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  Starlite Productions Lights Up Philadelphia for the Democratic National Convention
The Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, concluded last night, but the city commissioned a special touch implemented by Starlite Productions of Moorestown, New Jersey, and designed in collaboration with Th ...
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ETC's First International Workshop a Success
Every two years in Madison, Wisconsin, ETC hosts Workshop, an educational event used to train and share new information with industry dealers, reps, and distributors. This summer, for the first time, the event was opened internationally. ...
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CAD Audio Debuts StageSelect 1600 Series UHF Wireless
CAD Audio has introduced the new StageSelect 1600 Series UHF high-performance wireless system.
The StageSelect system features frequency agile UHF operation for maximum operating range along with CAD ScanLink technology to ...
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64 Audio Launches the apex and tia In-Ear Monitor Technologies
64 Audio, a manufacturer of in-ear monitors, has unveiled two new technologies.
As a provider in premier in-ear monitors, 64 Audio introduces apex, a new and improved in-ear technology, and the tia -- a first of its kind, ...
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MUSIC Appoints Goldsmith Sales & Marketing as Rep for Northwest Territory
MUSIC announces the appointment of Goldsmith Sales & Marketing as its manufacturer representative firm for the Northwest territory states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Alaska. The firm will be promoting Music's enterprise ...
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Les Feluettes Debuts at the Opera de Montreal with Clay Paky Scenius Spots
Les Feluettes (Lilies) made its world premiere at the Opera de Montreal recently playing to full houses during its four-night run. Lighting designer Martin Labrecque utilized seven Clay Paky Scenius Spots for the new ...
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Rogue Beams and Washes Help Erich Meitzner Create Varied Looks at Wichita Riverfest
For the first 36 years of its existence, the Wichita Riverfest was held in May. Then in 2011, after rain put a damper on successive festivals, the event's organizers figured that moving it to June might change their luck. How right they ...
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Lovers Lane Church Loves Fulcrum Acoustic
In the late 1940s, a small group of faithful founded this Methodist Church on a Dallas street called Lovers Lane. Though the Church has since moved several blocks away, the name remains a part of its history and culture. ...
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With Sound from D.A.S. Audio, Twelve Miami Keeps the Music Pulsating
Twelve Miami is a club that focuses on promoting live concerts every weekend in addition to hosting various electronic nights and other cultural events. Since its opening in February 2016, notable artists that have appeared at the club ...
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Glastonbury Stages Epic Sound and Laser Tribute to Bowie
In one of the not to be missed performances at Glastonbury 2016, an orchestra, conducted by Charles Hazlewood, performed composer Philip Glass' Heroes Symphony at midnight on Saturday, June 25. Filling the sky with an array of ...
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Yamaha PM10 Digital Audio Consoles, NEXO STM Adorn Riverfront Stage at CMA Music Festival
It was a big year for the annual CMA Music Festival in Nashville. The 2016 Festival held June 9 - 12, 2016 sold out months in advance prompting large, enthusiastic crowds at the festival's numerous stages and event areas with a record ...
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GLP X4 Delivers Hardcore Pod Effect for Scooter
Experienced German lighting designer, Jerry Appelt recently teamed up once again with lighting director / programmer Marc Brunkhardt, as Hamburg-based dance group, Scooter embarked on their Can't Stop The Hardcore tour ...
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Theatre in Review: Quietly (Irish Repertory Theatre)
The title of Owen McCafferty's play may seem strange at first, since its two main characters are linked by a legacy of violence and, at long last, they are to settle up with each other, frankly and sometimes furiously laying bare ...
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Chauvet Professional Unveils the STRIKE 1 -- One-of-a-Kind Luminaire
Following up on the success of its STRIKE 4 multi format warm white fixture, Chauvet Professional has introduced the STRIKE 1, a versatile single pod light that excels as a blinder, strobe, wash, and flood. The newest member of the ...
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Bram de Clerck Joins Robe
Bram de Clerck joins Robe lighting s.r.o. as business development manager for touring, TV, live events.
de Clerck is already well known to many in the world of entertainment technology lighting. Based in Belgium, his ...
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ILC Holds Annual Golf Outing - Raises $10,000 for Behind the Scenes
Intelligent Lighting Creations (ILC) of Arlington Heights, Illinois, held its annual charity golf outing on Thursday, July 21, at White Pines Golf Course in Bensenville, Illinois. Over 60 golfers joined ILC's staff to raise money ...
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InfoComm Announces Samsung 837 Tour as Part of IoT Insights New York on September 8
InfoComm International will host its IoT Insights New York conference on September 8, 2016, at the Renaissance New York Times Square, to explore the role of the Internet of Things in professional AV solutions. Organizers ...
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Harrington Hoists, Inc. Promotes Jim Small to VP Sales
Harrington Hoists, Inc., announces the promotion of Jim Small from Midwest regional sales manager and international sales manager to vice president sales, effective July 1, 2016.
Small has been an instrumental and ...
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CPL Invests Again in d&b audiotechnik
Fast-growing, Warwickshire, UK-based, live video, AV, and technical production specialist CPL announces a further investment in d&b audiotechnik equipment, underlining its commitment to the brand, with whom CPL has enjoyed a ...
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Felix Lighting Provides MDG Fog Generators, Clay Paky Lighting, and grandMA2 Consoles for 20th EDC
Felix Lighting helped Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) celebrate its 20th anniversary with a large complement of MDG fog generators, Clay Paky lighting fixtures, and MA Lighting grandMA2 lighting consoles at its ...
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OUTCRY Finds Clarity in L-Acoustics
Having sold out arenas and stadiums across North America in 2015, the initial spring leg of this year's OUTCRY Tour recently repeated that success thanks to a praiseworthy lineup of top contemporary Christian artists, including ...
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Bose Sound Systems Make the Saturday Night Live: The Exhibition Come to Life
"Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!" That refrain has heralded the start of one of television's most famous comedy franchises for over 40 years. The iconic show was recently showcased in an exhibition, one that cleverly documents its ...
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California's Great America Debuts "Mass Effect: New Earth" Featuring MediaMation's MX4D Motion EFX Technology
4D innovator MediaMation, Inc. (MMI) of Torrance, California has been tapped as a key technology contributor to California's Great America's newly opened guest attraction, "Mass Effect: New Earth." ...
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Old North Church Updates with Community I Series
From a bible study group started in 1936, Old North Church in Canfield, Ohio, has grown to over 1,300 members and attendees. The Church's modern new building includes a 1,000-seat sanctuary, a library, classrooms, and a family life center ( ...
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White Light Provides Lighting for Garsington Opera Season
Every summer, Garsington Opera offers a program of innovative and unforgettable operatic work. Beginning life at Garsington Manor in 1989, it has run annually ever since, moving to the Wormsley Estate in 2011 which is its current home. The ...
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Theatre in Review: Butler (New Jersey Repertory Company/59E59)
Do we really need a boulevard comedy about slavery? Regardless, we now have one in Butler. Richard Strand -- who, I hasten to add, seems to have the very best intentions -- has aims to illuminate a little-known piece ...
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Chauvet Maverick Series Take W-DMX
Chauvet Professional introduced its Maverick series at the 2016 Prolight + Sound expo. The new series features three power-packed tour ready moving fixtures: the MK2 Wash, MK1 Hybrid, and MK2 Spot. Professional tour-graded ...
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Big Apple Circus Suspends Production, Focuses on Community Programs
Big Apple Circus, whose performances in New York and around the country have thrilled audiences for years, announces that while it has not raised sufficient funds to produce a show under its Big Top next season, the recent donations ...
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Roland Introduces LED Video Wall Cropping and Image Processing Applications for XS-Series Matrix Switchers
Roland Professional AV is introducing a new application for its XS-Series matrix switchers for use as high-quality, pixel-accurate cropping switcher/scalers for LED video walls. The XS-Series can switch eight HDMI or analog video ...
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LynTec Adds Telnet Protocol Support to RPC Panels
LynTec, a manufacturer of innovative electrical power control solutions for professional audio, video, and lighting systems, announced the addition of Telnet control to the company's complete line of RPC series power control ...
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DiGiCo SD7s Are the Perfect Fit for Beyoncé's Formation World Tour
When Grammy-winning artist Beyoncé's Formation tour pulled into Miami on April 27 for its first show, onlookers would have been forgiven if they thought it looked more like an invasion. Formation requires 56 semi-trucks to ...
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Joe Stopka Joins TASCAM as Director of Business Development
TASCAM has named Joe Stopka to the position of director of business development. In his new position, Stopka will be responsible for pursuing and developing new business opportunities for the Tascam brand in both live and ...
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Audix Corporation Names Chris Doss as Vice President of Sales and Marketing
Audix, a manufacturer in the professional audio industry, announces Chris Doss has joined the company as vice president of sales and marketing. Doss will oversee the sales and marketing department with direct responsibility ...
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New StoneBridge Church Campus Equipped with Martin Audio CDD
CCI Solutions of Olympia, Washington recently installed a Martin Audio CDD system in the main worship space of the new StoneBridge Millard Campus in Nebraska.
A new build at the site of a former outlet store, the campus is ...
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Avolites Controls Fast-Paced Rave Lighting for Cream Tours at T13 Warehouse
Event lighting designer John McGuinness of Just Lite Productions chose a carefully tuned mix of Avolites products: Sapphire Touch, Tiger Touch II and Fader Wing, Quartz, Ai Infinity media server, and ART2000 48" dimmer ...
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Fineline Lights Snowboxx 2016
Fineline supplied lighting for two venues -- Main Stage and Club XX -- at the six day 2016 Snowboxx Festival staged in the spectacular French Alpine ski resort of Avoriaz. The event now in its fourth year, is a week of activities ...
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Robe Adds Magic for 2CELLOS Verona Concert
Leading Slovenian lighting designer Crt Birsa specified 87 Robe moving lights including Pointes, MMX Spots, and MMX WashBeams for a special fifth anniversary concert by Croatian superstars 2CELLOs, staged at the beautifully ...
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Lighting Control Upgrade Brings Flexibility and Reliability to Brisbane Powerhouse Theatre
In August last year the Brisbane Powerhouse Theatre upgraded their lighting data distribution system with the installation of a Cat-6 network with Pathway Connectivity Pathport nodes and Pathport manager software. Nine Pathport C ...
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Theatre in Review: Paradiso: Chapter One
"I'm a friend of Mr. Chen." With this enigmatic statement, I was ushered into the murky world of Paradiso: Chapter One. Having arrived at a Midtown location -- I'm not allowed to say where -- on a recent Saturday afternoon, I ...
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NAMM Announces Visa Assist Program to Aid International Visitors to the 2017 NAMM Show
The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) announces Visa Assist, a new support program designed to help international members of the pro audio and music products industry attend and conduct business at the 2017 NAMM Show< ...
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Maxon Announces Cinema 4D Release 18
Maxon announces Cinema 4D Release 18 (R18), the next generation of its 3D animation, graphics, VFX, visualization, and rendering software application. Cinema 4D R18 has new, powerful and easily accessible tools that are tailored to ...
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Smart Monkeys, Inc. Names Jason Pontius to New Position of Senior Manager of Special Projects
Smart Monkeys, Inc. announces that Jason Pontius has joined the company in the new position of senior manager of special projects. His appointment marks continued expansion at the show-control specialists, which has been ...
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Canon USA Expands 4K Projector Lineup with the Versatile REALiS 4K501ST Pro AV LCOS Projector
Canon USA, Inc., a provider of digital imaging solutions, unveils the REALiS 4K501ST Pro AV LCOS Projector which incorporates all of the same features as Canon's current award-winning REALiS 4K500ST, as well as an enhanced video ...
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Powersoft Audio Electrifies the 2016 Republican National Convention
With 2,472 delegates attending the 2016 Republican National Convention at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio last week, the event represents not only a highly vocal platform for the GOPs (Grand Old Party) conservative-based ...
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Lejan New MTN BOX Dealer Representative in Netherlands
MTN BOX announces their partnership with Lejan, an experienced provider of flight cases, bags, and transport cases with 80 years of high quality service. Lejan will be the MTN BOX dealer representative in the Netherlands, ...
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GoVision Promotes Two Senior Executives
GoVision founder and CEO Chris Curtis announces that he has promoted two of the company's top executives.
Scott McKinnon, a six-year veteran with GoVision, has been promoted to executive vice president, sales and ...
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Atlona Adds Multi-Language Support to Atlona Academy Learning Management System
Atlona, a manufacturer of connectivity solutions for AV systems, announces it has added multi-language support to its Atlona Academy Learning Management System. Online courses, including testing, will now be available in ...
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Riedel Communications Joins AIMS
AIMS announces that Riedel Communications is the latest media technology company to join the alliance.
Founded in 1987 and headquartered in Wuppertal, Germany, Riedel Communications is known as a pioneer of real-time ...
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Clay Paky Scenius Makes Its Australian Debut at the CMC Music Awards
The CMC Music Awards 2016 were held at the Queensland Performing Arts Center (QPAC), with some of the biggest names in country music including superstars Jason Aldean and Florida Georgia Line, Australia's own Adam Harvey, and rising ...
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Top Italian Artist Tours with Compact Allen & Heath Qu-Pac
Italian electropop artist, Francesco Gabbani, recently took Allen & Heath's ultra-compact Qu-Pac digital mixer on tour, selected by front-of-house engineer, Fabrizio Fruzzetti.
Gabbani is a singer, songwriter and multi ...
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Theatre in Review: A Class Act (New World Stages)
"You really think we can get a giant like General Chemical to settle?" That's the big question at the heart of A Class Act. Norman Shabel, a longtime trial and class action lawyer, has assembled a gallery of tough ...
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Adamson Expands Management at Global Headquarters
After several years of growth Adamson Systems Engineering announces an expansion of its management team at their global headquarters in Port Perry, Canada. Benoit Cabot is promoted to director of R&D while Marc Weber ...
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Martin MAC Axiom Hybrid US Tour Extended
Harman Professional Solutions announces the continuation of the Martin MAC Axiom Hybrid US Tour, which showcases the newest products from Martin. After an extremely successful initial run across the United States in May and June, ...
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Le Maitre's G300-SMART Smoke Machine Features Internet of Things Technology
The G300-SMART is Le Maitre's newest professional smoke machine. Designed with the future in mind, the G300-SMART features Internet of Things technology and supports both Wi-Fi and LAN connectivity for set up, monitoring, and ...
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ADJ Launches the Chameleon QBar Pro with Distinctive Up-Lighting and Mid-Air Projections
The unique new Chameleon QBar Pro from ADJ produces impressive wall-washing effects and can also be used to generate impactful mid-air beams. Offering WiFLY DMX control, 64 color macros, 19 built-in programs, and six operating modes ...
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Coachella Gobi Stage Benefits from EAW Adaptive System
The Coachella Festival, held on the grounds of the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, is arguably one of the most prestigious music festivals in the United States. With recent attendance records topping 200,000, it is imperative that ...
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EDC's Circuit Grounds Stage Comes Alive with SJ Lighting and AG Production Services
The Electric Daisy Carnival, (EDC) returned to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway to celebrate its 20th year of providing high energy dance music in a community of love, respect, and togetherness. EDC took over the infield of the speedway June ...
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R. Kelly Buffet Tour Tells Story with Help from Chauvet Professional Vesuvio RGBA
R. Kelly's Buffet Tour reflects the drama and transitions that have been such a riveting part of the R&B legend's life and career. This much is evident right from the concert's start. Before the multi-Grammy winner even appears on ...
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NC4 Selects WorxAudio
New Covenant Christian Community Church (NC4) is a nondenominational house of worship that is committed to following Christ in word and action. Reformed in theology, charismatic in practice, and with a contemporary worship style, music ...
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St Mary's Seminary Gets the ICONYX Gen5 Treatment
The roots of St. Mary's Seminary in Houston, Texas, date back to its original charter, established in 1856. The seminary's 50-acre campus, opened in 1954, the seminary moved to its current site, and has grown to become one of the state's ...
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World of Speed Fires on All Cylinders with Symetrix Radius DSP
The excitement begins the moment you enter the World of Speed museum, located near Portland, Oregon. As you explore the facility, you're surrounded by classic race cars, motorcycles, and boats, along with a wealth of educational exhibits ...
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Robe Finds Another Voice in Flanders
The fifth season of the Voice van Vlaanderan (Voice of Flanders) was staged in Hall 8 of the Ghent Expo center, a massive complex on the outskirts of the picturesque Belgian city -- with show design once again delivered by a team ...
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The Sweet Smell of Success -- Elation Professional Platinum FLX for 2016 Duftstars Awards
Full service production company satis&fy provided the entertainment technology and decorative atmosphere for the 2016 Duftstars Awards in Berlin, the German perfume industry's premier accolade, and used their new stock of Elation ...
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Theatre in Review: Macbeth (Classical Theatre of Harlem/Richard Rodgers Amphitheater)
Drums pound, machetes are flashed, and the bodies pile up in Carl Cofield's production of The Scottish Play. Here, it's not so Scottish: The action has been moved to a country very much like Ethiopia during the reign of Haile ...
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Theatre in Review: Privacy (The Public Theater)
If you have ever dreamed of a date with Daniel Radcliffe, you should hop on down to the Public Theater, where he is starring in the singular entertainment known as Privacy. At one point in the second act, three members ...
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Fairlight Announces Divestment of its Professional Audio Technology
Fairlight.AU, the Australian technology development company best known for its professional audio products that are used by major broadcasters and producers around the world, has today announced that it is actively seeking a buyer ...
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NATEAC 2016 Comes to a Successful Close
By any measure, the 2016 North American Theatre Engineering and Architecture Conference (NATEAC), a quadrennial two-day event, has been a complete success. The conference attracted over 300 delegates from 11 countries on four ...
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AES 2016 Election Results Announced
The AES has released the list of winning candidates from the balloting in the 2016 Audio Engineering Society international elections. The newly elected officers will assume their roles in October, shortly after the end of the ...
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DPA Microphones Welcomes New Product Manager, René Mørch
DPA Microphones, the Danish professional audio manufacturer of high-quality condenser microphone solutions for professional applications, welcomes René Mørch as the company's new product manager. Mørch previously worked for ...
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R. Kelly Serves Up his Buffet Tour with ChainMaster Motor Hoists and grandMA2 Consoles
R. Kelly's Buffet Tour is serving up a musical extravaganza, which fans are eating up in arenas across the US. Performance Lighting of Elk Grove, Illinois is providing 50 ChainMaster motor hoists and MA Lighting ...
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ETC Source Four LED Lustr Brings Color and Texture to American Idiot at Pace University
When American Idiot hit the Broadway stage in 2010, theatergoers were treated to more than just the punk-rock sounds of Green Day's iconic rock opera; they experienced the visual impact that lighting can bring to storytelling. When ...
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Meyer Sound LEO Family Systems Kick Off Transatlantic Festival Season
LEO Family systems kicked off Meyer Sound's 2016 summer festival season powering multi-day events at two major music festivals on opposite sides of the Atlantic. Boston Calling drew huge crowds to City Hall Plaza while BigCityBeats ...
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140 Solaris Mozarts Featured on Hall & Oates 2016 Tour
The Daryl Hall and John Oates 2016 tour kicked off this year at New York's Madison Square Garden and will continue through the summer. Nashville, Tennessee-based Morris, in collaboration with famed designer Jesper Luth, ...
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LMG Touring Supports Country Music's Breakout Artist, Sam Hunt
American country music singer-songwriter, Sam Hunt has taken the nation by storm with his debut album, Montevallo, reaching double platinum. The Georgia native is the first artist to reach three top country charts simultaneously in ...
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"Frontmen" FOH Engineer Geno Mulcahy Sets Sail with QSC TouchMix to Entertain Navy Troops
Production manager and front-of-house engineer Eugene "Geno" Mulcahy was carrying his mixing console in his backpack when he and country music super-group The Frontmen of Country Music flew onto an aircraft carrier in the Persian ...
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W-DMX at the Maritime Museum in Australia
As part of this year's Vivid Sydney light festival, the Australia Museum's rooftop was once again a big canvas for a light show. As part of the setup, Fusion Entertainment was responsible to light up the area around the museum -- ...
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Robe BMFLs for Patrick Bruel Tour
Lighting designer Nicolas Maisonneuve specified eight Robe BMFL Blades for the latest Très souvent je pense à vous (Very Often I Think of You) tour by French singer Patrick Bruel -- Maisonneuve also designed the ...
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Bloomberg TV Convention Coverage Features Aladdin Bi-Flex LED Lights
Zylight, a manufacturer of innovative LED lighting solutions and North American distributor of Aladdin products, announces more than 80 Aladdin Bi-Flex LED lighting instruments are being used for coverage of the Republican ...
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Allstar Sound Selects HelixNet, FreeSpeak II for Corporate Event Productions and Rentals
Allstar Sound of Burbank, California -- a rental house with 40-plus years in the business -- has selected Clear-Com's HelixNet digital network partyline intercom and FreeSpeak II wireless digital intercom for its corporate ...
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QSC Professional Appoints Equipos y Cintas as Distribution Partner in Mexico
QSC, LLC announces the appointment of Equipos y Cintas S.A. de C.V. as its distribution partner in Mexico, representing the QSC professional division and providing the company's portfolio of professional live sound products ...
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Audio-Technica Honors On the Road Marketing with Samurai Award
Audio-Technica, a manufacturer of wired and wireless microphones, headphones, and accessory products for over 50 years, has recognized Riverdale, New Jersey-based On the Road Marketing with its Samurai Award for the 2015-2016 ...
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James Ritter Joins Adamson APAC Team
Adamson Systems Engineering announces the expansion of their APAC team with the addition of James Ritter, who will serve as sales manager for the region. The announcement was made by David Dohrmann, technical director, ...
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Masque Sound Keeps It Cool for New York Theatre Workshop's Red Hot Folk Opera, Hadestown
When the New York Theatre Workshop's hellishly good new production, Hadestown recently opened, Tony Award-winning sound designer Robert Kaplowitz was keeping cool with a custom audio equipment package from Masque ...
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Morris Uses New d&b audiotechnik NoizCalc Solution for CMA Music Festival
Thousands of fans attending the annual Country Music Association (CMA) Music Festival, held in Nashville June 9 - 12, enjoyed outdoor entertainment at Ascend Amphitheater featuring a significant change in audio approach and production. M ...
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Third Baptist Church Renovates with Community
Founded in 1863, Third Baptist Church in Alexandria, Virginia, constructed its historic current structure in 1903. Recently, the church completed a major interior renovation with a dramatic new appearance and a modern audio system. ...
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iDesign Productions Installs Elation Lighting at Miami's E11even Nightclub
E11even Nightclub in downtown Miami attracts an impressive number of top DJs and other dance music artists, especially around Winter Music Conference time. The profusion of EDM, hip hop, and house music talent has been even more marked ...
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4Wall Works Its Magic on Harry Potter
The recent opening of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios in Hollywood is the latest in a series of high-profile projects by the systems division of 4Wall Lighting. Despite a track record that includes ...
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John McGuinness Creates Intense Club Atmosphere at Belfast Cream Event
Fat Boy Slim, Seb Fontaine, Nick Warren are just some of the legendary resident DJs that have shaped Cream's unique dance music identity since its inception in 1992 in Belfast, UK. Beginning life in the form of a super club, the brand has ...
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Martin by Harman Atomic 3000 LEDs Frame the Stage for Concert Celebrating Popular Russian Singer
Martin by Harman lighting fixtures recently shone brightly on the stage of the Ledovy Dvorets arena for the concert of popular Russian musician, Valery Meladze. The show, "Half a Hundred," coincided with the famed singer's 50th ...
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Showlight 2017 Registration Is Now Open
Showlight announces that delegate registration for the tenth lighting quadrennial, Showlight 2017, is now open!
The eagerly-awaited event takes place in Florence, Italy at the Palazzo dei Congressi May 20 - 23, 2017, and, ...
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d&b audiotechnik Joins AVnu Alliance
Loudspeaker systems manufacturer, d&b audiotechnik, announces it has joined the AVnu Alliance, the industry consortium that fosters the adoption of AVB/TSN (audio video bridging/time sensitive networking) protocols and an ...
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GLP impression X4 Bars Win Second Major Award in a Week
The stellar success of GLP's impression X4 Bars was recognized for the second time in a month -- by major industry bodies on both sides of the Atlantic.
Following its Live Design Award in New York the product picked up a similar " ...
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Elation DTW Series Variable-White Par and Bar LED Lights Now Available
The first products in Elation Professional's new DTW Series of variable white LED lights are now available. An excellent choice when variable white light is required in broadcast, theatrical, and conventional lighting situations, ...
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Carl Peeters, CFO, to Leave Barco; Ann Desender Appointed as New CFO
Barco announces the departure of its chief financial officer, Carl Peeters, who has decided to pursue a new professional opportunity. Ann Desender, currently vice president finance and control will succeed Peeters as ...
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WorldStage Acquires 30 Clay Paky Scenius Profiles for Broadcast and Live Concert Markets
WorldStage, Inc. has taken delivery of a complement of Clay Paky Scenius Profiles from A.C.T Lighting, Inc. A.C.T Lighting is the exclusive distributor of Clay Paky fixtures in North America. ...
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Universal Parks & Resorts and Christie Sign Corporate Partnership Agreement
Universal Parks & Resorts has entered into a corporate partnership agreement with Christie, which will see Christie delivering the latest projection technologies to Universal Parks & Resorts as the official projection system ...
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Yamaha Professional Audio Division Expands Sales Force
A year after Yamaha Corporation of America announced the creation of the new professional audio division, the success realized in merging all of the company's pro audio products together under "one roof" necessitated the expansion ...
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Sennheiser Helps Train the Next Generation of Women in Audio with SoundGirls.org Camps
This summer, middle and high school aged girls have the opportunity to get hands-on training with professional audio gear at the SoundGirls.org Live Sound Camps. Audio specialist Sennheiser has joined in sponsoring these ...
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Shure Names Excellence Marketing Its 2015 "Rep of the Year"
Shure Incorporated has named Excellence Marketing, Inc. its "Sales Representative of the Year." Excellence Marketing's president Ken Simons received the award at this year's InfoComm convention in Las Vegas, ...
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NSCA Announces Strategic Alliance with Insperity
NSCA announces a strategic alliance with Insperity, Inc., a provider of human resources and business performance solutions for America's best businesses.
NSCA members will have access to purchase numerous Insperity ...
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White Light Provides Shakespeare's Globe with First-Ever Theatrical Lighting Rig
Opening in 1997, Shakespeare's Globe is a reconstruction of the Globe Theatre, an Elizabethan Playhouse in London which housed all of Shakespeare's original works. Today, the theatre is dedicated to exploring Shakespeare's work through ...
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Theatre in Review: 2 by Tennessee Williams (St Luke's Theatre)
Fans of Tennessee Williams will be titillated by the opportunity to check out two of his rarely seen one-acts, but they should calm down and take a deep breath before proceeding to St. Luke's Theatre. Each of these plays needs ...
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Ayrton Introduces DreamSpot-18K -- the First Laser-Source Profile
Ayrton announces the launch of the DreamSpot-18k, the world's first laser-source automated profile.
Unique in appearance and performance, DreamSpot-18K is the industry's first automated, multifunctional, multiple-purpose ...
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Cosmic Truss Adds New Sales Manager
Cosmic Truss announces the appointment of Paul Saghbazarian as the company's new sales manager, who will be working directly with Cosmic Truss brand director, David Park.
Saghbazarian comes to Cosmic Truss from areas ...
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Fulcrum Acoustic Welcomes Nathan Butler as Director of Engineering
Fulcrum Acoustic, creators of high-performance professional loudspeaker technologies, announces the appointment of Nathan Butler to the newly-created position of director of engineering.
Butler is a professional audio ...
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CAD Audio Ships CADLive 3000 Wireless
CAD Audio is shipping the CADLive 3000 wireless system that provides what the company says is "unmatched RF performance, audio quality, and operational flexibility."
The CADLive 3000 system operates in the 500MHz band for ...
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Waves Audio Now Shipping the Waves Scheps Parallel Particles Plugin
Waves Audio, a provider of digital signal processing solutions, is now shipping the Waves Scheps Parallel Particles plugin, part of the Waves Signature Series.
Created in collaboration with Grammy award-winning producer/mixing ...
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GoVision Opens Las Vegas Office
GoVision announces that it has opened a new office and equipment facility in Las Vegas, its fifth such location.
The facility -- which will house a substantial amount of GoVision's state-of-the-art modular and mobile LED ...
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FIX8Group Further Enhances FIX8Studio to Provide Outside Access to Latest Multimedia Technologies
Event technologist FIX8Group has been busy developing FIX8Studio: a fully supported visualization and training space at the company's Stockport, UK, headquarters, which gives visiting production companies, studios, and ...
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Atlona Ships Latest UHD HDMI to HDBaseT Distribution Amplifiers and New HDBaseT Receiver-Scaler
Atlona, a manufacturer of connectivity solutions for AV systems, announces it is now shipping three new products with applications in both residential and commercial markets, the AT-UHD-CAT-4 and AT-UHD-CAT-4ED HDMI to HDBaseT ...
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BASSBOSS Appoints Anton Pukshansky to Vice President, Sales
Austin, Texas-based powered loudspeaker manufacturer BASSBOSS announces that it has appointed Anton Pukshansky to the new position of vice president, sales. Pukshansky, who will report directly to BASSBOSS CEO Lian Amber
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beyerdynamic's New TG MM1w Wireless Measurement Microphone Impresses on Adele Live 2016
British phenomenon Adele is currently playing to sold-out arenas on a celebrated world tour. The elaborate sound needs require a constant focus on the esteemed singer and her voice. Acoustic effects are paired with consummate style during ...
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High End Systems Uno Debuts on Eurovision 2016
For the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest finals held last month in Stockholm, Sweden, technical director Ola Melzig used 108 Uno fixtures from High End System for UK performers Joe and Jake. The duo's rendition of "You're ...
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The Lumineers Are Making All the Right Noises with DiGiCo
After their "difficult second album" hit the number one spot in the UK, US, and Canada, it could be said that The Lumineers have officially gone global with Cleopatra. The critically acclaimed, two-time Grammy-nominated folk trio ...
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Jon Sword Gets a Feeling for CDC six
The Feeling front-of-house engineer Jon Sword has had been touring the band with a Cadac CDC six console on their recent Jeff Lynne's ELO arena support slot. The tour has seen both engineer and band fall in love with the ...
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DiGiCo Delivers the Power of Stealth Core 2
DiGiCo's Stealth Core 2 is a major upgrade to the Stealth Digital Processing for its SD series digital mixers. Delivering significantly enhanced processing from the audio core of Digico SD series consoles, it takes the range to a ...
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ADJ Launches Two New Battery-Powered LED Pars for Hassle-Free Uplighting with UV-Infused Color Mixing
Combining the flexibility of battery-power with the color mixing potential of RGB+UV LEDs, ADJ announces the addition of two new par fixtures to the Mega Go Series. Perfect for mobile entertainers, production companies, and other ...
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Renkus-Heinz Names Alberto Mantovani Engineering Manager
Renkus-Heinz, a manufacturer of steerable sound, announces the appointment of Alberto Mantovani to the position of engineering manager.
Mantovani, a senior engineer with more than 30 years of expertise in the technology ...
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1602 Group, Archwave, and TOA Corporation join the Open Control Architecture Alliance
The OCA Alliance, the AV industry alliance promoting awareness and adoption of Open Control Architecture (the Audio Engineering Society AES70 standard), has announced the membership of three new member companies. 1602 ...
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L-Acoustics Says Hello to the World's Arenas with Adele
With 105 arena shows, multiple nights in virtually every venue (including six at Madison Square Garden, London's O2, and the Los Angeles Staples Center), and every show sold out far in advance, Adele's Live 2016 tour is big on both ...
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TiMax Moves Adele
The Adele Live 2016 tour production is all about staging Adele with her strong personality, witty stories, and strong vocal range -- but not center-stage, rather across two stages -- and with her sound inexorably linked to her ...
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BMFL Spots for Garth Brooks
Garth Brooks continues his maverick Man Against Machine tour which started in fall 2014 and has been delighting his massive and loyal fan base. The immensely popular multi-million album selling rock / country superstar is known for ...
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SolaSpot 1500s Augment PBS's Bluegrass Underground
A Todd Squared production for PBS broadcast, Bluegrass Underground is the brainchild of entrepreneur Todd Mayo, who transformed an underground cave system discovered by Aaron Higgenbotham in 1810 into the magical ...
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DPA Microphones Hits the Road with Grammy Award-Winning Latin Reggaeton Artist Nicky Jam
Front-of-house sound engineer Gabriel Fajardo takes pride in providing his artists with pristine and natural vocal sounds. When Grammy award-winning reggaeton artist Nicky Jam takes the stage to sold-out crowds across the world, ...
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Audio-Technica, Allen & Heath, and Apart Audio Bring New Solutions to Ancient St Mary's
Built on the site of a Benedictine monastery founded in 792AD, St Mary's Church in Hitchin, UK, dates back to the 14th and 15th century in its current form. But despite its long history, the building's sound system is required to perform ...
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Nexus 7x7 Creates Tungsten Looks at Dunk! Festival
The Dunk! Festival is one of Belgium's fastest growing independent festivals, organized by a team of passionate music loving volunteers with a sustainable and DIY ethos. The festival acts as an extension of the independent record label, ...
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Clay Paky Proves Effective for Northern Territory's Harsh Climate
Darwin, Australia's Dreamedia Events now has a Clay Paky package comprising of eight Sharpy, eight A.leda B-EYE K20, and eight Mythos luminaires. Managing director Chris O'Brien comments that he was first drawn to Clay ...
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Theatre in Review: No End of Blame: Scenes of Overcoming (Potomac Theatre Project)
Howard Barker has a thing for artists who go against the temper of their times. Last summer, Potomac Theatre Project (PTP) staged his play Scenes from an Execution, which focused on a female 17th-century Venetian painter ...
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Theatre in Review: Oslo (Lincoln Center Theater at the Mitzi E. Newhouse)
At the exact moment when this country -- or the world, for that matter -- seems hopelessly polarized, comes J.T. Rogers' Oslo, a stunning account -- both intimate and panoramic -- of what can happen when deadly enemies ...
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Group One Ltd. Announces Summer 2016 Lighting Road Show
Group One Ltd., the US distributor for Avolites and elektraLite, is planning to make the world "a brighter place" in the coming weeks as it takes its lighting brands on tour for the Group One Summer 2016 Lighting Road ...
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AV Stumpfl Introduces GPU-Based Video Decoding Algorithm for Its Media Server Line Up
The engineering team at AV Stumpfl has taken their upcoming Wings Vioso RX software to the next level, adding a video decoding algorithm which uses specialized GPU instructions instead of regular CPU processes. ...
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Middle Atlantic Products Names 2015 President's Club Award Winners for AV and Broadcast Markets
Middle Atlantic Products announces that it presented its 2015 President's Club Awards for AV and broadcast markets during its national sales meeting at InfoComm 2016 in Las Vegas last month. ...
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LightParts and Anchorage Baptist Temple get SHIFTed!
LightParts, the parts and repair source for entertainment lighting, recently delivered eight High End Systems SHAPESHIFTER C1 LED fixtures to Anchorage Baptist Temple (ABT) in Anchorage, Alaska. ABT technical director Bryan ...
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Martin by Harman's New Atomic 3000 LEDs Hit the Road with Live Nation's 2016 Ones to Watch Tour
Freelance lighting designer Robert Sanders recently purchased six of Martin by Harman's new Atomic 3000 LEDs specifically for use on Live Nation's 2016 Ones to Watch Tour. The tour, which featured up-and-coming ...
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Bonnaroo Celebrates 15 Years with Bandit Lites
The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival wrapped its 15th weekend of great music and good vibes as one of the country's top musical events of the year. Taking place over June 9 - 12, a 700-acre field swelled to a population of 85,000 in a feat ...
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Elite Multimedia and Big Events Create a "New Spain" Feel for the Frist Gala
When Big Events, Inc. was approached by the Frist Center for the Visual Arts to help them create a contemporary "New Spain" club atmosphere for their annual gala, president Malcolm Greenwood leapt at the opportunity to ...
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Elation Lighting System for Alpha & Omega Church Youth Auditorium
Alpha & Omega Church in Miami, Florida, was looking for a dynamic lighting solution for its newly remodeled Next Level Youth ministry auditorium, something both welcoming and energetic, and found the flexibility the church were looking for ...
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GLP LEDs Wow Las Vegas Audiences For New Human Nature Jukebox
Leading Australian pop vocal group, Human Nature, has returned to The Venetian in Las Vegas with their new Jukebox production, which effortlessly blends retro pop classics with Doo-Wop, Motown, and Soul. The aim of the show is to bring ...
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A Sporting Chance for Renkus-Heinz in Doha
Qatar is doing a good job of establishing itself as the Middle East's sporting hub. It has already hosted its fair share of high-profile international competitions, and this activity is only going to increase as it moves towards the ...
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dLive Manages Special Concert for Russian Orchestra
An Allen & Heath dLive digital mixing system recently managed a special concert in the Philharmonic Hall of Astrakhan, in the southern region of Russia.
The system, consisting of an S5000 Control Surface and DM48 MixRack, was ...
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Pliant Technologies Names Professional Show S.p.A. as New Italian Distributor
Pliant Technologies, the new professional intercom division of CoachComm, has named Professional Show S.p.A. as its distributor for Italy. Professional Show S.p.A. will help Pliant to further support current and new ...
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Mega Systems, Inc. Has Been Named the Exclusive ImageCue Distributor for North America
Mega Systems, Inc. has been named the exclusive ImageCue distributor for North America.
Mega Systems, Inc. is a leading producer and distributor of lighting, video, audio, control, and truss products. The agreement will expand ...
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4Wall Entertainment Adds Clay Paky Scenius Profiles to its Lighting Inventory Nationwide
4Wall Entertainment, which provides entertainment lighting rentals and sales from five locations across the US, has acquired a large complement of Clay Paky Scenius Profiles from A.C.T Lighting, Inc. A.C.T Lighting is the exclusive ...
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Elation 6-Color SixBar 1000 LED Batten Available in IP65 Version
Elation Professional's SixBar 1000 LED batten is now available in a fully weatherproof IP65 version that gives the versatile color-changing luminaire application in all types of outdoor events and weather including dust-blown ...
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Chauvet Professional VIP F4 Video Panel Fits Rental and Integrator Markets
You can't be all things to all people, but you can be equally at home in the rental and integrator markets. At least that's the case with the new 4.8 mm pixel pitch VIP F4 Video Panel from Chauvet Professional. Featuring cable-free ...
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Audinate Announces New Version of Dante Controller
Audinate announces an update to Dante Controller, the free, award-winning tool used to configure and manage Dante audio networks.
Dante Controller 3.10 brings new features for end-users, allowing them to better manage larger ...
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Vectorworks, Inc. Partners with Modelo for AEC Presentation and Collaboration Plug-In
Global design and BIM software developer Vectorworks, Inc. announces their partnership with Modelo, creators of the software plug-in of the same name. Modelo allows for architects and designers to upload their 3-D Vectorworks files ( ...
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Jennifer Lopez uses Upstage Video LED Floor as Main Stage on Today Show
It was a special morning on July 11, 2016 for the people gathered around Rockefeller Center to see Jennifer Lopez and Lin-Manuel Miranda's collaborative performance of "Love Make the World Go Round" on the Today Show ...
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Riedel Communications Hires Dave Caulwell in Business Development Role for Eastern US
To spur further growth momentum in North American markets, Riedel Communications has appointed Dave Caulwell to oversee business development for the Eastern US. Caulwell joins Riedel with 16 years of experience in all aspects ...
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W-DMX Amongst Winning Brands at the Guinness World Records in Chile
On May the 22nd a new Guinness World record was set at the Bicentenario de la Florida stadium in Santiago, Chile. A total of 2,357 football athletes played a match that lasted 120 hours, a record set before in England that registered 105 ...
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Theatre in Review: Good (Potomac Theatre Project/Atlantic Theater Stage II)
Let's give the good folks at Potomac Theatre Project points for timeliness. Watching John Halder, the protagonist of Good, twist his soul into a monstrous pretzel in order to accommodate the dictates of the Nazi Party, I couldn't ...
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PLASA's Seminar Speakers Share Production Masterclasses from the World Stage at PLASA Show 2016
Another wave of thought-provoking seminar sessions have been launched in the run up to PLASA Show 2016 (September 18 - 20, London Olympia). The latest offering includes sessions focused on "Broadcast Meets Live Sound;" the Rio ...
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Audio Engineering Society Opens Early Registration and Housing Options for AES Los Angeles
The Audio Engineering Society announces that Early Registration is now open for the largest pro audio event of the year -- the 141st Audio Engineering Society International Convention, which returns to the Los Angeles Convention ...
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Fly Through Live Programming Gigs with ETC's Eos Motorized Fader Wings
In live-programming situations, the job is all about speed. Now ETC's Eos family toolkit includes even more hands-on control for fast programming on the fly. The new Eos Motorized Fader Wings function as modular add-ons to Eos ...
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Professional Wireless Systems (PWS) Expands Rental Fleet
Professional Wireless Systems (PWS), a Masque Sound Company and experts in supplying and supporting wireless systems for live and broadcast events, announces that it has recently completed a total repackaging of its rental ...
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WorldStage Expands LED Display Capabilities with New Hires
WorldStage, Inc. has expanded its LED department with two new hires and an internal promotion. Josh Perlman, senior project manager at WorldStage, has been named director of LED Services and Wayne Romanowski and Ste ...
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Acclaim Lighting Offers AL Cove Eco for Tight Interior Architectural Lighting Applications
Acclaim Lighting introduces AL Cove Eco, a low power, low cost, dimmable LED cove light for tight spaces. It offers approximately 400 lumens per foot and greater than 80 CRI.
Available in multiple color temperatures of white in 1- ...
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Neon Desert Music Festival Shines with Elation LED Effects and Platinum Beams
Memorial Day marks the traditional kick-off to summer and music fans in southern Texas celebrated the long weekend at the Neon Desert Music Festival in El Paso, dancing to the rhythms of Dutch DJ phenom Tiësto and a variety of other acts, ...
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Martin Audio MLA Takes Over Main Stage At Rock In Rio Lisbon
Gabisom Audio Equipment from Brazil deployed Martin Audio's premier MLA rig on the World Stage for the first time at the recent five-day Rock in Rio Festival in Bela Park, Lisbon. In doing so, it was the largest deployment of MLA on ...
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Baz Halpin Creates Connections on Florida Georgia Line Tour with Chauvet Professional STRIKE 4
Belmont University in Nashville is about 468 miles from the border separating Florida from Georgia. But it was at this leafy Christian university where the world-famous Florida Georgia Line began in 2008, when Floridian Brian Kelley ...
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Elite Multimedia Works with Cour Design on a St. Lucia Visual Experience
Since their introduction only four short years ago, Columbia-recording artists St. Lucia have become known for their high-energy and artful music that elicits a number of emotions in their fans. Based in Brooklyn, NY, St. Lucia recently ...
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Ready to Rock: Tool, Jess Glynne and Fun Lovin' Criminals All Tour with DPA's New VL Capsule
DPA Microphones' new d:facto Linear Vocal Microphone, which was officially launched at Prolight + Sound 2016, has already made its on-stage debut with Tool, Jess Glynne, and Fun Lovin' Criminals. ...
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Eventim Apollo Upgraded to State-of the-Art Event Space with Prolyte Staging
Hammersmith's legendary live music venue the Eventim Apollo -- renowned for hosting global superstars including David Bowie, Kate Bush, and The Rolling Stones, and staging sell-out runs from comedians Michael McIntyre ...
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Ayrton Zooms in on the New MagicDot-SX
As part of the raft of new products released for 2016, Ayrton has launched the MagicDot-SX as the next in its new SX range.
MagicDot-SX is a compact, hybrid version of Ayrton's MagicDot-R, which was awarded LDI Product of the ...
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Nominations Open for USITT 2017 Architecture Awards
USITT invites nominations for its 2017 Architecture Awards, recognizing the best new performance spaces and reflecting outstanding design by theatre architects and consultants.
The awards celebrate excellence in the ...
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A New Dawn For the Audio Interface: Antelope Audio Announces Shipping of Zen Tour and Goliath Thunderbolt
Professional audio gear manufacturer Antelope Audio announces that its Zen Tour and Goliath multi-channel interfaces are both shipping and available through the company's dealer networks around the world. The new interfaces ...
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Schertler's ARTHUR Mixer -- Now Ready for the User to Build
Schertler Group announces the release of ARTHUR (Format48) -- a new, modular mixer, designed for studio or live use, which can be configured and built by the user.
The mixer is created from a choice of different Class-A input ...
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Danley Now Shipping the Smaller, Flexible, and Really Afforable GO-2
Danley Sound Lab announces the new Go-2, a loudspeaker, is now available and shipping. While Danley is known for building unconventional loudspeakers and subs that use innovative technologies the Go-2 fills a gap at the opposite end ...
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Epson Now Shipping Pro L1000-Series Laser-Phosphor Large Venue Projectors
Epson announces the new Epson Pro L1000-Series laser large venue projectors are now shipping. The Pro L1000-Series projectors are the first to integrate a laser-light source with an inorganic phosphor wheel and inorganic LCD panels ...
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Waves Audio Now Shipping New Sampled Virtual Instrument: the Waves Electric 88 Piano
Waves Audio, a provider of digital signal processing solutions, is now shipping the Waves Electric 88 piano, a plugin, and standalone virtual instrument. In creating the Electric 88 piano, Waves sampled a unique "road-worn" electric ...
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Audio-Technica Honors Online CRM Marketing with Its President's Award
Audio-Technica, a manufacturer of wired and wireless microphones, headphones and accessory products for over 50 years, is pleased to announce that Online CRM Marketing has been presented with A-T's prestigious President's Award, for ...
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Yamaha and Solotech Outfit 17 Stages at Montreal Jazz Fest -- PM10 Makes Canadian Festival Debut
Yamaha Digital Audio Consoles were used on 17 stages with 12 stages featuring them at both front of house and monitors during the 37th Montreal Jazz Festival (MJF) June 29-July 9. One of the most prestigious jazz festivals in the ...
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Pale Purple Reigns: Washington State Lilac Festival Colorized With Chauvet Professional
Perhaps it's because of their delicate beauty and captivating pale purplish hue, or maybe it's because they signal the arrival of spring every year in temperate climates...for whatever reason, the syringe -- or "lilac" as it's more ...
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Storefront for Art and Architecture's Spring Benefit Takes Flight with Support from WorldStage
Storefront for Art and Architecture's annual Spring Benefit took place this year in the landmark TWA Flight Center at JFK International Airport, originally designed by Eero Saarinen. WorldStage provided the lighting, sound, and ...
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Mandylights use W-DMX at Taronga Zoo for Vivid Sidney
Vivid Sydney, a festival of light aiming to transform the Australian city into a wonderland of "light art", has recently reached out to Taronga Zoo, and lit up a trail with giant animal multimedia light sculptures. ...
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David Keighley Appointed as New Executive Vice President of SGM
SGM announces the appointment of David Keighley as new executive vice president of SGM, effective July 1st. Keighley has an impressive track record in the lighting industry both as a lighting designer, tour manager, and ...
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Jim Digby Joins Behind the Scenes Foundation Board
Jim Digby, a 30 plus year veteran of the entertainment industry has accepted an invitation to join the Behind the Scenes Foundation board of directors. Digby is the founder and chairman of the Event Safety Alliance and ...
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Chroma-Q Space Force LED Wins Best Lighting Product at Cine Gear Expo Technical Awards
Chroma-Q has won the prestigious Lighting Award category for its new Space Force LED fixture at the 2016 Cine Gear Expo Technical Awards, held in Hollywood, California.
The list of award-winners, which were selected by a ...
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Electrosonic Announces Appointment of Steve Leyland as Executive Chairman of the Electrosonic Board
Electrosonic, an international audio-visual systems integration and service solutions company, has announced Steve Leyland as the executive chairman of the Electrosonic board. Leyland has been a non-executive director and ...
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Columbus McKinnon Holds Strategic Partner Conference with North American Distributors
Columbus McKinnon Corporation, a designer, manufacturer, and marketer of material handling products, systems, and services, recently held its 2016 North American Strategic Partner Conference with channel partners from across the ...
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Thorburn Associates Welcomes Senior Associate Jackie Daniels
Lisa Thorburn, president of Thorburn Associates states: "We are excited to have Jackie join our team! She brings a wealth of experience and knowledge of security systems to TA. Her insights to the market requirements related ...
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GLS Lighting Warms Glastonbury's Avalon Stage With Chauvet Professional
Described as a "festival within a festival," The Field of Avalon at Glastonbury has built a passionately loyal following with its comfortable soul nourishing mix of folk/roots music, wholesome food, and communal vibes. This year, that ...
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Powersoft X4 Amps Tour with Rat Sound and the Red Hot Chili Peppers
Ten Powersoft X4 amplifiers have been chosen to power each of two, dual, leapfrogging monitor systems for the most recent series of Red Hot Chili Peppers shows across the USA and Europe. All 40 amp channels of Powersoft power are ...
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Sight & Sound Theatres Expands Reach of Com System with Tempest900 by Pliant Technologies
With locations in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and Branson, Missouri, Sight & Sound Theatres is the largest faith-based live theatre company in the United States. Recently, Sight & Sound has upgraded its Lancaster County location ...
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Bandit Lights Downtown CMT Awards Stage
It was a sight to behold on Nashville's famous Broadway street as fans filled the famous stretch of honky-tonks to celebrate country music's biggest night at the CMT Awards. Bandit Lites provided the lighting for the outdoor stage ...
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Northwestern University Music Festival NEXO'd Out
Armadillo Day began in 1972 when the Northwestern University students from Texa held a small celebration in honor of the official mammal of their home state. More than 40 years later, Dillo Day is the largest student-run music festival in ...
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d3 Media Servers Support the Las Vegas Residency of Jennifer Lopez at Planet Hollywood
Jennifer Lopez has kicked off the second round of her headlining Las Vegas residency at the AXIS Theater in the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino.
Jennifer Lopez: ALL I HAVE traces her show biz journey from hip hop to ...
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StagePro Works with Prolyte to Stage the Performances for the Classical Music on Palace Square Festival
From late May to early July the nights are bright in St. Petersburg, this period is called the White Nights (Beliye Nochi), a curious phenomenon caused by St. Petersburg's very northerly geographical location. It's also the period that St. ...
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Analog Way Launches Its Training Academy
Analog Way is a designer and manufacturer that specializes in computer and video signal processing and distribution announces the launch its Training Academy for the Americas. The Academy will be located at the new Analog Way ...
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Columbus McKinnon Terminates Relationship with Grainger
Columbus McKinnon Corporation, a designer, manufacturer, and marketer of material handling products, has announced that it will no longer distribute its hoists and rigging products, marketed under the CMCO family of brands, through < ...
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WYSIWYG R37 Available Now
Following six months of feature development and feedback from an intensive beta testing period, CAST Software announces WYSIWYG release 37. This major update delivers many impactful features to complement the very successful R36 ...
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Visions Lighting Adds Elation Platinum FLX and ACL 360 Bar Luminaires to Inventory
Southern California-based production company Visions Lighting has joined the growing list of rental companies to add Elation Professional's award-winning Platinum FLX hybrid moving head to its inventory. Visions recently took ...
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Wroclaw, Poland Celebrates with Multimedia Spectacular Supported by d3 Media Servers
Wroclaw, Poland marked its role as one of the European Capitals of Culture for 2016 with the Flow, a series of happenings, performances, dance, and musical spectacles celebrating the city and its residents. The multimedia finale of the ...
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Martin Audio MLA Covers Cosmic Meadow at EDC Las Vegas
3G Productions chose Martin Audio MLA for the star-studded Cosmic Meadow Stage during the three-day celebration of lights, colors, dance, costumes, and music at the Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas. ...
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Zach Scott Adds Punch to 7th Heaven's Chicago MayFest Appearance with Chauvet Professional Rogues
Like a robin heralding the arrival of spring, MayFest marks the start of the summer music festival season for residents of the Windy City. A three day celebration of food, drink, and community spirit, the event showcases local musical ...
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The Spokane Arena Uses Focusrite's RedNet to Put Its Audio on the Network
Like many modern sports and entertainment venues built in the last 25 years, the Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena in Spokane, Washington, was designed as a multi-purpose facility. In addition to serving as the home to the Spokane Chiefs of ...
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All Robe for Scala & Kolacny Brothers
Kristof van Mensel is one of a new wave of highly original lighting designers from Benelux, and currently part of innovative design and programming collective, TCF bvba (The Creative Factory). He's involved in a myriad of ...
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Adlib Sheds Light on James ... at the End of the World
Adlib supplied lighting equipment and crew for the recent tour by UK rock band James who played a mix of UK arenas, academies, and city hall venues at the start of their Girl At The End of the World album campaign. Neil ...
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Arena Zabrze Enjoys Community for Entertainment and Life Safety
Arena Zabrze is a modern football stadium complex with a 24,563 seat capacity; the only facility of its kind in the region of Silesia, southern Poland. The stadium has recently undergone complete redevelopment, with substantial renovation ...
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EAW Anya Loudspeakers Adapt to Church of Incarnation Needs
The newly constructed Church of the Incarnation, located in Dallas, Texas, recently installed an Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW) Anya sound reinforcement system designed to blanket the 500-seat worship space. ...
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Theatre in Review: Liberty: A Monumental New Musical (42 West)
No matter what Donald Trump says, musical theatre writers love immigrants. And why not? The story of the great wave of Europeans who came to America before, say, 1920 is inherently stirring, filled with the stuff that makes great theatre. ( ...
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ADJ's Newest Moving Head Zooms into Focus
At the heart of ADJ's new fixture is a 100W white LED light-source, which generates piercing beams and sharp pattern projections. Offering the usual benefits of LED, such as low power consumption and long lamp life (50,000 hours), ...
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Waves Audio Now Shipping the Waves Infected Mushroom Pusher Plugin
Waves Audio, a provider of digital signal processing solutions, is now shipping the Waves Infected Mushroom Pusher plugin, created in collaboration with leading electronic music duo Infected Mushroom. ...
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Sommer Introduces New Hybrid MC1031HD 3-Way Cable
Sommer Cable, a professional cable and connection technology copmany for the audio and video industries, has introduced a new hybrid cable for use at live events, in broadcasting trucks, and for dome camera systems. Sommer's new ...
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Harrington Hoists, Inc. Releases the World's Smallest ½ Ton Hand Chain Hoist
Harrington Hoists, Inc. has introduced their new CX005 mini hand chain hoist. This hoist has a rated capacity of ½ Ton and is the second model in their line of smallest and most lightweight hand chain hoists in the world, the ...
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Fineline Gets New Looks At Glastonbury With Rogue R1 FX-B and Maverick MK2 Spot
From its very beginning, the Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts has strived to blend different genres and eras into a single sweeping immersive experience. How else to explain, a festival where artists as diverse as Ton ...
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A.C.T Lighting, Inc. Holds Product Showcase and BBQ During Nashville's CMA Music Festival
A.C.T Lighting, Inc. served up big helpings of home-cooked BBQ with sides of the latest products from Clay Paky, Robert Juliat, Chainmaster, and Eurotruss at a showcase special event during the recent CMA ...
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Full Sail University Installs Extensive Focusrite RedNet System
Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida, has installed a comprehensive system of Focusrite RedNet Dante-networked audio converters and interfaces in its Full Sail Live 1 building, which is home to the university's Show ...
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Eiki International Appoints John Glad Western Regional Sales Manager
Eiki International, Inc. a projection technology company for over 40 years, announces the appointment of John Glad to the position of western regional sales manager. In his new capacity, Glad will be responsible for sales ...
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New Marketing Recruit for GLP
The marketing department of GLP recently welcomed a new face as Andrea Schulnig took up the role of new head of marketing. Schulnig brings widespread experience in marketing and the event sector, and most recently worked in ...
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Cyndi Lauper Takes a "Detour" with Bandit Lites
Cyndi Lauper's career has spanned more than thirty years, and while she's known as a pop pioneer, she's recently made another bold move to country airwaves with her newest album, Detour. Bandit Lites provided the ...
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Martin Audio Covers Three Stages at BottleRock 2016
To ensure consistent coverage and control over off-site noise, Delicate Productions of San Francisco used a full complement of Martin Audio on all three stages at BottleRock 2016, starting with an MLA system at the Main (Jam ...
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Gulf Coast Sound Designs Unique Audio System for Historic Cathedral with Electro-Voice EVID Speakers
Founded in 1821, the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist was the first church in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana. This traditional Roman Catholic church was completed in 1916, and features soaring ceilings and hard surfaces, creating a very ...
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Theatre in Review: A Midsummer Night's Dream (New York Classical Theatre)
If the Public Theater produces Shakespeare in the Park, New York Classical Theatre specializes in Shakespeare al fresco. This intrepid troupe commandeers a slice of a public park and, without benefit of stage, scenery, or sound design -- ...
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Elation Platinum Seven Market's Most Flexible 7-Color LED Wash Light
The new Platinum Seven from Elation Professional is an LED wash luminaire that offers an choice from a 7-color multi-chip LED, making it an extremely flexible color wash solution. It is the market's first LED wash light that ...
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Chauvet Professional Maverick MK2 Wash Now Shipping
The Maverick MK2 Wash is now available, designed to offer designers new ways to incorporate LED washes into tours, theatrical productions, and other applications. Part of the Chauvet Professional Maverick series, the fixture is ...
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IATSE Local One, TCC, and Hudson Scenic to Present at NATEAC
Pete Donovan of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stagehands (IATSE) Local One, Robert Long of the Theatre Consultants Collaborative, and Neil Mazzella of Hudson Scenic will present a session at NATEAC titled ...
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ENTTEC Debuts Aleph2 ET DX4
The ENTTEC Aleph2 ET DX 4 (DX4) is an energy efficient RGBW LED fixture that outputs a stunning array of colors. "I'm incredibly proud of the attractive look of this fixture; the round lenses are reminiscent of the old MR16 strip ...
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Washington Professional To Present Yamaha RIVAGE PM10 Digital Audio Console and Advanced Mixing Techniques
Greg Lukens of Washington Professional and Jose Perez of Yamaha Professional Audio will hold three, two-hour presentations on the new Yamaha RIVAGE PM10 Digital Audio Console on Wednesday, August 10, 2016. The event is ...
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DPA Microphones Announces New CEO
DPA Microphones, a manufacturer of miniature microphone solutions for professional audio applications, announces that Kalle Hvidt Nielsen will become the company's new chief executive officer on September 1, 2016. At this ...
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Nominate a "Rising Star" for Theatrical Design Award
USITT is seeking nominations for the 2017 Rising Star Award sponsored by LDI/Live Design. The award honors early career professional designers in lighting, sound, scenic, or projection for outstanding work in one or ...
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Point of Rental Acquires Syrinx by Higher Concept Software
US-based Point of Rental, Inc., announces the acquisition of UK-based Syrinx by Higher Concept Software. Point of Rental currently serves over 2,700 customer locations in more than 33 countries, but with the addition of ...
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QER SFX Bring Confetti, Streamers, and Pyrotechnics to the Pyramid Stage
Battling against pouring rain and mud that threatened to swallow flight cases, QER SFX, which has offices in the UK and USA, is proud to have survived and serviced its biggest Glastonbury festival to date. With trends in special ...
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PixelFLEX Helps Celebrate the Analog Way Americas Grand Opening
When manufacturer's representative HWPco was approached by computer and video signal processing manufacturer Analog Way Americas to assist in the grand opening ceremony for its new Metro Atlanta headquarters, they were more ...
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Premier Event Technology, LMG, and EventEQ Support 2016 Championship Celebration of the Cleveland Cavaliers
The Cleveland Cavaliers celebrated the end to their 52-year Championship drought in downtown Cleveland, drawing more than 1.3 million fans and supporters. The two-mile parade commemorated past and present champions, culminating with a ...
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Alpha Production Group Sends New Clay Paky Scenius Fixtures on Tour with Lauryn Hill
Raleigh, North Carolina-based Alpha Production Group has taken delivery of six Clay Paky Scenius moving head spotlights, which were quickly dispatched on the northeastern and southeastern legs of Lauryn Hill's current tour.
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B&L Sound and Lighting Mixes Lift Tour with Allen & Heath dLive
B&L Sound and Lighting is an event management company based in Arlington, Texas that provides turn-key production with sound, lighting, video, and special effects for all kinds of live events and conferences. This spring, B&L ...
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PLASA 2016 AGM Focuses on Change and Renewal
PLASA will host its 2016 AGM and members lunch on Tuesday, July 26, at the magnificent Jacobean stately home, Hatfield House, just 20 minutes by train from London's King's Cross. All PLASA members are invited to attend and ...
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Fulcrum Acoustic Unveils New CS118 Subcardioid Subwoofer
Fulcrum Acoustic, creators of high-performance professional loudspeaker technologies, has introduced the CS118 Subcardioid Subwoofer module.
Featuring a single, high-power 18" direct radiating woofer in a rugged, compact ...
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Dicolor Introduces the X-Panel 2.84
The X-Panel 2.84 is Dicolor's highest resolution LED display offering. It has an ultra high definition 2.84mm pitch, perfect for viewing at closer distances. Equipped with black-face LEDs, the X-Panel 2.84 has beautiful contrast and ...
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Clearwing Productions Adds Allen & Heath dLive
Clearwing, a full-service production company and systems integrator with offices in Phoenix, Arizona and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, provides pro audio, lighting, staging and rigging, backline, and video equipment rentals for clients ...
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Gerriets Introduces G-GAFF Gaffer's Tape - No More Sticky Situations
Gerriets International introduces G-GAFF Gaffer's Tape. Gaffer's tape has been a staple in the entertainment field for years, used for many purposes such as holding down cables, securing dance floor, temporary labeling and even ...
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Danley Re-introduces the Celebrated TH-50 Subwoofer
Danley Sound Labs introduced the TH-50 subwoofer in 2007, and its amazing low-end performance quickly earned it the respect and love of home- and commercial-theatre enthusiasts. The company says its uniquely smooth 21Hz to 70Hz ...
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NSCA Announces Leadership Changes for 2016-2017
The NSCA board of directors has elected a new president to its executive committee. Kelly McCarthy, president/CEO at Genesis Integration, will assume his role as NSCA board of directors president as of July 1, 2016. ...
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GoVision Screens Add Sizzle to Walmart Shareholders Meeting
When thousands of Walmart shareholders arrived at Bud Walton Arena for their annual meeting recently, they were greeted by more LED firepower than they'd find at most professional sporting events or superstar concerts. ...
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PixelFLEX Helps Immortalize the Moment at Funny or Die
Based in Los Angeles and Las Vegas, Najafi Design Group prides itself on creating designs that truly complete the experience while immortalizing the moment. So when they were approached by Cleft Clips to create an entirely ...
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Matt Mills Reflects Emotional Scope of Disturbed Tour with Chauvet Professional STRIKE 4
The Grammy-nominated band Disturbed recently hit the top of the Billboard charts with its cover of Simon and Garfunkel's "Sounds of Silence." Ironically, silence was what fans of the heavy metal legends heard (or didn't hear) for ...
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Robe BMFL Blades & Pointes for TD Garden Installation
Robe moving lights -- 20 BMFL Blades and 32 Pointes -- have been specified and installed in a brand new lighting installation at Boston's TD Garden Arena by New Hampshire-based Port Lighting Systems. ...
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Philips Showline Delivers "Distorted Reality" Strobing on Chvrches' Global Tour
Philips Lighting, a provider of lighting technology, announces its industry-leading LED RGBW strobe the SL NITRO 510C is out on tour with synthpop trio Chvrches. As part of the band's brief to create "distorted reality," the Philips ...
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Aeson Makes Waves at InfoComm 2016 with RHODIUM LED Video Display
While Aeson's RHODIUM LED video display certainly caught attendees' eyes at InfoComm due to its large size and brightness, it's what's behind the LED screen that's most impressive about Aeson's new RHODIUM displays. ...
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Learfield Acquires GoVision
Learfield has taken another step to expand its range of services to sports and entertainment partners with the acquisition of GoVision -- a provider of mobile and modular LED video technology to many of the country's major ...
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Green Hippo's Par4Keet Displays Impressive 8K Content on the Multi-Award Winning NEC Stand at InfoComm 2016
NEC Display Solutions of America, a provider of commercial LCD display and projector solutions were the winners of six InfoComm 2016 awards, including Rental & Staging Systems for its 65" ultra high-definition (UHD) display and ...
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Roland Professional AV Adds XI-WSG Waves SoundGrid Expansion Card for M-5000 Series OHRCA Console Systems
Roland's professional AV division is now shipping the XI-WSG Waves SoundGrid Expansion Card, offering even more system possibilities for the M-5000 Series consoles, based on the OHRCA platform. Taking full advantage of Waves' ...
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Atlanta Audio Visual Adds PixelFLEX LED Video to Its Rental Inventory
With over 75 years of combined audio/visual and live event production experience, Atlanta Audio Visual has worked with many corporate and commercial clients in a variety of industries. As a comprehensive design firm, president and ...
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Vue Audiotechnik Debuts the al-12 and hs-221 Sub Combo at Bottlerock in Napa
Bay area-based Delicate Productions provided full production including staging, lighting, video, and audio on all five stages of this year's Bottlerock. For the fourth year edition of the Napa, California-based food, wine, and music ...
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Robe Gets Electric at EDC Las Vegas
Robe once again had a big presence at Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) in Las Vegas, another high profile event on the US EDM calendar -- following spectacular performances for the brand at ULTRA Miami and Coachella. ...
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Destination Imagination Global Finals Shine with Bandit
Nearly 17,000 attendees including 8,000 students from 21 countries poured into Knoxville, Tennessee for Global Finals, the exciting culmination of Destination Imagination (DI). The non-profit organization works to motivate students to be ...
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Killswitch Engage Gets Multidimensional with Chauvet Professional
It goes without saying that a floor package has to be quick and easy to set up and take down. But lighting designer Freddy Thompson of JDI Productions was looking for more than speed when he put together the rig for the ...
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Krannert Center for the Performing Arts Delivers Exceptional Sound with Avid VENUE | S6L
Avid announces that the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has invested in an Avid VENUE | S6L live sound system to serve all of its diverse needs. Krannert Center plays host to ...
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DPA Microphones Wins Big at the 2016 Billboard Latin Music Awards
DPA Microphones' d:dicate 2011ES Twin Diaphragm Cardioid Microphone and d:dicate 4018ES Supercardioid Microphone were paired together to create a custom podium for presenters and award recipients at the 2016 Billboard Latin Music ...
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Danley Point Source SR Beats Out Line Arrays at Las Vegas' 2,000-Seat SLS Foundry
On the north end of the Las Vegas strip, deep inside the SLS Hotel & Casino -- formerly the Sahara of Ocean's Eleven and Rat Pack fame -- is the Foundry: a new state-of-the-art concert venue. Its odd but impressive layout -- three ...
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Straightpoint Load Cells Make Debut Performance at Rose Theatre Kingston
The Rose Theatre Kingston in South West London has added to its rigging inventory four one-ton Loadlink Plus units from Straightpoint, which were most recently used during installation of sets for a production of Shakespeare's Kin ...
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