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  X-Laser and Avolites Form Dealership Partnership, Simplify Laser Integration
At LDI 2017, X-Laser USA used Avolites lighting consoles to demonstrate and unveil the X-Laser Mercury laser control system. With the success of the setup at LDI and the positive experience of working with the Avolites ...
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Eiki International Promotes Steve Rubery to General Manager
Eiki International, Inc. a provider for over 40 years of projection technology, announces the promotion of Steve Rubery, CTS to the position of general manager. With more than 14 years of service to the firm, Rubery brings a ...
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Matthew Palumbo Named Technical Coordinator at Las Vegas-based The Activity
The Activity, the Las Vegas, Nevada-based production and design service for the entertainment industry, announces that Matthew Palumbo has joined the company as technical coordinator. He is responsible for programming, ...
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Airstar Launches BULBS, a New Range of Giant Bulb Shaped Lighting Balloons for the Event Industry
Airstar, the inventor and world leader of lighting balloons for the event industry, announces the release of its newest lighting balloons inspired by iconic bulb shapes: BULBS. Shipping immediately, this new range boasts a vintage ...
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Event Safety Alliance Launches Online Training in Alliance with DC3 Education
Underscoring the need to make event safety training available to the widest possible audience of live event professionals, the Event Safety Alliance (ESA) today announces that core safety skills training is now available online ...
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Ollie Wilkinson Provides Big Hitting Looks for Russell Watson with Chauvet Professional
Thanks to songs such as "You Raise Me Up" and "Have I Told You Lately," Russell Watson's unique blend of classical opera and catchy pop has succeeded in rewriting the rule book on popular music. On the road recently with Russell Watson's ...
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Middle Atlantic Proximity Sliding Mounting Plate Wins Best of Show at ISE 2018
Middle Atlantic Products announces that its Proximity Series Sliding Mounting Plate was recognized with an ISE 2018 Best of Show Award by Installation Magazine. The Proximity Series Sliding Mounting Plate addresses the ...
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All-Star Lineup Honored the Humanitarian Work of Sammy Hagar with Support from DPA Microphones
For decades, Sammy Hagar has been considered one of rock and roll's all-time greatest lead singers and musicians. Hagar's passion for music is rivaled only by his commitment to giving back. The best of both worlds recently came ...
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Analog Way Picturall Media Servers Drive SiliconCore 4K HDR Displays at ISE 2018 in Amsterdam
SiliconCore, manufacturer of LED displays, selected Analog Way Picturall media servers to drive its Camellia 0.95mm and Lavender 1.2mm 4K HDR capable displays in the company's booth at ISE 2018 in Amsterdam earlier ...
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Live Productions Dances into 2018 with PR Lighting
Live Productions PVT Ltd. is one of the leading names in the event management and entertainment business in Sri Lanka.
Based in Colombo, they ended last year by providing technical services for a string of high-profile events, ...
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Theatre in Review: The Brobot Johnson Experience (All For One Theater/Bushwick Starr)
A brobot, you should know, is "half robot, half brotha," and Brobot Johnson was the very first of a series of cyborgs developed in the year 2018. We learn this from Flobot Owens, "ambassador and member of The Tribe Called Space Quest: The ...
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Theatre in Review: A Marriage Contract (Metropolitan Playhouse)
You don't hear too much about Augustin Daly anymore, but in his day -- from 1866 to 1899 -- he was a commercial powerhouse on Broadway, right up there with Dion Boucicault and Clyde Fitch. If nothing else, he went down in theatre ...
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Artiste DaVinci Has What it Takes at Oklahoma's Guts Church
Guts Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is not your average house of worship. Founding pastor Bill Scheer, who has an affinity for leather and motorcycles, started the ministry in 1992 for people who don't necessarily like church. Since ...
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Robe Finds the Need for Speed at The Autosport International Racing Car Show 2018
Lighting designer Nathan Wan returned to the Live Action Arena at the 2018 Autosport show. Having torn up the circuit last year with a totally new look lighting design and a fresh creative team on-board, this year's challenge was to ...
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4Wall and Fine Design Associates Light the 2018 CES Show
This year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) saw over 180,000 attendees eager to see what's to come in the world of technology, a world in which every device, vehicle, and person will be interconnected with one another. International design ...
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Pop Star Jacob Sartorius Tours with Bandit Lites
Internet singing sensation Jacob Sartorius is wrapping up his second headlining tour with a lighting package supplied by Bandit Lites. With 1.5 million Twitter followers, nine million Instagram followers, and 2.7 million ...
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Solotech will take part in the National Arts Centre Production Renewal and Architectural Rejuvenation Project
Solotech announces that it has been awarded the contract to provide and install a new state-of-the-art speaker system at the National Arts Centre (NAC) as part of the Centre's $225 million Production Renewal and Architectural ...
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Wincomn Technology Brings Ancient History to Life with Christie Visual Solutions at Hunan Museum
Christie's longstanding Chinese partner Wincomn Technology has brought ancient Han Dynasty history to life with projections using Christie visual solutions at the newly renovated Hunan Museum.
Over 40 Christie 1DLP laser ...
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Washington State's Admiral Theatre Upgrades to Clair Brothers 1AM+ and 1.5AM+ Powered Monitors
The Admiral Theatre is in Bremerton, Washington, a short ferry ride across Puget Sound from Seattle. Built in 1942 as a classic art deco movie house, the Admiral welcomed audiences for decades before falling into disrepair and closing in ...
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HARMAN Professional Solutions Supplies a State-of-the-Art Corporate Audio Solution at Com 7
Mahajak Development recently installed a complete networked AV system by HARMAN Professional Solutions at Com 7's new headquarters.
Founded in 1996, Com 7 operates a chain of retail outlets in Thailand that imports and sells ...
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Adamson Delivers One-of-a-Kind Experience at China's Mr. Future Festival
The Mr. Future Music Festival brought nearly 40,000 fans to Wuhan, China to enjoy an impressive lineup of hip-hop and electronic artists in front of a futuristic interactive set design. Sharing the massive stage with acts like MC Hotdog, ...
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Allen & Heath dLive Mixes Rolling Stone/Porsche Concert
Porsche celebrated its new Panamera Hybrid automobile with a live concert held at the Porsche Experience Center in Carson, CA mixed on an Allen & Heath dLive S Class with S7000 Surface, DM64 MixRack, and DX32 Expander. The concert ...
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Lighting The Little Mermaid
Luc Peumans and the team from Painting with Light created a dramatic lighting design and supplied media servers for a large-scale production of Disney's The Little Mermaid staged by Marmalade Content at Flanders Expo ...
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Theatre in Review: Relevance (MCC Theater/Lucille Lortel Theatre)
Relevance holds out the tantalizing promise of a no-holds-barred debate between feminists of two generations, but it would have been a far better work if the battle lines had been more fairly drawn. It begins amusingly at an ...
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Theatre in Review: Black Light (Joe's Pub/The Public Theater)
I've seen many great performers at Joe's Pub, but few, if any, have taken over the room like Jomama Jones. The creation of writer-performer Daniel Alexander Jones, Jomama is an elegant black songstress of the sort that was ...
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ITEAC 2018: First Keynote Speaker and Booking Open Announced
Dutch architect Francine Houben, the creative director of mecanoo architecten is announced as the first Keynote speaker of the International Theatre Engineering and Architecture Conference 2018 (ITEAC 2018), June 3-5, London. ...
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RCF Adds More Low Frequency to TT+ Theater & Touring Series with Addition of TTS15-A and TTS18-A MK2
The design philosophy for the RCF TT+ Series is based on offering the sound engineer solutions with the ability to provide controlled and consistent sound definition at high output levels for applications ranging from concert halls ...
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Roland Now Shipping V-60HD Multi-Format Video Switcher
Roland Professional A/V is now shipping the V-60HD, a compact, integrated video switcher and audio mixer. Its sophisticated feature set is perfectly suited for live event production as well as broadcast, recording, and streaming. ...
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Avolites Ai v10.1 Powers "Psychedelic visuals" for Paramore's Current Hit Tour
US rock band Paramore's current world tour features a complex array of projection mapped video screens and displays high impact psychedelic visuals powered by the technology of Avolites' EX8 Ai Infinity Server and Ai v10.1 software. ...
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American Repertory Theater Takes Immersive Plunge with Meyer Sound Technology
A recipient of nineteen Tony Awards, the American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) in Cambridge, Massachusetts is widely recognized as a focal point for artistic and technological innovation. As stated on its website, A.R.T. seeks "to expand the ...
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Analog Way Ascender 16 4K Supports VJs at Heineken's "Live Your Music" Regional Tour in Malaysia
World-famous brewer Heineken continued its Live Your Music regional tour in Malaysia last November and December with a series of curated music events featuring Tiesto and 88rising at the KL Life Centre in Kuala Lumpur. Event ...
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HARMAN Professional Solutions Brings World-Class Sound To India's Republic Day Celebrations
HARMAN Professional Solutions announced that it had supplied an extensive Harman Audio Solutions at India's 69th annual Republic Day celebrations.
Each year, more than 200,000 people attend the Republic Day parade at Rajpath, a ...
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Anaheim Christian Reformed Church Updates Sound with Fulcrum Acoustic
Southern California's Anaheim Christian Reformed Church has an elegant 300-seat sanctuary with a 42' high peaked ceiling, rich woodwork, and plaster and glass surfaces. While the architecture is awe-inspiring, its highly reflective hard ...
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Danley's Weatherproof OS-Series Loudspeakers and Subs Take on Louisiana's Heat and Humidity
Reserve, Louisiana is a mid-sized town just 45 minutes west of New Orleans and home to East St. John High School. Its citizens typically swelter in 90° heat and humidity throughout the summer, and equipment left outside in the Southern ...
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Travis Pagels Creates Varied Moods At World Club With Chauvet DJ
It's easy to see why the recently-opened World Club has quickly become so popular among visiting LDs for artists like Hardwell, Tiesto, Alan Walker, and Armin Van Buuren. The spacious 21,000 sq. ft. venue at the ...
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Stampede Appointed to Serve as a North American Distribution Partner for NanoLumens
Citing the company's unique ability to provide its customers with a strategically consultative approach to ProAV system design, NanoLumens, award-winning creators of interactive LED visualization solutions, has appointed Stampede to ...
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It's All or Nothing for White Light in West End
All or Nothing - The Mod Musical follows the rise and fall of the Small Faces; a band who encapsulated the mod era. The home-grown musical features a range of the band's classic hits, including "Itchychoo Park," "Lazy Sunday" and, ...
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Theatre in Review: Jerry Springer -- The Opera (The New Group/Pershing Square Signature Center)
Shock value isn't what it used to be. When Jerry Springer -- The Opera opened at London's National Theatre in 2003, it was an instant cause célèbre, riding a wave of notoriety (and acclaim) into a lengthy West End run. The title ...
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The Burry Fredrik Foundation Announces 2018 Burry Fredrik Design Fellowship
The Burry Fredrik Foundation has announced Frederick Kennedy as the recipient of the 2018 Burry Fredrik Design Fellowship, which was established in 2017 as a collaboration with Yale School of Drama and the Eugene O'Neill Theater ...
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Showcore Specifies Elation LED Lighting for Minnesota's Target Center Arena
Since 2015, event production company Showcore has been providing Elation Professional lighting to the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, a multi-purpose sports facility that recently underwent a $130 million renovation. Home ...
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Illuminating Leopard Poised in Aberdeen
Sculptor Andy Scott has created a visually powerful 5m high galvanized steel leopard -- Poised -- on top of a 10m high steel column as the centrepiece of the newly developed, mixed-use Marischal Square urban quarter in central ...
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Harman Professional Solutions Celebrates 20 Years of Sound and Lighting at The Kennedy Center
As the nation's premier performing arts and cultural center, The Kennedy Center houses nine world-class performance spaces, including four theatres, three concert stages, an opera house, and a concert hall. It is also the resident venue ...
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AV Junction Reports Strong Post ISE Registrations from Systems Integration Firms and Freelance Professionals
Following on the heels of its European market debut at ISE 2018, AV Junction, the audiovisual industry's first online platform that connects employers with independent contractors, announces that 500 freelance professionals have now ...
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Augusta, Georgia's Landmark Miller Theater Reawakens with L-Acoustics
Built in 1938, Augusta, Georgia's Miller Theater represented the state-of-the-art in cinema and vaudeville for over 40 years. An economic downturn in the '80s eventually shuttered the theatre and it lay silent and dark for more than three ...
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Lear Puts Their Trust in MILOS Truss
MILOS recently delivered and installed support structures to hold power distribution (air, electricity, and data) for machine equipment, lighting fixtures, and control monitors in the new production hall of Lear Corporation Seating ...
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Hi Fi Alliance Chooses dot2 Product Line to Deliver High-Impact Looks for Hospitality Venues
Hi Fi Alliance, Inc., based in Hollywood, California and with clients nationwide, is dedicated to delivering high-impact sound, video, and lighting technology systems to hospitality venues. To help customers create unique lighting ...
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VUE i-Class Serves Up a Taste of High Fidelity at Lakehouse Resort Restaurants
For those looking for a tranquil escape from the city bustle, Lakehouse Hotel and Resort brings the feel of a summer lake vacation to the heart of San Marcos, just 30 miles north of downtown San Diego. With 144 luxury rooms, Lakehouse ...
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EAW Adaptive Takes The Gold At PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games
The Medals Plaza stage within the PyeongChang Olympic Plaza is home to cultural performances and video displays of the competition during the day and Olympic medal ceremonies in the evening. The experience is reinforced by an Eastern ...
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TiMax Plays with Smoke and Mirrors in Korea
Junghoon Pi, professor of music and sound design at Seoul Institute of the Arts has recently employed a TiMax SoundHub immersive audio processor to add spatial dimension to an art installation commissioned by the Asia Culture ...
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KLC Installs Luminex GigaCore Switches at Multiple US Government Agencies
KLC Network Services, Inc., in metro Washington, D.C., has deployed Luminex GigaCore 12 and 26i switches as trusted backbones for a number of US government installations. KLC provides AV, IT, and media exploitation solutions to an ...
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Symetrix a Superior Solution for Texas Stadium
When a bank spends $1 million to buy naming rights to a 10,000-seat high school football stadium, you know you're in Texas. High school football is a big-time sport in the land of Sam Houston, with many of the local stadia rivaling ...
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Dan Dugan Sound Design Launches 50th Anniversary Celebration
Dan Dugan Sound Design is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2018 and has launched its year-long celebration. Company founder Dan Dugan, CEO of Dan Dugan Sound Design, Inc. will be at the company's USITT Conference and ...
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Barbizon Lighting Company Names Lindsay Latham as General Manager of Washington D.C. Offices
The Barbizon Lighting Company announces that Lindsay Latham has been appointed as the general manager of the company's Washington D.C. offices.
"Lindsay started with our Mid-Atlantic offices in 2012 and moved up through ...
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Epson Announces Projector Control Software to Easily Manage Multiple Projectors Simultaneously
Epson, the number-one selling projector brand worldwide, announces the Epson Projector Professional Tool (EPPT), a software utility that helps users set up multiple Epson projectors and allows easy access to advanced features such ...
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TARM Showlaser Announces the Lasergrid
The Lasergrid from TARM Showlaser, consists of a number of single laser units with one single-colored laser source, one or more power supply unit(s), and accessories (remote box, LAPP patch, connection cables, etc.). ...
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NSCA Announces 2018 Excellence in Business Awards
NSCA announces the winners of the 2018 Excellence in Business awards in six categories: * Business Performance: Infinity Sound, Grand Prairie, Texas
* Customer Experience: JKL Technologies, Newbury Park, California
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GLP Lighting Out in Force at Pepsi Super Bowl LII Halftime Show
Around 250 of GLP's flagship LED products were deployed at the Pepsi Super Bowl LII Halftime Show, during Philadelphia Eagles' defeat of New England Patriots at the US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The show featured a ...
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Shure Wireless Again Delivers Flawless Audio at 2018 Super Bowl
For this year's Super Bowl at US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the game's primary audio supplier, ATK Audiotek, partnered with Orlando, Florida-based Professional Wireless Systems (PWS) for the formidable ...
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Florida's Asolo Repertory Theatre Opens its New Season with Evita and Lectrosonics
The Asolo Repertory Theatre, the largest Equity theatre in Florida and the largest repertory theatre in the southeastern United States, increased its inventory of Lectrosonics Digital Hybrid Wireless equipment in time for the ...
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Philips Lighting Creates a Theatre of Light for Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Philips Lighting announces that its unique stage lighting fixture, the Philips VL6000 Beam, was chosen by lighting designer Bryan Hartley to create his powerful "rock theatre" design for the recent winter tour by Trans ...
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Christie Technology Welcomes Passengers to Buffalo Niagara Airport
Travelers using Buffalo Niagara International Airport are receiving information in a more visually impactful way thanks to Christie technology and Stampede's installation of a Christie Velvet LED video wall and LCD panels ...
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Country Star Tours with SES and Outline GTO C-12
Justin Moore's Hell on a Highway tour started in mid-October 2017 and continues well into 2018 with this rising star of country music performing in more than 40 cities across the US.
Touring in support of his 2016 album Kinda ...
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Volt Lites and Chauvet Professional Create Skyline for Target Grammy Video
The song fit the moment for Target when the company sponsored a three-minute-and-fifteen-second video of the No. 1 Billboard dance hit "The Middle" during the January 28 broadcast of the Grammy Awards. Like the awards show ...
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Theatre in Review: Kings (The Public Theater)
Sarah Burgess is rapidly becoming our expert guide to the corridors of power. Her previous work, Dry Powder, about a leveraged buyout, was solid on the details of Wall Street amorality but, perhaps, a little too moralistic; ...
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Theatre in Review: A Walk with Mr. Heifetz (Primary Stages/Cherry Lane Theatre)
Although he gets title billing, the violinist Jascha Heifetz appears almost exclusively in the first act of James Inverne's rather chatty and sedate drama about art, history, and politics. In Act II, the great violinist has ...
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For the Second Year Fast Company Names TAIT Towers One of the Most Innovative Companies in Live Events
Fast Company today announced its annual ranking of the world's 50 Most Innovative Companies (MIC) for 2018 and its Top 10 Most Innovative Companies across 36 categories. The Most Innovative Companies list honors leading enterprises ...
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USITT Selects 11 Rising Theatre Artists for 2018 Young Designers, Managers, and Technicians Awards
Eleven young technical theatre artists will receive Young Designers, Managers & Technicians (YDMT) Awards at USITT's 58th Annual Conference & Stage Expo, March 15, 2018, at the Broward County Convention Center in Fort ...
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Vincent Lighting Systems Appoints General Managers, Expands into Rigging Market
As Vincent Lighting Systems (VLS) celebrates 40 years in business, the well-established company is adding a greater focus on its people, processes, and products. In response to its goal to create a closer knit of leadership and ...
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Mega-Lite Announces the Lumen8
Introducing the Lumen8 from Mega-Lite, the newest intuitive and powerful lighting console that provides a very quick learning curve and better control of the user's light show.
With a built-in 27" user-friendly touchscreen, users ...
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Lightconverse Version 59 Offers an Array of New Features
The latest release of Lightconverse 3D Show Platform brings to the market a level of previously unseen 3D resolution quality and multiple new features of the award-wining software, used for high-tech show visualization and ...
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ADJ Introduces Innovative New Modular LED Par Design
ADJ introduces its latest range of professional LED par fixtures, the MOD Series. Each of the four new models offers a different LED light-source, suitable for a wide variety of applications, but they all feature the same innovative ...
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Link Announces the New LKS Data Connector
The new LKS Data connector introduces the next evolution of LK Connectors incorporating integral data transport while maintaining compatibility with all conventional 19-pin power connectors. Link's innovative coaxial pin design, ...
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Dr. James Green Joins Flare Audio as Head of Intellectual Property
The former head of intellectual property at specialist technology development business Ilika plc, Dr. James Green, has joined consumer and pro-sound developer Flare Audio in the same role. Green brings to Flare over 45 years' ...
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Martin Audio Announces North American Demo Tour
Martin Audio announces a series of demos across America in 2018, starting with New York in March, featuring Wavefront Precision line arrays, new monitor XE wedges, and powered point source CDD-LIVE. ...
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Neg Earth Lights Invests in Chroma-Q Color Force II for High-Profile Tours, Event, and TV Shows
Lighting rental production company, Neg Earth Lights has added the multi award-winning Chroma-Q Color Force II LED cyc, wash, and effects light to their stockholding -- supplying the luminaire for a number of high-profile ...
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Dynamic Lighting Matches High-Energy Worship at New Destiny Christian Church
Houses of worship are increasingly turning to intelligent lighting systems to reach a new generation of worshipers and grow their congregations and New Destiny Christian Church in Apopka, Florida, is a perfect example. The contemporary ...
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Robe for David Bisbal Tour
Barcelona-based lighting designer Ezequiel Gómez has enjoyed working on Spanish singer David Bisbal's latest Hijos del Mar tour which has already played Spain and Latin America and is poised for more of the same in 2018. He ...
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PixelFLEX Revitalizes the Worship Experience at Southside Baptist
Located in Warner Robins, Georgia, Southside Baptist is a congregation filled with uplifting music, encouraging messages, and an atmosphere of family unity. Built on a foundation of excitement in sharing their faith, the church recently ...
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Yamaha PM10s Used as Grammy Premiere and Ceremony Production Mixer
Independent mixer Erik von Ranson handled front-of-house audio mix duties for the 60th Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony held in the Theater at Madison Square Garden using a Yamaha RIVAGE PM10 Digital Audio Console. He ...
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Theatre in Review: Is God Is (Soho Rep)
The playwright Aleshea Harris wants your attention, and she'll get it, by any means necessary. Is God Is is a violent horror comedy with a body count to equal any Jacobean revenge tragedy, several Quentin Tarantino ...
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Claypaky Launches K-EYE HCR LED Stage Lighting Range
Claypaky's new K-EYE HCR range of lighting fixtures takes LED light quality to its highest peak of performance yet, giving lighting designers and directors access to CRI (Color Rendering Index) values never before achieved by an LED ...
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D.A.S. Audio's Expands Vantec Family of Powered Systems
D.A.S. Audio announces the launch of two new products, the Vantec-20A and the Vantec-118A, which join the Vantec Series lineup of portable systems. The Vantec-20A is an active curved source line array that incorporates an arsenal of ...
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ISE Confirms Its Position as the European Destination for the Global AV Industry
The largest and busiest Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) in its 15-year history drew record numbers of exhibitors and attendees from around the world for four days of business, education, and networking at the RAI Amsterdam February ...
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SpongeBob Comes to Broadway with Extensive Projection Support from WorldStage
Fans of all ages are filling the Palace Theatre as the beloved Nickelodeon character SpongeBob comes to Broadway. SpongeBob SquarePants: the Broadway Musical was created by visionary director Tina Landau, a legendary roster ...
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CyberHoist II Joins Fall Out Boy M A N I A Tour
The XLNT CyberHoist II system by CyberMotion based in Utrecht, the Netherlands recently finished the US leg of Fall Out Boy's M A N I A tour. Sixteen CyberHoist II Intelligent, variable speed chain hoists and one MotionCue ...
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L-Acoustics Brings Joie de Vivre to Lana Del Rey's Lust for Life
With Lana Del Rey's most recent album, Lust for Life, prominently appearing on many critics' top lists for 2017, the sultry singer-songwriter has been on the road in North America this January and February with LA to the Moon ...
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Veteran Engineer Robert Nelson Adds Clair Brothers 1AM+ Self-Powered Wedges for Blondie Tour
Robert Nelson has been working in live sound for nearly 40 years. His talent for organizing and engineering shows, that leave everyone satisfied, including the band, earned him gigs with acts such as Tears For Fears, Beastie Boys, ...
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Adamson Has the PA Shop Poised for Successful 2018
Port Perry, ON (February 2018) - London, Canada's The PA Shop Productions recently bolstered its rental inventory with an investment in Adamson Systems Engineering's E-Series and S-Series loudspeakers. The system saw plenty ...
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Ferrofish A32 Converter Is a Star behind the Stage During Live Grammy Performances
Held on January 28th on major network television, the 60th Annual Grammy Awards reached nearly 20 million viewers around the world. The Ferrofish A32 AD/DA digital converter played a key role in the success of the evening's ...
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Bandit Lites Blooms at Antique and Garden Show of Nashville
Spring came early once again in at least one fashion as the Antiques and Garden Show of Nashville returned to the Music City Center. Now in its 28th year, the weekend show offers a wide swath of enticements, including antiques, posters, ...
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Amber Technology to Distribute Mackie and Ampeg in Australia
LOUD Audio, LLC (LOUD) announces that Amber Technology (Amber) will distribute the Ampeg and Mackie brands in Australia. As a full-line distributor, Amber will handle sales, distribution, and support for the ...
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Listen Technologies Partners with Two New Distributors
Listen Technologies, a provider of assistive listening products for more than 18 years, has partnered with two new manufacturer's representative firms that will market its products to systems integrators, professional audio ...
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Theatre in Review: Pete Rex (The Dreamscape Theatre/59E59)
As Alexander V. Thompson's play begins, Pete and Bo, best bros, are on the couch in Pete's "man-cavey" living room engaged in a spirited round of the video game Madden NFL and doing their level best to ignore the fact that Julie, ...
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New Outbound Relay Feature for LynTec NPAC System Extends Device Control Across the Venue
LynTec, a manufacturer of innovative electrical power control solutions for professional audio, video, and lighting systems, has enhanced its award-winning Networkable Power Automation Control (NPAC) rack-mounted system with a new ...
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Anchor Audio to Introduce a New Generation of Portable PA Systems
Anchor Audio, a manufacturer of battery-powered portable sound and public address systems, will launch a new generation of portable PA systems on March 1, 2018. The company says this new generation of portable audio products ...
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Mega-Lite Presents the Spotbot
Mega-Lite presents the Spotbot LED CYM 300, a new versatile LED fixture that is an affordable, full-featured, all-purpose luminaire.
Equipped with a powerful 300W LED engine that can produce a bright and powerful even projection, ...
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Sound Devices Acquires Audio Ltd.
Sound Devices, LLC announces the recent acquisition of Audio Limited, the UK manufacturer and developer of high-performance wireless microphone systems. Audio Ltd., now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sound Devices, continues to ...
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K-array Goes for Gold at Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games
Gangneung Ice Arena was built for the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics as the venue for the figure skating and short track speed skating competitions. With a seating capacity is 12,000, the Gangneung Ice Arena houses two 60m x 30m ice ...
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Audio Engineering Society Explores "The Power of Sound" at AES Milan 2018 - Organizing Committee Announced
The Audio Engineering Society announces the distinguished membership of the organizing committee for the 144th International AES Convention and Exposition, taking place in Milan, Italy, May 23 - 26, at the NH Hotel Milano ...
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Quest Marketing Receives RCF USA Arturo Vicari Award of Excellence
Quest Marketing, RCF USA manufacturer representative for the Southeast region of the United States, was recently presented with the Arturo Vicari Award of Excellence as Rep of the Year.
The award, named on behalf of the Italian ...
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Anolis Puts Sun into the City Gardens
A new Anolis LED lighting installation is helping to highlight the lush and beautiful foliage in Cascades Gardens, part of the five-star luxury Cascades Hotel property in Sun City, South Africa.
Cascades is right at the heart of ...
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AVVR Creates New Event Look with Ovation E-910FC
Like a good chef looking to spice up a familiar dish, Carlyle Kramer wanted to create a new look for his longtime client Hormel Foods at their annual sales meeting. In the past at this event, Kramer and his team at Audio Visual & ...
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Historic Rialto Theatre Reincarnated with NEXO Speaker Systems
The historic 400-SRO Rialto Theatre in Bozeman, Montana has been totally remodeled to include a new NEXO GEO M10 line array system. Charles Salter Associates designed the building acoustics with sound system installation by
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SES Integration Deploys Clear-Com at Multiple Elevation Church Production Locations
Clear-Com, a provider of real-time communication and connectivity solutions, has been chosen by one of the top AV integrators/suppliers, SES Integration of Concord, North Carolina, to be the intercom solution for Elevation ...
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Genesis Technology Designs all-VUE Upgrade for Binnerri Presbyterian Church
Located in the Dallas, Texas suburb of Richardson, Binnerri Presbyterian Church is one of the oldest and largest Korean American Churches in Texas. Hosting three services every Sunday, the day begins with a more traditional format that ...
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Successful Debut for TOMCAT and James Thomas Engineering at 2018 NAMM Show
TOMCAT and James Thomas Engineering report the companies exhibit at NAMM 2018 was very positive. The companies state: "We're happy to report that our first NAMM Show was a major success that far exceeded our wildest ...
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Hong Kong Lights Up for Lumieres with Support from disguise
Lumieres Hong Kong marked the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong SAR (Special Administrative Region) with a three-night celebration of the city's heritage and architecture. During the three night event, landmark ...
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Philips Lighting Hits the High Notes on the Set of Pitch Perfect 3
Philips Lighting announces that its stage lighting fixtures were chosen to meet the strict lighting demands on the set of 2017's popular feature film, Pitch Perfect 3. The tight shooting schedule called for excellent light ...
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Painting with Light makes "Senses" for Panasonic at ISE
International creative design practice Painting with Light was commissioned by Panasonic to produce a high-impact multimedia live show for their booth at this year's ISE (Integrated Systems Europe) expo February 6 - 9, at ...
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Peter McCaffrey Joins ARRI Rental as International Marketing Executive
ARRI Rental, a provider of camera, lighting, and grip equipment, announces the addition of Peter McCaffrey to its marketing team. As international marketing executive, McCaffrey will function as a bridge between ARRI Rental ...
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Auralex Appoints James Horton as Western Regional Manager
Auralex Acoustics, Inc., a provider of acoustical treatments, announces the appointment of James Horton to the position of western regional manager.
Horton received a BA from Ball State University in music engineer ...
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Justin Preston Creates Trade Show and Concert Looks for Roland with Chauvet Professional
Visitors who entered the Roland exhibit at the NAMM Show during a performance by one of the company's many star endorsers experienced a sense of attending a concert. When they returned a short time later, they felt an equally ...
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Claypaky Adds Immersive Impact for Czech Superstars Kabat
2018 signaled the end of the record-breaking nineteen-date ice arena tour across Slovakia and Czech Republic by rock music legends, Kabat. The multi-platinum selling Czech band stunned audiences with an in-the-round show design, complete ...
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Elite Multimedia Adds Claypaky Scenius Unico and Mythos2 Fixtures and grandMA2 Consoles to Its Inventory
Elite Multimedia Productions, a premiere event production and planning company in Nashville, Tennessee, has expanded its inventory for lighting design with a large complement of Claypaky Scenius Unico and Mythos2 luminaires ...
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GLP JDC1 Makes James Arthur "Look Big and Impressive"
Having previously been involved with putting together the lighting design for James Arthur's club/theatre tour in early 2017, lighting designer Michael Straun has moved up to lighting the larger arenas for the artist -- again using < ...
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Airstar Enlightens Wembley Park's Slideatron with Crystal Clear Lighting
Located in Wembley Park, one of London's newest and most exciting cultural neighborhoods, Slideatron, the ultra-high, 20m, alternative LED Christmas tree slide, entertained thousands of visitors from November 2017 until January 2018. ...
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Covenant Church of Naples Improves its Video Productions with FOR-A's HVS-390 Video Switcher
Florida Presbyterian house of worship Covenant Church of Naples | PCA was in the market last year for a new video switcher to use during its weekend services. With cost efficiency, reliability, and a 2 M/E unit top of mind, the church ...
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Beijing's 55TEC Studios Track Six #1 Hits in 2017
Vividly illustrating the impact of introducing a world-class WSDG Walters-Storyk Design Group recording studio, to China's pop music scene, 55TEC has quickly become a hit song goldmine. Studio owner and Golden Melody Award-winning ...
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Theatre in Review: The Bench (East Village Playhouse)
Even as the streets of New York are filled with members of the homeless community -- a phenomenon that the city seems powerless to do anything about -- Robert Galinsky's solo show takes us back to the nineteen-eighties, the last ...
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PLASA Focus Leeds Set to Celebrate Tenth Anniversary
The increasingly popular PLASA Focus Leeds exhibition marks its tenth anniversary by returning to the Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds, from May 1 - 2. Free registration is now open, for the first UK platform of the year for product ...
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DiGiCo Unveils New 4REA4 Installed Audio Solution at ISE 2018
DiGiCo, a provider of high-end digital live consoles, recently unveiled its new 4REA4 installed audio solution at ISE 2018 last week at Amsterdam's RAI. 4REA4 is designed to meet the expanding performance requirements of large ...
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KLANG:technologies Launches KOS 3 for its 3D In-Ear Mixing System
KLANG:technologies announces the release of KOS 3, a major upgrade to its operating system. KOS 3 introduces many new features that provide user benefits and an improved workflow when working with the KLANG 3D in-ear mixing system.
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David Butzler Recognized as CMA Touring Awards Lighting Director of the Year
Bandit Lites is immensely proud to share David Butzler was awarded "Lighting Director of the Year" at the Sixth Annual CMA Touring Awards. Previously known as the SRO (Standing Room Only) Awards, the since renamed CM ...
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Eleven ESTA Proposed Standards in Public Review
Eleven documents are available for public review at no cost on the ESTA website at http://estalink.us/pr. In order of comment due date and then alpha-numeric designation, the documents are:
BSR E1.6-1, Entertainment Technology -- ...
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Douglas DeBusschere Joins Area Four Industries America
Twenty-year industry veteran Douglas DeBusschere joins the Area Four Industries America team as west coast sales manager. For more than two decades, Douglas has focused on trussing and staging sales, mechanical design, ...
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Shure Wireless Systems Help Grammy Performers Hear and Be Heard
The 60th Annual Grammy Awards, broadcast live on CBS, brought its usual array of mash-ups, tributes, and stunning performances of the best in music to New York's Madison Square Garden and a global television audience. Shure ...
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Nico Riot Drives Theatrical Looks for Marilyn Manson with ChamSys
The passage of time, not to mention a serious onstage accident that hospitalized him with a broken fibula, has done nothing to dampen the fierce cataclysmic flames that emanate from Marilyn Manson when he performs. After 20 years, 15 tours ...
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PixelFLEX Relaxes Poolside at The Nine with The ESB Group
Operated by The Scion Group, The Nine at Tuscaloosa is a high-quality apartment community with a full set of innovative and luxurious amenities. Located only a short distance from the University of Alabama, The Nine also includes a resort ...
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Countryman Microphones Help Keep In the Mood Upbeat
As a celebration of the 1940s Swing era, In the Mood aspires to promote the memory of one of the most significant times in American history and continues to inspire audiences of all generations. For over two hours, this big retro ...
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Ashly NE Series Amps with Onboard Protea DSP Power New Crunch Fitness Franchise
Though once a stand-alone town with a modest claim to fame as the world's leading hay seller, Gilbert, Arizona is today a bustling suburb of nearby Phoenix. As folks from around the country flocked -- and continue to flock -- to the sunny ...
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World's Largest Gospel Concert Relies on Outline to Deliver the Word
With an audience estimated at close to three quarters of a million people, The Experience is an interdenominational gospel concert held annually in Lagos, Nigeria. Convened and hosted by Pastor Paul Adefarasin, the colossal event ...
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Theatre in Review: Fill Fill Fill Fill Fill Fill Fill (The Flea Theater)
Joni, the heroine of Steph Del Rosso's new play, is worried that her body is filled with holes. Funny thing, the play she inhabits is loaded with holes, too, and, unlike Joni's, they aren't imaginary. Fill Fill Fill Fill Fill ...
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Bose Professional Releases Major Update to ControlSpace Designer Software
Bose Professional ControlSpace Designer software (CSD) version 5.0.1 is now available for download today from pro.bose.com. This latest release features a powerful suite of new features, tools, and algorithms, allowing designers to ...
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D.A.S. Audio Appoints Arguello Retail Sales Manager -- Latin America
D.A.S. Audio of America, Inc., the North American division of parent company D.A.S. Audio, announces the appointment of Leandro Jose Arguello to the position of retail sales manager -- Latin America. The newly created ...
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Paige Hathaway to Receive Rising Star Award at USITT 2018
Freelance scenic designer Paige Hathaway will receive USITT's 2018 Rising Star Award.
The Rising Star Award, established by Live Design/LDI in 2005 is given annually to a young professional in the first four years ...
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PixelFLEX and Vectorworks, Inc. Partnership Brings Latest LED Display Technology to CAD and BIM Designers
In an effort to better provide ready-to-use LED video solutions for user's entertainment, architectural, and commercial designs, PixelFLEX announces that it has joined the Vectorworks, Inc. software content community. Used by ...
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Robe LIVE at The Sun Arena
Two concerts organized by AMP Events at the newly-opened, 10,000-capacity Sun Arena in South African capital Pretoria were chosen to record a live DVD for American rock band LIVE.
LIVE was one of the first bands to tour free South ...
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Current RMS Release Highly-Requested Feature Update -- Choosing Accessories
The first of many seamless updates to Current RMS scheduled for 2018, January saw the release of Choosing Accessories, the most voted for idea on Current's customer wishlist.
This brand new update gives users even more of a ...
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PLASA Rolls Out Professional Development Training Events for 2018
PLASA, the professional lighting and sound association, has announced a new program of professional development and networking events to support members and non-members working within the industry. ...
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VUE Mints Iconic Live Venue Installation in Los Angeles
When Todd Christiansen, owner of the legendary Los Angeles Mint Club, set out to retrofit the venue's 20-year-old sound system, he had two main objectives. First, he wanted to enhance sightlines in the low-ceilinged 1937-era ...
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Adamson Gets Plenty of "Attention" on Tour with Charlie Puth
Charlie Puth hasn't had much downtime since the release of his debut album, Nine Track Mind, in early 2016. The breakout pop singer hit a number of major markets for the first time on his most recent North American tour alongside ...
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Purdue Football Performance Complex Gets Pumped with Fulcrum Acoustic
Purdue University's Football Performance Complex was created to inspire and energize players and recruits while centralizing all football program operations into a single building. The heart of the facility is a 20,900-sq.-ft. weight room ...
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Bandit Helps Bring the Spectacle to Winter Jam Tour
The Winter Jam Tour Spectacular, Christian music's largest annual tour, is traveling the East Coast with a lighting package provided by Bandit Lites. The evening of worship and fellowship features performances and messages from ...
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Concordia University Chapel Refreshed with ICONYX Gen5 Loudspeakers
Concordia University, Nebraska, has been through many changes since its founding with one professor and a dozen students in 1894. Operated by The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, it is now a fully accredited, coeducational university with ...
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Theatre in Review: Returning to Reims (Schaubühne Berlin/St. Ann's Warehouse)
The most stimulating play to be seen in New York in months is almost entirely devoid of action; it mostly consists of an actress recording the soundtrack of a documentary film. When that actress is played by Nina Hoss, star of the ...
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Theatre in Review: Flight (Vox Motus/McKittrick Hotel)
The McKittrick Hotel, home of the long-running immersive experience Sleep No More, has become a cabinet of theatrical curiosities. Last season, it offered The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart, a rather beguiling barroom ...
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High End Systems Releases Hog 4 v.3.8.0
High End Systems announces the release of Hog 4 v.3.8.0 software for the Hog 4 console range. The release includes several new features and bug fixes. Hog 4 OS v.3.8.0 adds external monitor / touchscreen capability to all HedgeHog 4 ...
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BASSBOSS DJ18S Powered Subwoofer Provides Intense Deep Bass from a Mobile-Optimized Cabinet
Powered loudspeaker manufacturer BASSBOSS announces the release of its DJ18S Powered Subwoofer, a compact, deep-bass sub that weighs only 110lb. and delivers output that's 3dB down at 27Hz. Perfect for mobile users who need deep, ...
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Auralex Now Shipping SonoLite SonoKits
Auralex Acoustics, Inc., a provider of acoustical treatments, is now shipping its new SonoLite SonoKits, highly affordable wall-mounted acoustic absorption panel packages. SonoKits allow users to reduce unwanted acoustical ...
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IP65 Proteus Hybrids Just in Time for J&S Audio Visual
J&S Audio Visual took delivery of 12 new Elation Professional Proteus Hybrid fixtures in December and immediately put the IP65-rated moving heads to work on an outdoor show that was anything but dry. "What better occasion to ...
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Shure to Open Office in Downtown Chicago
Shure Incorporated has announced plans to open an office in downtown Chicago, Illinois, establishing the company's presence in the city's popular Loop district.
The strategic move will enable Shure to be closer to its valued ...
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Alec Szuch Runs Nahko and Medicine for the People Show with ChamSys
There's a sense of magic one feels upon entering the century old Ogden Theatre in Denver, Colorado. It's not just because Harry Houdini appeared there soon after the stately building on Denver's Colfax Avenue opened its doors in 1917. The ...
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A Night in Namibia for Joss Stone
Award winning English jazz and soul singer and songwriter Joss Stone visited Namibia for the first time -- and for one night only -- as part of her ongoing Total world tour, making an appearance in the intimate environs of the ...
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CLAIR Global Invests in Further Optocore Devices
CLAIR Global has substantially increased its Optocore inventory as the production company giants gear up for a major, as yet unannounced 2018 tour.
Having used Optocore DD series solutions for some time, mainly with their ...
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EXE-Rise Hoists Support Neg Earth Lights' Busy Schedule
The complete trust that Neg Earth Lights (www.negearth.com) has put into EXE Technology products was clearly demonstrated last year when they purchased more than 200 new EXE-RISE units within a six-month period. ...
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UVLD Chooses Claypaky Fixtures, Follow-Me Software, and grandMA2 to Support Prestonwood Baptist Church
When Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, Texas presented its annual The Gift of Christmas show in December 2017 design collaborators UVLD took control to a new level employing Claypaky Scenius Profiles and Mythos2 ...
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The Unique Sound of Gorillaz Heard Across the World
What started off in the hip confines of The Printworks, London March 2017, the Gorillaz tour in support of their latest album Humanz has grown to be their most successful ever and the hot ticket of the year in the USA and Europe. ...
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Ent Center for the Arts is Now Open
The University of Colorado in Colorado Springs celebrated the rapidly growing campus's ongoing commitment to its Department of Visual and Performing Arts with the opening of the Ent Center for the Arts on February 3. Long before the design ...
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Theatre in Review: In the Body of the World (Manhattan Theatre Club/City Center Stage I)
"I have been exiled from my body," says Eve Ensler at the top of her latest theatrical confessional, a line that certainly gets one's attention. It's also the first articulation of a thesis that many will find deeply distressing -- ...
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Theatre in Review: Against the Hillside (Ensemble Studio Theatre/Radio Drama Network)
The toxic effects of drone warfare have, in the last few years, spawned some powerful dramas. George Brant's Grounded, produced twice Off Broadway, looks deeply into the shattered soul of an Air Force pilot who spends her days ...
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New World Rigging Symposium Announces the Line-Up of Presenters
ESTA and USITT announce the presenters for the upcoming New World Rigging Symposium, March 13 - 14 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, in conjunction with the USITT Conference and Stage Expo. Full session descriptions ...
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Helen Hayes Nominations Announced
The nominees for the 2018 Helen Hayes Awards were announced February 5. The winners will be announced May 14. The Helen Hayes Awards recognizes and celebrates excellence in professional theatre throughout the Washington metropolitan ...
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LightParts Introduces Metal Halide Lamps
LightParts, the parts and repair source for entertainment lighting, announces the availability of its own range of metal halide lamps, compatible for use in all automated lighting fixtures.
Don Pugh, president of ...
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Eiki International Introduces the EK-350U Solid State 25,000 Hour Projector
Eiki International, Inc., a provider of projection technology for more than 40 years, debuts the EK-350U Meeting Room projector. This exceptional projector offers 4500 ANSI Lumens brightness and WUXGA resolution, as well as 3LCD ...
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ADJ Introduces New Six-Color Sensation for Up-Lighting or Stage Washing
ADJ introduces the latest evolution in the popular Mega Par Series of affordable LED-powered wash lights. Featuring ADJ's patented "sit-flat" design, the Mega Hex Par combines powerful six-in-one HEX color LEDs with useful features ...
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Productions Unlimited, Inc. Adds Tray Allen as Sales and Development Manager
As sales and development manager for Productions Unlimited, Inc., Tray Allen will aid in the continuing growth of the design, sales, and installation expertise that Productions Unlimited, Inc. provides, as well as promote ...
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USITT to Receive $25,000 Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) chairman Jane Chu has approved more than $25 million in grants as part of the NEA's first major funding announcement for fiscal year 2018. Included in this announcement is an Art Works ...
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Schnick-Schnack-Systems Invests in Its Team
Schnick-Schnack-Systems, the specialist for LED effect lighting, welcomes three new members to its team. In their new roles, they will strengthen the areas of project management, accounting, and procurement so the business partners ...
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2018 Vectorworks Design Summit to be Held November 4 - 6 in Phoenix
For the fourth year in a row, global design and BIM software developer Vectorworks, Inc. invites design professionals, educators, and students in the architecture, landscape, and entertainment industries to the annual Vectorworks ...
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NSCA Honors Industry Leaders with Three Awards in 2018
The National Systems Contractors Association (NSCA) announces its industry leader awards for 2018. This year, in addition to naming a Per Haugen Lifetime Achievement Award winner, NSCA recognizes winners for the NSCA Education ...
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Pink Dazzles with Sennheiser Digital 6000 Series at Super Bowl 52
Despite record-setting freezing temperatures, professional football fans had a lot to cheer about during Super Bowl 52 as incumbent champions the New England Patriots faced off against the Philadelphia Eagles for the coveted ...
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Alamodome's Massive $60M Renovation Project Includes L-Acoustics K2
The Alamodome, the City of San Antonio's huge 65,000-seat multipurpose facility, is tasked with doing it all: it's used to host football, basketball, soccer, hockey, baseball, and other events. But over the years, the sound requirements ...
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PixelFLEX Sets the Tone Downtown with HC Media and Fishbrook Design
As the cable access provider for the City of Haverhill, Massachusetts, HC Media is a non-profit corporation developed to provide residents and other non-profit institutions access to the medium of television. Recently unveiling their new ...
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Stampede Strengthens European Sales Team with Appointment of Three New Relationship Managers
Stampede, a value-added distributor of pro AV solutions, opened its ISE 2018 trade show program with the announcement that it has further strengthened its European sales team with the appointment of two new senior ...
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New Yamaha RIVAGE PM7 System Offers PM10 User Experience with Integrated Portability and Flexibility
Yamaha Professional Audio announces an important new addition to the RIVAGE professional audio lineup: the RIVAGE PM7 Digital Mixing System. The core of the RIVAGE PM7 system includes the CSD-R7 Digital Mixing Console, TWINLANe ...
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X-Laser Refines, Expands Mercury Laser Control System and Fixtures
Two months after its debut at LDI 2017 in Las Vegas, X-Laser's Mercury laser control system continues to alter preconceived notions about laser control. With beta testing complete, X-Laser Mercury now includes firmware updates and ...
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Martin Audio's O-Line Taken to a New Dimension of Control
Martin Audio's award winning micro line array, O-Line, has been given extra powers of coverage, consistency, and control thanks to the addition of scalable resolution driven by Martin Audio's new iKON amplifiers and updated DISPLAY ...
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Epson Unveils First 12,000 Lumen Native 4K 3LCD Laser Projector and New Compact 20,000 Lumen WUXGA Model
Epson, a global projector brand, announces the world's first 12,000 lumen native 4K 3LCD laser projector, the Pro L12000Q. Epson also adds the compact Pro L20000U to its large venue projector line, boasting 20,000 lumens of color ...
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Dynacord Introduces the New IPX Series Power Amplifiers for Fixed Installations
Creating industry leading solutions for installation projects of all sizes, Dynacord follows the successful premiere of C series amplifiers with the new sound system amplification in mid- to large-sized permanent installations: IPX ...
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EAW Debuts New Amplification and Processing Solution
Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW) announces the debut of the UX Series, a complete amplification and processing solution for install and production applications utilizing EAW loudspeakers. The UX series ensures the best possible ...
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Bose Professional Now Shipping Panaray MSA12X Modular Steerable Array Loudspeaker
Bose Professional is now shipping its Panaray MSA12X modular steerable array loudspeaker. The self-powered Panaray MSA12X features a slim, unobtrusive acoustic design with 12 full-range 2.25" transducers in a columnar array ...
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OCA Alliance Demonstrates Expanding AES70 Interoperability at ISE
The OCA Alliance -- the AV trade association promoting awareness and implementation of the AES70 open network control standard -- is demonstrating the very latest developments in the AES70 standard and the technologies ...
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KissBox Returns to ISE to Launch Two New Transceivers for Digital Audio, MIDI
Returning to ISE 2018 is show control company KissBox, that will be launching two new products aimed at those responsible for the design and implementation of control systems in theme parks, museums, visitor attractions, live ...
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Allen & Heath USA Presents Highway Marketing its "Rep of the Year" Award
Allen & Heath USA has presented its annual "Rep of the Year" award to Highway Marketing of Dallas, Texas. At the award ceremony, which took place during the 2018 NAMM Show, Allen & Heath also presented several "Sales ...
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Listen Technologies Demonstrates ListenTALK at ISE 2018
Listen Technologies, a provider of assistive listening products for more than 18 years, is demonstrating its mobile collaboration device, ListenTALK, at Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) 2018 in Amsterdam this week. ListenTALK ...
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Elizabeth Coco Lights "DC in DC" After Party with Chauvet Professional
Famous lives are often the focus of exhibits at The National Museum of African American History and Culture and its neighbor, The National Museum of American History. But rarely do these two prestigious institutions, which are part of the ...
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SGM Featured in Color Changing Lighting Project at Kelvingrove
Using SGM's P-5s, director of Teknique Systems Ltd., Tony Kennedy, created a magnificent color changing lighting system on the exterior of the most popular museum in Glasgow; the beautiful Kelvingrove Art Gallery and ...
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Theatre in Review: [Porto] (Women's Project Theatre)
Whenever Kate Benson, who wrote [Porto], stops talking, her play threatens to be a funny and touching romantic comedy tinged with the anxieties of early middle age. Too much of the time, however, we are forced to cope ...
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The Axcor 300 Range Brings Claypaky High Quality to the Mid-Market
Launched at the LDI exhibition in Las Vegas in November 2017, the brand new Axcor 300 LED fixtures from Claypaky bring the Italian manufacturer's no-compromise engineering and performance quality to a wider spectrum of shows and ...
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Calibre Responds to Pixel Explosion with Launch of HQUltra4030 Seamless Scaler-Switcher
At ISE 2018, exhibiting in stand 1-N70, Calibre UK, which has been part of Coretronic since August 2017, is launching the HQUltra4030 seamless scaler-switcher, bringing new levels of functionality and performance to ...
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Straightpoint Pioneers Load Cell Bluetooth Technology
A new Bluetooth app for smart devices, named after Straightpoint's (SP) Handheld plus display unit, is now available for download and easy connection to the manufacturer's recently launched range of load cells that boast the same ...
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K-array's Invisible Solutions Just Got More Discreet
K-array's Azimut is a complete audio solution in a miniature package composed of two 10cm-long Lyzard loudspeakers, an ultra-compact Rumble-KU44-2 subwoofer, a Kommander-KA02 amplifier, and a covert remote control. ...
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Pliant Technologies CrewCom Wireless Intercom System Is Now Shipping Worldwide
Pliant Technologies is now shipping its innovative professional wireless intercom system, CrewCom. The CrewCom wireless intercom range of products will be on display at ISE 2018, February 6 - 9 in Amsterdam's RAI in stand 7 ...
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QSC Recognized with Three Prestigious Awards at NAMM 2018
QSC, LLC announces that it has received three best product awards during the recent annual 2018 NAMM Show, including two Technical Excellence & Creativity (TEC) Awards for outstanding technical achievement in product design, ...
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Rose Brand Inc. Welcomes Installation Manager John Eckert
John Eckert recently joined Rose Brand as installation manager. He is an ETCP Certified Rigger- Theatre and CM certified hoist technician and brings with him more than 30 years of experience in the industry. He ...
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Bandit Lites Launches 50th Year with Annual Meeting
Bandit Lites kicked off its 50th year with its annual general meeting, a gathering of all Bandits from around the country to commemorate the previous year's successes, laud those with significant anniversaries and outstanding ...
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Shure Sharpens Focus in Europe, Ceases Distribution of QSC Products
Shure today announced that as of June 1, 2018, the company will cease distribution of QSC products in Germany and the UK in order focus on its own product portfolio. The company continues to grow through the continued ...
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Barco Instructs Bailiffs to Collect Evidence of Wireless Presentation Systems Exhibited at ISE
Today, on the opening day of ISE, Barco has instructed bailiffs to approach the booth of Kindermann and collect evidence of its Klick & Show wireless presentation system present at the show. Barco will now use this ...
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ITEAC 2018: Priority Notification for Booking
After careful deliberation, the editorial board of this year's International Theatre Engineering and Architecture Conference (ITEAC), to be held in London, June 3 - 5, 2018, has marshaled more than 160 ideas for sessions to create a ...
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JBL Professional by Harman Brings Long-Throw Performance to More Venues with New VLA Compact Series
Harman Professional Solutions, a provider of networked audio, video, lighting, and control systems, today introduced the JBL Professional VLA Compact Series line array solution at ISE 2018 in stand 1-F10 at Amsterdam's ...
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ADB Supports the Use of the Halogen Lamp in Stage Lighting Industry
Concerning the tungsten ban that is being talked about a lot these days, ADB Stagelight has decided to include halogen lamps in its lighting units, at no extra charge, as of February 2018.
In this way, ADB would like to give a ...
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Theatre in Review: Jimmy Titanic (Irish Repertory Theatre)
Is it possible that a piece running only seventy-five minutes can be overstuffed? I submit as evidence Jimmy Titanic. The playwright, Bernard McMullan, works so many angles on the story of the sinking of a certain ...
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Theatre in Review: Hangmen (Atlantic Theater Company)
Martin McDonagh, the playwright, is in danger of being eclipsed by Martin McDonagh, the filmmaker; even if you feel, as do I, that his latest film, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, doesn't juggle its farcical and ...
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RF Venue Launches WaveTower SaaS Remote RF Spectrum Monitor
RF Venue, a provier of antenna, spectrum analysis, and RF signal management tools for the professional audio-visual industry, has announced the immediate availability of its much-anticipated WaveTower software-as-a-service (SaaS) ...
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Renkus-Heinz Announces New ICONYX Steerable Arrays
Renkus-Heinz has significantly expanded its family of acclaimed ICONYX-series digitally steerable column arrays, introducing the new IC8-HD, IC Live X, and IC Live XL. The IC Live X and IC Live XL deliver even higher SPL than the ...
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New Christie Velvet CorePlus LED Delivers a Flexible, Full-Featured Video Wall Solution
The new Christie Velvet CorePlus LED video walls deliver unparalleled design flexibility for a value-priced LED video wall solution. Ranging in pixel pitches from 1.2 to 4.0 millimeters, the single architecture scales more easily to ...
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Outline Announce Debut of New Products at ISE Amsterdam
Following on from the success of the Stadia Series of loudspeakers designed for permanent outdoor installation, Outline announces the launch of a complimentary range at ISE 2018.
Stadia Series products have already ...
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ADJ Lighting to Spotlight Three Products at ISE 2018 That Help AVL Professionals "Do More!"
From February 6 - 9, ADJ Lighting will be on stand #7-P208 at the Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) trade show at the RAI Exhibition Center in Amsterdam, Netherlands. This growing event is focused on professional AV and ...
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Solotech Invests in Robe BMFLs and MegaPointes
Canadian and North American-based rental and technical production specialist Solotech has recently purchased over 100 Robe BMFLs and 26 MegaPointes in its latest investment in the Czech moving light brand, adding to an ...
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BlackTrax to Help Panasonic Wow Visitors at ISE 2018
The AV industry delivers few more compeling spectacles than projection mapping -- and at ISE 2018, real-time motion tracking company BlackTrax will once again be making a key contribution to what is expected to be yet another ...
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ProMolded Multicables at United Center Chicago
The celebrated home of the champion Chicago Bulls and Blackhawks now features a 190,000-sq.-ft. addition with power distribution and trussing installed by Upstaging. Opened to the public last fall, the new atrium features the ...
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PixelFLEX Goes to the Farmer's Market with The ESB Group
Located on the banks of the Black Warrior River, the Tuscaloosa River Market in Alabama is an open-air Farmer's Market and multi-use public facility which hosts weddings, rehearsal dinners, civic gatherings, and more. Originally opened in ...
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Avolites Titan Mobile Helps Join the DOTs at Lumiere London Festival
Light artist Philippe Morvan and programmer Émilien Guesnard relied on the power and feature set of Avolites' Titan Mobile console to realize one of the highlight installations of this year's Lumiere London Festival, ...
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Stampede Kicks Off the 2018 North American Big Book of AV Tour on February 22nd in Denver
With an ever-growing list of local resources, an already existing talented and highly-educated workforce, and an innovative economy attracting the energy of outsiders, Denver, Colorado, has succeeded in building a vibrant, strong, and ...
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Theatre in Review: He Brought Her Heart Back in a Box (Theatre for a New Audience)
After a silence of ten years, Adrienne Kennedy has returned with this brief, elliptical, haunting play, a romance that opens a window on a complex and treacherous past. Actually, "play" is something of a misnomer: He Brought ...
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Theatre in Review: Imperfect Love (The Left Wing/Connelly Theater)
Whatever else one might say about Imperfect Love, it looks like a billion lire, thanks to the scenery and costumes by Gianni Quaranta, whose film production design credits include Franco Zeffirelli's Brother Sun, ...
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QSC Founders Honored with NAMM Milestone Award for 50 Years of Service in the Music Products Industry
QSC founders Pat Quilter, John Andrews, and Barry Andrews were honored at the 2018 Winter NAMM Show with the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Milestone Award for 50 years of service in the ...
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ISE 2018: Adamson Previews New Point Source Models from IS-Series
Adamson Systems Engineering will be exhibiting at Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) 2018, happening February 6 - 9 at the RAI exhibition center in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The company is highlighting a pair of new point source ...
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Matrox Premieres Mura IPX DisplayPort 1.2 Capture Cards for 4K60 Video and Graphics-Rich Display Walls at ISE
Matrox Graphics Inc. added to its award-winning video wall portfolio with the Matrox Mura IPX 4K DisplayPort capture and IP encode/decode cards. The new dual DisplayPort 1.2 capture boards feature 4K60 full color support, providing ...
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RoboSpot is a Flexible Solution for Little Mermaid
Lighting for the show -- the first time The Little Mermaid has been staged in Belgium -- was designed by Luc Peumans of Genk-based international design practice, Painting with Light, and lighting equipment was ...
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GLP GT-1 and X4 Bar Provide Versatility for J Hus
When lighting designer Sam Tozer provided his dynamic light show for the BBK Festival at the O2 Arena in London over the August Bank Holiday weekend, he called on an abundance of GLP's award-winning X4 Bar 20 battens for the ...
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Meyer Sound LINA and LEOPARD Clearly Favored for National Theatre's "Transcendent" Follies
Closing in January following an extended run, a revival of Stephen Sondheim's Follies at London's National Theatre was showered with lavish praise by critics. Paul Taylor called it "jaw-droppingly great" in The Independent< ...
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Area Four Industries America Spreads Its Collective Wings at NAMM
With the first NAMM Show behind the company, and Area Four Industries America offices now firmly established in the west and the east, the company would like to thank all of its long time clients and the many new visitors who ...
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Arf&Yes Creates Captivating Spectacle for Warhaus with Maverick MK2 Wash
Not many musicians can claim to have the relentless creative output of Belgian artist Maarten Devoldere. When he's not performing and recording with his award-winning band, Baltazar, Devoldere pushes the musical envelope as the main singer ...
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Bandit Lites Gives Back to UT Medical Center Philanthropy Kick Off
The University of Tennessee Medical Center (UTMC) Philanthropic Advisory Council launched their annual kick-off event with a sophisticated, winter theme comprised of soft azures and snow-white illumination with a lighting package provided ...
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Avnu Alliance Pro AV Education Initiative Ramps Up for 2018
As part of an ongoing effort to educate the pro AV industry, the Avnu Alliance, the industry consortium driving open, standards-based deterministic networking, will offer their popular AVIXA Master Class at Integrated Systems ...
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Pop Star Halsey Brings Amplified, Natural Sound to Hopeless Fountain Kingdom World Tour
Before pop music artist Halsey set out on her world tour in support of her second album, Hopeless Fountain Kingdom, the singer's front-of-house engineer Vincent Casamatta and monitor engineer Scott Wasilk thought it ...
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Guatemala's Largest Church Chooses LynTec Power Control
LynTec, a manufacturer of innovative electrical power control solutions for professional audio, video, and lighting systems, announces that its RPC remote control breaker panels were integrated into two new children's theaters at ...
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Mountain Productions on 2017 NFL Draft: Road to Super Bowl Began in Philadelphia
As two teams and one nation of NFL fans prepare for Super Bowl LII this Sunday in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Mountain Productions, a global event production provider based in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, is reflecting on the ...
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Theatre in Review: Fire and Air (Classic Stage Company)
In Fire and Air, Terrence McNally takes on what may be his greatest challenge: He tries to make us sympathize with a producer. And not just any producer -- the play revolves around Sergei Diaghilev, founder of ...
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Chauvet Professional Introduces Ovation SP-300CW LED Followspot
Chauvet Professional's new Ovation SP-300CW offers the efficiency of LED technology in a bright professional-level followspot fixture. Powered by a 260W 5500K cool white LED engine, and featuring a 10- to 20-degree zoom, the high ...
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Claypaky's Axcor Profile 900: The Apex of LED Spot Performance
The Claypaky Axcor Profile 900 is among the most advanced LED profile spot on the market. It utilizes the very finest components throughout, from its color system to its pin-sharp optics and the high precision micro-mechanics of its ...
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Powersoft Announces Key Appointments in North American Operations
Powersoft, a provider of lightweight, energy efficient amplifier platforms, announces two key appointments as it seeks continued growth in the North American market. Effective immediately, the company has appointed Andrew ...
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BackStage Pass: Reflections on Life in the Theatre -- Adds New Interview
BackStage Pass announces the release of the fourth in the ongoing series of video interviews with people who have helped create the history and shape the future of the live entertainment industry. John McGraw and Steve ...
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Sennheiser Delivers Winning Wireless at 2018 Grammy Awards
Broadcast live on January 28, the 60th Annual Grammy Awards delivered all the excitement and drama audiences have come to expect from the music industry's marquee event. Audio specialist Sennheiser played a pivotal roll in ...
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Clair Brothers Congratulation Garth Brooks on his Record-Breaking Tour and TEC Award Nomination
Thousands of excited voices fill the arena in anticipation, waiting for the moment to arrive. Suddenly darkness. The voices hush for but a second when the first notes of "Baby, Let's Lay Down and Dance" rise into the air, clear and crisp, ...
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Elite Multimedia Grows Rental Inventory with Chauvet, Martin, and GLP
As the new year begins, production partner Elite Multimedia announces the addition of lighting solutions from Chauvet Professional, Martin by Harman, and GLP into its rental inventory. With the delivery of Maverick MK ...
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Claypaky Lighting Fixtures Support Ilusio, Magic on Ice During its Roanoke, Virginia Run
What could be more entertaining than combining the beauty of world-class ice skating with the intrigue of magic? Ilusio, Magic on Ice, a riveting spectacular created by and starring Steve Wheeler, has played to millions of people in ...
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Elation Satura Profile, FLX "Great Combination" on 2017 Inc. 5000 Awards
Each year, Inc. Magazine publishes its list of the 5,000 fastest-growing publicly held small companies in the US and follows the announcement with a black-tie awards ceremony at the Inc. 5000 Conference & Gala. To land on Inc' ...
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Analog Way and LANG Seal Distribution Agreement
Already successfully supplying the rental and staging sector with Analog Way's premium AV processors since 2014, LANG AG positions itself as a full-range provider for both high-end standard offerings and custom requests of ...
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Harman Professional Solutions Delivers World-Class Audio Quality at the Australian High Commission
Jands NZ recently installed a networked audio system by Harman Professional Solutions at the Australian High Commission facility in Wellington, New Zealand.
The Australian High Commission (AHC) acts as the Australian ...
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D.A.S. Audio Helps Keep the Festivities Up-Tempo Aboard the Carnival Conquest
Carnival Cruise Line, recognized globally as "The World's Most Popular Cruise Line," is well-known for its fun vacations at sea and ashore. The vessel Carnival Conquest, which cruises to the Bahamas, Bermuda, and the Caribbean, recently ...
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Ashly Audio's nX-Series is a "Buffet of Possibilities" for Christ the Rock Community Church
It was a unique and oddly enviable position for an AV integrator to be in: Scott Tomashek, director of AV design engineering at Camera Corner Connecting Point (CCCP) of Green Bay, Wisconsin, was called on to design and ...
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Sound Works Pro Supports Chicago Women's March
On January 20, 2018, in the city of Chicago, 300,000 women and allies continued the fight for women's rights and social justice holding one of many Women's March events across the country. Sound Works Productions of Mokena, Illinois ...
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