  Exhibitor Registration Opens and Designer Hours Debut for LEDucation 2026
The Designers Lighting Forum of New York (DLFNY) announces that exhibitor registration is now open for LEDucation 2026. The annual trade show and conference, celebrating its 20th year, will take place April 14-15, 2026, at the New ...
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Penn Elcom Launches New Case Designer v2 Software
Penn Elcom launches Case Designer 2, a brand-new version of its software platform for the streamlined all-in-one design, costing and production of high-quality flightcases. V2 features a completely rebuilt software stack and is ...
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tarm Professional Luminaires Presents Moving Heads with Laser Source
tarm is entering the world of professional lighting technology with the tarm BLAZE, its first beam moving head with laser light source. The company, known for many years for its laser systems and laser technology, is now applying ...
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L-Acoustics L Series Helps Make the Junos an Awarding Experience
Each year, the Juno Awards celebrates Canada's top singers and musical artists in a televised event broadcast live on CBC. This year's three-plus-hour ceremony took place on March 30 at the cavernous Rogers Arena in Vancouver. Hosted by ...
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Thom Pike Mixes the Melodic Metal of Sleep Token with AUDIX Mics
Appearing only in costume, concept-rock group Sleep Token weaves a mythos around an ancient deity called Sleep as its earthly apostles: lead singer/instrumentalist Vessel and band members II, III, and IV. Their music blends elements of ...
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Theatre in Review: O.K.! (INTAR)
O.K.! is a backstage comedy about abortion; that's not a combination I ever expected. The characters in Christin Eve Cato's play are appearing in a "bilingual parody of Oklahoma!" fashioned around the Mexican ...
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HIVE Expands its Team with New Talent
Hive, the multi-award-winning specialist in media control solutions, is expanding its team with five new roles as it continues to scale. Rory Jervis joins as sales director to drive commercial growth, while Nigel Sadler ...
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Martin Professional Delivers Drone and Lighting Showcase at HARMAN Experience Center
Martin Professional, a HARMAN Professional Solutions brand, collaborated with Verity Studios, provider of indoor drone show systems for live events, for a dynamic three-day customer showcase at the HARMAN Experience Center in ...
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Over 170 CHAUVET Professional Fixtures Light Chase & Status at Coachella
With their impeccable timing and boundless energy, the Brit Award winning duo Chase & Status seamlessly swirls DnB with other genres to immerse fans anywhere in a rave experience. On April 13, they transformed Coachella's massive Sahara ...
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The Activity, TAG, and Elation Light Up Ultra Miami's 25th Anniversary
When the world's biggest names in electronic music came together in Miami to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Ultra Music Festival, expectations were naturally high. Fortunately, The Activity, along with trusted lighting partner TAG and ...
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Sound Image Installs San Diego's New Multi-use Venue, Frontwave Arena
Sound Image, a Clair Global brand, has been chosen to integrate audio, video, and data into the brand new Frontwave Arena, the first of its kind in Oceanside, San Diego County.
The 7,500 capacity, 170,000-sq.-ft. space is the ...
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Renkus-Heinz Enhances Intelligibility at St. Luke Greek Orthodox Church
Pennsylvania's St. Luke Greek Orthodox Church is renowned for its Byzantine architecture and elaborate iconography. The church serves as a spiritual and cultural hub for its congregation. With its high-domed ceilings, expansive nave, and ...
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Read Lighting&Sound America's May 2025 Issue
Check out LSA's May 2025 issue!
link.lsamedia.com/may2025
Special LSA Features this month include:
LSA Cover Feature: BOOP! The Musical
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ETC Launches ETC SiteLink
ETC announces the launch of ETC SiteLink, a new always-on monitoring solution designed to give facilities complete visibility of their lighting and rigging systems.
"SiteLink is engineered for professionals who demand ...
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Martin Introduces P3 System Controller Software 6.2.0 with Third-Party 3D Visualizer Protocol
HARMAN Professional Solutions announces the immediate availability of Martin P3 System Controller Software 6.2.0 featuring the P3 Visualizer Protocol. Designed to integrate seamlessly into the Martin P3 ecosystem, this new update ...
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Noelle Russell Will Keynote the AVIXA Women's Breakfast at InfoComm 2025
Noelle Russell, founder and chief AI officer of the AI Leadership Institute, will deliver the keynote at the AVIXA Women's Breakfast at InfoComm 2025 Navigating Challenges, Embracing Triumphs: Empowering Women in ...
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Vancouver Symphony Orchestra's "Symphony at Sunset" with d&b audiotechnik SL-Series
Concertgoers to the recent season of the highly popular Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Symphony at Sunset concert series enjoyed an improved listening experience thanks to the orchestra's upgrade to a d&b audiotechnik SL-Series ...
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RZI Lighting Powers Art Installation at Prospect.6 with Elation's PROTEUS MAXIMUS
RZI Lighting, a provider of professional lighting rentals in the greater New Orleans area, supplied Elation's PROTEUS MAXIMUS IP65-rated LED profile light for Our ...
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MEGA-LITE Lights up the South San Saba Stage at Fiesta San Antonio 2025
Fiesta San Antonio is a ten-day celebration held downtown San Antonio, Texas. From April 25 to May 4, 2025, Fiesta honors the city's culture with parades, music, food, and community events.
Located in the historic Market Square, Fiesta ...
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Watermark Community Church Brings Congregation Together with L-Acoustics L-ISA Hyperreal Sound and L Series
Watermark Community Church, founded in 1999 as a nondenominational evangelical house of worship seeking to "abide in Jesus, make disciples, and enjoy life together," has since launched several new campuses, today serving over 9,000 weekly ...
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The Academy of Country Music Awards Celebrates Their 60th Anniversary with an Array of Shure Gear
The Academy of Country Music Awards celebrated their 60th anniversary with a star-studded event at the Ford Center in Frisco, Texas, showcasing the industry's top talents who chose Shure equipment for their performances and ...
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Theatre in Review: Gertrude Lawrence: A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening (59E59)
It is, sadly, appropriate that this entertainment has been booked into Theatre C, 59E59's tiniest venue. Gertrude Lawrence, one of the greatest stage stars of the twentieth century, is more than a little forgotten. The reasons are obvious: ...
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Theatre in Review: The Last Bimbo of the Apocalypse (The New Group)
Our playwrights have fallen, collectively, into a retrospective mood lately, examining past historical moments marked by a hope that somehow evaporated. In Purpose, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins wonders about the long aftermath of the ...
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CITT/ICTS Sets Dates for Summer Show
CITT/ICTS is heading east for the 35th edition of its annual conference and trade show. Rendez-vous 2025 will take place from August 13-16, at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Held in a different Canadian city each ...
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PAMA Announces First Hearing Rocks Webinar
The inaugural event in the Professional Audio Manufacturers Alliance's (PAMA) Hearing Rocks initiative, the free webinar Mind the Mix: Hearing Preservation Strategies for Audio Engineers, will be held Wednesday, May 28, at 12 ...
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Audinate Collaborates with Het Nationale Theater to Implement AI Smart Glasses with Real-Time Subtitles
In celebration of Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), Audinate Group Limited, developer of the Dante AV-over-IP solution, announces a collaboration with the Netherlands' Het Nationale Theater and XRAI to implement AI-enabled ...
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Digital Art Visionaries Bring Futuristic Installations to South Florida Fair with Epson Projectors
Over the past several years, the entrance to the South Florida Fair has showcased intricate art installations designed to reflect the fair's theme. For the 11th consecutive year, Jasper and Shelby Mosher, digital artist duo ...
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Creative Technology Calls Upon Pliant Technologies for Expansive Hybrid Corporate Event
With the help of Creative Technology, and Leo Events, a global events company, a major retailer recently hosted its annual shareholder event in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Held in a college basketball arena and live streamed internationally ...
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Audio Bar Las Vegas Sets a New Standard with BASSBOSS Sound System
In the heart of Las Vegas' Arts District, Audio Bar advertises itself as a temple of fantastic sound. Designed from the ground up with EDM and hip-hop music lovers in mind, the bar features a fully integrated BASSBOSS sound system. < ...
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IPS and CHAUVET Professional Help Scott Cunningham Create Compelling Looks for Russell Dickerson
Creativity is at the heart of every engaging production design. But all the creative inspirations in the world won't make it to the stage to transform a show without the one essential ingredient that brings every design to life ...
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Avid Appoints ACT Entertainment as US Distributor for its Live Sound Portlfolio
ACT Entertainment has been selected as a US distributor for the live sound portfolio from Avid, the provider of audio and video technology for media organizations and independent professionals. ACT and Avid will officially ...
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ADJ COB Cannon LED Wash Fixtures Add Aria X2 Wireless Connectivity
ADJ's COB Cannon LED wash fixtures are designed for illuminating performers, decor, and more. Now, the latest COB Cannon LP200X and COB Cannon LP200STX models feature integrated Aria X2 transceivers, allowing wireless DMX control ...
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Music Matters Productions Expands Atlanta Headquarters
Music Matters Productions (MMP), a provider of audio, lighting, video, staging, and rigging solutions, announces the expansion of its Atlanta headquarters, increasing the total warehouse footprint from 40,000 to 60,000-sq.-ft. In ...
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Cory Crawford Promoted to President, Sales and Systems Integration Division, US at Solotech
Solotech announces the promotion of Cory Crawford to president of the sales and systems integration (SSI) division, US.
"Since joining Solotech, Cory has demonstrated strong leadership and a deep understanding of the ...
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LA PartyWorks Helps Bring Iconic Church Production to Life with Immersive Fog Effect From Antari
The church production I Will Follow Christ captivated audiences at Hearts on Fire Church in Covina, California with its powerful message and immersive experience. With over 5,000 attendees across five performances, the production ...
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Anolis Appoints Eloise Reed
Architectural LED lighting brand Anolis -- a Robe Business -- has appointed Eloise Reed as its international specification manager.
Reed is based in the UK and will be traveling extensively in her role for the ...
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Theatre in Review: Five Models in Ruins, 1981 (Lincoln Center Theater/LCT3)
I don't know why Caitlin Saylor Stephens has it in for the world of couture, but it seems to be a long-running grievance. In her 2023 drama, Modern Swimwear, the leading lady, a bathing-suit designer, comments that her ...
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ARRI Agrees to Sell Claypaky to EK Inc.
ARRI has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its subsidiary Claypaky to EK Inc.. Based in Zhongshan City, China, EK says it operates one of the most advanced lighting production and ...
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Michael Golden Joins 4Wall Entertainment as VP of Live Events
4Wall Entertainment has named Michael Golden as its new vice president of live events. With a career spanning over four decades, Golden brings experience of large-scale productions for music legends like Alabama and Kenny ...
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Elation Launches REBEL PROFILE
Elation introduces the first in its new REBEL Series, the REBEL PROFILE, billed as a powerful, compact LED profile fixture with an IP65 rating engineered for attention ...
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Behind the Scenes Taps Industry Participation in Online Mental Health Surveys
Behind the Scenes needs to hear from industry members.
The Behind the Scenes Mental Health Initiative, known for its work in the areas of suicide prevention, bullying and harassment, alcohol and substance misuse, finding ...
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Outer Critics Circle Award Winners Announced
The winners of this year's Outer Critics Circle Awards have been announced.
The Outer Critics Circle's members are affiliated with more than 90 newspapers, magazines, broadcast stations, and online news organizations in America ...
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Announcing L-Acoustics DJ
L -Acoustics announces L-Acoustics DJ, billed as a solution to transform traditional stereo DJ setups into fully immersive spatial audio experiences. This comprehensive solution is said to empower DJs and electronic music artists ...
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On-Stage Announces New Production-Grade Series
On-Stage has released the Production-Grade series of products.
Aimed at touring engineers and live-event technicians who require rugged, road-worthy equipment, On-Stage's Production-Grade accessories have been optimized to ...
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Clair Global Backs Audio Accessibility Alliance
Michelle Guadalupe Felix Garcia must be one of the few sound engineers on the planet to have been personally asked by Chris Martin to help Coldplay record at the group's studio.
How she got there is a story of pure determination ...
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Void Acoustics Appoints Sam Brandon as New Managing Director
Void Acoustics appoints Sam Brandon as its new managing director. He succeeds co-founder Alex Skan, who has held the position since 2016 and will continue to play an active role within the business. ...
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Sennheiser Announces US Distribution Partnership with JAM U.S. Music Group
Sennheiser has refreshed its distribution strategy in the US in partnership with JAM U.S. Music Group. KMC Music and The Music People are the exclusive strategy supplying partners (SSP) for Sennheiser's professional audio business ...
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Brompton Technology Appoints Steve Leyland as New Chairman
Brompton Technology announces the appointment of Steve Leyland as its new chairman of the board.
Leyland's appointment follows the resignation of Brompton's previous chairman, Neil Gaydon, for health reasons. Gaydon joined ...
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L-Acoustics Unveils Ultra-Compact LA1.16i Amplified Controller
Building on the approach introduced with the LA7.16i, L-Acoustics announces the LA1.16i, an ultra-compact 16-channel amplified controller specifically engineered for the installation market.
Purpose-built for near-field and ...
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Robert Juliat Sends Welcome Note to Showlight Attendees
Robert Juliat has sent a note of welcome to attendees at Showlight 2025 , taking place in Dijon France, May 19-22.
"As a company that has been at the heart of the lighting industry for over a century, Robert Juliat is honored ...
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Luke Edwards Breaks Rules On Jacob Collier's Djesse World Tour with CHAUVET Professional
Don't use more than two colors on stage at the same time. This rule is about as axiomatic as "always pack an extra pair of socks when you travel." Virtually every lighting designer follows it. Luke Edwards routinely does too. ...
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AV Extenders Launches to Deliver Seamless Connectivity and High-Performance Signal Transmission Solutions
AV Extenders announce its ecommerce website debut, offering a comprehensive range of advanced AV connectivity solutions.
AV Extenders provides a wide selection of TAA-compliant extenders and converters that transmit high-speed ...
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FBT at the 2025 Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix
The 2025 Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix, where the track at the Miami International Autodrome hosted a sold-out crowd on May 4. Miami-based Florida Sound and Lighting relied on CLA 208/604 systems from the Italian manufacturer FBT. < ...
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L-Acoustics Unveils Audio Innovation Ecosystem at London Keynote 2025
L-Acoustics' Keynote 2025 event at London's Roundhouse Theatre drew invitation-only attendees from 40 countries to witness the unveiling of a comprehensive suite of audio innovations and strategic partnerships. ...
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Elation Expands Warranty Coverage on Key Product Lines
Elation is expanding warranty coverage on several product lines. The KL Series and OPS Series (Outdoor Permanent ...
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VOLUX Lighting Appoints Heather Busch as Director of Business Development
VOLUX Lighting has named Heather Busch as its new director of business development. With over two decades of experience driving revenue growth and forging industry relationships, Busch will spearhead initiatives to expand ...
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tvONE Releases CALICO PRO Technology Plug-in Integration for Q-SYS Ahead of InfoComm 2025
tvONE will present its new Q-SYS plug-in integration for CALICO PRO video processors at InfoComm 2025 (Booth #3935). As a contributor to the Q-SYS Ecosystem, tvONE collaborated with Q-SYS to ...
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Alice Cooper Celebrates CoopStock with CHAUVET Professional Fixtures From Creative Backstage
At the end of Alice Cooper's outdoor CoopStock show this spring, the iconic rocker was joined on stage by a group of other artists including Rob Halford of Judas Priest, as well as Corey Glover and Robin Zander of Cheap Trick, to perform ...
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DiGiCo on Lenny Kravitz's Blue Electric Light Tour
Multi-Grammy-winner Lenny Kravitz is currently on the US leg of his Blue Electric Light Tour, which kicked off in Europe in June 2024 in support of his twelfth studio album. Sound Image, a Clair Global brand, is supplying a control ...
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Barnert Temple Upgrades Its Audio System with 1 SOUND Towers
The Barnert Temple, a Reform Jewish synagogue in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, has integrated a new audio system utilizing 1 SOUND loudspeakers. The goal was to have great sonic clarity in every seat for spoken words from the ...
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V1 Church Chooses the Waves eMotion LV1 Classic for Front-of-House and Broadcast
V1 Church chooses the Waves eMotion LV1 Classic console for both front-of-house (FOH) and broadcast needs at its Brooklyn, New York campus, which also serves as its main broadcast location.
V1 Church began as a gathering of 18 ...
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Karol G Multi-Continent Tour Powered by Cohesion Audio
Grammy-winning star Karol G's recent tour, a three-continent trek launched last summer and wrapped up earlier this year, sold out all 20 shows. The singer was heavily involved in the audio production of her tour, insisting clarity and ...
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Theatre in Review: Real Women Have Curves (James Earl Jones Theatre)
The revelation of Real Women Have Curves: All you need for a captivating musical is a tightly constructed book and score, a talented and ingratiating cast, and slick, fast-paced direction. Who knew? ...
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The Freedman Group Acquires Lectrosonics
The Freedman Group, parent company of audio brands including RODE, Mackie, Aphex, SoundField, and Event Electronics, has acquired Lectrosonics, the manufacturer of professional wireless audio systems. ...
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Green Hippo Presents KASAI MX and TAGUS MX Hippotizer Media Servers at InfoComm 2025
Green Hippo will present its new, award-winning 2U Hippotizer MX Series Media Servers, KASAI MX and TAGUS MX, at InfoComm 2025 (Booth #3935). ACT Entertainment (InfoComm Booth #3942) is the ...
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TechLogix Features MOFO Cable Series Products 2025 InfoComm
TechLogix Networx will feature new products in its MOFO cable series during InfoComm 2025, held in Orlando June 11-13 at the Orange County Convention Center, Booth #3829. Included will be 8K HDMI cables with detachable heads, USB-C ...
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Avolites Creates the Synergy for Foreigner Tour
Lighting designer Benjamin Moffitt has been working for the US rock band Foreigner for the last two years. A lighting professional for 40 years, he has been using Avolites for his lighting control for two decades. ...
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Harford Sound Lights Up Augusta After Dark with CHAUVET Professional
The team at Harford Sound has set up stages in all kinds of places over the years, but none was quite like the site they worked at for Augusta After Dark. A signature event at this year's Masters Golf Tournament, the evening gala, which ...
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Renkus-Heinz at Portland International Airport
Portland International Airport (PXD) has long been celebrated for its thoughtful integration of local culture, sustainability, and innovation. The latest modernization project, part of the PDX Next initiative, reimagines the airport ...
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AT&T Stadium Scores Big with Dante Audio
AT&T Stadium, located in Arlington, Texas, is a global icon of modern sports and entertainment venues and the home of the NFL's Dallas Cowboys. Opened in 2009, its features include a 160'-wide HD video board, cutting-edge mobile app ...
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Theatre in Review: Just in Time (Circle in the Square Theatre)
Here's a spring surprise: Just when the bio musical genre appears all but exhausted, we get the disarming story of Bobby Darin. I mean, Bobby Darin?
There's a kind of gambler's recklessness behind this project. Most successful ...
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Visual Productions Launches SpiNode Ahead of InfoComm 2025
Visual Productions will present its new SpiNode four-port SPI converter at InfoComm 2025 (ACT Entertainment Booth #3943). A standalone controller designed to effortlessly translate Art-Net ...
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Wisycom Presents BFL2 Portable RF-over-Fiber Modules at InfoComm 2025
Wisycom is set to debut its BFL2 Portable RF-over-Fiber system to the professional audiovisual market at InfoComm 2025 (Booth #4649). Designed to meet the ever-evolving demands of AV professionals, the BFL2 system comprises the ...
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Afterglow Lighting an Early Adopter of Elation's PARAGON
After Matt Stephens and Josh Watson of Afterglow Lighting were introduced to Elation's new PARAGON LED profile fixture at LDI in December -- courtesy of Chris ...
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Accu-Cable Introduces New Range of Touring Grade DMX Cables
Designed for lighting professionals in the touring, event production, and integration markets, the new Tour Link Series from ADJ's Accu-Cable brand offers high-quality 5-pin DMX cables in a variety of lengths. These cables combine ...
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ACT Entertainment's Mike Schmid Honored by 2025 American Business Awards
ACT Entertainment announce that vice president of talent Mike Schmid has been honored with a Gold Stevie Award as Human Resources Executive of the Year by the 23rd annual American Business Awards. In addition, ACT ...
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Aaron Beck Joins Diversified as Director of Live Performance
Diversified, the global technology solutions provider, is expanding its specialty offerings for live performance venues, bringing its full-service capabilities to theatres, performing arts centers, live music venues, and ...
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BT.Innotec Showcases MEGA-LITE Products at Prolight+Sound Frankfurt 2025
The German distributor BT.Innotec highlighted MEGA-LITE's products at this year's Prolight+Sound. BT.Innotec took this opportunity to highlight MEGA-LITE's products, drawing attention with its booth display. The Light Pipe, a ...
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Brooks & Dunn Neon Moon Tour Glows with Luz Studio and Bandit Lites
Country super stars Brooks & Dunn wrapped their 2025 Neon Moon Tour at the end of April with a lighting package from Bandit Lites. The Country Music Hall of Fame duo followed up their 2019 Reboot album with Reboot ...
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Outline Newton Drives PBR Sound
From the dirt-covered floors of sold-out arenas to the roar of packed stadiums, Professional Bull Riders (PBR) events deliver a high-octane experience that demands as much from the technical crew as it does from the athletes. For the audio ...
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In Memoriam: Curry Grant
Lighting&Sound America has learned of the passing on May 3 of concert lighting legend Charles "Curry" Grant. His age has been reported as 73.
Best known as Fleetwood Mac's longtime lighting designer, he also worked with ...
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Sennheiser Spectera Now Shipping
Sennheiser is now shipping its Spectera wideband wireless ecosystem. The hardware includes the base station, the bidirectional SEK body pack, in versions for the TV-UHF and 1.4GHz bands, the DAD transceiving antennas (also in TV ...
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ACT Presents Ayrton Stradale Profile at InfoComm 2025
ACT Entertainment will showcase the new Ayrton Stradale Profile at InfoComm 2025 (Booth #3942). Built around the concept of minimizing the fixture's footprint while significantly ...
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DPA Highlights New N-Series Digital Wireless Microphone System at InfoComm 2025
DPA Microphones will present its new N-Series digital wireless microphone system to North American audiences at InfoComm 2025 (Booth #4649). A fully digital, true diversity wideband solution, N-Series is well-suited to a wide array ...
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Ryan Penny Joins d&b audiotechnik as Vice President Global Business Development
d&b audiotechnik announces the appointment of Ryan Penny as vice president global business development. In this newly established role, he will be responsible for leading and implementing global business development ...
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Brompton Technology Receives King's Award for Enterprise
Brompton Technology has received a King's Award for Enterprise for Innovation. Brompton is one of just 197 organizations nationally to receive the 2025 award, recognized for outstanding achievement in the innovation category. A ...
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Geekout to Return to InfoComm
John Huntington and Jim Janninck's show control case study Geekout returns for 2025. This free event, hosted by Alcorn McBride, will be held during Infocomm in Orlando starting at 6:30pm on June 12. Admission ...
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Eilon Engineering, KDH Precision Team Up for Enhanced Production Safety on Metallica M72 World Tour
Columbus, Ohio-based KDH Precision has, since 2017, provided rigging services for Metallica. Founded by Chad Koehler, the company has also worked with Rihanna, Beyonce, The Rolling Stones, Shania Twain, Carrie Underwood, Kid Rock, ...
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Theatre in Review: The United States vs. Ulysses (Once Off Productions/Irish Arts Center)
Our national pastime -- I'm talking about book-banning, of course -- is revisited in this lively, sometimes scattered slice of literary history. It's hilarious that a work as willfully obscure as James Joyce's Ulysses was ever ...
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Lucille Lortel Award Winners Announced
The winners of this year's Lucille Lortel Awards have been announced. The awards, which honor achievement in New York's Off-Broadway theatre scene, are produced by the Off-Broadway League and Lucille Lortel Theatre, with additional ...
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Modulo Pi Makes InfoComm Debut with Immersive Interactive Experience
Modulo Pi announces its first appearance at InfoComm through its US distributor, MayCo. From June 11-13 at Booth #7743, visitors will experience Modulo Pi's media servers in action, including a fully interactive LED installation ...
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Cafe Del Mar Malta Enhances the Sunset Experience with Funktion-One
Cafe Del Mar Malta, one of the island's most iconic beach clubs, has upgraded its sound system with a Funktion-One installation, supplied and supported by audio partner Futuretech.
The 4,000-capacity open air venue, which looks ...
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Elation Grand Opening of National Medal of Honor Museum
The grand opening Celebration of the National Medal of Honor Museum took place on March 22, with a nighttime spectacular that showcased Elation lighting, with the company's new ultra-long-throw PROTEUS ATLAS taking center stage. ...
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Toto Takes DiGiCo Quantum852 and Quantum338 on World Tour
When a colleague suggested to Ken Freeman, front of house engineer for rock band Toto, that he should swap to DiGiCo, he agreed and the switch became permanent. Starting with an SD10, then the Quantum338, he recently ...
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Pierre E. Roy Blends Humor, Magic and CHAUVET Professional for Dave Gaudet's La Legende
In April, lighting designer Pierre E. Roy lit a sold-out performance of La Legende by comedian Dave Gaudet at the Place Bell in Laval, Quebec. Following a vision guided by what he describes as "making light rock," Roy ...
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VOLUX Supplies Miami's Ultra Festival
Kicking off the 2025 festival season, VOLUX Lighting gear was out in force at Ultra Music Festival in Miami. The RESISTANCE Megastructure, known for its immersive industrial design and cutting-edge production, hosted a range of the ...
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Lighting Innovation Brings Link at Douglas to Life with TMB
The Link at Cascade, a major mixed-use development in the heart of Miami, now shines as a beacon visible from US Highway1 and the Maimi Metrorail. A defining feature of the development is "Cascade," a dynamic exterior lighting design that ...
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Theatre in Review: Dead Outlaw (Longacre Theatre)
This has turned out to be the season of immobile leading men: Uptown, at Lincoln Center, Jeremy Jordan, playing the title character of Floyd Collins, spends most of the evening trapped in a mine, pinned down by a rock. In Midtown,
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Showlight 2025 Completes Speaker Lineup
The fantastic lineup for Showlight 2025's speakers is now complete. (Showlight takes place May 19-22 in Dijon, France.) More than 30 speakers will cover lighting topics from every discipline and every corner of the globe. ...
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Professional Audio Manufacturers Alliance (PAMA) Launches Hearing Rocks Initiative for Better Hearing Health
To help provide resources and education to battle noise-induced hearing loss, the Professional Audio Manufacturers Alliance (PAMA) is announcing its new Hearing Rocks initiative. According to the Centers for Disease Control ...
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ACME Tornados Touch Down at Bandit Lites
Bandit Lites announces the addition of the ACME Tornado to its lineup of concert touring inventory. Built to meet the demands of touring, the Tornado offers exceptional brightness with fast, precise beam controls. With its ...
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Harrison Audio Launch D510 500 Series System
Harrison Audio announces its new D510 500 Series System featuring ten-slot "D510r" rack, alongside optional "D510mx" 10x2 analog summing mixer, "D510Dante" AoIP interface, and forthcoming "D510usb" USB-audio and ADAT interface ...
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d&b audiotechnik Flavors Alton Brown's Live: Last Bite Tour with Rock-Solid Milan-AVB Networking
Alton Brown, the celebrated food scientist and entertainer, is captivating audiences nationwide with his latest stage show, Alton Brown Live: Last Bite. This unique culinary variety show, featuring science and food ...
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Ayrton Cobra2 Joins Ayrton Lighting Inventory at BYU -- Idaho Campus
Brigham Young University - Idaho has invested in 14 Ayrton Cobra2 fixtures for its Rexburg campus. ACT Entertainment is the exclusive distributor of Ayrton lighting in North America.
Cobra2 is a phosphor laser source ...
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Janet Jackson Extends Las Vegas Residency, Featuring L-Acoustics L-ISA Hyperreal Immersive Sound Technology
When Jackson announced in late 2024 that she would be following up her 94-show Together Again world tour with an intimate 10-date Las Vegas residency at Resorts World Theatre -- home to a permanently-installed L-Acoustics ...
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Marc Carolan Lightens His Load with Fourier Audio's transform.engine on Snow Patrol Tour
Although Marc Carolan has become well known for carrying several racks of analog outboard gear when touring as the front-of-house mixer for Snow Patrol and Muse, he is just as likely to apply some of his favorite plug-ins hosted ...
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Theatre in Review: Stranger Things: The First Shadow (Marquis Theatre)
For fans of the streaming series Stranger Things (I am one): The new attraction at the Marquis is a fascinating milestone in the ongoing saga, focusing on Henry Creel, who, we learned in season four, is the hidden link between ...
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Tony Award Nominations Announced
The nominations for the 2025 Tony Awards were announced this morning. The Tony Awards honor achievement in the Broadway theatre scene.
The design nominees are:
Best Scenic Design of a Play
Marsha Ginsberg, English< ...
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1 SOUND Adds Single-Channel SUB210 to Catalog
1 SOUND has launched SUB210, a 12"-wide single-channel subwoofer. The product's structure features two opposing-facing 10" woofers. It is designed for positioning parallel or perpendicular to walls, or even for low-profile 12"-tall ...
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Vari-Lite's VLHive Debuts on The Wombats' European Tour
Indie rock band The Wombats are currently touring the UK and Europe with a bold new visual identity, powered by the first touring deployment of the VLHive 151 Digital FX lighting fixture from Vari-Lite. The show has been designed by ...
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Shure Forms Wireless Microphone Spectum Alliance
Shure Incorporated is forming the Wireless Microphone Spectrum Alliance (WMSA), a coalition of stakeholders committed to ensuring access to RF spectrum for wireless microphones. This alliance will include end users, content creators ...
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RCF Launches S 29 WP and S 19 WP Subwoofers
Engineered with the latest transducer innovations from its laboratories and featuring a weatherproof design with IP67 connectors, RCF says its S Series subwoofers deliver consistent, high-performance sound in any environmental ...
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NEXO Provides 250 Loudspeakers to France Pavilion at World Expo Osaka, 2025
With the ambition to design a future society for our lives, World Expo 2025 opened in Osaka on April 13, returning to the Japanese city that hosted its first World Expo some 55 years ago.
Covering a 960-acre site on the Yumeshima (Drea ...
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Theatre in Review: Pirates! The Penzance Musical (Roundabout Theatre Company/Todd Haimes Theatre)
I know I'm saying the obvious, but David Hyde Pierce is the secret weapon of Pirates! Fitted out, alternately, in tails or naval uniform, muttonchop whiskers creeping across his face like Spanish moss, his understated ...
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