News Archive - July 2026

USHIO Industry & Entertainment Announces Trademark Licensing Agreement for OSRAM-Branded Products

USHIO Industry & Entertainment has signed a trademark licensing agreement with ams OSRAM, that enables the company to continue offering designated professional technical lighting products under the OSRAM product brand. The agreement ...

AV Stumpfl Launches Screen Configurator with Interactive 3D Visualization and AR Preview

AV Stumpfl has launched a new online screen configurator, giving integrators and designers a self-serve tool to specify projection screens from six of the company's screen families. Available in both metric and imperial versions, ...

Pangolin on A$AP Rock's Don't Be Dumb Tour

A$AP Rock's Don't Be Dumb Tour blends music lighting, lasers, pyrotechnics, and special effects into an immersive visual experience.
From the earliest stages of show design through rehearsals and live performances, the team at ...

Kevin Madigan Takes Fourier Audio transform.engine on the Road with Santana's Oneness Tour

Iconic guitarist Carlos Santana's Oneness Tour is a massive, multi-site 2026 concert series, alternating between shows on the road across North America and his long-term residency -- An Intimate Evening with Santana: Greatest ...

Central Christian Church Connects Remote Production Teams with Clear-Com's Gen-IC Virtual Intercom

Clear-Com has announced that Central Christian Church has transformed communication across its live production operations by implementing Clear-Com's LQ Series IP interfaces, Gen-IC Virtual Intercom, Agent-IC mobile app and ...

Giovanni Pinna Lights the Third Chapter of Vasco Rossi Tour 2026 with Over 250 Claypaky Fixtures

A monumental stage, more than 900 lighting fixtures, 1,200 sq. m. of LED screens, and a creative vision that continues to evolve year after year. For Vasco Live 2026, lighting designer Giovanni Pinna signs the third chapter ...

Springboard to Design Concludes 2026 Summer Program, Announces Plans for 2027

The Springboard to Design (SB2D) Summer Program, the tuition-free theatre design mentorship and education program for students from underrepresented communities, concluded its record-breaking 2026 program after attracting more than ...

BASSBOSS Returns to DJX with New Loudspeakers in the Demolition Room

BASSBOSS returns to DJX 2026 with two new loudspeakers and a full slate of activations centered on the BASSBOSS Demolition Experience. The Austin-based manufacturer will exhibit at Booth #116 on Level 1 near the DJX Main Stage, with ...

NEXO Sound Powers Adriatic Sound Festival

Inspired by Fano's Roman heritage and oceanside setting, the Adriatic Sound Festival 2026 took place in June at the Italian city's airport. In just its second year, the festival has become firmly established in Europe's summer dance music ...

PK Sound Strengthens European Momentum with UK Expansion

PK Sound has officially launched PK Sound U.K., establishing a direct presence in one of the world's most influential professional audio markets.
To support this expansion, PK Sound has assembled a dedicated UK-based team led ...

CHAUVET Professional Launches Unrival App

There never seems to be enough time at a production site. And while CHAUVET Professional may not be able to put more hours on the clock, the company says its new Unrival app can make every minute on the job far more efficient and ...

ADJ Launches Entour Pileus Hybrid Fog/Faze Machine

ADJ introduces the Entour Pileus, a professional atmospheric effects generator that combines high-output fog and fine faze capabilities in one versatile, road-ready unit.
The latest addition to the company's Entour Series, ...

M&W Pro Audio Appoints Jay Schlabs as Chief Revenue Officer

M&W Pro Audio, a new company founded by Greg Mackie and Peter Watts, is pleased to announce the appointment of Jay Schlabs as chief revenue officer. Schlabs brings more than two decades of leadership experience ...

At the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee with Robe

In its final week, the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee whittled down nearly 250 spellers to ten participants in a live televised finale. The event was staged for the first time in a new venue, the DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, ...

RCF Delivers Audio for Live at Hub City Vinyl's Dual-Venue Live Music Experience

Live at Hub City Vinyl, a live music and arts destination located in the Hagerstown, Maryland's historic Arts & Entertainment District (and adjacent to Hub City Vinyl, the area's largest record store), has recently installed high ...

Green Hippo Powers Sherwood Court at Electric Forest 2026

Deep in the woods of the Double JJ Resort, more than 40,000 people spent four days under the glow of Sherwood Court, the stage that has become Electric Forest's visual signature. Every set played out across a scenic canvas more than 7,000 ...

L-Acoustics L2D Brings Immersive L-ISA Sound to Virginia Beach Church

Wave Church's Virginia Beach headquarters is an 80,000-sq.-ft. center built around a 2,500-seat worship auditorium. Serving a broad congregation across a calendar that runs from weekend worship to conferences and concerts, the church ...

Ayrton Names Sales Managers for Germany

Ayrton has named Jurgen Nordhoff and Tobias Winter as sales managers to its team in Germany. Ayrton Germany is now responsible for direct sales in the country.
Nordhoff has over 25 years of industry experience, ...

Clear-Com Delivers Integrated Communications for Fryderyk Awards Gala in Krakow

Clear-Com played a central role in delivering seamless, real-time communication for the Fryderyk Awards Gala, one of Poland's most prestigious live music television broadcasts, held at Tauron Arena in Krakow. The large-scale ...

LEA Professional is Coming to New Zealand Thanks to NSL Group

As part of LEA Professional's ongoing efforts to expand its global footprint, the company has announced its partnership with NSL Group, a New Zealand-based AV distributor. This partnership will connect New Zealand AV customers with ...

ADJ Launches Vizi Xtreme

ADJ's Vizi Xtreme moving head is now shipping. Designed to deliver high-impact visuals from an exceptionally compact fixture, the product combines lime-infused color mixing, an LED ring, and fast 360-degree pan/tilt movement to ...

Waves Audio Introduces Atlas Reverb

Waves Audio announces the release of Atlas Reverb, a new flagship algorithmic reverb plug-in tuned by ear to create depth, movement, and musical space inside real mixes.
Developed around an all-new algorithmic engine, Atlas draws ...

PCD Strengthens Engineering and Sales Teams with Two Industry Veterans

PCD has announced the addition of two industry professionals to its growing team. Flynn Kelly, CTS, has joined as senior design engineer, while Rick Shaffer joins as design sales consultant serving the Greater ...

Jamie Platt Brings Versatility to Here Comes J. Edgar! with CHAUVET and White Light

Lighting designer Jamie Platt has praised the performance of White Light's (WL) new CHAUVET Professional Maverick Silens 1X Profile fixtures following their debut use on Here Comes J. Edgar!, a fast-paced comedy ...

ChamSys Powers James McKenna's Busking on Mad Hatter's Stage at Beyond Wonderland at The Gorge

Voted nine times as Pollstar's Best Outdoor Music Venue, the acclaimed site known as The Gorge, 150-miles east of Seattle, offers breathtaking views of the Columbia River Canyon -- and, since it's situated in the middle of a ...

Winners of UK's Profile Awards Announced

The Profile Awards, created and coordinated by Durham and Jennie Marenghi in association with the ALPD, the STLD and the ABTT, recognize lighting design excellence in theatre and television in the UK. This year's ...

PROLIGHTS Lights Up Rabat Hockey Palace, Africa's Largest Ice Hockey Arena

The new Rabat Hockey Palace, considered the largest and most modern ice hockey arena on the African continent, now features a multi-purpose Olympic-size rink capable of hosting international competitions, concerts, and major public events. ...

ROXX NEO Fixtures Illuminate Cologne's Hohenzollern Bridge for Olympic and Paralympic Bid

On April 19, btl next GmbH illuminated Cologne's Hohenzollern Bridge in the Olympic colors using more than 100 ROXX NEO fixtures. The installation marked the conclusion of the local referendums initiated by the municipal councils on ...

MA Lighting's grandMA3 in Control for Opening of Zayed National Museum

The celebration for the opening of Abu Dhabi's new Zayed National Museum was a hugely prestigious event, and for multiple reasons. MA Lighting's grandMA3 control system played a central role, in the experienced hands of programmers < ...

Claypaky Ultimo Sharpys Match The Prodigy for High-Energy Performance

English electroPunk band The Prodigy used 40 Claypaky Ultimo Sharpy fixtures for the UK leg of their continuing sold-out global tour. 4Wall invested in the fixtures specifically for the tour, sourcing them from Entedi, Claypaky's ...

NAMM Show Announces 2027 Dates

The 2027 NAMM Show will be held in Anaheim, January 26-30, with the main exhibition floors open to attendees from January 28-30.
In 2026, more than 60,000 attendees from 122 countries, regions, and territories gathered at The ...

EVEN Opens Applications for Lighting Technician Apprenticeships in California

EVEN, the 501(c)(3) nonprofit creating paid apprenticeships in the live events industry, has opened applications for its next cohort of lighting technicians in the state of California.
The Events Vocational Education Network (EVEN ...

Whitney Hoversten Drives Bruno Mars' The Romantic Tour with Ayrton Rivale and Veloce Profiles

Bruno Mars' first full global tour since 2018, The Romantic Tour returns to North America from August to December, setting Live Nation's record for the largest single-day ticket sale with 2.1 million tickets. ...

Martin Muller Chooses Elation Paragon M for Helloween's North American Tour

German power metal band Helloween brought their 40th Anniversary Tour to North America this spring, performing a month-long theatre run from April 7 in Dallas through May 2 in Las Vegas. Supporting the band's visually driven production, ...

Bandit Lites Brings Immersive 360-Degree Lighting Experience to Dude Perfect's Squad Games Tour

The sports and comedy group Dude Perfect's Squad Games Tour features a rig supplied by Bandit Lites, used by production manager and lighting designer Mason Felps, of 46 Entertainment, to transform arenas into fully ...

Martin Audio WPM System Elevates Acoustics Experience at Historic Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival

Set against the scenic backdrop of the Berkshire Hills in Becket, Massachusetts, Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival is America's longest-running international dance festival. Founded in 1931 by modern dance pioneer Ted Shawn on a historic 220 ...

Paragon 360 Executes a Phased Transformation for Mid-Way Baptist Church

Paragon 360 once again partnered with Mid-Way Baptist Church in Raleigh, North Carolina, as part of a carefully planned, multi-phase renovation of their worship environment. Building on an earlier renovation that included interior ...

Amadeus Acoustics Introduces Downmix Engine Feature

Amadeus Acoustics has released ART::Director v1.3.1. The major software update introduces a Downmix Engine feature, which, the company says, resolves one of the performing arts industry's greatest challenges: translating complex, ...

Lichtmacht Chooses Robe SVB1s for Dutch Racing Broadcast

Lichtmacht (Light-Force) is a broadcast technical production and rental specialist based in Hilversum, The Netherlands, active in television, film, commercials, streaming, XR, AR, VR, and high-end studio installations. Last year, the ...

Vanessa Paradis and Her Team put Sennheiser's Spectera Handheld to the Test

For Vanessa Paradis' 2026 tour, the audio team around monitor engineer Matthieu Speck adopted Sennheiser's Spectera wireless system, including the new SKM handheld transmitter. The tour plays a mix of arenas, large indoor ...

ESTA's Technical Standards Program Has Four More Documents in Public Review

ESTA's Technical Standards Program announces four documents now available for public review:
*ANSI E1.55 - 2016, Standard for Theatrical Makeup Mirror Lighting, a reaffirmation review from the Photometrics Working ...

PROLIGHTS Launches Muse Fresnel70CT+

PROLIGHTS launches Muse Fresnel70CT+, a moving Fresnel fixture designed to deliver the authentic feel of a traditional Fresnel source in a fully automated format. Developed for theatres, television studios, and film sets, Muse ...

Violet Audio Expands dMix 128 with Integrated MCP Server

Violet Audio has announced the addition of a built-in Model Context Protocol (MCP) server to its dMix 128 Digital Mixer platform, seeking to further expand the system's ability to integrate with software applications, control ...

AES Educational Foundation Announces Scholarship and Grant Recipients for the 2026/2027 Academic Year

The Audio Engineering Society Educational Foundation has announced the recipients of its Scholarships and Grants for Graduate and Undergraduate Studies in Audio Engineering for the 2026/2027 academic year. Supported through generous ...

InfoComm Asia 2026 Connects 3,800 Commercial Organizations Across Record 77 Countries

InfoComm Asia 2026 was held at Bangkok's Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC) from July 15-17. The sixth edition welcomed 6,638 professional attendees from 77 countries and regions, including 44.2% overseas visitors. ...

Central Assembly of God Elevates Worship Sound with d&b audiotechnik Soundscape with En-Scene

In an effort to create a more inviting and engaging setting, Houston, Pennsylvania-based Central Assembly of God installed an advanced d&b audiotechnik Soundscape system. Installed by performance audio-visual integrator Fresh Tech ...

Meyer Sound TIGRA Makes Roskilde Festival Debut in 2026

Meyer Sound returned to Denmark for Roskilde Festival 2026, marking its ninth year as the Official Sound Partner. The sold-out 54th edition welcomed 140,000 participants from June 27 to July 4 with 177 acts -- including The Cure, ...

Theater De Storm, the Netherlands, Opts for Robe Gear

Theater De Storm in Winterswijk, the Netherlands, has been a client of Martijn Klein Gebbink of Frontline Audio & Vision for 20 years. Last year, he delivered a package of 124 Robe lighting products, including 12 ESPRITE ...

ADJ Encore LP32IP Fixtures Deliver Striking Illumination for Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Domes

The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi stands as one of the world's most recognizable architectural masterpieces, attracting millions of visitors every year with its pristine white marble structures and design. As part of an initiative ...

BVS Named CHAUVET Professional Argentinian Distributor

The Buenos Aires-based technology integration company BVS has signed on to become the exclusive Argentinian distributor of CHAUVET Professional, CHAUVET DJ, and ChamSys products.
Founded over 20 years ago, BVS has a presence ...

Tallinn City Theatre's Renovation Unifies Seven Performance Spaces with Harman Professional Audio System

The Tallinn City Theatre has completed a comprehensive audio renovation that includes the integration of a Harman Professional audio system, including JBL, Crown, BSS, and Soundcraft, across its multiple performance and support ...

LSC's GENX, with DIMSwitch Technology, Brings Benefits to Italian Regional Theatre

A historic regional theatre in the province of Reggio Emilia in northern Italy, Teatro Sociale di Gualtieri has taken delivery of seven racks of the new GENX dimmer from Australian manufacturer LSC Control Systems, via the company's ...

Joseph Jefferson Nominations Announced

The nominations for the 2026 Joseph Jefferson Awards have been announced. The awards honor achievement in Chicago's professional theatre community.
The design nominees are:
Scenic Design (Large)
Fly Davis, Paranorm ...

Elation '26 Roadshow Arrives in St. Louis August 5

The Elation '26 Roadshow rolls into St. Louis, Missouri, on August 5, showcasing Elation lighting, X-Laser, and Obsidian control technology at the Florissant Performing Arts Center.
Attendees will get one-on-one guidance from ...

Theory Professional Now Shipping Five New Loudspeaker Controllers

Theory Professional is now shipping five new amplified loudspeaker controllers. Adding to its DLC Series loudspeaker controller line-up, the eight-channel DLC-1500.8d is said to deliver 6,000W in a 2U chassis. The brand-new PLC ...

ETC's Hog Goes on Tour with Jamie Fadden and Weird Al Yankovic

For musician/comedian Weird Al Yankovic's BIGGER & WEIRDER Tour, lighting designer Jamie Fadden created a super-sized concert experience with support from ETC's Hog control.
The production puts on five shows a week ...

L-Acoustics L1 and CS1 Debut in the Americas on Bruno Mars' The Romantic Tour

Bruno Mars' The Romantic Tour ranks among the largest stadium runs of the year. It set the record for the highest first-day ticket sales ever for promoter Live Nation in North America, and is filling stadiums with tens of thousands ...

Meyer Sound LEOPARD Brings New Flexibility to Ordway Music Theater

The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts in downtown St. Paul, Minnesota, has installed a new Meyer Sound LEOPARD system in its 1,900-seat Music Theater, provided by Lake Forest, IL-based TC Furlong Inc. ...

Ryan Healey Evokes Moody Vibe for Vampire Lestat Premiere at Beacon Theatre with CHAUVET Professional

Last month, at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City, thousands of people, most of them dressed in dark, velvety Gothic garb, queued up outside the Beacon Theatre, waiting for the third-season premiere of The Vampire Lestat, ...

Kramer Commits to Price Stability and Product Availability Amid Continued AV Market Uncertainty

Kramer has announced a global customer commitment designed to help partners and end customers quote with confidence, deliver projects on time, and navigate continued market uncertainty through the remainder of 2026. ...

Alcons Audio USA Promotes Tiffany Spray to US Operations Manager

Alcons Audio USA has announced the promotion of Tiffany Spray to the position of US operations manager, reflecting the company's continued growth and ongoing investment in strengthening its operational and customer support ...

Robe Rocks the Buzz at Mediatech Africa 2026

Mediatech Africa, the trade show, returned to Johannesburg, South Africa, for the first time since 2019. At the event, located at Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit, Robe presented a range of new products in the DWR Village area of the ...

Ayrton Rivale Profiles Just Resonate with Chiai Fujikawa

Ayrton supported Japanese rock singer Chiai Fujikawa at a concert in Tokyo's Nihonbashi Mitsui Hall on June 13. Behind the production console, lighting designer Naoki Ito of OverTheClip kept his eyes fixed on the rigging over ...

NEXO Takes the Teat at Three-Day Concert Series in Germany

An open-air concert series at Sauerlandpark in Hemer featuring artists Anastacia, Ben Zucker, Lorenz Buffel, and Mickie Krause took place last month when most of Europe was in the grip of an unprecedented heatwave. ...

CITT/ICTS Gears Up for Rendez-vous 2026

The 36th edition of CITT/ICTS' annual conference, Rendez-vous, will take place from August 12-14 at the University of Ottawa's Faculty of Arts, Department of Theatre' LabO spaces and Arts Court. ...

Avolites D7 in Heaven Nightclub

Heaven, London's most iconic gay nightclub, has recently installed a new Avolites D7 console in its main room, delivered via technical production and installation specialist Subfrantic, to provide lighting and pixel control for the ...

In Memoriam: Christie Heiss

Christie Joan Heiss, a longtime member of the New York lighting community, passed away on July 9, in Geer Village, Canaan, Connecticut, after a years-long battle with Lyme disease, which led to dementia. She was 74. ...

Meyer Sound Delivers Immersive Audio for Jewel's Largest Visual Art Exhibition To Date

When visitors enter Matriclysm: An Archaeology of Connections Lost, a multidisciplinary exhibition by visual artist and singer-songwriter Jewel at Salone Verde in Venice, Italy, they move through a series of galleries. In one of ...

LSM and CHAUVET Professional Help Gil Perron Flow with Flo Rida

When the rapper Flo Rida burst onto the stage at the Strangers in the Night Gala, an annual event in Montreal, he instantly transformed the sprawling Videotron Centre into a Miami nightclub, its atmosphere packed with strobing, color ...

Mount Faber Peak Ballroom Pairs Panoramic Views with Flexible Event Technology and Martin/JBL

Mount Faber Leisure Group has transformed the Mount Faber Peak Ballroom into a flexible, technology-driven event venue with a new Martin Professional lighting and JBL Professional audio system specified and designed AVL ...

L-Acoustics K3i Brings Full-Range Sound to FSU's Ruby Diamond Concert Hall

Ruby Diamond Concert Hall has been the beating heart of Florida State University's College of Music since 1911. Acting as Tallahassee's primary performing arts venue, it seats over 1,100 and hosts everything from full opera, touring ...

Le Theatre de Laval Goes LED with Robert Juliat

Le Theatre de Laval in North Western France has recently completed a project to modernize its lighting equipment. Adopting a sustainable approach, the theatre opted for a retrofit solution: converting existing equipment to LED rather ...

Elation Europe Appoints Arnaud Thaler as Sales Manager for Benelux

Elation Europe has announced the appointment of Arnaud Thaler as its new sales manager for Benelux, effective July 1.
Based in Ghent, Belgium, Arnaud will support Elation and Obsidian customers throughout Belgium, the ...

HK Audio Brings New Clarity to Historic Hong Kong Church

HK Audio has helped transform the sound at Christ Church Kowloon Tong, where a new loudspeaker installation has significantly improved speech intelligibility for its congregation.
Built in 1937, Christ Church Kowloon Tong is a ...

Theatre in Review: Shifters (Cherry Lane Theatre)

Des and Dre, the young couple at the heart of Shifters, are, without question, soulmates, a status that, rather than generating joy, ironically leaves them feeling irresolute and uncertain. Bright, accomplished, and damaged ...

TiMax panLab Expands Console Support

TiMax has announced a new release of TiMax panLab, the macOS spatialization app. The latest release -- TiMax panLab 1.5 -- introduces faster ways to build movement, expanded console compatibility and a range of 3D Panner and ...

Meyer Sound Powers Bill Fontana's Resonance at Grace Cathedral

Meyer Sound is providing the spatial audio foundation for sound artist Bill Fontana's Resonance, a site-specific installation created in collaboration with Grace Cathedral, San Francisco. The work transforms the iconic ...

CHAUVET Professional Helps High Scream Reflect Black Coffee's Creative Fusion at O2 Arena

The creative production studio High Scream took an eclectic approach when the multi-award-winning South African producer-songwriter Black Coffee appeared at the O2 Arena. Rather than build a production around a traditional LED wall, the ...

Moorea Festival Goes Giga with Robe

The Maatea (main) Stage at the 2026 Moorea Festival in France featured an array of international electronic and EDM artists and a lighting design by Loic Esparraga -- of Paris-based design studio MIND -- with 48 Robe ...

WAVIT Reinvents Mentorship Through the Wave of Influence Program

Women in AV/IT (WAVIT) has unveiled its reimagined Wave of Influence Mentorship Program with a new vision for mentorship designed to empower women across the AV/IT sector.
Unlike traditional mentorship programs that pair one ...

Montreal's Place des Arts Embraces Robert Juliat Arthur LT Long Throw LED Followspots

As Canada's largest performing arts center, Montreal's Place des Arts hosts everything from opera and ballet to televised galas and contemporary performances. When it came time to modernize its followspot inventory, the venue's chose the

Historic Congress Center Baden Upgrades Ballroom Lighting with Elation Fuze Series

Combining historic ambiance with modern event technology, Congress Center Baden has enhanced the lighting capabilities of its landmark venue by investing in Elation's Fuze Series

Martin Audio WPL Delivers Consistent Touring Performance for DSL and Van Dik Hout

Dutch rock band Van Dik Hout, one of the Netherlands' most successful and enduring acts, recently brought their live show to Amsterdam's AFAS Live as part of their ongoing touring schedule. Since breaking through in the mid-1990s with ...

Born & Raised, San Diego Steakhouse, Opts for Custom 1 SOUND Audio System

When Born & Raised, the San Diego steakhouse, needed a refreshed audio system, the local consulting firm CH Projects partnered with systems integrator Caneno Systems and 1 SOUND.
The 10,000-sq.-ft. restaurant accommodates ...

John Rudolph Retires; Hal Truax Takes the Helm as President of PCD

John Rudolph, who for three decades led the Northern California AV integration firm PCD into one of Northern California's most respected AV integration firms, has named industry veteran Hal Truax as the company's new ...

Theatre in Review: The Whoopi Monologues (Lincoln Center Theater/Mitzi E. Newhouse)

Something is happening at Lincoln Center Theater, and I'm not sure what to make of it; a company that for years matched provocative new plays with canny, carefully chosen revivals is suddenly playing it awfully safe. Indeed, under the ...

KLSTR, Golden Sea Sign Technology Cooperation Agreement

KLSTR Technologies, the Belgian developer of intelligent networking solutions for the professional entertainment lighting industry, has signed a technology cooperation agreement with Golden Sea, Guangzhou Haoyang Electronic Co., ...

ESTA Publishes Five Standards, Puts Another in Public Review

ESTA's Technical Standards Program announces publication of five recently approved standards, now available for download at https://tsp.esta.org/freestandards. They ...

StageQ Brings QLab Remote Control and Cue Monitoring to Windows

Japan-based system32recordings has released StageQ, a Windows companion application designed for professionals using QLab 5 in theatre, live events, schools, performance venues, and other show production environments. ...

Wenger Corporation Builds Acoustical Shell for Ravinia Festival's Hunter Pavilion

First opened in 1904, Ravinia in Highland Park, Illinois, is North America's longest-running outdoor music festival. Wenger Corporation has contributed to the renovation of the festival's Hunter Pavilion by designing, manufacturing, ...

SalesForce & Associates Appointed as New Manufacturer's Representative for ADJ Across the Southeast US

ADJ has announced the appointment of SalesForce & Associates as its new independent manufacturer's representative for the Southeast US. Effective immediately, the company will represent ADJ's portfolio of entertainment technology ...

Meyer Sound Powers the Black Crowes' Southern Hospitality Tour

The Black Crowes are back on the road this summer for the Southern Hospitality Tour, a 41-city run across the US and Canada in support of A Pound of Feathers, the band's 10th studio album. Delivering the tour's sound is a M ...

Hazelwood High School Theaters Revitalized with Elation Lighting, Obsidian Control

New Elation professional lighting and Obsidian lighting consoles have helped revitalize theatre spaces across the Hazelwood School District in the greater St. Louis, Missouri area. Installed by Schillers Audio Visual, the ...

Fellowship Church Elevates Worship Environment with DiGiCo Quantum338 Consoles

Founded in 1990 by Pastor Ed Young, Grapevine, Texas' Fellowship Church has, over three decades, grown its community of faith across multiple regional campuses and online. Now the church has upgraded the audio infrastructure of its main 4 ...

Performance Audio Standardizes on RF Venue Band-pass Filters for Utah Installations

Salt Lake City, Utah-based Performance Audio has incorporated RF Venue Band-pass Filters into its wireless system designs. After encountering intermittent wireless dropouts in increasingly congested RF environments, in no small part ...

Moorestown Friends School Upgrades Auditorium Audio with Martin Audio TORIS

Moorestown Friends School, a coeducational Quaker day school in Moorestown, New Jersey, recently installed a Martin Audio TORUS sound system in its main auditorium.
To facilitate the upgrade, the school turned to New Jersey-based ...

ROE Visual Announces Participation at IBC Show

At the upcoming IBC Show, September 11-14 in Amsterdam, ROE Visual will showcase an advanced product ecosystem designed to navigate the profound technological convergence currently sweeping the AV industry. ...

StageKraft Appointed as Official Australian Distributor for GLP

GLP has appointed StageKraft as its official distributor for Australia, seeking to strengthen the manufacturer's presence in the region and expanding access to its professional lighting solutions for the entertainment, touring, ...

Theatre in Review: Are You Now or Have You Ever Been (City Center Stage I)

This revival of Eric Bentley's 1972 docudrama about the Hollywood Red Scare, adapted from transcripts of the House Un-American Activities Committee's hearings, causes a strange kind of double vision. One the one hand, it fills one ...

Read Lighting&Sound America's July 2026 Issue

Check out LSA's July 2026 issue!
link.lsamedia.com/july2026
Special LSA Features this month include:
LSA Cover Feature: St. Louis' Powell Hall gets a ...

Meet the Multi-Functional Fuze PFX on Elation July 23 Coffee Break

Tune into Elation's July 23 Coffee Break for a closer look at the newest addition to the award-winning Fuze series -- the Fuze PFX.
According to the company: "The ...

Cohesion Unveils Canvas Simulation Software

Cohesion has launched its proprietary simulation software, Canvas. As part of the growing Cohesion ecosystem, Canvas offers users a wide array of thoughtfully engineered features beneficial to Cohesion system design. ...

Analog Way Announces Aquilon Firmware 6.2

Analog Way has unveiled a new firmware release for its Aquilon screen management systems, which addresses next-generation immersive stereoscopic 3D visualization applications, market demands for ever-larger canvases and higher ...

Inner Circle Distribution Appoints Oniel Gibson as Technical Product Manager

Inner Circle Distribution (ICD) has announced the appointment of Oniel Gibson as technical product manager, seeking to strengthen the company's technical expertise, product support, and customer service capabilities. ...

Neutrik Group Americas Expands NEUTRIK and REAN Distribution with DigiKey Partnership

Neutrik Group Americas introduces a new channel partnership with DigiKey, the electronic components distributor. This collaboration will expand DigiKey's customer access to the complete portfolio of NEUTRIK and REAN connectivity ...

Santa Clarita's River of Lights Flow with Anolis

River of Lights, the public light art installation created by Los Angeles-based Visual Terrain in Santa Clarita's Central Park, features 80 Anolis ArcDot pixel luminaires.
The installation was designed to engage the public ...

GLP X5 Series Lights New Stage at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club, London

Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club has been at the heart of London's live music scene since 1959, welcoming artists from Miles Davis to Amy Winehouse on its stage. The club's newly refurbished first-floor room, Upstairs at Ronnie's, marks a ...

ROE Visual Powers Professor Brian Cox's Emergence Tour Across Australia and New Zealand

ROE Visual's Carbon5 (CB5) and Vanish6 ST (V6ST) LED solutions powered Professor Brian Cox's Emergence World Tour 2026 across Australia and New Zealand, delivering a large-format visual canvas for the acclaimed physicist's ...

Katchafire Brings Island Vibes to Kaua'i with ADJ Lighting and AVANTE Audio

New Zealand reggae band Katchafire recently brought their signature roots-infused sound to Vidinha Stadium on the Hawaiian island of Kaua'i. Supporting them, alongside local Hawaiian bands High Watah and Revival, was a vibrant production ...

Renkus-Heinz Hosted Consultant Sessions at InfoComm Asia 2026

Renkus-Heinz hosted two consultant sessions during InfoComm Asia 2026, bringing together leading consultants and partners from Southeast Asia, India, and the Middle East for technology insights, presentations and immersive ...

MEGA-LITE Releases the Outshine Pegasus P400

MEGA-LITE's Outshine Pegasus P400 is a fixture engineered to function as a wash, strobe, and blinder, equipped with a 400W LED engine that is said to produce exceptional intensity through high-output diodes, ensuring every area of ...

ROE Visual to Showcase LED Solutions at PLASA Show 2026

ROE Visual is set to return to Olympia London for the PLASA Show 2026, taking place from September 6-8. ROE Visual will present its latest solutions at Stand E16. This year's showcase will be spotlighting the versatile Topaz-C 1.9 (C ...

Yorkville Sound Expands EXM Pro Battery-Powered Loudspeaker Family with New EXM PR06 and EXM PR08

Yorkville Sound has introduced the EXM Pro6 and EXM Pro8, two new additions to the EXM Pro battery-powered loudspeaker family.
The EXM Pro Series is designed for musicians, presenters, educators, and event professionals who ...

Nathan Alves Calls on CHAUVET Professional for Barry Manilow's The Last Concerts Tour

Barry Manilow's The Last Concerts Tour began its six-city UK segment on June 9 in Glasgow, before embarking on an extended North American run.
Manilow's lighting and production designer, Nathan Alves, says about the tour, ...

White Light Supports Watermill Theatre Production of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

White Light (WL) has been supporting the Watermill Theatre's ambitious new production of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, where lighting designer Jai Morjaria has delivered an inventive design that transforms a compact venue ...

James Morrison Tours with Martin Audio WPC and 22LIVE

British pop singer James Morrison has embarked on his 20 Years of Undiscovered UK and Ireland tour, supported by 22Live and a Martin Audio WPC Wavefront Precision sound system.
The 22-date run celebrates the 20th ...

L-Acoustics Syva Delivers Concert-Grade Sound to North London Home

For a North London homeowner, it started with a Burna Boy concert. Struck by the sound, he looked into the system behind it, found L-Acoustics, and arrived at a question he couldn't let go. Could that same experience -- physical, ...

Wisycom Elevates Global Workflow for Chris Marinaccio on OneRepublic Tour

As OneRepublic continues its nonstop run of international touring, monitor engineer Chris Marinaccio faces the familiar challenge of delivering consistent, high-fidelity audio in drastically different RF environments. After wrapping ...

Jakov Jozinovic Shows in Ljubljana Sparkle with Robe Moving Lights

Slovenian lighting and visual design studio Blackout created and delivered a 360-degree lighting show for Croatian singer Jakov Jozinovic, who played two sold-out nights at the Stozice Arena in Ljubljana. ...

GudSound Upgrades to d&b V-Series for Scalable, Rider-Ready Deployment, Supplied by Stage Audio Works

Stage Audio Works has supplied Durban-based technical provider GudSound with a d&b audiotechnik V-Series line array system, strengthening its capacity for high-performance live sound across South Africa. ...

Ayrton Announces New Leadership

Ayrton has made changes to its leadership. The French lighting manufacturer is now led by Michael Althaus, who has been promoted from global sales director to CEO, a role taken in September 2025. Althaus has led Ayrton's ...

Spark Builds on Successful Debut with Expansion Confirmed for 2027

Spark 2026, powered by Samsung, launched at Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) as a new event designed to connect the creative and production communities shaping the future of content and immersive experiences. ...

GoVision Acquires Operations Management Division of Sensory Interactive

GoVision, the full-service LED display company, has acquired Sensory Interactive Operations Management (SIOM), a specialist in remote monitoring, content management, and operational support for large-scale digital display ...

4Wall, LD Chris Lisle, and PreVis & Chill Return to Bonnaroo

4Wall returned to Manchester, Tennessee to revitalize the Other Stage and host another PreVis & Chill activation at Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival. Joining forces with lighting designer Chris Lisle once again, 4Wall Nashville ...

Elation Lighting on Mean Girls at La Mirada Theatre in California

Principal designer and director of design at Visual Terrain, Steven Young, brought the hit musical Mean Girls to life at the La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts using a dynamic rig of Elation lighting solutions, ...

Robert Rogojinschi Lights Up Concert-R Birthday Show with CHAUVET Professional Color STRIKE M

Singer-rapper and former Eurovision contestant Stefan Relu Mihalache, better known throughout Romania and much of Europe as Concert-R, celebrated his 44th birthday by performing a sold-out concert for fans, just as he's done for the past ...

Total Flexibility for James Supplied by DiGiCo Quantum338

The British rock band James performs with spontaneity and without set lists, so being ready for anything means front-of-house engineer Chris Lynch relies on his DiGiCo Quantum338, and three large screens, which puts access to ...

Astera Provides Quick Solution for Fernando Botero Art Exhibition

Singapore-based lighting designer Fengmao specified 12 Astera QuikSpots to illuminate six bronze sculptures by the late Colombian artist and sculptor Fernando Botero, installed across various locations in the Silver Leaf ...

Pharos Architectural Controls and London After Dark

Light plays a central role in defining London's night-time identity, revealing its architecture, public spaces, cultural venues, commercial centers, and transport hubs. Behind many of these illuminated environments sits Pharos ...

Theatre in Review: The Potluck (Soho Rep/INTAR at Peter Jay Sharp Theatre)

The Potluck is a musical about a playwright trying to write a musical. If that's not incestuous enough for you, consider this: Cesar Alvarez's protagonist, named Cesar, has been commissioned to create a show about an ...

RSC's Royal Shakespeare Theatre Turns to Autograph and d&b Soundscape

The Royal Shakespeare Theatre (RST) has upgraded its auditorium sound system to meet the very latest technological capabilities, including a d&b Soundscape system. To deliver the installation -- in a tight timescale and to the very highest ...

ARRI Global Rental Business to Continue Independently Following Management Buyout

ARRI has agreed to sell its global rental activities in Europe, the UK, and North America to H2 Equity Partners. Illumination Dynamics will remain part of ARRI and is not included in the transaction. ...

Eliminator Lighting Introduces CenterDroid

Eliminator Lighting has announced the new CenterDroid, a centerpiece lighting effect engineered to bring motion, color, and excitement to bars, lounges, nightclubs, and mobile entertainment setups. ...

Bandit Lites Illuminates Nashville's Record-Breaking Fourth of July Celebration

Bandit Lites once again helped light one of America's largest Independence Day celebrations, providing lighting and production support across multiple key elements of Nashville's Fourth of July festivities. From the nationally ...

The Phil Collins Story Relies on DiGiCo and KLANG More Than One More Night

The Phil Collins Story, a docu-concert celebrating the life, career, and music of Academy Award, Grammy, and Golden Globe-winning performer and songwriter Phil Collins, debuted February 3 at the Landmark Theatre in Syracuse, New ...

Linea Research Appoints Audio-Technica as Distribution Partner Across Germany and Iberia

Linea Research, the UK-based specialist in high-power amplification and DSP solutions, has appointed Audio-Technica as its distribution partner for the German and Spanish markets.
The partnership marks the latest milestone in ...

Markus Zellner Joins Analog Way EMEA Team

Analog Way has announced the appointment of Markus Zellner as presales and commissioning manager for the EMEA region.
Zellner will act as technical advisor/strategic for the Analog Way sales force ensuring that business ...

Therio Innovation Launches Newly Redesigned Website Showcasing Expanded Capabilities and Solutions

Therio Innovation has announced the launch of its newly redesigned website.
The updated site reflects the company's continued growth, including the recent introduction of its Motorization and Automation Division and the addition ...

Robert Juliat's SpotMe and Lancelot Followspots on Broadway's The Lost Boys

Lighting designer Jen Schriever and associate lighting designer Aaron Tacy are using Robert Juliat's SpotMe performer tracking system and three powerful Robert Juliat Lancelot followspots on The Lost Boys, ...

PK Sound Adds Hi, Society as Latest Robotic System Partner in Western Canada

PK Sound has expanded its longstanding partnership with Kamloops, B.C.-based Hi, Society Entertainment following the latter's investment in a T8 robotic line source system. A longtime supporter of PK Sound throughout Western Canada, ...

Martin Professional Announces Strategic Partnership with the Royal Albert Hall

Martin Professional, a HARMAN Professional Solutions brand, has announced a strategic partnership with London's iconic Royal Albert Hall, creating a closer collaboration between manufacturer and venue that will help shape ...

GLP JDC1 Brings Arena-Scale Punch to Russell Dickerson's RussellMania Tour 2026

Russell Dickerson's RussellMania Tour is one of country music's most ambitious headline runs of the year, taking the multi-platinum artist across arenas, outdoor amphitheaters, and major festivals throughout North America in support ...

White Light Supplies Elation KL Series for Bangor University Arts and Innovation Centre

Bangor University's Pontio Arts and Innovation Centre, North Wales, recently completed a major upgrade to its theatre and studio lighting systems with Elation KL Series fixtures ...

Audinate Introduces All-New Spanish Language Dante Training Program

Audinate Group Limited has announced that the new Dante Certification program is now available in Spanish.
Designed for today's rapidly evolving AV landscape, this update equips professionals with the networking and AVoIP ...

LEA Professional Announces New Partnership with AVL Alliance

LEA Professional has partnered with AVL Alliance, a Rocky Mountain region-based manufacturer's representative. The deal will bring LEA Professional's technology catalog of intelligent IT solutions, DSP, and smart power management to ...

KV2 Audio Brings Visitors Behind the Scenes for the Grand Opening of In-House Demo Room

KV2 Audio recently welcomed visitors to a technical tour of its Milevsko factory to celebrate the grand opening of its new in-house demo room.
Members of the Austrian Association of Sound & Music Designers (OTMV) and Audio ...

Alcons Audio Powers Trondheim Rocks 2026 at its New Home

Trondheim Rocks 2026 relocated from the iconic E.C. Dahls brewery site to Ladesletta in Trondheim, creating a new setting while preserving the festival's connection to the city. Promoted by Trondheim Stage, the 2026 edition featured 12 ...

Theatre in Review: Giulia: The Poison Queen of Palermo (PAC/NYC)

The country singer and sometime actress Jennifer Nettles does not lack for ambition, writing and starring in a musical melodrama about one way of solving the husband problem in seventeenth-century Italy. (The book, music, and ...

Elation Roadshow '26 to Reach Denver Area July 22

The Elation '26 Roadshow next rolls into the Denver area, bringing its solutions in lighting, lasers, control, and production technology to Colorado's live entertainment community. The event takes place July 22 at the Brown Note ...

John Huntington's Introduction to Show Networking Class Scheduled for August 24-25 in Baltimore

Show control expert and educator John Huntington is partnering with USITT and the Voxel Theater to bring his two-day, hands-on Introduction to Show Networking Workshop to Baltimore, August 24-25. ...

LSC Makes Key R&D Appointment

LSC Control Systems, the Australia-based manufacturer of advanced power and control system technologies, has confirmed the latest key addition to its expanding capabilities with the appointment of Hugh McDonald as R&D manager ...

Vectorworks Honors 2026 Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival Regional Design Winners

Global design and BIM software provider Vectorworks, Inc. congratulates the student winners of the 2026 Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) regional design awards.
The Kennedy Center American College Theater ...

Engineers Choose DiGiCo Quantum338 and Quantum5 for Laufey World Tour

Icelandic singer-songwriter Laufey's A Matter of Time Tour, which accompanies the album of the same name, began in 2025, concluding in August 2026 with dates globally. At front of house, Matt Grabe is using a DiGiCo ...

Michael Franti & Spearhead Tour Powered by Waves LV1 Classic and eMo IEM Immersive In-Ears

When Michael Franti & Spearhead closed their summer run at Red Rocks Amphitheatre, touring engineer Lucas Pinzon was in monitor world -- building an individually spatialized immersive in-ear mix for every musician on a Waves ...

CHAUVET Adds New Dimension to Mitch Schellenger's Design for Shinedown Dance, Kid, Dance Act II Tour

In addition to performing as part of rock band Shinedown, guitarist Zach Myers contributed ideas to lighting designer Mitch Schellenger's lighting and production plan for the quartet's 2025 Dance, Kid, Dance Tour. The ...

Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai Upgrades its Resident Audio System with DirectOut PRODIGY.MP

Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai recently undertook a significant upgrade of its resident audio infrastructure. The arena is the first multi-purpose, fully air-conditioned indoor arena in the Middle East operating year-round. ...

Audio Engineer Dan Hallas Opts for AUDIX Mics

Veteran front-of-house engineer Dan Hallas has spent over three decades crafting the live sound for a diverse roster of world-class artists. Having mixed for hard rock heavyweights like P.O.D. as well as acclaimed jazz, world, and ...

Serenityaudio Deploys NEXO at Devizes Arts Festival and Redstock

Spanning 17 days in late spring, the Devizes Arts Festival has been enriching the cultural life of the Wiltshire, UK town since 1986, with a diverse program of music, theatre, literary talks, and comedy staged across a variety of local ...

Theatre in Review: Othello (Classical Theatre of Harlem/Richard Rodgers Amphitheater)

I saw this Othello the other night at Marcus Garvey Park in conditions best described as challenging. The evening featured occasional bursts of light rain. Certain patrons raised their umbrellas, causing impromptu obstructed ...

Avolites Launches Prism, Intuitive Media Control for Connected Shows

Avolites has launched Prism, an intuitive media control interface that allows users to introduce dynamic visuals to shows without complicated programming. The launch follows an extensive period of early access. ...

RCF Scores Milestone Trademark Victory in China

RCF S.p.A. has obtained a favorable final judgment from the courts of the People's Republic of China, stopping the unauthorized use of its "RCF" trademark by Ningbo S&A Electronics Co., Ltd.
The Intermediate People's Court of ...

Eliminator Lighting Launches LP HEX 12 Plus Flat PAR Fixture

Eliminator Lighting has announced the LP HEX 12 Plus, a feature-rich flat PAR fixture designed to deliver vibrant wash effects, color mixing, and flexible control for a wide range of professional lighting applications. Combining 12 ...

AES Show Nashville Early-Bird Registration Now Open

Early-bird registration is now open for AES Show Nashville 2026, the Audio Engineering Society's reimagined three-day event taking place October 30 to November 1 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville. ...

cavlo to Introduce Hands-On Product Evaluation Experience at Seattle Tech Expo

cavlo is introducing a new feature at this year's cavlo Seattle Tech Expo, giving attendees an entirely new way to experience AV technology. Debuting October 21-22 at the Lynnwood Event Center, cavlo Compares is a hands-on product ...

Celebrity Solstice Retrofits Theatre with Martin MAC Encore Twos

Celebrity Cruises has completed a major premium entertainment technology upgrade aboard Celebrity Solstice, installing a new Martin Professional lighting system as part of the ship's extensive 45-day dry dock modernization in ...

Ayrton Adds Mario Lopez to its Team of Designer Relationship Managers

Ayrton has announced Mario Lopez has joined the team of Ayrton designer relationship managers, where he will have a special focus on the Spanish-speaking lighting designer community. The appointment takes place with ...

CHAUVET Professional COLORado PXL Curve 12 Helps Jimmy Olausson on Epica's Arcane Dimension Tour

Reflecting the music of Dutch symphonic metal icons Epica in light calls for new design approaches. Jimmy Olausson did so on the band's recent 30-date Arcane Dimension Tour of Europe.
Through his unique side lighting ...

Bandit Lites Donates Full Production Support for Women's Basketball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Bandit Lites donated complete production support for the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, held June 27 at the historic Tennessee Theatre, helping celebrate the accomplishments and lasting impact of some of the ...

Clear-Com Powers Ross Production Services Mobile Productions

Clear-Com announced that Ross Production Services (RPS), a provider of mobile production solutions for live events and broadcasts, has standardized on Clear-Com intercom systems across its fleet of mobile units, flypacks, and ...

Fellowship Bible Church Enhances Multi-Purpose Space with Martin Audio Torus

Fellowship Bible Church (FBC), located in Sewell, New Jersey, serves hundreds of families across Gloucester County. Its busy program of worship services, youth activities, and community events has recently been enhanced with the ...

AV Company, South Africa, Expands its Robe Inventory

The South African technical production service and design specialist AV Company's latest investment in Robe gear includes ESPRITES and additional LEDBeam 350s.
Headquartered in Durban, with bases in Johannesburg and Cape Town, ...

M&W Pro Audio Names Phillip Bunch as Chief Executive Officer

M&W Pro Audio, a new company founded by Greg Mackie and Peter Watts, has named Phil Bunch CEO. Bunch joined M&W Pro Audio immediately before the company's worldwide debut at the recent InfoComm trade show in Las ...

Fabrice Dayan Joins SGM as Country Manager for France

SGM Lighting has appointed Fabrice Dayan as country manager for France.
Dayan brings more than 30 years of experience from the professional audio, music production, and entertainment lighting industries. He combines ...

Aurras Group Commits to Ayrton in South Africa

South African technical production supplier, Aurras Group, has expanded its inventory of Ayrton fixtures, adding Stradale Profiles and increasing its consignment of Nando 502 Wash fixtures to accompany its existing stock of ...

NSCA Welcomes New Leadership

NSCA announces the election of new officers to its board of directors for 2026-2027.
Shedan Maghzi, strategic advisor at Avidex and current NSCA treasurer, assumed the role of president on July 1. ...

Sensaphonics Announces Relocation and Expansion of its Offices and Hearing Clinic Facilities

Sensaphonics relocated to newly expanded and updated office and clinic facilities on May 1. The company says the move marks a significant step forward as it continues to grow its footprint in professional audio, audiology, and ...

Follow-Me Announces Sales Partnership with Rubicon in Norway

Follow-Me has agreed a strategic sales partnership with Rubicon AS, a technical supplier and distributor for theatres, festivals, concerts, and corporate events across Norway. The arrangement encompasses the full Follow-Me product ...

CHAUVET Professional Helps LIGHTSWITCH Reflect Essence of Mt. Joy on Tour

LIGHTSWITCH's John Featherstone, along with his colleagues Ignacio Rosenberg and Haley Featherstone, worked diligently to reflect the essence of indie rock band Mt. Joy's character on the current Hope We Have Fun ...

Brompton Technology at the Heart of American Psycho at London's Almeida Theatre

Brompton Technology's Tessera LED processors are at the heart of the critically acclaimed revival of the American Psycho musical, which ran at London's Almeida Theatre from January to March this year. Directed by Rupert ...

22live Deploys Martin Audio for Royal Hospital Chelsea Events

The recent Live at Chelsea concert series took place over five nights in June within the courtyard of London's historic Royal Hospital Chelsea, attracting audiences of more than 4,000 each evening. Providing the sound reinforcement ...

First Robe GigaPointes Rock Southeastern Europe at Jakov Jozinovic Zagreb Shows

Mojo Rental Southeast Europe from Croatia was the first company in the Balkans to invest in Robe's new GigaPointe laser-phosphor source multipurpose luminaire, purchasing 24 fixtures. These were delivered to the load-in of two ...

Theatre in Review: Birthright (MCC Theater)

Something is going on: By now, we should be deep in the theatre's silly season, those summer months marked by ex-sitcom stars in flimsy comedies, and musicals that should never have seen the light of day. Instead, everyone is laboring ...

Luminex GigaCore O26-I Wins Best of Show Award at InfoComm 2026

Luminex Network Intelligence, a Belgium-based manufacturer of professional AV networking solutions distributed across North America by A.C. Americas, shares that its GigaCore O26 I has received a Best of Show Award by AV ...

Advatek Releases Firmware V4.14.0

Advatek, the Australian manufacturer of pixel control devices, announces that firmware V3.14.0 for its devices is now available. The firmware introduces Color Intensity Scaling, a new pixel tuning feature that, the company says, ...

GLP JDC2 IP and Mad Maxx Anchor Lighting Design on Bad Bunny Stadium Tour

When Bad Bunny launched the Debi Tirar Mas Fotos Tour in November 2025, he was supporting an album of considerable cultural weight. Earlier that year, Debi Tirar Mas Fotos won the 2026 Grammy for Album of the Year. And it ...

Shepherd Lowrey and Cour Design Bring Foster the People's Coachella Show to Life with Elation

Over both weekends of this year's Coachella festival, audiences were treated to indie pop band Foster the People at the iconic Outdoor Theatre. Creative director, production designer, and lighting designer Shepherd Lowrey crafted ...

PRG Collaborates with Dane Laffrey on Broadway's The Lost Boys

The Lost Boys, the new Broadway musical based on 1987 movie about teenage vampires, scored 12 2026 Tony nominations -- including for Best Musical -- and four wins. Scenic designer Dane Laffrey nabbed one of those statuettes ...

Robe Goes Green at Dutch Culture Hub

Groene Engel -- Green Angel in Dutch -- is a lively cultural hub in the city of Oss, the Netherlands, which presents music concerts, films, theatre productions, comedy, dance events, educational debates, pop quizzes, and a plethora of ...

Martin Audio Torus Supports Malwanchal University Convocation

As part of Central India's largest medical education group, Malwanchal University in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, is a modern 65-acre campus with a vibrant student community of over 11,000.
In April 2026, the University, together with the ...

Showlight Releases Fourth Tranche of 2025 Videos

Showlight, the quadrennial get-together about all things lighting, released additional videos of sessions from its 2026 edition, featuring from architectural lighting designer, Marco Miglioli and opera, dance and theatre ...

Rise AV APAC Brings Mentoring Conversation to InfoComm Asia

Following the successful launch of its inaugural APAC Mentoring Program last month, the Rise AV APAC Regional Council will bring the conversation around mentoring to InfoComm Asia, hosting a fireside discussion focused on the role ...

Follow-Me Performer Tracking Vital to Wu-Tang Clan's The Final Chamber Tour

Hip-hop icons Wu-Tang Clan are currently in the midst of a sweeping global farewell tour titled Wu-Tang Forever: The Final Chamber, a run that began last summer and has stretched well into 2026. With ten to 11 members commanding ...

Theatre in Review: Big Feelings (The Cell Theatre's Gallery Space)