tour, handling complex lighting demands for one of music's ...
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Allied Productions & Sales Makes an Impact with Ayrton Cobra2 Fixtures
Minnesota-based Allied Productions & Sales says it is seeing the positive impact the Ayrton Cobra2 luminaires can have on their productions.
"We first saw the Cobra several years before they were available in the US," recalls
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Heart's Ann and Nancy Wilson Rock US Tour with JBL VTX System and Crown Amplifiers
The unmistakable energy of legendary rock group Heart's live performances demands an equally powerful sound system. One person who knows for sure that is veteran front-of-house engineer Gary Hartung, who's helped deliver the band's ...
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Theatre in Review: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (New World Stages)
When the revival of this long-running musical was announced, I grumpily thought, So soon? We just had it. (All right: It was twenty years ago; so sue me. And it ran for three years. So there.) Having seen this thoroughly delightful ...
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Theatre in Review: Gruesome Playground Injuries (Lucille Lortel Theatre)
Doug and Kayleen, the hapless pair in Rajiv Joseph's fractured fable, constitute the walking wounded, literally: When we first meet them as grade schoolers, they are holed up in the school infirmary. She has a bad stomach; he has ...
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Blizzard Lighting Unveils Upgraded Lux Series of Vintage-Style LED Blinders
Blizzard Lighting's latest line in its Lux Series features three versatile blinders all equipped with super bright WW (amber) LEDs, separate control of 3-in-1 RGB background LEDs, numerous built-in programs, and are available in 1m ...
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HIVE Announces Dante Audio-Over-IP Integration
HIVE, a specialist provider of compact media servers, announces the addition of Dante audio-over-IP networking to its award-winning Beeblade media engine range, further strengthening the company's ecosystem for synchronized, ...
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DirectOut Launches Native Plug-in for Companion
DirectOut manufactures high-end smart platforms for many types of professional applications. The company announces their native plug-in for Bitfocus' Companion, the outcome of a collaboration between DirectOut, its German ...
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Adam Hall/Cameo to Exhibit New Products at LDI
At this year's Live Design International (LDI) from December 7-9 in Las Vegas, Cameo -- the Adam Hall Group's lighting technology brand -- will once again be presenting numerous product highlights for professional lighting ...
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Neumann Launches VIS, Spatial Audio Positioning Controller Application
Neumann introduces VIS - Virtual Immersive Studio, a spatial audio positioning controller application designed for Apple Vision Pro. VIS is said to redefine immersive audio production by allowing creators to intuitively control ...
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AAVBR Adopts Pliant MicroCom XR Wireless Intercom System
AAVBR (American Audio Visual Baton Rouge), a full-service event production company serving Louisiana and the Gulf Coast region, has enhanced its production workflow and on-site team coordination by adopting Pliant Technologies' ...
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Blackpink Chooses Cohesion PA for Full-Stadium Audio on Sold-Out Deadline World Tour
Blackpink, the chart-topping K-pop stars, embarked on their stadium Deadline World Tour in July with stops in Seoul, Inglewood, Chicago, Toronto, New York City, Saint-Denis, Milan, Barcelona, and London. The quartet, known to fans ...
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Church on the Queensway Achieves Quiet Stages and Consistent Coverage with d&b audiotechnik SL-Series
Church on the Queensway, a prominent Toronto church, long known as "the church to watch" in the greater Ontario region, has installed a d&b audiotechnik SL-Series XSL line array system. Designed and integrated by Soundbox, a full ...
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Andrew Dawson Channels Power of Intent for Kaleo at Misty City Festival with CHAUVET Professional
Toronto-based lighting designer Andrew Dawson, it isn't enough just to know all of the things that a fixture can do when working within a limited rig, it's equally important to know precisely what you want to do with each of those ...
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Elation's PROTEUS And Jason Baeri Light The Weeknd's 2025 Summer Stadium Tour
The Weeknd's record-setting After Hours 'til Dawn Tour continued throughout the summer, with lighting and production designer Jason Baeri turning to Elation's IP-rated
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NEXO P+ Installation Eliminates Need for Subs at Dijon's Palais de Sports
Named after the former French international handball player, the Jean-Michel Geoffroy Sports Hall in the French city of Dijon was inaugurated on January 21, 1977. Home to the JDA Dijon Basket basketball and the Dijon Metropole Handball ...
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ROE Visual Provides LED Canvas for Wayne McGregor's INFINITE BODIES
ROE Visual is the official LED technology partner for INFINITE BODIES, a new, groundbreaking exhibition by acclaimed choreographer Sir Wayne McGregor, presented at Somerset House. The exhibition features two new video ...
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Jag Hotel Rocks Out with EAW Adaptive Sound System
The JAG Hotel, a rock-and-roll themed boutique destination in the heart of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, is renowned for its sleek interiors and curated collection of music memorabilia. The hotel called on Eastern Acoustic ...
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Theatre in Review: Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) (Longacre Theatre)
A visit to the Longacre Theatre calls up two (for these days) heretical thoughts: One, even on Broadway, modesty can be a virtue. Two, in a musical, a solid book may be more important than the music and lyrics. Consider the case of T ...
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Theatre in Review: Initiative (Public Theater)
I hate to point out the obvious, but an epically scaled play needs ideas of a commensurate size if it is going to succeed. Initiative, by the debuting playwright Else Went, is loaded with ambition, beginning with its ...
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Macula Remote Followspot to Debut at LDI 2025
After a thorough process of finalizing the licensing agreement, LC Innovations announces that by permission and an agreement with PRG, the Macula remote followspot system is now available for sales in North America and will be ...
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Avonic Makes Partnership with A.C. Americas
A.C. Americas announces a new strategic partnership with Avonic, a Netherlands-based manufacturer of PTZ cameras and AV solutions. It positions A.C. Americas as the exclusive distributor of Avonic products in the US. ...
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OSRAM Expands SIRIUS HRI Series with Improved Galaxy Variants
ams OSRAM is launching two new variants of the SIRIUS HRI series for entertainment lighting. The compact Galaxy 250 and 20D short-arc HID lamps combine brightness, longer service life, and performance. Precise 2-degree beams and up ...
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Adlib and Triplex Strengthen UK Operations with Strategic London Expansion
Adlib, the supplier of lighting, audio, video, rigging, and staging, continues to expand its UK footprint with the official opening of a new 8,000-sq.-ft. base in Wimbledon, London.
The new facility has been created to further ...
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LA PROPOINT Positioned to Lead Transformative SoCal Projects Ahead of 2028 Olympics
LA ProPoint, a full-service design, fabrication, installation, and rigging company, has geared up for a series of projects in Southern California -- positioning itself as a key player in the region's preparations for the 2028 ...
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Bandit Lites Nominated Once Again for Parnelli Award for Lighting Company of the Year
Bandit Lites announce that it has once again been nominated for the Parnelli Award for Lighting Company of the Year for its work on the Billy Strings tour. Teaming up with lighting designer Saxton Waller made for a jaw ...
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Emmanuelle Gigi Pedron Moves to Music of Garbage on Tour with CHAUVET Professional
Lighting designer Emmanuelle Gigi Pedron joined the rock band Garbage on their recently concluded, 37-city Happy Endings Tour. "With Garbage, the music swings from gritty to cinematic in a heartbeat," says Pedron, the tour's ...
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Green Hippo's Hippotizer Delivers Real-Time Control on MasterChef Live
Green Hippo's Hippotizer Media Servers fired up a central role in the US touring production of MasterChef Live, providing real-time video control, camera integration, and playback management in a compact touring package. The ...
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White Light Supplies Orange Tree Theatre with a Sustainable Lighting Upgrade
Richmond's Orange Tree Theatre has taken a step towards sustainability and creative innovation with a major investment in new LED lighting fixtures, supplied and supported by White Light (WL).
As an intimate, in-the-round venue ...
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SSL Media Brings First Robe RoboSpot Systems to India
Mumbai-based SSL Media Technology & Solutions, one of India's largest event and entertainment technology production providers, has once again invested in Robe gear.
The company, founded by the father of CEO Ulhas Sahasrabuddhe ...
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Aytron Releases EagleStrike LT for Large-Scale Venues
Ayrton is announcing the launch of its new followspot, EagleStrike LT, designed for maximum output, speed, and precision in stadiums, arenas, major events and other venues.
The first LED-source followspot in Ayrton's range, ...
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Applications Being Accepted, December 15 to January 1, for Howell Binkley Fellowship
Applications will be accepted between December 15 and January 1 for the 2026 edition of the Howell Binkley Fellowship.
The fellowship offers individual exposure to New York City-based lighting designers and the theatrical ...
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Behind the Scenes Wellness Lounge Offers Special Activities at LDI 2025
As the industry prepares to gather in Las Vegas for the LDI 2025 Conference and Tradeshow December 7-9, Behind the Scenes announces a slate of special activities taking place as part of this year's programming. These special ...
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BenQ Launches BR9708 4K Projector for Hyperrealistic Environments
BenQ announces its BR9708, a purpose-built 4K projector designed for dark rides, immersive attractions, escape rooms, and themed environments that demand cinematic realism at an accessible price.
Built from the ground up for ...
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The HELM Develops New Timecode Approach for Brisbane Festival
The beginning of September saw Riverfire by Australian Retirement Trust, in association with Channel 9 and Triple M, kick off the 2025 Brisbane Festival in spectacular style, with fireworks courtesy of Foti International Fireworks and ...
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LEA Professional Amplifiers Elevate the Audio at Bethlehem Baptist
Bethlehem Baptist Church, located in Greensburg, Kentucky, is a small, rural Christian congregation. A modest, brick building with a steeple, its interior is reflective of a traditional Baptist style, with pews arranged in rows facing the ...
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Paragon 360, Bellevue Baptist Complete More Projects
Paragon 360 was called on once again by long-time client Bellevue Baptist Church in Cordova, Tennessee, for a trio of campus projects completed in mid-2025. The work included transforming two youth spaces and upgrading the ...
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Mastering, Croatian Lighting Supplier, Upgrades its Inventory with Robe
Mastering d.o.o. is a rental and show production company based in Durdevac, Croatia, founded in 2018 by Duro (Djuro) Kucelj, who also has a successful construction business and has been an active musician for the last 40 years, playing ...
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Bandit Lites Powers Dynamic Lighting for Papa Roach Tour with Designer Mathias "Mathes" Kuhn
Bandit Lites is providing lighting for the latest Papa Roach tour, collaborating once again with lighting designer Mathias "Mathes" Kuhn to bring the band's explosive energy to life on stage. ...
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Theatre in Review: Oedipus (Studio 54)
The most remarkable thing about Robert Icke's modern-dress reimagining of Sophocles' tragedy is its composure. Early on, you can sense the drumbeat under the dialogue that hints, quietly but unmistakably, that disaster is coming ...
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Theatre in Review: Practice (Playwrights Horizons)
In Practice, the line between (alleged) genius and exploitation is so porous that it barely seems to exist. I didn't catch Nazareth Hassan's New York debut, Bowl EP, last spring, so, for me, this is an ...
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Tyler Truss Welcomes Adrian Forbes-Black as New Director of Business Development
Tyler Truss announces the appointment of Adrian Forbes-Black as its new director of business development.
Forbes-Black, formerly vice president at TOMCAT and Area Four Industries, has built a respected career across ...
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SGM Launches PALCO Wash Line
SGM's new PALCO Wash fixtures (PALCO-3 Wash, PALCO-6 Wash, and PALCO-12 ) are designed with rental companies and production houses in mind; the company says they are engineered to deliver maximum ROI. Every detail, from rigging and ...
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EXPO-SCENE Set April Dates
Presented by the Canadian Institute for Theatre Technology/Institut canadien des technologies scenographiques (CITT/ICTS], the trade show EXPO-SCENE 2026 will take place April 15 and 16 at the Palais des congres de Montreal, ...
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AES Show 2025 Celebrates Successful Return to the West Coast
The Audio Engineering Society is celebrating the success of the recent AES Show 2025 - Long Beach Convention, marking the Society's first major West Coast convention in nine years. The event, which took place at the Long Beach ...
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EPS Engineers MotoGlobe for Royal Caribbean's Star of the Seas Show Torque
The newly launched Star of the Seas has raised the bar for cruise ship entertainment, which debuted with a slate of groundbreaking shows that rival productions on land. At the center of this lineup is Torque, a high-energy spectacle ...
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PRG Provides Gear for SSS4EU Drake Tour
Award-winning, Canadian R&B and singer and rapper Drake hit the road in Europe this summer with lighting, video, and rigging supplied out of PRG's UK base in Longbridge, Birmingham, working closely with USA counterparts, PRG North ...
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Rakvere Theatre Expands LED Range with Robe
Rakvere Theatre based in Rakvere, Estonia, offers a repertory of classic, contemporary, and experimental works from around the world. In the last year, the theatre has invested significantly in new Robe LED moving lights as part of a ...
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Theatre in Review: Romy and Michele: The Musical (Stage 42)
I must have been out of the country when Congress passed a law stating that every modestly successful comedy film of the last forty years had to be made into a musical. But I can testify that the public-spirited citizens of the New York ...
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Theatre in Review: The Baker's Wife (Classic Stage Company)
A remarkable reclamation job is taking place at CSC these nights: The Baker's Wife, long the unluckiest of musicals, has finally found a production that explains why theatre artists can never leave it alone. (It's the flop ...
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d&b audiotechnik Presents the CCLi Compact Cardioid Line Array
At the upcoming Inter Bee show in Japan, d&b audiotechnik will introduce the CCLi Compact Cardioid Line Array, designed specifically for installed applications.
The CCLi system provides compact dimensions (209mm x 593mm x ...
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Event Lighting Delivers Professional-Grade Par Fixtures to the US Market
Australian-designed professional lighting brand, Event Lighting, is now in the US. The company's Par Can is designed to meet the demands of theatre, worship, live production, and special events.
Leading the lineup are two models ...
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Blizzard Lighting Announces StormChaser
Brand new from Blizzard Lighting is the StormChaserTM Supercell Pro 5-in-1 LED pixel bar with an electronically-controlled, clear-to-frosted smart lens plus multiple DMX pixel group configurations. ...
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AVIXA Announces 2026 Board of Directors, Leadership Search Committee Members
AVIXA announces the election results for its 2026 board of directors and leadership search committee.
John Bailey, senior vice president, technology and innovation, AVI-SPL, has been elected as secretary-treasurer. Also ...
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Gable Larramore Goes Yacht Rock Black Jacket Symphony with CHAUVET Professional
The historic Soldiers and Sailors auditorium lies just over 300 miles from the nearest body of salt water. But still, fans who packed the historic downtown landmark this fall couldn't help but feel a sea breeze blowing through their hair ...
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Front Porch Media Optimizes Wireless IEM Performance at New Life Saint Louis Church with RF Venue
Front Porch Media, a full-service AV integration firm based in Maryville, Tennessee, recently updated a solely wedge-based monitoring setup with a Shure PSM 1000 wireless in-ear monitoring (IEM) system at the growing New Life Saint Louis ...
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ART Visuals Deploys All-ADJ Rig for Stacey Pullen's Marathon Detroit Homecoming Show
A compact yet extremely effective lighting rig, comprised exclusively of ADJ fixtures, was deployed for a hometown performance by techno DJ Stacey Pullen. Taking place on the patio outside Detroit's iconic TV Lounge nightclub, ...
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4Wall and Metro Media Productions Illuminate CNA's Global Nurses Solidarity Assembly
In early October, 4Wall Entertainment and Metro Media Productions teamed up to bring California Nurses Association's vision to life at the 2025 Global Nurses Solidarity Assembly with a large-scale lighting, video, decking, and ...
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Guelph Comes to Life with Anolis
Nine individual buildings come to life after dark as part of the Canadian city of Guelph, Ontario's eye-catching ongoing public lighting initiative, "Illuminate Downtown Guelph," in lighting schemes that utilize Anolis Eminere LED ...
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Theatre in Review: Wake (One Year Lease Theater/59E59)
When talking about death, your mileage may vary. It's the most sensitive of subjects, far more so than sex, and one's response to it is profoundly shaped by one's age, health, personal experiences, and religious beliefs (or lack thereof). ...
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Airworks Acquired by TAIT
TAIT has acquired Airworks, maker of air sculptures and scenic inflatable technology. In a statement, the companies say, "The strategic acquisition strengthens TAIT's commitment to delivering unforgettable fan experiences by ...
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ISE to Launch Spark, New Four-Day Event Dedicated to Creativity
Integrated Systems Events announces the launch of Spark, a new four-day showcase event dedicated to cross-vertical creative connectivity.
Incubated by Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) within its 2026 edition from February 3-6 at ...
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NAMM Foundation Expands Grantmaking
NAMM (The National Association of Music Merchants), the largest global non-profit music trade organization, and the NAMM Foundation have announced over $800,000 in grants to 57 charitable organizations, representing the largest ...
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JOYNED Launches MU16
JOYNED, a professional audio networking company, presents the MU16 -- billed as the world's first Milan-compliant USB interface delivering seamless AVB/Milan network connectivity to macOS, Windows, and iOS devices via USB-C. ...
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CTME Dazzles at E-Sports World Cup Opening Ceremony with Elation Lighting
Creative Technology Middle East (CTME) again demonstrated its world-class technical expertise at the E-Sports World Cup (EWC) Opening Ceremony at ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, delivering an impactful visual experience with the ...
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Engineers Choose DiGiCo Quantum852 for Dua Lipa's Radical Optimism Tour
Pop singer Dua Lipa kicked off her 80+ date Radical Optimism Tour in November 2024 in Asia. The tour visited Australia, New Zealand, Europe, and the UK, including two shows at Wembley Stadium. The tour is currently making its way ...
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Analog Way's Delivers Content to Planar LED Video Wall at the University of Virginia
Analog Way's Picturall Quad Mark II media servers are driving the spectacular new Planar videowall at the University of Virginia's Contemplative Commons. The partnership, featuring design consulting by Apeiro Design, resulted in a ...
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JBL and Crown Anchor Dobyns-Bennett Gymnasium Latest Renovation with Modern Sound Solution
When Dobyns-Bennett High School's Buck Van Huss Dome reopened after a comprehensive renovation, fans and students were greeted not only by new seating, flooring, lighting and a center-hung ...
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All On Productions Installs Ayrton for the University of Kentucky Basketball Season and Kick-off Event
Cincinnati-based All On Productions installed 12 Ayrton Rivale fixtures in Rupp Arena located within Lexington, Kentucky's world-class Central Bank Center to support the University of Kentucky's men's basketball season and its kick ...
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Theatre in Review: The Seat of Our Pants (Public Theater)
In The Seat of Our Pants, the human race is rescued, repeatedly, from disaster. The show isn't so lucky.
If Our Town is the Thornton Wilder play everyone produces, The Skin of Our Teeth is the one ...
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Lighting Industry Veteran Jeff Washburn Joins Elation as Regional Sales Rep for South-Central USA
Elation announces the appointment of Jeff Washburn as regional sales representative for the US South-Central region.
Washburn brings a wealth of sales and business development experience gained during long tenures with ...
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Crest Audio CPL+ Loudspeaker Line Receives Full EASE and CLF2 Integration for Precision System Design
Crest Audio, a division of Peavey Commercial Audio, has expanded the capabilities of its latest CPL+ loudspeaker series with full support for EASE (Enhanced Acoustic Simulator for Engineers) and CLF2 (Common Loudspeaker ...
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Follow-Me Appoints Menno Appelhof as Technical Sales Specialist
Follow-Me has appointed Menno Appelhof to the role of technical sales specialist. With 35 years of experience spanning lighting design, operations, and sales across the live entertainment industry, Appelhof will play a ...
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LPS Lasersysteme Joins the Laserworld Group
The Laserworld Group announces that LPS Lasersysteme is the newest member of its company group. The official announcement was presented during the Keynote at the Laserworld Group's Open House Event in Berlin on October 10. ...
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Neutrik Americas Appoints Stacy Kaskon as Director of Key Accounts and Systems Integration
Neutrik Americas announces the appointment of Stacy Kaskon as director of key accounts and systems integration.
In this newly defined role, Kaskon will lead strategic partnerships and engagement initiatives with ...
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Steven Douglas Unfolds Narrative on Hozier Unreal Unearth Tour with CHAUVET Professional
Andrew Hozier's global Unreal Unearth Tour, along with its lighting design by Steven Douglas, drew its inspiration from Dante's timeless Divine Comedy. This connection is evident in the continuously changing levels ...
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Furnace Fest 2025 Relies on Sennheiser for High-Energy Audio
Furnace Fest, the three-day music festival celebrating hardcore, emo, and metal, successfully navigated its 2025 return in Birmingham, Alabama, powered by an audio package from Sennheiser. Faced with a demanding lineup of 98 bands, ...
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Gateway Studios & Production Services Supports GHOST's Arena Tour
The Swedish heavy metal band GHOST's latest arena run required precision at the highest level, with Gateway Studios & Production Services (GSPS) providing a full d&b audiotechnik system and crew to match the challenge. ...
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Lisinski Concert Hall Enjoys Robe
Lisinski Concert Hall is a major venue in Zagreb, Croatia, known for staging large-scale music shows, conferences, and congress events. Opened in 1973 and named after Croatian composer Vatroslav Lisinski, it is acclaimed for its acoustic ...
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Neon Trees Choose ADJ's Versatile Encore DBX Blinder For Fly-Ready Floor Package
ADJ's distinctive Encore DBX twin cell blinder has been selected as the fixture of choice for pop-rockers Neon Trees' new floor package. Bringing visual consistency to the band's live shows -- whether headline, support, festival ...
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Theatre in Review: Richard II (Red Bull Theater/Astor Place Theatre)
In Craig Baldwin's revival of William Shakespeare's most lyrical play, the title character is a man in a cage. Baldwin, who edited and rearranged bits of the original text, begins with Richard, incarcerated and stripped to ...
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Theatre in Review: Archduke (Roundabout Theatre Company)
If Rajiv Joseph ever had a career in Major League Baseball, he would have been a pitcher; he certainly is a specialist in throwing curveballs. Surely the only playwright in existence to twice build works around the art of origami (< ...
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GLP Expands its Portfolio with the New Matrix Eye Series
With the MATRIX Eye 2 and MATRIX Eye 4, GLP launches its new MATRIX Series, a modular LED blinder system that combines the classic tungsten look with the flexibility and efficiency of LED technology. Both models can be mechanically ...
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RF Venue Announces Spectrum Recorder Firmware Update
RF Venue's Firmware v3.2 for Spectrum Recorder delivers major upgrades across the board, said to enhance the portable device's ability to scan and monitor RF environments for the configuration of new systems and for analyzing RF ...
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Pharos to Demonstrate Latest Solutions at LDI 2025
Pharos Architectural Controls has confirmed its attendance at the upcoming LDI Show in Las Vegas, December 7-9. The Pharos team will be showcasing and demonstrating the latest solutions in lighting control technology at Booth ...
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Coldplay Circles the Globe with DiGiCo Desks on Music of the Spheres World Tour
Coldplay's Music of the Spheres Tour is a global concert trek like no other. Kicking off in San Jose, Costa Rica on March 18, 2022 and taking a hiatus following a ten-date residency at London's Wembley Stadium that concluded on ...
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Ken Van Druten and Kevin McCarthy Select Waves LV1 Classic Consoles for Tour by Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson
Mixer and front-of-house engineer Ken "Pooch" Van Druten (Linkin Park, Kiss, Justin Bieber, Jay-Z), three-time GRAMMY nominee and recipient of two Parnelli and eight Top Dog Awards; and monitor engineer Kevin "Tater" McCarthy ...
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Theatre in Review: The Burning Cauldron of Fiery Fire (The Civilians/Vineyard Theatre)
If you believe the above title is awkward, wait until you see the play. Anne Washburn, who often works by indirection, has imagined the members of a farm collective living somewhere in California. Their reasons are mysterious: The ...
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Theatre in Review: The Queen of Versailles (St. James Theatre)
It's almost a tradition: Every couple of decades, Stephen Schwartz writes a musical starring Kristin Chenoweth as a morally compromised heroine. Okay, it's happened exactly twice, but the last time was Wicked, and you ...
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LSC Control Systems Appoints New Marketing Manager for Next Phase of Growth
LSC Control Systems, the Australia-based manufacturer of advanced power and control system technologies, announces the appointment of a new marketing manager, Ash Douglas, to be based at the company's Melbourne headquarters. < ...
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Laser World Announces tarm VANQUISH
The Laserworld Group presented the tarm VANQUISH on October 10, during their Open House Event at Monopol in Berlin. The moving head uses a 500W RGB Direct Diode Laser Engine and achieves an illuminance of 2.4 million lux at 20m. ...
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Adamson Powers Vybz Kartel's Toronto Debut
Dancehall singer Vybz Kartel took the stage in Toronto for the first time. Presented by OVO Sound, the performance drew a full house of fans eager of three sold-out nights to see one of Jamaica's most influential artists make his Canadian ...
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DSN Beach Club Upgrades With 1 SOUND Audio System
Deal, New Jersey-based DSN Beach Club recently installed a 1 SOUND audio system throughout the indoor and outdoor spaces. Installed by L&M Sound & Light, the new setup is designed to deliver sound quality and versatility for the ...
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Pacific Coast Entertainment Upgrades EAW System to Cover Expanded Seating at Great Park Live
Pacific Coast Entertainment (PCE), a premier live event production company and AV solutions provider in Southern California, has once again partnered with Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW) to further enhance the state-of-the-art sound ...
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NBC Sports Brings NASCAR Viewers Closer to the Action with DPA Microphones
In his role as NBC Sports' director of remote technical operations for motorsports, Matt Hogencamp oversees the sprawling, high-octane productions that bring NASCAR into living rooms across the country with one mission: give the ...
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Avril Lavigne Tours Greatest Hits Across North America with Cohesion PA in Support
Cohesion supported Avril Lavigne's most recent Greatest Hits Tour across 66 dates in North America. The tour was a culmination of two decades of music for the Canadian-born artist, who has sold more than 40 million albums and ...
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ROE Visual and Sightline Productions Bring YouTube Brandcast 2025 to Life with Topaz 2.6
Celebrating its 20th anniversary, YouTube hosted its annual Brandcast event at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney, Australia, bringing together more than 700 industry professionals for this milestone occasion. Sightline Productions led the ...
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Crossfade Design Uses Ayrton to Give New Look to Lionel Richie's Residency at The Wynn's Encore Theater
Lionel Richie just completed his latest residency at The Wynn's Encore Theater where Crossfade Design created a dynamic screen surround for the stage with 48 ultra-compact, laser-source Ayrton Kyalami fixtures. ACT Entertainment< ...
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Theatre in Review: Reunions (City Center Stage II)
It's a heterodox opinion, I know, but not everything needs to become a musical. This proposition is proved in duplicate at City Center with Reunions, which musicalizes two notable one-act plays. Indeed, it is an ideal lab: ...
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MEGA-LITE Launches the Frostbot
MEGA-LITE's Frostbot is a high-output, motorized fixture that brings together wash, strobe, and visual effects in a compact, durable design. With a 220-degree motorized tilt and an IP65-rated enclosure, it is said to perform ...
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Fourier Audio's transform.engine Flies High with the Eagles at the Las Vegas Sphere
With five number-one singles, six number-one albums, six Grammy Awards, and five American Music Awards, the Eagles are one of the most successful and enduring musical acts of all time. While they've had several forays on tour in recent ...
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Solid State Logic Live SSL 550 Plus at the Core of The Eagles Immersive Audio Setup for The Sphere
Tom Evans has been mixing shows by the Eagles on a Solid State Logic Live console for the past eight years, choosing the desk primarily for its audio quality, but also relying on the automation capabilities to recreate the ...
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Global Citizen Festival Unites 60,000 in Central Park With JBL Professional VTX System
For the 13th consecutive year, Firehouse Productions supplied the sound for the Global Citizen Festival in New York City's Central Park, where more than 60,000 attendees gathered to see performances by Shakira, Cardi B and other ...
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Fivestone Studios and Bella Add Gregory Hadden as Executive Vice President, Creative and Growth
Digital experiential specialists at Fivestone Studios -- along with their colleagues at commercial production and post company Bella -- welcome Gregory Hadden to their teams as executive vice president, creative and growth. ...
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Carlos Katsurayama Pushes Envelope on Djo Another Bite Tour with CHAUVET Professional
Fans who filled venues for the sold-out shows on rock singer Djo's fall Another Bite Tour, which concluded October 20 at the Greek Theatre, might be forgiven if they did a double take at the start of the music interlude song "Listen ...
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Martin Audio CDD at Obvio, New York Cocktail Bar
Under his company ear NETWORKS, NYC-based Kurt Schlossberg has been specifying exclusively Martin Audio sound systems in Time Out Markets around the world for a number of years.
But recently he undertook his first project ...
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Theatre in Review: 44: The Musical (Daryl Roth Theatre)
If elected to Congress, I will endeavor to pass the Save US Presidents from Musical Theatre Act. Designed to protect audiences rather than politicians, it will outlaw the concept, creation, and composition of musicals about sitting and/or ...
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Read Lighting&Sound America's November 2025 Issue
Check out LSA's November 2025 issue!
link.lsamedia.com/nov2025
Special LSA Features this month include:
LSA Cover Feature: A Gathering in S ...
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Renkus-Heinz to Strengthen Northeastern Presence with New JBA Sales Rep Agreement
Renkus-Heinz announces a new sales rep agreement with the John B. Anthony Co. Backed by JBA's regional expertise, the new partnership will bring Renkus-Heinz's solutions to the New York and New Jersey region, reinforcing Renkus ...
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Jay Eigenmann Adds Strength to Martin Audio's US-based Product Support Team
Martin Audio announces the arrival of sound engineer and production manager, Jay Eigenmann, to its product support team.
Based in New York City, Eigenmann has developed a long-standing relationship with the company and its ...
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Robe for OLP30 Tour
Canadian lighting designer Michael "Herk" Herkimer of HLX experienced a slight career epiphany when lead singer Raine Maida of popular award-winning Canadian alt-rockers Our Lady Peace (OLP) briefed him ahead of the band's 2025 ...
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Lab2580 Pioneers Stadium Infrastructure Integration with MA Lighting's grandMA3
Lab2580, which is headquartered in Miami and has produced ceremonies for leading sporting events worldwide, continues its innovative use of the grandMA3 platform to integrate entertainment lighting with arena infrastructure by also ...
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d&b Powers a New Era of Events at Les Salles du Carrousel with Magnum
Les Salles du Carrousel, housed beneath the iconic glass pyramid of the Louvre in the heart of Paris, offers 6,635m2 of modular interior space to cater for events of all types and sizes. As the site operator, Viparis has relied for many ...
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Brock McNeely Keeps Good Time Looks Rolling for Hudson Westbrook Fall Tour with CHAUVET
Officially, Hudson Westbrook's 26-city Texas Forever Fall Tour, which began September 4 in Cleveland is supposed to conclude November 21 in St. Petersburg. But Brock McNeely, the country artist's lighting designer, has a ...
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Wizzard Sound Powers Historic Landmark Theatre in Syracuse, New York, with RCF HDL 50-A4K
Syracuse, New York-based Wizzard Sound Company recently deployed a full RCF PA system to support progressive-metal icons Dream Theater at the legendary Landmark Theatre in Syracuse, marking another milestone in Wizzard's ...
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Theatre in Review: Fixing Frankie (Little Red Engine Theatre at ART/New York Theatres)
Frankie Scordato doesn't need fixing so much as he could use a little fleshing out. Joe Langworth and Steve Marzullo's new musical is the story of a gay man's progress from wide-eyed youth to haunted middle age, remaining ...
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Theatre in Review: Queens (Manhattan Theatre Club/City Center Stage I)
These are pugilistic days at Manhattan Theatre Club. On Broadway, the recently closed Punch focuses on the many repercussions following a blow to the head delivered during a gang fight. Queens begins with Renia, a ...
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Antari Introduces the DNG-50 Low-Lying Fog Machine
Antari announces the release of the DNG-50 low-lying fog machine, a next-generation solution designed to deliver dramatic, ground-hugging fog effects without the use of dry ice or liquid CO2. Suitable for small to midsize venues, ...
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Obsidian Control Systems Debuts New Website Optimized for the Growing Obsidian Community
Obsidian Control Systems announces the launch of its newly redesigned website at obsidiancontrol.com. The refreshed site is said to feature an uncluttered layout and more responsive ...
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BTS to Present Webinar on Substance Use in the Workplace
Behind the Scenes reports that substance misuse has reached epidemic proportions in the industry. In a statement, the charity says. "If you haven't already, it's very likely you will encounter someone with this problem in your ...
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KV2 Audio Exhibits for the First Time at LDI in Las Vegas
KV2 Audio is gearing up to exhibit for the very first time at LDI 2025, at the Las Vegas Convention Center from December 7-9. The team, led by the company's most recent hire, US sales executive Max Clixby, can be found in ...
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Neutrik Group Americas Announces Partnerships with New Manufacturer's Rep Firms
Neutrik Group Americas, part of the Neutrik Group, announces the new addition of four electronics manufacturing rep firms that will represent Neutrik Group products throughout their North American and Mexican territories, ...
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ADJ Lighting Transforms Calgary's Heritage Park for Ghouls Night Out 2025
Hundreds of ADJ luminaires were utilized by local production company Digital Media Integrations to transform the Heritage Park historical village in Calgary, Canada for its annual Ghouls Night Out Halloween event. A combination of ...
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Shure at Billboard Latin Music Awards 2025
The Billboard Latin Music Awards were celebrated at the James L. Knight Center in Miami on October 23. Broadcast live on Telemundo, the Latin Billboards highlighted the best in Latin music with performances from notable artists. ...
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Robe Followspots on Anirudh Tour's Grand Finale
Indian singer Anirudh recently played a homecoming show as the grand finale to his Hukum world tour, staged at a special site in Kuvathur on the East Coast Road (ECR) in Chennai, India, complete with a lighting design by Bala ...
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San Francisco Opera's New Repertory Plot Features Elation PARAGON
The San Francisco Opera (SFO) is bringing a new level of versatility to its repertory lighting with the addition of Elation's multi-functional PARAGON moving head ...
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Renkus-Heinz Appoints Jonathan Phillips as Chief Revenue Officer
Renkus-Heinz has appointed Jonathan Phillips as chief revenue officer (CRO). Phillips will oversee global partnerships and revenue strategy.
"Jonathan's operational experience and technical background make him an ...
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Fuse TG Acquires Video Design Ltd.
Following an informal alliance for many years, recent events have prompted Fuse Technical Group (Fuse TG) announces the official acquisition of UK-based Video Design Ltd. into its core operations. ...
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NSCA Announces Winners of Excellence in Product Innovation Awards
NSCA announces the winners of its 12th annual Excellence in Product Innovation Awards. For the first time, winners were announced and recognized at NSCA's annual Excellence in Business Operations (XBO) Experience event, held this ...
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Ayrton Appoints NASH INGENIERIA as Exclusive New Distribution Partner for Argentina
Ayrton announces the appointment of Nash Ingenieria as its new exclusive distribution partner for Argentina, with immediate effect. This is the first time Ayrton will be actively represented in Argentina. ...
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Springboard to Design Extends Application Deadline to January 15
Springboard to Design, the tuition-free theatrical design mentorship and education program for students from underrepresented communities, has announced an extension of the 2026 application deadline to January 15. The extension ...
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John Summit's Historic Boulder Show Sets a New Standard for EDM Production with Concert Stuff Group
On October 18, 38,000 fans filled Folsom Field to witness what many are calling a defining moment for live electronic music. John Summit's largest headline show to date wasn't just another stop on his meteoric rise -- it was a masterclass ...
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The Black Crowes Bring the Noise. DAS Audio Brings the Clarity.
When The Black Crowes roll into town, the rock band's signature loud, raw sound demands a system that can keep up without losing control. On a recent run through the Northeast for The Happiness Bastards Tour, it was DAS Audio' ...
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Elias Jr.'s MEGA Experience
Based in South Texas, DJ E-Li, whose real name is Elias Perez Jr., has been part of the live entertainment industry since 2008. He is the owner of DJ E-Li Entertainment, a mobile DJ company recognized for creating engaging event ...
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Martin Audio Powers Watcher in the Woods at New York's Urban Stages
Watcher in the Woods: A New Musical based on Florence Engel Randall's novel, was staged last season at Off-Broadway's Urban Stages. With a score by Johanna Telander, book and lyrics by Douglas Thompson, direction by Chase Kniffen, ...
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Town of Cary Provides Clarity with Danley
From the Downtown Cary Park to the USA Baseball National Training Complex, the town of Cary, North Carolina cares about quality for its residents. Just in the past two years, the Downtown Cary Park has been awarded numerous awards ...
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Theatre in Review: Pygmalion (Gingold Theatrical Group/Theatre Row)
The first glimpse of Lindsay Genevieve Fuori's set for Pygmalion disconcerts: It's a pop-up pen-and-ink sketch of an august structure in the Classical style, surrounded by fluffy clouds, with none other than George ...
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Theatre in Review: Kyoto (Lincoln Center Theater/Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater)
Kyoto, now commanding the Newhouse stage with uncommon fire, is the type of production that makes Lincoln Center Theater indispensable -- a sweeping, large-canvas drama about contemporary political history. (Other recent ...
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