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  Justin Townsend Lights Acclaimed Jagged Little Pill with Elation Lighting
Lighting designer Justin Townsend is using Elation Professional lights more and more since his first experience with them on the Broadway musical A Night with Janis Joplin. The multi award-winning and Tony-nominated ...
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City Theatrical's QolorFLEX LED Dimmers Used in Award-Winning Starry Sky at the Eccles Theatre
City Theatrical announces that QolorFLEX 4x2.5A Dimmers are providing the dimming control for the award-winning starry sky ceiling feature at the George S. and Dolores Dore Eccles Theater, a Broadway-style urban performing arts ...
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Stockholm International Congress Center Chooses Robe
Stockholm International Fairs and Congress Center (Stockholmsmassan) is a large and modern expo and conference facility in Alvsjo a southern suburb of Stockholm, with four huge halls, the longest of which stretches 365m, and a frenetic ...
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Berkeley Dent Goes Rogue at Rooster Walk Festival
The Rooster Walk Festival isn't named after the iconic bird that crows every morning when the sun comes up. However, it does represent the dawn of a new day for both a hard-pressed region, and a lot of young people with aspirations in ...
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IAAPA Announces Promotion of Alice Mathu to Vice President, Exhibitions, Conferences, and Sales
The International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) announced Alice Mathu has been promoted to vice president of exhibitions, conferences, and sales. Mathu will oversee sales and operations for IAAPA's ...
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Bandit Lites Continues to Grow with Team Members
Summer season for Bandit Lites is packed with festivals, massive headlining tours, and more, causing a growing need for more shop and road staff. Among the incredibly busy season Bandit welcomes Arie Zaky, Jacob Edge, Elizabeth ...
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White Light Appoints Chris Nicholls as Health and Safety Director
As an organization that works on projects of all sizes across the globe, London-based White Light ensures that health and safety plays an integral part in its service delivery. In order to maintain the company's focus on creating ...
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Philips Vari-Lite VL6000 Beams on Heavy Metal Duty with Iron Maiden
Signify announces that the Philips Vari-Lite VL6000 Beam luminaires have been selected to enhance the current Legacy of The Beast European tour by Iron Maiden. The VL6000 Beams, with their stadium-scale power and ...
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Golden Princess Brings World-Class Production to the High Seas with Harman Professional Solutions
Harman Professional Solutions recently equipped Princess Cruises Golden Princess with a full complement of Martin by Harman lighting fixtures.
Golden Princess is a grand-class cruise ship accommodating 2,600 passengers ...
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NSCA Electronic Systems Outlook Summer 2018 Report Says: Six-Percent Growth in 2018
NSCA's Electronic Systems Outlook report has been updated for Summer 2018, and now includes construction outlook information based upon actual data from first and second quarters of 2018, as well as a forecasted outlook for ...
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Lightfair Continues Management Agreement with International Market Centers
Lightfair International, the world's largest annual architectural and commercial lighting trade show and conference, announce that it will continue its management contract with International Market Centers (IMC) following ...
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dBTechnologies Powers Reggae on the Mountain
Tucked away from the hectic Los Angeles streets, a mere thirty miles outside of the city center, sit the rolling hills of Topanga Canyon, a scenic backdrop to the annual "Reggae on the Mountain" festival. Founded nine years ago by the ...
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Theatre in Review: The Pattern at Pendarvis (New Dog Theatre Company/HERE)
The Pattern at Pendarvis opens a window on an obscure and fascinating bit of twentieth-century American gay history -- and, by extension, poses a probing question about how such history is recorded. So much research has been ...
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Theatre in Review: Straight White Men (Second Stage/Helen Hayes Theater)
The poster for Straight White Men is an interesting case of truth in advertising; arguably, it gives away too much information about playwright Young Jean Lee's dramatic method. It features several of the principals ...
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ESTA Posts Three Standards for Review
Three documents have been posted for public review on the ESTA website at http://estalink.us/pr. People materially affected by the standards are invited to review them and to comment on them. Two of the documents are reaffirmations of ...
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Prolyte Launches North America Office in Texas
In response to increased worldwide demand for its staging products and solutions, Prolyte Group announces its expansion across North America with the opening of its office in Pearland, Texas. The Netherlands-based company is a ...
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Monitoring and Control of Shure Axient Digital Wireless Systems Now Available on Yamaha CL/QL Series Consoles
Shure announces expanded integration between its Axient Digital wireless microphone systems and Yamaha CL and QL series mixing consoles. Yamaha's latest firmware update will allow sound engineers to monitor and control key ...
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AES New York 2018 Exhibition Floor Events Offer Practical Training
Audio Engineering Society conventions connect audio engineers, producers, artists, and enthusiasts with the latest research and information, while also providing the premier showcase for the latest audio gear and technologies from ...
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Genetic Productions Lights R.LUM.R Bonnaroo Performance with Elation
A definite R&B star on the rise, R.LUM.R, who Rolling Stone recently dubbed "An artist you need to know," played That Tent at this year's Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee, beneath an Elation Professional
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Eric Serra and Le Grand Bleu Plunge Audiences in L-ISA
Spectators showed up en masse to enjoy two exceptional cine-concerts in celebration of the 30th anniversary of Le Grand Bleu (The Big Blue), Luc Besson's blockbuster 1988 cult film. The initial performance on May 11 marked the ...
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The National Theatre River Stage Weekends Wow with Avolites
The National Theatre's River Stage Festival is in full swing, bringing a dazzling array of acts to London's Southbank with on-the-fly lighting by chief lighting designer Huw Llewellyn on an Avolites Arena. ...
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Robe at The NAMAs 2018
Production designer and technical director, Micky Lehr and his team from Eventplus wanted to make a truly spectacular impression for everyone at the 2018 Namibia Annual Music Awards (NAMAs), so they combined the best ...
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Bankers Life Fieldhouse Keeps Pace with Clair Brothers TrueFit Technology in New Scoreboard System
Bankers Life Fieldhouse was named Conseco Fieldhouse when it opened its doors in 1999. Conseco Fieldhouse replaced Market Square Arena, the previous home of the NBA's Indiana Pacers. The Bankers Life name was instituted in 2011 and to ...
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Knight of Illumination Awards Concert Touring & Events Judging Panel Confirms 2018 Shortlist
The Knight of Illumination Awards (KOI) which celebrates video and lighting designers for their creative work in the UK, has revealed the highly anticipated Concert Touring & Events shortlist for the 2018 Awards, as decided by the ...
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PreSonus' WorxAudio Loudspeakers "Change the Game" at Church of the Crossroads
As an interdenominational house of worship, Church of the Crossroads caters to a multi-cultural, multi-generational congregation with a mission to help people discover God's plan for their lives. Services are contemporary in nature, ...
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Ultra I/O Reliability: RME MADIface USB, TotalMix FX Helps Power Bjork's European Utopia Tour
Icelandic pop singer-songwriter Bjork kicked off her latest European tour, dubbed the Utopia tour, with back-to-back dates in her in hometown of Reykjavik as well as stops at major festivals, including All Point's East in London ...
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Gottelier 2018: Celebrate the People Behind the Products -- Nominate Now
Each year, PLASA's prestigious Gottelier Award recognizes product developers who have made significant and sustained contributions to the advancement of entertainment, presentation, or installation technology -- whether in ...
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Meyer Sound Granted First Patent on Breakthrough Technology in Bluehorn System Studio Monitor
Meyer Sound has been awarded a United States patent on proprietary digital technologies that enable the Bluehorn System to reproduce complex musical signals with absolutely flat frequency and phase response across the full audio ...
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Yamaha CL/QL V5.0 Offers New Features and Expandability
Yamaha Professional Audio announces Version 5.0 for Yamaha CL and QL Digital Audio Consoles. This no-charge update will elevate the industry standard mixing systems to the next level providing enhanced convenience, new features, ...
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Biamp Welcomes New Country Manager for Benelux Region
Biamp, a provider of innovative, networked media systems, announces the appointment of Mark Ebing as country manager for Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg (Benelux). This new appointment is part of Biamp's continued ...
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Sensaphonics Adds Pyne, Sandrok to Artist Relations and Sales Team
Sensaphonics, the audio industry provider of hearing wellness and in-ear technology, announces the promotion of Claudia Pyne to the position of artist relations/sales specialist. In a related move, marketing specialist Ri ...
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LD Chris Lisle Chooses the Follow-Me System for Jason Aldean's High Noon Neon Tour
Jason Aldean, current ACM "Entertainer of the Year," an accolade he has received three years in a row, is back on the road with his High Noon Neon tour. Aldean's dynamic performance is supported with a lighting design from long ...
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Robe Runs with the Sun for Rasmus Seebach
The hyperactive Danish summer tour and concert season is rocking with multiple artists on the road performing hundreds of concerts to many thousands of enthusiastic fans -- many outdoors, some indoors, own headliners, festivals, taking ...
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Full Flood Chooses Claypaky Luminaires and grandMA2 Consoles for "Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular" July 4th
It's a July 4th tradition: the "Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular" at the Edward A. Hatch Memorial Shell on the Esplanade along the banks of the Charles River in Boston. The celebrated orchestra, under the direction of conductor Keith ...
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Dodge College of Film and Media Arts at Chapman University Upgrades to Eclipse HX Intercom
Dodge College of Film and Media Arts at Chapman University in Orange, California has upgraded its Clear-Com Eclipse digital intercom system to an Eclipse HX system for its robust IP-based communication capabilities and seamless ...
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Harman Professional Solution Chosen as Official Audio Supplier at Tottenham Hotspur's New Stadium
Harman Professional Solutions, a global provider of audio, has been selected as the official audio supplier for Tottenham Hotspur at its new stadium.
The Premier League football club will be moving to its newly-constructed 62 ...
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Independent Soul Trio Wild Adriatic Employs the Bose F1 Model 812 Flexible Array Loudspeaker
Northeast-based soul-rock trio Wild Adriatic has been together for six years, most of that time spent touring. Over recent months, its been using the Bose F1 Model 812 Flexible Array loudspeaker and subwoofer system from Bose ...
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Sherwood Baptist Church Replaces Three Separate Sound Reinforcement Systems with Danley
Located in the mid-sized city of Albany in southwest Georgia, Sherwood Baptist Church is well known for trailblazing new approaches. Its large campus gives the Albany community an immersive Christian experience: the Sherwood Christian ...
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Theatre in Review: Smokey Joe's Cafe (Stage 42)
There's a kind of unspoken battle of the sexes unfolding at Stage 42 these nights, and the game is handicapped in favor of the guys. The songwriters Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, whose extensive pop catalogue provides Smo ...
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Theatre in Review: My Life on a Diet (Theatre at St. Clement's)
If you're wondering whether you might enjoy Renee Taylor's at-home evening at Theatre at St. Clement's, let me give you a couple of acid-test examples.
Taylor discusses many weight-loss protocols -- a lifelong subject of ...
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Nominations Announced for New York Innovative Theatre Awards
The New York Innovative Theatre Foundation, the organization who for the past 14 years has been dedicated to celebrating Off-Off-Broadway, announced the 2018 nominees for the Innovative Theatre Awards at its annual event, The IT ...
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Rosco Laboratories Announces Global Gobo Design Contest
Rosco Laboratories announces The Rosco Gobo Design Contest and is seeking designs to join their world-class catalog of gobo patterns. The contest gives designers the chance to establish their legacy in the lighting community by ...
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New Executive Board Member for Technology at the ARRI Group
The supervisory board of the globally active ARRI Group with headquarters in Munich, Germany, appointed Dr. Michael Neuhaeuser, effective September 1, 2018, as the new executive board member responsible for technology. He ...
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A.C. Lighting Inc. Welcomes Brian Mbesha as VP of Finance and Administration
A.C. Lighting Inc., distributor of lighting, rigging, and video technologies, announces the addition of Brian Mbesha as the VP - finance and administration.
Over the past year, A.C. Lighting has completed very ...
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Earl Thomas Joins AAdynTech/Sturdy Corporation
AAdynTech/Sturdy Corporation announces that Earl Thomas has joined the AAdynTech family effective July 16, 2018. He has over 35 years in the TV broadcast and lighting industries. Thomas is an award-winning lighting designer ...
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PrimeTime Lighting Launches Newest LED -- the MSLED 40 XB2
PrimeTime Lighting Systems debuts its newest LED broadcast studio light, the wide and bright MSLED 40 XB2, a single soft-shadow light. The passively cooled LED light is engineered and built in the USA with a five-year guarantee. ...
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disguise at the Center of Portland Trail Blazers NBA Playoffs' Pre-Game Show
The Portland Trail Blazers' innovative pre-game show for the NBA Playoffs wowed fans in every seat of the Moda Center with dynamic, superhero projections achieved with the support of disguise 4x4pro media servers. The disguise ...
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Elation Sponsors Theatre Summer Camp at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi holds a theatre summer camp each year and this year Elation Professional was proud to have been a sponsor by making available both LED and discharge-based moving heads that allowed students the ...
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Chauvet Professional 5th Annual Student Lighting Showcase Creates Learning Experience
The stately building at 1615 Vine has a distinguished history of advancing theatrical arts in Southern California. When it opened in 1927, it became the first legitimate Broadway-style theatre in Hollywood. Some seven decades later, it ...
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The Future of LED: WorldStage Brings Together Many of the World's Top LED Manufacturers
WorldStage recently held a first of its kind event in their Tustin, California, facility hosting many of the world's leading LED tile manufacturers, each demonstrating their most advanced products side by side. This unique format ...
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Multiple Audio-Technica Products Nominated for the 34th Annual Technical Excellence and Creativity Awards
Audio-Technica, an innovator in transducer technology for over 50 years, announces that three of its products have been nominated for the 34th annual NAMM Technical Excellence & Creativity (TEC) Awards: ...
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Allen & Heath Supports Inaugural Florida SoundGirls Expo
Hosted by Full Sail University, the inaugural SoundGirls Expo was presented at Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida on July 14 and July 15, 2018. Organized by the local Orlando SoundGirls Chapter, the event featured ...
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Movenpick Hotel & Convention Center KLIA Delivers Five-Star Experience with Harman Professional Solutions
Mahajak Trio, partnering with system integrator LTHT Engineering SDN BHD recently outfitted Kuala Lumpur's Movenpick Hotel & Convention Center KLIA with an array of sound reinforcement solutions by Harman Professional ...
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MEGA-LITE Introduces a New Unique Battery Operated Lighting Solution
MEGA-LITE presents the Color Pac Q900 as the newest addition to the Color Pac Series. The Q900 is an IP65, battery operated unit that can be utilized both indoors and outdoors. It is a unique and original lighting solution for ...
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Symetrix Introduces Composer 7.0
Symetrix, manufacturer of high performance audio hardware and software for the installed sound market, has released the latest version of its Composer programming software for Edge, Radius, Prism, and Solus NX DSPs. With Composer ...
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Waves Audio Now Shipping the Waves Abbey Road Chambers Plugin
Waves Audio, a provider of digital signal processing solutions, is now shipping the Waves Abbey Road Chambers plugin.
The Abbey Road Chambers plugin recreates a defining part of Abbey Road Studios' legendary sonic signature -- ...
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Claypaky and ADB Bring Light to Giudizio Universale. Michelangelo and the Secrets of The Sistine Chapel
Giudizio Universale: Michelangelo and the Secrets of the Sistine Chapel is the immersive, multimedia stage show created by Marco Balich of Balich Worldwide Shows (BWS). For the show's exquisite lighting Balich ...
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Shure Promotes Key Executives
Shure Incorporated announces promotions for two key executives.
Brian Woodland has been named vice president of business development.
Woodland joined Shure in 2002 and has held positions of increasing responsibility ...
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Mark Rush Joins d&b audiotechnik Education and Application Support Team
d&b audiotechnik Corporation welcomes Mark Rush to its regional education and application support team. Based in Orange County, California, Rush is responsible for providing technical and application support and training to ...
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Tempest Enables Stunning Benjamin Franklin-Inspired Projection Artwork
The centennial celebrations of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia have been marked with an artistic projection masterpiece. In Winter Fountains, four large fiberglass architectural domes were installed in the cultural heart of ...
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Outline's Newton Killing It on Tour
Currently in the midst of a busy worldwide touring schedule that includes both festival appearances and their own shows, The Killers continue to be one of the consistently biggest crowd-pullers in rock music. Since their formation in Las ...
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Southern California's FP Logistics Adds its 30th TouchMix Digital Mixer to its Busy Rental Inventory
FP Logistics, a production equipment sales and rental houses in Orange County, California, recently added their 30th QSC TouchMix compact digital mixer to its extensive rental inventory, which also includes a wide variety ...
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Altman Lighting Goes Nocturnal with the "Criaturas de la Noche" at the Audubon Zoo
Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, the Audubon Zoo offers visitors an exotic mix of animal encounters from around the world and are renowned for their unique natural habitats. With the recent addition of their latest exhibit, the zoo ...
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Audinate Tames a Wild Audio Network at Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium sits on a massive, 580-acre campus in Powell, Ohio, and is more than just a welcoming home for over 10,000 animal species. The zoo also boasts a water park, golf course, various dining options, and hosts ...
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Bubbleworks Turns Central Park into a Bubble Wonderland for Backstreet Boys on Good Morning America
Bubbleworks filled Central Park with a larger than life bubble spectacular for the Backstreet Boys performance on Good Morning America's Summer Concert Series, which aired July 13, 2018 on ABC. The perfectly timed bubble ...
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Theatre in Review: The Originalist (Arena Stage/59E59)
Theatre companies can be tripped up by the exigencies of scheduling, especially when topical works are involved: Some months ago, the idea of presenting a cuddly comedy about the rabidly conservative Supreme Court justice Antonin ...
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Elation Offers Free eCast Lighting Control App
Elation Professional is offering eCast, a stage lighting control app designed for use with small to medium-sized venues such as night clubs, houses of worship, or mobile events. The eCast App is available from the App Store and ...
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PreSonus Shipping AVB-Networked Personal Monitor Mixer and Stageboxes
PreSonus is now shipping its EarMix 16M 16-channel personal monitor mixer and NSB 16.8 and NSB 8.8 stageboxes. Part of PreSonus' fast-growing ecosystem of AVB-networked products, the EarMix 16M and NSB-series stageboxes are ...
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Cloud Electronics Announces the CV8125 8 Channel 70/100v Digital DSP Amplifier
Cloud Electronics, UK introduces its new range of energy efficient, class-leading amplifiers with the introduction of its new CV-Series digital multi-channel digital 70/100v amplifiers.
All models in the CV-Digital series offer ...
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TAIT Stage Technologies while TAIT Towers Rebrand as TAIT
Five years ago, Stage Technologies and Delstar Engineering were acquired by TAIT Towers. During that time, Stage Technologies and Delstar Engineering began doing business as TAIT Stage Technologies while TAIT Towers ...
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Solotech Appoints David Brazeau Director, Research and Development (R&D)
Francois Desjardins, vice president, research and development (R&D) and technology solutions at Solotech, announces David Brazeau's appointment as director, research and development (R&D). ...
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Philips Vari-Lite VL6000 Beams Enhance the Drama of Pink's Beautiful Trauma
Signify, a global provider of lighting, announces that the current Beautiful Trauma world tour by US rock star Pink is benefiting from the power and presence of the Philips Vari-Lite VL6000 Beam luminaire. Lighting ...
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D.A.S. Audio Keeps the Crowds Energized at Hollywood Beach Bandshell
Recently, Valencia, Spain-based D.A.S. Audio was selected to upgrade the sound reinforcement capabilities at the legendary Hollywood Beach Bandshell in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. After careful consideration and evaluation, the ...
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iLight Moves Forward with Robe
iLight is a busy and dynamic Hong Kong-based rental company which specializes in supplying lighting design, equipment, and expertise to a diverse range of theatrical, cultural, performance, and events projects. ...
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Paul "Arlo" Guthrie Turns It Up for Nine Inch Nails with Chauvet Professional STRIKE 4
Like some kind of atomic particle, the music of Nine Inch Nails never really remains in one place. Blending complex time signatures with noise and distortions, moving swiftly from whispers to screams, it is in constant flux. The one ...
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Roland Announces "Thomas Dolby Live in Roland Cloud"
Roland announces "Thomas Dolby Live in Roland Cloud," a historic first-ever concert streamed live in Roland Cloud. Free and open to all, the performance by electronic music icon and Roland Lifetime Achievement Award winner Thoma ...
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Anderson Audio and EAW Celebrate July 4th at the White House
The White House added a live concert on the South Lawn to its annual Fourth of July celebration this year. Harrisburg, Pennsylvania-based Anderson Audio deployed an Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW) Adaptive sound system to ...
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VUE and Bell Events Deliver Perfect Waves for Spyder Surf Fest
Every year, the city of Hermosa Beach in California kicks off the summer season with a celebration of its rich surfing heritage and culture. The Spyder Surf Fest is a family-friendly "party on the beach" that brings together the most ...
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Wenger's Dan Culhane Named USITT President
Wenger and J.R. Clancy's Dan Culhane has been appointed to the role of President of USITT, effective immediately. USITT promotes dialogue, research, and learning among practitioners, educators, and ...
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MEGA-LITE Introduces the New Colorful Washbot
The NEW Colorful Washbot MEGA-LITE presents the The NEW Colorful Washbot, a new versatile LED fixture that is designed to deliver a smooth, beautifully mixed color wash effect for large to small applications. ...
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Elation Lighting Renewal at Redemption to the Nations Church in Chattanooga
Redemption to the Nations Church in Chattanooga, Tennessee, one of the fastest growing churches in the country, recently renovated their 2,000-seat sanctuary and outfitted the space with a new Elation Professional intelligent ...
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Blizzard Lighting Goes Full Diva, Demands to Only be Called Blizzard
Blizzard Lighting Goes Full Diva, Demands to Only be Called Blizzard Cher, Madonna, Sting, Bono... what do they all have in common? They're incredibly pretentious. But they're allowed to be pretentious because they are the best. They're ...
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Robe Pointes to 2047 Apologue Part 2
"Mirror-Mirror" is a dynamic kinetic installation created by German lighting / visual artist and imagineer Christopher Bauder from WHITEvoid, featuring contemporary dancer and crossover artist Qiu Jirong ... and one of seven ...
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Educational Theatre Association Honors Local Educator as Volunteer of the Year
The Educational Theatre Association's (EdTA) Volunteer of the Year Award recognizes individuals who support the Association through exceptional volunteer efforts. The 2018 recipients are the 16 members of the Advocacy Leadership ...
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Peter Morse Expands Confidential Tour Rig with Chauvet Professional
Floating gracefully across the stage, at times in formal attire that was as crisp and precise as their pivot turns and pirouettes, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Peta Murgatroyd, and Valentin Chmerkovskiy epitomized the elegance of ballroom ...
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LD Mike Berger and 4Wall Light Annual Boston Pops Spectacular
Hundreds of thousands gathered at the historic DCR Hatch Shell for the 40-plus year Boston 4th of July celebration, the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular. As per tradition, the fireworks, military flyover, and world-class orchestra led ...
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Nashville Celebrates Independence Day with Bandit Lites
More than 250,000 people came downtown to celebrate Independence Day at Nashville's "Let Freedom Sing!" Fourth of July party. Bandit Lites was proud to supply the lighting for the event, which featured two stages and 66,000 ...
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ROE Academy Opens Its Doors in the US
ROE Visual brings the ROE Academy to the US. The ROE Academy was initiated to support customers and users with the most authoritative and up-to-date knowledge on LED solutions and applications available. ...
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TSC Upgrades Audio System for City of Brea Theatre with Yamaha and NEXO
The 199-seat Curtis Theatre, located in the Brea Civic and Cultural Center in Brea, California, has upgraded its audio system to include a Yamaha Commercial Installations Solutions (CIS) system, QL5 Digital Audio Console with a ...
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Announcing the 2018 Behind the Scenes Holiday Cards and a New Notecard
The 2018 Behind the Scenes Holiday Cards are on sale now at the new BTS Boutique. There's no better way to spread holiday cheer than with these unique cards created especially for Behind the Scenes. Sending a BTS holiday ...
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KOI-USA 2018 Announces Judging Panel for Theatre Category
The Knight of Illumination Awards USA (KOI-USA), which this year celebrates the achievements of show lighting and video designers in the United States for the first time, is pleased to reveal the highly esteemed theatre experts on ...
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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Scale Up with Adamson
The eighth annual edition of New York City's Governors Ball Music Festival hosted some of the biggest names in music on its main stage, which featured a substantial Adamson E-Series loudspeaker system provided by Cleveland, Ohio's ...
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Tony Awards Broadcast Adds Axient Digital to Shure Wireless Infrastructure
The 72nd Annual Tony Awards, broadcast live on CBS from Radio City Music Hall in New York, featured vocalists Sara Bareilles and Josh Groban as co-hosts. To ensure the night's musical performances from the biggest shows on ...
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Oath's NYC Showcase Event Shines with Philips Vari-Lite
Signify, a global provider of lighting, announces that its Philips Vari-Lite VL4000 Spot luminaires were used to provide powerful illumination and effects for a large-scale, immersive show for digital media company Oath
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DCR Nashville Deploys Claypaky Fixtures, grandMA2 Consoles, and MDG Haze Generators for Halsey's 2018 Tour
DCR Nashville is providing an array of equipment for American singer-songwriter Halsey's 2018 touring schedule, including festivals and her continuing Hopeless Fountain Kingdom world tour. Gear includes Claypaky ...
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Placebo Rock Out at Festival Shows with Avolites Arena
Placebo's epic new show is touring European festivals with a revamped rock 'n' roll lighting design by Will Kinnaird, who's armed with an Avolites Arena running Titan V11.
Kinnaird has pimped Placebo's lighting for ...
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Modanso Entertainment of South Africa Chooses Elation Lighting
In order to keep up with increasing demand, Modanso Entertainment of Johannesburg, South Africa, has invested in 42 new lighting fixtures from Elation Professional. The purchase includes 24 DARTZ 360 beam/spot LED moving ...
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Gareth Owen -- Wavetool Calms a Summer of Bats
It's a rare occurrence when a British sound designer has three musicals, all shows of US origin, running on Broadway. No transplant himself either, Gareth Owen also has four shows in London's West End. As if that weren't enough, his ...
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Anolis Illuminates Rhyl Urban Regeneration Project
Anolis LED luminaires have been specified to bring color, brightness, and additional vibrancy to the Welsh seaside resort of Rhyl. They are used to light key landmarks in the town including the 76m-high Sky Tower which is ...
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Audio-Technica Honors Lienau AV Associates with Samurai Award for Second Consecutive Year
Audio-Technica, an innovator in transducer technology for over 50 years, has recognized West Chester, Pennsylvania-based firm Lienau AV Associates with its Samurai Award for the 2017 - 2018 fiscal year, for representing ...
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CODA Audio TiRAY Gives Standout Performance at The Bremen Theatre in Germany
The Neoclassical style Theater am Goetheplatz is the main theatre in the North German city of Bremen. Commonly known as The Bremen Theatre and dating back to 1913, this listed building today presents a varied program of musicals, opera, ...
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Theatre in Review: The Possibilities/The After-Dinner Joke (PTP/NYC)
The people behind PTP/NYC, also known as the Potomac Theatre Project, are not afraid to rush in where other theatre companies fear to tread. Now in its thirty-second season, the troupe is known for its brave -- almost foolhardy -- hot ...
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Theatre in Review: The Damned (Comedie-Francaise/Park Avenue Armory)
One auteur trumps another in Ivan van Hove's adaptation of Luchino Visconti's notorious 1969 film. Although best known in this country for his inventive -- and, to my eyes, frequently willful -- interpretations of classic ...
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Elation Introduces Obsidian Control Systems, the Accessible Lighting Control Brand for Professionals
Elation Professional is excited to embark on a new chapter in its evolution with launch of Obsidian Control Systems, an accessible line of advanced yet intuitive lighting control products. Stay tuned at
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Clair Brothers Introduces KiTCurve TrueFit Landscape and TrueFit Portrait for Small- to Mid-Size Venues
Clair Brothers Introduces KiTCurve TrueFit Landscape and TrueFit Portrait for Small- to Mid-Size Venues Over the past three years Clair Brothers TrueFit Technology, the first modular and fully customizable, bespoke waveguide system ...
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Industry Representatives to Cycle to PLASA Show for Backup Charity
A group of industry representatives will cycle from Chippenham to London Olympia on Saturday, September 15, to increase awareness of mental health within the entertainment and events industries. All donations will go to Backup, ...
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Digital Insanity Turns to Green Hippo to Deliver the Works
Hippotizer Media Servers are the first choice of specialist content creator and show operator behind visual system for Printworks London Venue.
Printworks London opened its doors in 2017, making an immediate impact on the ...
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GLP X4 Bar 20 Provides More than a Flicker for Niall Horan
Lighting designer Dave Lee has been working with Niall Horan since the very first One Direction show at Watford Colosseum to the band's final performance in Sheffield, and following last year's Promo tour, is now constantly on ...
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Medieval Times Comes Up to Date with Philips Vari-Lite and Showline LED
Signify, a global provider of lighting, announces that the Medieval Times attraction in Buena Park, California, has upgraded its show lighting with the latest LED fixtures from the Philips Vari-Lite and Showline ...
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Vasco Rossi on the Move with Kinesys
Concerts by Italian megastar Vasco Rossi are usually a full-on emotional and engaging experience, but the recent Non Stop Live summer stadium tour by the iconic artist was also "moving" from a completely different perspective ... ...
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QSC KS212C Subwoofer Nominated for a 2019 TEC Award
QSC, LLC announces it has been nominated for a Technical Excellence & Creativity (TEC) Award for outstanding technical achievement in the category of sound reinforcement loudspeakers for its KS212C Powered Cardioid Subwoofer. ...
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Alcons Systems Inspire and Impress at TNW Conference
Effectively a festival and conference in one, The Next Web (TNW) Conference is an annual gathering with the tag line "innovation through inspiration." As one of the biggest and most influential European events for promoting and inspiring ...
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Attero Tech Releases Major unD6IO-BT Firmware Update
Attero Tech, a manufacturer of networked AV connectivity solutions, has released a major firmware update for its unD6IO-BT Dante-networked 4x2 audio wall plate with integrated Bluetooth audio receiver. The new firmware introduces ...
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Martin Audio Surrounds Roger Waters in Hyde Park
Now enjoying its sixth year at Hyde Park, AEG Live's Barclaycard Presents British Summer Time (BST) has now settled into a proven and established formula, since its sound reinforcement partners, Capital Sound, and their premier ...
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Theatre in Review: The Peculiar Patriot (National Black Theatre/Hi-Arts)
If you need a reason to see The Peculiar Patriot -- and I can give you several -- it is a golden opportunity to experience the work of actress/playwright/activist Liza Jessie Peterson. You may not recognize the name, ...
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Tony Magana Joins the MEGA Team as Account Manager
Mega Systems Inc. announces the new hire of Tony Magana who will serve as an account manager. He brings numerous qualities to the company, including over 30 years in sales experience. Having been involved with Latin America ...
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Flex Rental Solutions Announces New Gear Tracking-Only Product
Flex Rental Solutions, an internationally recognized provider of enterprise web-based rental management software for the AV, event, and production management industries, announces that it will be launching a special edition of their ...
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Symetrix Radius NX Series Is a Leap Forward for Audio DSPs
Symetrix Radius NX Series Is a Leap Forward for Audio DSPs Symetrix, manufacturer of high-performance digital audio products for the installed sound market, announces its Radius NX 4x4 and Radius NX 12x8 1U rack-mount audio signal ...
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Meyer Sound LEO Family "Beast" Prowls on Post Malone Tour
Best-selling hip-hop artist Post Malone recently wrapped up the North American leg of his 2018 tour in support of his latest album, Beerbongs and Bentleys, which broke streaming records on Spotify the day it was released and ...
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Florida's New Martini Bar Has an Ai Miami License to Thrill
One of Florida's hottest new nightlife venues boasts three state-of-the-art LED-lined spaces controlled by one Avolites Ai's Miami License dongle.
The new Martini Bar is situated just a short hop from Miami International ...
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Creating the Best Guest Experience at Roskilde Festival with Robe
Creating the Best Guest Experience at Roskilde Festival with Robe Creating the best guest experience and superlative customer service for visiting lighting designers rocking up to the Arena Stage at Roskilde Festival in Denmark ... is ...
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Elite Multimedia Productions Joins the Broadcast for the K-LOVE Fan Awards
Held annually at the Grand Ole Opry House, the K-LOVE Fan Awards creates a unique fan experience that celebrates the powerful impact of Christian entertainment. With a rich history of gathering together the most engaging Christian artists ...
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Bandit Brings the Lights to Lecrae Spring Runs
When hip-hop recording artist, songwriter, record producer, and actor Lecrae needed a lighting package for his one-off season, Bandit Lites was there to provide the gear and support for those on the road. With venues ranging from ...
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With ICONYX, Pastor's Message Is Finally Heard at Church of the Holy Cross
Since its construction and dedication in 1964, the Byzantine-style sanctuary of the Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Cross has graced the city of Belmont, California. The church's cruciform design features a center dome, surrounded by ...
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PVRIS Goes Small with Allen & Heath dLive Digital Mixing System
Formed in Lowell, Massachusetts in 2012, PVRIS has gone on to perform at Warped Tour, Coachella, and multiple top-tier festivals and tours around the world. Billboard describes the band's sound as a "thunderous, up-at-the-witching hour ...
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ADJ's Vizi Beam RXONE Sets the Stage for TEDxCambridge 2018
Taking place at the Boston Opera House in May, TEDxCambridge 2018 brought together 2,500 people to hear seven distinguished speakers share innovative new ideas during one inspirational evening. The responsibility of setting the stage for ...
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Theatre in Review: Fire in Dreamland (The Public Theater)
About halfway through Rinne Groff's new play, the heroine, Kate, who has recently become besotted with filmmaking, describes her version of a cinematic sequence depicting the Dreamland fire at Coney Island. Dreamland, you should ...
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Theatre in Review: Antigone (Classical Theatre of Harlem)
For its summertime offering in Marcus Garvey Park, The Classical Theatre of Harlem presents a vividly contemporary twist on a Sophoclean tragedy. The stunning set design by Christopher Swader and Justin Swader depicts the ...
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George Masek Returns to the Philips Vari-Lite Fold
Signify Entertainment Lighting announces the return of Philips Vari-Lite veteran George Masek. His appointment closely follows the arrival of Brian Friborg as the new head of Signify Entertainment Lighting, ...
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PLASA Show 2018 Announces First Wave of Seminars
PLASA Show, the world-wide event for entertainment technology, is returning to London Olympia from September 16 - 18, and the seminar program is beginning to take shape. Attendees will have access to back-to-back professional ...
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ANSI Approves Standard to Prevent Falls from Stages
On Friday the 13th, the ANSI Board of Standards Review approved a revised version of ANSI E1.46, Standard for the Prevention of Falls from Theatrical Stages and Raised Performance Platforms. The standard has been revised to ...
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Pepe Aguilar's "Jaripeo" Mixes Tradition with Contemporary Elation Lighting
More than 30 years ago, Mexican music legend Antonio Aguilar toured the American continent accompanied by his family with the first equestrian show in the history of Latin show business. Now, his son, beloved Latin singer Pepe Aguilar, has ...
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Nordic Rentals Invest in Robe MegaPointes and Spiiders
Nordic Rentals is one of the largest and most influential rental companies in Denmark. Headquartered in the attractive fjord city of Vejle, they supply sound, lighting, video, and staging equipment and expertise to festivals, ...
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Mandylights Creates spectacular Illumination Effects with Christie Widget Designer at Vivid Sydney 2018
Christie's Australian partner, Mandylights, played an instrumental role in transforming Wulugul Walk in Sydney's Barangaroo precinct into a magical bushland filled with dramatic lighting and mesmerizing puppetry during ...
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Matt Hazard Joins Vincent Lighting Team; Tori Byrd Promoted to Production Manager
The team at Vincent Lighting Systems (VLS) is growing again, this time with the addition of Columbus, Ohio lighting veteran Matt Hazard. Hazard's area of sales responsibility will be central Ohio, focused on supporting ...
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Riverview Systems Group Heads into the Arena for the Alteryx "Inspire 2018" User Conference
Riverview Systems Group, the award-winning, full-service producer of engaging and innovative live events, announces its continued partnership with Alteryx, Inc., a leader in data science and analytics technology, at the company's ...
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Nick Glen Balances Comedy and Drama in Young Frankenstein with Chauvet Professional
The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein (more commonly called Young Frankenstein) has been a popular staple in regional theatres across the globe since its 2007 Broadway debut. At a recent production of the musical ...
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Bell Events Services kicks off Fiesta Hermosa with VUE Audiotechnik
Bell Events Services recently deployed a VUE al-Class line array system for the popular Fiesta Hermosa celebration. The festival takes place every Memorial Day and Labor Day Weekend in downtown Hermosa Beach and features ...
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DPA Microphones Names New Global Sales Support & Business Development Manager and Regional Sales Manager
DPA Microphones, a manufacturer of high-quality microphone solutions for professional audio applications, announces that Paul Andrews and Chris Brunhaver have joined the company as the new global sales support and ...
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Versatile Philips Vari-Lite VL4000 Adds to Circus Spectacle in Singapore
Signify, a world provider of lighting, announces that the quality and versatility of its Philips Vari-Lite stage lighting fixtures have helped to conjure the magic of the big-top for the sumptuous Circus 1903 -- The Golden ...
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Showworks Chooses Elation DARTZ 360 for "The Big Hurt"
With the popularity of boxing on the rise in Ontario, ensuring Canadian audiences get the kind of bang for their buck provided by high profile bouts is increasingly important. For Craig Bickerstaffe, owner of Toronto production ...
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Altman Lighting Illuminates Volez, Voguez, Voyagez -- Louis Vuitton in South Korea
Curated by Olivier Saillard, Volez, Voguez, Voyagez -- Louis Vuitton tells the history of Louis Vuitton, beginning in 1854, through the archives of the family's founding members. Conceived and designed by Robert Carsen, the thematic ...
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KOI-USA 2018 Announces Judging Panel for Live for Broadcast Category
The Knight of Illumination Awards USA (KOI-USA) celebrates the achievements of international show lighting and video designers for their work in the United States, and is pleased to announce the judging panel for the Live for ...
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MDG Me8 Fog Generators Boost Stormzy's Iconic Set at Wireless Festival
English grime artist, Stormzy, headlined the Saturday main stage in spectacular fashion at this year's Wireless Festival in London's Finsbury Park. The London-born superstar performed in a full, bespoke production of mammoth proportions in ...
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Chauvet Professional Provides Energetic Looks for Chase & Status at Cardiff Students' Union
With a capacity of 4,000 guests and two stories of nonstop action, it's easy to see why the Cardiff University Students' Union is clearly the largest nightclub in its city. The popular venue attracts some of the best international acts on ...
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Ryman Auditorium Takes Lead from the Opry House, Installs Two New Yamaha RIVAGE Digital Audio Consoles
Nashville's 2,300-seat Ryman Auditorium recently purchased two Yamaha RIVAGE PM7 Digital Audio Consoles, installed by CLAIR Solutions Nashville. "We were very pleased with the Yamaha PM10 monitor console installation at the ...
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Robert Juliat Dalis 860 Cyclight has Philippe Decoufle's Nouvelles Pieces Courtes Covered
Nouvelles Pieces Courtes is a collection of short contemporary dance pieces, created in May 2017 by world-renowned French choreographer Philippe Decoufle and his Compagnie DCA.
Each piece tells a different story, which in ...
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Christie and Quince Imaging Team Up at IDEA Conference July 15 - 18
Christie and Quince Imaging are proud to be gold sponsors and participants at the 36th annual IDEA Conference, which is being held July 15 - 18 at the Westin Indianapolis hotel in Indianapolis, Indiana. Working with ...
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Hope Fellowship Church Makes a Personal Decision for KLANG:technologies
As a general rule, when houses of worship are considering adopting new audio technologies, those decisions are typically driven by outside "experts." Sure, AVL and praise teams may have personal brand preferences as well as intimate ...
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Modulo Kinetic at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Ceremonies
For the opening and closing ceremonies of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games, The Electric Canvas, an award-winning Australian company specialized in large-scale projections, managed the AV projection relying on Modulo Pi' ...
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Theatre in Review: On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (Irish Repertory Theatre)
Ever since On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, a musical about ESP and past-life regression, opened on Broadway in 1965, it has undergone more reincarnations than Shirley MacLaine. Time and again, creative teams have been ...
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Theatre in Review: Fiddler on the Roof (National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene)
It is fascinating how much the context of a production can affect its impact. Joel Grey's revival of Fiddler on the Roof has its ups and downs -- more of the former than the latter, I hasten to add -- but experiencing ...
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ISE to Relocate to Barcelona in 2021
Integrated Systems Events, the producers of the Integrated Systems Europe exhibition, has announced that its 2021 edition will be held at Gran Via, part of the Fira de Barcelona exhibition complex in Spain on February 2 - 5.
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Lightfair International 2019 Call for Speakers: Global Invitation to Experts in Diverse Disciplines
The Lightfair International (LFI) Conference, which offers hundreds of hours of education in a highly diverse curriculum, begins its run to opening day 2019 with the call for speakers launching on July 11, 2018. This global ...
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GLP on Tour with Jovanotti
For the recent Jovanotti tour, Lorenzo Live 2018, which has been playing sport arenas in the main Italian cities, prominent British lighting designer, Paul Normandale, requisitioned 44 GLP Impression X4 Bar 20 from ...
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New ADJ Utility Power Blocks Deliver Safe and Reliable POW-R
Entertainment technology professionals not only need the right equipment to make the magic happen, but they also need to make sure it has a reliable power supply. This is where ADJ's new POW-R BAR65 and POW-R BAR LINK professional ...
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ACT Lighting Names Aaron Hubbard to Central Regional Sales and Establishes Northeast Regional Sales
ACT Lighting, Inc. announces that Aaron Hubbard will move to the post of central regional sales from his current role in western regional sales. The company, a leading importer and distributor of lighting products, will also ...
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New Philips Vari-Lite VL2600 Profile Makes Bright Debut at Forest Live
Signify, a world provider of lighting, announces that its new LED stage luminaire, the Philips Vari-Lite VL2600 Profile, made a striking world debut on the stages of the Forestry Commission's Forest Live shows in June. ...
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Harman Professional Solutions Brings All-Star Prince Tribute to Life
Slamhammer recently deployed a host of Martin by Harman fixtures to elevate PRINCE: Live on the Big Screen, a live tribute concert that was held at Target Center arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota. ...
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Ed Sheeran's Divide Tour Upgrades to disguise gx 2 Media Server with All New HDMI VFC Cards
As multi-award winning singer/songwriter Ed Sheeran continues his third global world tour, the long-running production has upgraded to a disguise gx 2 media server and become the first show to use the new disguise HDMI 2.0 VFC cards ...
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BML-Blackbird Adds a New Sound for Ellis Island
The historical main hall structure at Ellis Island boasts an expansive interior space with a 60' high ceiling. BML-Blackbird's commitment to providing the best audio experience possible at the historical venue led the company to add ...
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Sugarland is Still the Same with Bandit Lites
It may have been six years since Sugarland last hit the road, but Kristian Bush and Jennifer Nettles are showing audiences that time has not changed the Grammy-award winning duo's energy or talent as they embark on their 2018 Still the ...
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DAS Loudspeaker Technology Keeps the Mood Upbeat at Veza Sur
Veza Sur is a Miami-born craft brewery with Latin-American roots. Located in the Wynwood Arts District of Miami, this establishment is all about great brews and good vibes. On that note, it only makes sense this unique establishment would ...
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Lawo and d&b Lead Italy's Ravenna Festival into Immersive Realm
Playing during June and July, the annual Ravenna Festival is currently taking place in the city of Ravenna in Italy, making great advances in its audio production and delivery. At the heart of the sound system are d&b audiotechnik's ...
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Theatre in Review: Mary Page Marlowe (Second Stage Theater/Tony Kiser Theater)
Even as an addition to Tracy Letts' resume -- which, besides August: Osage County and Man from Nebraska, includes the paranoid arachnid freak-out, Bug, and the trailer-trash melodrama, Killer Joe -- ...
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Long Reach Long Riders Complete their 15th Charity Ride
The Long Reach Long Riders (LRLR) announce the successful completion of their 15th annual charity motorcycle ride. The ride, which benefits the Behind the Scenes charity and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS began in ...
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Clair Brothers 10SPOT Hybrid Loudspeaker Wins 2018 InfoComm Best of Show
For the third year in a row yet another Clair Brothers innovation -- the 10SPOT Hybrid Loudspeaker -- brings home InfoComm Best of Show Awards to the proud team in Manheim, Pennsylvania [notably adding to honors in 2017 for ...
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Mountain Productions Launches US Online Prolyte Shop
Prolyte Group, an international manufacturer of hardware products and structural solutions for the entertainment industry, announces Mountain Productions joins the company as a global partner and now offers Prolyte products ...
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House of Music and GearSource Team Up to Add Live Sound to The District
House of Music and GearSource recently teamed up to add live sound to The District, a new Nightclub in Atlanta, Georgia.
In February, Mario Auda from House of Music sat down with Donny Walloch, the owner of ...
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Auerbach Pollock Friedlander Completes Work at Princeton University Lewis Arts Complex
The new Lewis Arts Complex at Princeton University elevates the arts on the campus as never before. Comprised of a three-building complex in a park-like setting, the Lewis Arts Complex serves art, drama, dance, and music students with ...
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Chris Reade Adds Extra Dimension to Dierks Bentley Mountain High Tour with Chauvet Professional
Popular country music superstar Dierks Bentley, who has 17 No.1 hits to his credit, adds a sparkling humorous touch to the encore of his current blockbuster Mountain High tour, when he appears over the stage in an "aircraft" ...
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Las Vegas Production Sound Mixer Neil Curschman Wins the RF Gamble with Lectrosonics
Working in Las Vegas, independent production sound mixer Neil Curschman of NC-Sound has to be prepared for anything, from interviewing celebrities on the red carpet one day, to profiling a casino show performer the next day ...
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Martin Audio the Obvious Choice for Luxurious BLVD Restaurant
Encompass AV recently designed and installed another successful Martin Audio CDD system for BLVD, which is quickly redefining the concept for elegant, high-end restaurants in Chicago, Illinois. ...
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Festival Brings the World to Oregon with NEXO
Riverfront Park was the location of the 21st Salem, Oregon, World Beat Festival where visitors were able to experience the music, dance, food, and traditions of over 70 nations. Ten stages showcased everything from West African culture and ...
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VUE Proudly Powers San Francisco Pride Celebration
Held over the weekend of June 23 - 24, 2018, the San Francisco Pride Celebration and Rally featured 20 live-music and performance stages celebrating the energy and diversity of the LGBTQ community. Sound Image San Francisco handled ...
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France's ESC Honor is Safe Thanks to Airstar's Brilliant Performance
With over 185 million viewers each year, the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) is considered as one of the most popular music events in the world. When Portuguese artist Salvador Sobral won the 2017 edition, giving Portugal its first ...
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GreatAmerica Announces Bundling Product for Audio Visual Market
GreatAmerica Financial Services announces the release of AV AMP, a new financial bundling product that incorporates monthly service fees into invoices from systems integrators and contractors. AV AMP simplifies the often ...
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ESTA Plugfest sACN Round Table
The ESTA Control Protocols Plugfest organizers announce that a live, informal round-table discussion will be made available to the public via a free WebEx video conference. A discussion of "sACN Universe Synchronization" will be ...
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Stu Pribil Named Director of Project Operations, Texas Scenic Company
Texas Scenic Company (TSC) announces that Stu Pribil will be joining the TSC San Antonio management staff as director of project operations effective July 16, 2018. Pribil will schedule and manage the twenty-eight man Texas ...
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Elation Broadcast Lighting for Cwmni Da Studio, Wales
When independent Welsh production company "Cwmni Da" converted their open plan office into a new studio earlier this year, in the town of Caernarfon on the northwest coast of Wales, the award-winning television producers sought to minimize ...
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Elite Multimedia Shows What Makes You Country on the Luke Bryan Tour
As the quintessential country music superstar, Luke Bryan has created 20 No. 1 singles, sold over 12 million albums, and is one of the most popular touring artists today. Routinely playing to sold-out houses around the world, the artist ...
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Robe Keeps Arsenal Posted
Small fixtures are a solution for so many different scenarios where space is tight and weight loading is low ... and Robe's Pointes, Spikies, Spiiders, LEDWash 300s, and CycFX 8s proved themselves invaluable when lighting designer
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ACLX Delivers Immersive Lighting Experiences with Harman Professional Solutions
ACLX recently upgraded their lighting inventory with Martin by Harman RUSH series fixtures from Show Technology to supply for theatre shows, live music performances, conferences, and more. ...
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No Summer Holidays for TiMax
With the busiest outdoor event production schedule ever, it looks like there'll be no summer holidays for TiMax spatial audio systems this year. Alongside long-running premium West End and Broadway shows which continue to fill ...
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University of Cincinnati CCM Transitions to LED with ETC
The University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) has a twofold mission to educate the next generation of professionals in the arts as well as produce stunning performances. When CCM recently upgraded its performance spaces, ...
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PreSonus Loudspeakers Bring the Music to Life at Ned LeDoux Concert
As the son of the late country music singer Chris LeDoux, singer / songwriter Ned LeDoux had the good fortune to get his musical career started by playing drums in his father's road band, Western Underground. These days, he heads his own ...
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44 Designs Expands Rental Inventory with LED Video Walls and Touring Carts
44 Designs in Nashville, Tennessee, has been traditionally known as a lighting design firm that also carries some rental gear, but that moniker is changing with the company's addition of more than 600 LED video panels to their ...
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BlackTrax Appoints Amptown System Company
BlackTrax announces that Amptown System Company is the latest to join the growing BlackTrax partner network. The company will be responsible for the sales, support, and marketing of BlackTrax real time motion tracking systems ...
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Theatre in Review: Sugar in Our Wounds (Manhattan Theatre Club/City Center Stage II)
Donja R. Love, a self-described Afro-Queer playwright, may be something of a new face on the New York theatre scene, but he has big ambitions. His Love Trilogy is intended to examine queer black life at different historical moments, ...
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Danley Sound Labs Introduces the MINI 180 Loudspeaker -- Even Coverage Across 180 Degrees
Led by legendary acoustician Tom Danley and his handpicked team of engineers, Danley Sound Labs has once again developed a loudspeaker that solves a technical problem without compromising on its trademark pristine sound ...
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PRG Announces New Concert Touring Innovations
Production Resource Group LLC, (PRG),a world provider of entertainment and event technology solutions, announces two product innovations -- PRG Infinity SPACEFRAME and PRG Ingest -- which are supporting Beyonce and Jay-Z's On the ...
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Golden Opportunity for RoboSpots
The 29th edition of the Golden Melody Award (GMAs) staged in the 15,000 seat Taipei Arena presented a golden opportunity for Robe's RoboSpot remote follow spotting system to show its flexibility and scope -- the first time it's been ...
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Neutrik USA Appoints Lowe National Sales Manager for Broadcast and Professional Video
Neutrik USA, the supplier of robust and reliable professional connectivity solutions for audio, video, and data, announces the appointment of Jeff Lowe to the position of national sales manager for the newly defined broadcast ...
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RKDE's New Ayrton GHIBLI Fixtures Are Flying Off the Shelves
No sooner had Los Angeles-based RKDE taken delivery of Ayrton GHIBLI fixtures than the LED spot luminaires were quickly dispatched to E3's trade show floor and then to the American Idol Live nationwide tour. ACT ...
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Outline Scores with Italian Soccer Stadium Upgrade
The 17,368-capacity "Pino Zaccheria" stadium, the home field of Foggia soccer team located in Italy's south-eastern Apulia region (nicknamed the "Red and Black Devils of the South"), recently underwent an in-depth upgrade in order to meet ...
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JBL Professional and Martin Lighting Soar at Summerfest 2018
Clearwing Productions, a national full-service production company, deployed a stunning Harman Professional Solutions audio and lighting solution made up of JBL Professional loudspeakers, Crown amplifiers, and ...
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NSCA Announces Keynote for 2018 Pivot to Profit Conference
NSCA, the not-for-profit association representing the commercial low-voltage electronic systems industry, announces Governor Tom Ridge as the keynote for its third annual Pivot to Profit event on October 23 - 24, 2018, in ...
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Your Favorite Enemies Making Friends (and Music) in Morocco Relying on Radial Gear
Recently back from several months in Tangier, Canadian band Your Favourite Enemies has resumed their residency at their studio -- a converted former church in Drummondville, Quebec. The band has spent the last nine years using the space to ...
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Renkus Heinz Gives Ajinimoto a Taste of High-End Audio
As one would expect from a leading frozen gourmet food and seasonings manufacturer and distributor, Ajinimoto Foods North America, Inc., is always testing new products. Founded in Japan in 1909, the global firm is famous for its discovery ...
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Sound Solution Makes Big Impact with Adamson E-Series in South Korea
The Adamson Network has grown substantially in South Korea thanks to the efforts of Sound Solution, the country's exclusive distributor of Adamson Systems Engineering's loudspeaker solutions. ...
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Theatre in Review: Skintight (Roundabout Theatre Company)
The revelations one sometimes has at the theatre: Watching Skintight, I was suddenly grateful never to have had the opportunity to sit on the couch with my mother, running through the available men on Grindr. In the words of ...
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ADJ Lighting Now Distribute A Wide Range of ArKaos Products For Total Video System Solutions
ADJ Products has been offering ArKaos Grand VJ2, Grand VJ XT, and LED Master software titles for the past several years. Now that ADJ Products has entered into a distribution agreement with ArKaos, the company can offer a wider ...
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Lightact Launches a New Version of Their Flagship Software
Lightact, a Slovenian media server manufacturer, has launched a new version of their flagship software.
Lightact v3.0.4 features NDI integration, HAP codec playback, a brand new real-time Particle Engine, and a number of new real ...
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Powersoft's M-Force 301P01 Receives Outstanding Technical Achievement Nomination for NAMM 2019 TEC Awards
Powersoft, a manufacturer of professional power amplifiers, announced that its M-Force 301P01 -- an all-in-one solution for low-frequency applications -- has received a nomination for Outstanding Technical Achievement in Sound ...
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Chauvet Professional Maverick MK2 Spot Provides Visual Licks for Forth Valley Blues Festival
The soul-stirring power of blues music knows no national boundaries. Memphis may be over 10,000 miles away, but every year, the town of Forth (population 700) resonates with sounds reminiscent of Beal Street as it plays host to the Forth ...
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Rascal Flatts Gets Back to Touring with Bandit Lites
Rascal Flatts kicked off their Back To US Tour this June with Dan + Shay and Carly Pearce, bringing their 17 career No. Ones to audiences around the country. Bandit Lites is thrilled to once again be providing the ...
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Martin Audio Installed in Guerra's Bachata Rosa Restaurant
Sound Video Lighting of Santo Domingo recently installed a full complement of Martin Audio CDD speakers in Juan Luis Guerra's Bachata Rosa restaurant as part of a comprehensive AV upgrade.
Guerra is a Dominican singer, ...
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Adamson Gets Shanghai Shaking at EDC China 2018
After much anticipation from EDM fans in the world's most populous nation, the now-iconic Electric Daisy Carnival presented its first-ever Chinese edition from April 29-30, 2018 in Shanghai. To ensure a world-class experience befitting the ...
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FM Systems Dials in Great Sound with L-Acoustics
In a continuing effort to support and strengthen its presence in the Canadian territories, L-Acoustics announces that FM Systems has become one of the loudspeaker manufacturer's newest Certified Provider Distributors (CPD) and K1 ...
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CODA Audio Enhances Moods
Founded 25 years ago, Moods jazz club has become one of the most important cultural venues in Zurich and is considered one of the leading jazz clubs in Europe. The venue stages more than 300 concerts annually, ranging from jazz-funk and ...
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NEXT-proaudio Customized its Monitor for Amor Electro
Amor Electro is considered one of the most important bands in Portugal. The vocalist of the band, Marisa Liz, and jury of the famous program The Voice, together with the band create the ideal environment to show their talent, ...
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Jon Hancock Named CEO of Electrosonic Group Ltd.
Electrosonic announces that Jon Hancock has been named chief executive officer of the Electrosonic Group Ltd. and all of its subsidiary companies.
"The owners, the board of directors and the business leadership ...
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PLASA Awards for Innovation Open for Entries
The PLASA Awards for Innovation are now open for entries. Product manufacturers and developers are invited to enter the annual awards by Friday, August 17. Successfully nominated products will be featured on the Innovation Gallery ...
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Apollo Design Announces Promotions and New Hire Ready to Serve Customers
Apollo Design Technology, Inc. announces the promotions of Kim Muller and David Stauss and the appointment of Ann Young.
Recently promoted to accounting supervisor, Kimberly Muller served for three years as ...
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Bonnaroo Festival Grounds Get Magical with 1,000 Chauvet Professional Fixtures
With headliners like Eminem, The Killers, Muse, Sheryl Crow, Paramore, and Kaskade, the 17th annual Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival offered plenty of great music to enjoy. But North America's largest outdoor festival, which in the past has ...
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Robe WOWs the Crowds
Lighting designer Rik Uyttersprot from GRAViTY Design injected an edgy and raw lighting aesthetic to help showcase the stark bare stage production values of WOW at the Kortrijk Xpo in Belgium. ...
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Bag End Bass Installed in St. Paul's MacMillan Planetarium
Housed within a concrete cylinder at the heart of the Bell Museum's new facility on the University of Minnesota's St. Paul campus sits the Whitney and Elizabeth MacMillan Planetarium. The theater will offer state-of-the-art projection ...
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The Sextant Group Sets Its Sights on Alcons
Operating out of 11 offices across the US, The Sextant Group is a leading firm of technology consultants, providing innovative solutions to a wide range of client needs. Over the past few years, they have embraced the advantages of < ...
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Avolites Ai and Autoblend Awaken the Senses on SOMNAI
London's hit new immersive experience, SOMNAI, is tripping out visitors with its dreamlike visuals perfectly mapped onto a perspective bending dome at the heart of the production using Avolites Ai's Autoblend feature. ...
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The Bridgewater Hall Increases Flexibility and Creative Options with ChamSys MagicQ MQ80
It's easy to understand why The Bridgewater Hall hosts some 250 concerts and events a year. Built on 280 rows of stainless steel springs to reduce vibrations, it offers superb acoustics, and its aesthetically-pleasing multi-tiered interior ...
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Allen & Heath Makes Waves in California at Agenda Festival
The Agenda streetwear and action sports festival made waves in Long Beach, California on June 30th as over 15,000 fans gathered to take in a wide array of music, brands, and experiences. The Agenda Festival is a one-day event which can be ...
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VUE Delivers Top-to-Bottom at Plano's Legacy Hall
Live, work, play neighborhoods aren't necessarily a new phenomenon, but as Millennials enter their "adulting" years, developers are responding with a high-tech rethink of urban living for the "walking distance" generation. Located in the ...
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Analog Way Provides 8K Solution for Digital Projection's InfoComm 2018 Appearance
Analog Way partnered with Digital Projection, Inc. (DPI) to showcase DPI's new INSIGHT LASER 8K projector at InfoComm 2018 held last month. Analog Way's Picturall media servers, VIO 4K multi-format converters, and ...
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Elation's All-Weather Cuepix 16 IP -- an LED Matrix Panel
As more and more projects and shows are staged outdoors, Elation Professional is again expanding on its line of multi-environmental IP-rated products with the new Cuepix 16 IP. The Cuepix 16 IP is a powerful 4x4 matrix LED blinder ...
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Audio-Technica Now Shipping Handheld Transmitter for 6000 Series Line
Audio-Technica, an innovator in transducer technology for over 50 years, is now shipping the ATW-T6002x Handheld Transmitter for the 6000 Series High Density Wireless System -- a spectrum-efficient solution that allows users to pack ...
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Lance Bennett Assumes Presidency of IES (2018 - 2019)
Effective July 1, 2018, Lance Bennett assumed the office of president of the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES), the international provider of lighting education, standards, publications, and professional development. ...
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Solotech Appoints Keith Danby as Senior Business Developer, Integration Division
Rob Poretti, regional sales manager of Solotech Inc.'s integration division in Toronto, Canada ("Solotech"), announces the appointment of Keith Danby as senior business developer.
Danby will be in charge of ...
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The Band's Visit Leads Parade of Broadway Productions with Meyer Sound Systems
Once again Meyer Sound systems are powering the music along the Great White Way, with top-grossing hit productions relying on LEO Family line arrays and UltraSeries loudspeakers. Following the Tony Awards ceremonies in early June, ...
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Ayrton Luminaires Define Looks for Vince Staples and Tyler, The Creator
Currently performing at festivals across Europe, American rap and hip hop artist, Vince Staples, spent the first quarter of the year in the USA opening for headliner, Tyler, the Creator. For performance artists as radical and dynamic as ...
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NEXO STM Takes It to the Bank
The NEXO STM Series, with a supplemental assist from the NEXO GEO S12, was used for a very large house-of-worship event in the US BANK Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with Reach Communications providing the 360-degree NEXO ...
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FBT Takes Center Stage at New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
At the 49th New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival this year, an FBT sound system took center stage with Propaganda Group, a New Orleans, Louisiana-based AV company charged with designing and managing the sound at the Kids' ...
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Shinedown Takes the Stage with Bandit Lites
American hard rock band Shinedown recently wrapped a North American run with a lighting package provided Bandit Lites. The tour coincided with the release of their album, Attention Attention which debuted at number 1 on the ...
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Valley United Methodist Powers Up with Ashly Audio Amplification
With a population hovering around 2,000, Marion, Kansas is an iconic big-sky town. Its founding and early economic support via the railroad dates back to the mid-1800s, as does one of its earliest institutions, Valley United Methodist ...
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Grozny Dolphinarium Backs PR Lighting IP65 Luminaires
A new Dolphinarium has opened in the Chechnyan capital of Grozny -- the centrepiece of a major new complex that also includes several parks, attractions, race circuit, restaurant, theatre, and an equestrian park. The total area of the ...
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Historic Antioch Baptist Church Updates with IC Live
Antioch Baptist Church, located about 16 miles southeast of Montgomery, Alabama, has been through many changes since its founding 200 years ago. Originally a rural, all-white congregation, it was biracial in the decade before the Civil War ...
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LDC Backs Management Buyout of Martin Audio to Drive Market Share
Mid-market private equity investor LDC has backed the management buyout (MBO) of Martin Audio, the designer and manufacturer of premium high-performance loudspeaker systems, from global audio specialist Loud Audio. ...
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LMG Welcomes Senior Manager Mindy Johnson to National Accounts and Convention Center Team
LMG, a national provider of video, audio, lighting, and LED support based in Orlando, Florida, welcomes Mindy Johnson to the LMG show services team as the senior manager for LMG's national accounts and convention center ...
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Group One Ltd. Names Kyle McMahon Training and Support Associate
Group One Limited, the Long Island, New York-based US distributor for a number of top pro audio and lighting manufacturers, has named Kyle McMahon as its new training and support associate for DiGiCo, as well as the ...
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NSCA Announces 2018-2019 Board of Directors
NSCA, the not-for-profit association representing the commercial low-voltage electronic systems industry, announces the election of a new president to its executive committee, as well as many other leadership changes and the ...
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d&b ArrayProcessing Drives Audio Renaissance for French Theatre
Not far from the major port city of Caen in the Normandy region of northwest France, lies the small town of Mondeville. Despite its close proximity to Caen, Mondeville enjoys its own mayor, town hall and local services, including the ...
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Robe is Mega Beautiful
Joshua Cutts is someone who knows how to make things -- stages, sets, people -- look beautiful, and 2018 was the fourth time he has lit the Miss South Africa beauty pageant event, which this year selected the country's delegates for ...
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The Latest Costume-Making Trends at Stage|Set|Scenery 2019
Be it a theatre, opera, film, or concert performance, no production is perfect without costumes and make-up. In combination with stage design, lighting, furnishings, and naturally the performers, it is why audiences are able to delve into ...
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Mercury Audiovisueel Ensures Varied Looks at Pinksterfeesten in De Moer with Chauvet Professional
With some of the best outdoor music festivals in Europe offering everything from big electronic names to hip-hop heavyweights, the Netherlands has a festival tradition quite like no other. As one of the longest running festivals in the ...
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Seeing Eye Lighting Design Lights Facebook's Annual F8 Conference with 4Wall Entertainment
F8 is Facebook's annual developer conference that showcases their latest technology and gives attendees a glimpse into what's next for the social media platform. Event producer FNTECH chose Seeing Eye Lighting Design and ...
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VUE Line Arrays Takes the Stage with REO Speedwagon
As part of a crowded 2018 schedule with tour-mates Chicago, REO Speedwagon recently landed at the Star of the Desert Arena in Primm, Nevada, where the band took to the stage for the first time with a VUE al-Class line array system.
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Clair Brothers Is First Choice for Sound at Rock Community Church
Since 2006, Rock Community Church has grown by leaps and bounds, adding to its congregation through strong leadership, dedicated purpose, and family values. Rock Community in Littleton, Colorado, has thrived by assuring that each person in ...
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Danley Does It All (Again) at Fayetteville First Baptist Church
Fayetteville First Baptist Church in Fayetteville, Georgia is aware of its strengths, even as it shifts to a more blended worship style. The goal is to engage the next generation so that they keep their roots firmly planted at FFBC without ...
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Allen & Heath dLive Exceeds Expectations with Hayley Kiyoko
Hayley Kiyoko tour engineers Dusty Black (FOH/TM) and Nic Monaco (Monitors/PM) continue to expand their use of the Allen & Heath dLive Digital Mixing System as they set off on their latest summer tour season. Building ...
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