News Archive - August 2016

Avid to Unveil Latest Innovations and New Products at IBC 2016

Avid announces that at IBC 2016 in booth #7.J2, the company will unveil several exciting MediaCentral Platform innovations, new products, and product enhancements to help customers address their most pressing business ...

First Robe Spikies in Africa

The first Robe Spikies to be purchased on the African continent have gone to Windhoek, Namibia-based rental company Mikel-Jes ... who purchased eight units from Robe's distributor DWR in Johannesburg, South Africa. ...

PreSonus Studio One 3.3 Adds Integration with Notion 6 and More

PreSonus is now shipping Studio One 3.3, the latest in a series of free updates to Studio One 3 Artist and Studio One 3 Professional. The new version adds several of the most frequently requested enhancements, including ...

GCS Ballpark Upgrades with Martin Audio

TSI Global Companies LLC recently upgraded the PA system for GCS Ballpark, home of the Gateway Grizzlies, with Martin Audio CDD-WR weatherized speakers.
Commenting on TSI's choice, general manager Paul Murdick, who's ...

W-DMX Controls P5s Over 1km in Tulove Grede

To mark the first anniversary of the passing of Pierre Brice during Winnetou Festival 2016, a memorial service took place in Croatia at the peak of the massif Tulove Grede.
German lighting design company MBLightarts was tasked to ...

Jands Becomes Exclusive Australian Distributors for Global Design Solutions

Jands announces the company has been appointed exclusive distributors for Global Design Solutions (GDS) in Australia.
GDS was founded by Matt Lloyd and Richard Cuthbert in June 2004 after identifying the need ...

GLP X4 Bars Form Backdrop to First Theatrical Lighting Rig at Shakespeare's Globe

Opened in 1997, Shakespeare's Globe is a reconstruction of the Globe Theatre, an Elizabethan Playhouse in London where many of Shakespeare's plays were performed.
Shakespeare's Globe is dedicated to experimentation, with its mission to ...

Harrington Hoists, Inc. Announces Promotion

Harrington Hoists, Inc., announces the promotion of Brett Kunin from sales representative to Midwest regional sales manager, effective September 1, 2016.
Kunin began his sales career with Harrington in their St. Louis ...

Music Adds Paul Bauman to Realize Touring Sound Dream

Music, a manufacturer of professional audio products, announces plans to assist the live sound touring market with its Turbosound, Lab Gruppen, Lake, Midas, and Klark Teknik brands. The company has appointed industry ...

Cadac Expands Mix System for IBC16 "Big Screen Experience"

Cadac, is once more an official IBC sponsor, providing all of the audio networking and control for the IBC "Big Screen Experience" at the convention. This year's proprietary MegaCOMMS audio network comprises the company's ...

Linea Research Launch 48M Series

Amplifier and DSP specialist Linea Research has announced the introduction of their eight-channel 48M Series networked DSP amplifiers.
Building on the success of the four-channel 44M Series, the 48M Series adds three models of ...

Theatre in Review: Caught (The Play Company/La MaMa)

This is one of the more confounding reviews I've ever had to write, because there's practically nothing I can tell you about the series of schemes, fakeouts, and reversals that is Christopher Chen's Caught: Really, the ...

InfoComm Partners with Valencia College to Enhance AV Technology Program

InfoComm International, the trade association representing the commercial audiovisual industry worldwide, is partnering with Valencia College, based in Orlando, Florida, to offer InfoComm coursework within the college's ...

500 BMFLs for Singapore National Day Parade

Lighting designer Mac Chan was part of the team led by creative director Beatrice Chia who made every Singaporean burst with pride on their 2016 National Day Parade (NDP) and this year, for the first time, the event was ...

RG Jones Supplies Martin Audio MLA for Unique Henley Festival

Henley Festival is an annual, five-day boutique experience that celebrates the best of international and UK music, art, food, and comedy in a quintessentially British location.
The Festival began as an idea in 1983 to bring music and ...

Nintendo Steals the Show at E3 2016 with Lightswitch and 4Wall

Nintendo's concept for their 20,000-sq.-ft. Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) booth was to immerse gamers into the open world of the Kingdom of Hyrule, the setting for its highly anticipated game, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. ...

Bandit Inventory Expands with Martin Sceptron Purchase

Bandit Lites' touring inventory continues to grow with the addition of Martin by Harman's VDO Sceptron 10. The linear LED video fixture provides easy setup, configuration, and allows lighting designers a wide variety of looks ...

New Greenwich High School PAC Impresses with Renkus-Heinz VARIAi

Greenwich High School's first class graduated back in 1898 but its current 54-acre campus dates to 1970. With approximately 2,650 students, more than 1,400 of whom are enrolled in music and theater courses, it had far outgrown its old ...

Dante Audio Networking Scores at Auburn University's Jordan-Hare Football Stadium

Auburn University's Jordan-Hare Stadium -- the tenth largest on-campus football stadium in the NCAA -- is now home to the largest HD video board in college sports. Designed, built, and installed by Daktronics, in Brookings, South ...

LMG Hires Andrew Davis as Systems Integration Sales Engineer

LMG announces the hiring of Andrew Davis as sales engineer for LMG's systems integration division. His role will include cultivating long-term relationships and partnerships with house of worship clients to improve their ...

Penn Elcom Adds More Choice and Color

Penn Elcom's LED rack light -- the RADM-23 Raclite -- has proved so popular that the flightcase, loudspeaker, and 19" rack manufacturer has launched an RGB version so that clients can vary the color of their rack lighting. ...

Matrox to Display Webcasting Solutions for Worship at WFX 2016

Matrox will be on hand at the upcoming WFX - Worship Facilities Conference and Expo in Louisville, Kentucky, September 21 - 22, 2016, exhibiting in booth 1028, to display the Monarch line of streaming and recording appliances ...

Atlantic Technology Debuts LCR2 Ultra-Compact Speakers

Atlantic Technology, a provider of high-performance audio for the past quarter century, has introduced its new LCR2 ultra-compact speakers in white or high-gloss black finish for a wide variety of audio and home theater applications ...

S+H Adds Production Value for Wales National Eisteddfod

Drapes, special effects specialist S+H Technical was asked by creative production design practice Scott Callaghan Art Production, run by Sid Scott and Alison Callaghan in Cardiff, UK, to provide large quantities ...

Theatre in Review: The Good Earth (Motherlode/The Flea Theater)

A Welsh town's struggle for survival is filtered through the lives of five characters in The Good Earth, a play/performance piece devised by the members of the Wales-based theatre company Motherlode. Bewildered Americans ...

Theatre in Review: The Layover (Second Stage)

After seeing Leslye Headland's twisty -- and clammy -- romantic thriller, you may want to trade in your frequent-flier miles; at the least, you'll be sure the next time you get on an airplane to have an enormous book with which to ...

Gerriets Introduces VARIO UNI - Fiberglass Inlay Marley

Gerriets International introduces VARIO UNI dance and event floor. VARIO UNI is a durable, single sided "marley" type roll out dance floor available in a wide variety of stock colors. The floor is manufactured with four layers: a ...

Mobiltechlifts Video with Marc Hendriks Now Available

MILOS has just released a second video as part of its special three-month promotion on lifts from Mobiltechlifts, where customers receive a free transportation wheel kit with every lift purchased until September 30, 2016. In ...

NSCA Education Foundation Introduces New Hester Scholarship

The NSCA Education Foundation announces the establishment of the Hester Scholarship to help attract and recruit veterans to the systems integration industry.
At NSCA's 18th annual Business & Leadership Conference in February in ...

Spikie Makes UK Debut

Robe's new Spikie fixtures -- small, super-fast LED WashBeams -- made their UK debut on a lighting rig designed by Paul Griffiths of Firebird Events for a UK sales conference staged in the Champagne Suite at the ...

WorldStage Provides Audio System Upgrade for David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center

Lincoln Center for the Performing Art's David Geffen Hall (formerly Avery Fisher Hall) new in-house audio system package was created by WorldStage. It will serve all regular events in the concert hall. ...

L-Acoustics' Kara Lets Blue Man Group's Colors Shine Through in Sunny Florida

Blue Man Group, the performance company that has won an Obie, a Drama Desk, and a Grammy Award nomination for its eccentric, percussive ruminations on the human condition, has popular productions in New York, Boston, Chicago, Las ...

Chauvet Professional's Rogue Luminaires Add Depth to Mountain Jam Fest Stage

A radio station that includes the name of the most iconic music festival in history in its own moniker has got to be steeped in rock tradition. Such is the case with WDST/Radio Woodstock. Located just a few miles from Max Yasgur's farm ...

Lighting Designer Taylor Price Raises the Bar for Sam Hunt Tour with 4Wall Nashville

Sam Hunt's musical career reached new heights these past couple of years with two Grammy nominations, five top 10 singles on the Hot Country Songs chart, and his first headlining tour. Lighting designer Taylor Price turned to 4Wal ...

Sunrise Church Mixes Live Sound, Broadcast, and Monitors with Allen & Heath dLive

Sunrise Church in Rialto, California, recently purchased three Allen & Heath dLive digital mixing systems from Pacific Coast Entertainment of Huntington Beach, California as part of an upgrade to the church's front-of-house, ...

PixelFLEX Creates "Slime Time" with Nickelodeon at the 2016 Licensing Expo

Held inside the Mandalay Bay Convention Center, the 2016 Licensing Expo is the world's premier brand, character, and art marketplace that connects owners and agents with retailers, licensees, and manufacturers. Estimated as a $262.9 ...

MIDAS PRO X Rocks Wawa Welcome America!

MIDAS' flagship console, the PRO X, was put to use as America's largest pops orchestra, The Philly POPS, opened festivities for Wawa Welcome America, Philadelphia's citywide Fourth of July celebrations. The 65-piece Philly ...

Front-of-House Engineer Tomas Wolfe Chooses Roland M-5000 OHRCA Live Mixing Console

Los Angeles, California native Tomas Wolfe worked his way up from the bottom in live audio: he began with stints at the quintessential Sunset Boulevard music venues the Viper Room and the Roxy Theatre. Two years on the Los Angeles ...

Theatre in Review: A Day by the Sea (Mint Theater Company)

"It's not a clever world we live in...not a first-rate world at all," says a silken-mannered diplomat lounging on a Dorset beach, delivering bad news to a younger colleague. Humphrey Campbell is his name and he could be speaking for anyone ...

Artistic Licence to Host Art-Net 4 Zone at PLASA 2016

Artistic Licence, inventor of Art-Net and expert in lighting control, is hosting a dedicated Art-Net stand at this year's PLASA London show. This exciting new initiative -- entitled Art-Net 4 Zone (Stand R71) -- is ...

PixelFLEX LED Video Technology to be Showcased at WFX 2016

On September 21st in Louisville, Kentucky, WFX 2016 will open its doors to technical directors, worship leaders, and pastors all eager to see the latest technology for the house of worship market. Inside the Kentucky Exhibition ...

Littlite Introduces New LED-NA Series Console Lights

Littlite introduces the LED-NA series lights with four new models. The 12X-LED-NA and 12XR-LED-NA feature a 12" gooseneck light for smaller audio consoles while the 18X-LED-NA and 18XR-LED-NA utilize an 18" gooseneck light. ...

Gator's Titan Series Gains a New Microphone Case Model

Gator Cases announces the release of a new addition to the Titan Series Case Line. The GM-04-WMIC-WP Case offers military grade, unstoppable protection and security for up to four wireless microphones. The built-in, shock-absorbing ...

Continued Growth Helps ENTTEC Americas Hit the Employee Trifecta in 2016

ENTTEC Americas, based in Hillsborough, North Carolina, a manufacturer and distributor of lighting and lighting control products, announces the appointments of Brandon Mitchell, technical sales and support; Roz Dahlie, ...

Morris Adds Two New Team Members

Morris announces the addition of two new team members to its light and sound division. Industry veteran Lonnie Taylor has been named director of business development and sales and Chas O'Bradovich as lighting ...

Big House Sound Goes "Big" With Adamson

Big House Sound, Inc. located in Austin, Texas, has been a successful regional production company for more than 26 years. The company started with a few Adamson Systems Engineering boxes in 1992 and as their business has ...

Altinex Announces Online Chat Service

Altinex, a manufacturer of signal management solutions, announces the company has implemented a new chat service on the company website at www.altinex.com. Easily accessed by clicking the live chat button located on the left side of ...

Class D Amplifier Specialist Anaview Changes Name to ETAL

ETAL Group announces that it is renaming Anaview, a manufacturer of efficient Class D amplifiers, as ETAL. The recognized and regarded Anaview name will continue as the product line name for the Group's Class D ...

Robe Gets Emotional with Twenty One Pilots

Twenty One Pilots (TØP) are among the most exciting and original bands right now, and while they cross and defy genres and pigeonholes with glee and their reputation grows for delivering an emotive high energy live show ... these are ...

XTA APA Series Amplifiers Do a Clean Sweep at Post-RNC/DNC Events

In July, Cleveland, Ohio-based Rock The House Audio Visual (RTHAV) provided audio for three major events around the upcoming US Presidential election. Their PA system powered the sound for the Marshall Tucker Band, Big & Rich, "The ...

White Light Supplies New Lighting to Royal Shakespeare Company

The Royal Shakespeare Company is one of Britain's most renowned theatre companies. Based in Stratford-upon-Avon, the birthplace of William Shakespeare, it is dedicated to producing the plays of Shakespeare and his contemporaries as well as ...

Mega FX Introduces the A1 DMX Fan

Mega FX launches the A1 DMX Fan, a new line of atmospheric effects products by Mega-Lite. The A1 DMX Fan is a professional, DMX controlled fan to enhance performances and environments. Equipped with a powerful motor, the A1 ...

The Knight of Illumination Awards 2016 Reveals Shortlist for Concert Touring and Events

The judging panel of the Knight of Illumination Awards 2016 Concert Touring and Events category has announced its shortlisted designers for the highly-anticipated ceremony next month at the Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith. ...

Riedel Communications Augments North America Sales Team with New Administrative Hire

In response to increasing North America sales, Riedel Communications has hired Jake Halverson to serve as sales administrator within the Riedel North America team. Halverson will be responsible for the efficient ...

Bogen Introduces New Six-Zone Music and Paging System

Bogen Communications, Inc., announces the availability of its new six-zone music and paging system, the DRZ120.
The DRZ120 is a unique, self-contained six-zone music and paging system for small-to-medium-sized applications. Fully ...

Tacos and Technology Headline WorldStage Midsummer Bash

Tacos and Technology were on tap when WorldStage hosted a summer get-together at the Metropolitan Pavilion for invited guests. The festive evening highlighted WorldStage's diverse technology inventory, including LED displays, audio ...

Clearwing Lights Summerfest with 76 MAC Axiom Hybrids from Martin by Harman

Martin by Harman MAC Axiom Hybrids were selected by Clearwing Productions to light many of the stages of the biggest annual music festival in the world, Summerfest. The festival in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which draws close to ...

Sky Zone Trampoline Parks "Glow" with elektraLite eyeBall UV Fixtures

A couple of nights a week at select Sky Zone Trampoline Parks, the main lights are switched off -- and new elektraLite eyeBall UV fixtures are turned on -- for an event called "Glow" where participants wear neon clothing and bring or buy ...

BASSBOSS Celebrates its 30th Sound Installation in Austin with Moustaches and Beer Enthusiasts, HandleBar

Downtown Austin, Texas watering hole HandleBar has a lot to offer anyone who wanders inside, from live DJs five nights a week to friendly bartenders, craft cocktails, and 20 carefully selected beers on tap. But since its 2012 opening many ...

HSL Enjoys One Hell of a Nite with Chris Brown

HSL supplied lighting, rigging, and a Kinesys automation system for the recent European leg of Chris Brown's One Hell of a Nite tour, working for production designer and manager Tom E. Marzullo from Out Of ...

Wanda Cultural Tourism City Opens in Nanchang, China with Alcorn McBride Equipment for Show Control and AV

The Wanda Cultural Tourism City complex has opened in Nanchang, China. Spanning two-square-kilometers and boasting a theme park, movie park, aquarium, hotels, and retail stores, it is expected to attract 10 million visitors a year to the ...

EAW Adaptive System Helps China Celebrate 30 Years of Rock Music

Nearly 30 years ago Cui Jian, the "Father of Chinese Rock," performed "Nothing To My Name" during a concert at Beijing Workers' Stadium. That song launched a cultural music movement that celebrated its 30-year anniversary with the Music ...

Clay Paky at the Ruhr Reggae Summer Festival: Caribbean Sounds on the Ruhr

For most people, reggae conjures up images of beaches, palm trees, and Jamaica. Germany's Ruhr district certainly does not have those features. Despite this, the Reggae Summer Festival, an annual music event devoted to the Jamaican music ...

Mega FX Introduces the H1 Hazer

Introducing the H1 Hazer from Mega FX, a new line of atmospheric effects products by Mega-Lite. Enhance the appearance of beams and lighting fixtures or create a special effect with the H1 Hazer. This new compact yet powerful ...

AES Los Angeles Convention Offers Super Session "Develop a Killer Audio Product in Just One Day!"

The Audio Engineering Society has announced a new "super session" program to be featured as part of the product development track at the upcoming AES Los Angeles Convention, taking place Thursday, September 29 - Sunday, ...

X-Laser USA's All-New Mobile Beat Mirage Brings Value and Versatility to Entry-Level Laser System Segment

There's a reason nobody uses floppy disks anymore. The technology is simply outdated. In the entertainment laser industry, units with bulky housings and basic optical components are a thing of the past, just like those floppies. With this ...

MAXON Receives Computer Graphics World Magazine "Silver Edge Award" at SIGGRAPH 2016

MAXON announces Cinema 4D Release 18 (R18), the next generation of its 3D animation, graphics, VFX, and visualization software, has been honored with the Computer Graphics World Magazine (CGW) Silver Edge Award. Cinema ...

GoVision Names Mark Johnson New VP, Business Development

GoVision announces the hiring of Mark Johnson to become the company's new vice president, business development. In his new role, Johnson will lead GoVision's fixed installation sales efforts while also helping to expand the ...

ARX Release Second-Generation USB DI

The USB DI Plus is ARX's new second-generation USB DI, and the first with dual mode audio input interface -- digital and analog -- two DIs in one.
"ARX released our first USB DI back in 2007 and the unit has become an industry standard ...

PG enlighten Selects Acclaim Lighting to Assist with "Billie Jean"-Inspired Floor at Pandora's Chicago Office

Visitors just might "feel like a beauty queen from a movie scene" when they dance around the floor at Pandora's office on the eighth floor of Chicago's One Prudential Plaza. Pandora, one of the leading personalized internet radio providers ...

Pink Floyd Tribute Eclipse Creates Stage Presences with Chauvet Professional

It was never just about the music with Pink Floyd. True, the psychedelic licks laid down by the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers broke new ground, and yes their music resonates as vibrantly today as it did decades ago -- but this band is ...

Seeing Eye Lighting Design Chooses 4Wall Las Vegas for Facebook Developer Conference

Facebook's F8 Developer Conference brings together developers and entrepreneurs who build products and services around the social networking website. This year it was held at Fort Mason in San Francisco, California, with 4Wall Las Vegas< ...

JBL by Harman Fuels a Weekend of Heavy Rock at the Rock'n Derby Music Festival

New York-based live sound production company Audio Images Sound & Lighting recently deployed JBL by Harman's VTX Series speakers, powered by Crown I-Tech HD amplifiers, to deliver powerful live sound at the inaugural ...

Bertil Mark Creates Live Vibe for Sarah Connor with GLP X4 Series

When award-winning German pop and R&B singer, Sarah Connor, started gearing up last autumn for her Muttersprache tour in the DACH countries, experienced lighting designer and production designer, Bertil Mark, was entrusted ...

Clay Paky with the Scorpions: 50 Years of Rock History on Tour

No German band can be compared to the Scorpions in terms of history, success, and international popularity. The group was originally called "Nameless" and was formed in Sarstedt, in 1965, by guitarist Rudolf Schenker and drummer Wolfgang ...

BMFLs Project 300m for 7 Gold Coast News Launch

Robe BMFL Spots blasted stunning, crisp, clear images of Australian broadcaster 7 News' logo from 300m away, positioned near the top of the southern hemisphere's highest building, Q1.
The four 24m wide gobo images seared into the ...

Broad Line-Up of Innovative Products from Elation Coming to PLASA 2016

Join Elation Professional September 18 - 20 at Olympia, in the heart of West London, for the company's most impressive line-up of PLASA products ever. Elation will have on hand at stand C40 an unprecedented line-up of new ...

Dawn Chiang Joins Behind the Scenes Foundation Board

Behind the Scenes announces that lighting designer and theatre consultant Dawn Chiang has accepted an invitation to join its board of directors. Upon her acceptance Chiang commented, "Behind the Scenes helps address an ...

Avlex and MIPRO Introduce 7 Series Rechargeable Transmitters 13 hours of operation with a Four-Hour Charge

Avlex Corporation, the North American distributor of MIPRO products and pro audio wireless technology and microphones, introduces the new MIPRO 7 Series Rechargeable Transmitters. The new ACT-70HC UHF rechargeable handheld ...

Najafi Design Creates Outdoor Paradise with Chauvet Professional and Iluminarc

Anyone wanting to take a look inside Al's Beach Club, doesn't have to try too hard. That's because for all practical purposes, this new live music venue has no "inside." The only club in Fort Walden Beach, Florida located directly on the ...

JBL by Harman's VTX Series Helps Power Performances at Circle K and Kangaroo Speed Street

JBL by Harman VTX Series line arrays recently helped JHE Production deliver at Circle K and Kangaroo Speed Street presented by Coca-Cola. The 22nd annual festival was held in conjunction with the Coca-Cola 600 weekend at ...

Adobe Summit Enhances Its Reputation for Visual Impact with AV Support from WorldStage

Adobe upped the visual ante once again for thousands attending its annual Adobe Summit, The Digital Marketing Conference (formerly Adobe DMS), for the first time this year at the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas. WorldStage< ...

Dante Heats Up Indoor, Outdoor Audio at AmericanAirlines Arena

The AmericanAirlines Arena, located in Miami, Florida, home to the NBA's Miami Heat, recently completed an entire audio-visual upgrade using Audinate's Dante Audio-over-IP networking solution for low-latency, multichannel audio ...

New Gear from Mega Systems, Inc. Creates a Buzz Around 1015 Folsom

Nightclub 1015 Folsom in San Francisco, California, underwent a massive remodel to commemorate its upcoming 30-year anniversary on October 15, 2016. The vast 20,000-sq.-ft. venue is one of the longest running EDM nightclubs on the West ...

Arts Brookfield Deploys Martin Audio MLA for Live Events at the Winter Garden at Brookfield Place

Arts Brookfield, the cultural arm of global real estate corporation Brookfield, uses a Martin Audio MLA Compact system to reinforce an eclectic mix of concerts, festivals, symphonies, and other artistic events presented for the ...

PixelFLEX Extends the Creativity of the 2016 Miss Florida Pageant

Taking center stage inside the Lakeland Center, the 2016 Miss Florida Scholarship Pageant showcased 48 contestants all vying for the opportunity to compete for the coveted title of Miss America. Held in conjunction with the Miss Florida ...

Robe Provides a PARFect Solution

DeFabrique is a fantastic canal-side event space located in the former Ulbe Twijnstra oil mill and processing plant in Maarssen, Utrecht, Netherlands, which dates back to the 1920s and oozes style and amazing industrial chic. ...

dbn Lights "Somme 100 Manchester"

dbn Lighting, working for Somme 100 and Manchester City Council, provided lighting, LED screen and rigging equipment, an enormous electric-art sun piece, and crew for a major cultural concert as the finale of the "Somme 100 ...

High End Systems Announces Main Light Industries Open House

High End Systems, a Barco Company, will be hosting an open house at Main Light Industries September 13th. This event will allow customers to see and experience the latest technology from High End Systems, including ...

Chauvet Professional's New Ovation Batten Style Fixtures Feature RGBA-Lime Color Mixing

Following up on its popular Ovation E-910FC RGBA-Lime ellipsoidal, Chauvet Professional is raising the bar in color wash and cyc lighting with the introduction of the first Ovation batten style luminaires. Like their ellipsoidal ...

Point of Rental Returns to Inc. 5000's Fastest-Growing Companies List

Point of Rental Software burst back into Inc. Magazine's "Inc. 5000" list of the fastest-growing private companies in America in 2016, posting a three-year growth rate of 76 percent. Point of Rental shares the honor with ...

Chauvet Rogue R1 FX-B Added to Bandit Inventory

Bandit Lites, a concert lighting company, recently added the new Chauvet Professional Rogue R1 FX-B to its massive touring inventory, making Bandit the first in the world to take these revolutionary fixtures out on tour. ...

Cirque Goes to the Movies with Philly POPS and VUE Audiotechnik

Created by Philly POPS music director Michael Krajewski, Cirque Goes to the Movies merges epic movie music with Cirque aerialists, contortionists, strong men, and dancers, and was the grand finale of the Philly POPS 2015-2016 ...

JBL by Harman Delivers Amazing Live Sound at Chicago's LakeShake Country Music Festival

JBL by Harman VTX Series speakers, powered by Crown I-Tech HD amplifiers, delivered the highest quality live sound at the annual LakeShake music festival, where tens of thousands of country music fans gathered on the ...

elektraLite eyeBalls Bring Light to Faith Community Church

Low ceilings. A long, narrow sanctuary. Dark corners. Small budget. The production team at Faith Community Church in Red Oak, Iowa, had a host of challenges in modernizing their worship space. Their old PARs and dimmer system just weren't ...

Elation Lights Popular "Raiding the Rock Vault" and "Raiding the Country Vault" Shows

If you've never had the opportunity to hear some of rock or country music's greatest hits performed live by genuine rock and country artists then "Raiding the Rock Vault" and "Raiding the Country Vault" shows may be your best chance. The ...

Elite Multimedia Helps Gary Allan Fans See, Hear, and Feel the Music

With five number one singles, fourteen top ten hits, and over 270 million streams to his name, multi-platinum EMI Nashville recording artist Gary Allan has long been admired by fans and music industry insiders for his unwavering uniqueness ...

Available Light Completes Grammy Museum

Available Light recently completed both the architectural and exhibition lighting design for the new Grammy Museum in Cleveland, Mississippi -- a satellite location for the Los Angeles original. It took five years, $20 million, and ...

Special Event Services' Yamaha PM10 Out with Lynyrd Skynyrd

Special Event Services (SES) of Winston-Salem, North Carolina recently purchased a new Yamaha PM10 digital audio console and immediately put it out on tour with monitor engineer David Baker for Lynyrd Skynyrd. "After ...

Coldplay's Visuals Guru Chooses Avolites Ai Media Servers to Create Ultimate Video System for World Tour

Coldplay's acclaimed live-show video director Ben Miles chose to work with British manufacturer Avolites and Avolites' Ai media server distributor and technical specialist RES (Realtime Environment Systems) to design ...

Cherry Moon Anniversary Embraces Robe

Belgian lighting rental company Splendit supplied lighting equipment including Robe Pointes, CycFX 8s, and LEDBeam 100s to a 25th anniversary event for legendary Belgian club phenomenon Cherry Moon at the Lotto Arena in ...

Philips Lighting Appoints New Head of Entertainment Lighting

Philips Lighting, a global lighting company, announces the appointment of Philips executive Colin Kavanagh as the company's new head of its entertainment lighting business.
Kavanagh will take on this new role as head of ...

Hall Stage's Hoffend LivePipe Hoists Now Shipping

"Engineering Product of the Year" at the 2016 ABTT Trade Show are now shipping for installation from Hall Stage dealers.
The innovative approach taken to design and operation has led to a faultless installation in ...

Bandit Lites Grows the Headquarters Team

Bandit Lites, a concert lighting company, has added to its corporate headquarters with the hiring of Kathy Tanner and promotion of Shay Simpson.
Tanner joins Bandit as the senior payroll administrator, handling ...

Laserworld Group Releases tarm two Laser System with Guaranteed 2.5W after Aperture

With the release of the new tarm two, the Laserworld Group set a significant landmark: With a suggested net retail price of only $ 1,899, this laser system catches the attraction.
It is designed for the professional market, and ...

Kramer US Restructures to Provide Increased Customer Focus

Kramer Electronics announces the expansion of their US regional sales team. Effective immediately, Kramer has added Brian Morris, Doug Prins, and Richard Schlinkert to the outside sales team. All three are highly ...

Clay Paky Mythos and grandMA2 Consoles Shine at the Republican National Convention

The results are in and Clay Paky Mythos lighting fixtures and MA Lighting grandMA2 consoles got votes of approval from lighting designer David Grill and lighting director Paul Sonnleitner at the Republican ...

Founders and Christie Light Up Citibank's Flagship São Paulo Branch with Rear Projection Mapping Installation

Christie, a provider in creating and delivering the world's best visual and audio experiences, announces that Citibank's flagship branch Nova Faria Lima in São Paulo, Brazil, has installed 19 Christie GS Series laser phosphor ...

Meyer Sound LYON Provides Scalable Solution for Twenty One Pilots World Tour

Twenty One Pilots puts on the kind of live show fans have to see to believe. Singer Tyler Joseph and drummer Josh Dun emerge from backstage in ski masks. They crowdsurf on a platform while playing drums. Joseph crawls through the crowd ...

ECLPS Chooses Elation EPT6IP LED Displays for Annual Kiss 108 Summer Concert

East Coast Lighting & Production Services, Inc. (ECLPS) needed a high resolution video panel for two high-impact video displays for Boston-based radio station Kiss 108's summer concert and used Elation Professional's EPT6IP ...

Projected Ceiling at Das Schloss Ventures to New Depths with AV Stumpfl

Two years design and planning, two months for installation, and two weeks just to set up, Austria's AV Stumpfl multimedia and presentation technology can be found at the very heart of Berlin's fantastic shopping world, Das Schloss. ...

SGM Sets Out to Conquer Asian Territories with New Distributor Sanecore

SGM announces a new partnership with Sanecore, part of the IAG Group, as the new exclusive SGM distributor for mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macao, effective as of July 15, 2016. ...

Iconic Korean Church Installs dLive

Located in the heart of Seoul, South Korea's iconic Dongshin Presbyterian Church recently installed Allen & Heath's dLive digital mixing system as part of the Church's developing digital based AV system. ...

BMD Partners with Adoline/AV to Provide ImageCue

Broadway Media Distribution (BMD), the provider of high-quality scenic projection content, has partnered with the audiovisual company Adoline/AV to provide access to the ImageCue media server and other critical ...

Rose Brand's "Melt Out" Saves Half The Cost on Fire Safety, Ceiling Fabric for Displays and Exhibits

Rose Brand Inc. now offers "Melt Out" fabric, a more economical, fire safety, ceiling fabric used to diffuse light over trade show booths, displays, and exhibits. Melt Out has meltable seams, which appear every 12" along its length. ...

ON LX Fits W-DMX in Look Solutions Viper 2.6

British laser and special effects company, AC Lasers, has upgraded their line of smoke and haze machines to feature integrated W-DMX control.
NANO RX modules were installed into Look Solutions Viper 2.6 smoke ...

Cirque du Soleil's Paramour Hits the Broadway Stage with Lectrosonics

Montreal-based entertainment company Cirque du Soleil, which currently has more than 15 major shows running worldwide, recently opened its first musical theater production on Broadway, at the Lyric Theater. Paramour, a story set ...

Flex Rental Solutions Announces Release of Flex 4.17.0

Flex Rental Solutions released version 4.17.0 of Flex's web-based rental management software during the first few weeks of July. This is the fifth major and sixth total software release by Flex Rental Solutions since January 2016. ...

Microsoft E3 2016 Briefing Dazzles the Press with Support from d3 4x4pro Media Servers

Microsoft always dazzles during its press event at E3, the annual video game conference and show, and its 2016 Briefing at the Los Angeles Convention Center was no exception. This year's arena-style, multimedia event was packed with news ...

The Bose L1 Model II Portable Line Array System Has Helped Take DJ Dojah to the Next Level

DJ Dojah's name might turn up as often in the Wall Street Journal or the Economist as it does on The DJ List or Salacious Sound. The self-described "soldier of sound, warrior of wax, sampler of the lost and found" got his musical ...

Steely Dan and Steve Winwood Tour with Martin Audio MLA

OSA International, Inc. of Chicago, Las Vegas, and Nashville is again supporting Steely Dan on The Dan Who Knew Too Much tour featuring special guest Steve Winwood with a Martin Audio MLA loudspeaker system. ...

Lukas Graham Tours with DPA's New d:facto Linear Vocal Microphone

Danish singer Lukas Forchhammer, the frontman of the band Lukas Graham, is delighted with DPA Microphones' new d:facto linear vocal microphone, which is helping the band deliver an exceptionally natural sound during its current ...

Powersoft X8 Amplifiers Bring Interactive Performances to Life at Las Vegas's Sake Rok Restaurant

The city of Las Vegas is known as well for its incredible live entertainment as well as its towering casinos. Now, one Las Vegas restaurant is bringing musical performance tableside for a truly memorable interactive dining experience. Sake ...

Integrated Solutions Group Accents Studio for Gannett's D&C Digital with Chauvet Professional

New technologies that excel under controlled test conditions in a laboratory don't always meet expectations in real life. Every engineer knows that; so too do lighting designers. This thought passed briefly through the mind of Jonathan ...

Robe BMFL WashBeams Light Kenny Chesney's Tour

Twenty-four Robe BMFL WashBeams are highlighting the fans for US country star Kenny Chesney's current stadium tour ... chosen by lighting designer Mike Swinford specifically to illuminate the audience for his Spread the ...

DiGiCo Provides Compact Solution for Beverley Knight's Soulsville Tour

This spring, three-time MOBO Award-winner Beverley Knight completed a tour of UK theaters in support of her brand new album, Soulsville. DiGiCo SD10-24 digital mixing consoles, supplied by London-based audio rental company ...

ETC Releases Eos v2.4 Software

A lighting console is an extension of the programmer's brain, requiring quick, intuitive access to pre-recorded content and live-modification tools. ETC's Eos family consoles have always provided powerful, customizable lighting ...

AES Los Angeles Convention Calendar of Events Goes Live

The Audio Engineering Society has unveiled the detailed calendar of events for the highly-anticipated 141st AES International Convention in Los Angeles, taking place Thursday, September 29 - Sunday, October 2, 2016. With a ...

Bose Professional Now Shipping New Line of PowerShare Adaptable Amplifiers

Bose is now shipping its new PowerShare adaptable power amplifier line, consisting of three 1U models: two- and four-channel fixed-install models (PS602 and PS604) and one two-channel portable amplifier (PS602P). Each model delivers ...

Sennheiser Creates Unique Listening Experiences with Soundscape at New York's Westfield World Trade Center

The ultimate sound cannot be explained but must be experienced. Now, audio specialist Sennheiser is inviting listeners in New York to experience sound as never before. As the technical partner to Westfield World Trade Center, ...

PaintScaping Projection Maps Calvin Harris-Rihanna Music Video with Support from Alcorn McBride

Los Angeles, California-based PaintScaping brought its expertise in large-scale 3D projection mapping to the innovative new Calvin Harris and Rihanna music video, "This is What You Came For."
Partnering with content creator Bak ...

Chauvet Vesuvio Creates RGBA Fog Effects at Midnight Mafia

After a short hiatus, Australia's most popular all-night dance music festival, Midnight Mafia, was back with a bang this year at the magnificent Showground event space in Sydney's Olympic Park, hosting some of Australia's most popular DJs ...

New Stanton United Methodist Church Sings the Praises of WorxAudio

At New Stanton United Methodist Church in New Stanton, Pennsylvania, worshippers can expect to find engaging messages based on the Bible, worship that is full of energy, and helpful people to assist all who enter this house of worship. ...

Kinesys Moves Miranda Lambert Tour

A Kinesys automation system is adding depth and dynamics to the stage for award-winning country singer / songwriter Miranda Lambert's current Keeper of the Flame tour in the US.
The automation was specified by production ...

EAW Adaptive System Cruzes at CMA Music Festival

The Chevrolet Cruze Park Stage, one of the top three venues at the recent CMA Music Festival in Nashville, Tennessee, delivered exceptional audio to thousands of fans with the help of an Eastern Acoustic Works adaptive performance ...

Haarlem Philharmonie Chooses Robe DL4X

Marco Hartendorf, technical manager of the Philharmonie concert hall in Haarlem, the Netherlands, and his crew had huge smiles on their faces when their first Robe moving lights arrived at the venue -- 10 brand new DL4X Spots ...

Winly Joins Adamson Network

Taiwan-based sound company Winly Production Services Int'l Corp. has taken delivery of an Adamson E-series PA, making them the first Taiwanese company to join the Adamson network. The announcement was made by David ...

Robert Juliat Lights Up CANAL+ New INFOSPORT+ TV Studio with Tibo LED Profiles

INFOSPORT+, a themed TV channel offered by the CANAL+ Group, France's leading pay-TV Group, recently installed 50 neutral white LED Robert Juliat Tibo profiles in its brand new broadcasting studio where they are in daily use on ...

Theatre in Review: In the Event of My Death (Stable Cable Lab Co./IRT Theater)

In Lindsay Joy's new drama, a group of twentysomethings gathers for the funeral of a beloved high school classmate. If, in your mind's ear, you're hearing "I Heard It Through the Grapevine," aka the theme song from The Big Chill

City Theatrical Launches New Dimmers for LED Tape

City Theatrical announces the launch of a new group of uniquely featured, high quality, constant voltage B-Series Dimmers in a variety of capacities and configurations. All partner perfectly with City Theatrical QolorFlex ...

Pete Engel Joins Morpheus Lights as Ayrton Product Support Specialist

Morpheus Lights, the exclusive US distributor of Ayrton LED luminaires, announces the appointment of Pete Engel as Ayrton product support specialist based at Morpheus' Las Vegas headquarters. In his new role, Engel ...

Waves DiGiGrid MGB and Waves Tracks Live Employed by M3 for Tony Bennett 90th Birthday Celebration

M3 (Music Mix Mobile), a New Jersey / California-based remote facilities company combining the talents of award-winning production professionals and state-of-the-art audio solutions, was recently tasked with capturing the broadcast ...

Cloud Electronics' New CS-SUB8 Surface Subwoofer Is Now Shipping

Cloud Electronics new CS-SUB8 is a versatile 8" passive surface or shelf mount subwoofer, designed to add powerful bass response to any mid SPL music system. Designed to compliment Clouds CS-S3 3" surface speakers or CS-C3 in ...

AC-ET Supplies ProLights LED Fixtures for Coldplay Tour

UK-based A.C. Entertainment Technologies (AC-ET) Ltd. has supplied a range of ProLights LED luminaires to rental company Lite Alternative, for the European leg of Coldplay's A Head Full of Dreams stadium tour -- ...

School in Music City, USA, Chooses FBT

The Ensworth School in Nashville, Tennessee, is well known for providing outstanding extracurricular activities to its students, along with superior academics. Because it's located in Music City, it's also no surprise that John Horrell

Allen & Heath's dLive Manages Stadium Concert for Plácido Domingo

Two Allen & Heath dLive systems were recently used at front-of-house and monitors for a special concert held at Santiago Bernabéu stadium in Madrid by the famous tenor, Plácido Domingo. With an audience of 70,000, the concert was a ...

Clay Paky Illuminates 300m Chilean Skyscraper with Festive Light Show

Architectural lighting designer Toni Amoros employed 24 Clay Paky Mythos fixtures to create a spectacular festive light show at South America's tallest skyscraper, the Costanera Center.
The Costanera Center is in the heart ...

SSL L500 Tours with Maroon 5

Jim Ebdon has been the front-of-house engineer for Maroon 5 since the early stages of the band's rise to the top rung of the global pop-rock scene. The most recent tour of US and Europe finished in July, with a new round starting in ...

JBL by Harman Line Arrays Supply House Sound at the Forum for Live Broadcast of iHeartRadio Music Awards

When the historic Forum recently hosted the iHeartRadio Music Awards, powerful VerTec and VTX line arrays from JBL by Harman were chosen to provide the house sound for the event, which was broadcasted live on TBS, TNT, and TRUTV. ...

Boston Pops Rocks 4th of July Celebration with 4Wall NY

The Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular is a Boston tradition that spans over 40 years. Lighting designer Mike Berger, of Full Flood Inc., was responsible for lighting this year's 4th of July celebration using gear from < ...

Black Sea Arena Uses Prolyte for Its Technical Installation

The Black Sea Arena in Shekvetili, Guria, Georgia, officially opened its doors on July 10, 2016, with a special opening show. A broad array of Prolyte products were used to install this modern event facility. ...

Theatre in Review: Summer Shorts: Series B (59E59)

Prayers have been answered: After a dispiriting Series A, the annual Summer Shorts series of one-acts, now in its tenth year, presents a Series B packed with acting, directing, and writing talent. The opener, Black Flag ...

Elation's ZCL Series of ACL-Type Effects with Zoom Now Available

Elation Professional's new ZCL Series of high-output ACL-type LED effect lights with zoom is now available. First shown at the Prolight + Sound trade show in April, ZCL Series fixtures combine a high-power RGBW multi-chip ...

Peavey and RedOne Present "Ladies Night at DJ Expo"

The feeling is right for "Ladies Night at DJ Expo," presented by Peavey Electronics and Grammy-winning producer RedOne on Tuesday, August 16, at the Blue Velvet Theater in Scores Atlantic City -- Trump Taj Mahal. From 6:30 - ...

Barco Continues to Grow Visualization Technology Footprint in Brazil with Strong Local Support

Celebrating more than 20 years in Latin America, global visualization company Barco is strengthening its presence in Brazil with a growing deployment of advanced visualization projects that support public health and safety, commerce ...

Production Company Chooses FBT for International Corporate Events

As a company that does live sound, installations, and corporate events for notable clients, Myers Concert Productions has a variety of sound systems at its disposal. Recently, however, DJ Myers, owner, confided that he's been ...

Heng Mao Invests in Prolyte B100RV Truss

Heng Mao is one of the main players for rental of truss constructions and hardware integration in the event and touring industry in Taiwan. With a wish to grow and further expand their business, they were looking to invest in truss ...

DiGiCo and Rat Sound Help Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals Lose Weight on the Road

When a change is made to a touring audio rig that is seen by some as a compromise but will mean less space and weight on the truck -- and it actually improves the overall audio quality -- that's a good day for an audio engineer. That is ...

Maluma Drops the Beat with DPA Microphones

When front-of-house engineer Lucas Pinzón was looking for the ideal drum set microphone solution for Colombian urban music performer Maluma's kits, he reports "he selected DPA Microphones for the company's reputation of ...

The Design Oasis Expands Looks at Purple Hatters Ball with Rogue R1 FX-B

A procession of over two dozen bands performed on stage at the ninth annual Purple Hatters Ball in mid-June, but this three-day festival has never really been just about the music. Set in a pastoral region of north Florida, and offering ...

Midas and Kenny Chesney Spread the Love

Country superstar Kenny Chesney is taking not just one, but two Midas PRO X digital mixing consoles on the road as part of his 2016 Spread the Love tour, including 14 major stadiums. The consoles will provide premium-grade ...

Robe Enjoys the Purpose of Bieber

Justin Bieber, one of the most universally recognized pop icons of the 21st century, is enjoying the commercial success and critical acclaim of his excellent fourth studio album, Purpose, the campaign for which currently includes an ...

NEXO and Yamaha Deliver Clear Sound for the Dalai Lama

Premiere Production of Garden Grove, California, has been providing full production services for corporate and entertainment venues and events since 2000. On June 18 and 19, they had the privilege of providing audio production at ...

Flatirons Church Gains Additional Flexibility with EAW Redline

Flatirons Church, located in Boulder, Colorado, recently invested in a new Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW) Redline system to accommodate the growing needs of their church. They required a solution for the times when attendance to the ...

Chroma-Q Inspire LEDs Provide Quality Light for Royal Scottish National Orchestra's New Home

More than 130 of the award-winning Chroma-Q Inspire LED house light have been installed in the Royal Scottish National Orchestra's (RSNO) new, purpose-built facility in Glasgow, to provide exceptional light quality for both the ...

d3 4x4pro Powers Extensive LED Displays at Shanghai's MYTH Electronic Music Festival

d3 Studio partner Live Legends, under its Chinese brand United Live Creations, provided comprehensive creative and technical services for the MYTH Electronic Music Festival in Shanghai. Using d3 Technologies, ...

Theatre in Review: Men on Boats (Clubbed Thumb/Playwrights Horizons)

The title of Jaclyn Backhaus' new play isn't especially accurate: Men on Boats features no men and only the barest representations of boats. Yes, this historical comedy focuses on the explorer John Wesley Powell's 1869 ...

PLASA AGM Focuses on Membership

Members of PLASA attending the 2016 AGM at Hatfield House, Hertfordshire were presented with the association's plans for the next 12 months.
Ed Pagett, formerly managing director of Panalux Broadcast & Event and ...

ESTA Announces January 2017 Plugfest Event

The ESTA Control Protocols Plugfest, an event where manufacturers and developers can test their products for interoperability with other manufacturers' products, is scheduled to take place January 20 - 23, 2017, at the Dallas/Fort ...

Techni-Lux South Florida 2016 Product Roadshow

Orlando, Florida-based Techni-Lux, a provider of advanced lighting technology and accessories, is making stops in Ft. Lauderdale and Miami with the 2016 Product Roadshow. Guests will have an opportunity to go hands on with dozens of ...

ENTTEC Launches the Pixelator Mini Offering a New Pixel Control Solution

ENTTEC announces the release of the Pixelator Mini, a more compact yet still powerful pixel control solution. "The Pixelator Mini fills a void in the market; our pixie drivers are great for a couple of hundred pixels, and the ...

Nominees Announced for the New York Innovative Theatre Foundation Awards

The New York Innovative Theatre Foundation, honoring the best of Off-Off Broadway, announced its nominations on August 8. The Golfer, Gordy Crashes, and Gorey: The Secret Lives of Edward Gorey currently lead the ...

Gator Frameworks Sub Pole Fits the Pro-Audio Market Perfectly

Gator Frameworks has added an adjustable subwoofer speaker pole to the line up. The GFW-SPK-SP fits the traditional 1 3/8" pole mounts as well as the threaded M20 size by utilizing the removable adapter. ...

d&b audiotechnik Announces New Advisory Board to Develop Strategic Growth

Loudspeaker manufacturer, d&b audiotechnik, announces the creation of a new advisory board which has been appointed to support the strategy implementation process at d&b. Areas of focus include the continuation of the ...

Fohhn Audio Announces AtlasIED as North America Distributor

Fohhn Audio AG, a manufacturer of digitally adaptive loudspeaker solutions, has officially announced the signing of an exclusive distribution partnership with AtlasIED, a provider of commercial audio solutions. Through this ...

AES Announces New Membership Benefits Plan Including Exclusive E-Library Content, Discounts, and More

Audio Engineering Society members now have full access to the AES E-Library as a membership benefit. "AES has been the driving force behind most, if not all, audio innovation over the past six decades," notes Bob Moses, AES ...

New Improved Chauvet Arena to Showcase Latest Chauvet Professional Fixtures at BPM | PRO

This year's BPM | PRO, which is to take place September 11 - 13 at the NEC, Birmingham, will be the largest incarnation of the show to date. Once again, the central focus of the show will be the Chauvet Arena, which will be ...

Dimension Audio Bolsters Live Sound Offering with Avid VENUE | S6L

Avid announces that Dimension Audio, a UK-based rental company that supports various areas of the live sound market -- from touring and festivals to corporate and theatre work -- is the latest customer to add two Avid VENUE | ...

Robe Helps Keep the Flame for Miranda Lambert Tour

US singer, songwriter, and multi-award winning "queen of country" Miranda Lambert is currently touring North America on her Keeper of the Flame tour, featuring 27 Robe BMFLs -- 19 Spots and eight Blades -- part of a ...

Radio City Music Hall Makes a "Spectacular" Upgrade with Meyer Sound's LEO Family

A new permanent Meyer Sound LEO family reinforcement system has been installed at New York City's Radio City Music Hall to support performances by the world-famous Radio City Rockettes, including this summer's New York ...

Giant Optocore / BroaMan Networks Relay Pope's Message at World Youth Day

Billed as the biggest event in the world, two and a half million people are believed to have flocked to the 2016 World Youth Day (WYD), an international Catholic event focused on faith and youth, which this year took place at two sites in ...

Theatre in Review: Troilus and Cressida (The Public Theater/Delacorte Theater)

Time and again this summer I have been reminded that age cannot wither nor custom stale William Shakespeare's infinite variety. At his astonishing best, his plays feel as if they were written yesterday, so piercing and timeless are ...

David Willrich Selected as President-Elect of the Themed Entertainment Association

The Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) announces that David Willrich, managing director of DJ Willrich Ltd. is the new president-elect, unanimously chosen by the TEA International board to lead the association. ...

Two New ESTA Standards Published, Two Drafts in Public Review

Two new ESTA standards were approved by ANSI and published in early August 2016 at the URL below. These, and all of ESTA's American National Standards are free to download, courtesy of ProSight Specialty Insurance. ...

Knight of Illumination Awards 2016 Theatre Shortlist Announced

The Knight of Illumination Awards (KOI) Theatre judging panel has announced its eagerly anticipated shortlist for this year's ceremony, which will take place at London's iconic Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith on Sunday, September 18. ...

JBL Professional by Harman Introduces HiQnet Performance Manager 2.1 with Smaart Software Integration

JBL Professional by Harman announces the immediate availability of the new JBL HiQnet Performance Manager 2.1 software update, offering powerful new tools for measuring and tuning live sound reinforcement systems. Performance ...

Mega-Lite Introduces the Nova-Lite Series

The Nova-Lite series of new lighting fixtures by Mega-Lite are versatile enough for stage or house lighting needs. There are six fixtures with extremely wide coverage in the series offering color changing, white, and ultra violet output ...

Turbosound's Flagship Flashline Monitors Now Shipping

Turbosound announces the shipping of its flagship Flashline Monitors range of two-way loudspeakers. Designed primarily as stage monitors, they also accommodate a wide range of portable speech and music sound reinforcement ...

Acclaim Lighting Introduces Flex Tube SE RGB for Dynamic Exterior, Customized Color LED Lighting Applications

Acclaim Lighting, an innovator of advanced lighting technology, introduces Flex Tube SE, a side emitting, outdoor-rated, flexible LED tube for virtually any exterior lighting application. Flex Tube SE features a UV-coated, saltwater ...

Mackie Empowers SoundGirls

It's no secret that pro audio, and live sound in particular, has traditionally been a man's world. Though there are thankfully more women in audio today than in years past, the balance is still heavily skewed. As SoundGirls ...

Brown Note Productions' New Robert Juliat Merlin Followspots Debut with Dead and Company and Pearl Jam

Denver's Brown Note Productions, Inc. purchased four Robert Juliat Merlin 2.5K HMI touring followspots and quickly put them to work for Dead and Company at CU Boulder and Pearl Jam headlining The RIDE Festival in Telluride, ...

Powersoft X4 Amplifiers Deliver Customized Clarity for Red Hot Chili Peppers Tour Monitoring

For the The Red Hot Chili Peppers, embarking on a massive world tour meant harnessing the power of a cutting-edge monitoring system to ensure confident performances in venues around the world. The audio experts at Rat Sound Systems, Inc ...