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News Archive - April 2013

(4/29/2013)

-4Wall Granted Writ of Possession in Rental Equipment Dispute with Mark Triebwasser and Stage 1, Inc.

4Wall Granted Writ of Possession in Rental Equipment Dispute with Mark Triebwasser and Stage 1, Inc.

A federal judge in Sacramento has granted 4Wall's motion for a writ of possession in an equipment rental dispute with Mark Triebwasser and Stage 1, Inc. of Folsom, California. 4Wall sued Triebwasser and Stage 1 after ...More

(4/29/2013)

-TEC Foundation Joins NAMM

TEC Foundation Joins NAMM

The TEC Foundation for Excellence in Audio has formally entered into an agreement to become part of the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM), strengthening the important work of both non-profits and the NAMM Show. ...More

(4/29/2013)

-Iluminarc Wins Best Booth at Lightfair International

Iluminarc Wins Best Booth at Lightfair International

Iluminarc, the architectural and architainment lighting brand of Chauvet, a manufacturer of entertainment and architectural lighting, received the Best Booth Award in the 400-500-sq.-ft. category at Lightfair International< ...More

(4/29/2013)

-Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time Takes Olivier Awards for Lighting, Sound, and Set Design

Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time Takes Olivier Awards for Lighting, Sound, and Set Design

The 37th Olivier Awards were presented April 28 at London's Royal Opera House, and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, The Audience, Top Hat, and Sweeney Todd took home the major awards. ...More

(4/29/2013)

-Martin ShowDesigner Demo Version Now Available

Martin ShowDesigner Demo Version Now Available

Lighthouse of Holland has made available for download a demo version of Martin Professional's ShowDesigner (MSD) lighting and set design software package.
The demo version can be used without the need for a Martin One-Key ...
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(4/29/2013)

-Avlex Announces New MIPRO 7 Series Wireless Transmitters

Avlex Announces New MIPRO 7 Series Wireless Transmitters

Avlex Corporation, a manufacturer of wireless technology and microphones, introduce two new MIPRO 7 Series wireless transmitters -- the ACT-71Ta bodypack transmitter and the ACT-71Ha handheld transmitter. Ideal for a wide range of ...More

(4/29/2013)

-Calibre UK Appoints New Distributor for sub-Saharan Africa

Calibre UK Appoints New Distributor for sub-Saharan Africa

Calibre UK has extended its global reach with the appointment of Prosound as its new distribution partner for sub-Saharan Africa. Based in South Africa, Prosound is an experienced distributor and rental company with several ...More

(4/29/2013)

-Colour Sound Invests in More LED Screens

Colour Sound Invests in More LED Screens

London, UK-based lighting and visuals rental company Colour Sound Experiment (CSE) has made an investment in LED screen with the purchase of 100-sq.-m. of BT6 6mm pitch high resolution surface.
The product has been manufactured ...
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(4/29/2013)

-HSL and PSI Announce New Partnership

HSL and PSI Announce New Partnership

The UK lighting and visuals rental specialist, Blackburn-based HSL, has formed a dynamic new partnership with Production Services Ireland (PSI), with operations in Belfast and Dublin.
The merger sees PSI's well established ...
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(4/29/2013)

-Theatre in Review: Orphans (Gerald S. Schoenfeld Theatre)

Theatre in Review: Orphans (Gerald S. Schoenfeld Theatre)

Orphans, an Off Broadway hit in 1985 and missing from New York ever since, is mostly interesting as a commentary on Broadway's star-crazy ways. The production exists solely because the producer assembled a package that ...More

(4/29/2013)

-RCF Rocks Suhr Guitar Event

RCF Rocks Suhr Guitar Event

When Suhr Guitars decided to demonstrate their high-end guitars to customer and dealers during a live, two-day event, it was important that the sound system be perfect.
Suhr guitars, the company says, are built with the highest quality ...
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(4/29/2013)

-Indiana Pacers Score with New Video Board Powered by Vista Systems' Spyder

Indiana Pacers Score with New Video Board Powered by Vista Systems' Spyder

The NBA's Indiana Pacers have unveiled a new center-hung video board at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse designed to deliver an experience fans just can't get at home -- and a Spyder is a big part of it.
ANC Sports Enterprises, LLC of ...
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(4/29/2013)

-Technomad Brings Professional Sound to Cowboy Fellowship Arena

Technomad Brings Professional Sound to Cowboy Fellowship Arena

The Cowboy Fellowship Church in southern Texas is a unique worship facility that preaches evangelism, discipleship, and service -- with an adjoining 2,800-seat live event venue on campus. The church hosts a variety of events in the venue, ...More

(4/29/2013)

-Harman's Soundcraft Si Expression 3 Takes Center Stage at The Parker Playhouse

Harman's Soundcraft Si Expression 3 Takes Center Stage at The Parker Playhouse

Parker Playhouse first opened its doors in 1967 and has played an important role for performing arts in the Fort Lauderdale community ever since. The performance venue, now managed by Broward Center for Performing Arts, fully seats 1,168 ...More

(4/29/2013)

-The Week in Review

The Week in Review

Outer Critics Circle Nominations Announced: The Outer Critics Circle is the organization of critics and journalists who cover the New York theatre for out-of-town publications. The category for outstanding set design is highly ...More

(4/26/2013)

-Three University Drama Schools Win USITT Tech Expo

Three University Drama Schools Win USITT Tech Expo

LED-powered fireflies by the University of Maryland, a rig for "flying" a 600-lb cage at Carnegie Mellon University, and an interactive video puppet from New York City College of Technology are the winning projects in < ...More

(4/26/2013)

-Foundation Makes 19th Annual $7,500 Contribution to the Los Angeles Opera Wally Russell Lighting Intern

Foundation Makes 19th Annual $7,500 Contribution to the Los Angeles Opera Wally Russell Lighting Intern

The Wally Foundation has now provided annual funding to the Los Angeles Opera totaling nearly $150,000 since the foundation was formed following the untimely death of Wally Russell in 1992.
"This annual contribution has ...
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(4/26/2013)

-Soundcraft "Mixing with Professionals" Seminars Heads to Dallas with Front-of-House Engineer Ken Newman

Soundcraft &quot;Mixing with Professionals&quot; Seminars Heads to Dallas with Front-of-House Engineer Ken Newman

Harman's Soundcraft continues its "Mixing with Professionals" (MwP) series with a stop in Dallas, Texas on May 15. MwP offers tips and tricks about using Soundcraft Vi Series consoles from some of live sound's most accomplished ...More

(4/26/2013)

-Waves Audio GEQ Graphic Equalizer Plugin Now Available

Waves Audio GEQ Graphic Equalizer Plugin Now Available

Waves Audio announces the availability of its new GEQ graphic equalizer plugin. Developed primarily for live users (but the company notes it is sure to find a home in the studio as well), Waves GEQ is a full-featured graphic ...More

(4/26/2013)

-Marc Goossens Joins Meyer Sound as Business Development Manager, Installation Markets

Marc Goossens Joins Meyer Sound as Business Development Manager, Installation Markets

To strengthen support for the global AV installation network, Meyer Sound has appointed Marc Goossens to the newly created position of business development manager, installation markets.
In this role, Goossens will serve ...
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(4/26/2013)

-Kramer Introduces the VP-28, a 14-Input Multi-Format Presentation Switcher with Stereo Audio

Kramer Introduces the VP-28, a 14-Input Multi-Format Presentation Switcher with Stereo Audio

Kramer Electronics introduces the most recent member of Kramer's line of multi-format switchers, the VP-28.
The VP-28 is a 14-input presentation switcher that handles composite video, HDMI, DVI, DisplayPort, computer graphics ...
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(4/26/2013)

-NSCA, Women in AV to Host Reception in Orlando, June 12

NSCA, Women in AV to Host Reception in Orlando, June 12

NSCA, Women in AV (WAVE), and FSR will host an informal networking reception, Wednesday, June 12, from 5 - 6:30pm at The Peabody Hotel, in Orlando, Florida. Both men and women are encouraged to attend this unique event where ...More

(4/26/2013)

-First Robe Pointes Launch in the UK and Ireland

First Robe Pointes Launch in the UK and Ireland

Irish lighting rental company Just Lite, based in Dublin, is the first recipients in the UK of Robe's new Robin Pointe moving head fixtures.
The much-anticipated product was officially launched by Robe at the 2013 Prolight + Sound ...
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(4/26/2013)

-General Cable Adds Graybar as a Distributor for Gepco Brand Products

General Cable Adds Graybar as a Distributor for Gepco Brand Products

General Cable Corporation announces the addition of Graybar as a nationwide distributor of Gepco Brand commercial A/V cabling solutions. This expands General Cable's relationship with Graybar, a leading distributor of ...More

(4/26/2013)

-Barco and projectiondesign to Present United Front at ITEC 2013

Barco and projectiondesign to Present United Front at ITEC 2013

A few short weeks after joining forces to offer the most complete range of projection solutions in the professional AV space, visualization companies Barco, and projectiondesign will share two stands at the upcoming ITEC ...More

(4/26/2013)

-UDC Timecode Makes its Debut at Trade Shows with Riverview Systems Group

UDC Timecode Makes its Debut at Trade Shows with Riverview Systems Group

Corporate event production company Riverview Systems Group Inc. of Milpitas, California has become the first company to utilize UDC Timecode, a new feature in the protocol translation portion of High Resolution Systems' UDC ...More

(4/26/2013)

-Schnick Schnack Systems Gives The Voice an Accent

Schnick Schnack Systems Gives The Voice an Accent

Schnick Schnack Systems LED accent lighting literally spins with the hot seats on NBC's The Voice. Chosen by designer Oscar Dominguez of Darkfire Lighting Design, Schnick Schnack Systems' camera-friendly, ...More

(4/25/2013)

-PLASA Focus: Leeds -- Opens Next Week

PLASA Focus: Leeds -- Opens Next Week

With just a week left until the doors of the Royal Armouries Museum open for the fifth annual PLASA Focus: Leeds trade show, taking place Tuesday, April 30 and Wednesday May 1, PLASA Events can confirm that visitor pre-registration ...More

(4/25/2013)

-Managing Director, Simon Hobday, to Leave Artistic Licence

Managing Director, Simon Hobday, to Leave Artistic Licence

Artistic Licence, has announced that incumbent managing director, Simon Hobday, is moving on to explore new opportunities.
Hobday joined the company as a technician in 2000. Over the years, he rose up the ranks, becoming ...
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(4/25/2013)

-Atlanta Special FX Launches CO2 Neon Paint Cannon

Atlanta Special FX Launches CO2 Neon Paint Cannon

Atlanta Special FX announces the newest CO2 product to go into production, the CO2 Neon Paint Cannon. This sleek, black powder coated unit is lightweight and user-friendly, weighing 17 lb, with a steel frame for dependable use. The ...More

(4/25/2013)

-Martin Pro Clean Supreme Maintenance Fluid Available to Market

Martin Pro Clean Supreme Maintenance Fluid Available to Market

Tried, tested, and used internally by Martin Professional for years, Pro Clean Supreme maintenance fluid for haze and smoke machines is now available to the market.
Using Pro Clean Supreme on a regular basis reduces clogging, ...
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(4/25/2013)

-Waves Audio Announces Tech Support Live Service

Waves Audio Announces Tech Support Live Service

Waves Audio announces new extended tech support hours. The extended tech support service will help end users resolve issues in both the live and studio market sectors.
As the number of front-of-house and monitor engineers using ...
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(4/25/2013)

-Hitachi Introduces Three New Collegiate Series 3LCD Projectors

Hitachi Introduces Three New Collegiate Series 3LCD Projectors

Hitachi America, Ltd., digital media division, business solutions group introduces three new additions to its Collegiate Series 3LCD projectors: the CP-WX4022WN, CP-X4022WN, and CP-X5022WN. The company says these new models offer ...More

(4/25/2013)

-ArKaos Pro Signs Distribution Agreement with ESL France

ArKaos Pro Signs Distribution Agreement with ESL France

ArKaos Pro, a provider of real time visual processing technologies for live visual performances, is delighted to announce the appointment of ESL as its new exclusive distributor for France. The agreement is the first new ...More

(4/25/2013)

-Allen & Heath Appoints New Distributor in Argentina

Allen & Heath Appoints New Distributor in Argentina

Allen & Heath has appointed ARS as its exclusive distributor in Argentina. Established for 12 years, the company already distributes leading brands, such as Turbosound, Sennheiser, and TC Electronic. ...More

(4/25/2013)

-"Your World, Reimagined: A Global Design Competition" Now Accepting Entries

&quot;Your World, Reimagined: A Global Design Competition&quot; Now Accepting Entries

Entries are now being accepted for "Your World, Reimagined: A Global Design Competition."
Presented by Nemetschek Vectorworks, Inc., Maxon Computer, Dosch Design, Arroway Textures, and AMD FirePro graphics, "Your World, ...
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(4/25/2013)

-Iluminarc Shows New Fixtures at HD Expo 2013

Iluminarc Shows New Fixtures at HD Expo 2013

Iluminarc, the architectural and architainment lighting brand of Chauvet, a manufacturer of entertainment and architectural lighting, shows its line of exterior and interior lighting solutions at Hospitality Design Expo + ...More

(4/25/2013)

-WorldStage Goes Wide for Adobe Summit: The Digital Marketing Conference's Keynote Room

WorldStage Goes Wide for Adobe Summit: The Digital Marketing Conference's Keynote Room

For important presentations by Adobe, an image software company, image quality may not be the only thing, but it is certainly is one of the most important parts of the experience. This was the case during the Adobe Summit: The Digital ...More

(4/25/2013)

-4Wall Nashville In This House with Found Movement Group

4Wall Nashville In This House with Found Movement Group

4Wall Nashville recently provided lighting for In This House, a dance performance by Found Movement Group held at OZ Nashville. Written and choreographed by Found Movement Group co-founder Stacie Flood-Popp, the eighth ...More

(4/25/2013)

-Bandit Crowns Regal Entertainment GM Conference

Bandit Crowns Regal Entertainment GM Conference

Movie theatre powerhouse Regal Entertainment Group recently held its General Manager Conference at the Knoxville Convention Center. The three-day conference started on April 8 and included sneak peeks into upcoming theatrical releases, ...More

(4/25/2013)

-Bose RoomMatch Loudspeakers and PowerMatch Amplifiers at Calgary's TELUS Spark - the New Science Centre

Bose RoomMatch Loudspeakers and PowerMatch Amplifiers at Calgary's TELUS Spark - the New Science Centre

When visitors come to the new TELUS Spark Science Centre (formerly the TELUS World of Science) in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, they'll not only be awed by the sights inside the 153,000-sq.-ft. facility, with its four exhibit galleries and 164 ...More

(4/25/2013)

-Theatre in Review: The Testament of Mary (Walter Kerr Theatre)

Theatre in Review: The Testament of Mary (Walter Kerr Theatre)

The Testament of Mary begins with Fiona Shaw, by a pool, flicking bits of water with her fingers and smiling with childlike satisfaction. If you caught her last Broadway way, the gesture is enough to make your blood ...More

(4/24/2013)

-MAC Viper AirFX -- Mid-Air Effects and Wash Luminaire Now Shipping

MAC Viper AirFX -- Mid-Air Effects and Wash Luminaire Now Shipping

A new luminaire in Martin Professional's award-winning MAC Viper family of moving heads, the MAC Viper AirFX, is now shipping. Both flexible and efficient, the MAC Viper AirFX is a new concept that combines hard-edge, mid-air ...More

(4/24/2013)

-Chroma-Q Launches AutoLED II - Ultra Bright Daylight White LED Moving Light at Prolight + Sound 2013

Chroma-Q Launches AutoLED II - Ultra Bright Daylight White LED Moving Light at Prolight + Sound 2013

Utilizing the same core technologies as the innovative Chroma-Q Studio Force D XT 12, the new AutoLED II is a 6,500K CCT (preliminary values) daylight white LED moving head fixture that boasts an extreme 16,430 lumens output for ...More

(4/24/2013)

-Riedel Names Daniel Huard Sales Manager for Canada

Riedel Names Daniel Huard Sales Manager for Canada

Riedel Communications, provider of real-time video, audio, data, and communications networks, today announced the appointment of Daniel Huard as sales manager for Canada. In this role with Riedel, Huard will work to increase ...More

(4/24/2013)

-J. R. Clancy Names Anthony Seifritz Backstage Service Specialist

J. R. Clancy Names Anthony Seifritz Backstage Service Specialist

In its continuing efforts to provide the services its customers need to ensure backstage safety, J. R. Clancy, Inc., has named Anthony Seifritz to the new position of backstage service specialist. ...More

(4/24/2013)

-Apollo Design Technology Launches Apollo Outlet

Apollo Design Technology Launches Apollo Outlet

Apollo Design Technology, Inc. announces the launching of Apollo Outlet. This is an outlet for discontinued, demo, or excess inventory products.
Like every company, Apollo has outdated gear that has accumulated over the years. The ...
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(4/24/2013)

-Audio-Technica US Appoints Gary Dixon to Sales Engineer - Installed Sound

Audio-Technica US Appoints Gary Dixon to Sales Engineer - Installed Sound

Audio-Technica US, a manufacturer of transducer technology for over 50 years, announces the appointment of industry veteran Gary Dixon to the position of sales engineer - installed sound, reflecting the company's continued ...More

(4/24/2013)

-Updated LCD Road Cases from Gator Feature Improved Interior to Fit Wider Range of Screens

Updated LCD Road Cases from Gator Feature Improved Interior to Fit Wider Range of Screens

Gator Cases has updated it's line of G-TOUR LCD/Plasma road cases with an improved interior fit system. These cases provide serious road-worthy protection and can now fit a wider variety of screens with its unique adjustable ...More

(4/24/2013)

-Meyer Sound MINA Shines at New SFJAZZ Center

Meyer Sound MINA Shines at New SFJAZZ Center

Opened early in 2013, San Francisco's SFJAZZ Center is the first performance and education complex in America that was built from the ground up exclusively for jazz. At the center's heart is the world-class Robert N. Miner Auditorium, ...More

(4/24/2013)

-Lectrosonics Wireless Systems Deployed at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo

Lectrosonics Wireless Systems Deployed at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo

The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, held at Reliant Stadium, is the world's largest live entertainment and livestock exhibition featuring a regular-season world-class rodeo. This year's show, which ran from February 25 through March 17, ...More

(4/24/2013)

-Avolites Media Ai Server Powers The Script's World Tour

Avolites Media Ai Server Powers The Script's World Tour

Avolites Media's Ai media server is delivering fast moving evocative visuals on The Script's sell out arena world tour. Conceived by award winning lighting designer Jamie Thompson, in collaboration with members of the band ...More

(4/24/2013)

-10,000 Revel Under PR Lighting Dynamics at Trinidad Chutney Soca Finals

10,000 Revel Under PR Lighting Dynamics at Trinidad Chutney Soca Finals

With 15 of the biggest Chutney Soca artists in the world taking part, the recent Chutney Soca Monarch competition, held at Skinner Park in Trinidad's San Fernando, was the biggest of its kind in the world, showcasing talent from North ...More

(4/24/2013)

-Symetrix Symnet Radius 12x8 DSP Adds New Life to St. Lucy Parish

Symetrix Symnet Radius 12x8 DSP Adds New Life to St. Lucy Parish

For nearly a century, St. Lucy Parish has been a cornerstone of religious life in Campbell, California. Its congregation grew steadily throughout the 1900s, prompting moves to ever-larger facilities, and culminating in the construction of ...More

(4/24/2013)

-Theatre in Review: Macbeth (Ethel Barrymore Theatre)

Theatre in Review: Macbeth (Ethel Barrymore Theatre)

The new Macbeth at the Ethel Barrymore is the kind of without-a-net high-wire act that only the most daring actor would risk -- daring or just plain out of his mind. Having seen Alan Cumming's high-concept solo take on ...More

(4/23/2013)

-City Theatrical Launches New Website

City Theatrical Launches New Website

City Theatrical is inviting visitors to explore its new website. The new website has been designed to provide a user-friendly experience with improved navigation and functionality throughout, allowing customers to access detailed ...More

(4/23/2013)

-Outer Critics Circle Announce 2012 - 2013 Season Nominees

Outer Critics Circle Announce 2012 - 2013 Season Nominees

Outer Critics Circle, the organization of writers and commentators covering New York theatre for media beyond Broadway, recently announced its nominees for the 2012 -2013 season in 24 categories. Broadway stars Robert Cuccioli and ...More

(4/23/2013)

-Christie Lites Invests in 200 Martin M2GO Lighting Consoles

Christie Lites Invests in 200 Martin M2GO Lighting Consoles

In order to meet market demand for Martin Professional's M2GO lighting controller, Christie Lites has purchased no less than 200 of the compact consoles for its rental inventory.
"We were looking for the best console for ...
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(4/23/2013)

-TEA's SATE '13 Experience Design Conference Set for October 3-4 at SCAD -- Call for Participation

TEA's SATE '13 Experience Design Conference Set for October 3-4 at SCAD -- Call for Participation

The Themed Entertainment Association welcomes proposals for its annual SATE Conference -- a professional dialog on experience design, to be held October 3 - 4, 2013 in Savannah, Georgia at the Savannah College of Art & Design (SCAD) ...More

(4/23/2013)

-Triple E Exhibits New Wireless TracDrive Controller at PLASA Focus: Leeds

Triple E Exhibits New Wireless TracDrive Controller at PLASA Focus: Leeds

Motorized systems specialist Triple E will be demoing its recently launched wireless control for its popular TracDrive motor systems at PLASA Focus: Leeds, April 30 and May 1, in stand RA-B14 at the Royal Armouries in Leeds.

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(4/23/2013)

-PR Lighting Launches New Products at Prolight + Sound 2013

PR Lighting Launches New Products at Prolight + Sound 2013

PR Lighting has reported an excellent response to the suite of new products, premiered on the stand of their German distributor, Focon Showtechnic at this year's Prolight + Sound exhibit in Frankfurt. ...More

(4/23/2013)

-SGM's G-Spot Passes the Fountain Test at Prolight + Sound 2013

SGM's G-Spot Passes the Fountain Test at Prolight + Sound 2013

SGM used Frankfurt's Prolight + Sound to demonstrate the growth it has experienced since coming under Peter Johansen's ownership just over a year ago.
The company says the booth was busy with visitors wanting to be among ...
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(4/23/2013)

-Outline Unveils the GTO C-12 Line Source Array

Outline Unveils the GTO C-12 Line Source Array

Italian pro-audio manufacturer Outline celebrated its 40th anniversary by unveiling the all-new GTO C-12 line source array at Frankfurt Musikmesse 2013.
Following the GTO concept (first introduced in 2011) of harnessing the power ...
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(4/23/2013)

-Theater at Madison Square Garden Ushers in a New Sonic Era with Harman's JBL VTX Line Arrays

Theater at Madison Square Garden Ushers in a New Sonic Era with Harman's JBL VTX Line Arrays

Harman's JBL VTX line arrays were selected for the Theater at Madison Square Garden with Clair Brothers Audio Systems installing a comprehensive VTX system, powered by Crown Audio I-Tech HD amplifiers. ...More

(4/23/2013)

-Theatre in Review: The Assembled Parties (Manhattan Theatre Club/Samuel J. Friedman Theatre)

Theatre in Review: The Assembled Parties (Manhattan Theatre Club/Samuel J. Friedman Theatre)

The Assembled Parties takes place on two Christmas Days, in 1980 and 2000. In the intervening decades, just about everything happens to those in attendance -- and yet somehow, improbably, almost defiantly, life goes on. If ...More

(4/23/2013)

-Amas Produksjon Becomes Adamson Distributor in Norway

Amas Produksjon Becomes Adamson Distributor in Norway

Amas Produksjon is the latest distributor to join the Adamson team. They announced their new partnership while at Prolight + Sound this year. The Norwegian company started as a booking agent in the early 1990s but quickly ...More

(4/23/2013)

-3G Productions Acquires MLA for Festivals and Touring

3G Productions Acquires MLA for Festivals and Touring

3G Productions Inc., a multifaceted audio company based in Las Vegas and Los Angeles, recently acquired a Martin Audio MLA system to provide greater sound control at electronic dance music festivals, and expand the company's ...More

(4/23/2013)

-Theatre in Review: Here Lies Love (The Public Theater)

Theatre in Review: Here Lies Love (The Public Theater)

For their first foray into musical theatre, David Byrne and Fatboy Slim have seized upon the life of former Philippine First Lady Imelda Marcos, she of the vast shoe collection, $5 million shopping tours, and Potemkin village ...More

(4/22/2013)

-Industry Leader Laura Hoepker Joins the PLASA Team

Industry Leader Laura Hoepker Joins the PLASA Team

PLASA announces industry veteran Laura Hoepker has joined PLASA as an events sales executive working with the North American team on the PLASA Focus NA regional events. Hoepker joins PLASA from Electronic Theatre ...More

(4/22/2013)

-Chauvet Professional Stands Out at Prolight + Sound

Chauvet Professional Stands Out at Prolight + Sound

Chauvet, a manufacturer of professional lighting, showcased fixtures at the Prolight + Sound 2013 International trade show, attracting numerous visitors at its stand. Popular in show were Chauvet Professional Legend 230SR ...More

(4/22/2013)

-Chroma-Q Launches New Energy Efficient, Color Changing LED 'Inspire' House Light

Chroma-Q Launches New Energy Efficient, Color Changing LED 'Inspire' House Light

LED lighting manufacturer, Chroma-Q unveiled their brand new Inspire LED house light at this year's Prolight + Sound exhibition in Frankfurt, Germany earlier this month.
The new Chroma-Q Inspire LED house light is a multi ...
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(4/22/2013)

-Visual Productions at PLASA Focus: Leeds

Visual Productions at PLASA Focus: Leeds

Visual Productions will be exhibiting at PLASA Focus: Leeds April 30 and May 1 at the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds. Although regular attendees to PLASA Focus, this is the first time that Visual Productions take their own ...More

(4/22/2013)

-GoVision's Justin Eaton Promoted to VP, Production Services

GoVision's Justin Eaton Promoted to VP, Production Services

Justin Eaton, one of the longest-tenured employees at GoVision LP, was promoted to the new position of vice president, production services, the company announced Friday. Eaton, who is credited with building the company's ...More

(4/22/2013)

-myMix Business Development in Asia to be Led by Tommy Kim

myMix Business Development in Asia to be Led by Tommy Kim

Tommy Kim has been named director of business development for Asia by Movek Corp LLC, makers of the myMix personal monitoring system. The appointment was announced at the recent Prolight + Sound exhibition in Germany. Kim ...More

(4/22/2013)

-Stardraw.com Announces Major Upgrades for Stardraw Design 7

Stardraw.com Announces Major Upgrades for Stardraw Design 7

Software provider Stardraw.com announces a significant enhancement to their most sophisticated design/documentation product yet, the award-winning Stardraw Design 7 software package. The upgrade follows a period of intense beta ...More

(4/22/2013)

-Theatre in Review: The Nance (Lincoln Center Theater/Lyceum Theatre)

Theatre in Review: The Nance (Lincoln Center Theater/Lyceum Theatre)

Like most great artists, Nathan Lane's technique has grown simpler and more refined with age. Time was when he would scurry about the stage, expending epic amounts of energy in search of his next laugh. (He usually found it.) Now, ...More

(4/22/2013)

-Theatre in Review: The Big Knife (Roundabout Theatre Company/American Airlines Theatre)

Theatre in Review: The Big Knife (Roundabout Theatre Company/American Airlines Theatre)

Among the many playwrights who have mined their self-hatred for their art, none ever did it quite so nakedly as Clifford Odets. As many noted when Golden Boy was revived earlier this season, Odets' tale of a gifted violinist ...More

(4/22/2013)

-Unity through Worship, Sound through Constant Directivity with d&b

Unity through Worship, Sound through Constant Directivity with d&b

With six separate vocal choirs, full worship band, and energetic services, First Baptist Church-Broad in Memphis, Tennessee presents as a healthy and vigorous place of worship. It's also growing just as vigorously; the new church building ...More

(4/22/2013)

-Historic St. Augustine's Church Upgrades its Audio with Community ENTASYS Loudspeakers and dSPEC DSP

Historic St. Augustine's Church Upgrades its Audio with Community ENTASYS Loudspeakers and dSPEC DSP

Founded in 1832, St. Augustine's Catholic Church, in Minster, Ohio, built its first building, a log structure, in 1835. The brick church building, built in 1848, has gone through several significant renovations including replacement of the ...More

(4/22/2013)

-D.A.S. Audio Keeps the Energy High at Hillsdale College

D.A.S. Audio Keeps the Energy High at Hillsdale College

Located in rural southern Michigan, Hillsdale College is an independent, coeducational, residential, liberal arts college with a student body of about 1,400. With the February opening of the Margot V. Biermann Athletic Center, the college ...More

(4/22/2013)

-The Week in Review

The Week in Review

Disgraced Wins Pulitzer Prize: Disgraced, Ayad Akthar's crackling drama about a Pakistani-American corporate lawyer whose life unravels at a dinner party, deservedly won this year's Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The debut ...More

(4/19/2013)

-Duran Audio Announces European and US 2013 Training Events

Duran Audio Announces European and US 2013 Training Events

Duran Audio announced its schedule for their AXYS Acoustic Modelling & Product Training Events.
Duran Audio offers free training on not only their range of Intellivox products but also on acoustic modelling, basic electro ...
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(4/19/2013)

-Philips Builds on Frankfurt Success at PLASA Focus

Philips Builds on Frankfurt Success at PLASA Focus

Following Philips Entertainment's hugely successful exhibition at Frankfurt's Prolight + Sound 2013, its four premier brands -- Showline, Vari-Lite, Selecon, and Strand Lighting -- will be exhibiting the ...More

(4/19/2013)

-Alcons' Annual Evolutionary Gathering in Frankfurt

Alcons' Annual Evolutionary Gathering in Frankfurt

Alcons showcased a wealth of evolutionary audio solutions, based around the company's patented Pro-Ribbon transducer technology.
On the stand, visitors were presented the recently introduced QR24 pro-ribbon line-source column, ...
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(4/19/2013)

-Adamson Booth at Prolight + Sound Highlighted by 30th Anniversary and New Product Launches

Adamson Booth at Prolight + Sound Highlighted by 30th Anniversary and New Product Launches

Adamson Systems Engineering has become a fixture on the trade fair floors of Prolight + Sound in Frankfurt, Germany. This year marked the 30th anniversary for Adamson, a milestone for the Canadian company that develops and ...More

(4/19/2013)

-L-Acoustics Launches LA4X Amplified Controller

L-Acoustics Launches LA4X Amplified Controller

L-Acoustics announces the addition of the LA4X amplified controller to its amplified controller series.
The LA4X is an amplified controller based on a four input, four output architecture combining the benefits of self-powered ...
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(4/19/2013)

-DPA Microphones' d:facto II Wins Prestigious MIPA Award

DPA Microphones' d:facto II Wins Prestigious MIPA Award

DPA Microphones' d:facto II Vocal Microphone has earned a prestigious MIPA Award (Musikmesse International Press Award) for Best Live Microphone or IEM. The award was presented to DPA's CEO Christian Poulsen at a special ceremony ...More

(4/19/2013)

-Avolites Media and Avolites to present overview of Ai Media Server and Titan 7 at PLASA Focus: Leeds

Avolites Media and Avolites to present overview of Ai Media Server and Titan 7 at PLASA Focus: Leeds

The Avolites Media and Avolites team have announced that Steven Baird Smith will be running a presentation on the multi-award winning Ai Media Server and Titan V7 software at 4:40pm on Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at PLAS ...More

(4/19/2013)

-St. Ann's Warehouse Unveils Tobacco Warehouse Design

St. Ann's Warehouse Unveils Tobacco Warehouse Design

St. Ann's Warehouse last night made the first public presentation of its design for the adaptive reuse of the historic Tobacco Warehouse, situated between the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges, on the waterfront in Brooklyn Bridge Park. ...More

(4/19/2013)

-Pearce Hire Takes Robe LEDWash On The Road

Pearce Hire Takes Robe LEDWash On The Road

Busy UK technical production specialist and rental company Pearce Hire has invested in 36 of Robe's LEDWash 1200 fixtures that have been added to its hire stock.
It's the first Robe purchase for the Peterborough, ...
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(4/19/2013)

-XSF Welcomes Heather Marie Short To Sales Team

XSF Welcomes Heather Marie Short To Sales Team

Xtreme Structures and Fabrication (XSF) announced the addition of Heather Marie Short to our sales team. Heather has an extensive background in sales, management, and dealer relations. This includes managing accounts for both ...More

(4/19/2013)

-Iconic Rat Music Stand Gets Makeover

Iconic Rat Music Stand Gets Makeover

The iconic RATstands Opera stand today gets a makeover with a new solid tray and a variable colour temperature light.
The new tray is formed from a steel-reinforced sheet of solid black polymer which combines great toughness and ...
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(4/19/2013)

-Theatre in Review: Motown (Lunt-Fontanne Theatre)

Theatre in Review: Motown (Lunt-Fontanne Theatre)

The reviewers for Motown formed a veritable Greek chorus, dismissing the show's libretto -- the Berry Gordy story, as told by Berry Gordy -- but finding themselves unable to resist the tunestack of Motown ...More

(4/18/2013)

-Clay Paky Exhibits at Prolight + Sound 2013

Clay Paky Exhibits at Prolight + Sound 2013

Clay Paky experienced a successful Prolight + Sound 2013 last week in Frankfurt, Germany. Traffic in the stand was busy and the company highlighted many new products.
Sharpy Wash 330 is a compact, lightweight 330W ...
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(4/18/2013)

-Ashley Audio Licenses Audinate's Dante Digital Networking

Ashley Audio Licenses Audinate's Dante Digital Networking

Ashly Audio, a manufacturer of high-performance signal processors and amplifiers, has licensed the Dante digital media networking solution from Audinate. With low latency, robust synchronization, I/O scalability, and ...More

(4/18/2013)

-NSCA Partners with Office Depot

NSCA Partners with Office Depot

NSCA members can now participate in the largest and most tenured office supply discount program due to a new partnership between the Office Depot and NSCA. This new benefit, along with other exclusive member discounts, will ...More

(4/18/2013)

-XSF Adds Billy Phillips to the Sales Team

XSF Adds Billy Phillips to the Sales Team

Xtreme Structures and Fabrication (XSF) announces the addition of Billy Phillips to their sales team. Phillips brings over 38 years of experience in light and sound installation, stage crew production, and venue management. ...More

(4/18/2013)

-W-DMX Announces New Russian Distributor IMLIGHT

W-DMX Announces New Russian Distributor IMLIGHT

Wireless Solution Sweden AB announces that IMLIGHT LL Company, with offices in Moscow and Kirov, has been named distributor for W-DMX products in Russia.
IMLIGHT is a steadily growing manufacturer and distributor of ...
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(4/18/2013)

-New Allen & Heath $500 Rebate GLD Spring Training Event

New Allen & Heath $500 Rebate GLD Spring Training Event

Allen & Heath USA announces the GLD Spring Training Cash Back event.
Rebate details the user to purchase a new, in stock, GLD-80 console from an authorized Allen & Heath dealer between March 20 and May 31, 2013. The user needs ...
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(4/18/2013)

-Artistic Licence Engineering Multichrome Tubes Perform at Den Norske Opera, Oslo

Artistic Licence Engineering Multichrome Tubes Perform at Den Norske Opera, Oslo

Artistic Licence Multichrome Tube LED fixtures have played a central part in the visual presentation of Isslottet at Den Norske Opera in Oslo where local distributor, Rubicon, supplied over 100 units to faciliate Øyv ...More

(4/18/2013)

-TAIT Delivers Moving Projection Ceiling to Eros Ramazotti's 2013 European Tour

TAIT Delivers Moving Projection Ceiling to Eros Ramazotti's 2013 European Tour

Italian singer-songwriter Eros Ramazotti opened his 2013 European tour in Italy last month, with TAIT helping to bring his spectacular set design to life. Set and lighting designer Jvan Morandi worked with Ramazotti on the ...More

(4/18/2013)

-dbn Lights Manchester Town Hall for Local Derby Football Match

dbn Lights Manchester Town Hall for Local Derby Football Match

Manchester, UK-based lighting and rigging company dbn designed and installed lighting to illuminate Manchester Town Hall for the Virgin Media event "No Likey, No Lighty," where football fans tweeted in their support for the outcome ...More

(4/18/2013)

-Theatre in Review: The Dance of Death (Red Bull Theater/Lucille Lortel Theater)

Theatre in Review: The Dance of Death (Red Bull Theater/Lucille Lortel Theater)

If, passing by the Lucille Lortel, you detect the scent of brimstone and sulfur, don't be surprised; it is merely Daniel Davis and Laila Robins taking part in the Satanic rituals of marriage, as depicted in The Dance of Death. Whatever ...More

(4/17/2013)

-Exhibitors Release More Details on New Product Launches Planned for PLASA Focus: Leeds 2013

Exhibitors Release More Details on New Product Launches Planned for PLASA Focus: Leeds 2013

In just two weeks' time the Royal Armouries will host the premier event in the North of England for the live entertainment and installation industry. As exhibitors prepare to travel to Leeds they continue to release more details of what ...More

(4/17/2013)

-USITT Awards $26,000 in Research Fellowships for 2013

USITT Awards $26,000 in Research Fellowships for 2013

The subjects of three research projects chosen to receive a total of $26,000 in funding from USITT's 2013 Fellowship Program, the Institute's grants and fellowship committee have been announced. These include: The revival of ...More

(4/17/2013)

-d&b audiotechnik at Prolight + Sound

d&b audiotechnik at Prolight + Sound

d&b audiotechnik experienced a successful Prolight + Sound 2013. The company premiered the latest addition to the V-Series, with a complete range of Vi installation loudspeakers, as well as the new d&b ArrayCalc V7, for audio ...More

(4/17/2013)

-Elation's Rayzor Q12 Adds More Power and New Features

Elation's Rayzor Q12 Adds More Power and New Features

Elation Professional is moving club / stage / production lighting ahead with the Rayzor Q12, a new, more powerful addition to its high-speed Rayzor LED moving head series. Like the Rayzor Q7, the Rayzor Q12 distinguishes itself with ...More

(4/17/2013)

-L-Acoustics Showcased 5XT Ultra-Compact Coaxial Enclosure and SB15m Compact Subwoofer at Prolight + Sound

L-Acoustics Showcased 5XT Ultra-Compact Coaxial Enclosure and SB15m Compact Subwoofer at Prolight + Sound

At Pro Light + Sound 2013 last week in Frankfurt, Germany, L-Acoustics showcased two new systems -- the 5XT ultra-compact coaxial enclosure and SB15m compact subwoofer -- the first units of both are being shipped now. ...More

(4/17/2013)

-RCF to Reveal New Pro and Commercial Audio Ranges at PLASA Focus: Leeds

RCF to Reveal New Pro and Commercial Audio Ranges at PLASA Focus: Leeds

RCF will be showing some of their flagship systems at this year's PLASA Focus: Leeds, to be held at the Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds April 30-May 1.
The Italian manufacturer will be exhibiting products from both the RCF ...
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(4/17/2013)

-Yamaha Introduces New StageMix 4.0

Yamaha Introduces New StageMix 4.0

Initially launched in 2010 the Yamaha M7CL StageMix application for the iPad allowed wireless remote control of M7CL mixing parameters for the first time. The company says the combination of the iPad interface and StageMix concept ...More

(4/17/2013)

-Behringer X32 Wins Prestigious MIPA Award at Prolight + Sound

Behringer X32 Wins Prestigious MIPA Award at Prolight + Sound

Musikmesse International Press Awards (MIPA) honored Behringer's X32 Digital Mixing Console with the highly coveted award for Best Mixing Desk (Live) at the annual Prolight + Sound event last week. Nominated for two ...More

(4/17/2013)

-Custom-Fit, Injection-Molded Case from Gator Provides Protection for Mackie DL1608 Mixer

Custom-Fit, Injection-Molded Case from Gator Provides Protection for Mackie DL1608 Mixer

Gator Cases has expanded its popular line of water-proof injection molded utility cases with a new custom fit model for the Mackie DL1608 mixing console. This unique case provides serious protection in a sleek and lightweight ...More

(4/17/2013)

-Epson Extends North America Projector Market Leadership to 34 Percent Market Share

Epson Extends North America Projector Market Leadership to 34 Percent Market Share

Epson America, Inc. announces it continues to hold the number one position in North America for 2012. According to PMA Research, the worldwide market information experts on front projectors, Epson continued its momentum in ...More

(4/17/2013)

-Masque Sound Steps Up with Custom Audio Equipment Package for Broadway's Newest Musical, Kinky Boots

Masque Sound Steps Up with Custom Audio Equipment Package for Broadway's Newest Musical, Kinky Boots

When Broadway's newest musical, Kinky Boots, strutted into the Hirschfeld Theatre earlier this month, it earned rave reviews from preview audiences. To bring the show's music-and-dance-filled score to life for audiences, sound ...More

(4/17/2013)

-Jeff Ravitz Designs PBS Special for Il Volo

Jeff Ravitz Designs PBS Special for Il Volo

Jeff Ravitz recently designed the lighting for an upcoming PBS special featuring the Italian operatic pop vocal trio, Il Volo. Two shows were taped before a live audience at Miami's Jackie Gleason Theater. One of the shows will be a ...More

(4/17/2013)

-Theatre in Review: The Last Will (Abingdon Theatre Company)

Theatre in Review: The Last Will (Abingdon Theatre Company)

It's tempting to wonder what Robert Brustein, the critic, would have made of Robert Brustein, the playwright of The Last Will. The former was a tough customer, with a lethal eye for the false and trivial; the latter is a much ...More

(4/16/2013)

-Robe Makes a Big Point at Frankfurt 2013

Robe Makes a Big Point at Frankfurt 2013

Robe concluded its "Busiest and best" Prolight+Sound exhibition to date at the Frankfurt Messe, the company says.
The action-packed four-day Robe schedule included the launch of six innovative new fixtures, a press event ...
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(4/16/2013)

-Martin MAC Viper Family, new RUSH effects wow visitors at Prolight + Sound

Martin MAC Viper Family, new RUSH effects wow visitors at Prolight + Sound

To say that the Prolight + Sound trade show was busy would be a gross understatement. Martin celebrated the world premiere of six new MAC Viper Family moving heads as well as a completely new range of RUSH effect lights and the ...More

(4/16/2013)

-Creative Stage Lighting Hires Robin Lee as Northeast Regional Sales Manager

Creative Stage Lighting Hires Robin Lee as Northeast Regional Sales Manager

Creative Stage Lighting has announced the hiring of Robin Lee for the position of Northeast Regional Sales Manager.
Lee has extensive experience in entertainment lighting. He holds a MFA from the California Institute of the ...
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(4/16/2013)

-Show Sage holds WATCHOUT Fundamentals Workshop

Show Sage holds WATCHOUT Fundamentals Workshop

Show Sage, in conjunction with the Department of Theatre of York University, announced its comprehensive WATCHOUT Fundamentals Workshop to be held April 30 - May 1, 2013 in Toronto, Ontario. The two-day workshop covers a wide range ...More

(4/16/2013)

-Martin Audio Appoints James King as New Marketing Director

Martin Audio Appoints James King as New Marketing Director

Martin Audio has appointed James King as its new Director of Marketing. King assumed his new position at this year's Prolight+Sound Show in Frankfurt as the loudspeaker manufacturer's groundbreaking MLA technology starts to ...More

(4/16/2013)

-Christie Signs Patrick Artiaga to Lead New Business Initiatives

Christie Signs Patrick Artiaga to Lead New Business Initiatives

Christie announced that Patrick Artiaga has joined Christie Digital Systems USA, Inc. in the new position of director, business development, entertainment solutions, reporting to Craig Sholder, vice president, ...More

(4/16/2013)

-Theatre in Review: The Call (Playwrights Horizons/Primary Stages)

Theatre in Review: The Call (Playwrights Horizons/Primary Stages)

A couple's decision to adopt opens up a soul-shaking world of anxiety and icy truths in The Call. Frustrated at their inability to conceive a child, Annie and Peter decide to adopt. Young, intelligent, and solidly middle ...More

(4/16/2013)

-Theatre in Review: Matilda (Shubert Theatre)

Theatre in Review: Matilda (Shubert Theatre)

It's safe to say you've never seen anything quite like Matilda, the weirdly charming and charmingly weird new musical that opened last week to the kinds of critical hosannas previously bestowed only on the likes of The ...More

(4/15/2013)

-PLASA and ProSight Specialty Insurance Team Together to Deliver Technical Standards Free of Charge

PLASA and ProSight Specialty Insurance Team Together to Deliver Technical Standards Free of Charge

ProSight Specialty Insurance, a global specialty insurance carrier in the film and live events industry, today announced that it is partnering with PLASAMore

(4/15/2013)

-Martin Launches New Rush Line of Effect Lights

Martin Launches New Rush Line of Effect Lights

Martin Professional is targeting the installation market in a big way with the launch of an all-new, cost-effective line of effect lights -- Rush by Martin. Rush will comprise a comprehensive range of affordable effect products with ...More

(4/15/2013)

-4Wall DC to Host Vendor Showcase

4Wall DC to Host Vendor Showcase

4Wall DC is opening the doors of its new Columbia, Maryland location for the new location's first Open House and Vendor Showcase on April 18, from 3pm to 7pm.
Attendees are invited to tour the new 4Wall DC while meeting industry ...
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(4/15/2013)

-Cadac Exhibited New and Classic Consoles at Prolight + Sound

Cadac Exhibited New and Classic Consoles at Prolight + Sound

Cadac exhibited a full range of analog and digital sound production consoles, from the custom, hand built J-Type to the complete CDC8 digital mix system at Prolight + Sound last week. Together with the CDC Four and LIVE1 compact ...More

(4/15/2013)

-Clay Paky Adds CRMX to Their Product Line

Clay Paky Adds CRMX to Their Product Line

With an over 30-year heritage of designing and manufacturing products for the worldwide entertainment market, Clay Paky has now partnered with LumenRadio to bring the CRMX technology to their product line. ...More

(4/15/2013)

-Allen & Heath Launched Qu-16 Compact Digital Mixer at Prolight + Sound

Allen & Heath Launched Qu-16 Compact Digital Mixer at Prolight + Sound

Allen & Heath unveiled the Qu-16, a new compact digital mixer with a professional feature set and an entry-level price tag, packaged in a stylish 19" rack size at Prolight + Sound last week. Inheriting technology from the GLD and ...More

(4/15/2013)

-Avlex Announces New Earset Microphones

Avlex Announces New Earset Microphones

Avlex Corporation, a manufacturer of wireless technology and microphones, introduces two low-profile new earset microphones: the HS-48 Single Ear Headworn Microphone and the HSP-49 Single Ear Premium Headworn Microphone. Providing ...More

(4/15/2013)

-ETC Selador Desire LEDs illuminate David Hare's The Judas Kiss

ETC Selador Desire LEDs illuminate David Hare's The Judas Kiss

Lighting designer Rick Fisher chose ETC's Selador Desire LED fixtures to help light the recent production of David Hare's The Judas Kiss at the Duke of York's Theatre, London. Set in 1895, Hare's play tells the ...More

(4/15/2013)

-Silent House Backs SGM's XC-5s for Major World Tours

Silent House Backs SGM's XC-5s for Major World Tours

When production designer Baz Halpin walked past the SGM booth at the LDI show in Las Vegas last November he was stopped in his tracks by the Danish company's new XC-5 color strobes.
Responding to an invitation from the ...
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(4/15/2013)

-Electrosonic Supports the Crystal, Siemens' Sustainable Cities Exhibition in London

Electrosonic Supports the Crystal, Siemens' Sustainable Cities Exhibition in London

When the Crystal, a sustainable cities initiative by the global electronics and electrical engineering powerhouse Siemens, opened at London's Royal Victoria Dock, it showcased what's billed as "the world's largest exhibition ...More

(4/15/2013)

-New Jersey's Eastern High School Upgrades Stadium with Community Loudspeakers and DSP

New Jersey's Eastern High School Upgrades Stadium with Community Loudspeakers and DSP

Eastern High School, in Voorhees, New Jersey, is a regional district school with 2,100 students. Its main outdoor stadium is a 2,500-seat, multi-season venue used for football, field hockey, and track and field events. In 2012, Eastern ...More

(4/15/2013)

-The Week in Review

The Week in Review

Spider-Man Settlement Reached: You never thought it would happen, but it did. All parties involved in the long-running litigation surrounding the Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, have reached a ...More

(4/12/2013)

-Professional Development Program for PLASA Focus: Orlando 2013 Expands

Professional Development Program for PLASA Focus: Orlando 2013 Expands

Two new sessions have been added to the PLASA Focus: Orlando Professional Development Program, a two-day program of free educational seminars and workshops running alongside PLASA Focus: Orlando 2013, at the Wyndham Orlando ...More

(4/12/2013)

-4Wall Adds Jennifer Moore as VP of National Business Development

4Wall Adds Jennifer Moore as VP of National Business Development

Jennifer Moore, formerly of Martin Professional, has joined 4Wall Entertainment. Moore will assume the role of vice president of national business development for the company, developing relationships on a nationwide level ...More

(4/12/2013)

-Creative Stage Lighting Announces Dura-Flex Cable Improvements

Creative Stage Lighting Announces Dura-Flex Cable Improvements

Creative Stage Lighting has announced improvements in their Dura-Flex product line.
Dura-Flex Cat-5E cable is now the optimal choice for heavy-duty and industrial applications, according to the company. Dura-Flex Cat-5e now has ...
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(4/12/2013)

-Powersoft and AFMG Put Next Generation Sound Systems with FIRmaker Technology in Reach

Powersoft and AFMG Put Next Generation Sound Systems with FIRmaker Technology in Reach

Powersoft and AFMG have integrated AFMG's new FIRmaker technology with Powersoft's quality amplifier products. Based on state-of-the-art acoustic optimization algorithms, AFMG FIRmaker allows fast and highly precise ...More

(4/12/2013)

-Aviom Promotes in Sales and Marketing

Aviom Promotes in Sales and Marketing

Aviom announces several promotions in its sales and marketing departments. Promotions include naming Chandler Collison the vice president of sales and marketing, Mark Meding the director of sales for the US and Canada, ...More

(4/12/2013)

-Pangolin Acquires Phoenix Intellectual Property, Retains Team as Development and Support Resource

Pangolin Acquires Phoenix Intellectual Property, Retains Team as Development and Support Resource

Pangolin Laser Systems, a provider of laser control software and hardware for the entertainment industry, announces that their company has acquired the intellectual property of Phoenix Showcontroller of Germany, another well ...More

(4/12/2013)

-How to Light Up Your Costumes: USITT "Wearable Technology" Workshop

How to Light Up Your Costumes: USITT &quot;Wearable Technology&quot; Workshop

This summer's USITT Costume Symposium is all about marrying the disciplines of costume design and electrical engineering to produce clothing that shines, glows, winks, blinks, or even lights up in response to sound. ...More

(4/12/2013)

-Hosa Technology Debuts PWL-400 Series Power Extension Cords

Hosa Technology Debuts PWL-400 Series Power Extension Cords

Hosa Technology, a manufacturer of analog and digital connectivity solutions for the modern musician and audio/video professional, announces the introduction of the PWL-400 Series power extension cords. Equipped with IEC C14 to IEC ...More

(4/12/2013)

-High End Systems Announces Partnership with EZPro International (HK) Limited

High End Systems Announces Partnership with EZPro International (HK) Limited

Barco Lighting Systems (dba as High End Systems - HES) of Austin, Texas and EZPro International Limited of Hong Kong, announce a new partnership that will enable EZPro to serve as exclusive distributor of High End Systems' ...More

(4/12/2013)

-Clear-Com Announces New HelixNet Network Linking at Prolight + Sound 2013

Clear-Com Announces New HelixNet Network Linking at Prolight + Sound 2013

Clear-Com, a manufacturer of critical voice communications systems, will unveil version 1.1 of the HelixNet Partyline intercom system to the live sound community at Prolight + Sound 2013, exhibiting in hall 8.0, stand L51. ...More

(4/12/2013)

-Cerwin-Vega! Introduces P-Series at Musikmesse / Prolight + Sound 2012

Cerwin-Vega! Introduces P-Series at Musikmesse / Prolight + Sound 2012

Cerwin-Vega! introduces its new P-Series professional PA system at Musikmesse/Prolight + Sound 2013, exhibiting in hall 5.1, stand B65. Comprised of two active speaker products, the P1500X and the P1800SX, this latest offering ...More

(4/12/2013)

-Nob Hill Masonic Center Becomes the Largest Installation of d&b audiotechnik in the Western US

Nob Hill Masonic Center Becomes the Largest Installation of d&b audiotechnik in the Western US

Nestled in the iconic Nob Hill neighborhood of San Francisco, California, the Nob Hill Masonic Center has been a community gem since it was built in 1958 and has been available for public use ever since. In order to increase sound quality ...More

(4/11/2013)

-Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark Litigation has been Settled

Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark Litigation has been Settled

Julie Taymor, Glen Berger, and 8 Legged Productions LLC, the producer of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark, announce that the pending litigation between them has been settled by mutual agreement of all parties. ...More

(4/11/2013)

-ETC CUE Registration Now Open

ETC CUE Registration Now Open

ETC is now accepting registration for its biennial end-user event, CUE (Create. Understand. Experience.), July 22-25, 2013, in Madison, Wisconsin. The company says CUE 2013 promises a lot of excitement, but space is limited-it is ...More

(4/11/2013)

-Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) Forming Asia Pacific Division

Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) Forming Asia Pacific Division

"The Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) announces the formation of the Asia Pacific Division," said TEA International board president Christine Kerr of BaAM Productions. "With so much industry activity in the ...More

(4/11/2013)

-Elation's 6mm EZ6 LED Video Panel -- High-Definition Easy-To-Install LED Video Screens

Elation's 6mm EZ6 LED Video Panel -- High-Definition Easy-To-Install LED Video Screens

Elation Professional introduces the EZ6, a high-resolution 6mm indoor LED video display panel whose affordable price, light weight, and modular quick assembly make it ideal for visual displays at nightclubs, concert venues, live ...More

(4/11/2013)

-Shure ULX-D Receiver Discovery and Patching from Yamaha CL Consoles

Shure ULX-D Receiver Discovery and Patching from Yamaha CL Consoles

As of June 2013 it will become possible to perform discovery and patching operations for Shure ULX-D digital wireless system receivers such as the ULXD4D and ULXD4Q from Yamaha CL series consoles via a Dante network. ...More

(4/11/2013)

-Electrosonic to Showcase Control Rooms Solutions at its "Technology Day" on April 17 in Burbank

Electrosonic to Showcase Control Rooms Solutions at its &quot;Technology Day&quot; on April 17 in Burbank

Electrosonic announces its "Technology Day for Control Rooms," a free event slated for April 17th at its Burbank, California headquarters.
Attendees will have the opportunity to experience the latest technologies for control ...
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(4/11/2013)

-TC Group Brings New Collective Identity to the Fore

TC Group Brings New Collective Identity to the Fore

The TC Group of companies, which includes sound and audio brands Tannoy, TC Electronic, Lab.gruppen, and TC-Helicon, announces a bold rebranding initiative, unveiled for the first time in Frankfurt, Germany, as part of ...More

(4/11/2013)

-Nemetschek Vectorworks Announces Release of Vectorworks Nomad 2.0

Nemetschek Vectorworks Announces Release of Vectorworks Nomad 2.0

Nemetschek Vectorworks, Inc., a provider of intuitive, powerful and practical CAD and Building Information Modeling (BIM) software solutions, has released a new version of the Vectorworks Cloud Services mobile application, ...More

(4/11/2013)

-Times Square Lighting's New York City Showroom Has Moved

Times Square Lighting's New York City Showroom Has Moved

Effective Wednesday April 10, Times Square Lighting's New York City showroom is now located at 240 West 37th Street, Suite 318, New York, NY 10018. The phone number remains the same at 212-391-5865. The hours of operation continue ...More

(4/11/2013)

-EAW Appoints Mega Audio as German Distributor

EAW Appoints Mega Audio as German Distributor

Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW) announces they have appointed Mega Audio, GmbH, as their German distributor effective immediately. EAW president Jeff Rocha made the announcement. "Mega Audio gives EAW a strong partner in ...More

(4/11/2013)

-Outline GTO Powers Andrea Bocelli 2013 US Tour

Outline GTO Powers Andrea Bocelli 2013 US Tour

The Production Resource Group (PRG), a large production services companies in North America, employed a massive Outline GTO line array, Mantas and Butterfly-driven sound system for the recent Andrea Bocelli performance in the ...More

(4/11/2013)

-ADJ Works Midnight Magic at Kahlúa's Nightclub & Bar Booth

ADJ Works Midnight Magic at Kahlúa's Nightclub & Bar Booth

Kahlúa held an exclusive launch party at the Highline Ballroom in New York in December to showcase their bold new drink, Kahlúa Midnight. Three months later, when the coffee liqueur legend brought their new late-night beverage at the ...More

(4/11/2013)

-Jands Vista L5 for Deftones Tour

Jands Vista L5 for Deftones Tour

Lighting designer, Robb Jibson of So Midwest, Inc. is currently using a Jands Vista L5 to control lighting for the Grammy award-winning alternative rock band, Deftones' latest tour.
Having only tried Vista for the first ...
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(4/11/2013)

-Theatre in Review: The Last Five Years (Second Stage)

Theatre in Review: The Last Five Years (Second Stage)

The Last Five Years has always been a heartbreaker, for more than one reason. Jason Robert Brown's scenes-from-a-marriage chamber piece is so packed with powerful emotions that the foreshortened nature of its original ...More

(4/11/2013)

-Theatre in Review: Sleeping Rough (Page 73 Productions/The Wild Project)

Theatre in Review: Sleeping Rough (Page 73 Productions/The Wild Project)

Sleeping Rough is a good chance to meet up with a talented new writer, Kara Manning, even if one has to wonder if she has chosen the right medium for her sorrowful story, about a fractured family's response to a tragic ...More

(4/10/2013)

-Harman and Martin Professional Share Center Stage at Prolight + Sound

Harman and Martin Professional Share Center Stage at Prolight + Sound

Underscoring the synergies fundamental to Harman Professional's acquisition of Martin Professional earlier this year, both organizations will cooperate closely at Prolight + Sound, running April 10-13, to provide customers ...More

(4/10/2013)

-New Products Make UK Debut at PLASA Focus: Leeds

New Products Make UK Debut at PLASA Focus: Leeds

With just three weeks to go until the doors open at PLASA Focus: Leeds 2013, taking place on Tuesday 30 April and Wednesday 1 May at the Royal Armouries, organizers PLASA Events is predicting the best show yet, with a sold ...More

(4/10/2013)

-SSL Launches First Ever Live Sound Console at Prolight + Sound 2013

SSL Launches First Ever Live Sound Console at Prolight + Sound 2013

Solid State Logic, a manufacturer of creative tools for audio professionals, announces the launch of Live, the first SSL console for live sound production at Musikmesse/Prolight + Sound 2013, running April 10-13, in hall 5.1, stand ...More

(4/10/2013)

-Philips Unveils the SL Nitro at Prolight + Sound 2013

Philips Unveils the SL Nitro at Prolight + Sound 2013

Philips continues the Showline LED revolution with the worldwide debut of an LED strobe luminaire at Prolight + Sound 2013, running April 10-13 in Frankfurt, Germany. Showing in hall 11, stand D73, Philips will unveil ...More

(4/10/2013)

-CAST BlackTrax Named as Eurovision Technical Partner

CAST BlackTrax Named as Eurovision Technical Partner

CAST BlackTrax is ready to wow the crowd once again during the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö, Sweden as one of the show's technical partners.
The Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) is an annual competition held ...
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(4/10/2013)

-Helen Hayes Award Winners Announced

Helen Hayes Award Winners Announced

The 29th annual Helen Hayes Awards, honoring theatrical productions in the Washington, DC area, were held Monday, April 8 at the JW Marriot Hotel.
Bobby Smith and Natascia Diaz won for their leading roles in Jacques Brel is ...
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(4/10/2013)

-Open Lighting Project Seeks Student Programmer for Summer Work

Open Lighting Project Seeks Student Programmer for Summer Work

For the second consecutive year the Open Lighting Project has been accepted into the Google Summer of Code program. This provides one college student with the opportunity to write open source lighting control software for ...More

(4/10/2013)

-Kinesys Launches New Positioning and Ethernet Option for DigiHoist

Kinesys Launches New Positioning and Ethernet Option for DigiHoist

Automation specialist Kinesys announces a new positioning and Ethernet option for its advanced digital chain hoist controller system, DigiHoist.
DigiHoist has just increased its adaptability with this positioning and Ethernet ...
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(4/10/2013)

-Clear-Com Debuts Latest Matrix Frame for Eclipse HX Range at Prolight + Sound 2013

Clear-Com Debuts Latest Matrix Frame for Eclipse HX Range at Prolight + Sound 2013

Clear-Com, a manufacturer of critical voice communications systems, will debut the newest addition to its line of Eclipse HX digital matrix systems, the Eclipse HX-Delta Matrix Frame, at Prolight + Sound 2013, April 10-13 in hall 8 ...More

(4/10/2013)

-Powersoft Licenses Dante AV Networking from Audinate

Powersoft Licenses Dante AV Networking from Audinate

Powersoft and Audinate announce that they have entered into a licensing agreement to incorporate Audinate's Dante media networking into Powersoft's amplifier products.
Powersoft manufacturers light-weight, high power, ...
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(4/10/2013)

-Harman Professional Names Mark Gander Director of JBL Technology

Harman Professional Names Mark Gander Director of JBL Technology

Harman Professional has appointed Mark Gander to the position of director of JBL Technology. In this newly created role, Gander will be responsible for driving the growth of the Harman intellectual property portfolio and ...More

(4/10/2013)

-Allen & Heath Introduce Qu-16 Digital Rack Mount Mixer

Allen & Heath Introduce Qu-16 Digital Rack Mount Mixer

Allen & Heath announces the new Qu-16 rack mountable digital mixer.
The company says the Qu-16 takes compact digital mixing to a new level with innovative design and exceptional functionality combining to create a superb ...
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(4/10/2013)

-2013 USITT Distinguished Achievement Award in Architecture Presented to Timothy Hartung

2013 USITT Distinguished Achievement Award in Architecture Presented to Timothy Hartung

Each year the United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT) recognizes the work of individuals and corporations that have had a significant impact on its industry. Ennead partner Timothy Hartung has been ...More

(4/10/2013)

-Westbury National Revamps Web Presence

Westbury National Revamps Web Presence

Westbury National, the Toronto-based show services and AV systems integration firm, has launched a fully redesigned company website. Accessible at www.westbury.com, the company's goal for the site is to better communicate its ...More

(4/10/2013)

-Bose Expands PowerMatch Line of Configurable Multichannel Power Amplifiers with Three New Models

Bose Expands PowerMatch Line of Configurable Multichannel Power Amplifiers with Three New Models

Bose Professional builds on its proprietary PowerMatch amplifier technology platform with three additional models of configurable professional power amplifiers. Based on decades of research across multiple industries, the company ...More

(4/10/2013)

-Calibre UK Appoints Gordon Laverick as Channel Sales Executive

Calibre UK Appoints Gordon Laverick as Channel Sales Executive

Calibre UK announces the appointment of Gordon Laverick as channel sales executive for its professional and broadcast ranges of products including HQView, LEDView, PremierViewPro, VideoExcel, and FoveaHD. The company has ...More

(4/10/2013)

-Mountain Productions Holds 28th Annual CM Hoist School

Mountain Productions Holds 28th Annual CM Hoist School

Last month, Mountain Productions held its 28th annual CM Hoist School, an intensive hoist and rigging seminar taught by leading industry professionals. The school has become a tradition of education, and attendees gain a ...More

(4/10/2013)

-Theatre in Review: Goldor $ Mythika: A Hero is Born (New Georges/New Ohio Theatre)

Theatre in Review: Goldor $ Mythika: A Hero is Born (New Georges/New Ohio Theatre)

A true crime story is converted into a hard-sell theatrical extravaganza in Goldor $ Mythika: A Hero is Born. The title characters are a pair of Indiana losers who, thanks to their obsession with Dungeons and Dragons, ...More

(4/9/2013)

-Harman Professional Appoints John Powell to Position of Vice President of Sales, Loudspeaker SBU

Harman Professional Appoints John Powell to Position of Vice President of Sales, Loudspeaker SBU

Harman's JBL Professional has appointed John Powell to the position of vice president of sales. In this position, Powell will be responsible for sales planning and management, including close collaboration with the regional ...More

(4/9/2013)

-Barco LiveDots Adds New Member to its C-series LED Display Family

Barco LiveDots Adds New Member to its C-series LED Display Family

Barco LiveDots, a Barco company, announces a new addition to its C-series of LED displays. The brand-new C8 shares its high-class image processing, flexible software and easy-to-use peripherals with the other C-series LED displays. ...More

(4/9/2013)

-Robert Juliat Extends TIBO Range at Prolight + Sound

Robert Juliat Extends TIBO Range at Prolight + Sound

Prolight + Sound will see the official launch of Robert Juliat's extended TIBO range, a comprehensive range of modular fixtures that introduce the idea of the Creative Concept Light.
The Tibo range, already the recipient ...
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(4/9/2013)

-Harman's Studer Vista 5 Adds FaderGlow and Loudness Metering in Upgrade to M3 Model

Harman's Studer Vista 5 Adds FaderGlow and Loudness Metering in Upgrade to M3 Model

Harman's Studer Vista 5 digital audio console continues to meet the needs of broadcasters and live installations thanks to the future-proof upgrade path that the system provides. The newest version of the desk, the Vista 5 M3, sees ...More

(4/9/2013)

-Philips Selecon Unveils PLprofile4 and PLCyc2 Luminaires at Prolight + Sound

Philips Selecon Unveils PLprofile4 and PLCyc2 Luminaires at Prolight + Sound

Philips Selecon is showcasing the new twin single source RGBW LED chip PLCyc2 and the versatile variable-beam profile PLprofile4 luminaire at this year's Prolight + Sound in Frankfurt, Germany, April 10-13, at the Messe ...More

(4/9/2013)

-Harman's AKG B48 L Battery Power Supply Offers More Than 20 Hours Of Condenser Mic Performance

Harman's AKG B48 L Battery Power Supply Offers More Than 20 Hours Of Condenser Mic Performance

Evolving its list of recording and live sound equipment, Harman's AKG launches the successor of its B18 condenser microphone battery power supply with the introduction of the B48 L. With its very low noise level, a frequency ...More

(4/9/2013)

-Cosmic Baby Tower Offers Greater Efficiencies and Improved Sightlines

Cosmic Baby Tower Offers Greater Efficiencies and Improved Sightlines

Thanks to its new and creative design, Cosmic Truss's F34 Baby Tower allows for an unobtrusive ground support system to be used, making it a choice for trade shows and TV use. Due to its compact form factor, it is suited for any ...More

(4/9/2013)

-PR Lighting Announces Sales Promotions

PR Lighting Announces Sales Promotions

PR Lighting announces some strategic personnel changes as it strives to consolidate its expansion across the globe.
The experience and dedication of both Anna Zhang and Mary Ma have been recognized -- with the ...
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(4/9/2013)

-Analog Way Announces Shipping Dates for the new NeXtage 16 and SmartMatriX Ultra

Analog Way Announces Shipping Dates for the new NeXtage 16 and SmartMatriX Ultra

Analog Way announces the shipping dates for its first LiveCore-based systems. NeXtage 16 will start shipping on April 15, while delivery of SmartMatriX Ultra will begin on May 15. In addition, both systems gained certification from < ...More

(4/9/2013)

-UDC Timecode Debuts From HRS Control

UDC Timecode Debuts From HRS Control

High Resolution Systems, developers of the popular UDC (universal device controller) software, announces UDC Timecode, a new feature in the protocol translation portion of the UDC Pro Plus package. UDC Timecode enables users to sync ...More

(4/9/2013)

-LITEC Showcases New products at Prolight + Sound

LITEC Showcases New products at Prolight + Sound

Litec will exhibit at ProLight + Sound in Frankfurt, Germany, April 10-13, in hall 11.0, stand B43. Litec will introduce many new products.
Six new end-plate trusses: QX30SA, QX40SA, QH30SA, QH40SA, QH30SL, and QH40SL will be ...
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(4/9/2013)

-Behringer X32 Receives Two MIPA Award Nominations

Behringer X32 Receives Two MIPA Award Nominations

Behringer's X32 has been nominated as the "Best Mixing Desk" by the Musikmesse International Press Awards (MIPA) in both the pro audio and studio categories. Since the X32 debuted in 2012, it has not only garnered praise from ...More

(4/9/2013)

-Clay Paky and grandMA2 Light Up the Ultra Music Festival in Miami for Over a Quarter-Million Fans

Clay Paky and grandMA2 Light Up the Ultra Music Festival in Miami for Over a Quarter-Million Fans

Clay Paky lighting and grandMA got rave reviews at the 15th annual Ultra Music Festival (UMF) in Miami's Bayfront Park where they added to the pulsating excitement generated by fans, DJs, and electronic musicians under the ...More

(4/9/2013)

-Roland Systems Group Includes REAC Multi-Channel Recording for all V-Mixer Users

Roland Systems Group Includes REAC Multi-Channel Recording for all V-Mixer Users

Roland Systems Group (RSG) has confirmed that it will now provide multi-channel REAC recording via SONAR Essentials to registered users of their popular V-Mixer consoles. This multi-track recording package utilizes the latest V2.0 ...More

(4/9/2013)

-AXYS to Launch Latest Version of iOS App at Prolight + Sound

AXYS to Launch Latest Version of iOS App at Prolight + Sound

Duran Audio will launch the new version of its iOS Control app, version 2.0, at Prolight + Sound 2013, in Frankfurt, Germany, running April 10-13.
The Control app has been designed primarily for users of Duran Audio's sound ...
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(4/9/2013)

-Fohhn Intelligent Audio Distribution to Launch at Prolight + Sound

Fohhn Intelligent Audio Distribution to Launch at Prolight + Sound

Fohhn Audio previews its latest technological development in digital compact, active, networkable audio systems at Prolight + Sound in Frankfurt, Germany, April 10-13. Fohhn Intelligent Audio Distribution (FIAD) has been ...More

(4/8/2013)

-City Theatrical Exhibits at Prolight + Sound Frankfurt

City Theatrical Exhibits at Prolight + Sound Frankfurt

City Theatrical will be demonstrating their new technology at Prolight + Sound in Frankfurt, Germany, on April 10-13, including new SHoW DMX wireless DMX products, and the new Cognito lighting controller from Pathway ...More

(4/8/2013)

-HES to Launch SolaWash and Master Wing at Prolight + Sound

HES to Launch SolaWash and Master Wing at Prolight + Sound

Following the introduction of their successful HOG4 range of lighting consoles at LDI 2012, High End Systems has chosen the Prolight + Sound 2013 trade show, held in Frankfurt, Germany, to launch several innovative new ...More

(4/8/2013)

-W-DMX Shows Its Newest Developments at Prolight + Sound

W-DMX Shows Its Newest Developments at Prolight + Sound

Wireless Solution Sweden AB will be showing its growing line of G4S products during Prolight + Sound, April 10-13, at Messe Frankfurt, Germany, in hall 11, stand D80.
The W-DMX G4S software platform includes an improved ...
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(4/8/2013)

-Coemar Showcases Five New Products for its 80th Anniversary at Prolight + Sound

Coemar Showcases Five New Products for its 80th Anniversary at Prolight + Sound

This year's Prolight + Sound 2013 will see the celebration of the 80th year anniversary for Coemar. For this important occasion, the Italian manufacturer has designed five new solutions to meet today's market requirements. ...More

(4/8/2013)

-Klark Teknik Introduces New Stereo DI Box at Prolight + Sound

Klark Teknik Introduces New Stereo DI Box at Prolight + Sound

Building on the success of the DN Series product line, Klark Teknik has added the new DN200 Multi-Mode Stereo DI box to its product portfolio.
The DN200 dual-channel active DI box delivers connectivity and audio performance plus ...
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(4/8/2013)

-PIXLED at Prolight + Sound 2013

PIXLED at Prolight + Sound 2013

European LED screen designer and manufacturer PIXLED will exhibit at the 2013 Prolight + Sound exhibition in Frankfurt, Germany, April 10-13, in hall 9.0, booth E 17.
Belgium-based PIXLED has a wide portfolio and several full ...
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(4/8/2013)

-Out Board Debuts TiMax PanSpace at ProLight + Sound

Out Board Debuts TiMax PanSpace at ProLight + Sound

Out Board is exhibiting at Prolight + Sound in Frankfurt, Germany, running April 10-13, in hall 8, stand A02, and will debut the powerful new TiMax2 SoundHub PanSpace graphical sound-effects pan programming application which works ...More

(4/8/2013)

-Duran Audio Announce the Arrival of DDA 3.2

Duran Audio Announce the Arrival of DDA 3.2

Duran Audio has released the latest version of its Digital Directivity Analysis software (DDA). DDA was first developed as a tool to allow sound designers to implement Duran Audio's powerful digital directivity synthesis algorithm.

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(4/8/2013)

-SWISSON Debuts Two New Products at Prolight + Sound 2013

SWISSON Debuts Two New Products at Prolight + Sound 2013

Swisson will introduce two new products at Prolight + Sound, running April 10 - 13 in Frankfurt, Germany. Swisson will exhibit in hall 9.0, in booth E50.
The new XMT-350 is built upon Swisson's award-wining XMT-120 DMX measurement tool. ...
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(4/8/2013)

-ProAudio Technology to Present the new M20 Stage Monitor at Prolight + Sound

ProAudio Technology to Present the new M20 Stage Monitor at Prolight + Sound

The M20 stage monitor, a powerful two-way monitor speaker by ProAudio Technology, will be introduced at Prolight + Sound, running April 10-13 in Frankfurt, Germany. ProAudio Technology will be exhibiting in hall 8.0, booth C20. ...More

(4/8/2013)

-Harman Professional Names Brian Divine Director of Marketing, Loudspeaker SBU

Harman Professional Names Brian Divine Director of Marketing, Loudspeaker SBU

Harman Professional has appointed Brian Divine to the position of director of marketing, loudspeaker SBU. With a proven record of success, highlighted by several years with Harman's Crown Audio, Divine brings a unique ...More

(4/8/2013)

-Updated Mackie Master Fader Control App for DL Series Live Mixers Now Available

Updated Mackie Master Fader Control App for DL Series Live Mixers Now Available

Mackie announces the latest update to their master fader control application for the DL1608 and new DL806 digital live sound mixers is now available for free download in the App store. Master fader v1.4 launched for iPad, with a ...More

(4/8/2013)

-Clearwing Productions Arizona is Now an Authorized Vari-Lite Service Center

Clearwing Productions Arizona is Now an Authorized Vari-Lite Service Center

Clearwing Productions Arizona is now an authorized Vari-Lite service center. Clearwing service technician, Andrew Witte is certified in the VLX, 500, 800, 1000, 2000, and 3000 series of fixtures from Vari-Lite. ...More

(4/8/2013)

-Russian Visual Artists Open First d3 Studio in Russia

Russian Visual Artists Open First d3 Studio in Russia

Design group Russian Visual Artists has opened a d3 Studio in their offices. This dedicated d3 space is the first of its kind in Russia.
Founded in 2009 in Moscow, Russian Visual Artists (RVA) is a creative team of young ...
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(4/8/2013)

-Theatre in Review: Lucky Guy (Broadhurst Theatre)

Theatre in Review: Lucky Guy (Broadhurst Theatre)

Lucky Guy was originally called Stories About McAlary, a title that is far more indicative of the event now taking place on the stage of the Broadhurst. In a rather bold move for 2013, the playwright, Nora Ephron ...More

(4/8/2013)

-Theatre in Review: Kinky Boots (Al Hirschfeld Theatre)

Theatre in Review: Kinky Boots (Al Hirschfeld Theatre)

"Drag queens are mainstream," proudly asserts Lola (née Simon), the cross-dressing lead character of Kinky Boots -- and, really, who in the packed Al Hirschfeld Theatre is going to contradict her? From its first ...More

(4/8/2013)

-The Week in Review

The Week in Review

Death in San Antonio: Another terrible death: Dean Williams, a stagehand working at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas, died after a fall of nearly 100'. According to the Houston Chronicle, Williams "had been wearing a ...More

(4/5/2013)

-USITT Enjoys Successful Conference and Stage Expo in Milwaukee

USITT Enjoys Successful Conference and Stage Expo in Milwaukee

The 2013 USITT Annual Conference & Stage Expo in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, attracted more people and products than ever in the event's 53-year history, the United States Institute for Theatre Technology announced. ...More

(4/5/2013)

-Lucille Lortel Nominees Include The Flick, Murder Ballad, Detroit

Lucille Lortel Nominees Include The Flick, Murder Ballad, Detroit

Nominations for the 2013 Lucille Lortel Awards, noting excellence in Off-Broadway theatre, were announced April 3. Signature Theatre's The Piano Lesson earned the most nominations, with six, followed by the rock musical Mur ...More

(4/5/2013)

-Philips Strand Lighting exhibits the 250ML at Prolight + Sound 2013

Philips Strand Lighting exhibits the 250ML at Prolight + Sound 2013

Philips Strand Lighting is exhibiting its versatile 250ML moving light control console at this year's Prolight + Sound in Frankfurt, Germany, April 10-13, at the Messe exhibition center in hall 11, stand D73. ...More

(4/5/2013)

-Global Truss America's Glow Totem Sets Put More "Mobile" In Mobile DJ

Global Truss America's Glow Totem Sets Put More &quot;Mobile&quot; In Mobile DJ

Global Truss America has introduces the Glow Totem Set, a new all-in-one mobile truss setup that packs down to less than half the size of standard square truss.
Consisting of four single trussing tubes, a base plate, a top plate, ...
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(4/5/2013)

-Klark Teknik Announces New DN9620 AES50 Extender

Klark Teknik Announces New DN9620 AES50 Extender

Building on the success of the company's DN9650 and DN9652 network bridges and DN9610 AES50 repeater, Klark Teknik has added the new DN9620 AES50 extender to its product portfolio.
A 1U, half-rack width AES50 extender, the DN9620 ...
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(4/5/2013)

-Roland Systems Group Releases iPad App and Software Update for M-300 V-Mixer

Roland Systems Group Releases iPad App and Software Update for M-300 V-Mixer

Roland Systems Group (RSG) announces the immediate availability of a dedicated iPad control app and V1.5 software update for their M-300 V-Mixer console. The M-300 V-Mixer console is a core component of the V-Mixing system providing ...More

(4/5/2013)

-New Dante Controller Software Available for Download

New Dante Controller Software Available for Download

Audinate, the inventors of Dante, an interoperable digital media networking solution, announces that it's Dante controller software, is now available for a free upgrade download. Dante Controller software allows end users to set up ...More

(4/5/2013)

-Meyer Sound's New Compass RMS Simplifies Real-Time Loudspeaker Monitoring

Meyer Sound's New Compass RMS Simplifies Real-Time Loudspeaker Monitoring

Meyer Sound announces Compass RMS, a new hardware and software solution that streamlines the real-time monitoring of Meyer Sound self-powered loudspeaker systems.
Building on Meyer Sound's remote monitoring technology, the new ...
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(4/5/2013)

-General Cable Launches Gepco Brand Line of Hydrobloc Water-Resistant Cables

General Cable Launches Gepco Brand Line of Hydrobloc Water-Resistant Cables

General Cable announces the launch of its new line of Gepco Brand HydroBloc water-resistant cables. UL rated and in compliance with the TIA-455-82-B water penetration test, the new line of HydroBloc cables is ideal for ...More

(4/5/2013)

-VUE Appoints Doug Green To Expand Distribution Across Europe, Middle East, and Africa

VUE Appoints Doug Green To Expand Distribution Across Europe, Middle East, and Africa

VUE Audiotechnik announces that DGC Worldwide, the professional audio business development consultancy owned by Doug Green, has been retained to build and manage a new distribution network for VUE Audiotechnik ...More

(4/5/2013)

-LSC shows Clarity in Frankfurt

LSC shows Clarity in Frankfurt

LSC Lighting Systems will have the latest Clarity LX consoles available at this year's Prolight + Sound show in Frankfurt, Germany with consoles on show on both the LMP Lichttechnik booth in hall 11.0, stand B60, and More

(4/5/2013)

-Fohhn Unleashes New Subwoofer Power at Prolight + Sound

Fohhn Unleashes New Subwoofer Power at Prolight + Sound

Fohhn Audio launches two new 12" high-powered subwoofer models at this year's Prolight + Sound in Frankfurt, Germany, running April 10-13. The XS-22 active sub is a new addition to the German manufacturer's X-Series compact ...More

(4/5/2013)

-Kinesys Expands its Sales and Marketing Team

Kinesys Expands its Sales and Marketing Team

Automation specialist Kinesys strengthens its marketing team with the appointment of Nisha Suthar as marketing and communications assistant.
In her new role, Suthar will be responsible for strategic communications -- ...
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(4/5/2013)

-Howard Technologies Adds Harman Soundcraft Si Compact 24

Howard Technologies Adds Harman Soundcraft Si Compact 24

A new Harman Soundcraft Si Compact 24 has been added to the inventory of South African sound specialist, Howard Technologies, after the company purchased the desk from Bloemfontein-based Toms Music. ...More

(4/4/2013)

-PLProfile1 and PLFresnel1 LED Luminaires Now Shipping

PLProfile1 and PLFresnel1 LED Luminaires Now Shipping

Philips Strand Lighting announces the Philips Selecon PLProfile1 and PLFresnel1 LED luminaires are now shipping across North and South America. Utilizing a powerful, single-source RGBW LED chip to deliver limitless color mixing and ...More

(4/4/2013)

-Bob McCarthy Returns to Meyer Sound as Director of System Optimization

Bob McCarthy Returns to Meyer Sound as Director of System Optimization

Meyer Sound has appointed Bob McCarthy to the newly created position of director of system optimization. An international authority in sound system design and optimization, educator, and published writer, McCarthy will be a ...More

(4/4/2013)

-Iluminarc Exhibits at Prolight + Sound

Iluminarc Exhibits at Prolight + Sound

Iluminarc, the growing architainment lighting brand of US-based Chauvet, with European headquarters in Nottingham, England, will showcase fixtures at Prolight + Sound 2013 international trade show, in stand 11-B27, ...More

(4/4/2013)

-Clear-Com Unveils Further Enhancements to its Tempest Digital Wireless Intercoms at Prolight + Sound 2013

Clear-Com Unveils Further Enhancements to its Tempest Digital Wireless Intercoms at Prolight + Sound 2013

Clear-Com, a manufacturer of critical voice communications systems, announces enhancements to its Tempest Digital Wireless Intercoms at Prolight + Sound 2013, running April 10-13 in hall 8.0, stand L51, in Frankfurt, Germany. ...More

(4/4/2013)

-Apollo Adds Alex Tollington as Engineering Manager and Promotes Two

Apollo Adds Alex Tollington as Engineering Manager and Promotes Two

Apollo Design Technology, Inc. announces the appointment of Alex Tollington as engineering manager. Tollington has a degree in engineering from University of Nottingham. Tollington's true strength is his management experience ...More

(4/4/2013)

-Two Kent State University Students Receive National Design Awards

Two Kent State University Students Receive National Design Awards

Two Kent State University lighting design students placed first and third place in a national lighting design competition at the 64th annual Southeastern Theatre Conference in Louisville, Kentucky. ...More

(4/4/2013)

-Constantinos Vonofakidis Joins High End Systems as Regional Sales Manager

Constantinos Vonofakidis Joins High End Systems as Regional Sales Manager

Constantinos Vonofakidis has joined entertainment lighting manufacturer High End Systems as regional sales manager for Southern Europe, Turkey, Russia, Africa, and India. Based in Athens, Greece, Constantinos will be ...More

(4/4/2013)

-Christie's South American Subsidiary Opens Office in São Paulo

Christie's South American Subsidiary Opens Office in São Paulo

Christie, a manufacturer of visual technologies, continues to expand its presence in South America with the opening of its first office and showroom in São Paulo, Brazil, which was celebrated with a reception attended by customers ...More

(4/4/2013)

-Riedel Digital Matrix and Wireless Intercoms Installed at Pershing Square Signature Center

Riedel Digital Matrix and Wireless Intercoms Installed at Pershing Square Signature Center

Riedel Communications, provider of real-time video, audio, data, and communications networks, announces that New York City's Signature Theatre Company has installed a Riedel digital intercom system at the Pershing Square Signature ...More

(4/4/2013)

-Jason Aldean Takes Clay Paky Sharpys and grandMA2 Along on his Night Train Tour

Jason Aldean Takes Clay Paky Sharpys and grandMA2 Along on his Night Train Tour

Clay Paky Sharpys are lighting up country singer Jason Aldean on the Night Train tour, a musical powerhouse of a show also featuring Jake Owen and Thomas Rhett with location specific appearances by Luke Bryan, Miranda Lambert ...More

(4/4/2013)

-Harman's JBL Loudspeakers Star On New American Idol Set

Harman's JBL Loudspeakers Star On New American Idol Set

American Idol reigns on as one of the most successful shows in television history. Its mix of stars in the making, spirited interplay between celebrity judges, and the show's wildly enthusiastic live audiences continues to enthrall ...More

(4/4/2013)

-Chicago Tabernacle Uses Concealed Ceiling-Mount Dura Truss Infrastructure To Anchor New Lighting/Video System

Chicago Tabernacle Uses Concealed Ceiling-Mount Dura Truss Infrastructure To Anchor New Lighting/Video System

When a house of worship wants to upgrade its lighting and video systems, it's not enough simply to buy state-of-the-art fixtures, screens and projectors -- the church must also make sure it has the necessary infrastructure in place to ...More

(4/3/2013)

-Osram Ostar Stage LEDs: Flexible White Light For The Stage

Osram Ostar Stage LEDs: Flexible White Light For The Stage

The new Osram Ostar Stage LEDs from Osram Opto Semiconductors offer high luminance of 48 million candelas per square meter (Mcd/m²) and tunable color tones from cold white to warm white. Combined with their extremely low-profile ...More

(4/3/2013)

-Sew What? Inc.Receives Third-Time Honor as "Top Business" by DiversityBusiness.com

Sew What? Inc.Receives Third-Time Honor as &quot;Top Business&quot; by DiversityBusiness.com

DiversityBusiness.com announced that Sew What? has been selected as a 2013 "Top Business" recipient. The organizer congratulated Megan Duckett, president of Sew What?, for distinguishing herself as "one of the leading ...More

(4/3/2013)

-Midas Previews Generation 2.1 Digital Console Software

Midas Previews Generation 2.1 Digital Console Software

Console manufacturer Midas announced the first public viewing of Generation 2.1 software for their entire range of digital consoles.
Midas Generation 2 software, unveiled at Prolight+Sound in 2012, added a host of new features and ...
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(4/3/2013)

-Meyer Sound to Demo Steerable CAL Loudspeaker at Prolight + Sound 2013

Meyer Sound to Demo Steerable CAL Loudspeaker at Prolight + Sound 2013

At Prolight + Sound 2013, hourly demonstrations of the Meyer Sound CAL column array loudspeaker will show its ability to improve intelligibility in acoustically challenging environments. In addition, a new loudspeaker monitoring ...More

(4/3/2013)

-Elation Europe Adds Harry De Lon As Theatrical/Touring Lighting Specialist

Elation Europe Adds Harry De Lon As Theatrical/Touring Lighting Specialist

Elation Professional Europe has announced the addition of Harry De Lon to its team as a sales professional, beginning in May 2013. A 35-year industry veteran, De Lon will focus in the areas of stage, touring and theatrical ...More

(4/3/2013)

-Avlex Introduces New MIPRO True Digital Wireless System

Avlex Introduces New MIPRO True Digital Wireless System

Avlex Corporation announced the new MIPRO ACT-818/828 Wideband True Digital Wireless Receivers and two matching transmitters: the ACT-80T True Digital Encryptable Bodypack Transmitter and the ACT-80H True Digital Encryptable ...More

(4/3/2013)

-Four Audio to Launch New Dante Products at Prolight and Sound

Four Audio to Launch New Dante Products at Prolight and Sound

Audinate and OEM partner Four Audio, developers of high-end loudspeaker measurement and management solutions for professional audio, today announced the launch of two new products at Prolight and Sound in Frankfurt from April ...More

(4/3/2013)

-Harman Professional Loudspeaker SBU Appoints Vince Grieb to Position of Senior Director, Operations

Harman Professional Loudspeaker SBU Appoints Vince Grieb to Position of Senior Director, Operations

Harman Professional has appointed Vince Grieb to the position of senior director, Operations, Loudspeaker SBU. Grieb will report to Bryan Bradley, vice president and general manager of Harman Professional's Loudspeaker ...More

(4/3/2013)

-Grass Valley Appoints Said Bacho as Senior Vice President for Europe, Middle East, and Africa

Grass Valley Appoints Said Bacho as Senior Vice President for Europe, Middle East, and Africa

Grass Valley today announced the appointment of Said Bacho as senior vice president EMEA. Bacho will have overall responsibility for strategy and business leadership across the region, with particular emphasis on increasing ...More

(4/3/2013)

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-Events Planned Across China to Highlight Platform's New Features

Events Planned Across China to Highlight Platform's New Features

Nemetschek Vectorworks, Inc., a provider of intuitive, powerful, and practical CAD and Building Information Modeling (BIM) software solutions, is pleased to announce the availability of the 2013 version of Vectorworks software in ...More

(4/3/2013)

-Xavity AVB Connectivity Enters AVnu Certification

Xavity AVB Connectivity Enters AVnu Certification

Audio Video Bridging (AVB) platform provider Lab X Technologies announced their Xavity Audio For Xilinx Spartan-6 platform is the first entry to the Avnu Pro A (professional audio) certification tests at UNH-IOL. Xavity Audio ...More

(4/3/2013)

-InterAmerica Stage Installs Creative Orchestra Pit Cover at Manatee Players Performing Arts Center

InterAmerica Stage Installs Creative Orchestra Pit Cover at Manatee Players Performing Arts Center

InterAmerica Stage recently developed a creative orchestra pit cover for the Manatee Players Performing Arts Center-a SkyDeck tension wire grid. The setup is gaining in popularity, as it offers strength, flexibility, and good ...More

(4/3/2013)

-Snider Foundation Rehabs Philadelphia Ice Hockey Rinks With Community R-Series

Snider Foundation Rehabs Philadelphia Ice Hockey Rinks With Community R-Series

In November of 2008, Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter announced that the Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation would take over operation and programming at three Philadelphia ice rinks that were targeted for possible closing amid the city's ...More

(4/3/2013)

-Services at First Presbyterian Church Thrive with Lectrosonics

Services at First Presbyterian Church Thrive with Lectrosonics

Since 1804, First Presbyterian Church has been meeting the spiritual needs of people in the Augusta area and around the world. Music plays a prominent role in the church's worship activities, and to ensure the best possible sound quality ...More

(4/3/2013)

-Theatre in Review: Good With People (59E59)

Theatre in Review: Good With People (59E59)

A middle-aged woman working the welcome desk at a seaside hotel has an oddly tense encounter with a young male guest in Good With People, an initially intriguing but ultimately enervated two-hander by David Harrower ...More

(4/3/2013)

-Theatre in Review: Buyer and Cellar (Rattlestick Theatre)

Theatre in Review: Buyer and Cellar (Rattlestick Theatre)

It's easy to imagine Barbra Streisand -- not known for her sense of humor, especially when it comes to herself -- preparing a cease-and-desist order once she gets wind of Buyer and Cellar, but really, she needn't bother. What ...More

(4/2/2013)

-The LRLR Celebrate Ten Years at USITT Conference with Behind the Scenes Raffle

The LRLR Celebrate Ten Years at USITT Conference with Behind the Scenes Raffle

The Long Reach Long Riders celebrated their tenth anniversary with a raffle and live auction to benefit Behind the Scenes during the USITT Conference in Milwaukee. Sales of raffle tickets and BTS and LRLR-branded swag raised more than $12 ...More

(4/2/2013)

-GLP Impression X4 Makes Its Mark with Volt Lites

GLP Impression X4 Makes Its Mark with Volt Lites

Back in May 2010, California-based lighting designer Matthew Shimamoto set up his rental company Volt Lites, with a view to addressing a number of different market sectors. Based north of Los Angeles, he quickly established ...More

(4/2/2013)

-Harman's Crown Now Shipping Its New DriveCore Install Series Power Amplifiers

Harman's Crown Now Shipping Its New DriveCore Install Series Power Amplifiers

Harman's Crown Audio is now shipping its new DriveCore Install (Dci) Series power amplifiers. Successor to the company's acclaimed CTs Series, the Dci Analog two, four, and eight channel amplifiers incorporate a host of improvements ...More

(4/2/2013)

-Robe Ultra Impressive at Miami Festival

Robe Ultra Impressive at Miami Festival

Lighting designer Richard Neville incorporated nearly 300 Robe moving lights into his design for the Main Stage of the 2013 Ultra Festival staged at Bayfront Park in Miami, which included 176 LEDBeam 100s incorporated into a ...More

(4/2/2013)

-SurgeX International Commissions Global AC Power and Grounding White Paper

SurgeX International Commissions Global AC Power and Grounding White Paper

SurgeX International, the industry leading manufacturer of AC power distribution and protection products for the global marketplace, announces the free availability of a new white paper, Power and Grounding for Audio and Video ...More

(4/2/2013)

-Alcons' Future Focus at Prolight + Sound

Alcons' Future Focus at Prolight + Sound

From April 10 - 13 at Messe Frankfurt, Alcons is exhibiting on stand G60, Hall 8.0 and will be showcasing a wealth of audio innovations, based around the company's patented pro-ribbon technology and its ongoing pursuit of audio ...More

(4/2/2013)

-Engineering Harmonics Announces New Partnership

Engineering Harmonics Announces New Partnership

Toronto consultants Engineering Harmonics' founder and president Philip Giddings announced a new partnership at the company's 2013 annual general meeting on February 26. "Claude Bedard, Andrew Kozak, Gary ...More

(4/2/2013)

-Texas Scenic Company Installs Equipment for Dallas City Performance Hall

Texas Scenic Company Installs Equipment for Dallas City Performance Hall

Texas Scenic Company has completed installation of stage equipment for the Dallas City Performance Hall in the Dallas Arts District.
The 59,250 square-foot Hall features a 750-seat proscenium theatre, a multilevel lobby, ...
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(4/2/2013)

-Sennheiser Helps Lake Pointe Church Carry Consistent Message Across Four Campuses

Sennheiser Helps Lake Pointe Church Carry Consistent Message Across Four Campuses

Lake Pointe is a Southern Baptist church located in Rockwall, TX. With an active congregation of approximately 10,000 and four campuses spread across approximately 30 square miles, Lake Pointe ranks as one of the largest churches in the ...More

(4/2/2013)

-Christie MicroTiles Let Visitors Curate Tours at Cleveland Museum of Art

Christie MicroTiles Let Visitors Curate Tours at Cleveland Museum of Art

Visitors to the celebrated Cleveland Museum of Art and its Gallery One are engaging with displays and curating their own tours thanks to Christie MicroTiles and Christie Interactivity Kits. Blending art and technology as part of an ...More

(4/2/2013)

-Adamson Continues to Strengthen Their Support Network

Adamson Continues to Strengthen Their Support Network

Adamson Systems Engineering has added applications engineer Brian Fraser to the sales and support team at their international headquarters. Fraser will bring more than a decade of experience working in the live, touring, and ...More

(4/2/2013)

-LED Display Leader Lighthouse and Mobile View Team for Modern Pentathlon World Cup 2013

LED Display Leader Lighthouse and Mobile View Team for Modern Pentathlon World Cup 2013

LED display leader Lighthouse Technologies teamed with Mobile View to deliver the action to fans at the first World Cup of the 2013 Modern Pentathlon season, held in Palm Springs, California, February 20 - 23. ...More

(4/2/2013)

-Hun School of Princeton Upgrades Theater Sound System

Hun School of Princeton Upgrades Theater Sound System

The Hun School of Princeton is a private school for students in sixth grade through high school. Located near Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey, the school serves five-hundred students from more than a dozen states and nearly ...More

(4/1/2013)

-Portable Stage Draft Standard in Public Review

Portable Stage Draft Standard in Public Review

BSR E1.21 - 201x, Entertainment Technology - Temporary Ground-Supported Structures Used to Cover the Stage Areas and Support Equipment in the Production of Outdoor Entertainment Events, is in review through May 27, 2013. All people ...More

(4/1/2013)

-Lectrosonics Introduces First Solar Powered Wireless Microphone Transmitter

Lectrosonics Introduces First Solar Powered Wireless Microphone Transmitter

Lectrosonics launches the world's first solar-powered wireless microphone transmitter, the WXLR. The new transmitter is based on the idea that today's solar cell technology is sufficiently advanced for use on portable electronic ...More

(4/1/2013)

-Chauvet Professional Impresses at USITT Conference & Stage Expo

Chauvet Professional Impresses at USITT Conference & Stage Expo

Chauvet, a manufacturer of professional lighting, had a dramatic presence at the recent USITT Annual Conference & Stage Expo in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Chauvet Professional Ovation series of theatrical luminaires generated great ...More

(4/1/2013)

-Aphex Names Jim Bailey General Manager

Aphex Names Jim Bailey General Manager

Aphex, a manufacturer of professional audio technology for more than 35 years, announces the appointment of Jim Bailey to the position of general manager. The announcement was made by Aphex chairman and CEO David Wiener ...More

(4/1/2013)

-Behringer Unveils Versatile B207MP3 Speaker System

Behringer Unveils Versatile B207MP3 Speaker System

Behringer has unveiled its new EUROLIVE B207MP3, a multi-purpose, 150W, active loudspeaker designed for vocal and/or keyboard monitoring, multimedia, press conferences, and other applications where space is at a premium. Based on ...More

(4/1/2013)

-Theatre in Review: Hands on a Hardbody (Brooks Atkinson Theatre)

Theatre in Review: Hands on a Hardbody (Brooks Atkinson Theatre)

The people behind Hands on a Hardbody have gotten their hands on a rich piece of material, and it's a pity that they don't know what to do with it. Their subject, taken from the 1997 documentary of the same name, is the ...More

(4/1/2013)

-Theatre in Review: Breakfast at Tiffany's (Cort Theatre)

Theatre in Review: Breakfast at Tiffany's (Cort Theatre)

In 1966, David Merrick produced a musical based on Truman Capote's Breakfast at Tiffany's. To call it a disaster is to understate the case: The project burned through three librettists (including, of all people, Edward Albee) ...More

(4/1/2013)

-The Week in Review

The Week in Review

Mainstage-Vincent Lighting-Production Advantage Merger Called Off: In what easily qualifies as the shocker of the week, the proposed merger between Mainstage Theatrical Supply, Vincent Lighting, and Production Advantage has been ...More

(4/1/2013)

-GLP Creates Magic in Las Vegas for the Music of Motown

GLP Creates Magic in Las Vegas for the Music of Motown

When production for Smokey Robinson presents Human Nature: The Motown Show decided to relocate from the Imperial Palace in Las Vegas to the nearby Venetian Hotel, experienced lighting designer Steve Cohen received a call out ...More

(4/1/2013)

-The Starr Group Taps Ashly Eight-Channel NE8250 Amplifiers for New Lake Placid Conference Center

The Starr Group Taps Ashly Eight-Channel NE8250 Amplifiers for New Lake Placid Conference Center

Set in the breathtaking Adirondack Mountains of New York at the site of the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympic Games, the newly-constructed Conference Center at Lake Placid pairs the splendor and story of its surroundings with amenities that far ...More

(4/1/2013)

-GoVision Adds Video Screens in Cowboys Stadium for NCAA Regional Tourney

GoVision Adds Video Screens in Cowboys Stadium for NCAA Regional Tourney

Who'd have thought you'd need to hang more video screens in the middle of Cowboys Stadium? Yet that's exactly what GoVision did for the 2013 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament South Regionals held March 29-31. The regional is a ...More

(4/1/2013)

-Electrosonic Goes Back to Nature for Mohonk Preserve Visitor Center

Electrosonic Goes Back to Nature for Mohonk Preserve Visitor Center

Mohonk Preserve in the Shawangunk Mountains near New Paltz, New York, is marking its 50th anniversary this year with a renovation of its green design award-winning Visitor Center tucked cozily into the woods. Electrosonic was ...More

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