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  Avolites Lights Up Glastonbury 2022
Avolites has performed a spectacular return to Glastonbury 2022. A total of nine Avolites consoles and four media servers were specified for the world famous event that has attracted around 200,000 attendees this year and has ...
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Key Digital Shares Solutions at InfoComm 2022
"It's hard to imagine accomplishing what InfoComm made possible via any other platform," opines Key Digital VP of product education and experience Jonathon Ferry regarding the InfoComm 2022 AV industry trade event. Key ...
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Adam Hall Group Announces Additional Sales Partner in South America
The Adam Hall Group continues to expand its international sales network. With Simetrix in Peru, the event technology provider headquartered in Neu-Anspach, Germany, has gained one more experienced distribution partner in the South ...
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PYTCH Adds Glamour to the Performance Marketing Awards with Chauvet Professional
It's been said that the art of marketing lies in the ability to communicate often complex topics or emotions into emotionally accessible and evocative concepts. If that be the case, one would be hard pressed to find a more discerning crowd ...
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Robe is Dedicated to 2CELLOS
The incredible 2CELLOS duo of Luka Šulic and Stjepan Hauser is currently playing their Dedicated World Tour -- billed as their "final" as 2CELLOS, the format in which they shot to fame and prominence in 2011 with ...
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Trevor Ahlstrand Turns to DCR-supplied Elation Lighting for Milestone Kane Brown Stadium Show
Country artist Kane Brown returned to his hometown of Chattanooga, Tennessee, on May 7 to play his first-ever stadium show at Chattanooga's Finley Stadium. Lighting and production design for the sold-out show was by Trevor ...
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CODA Audio Releases System Optimiser V0.6 - Now with realSPL
CODA Audio announces that to coincide with the release of the latest version of its proprietary prediction software, System Optimiser V0.6, all documentation is now available online in a comprehensive user guide at
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Prolights EclPanel TWC on New Zealand's Dancing with the Stars
The ninth series of New Zealand's Dancing with the Stars premiered on April 24, 2022 and this year the production team benefited from the addition of twelve Prolights EclPanel TWC compact LED soft lights. ...
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Theatre in Review: Epiphany (Lincoln Center Theater/Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre)
The Feast of the Epiphany, as you may know, celebrates the visit of the Magi to the infant Jesus Christ. This fact eludes nearly everyone in Brian Watkins' new play, even though they are gathering for dinner to celebrate it. One of ...
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Hudson Scenic Studio Purchased
Hudson Scenic Studio, arguably the leading scenic fabricator for Broadway productions, has been purchased by Great Point Studios, the film and television production facility. Both are in Yonkers, New York. ...
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High-end Restaurant, Klaw, Opens in the Historic Miami Women's Club with 1 SOUND
The high-end surf-and-turf restaurant, Klaw, by international entrepreneur Sasha Krilov and global restaurateur Misha Zelman, has officially opened inside the historic Miami Women's Club in Edgewater with 1 SOUND ...
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Severine Anvoner Heads Up Martin Audio's HR
In her first six months at Martin Audio, new HR manager, Severine Anvoner, says the experience is proving better than she could have imagined.
Despite being born and brought up in France, Anvoner has been in the UK since ...
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Inspiring Students to be Future-ready with BlackTrax
Inciting curiosity about automation of lighting, media, or audio, students in the UK are leaving BlackTrax's recent roadshows led, by BlackTrax specialist Tom Boucher, in awe of the creative possibilities BlackTrax offers to ...
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Genelec Spotlights its Mounting Hardware Solutions in YouTube Videos
Genelec offers a vast range of accessories, wall mounts, truss mounts, ceiling mounts, floor stands, and carry cases, and has been praised for its well-designed mounting hardware for system integration, commercial, and recording ...
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Claypaky Lighting Fixtures Illuminate Bucharest's National Arena for "We are ONE People" Concert
Lighting designer Andre Beekmans of TAOL in collaboration with Andrei Predut of APart in Bucharest, Romania used a large complement of Claypaky fixtures to light the "We are ONE people" concert in the city's National ...
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Austin's Legendary Antone's Updates its Mix Position with the New DiGiCo Quantum225
Clifford Antone was all about the blues. The son of Lebanese immigrants harbored a love for that strain of Americana and ended up building an empire around it, including its crown jewel: Antone's, one of the seminal establishments ...
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Christie Lights Up Screens Across New Lavazza IncluCity Festival
Christie returns to light up the big screen at the brand-new Lavazza IncluCity Festival, organized by the ICFF. This year's festivities will transform the iconic cobblestone streets of Toronto's Distillery Historic District into an ...
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Theatre in Review: Titanique (The Asylum NYC)
The summer silly season officially arrives with this frail, noisy offering, a Hollywood spoof grafted to a playlist of Céline Dion hits. Indeed, Dion is the show's presiding muse: During a museum tour, she emerges from a crone's outfit, ...
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Raising the Bar: Introducing ADJ's New IP-rated Linear LED Wash Fixture Incorporating Lime LED Technology
Offering the enhanced color mixing and high CRI advantages of LEDs integrating lime chips, the new Encore LB15IP from ADJ Lighting is a professional linear wash fixture, billed as powerful, robust, and versatile. Its IP-rated ...
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disguise Powers One of the First xR Concerts on TikTok for Camila Cabello's Album Launch
Cuban-born American singer, songwriter, and actress Camila Cabello's "Familia: Welcome to the Family" immersive live concert on TikTok, gave social media users a chance to experience her music like never before, drumming publicity ...
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Available Light Phoenix's Western Expansion Continues
Available Light announces that its new Phoenix studio continues its western expansion beyond Los Angeles, first announced in April 2022. Available Light is an internationally recognized lighting design firm specializing in museum, ...
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Hayden James Gets LIFTED with Bandit Lites
Australian producer and DJ Hayden James recently wrapped up his North American LIFTED Tour with a lighting system provided by Bandit Lites. With more than a half a billion streams, the award-winning songwriter released ...
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Lighting Designer Cat West Selects Ayrton INTELLIPIX-R Creative Solutions For New Kids On The Block's Tour
Multiplatinum selling pop group New Kids On The Block (NKOTB) continues to wow fans with their MixTape Tour 2022 featuring friends Salt-N-Pepa, Rick Astley, and En Vogue as special guests. Lighting designer Cat West of ...
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Sennheiser Recognized at 37th Annual TEC Awards; Neumann M 50 Inducted into TEC Hall of Fame
Sennheiser was recognized by the NAMM Foundation with an Outstanding Technical Achievement award in the category of "Wireless Technology" for its Evolution Wireless Digital (EW-D) system at the 37th Annual TEC Awards. Also, the ...
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Theatre in Review: Lessons in Survival: 1971 (Vineyard Theatre)
We have a new genre: the James Baldwin transcript play. Last March, the theatre company known as the american vicarious presented Debate: Baldwin vs. Buckley, a nearly verbatim replay of the famous argument, at the Oxford Union, ...
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Modular NX1 Console System from Obsidian Offers Complete ONYX Lighting Control Experience
Following a successful launch at the Prolight+Sound tradeshow in Germany in April, Obsidian Control Systems announces availability of the NX1 ...
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Bandit Lites Touring Team Grows
With summer productions back in full swing, Bandit Lites announces the hiring of Kelly Field, Tim Keller, Hayley Elliott, and Katie Feltes as full-time, touring lighting technicians. ...
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Powersoft Enhances Power Efficiency at Climate Pledge Arena
Since its grand opening in October 2021, Seattle's Climate Pledge Arena has set its sights on becoming the most progressive, responsible and sustainable arena in the world, with a net-zero carbon status, no single-use plastic, water ...
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Riedel Intercom System Delivers Reliability and Clear Communications for the Royal Shakespeare Company
Riedel Communications announces that the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) has deployed a new Riedel Artist digital matrix intercom network and Bolero wireless intercom system at its main auditorium: the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in ...
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Sooner Routhier Reflects Spherical Looks for Coldplay with Chauvet Professional Color STRIKE M
Gazing up at the sky from the banks of the Mediterranean, Pythagoras felt a mystical harmony resonating through the heavens as the sun and moon, joined the stars and planets floating through their celestial orbits. "There is music in the ...
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PRG Sends GLP into Battle for the Great Fight Night at Cologne's Lanxess Arena
Two of the most successful German Twitch streamers, Trymacs and MckyTV, met recently -- not for an esports event, but for a real boxing match. Believing in the motto "the more, the merrier," the two brought in four more Twitch colleagues, ...
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Claypaky Xtylos, B-EYE K20s and Sharpys Light Up Tim McGraw's New US Tour
Lighting and production designer Patrick Brannon selected Claypaky Xtylos, A.leda B-EYE K20s and Sharpys for country superstar Tim McGraw's just completed McGraw Tour 2022, which played dates in the eastern half ...
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ADJ Hydro Series Moving Heads Chosen For Outdoor Stage at Dutch Rebirth Festival
A significant quantity of ADJ fixtures were supplied by production company Spectrum AV for two of the stages at the Rebirth Festival, a huge three-day hard dance event which took place in The Netherlands in April. Six of the ...
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Theatre in Review: Chains (Mint Theater Company/Theatre Row)
Apparently, The Great Resignation really began in 1909. That's the unmistakable impression to be taken away from Chains, the latest entry in the Mint's ongoing rediscovery of the early twentieth century playwright Elizabeth ...
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James Suit Rejoins ACT Entertainment in NYC Metro Sales
ACT Entertainment announces that James Suit has rejoined the company's Regional Sales team for the New York City Metro area. Previously, he had served as northeast regional sales manager for the brands distributed by ACT. ...
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ETC Names New Midwest Regional Sales Managers for Entertainment and Architectural Markets
ETC announces two new regional sales managers taking lead in the Midwest. Bryan Yeager has been named the midwest entertainment regional manager and Katie O'Connell has been named the midwest architectural regional ...
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Chauvet Professional Helps Tony Pérez Reflect Universal Sound of Zoé
Zoé won a Grammy Award for "Best Latin Rock Urban Alternative Album" in 2019. Although the honor was well-deserved, it told only part of this dynamic quintet's story. In keeping with the universal spirit that runs through all great music, ...
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Andreas Bünemann Relies on Obsidian's ONYX Lighting Control Platform for German Reggae Artist Gentleman
Lighting designer and operator Andreas Bünemann is using the ONYX lighting control platform from Obsidian Control Systems to run a large lighting rig for German reggae artist ...
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Vari-Lite VL2600 WASH Brings Camera Clarity to Gary Numan's Intruder Tour
Gary Numan took to the road in April 2022 with a moody and ethereal lighting design created by award winning LA-based designer Dustin Snyder. An essential objective of the design was to ensure that the fans could clearly see ...
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Renkus-Heinz Turns up The Volume in Mexico with The Addition of NTX Distribution for Furthered Sound Success
In a move to provide comprehensive sound solutions to its systems integrators, consultants and end-users in Mexico, Renkus-Heinz announces its partnership with Mexico City-based distribution company, NTX Distribution. ...
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Meyer Sound PANTHER Shines on US Tour Debut with Dead & Company
Dead & Company is back on the road for their 2022 Summer Tour which kicked off in mid-June at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. As they carry on the Grateful Dead tradition of using the latest innovations in sound reinforcement, the ...
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Theatre in Review: Corsicana (Playwrights Horizons)
The average summertime high temperature in Corsicana, Texas runs to well over ninety degrees, which might explain the heavy atmosphere of languor that has overtaken Playwrights Horizons, where Will Arbery's new drama is currently ...
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Evoke Collaborative Launches Production Design Scholarship
Evoke Collaborative is launching a scholarship for students in various disciplines of lighting and video/projection design, with the goal of supporting underrepresented and diverse voices in the field of entertainment design. ...
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IPS Implements Clever Visual Plan for Operation Mincemeat Première with Chauvet Professional
In the beginning of the final chapter of the Second World War, the allies devised a cunning operation to disguise what would become the 1943 invasion of Italy. The plan, which became known as "operation mincemeat," employed smoke and ...
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Waves Announces V14 - The New Version of Waves Plug-ins
Waves Audio announces Waves V14, the latest version of Waves plug-ins. Waves V14 enables faster load time, new Trim & Mix knobs in Waves' most popular compressors, and quick new preset workflows, boosting creativity and keeping plug ...
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Bidvest Back with "Future Now" Extravaganza and Robe
The first major live post pandemic corporate event staged in South Africa was organized by international services, trading and distribution company Bidvest for key clients, suppliers, and staff. Taking the theme "Future Now," the large ...
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Ayrton Magic Blade FX Fixtures, Distributed by ACT, Create Dynamic Lighting Effects for Jack White's New Tour
The former White Stripes frontman currently wowing fans with Jack White: The Supply Chain Issues Tour has 82 Ayrton Magic Blade FX fixtures delivering dynamic effects lighting on stage. Matthieu Larivee, who ...
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d&b Supports Firehouse and Wigwam with Coldplay's Green Initiative on 2022 Tour Dates
Coldplay's Music of the Spheres US Tour kicked off in North Texas at the Cotton Bowl followed by dates in Houston and Seattle and continued through mid-June. The band's sustainability initiative for this tour is adapting all tour ...
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L-Acoustics Ai Series Helps Walter Pyramid Get Its Point Across Loud And Clear
Egypt doesn't have all of the cool pyramids. One of the four architecturally true pyramids in the US is in Long Beach; specifically, the Long Beach State Walter Pyramid, the sports and event space for the university's Athletics ...
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TSDCA Announces Their Seventh Annual Meeting, First In-person Event in Three Years
The Theatrical Sound Designers and Composers Association (TSDCA) announces their seventh annual membership meeting, being held in person for the first time in three years. On June 25 - 27, 2022, TSDCA will hold three days of public ...
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Prolights Releases Compact-sized, Battery Soft Light
Prolights has debuted the EclNanoPanel TWC, the smallest member of the EclPanel range, containing all the features of the larger format soft lights in a compact-sized, battery-operated luminaire. ...
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CODA Audio System Impresses at Oasis to Earn Permanent Home at Iconic San Francisco Club
The building that houses Oasis in San Francisco has a rich history. From bath-house complete with swimming pool and retractable roof, to its current incarnation as a nightclub offering superstar drag shows and cabaret performances, Oasis ...
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Main Light Furthers Investment in Elation Gear with Weatherproof DTW Blinders
Main Light has added Elation Professional's DTW Blinder 350 IP to its rental inventory. The variable white IP65-rated LED blinders are currently in stock and ...
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Mark Cunniffe Chooses Ayrton Rig for Ed Sheeran's Mathematics Tour
Lighting and production designer, Mark Cunniffe, has chosen to light Ed Sheeran's current Mathematics World Tour, with a lighting rig composed almost entirely of Ayrton IP65-rated fixtures. The design ...
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Chauvet Professional Helps Radiant Bible Create Stage Presence
Like many houses of worship, Radiant Bible Church "went heavily into livestreaming" during the COVID lockdown according to its technical director Wes Harris. Although the pandemic has subsided, the steps taken during that period ...
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Theatre in Review: Queen (NAATCO at ART/NY Theatres)
Those darn alternate facts get some nice people into a lot of trouble in Madhuri Shekar's taut tale of academic intrigue. Hard-working grad students Sanam and Ariel are sitting pretty -- so much so that their jealous classmates shun ...
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Theatre in Review: The Orchard (Arlekin Players Theatre/Baryshnikov Arts Center)
"Look, it's all the same, nothing has changed. White, all white!" So says Lyubov Andreevna Ranevskaya, heroine of Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard and, in this production, one's first thought is: The lady needs to have her head ...
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ROE Visual Honored at the 20th Annual Parnelli Awards
Presented by FOH and PLSN, the 20th Annual Parnelli Awards returned to the 2022 NAMM show on June 3 for a special evening. Among those honored at the awards was ROE Visual which won the Indispensable Technology (IT) ...
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Magnum Unleashes Elation's Proteus Excalibur at Palais-Royal EDM Bash
On May 12, the historic Palais-Royal in the heart of Paris was the site of an EDM dance fest -- "Monumental Tour Europe" -- with a crowd of 2,000 raving to pulsating beats and bass drops beneath a canopy of powerful beam effects from El ...
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2022: The Time is Now for Robe and Craig David
UK-based designer Daniel Richardson, working for innovative international creative practice Sinclair Wilkinson (Rob Sinclair and Andrew Wilkinson)...took the role of production designer for Craig David's recent ...
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LightParts Welcomes Back Briana Decker
LightParts Inc. welcomes Briana Decker back to the team. Decker's role at LightParts is repair coordinator and sales.
Robert Mokry, CFO and co-owner of LightParts says, "We couldn't be happier to have Briana ...
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AES New York 2022 Convention Registration Now Open
The Audio Engineering Society announces registration is now open for the AES New York 2022 Convention, taking place at the Jacob Javits Center, October 19 - 20, with pre-and post-show activities on the 18th and 21st, followed by an ...
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Women's Basketball Hall of Fame Shines with Bandit Lites and Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of Title 9
The Women's Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2022 Induction Ceremony and celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Title 9 took place June 11 at the Tennessee Theatre with a lighting system provided by Bandit Lites. The 2022 Induction ...
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Waves Audio Adopts NDI for Cloud-Based Media Productions with the Waves Cloud MX Audio Mixer
Waves Audio announces support for NDI (the globally standardized video-over-IP technology) with the Waves Cloud MX Audio Mixer, a cloud-based audio mixer with superior sound quality for broadcast professionals, the company says. ...
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disguise Unleashes vx 4+, Setting New Records for Content at Scale
disguise unleashes their new flagship media server: the vx 4+. Purpose-built for the world's largest and most technically demanding productions, installations and shows, the vx 4+ is designed to ensure maximum content quality and ...
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ROE Visual Concludes Memorable Participation at InfoComm 2022
Wrapping up another fruitful trade show of the season, The ROE Visual team has returned from Las Vegas following the long-awaited InfoComm show. ROE Visual showcased an array of its latest LED products on the show floor, including ...
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Meyer Sound Boosts Installation Market with Strong Showing at InfoComm 2022
The Meyer Sound booth at InfoComm in Las Vegas pulled steady crowds throughout the show as audio consultants and system integrators gathered to examine and discuss the company's expansive line of installation loudspeakers, system ...
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Claypaky Announces TAMBORA LINEAR
Following on from its successful range of LED bars introduced last year, Claypaky has now expanded the Tambora family further and introduces TAMBORA LINEAR, an advanced line of static LED Pixel mapping bars designed for versatile ...
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NAMM TEC Awards TECnology Hall of Fame Inducts the TASCAM DA-88 Digital Multitrack Recorder
It is with great honor that TASCAM announces its DA-88 Digital Multitrack Recorder has been inducted into the NAMM TEC Awards' TECnology Hall of Fame. Founded in 2004 and developed by George Petersen, the TECnology Hall of ...
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Virtual Riot at Hollywood Palladium with Elation Lighting
German dubstep artist Virtual Riot brought his Simulation Album Tour to the Hollywood Palladium April 22 and electrified the sold-out crowd with his edgy brand of EDM supported by lighting effects from Elation Professional< ...
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Theatre in Review: soft (MCC Theater)
Donja R. Love's new play is an explosive drama wrapped in an envelope of transcendence. It begins with a flurry of flower petals falling on us and ends in the mystical union of lovers. Between these episodes, the drama is boiling ...
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ASI Audio Introduces the 3DME Music Enhancement IEM System Generation 2
ASI Audio x Sensaphonics announces the launch of the second-generation 3DME Gen2 Active Ambient Monitoring System, which features ASI Audio App and belt pack enhancements to expand the system feature set based on user requests and ...
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Derek Jacobi and John Simm Take Center SmartStage to Celebrate Chichester Festival Theatre's 60th Anniversary
To mark its 60th anniversary, Chichester Festival Theatre (CFT) has created DIGITAL STAGES -- five dynamic digital events celebrating the theatre's history across the decades. The series will be released over CFT's anniversary week ...
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Verge Aero Pulls off Dynamic Drone Show Next to Las Vegas Airport at the Experiential Marketing Summit
The Verge Aero drone team pulled off the seemingly impossible at this year's Experiential Marketing Summit (EMS) at the MGM Grand Las Vegas -- flying a drone show high above the ballroom right next to Harry Reid International ...
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Clear-Com Appoints Brian Grahn as Southwest Regional Sales Manager
Clear-Com appoints Brian Grahn to the position of regional sales manager to manage the Southwest region of the US, where the company is seeing strong growth and increasing demand for its voice communications solutions. Grahn ...
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Chauvet Professional WELL STYX Sets Stage for NBA Floating Court in Sydney Harbour
At least 450 million people a day play basketball, according to the FIBA, the sport's international association, but it's doubtful that any of them got to do so on a court as unique as the one Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios and ...
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Lizzo Gets Her Spec'd VUE Audiotechnik System from Sound Image at Bay Area Shoreline Amphitheater
Hip-Hop megastar Lizzo will be hitting the road on an arena tour this fall. But this spring, she played the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View California for Google's Return To Office Concert. Sound Image was provided a rider ...
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Ayrton IP65-rated Fixtures Chosen for EXPO 2020 Dubai
Lighting designer and founding partner of Woodroffe Bassett Designs, Adam Bassett, specified a wealth of IP65-rated Ayrton fixtures for the entertainment lighting rig for EXPO 2020 Dubai's central venue, the Al Wasl dome. The ...
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Theatre in Review: Snow in Midsummer (Classic Stage Company)
When it comes to plot twists, Snow in Midsummer may be the season's record-setter. Set in a provincial manufacturing town not too far from Shanghai -- called "New Harmony," a sure sign skullduggery is afoot -- it is an ...
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zactrack Solution for Kan Yama Kan
The global premiere of spectacular theatre and dance show Kan Yama Kan was staged in the Global Theatre at Riyadh's BLVD RUH City entertainment complex, delivered by an award-winning West End and Broadway creative team, with ...
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GigaCore 30i by Luminex, Distributed by A.C. ProMedia, Takes Best of Show at InfoComm
Luminex, manufacturer of data distribution equipment for professional lighting, audio, and video applications, announces that they received the honor of Best of Show from for their GigaCore 30i from Sound & Video Contractor (SVC)< ...
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New Jersey Nightclub barCode Invests in 100 ADJ IP65-rated Moving Head Fixtures
Sports bar and restaurant throughout the week and full-on nightclub at the weekends, barCode is a well-established staple of the nightlife scene in Elizabeth, NJ. As part of a recent expansion of the venue's pool area, its owner has ...
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Green Hippo's Hippotizer Boreal+ MK2 Drives Majestic Visuals for Queen's Platinum Jubilee Concert
The eyes of the world were on the incredible Queen's Platinum Jubilee Concert in June, to witness a host of big-name singers perform on a specially created stage in front of Buckingham Palace. As the Royal Family, politicians, dignitaries, ...
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Austrian Audio's Hi-X65 Headphones Win TEC Award 2022
Austrian Audio is the recipient of this year's TEC Award for Outstanding Technical Achievement in the category Headphone/Earpiece Technology.
Martin Seidl, CEO of Austrian Audio, accepted the award for Austrian Audio's ...
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Norwegian Theatre Invests in Robe's ESPRITES
Det Norske Teatret (the Norwegian Theatre) in Oslo houses three stages in its main building in vibey downtown Oslo, plus one more in another venue in the city run by the same team, all of which work on a busy repertory schedule. Together ...
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3G Productions LLC Grows Lighting Inventory with Large Elation Lighting Package
Full-service production company 3G Productions LLC (3G) has bolstered its growing inventory of entertainment lighting with a large investment in Elation lighting fixtures. The purchase -- some 230 fixtures in total -- includes
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Theatre in Review: The Bedwetter (Atlantic Theater Company)
First, there's the chorus line of sedatives. In Act II of this new musical, about the spectacularly dysfunctional childhood of comic Sarah Silverman, the ten-year-old heroine is taken to a doctor about her nighttime urinary problems ...
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ESTA Announces the Winners of the 2022 Members Choice Awards
The winners of the ESTA Members Choice Awards were announced on June 5 during The NAMM Show in Anaheim, CA. ESTA member exhibitors nominated new products, and ESTA members who attended The NAMM Show voted on their favorites in two ...
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In Memoriam: John Simpson
Lighting&Sound America has learned of the death of John Simpson, a founder of the London-based supply house White Light and a major figure in the UK industry.
A statement from White Light reads: ...
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Tony Award Winners Announced
The Tony Awards were handed out last night at Radio City Music Hall. Leading the way were two productions from the UK: the revival of Company and the drama The Lehman Trilogy, each of which took five awards. The ...
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LightShark's Video Tutorials Now Exceed The 100 Mark
The LightShark range of DMX-based hardware lighting consoles is now supported by more than 100 video tutorials, all of which are designed to help users get the most from these versatile products.
Spanish manufacturer Equipson, ...
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LightFair Lights Up Las Vegas for 2022 Trade Show and Conference
The LightFair Conference and Trade Show will focus on future-shaping innovations and an incredible attendee experience driven by new product discovery across 320+ exhibits, 41 conference educational sessions and on-floor networking, ...
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PK Sound Introduces T218 Intelligent Subwoofer
PK Sound has formally released the T218 intelligent subwoofer. Onboard DSP, class-D amplification, and networking enable auto-identification and configuration within PK .dynamics software through a simple multipin connection. ...
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Soldier of Orange Breaking Record After Record with Alcons
Having recently passed the milestone of 3,000 performances, Soldaat van Oranje, De Musical is the longest running and by far the biggest theatrical production ever staged in the Netherlands. Just as notable is that the original A ...
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Elation's Proteus Excalibur Creates Elegant Finale Look at Expo 2020 Dubai Closing Ceremony
Lighting designers Travis Hagenbuch and Bob Dickinson lit the Expo 2020 Dubai Closing Ceremony and turned to Elation Professional's powerful Proteus Excalibur beam moving head to create a spectacular finale look that ...
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Adam Hall's Cameo Illuminates the Queen's 70th Anniversary at Buckingham Palace
With more than 16,000 small to large street parties, the people of Great Britain celebrated the 70th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's throne during the first weekend of June. But by far the biggest show took place on this day in ...
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Three Bandit Lites Executives Promoted
Bandit Lites announces the promotions of several major leaders with Brent Barrett as vice president of business development, Roth Edwards as vice president of operations and Jake Tickle as vice president of ...
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Key Digital to Exhibit AV Solutions at InfoComm 2022
Key Digital Systems will be exhibiting at InfoComm 2022, June 8 - 10 in Las Vegas, at booth W1337. Company personnel will be on hand to demonstrate and discuss Key Digital's comprehensive range of solutions for unified ...
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Focusrite Vocaster One and Two Earn Top Honors at NAMM U's "Best in Show" Event
Focusrite was honored at NAMM's "Best in Show" awards ceremony held at the The NAMM show in Anaheim, CA on June 5, 2022. The "Best in Show" awards recognize top industry products and innovations, as voted on by six noted music ...
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Patrick Sollitt Relies On ChamSys MagicQ MQ70 to Keep Pace with Chris Norman Tour
Patrick Sollitt first got his hands on a ChamSys console in 2007. It's been a lovefest ever since, especially when, a decade later, he began using the MagicQ MQ500 Stadium. "It's everything you could ever want in terms of ...
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Stage Lighting Services Invests in Robe ESPRITES
Cardiff, Wales-based rental and technical production specialist Stage Lighting Services have added to their existing all-Robe moving light inventory with a new investment in Robe ESPRITES which join the rental fleet. ...
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Theatre in Review: Mr. Parker (Penguin Rep Theatre/Theatre Row)
Mr. Parker is a modestly scaled, modestly achieving romantic drama about a star-crossed affair between men of two generations. The kind of attraction often booked in June when LGBTQ tourists come to town for Pride month, it ...
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Christie Announces New Griffyn Projector
Christie announces the launch of the Griffyn 4K50-RGB all-in-one pure laser projector. Billed as delivering a stunning 50,000 lumens in an industry-leading package, the new Griffyn Series projector will be featured at its launch at ...
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Mark Ravenhill Takes on New Strategic Role at GLP as Company Looks to Expansion
GLP announces that it will be launching an active recruitment drive, geared at further expansion, following the decision by GLP US Inc. president Mark Ravenhill to take on a reduced role.
In a letter to the industry, ...
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Meyer Sound Loudspeakers Collect Prestigious Parnelli and TEC Awards
Meyer Sound received two of the industry's most prestigious awards on back to back evenings during ceremonies held in conjunction with the NAMM Show in Anaheim. At the Parnelli Awards on Friday, June 3, Meyer Sound's new PANTHER ...
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Mike Novak Joins Calibre, an Optoma Technologies Company, as Sales Director, North America
Calibre appoints Mike Novak as sales director for North America. Novak hits the ground running with the Calibre New Product Preview Showcase event revealing a One Canvas Solution incorporating the Calibre LEDFusion Pro with ...
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LightFair Exhibitors Sponsor 2022 Trade Show Offerings
The LightFair 2022 Trade Show has partnered with 18 sponsors to enhance events, activations, and experiences on the exhibit floor, June 21 - 23 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
"LightFair would not be as robust a ...
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Audinate Debuts Dante Brooklyn 3 and Dante Fremont 3 AV Networking Modules at InfoComm
Audinate Group Limited, developer of the Dante AV over IP solution, introduces Dante Brooklyn 3 audio networking module and Dante Fremont 3 AV networking module. The new modules are pin-compatible replacements for the popular Dante ...
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Roland Debuts SR-20HD Direct Streaming AV Mixer During InfoComm
Roland (LVCC, North Hall, Booth N2663) announces the SR-20HD Direct Streaming AV Mixer, a powerful and portable audio/video switcher that makes it easy to deploy livestreaming in a business or organization with minimal training. It ...
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4Wall Europe Makes Strong investment in Elation Artiste
4Wall has extended its stock of Elation Artiste series LED moving heads into Europe with purchase of the Artiste Monet Profile,
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Theatre in Review: Dreaming Zenzile (National Black Theatre/New York Theatre Workshop)
One way of thinking about Dreaming Zenzile is that it is essentially a two-act death scene. Somi Kakoma's musical play focuses on the night in 2008 when the great Miriam Makeba suffered a fatal heart attack during a ...
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PRG Opens Starwood Rehearsals in Nashville
Production Resource Group, LLC (PRG) announces the opening of Starwood Rehearsals, a new concept in rehearsal spaces serving Nashville music artists preparing for tour. The Starwood Rehearsals space is a blank slate, the company ...
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Sennheiser Unveils Plans for Expanding the Evolution Wireless Digital Family
At InfoComm, audio specialist Sennheiser has unveiled its plans for expanding the Evolution Wireless Digital family of radio microphones. Named EW-DX, the new microphone systems will simplify professional workflows by utilizing ...
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Shure Prevails in Latest Patent Case Filed by ClearOne
The following is a statement from Shure:
"A Federal Circuit decision has ruled in favor of Shure on the '493 Patent IPR appeal that ClearOne instituted. It was a unanimous ruling for Shure by the panel (including the Chief Judge) ...
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Matrox InfoComm Agenda Highlights Updated AV-over-IP Portfolio, Interoperability Demonstrations, and More
Matrox Video will be sharing its AV-over-IP perspectives and best practices across the show floor at InfoComm 2022. In Matrox booth N1563, Matrox's complete AV-over-IP portfolio will power a series of routing, monitoring, streaming, ...
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Sommer Cable Introduces New USB-C Solutions at InfoComm
Sommer Cable exhibits at InfoComm for the first time its new package of USB-C solutions: 10G USB 3.2 hub for integration, compact 4-way 85W USB power supply, and the highly flexible USB-C 3.2 premium cable series up to 8m (26') long ...
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Analog Way Names Joe Rivas New Regional Sales Manager for Western US and Canada
Analog Way announces that Joe Rivas has joined the company as regional sales manager - West and Canada. He comes on board from Vanguard LED Displays where he served as West Coast sales manager. Rivas will be based in Las ...
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Events Evolution Creates Intimate Looks for 78 Performers on Stage with Chauvet Professional
Napoleon Nyanhi knew what kind of look he wanted to project for the music video he was directing on April 30 for The Vine music collective. It had to be warm, intimate, and all-encompassing to reflect the familial spirit of the ...
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Solotech Contributes to ABBA Voyage Concerts
Possibly the most eagerly anticipated live music event of the decade, ABBA Voyage brings the 70s supergroup back to the stage in a seamless blend of the virtual and physical worlds.
Several years in the making, the show opened on May ...
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Legendary Bassist Felton Crews Chooses ASI Audio 3DME System
When jazz legend Miles Davis returned to the music scene after a five-year absence, the first bassist he called was Felton Crews. Growing up in Chicago, Crews was exposed to many genres of music including blues, jazz, pop, ...
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"The Collaborator Party" Returns for its Sixth Year to Celebrate the Return of Live Theatre
The Collaborator Party, headed by co-founders Lindsay Jones and John Gromada, as well as co-hosts Gérman Martinez and Sadah Espii Proctor, announces that their event will return for its sixth year in New ...
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The NAMM Show Returns to Anaheim
After two years of absence, the leaders, innovators, experts, artists, and creators across the music products, pro audio and sound, and entertainment technology industry gathered for a rousing reunion at the global crossroads, The 2022 ...
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City Theatrical to Demo Multiverse Studio Kit at Cine Gear LA Expo 2022
City Theatrical will be demonstrating new technology for the film industry in West Hall Booth 673 at Cine Gear Los Angeles Expo at the Los Angeles Convention Center at LA Live from June 9, 2022 through June 12, 2022. ...
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Prolights EclProfile FS Replicates Team Colors and Creates a Fun Environment for Cotton Bowl Classica
Each year, Arlington Texas welcomes the Cotton Bowl Classica, an American College Football game. On December 31, 2021, the Cincinnati Bearcats faced the Alabama Crimson Tide.
Keith Allen, owner of KW Allen Productions was ...
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Obsidian Control Systems to Highlight New, Modular NX1 Lighting Console at InfoComm
Obsidian Control Systems will be returning to the InfoComm tradeshow in Las Vegas June 8 - 10 and invites designers, programmers, and operators to Booth #N3356 to sample Obsidian's new
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Ernest Bakenie Joins Christie as Senior Director of Entertainment
Christie announces that Ernest (Ernie) Bakenie has joined the Company as senior director of entertainment, effective immediately. Reporting to Bryan Boehme, executive director of Americas enterprise sales and global ...
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Robe's Solution for Column of Fire Production
Copenhagen's Bellevue Theatre asked lighting designer Mark P. Jones to create a practical and versatile lighting scheme to facilitate their recent touring version of A Column of Fire, a musical production based on Ken ...
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Visional Supports Immersive Activation at 2022 Special Olympics Games
To project manage one of the largest activations ever produced on the ESPN's Wide World of Sports campus, the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games organizers turned to Visional, a multidisciplinary experience focused creative ...
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Robert Juliat Arthur Followspots for The Lowry, Salford, Manchester
Stage Electrics recently installed a pair of Robert Juliat Arthur 800W LED followspots at The Lowry, Salford Manchester. The Arthur 5° - 15° followspots were supplied to Stage Electrics by Ambersphere Solutions, Robert Juliat's ...
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A Tribute to Douglas L. Pope, 1942-2022
Lighting&Sound America has learned of the death of technical director/production manager Doug Pope. His friend John Purdy issued the following statement:
"It is with great respect and profound sadness, that we note ...
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Showlight 2023 - Showlight to Exhibit at ABTT - Stand E32
Showlight is only a year away!
As part of the build up, Showlight will be exhibiting at ABTT (#ABTTTheatreShow) next month at Alexandra Palace (June 22 - 23, 2022). The company's first trade show since 2019 and a chance to meet ...
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Listen Technologies to Support Tours at InfoComm 2022 with ListenTALK
Listen Technologies Corporation will provide ListenTALK, its versatile, 3-in-1 mobile communication system, to support all Integrated Experience Tours and Show Floor Tours at InfoComm 2022. InfoComm is the largest technology ...
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ADJ Set To Reunite With The Pro-AV Industry At InfoComm
ADJ is preparing to showcase its range of professional lighting fixtures and LED video panels to the pro-AV industry at the 2022 InfoComm trade show in Las Vegas (Booth #N3350). The company will demonstrate a variety of new ...
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Solid State Logic to Showcase its New SSL Live L650 Console with V5.1 Software and More at InfoComm
Solid State Logic [Booth W2831] will be exhibiting at InfoComm 2022, which is scheduled to be held at the Las Vegas Convention Center between June 4 and 10. In addition to a selection of the latest hybrid production tools, SSL will ...
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Nanolumens Bringing New Products, Live Demos, and a Bottle Break to InfoComm
Nanolumens, creators of True Curve LED displays, is heading to InfoComm22 with a compelling exhibit full of new technology, live demos, and continuing education. Continuing the momentum of their January 1 rebrand, Nanolumens says it ...
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Obsidian Control Systems Launches Comprehensive In-person Training Sessions
As an integral part of Obsidian Control Systems' strong commitment to providing its growing user base with comprehensive ONYX console training and education, the intuitive lighting control brand is launching a new training system of ...
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Línea Estratégica Reflects Dynamism of Karol G's Bichota Show with Chauvet Professional Color STRIKE M
Latin Grammy winner Karol G fearlessly blends a mix of genres in her rhythmic sound, treating fans to generous helpings of reggaeton, trap, sertaneja, and a host of other influences. However, there is one common denominator that ...
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Bandit Lites Announces Promotions of Significant Company Leadership
Bandit Lites announces key promotions within the firm with Sharon Draper as the chief financial officer, Dizzy Gosnell as vice president of production, and John Jenkinson as director of integration. ...
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Elation Proteus, Fuze, and KL Series Premieres Set for InfoComm 2022
The InfoComm show June 8 - 10 in Las Vegas will be a great opportunity to get up to date on the latest in Elation Professional's Proteus, Fuze, and KL series of lighting products, as well as other luminaires in Elation's ...
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Christie Ready to Re-ignite at InfoComm 2022 with Integrated Solutions and New Products
Christie will be meeting its partners and customers in-person at InfoComm 2022, from June 8 - 10 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. In booth N2145, Christie will be demonstrating its range of integrated solutions, including the ...
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Harman Professional Showcases Range of Innovative Pro Audio Solutions at NAMM 2022
Harman Professional Solutions introduces its NAMM 2022 visitors to five pro audio solutions that were recently launched during the past year.
The new products include JBL Professional SRX900 Series powered line arrays and ...
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One Big Star Reflects Many Facets of Move It with Help From Chauvet Professional
Dance is a uniquely human activity according to the biologists and naturalists who study such things. The "hidden language of the soul," as Martha Graham described it, is also as unique and special as humans themselves. ...
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Waves eMotion LV1 Mixer Chosen for Queensrÿche 2022 North American Tour
FOH engineer Andrew Peters (Porno for Pyros, DragonForce, Drowning Pool, Iced Earth, Atreyu, Trivium) has chosen Waves' eMotion LV1 Live Mixer for the North American tour of heavy metal legends Queensrÿche. "When Queensrÿche ...
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Theatre in Review: ...what the end will be (Roundabout at Laura Pels Theatre)
Late in Mansa Ra's new play, a family drama salted with plenty of humor, the great Keith Randolph Smith stops the action cold with a monologue about death. The veteran actor -- always a guarantee of pleasure -- is cast as ...
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Key Digital to Exhibit AV Solutions at InfoComm 2022
Key Digital Systems will be exhibiting at InfoComm 2022, June 8 - 10 in Las Vegas, at booth W1337. Company personnel will be on hand to demonstrate and discuss Key Digital's comprehensive range of solutions for unified ...
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Fulcrum Acoustic Welcomes Angela Ciociolo as Director of Marketing
Fulcrum Acoustic announces that Angela Ciociolo has joined the company as director of marketing. This comes as demand for the Company's products and technologies are increasing domestically and abroad. Ciociolo will be ...
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64 Audio Updates Look and Features NAMM TEC Award Finalist During 2022 NAMM Show
64 Audio announces that it will showcase its updated interactive demo experience as well as feature a number of its new IEMs during the 2022 NAMM Show, held in Anaheim, Calif. June 3 - 5 at the Anaheim Convention Center, booth # ...
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LightFair Pavilions Highlight Four Categories with Product Discovery and Education
The LightFair Trade Show will present four categorized pavilions -- The Collective, Design Pavilion, Outdoor Pavilion, and Smart Pavilion -- offering a curated assortment of product along with on-floor educational opportunities, ...
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Panasonic Connect's New Visual Solutions Create Impactful and Impressive Experiences
Panasonic Connect North America announces new turnkey, immersive solutions to streamline productions and expand the possibilities of entertainment. As the world enters into a new era of engagement, entertainment venues are looking ...
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Astera Launches New HydraPanel Product
Astera launches its latest wireless LED lighting product -- the HydraPanel -- which features the company's award-winning Titan LED engine.
The HydraPanel stands out in a busy "LED panel" marketplace offering many unique features ...
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The Design Oasis Adds Flare to Nursecon Cruise with Chauvet Professional Color STRIKE M
Abbas Ritscher just couldn't wait. The first shipment of the Chauvet Professional Color STRIKE M fixtures arrived at The Design Oasis right as he was about to head out to sea as the production manager of the 2022 Nursecon ...
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Max Kopsho Joins Christie as Executive Vice President of Business Development
Christie announces that industry veteran Maxwell (Max) Kopsho has joined Christie as executive vice president of business development, responsible for supporting the commercialization and sales of Christie's advanced video ...
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Waves Shows its Complete Range of System Integration Solutions at InfoComm
Waves Audio will be showing its complete range of System Integration Solutions from its line of Commercial Audio products at InfoComm 2022 (booth W1912). Highlights include the new Waves Cloud MX Mixer; the CA3000-MX, CA2000 and ...
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d&b audiotechnik to Introduce the All-new Dante-enabled 5D Amplifier at InfoComm
The new 5D d&b audiotechnik amplifier will make its InfoComm debut in Las Vegas, booth #W2822.
InfoComm attendees will be able to see first-hand the all-new 5D installation amplifier, a four-channel DSP amplifier featuring ...
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Black Music Honors Returns to a Live Studio Audience with Bandit Lites Lighting System
Bandit Lites once again provides the lights for the 7th Annual Black Music Honors. Held by Central City Productions at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, the glamorous two-hour event celebrated artists and musicians who have ...
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ROE Visual Launches Carbon MarkII LED Panel
The launch of ROE Visual's Carbon MarkII series supplies a new lightweight LED solution for the outdoor rental market, offering a thin, yet solid structure. The LED platform provides a streamlined installation with integrated ...
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L-Acoustics Pumps Up Spectators at Inaugural PIST6 Races
Newly built on the site of the former Chiba Velodrome, the Tipstar Dome is one of the few velodromes in Japan to possess an international standard, 250m wooden track. The venue hosted the first annual PIST6 Championship, an event that ...
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DiGiCo SD12 96 Consoles Are The Sonic Bookends For Jazmine Sullivan Live
It's not like Jazmine Sullivan came out of nowhere, though she did take a three-year hiatus from performing a few years ago, only to come roaring back. The vocal whirlwind just picked up two Grammy Awards this year -- Best R&B ...
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TASCAM and ATOMOS Announce Wireless Synchronization for the Portacapture X8
TASCAM and ATOMOS announce the availability of wireless Bluetooth synchronization for the TASCAM Portacapture X8. With the addition of the optional TASCAM AK-BT1 Bluetooth dongle for the Portacapture X8 and either the newly ...
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