|
  COVID-19 Update: May 29, 2020: Survival Strategies
Happy Friday. While much of the nation is consumed with events in Minneapolis and the lesser skirmishes on the field of Twitter, much continues to happen, as everyone tries to figure out the next step.
For most of the country, ...
|
|
|
|
|
Remote Proctoring Option Now Available for All Four ETCP Examinations
Owing to the health concerns raised by the COVID-19 global pandemic, the ETCP Council has approved the implementation of remote testing with an online proctor. This new delivery option provides test-takers flexibility and ...
|
|
|
|
|
Robe for Melodifestivalen 2020
For the first time in its 64-year history, the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) due to be staged in May in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, and all 41 qualifying countries have been invited back ...
|
|
|
|
|
New Major Software Release for Analog Way Picturall Media Servers
Analog Way announces major updates in the new software release 3.0 for its Picturall series of media servers. The 3.0 software version available now expands Picturall media servers' functionalities and provides many enhancements to ...
|
|
|
|
|
Powersoft Releases Q-SYS and Crestron Plug-ins
Powersoft has released new plug-ins supporting Mezzo Series and its non-DSP install dedicated amplifier platforms ranges for the Q-SYS and Crestron control ecosystems. These free-to-download plug-ins allow for user friendly ...
|
|
|
|
|
Audio Science Takes on Leading Role with AES Virtual Vienna On-Demand Content
The AES Virtual Vienna Convention is just days away -- taking place, online, June 2 through 5 -- and the final schedule of events is being announced, including the Convention's slate of over 100 On-Demand presentations being made ...
|
|
|
|
|
ARRI Strengthens Lighting Division with Ivo Ivanovski as General Manager
ARRI welcomes Ivo Ivanovski as general manager business unit lighting, effective August 1, 2020. Together with general manager Markus Lampier, Ivanovski will manage ARRI's Lighting Business Unit out of the facility in ...
|
|
|
|
|
Materie Event Production Creates Drive-In Experience With Chauvet Professional
Last year, music resonated throughout the beautiful Festwiese Apolda. Stars from Germany and around the world journeyed to this central German setting to perform. Of course, these joyful sounds went silent following the COVID-19 lockdown.
|
|
|
|
|
PunQtum Announces Webinar Series
punQtum B.V., specialist providers of digital communication tools for the live event and professional audio industry, has announced a series of webinars in order to communicate more effectively with potential customers as face-to ...
|
|
|
|
|
Flexible Audio On The Go
Introducing American Audio's APX12 GO BT, a self-contained portable audio system designed for playing music and making announcements absolutely anywhere. Combining a 12" speaker cabinet, class D amplifier, internal battery, on board ...
|
|
|
|
|
013 Poppodium Upgrades Venue-Wide Adamson Systems
013 is one of the largest and most frequented pop music venues in the southern Netherlands, hosting a slew of international touring acts and popular festivals every year. Now, thanks to its newly-expanded, venue-wide live audio systems ...
|
|
|
|
|
GLP Lights Up The Masked Singer
In March and April 2020, German TV network ProSieben broadcast the second season of the TV show The Masked Singer(TMS), in which celebrities compete against one another with vocal performances, clad in imaginative full body ...
|
|
|
|
|
Rosewood Bangkok Provides World-Class Hospitality with Harman Professional Solutions Networked AV
To offer guests a premier luxury experience, the newly opened Rosewood Bangkok Hotel features a state-of-the-art, building-wide networked AV system featuring class-leading Harman Professional Solutions components. ...
|
|
|
|
|
Professional Audio Manufacturers Alliance (PAMA) Continues to Support the Industry During COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected everyone in the music industry. It has brought silence to clubs, halls, theatres, arenas, and stadiums nationwide. It's not just the performers who are sidelined, but also the crews behind the scenes -- ...
|
|
|
|
|
COVID-19 Update: May 28, 2020: The Threshold Is Crossed
The terrible threshold has been reached: There are now 100,000 Americans dead from the coronavirus: tinyurl.com/y7pk9udo.
US unemployment reaches 40 million:
|
|
|
|
|
PRG and Global Theatre Community Mourn Loss of Darren P. DeVerna
Production Resource Group LLC, (PRG) is mourning the loss of Darren P. DeVerna, CEO of Global Theatre for PRG, who died Thursday, May 21, following a battle with cancer. DeVerna oversaw PRG's theatre division, consisting of ...
|
|
|
|
|
AES Virtual Vienna Convention Workshop Schedule Announced
The schedule of events for the upcoming AES Virtual Vienna Convention is now available, outlining the 40-plus scheduled Workshop presentations taking place June 2 - 5 as part of the AES's first-ever exclusively online, international ...
|
|
|
|
|
ALD Launches its ALD Awards for Excellence 2020
The ALD announces that its ALD Awards for Excellence 2020 are open for submissions. Aimed at all students and recent graduates studying in the UK, the ALD Awards for Excellence offers the perfect opportunity for the ambitious to ...
|
|
|
|
|
Stagecraft Institute of Las Vegas Announces 2020 SILV 2020-ALT
Stagecraft Institute of Las Vegas (SILV) announces their re-directed season known as SILV 2020-ALT. SILV 2020-ALT will be the not-hands-on alternative to regular SILV seasons. Held entirely through video conferencing, Stagecraft ...
|
|
|
|
|
d&b xC-Series Stands for Clarity at St. Eugene's Cathedral
St. Eugene's Cathedral, the mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Derry, opened in 1873 -- and throughout the years since, generations of congregations have struggled with the acoustics inside the soaring stone interior. Now, ...
|
|
|
|
|
ASG Creates Soaring Tribute To Heroes with Chauvet Professional
Sitting serenely atop a hill 1,000' above the fertile floor of the Dee Valley, the haunting beauty of Dinas Brân exerts a powerful pull over the hearts of townspeople below. For nine centuries, the medieval castle built by a prince of ...
|
|
|
|
|
DPA Unveils 4097 Micro Shotgun Microphone and Interview Kit
DPA Microphones introduces the latest addition to its microphone lineup, the 4097 CORE Micro Shotgun Microphone. Featuring the same sonic qualities as the brand's supercardioid Choir Microphone, the 4097 CORE Micro Shotgun has been ...
|
|
|
|
|
Astera For Floating Lotus Yoga Streaming
Nalini Tebbey owns and runs Floating Lotus, a thriving yoga studio based in Helensvale, Gold Coast, Australia, offering a busy weekly schedule of 36 yoga, pilates, and meditation classes.
Recently, helping to create a harmonious ...
|
|
|
|
|
AY Productions Turns to Pliant Technologies' CrewCom for a Range of Popular Live Events
AY Productions, audio and coms specialists, turns to Pliant Technologies' CrewCom wireless intercom to provide robust communications for a range of live productions including Thursday Night Football (TNF), the AFC Championship, ...
|
|
|
|
|
PR Lighting Out in Force for Ghana's Covid-19 Heroes Concert
Ghana recently staged its own "behind closed doors" Ghana Covid-19 Heroes Concert in order to raise funds for both UNHCR, to help protect refugees from the pandemic, and the National Covid-19 Trust Fund. It was also to say a very ...
|
|
|
|
|
Eon Clublex Ulaanbaatar Establishes New Standard for Clubbing Experience Using Harman Professional
To elevate its venue with world-class sound quality and provide guests a memorable clubbing experience, Eon Clublex Ulaanbaatar recently upgraded to a cutting-edge Harman Professional audio solution. ...
|
|
|
|
|
Artistic Licence Appoints Controllux as Distributor in The Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg
Having enjoyed a friendly business relationship for years, Artistic Licence and Controllux are delighted to announce a formal distribution agreement for The Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg. ...
|
|
|
|
|
COVID-19 Update: May 27, 2020: Mixed Signals
A $825 bailout plan could save the European Union. It could also alter the face of Europe: tinyurl.com/yc3ubogx.
Meanwhile:
Alarmingly, a poll shows only 50% of Americans are ...
|
|
|
|
|
Knight of Illumination Awards 2020 Cancelled in UK and USA
The organizers of the 2020 Knight of Illumination (KOI) Awards in both the UK and the USA have announced the cancellation of both events due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the entertainment industry. ...
|
|
|
|
|
Mimi Lien Wins 2020 Edwin Booth Award
Designer Mimi Lien is the winner of the 2020 Edwin Booth Award, conferred annually by PhD students at the CUNY Graduate Center.
The 2020 Booth Award Website celebrates four of Lien's landmark undertakings -- a) Brandon ...
|
|
|
|
|
David Hilton Named Senior US Sales Manager for ETC
ETC named David Hilton their new Senior US sales manager. In this new position, Hilton will manage the North American sales team across all ETC divisions (entertainment, architectural, and rigging), supporting and ...
|
|
|
|
|
d&b audiotechnik Introduces Installation Specific KSLi System
d&b audiotechnik announces the virtual InfoComm debut of the KSLi System. Delivering a complete installation package for the most comprehensive range of installations and applications, the system features the KSLi8 and KSLi12 ...
|
|
|
|
|
PunQtum Joins Ravenna Partnership
punQtum B.V., specialist providers of digital communication tools for the live event and professional audio industry, has become the latest company to form part of the RAVENNA community. The move underlines punQtum's commitment to ...
|
|
|
|
|
Atlanta's Mount Paran Church Becomes First House of Worship to Install L-ISA Hyperreal Sound Technology
For more than half a century, Atlanta's Mount Paran Church has been celebrated by the evangelical world as a beacon of effective ministry and engaged, growing membership, evidenced by its 13,000-plus-member congregation. In fact, it was ...
|
|
|
|
|
A Custom Diva Shell Does It Again at Auburn University
Wenger Corporation announces the installation of a custom Diva Acoustical Shell at Auburn University's new Jay and Susie Gogue Performing Arts Center at Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama. The focal point of the 85,000-square ...
|
|
|
|
|
MHB Create Digital Audience Platform with ROE Visual Diamond Screen
Dutch based rental company MHB has developed a digital audience platform for MediaLane, based on a curved LED display consisting of ROE Visual Diamond LED panels.
How do you make a satirical Saturday night show during an ...
|
|
|
|
|
LPD and Elation Support Tradition of Excellence at Irkutsk Academic Drama Theatre
Russia's rich cultural tradition extends far outside of Moscow and St. Petersburg and across this immense country. Despite its relative solitude in Russia's vast Siberian region, the city of Irkutsk is a thriving seat of culture that ...
|
|
|
|
|
Audio Lisbon Goes Immersive with Genelec
Genelec Smart Active Monitors are central to the immersive setup at Audio Lisbon's new post-production facility in Portugal. The purpose-built facility was created to help the post house move into international markets, with a 7.1.4 ...
|
|
|
|
|
Claypaky Scenius Unicos Light Up Royal Women's Hospital in Melbourne Australia
Normally Mother's Day in Australia means spending time with Mom and the family, but the strict government restrictions in place as a result of COVID-19 meant the closest families could get this year was a FaceTime call. Despite the ...
|
|
|
|
|
Matrox UK Announces AVIXA-Certified, AV-over-IP Educational Webinar Series
Matrox announces the 2020 Matrox Knowledge Net AV-over-IP Training Program: a free, five-part online webinar series for AV professionals specializing in or exploring networked AV. Running from May 26 until June 11, the AVIXA ...
|
|
|
|
|
Martin Audio WPM Successfully Deployed at Minnesota's Celebration Church
DP Design of Milwaukee recently designed a sound system based on a Martin Audio Wavefront Precision Mini (WPM) line array system for the Celebration Church in Lakeville, MN.
Describing the project, DP's David Price ...
|
|
|
|
|
COVID Update: May 26, 2020: Memorial Day
As the number of US deaths nears 100,000, The New York Times fills its front page and more with the names of 1,000. The most powerful comment: "They were us." tinyurl.com/y8uuwv2r. ...
|
|
|
|
|
Obsidian Control Systems Introduces NX SYNC
Obsidian Control Systems continues to expand its line of professional solutions with the launch of the NX SYNC, a powerful plug-and-play USB SMPTE timecode device.
The NX SYNC captures timecode in various SMPTE formats from ...
|
|
|
|
|
Maxell Pro AV Provides House of Worship Facilities to Connect with the Community, Even from Miles Away
Maxell Pro AV recently released its Lecture Capture Collaboration Station, the MA-XL1, designed to help house of worship facilities of any size easily stream and upload services online for their congregation. The multifunctional ...
|
|
|
|
|
Matrox Now Shipping D-Series D1480 Graphics Card for High-Density-Output Video Walls
Matrox announces that the Matrox D-Series D1480 multi-display graphics card is now shipping. Purpose-built to power next-generation video walls, this new single-slot graphics card supports up to four 4Kp60 DisplayPort monitors and ...
|
|
|
|
|
RME Debuts Newly Designed DigiCheck NG, Professional Audio Metering and Analyzing Software
RME, German manufacturer of digital audio solutions, has launched the preview version of its DigiCheck NG professional audio metering and analyzing software for Mac OS with 64-bit support. This preview version is a completely ...
|
|
|
|
|
LightFair Launches "LightFair Connect" Virtual Conference
LightFair will present selected courses from its 2020 Conference program online as "LightFair Connect" July 21 - 23, 2020. The virtual conference will feature more than 60 hours of accredited courses and more than 50 sessions ...
|
|
|
|
|
Strikken Helps Deliver COVID-19 Tests and Lights the Sky in Estonia
Tallinn, Estonia-based technical production and rental company Strikken has been doing its bit to support the nation's fight against coronavirus by voluntarily assisting the Synlab Eesti OU laboratory in collecting and ...
|
|
|
|
|
Celebrating Excellence: TEA Thea Awards and TEA Summit: New Dates and Plans for 2020 - 2021
This year (2020), the Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) will celebrate and showcase the 26th Annual Thea Awards recipients with a series of digital Thea Case Studies sessions, and next year will resume gathering in person for ...
|
|
|
|
|
Looking Beyond COVID-19 -- CSD Group to Install Chauvet Professional at New Church
There is light at the end of the tunnel, and this time of quarantines and social distancing shall pass. Motorist driving down the George Bush Freeway outside Dallas, Texas, saw a shining reminder of this on Tuesday April 21 when First ...
|
|
|
|
|
Martin Dudley and Chris Davey Get Versatile for MiQ Ignite with ChamSys
Lighting, like music, is a universal language. That's one reason why MiQ, a New York-based global market research firm, retained designers Martin Dudley and Chris Davey through UK-based event technology specialists Great ...
|
|
|
|
|
Meyer Sound Powers New Hampshire Drive-In Experience with LEOPARD System Provided by UltraSound
Tupelo Music Hall in Derry, New Hampshire transformed their business operations and parking lot into the "Tupelo Drive-In Experience" to produce some of the first live concerts in the United States with the new social distancing ...
|
|
|
|
|
Springdale School District Installs Danley J1-94 Jericho Horns at Both of Its High School Football Fields
Springdale School District is the largest school district in Arkansas and is responsible for over 23,000 students. It operates two high schools -- Springdale High School and Har-Ber High School -- each with over 2,000 students. Football ...
|
|
|
|
|
Fitz Celebrates the Class of 2020 with Telefunken
Fitz and The Tantrums celebrated the graduating Class of 2020 with their lead singer performing on Good Morning America in a nationwide Zoom gathering broadcast from ABC in Times Square. Live from Los Angeles, Fitz rendered a solo ...
|
|
|
|
|
With Outline, Pastor's Message Is Finally Heard at Korea's Largest Evangelical Holiness Church
Jeonju-Paul Church is the largest Evangelical Holiness Church in South Korea, with 1,500 seats and 15,000 members. Simultaneously with the new pastor's inauguration service, the main loudspeaker system was completely replaced. ...
|
|
|
|
|
COVID-19 Update, May 22, 2020: False Dawn?
The president insists that in the event of a second wave, he won't shut down the country: tinyurl.com/y98l6v6f.
A new study shows that patients treated with the president's preferred COVID-19 ...
|
|
|
|
|
Systems Innovation by LMG Launches a European Division, Expanding Global Reach
LMG, a national provider of video, audio, lighting, and LED support based in Orlando, FL, announces the European expansion of Systems Innovation, its integration business unit. Systems Innovation by LMG Europe Ltd. has been formed ...
|
|
|
|
|
Lighting Design Group Lightswitch Joins Elation on May 27 Elation Hour
Join Elation national sales manager John Dunn and global product manager Matthias Hinrichs on the May 27 Elation Hour as they discuss trade show, corporate and special event design with John Featherstone, ...
|
|
|
|
|
Peachy Productions Delivers Food and Lighting Art
Philip French of UK technical production company Peachy Productions has just relocated to Wiltshire after being based in the Surrey city of Guildford for eight years, however, during the coronavirus crisis he is making the journey ...
|
|
|
|
|
ROE Visual Europe Opens New Showroom
A wide range of LED panels can now be viewed and tested in ROE Visual's new showroom. ROE Visual Europe has recently finalized a complete refurbishment of its showroom in Leek the Netherlands, showcasing its LED products in an ...
|
|
|
|
|
TMB Adapting and Innovating for the Future
Rock and roll technology in airports, hotels, and town squares? Architectural specifiers, and installers everywhere are discovering the advantages of products derived from TMB's road-proven technology. Apart from perhaps ...
|
|
|
|
|
The Recently Refurbished Linbury Theatre in the Royal Opera House Features Dante Media Networking
The Royal Opera House in Covent Garden is regarded as one of the world's leading opera houses. The recent Open Up refurbishment was completed in September 2018 and created a series of new spaces within the building offering a more ...
|
|
|
|
|
Astera goes Beyond The Road at the Saatchi Gallery
Last year Astera Titan Tubes were at the heart of a lighting scheme designed by Ben Donoghue, now of Flare Lighting, for Beyond the Road: an immersive exhibition at London's world-famous Saatchi Gallery. ...
|
|
|
|
|
Ithaca Church Makes 177-Speaker Setup Elegant and Effective Through Ashly Audio Solutions
First Presbyterian Church of Ithaca had a not uncommon challenge for houses of worship: A beautiful worship space featuring a fantastic and ornate pipe organ was resulting in unintelligible audio. The solution? A top-of-the-line, pew-back ...
|
|
|
|
|
Meet the Hippotizer Power-users of Green Hippo's Key User Support Programme (KUSP)
Singapore's Bicentennial Experience could hardly have been more successful. Conceived to illustrate milestones in the island's history, it employed a rich mix of immersive audio-visual solutions, from the large-scale to the intimate ...
|
|
|
|
|
COVID-19 Update: May 21, 2020: The Numbers Don't Lie
The number of coronavirus cases surpasses five million worldwide: tinyurl.com/ycrf92uy.
US unemployment claims during the pandemic reach 38.6 million: ti ...
|
|
|
|
|
Yamaha Expands Professional Audio Lineup with RIVAGE PM5 and RIVAGE PM3 Digital Mixing Systems
Yamaha Corporation announces new additions to the company's professional audio lineup -- the RIVAGE PM5 and RIVAGE PM3 Digital Mixing Systems -- giving sound engineers greater choice and flexibility to deliver optimum sound in a ...
|
|
|
|
|
Introducing LUMICORE
Luminex Network Intelligence introduce LUMICORE, the newest addition to the LUMINODE family. Designed to allow simple, flexible control of network Lighting data from multiple sources LUMICORE routes, merges, converts, restricts, and ...
|
|
|
|
|
All Access Creates VersaPlex Drive-In Events to Bring People Together Safely
All Access, a global staging and event production company, is safely bringing back live events through their innovative VersaPlex Drive-In Events capabilities.
Due to the impact of COVID-19 in the entertainment industry, All ...
|
|
|
|
|
Obsidian Control Systems Presents ONYX at Your Service Webinar, May 28
Obsidian Control Systems presents an ONYX at Your Service webinar May 28 at 10:00am PST focused on lighting control and programming for Houses of Worship. ONYX is Obsidian's powerful and scalable lighting control platform ...
|
|
|
|
|
Create Detailed Acoustic Simulations with EASE Focus
A.C. ProMedia announces a partner with AUDAC to offer users online training sessions to keep them up to date on the products and technologies available through AUDAC.
As a brand, AUDAC is committed to supporting users in the ...
|
|
|
|
|
Enabling Virtual Events to Deliver Real Broadcast-Quality Results
WorldStage has teamed with several brand experience agencies recently to design and deliver many of the most successful virtual meetings and experiences in the events industry. Operating under COVID-19 restrictions numerous clients ...
|
|
|
|
|
Image Production Services Creates Virtual Graduation Tribute With Chauvet Professional
Nipmuc Regional High School is a little over six miles from the Imperial Cars automotive mall. Lately, a lot of seniors from the 654-student enrollment school have been making that drive to the dealership. They aren't necessarily looking ...
|
|
|
|
|
Bandit Lites Sales Team Illuminates Brown County Music Center
The city of Nashville was already well known as a center for artists and artisans, but due to a 2009 fire that robbed the community of its music center (known affectionately as the "Little Opry,") county officials sought to build a venue ...
|
|
|
|
|
Vox Church in New Haven, Connecticut, Broadcasts Live Services Using Waves SuperRack and Plug-ins
A1 sound engineer Eugene "Geno" Mulcahy uses Waves SuperRack, Waves Axis Proton computer, and Waves plug-ins for broadcast at the Vox Church based out of New Haven, Connecticut.
"Due to COVID-19," Mulcahy says, "many churches, ...
|
|
|
|
|
Spotify Turns to DPA to Record "Spotify Singles" Playlist
The unique "Spotify Singles" playlist, which harkens back to the age of vinyl, cassette, and CD singles, is the perfect streaming music collection to complement today's work-from-home environments. More than 600 songs have been recorded ...
|
|
|
|
|
Genelec Brings a Taste of Italy to Central Lisbon
Located on the bustling boulevard of the Avenida de República in the Saldanha district of the Portuguese capital, Mercantina Bistro 37 is the third Mercantina restaurant to open in Lisbon. The elegant building was formerly home to Café ...
|
|
|
|
|
From Soundtracks to Supercars, Patrick Jordan-Patrikios Trusts ADAM Monitors
The career arc of multi-instrumentalist and producer Patrick Jordan-Patrikios is as broad as it is high. Once a session drummer for hip-hop legend Coolio, he has cut pop gems for such artists as Kylie Minogue and ...
|
|
|
|
|
CT Middle East Delivers the Region's First Virtual Graduation
Creative Technology (CT) completed the first-ever virtual graduation ceremony in the Middle East for a Qatar based University. Supplying a full virtual solution, content creation and communication system, which was controlled from ...
|
|
|
|
|
COVID-19 Update: May 20, 2020: "A badge of honor"
The above words are how the president characterizes the huge number of US deaths form the coronavirus, which today has reached 91,983: tinyurl.com/y86quajt.
Steven Mnuchin defends the ...
|
|
|
|
|
PERG Announces Release of the Draft Document for Safe Return to Work for Public Review
The Production Equipment Rental Group (PERG, a part of ESTA) has released a draft guidance document, PERG Safe Return to Work Guidelines, which provides recommendations for the prevention of the spread of COVID-19 for camera ...
|
|
|
|
|
Radial Engineering BT-Pro V2 Stereo Bluetooth Direct Box Now Shipping
Radial Engineering announces the launch of the new BT-Pro V2. The BT-Pro V2 is a high-resolution Bluetooth-enabled stereo direct box that connects wirelessly to smartphones and tablets and provides a pair of balanced audio outputs ...
|
|
|
|
|
Gravity Disinfectant Stand and AH Accessories Social Distancing Tape
We will get through this together. No matter how united we feel during the Corona crisis, we will only overcome this major common challenge if we observe hygiene and physical distancing requirements once the first social and economic ...
|
|
|
|
|
Sean Chung Promoted to President of Miziker Entertainment
Miziker Entertainment, a creative design company serving the themed entertainment industry, announces the promotion of Sean Chung to president of the company, effective immediately. A film school graduate, born in Los Angeles ...
|
|
|
|
|
NAT Takes CODA to School
Leading national audio and AV integration specialists, North American Theatrix (NAT) services a wide range of distinguished clients on a host of installations across theatre, cinema, conference, education, stadium, and house of ...
|
|
|
|
|
Ayrton Khamsin-S is a Revelation for Mika
The charismatic singer/song writer Mika's Revelation Tour in support of his fifth studio album, My Name is Michael Holbrook, may have been postponed midway through due to the current coronavirus crisis, but it wowed ...
|
|
|
|
|
GLP Impression FR10 and JDC1 Create Versatility for Deadbeats Tour
From a base in producing both original music and remixes a decade ago, Canadian electronic music duo Zeds Dead branched out to explore a vast range of genres including UK garage, electro house, hip hop, drum and bass, and more. ...
|
|
|
|
|
PAUL Restaurants in Baku has Second Helping of Martin Audio CDD
When PAUL Azerbaijan embarked on their latest restaurant projects in the Azerbaijan capital they again approached PROAV, the Martin Audio distributors for their audio requirements.
After favoring an alternative brand in their ...
|
|
|
|
|
TiMax and dcontrol Collaboration by FACE Projects for Historic Immersive Club in Brussels
In the heart of Brussels, an award-winning and leading-edge, AV solution combining TiMax SoundHub and control, realized from concept by Belgium's premier design and installation integrator, FACE Projects, creates a vintage ...
|
|
|
|
|
Spat Revolution a Creative Playground for Sound Designer Jonas Gehrmann
Given his background mixing front-of-house for rock bands, it's no surprise that when Sphereo sound designer and 3D audio operator Jonas Gehrmann discusses immersive audio, he focuses a lot on music use cases. "In the end, immersive ...
|
|
|
|
|
Solid State Logic SiX Desktop Mixing Console Helps Achieve Results in a Minimalist Footprint
When high-fidelity audio equipment company PS Audio relocated to larger premises a couple of years ago, CEO Paul McGowan set aside space for a recording studio and mastering facility, which became the new home of digital audio ...
|
|
|
|
|
Seongsan Methodist Church Enhances Services and Expands Possibilities with HARMAN Professional
To provide patrons an enhanced worship experience, TechDataPS recently equipped Incheon Seongsan Methodist Church with a state-of-the-art Harman Professional networked AV and control solution.
Founded in 1945, Incheon Seongsan ...
|
|
|
|
|
COVID-19 Update; May 19, 2020: Self-Medication
The president announces he is taking hydroxchloroquine, which has no known medical benefits but comes with the risk of severe side effects: tinyurl.com/ycrf27p8. ...
|
|
|
|
|
AES Lays Out "A World of Audio" for a Global Audience: AES Virtual Vienna Convention
As the first-ever virtual convention hosted by the Audio Engineering Society approaches, anticipation grows over the chance to share convention sessions and interact with industry experts in a new and unique platform. The AES ...
|
|
|
|
|
Point Source Audio Reinvents Intercom Headsets for More Hygiene and Accessibility to Custom In-Ear Monitors
Point Source Audio's patented CM-i family of lightweight in-ear intercom headsets has received a design upgrade. The new design -- brought to market earlier than initially planned in light of the current health crisis -- adds ...
|
|
|
|
|
Systems Innovation by LMG Becomes Exclusive Provider of Soteria Thermal Imaging Devices
Systems Innovation by LMG launches a new line of thermal imaging devices, becoming the exclusive provider of Soteria temperature-checking devices in the US and Europe.
"As cities begin to open up with new social ...
|
|
|
|
|
Avante Audio Introduces New Imperio Series Systems
Avante Audio has expanded its Imperio Series by launching a collection of pre-configured systems designed to make the lives of audio professionals easier. Devised around specific applications and methods of deployment, each of the ...
|
|
|
|
|
Alabama's New Mars Music Hall a Hit with Elation Lighting
Mars Music Hall in Huntsville is changing the landscape of the music scene in northern Alabama. The latest success in an ongoing expansion project at the multipurpose Von Braun Center, Mars Music Hall proudly debuted its Elation ...
|
|
|
|
|
Venue Lighting Introduces New Tetra and Revolver Series
Venue Lighting Effects, creators of high-impact, high-performance affordable lighting for stage and events, has introduced the new generation of Revolver and Tetra Series stage lighting and control. ...
|
|
|
|
|
Robe for Lux Partum Art Installation
"Lux Partum" -- "emission of light" in Latin -- was a beautifully sculpted interactive lighting installation and live stream staged at the Motorwerk event space in Berlin, created by lighting and show designer Chris Moylan and ...
|
|
|
|
|
Danish Melodi Grand Prix Dazzles with Hippotizer Karst+
Denmark's annual music competition to find its Eurovision entry reached its big finale in March at Copenhagen's 16,000-capacity Royal Arena. Known as the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix, hopefuls battled it out against a striking ...
|
|
|
|
|
Creative BackStage Sets Stage for Drive-In Comedy with Chauvet Professional
With his boyish charm and impish smile, Michael Longfellow bears a passing resemblance to a young Michael J. Fox. That's kind of fitting, since the comedian from NBC TV's Bring The Funny had his own "Back To The Future" moment on ...
|
|
|
|
|
Lightpower Collection Presents Exclusive Unseen Neal Preston Pictures and Announces Cooperation with EMP
An announcement from the Lightpower Collection:
"Bring music history into your living room and help save the magic of live concerts!
"As the COVID-19 crisis continues to hit the live music and event industry particularly ...
|
|
|
|
|
Waves Offers Second Licenses for All Waves Plugins Covered by the Waves Update Plan
Waves Audio, a developer of professional audio signal processing technologies and maker of audio plugins for mixing, music production, mastering, sound design, broadcast, post-production and live sound, is now introducing two new ...
|
|
|
|
|
Tacchi-Morris Arts Center Chooses Zero 88 FLX
The Tacchi-Morris Arts Center (TMAC) is a lively and unique multipurpose performance space located in Taunton, Somerset, UK, and dedicated to staging an array of shows, events, and activities for the whole community embracing music, ...
|
|
|
|
|
COVID-19 Update; May 19, 2020: Self-Medication
The president announces he is taking hydroxchloroquine, which has no known medical benefits but comes with the risk of severe side effects: tinyurl.com/ycrf27p8. ...
|
|
|
|
|
Arthur Takes the Throne: Robert Juliat Releases New 800W LED Followspot
Robert Juliat announces the launch of Arthur, its new 800W LED Long Throw followspot capable of matching the lumen output of a 2,500W HMI RJ Aramis followspot and delivering up to 29,000 lumens. This eagerly-anticipated move ...
|
|
|
|
|
Sanitized Pro-Tape Now Available from Seaco Industries
Seaco Industries has created a new pro-tape targeting equipment rental companies to show that their equipment has been cleaned before it went back out on rental.
Made from a pro-gaffers tape, 2" x 2-yard rolls, packed 24 per ...
|
|
|
|
|
Fulcrum Acoustic BIM Models Now Available
Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a 3D program used to organize every aspect of constructing a building or renovation. Be it electrical, HVAC, or plumbing, BIM software allows users to work collaboratively while developing a ...
|
|
|
|
|
Join Theatre LDs Bradley King, Jeff Croiter, John Froelich, and Jason Lyons on May 20th Elation Hour
Elation Professional presents a very special May 20th edition of the Elation Hour as top theatre lighting designers Bradley King, Jeff Croiter, John Froelich, and Jason Lyons join hosts John Dunn and
|
|
|
|
|
#DontStopTheEducation: Sennheiser's Immersive Audio Round Table
On May 19 the Sennheiser SoundAcademy will be discussing one of the hot topics of the day -- immersive audio: Sennheiser hosts David Missall and Brian Walker have invited Leslie Ann Jones, Michael Romanowski, ...
|
|
|
|
|
LEA Professional Launches Free Online User's Guide to Support Customers
LEA Professional, an industry provider of amplifier and systems design, today announces its free online user's guide complete with videos, blog posts, and tutorials. The new user's guide is designed to support customers and audio ...
|
|
|
|
|
Robe ESPRITES for Family Feud
The first South Africa and Ghana editions of the hit TV game show Family Feud brought to SA and produced by Rapid Blue were recorded in December and January at the Urban Brew Studios in Johannesburg, with lighting ...
|
|
|
|
|
TMB's Solaris Flare IP Illuminates Landmark Vulcan Statue in Alabama
The largest cast iron statue in the world shines brightly over Birmingham, Alabama, thanks to lighting design by Schuler Shook and lighting design revisions, control system design, and programming by Marc Brickman and Ta ...
|
|
|
|
|
Lambda Light and Media Design Evokes Timeless Beauty at St. Hippolytus with Chauvet Professional
With its green copper capped spire reaching 75m toward the sky, Saint Hippolytus Church in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, stands high above the houses, shops, and modern, small industrial buildings that surround it. Those who step inside the ...
|
|
|
|
|
DWP Live: COVID-19 Crisis Provides Businesses the Chance to Pivot, Learn, and Innovate
The Tennessean published a piece on behalf of Danny Whetstone this week about how his company DWP Live navigated the 2008 recession and what others can learn from his experience in today's environment. The article is ...
|
|
|
|
|
Cirque Du Soleil's Paramour Made European Debut with Clear-Com's HelixNet and FreeSpeak II
Hamburg's Stage Theater, Neue Flora, relied on Clear-Com's digital wireless solutions for the production of Cirque Du Soleil's new musical, Paramour. The production is an energetic combination of traditional musical ...
|
|
|
|
|
Audio-Technica and Discogs Announce Partnership in Support of Record Stores Around the World
Audio-Technica and online record marketplace Discogs announce a partnership in support of record stores around the world.
Audio-Technica will be supporting Discogs on its Homespun series -- which sees record stores ...
|
|
|
|
|
ALIA Is Relaunched as ALIA!
For twenty years ALIA has been an invaluable resource for the lighting community in Australia.
Starting as a simple website, www.alia.com.au/, it has continued to grow with daily updates on ...
|
|
|
|
|
COVID-19 Update: May 18, 2020: The Patchwork Approach
Welcome to the ninth week. There are now 89,567 Americans dead from the coronavirus.
Across the country, cities are opening up, with varied results: tinyurl.com/ya8jdzn5. ...
|
|
|
|
|
COVID-19 Update, May 15, 2020: The Window is Closing
The number of Americans dead from the coronavirus is now 85,906.
The whistleblower Brick Bright pours a gallon of cold water on the president's triumphalist assertions that the worst is behind us:
|
|
|
|
|
Right Angle Entertainment Launches Venue Safety Program
As businesses develop their plans to re-open in the midst of the COVID-19 global pandemic, Right Angle Entertainment is pivoting from producing, marketing, and distributing live entertainment to offer venues and production companies ...
|
|
|
|
|
An Open Letter Asking for Support for the Supply Chain to the Live Events industry
Bryan Raven, the managing director of White Light in the UK, shares this call to save the live events industry.
"The live events industry which includes music, theatre, corporate events, festivals, and live broadcasts was ...
|
|
|
|
|
Network Security and Audio Mixing Among 18 New Harman Professional Live Workshops Through May
Harman Professional Solutions announces the addition of 18 free Live Workshops available for registration through the Learning Sessions program in conjunction with Harman Professional University.
Available workshops, scheduled ...
|
|
|
|
|
d&b audiotechnik Announce Product Warranty Extension Program to Support Customers
German audio technology and solution company d&b audiotechnik announces a Product Warranty Extension Program to support customers into the future. The product warranty Extension Program is only one part of d&b's overall Covid -19 ...
|
|
|
|
|
DPA Microphones' MMA-A Digital Audio Interface Proves Essential to Work-From-Home Productions
Everything from broadcasts, webinars, classes, and interviews to worship sermons, theatrical performances, and musical concerts are now being streamed to (and from) living rooms. As a result, production organizers are quickly developing ...
|
|
|
|
|
Danley "Skinny Big Horn" SBH-Columnar Loudspeakers Revitalize Audio At Pioneer Memorial Church
With over 3,000 students, nearly 1,000 of which are in seminary, Andrews University is the flagship institution in the expansive Seventh-day Adventist school system. It is located in Berrien Springs, Michigan. Pioneer Memorial Church is ...
|
|
|
|
|
COVID-19 Update, May 14, 2020: On the Brink
The number of Americans dead from the coronavirus is 84,313.
Thirty-six million Americans are now unemployed: tinyurl.com/y83taqso.
Ousted health official Rick Bright warns that, without a ...
|
|
|
|
|
Shure, Q5X Unveil New Series of Axient Digital-Enabled Wireless Transmitters for Sports Broadcasts
As sports broadcasts look to return to live events, bringing the sounds from players, coaches, and game officials to fans watching and listening at home will be more essential than ever.
Finding the right equipment and technology to ...
|
|
|
|
|
Winners Announced of Eliot Norton Awards, Boston
Awards were announced May 11 by The Boston Theater Critics Association (BTCA) at The 38th Annual Elliot Norton Awards. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, no live ceremony was held; instead, the awardees were revealed in a virtual ...
|
|
|
|
|
Theatre Effects Announces Covid-19 Disinfectant for Surfaces
Theatre Effects announces their Complete RTU Disinfectant/Covid-19 Killer. Complete RTU (Ready-To-Use) was originally developed to fulfill the rigorous demands of hospital room cleaning and disinfecting. The product has demonstrated ...
|
|
|
|
|
Message from Bandit Lites on Saving the Live Event Industry
This is a message from Michael T. Strickland, chair of Bandit Lites, Inc.
"As we all go through the COVID 19 situation, a great many sayings have emerged. Most were, at first, clever, uplifting, and catchy. Now, as we ...
|
|
|
|
|
4Wall to Launch Live Virtual Roundtable Discussion Every Sunday Night
4Wall Entertainment is launching a new Facebook Live video series this Sunday, May 17, 2020, at 7:00pm EDT/4:00pm PDT. The 4Wall Sunday Roundtable series is hosted by 4Wall's Drew Quinones and Tony Award winning ...
|
|
|
|
|
AUDAC Launches an Interactive Digital Education Platform
One of AUDAC's key values is to create a personal connection between one another and being part of something more than a business relationship. To keep realizing these goals in these challenging times, AUDAC has just launched its ...
|
|
|
|
|
ARC Livestreams Get Bold Looks with Chauvet Professional
Art is wherever you find it, and wherever it goes inspiration and hope are sure to follow, even amidst a pandemic. This is beautifully evident to visitors the moment they pull into the parking lot of ARC Sound Stage and Lighting and find ...
|
|
|
|
|
SSL Fusion Adds Color and Dynamics to Halsey's Vocal Chain
Simon Thomas has been utilizing an SSL Fusion while out on the road with American singer-songwriter, Halsey, to complement her vocal-driven production. From power pop to cleverly distorted sonics, the Fusion is a ...
|
|
|
|
|
EAW's Dedicated Educational Website Empowers Users with Knowledge-based Learning Anytime from Anywhere
As online resources become a more important part of today's workflow, Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW) has users covered with its education-based website. Located at www.education.eaw.com, ...
|
|
|
|
|
CPL Lights Coventry Landmarks to Celebrate Florence Nightingale Bicentenary
Full technical production specialist CPL lit two landmark buildings in central Coventry, UK, to commemorate International Nurses Day and the bicentenary of Florence Nightingale's birth. The action also recognized the central role ...
|
|
|
|
|
Renkus-Heinz ICLive X Series Helps Ivory Coast Church Deliver Optimal Audio to Thousands Every Day
St. Cecilia Catholic Parish, located in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, has seen its congregation grow significantly over the past 25 years. To accommodate the vibrant congregation, the parish began increasing the number of services and programs ...
|
|
|
|
|
COVID-19 Update, May 13, 2020: A Warning Delivered
As promised, Anthony Fauci gave it straight to the Senate: tinyurl.com/yd43o5b4.
According to an unreleased government report, cases of the coronavirus are spiking across the heartland. "The ...
|
|
|
|
|
ETC's Mark White Announces Retirement
Long-time ETC employee Mark White has announced his retirement from the company after nearly 20 years of service.
White has worked in theatre since 1985 and was part of a team of theatre consultants at the Royal Opera ...
|
|
|
|
|
Former PLASA Chairman Tony Kingsley Passes
Tony Kingsley, a former PLASA chairman, industry maverick, and disco lighting pioneer, passed away on Friday, May 8, 2020 after a long illness.
If the early 90s marked the period when Kingsley was in the chair of PLASA, it ...
|
|
|
|
|
Ayrton Introduces Kseniia Igoshkina from its International Sales Team
Ayrton introduces Kseniia Igoshkina as the latest member of its international sales team. Based in Detmold, Germany, Igoshkina is responsible for emerging markets across the Baltic countries, the CIS states, and South America ...
|
|
|
|
|
Sagitter Appoints Fabiano Cammoranesi New Business Unit Manager
Proel SpA announces that Fabiano Cammoranesi has been appointed as new Sagitter business unit manager.
His passion for lighting is rooted since adolescence and keeps growing. Cammoranesi boasts 24 years of experience in ...
|
|
|
|
|
High Frequency Productions Goes Rogue for Wub Life Livestreams
Watching the May 4 Wub Step Livestream and sharing the link on social media, one DJ felt compelled to advise his virtual friends, "This is real! No green screen." The caveat was understandable. Witnessing the volcanic eruption of light and ...
|
|
|
|
|
Long Distance Production and Performance Made Possible with Dante Domain Manager
The annual Innovation In Music conference is an international music event that brings together researchers and professionals who are shaping the future of the music industry. The event welcomes academics, artists, producers, engineers, ...
|
|
|
|
|
Hardwell Takes Genelec on Holiday
The ongoing relationship between Hardwell (Dutch DJ, record producer, and remixer), Genelec, and studio designer Jan Morel has created a third recording facility, with the completion of Hardwell's holiday home studio in ...
|
|
|
|
|
You'll Find Me in The Kitchen with DiGiGrid
Phil Wright has enjoyed a twenty-five year career in the pro audio industry, specializing as a live sound designer and mix engineer for large scale classical, concert, broadcast, dance, cinema, and operatic productions. Trained at ...
|
|
|
|
|
Univision Relies Upon Professional Wireless Systems for Everything Wireless
North American Spanish-Language television network Univision has been working with Orlando-based Professional Wireless Systems (PWS) to handle their production and broadcast wireless needs for more than 20 years. ...
|
|
|
|
|
dLives on Tap for StreamAustria
New online showcase StreamAustria is helping Austrian fans to get their live music fix in isolation with a little support from Allen & Heath's dLive mixing systems.
Broadcast via Twitch from the chic Gosserhalle venue, a former ...
|
|
|
|
|
Brompton Technology Launches Chinese Language Website
Continuing its commitment to supporting its customers in China, Brompton Technology announces the launch of a customized Chinese version of its website. Including all downloadable documentation, as well as product and feature pages, ...
|
|
|
|
|
COVID-19 Update, May 13, 2020: A Warning Delivered
As promised, Anthony Fauci gave it straight to the Senate: tinyurl.com/yd43o5b4.
According to an unreleased government report, cases of the coronavirus are spiking across the heartland. "The ...
|
|
|
|
|
Audix Announces Steve Johnson as Vice President of Sales and Marketing
Audix, a US manufacturer of microphones for the professional audio markets and installed sound industry, announces that Steve Johnson has joined the Audix team as vice president of sales and marketing. ...
|
|
|
|
|
New ADJ LED-Powered Moving Head Boasts Enhanced Feature Set
ADJ announces the immediate availability of the new Focus Spot 5Z LED-powered moving head spot luminaire. Building on the success of ADJ's popular Focus Spot 4Z, the new 5Z model takes the same powerful LED engine and compact body ...
|
|
|
|
|
Genelec Hosting Webinar About the W371 Adaptive Woofer System on Thursday, May 14
On Thursday, May 14, 2020, from 1:00pm to 2:00pm Eastern Daylight Time, Genelec will be hosting an exclusive online tutorial, "G*Connect Webinar: Transforming the LF performance of your room: Meet the W371," hosted by Paul ...
|
|
|
|
|
Bradley King Lights Little Shop of Horrors with Elation Artiste
The Westside Theatre, one of the last remaining commercial Off-Broadway spaces left in New York City, has had an impressive lineup of productions on its marquee over the years, including a 12-year run of I Love You, You're Perfect, Now ...
|
|
|
|
|
Fantastic for Fantasia
Fantasia Barrino won the third season of American Idol in 2004, standing out from some tough competition, and has since established herself as an R&B singer in the front ranks. A Grammy award winner for Best Female Vocal Performance on her ...
|
|
|
|
|
Kari Kola Drenches Connemara Mountains in GLP Color for Galway 2020
To celebrate Galway's status as European Capital of Culture, Finnish light artist Kari Kola was commissioned to turn the beautiful Connemara Mountains emerald green and sapphire blue. The result -- a massive artwork called Savage ...
|
|
|
|
|
AES Virtual Vienna Convention to Connect Students and Educators Worldwide in Four-Day Online Event
While the world is taking on day-to-day activities in new ways and working with new circumstances, the Audio Engineering Society is bringing "A World of Audio" to virtual attendees, this June 2 - 5, with the AES Virtual Vienna ...
|
|
|
|
|
Creative BackStage and Chauvet Professional Cook Up Intimate Looks for BBQ and Beer Livestream
COVID-19 may be able to force the cancelation of events, but it can't can't out traditions. For 11 years, country music lovers in the Valley of the Sun have gathered for the KNIX BBQ and Beer Festival, enjoying on-stage performances, along ...
|
|
|
|
|
Bandit Lites Illuminates Virtual Webcast for Presentation Resource Group Event
Bandit Lites recently wrapped production on an event with Austin Yarnton and the Presentation Resource Group, illuminating a corporate meeting that had been slated for a ballroom at the Omni Hotel in Nashville. Due to ...
|
|
|
|
|
Blizzard Lighting Secures KN95 Masks for Community and Individuals
Blizzard Lighting is a developer and manufacturer of LED lighting products for event production, entertainment, theater, house of worship, and architectural markets, as well as the IRiS brand of LED video wall display panels, and ...
|
|
|
|
|
Stereophonics Superfly Around Europe with Capital Sound
London-based Capital Sound (a Solotech company), long-time audio supplier to the Welsh rockers, deployed an all-Outline system for the European leg of their Kind 2020 Tour, in support of their new album released ...
|
|
|
|
|
Shibuya's Landmark CÉ LA VI TOKYO Opens with Martin Audio
Offering stunning views over Tokyo, CÉ LA VI is a new luxury dining, bar, and club lounge complex spread across the 17th and 18th rooftop floors of the revamped Tokyu Plaza Shibuya Fukuras shopping mall. The CÉ LA VI marque is already well ...
|
|
|
|
|
COVID-19 Update: May 12, 2020: Tough Medicine
Anthony Fauci to warn the Senate that prematurely reopening the country will cause "needless suffering and death:" tinyurl.com/y7hwj3c6.
Two of the president's top economic advisers expect ...
|
|
|
|
|
COVID-19 Update: May 12, 2020: Tough Medicine
Anthony Fauci to warn the Senate that prematurely reopening the country will cause "needless suffering and death:" tinyurl.com/y7hwj3c6.
Two of the president's top economic advisers expect ...
|
|
|
|
|
May 13th Elation Hour: "Service & Support, Magmatic Atmospheric Effects"
On the May 13th edition of the Elation Hour, we sit down with Elation service manager Gines Gines to explore a critical topic for any lighting professional, service and support, and also take a closer look at Elation ...
|
|
|
|
|
The Event Safety Alliance Releases Guidance to Assist Event Professionals Reopening during COVID-19 Pandemic
As municipal officials begin to allow small groups of people to gather in public even while the fight against COVID-19 continues, there is a tremendous need for guidance how small events and venues can reopen as safely as possible under ...
|
|
|
|
|
Just Add Power Launches EZLogger Remote Logging Tool
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Just Add Power, a provider of video-over-IP distribution, introduces the EZLogger remote logging tool. Available as part of the justOS B2.0.5 firmware via a free update, the new tool allows ...
|
|
|
|
|
LiteGear Appoints Director of Customer Experience, Timothy Anaya
Timothy Anaya has joined the Los Angeles-based television and cinema lighting company on May 4 as director of customer experience. Anaya joins LiteGear from Live Nation Entertainment, where he was responsible for creating ...
|
|
|
|
|
Girls Inc. Raises $175,000 with Dynamic Livestream from Events United and Chauvet Professional
For 45 years, Girls Inc. of New Hampshire has dedicated itself to "equipping girls to overcome barriers." This April, the Manchester, New Hampshire-based organization provided young women with a firsthand example of doing just that. ...
|
|
|
|
|
ALD Awards for Excellence 2020 Have Been Rescheduled to Start Imminently
Always backing ambition, the ALD has announced that its ALD Awards for Excellence, aimed at all UK-based students and recent graduates, will launch imminently, to offer an exciting, additional focus for students. The ALD Awards ...
|
|
|
|
|
AES Progressing Towards Fundraising Goals
The Audio Engineering Society has raised more than $159,000 USD since the launch of its COVID-19 pandemic-driven fundraising campaign in mid-April with a goal of raising $500,000 by June 1. More than 170 individuals, making ...
|
|
|
|
|
Leviton GreenMAX DRC Room Control Systems Wins a 2020 EC&M Product of the Year Award
Leviton announces its GreenMAX DRC Room Control System won the 2020 EC&M Product of the Year Award in the Lighting Controls Category. GreenMAX DRC provides a secure, simple, and scalable distributed control system that can ...
|
|
|
|
|
Immanuel Baptist Church's Community Center Uses Danley SH50 Loudspeakers to Help Tame Acoustics
Immanuel Baptist Church has been serving Little Rock, Arkansas for 125 years, and it recently upped its commitment with the creation of "City Center." City Center is a community center with an 800-person capacity venue, classrooms, ...
|
|
|
|
|
George Prince III Turns to Point Source Audio for his Essential Tool
Emmy Award-winning camera operator George Prince III has worked on his fair share of high-profile events. With credits including the Oscars, American Idol, and the Super Bowl, plus a whole host more, he has proven himself ...
|
|
|
|
|
Supergrass Returns to Touring with Brit Row
More than 25 years after the group unapologetically catapulted into the UK charts, and 10 since disbanding to produce solo material, much-loved British rockers Supergrass returned to touring with audio rental house Britannia Row ...
|
|
|
|
|
Prolyte Germany Expands Team
Prolyte Germany consists of a long-lasting relationship with Huss Licht & Ton GmbH & Co. KG as well as Licht Produktiv for the German market. They are both Prolyte's close partners who provide customers a wide range ...
|
|
|
|
|
COVID-19 Update, May 11, 2020: The White House Virus
Welcome to the eighth week.
The president wants the country to reopen, but even the White House isn't safe from the coronavirus: tinyurl.com/ydf7vwn7.
Even as most states begin reopening ...
|
|
|
|
|
COVID-19 Update, May 8, 2020: These Numbers Are Huge
Happy V-E Day; the world is short on victories at the moment.
The so-called greatest economy in US history is officially over. The new unemployment numbers are the worst since the Great Depression: ...
|
|
|
|
|
Outdoor-Rated Prisma UV LED Lighting Series from Magmatic Atmospheric Effects
Magmatic atmospheric effects is pleased to offer Prism, a new generation of advanced UV LED lighting products with weatherproof IP65 rating. Prisma is changing the quality of UV light projection while making it easier for designers ...
|
|
|
|
|
#DontStopTheEducation: Sennheiser Hosts Round Table Featuring Leading Women in Pro Audio
On May 12 at 11:00am ET, Sennheiser's expert round table will see leading women from the pro audio and touring industry join Sennheiser hosts Jessica Dabbs and Tim Moore. Loreen Bohannon, Rachel "MrSoundlady" ...
|
|
|
|
|
Bethany Church Projects Warmth in Livestream Services with Chauvet Professional
At the start of the COVID-19 lockdown, Bethany Church published three "Quarantine Goals" on its Facebook page. Like the three large white crosses that tower over its spacious grounds, the church's rock-solid statement left no doubt about ...
|
|
|
|
|
dB Audio Namibia Keep Staff Safe During Lockdown
With more than a third of the world's population on lockdown as countries implement measures to slow the spread of Covid-19, priorities are being thrown into sharp focus.
In Windhoek, Namibia, technical production and rental company dB ...
|
|
|
|
|
Bandit Lites World Headquarters Revamped as Sales and Installation Facility
Due to enormous growth of Bandit Lites Sales and Installation projects, the lighting leader's world headquarters in Knoxville was recently revamped as a sales facility with a renovated conference room, updated warehouse, and ...
|
|
|
|
|
Utah's Preeminent Recording Facility Funk Studios Acquires Solid State Logic Duality
Veteran composer and songwriter Jim Funk was considering a number of mixing console options for Studio A at his newly built Funk Studios in Utah when he started talking with Phill Scholes, Solid State Logic's Los ...
|
|
|
|
|
COVID-19 Update, May 7, 2020: What, Me Worry?
3.2 million more Americans apply for unemployment, bringing the total to 33 million: tinyurl.com/yb24w59y.
But the president wants to move on: tinyurl ...
|
|
|
|
|
Alcons Audio Opens Pro-Ribbon Webinars to the Public
Alcons Audio presents a new series of online educational sessions, featuring industry icons and special guests, beginning May 12, 2020. Whether specializing in touring/production, installation, or cinema, this series will delve into ...
|
|
|
|
|
Global Make Music Day to Go Virtual This Year
Make Music Day, the worldwide music celebration held each June 21, the summer solstice, is going virtual this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, organizers announce. Typically featuring over 5,000 free outdoor concerts, performances, ...
|
|
|
|
|
NAB Show Express to Feature Conversation with FCC Chairman Ajit Pai
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman Ajit Pai and National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) president and CEO Gordon Smith will participate in a keynote conversation Wednesday, May 13 during the NAB Show ...
|
|
|
|
|
MixWizard Sessions Spell Success for Allen & Heath
With a CV that spans everything from rock and roll to opera, Andrew Crawford (aka The MixWizard) has been revealing his mixing secrets to a global YouTube audience through his MixWizard Sessions. ...
|
|
|
|
|
Shure Donates $79,000 Worth of Earphones to Chicago Public School Students and Teachers for Online Learning
As students and teachers continue with their transition to online learning, ensuring the right tools to learn from home can be a challenge. Shure, a global audio equipment leader, has stepped up to help its neighbors by donating ...
|
|
|
|
|
ADJ House Party Contest Offers Prizes for Creative Lighting at Home
As "safe home, safe stay" remains the mantra for much of the world during the coronavirus pandemic, ADJ is hoping to do its part to inject a little fun into social distancing. Through its new ADJ House Party Contest, the company is ...
|
|
|
|
|
ShowTex Helps Users Social Distancing at Work
The Corona crisis is greatly affecting all suppliers of the event industry and that includes ShowTex. The well-known specialist in flame-retardant textiles and drape suspension is currently shifting its focus to more corporate ...
|
|
|
|
|
Altman Siren Series Joins an All LED Lighting Design at North Central High School
Operating within the Metropolitan School District of Washington Township, North Central High School in Indianapolis, Indiana, offers a comprehensive educational curriculum as well as excellent opportunities for participation in the ...
|
|
|
|
|
Sound Kalcha Reflects Power of Margaret Mwamuka with Chauvet DJ
The words "soaring" and "uplifting" come up often when critics and fans describe a performance by the award-winning Gospel singer Margaret Mwamuka. A dignified, commanding figure on stage, Mwamuka avoids ostentation, both in her ...
|
|
|
|
|
Toitoi Augments Historic Hawke's Bay Opera House with Adamson
One of New Zealand's most storied performance venues has reopened after a five-year dormancy with a new name, a new look and, thanks in large part to an expansive IS-Series audio solution from Adamson Systems Engineering, a newly ...
|
|
|
|
|
Young Buddhists Association of Thailand Installs Harman Professional Solutions Networked Audio System
To provide exceptional sound quality for speakers and performers, Mahajak Development Co., Ltd. recently equipped the Young Buddhists Association of Thailand headquarters with a cutting-edge Harman Professional Solutions audio ...
|
|
|
|
|
Williams AV to Become North American Distributor of Ampetronic Loop Products
Williams AV announces that effective, July 1, 2020 they will become the North American representative for the Ampetronic brand, and its range of hearing loop technologies. Williams AV will become a North American source for ...
|
|
|
|
|
COVID-19 Update, May 6, 2020: Tasked or Untasked?
The number of deaths rises, infections spread into new areas, and unemployment explodes, but the president decides to retire the coronavirus task force: tinyurl.com/y7osw5yv. ...
|
|
|
|
|
Hemsley Lighting Programs Rising Designers
From the Hemsley Lighting Program:
|
|
|
|
|
Martin Introduces Zoom Lenses for ELP Series Fixtures
Audio, video, lighting, and control systems provider Harman Professional Solutions introduced Zoom Lens accessories for the Martin ELP family of ellipsoidal LED light fixtures.
Martin ELP Zoom Lenses broaden the ...
|
|
|
|
|
Creative Control Taken to the Next Level as SMODE Announces it Has Integrated Support for Notch Blocks
From today, SMODE users will benefit from improved 3D content design, due to the integration of Notch Blocks within the platform. SMODE brings together the best tools for creating the optimum stage-show experience, with real-time ...
|
|
|
|
|
QSC Releases Software-based Dante for the Q-SYS Ecosystem
QSC announces the availability of Software-based Dante for the Q-SYS Ecosystem. As part of its strategic partnership with Audinate, these feature licenses allow integrators to enable Dante networked audio integration on Q-SYS ...
|
|
|
|
|
Lectrosonics Introduces the DPR Digital Plug-on Transmitter and the DSQD/AES-3 Receiver
Lectrosonics introduces the two newest members of the D Squared digital wireless family, the new DPR digital plug-on transmitter and the DSQD/AES-3 receiver.
The next extension of the D Squared wireless family platform which ...
|
|
|
|
|
The HDI, Radial Engineering's New Flagship DI Box, Now Shipping
Radial Engineering announces that the HDI, a high definition studio-grade direct box and preamp for studio recording or live touring applications, is now shipping. The HDI is Radial's flagship direct box, featuring a striking design ...
|
|
|
|
|
NAB Show Express Launches "Let's Talk Cine" Program for Content Creators
NAB Show Express, NAB Show's new digital experience, is introducing "Let's Talk Cine," a live, interactive program featuring timely and candid conversations with leading filmmakers, technologists, and studio executives who are ...
|
|
|
|
|
Genelec RAW Loudspeakers to Help AES Fundraising Initiative
Genelec - provider of in professional loudspeakers - is set to donate a percentage of every sale of its new RAW loudspeaker range to the Audio Engineering Society (AES), for the remainder of this year. Additionally, Genelec ...
|
|
|
|
|
Murphy's Production Services Powers COVID-19 World Tour with ChamSys
It's been said that humor can make a serious difference in how well we deal with dark times. Nicolas ("Murph") Murphy has no argument with that! Ordinarily at this time of year, the owner of Murphy's Production Services is ...
|
|
|
|
|
FOX Sports' South Beach Studio Stops Traffic with LED Video Walls Driven by disguise During Super Bowl LIV
FOX Sports went the whole nine yards in its coverage of Super Bowl LIV in Miami this year, building a South Beach studio compound that represented the network's largest footprint ever for a Super Bowl. FOX Sports' collaborated with Creat ...
|
|
|
|
|
DAS Audio Helps Bring Worship to the Outdoors Amid COVID-19 Social Distancing Requirements
In the throws of what is unquestionably one of the worst pandemics in decades, the ability to worship while maintaining the need for social distancing is one of the new challenges faced by people the world over. While some churches have ...
|
|
|
|
|
VIOSO Brings World's Largest Dome Projection to the 2020 Super Bowl
Taking place at the beginning of each year, the Super Bowl is the culmination of the American NFL season, drawing hundreds of millions of viewers worldwide. This year, the championship was hosted at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, ...
|
|
|
|
|
Meet the Hippotizer Power-Users of Green Hippo's Key User Support Group (KUSP)
As an experienced production video engineer, Steven Jackson of InFocusAV creates video management and playback solutions for clients in touring theatre, musicals, conferences and installations, both at home in the UK and ...
|
|
|
|
|
COVID-19 Update, May 6, 2020: Tasked or Untasked?
The number of deaths rises, infections spread into new areas, and unemployment explodes, but the president decides to retire the coronavirus task force: tinyurl.com/y7osw5yv. ...
|
|
|
|
|
Showlight 2021 Postponed Due to Coronavirus
It is with great disappointment that Showlight announces the postponement of Showlight 2021, scheduled for May 2021 in Fontainebleau, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This has been an extremely difficult decision, which has been made ...
|
|
|
|
|
Harman Professional University's Learning Sessions Program Adds 13 New Live Workshops Through Mid-May
Audio, video, lighting, and control systems provider Harman Professional Solutions announced the addition of 13 free Live Workshops available for registration through the Learning Sessions program in conjunction with Harman ...
|
|
|
|
|
Keynotes and Heyser Presentation Announced for AES Virtual Vienna Convention
The Audio Engineering Society has begun to announce program details for the upcoming Virtual Vienna Convention, including three keynote lectures and the Heyser Presentation. As a result of circumstances dictating the move of the ...
|
|
|
|
|
ONYX on Set: Two-Part Motion Picture Webinar Series from Obsidian Control Systems
Join Obsidian Control Systems for a two-part live webinar series -- ONYX on Set -- to learn how Obsidian's ONYX lighting control platform is utilized in motion picture and television settings. Hosted by Obsidian Control Systems ...
|
|
|
|
|
Maktive's GLP Fusion Exo Beams Debut for RÜFÜS DU SOL at CRSSD Festival
Australian alternative dance trio RÜFÜS DU SOL have been steadily building their reputation over the past decade. Masterminding the lighting on their tours since 2014 -- respectively in support of the albums Atlas, Bloom, Solace, ...
|
|
|
|
|
Post Malone's Recent Tour Was A Runaway Success With L-Acoustics
Shortly following his Beerbongs & Bentleys Tour, which wrapped up in August of last year after more than 100 shows around the globe, Post Malone took only a brief, three-week hiatus from the road before heading back out on the 38 ...
|
|
|
|
|
"Feed Our Crew" Initiative in South Africa
Feed Our Crew is an NGO initiative (non-government organization) in South Africa co-founded by Johannesburg-based Tamsyn Strydom (project manager from production and rental company MGG), Kagiso Moima Wa Masimini (KG), ...
|
|
|
|
|
Astera Factory Assists with Global Face Mask Supply
LED lighting manufacturer Astera has energized its 10,000sq.m factory in Shenzhen, China together with its knowledgeable and adaptable workforce to assist with the delivery of essential personal protective equipment (PPE) items, ...
|
|
|
|
|
One-of-A-Kind Visuals with Elation and ADJ at Dance Studio Vol. One
Dance Studio Vol. 1 is the latest addition to the nightlife scene in Chicago's River North neighborhood and is one of the most unique clubs one will find anywhere. Filling the ceiling above its dance floor are an astounding 470 ADJ ...
|
|
|
|
|
Martin Audio MLA Provides the Thrust for Stereophonics
After 28 years of consistent touring, the Stereophonics' relentless quest to improve their stage sound and gain closer engagement with their audience continues.
At the request of the band, and specifically Kelly Jones, their ...
|
|
|
|
|
LEA Merges History and Tradition with Excellent Audio Experience at University of Illinois' Beloved Bar
Originally founded in 1933, Kam's Bar, newly relocated on the campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has been a mainstay of the Illinois college experience for generations. Consistently named as one of the top college ...
|
|
|
|
|
Tommex Supplies CODA Audio CoRAY for Main Hall in Radlów Culture and Reading Centre
The Culture and Reading Centre in the southern Polish town of Radlów is a local government institution that stages a range of activities and performances promoting the participation of the local community in cultural and educational ...
|
|
|
|
|
The Temple Gets Some Lockdown Lighting Magic with Chauvet DJ
With its gritty industrial warehouse looks, The Temple offered a powerfully evocative setting for SxWxP when the doom metal band was looking to shoot a video for its new song "Cup of Sorrows." Only one thing was missing: a punchy, ...
|
|
|
|
|
COVID-19 Update: May 5, 2020: Facing the Music
The White House privately expects the number of daily deaths to increase to 3,000 by June 1. The administration tries to refute the document, but Talking Points Memo has a copy of it: tinyurl ...
|
|
|
|
|
COVID-19 Update: May 5, 2020: Facing the Music
The White House privately expects the number of daily deaths to increase to 3,000 by June 1. The administration tries to refute the document, but Talking Points Memo has a copy of it: tinyurl ...
|
|
|
|
|
May 6th Elation Hour -- Festivals & Outdoor Events with Patrick Dierson and Chris Lisle
Join two of our industry's top lighting designers for outdoor events on the next Elation Hour to be broadcast Wednesday, May 6, at 10:00am Pacific Standard Time in the US.
Patrick Dierson and Chris Lisle, both ...
|
|
|
|
|
Genelec Hosting Loudspeaker Webinar on Tuesday, May 5
On Tuesday, May 5, 2020, from 7:00 to 8:00am Eastern Daylight Time, Genelec will be hosting an exclusive online tutorial, "G*Connect Webinar: Choosing the Right Loudspeakers," hosted by Andy Bensley, regional business ...
|
|
|
|
|
Lucille Lortel Award Winners Announced
The winners of the Lucille Lortel Awards, which honor achievement in the Off Broadway theatre, were announced May 3.
Winning the award for outstanding play was Heroes of the Fourth Turning, by Will Arbery, a ...
|
|
|
|
|
Two ESTA Technical Standards Program's ANSI Standards in Public Review
Two documents are posted on the ESTA Technical Standards Program (TSP) website for public review through June 28, 2020. These TSP standards can be reviewed at estalink.us/pr courtesy of ProSight ...
|
|
|
|
|
Listen Technologies Acquires ExXothermic, Inc.
Listen Technologies Corporation, a provider of advanced wireless listening solutions for 22 years, has acquired ExXothermic, Inc., a provider of high-quality, low-latency Wi-Fi audio technology. ExXothermic has several ...
|
|
|
|
|
PR Lighting Releases Advanced XRLED 3000-W Framing Spot
Hot on the heels of the AQUA LED 1700 Framing, PR Lighting announces another new shutter blade device, the XRLED 3000-W Framing (PR-8137).
This new addition to the popular XRLED moving head series features the latest advanced ...
|
|
|
|
|
Axiom Pro Audio Launches the AX1012 -- A Single-System Solution for a Multitude of Applications
Axiom Pro Audio recently presented its first constant curvature array system, based on the full-range AX1012 enclosure. Capable of deployment as individual, point-source systems or in horizontal or vertical array configurations, ...
|
|
|
|
|
Harrington Hoists, Inc. Releases TCK Series Air Hoists
Harrington Hoists, Inc. announces the release of their TCK series air hoist line. These hoists are designed for fast lifting requirements in demanding industrial settings and are available in 3-ton and 6-ton capacities ...
|
|
|
|
|
COVID-19 Update: PERG Task Group to Address Safe Return to Work
Professional camera and lighting rental companies have come together to collaborate in creating guidance documents for safely resuming rentals to the film/television/commercial production community in the wake of the COVID-19 ...
|
|
|
|
|
Mass Hysteria Streams Recorded Show Powered by Chirac Design and ChamSys
Like a fierce winter storm blowing in off the nearby Atlantic, Mass Hysteria shook the port city of Nantes, France to its foundations two years ago, when they performed a show for the 10th anniversary of the Elvish. Small wonder then, ...
|
|
|
|
|
d&b Soundscape Is Ideal Tool for Ontario College
College La Cité, the largest French-language applied arts and technology college in Ontario, prides its educational program beyond knowing theory and practice, pushing for mastery that goes along with a trade -- creativity, ...
|
|
|
|
|
Apollo Design Announces New Hires Ready to Serve Customers
Apollo Design Technology, Inc. announces the appointments of Connor Digan and Aaron Prins to AVID Labs, a sister company to Apollo Design Technology, Inc.
Digan accepted the position of project manager for ...
|
|
|
|
|
Thinkwell Group's White Paper on Location-Based Entertainment in a Post-COVID-19 World
This white paper was written by Craig Hanna, Thinkwell's chief creative officer, in collaboration with Cynthia Sharpe, principal cultural attractions, and Dave Cobb, principal creative development: ...
|
|
|
|
|
COVID-19 Update: May 4, 2020: The Great Race
The seventh week of lockdown begins.
The global race to produce a vaccine is on, with speed being valued over safety: tinyurl.com/yat48m5z.
The FDA approves an antibody test said to be 100% ...
|
|
|
|
|
COVID-19 Update, May 1, 2020: Operation Warp Speed
Welcome to our May Day edition.
The president announces a Manhattan Project-style effort to develop a vaccine: tinyurl.com/ydyfcsbg.
Investigators find no evidence that the coronavirus is ...
|
|
|
|
|
Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award Winners Announced
The winners of the Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards were announced on April 28. The biggest winner, with seven awards, was Witch, a black comedy by Jen Silverman, directed from the Jacobean play The Witch of Edmonton ...
|
|
|
|
|
COVID-19 Update: #ourshininglight Nationwide Action Salutes Essential Workers with Robe
UK lighting rental company Clearsound Productions has not let the Coronavirus lockdown stop them from shining their lights ... to boost morale in its 'hood, send messages of positive energy, and show solidarity for all those ...
|
|
|
|
|
COVID-19 Update: Bikinis, Booze, and Rock & Roll: Lex Products' Finds Unlikely Heroes in the Pandemic
Lex Products shares this adventure of its COVID-19 response:
"From bikinis, booze, and rock and roll to the hometown heroes that help keep our employees safe during the pandemic. A few months ago this sentence would not have ...
|
|
|
|
|
Harrington Hoists, Inc. Introduces New Capacities to Its TCL Series Lube Free Air Hoist Line
Harrington Hoists, Inc. has expanded its high-performance TCL series Lube Free air hoist line to include 3-ton and 6-ton capacities. Previously released TCL capacities included 1/4- through 1-ton models. These air hoists operate ...
|
|
|
|
|
ROE Visual Presents the Ballast Calculator
Always looking to improve its service and to enhance user convenience, ROE Visual has developed a ballast calculator. The purpose of the Ballast Calculator is to help adding the right amount of ballast on stacked LED screens. ...
|
|
|
|
|
Krane Offers Advanced Utility Carts For Creatives
Krane, a designer and manufacturer of convertible hand trucks for musicians, DJs, photographers, and filmmakers, unveils new products to complement its innovative cart range. The AMG 750 All-Terrain six-wheeled cart provides added ...
|
|
|
|
|
Two New Loudspeakers from QSC Now Shipping
QSC announces it is shipping two new loudspeakers -- the AD-P.HALO, an integrated SUB/SAT pendant loudspeaker system, and the AC-C2T-LP, a low-profile ceiling-mount full range loudspeaker.
As part of the AcousticDesign Series, ...
|
|
|
|
|
COVID-19 Update: Kinetic Lighting and Chauvet Professional Help Kaiser Permanente Honor Healthcare Heroes
Serving people in a time of crisis is nothing new for Kaiser Permanente. The giant not-for-profit healthcare consortium began life in 1933, during the Great Depression, when a young physician, Sidney R. Garfield, opened a 12-bed ...
|
