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  Happy Holidays!
Please note the Lighting&Sound America and PLASA offices will close on December 24th for the holidays and reopen on Thursday, January 2, 2020.
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Fulcrum Acoustic Supports EASE Focus 3
Fulcrum Acoustic, creators of innovative professional loudspeaker technologies, has significantly expanded their library of EASE Focus 3 loudspeaker modeling data. Fulcrum Acoustic has long provided EASE Focus GLL data for their ...
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Training, Exploration of Audio Technology, and Career-Enhancing Guidance Mark Highlights of AES Academy 2020
With less than a month until the opening of AES Academy 2020, taking place concurrently with The NAMM Show in Anaheim, California, January 16 - 19, organizers and attendees are gearing up for the Audio Engineering ...
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Claypaky Fixtures Dominating the Maná Rig
A large complement of Claypaky lighting fixtures hit the road with Mexican pop rock band Maná when the multi-Grammy Award winners launched their North American Rayando el Sol tour in September. The tour is named for the band's ...
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ArKaos Embraces Vitality
Digital media specialists ArKaos has supplied two media servers, one 4K Studio server and one Stage server, to the new multi-million-pound Parisian headquarters of eSports organization, Team Vitality. ...
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Goshen High School Prepares for the Future with L-Acoustics ARCS WiFo
Both in academics and athletics, Goshen High School has been living up to its status as the flagship institution of the upstate New York Goshen Central School District: the Boys' Varsity Tennis team has not lost a conference title in ...
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Brompton Technology Takes Nexteel Launch to the Next Level
When it comes to launching a brand with a real "wow" factor, Novatech Creative Entertainment Technology (NCET) is arguably one of the best placed companies to deliver. It proved its reputation once again this November with an ...
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Allen & Heath Shines at SonRise Music Festival
The sixth annual SonRise Music Festival returned to the Virginia Beach oceanfront this fall, with talent including American Idol finalist Colton Dixon and the rock bands Disciple and Anthem Lights. To maintain the frenetic pace needed to ...
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dBTechnologies is All-In at Gardena Jazz Festival
Marked by the presence of Stanley Clarke and the band Jazz Funk Soul with Jeff Lorber, the 17th annual Gardena Jazz Festival drew a crowd of over 10,000 to Rowley Park here in this South Bay Los Angeles county city. With audio, lights, ...
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Acclaim Lighting Introduces Flex 120 Exterior Linear LED Strip for Maximum Run Applications
A provider in innovative and advanced lighting technology, Acclaim Lighting introduces the Flex 120, a low profile, exterior-rated linear LED strip available in multiple color temperatures offering maximum run distances without the ...
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Peter Larkin, Broadway/Film Scenic Designer, Dies at 93
The noted Broadway and film set designer Peter Larkin died on December 16. He was 93.
Born in Boston in 1926, attended Deerfield Academy and Yale University. (His father, the historian Oliver Waterman Larkin, won a Pulitzer Prize ...
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Pointes for SKALAR MX Immersive Art Installation
Light artist and designer Christopher Bauder and composer / music producer Kanding Ray brought their epic immersive kinetic light / sonic art piece SKALAR to Mexico City for a five-week installation, which also featured seven ...
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Epson Sponsors Lighten Up Projection Mapping Project in Albuquerque
In the glow of Winter Solstice and the New Year, from January 3 through February 1, Electric Playhouse, The City of Albuquerque, and Epson will sponsor the first annual city-wide projection-mapping event: Lighten Up Albuquerque. ...
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Six of Billboard's Top Ten Tours for 2019 Were Supported by Solotech
Billboard magazine's 2019 Year-End Charts were recently released and of the Top Ten tours, Solotech announces that six of them were supported by its live productions division. Moreover, of the Top 20 tours, 13 of them relied upon ...
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Authors and Literary Celebrities Find Their Festival Voice With DPA
Clarity, ease of use, and the ability to match the color of the microphone to different skin tones were all reasons why Toby Chevis, director of UK live events company Patch Productions, chose DPA's 6066 Subminiature ...
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David Howard Reflects Spirit of MCM Comic Con with Chauvet Professional
When Steve Yeardsley discusses why his company recently invested in the Chauvet Professional Maverick MK3 Profile, the word "versatility" comes up often. "Ultimately the draw of this fixture is its performance package as a ...
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JBL Professional Announces "Fixintogetmixin" Masterclasses at the 2020 NAMM Show
Harman Professional Solutions, provider of audio, video, lighting, and control systems, announced that JBL Professional-sponsored Brad "fixintogetmixin" Divens will present two exclusive masterclasses at the 2020 NAMM ...
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Zimmermann Debuts Spring 2020 Collection At New York Fashion Week with Stunning Lighting Display by Martin
To create immersive lighting displays that compliment the colors of the Zimmermann Spring 2020 clothing line, Enlumen recently deployed a cutting-edge Martin by Harman lighting solution at the New York Fashion Week Zimmermann ...
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Noevir Stadium Chooses Powersoft for World-Class Sports Events
Since 1970, Kobe City Misaki Park Stadium, also known as the Noevir Stadium, has been the center for major sports events within the city of Kobe. Having recently played host as one of the venues for the Rugby World Cup -- a first in Asia - ...
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Alcons Brings Classical and Modern Instruments Together in Perfect Harmony
Opened in 1947, the Stanislaw Moniuszko Academy of Music (aMuz) in Gdansk, Poland, has a progressive approach to music education, recognizing that training students in classical music doesn't mean they will stay in the traditional ...
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VUE al-4s Help Provide The Magic of Christmas in Portland, Maine
For over ten years, the Portland Symphony Orchestra has celebrated the Magic of Christmas with concerts that have entertained audiences throughout the Holliday season. The Portland Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1923 and is widely ...
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Focusrite plc. Announces the Acquisition of Martin Audio Ltd.
Focusrite plc., which comprises the Focusrite, ADAM Audio, Novation, and Ampify Music brands, today announced the acquisition of LDC-backed Martin Audio Ltd. and associated companies, the British, ...
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Rachel Levy and Eric Southern Join Lightswitch Chicago
Lightswitch announces two new additions to its Chicago studio. Senior designers Rachel Levy and Eric Southern recently joined the team to focus on architectural projects. Both designers are incredibly talented and ...
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Sellersville Theater 1894 Upgrades with Elation Artiste DaVinci
When Sellersville Theater 1894 north of Philadelphia sought to upgrade their aging lighting rig early in 2019 they contacted Artistic Concepts Group, Inc. of Chantilly, Virginia, for a solution and ended up demoing a number of ...
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d&b SL-Series Completes Brown Note Production's "Mission" at Denver Performance Venue
The Mission Ballroom in Denver, Colorado is a scalable, state-of-the-art concert venue that opened in late July. The 60,000-sq.-ft. ballroom features a moving stage that provides flexible capacity from 2,200 to 3,950 guests and unrivaled ...
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Ayrton Perseo-S Fixtures Show Strength in Hercules Musical at the Delacorte Theater in Central Park
Ayrton Perseo-S compact multi-function luminaires developed for intensive outdoor use made their US debut at the Public Works musical adaptation of Hercules in the Delacorte Theatre in Central Park. Tony Award-winning ...
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Fulcrum Acoustic to Showcase Award Winning Patented Passive Cardioid Technology at NAMM 2020
Fulcrum Acoustic, creators of innovative professional loudspeaker technologies, will be exhibiting at The 2020 NAMM Show in Anaheim, California, from January 16 - 19 in booth 17323. On display will be the FL283T Cardioid ...
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Registration Opens for the New AES Worship Sound Academy, Set for Nashville, March 10 - 11, 2020
The Audio Engineering Society announces the opening of registration for the new AES Worship Sound Academy, set to take place March 10 - 11, 2020, at the Johnson Center on the campus of Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. ...
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L-ISA Sonically Submerges Entrepreneurs at JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort
Full production services provider LMG recently deployed immersive L-ISA Hyperreal Sound technology from L-Acoustics for a high-profile, four-day corporate event in mid-November at Palm Desert, California's JW ...
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High End Systems' TurboRay Dazzles With Westlife On Strictly Come Dancing
High End Systems' TurboRay automated luminaire recently made its UK TV debut on celebrity dance show Strictly Come Dancing. The fixture featured as part of a special guest appearance from Irish pop band Westlife during the ...
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Music's Biggest Stars Rely on Shure During American Music Awards
The American Music Awards (AMAs), the world's largest fan-voted awards show, relied heavily on Shure products for its worldwide broadcast. A live performance by Taylor Swift, who was named "Artist of the Decade," featured a customized ...
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X4 Bars and JDC1 Strobes in Full Pixel Mode on Keith Urban Festival Tour
Tom Sutherland of DX7 Design, along with creative director Brian Burke, provided lighting and production design for country singer Keith Urban's Summer Festival tour, which has been running this past year. The ...
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Vari-Lite's VL10 BeamWash Delivers Endless Versatility for Fever 333
In November, lighting designer Hayden Borgars included the VL10 BeamWash from Vari-Lite, a Signify entertainment lighting brand, in his design for the UK tour by California "rapcore" band, Fever 333. Using the VL10 ...
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Theatre in Review: Halfway Bitches Go Straight to Heaven (Atlantic Theater Company)
When it comes to smack talk, Stephen Adly Guirgis is our poet laureate. In play after play, he rounds up gangs of streetwise smart-mouths who let fly with enough invective to take down whole populations; so scalding is the ...
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Behind the Scenes Reaches $1 Million in Grants Awarded
Behind the Scenes has just reached a major milestone -- the charity has now awarded $1,000,000 in grants to our colleagues in need. This is an accomplishment that would not have happened without the support of the entire industry, ...
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Ultratec Special Effects Launches its Most Durable and Dependable Low Fog Machine
Ultratec Special Effects announces the launch of the new Eclipse Low Fog Effects Generator. The Eclipse features the most rugged casing ever developed, making it great for long road trips to distant and exotic shooting locations. A ...
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MicroNet Slim Hardware for PHOENIX Showcontroller Supported by New Showcontroller Laser Software
The MicroNet Slim interface, a network laser interface specifically sold in combination with Phoenix Showcontroller software in the past, is compatible to the Showcontroller laser control software since the latest release from December ...
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Matt Blake Wins ChamSys Programmers Competition
"We were blown away by his incredible work!" So declared the panel of judges in a statement announcing that Matt Blake had won the ChamSys Programmers Contest. Anyone who saw the London-based programmer's entry in the contest ...
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Fabiano Besio to Leave Claypaky
Industry expert Fabiano Besio announces that he is parting ways with Claypaky to pursue new endeavors.
A well-known member of the lighting industry and a familiar face at trade shows, Besio has been with Claypaky since ...
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Clair Solutions Installs AVL Systems in Champion Forest Bible Church's New North Klein Satellite Location
Champion Forest Baptist Church's steady expansion over many decades has recently accelerated, inspiring the launch of satellite locations around its central Houston, Texas location. CFBC's services are decidedly contemporary, with an ...
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Meyer Sound and Bright Group Support Memorable Avicii Tribute Concert with Massive LEO Family System
Setting a new all-time attendance record for the venue, more than 58,000 admirers streamed into Stockholm's vast Friends Arena on December 5th for the Avicii Tribute Concert, a celebration of the life and work of beloved DJ and producer ...
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BTS Wrap Record-Setting, 14-Month World Tour
Korea-based boy band BTS recently wrapped up a 14-month world tour full of 62 shows across four continents. The show began and ended at the Jamsil Olympic Stadium for two nights at the start and three nights at the finale. No group has ...
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Over 60 ELC Nodes Bring Flexible DMX management to Stockholm City Theatre
ELC Lighting, a company specializing in DMX control, networking, and accessories for the entertainment lighting market, has announced that Stockholm Stadsteater (City Theatre) is benefiting from a new ELC Lighting network ...
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DEXON's DIMAX-Pro Offers Innovative Big-Screen Display Solution at AT&T Business Summit 2019
Thrasos Media chose DIMAX-Pro, the flagship product of Hungary-based DEXON Systems Ltd., to drive the ultra high-resolution LED videowall backdrop for the general sessions at November's third annual AT&T Business Summit. ...
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Countryman E6 Earset Microphone Enhances the Message for Frank Teat
Whether he's preaching, playing the guitar, or both (as he frequently does), Dr. Frank Teat never worries about the message being compromised. Teat is a "pastor on the move" -- literally, as he frequently combines his passion for ...
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Bandit Lights Decades of Christmas Magic with Tenth Avenue North
Tenth Avenue North, the multiple Dove Award-winning band, recently wrapped their fan-favorite Decade The Halls Tour this Christmas season, with special guests Plumb and Land of Color. Bandit Lites provided the lighting system ...
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S+H Supplies LED Screen and Video Floor to Budweiser Event at Wembley
S+H Technical Support -- Ilfracombe, Devon, UK LED screen, drapes, and special FX specialist -- supplied LED screen and video flooring to Stoneapple Productions for a large event in the Great Hall at Wembley Stadium, London, ...
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Christie Releases 64-Bit Version of Pandoras Box
The demand for greater performance to process, play, and control higher resolutions and data volumes on multiple displays is growing. With the new Pandoras Box Version 6.4, Christie introduces its new 64-bit processing software, ...
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Jeff Croiter and Artiste Van Gogh Light Cyrano in New York City
Tony Award-winning lighting designer Jeff Croiter turned to Elation Professional's Artiste Van Gogh LED wash moving head to light a new musical adaptation of Cyrano, starring Peter Dinklage, at the Daryl Roth Theatre ...
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Claypaky Xtylos Fixtures Make UK Debut at Classical Spectacular in London's Royal Albert Hall
The bi-annual Classical Spectacular, held for six performances in London's Royal Albert Hall in November, demonstrated its continuing use of cutting-edge lighting technology by deploying the first Claypaky Xtylos used in the UK. The ...
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Robe in Harmony at 2019 Signal Festival of Digital Arts
Robe was a sponsor of the 2019 Signal Festival in Prague, the Czech Republic's best-known multi-platform event celebrating the exciting and ephemeral fusion of digital arts and technology.
A series of provocative lighting and ...
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White Light Joins ELP Broadcast & Events Ltd in Strategic Partnership
White Light (WL) announces a strategic partnership with ELP Broadcast & Events Ltd. (ELP B&E).
ELP B&E will continue the full-service broadcast and events wet hire business it currently operates. This strategic partnership will ...
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Montreal's Musicopratik Rehearsal Studios Upgrades with QSC CP Series Loudspeakers
For 15 years, Musicopratik has been one of the premier band rehearsal studios in Montreal, and the only one in the artistically and culturally vibrant borough of Verdun. "We know we're not the only game in the whole city, so we like ...
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4Wall Helps Transform Philadelphia Zoo Into Holiday Light Attraction, LumiNature
This winter, Philadelphia Zoo transformed their 42-acre space into a fantastical nighttime holiday light attraction called LumiNature. The event takes visitors on a journey through the zoo and features 12 zones of music, multimedia effects ...
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Dancehall Stars on Tour with GLP
Fans of Seeed have had to wait a long time for a new record and tour from the 11-piece Berlin based dancehall and reggae ensemble. In fact, almost a year was spent even before the completion of this disk in the preparation. The design ...
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Ayrton Shines on SztárbanSztár Leszek in Hungary
A plethora of Ayrton lighting fixtures provided striking visual impact on the popular televised music contest, SztárbanSztár Leszek ('In the Star, I'll be the Star'), on Hungary's Tv2 television channel last month. ...
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LOBO Wins at ILDA Awards
In 2019, once again, the ILDA conference took place. The highlight was the prestigious ILDA Awards ceremony. This prize, which is given for the best in laser shows of the year by competitors to competitors, is considered the "Oscar of the ...
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It's All Danley Gear for Robert Morris University's New UPMC Events Center
Robert Morris University is a private institution tucked into the suburbs of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that instructs close to 5,000 undergraduate and graduate students. Although a relative latecomer to the scene, RMU's men's and women's ...
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York Crowds are Hippotized for Halloween
Green Hippo's Hippotizer Media Servers were behind an ambitious and hauntingly atmospheric son et lumière event to celebrate Halloween in the historic city of York. Staged over three nights in two of the city's picturesque locations ...
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Theatre in Review: Greater Clements (Lincoln Center Theater/Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater)
In plays such as A Bright New Boise, The Few, and Lewiston/Clarkston, Samuel D. Hunter has established himself as a leading commentator on our national decline; his depiction of Idaho lives ravaged by poverty, ...
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Claypaky Presents Donation to Behind the Scenes at Knight of Illumination Awards
In front of a room filled with industry professionals at the recent Knight of Illumination Awards, Claypaky continued its long-standing commitment to supporting Behind the Scenes by presenting a $5,000 donation. Doing away ...
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d&b audiotechnik Introduces New Real-Time SL-Series Line Array Coupling and Temperature Software Updates
d&b audiotechnik announces the availability of two new software enabling technologies: CPL for SL-Series (coupling), and temperature humidity control (THC) real-time high frequency compensation for loudspeaker arrays. The CPL for ...
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It's Warp Speed Ahead with Just Add Power's New Warp Engine
Just Add Power (J+P), a provider of ultra HD over IP video distribution, announces that its new Warp Engine is now shipping. The 1RU transmitter/receiver allows installers to easily deploy video walls with eye-catching designs ...
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Banner Year for High End Systems at LDI 2019
In a joint display with ETC, High End Systems enjoyed record success at the recent LDI exhibition in Las Vegas. HES showed a variety of exciting new products in the 200+ fixture rig, including the SolaHyBeam 3000, TurboRay, and ...
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RCF Group Announces Acquisition of Montarbo
RCF Group, among the fastest growing groups in the professional audio market, announces that it has completed the acquisition of Montarbo, an historic brand in the sector. From an operational standpoint, the brand's ...
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Audiotonix Secures Investment for Next Stage Entertainment Technology Expansion
Audiotonix, a global provider of professional audio mixing consoles, announces it has reached an agreement for a next stage investment from Ardian, the world-leading private investment house. Ardian manages assets in ...
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New Design Synergist Series Expands LightFair Designer Experience
LightFair announces a call for speakers for its new Design Synergist program that will showcase lighting design thought leaders and innovators through presentations and tours on the trade show floor. The program debuts at Light ...
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L-Acoustics Kara Helps Set the Stage at Mayo Performing Arts Center
Considered one of New Jersey's preeminent arts and cultural institutions, Morristown's Mayo Performing Arts Center (MPAC) hosts more than 200 performances for over 240,000 patrons annually. Built in 1937 as a single-screen, first-run ...
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Landon Bloss Goes Rogue on Billy Currington Tour
Like many passengers on the flight from Nashville to New York, Landon Bloss donned headphones soon after takeoff. He wasn't listening purely for pleasure though. Instead, he was taking a crash course in the music of Billy Currington. ...
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The Argyros Performing Arts Center Recognized with an Award of Merit
The Argyros Performing Arts Center in Ketchum, Idaho, was recently recognized by ENR Mountain States with an Award of Merit in the Cultural/Worship category. Located on a narrow downtown site that was formerly an auto dealership and ...
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Capital Sound's Outline Inventory Covers All Bases
London-based Capital Sound (part of the newly-formed Solotech UK group) has been successfully deploying its selection of Outline systems and processors with a diverse range of clients over the last few years. That ...
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Renkus-Heinz Founder, Harro Heinz, Reflects on the Pro Audio Industry at 90
Harro Heinz, the co-founder of Renkus-Heinz, celebrated a major milestone on December 14 -- his 90th birthday -- an event that sits synchronously within the 40th year of the company that bears his name. ...
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Prolyte Appoints a New CEO
Prolyte announces the appointment of a new CEO, Fons van Teijn, effective December 12, 2019.
van Teijn has 34 years of experience in the professional photographic scene. During his career, he crossed paths with companies ...
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Ocean Way Audio Introduces New HR5 Monitor at The 2020 NAMM Show
Designed to deliver performance greater than any speaker of its size, Ocean Way Audio's new HR5 reference monitor system makes its public debut at The 2020 NAMM Show with the company's most affordable speaker. ...
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Crest Audio Flies In with Versarray PRO for 2020 NAMM Loudspeaker Showcase
Following the success of the inaugural Loudspeaker System Showcase at the 2019 NAMM Show, Crest Audio, a Peavey Commercial Audio brand, is flying in for round two with its Versarray PRO powered line array system in tow. The ...
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DPA Microphones' 6000 Series Makes Waves in the Industry
When the music industry comes together for NAMM 2020, DPA Microphones will be on location (booth 17910) highlighting the newest versions of its 6000 Series of subminiature high-end pro audio microphones with the CORE by DPA ...
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Clair Solutions and Elation Meet High Standards at Paradise Club in Times Square
Situated in the heart of New York's iconic Times Square, seven floors up amid the luxury of the new EDITION boutique hotel, is Paradise Club, a tantalizing nightclub and performance space of the highest standard. The brainchild of Studio ...
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Andrew Exeter Colors "The Dreamcoat" with Chauvet Professional
A large pyramid shaped scenic element defined the stage in the British Theatre Academy's recent production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Its classic, unmistakable outline symbolized ancient Egypt in this time ...
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Meyer Sound LYON from Solotech Powers New Era at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace
Following a summer hiatus for significant technical and design upgrades, The Colosseum at Caesars Palace relaunched in September to herald a new era at Las Vegas' premier music showcase. Originally completed in 2003 to house Celine Dion's ...
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Rammstein's Stadium Tour Takes Solotech and SSE Audio Throughout Europe
Embarking on their first ever all-stadium tour in 2019, the multiplatinum-selling industrial metal German band Rammstein, renowned for their epic stage shows, wanted the production values of their European stadium tour to fill the massive ...
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PixelFLEX Doubles Down on the Creative Potential for World Poker Tour
Broadcasting globally in more than 150 countries and territories, World Poker Tour (WPT) is the premier name in gaming and entertainment and has ignited the worldwide poker industry. As a leader in the innovation of the sport since 2002, ...
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ADJ Rig Illuminates Live Music Tent at Huge Zwarte Cross Festival
ADJ lighting and effects equipment was used exclusively to create the party atmosphere in the Tiroler tent at this summer's vast Zwarte Cross festival in the Netherlands. Vizi CMY300 moving heads, 12P HEX IP pars, and Encore FR150Z ...
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Artist Embraces Beams of Light to Create Unique Glass Artwork with Epson Projection
Artist Michael Skura had been working with hand-blown glass for more than a decade when, one day, a single beam of light passing through a piece of glass in his studio caught his eye. The effect was both magical and subtle, ...
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SR Production Services Give Martin Audio WPC Line Array a Foothold in Wales
When Cardiff-based SR Production Services invested in a new Martin Audio Wavefront Precision Compact (WPC) line array, they knew not only that they would be the first PA company in Wales to run the innovative and scalable ...
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VUE Audio al-Class Brings Sonic Nirvana to Historic Wiltern Theater on Clairo Tour
When it comes to new artists utilizing Youtube and online distribution to launch their careers, Clairo is the most recent phenomenon to be catapulted. After her first full-length album dropped in early 2019, her popularity quickly ...
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ProLights Awards A.C. Lighting Inc. with Outstanding Performance Award
During ProLights Distributor Conference 2019, A.C. Lighting Inc. was presented with an award for outstanding performance for Single Product Establishment.
This honor was awarded to A.C. Lighting Inc. on its efforts ...
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LynTec XPC Series Wins Innovative Product Award
LynTec, a manufacturer of innovative electrical power control solutions for professional audio, video, and lighting (AVL) systems, announces that its new Xtend Power Control (XPC) series won a Sound & Video Contractor 2019 ...
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The Long Reach Long Riders Announce Its 17th Annual Charity Motorcycle Ride
The Long Reach Long Riders (LRLR) announce the route for their 17th annual charity motorcycle ride -- "A River Runs Through It."
The 2020 ride travels through four states around the upper Midwest, with route highlights in and ...
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OSA Announces New Vice President of Lighting
OSA announces Mark Fetto as vice president of lighting. Fetto will oversee the company's new lighting division, which will be based in OSA's Las Vegas and Nashville offices.
Fetto started working as a lighting technician ...
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JTE L-Wall System -- Ground Level LED Screen Support
Enjoy strong and reliable ground support for an LED screen wall with JTE's new L-Wall System. Providing maximum flexibility, combined with extreme precision and very fast set up times, the user is given the means to create small ...
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RTI PIKO RGB 28 with the Latest RTI Semiconductor Laser Module Generation
The RTI PIKO RGB 28 has been released by Ray Technologies GmbH as the flagship product with the latest RTI laser module generation. "This new laser module technology really changes the way professional laser systems are built. The ...
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Lectrosonics Appoints Blair Johnson and Nicholas Mariano as Regional Representatives
Lectrosonics, the manufacturer of wireless microphone systems and audio processing products for the film, broadcast, theatre, music, and installed sound markets, announces the appointments of two new US regional representatives, ...
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Galaxy Audio Acquires Special Projects Audio and Ansr Audio
Galaxy Audio, a provider of wireless personal monitors, wireless microphones, headset microphones, portable PA, and HOT SPOT personal monitors expands into the wireless fitness category with their acquisition of Special ...
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Luc Petit's Creation of the Qing Show Opens in China with disguise at the Heart of Projection Workflows
In April 2019, world renowned artistic director and show creator, Luc Petit, launched a brand new show in Qingdao, China named the Qing Show. This permanent show was in development for more than four years by international ...
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Audio-Technica Wireless Systems Employed for the Country Music Association's 2019 CMA Country Christmas
Microphones and wireless systems from Audio-Technica, an innovator in transducer technology for over 50 years, were employed at the Country Music Association's CMA Country Christmas broadcast event, which was broadcast on ...
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loop light Invests in PIXERA
Matt Finke and his loop light team are known for their ground-breaking concepts and for delivering innovative show designs as well as cutting-edge fixed installations. Recently, the German company invested in six PIXERA
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FOH Engineer Abel Ocasio Shares His Experience with ShowMatch Line Array System from Bose Professional
Front-of-house engineer Abel Ocasio, currently working with Atlantic/APG recording band ARIZONA, got his start in his native Venezuela as a child. "I remember being at church with my mom, and the time came for me to start ...
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CPL Invests in New Robe Moving Lights
West Midlands, UK-based event technical production specialist CPL has invested in 40 new Robe LEDBeam 150 moving lights ... the company's first Robe purchase.
These will be a valuable addition to the lighting department' ...
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In the Fast Lane with Allen & Heath
Performances by Marie Osmond and the Nashville Tribute Band were just some of the acts to cross the stage recently at the Ford Idaho Center Arena as part of Redeemer, An Interfaith Celebration. With audio for the charitable concert ...
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Theatre in Review: Judgment Day (Park Avenue Armory)
The ancillary spaces at Park Avenue Armory, that elaborately decorated Victorian pile, are trimmed in holly, lights, and Christmas trees these nights, calling up a deluxe Dickensian vision of the holidays that warms one's body and soul. ...
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Theatre in Review: The Thin Place (Playwrights Horizons)
Lucas Hnath's latest play is a ghost story -- or maybe not. Possibly it's an elegant fake-out, an exercise in the power of suggestion. Or maybe it's a serious consideration of the numinous, an attempt at piercing the diaphanous ...
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Broadweigh Bluetooth Scoops LDI Award for Best Debuting Product (Rigging and Staging)
Broadweigh Bluetooth swept to victory at this year's LDI Awards, winning Best Debuting Product in the Rigging and Staging category. This latest win rounds of a hugely successful year for the brand which launched its Bluetooth system ...
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LDI2019 Attracts Record Numbers
More than 16,000 people attended LDI 2019 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in November -- the highest amount in the tradeshow's 32-year history.
The buzz was palpable inside the venue as 400 exhibitors from around the world showcased ...
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LiteGear Supports Their Colleagues with LiteMat Fixtures
Every time someone buys one of LiteGear's popular LiteMat fixtures, they are helping an industry colleague who is seriously ill or injured. That's because LiteGear has pledged a portion of the profits of the sales of all LiteMat ...
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Think Different! Thought Leadership at ISE 2020
Integrated Systems Europe 2020's professional development program will feature over 200 leading experts from a wide variety of disciplines and subject areas across five days of keynotes, conferences, masterclasses, workshops, and ...
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Meyer Sound Expands Footprint and Extends Hospitality at NAMM 2020
Recognizing the importance of the annual event to audio professionals, Meyer Sound has booked its largest-ever exhibit space for the 2020 NAMM Show, scheduled for the Anaheim Convention Center from January 16th to 19th. The ...
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Spain's Aitana Hits "Play" with Dynamic Rayzor 760 Effects
Reality music competitions have had massive global success since first appearing in the early 2000s and with good reason. They work and fans love the format. Take Spanish singer Aitana as an example. Aitana first gained recognition in 2017 ...
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Marion Cultural and Civic Center Gets Versatile with Chauvet Professional Maverick
Applauses have long echoed on the southwest corner of this picturesque county seat's town square. It was here on January 2, 1922 that the Orpheum Theatre opened its doors for the first time. The flagship location of a vaudeville chain, the ...
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Robe Gets Spaced Out for Transmission Prague
Dance music fans returned to the O2 Arena in Prague, the European temple, original home and spiritual heart of "Transmission" -- one of the world's most popular Trance parties -- to enjoy an exciting line-up of Ferry Corsten presents ...
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WorldStage Invests in Groundbreaking Brompton Hydra System for Dynamic Calibration of LED Displays
WorldStage has become one of the first companies to acquire Brompton Technology's Hydra System, a groundbreaking new Dynamic Calibration solution for LED displays, the company says.
"WorldStage is recognized for our ...
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Masque Sound Brings the Magic of Bikini Bottom to Life for the National Tour of The Spongebob Musical
When SpongeBob SquarePants, an incurable optimist and earnest sea sponge, and his undersea friends (and one squirrel) decided to come up to the surface for the national tour of The SpongeBob Musical, fans rejoiced. The challenging ...
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LD Systems Puts The "Texas" in Aaron Watson's Tour
When Texas country artist Aaron Watson was planning the fall leg of his current Red Bandana Tour, the decision was to go native with Houston-based production company LD Systems.
It was a "natural" decision and an "ea ...
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Unique Trading Floors' Lounge for Wells Fargo's New Hudson Yards Location Created with Analog Way
When Wells Fargo moved its corporate and investment banking business in New York City to the new 30 Hudson Yards office tower, its traders were treated to one of the most unique lounge areas anywhere. Spanning the 14th and 15th floors, ...
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DAS Audio of America Celebrates 25th Anniversary During Winter NAMM 2020
Miami, Florida-based DAS Audio of America, the North American subsidiary of Valencia, Spain-based DAS Audio, announces that it will celebrate its 25th Anniversary during winter NAMM 2020 in Anaheim, California. Much of the ...
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NATEAC 2020 Announces TAIT as first Platinum Sponsor
Bill Sapsis, director of the North American Theatre Engineering and Architecture Conference (NATEAC), announces that TAIT, the world market leader in designing, constructing, and delivering world-class solutions for ...
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Ralph Stockley New Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) for Eurotruss Group
Eurotruss Group announces it has appointed Ralph Stockley as chief commercial officer (CCO) and board member for the Eurotruss Group.
In this role, Stockley will be responsible for group sales while offering support to all ...
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Joni Mitchell to Receive Les Paul Innovation Award at 35th Annual NAMM TEC Awards
Hailed as the most important and influential female recording artist of the late 20th century, inspired folk artist and pioneer Joni Mitchell will receive the prestigious Les Paul Innovation Award at the 35th Annual NAMM ...
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ROE Visual Concludes a Vibrant LDI 2019
ROE Visual has concluded a vibrant LDI show, experiencing a huge visitor interest in the new LED products on display, such as the interactive LED floor BM5i and the Vanish V8T LED screen. Rewarded with no less than two awards, the ...
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Peter Therrien Creates New Looks with New ChamSys Console for The Interrupters
The chart-topping punk ska band The Interrupters wanted a new look for their shows when they contacted Peter Therrien and JDI Productions through an intermediary. "I was touring with Flogging Molly when someone, I still don't ...
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Robert Juliat Cyrano Performs in Jack and the Beanstalk at Joburg Theatre
Few holiday traditions are more treasured in Joburg, South Africa than the annual pantomime, held at The Mandela Stage at Joburg Theatre in Braamfontein.
This year, acclaimed writer, director, and South Africa's queen of pantomime Jan ...
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New York Cycling Studios Team Up with Ashly Audio Backed Sound Design for a Competitive Edge
Swerve is an indoor cycling studio keeping its riders engaged in exercise through a unique, team-based competition structure and an electric atmosphere that is supercharged by a "dance club"-quality sound system with an Ashly Audio ...
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Audience Experiences Truly Immersive Live Audio Thanks to DPA's New 4560 Binaural Headset Microphone
Nanna-Karina Schleimann has become one of the first sound designers to make use of DPA's new 4560 CORE Binaural Headset Microphone, which gives sound technicians, vloggers, filmmakers, and YouTubers an accurate and reliable ...
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Audio Incorporated Purchases Martin Audio Monitors for NY Events
Audio Incorporated of Roselle Park, New Jersey purchased a complement of Martin Audio XE500 and XE300 wedge monitors, along with SX118 subs for a variety of New York City events starting with this summer's Lincoln Center Out ...
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Allen & Health Game-Changing for Q The Music
The UK's leading James Bond tribute band Q The Music is currently touring theatres across the country, accompanied by an Allen & Heath SQ digital mixing system and thirteen "game-changing" ME-1 personal mixers. ...
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Theatre in Review: The Half-Life of Marie Curie (Minetta Lane Theatre)
Improbably, as if via nuclear fission, the life of an iconic female scientist is converted into sparkling high comedy in this amusing, enlightening two-hander. If you're expecting a reverent biography of the co-discoverer of radium -- I ...
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Theatre in Review: one in two (The New Group/Pershing Square Signature Center)
For his new drama, which is startlingly unlike his history-based works, Sugar in Our Wounds and Fireflies, Donja R. Love has appropriated the setup of Jean-Paul Sartre's No Exit for his own urgent purposes. ...
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Finalists Announced for ETCP 15th Anniversary Handbook Cover Contest
This fall, ETCP (The Entertainment Technician Certification Program) invited ETCP Certified Technicians to submit images for the 2020 reprint of the Rigger - Arena/Theatre Candidate Handbook as well as the newly merged
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Early Predictions -- Beta Release for Coda Audio's New System Optimizer
Coda Audio recently gave a beta release to its brand new state-of-the-art 3D prediction software for Coda systems in the installed and live event arenas. The Coda System Optimizer, currently under continued development with the ...
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NEXT-proaudio Introduces i Series
NEXT-proaudio introduces the new installation series, i series (i4, i6, i8).
This series comprehends the i4, a 4" LF transducer and a 0.8" Dome Tweeter, the i6, a 6" LF driver with a 1" HF Driver, and the i8 composed by a 8" LF ...
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Tomcat Ultimate Hinge -- New Angles on Creative Lighting
Tomcat's new Ultimate Hinge helps lighting designers unleash their creativity! The unique design of the Ultimate Hinge allows for extreme flexibility for height and angular adjustment of truss for exciting backdrops and support ...
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Penn Launches New Rack Panel Designer Service
Global 19" racking and flightcase hardware manufacturer Penn Elcom launches a timesaving and cost-effective new web app-based service for anyone wanting to build their own 19" rack panels!
Panel Designer -- easily accessible ...
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McLaren Engineering Group's Donna Brangaccio Wins "Tribute to Women of Influence" Award
McLaren Engineering Group's chief operating officer (COO), Donna Brangaccio, was honored with a "Tribute to Women of INfluence" (TWIN) award at YWCA Northern New Jersey's empowerment event last week. The TWIN award ...
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Focusrite Reinforces Long-Term Strategic Business Plan with New Hires for Its Professional Division
As part of its long-term strategic business plan, Focusrite announces several new appointments to its sales force representing its pro division, which includes RedNet range of Dante-networked audio converters and interfaces, Red ...
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Ayrton Khamsins Help St. Andrew's in Newport Beach Boost Church's Live Streaming Capabilities
St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church of Newport Beach, California has added Ayrton Khamsin-TC profile luminaires to its equipment inventory for worship services and special events.
St. Andrew's has been in the Newport Beach community ...
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Brown Note Productions Supplies Weatherproof Elation Rigs for Fall Festivals
Immediately after Brown Note Productions, Inc. acquired a fleet of IP-rated lighting from Elation Professional in September, the full service production company sent the gear out on a three-week festival run in Louisville, ...
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George Strait Checks "Yes" for a DiGiCo SD12 96 FOH Console
Known as "The King of Country" and considered one of the most influential and popular recording artists of all time, George Strait keeps going and going. While he officially retired from touring after his 2012-2014 Cowboy Rides Away
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Hala Koszyki Gets the Parfect Vibe with Robe
Hala Koszyki is a new meeting, greeting, eating, and social concept in Warsaw. Located in a stunning industrial building dating back to 1909 once a flourishing food market during the Russian Empire and a military hospital in the second ...
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Arista's Video Projection Mapping Turnkey System Turns Heads at LDI
Arista Corporation, a provider of pro AV manufacturer of video wall LCD displays, AV extenders, matrix switchers, AV MultiViewers, and related products for the AV installation and industrial markets, attracted record crowds to ...
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Theatre in Review: One November Yankee (Delaware Theatre Company/59E59)
In One November Yankee --- a play that twists itself into pretzels for reasons that remain mysterious -- the writer, Joshua Ravetch, invents a tripartite sibling act. Harry Hamlin and Stefanie Powers ...
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Theatre in Review: The Gospel of John (Sheen Center)
At the beginning of his solo show, Ken Jennings says that his decision to memorize St. John's Gospel began as a prayer, but the result onstage at the Sheen Center is more of a recitation. The actor approaches this sacred text with ...
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Rose Brand Wins Three "Best New Product" Awards at 2019 LDI Expo and Conference
Eco-friendly ReVive IFR Velour and Fire Stop 701 all-purpose flame retardant each won "LDI 2019 Best Debuting Product" for their respective categories. The T-Lift 2.0 automated curtain rigging system won the "PLSN Gold Star Award for Best ...
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J4 Design Becomes Behind the Scenes Pledge-a-Service Partner
Behind the Scenes announces that J4 Design has become a Pledge-a-Service Partner by pledging to donate a percentage of their fees from theatrical lighting equipment repair to the charity. This represents a percentage of the ...
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Eiki International Announces EK-818U and EK-812U WUXGA Large Class one-chip DLP Laser Projectors
Projection technology company Eiki International, Inc. announces two new WUXGA large class one-chip DLP Laser Projectors: the EK-818U and the EK-812U. With support for 4K resolution and HDR (High Dynamic Range), these two new ...
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Royer Labs' New Custom Shop Introduces Replacement Magnet Assembly for EMT 140 Reverb Plate
Royer Labs' president Rick Perrotta has developed a high-performance replacement magnet assembly for the EMT 140 Reverb Plate. Designed as a drop-in replacement for missing or weak magnet assemblies, the 140-NM offers ...
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64 Audio Features TEC Award-Nominated N8 Custom In-Ear Monitor at 2020 NAMM Show
64 Audio, custom and universal fit in-ear monitors specialists, announces it will feature its popular N8 customizable in-ear monitor during the 2020 NAMM Show, held in Anaheim, California, January 16 -- 19 at the Anaheim ...
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OH BOY It's Robe for Hecht
Swiss pop-rock band Hecht -- well-known for their energized live shows, slick dance moves, foot-tapping tunes, general zaniness, and eye-catching post-concert videos -- thrilled 13,000 fans at Zurich's Hallenstadion in an energy-fueled ...
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NSCA Accepting Applications for 2020 Excellence in Business Awards
NSCA, a not-for-profit association representing the commercial low-voltage electronic systems industry, announces its 2020 Excellence in Business Awards. Submissions will be accepted through January 17, 2020; there are no entry fees ...
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Gustavo Boetti and Chauvet Professional Mavericks Get Theatrical for Città Della Musica
The Parma Città Della Musica festival is brand new, but its breathtaking Romanesque setting was decidedly historic. Set in the Parco della Citadella of this ancient northern Italian city, the festival's inaugural edition had the walls of a ...
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Linjiang Bridge Tower Comes Alive with Christie Laser Projection
An iconic fish-shaped tower that overlooks Linjiang Bridge in Wuhu city in China's Anhui Province is attracting large groups of visitors every night with stunning projections made possible using Christie laser projectors. ...
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disguise solutions Powered Video-Intensive Set for Network on Broadway
When Tal Yarden created the projection design for Network on Broadway, he selected disguise gx 2 media servers to drive the video-intensive environment that sets the scene for the iconic story of network anchor Howard ...
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L-Acoustics Triumphs at Trifesta
Although Louisville residents have long associated the term "Triple Crown" with Kentucky Derby thoroughbred horse racing at their own Churchill Downs, this year's "Trifesta" may well pose a legitimate threat to that reigning royal trio ...
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Martin Audio Again Brings BluesFest To Life at the O2 Arena
When John Legend and his 11-piece band performed at this year's BluesFest for his only UK show of 2019, it was through a Martin Audio MLA loudspeaker array provided by Capital Sound at the O2 Arena. ...
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Astera AX1s Assist Muse Simulation Theory
Twenty-four Astera AX1 LED battery powered wireless "pixel tubes" played their part onstage with rock band Muse during their action-packed Simulation Theory World Tour, which has just played its final show in Chile, having ...
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Adam Hayward Appointed General Manager of Vincent Lighting - Cincinnati
Vincent Lighting Systems (VLS) announces that Adam Hayward has been named general manager of its Cincinnati office. Based in Erlanger, Kentucky, this location provides rental and production services, product sales, and ...
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JBL Professional Announces One Series 104-BT Desktop Reference Monitors with Bluetooth
Harman Professional Solutions, a provider of audio, video, lighting, and control systems, announces the new JBL Professional One Series 104-BT and 104-BTW desktop reference monitors with Bluetooth. ...
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National Historic Landmark Gets Upgrade with ETC Gear
Red Rocks Amphitheatre has attracted the attention of some of the greatest musical acts in the world since 1941. Everyone from The Beatles and the Rolling Stones to U2, James Taylor, and the Eagles has played Red Rocks. ...
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Kinetic Lighting Now Offers Fully-Equipped PreViz Suite
Kinetic Lighting introduces its newest offering to the industry: a fully equipped pre-visualization suite located near the company's headquarters in Glendale, California.
"It has been a long-time goal of ours to build out a ...
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LDI Success for Brompton Technology's Dynamic Calibration
Brompton Technology's Dynamic Calibration was one of this year's LDI Show's most talked about new technologies, with more than 300 existing and potential customers from around the world passing through the door of its showcase ...
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Pelican Products Unveils Four New Long/Deep Lightweight Pelican Air Case Sizes
Pelican Products, Inc. (Pelican), a designer and manufacturer of high-performance cases, launches four new longer and deeper cases in the re-engineered, up to 40% lighter, Pelican Air Case line.
As part of the innovative and ...
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Mitchell Schellenger and Artiste Monet Shine on Logic Tour
American rapper Logic toured 26 cities across North America this fall on his Confessions of a Dangerous Mind tour with lighting design by Mitchell Schellenger and lighting supply by Volt Lites of Burbank, California ...
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Temple Church Is a Fan of Alcons
Located in the north-west suburbs of Nashville, Tennessee, Temple Church is a striking, angular building where music features heavily in worship services. Featuring a gospel choir, full band, soloists, and enthusiastic participation ...
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Altman Lighting Proves Small Can Be Powerful at Virginia's Home for Public Media
As the largest locally-owned and operated public media company in central Virginia, Virginia's home for Public Media (VPM) uses the power of media to enrich the lives of more than 300,000 people throughout the region. Committed to ...
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Vari-Lite VL2600 Profiles Deliver Power and Clarity for Numan's 40th Anniversary Tour
For the UK tour marking the 40th anniversary of Gary Numan's career as a solo artist, lighting designer Luke Edwards called on the power and clarity of the VL2600 Profile luminaire from Vari-Lite, a Signify ...
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ADJ Appoints ULA Group as New Distributor for Australia and New Zealand
Global entertainment lighting, LED video, and effects equipment manufacturer ADJ announces a new distribution partnership with the ULA Group for Australia and New Zealand. This strategic alliance will increase the ...
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Allen & Heath dLive Powers Hawkwind's 50th Anniversary Tour
Pioneering space-rockers, Hawkwind are a much-loved British institution with an enduring, devoted fanbase. And it's thanks to this hardcore following that the band celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, releasing its 32nd album and ...
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Symetrix Prism Helps Crystal Peaks Youth Ranch Make a Difference
Founded as a refuge for abused horses by Troy and Kim Meeder, Crystal Peaks Youth Ranch, part of the Ranch Fellowship in Central Oregon, developed from a nine-acre cinder pit into a refuge where broken children, horses, and families ...
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Theatre in Review: Harry Townsend's Last Stand (City Center Stage II)
If it's December, it must be time for summer stock, or so one might think while sitting through this mild, slow-moving father-and-son wrangle. Even as performed by a pair of popular television actors with extensive stages resumes, this ...
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AES Academy 2020 Announces Professional Audio Presenters and Topics
The upcoming AES Academy 2020 at the NAMM Show, taking place January 16 -- 19, in Anaheim, California, offers an unprecedented chance to join the AES for four days of expert presentations and hands-on training from a diverse ...
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Meyer Sound Constellation Redefines the Possible at Sun Valley's Argyros Performing Arts Center
Located in Ketchum, the principal city of Idaho's Sun Valley resort area, The Argyros Performing Arts Center presents a broad spectrum of performances in its 462-capacity theatre, ranging from dance, film, lectures, and comedy to drama and ...
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Juan Luis Guerra Hopes it Rains Robe!
Juan Luis Guerra recently kicked off his 2019 Literal Juan Luis Guerra 4.40 Tour Grandes Éxitos with a complete Robe specification for the lighting rig, which has been designed by Daniel Charif and is being ...
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TSL Lighting Supplies "Biggest Event in History of Esports"
The eyes of the global gaming community were focused on the spectacular final of Riot Games' League of Legends World Championship in November as teams from far and wide battled to be crowned the 2019 winners. ...
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VUE al-Class Demo Turns Heads at LDI Show in Las Vegas
Traditionally, LDI is a trade show focused on stage lighting, video walls, and projection. In the last few years, with a number of companies including audio under their full-stage services, LDI has begun to include audio as a part of the ...
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Bandit Brings the Lighting to Hillsong -- Casting Crowns -- Elevations Worship 2019 Tour
Premier Productions recently wrapped a special 2019 US arena tour featuring multi-platinum-selling artists Casting Crowns, Hillsong Worship, and Elevation Worship. Bandit Lites provided the lighting for the concert series as ...
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Los Angeles's Echo Park Rising with Allen & Health
Sandwiched between Silver Lake and Angelino Heights, Echo Park has emerged as one of the most happening neighborhoods in Los Angeles. Home to prospering and aspiring artists, writers, and musicians, it celebrates its community culture each ...
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Rokbox Deploys Newly-Purchased Martin Audio WPM at Student Conference
Rokbox Entertainment recently purchased a Martin Audio Wavefront Precision Mini (WPM) system and SX118 subs for a variety of high school dance events, assemblies and conferences.
Asked about the purchase, Rokbox owner Ma ...
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AG Lum Reflects Spirit of La Nuit des Musées at Château de Pau with Chauvet Professional
From feudal Viscount fortress, to royal palace, to holiday retreat for Napoleon himself, the Château de Pau has filled many roles over the past nine centuries. Today, the stately structure perched on a cliff overlooking the Gave de Pau, is ...
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Com Tech Upgrades Union College Hockey Rink with EM Acoustics
Schenectady, New York-based Union College recently upgraded the sound reinforcement system at the Frank L. Messa Rink, home of the school's men's and women's hockey teams. The school athletic department worked with Charles Zarriello ...
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RCF HDL 30-A Renews the Sound Experience at the Open Air Festival del Vittoriale
At the Vittoriale degli Italiani (The Shrine of Italian Victories), it is possible to discover the bow of the Puglia cruise ship immersed in the promontory in the middle of the trees. There is also a MAS 96 anti-submarine motorboat used ...
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HOLOPLOT 3D Beamforming Technology Selected for Immersive UK Installation
3D Beamforming and Wave Field Synthesis Technology from HOLOPLOT were an integral part of a recent showcase organized by White Light Ltd at the Science Museum in London. Held in the Level One exhibition space, the three-day ...
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Quang Ngai IEC Creates A State-of-the-Art Learning Environment with Harman Professional Solutions
To achieve clear, high-fidelity sound for lectures, events and more, Ba Sao Investment recently equipped the newly-built Quang Ngai International Education City with a variety of Harman audio solutions, including JBL ...
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Theatre in Review: The Young Man from Atlanta (Signature Theatre)
Early on in The Young Man from Atlanta, Lily Dale, a frivolous yet frightened and grief-ridden Texas matron, discusses her favorite conspiracy theory. It is 1950, but Lily Dale, who spends much of her time in the past, can't ...
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Live Design Sold to Questex
Questex, a global organization billing itself as a marketplace platform that "enables rich engagement connecting marketers and markets with continuous business opportunities," has purchased Live Design, the online publication ...
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ADJ Launches Four Extra New Products at LDI 2019
In addition to the 11 new lighting fixtures and LED video panels announced in the run-up to the event, ADJ used the 2019 LDI tradeshow that took place in Las Vegas this past weekend to launch four extra exciting new products. The ...
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ChamSys MagicQ Software Now Supports Import of GDTF Personality Files
ChamSys has become the first major lighting console manufacturer to release software capable of importing GDTF personality files directly, the company says.
The company's ChamSys MagicQ software is free to download for Windows ...
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Stage Engage Rolls Out the Red Carpet with Luxibel
Stage Engage has invested in Luxibel B Blinded1 fixtures for its growing film premiere and product launch events.
The pro AV and staging company, based in London and Exeter, was looking for an IP-rated, LED stage blinder ...
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Weigl and Avolites Collaborate on Dollywood's Wildwood Grove Installation
Avolites and Weigl recently partnered on The Wildwood Tree, a unique installation located within Wildwood Grove at Dollywood. Designed and built by LifeFormations, with creative from The Imagination House, the ...
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Squeek Lights Goes Rogue for Don Broco
With its thunderous rifts and unabashedly punchy choruses, Don Broco's music gets the heart beating faster. So too does the engaging whirlwind that the red-hot British rockers set in motion every time they take the stage with their ...
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Vari-Lite's VL2600 Profile is a Trusty Silent Partner for BBC Proms
Television lighting director Bernie Davis successfully trialed the new VL2600 Profile LED luminaire from Vari-Lite, a Signify entertainment lighting brand, on the prestigious BBC Proms classical music festival this ...
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Lizzo: Millions of YouTube Views, Eight Grammy Award Nominations, and Two DiGiCo Consoles
Lizzo has made her mark on the music industry: her chart-topping "Truth Hurts" was at the number-one position on the Billboard Hot 100 for seven weeks in 2019, while the music video for the song has currently amassed more than 110 ...
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Robe Loves the 90s In Spain
The 1990s is a popular period for musical renaissances, and in Spain they love nothing more than a bit of Eurobeat, a pumpingly rhythmic dancey nostalgia that has rocketed the "Love the 90's" festival into popular culture, celebrated with ...
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Germany Celebrates Unification Anniversary with Elation Lighting
From November 4th through the 10th, Berlin transformed itself into a unique open-air exhibition and event venue as part of a large-scale festival celebrating the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Used to illuminate a 150m ...
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Oscar Tovar Mixes '90s LATAM Pop Tour Across the US on Two SSL L500 Plus Consoles
Oscar Tovar knows what he's talking about when it comes to audio consoles. In 1987, he started his musical journey with Abreu Producciones, then spent 20 years with Audio Concepto SP, both based in Mexico. During his ...
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Largest TiMax TrackerD4 System Transforms Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo
This year's Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo undertook one of its biggest technological transformations to date. For the first time in its history, the vast and complex event trusted its audio control to an audio tracking system, ...
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Danley Sound Labs Installs "Hi-Fi" System at First Baptist Church of Smithville
First Baptist Church of Smithville, Tennessee is the sort of small town Baptist church that has served as a community hub for decades. Its sanctuary is a very traditional rectangular Baptist-style building that seats around 400 people, ...
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Theatre in Review: A Bright Room Called Day (Public Theater)
When the projections are the best thing about a production, you've got a problem. A Bright Room Called Day is largely set in early 1930s Berlin -- when it isn't making side excursions into the mind of playwright Tony Kushner ...
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Theatre in Review: Fires in the Mirror (Signature Theatre)
Signature Theatre is offering theatergoers the golden opportunity to catch up with the first of Anna Deavere Smith's theatrical hauntings -- really, the word "play" is inadequate to what she does -- in which she channels the ...
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The Claypaky Xtylos Wins Two Awards at LDI 2019
At what was defined by show manager Jessi Cybulski as "one of the best LDI's ever," the Xtylos Beam Moving Light broke the bank in Las Vegas and took home two of the prestigious awards assigned to the top products in the business.< ...
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Showlight 2021 -- Call for Speakers!
The Showlight quadrennial lighting conference will take place at Fontainebleau, France, May 22 - 25, 2021. At the heart of Showlight is its fascinating program of papers delivered by lighting practitioners from around the ...
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Analog Way Expands Its LivePremier Series with Aquilon RS alpha
Analog Way adds a new product to its LivePremier series of mission-critical 4K/8K live presentation systems and videowall processors. With 8x 4K60 inputs and 4x 4K60 outputs, Aquilon RS alpha offers the same core features as its ...
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Smarty Hybrid Celebration at 50th Annual GMA Dove Awards
Mark Carver, lead designer at Carver Lighting Design, based in Nashville, turned to Elation Professional's compact yet punchy Smarty Hybrid moving head to help the GMA Dove Awards celebrate their 50th anniversary. ...
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Polish National Theatre in Warsaw Chooses Silence with Robe DL7S Profiles
The Teatr Narodowy (National Theatre) in Warsaw, Poland, has invested in a total of 40 Robe DL7S Profile moving lights which are part of a lighting upgrade to replace over 100 halogens and gel-scrollers in its rig with new LED ...
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Solotech Appoints Jarad Pesner as Senior Business Developer
Philip Giffard, president, sales and systems integration division at Solotech, announces the appointment of Jarad Pesner as senior business developer for the company's Ottawa office, effective immediately. ...
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Waves Audio Appoints Greg Kopchinski as Live and Install Product Manager
Waves Audio, a developer of professional audio signal processing technologies and maker of audio plugins for mixing, music production, mastering, sound design, broadcast, post-production, and live sound, has appointed Greg ...
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Chirac Design Tours France with ChamSys
Parodic metal band Ultra Vomit and EDM solo act Sebastian serve up two very different styles of music. But both share a penchant for pushing musical boundaries, and both are in the middle of popular fall club and festival tours ...
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Indeogwon Catholic Church Enhances the Worship Experience with Harman Professional Solutions
To deliver clear, powerful sound for sermons, musical performances, and more, Indeogwon Catholic Church recently worked with TechData Co., Ltd. and BADAANT to install a state-of-the-art Harman Professional Solutions ...
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Gottschalk's Big '80s Show Travels Back to the '80s with GLP's KNV System
The '80s ... who doesn't like remembering that decade? From a fashion perspective, it may not have sparkled, but musically the '80s undoubtedly had a lot to offer.
Thomas Gottschalk, who once again gathered a who's who of '80's cult ...
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Cosmos Within Us Success Births Immersive New Genre, Performative-R
After three sold-out performances at Amsterdam's Eye Filmmuseum, which saw Cosmos Within Us win a VR Days Halo award, the Future of StoryTelling will present the theatrical preview of Tupac Martir's ground-breaking ...
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RealMotion Servers Deliver Interactive Digital History at New Statue of Liberty Museum
For the 4.3 million people who visit The Statue of Liberty in New York harbor each year, experiencing the monument's history firsthand is a major part of the journey.
With the May 2019 opening of The Statue of Liberty Museum, ...
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Theatre in Review: The Inheritance, Parts One and Two (Ethel Barrymore Theatre)
That an enormous cherry tree is a key image in The Inheritance is appropriate, since Matthew Lopez's drama is something of a dramatic botanical experiment, transplanting the trunk of E. M. Forster's Howard's End
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