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News Archive - February 2026

(2/27/2026)

-L-Acoustics Opens Americas Regional Headquarters in Nashville

L-Acoustics Opens Americas Regional Headquarters in Nashville

L-Acoustics has opened its first dedicated Americas regional headquarters in Nashville. Located within the CAA Creative Office Building at Nashville Yards, the new 11,100-sq.-ft. facility features the first L-Acoustics Showroom ...More

(2/27/2026)

-City Theatrical's USITT 2026 Preview

City Theatrical's USITT 2026 Preview

City Theatrical will be demonstrating new technology in Booth #367 at USITT Annual Conference & Stage Expo, which will be at the Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center, Long Beach, California from Thursday, March 19 ...More

(2/27/2026)

-ETC Opens Applications for 2026 Fred Foster Student Mentorship Program

ETC Opens Applications for 2026 Fred Foster Student Mentorship Program

ETC has officially opened applications for the 2026 Fred Foster Student Mentorship Program. Selected students will get the chance to network with industry professionals through a series of online events. Each student will also get ...More

(2/27/2026)

-Neutrik Launches NETGEAR M4350-16M4V Switch

Neutrik Launches NETGEAR M4350-16M4V Switch

Neutrik Group Americas, a subsidiary of Neutrik AG and supplier of professional AVL connectivity solutions, which includes NEUTRIK, REAN, and CONTRIK brands, partnered with NETGEAR to incorporate its locking etherCON, opticalCON, ...More

(2/27/2026)

-Join Sensaphonics in Celebrating World Hearing Day, Tuesday, March 3

Join Sensaphonics in Celebrating World Hearing Day, Tuesday, March 3

March 3 marks World Hearing Day -- a global effort to spotlight hearing health and the prevention of hearing loss. Since 2015, Sensaphonics has worked alongside the World Health Organization to elevate awareness within the music and ...More

(2/27/2026)

-1 SOUND System Specified for Foster Theater, Portland

1 SOUND System Specified for Foster Theater, Portland

In Southeast Portland, Oregon, Foster Theater is bringing renewed life to a historic venue originally built in 1910. Now reimagined as a 250-seat performing arts space, it supports dance, music, and theatre programming within an intimate, ...More

(2/27/2026)

-Alex Mungal Evokes Imagery on Slaughter to Prevail's Grizzly Winter Tour with CHAUVET

Alex Mungal Evokes Imagery on Slaughter to Prevail's Grizzly Winter Tour with CHAUVET

Russian deathcore band Slaughter to Prevail earned universal praise from critics on their recent Grizzly Winter Tour of the UK and EU. But the chart-topping band from Yekaterinburg were not the only ones garnering accolades on the ...More

(2/27/2026)

-PK Sound and BNE Maximize Clarity and Impact for Dreamstate Festival

PK Sound and BNE Maximize Clarity and Impact for Dreamstate Festival

Dreamstate's late-2025 edition at Long Beach, California's Queen Mary Waterfront featured audio reproduction delivered by PK Sound's robotic line source systems on the main Dream stage. Gear for the all-trance musical festival was ...More

(2/27/2026)

-OSU's Schottenstein Center Ups Its Audio Game With New DiGiCo Quantum225 Mixing Console

OSU's Schottenstein Center Ups Its Audio Game With New DiGiCo Quantum225 Mixing Console

Located on the Columbus campus of Ohio State University, the Schottenstein Center is the largest arena in the Big Ten Conference and accommodates a wide range of productions. Beyond hosting OSU Buckeyes men's and women's basketball and ...More

(2/27/2026)

-Theatre in Review: Chinese Republicans (Roundabout/Laura Pels Theatre)

Theatre in Review: Chinese Republicans (Roundabout/Laura Pels Theatre)

In the Chinese community, this is the Year of the Horse. In the theatre community, it might arguably be the Year of Alex Lin. Delivering a one-two punch of provocative new plays in less than three months, she has immediately ...More

(2/26/2026)

-Elation Launches VOLT+ Series of Battery-Powered Units

Elation Launches VOLT+ Series of Battery-Powered Units

Elation introduces the VOLT+ Series of battery-powered lighting solutions, billed as delivering true mobility without sacrificing professional performance. Building on the original VOLT line, the new VOLT+ PAR and VOLT+ BAR ...More

(2/26/2026)

-GLP Creos Makes Theatre Debut at Almeida

GLP Creos Makes Theatre Debut at Almeida

Theatre lighting designer Howard Hudson leaned heavily on GLP's X5 LED range when animating the Almeida Theatre's stage production of The Line Of Beauty -- a portrait of Thatcher's Britain at its most divisive. Based ...More

(2/26/2026)

-Bord Gais Energy Theatre in Ireland Turns to d&b audiotechnik

Bord Gais Energy Theatre in Ireland Turns to d&b audiotechnik

The Bord Gais Energy Theatre (BGET), a striking presence in Dublin's Docklands, first opened in 2010. As Ireland's largest fixed-seat theatre, with a capacity of 2,111, it was well served for 15 years by a sound system based around d&bMore

(2/26/2026)

-Brompton Technology Powers LED Visuals for Just for One Day - The Live Aid Musical

Brompton Technology Powers LED Visuals for Just for One Day - The Live Aid Musical

Brompton Technology's Tessera LED video processors recently brought the story of Live Aid to life in Just for One Day - The Live Aid Musical, which ran from May 2025 to February 2026 at London's Shaftesbury Theatre. The ...More

(2/26/2026)

-Nick Jevons and Ross Chapple Create Imagery for I Hate Models with CHAUVET Professional

Nick Jevons and Ross Chapple Create Imagery for I Hate Models with CHAUVET Professional

"I Hate Models," the stage name of French techno music producer and DJ Guillaume Labadie, says that he chose said name because of his abhorrence for literal models or genres that put creativity into boxes. ...More

(2/26/2026)

-Auckland's Bruce Mason Centre Completes Audio Transformation with VTX JBL Professional System

Auckland's Bruce Mason Centre Completes Audio Transformation with VTX JBL Professional System

The Bruce Mason Centre in Takapuna has completed a full upgrade of its main audio system with a suite of HARMAN Professional Solutions, rooted in a new JBL Professional VTX A6 line array system to support the venue's broad ...More

(2/26/2026)

-Robe Helps Dubai Welcome 2026

Robe Helps Dubai Welcome 2026

As the world welcomed 2026, Dubai, UAE, once again staged one of the biggest mixed visual media extravaganzas, as lighting, video, lasers, and fireworks fired off the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa tower, in an event organized ...More

(2/26/2026)

-NEXO GEO M10 Installed in Regent Theatre, Australia

NEXO GEO M10 Installed in Regent Theatre, Australia

Situated some 60km northeast of Sydney, Richmond is a historic NSW town with a rural feel and a population of around 6,000 people. At its cultural heart is the Regent Theatre, originally built in 1935 with art deco styling and soon to ...More

(2/26/2026)

-Robert Juliat's Drives Lighting for Broadway's Stranger Things: The First Shadow

Robert Juliat's Drives Lighting for Broadway's Stranger Things: The First Shadow

Broadway's Stranger Things: The First Shadow and lighting designer Jon Clark are deploying Robert Juliat's SpotMe performer tracking system to drive key lighting for the production. ACT Entertainment is the ...More

(2/26/2026)

-Theatre in Review: Meat Suit or The Shitshow of Motherhood (Second Stage)

Theatre in Review: Meat Suit or The Shitshow of Motherhood (Second Stage)

Given the declining birth rate in this country, I'm not sure we need Meat Suit or The Shitshow of Motherhood (currently playing at Second Stage/Pershing Square Signature Center), but anyway, here it is, to make of what you ...More

(2/25/2026)

-Helen Hayes Nominations Announced

Helen Hayes Nominations Announced

The nominations are in for the Helen Hayes Awards, which honor achievement in the Washington, DC, area professional theatre scene.
The awards break down into two broad categories: Helen, for productions with no more than three ...
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(2/25/2026)

-Brompton Hydra Calibration Adds Years to ETS's ROE LED Inventory

Brompton Hydra Calibration Adds Years to ETS's ROE LED Inventory

Brompton Technology has successfully enabled the deployment of its Hydra advanced measurement system through its US-based partner Red Rock OPS, to revitalize the LED panel inventory Coppell, Texas-based Event Technology Services (E ...More

(2/25/2026)

-RCF and University of Modena Open Applications for the 2026 Sound Engineering Postgraduate Course

RCF and University of Modena Open Applications for the 2026 Sound Engineering Postgraduate Course

RCF, in collaboration with the Department of Sciences and Methods for Engineering (DISMI) at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (Unimore), has opened applications for the Postgraduate Course "Sound Engineering" for Academic ...More

(2/25/2026)

-Advanced Systems Group Promotes Jody Boatwright to Chief Strategy Officer

Advanced Systems Group Promotes Jody Boatwright to Chief Strategy Officer

Advanced Systems Group, LLC (ASG) has appointed Jody Boatwright as chief strategy officer where he'll lead research and guide ASG's future direction as the business evolves. Boatwright will work across ASG leadership as well ...More

(2/25/2026)

-LD Christina Rupp Lights Army-Navy Gala with Elation PARAGON Supplied by Afterglow

LD Christina Rupp Lights Army-Navy Gala with Elation PARAGON Supplied by Afterglow

In December, the 2025 Army-Navy Gala at the Baltimore Convention Center came alive with lighting designed by Christina Rupp, using Elation PARAGON fixtures ...More

(2/25/2026)

-Joe Beardsmore Creates Sweeping Looks on Tom Odell Arena Tour with CHAUVET Professional

Joe Beardsmore Creates Sweeping Looks on Tom Odell Arena Tour with CHAUVET Professional

The concert began with a contemplative piano solo lit by a single fixture, no video, no IMAG, just the artist on a shadowy stage before 18,000 people performing "Strange House." As the performance unfolded, the artist was ultimately ...More

(2/25/2026)

-RF Venue Unveils House of Worship Program to Simplify Stress-Free Wireless Audio

RF Venue Unveils House of Worship Program to Simplify Stress-Free Wireless Audio

Across the US and the world, a huge slice of the wireless microphone and monitor channels in regular use are found in houses of worship. "Wireless audio should be clear, consistent, and stress-free," says Chris Regan, chief ...More

(2/25/2026)

-Illumity AB Taps zactrack SMART and grandMA3 for Swedish band Avatar's World Tour

Illumity AB Taps zactrack SMART and grandMA3 for Swedish band Avatar's World Tour

Swedish heavy metal band Avatar followed the release of its tenth studio album, Don't Go in the Forest, last fall with a world tour in which zactrack SMART, the Ultra-Wide-Band (UWB) real time automated tracking system, ...More

(2/25/2026)

-Wicked Takes Point Source Audio on International Tour

Wicked Takes Point Source Audio on International Tour

Point Source Audio's SERIES9 headsets and lavaliers are being used on the current international tour of Wicked, which includes stops in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, UAE, India, and Kuwait (April 21-25). The large-scale Broadway ...More

(2/25/2026)

-Theatre in Review: Mother Russia (Signature Theatre Company)

Theatre in Review: Mother Russia (Signature Theatre Company)

When an actor, especially one as gifted as David Turner, is cast as an entire country, you can expect that scenes will be stolen. As, yes, the title character in Mother Russia, who represents the spirit of a ...More

(2/24/2026)

-Read Lighting&Sound America's February 2026 Issue

Read Lighting&Sound America's February 2026 Issue

Check out LSA's February 2026 issue!
link.lsamedia.com/feb2026
Special LSA Features this month include:
LSA Cover Feature: Two Strangers (Carry a ...
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(2/24/2026)

-In Memoriam: John Offord

In Memoriam: John Offord

John Offord, the founder and first editor of Lighting&Sound International magazine and a well-known figure to many in the live entertainment technology industry, has passed away after a short illness. ...More

(2/24/2026)

-ISE Foundation Launched to Drive AV Industry Impact and Local Engagement

ISE Foundation Launched to Drive AV Industry Impact and Local Engagement

Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) has announced the launch of the ISE Foundation, a new industry-led initiative aimed at creating lasting benefits for the AV and systems integration ecosystem. Beyond the annual exhibition, the ...More

(2/24/2026)

-Vectorworks Hosting Sixth Global Open House, Inviting Users to Connect with Product Experts

Vectorworks Hosting Sixth Global Open House, Inviting Users to Connect with Product Experts

Vectorworks, Inc. invites designers and industry professionals worldwide to join its sixth annual More

(2/24/2026)

-zactrack Integrated with Seven Leading Brands at ISE

zactrack Integrated with Seven Leading Brands at ISE

zactrack had its products installed at several high-profile booths and demo rooms, at ISE, held in Barcelona earlier this month, in addition to the zactrack meeting point in the centrally located Innovation Park. ...More

(2/24/2026)

-Giacomo Previ Joins DirectOut as Director of Marketing and Strategic Partnerships

Giacomo Previ Joins DirectOut as Director of Marketing and Strategic Partnerships

DirectOut has announced the appointment of Giacomo Previ as director of marketing and strategic partnerships. An accomplished strategist with over 30 years in the pro-audio sector, Previ will lead the company's global ...More

(2/24/2026)

-PRG, 22 Degrees Collaborate on NFL Honors

PRG, 22 Degrees Collaborate on NFL Honors

The lighting for NFL Honors was led by 22 Degrees, with designer Jon Kusner shaping a cinematic environment that reflected the scale and prestige of the NFL's biggest awards.
Set against San Francisco's Palace of Fine Arts and ...
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(2/24/2026)

-Crossroads Oakley Adds L-Acoustics L-ISA Immersive Sound Technology Featuring L Series Loudspeakers

Crossroads Oakley Adds L-Acoustics L-ISA Immersive Sound Technology Featuring L Series Loudspeakers

Crossroads Church, one of the largest and fastest-growing churches in America, reaches over 34,000 people weekly across nine locations and online. When its flagship Oakley, Ohio campus opened in 2002 with a 1,500-seat auditorium, rapid ...More

(2/24/2026)

-Claypaky Arolla Aqua LT Fixtures Enhance Teatro Colon's Production of Astor Piazzolla, Eterno

Claypaky Arolla Aqua LT Fixtures Enhance Teatro Colon's Production of Astor Piazzolla, Eterno

Claypaky Arolla Aqua LT fixtures have been installed in Teatro Colon, one of Argentina's most iconic cultural venues, for the production of Astor Piazzolla, Eterno. The show explores the life and art of the late Argentine ...More

(2/24/2026)

-Anolis Assists in Renovation of Iconic Paris Theatre

Anolis Assists in Renovation of Iconic Paris Theatre

Paris' Theatre des Champs-Elysees has had the lighting in its main 1,900-capacity auditorium completely reimagined.
A new award-winning design by ProjetScenie, which collected the 2025 LIT Award for Heritage Lighting Design, includes ...
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(2/24/2026)

-Theatre in Review: You Got Older (Cherry Lane Theatre)

Theatre in Review: You Got Older (Cherry Lane Theatre)

I don't know why we're getting Clare Barron's 2014 family tragicomedy once again, but it's good to have it back, especially in Anne Kauffman's sharply observed production. It constitutes Exhibit A in the argument that the ...More

(2/23/2026)

-ETC Announces CEO Retirement and Appointment of President

ETC Announces CEO Retirement and Appointment of President

After decades of service to ETC, CEO Dick Titus announced his retirement this week.
"Throughout his 35 year tenure, and in his seven years as CEO, Dick Titus has provided ETC with steadfast leadership and guidance. His ...
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(2/23/2026)

-In Memoriam: David Hays

In Memoriam: David Hays

David Hays, a leading Broadway scenic designer who, in midlife, took on a new career as the founding artistic director of the National Theatre for the Deaf, died on February 17. He was 95 and lived in Essex, Connecticut. ...More

(2/23/2026)

-Maroon 5 Pioneers Sennheiser Spectera on Tour

Maroon 5 Pioneers Sennheiser Spectera on Tour

For 25 years, monitor engineer Dave Rupsch has occupied the high-stakes sonic cockpit for artists like My Chemical Romance, Katy Perry, Megadeth, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nick Jonas, and more. He has watched the industry undergo a ...More

(2/23/2026)

-Counting Crows' Complete Sweets Tour Features Robe Gear

Counting Crows' Complete Sweets Tour Features Robe Gear

Lighting designer Conner Ostrowski, of Wide Open Productions, jointed the Counting Crows creative team earlier in 2025, as the Bay Area rockers hit the road with their Butter Miracle, The Complete Sweets! album/world tour. < ...More

(2/23/2026)

-ADJ Fixtures Power Dynamic Floor Package for They Might Be Giants' The Big Tour

ADJ Fixtures Power Dynamic Floor Package for They Might Be Giants' The Big Tour

When alternative rock band They Might Be Giants hit the road for their recent North American run, the production embraced a bold yet flexible lighting approach that could deliver impact, nostalgia, and variety. Central to that design was ...More

(2/23/2026)

-Green Hippo's Hippotizer at Core of Next-Gen Immersive Design in London

Green Hippo's Hippotizer at Core of Next-Gen Immersive Design in London

Motion Mapping has launched its London Design Centre Experience -- a purpose-built immersive environment showcasing advanced media server technology, with Green Hippo's Hippotizer Boreal+ MK2 Media Servers at its core. ...More

(2/23/2026)

-Canada's Wonderland Upgrades Historic Canterbury Theatre with d&b audiotechnik A-Series System

Canada's Wonderland Upgrades Historic Canterbury Theatre with d&b audiotechnik A-Series System

Canada's Wonderland, one of the largest theme parks in North America, has completely modernized the audio experience at its 1,200-seat Canterbury Theatre, deploying a d&b audiotechnik sound system that combined A-Series Augmented ...More

(2/23/2026)

-Theatre in Review: The Tragedy of Coriolanus (Theatre for a New Audience)

Theatre in Review: The Tragedy of Coriolanus (Theatre for a New Audience)

Attending The Tragedy of Coriolanus the other night, I couldn't stop thinking about George Washington. I know this seems odd; let me explain. A few days ago, the political commentator Josh Marshall published an essay, "The ...More

(2/20/2026)

-Elation February 26th Coffee Break Gets Defiant with REBEL WASH

Elation February 26th Coffee Break Gets Defiant with REBEL WASH

Elation's Coffee Break livestream series continues Thursday, February 26 at 11:00am CET, with a closer look at the new REBEL WASH 4 and More

(2/20/2026)

-GLP's JDC Burst 1 Scoops Top Parnelli Lighting Award

GLP's JDC Burst 1 Scoops Top Parnelli Lighting Award

GLP's JDC Burst 1 won a Parnelli Award in the category of "Indispensable Technology." The ceremony, held on January 24 as part of the NAMM Show, was, as always, sponsored by the magazine PLSN. ...More

(2/20/2026)

-EAW Announces New Inside Sales Team

EAW Announces New Inside Sales Team

Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW) announces the promotions of Orlando Rosario and Christina Luccini.
Rosario has been promoted to inside sales manager, international, after serving as inside sales manager for the US ...
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(2/20/2026)

-ShowTex US Launches The Reveal Company

ShowTex US Launches The Reveal Company

ShowTex US, the specialist firm in stage and event fabrics and motion systems, has launched The Reveal Company, a new brand created to elevate "the most powerful live moment:" the reveal.
Built for the American market, The ...
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(2/20/2026)

-Erik Mahowald Immerses for Subtronics with CHAUVET Professional

Erik Mahowald Immerses for Subtronics with CHAUVET Professional

Lighting designer Erik Mahowald and his team at Bending Lite Productions, created an immersive production for Subtronics' six-night residency at Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. The event featured remixes from the DJ's new album ...More

(2/20/2026)

-LEA Amplifiers Immerse Audiences at the Historic Cherry Lane Theatre

LEA Amplifiers Immerse Audiences at the Historic Cherry Lane Theatre

The Cherry Lane Theatre is the oldest continuously running off-Broadway theatre in New York City. The building was constructed as a farm silo in 1817, and also served as a brewery, tobacco warehouse, and box factory before being converted ...More

(2/20/2026)

-Grace Community Church Expands with Martin Audio's Wavefront Precision WPM

Grace Community Church Expands with Martin Audio's Wavefront Precision WPM

Founded in 2001 in the Cranberry Township of Pennsylvania, Grace Community Church has today grown into a community of 2,400 people.
As the ministry planned its next chapter of growth, there was a realization that outdated audio, video, ...
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(2/20/2026)

-Guitar Center Named Official Music Gear Retailer and AV Integrator for Tennessee Titans' New Nissan Stadium

Guitar Center Named Official Music Gear Retailer and AV Integrator for Tennessee Titans' New Nissan Stadium

Guitar Center and the Tennessee Titans have announced a first-of-its-kind partnership centered at the Titans' new Nissan Stadium in Nashville. The collaboration brings together two Music City institutions to create a new model for ...More

(2/20/2026)

-dBTechnologies Appoints HWPco for Florida Representation

dBTechnologies Appoints HWPco for Florida Representation

dBTechnologies USA announces the expansion of its partnership with HWPco, extending the firm's representation to the state of Florida.
Founded in 1970 by Henry W. Phillips, HWPco has grown from a traditional manufacturer's ...
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(2/19/2026)

-InfoComm Registration Opens

InfoComm Registration Opens

Registration is officially open for InfoComm 2026, June 13-19 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Exhibits are June 17-19. Produced by the Audiovisual and Integrated Experience Association (AVIXA), the show is billed as a ...More

(2/19/2026)

-GLP Has Busy ISE

GLP Has Busy ISE

GLP reports having had a highly successful Integrated Systems Europe 2026 in Barcelona, continuing the company's strong trajectory of recent years.
The visitor profile was broad, ranging from mid-sized companies to major ...
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(2/19/2026)

-RCF's JAMM Night Powered by TT+ Audio at NAMM

RCF's JAMM Night Powered by TT+ Audio at NAMM

At the 2026 NAMM Show, RCF's JAMM NIGHT once again stood out as one of the week's most anticipated and attended live music events, filling the Anaheim Convention Center Arena with over 5,000 attendees on January 23, with an evening ...More

(2/19/2026)

-Lectrosonics Appoints Mizzen Marketing as Manufacturers Representative for TOLA

Lectrosonics Appoints Mizzen Marketing as Manufacturers Representative for TOLA

Lectrosonics announces the appointment of Mizzen Marketing as its new manufacturers' representative firm for the TOLA region (Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Arkansas). Effective immediately, Mizzen Marketing will represent the ...More

(2/19/2026)

-dBTechnologies ACADEMY Hosts "Global Sound Concert: Shaping the Sound" in Bologna

dBTechnologies ACADEMY Hosts &quot;Global Sound Concert: Shaping the Sound&quot; in Bologna

dBTechnologies ACADEMY held the masterclass "Global Sound Concert: Shaping the Sound" at its Bologna, Italy headquarters, led by Josh Rogosin, longtime recording engineer for NPR's Tiny Desk Concerts and founder of Global ...More

(2/19/2026)

-Martin Hruska Designs Olga Lounova's Return to Concert Touring with CHAUVET

Martin Hruska Designs Olga Lounova's Return to Concert Touring with CHAUVET

The Czech singer Olga Lounova, whose career has recently included pauses for COVID lockdown, pregnancy, and winning The Dakar, a 6,200-mile off-road rally from Paris to the Senegal capital, began touring again last December. She had a ...More

(2/19/2026)

-Technical Elements Lights Emory Healthcare's Brand Refresh with Nearly 800 Elation Fixtures

Technical Elements Lights Emory Healthcare's Brand Refresh with Nearly 800 Elation Fixtures

Tasked with illuminating 32 outdoor locations on an accelerated timeline, Atlanta-based event production company Technical Elements (TE) relied on nearly 800 IP-rated Elation luminaires to deliver Emory Healthcare's brand refresh across ...More

(2/19/2026)

-Harry the Hirer Productions Makes Large Robe iFORTE Investment

Harry the Hirer Productions Makes Large Robe iFORTE Investment

The Australian rental company Harry the Hirer Productions (HTH) has invested in 80 Robe iFORTES, which have been added to its extensive lighting rental stock.
These fixtures will be used mainly for the company's touring and ...
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(2/19/2026)

-Follow-Me Provides Performer Tracking for Swedish Singer Miss Li's Summer Festival Tour

Follow-Me Provides Performer Tracking for Swedish Singer Miss Li's Summer Festival Tour

Follow-Me has announced the successful deployment of its Follow-Me 3D TWO system on Swedish singer-songwriter Miss Li's energetic summer festival tour. The production marked the first time a summer festival tour utilized the ...More

(2/18/2026)

-Spikemark Vantis Officially Joins the Spikemark Ecosystem

Spikemark Vantis Officially Joins the Spikemark Ecosystem

Creative Conners, now a part of the Wenger and J.R. Clancy family, announces Spikemark Vantis as an official part of the Spikemark Ecosystem. Designed to support unified, scalable motion control, Spikemark Vantis ...More

(2/18/2026)

-BenQ Expands Projection Line with New Short-Throw Units

BenQ Expands Projection Line with New Short-Throw Units

BenQ expands its projector lineup with four purpose-built models -- LU895UST, LH860ST, LK830ST, and LW830ST -- designed specifically for simulation and experiential environments.
LU895UST is designed for immersive commercial ...
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(2/18/2026)

-Digital Audio Denmark Announces DADman and Control|Pack Trainings for AES Live Sound Training Expo

Digital Audio Denmark Announces DADman and Control|Pack Trainings for AES Live Sound Training Expo

Digital Audio Denmark, the maker of high-resolution AD/DA converters, mic preamps, and monitoring solutions, will present a full program of professional training sessions at the AES Live Sound Training Expo in Nashville, Tennessee ...More

(2/18/2026)

-DirectOut Announces Leadership Reorganization

DirectOut Announces Leadership Reorganization

DirectOut announces the appointment of a new three-member management board. This strategic evolution prepares the company to navigate its global growth and the increasing complexity of the professional audio market, the company says ...More

(2/18/2026)

-UVLD's David Seitz Lights Prestonwood's The Gift of Christmas with Elation PARAGON

UVLD's David Seitz Lights Prestonwood's The Gift of Christmas with Elation PARAGON

Each December, Prestonwood Baptist Church transforms its Plano campus in Texas into the setting for one of the largest and most ambitious holiday productions in the US, and this year the visually stunning presentation was powered by El ...More

(2/18/2026)

-Content Vault Expands Device-Specific File Encryption to PDFs

Content Vault Expands Device-Specific File Encryption to PDFs

Content Vault, the patent-pending content security platform originally developed for the film, television and entertainment industries, announces a major update to its application, extending its unique device-specific encryption ...More

(2/18/2026)

-Sewanhaka Central High School District Upgrades School Auditoriums with Advance Sound Company and EM Acoustics

Sewanhaka Central High School District Upgrades School Auditoriums with Advance Sound Company and EM Acoustics

Farmingdale, Long Island-based Advance Sound Company was recently engaged by Sewanhaka Central High School District (SCHSD) in Long Island to upgrade five of its high school auditoriums across five school campuses. Each space serves as a ...More

(2/18/2026)

-MSA Supplies Automation for Dua Lipa Tour

MSA Supplies Automation for Dua Lipa Tour

Denmark-based Motor Stage Automation (MSA) supplied a complete automation system -- comprising Moveket VMK-S 500 vari-speed hoists, Moveket V-Motion 40 E-drives, a specially modified Alfasystem M-1020L stage lift, and Moveket ...More

(2/18/2026)

-ChamSys Controls Lighting on Homecoming Concert of Slovenian Star Nina Puslar

ChamSys Controls Lighting on Homecoming Concert of Slovenian Star Nina Puslar

Slovenian singer-songwriter Nina Puslar marked her 20th anniversary in the music business in her tiny hometown of Ivancna Gorica. Fans overflowed the local football field where the concert took place, many more than the residents in this ...More

(2/18/2026)

-Ayrton Upgrade for the Alisher Navoi State Academic Bolshoi Theatre, Tashkent

Ayrton Upgrade for the Alisher Navoi State Academic Bolshoi Theatre, Tashkent

The Alisher Navoi State Academic Bolshoi Theatre in Tashkent stands as one of Uzbekistan's most renowned cultural landmarks -- a place where heritage intersects with contemporary stagecraft. Designed by academician Alexey Shchusev and ...More

(2/18/2026)

-Robert Juliat Arthur LTs Star in My Favourite Broadway

Robert Juliat Arthur LTs Star in My Favourite Broadway

When South African lighting designer Oliver Hauser worked on Jonathan Roxmouth's My Favourite Broadway last year, he incorporated two manually operated Robert Juliat ARTHUR 1014LT followspots. The show, produced by ...More

(2/18/2026)

-Theatre in Review: The Waterfall (Women's Project Theater)

Theatre in Review: The Waterfall (Women's Project Theater)

Two-handers are tricky things; unless the playwright finds the right balance of power between both characters, the entire enterprise will be seriously out of whack. That's the problem with The Waterfall, a mother-and ...More

(2/17/2026)

-MEGA-LITE Experience at ISE 2026

MEGA-LITE Experience at ISE 2026

MEGA-LITE's presence at ISE 2026 marked another important step for the company, welcoming visitors to Booth #8A680 to experience a curated selection of its latest lighting solutions in action.
The star of the show was the S ...
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(2/17/2026)

-Appotronics MK Pro and S Series Projectors Now Incorporate HDR Technology

Appotronics MK Pro and S Series Projectors Now Incorporate HDR Technology

Transformation Entertainment Group (TEG), announces that Appotronics MK Pro Series and S Series projectors now both include High Dynamic Range (HDR) technology. Both series are now available. ...More

(2/17/2026)

-MediaMatrix Inducted into NAMM TECnology Hall of Fame

MediaMatrix Inducted into NAMM TECnology Hall of Fame

MediaMatrix, the networked DSP and control platform from Peavey Commercial Audio, has been officially inducted into the NAMM TEC Awards' TECnology Hall of Fame during this year's NAMM Show in Anaheim, California. ...More

(2/17/2026)

-Ampetronic | Listen Technologies Promotes Mikey Shaffer to Vice President of North American Sales

Ampetronic | Listen Technologies Promotes Mikey Shaffer to Vice President of North American Sales

Listen Technologies and Ampetronic have promoted Mikey Shaffer to vice president of North American sales. In this role, Shaffer is responsible for accelerating revenue growth, expanding market presence, and optimizing ...More

(2/17/2026)

-Robe at the Romanian National Opera

Robe at the Romanian National Opera

The Romanian National Opera in Bucharest has invested in Robe moving and LED lights, delivered at the start of the year via the company's Romanian distributor, Senia Music.
The new investments include iFORTES, Spiider LED wash ...
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(2/17/2026)

-Gunther Hecker Relies on GLP X5 for PUR's Anniversary Shows

Gunther Hecker Relies on GLP X5 for PUR's Anniversary Shows

Lighting designer Gunther Hecker once again relies on GLP's X5 color mixing for the German pop band PUR's anniversary shows.
With two major anniversary shows on September 5 and 6, 2025, PUR celebrated the 30th ...
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(2/17/2026)

-Unusual Rigging Translates Architectural Concept into Bespoke Solution at Cardiff Cathedral

Unusual Rigging Translates Architectural Concept into Bespoke Solution at Cardiff Cathedral

Unusual Rigging has successfully completed the design and installation of a bespoke access and support solution at Cardiff Cathedral, delivering the project ahead of schedule despite a challenging brief and a compressed program. ...More

(2/17/2026)

-Theatre in Review: The Dinosaurs (Playwrights Horizons)

Theatre in Review: The Dinosaurs (Playwrights Horizons)

The Dinosaurs is a stealth piece of writing, a brief (yet surprisingly detailed) play that begins on a confounding note yet quietly exerts a grip that won't be denied. The playwright Jacob Perkins, focusing on the all ...More

(2/17/2026)

-Theatre in Review: Hate Radio (St. Ann's Warehouse)

Theatre in Review: Hate Radio (St. Ann's Warehouse)

Hate Radio is so far off the map of normal New York theatre that it is almost impossible to describe. So many of the allegedly political works that we get these days involve first-person accounts of personal struggles ...More

(2/13/2026)

-ADJ to Showcase Theatrical Lighting Solutions at USITT 2026

ADJ to Showcase Theatrical Lighting Solutions at USITT 2026

ADJ Lighting will exhibit its latest professional theatrical and entertainment lighting solutions at the USITT 66th Annual Conference & Stage Expo, taking place March 19-21, at the Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center in ...More

(2/13/2026)

-Robe Launches GigaPointe at ISE 2026

Robe Launches GigaPointe at ISE 2026

Robe s.r.o. launched its new GigaPointe luminaire at the 2026 Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) expo in Barcelona last week.
The company staged a full expo live production show, Excalibur -- The Lights of the Round Table. ...
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(2/13/2026)

-Astera QuikBeam Wins ISE Best of Show Award

Astera QuikBeam Wins ISE Best of Show Award

Astera's new QuikBeam luminaire, launched at last week's Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) expo staged at the Fira de Barcelona Gran Via in Barcelona, Spain, also won a Best of Show Award at the show. ...More

(2/13/2026)

-Vectorworks Takes Best of Show at ISE 2026 for LED Video Wall Tool

Vectorworks Takes Best of Show at ISE 2026 for LED Video Wall Tool

Global design and BIM software provider Vectorworks, Inc. has earned a Best of Show Award at Integrated Systems Europe (ISE 2026) in the Digital Signage category for its LED Video Wall Tool, released in Vectorworks 2026. ...More

(2/13/2026)

-Vancouver's Rio Theatre Workers Ratify First Union Agreement

Vancouver's Rio Theatre Workers Ratify First Union Agreement

Twenty-six workers at the Rio Theatre in Vancouver, British Columbia, have overwhelmingly ratified their first collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with the Arts and Cultural Workers Union, International Alliance of Theatrical Stage ...More

(2/13/2026)

-GTE Invests in PK Sound's Next-Generation Robotic Technologies

GTE Invests in PK Sound's Next-Generation Robotic Technologies

PK Sound has welcomed Greater Than Entertainment (GTE) of Denver, Colorado to the PK Alliance network following the company's investment in the PK T10 medium-format and T8 compact robotic line array systems. The investment was ...More

(2/13/2026)

-Flex Rental Solutions Announces Inaugural Flex Award Winners

Flex Rental Solutions Announces Inaugural Flex Award Winners

Flex Rental Solutions has announced the winners of the inaugural Flex Awards. The program was created to recognize the behind-the-scenes leaders who keep productions running smoothly, often without public recognition. ...More

(2/13/2026)

-Tickets Are On Sale Now for the 32nd Annual Thea Awards Gala

Tickets Are On Sale Now for the 32nd Annual Thea Awards Gala

The 32nd Annual Thea Awards Gala, the themed entertainment industry's most anticipated event, will ...More

(2/13/2026)

-ROE Visual Welcomes Josh Tonasket as Senior Sales Manager

ROE Visual Welcomes Josh Tonasket as Senior Sales Manager

ROE Visual announces the appointment of Josh Tonasket as senior sales manager in the US. In this role, Tonasket will support ROE Visual's strategic expansion into the fixed-install and corporate AV markets. ...More

(2/12/2026)

-ATK Returns to Focusrite RedNet for Super Bowl LX at Levi's Stadium

ATK Returns to Focusrite RedNet for Super Bowl LX at Levi's Stadium

ATK Audiotek, a Clair Global company, has been the live-sound provider for the Super Bowl for nearly 30 years. In 2026, they continued their tradition of world-class audio for the Super Bowl utilizing a digital audio signal ...More

(2/12/2026)

-Elation Unveils Magma Prime Tour

Elation Unveils Magma Prime Tour

Engineered for professional touring, live productions, and permanent installations, Elation's new Magma Prime Tour utilizes a water-based fazer system to ...More

(2/12/2026)

-Broadweigh Formalizes Long Established Environmental Practice with ISO 14001 Certification

Broadweigh Formalizes Long Established Environmental Practice with ISO 14001 Certification

Broadweigh announces that it has achieved ISO 14001 certification, the internationally recognized standard for environmental management systems.
While securing ISO 14001 is a significant milestone for the business, the ...
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(2/12/2026)

-Sensaphonics Spotlights Hearing Health at NAMM 2026 with TEC Tracks session and Booth Experience

Sensaphonics Spotlights Hearing Health at NAMM 2026 with TEC Tracks session and Booth Experience

Sensaphonics reinforced its long-standing commitment to hearing conservation and education recently at The NAMM Show 2026, drawing strong attendance and engagement for its TEC Tracks session, Helping the Specialist: Hearing ...More

(2/12/2026)

-Steven Douglas Designs Amble's First Headline Arena Show With CHAUVET Professional

Steven Douglas Designs Amble's First Headline Arena Show With CHAUVET Professional

In December, the fast-rising Irish folk band Amble marked a new milestone, capping off a tour with its first headline arena shows, three at Dublin's 3Arena, and one at Belfast's SSE.
Setting the stage for these pivotal shows was a Ste ...
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(2/12/2026)

-DPA N-Series Delivers Precision Performance at the Barbican

DPA N-Series Delivers Precision Performance at the Barbican

The Barbican Concert Hall, in London, UK, hosts a wide range of performances, from classical music and jazz to spoken word and contemporary electronic projects. With nearly 2,000 seats and a highly transparent acoustic environment, it is ...More

(2/12/2026)

-ChamSys Helps Zach Scott "Write" The Story of The Academy Is for 20th Anniversary Tour

ChamSys Helps Zach Scott &quot;Write&quot; The Story of The Academy Is for 20th Anniversary Tour

Zach Scott doesn't consider himself a writer, but before he does anything with programming language at the start of the design process, he turns to the English language and uses words to put together sentences about the show he is ...More

(2/12/2026)

-Claypaky Ultimo Sharpys Shine After Dark at San Diego's Niteharts Festival

Claypaky Ultimo Sharpys Shine After Dark at San Diego's Niteharts Festival

Illinois-based LEC Event Technology, Inc. supplied 142 Claypaky Ultimo Sharpys for the Niteharts Festival, October 11-12, 2025 outside San Diego's Snapdragon Stadium. LEC provided all the lighting, rigging, and video elements for ...More

(2/12/2026)

-The Finding Church Chooses Waves eMotion LV1 Classic Console, eMo IEM Immersive In-Ear Mixing Software

The Finding Church Chooses Waves eMotion LV1 Classic Console, eMo IEM Immersive In-Ear Mixing Software

Production manager and front-of-house engineer Keefe Bieggar relies on the Waves eMotion LV1 Classic console and eMo IEM immersive in-ear mixing software to manage front-of-house operations for The Finding Church in Bellevue, ...More

(2/12/2026)

-Theatre in Review: The Other Place (National Theatre/The Shed)

Theatre in Review: The Other Place (National Theatre/The Shed)

The Other Place unfolds in an unfinished room, an appropriate setting for a play that remains oddly hesitant in realizing its dark conclusions. We're in the longtime family home of Chris, the unbending protagonist, and it is ...More

(2/12/2026)

-Theatre in Review: The Unknown (Studio Seaview)

Theatre in Review: The Unknown (Studio Seaview)

Among creators of solo shows, David Cale is the greatest yarn-spinner, hooking us with a knack for generating suspense and surprise. If he wrote books, they would be called page-turners. The Unknown may be his most ...More

(2/11/2026)

-22 Degrees and PRG Deliver Lighting for Bad Bunny's Super Bowl Halftime Show

22 Degrees and PRG Deliver Lighting for Bad Bunny's Super Bowl Halftime Show

More than 100 million viewers tuned in for this year's Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show, broadcast live on NBC from Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California. Bad Bunny made history as the first solo headliner to perform ...More

(2/11/2026)

-Blizzard Lighting Releases New LED Pixel Bar: StormChaser SuperHot

Blizzard Lighting Releases New LED Pixel Bar: StormChaser SuperHot

Blizzard Lighting introduces the StormChaser SuperHot, a 1m linear effect fixture featuring a combination of RGB plus cool white LEDs for eye candy.
SuperHot is fitted with 480x RGB color-mixing SMD LEDs, plus a central strip of ...
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(2/11/2026)

-Washington DC Production Workers and Box Office Staff Voted to Join IATSE Locals 22 and 868

Washington DC Production Workers and Box Office Staff Voted to Join IATSE Locals 22 and 868

One hundred fifty production workers and box office staff at four Washington, DC concert venues have voted to join the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Locals 22 and 868. ...More

(2/11/2026)

-RF Venue Launches 4 ZONE-Network

RF Venue Launches 4 ZONE-Network

RF Venue has announced the launch of 4 ZONE-Network, an advanced version of its 4 ZONE active antenna combiner. This new model introduces full network control, eliminating the need for front panel operation. AV and RF technicians ...More

(2/11/2026)

-World Champion and Paralympian Cyclist, Mathieu Bosredon, Joins Ayrton Team for BikeFest Spain 2026

World Champion and Paralympian Cyclist, Mathieu Bosredon, Joins Ayrton Team for BikeFest Spain 2026

Ayrton remained a headline sponsor for BikeFest Spain 2026 in its 5th edition, having held that position since BikeFest Spain's inception in 2022.
BikeFest is an annual event organized by PLASA and #WeMakeEvents, which first ...
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(2/11/2026)

-Sennheiser Launches DeviceHub

Sennheiser Launches DeviceHub

Sennheiser announced the launch of DeviceHub, a secure, cloud-based platform designed to give organizations centralized visibility and control of their Sennheiser devices from anywhere in the world. Following extensive internal ...More

(2/11/2026)

-Cadac Consoles Appoints Proactive Solutions LATAM as Latin America/Caribbean Distributor

Cadac Consoles Appoints Proactive Solutions LATAM as Latin America/Caribbean Distributor

Cadac Consoles officially appointed Proactive Solutions Latin America as its exclusive distribution partner for Latin America and the Caribbean at ISE in Barcelona last week, marking a major step in the company's global expansion ...More

(2/11/2026)

-Theatre in Review: Not Nobody (Twilight Theatre Company/59E59)

Theatre in Review: Not Nobody (Twilight Theatre Company/59E59)

The preshow music for Not Nobody includes "This is Not America," by David Bowie and Pat Metheny; it's a smart choice by sound designer Ariana Cardoza for a play that wrestles with an American justice system that, in ...More

(2/11/2026)

-Theatre in Review: The Monsters (Manhattan Theatre Club/City Center Stage II)

Theatre in Review: The Monsters (Manhattan Theatre Club/City Center Stage II)

The Monsters offers one of the great pleasures of the theatre, namely the opportunity to see a character transformed in full audience view. At one point in Ngozi Anyanwu's time-jumping new play, about siblings ...More

(2/10/2026)

-WMSA Reports on Importance of Spectrum for Major Events like Super Bowl 2026, FIFA World Cup, Olympics

WMSA Reports on Importance of Spectrum for Major Events like Super Bowl 2026, FIFA World Cup, Olympics

The Wireless Microphone Spectrum Alliance (WMSA) has issued the following statement about preserving spectrum for major sports happening now and in the near future:
"For major US events like Super Bowl 2026, FIFA World Cup, ...
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(2/10/2026)

-Ayrton Presents New Products at ISE 2026

Ayrton Presents New Products at ISE 2026

During an extremely busy ISE in Barcelona, where both Ayrton's VIP and light show stands were packed with visitors for all four days, the company surprised the industry with the premiere of Rawbeam 350, its brand-new laser ...More

(2/10/2026)

-Robert Juliat Premieres Bizet 8-Colour at ISE 2026

Robert Juliat Premieres Bizet 8-Colour at ISE 2026

Robert Juliat launched the Bizet 8-Colour Fresnel at ISE in Barcelona last week.
Bizet 8-Colour's light engine is designed around a unique combination of eight LED colors: deep red, red, amber, green, cyan, sky blue, deep (royal ...
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(2/10/2026)

-Notch Announces its Newest Release, Notch 2026.1, at ISE

Notch Announces its Newest Release, Notch 2026.1, at ISE

For the last decade, Notch, the real-time workflow for the production of video content, live visual effects, VR, and interactive experiences, has been involved in countless tours, ceremonies, and immersive events. Now it is ...More

(2/10/2026)

-Alex Gonzalez Uses DWe Acoustic-Electronic Wireless Kit on Mana Tour

Alex Gonzalez Uses DWe Acoustic-Electronic Wireless Kit on Mana Tour

Alex Gonzalez, drummer of Spanish-language rock band Mana, uses Drum Workshop, Inc.'s DWe Acoustic-Electronic Wireless kit on the current 29 arena date of the Mana Vivir Sin Aire Tour. ...More

(2/10/2026)

-Purchase College to Honor Technical Theatre Legend Bonnie L. Becker

Purchase College to Honor Technical Theatre Legend Bonnie L. Becker

Purchase College, State University of New York's Broadway Technical Theatre History Project will present the Twelfth Backstage Legends and Masters Award to Bonnie L. Becker on Monday, April 27, 2026 at 7pm at The Performing ...More

(2/10/2026)

-Eggy Uses L-Acoustics L-ISA Hyperreal Immersive Sound

Eggy Uses L-Acoustics L-ISA Hyperreal Immersive Sound

When up-and-coming jam band Eggy recently played two nights at Tree House Brewing, a certified "Beer Mecca" in Deerfield, Massachusetts with an L-Acoustics L-ISA sound system brought in for the event by locally based Klondike Sound ...More

(2/10/2026)

-Pisgah AVL Expands Audio Inventory with Investment in d&b audiotechnik KSL System

Pisgah AVL Expands Audio Inventory with Investment in d&b audiotechnik KSL System

Pisgah Audio Video Lighting LLC, a full-service production company in Western North Carolina, recently invested in d&b audiotechnik's KSL system, including 24 KSL tops, eight SL-GSUBs, and enough D40 and D90 amplifiers to allow for ...More

(2/10/2026)

-Halsey Pulls Out All the Stops on For My Last Trick Tour, Propelled by Cohesion Ecosystem

Halsey Pulls Out All the Stops on For My Last Trick Tour, Propelled by Cohesion Ecosystem

Halsey's 2025 summer tour For My Last Trick, in support of her fifth album The Great Impersonator, was a show to remember, combining Broadway-style theatrics, automated prop sets, a giant LED wall, a pyro package and more ...More

(2/9/2026)

-PixMob Marks 20 Years with Activations at Super Bowl, Winter Olympics

PixMob Marks 20 Years with Activations at Super Bowl, Winter Olympics

Montreal-based SFX leader PixMob activated its 8th Super Bowl Halftime Show -- its 7th in a row -- debuting its brightest-ever, daylight-visible LED technology at Super Bowl LX. Invented to preserve high-impact special effects in ...More

(2/9/2026)

-ISE 2026 Reports Record-Breaking Year on All Fronts

ISE 2026 Reports Record-Breaking Year on All Fronts

Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) reports breaking all records, welcoming 92,170 visitors from around the world. A total of 1,751 exhibitors, including 323 making their debut at the event, contributed to the largest total show floor ...More

(2/9/2026)

-MA Lighting Launches grandMA3 onPC DMX-key

MA Lighting Launches grandMA3 onPC DMX-key

MA Lighting International announces the launch of a new product: The grandMA3 onPC DMX-key.
The grandMA3 onPC DMX-key is designed as a solution for achieving professional lighting results in compact and flexible environments. It ...
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(2/9/2026)

-COTE Las Vegas Installs 1 SOUND Audio System

COTE Las Vegas Installs 1 SOUND Audio System

COTE, a Korean steakhouse at The Venetian Resort in Las Vegas, shifts effortlessly from refined dining to high-energy nightlife, featuring multiple rooms, private spaces, and a DJ-driven atmosphere later in the evening. Working with ...More

(2/9/2026)

-MEGA-LITE M-Sphere Shapes a New Visual Language for Umphrey's McGee

MEGA-LITE M-Sphere Shapes a New Visual Language for Umphrey's McGee

For Umphrey's McGee's recent New Year's run, lighting designer Ben Factor brought MEGA-LITE's M-Sphere back into the spotlight, making it a defining visual element of the show. Featured across four performances at The Salt ...More

(2/9/2026)

-Daniel Lee Becomes Group CEO of Hewshott, Theatre/Acoustics Consultancy

Daniel Lee Becomes Group CEO of Hewshott, Theatre/Acoustics Consultancy

Hewshott, a global AV, IT, theatre, and acoustics consultancy firm has completed a global transition with current UK managing director, Daniel Lee, acquiring Hewshott and becoming the new Group CEO. Founder and outgoing Group ...More

(2/9/2026)

-All-ADJ Rig Creates Impact For Inaugural Desert Moon Festival in Reno, Nevada

All-ADJ Rig Creates Impact For Inaugural Desert Moon Festival in Reno, Nevada

The first-ever Desert Moon Festival made a striking visual statement with an all-ADJ lighting rig for its debut edition. Supplied by Starsound Audio Inc, the system comprised more than 70 ADJ fixtures, including high-output ...More

(2/9/2026)

-Robert Fuller Captures Cage The Elephant Stage Energy with CHAUVET Professional STRIKE V

Robert Fuller Captures Cage The Elephant Stage Energy with CHAUVET Professional STRIKE V

Aside from the raw energy of Cage The Elephant's genre-bending music, there is also the unforgettable stage presence -- pulling together colorful antics, some storytelling, and nonstop movement.
Keeping pace with the band, when they ...
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(2/9/2026)

-New Management Team Takes HK Audio

New Management Team Takes HK Audio

On January 1, an internal management team took over the management of the German manufacturer HK Audio. Company founder and managing director Lothar Stamer has initiated a generational change. The future management team ...More

(2/9/2026)

-Advanced Systems Group Appoints Industry Veteran Derek Pezzotti to Lead Sports and Venue Market Growth

Advanced Systems Group Appoints Industry Veteran Derek Pezzotti to Lead Sports and Venue Market Growth

Advanced Systems Group, LLC (ASG) announces the appointment of Derek Pezzotti as senior account executive. Pezzotti joins ASG's Production and Innovation team to help expand the company's presence in the sports and venue ...More

(2/6/2026)

-d&b audiotechnik Introduces the 42S Loudspeaker

d&b audiotechnik Introduces the 42S Loudspeaker

At ISE 2026, d&b audiotechnik will unveil the 42S, an ultra-compact, multipurpose point source loudspeaker. As the newest member of the d&b xS-Series, the 42S -- a sibling of the 44S -- offers broadband dispersion control in the HF ...More

(2/6/2026)

-Neutrik Group Americas Appoints Sigma Component Design as Manufacturer's Rep for Canadian Expansion

Neutrik Group Americas Appoints Sigma Component Design as Manufacturer's Rep for Canadian Expansion

Neutrik Group Americas is growing its presence in Canada with the appointment of Sigma Component Design as its new manufacturer's rep for the region.
Sigma will represent the complete product portfolio of Neutrik Group brands ...
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(2/6/2026)

-RCF Presents 2025 Rep Firm and Rep Awards to Cowser Marketing and Cowser's John Fedorko

RCF Presents 2025 Rep Firm and Rep Awards to Cowser Marketing and Cowser's John Fedorko

At the 2026 NAMM Show in Anaheim, California, RCF announces Cowser Marketing from Austin, Texas, as Rep Firm of the Year for the third year in a row of the seven total times it's received the award, and John Fedorko of ...More

(2/6/2026)

-Solid State Logic Delivers Education Initiatives with Certified Training Partner Program

Solid State Logic Delivers Education Initiatives with Certified Training Partner Program

Solid State Logic (SSL) has launched its SSL Certified Training Partner Program, designed to empower schools and institutions by giving them the tools they need to help students build critical skills, expand their professional ...More

(2/6/2026)

-DAS Audio Brings the EVENT Series to Life at NAMM 2026 Arena Plaza Stage

DAS Audio Brings the EVENT Series to Life at NAMM 2026 Arena Plaza Stage

At NAMM 2026, the DAS Audio Arena Plaza Stage served as a hub for live band performances, powered by the company's EVENT Series and led by the debut of the EVENT-30A line array system, as the family-owned company celebrates 55 years ...More

(2/6/2026)

-Full Flood and PRG Support the 68th Grammy Awards

Full Flood and PRG Support the 68th Grammy Awards

Lighting design for this year's Grammy Awards was led by Noah Mitz, of Full Flood Inc., with PRG supporting the production through a broadcast-ready lighting system. PRG invested in new Vari-Lite inventory, including ...More

(2/6/2026)

-Broadway's Two Strangers (Carry A Cake Across New York) Gets a Sweet Sonic Treat from L-Acoustics

Broadway's Two Strangers (Carry A Cake Across New York) Gets a Sweet Sonic Treat from L-Acoustics

Bucking the trend of big productions for a more intimate tale, Broadway's Two Strangers (Carry A Cake Across New York) creates a rich, beautiful world with just two lead actors -- Christiani Pitts (Robin) and Sam Tutty (Dougal) -- ...More

(2/6/2026)

-Bellevue Lighting Completes Landmark Renovation at Kirkland Performance Center

Bellevue Lighting Completes Landmark Renovation at Kirkland Performance Center

Bellevue Lighting + Stage (BLS), a production and systems integration company, announces the successful completion of a comprehensive stage renovation at the Kirkland Performance Center (KPC). Serving as both the general ...More

(2/6/2026)

-dBTechnologies Provides New Sound System for Houston Chapel

dBTechnologies Provides New Sound System for Houston Chapel

Long before amplification became a necessity, the Villa de Matel Chapel was designed to carry the human voice through reverberation alone. Completed in 1927, the chapel sits at the heart of the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word's ...More

(2/6/2026)

-Lighting Designer Caleb Franke's Award-Winning Experience Using Obsidian ONYX Platform

Lighting Designer Caleb Franke's Award-Winning Experience Using Obsidian ONYX Platform

Working alongside creative director Melody Tseng, lighting designer Caleb Franke took Elation's LDI 2025 booth and performance to the next level with Obsidian's More

(2/6/2026)

-PK Sound Delivers Dynamic, High-Impact Audio for Vans Warped Tour Orlando

PK Sound Delivers Dynamic, High-Impact Audio for Vans Warped Tour Orlando

The Vans Warped Tour made its long-awaited return to Orlando, November 15-16, drawing tens of thousands of fans for a weekend of high-octane performances from dozens of rock, punk, metalcore and alternative icons. With the revived ...More

(2/6/2026)

-The 2025 Ryder Cup Teams Up with Cohesion for Championship Sound Reinforcement

The 2025 Ryder Cup Teams Up with Cohesion for Championship Sound Reinforcement

Cohesino PS provided coverage for the ceremonial stage of the 2025 Ryder Cup, held in September at the Bethpage Black Golf Course on Long Island.
The PGA, who administers the biennial competition, entrusted production of the ...
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(2/5/2026)

-Vari-Lite VLHive Wins ISE 2026 Best of Show Award

Vari-Lite VLHive Wins ISE 2026 Best of Show Award

Vari-Lite, a Signify entertainment lighting brand, announces that the VLHive 151 Digital FX light fixture has won in this year's Best of Show Awards at ISE within the AVTechnology category. This follows previous awards for ...More

(2/5/2026)

-Avante Audio Introduces SPL110 Speaker Stand

Avante Audio Introduces SPL110 Speaker Stand

Avante Audio announces the SPL110 Speaker Stand, an adaptable support system engineered for modern audio and event professionals.
Built from heavy-duty steel, the SPL110 is designed to securely support powered and passive ...
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(2/5/2026)

-Visual Productions Launches NetPanel User Interfaces at ISE

Visual Productions Launches NetPanel User Interfaces at ISE

Visual Productions unveiled the NetPanel Series at ISE 2026 (Booth #6T200) in Barcelona, February 3-6. A new family of wall-mounted user interfaces, NetPanel solutions are designed to deliver intuitive and flexible control for ...More

(2/5/2026)

-Guitar Center Business Solutions Announces Resonate, a First-of-its-Kind Integrated Technology Expo

Guitar Center Business Solutions Announces Resonate, a First-of-its-Kind Integrated Technology Expo

Guitar Center Business Solutions announces the inaugural Resonate, the company's first dedicated industry expo, launching in Nashville, Tennessee to showcase the future of integrated audio, video, and control technology. The ...More

(2/5/2026)

-ISE 2026: Roadshow GmbH Relies on ROXX for Three Major Exhibition Stands

ISE 2026: Roadshow GmbH Relies on ROXX for Three Major Exhibition Stands

At ISE 2026 in Barcelona, February 3-6, Roadshow GmbH, which focuses on trade fair and exhibition environments, is equipping three of the show's largest exhibition stands with a high three-digit number of ROXX fixtures. ...More

(2/5/2026)

-Ampetronic, Listen Technologies Preview New Assistive Listening Products at ISE 2026

Ampetronic, Listen Technologies Preview New Assistive Listening Products at ISE 2026

Listen Technologies and Ampetronic are showcasing new Auri and Hearing Loop products at ISE 2026 in Barcelona this week. Listen Technologies is also previewing ListenWIFI 3.5, the latest iteration of its audio-over-Wi-Fi ...More

(2/5/2026)

-L-Acoustics Launches Global Education Partner Program to Bridge Academic and Professional Audio

L-Acoustics Launches Global Education Partner Program to Bridge Academic and Professional Audio

The new L-Acoustics Education Partner Program is a comprehensive initiative designed to bridge the gap between academic audio education and professional practice. It partners with leading universities worldwide to integrate L ...More

(2/5/2026)

-Production Workers at Arena Stage Vote to Join IATSE

Production Workers at Arena Stage Vote to Join IATSE

Approximately 80 backstage production workers at Arena Stage in Washington, DC, have voted to join the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE). In a National Labor Relations Board election, workers voted ...More

(2/5/2026)

-PRG Provides Massive Support for IAPPA 2025

PRG Provides Massive Support for IAPPA 2025

The amusement industry trade show, IAPPA 2025, held in Orlando in November, was, as always, a network of interconnected experiences operating simultaneously across the campus. PRG, a key supplier to the event, supported ...More

(2/5/2026)

-Robe's iBOLTS Make Big Impact for 2025 ATP Finals

Robe's iBOLTS Make Big Impact for 2025 ATP Finals

Tennis fans and the citizens of Turin, Italy, experienced a twice-nightly visual extravaganza created for the eight-day 2025 ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) Finals, the season-ending event of the ATP Tour hosted at the Inalpi ...More

(2/5/2026)

-The Who Celebrate Six Decades of Rock and Roll on Historic Farewell Tour Backed by Cohesion

The Who Celebrate Six Decades of Rock and Roll on Historic Farewell Tour Backed by Cohesion

Formed in London in 1964, The Who have long been synonymous with rock-and-roll, from their breakthrough 1965 singles "I Can't Explain" and the era-defining "My Generation" through seminal albums such as Who's Next, Tommy, and ...More

(2/5/2026)

-PROJEKTIL Expands EONARIUM Tour to 45 Cities Across Three Continents

PROJEKTIL Expands EONARIUM Tour to 45 Cities Across Three Continents

Zurich-based artist collective PROJEKTIL is significantly expanding its EONARIUM tour yearly, reaching more than 45 locations across three continents. Originally launched in 2019, EONARIUM has become one of the first ...More

(2/4/2026)

-Kennedy Center Unions Demand Transparency and Worker Protections in the Event of a Temporary Shutdown

Kennedy Center Unions Demand Transparency and Worker Protections in the Event of a Temporary Shutdown

The surprise news that The Kennedy Center would shut down for a two-year renovation has left its unionized staff blindsided. As the paper reports, "The abrupt announcement by President Trump that the John F. Kennedy Center for the ...More

(2/4/2026)

-ETC Introduces High End Systems Lonestar Prime

ETC Introduces High End Systems Lonestar Prime

ETC announces High End Systems Lonestar Prime, an enhanced addition to the Lonestar automated fixture offerings. This framing fixture packs even more features in a compact package with the added benefit of an IP54 rating. With its ...More

(2/4/2026)

-Upcoming Free Webinar: Dealing with Alcohol and Substance Use Issues in the Workplace

Upcoming Free Webinar: Dealing with Alcohol and Substance Use Issues in the Workplace

Join Behind the Scenes on Monday, February 23, at 7pm EST for a free, 90-minute webinar on ways to assist if you witness or suspect substance use impacting the workplace. The session is designed to be practical, compassionate, and ...More

(2/4/2026)

-ELL Unveils Smart, Fully Certified EN 17206 Electric Chain Hoist at ISE

ELL Unveils Smart, Fully Certified EN 17206 Electric Chain Hoist at ISE

ELL, a new brand in event technology, announces its official global launch at Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) 2026 in Barcelona, February 3-6.
ELL arrives as the first brand to offer a fully furnished, third-party TUV-certified ...
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(2/4/2026)

-Panasonic Projector and Display Americas Showcases Expanded MEVIX Lineup at ISE 2026

Panasonic Projector and Display Americas Showcases Expanded MEVIX Lineup at ISE 2026

Panasonic Projector & Display Americas LLC is adding to its MEVIX brand. On display at ISE in Barcelona, February 3-6 (Booth #3J500), each new projector and display is billed as a significant advancement of core technology. ...More

(2/4/2026)

-Hovercraft Ventures Acquires Visual Endeavors

Hovercraft Ventures Acquires Visual Endeavors

The global experience and innovation venture platform Hovercraft Ventures has acquired Visual Endeavors, the design and creative solutions agency involved in major projects, including, among others, the Backstreet Boys and ...More

(2/4/2026)

-ADTECHNO Inc. Announces DAV Control Nexus, DAV-CNX1

ADTECHNO Inc. Announces DAV Control Nexus, DAV-CNX1

ADTECHNO Inc. announces the release of DAV Control Nexus, DAV-CNX1, a next-generation Dante device control box that is said to enable intuitive management and routing of Dante-enabled audio and video equipment directly from a web ...More

(2/4/2026)

-Showtime Sound Provides Production for Dimension 20's 2025 Live Tour

Showtime Sound Provides Production for Dimension 20's 2025 Live Tour

Showtime Sound LLC once again brought large-scale storytelling to life on the road by providing full tour production for Dimension 20's highly anticipated 2025 live tour.
As the tour traveled through major markets across the ...
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(2/4/2026)

-Sooner Routhier and Tony Caporale Enhance Chris Stapleton's All American Road Show with CHAUVET

Sooner Routhier and Tony Caporale Enhance Chris Stapleton's All American Road Show with CHAUVET

"For two nights, New York City was briefly transformed into Music City U.S.A.," wrote Forbes magazine about Chris Stapleton's All American Road Show stops at Madison Square Garden. From the moment the multi-award winning ...More

(2/3/2026)

-Astera Launches New QuikBeam Spotlight at ISE

Astera Launches New QuikBeam Spotlight at ISE

Astera is launching QuikBeam, a new member of its QuikFamily, at ISE in Barcelona, February 3-6. The product is a Fresnel lensed fixture with 13-to-60-degree zoom, swappable batteries, performance, color mixing, and high CRI/TLCI ...More

(2/3/2026)

-Avolites Celebrates 50th Anniversary

Avolites Celebrates 50th Anniversary

Avolites marks its landmark 50th anniversary with the launch of an exclusive Golden Console Competition and the release of the Avo50 Ambassador program.
As part of its celebration, Avolites kicks off a series of initiatives ...
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(2/3/2026)

-Follow-Me Announces DELTA System at ISE Barcelona

Follow-Me Announces DELTA System at ISE Barcelona

Follow-Me is announcing Follow-Me DELTA, the latest generation of its manual performer tracking system. Built on the foundation of Follow-Me 3D, DELTA has been enhanced with improved architecture in both hardware and software. The ...More

(2/3/2026)

-Vari-Lite Debuts Smaller, Screenless Neo X Console for Control Rooms

Vari-Lite Debuts Smaller, Screenless Neo X Console for Control Rooms

Vari-Lite, a Signify entertainment lighting brand, announces the Neo X5 CRE - a compact lighting console designed specifically for space-constrained environments such as control rooms, studios, and medium-sized performance ...More

(2/3/2026)

-OCA Alliance showcases AES70 and Joins APDA Product Development Meet-Up at ISE 2026

OCA Alliance showcases AES70 and Joins APDA Product Development Meet-Up at ISE 2026

OCA Alliance, the trade association supporting the AES70 Open Control Architecture standard, will return to ISE 2026 with a packed schedule featuring live demonstrations, partner meetups, and product development announcements. This ...More

(2/3/2026)

-Gary Aird Named President of A.C. Americas

Gary Aird Named President of A.C. Americas

A.C. Americas announces the promotion of Gary Aird to president of A.C. Americas, effective February 1.
Aird has been a key member of the executive leadership team for the past four years, beginning his tenure as vice ...
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(2/3/2026)

-L-Acoustics Appoints Olivier Maynard as Executive Director of Strategic Market Development

L-Acoustics Appoints Olivier Maynard as Executive Director of Strategic Market Development

L-Acoustics has appointed Olivier Maynard as executive director of strategic market development and significantly expanded the recently established division's capabilities to accelerate growth across key vertical markets ...More

(2/3/2026)

-The 1/52 Project Announces Fifth Year of Financial Grants for Early-Career Designers

The 1/52 Project Announces Fifth Year of Financial Grants for Early-Career Designers

Designer Beowulf Boritt, founder of The 1/52 Project, announces that applications for the program's fifth year are now open for the 2026 cycle. Grant applications from early-career designers will be accepted from February 2 ...More

(2/3/2026)

-On-Stage Debuted SST1000 Speaker Stand Tray at NAMM

On-Stage Debuted SST1000 Speaker Stand Tray at NAMM

On-Stage -- a brand of The Music People -- has released the SST1000 Speaker Stand Tray, a simple, sturdy solution for setting up devices that may not have dedicated stands, such as laptops, projectors, Blu-ray players, ...More

(2/3/2026)

-Robe Hits the Highway with Billy Strings

Robe Hits the Highway with Billy Strings

Billy Strings' 2025 tour, built around his 2024 album, Highway Prayers, mixed headlining arena and amphitheater dates with festival slots and international shows.
Lighting was designed by Colorado-based Saxton Waller, who ...
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(2/3/2026)

-Ayrton Veloce and Domino LT Fixtures from PRG Light Up Shakira's Dynamic World Tour

Ayrton Veloce and Domino LT Fixtures from PRG Light Up Shakira's Dynamic World Tour

Lighting designer Dan Norman of Silent House used 72 Ayrton Veloce Profiles designed for large spaces and 76 Domino LT luminaires created for long-throw applications requiring high precision on Shakira's Las Mujeres Ya No ...More

(2/3/2026)

-Theatre in Review: Blackout Songs (The Susan & Ronald Frankel Theater/Robert W. Wilson MCC Theatre)

Theatre in Review: Blackout Songs (The Susan & Ronald Frankel Theater/Robert W. Wilson MCC Theatre)

In Blackout Songs, love and addiction are so inextricably linked that they come to seem like the same thing. The play, by Joe White -- well-known in the UK, less so here -- throws together a young couple at an AA ...More

(2/2/2026)

-Audiotonix to Acquire DPA Microphones, Wisycom, and Austrian Audio

Audiotonix to Acquire DPA Microphones, Wisycom, and Austrian Audio

Audiotonix has announced its agreement to acquire DPA Microphones, Wisycom, and Austrian Audio. The acquisition is now ...More

(2/2/2026)

-ETC Acquires Pharos Architectural Controls

ETC Acquires Pharos Architectural Controls

ETC has acquired its longtime collaborator, Pharos Architectural Controls (Pharos), the UK-based developer and manufacturer of lighting control systems used in architectural, themed entertainment, and large-scale visual ...More

(2/2/2026)

-Many Designers Among Obie Award Winners

Many Designers Among Obie Award Winners

The Obie Awards, administered by the American Theatre Wings, which honor achievement Off and Off Off Broadway, were given out on January 31.
Among the design winners, Afsoon Pajoufar was cited for the scenic design of F ...
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(2/2/2026)

-Darius Ansari Joins ROXX as Product/Application Specialist

Darius Ansari Joins ROXX as Product/Application Specialist

As of February 1, German lighting company ROXX welcomed to its team Darius Ansari, who will take on the role of product and application specialist. In this position, he will act as a central link between product ...More

(2/2/2026)

-Light Takes Flight at ISE 2026

Light Takes Flight at ISE 2026

Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) will take to the skies for the first time with a 600-drone performance. This collaboration of technology, artistry, and creativity sets out to deliver a crowd-pleasing audio-visual experience, every ...More

(2/2/2026)

-Renkus-Heinz Launches New ICLX-48S Subwoofer

Renkus-Heinz Launches New ICLX-48S Subwoofer

Renkus-Heinz expands its IC Live X Series with the launch of the all-new ICLX-48S subwoofer. The low-frequency solution is designed to integrate seamlessly with the full IC Live X range of modular steerable arrays. ...More

(2/2/2026)

-Brompton Technology Shows New SQ200 and Welcomes New Partner to Panel Manufacturer Partner Program

Brompton Technology Shows New SQ200 and Welcomes New Partner to Panel Manufacturer Partner Program

Brompton Technology will once again be exhibiting at the ISE trade show in Barcelona from February 3-6, showcasing the new SQ200, billed as the world's most powerful 8K LED processor. There will be a demonstration of SQ200's ...More

(2/2/2026)

-Outline at ISE 2026

Outline at ISE 2026

Outline are exhibiting at ISE 2026, to meet visitors attracted by both pro audio technologies (Hall 7, Booth #7C100), and by residential and smart building ones (Hall 2, Booth #2E350).
Production of the formerly announced A ...
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(2/2/2026)

-Martin Audio Announces Hardware Upgrades, New Products

Martin Audio Announces Hardware Upgrades, New Products

Martin Audio announces a comprehensive evolution of its Wavefront Precision line array series and SXH218 subwoofer, introducing significant enclosure upgrades. The launch is further supported by the next-generation DISPLAY 3 ...More

(2/2/2026)

-HK Audio Focuses on User Needs at ISE 2026

HK Audio Focuses on User Needs at ISE 2026

HK Audio will bring its range of audio solutions to ISE 2026. This will see visitors to Booth #7A190 presented with equipment for everything from live sound to PA/VA and audio networking.
The German manufacturer will show its ...
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(2/2/2026)

-Theatre in Review: Data (Lucille Lortel Theatre)

Theatre in Review: Data (Lucille Lortel Theatre)

"Data is the language of our time. And like all languages, its narratives will be written by the victors." This statement, meant to reassure, is one of the most chilling in this new thriller, and that's saying something. It is delivered ...More

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