News Archive - February 2020

Elation Shares in Magic of Dollywood Wildwood Grove Tree

When visiting the Smoky Mountains of Eastern Tennessee, a visit to Dollywood should be high on anyone's agenda. The popular theme park debuted a new land in June 2019 -- Wildwood Grove -- at whose heart is a magical Wildwood Tree ...

64 Audio's New Flagship A18s 18-Driver IEM Now Available

64 Audio, provider of custom and universal fit in-ear monitors, announces its new flagship A18s custom in-ear monitor is now available for order. Debuted at the recent 2020 NAMM Show, the A18s is built off of 64 Audio's existing 18 ...

Susan Rose Adds to Magic of Dollywood's Wildwood Grove Tree with Chauvet Professional

With its weathered and gnarled trunk breaking through an outcrop of rocks as it reaches for the sky, the majestic 50' tree at the heart of Dollywood's Wildwood Grove typifies the serene, natural beauty of The Great Smoky Mountains. But ...

GSJA Bandengan Church Energizes Sermons with Harman Professional Solutions

To deliver clear, intelligible sound for sermons and special events, AV integrator IMS Indonesia recently outfitted GSJA Bandengan Church with a class-leading Harman Professional Solutions networked audio system. ...

Hippotizer is All-Round Performer for Sonu Nigam

For a recent concert performance by Indian singer, composer, actor, and all-round megastar, Sonu Nigam, event production specialist Lightech AV turned again to their go-to Media Server solution from Green Hippo to drive the ...

St. Joseph's Chapel Revamps with Martin Audio CDD

Old Barn Audio (OBA) recently turned to Martin Audio's CDD series to overcome a challenging situation at the refurbished St. Joseph's College Chapel in Ipswich. The majestic Ipswich chapel, forced to close for three years ...

Point Source Microphones Deliver New Solutions for Danny Elfman Tour

As Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas toured the UK at the end of 2019, virtuoso violinist Sandy Cameron was presented with a new miking technique thanks to Point Source Audio's EMBRACE EO-8WL earmount microphone. ...

Pump House Theatre Gets Chilli with Zero 88

The Pump House Theatre and Arts Centre in Watford, UK, is a thriving hub for local and national performing arts and emerging talent and a busy receiving house with a lively program of drama, musicals, and dance, working to provide "arts ...

Summit Woods Baptist Church Benefits from Danley Sound Lab Fidelity, Pattern Control, and Small Footprint

Summit Woods Baptist Church is a large but relatively young church in Lee's Summit, Missouri. It moved into its first permanent sanctuary in 2004, a space that it had helped to design. Although most aspects of the 650-capacity, fan-shaped ...

Innovative Visual Art Duo Create Transformative Video Paintings with Epson Projectors

Twin visual artists, Bahareh and Farzaneh Safarani, explore the marriage of video and performance art with their passion for painting. Blending motion projection with traditional still art, the Safarani sisters transform ...

Adlib is Dedicated to Carly Rae Jepsen

Adlib supplied audio and lighting production for the UK dates of dynamic, talented, and popular Canadian singer / songwriter Carly Rae Jepsen's ongoing Dedicated World Tour. In addition, Adlib supplied a lighting and audio ...

Breathing Life into "Extreme Bike Riding at Height"

MILOS recently lived up to the Area Four Industries catch phrase "You Know What. We Know How." with the design, static calculation and delivery of Milos truss products for a unique, "high wire bike" climbing course for their ...

Meeting the Needs of the World -- VON WELT Choose DiGiGrid

German band VON WELT spent eighteen months in the studio together, writing and producing songs, before publicly launching the band in 2015. On the evidence of their well-crafted and dynamic output, that time was well spent. It is quickly ...

USITT 2020 Award Winners Announced

The United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT) announces its 2020 award winners. Each year USITT along with many generous sponsors present a wide array of awards to those who work, create, and excel in the theatre and ...

COVID-19 Update: ESTA Update on Coronavirus

A message from ESTA executive director, Erin Grabe:
"ESTA is closely monitoring the COVID-19 (coronavirus) situation, not only through regular updates from WHO (World Health Organization) and CDC (Centers for Disease ...

Rosco Continues Support of Behind the Scenes with Roscolux 359

Rosco Laboratories was Behind the Scenes' first Pledge-a-Product Partner and they continued their support with a check presentation today by Chad Tiller, Rosco's vice president of global live entertainment, ...

PreSonus Releases the Next Advancement in its AVB Ecosystem

PreSonus has released its Ecosystem 3.0 update for StudioLive Series III ecosystem products. An early adopter of AVB, PreSonus continues to be on the cutting edge of advancing reliable, consistent network performance while moving ...

Green Hippo Announces New Leadership

Green Hippo, the specialist creator of tools for the real-time manipulation of video for the AV industries, announces that David March and Ryan Brown are to take on new directorship roles at the company. ...

Frédéric Sujobert Appointed General Manager of Solotech's Quebec City Office

Martin Tremblay, president and CEO of Solotech, announces the appointment of Frédéric Sujobert as general manager of the company's Quebec City office, effective March 9, 2020.
Perfectly aligned with Solotech's "Thi ...

Bandit Lites Hires Nick Brown to World Headquarters

Bandit Lites, the world's foremost lighting company, is making huge strides in 2020 to revamp their world headquarters to meet the increase of area productions and global sales installations. To that end, Bandit Lites hired Nick ...

Fishman Transducers Hires Bryan Fishman as Program Manager

Fishman announces that it has appointed Bryan Fishman as its new program manager.
US Navy veteran and graduate of the United States Naval Academy, Bryan Fishman most recently served at US Northern Command as the ...

piVot2 Announces Network Ambassadors for USITT 2020

piVot2 (p2) an entertainment industry design/build sector's heart-hunting recruiter, announces its Network Ambassadors for USITT 2020.
Founder|CE Irene Byrne Ohl stated, "These three students represent the core values of ...

D.L. Henderson Named VUE Rep of the Year for 2019

VUE Audiotechnik congratulates D.L. Henderson for winning the Vue Audiotechnik 2019 Rep of the Year Award.
D.L. Henderson has been with Vue from the start and has shown a great deal of consistency in its performance over ...

CAST Group's 2020 Education Schedule Available Now

With the launch a new education program, scheduled and on-demand training and education sessions are offered again through CAST Group. The brand new 2020 training schedule is now available. CAST Group offers in-person training, ...

WIcreations Flies & Moves Ski Lift for Moose Bar XXL

WIcreations used its new WImotion system -- motors, tracking, and control -- to automate five ski lift cable cars in spectacular style as part of a massive visual extravaganza for the two-day Moose Bar XXL event at Antwerp's ...

Astera Joins the New Skoda Octavia Party Launch

The new -- fourth-generation -- Skoda Octavia was launched in a blaze of glory to a VIP audience and the global press in the Czech Republic at the Prague National Gallery's Trade Fair Palace.
Lighting designer Michael Kuehbandner

Ultimate USO Show Takes the Stage With Allen & Heath

Picture this: Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Marilyn Monroe, and Bob Hope all performing onstage in a one-night only show. This could only happen at the Sands or somewhere else on the Las Vegas Strip of the late '50s, right ...

Theatre in Review: A Sign of the Times (Theatre 511)

Stephen Lloyd Helper's new play apparently focuses on the existential crisis of a traffic controller working outside a construction site, but he has much bigger things on his mind. This nameless character is that guy one sees all ...

Theatre in Review: Incantata (Irish Repertory Theatre)

If nothing else, Incantata offers the opportunity to get acquainted with the fine Irish poet Paul Muldoon. A longtime resident of this country, he has been poetry editor of The New Yorker and is a faculty ...

COVID-19 Update: Vari-Lite and Strand Decide Not to Participate in Prolight + Sound 2020

After careful consideration, Vari-Lite and Strand, Signify entertainment lighting brands, have decided not to participate in Prolight + Sound 2020 in Frankfurt, Germany due to the health risks posed by the ...

Adam Hall Group Cancels Participation in Prolight + Sound 2020 -- Virtual Trade Show with Product Highlights

In light of recent developments in the COVID-19 virus, the Adam Hall Group has decided not to participate in this year's Prolight + Sound, scheduled for March 31 - April 3,2020 in Frankfurt am Main. In doing so, the event ...

COVID-19: MIR Tech in Rimini Postponed

MIR Tech, the show specifically for the world of showbiz technologies, organized by IEG Italian Exhibition Group and scheduled to be held at Rimini Expo Center March 8 - 10, 2020, announces the postponement of this fifth ...

Artiste Rembrandt Powerful Companion Washlight to Award-Winning Artiste Monet

Elation Professional offers a new addition in its multi-award-winning Artiste range of high performance moving heads, the Artiste Rembrandt LED Wash, a powerful companion washlight to the popular Artiste Monet LED Profile. With ...

Lex Products Introduces the powerCON Tee Power Distribution System

With the introduction of the powerCON Tee, Lex Products expands the means of creating infinitely configurable, single-circuit portable power distribution systems. Taking advantage of the Neutrik powerCON series, the powerCON Tee ...

Martin Audio Unveils Five New Award-Winning Ceiling Loudspeakers for ADORN Commercial Series

Martin Audio's busy start to the year sees no sign of slowing down having unveiled a further five new products targeting commercial installation sector with in-ceiling and pendant loudspeakers joining the ADORN series at ISE 2020. ...

Acclaim Lighting Expands Their Modular Linear One Series for Linear Lighting Applications

Acclaim Lighting, a provider of innovative and advanced solid-state lighting technology, expands its Linear One Series, which includes low-watt, high-output energy-efficient interior and exterior modular linear LED fixtures in a ...

L-Acoustics A Series Goes Underground on Nashville Rooftop

When Nashville Underground first opened its doors on Lower Broadway two years ago, the four-level music venue, restaurant, bar, and event space co-owned by singer-songwriter brothers Joey and Gavin DeGraw added a new and exciting ...

Robe ESPRITES for Vridilo Je Show in Croatia

The Vridilo Je show was a massive high-profile tribute concert in Spilt Arena, Croatia, starring the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra (ZPO) and dedicated to the late singer, entertainer, and Croatian superstar Oliver Dragojevic, an iconic ...

Gigant Sound Provides a Massive Outline PA Rig for the 2019 Junior Eurovision Song Contest

On November 24th, 2019, the audience gathered at the Gliwice Arena in southern Poland witnessed a breathtaking event: the 17th Junior Eurovision Song Contest, which has proven to be one of the most innovative and technologically ...

Ayrton Perseo Builds Castle of Light in Edinburgh

There are few cities blessed with a more spectacular landscape than Edinburgh. Overlooking the city's Old Town and with views stretching from the heights of Arthur's Seat and the Palace of Holyrood to the Palladian elegance of the Georgian ...

Gesaffelstein's Unique Vantablack Monolith Brought to Life with GLP

When French record producer and DJ Gesaffelstein launched his utterly unique and breathtaking stage set at Coachella last April, it created a blueprint for the huge Against the Night, Across the Time US Tour that was to follow ...

The Natural Sound of DPA Microphones Brings Real Pleasure to Rostislav Pavlík

Although it has been more than 14 years since Slovakian producer and record label owner Rostislav Pavlík first heard a DPA microphone, the memory of the exquisite pleasure the experience gave him is still as fresh now as it was then ...

Meyer Sound Loudspeakers Enhance the Natural Ambience at Helsinki Airport's "Aukio"

Part of a new terminal extension at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport, Aukio (Finnish for "square" or "plaza") is a relaxing, fluid space where global travelers can gently immerse themselves in the unique sounds and sights of Finland's vast ...

Analog Way's Aquilon C+ Drives LED Videowalls at New DraftKings Sportsbook at del Lago in New York

DraftKings Inc. and del Lago Resort and Casino have opened the DraftKings Sportsbook at del Lago, a 6,000-sq.ft. space offering sports fans an innovative, high-tech sports betting experience featuring LED videowalls driven by an Analog ...

Clair Brothers Adds Audio Clarity and Power to the Biggest Cultural Celebration in Greece

The week-long Summer Nostros Festival (SNFest) is an international multifaceted arts, sports, and education festival held every June, that is free for all to attend and welcomes people of all ages. This, the fifth year of the incredibly ...

Theatre in Review: We're Gonna Die (Second Stage Theater)

Don't be put off by the title of Young Jean Lee's new entertainment; in fact, it articulates the good news. And, if you've been feeling a little roiled by events lately -- and who among us has not? -- you might consider making a pit ...

Theatre in Review: The Unsinkable Molly Brown (Transport Group/Abrons Arts Center)

Molly Brown is, apparently, so unsinkable that her musical keeps floating back to the surface. The fabulously nouveau riche wife of a Denver mining baron has, over the years, become a classic American character, not least because of her ...

Chauvet Professional's Conquer All Elements Tour Promotes HOW Lighting Education

Chauvet Professional has launched the Conquer All Elements Tour that will see the company participate in a co-sponsored educational session for houses of worship. As its name implies, the tour is part of an ongoing effort by ...

Expanding the Horizons for Running Timecode Laser Shows

Pangolin and Visual Productions NL have joined forces to offer support for the TimeCore product within Pangolin's FB4 media server and BEYOND software, making it easier for lighting designers to control laser and multimedia ...

PLASA Announces New Training Events

PLASA, association for the entertainment technology industry, has announced a new series of professional development training events for 2020. Plasa's training events have been developed in line with the current business climate and ...

grandMA3 Consoles Take Center Stage at Super Bowl Halftime Show

grandMA3 consoles made their Super Bowl Halftime Show debut at Miami's Hard Rock Stadium where they joined a complement of grandMA2 boards to control video elements, stage effects, and the LED wristbands worn by approximately 65,000 ...

DiGiCo Consoles Were Sizzling for Super Bowl LIV's Hot Halftime Show

Super Bowl LIV was a truly Latina-American event: Bronx-born Jennifer Lopez headlined the halftime show and Columbia native, but Miami Beach resident, Shakira shared the main stage, while New Mexico native Demi Lovato sang the National ...

Upstage Video Celebrates 15 Years with a New Name, New Capabilities, and Company Growth

Upstage Video, video rental systems provider, announced today that they are expanding to include professional lighting, audio services, and event staging. The company that has specialized in live video support for TV broadcasts, ...

Productions Unlimited Consolidates at New Expanded Headquarters

Productions Unlimited, Inc. announces that they have completed their move from Greer, South Carolina to their new facility in Roebuck, South Carolina.
Productions Unlimited, Inc. is a theatrical systems integrator and ...

Fire Fight Australia

Over 20 hugely talented artists including Queen and Adam Lambert, Olivia Newton-John, John Farnham, Alice Cooper, Delta Goodrem, 5 Seconds of Summer, Tina Arena, Ronan Keating, Hill Top Hoods, Amy Shark, k. d. lang, and many more ...

ICR's Discovery Center Partners with Strand for a Flexible, Integrated Control Solution

The Institute for Creation Research (ICR)'s new Discovery Center for Science and Earth History announced it is benefiting from an advanced, integrated lighting control system from Strand, a Signify entertainment lighting ...

"Notoriety Live" Positions the Las Vegas Music Scene for Performance with Renkus-Heinz' ICLive X Series

Las Vegas entrepreneur Ken Henderson's 15-year-old dream to empower the city's music scene has come to life: his newly opened Notoriety Live music hall -- featuring multiple performance stages on the third floor of Fremont Street's ...

NanoLumens 2020 Crystal Nixel Awards Recognize Legacy Union, KAOS Nightclub, and Karrinyup Shopping Center

NanoLumens, award-winning creators of uniquely compelling interactive LED visualization solutions, today announced the winners of its fifth annual NanoLumens Crystal Nixel Awards that recognize outstanding creativity in the design ...

Stampede's 2020 Big Book of AV Tour Visits the Sunshine State on March 5th in Orlando

Orlando area technology integrators, resellers, and end-users will soon better understand the benefits of integrated audiovisual and communications technologies on March 5th when Stampede, a provider of value-added distribution ...

Theatre in Review: All the Natalie Portmans (MCC Theater)

There are all sorts of storms brewing in C. A. Johnson's play, and at the center of them all is Keyonna, the tart-tongued, unapologetically lesbian, sixteen-year-old heroine. Obviously brilliant -- she often skips her charter school ...

Theatre in Review: Dana H. (Vineyard Theatre)

The current Vineyard season could be labeled "Ladies in Distress, in Plain Sight." In Is This a Room, the company's previous production, the writer-director, Tina Satter, turned the transcript of an FBI interview with the leaker ...

City Theatrical Now Shipping Multiverse Receiver Cards

City Theatrical's Multiverse Receiver Cards are products that any lighting user can use to implement wireless DMX/RDM into entertainment projects or lighting equipment in a simple way. Multiverse Receiver Cards are now available ...

Meyer Sound Promotes Luley and Molnar to Key Management Positions

As part of a restructuring program to accommodate continuing growth, Meyer Sound has promoted two managers to key high-level management positions. Amy Luley has been named director of US sales operations and Mary Molnar

CLF and TMB Sign Distribution Agreement for UK and Ireland

CLF Lighting Europe announces that TMB has been appointed CLF lighting fixtures' exclusive distributor for the UK and Ireland.
After much success as the brand "Nuri*Lites" in the US, now a broader range of CLF products - ...

Robe T1s for Amélie Production

Elliot Griggs chose Robe's T1 Profiles to provide major key lighting for Amélie the Musical, a new production first staged at the Watermill Theatre, Newbury, UK, which then undertook a nationwide UK and Irish tour ...

Shure Endorser Jennifer Lopez Highlights a Super Performance at the Super Bowl

With more than 100 million people watching around the US -- and another 50-65 million watching around the globe -- many eyes and ears tuned in to one of the biggest nights in sports.
From the Super Bowl pre-game show, rousing ...

Elation Pixel Creativity for Jessie Reyez Being Human On Tour

Jon Stanners, one of two owners of Winnipeg-based production and design company Red Rover Entertainment, turned to a pint-sized yet powerful Elation Professional lighting package on Canadian singer Jessie Reyez's ...

KOI Announces New Judges Appointments for 2020

The Knight of Illumination (KOI) Awards, the celebration of light and video design in stage and screen entertainment, announces the appointment of five new judges across its three categories for the 2020 Awards. ...

MILOS Cell Clamps -- A Firm Grip

MILOS cell clamps bite down hard and hold on tight to ensure the safe and secure mounting of fixtures, suspension of support structures, and connections on truss tubes. All clamps are precisely manufactured from high quality ...

JTE Lightweight Roof System -- Kick off the Season with a "Seasoned" Performer

Entertainment technicians can count on JTE's Lightweight Roof System (LWR) to provide the strength, reliability, and safety required for their upcoming small to medium-sized spring and summer events. It's a proven performer that ...

NPi Audio Visual Solutions Accents Cleveland Sports Awards with Chauvet Professional

"The best thing about sports is the sense of community it can create," Bob Costas once observed. Anyone who attended the Greater Cleveland Sports Awards in late January saw firsthand the wisdom of the legendary sportscaster's ...

Claypaky Mythos 2 and Scenius Unico Fixtures Wrap Successful Ed Sheeran Divide Tour 2019

One of the world's best-selling music artists, Ed Sheeran wrapped his 260-show Divide tour last year, which featured a large complement of Claypaky Mythos 2 and Scenius Unico lighting fixtures. Mark Cunniffe was the ...

LD Seth Bernstein Reimagines the Lighting Design for Animal Planet's Puppy Bowl Utilizing 4Wall Gear

Animal Planet celebrated 16 years of airing the Puppy Bowl, which has become a Super Bowl Sunday must watch for millions around the world. The annual television program consists of footage of a batch of adoptable puppies at play ...

Theatre in Review: Tumacho (Clubbed Thumb)/Mud/Drowning (Mabou Mines)

Two new productions provide a snapshot of the downtown theatre aesthetic now and then. Tumacho, at the Connelly Theatre, is the latest effort of Ethan Lipton, the playwright/songwriter whose semi-cabaret ...

Obsidian Control Systems Announces Release of ONYX 4.4 Featuring Creative DYLOS Pixel Composer

Obsidian Control Systems announces release of ONYX 4.4 lighting control software, which fully integrates Obsidian's intuitive and artistic DYLOS pixel composer, opening up new possibilities for the creative designer. Integration of ...

Kool and The Gang Celebrates Good Times with DPA Microphones

When Ed Irons came onto the scene as Kool and The Gang's production manager/front-of-house engineer, he was excited to finally get his hands on DPA Microphones' solutions after hearing colleagues rave about their high-quality ...

ChamSys MagicQ MQ80 At Home in Elsewhere

Technically, the "centroid," or geographical center, of New York City lies near the corner of Stockholm Street and St. Nicholas Avenue, just a short half mile walk from Elsewhere. This distinguishing feature didn't enter into the decision ...

Zero 88 RigSwitch Installed at P&J Live Aberdeen

Eighteen of Zero 88's new RigSwitch cabinets -- for controlled and synchronized power switching -- have been installed at P&J Live at The Event Complex Aberdeen, a brand new multi-million-pound state-of-the-art flexible ...

Lena Wants "Only Love" From GLP

In April 2019, the German singer / songwriter Lena Meyer-Landrut released her fifth critically acclaimed studio album, Only Love, L. In June, the Only Love Tour of 12 dates took the band through small to medium-sized halls in ...

3G AV Installs Sound and Lighting in Seminole Hard Rock Live Hotel Entertainment Complex

As part of a massive $1.5 billion addition and upgrade to the Seminole Hard Rock Live Hotel, 3G Productions, Inc. installation and integration division recently installed a versatile and sophisticated lighting and sound system in ...

Focusrite Red-Net Interface Employed for Arcadia Earth Art Installation

Visitors to Arcadia Earth can't help but feel at one with the assortment of environments represented in the art installation's 15 rooms in Manhattan's NoHo district, ranging from the depths of the sea to the tops of glaciers. They will ...

Lighting the WEGA Global Games OC in Doha

Painting with Light (PWL)'s creative director Luc Peumans was asked to design an eye-catching lighting scheme for the opening ceremony (OC) of the first Qatar eSports WEGA Global Games. The OC event was staged in the Khalifa ...

TrACME Spots Winners at Bird's Nest Singing Spectacular

Sing! China is a Chinese TV singing competition broadcast by Zhejiang Television. The show is contested by aspiring singers drawn from public auditions. The latest season of the show recently came to its climax with a spectacular ...

Alcons Pro-Ribbon Speakers Make Blak Box A Truly Immersive Experience

Australia's Urban Theatre Projects (UTP) is dedicated to telling real-life stories which portray the many facets of modern-day Australia through site-specific cultural experiences. Many of its projects are presented in Blak Box, a unique, ...

Tom Young Invests in Visual Productions TimeCore

Highly regarded lighting programmer and designer Tom Young has invested in two Visual Productions TimeCore units with rackmount accessories from its exclusive UK distributor Entedi. TimeCore is a compact device that ...

New Ownership at Tyler Truss Vows: World-Class Quality Plus On-Time Delivery to Get Even Better

After 15 years of solid growth, driven by quality, innovation, and superior customer service, Tyler Truss is under new ownership. In October 2019, Glenn Cleland, former CEO/owner of Magna-Tech Manufacturing and other ...

The Audio Engineering Society Welcomes Agnieszka Roginska as President

Agnieszka Roginska has begun her term as president of the Audio Engineering Society as of January 1, 2020. Currently celebrating her 20th year as an AES member, Roginska has served in numerous leadership roles within the ...

Canto USA Retro is More than Up to PAR

Due to popular demand, Canto USA offers the Retro-PAR. The Retro has been offered as a direct PAR lamp replacement since 2014. Since there are so many thousands of iterations of The Retro, the PAR needed its opportunity to stand ...

Purchase College to Honor William M. Mensching at the Ninth "Backstage Legends and Masters Award" Event

Purchase College, State University of New York's Broadway Technical Theatre History Project, will present the Ninth Annual Broadway technical "Backstage Legends and Masters Award" to theatre legend, William M. (Bill) Mensching on ...

Times Square Lighting Introduces the MCR Series Track Light

Times Square Lighting's new MCR Series Track Light is suited for medium to long throws. This power saving fixture can produce up to 175 lumens per watt. It features passive cooling, a long-life LED, and 1% dimming. Multiple ...

Riedel North America Taps Dave Caulwell for New Role as Channel Manager

Reflecting continued rapid growth in the North American marketplace for its real-time communications and signal networking solutions, Riedel Communications has promoted Dave Caulwell to the newly created position of North ...

Join Event Safety Alliance at the 2020 USITT Conference & Stage Expo

Event Safety Alliance (ESA), the subject matter experts regarding safety and security at live events, is bringing a full day of programming to this year's USITT Conference & Stage Expo. Five recognized authorities from the ...

Peavey Commercial Audio Welcomes Back Shayne Thomas as General Manager

Peavey Commercial Audio (PCA) announces the rehiring of Shayne Thomas and his appointment to the role of general manager. Thomas will be responsible for overseeing the MediaMatrix and Crest Audio product ...

Mobiltechlifts ML2 -- Small Footprint, Large Capacity

Don't be fooled by the size of the Mobiltechlifts ML2. Within its compact 2.4m x 2.4m (7.87' x 7.87') footprint, users will find an impressive loading capacity of up to 200kg (441lb) and a maximum height of up to 6.5m (21.5'). Its heavy ...

Tripleplay Welcomes Rodney Ward as VP of Operations in North America

Digital signage and IPTV provider, Tripleplay, announces it has appointed Rodney Ward as VP of operations, expanding the North American team. This appointment is a key next step in Tripleplay's global expansion strategy for ...

NSCA Announces 2020 Excellence in Business Award Winners

NSCA, the not-for-profit association representing the commercial low-voltage electronic systems industry, announces the winners of the 2020 Excellence in Business awards in six categories:
Customer Experience: AV Solutions

Listen Technologies to Create Inclusive Guest Experiences Everywhere

Listen Technologies, a provider of assistive listening systems for 22 years, is collaborating with Disney Parks, Experiences and Products to develop advanced technology that provides a more inclusive experience for guests. Listen ...

Allen & Heath Empowers a Larger Vision

Like many houses of worship, the Calvary Chapel didn't start out as a large congregation, it worked its way into becoming one. Having revitalized a site that was once a shopping center, today the church has seating for 1,400 in its main ...

Theatre in Review: Anatomy of a Suicide (Atlantic Theater Company)

Alice Birch's new play begins as an exercise in organized chaos, gradually arranging itself into a triptych of tragedy covering three generations of women in a single family. It's a tough, bold piece of writing that proves ...

Elation Fuze Pendant a Versatile House and Area Lighting Solution

Elation offers a pendant version in its Fuze series of high performance, high-value LED luminaires. Now available is the color-changing Fuze Pendant LED wash light, an energy-efficient intelligent downlighting fixture that provides ...

Mid-America Sound Purchases Ayrton Lighting Fixtures and grandMA3 Consoles

Mid-America Sound Corporation, one of the largest full-service concert and event production companies in the US, has invested in Ayrton GHIBLI, Khamsin, and NandoBeam S6 fixtures for the company's inventory and for client ...

Martin Audio BlacklineX Powered Excels at Artist for Artist Grammy Party

A special pre-Grammy event featuring live bands at the HEX brand retail store in downtown Los Angeles featured Martin Audio's powered BlacklineX Powered system that delivered exceptional audio quality and clarity despite challenging ...

ATD Audio Visual Expands with Lighting Services and Adds Robe Esprite and Spiider Fixtures

New York City's ATD Audio Visual has expanded its services to include professional lighting with the acquisition of Robe Esprite LED automated luminaires and Robe Spiider LED WashBeams. The addition of lighting services makes ...

"Night to Shine" Sparkles with Bandit Lites at Northfield Church

The Tim Tebow Foundation held its sixth annual Night to Shine event with more than 720 churches from around the world hosting an unforgettable prom night for special needs guests aged 14 and older. Bandit Lites donated the ...

Primal Scream Get Maximum Rock 'n' Roll with DiGiCo

Formed in 1982 in Scotland, rock band Primal Scream released their third compilation album, Maximum Rock 'n' Roll: The Singles in 2019, containing 17 tracks spanning the period from 1986 to 2016. In support of the new album, the ...

Robert Henderson Goes Rogue for London Production of West Side Story

Tight deadlines! Sure, they can be stressful, but they often serve as a spark that ignites the creative engine. Robert Henderson's work lighting the South London Youth Theatre's recent production of West Side Story offers ...

Pixway Chooses disguise to Drive Massive LED Video Screen for Renault at 2019 Geneva International Motor Show

When Berlin-based creative event solutions company Pixway helped to create the Renault booth for the 2019 Geneva International Motor Show (GIMS), they utilized four disguise 4x4pro media servers to drive the booth's massive ...

Adamson and Sound.com Support World Record-Breaking Performance in Mumbai

It's a rare occasion when a live concert features more musicians onstage than there are spectators in the audience, but such was the case for a Guinness World Record-breaking performance in Mumbai on January 24th, 2020. To commemorate the ...

Hearing is Believing: It's All Danley Gear for New Land O' Lakes Campus

Now celebrating its 26th year, Grace Family Church started with just eighty people in a former jazzercise storefront next to a bar in Tampa, Florida. It has subsequently grown to over 12,000 members! To accommodate so many members, Grace ...

White Light is Part of the Family for Uncle Vanya

White Light (WL) has supplied the lighting equipment for Uncle Vanya, which has opened at the Harold Pinter Theatre in London's West End.
Written by Anton Checkov, Uncle Vanya is possibly one of theatre's most ...

Creative Technology (CT) Delivers 350m+ Wide Projection onto UNESCO World Heritage Site

Diriyah Gate is the birthplace of the Saudi Kingdom and was the original home of the Saudi Royal Family. Today, it is a 19th century UNESCO World Heritage site which is set to attract thousands of tourists as part of Saudi Arabia's vision ...

Theatre in Review: Blues for an Alabama Sky (Keen Company/Theatre Row)

It's appropriate that Blues for an Alabama Sky begins with its heroine, Angel, being dragged home in a state of inebriation. After all, it is uptown New York, 1930, and the hangover from the Harlem Renaissance is commencing; Angel ...

Chauvet Professional Roadshow Unleashes the "Force of Nature"

Spring is the season when the forces of nature assert themselves most conspicuously. This makes it an ideal time for Chauvet Professional to roll out its aptly named Force of Nature Roadshow, a multi-city tour that provides lighting ...

KOI 2020 to be Enhanced with New Awards

The Knight of Illumination (KOI) Awards has announced the introduction of two new awards to the Concerts and Events category for the 2020 ceremony. The new awards are being added to the line-up to accommodate the ever-evolving high ...

The Burry Fredrik Foundation Announces 2020 Burry Fredrik Design Fellowship

The Burry Fredrik Foundation has announced lighting designer Evan C. Anderson as the recipient of the 2020 Burry Fredrik Design Fellowship and its $25,000 award.
The Burry Fredrik Design Fellowship was established in 2017 ...

Sennheiser Digital 6000 Takes the Stage at Super Bowl LIV Halftime Show

Broadcast on Fox to an international televised audience of more than 100 million, this year's Super Bowl Halftime Show was held at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. While the performance itself only lasted approximately 14 ...

Calibre Business Partner Shows Future of Digital Signage at ISE 2020

At ISE 2020, Calibre UK announced that Japanese distribution and business partner AZLAB had ordered a quantity of Calibre's innovative SmartBrick LED Displays, and were demonstrating together with their latest content ...

Proteus Meets Hercules in New York's Central Park

At the end of its regular season of Shakespeare in the Park, New York's Public Theatre stages an open-air production at Central Park's 1,800-seat open-air Delacorte Theatre. This past season, the glorious story of Hercules was ...

Green Hippo Drives the Visuals for Spotify's Who We Be Live

Green Hippo's Hippotizer Media Servers were chosen by video director Jay Baker of Creative Video Design to drive the visuals for Spotify Presents: Who We Be Live 2019. Performed live at the O2 Victoria Warehouse in ...

Robe Moves on Teatro Colsubsidio Bogota

Teatro Colsubsidio Roberto Arias Perez is a 1,000-seater venue opened in 1981 in central Bogota, Colombia's vibrant capital city, that has established itself at the center of quality live entertainment, culture, and performing arts. It's ...

Ty Fy Studios' Dan Scott Creates Immersive Experiences with Spat Revolution

Acclaimed audio engineer and sound designer Dan Scott has helped create Emmy award-winning television programs, as well as films, rides, and Broadway-caliber theater shows in venues around the world. A member of the Orlando-based ...

Vari-Lite's VL2600 Wash is a Bright Idea for Marillion's Orchestral Spectacular

For Marillion's orchestral UK tour dates in November, lighting designer Yenz Nyholm chose the remarkable light output and color mixing ability of the VL2600 Wash fixture from Vari-Lite.
The Marillion With Friends From ...

Britannia Row supplies Cirque du Soleil's Luzia at the Royal Albert Hall

Cirque du Soleil returned to London's Royal Albert Hall (RAH) on January 12 for an eight-week run at the prestigious venue, bringing Luzia to Europe for the first time. Britannia Row Productions once again supplied the sound, ...

Protec Group Purchase Absen LED, ClayPaky Xtylos, Newton Outline

Protec has upgraded its video capabilities globally with the purchase of Absen PL2.5mm indoor panels and PL3.9mm W outdoor panels for all branches in the UK, UAE, and KSA. These screens have an innovative side lock design, ...

Theatre in Review: The Sabbath Girl (Penguin Rep Theatre/59E59)

The Sabbath Girl is the play that asks the question: Can the nice young Orthodox knish merchant find happiness with the fetching Shabbos goy next door? To which I respond: Is cream cheese fattening? Are pickles sour? Is the Pope ...

Theatre in Review: Dracula/Frankenstein (Classic Stage Company)

Classic Stage has been converted to a house of horrors for the winter, although perhaps not in the way intended. In any case, it is offering new versions of two classic chillers, each of which has been adapted to death in various media. ...

TOMCAT Middle Duty Truss -- Compact Strength!

Discover the strength of TOMCAT's 16 x 16 Middle Duty truss, which is a new truck pack friendly truss size that delivers over a 50% increase in load capacity compared to the existing Light Duty 12 x 12 spigoted truss, but in a ...

Focusrite Red-Net Employed as the Grammy Awards Transitions to Audio-Over-IP (AoIP)

Every year, the award-winning veteran audio production crew behind the annual Grammy Awards telecast strives to further raise the bar on the already unparalleled audio quality of "Music's Biggest Night." This year, in a first for the show, ...

Jackson, Mississippi's First Baptist Church Installs Its Second DiGiCo Console

Approaching the centennial of its current building, the First Baptist Church in Jackson, Mississippi has been an institution in the area since it was built in 1926. Facing the lawn of the Mississippi State Capitol in downtown Jackson, the ...

Robe Adds Magic to Severina Tour

Croatian singer-songwriter and actress Severina WOWed the crowds at four major arena concerts in the Balkans this fall -- at Split and Zagreb in Croatia, Belgrade in Serbia and culminating at the Dvorana Stožice in Ljubljana, Slovenia -- ...

Scotland's First Ayrton Perseo Fixtures Featured in itison's Major New Event Series

Ayrton's new IP65-rated Perseo LED profile fixtures saw their first Scottish engagements when they were specified by lighting designer Grant Anderson for two major outdoor winter events in Glasgow, created and produced by ...

Renowned Opera Singer Maria Callas Returns to the Stage for Innovative Hologram Tour

For Callas in Concert, beloved opera singer Maria Callas was brought back to the stage via hologram, 40 years after her passing. A live orchestra accompanied digital remastered recordings of Callas for the production, which presented front ...

Lighting at San Francisco Pier 39 Attraction Revitalized Using ADJ Fixtures

Magowan's Infinite Mirror Maze has been a staple of San Francisco's famous Pier 39 tourist area for over a decade. When the original lighting fixtures installed for the attraction's opening began to fail, the venue's resident "light artist" ...

Auckland Zoo's Old Elephant House Restaurant Delivers Exceptional Sound with Harman Professional Solutions

AV integrator Skopik and Harman distributor JPRO recently outfitted the newly-opened Old Elephant House restaurant at the Auckland Zoo with a multi-zone indoor/outdoor audio system featuring JBL loudspeakers and ...

AES Academy Boasts Sold-Out Registration and Membership Response, Looks Ahead to 2020 Events

The Audio Engineering Society has recently wrapped up its first Academy event of the year -- the AES Academy at the 2020 NAMM Show, which hosted a sold-out crowd of attendees for four days of programming designed especially for AES ...

Winter Jam 2020 Rocks with Bandit Lites Lighting System

Bandit Lites is once again providing the lighting for the Winter Jam Tour Spectacular, Christian music's largest annual tour. According to Pollstar, attendance often outpaces any other tour's attendance during the year's ...

dLive and Me Slip Into "Kinky Boots" at Teatro Astral

The Teatro Astral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, relies upon an Allen & Heath dLive digital mixing system for the launch of the iconic Broadway musical, Kinky Boots, which saw its opening night in January. ...

White Light Supplies Leopoldstadt in the West End

White Light has supplied the lighting equipment for Leopoldstadt; which opened at the Wyndham's Theatre in London's West End last night.
Written by legendary playwright Tom Stoppard, Leopoldstadt tells the story ...

Creative Technology Commissioned for Leila, The Land of Imagination

On January 16th, 2020, the grand finale of Riyadh Season, Leila, The Land Of Imagination took place at the capitals King Fahd Stadium.
The spectacular event, created by Marco Balich and his all-female creative team from BWS ...

The Behind the Scenes Mental Health Initiative Seeks Therapist Recommendations

Last fall, Behind the Scenes (BTS) conducted an online survey of industry members which received an unprecedented response. This was followed by two focus groups in January to delve deeper into some of the issues and concerns ...

d&b audiotechnik Americas Continues Hiring Expansion

d&b audiotechnik is starting the year off with three additional staff appointments as part of its continuing North American expansion. Christopher West, has been appointed regional manager for the Mid-Atlantic, reporting to ...

Vectorworks Design Summit Keynote Speakers Announced: CEO and First-Ever Entertainment Design Keynotes

Global design and BIM software provider, Vectorworks, Inc. has named lighting designer Roland Greil and Vectorworks CEO Dr. Biplab Sarkar as the keynote speakers for the fifth Vectorworks Design Summit. This ...

Alcorn McBride Makes Three New Hires and Promotes One from Within

As part of the company's continued growth, Alcorn McBride announces three new hires and a staff promotion at its Orlando, Florida headquarters. Joining the company are Andy Bauman as software engineer, Joe Fox as ...

Audix Microphones Unveils Historic Number of New Products and New Logo at 2020 NAMM Show

Audix, a US manufacturer of microphones for the professional audio markets and installed sound industry, unveiled 14 new product designs -- the most in their 30+ year history -- at The 2020 NAMM Show, last month in Anaheim, ...

Sony Launches Five Laser Projectors Ranging from 13,000lm to 5,000lm for Wide Range of Users and Applications

Sony Launches Five Laser Projectors Ranging from 13,000lm to 5,000lm for Wide Range of Users and Applications Sony is expanding its laser projector line up with the introduction of six new models, ranging from a 13,000lm high ...

Introducing Madrix Radar

inoage GmbH, the team behind the award-winning lighting control software Madrix 5, is proud to put their newest innovation into the hands of lighting designers.
All around the world, the most fascinating lighting projects ...

L&DB Stylizes Village Outlet Event with Chauvet Professional

Stylish fashion should always be showcased in an elegant setting, even when it is offered at an attractively discounted price. Such was the guiding philosophy of The Village Outlet when it opened in this area of green rolling hills ...

Ayrton Diablos Shine for NFL Honors Broadcast

When the Ninth Annual NFL Honors was held the day before Super Bowl LIV, lighting designer Jon Kusner selected a complement of Ayrton Diablo LED profile luminaires from PRG to supplement the house lights. AC ...

The Staatstheater Nürnberg Relies on Robert Juliat SpotMe for Dancers to Play with the Light

The Staatstheater Nürnberg is one of the largest multi-discipline theatres in Germany. Under the auspices of general music director Jens-Daniel Herzog, 600 employees in the opera, drama, ballet, and concert divisions currently ...

148th AES International Convention in Vienna -- Early Registration Discounts Available Through February 29

The Audio Engineering Society has opened registration for the upcoming AES Vienna 148th International Professional Audio Convention, taking place at the Austria Center, May 25 - 28. Early registration discounts are ...

Moulin Rouge Adopts Sennheiser MobileConnect

A hot spot of Parisian nightlife, Moulin Rouge is the world's most famous cabaret, known the world over for its French Cancan, undeniable style and authentic Belle Epoque interior. Yet as a place imbibed with history, this listed venue ...

Clair Brothers Brings Sublime Sound to Philly's Historic Metropolitan Opera as Part of Total Venue Renovation

The Metropolitan Opera, aka, "The Met," in Philadelphia opened its doors in 1908, originally constructed at the behest of the theatre impresario Oscar Hammerstein I. The Met was an instant and grand success, quickly becoming the area's ...

Theatre in Review: Happy Birthday Doug (SoHo Playhouse)

Happy Birthday Doug marks the return of Drew Droege, the comic Margaret Mead of the gay set in the Silverlake section of Los Angeles. The action -- a series of monologues -- unfolds at a birthday party held in the ...

Theatre in Review: Chasing the River (Chain Theatre)/The Commons (59E59)

Chasing the River is a family drama that plays like crime fiction. Kat, a thirtyish steak house waitress living in Philadelphia, returns, for the first time in years, to the small Pennsylvania town where she grew up. It is ...

The Wally Russell Foundation Awards the 2020/2021 Lifetime Achievement Award to: Gary Fails

The board of directors of the Wally Russell Foundation announces the winner of the 2020/2021 Lifetime Achievement Award is distinguished innovator, entrepreneur, and industry pioneer, Gary Fails. ...

Next in Line -- Coda Audio Launches N-RAY at ISE

Coda Audio launches a brand new ultra-compact three-way line array at this year's ISE show in Amsterdam. N-RAY places the benefits of Coda's flagship AiRAY technology into a shallow, lightweight cabinet perfect for theatres, ...

Meyer Sound Previews New Spatial Sound Tool with Spacemap Go

At ISE 2020 in Amsterdam, Meyer Sound is presenting preview demonstrations of Spacemap Go, a new spatial sound design and mixing tool that leverages the processing power of the company's GALAXY network platform. Following ...

Winners Announced of Craig Noel Awards

The winners of the 18th annual Craig Noel Awards were announced February 10. The awards honor achievement in the San Diego professional theatre scene. Winners were presented with their honors at the Jacobs Center for Neighborhood ...

L-Acoustics Unveils Milan-certified LA2Xi Amplified Controller for Install

ISE, booth 7-X200 / demo room E103 -- Recognizing that the increasingly robust installation market demands scalable, economical amplification, L-Acoustics launches its first install-specific amplified controller at ISE. Primarily ...

Epson to Deliver Spectacular Projection Experiences at ISE 2020

Projector brand Epson announced it will be showcasing its extensive and impressive laser projection line-up and smart glasses at ISE 2020. From the laser-powered BrightLink 1485Fi interactive display, to the high-end 30,000-lumen ...

Funktion-One Launches its Smallest Ever Loudspeakers at ISE 2020

Funktion-One has launched two compact loudspeaker models -- the F5 speaker and the SB8 bass unit.
The Funktion-One F5 is a unique loudspeaker innovation, which offers an extremely balanced and natural sound quality that's not ...

Ampco Flashlight Chosen Technical Supplier for Eurovision Song Contest 2020

Emerging victorious after an extensive tender period, Dutch supplier Ampco Flashlight was selected to supply audio, lights, and rigging for the 65th Eurovision Song Contest to be held in the Rotterdam Ahoy Arena, broadcast ...

Robe Helps Crystallize New Škoda Octavia Launch

Lighting designer Michael Kuehbandner worked closely with creative director Achim John from Jack Morton Worldwide and the show direction team from Quinton's Concept to deliver a spectacular visual extravaganza ...

4Wall Entertainment Builds Largest Yamaha Grand Plaza Stage to Date at NAMM 2020

4Wall Entertainment kicked off the new decade at the NAMM Show by erecting the largest stage ever to occupy Anaheim Convention Center's Grand Plaza. 4Wall easily doubled the amount of lighting and video gear they provided compared ...

Innovative Show Design's Elation Rig at 2019 College Football Awards on ESPN

On December 12, college football's most talented student-athletes were recognized at the 2019 Home Depot College Football Awards presented live on ESPN from the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta, Georgia. Justin Garrone and ...

Chauvet Professional Helps Kansas City Live! Celebrate Super Bowl Win

Everyone in Kansas City will remember precisely where they were, and what they were doing, at that exact time. It was then that the game clock at Miami Garden's Hard Rock Stadium struck zero, making it official that the Kansas City Chiefs ...

Riedel Provides Comprehensive, Future-Proof Comms Solution for Belgium's Historic Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie

The historic Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie, also known as the De Munt Theatre, has upgraded its entire staff communications infrastructure based on intercom equipment from Riedel Communications. Consisting of the Artist digital matrix ...

Theatre in Review: Fandango for Butterflies (and Coyotes)/Where We Stand

Two new productions turn on vital questions of democracy and citizenship; one of them makes powerful use of specifics while the other flounders in a fog of generalities. Fandango for Butterflies (and Coyotes) an En Garde Arts' ...

New Meyer Sound ULTRA-X20 Loudspeaker and USW-112P Subwoofer Maximize Versatility

At ISE 2020 in Amsterdam, Meyer Sound is introducing two new compact, self-powered loudspeakers that leverage a new generation of technologies to provide exceptional versatility for covering a wide range of installed and portable ...

DiGiCo Launches A164D Wall LCD and A168D Stage for 4REA4 at ISE 2020

ISE stand 7-K200 -- DiGiCo announces two new I/O Racks -- the A164D Wall LCD and A168D Stage -- for its acclaimed 4REA4 processing engine for networked audio in installations at this year's ISE show in Amsterdam. Both Racks bring ...

Allen & Health Launches AHM-64 Audio Matrix Processor for Scalable Installation

Allen & Heath has revealed AHM-64, a powerful new 64x64 Audio Matrix Processor supported by a comprehensive ecosystem of scalable I/O, control, and Dante solutions. Targeted at corporate, retail, leisure, and education environments, ...

L-Acoustics Unveils Milan-certified LA2Xi Amplified Controller for Install

ISE, booth 7-X200 / demo room E103 -- Recognizing that the increasingly robust installation market demands scalable, economical amplification, L-Acoustics launches its first install-specific amplified controller at ISE. Primarily ...

Aluvision Presents the Hi-LED 55+: The Most Versatile LED Tile on the Market

The Hi-LED 55+, Aluvision's newest LED innovation, has just been launched and has already received its first prestigious, world-renowned award. The iF DESIGN AWARD is a symbol of outstanding design achievements that focuses on the ...

ISE: Amadeus Announces HOLOPHONIX 1.5 Release, to be Available in March 2020

At ISE, Amadeus will highlight version 1.5 of its HOLOPHONIX spatial sound processor, featuring many new functions, corrections, and improvements.
Unveiled in 2018 at the Frankfurt Prolight + Sound trade show and commercially ...

Biamp Debuts Extraordinary Beamforming Venue Horn in Europe

Debuting in Europe at ISE 2020 at booth 1-H140, the Community LVH-900 Beamforming Venue Horn from Biamp provides the highest output, widest bandwidth, and most consistent coverage of any large format point source loudspeaker ...

Peavey Commercial Audio Heads to ISE 2020 to Set Tone for Big Year of Innovation

Peavey Commercial Audio is setting the tone for a big year of innovation by gearing up for Integrated Systems Europe, ISE 2020, the world's largest AV and systems integration show. From February 11 -- 14 at the RAI Amsterdam, Peavey ...

Just Add Power to Unveil New 3G 708POE Transmitter with Audio Extraction at ISE 2020

Just Add Power, an Ultra HD over IP video distributor, announced the release of its 3G 708POE transmitter. Making its debut at ISE 2020 in booths 1-Q120 and 1-N134, the transmitter allows integrators to cost-effectively add a stereo ...

Environmental Lights Launches Five-in-One LED Light Sheets

Environmental Lights, an LED lighting solutions provider, announced the launch of the new five-in-one LED Light Sheets.
The five-in-one LED Light Sheet is a cuttable and modular light sheet designed specifically for backlighting ...

Moo TV Earns Record Breaking Tenth Pollstar Award

Moo TV took home their tenth Pollstar Award for Best Concert Visuals at the 31st Annual Pollstar Awards held on Thursday, February 6, at the Beverly Hills Hilton. (Previously the category was "Video Production Company of the Year," ...

Beth Malone and The Unsinkable Molly Brown Challenge Company to Zero Plastic Production

Beth Malone and the company of Transport Group's The Unsinkable Molly Brown have challenged the company of Company to a zero plastic production.
Link to the video challenge, featuring Malone, Kathleen ...

Theatre in Review: Chekhov/Tolstoy: Love Stories (Mint Theater Company/Theatre Row)

Through the good offices of the Mint, we know about playwright Miles Malleson's grasp of post-World War I disillusionment among the British upper and middle classes. Such works as Conflict and Yours Unfaithfully, both ...

Theatre in Review: Hamlet (Gate Theatre/St. Ann's Warehouse)

It's the details that count in Yaël Farber's staging of Hamlet, a series of gestures big and small that add up to an extraordinarily comprehensive vision of Shakespeare's masterpiece: The clinical image of the dead king's ...

Vincent Lighting Systems Announces Reorganization to Focus on Markets

For more than forty years, Vincent Lighting Systems (VLS) has expanded its operations and achieved significant growth, building on the strength of a great team and outstanding customers. As the growth continues, the company ...

Analog Way Selects New Chairman

Analog Way, a designer and manufacturer of innovative live presentation systems and media servers, announces the appointment of Christophe Delahousse as its new chairman.
Delahousse brings extensive experience in the ...

Avid Appoints Kathy-Anne McManus to Chief Customer Experience Officer

Building on its ongoing commitment to grow customer success through its services organization, Avid is now expanding its total customer success strategy throughout the company to optimize every touch-point with customers. In the ...

The Lightpower Collection Continues to Support Behind the Scenes Through the Work of Neal Preston

The Behind the Scenes booth at the recent NAMM Show proved to be a hit once again for fans of Neal Preston's iconic rock'n'roll photography. The exhibit was made possible by the generosity of the Lightpower ...

Danley Sound Labs Restructures Sales and Marketing Team, Adds New Positions, Promoting from Within

Many professional audio companies turn a profit by repackaging the conventional "mouse traps" of the industry with more bells and whistles or a cheaper price. In contrast, Danley Sound Labs has taken the rarer, proverbial approach ...

Barco Reveals First IoT Platform for Projectors: Barco Insights

Barco, a projection pioneer and thought-leader across the entire visualization chain, is coming to ISE 2020 with the announcement of a new cloud-based internet of things solution for enhanced projector management. Barco ...

Notch Announces MacOS Support for High-Performance Video Codec NotchLC

Notch, the creator of the real-time tool for interactive motion graphics of the same name, has today made its highly acclaimed GPU-accelerated video codec NotchLC available for macOS for the first time, bringing encode and decode ...

JBL Professional Announces Digital Directivity Analysis 5.1 Software Update at ISE 2020

Harman Professional Solutions, a global provider of audio, video, lighting, and control systems, today announces the JBL Digital Directivity Analysis (DDA) 5.1 software update at the 2020 ISE Show in Amsterdam, February 11 ...

L-Acoustics Rolls Out L-ISA Auditoria Globally

Recognizing that L-ISA technology is in ever-increasing demand, L-Acoustics is rolling out L-ISA Auditoria in strategic locations around the globe. Now, demonstrations, training, or mixing sessions of L-ISA Immersive ...

Times Square Lighting Introduces the DaVinci

Times Square Lighting's DaVinci series features sharp TIR optics, 1% dimming, and a color rendering index value of 98. It allows multiple accessories, including barn doors, louvers, and snoots. This luminaire is ideal for museum ...