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(9/29/2016)

-QSC Premieres the New TouchMix-30 Pro Compact Digital Mixer

QSC Premieres the New TouchMix-30 Pro Compact Digital Mixer

QSC introduces the TouchMix-30 Pro, 32-channel digital mixer to customers worldwide, with immediate availability in select markets. Perfect for production professionals, musicians, and bands as well as live performance venues, ...More

(9/29/2016)

-SSL Shows New V3.2 Software and New "TaCo" TabletControl App for SSL Live Consoles at AES 2016

SSL Shows New V3.2 Software and New "TaCo" TabletControl App for SSL Live Consoles at AES 2016

At AES Los Angeles 2016, starting today, (booth# 221) Solid State Logic announces a significant feature upgrade with the release of new V3.2 software and "TaCo," a new TabletControl application for SSL Live L500 and L300 ...More

(9/29/2016)

-Harman Named Official Sound of The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Harman Named Official Sound of The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and Harman International Industries, have extended their longstanding relationship with a multi-year partnership including the addition of Harman's high-performance audio and ...More

(9/29/2016)

-OCA Alliance Demonstrates AES67 and AES70 Integration at 141st AES Convention

OCA Alliance Demonstrates AES67 and AES70 Integration at 141st AES Convention

The OCA Alliance, the AV industry alliance promoting awareness and adoption of Open Control Architecture (the Audio Engineering Society AES70 standard), will be exhibiting a major new open standard innovation in audio ...More

(9/29/2016)

-HireHop Launches New Cloud Rental Management Software at PLASA 2016

HireHop Launches New Cloud Rental Management Software at PLASA 2016

HireHop launched its new cloud-based rental management software at the PLASA 2016 lighting and sound exhibition in London. Even though the stand was tucked away at the back of the hall, the company reports it was constantly ...More

(9/29/2016)

-ILC Announces Plans for Lighting Technology Chicago 2017

ILC Announces Plans for Lighting Technology Chicago 2017

ILC of Arlington Heights, Illinois, will be bringing back the Lighting Technology Chicago industry event in February of 2017. The dates for the event are February 1 - 2. Taking place at the company's 42,000-sq.-ft. facility, ...More

(9/29/2016)

-Analog Way Becomes an InfoComm International Renewal Unit Provider

Analog Way Becomes an InfoComm International Renewal Unit Provider

Analog Way announces that it has been recognized as an InfoComm International Renewal Unit Provider for both LiveCore (Advanced level) and Vertige Certification Programs. Through a comprehensive training program, the company ...More

(9/29/2016)

-Celestion Appoints Claudia Haase as Distribution Manager for North America

Celestion Appoints Claudia Haase as Distribution Manager for North America

Celestion, the manufacturer of guitar and bass loudspeakers and professional audio drivers for sound reinforcement applications, announces the appointment of Claudia Haase as distribution manager for North America. In her new ...More

(9/29/2016)

-Snycrolite Shares Star-Studded Stage at Made in America Festival

Snycrolite Shares Star-Studded Stage at Made in America Festival

The Budweiser Made in America Festival returned to Philadelphia for its fifth season this Labor Day weekend with a star-studded lineup including the Syncrolite XL and SyncroMITE Beam. Rihanna and Coldplay headlined the weekend that ...More

(9/29/2016)

-Clay Paky B-EYEs and MA Lighting Consoles Get in the Swing at Montreal International Jazz Festival

Clay Paky B-EYEs and MA Lighting Consoles Get in the Swing at Montreal International Jazz Festival

The Montreal International Jazz Festival, produced by L'Equipe Spectra, marked its 37th year welcoming millions of visitors to more than 650 concerts at outdoor stages and indoor concert halls across the city. Clay Paky A ...More

(9/29/2016)

-Durham Marenghi Masterminds Lighting for the Rio Olympics Ceremonies

Durham Marenghi Masterminds Lighting for the Rio Olympics Ceremonies

Just home from Rio de Janeiro where he designed the lighting for the 2016 Olympic opening and closing ceremonies, Durham Marenghi shared his reflections about the project, for which he brought a massive lineup of SGM lighting ...More

(9/29/2016)

-J.E. Broyhill Civic Center Reshapes Sound with Fulcrum Acoustic

J.E. Broyhill Civic Center Reshapes Sound with Fulcrum Acoustic

The J.E. Broyhill Civic Center features a 1,000-seat theater/ auditorium and large conference facility which together host over 600 showcase, community, and corporate events each year. Auditorium events include numerous musical, dance, and ...More

(9/29/2016)

-Theatre in Review: Where Did We Sit On the Bus? (Ensemble Studio Theatre)

Theatre in Review: Where Did We Sit On the Bus? (Ensemble Studio Theatre)

At first, Brian Quijada comes across in his solo show as the odd love child of Lin-Manuel Miranda and John Leguizamo -- the former for the lengthy passages of freestyle rap that carry the narrative and the latter for Quijada's ...More

(9/28/2016)

-L-Acoustics to Demo AVB-Ready Systems at AES Los Angeles 2016

L-Acoustics to Demo AVB-Ready Systems at AES Los Angeles 2016

The upcoming 141st AES Convention, taking place from September 29 through October 2 at the Los Angeles Convention Center, will host exclusive demonstrations of L-Acoustics' newly launched Kiva II ultra-compact line source, as ...More

(9/28/2016)

-Martin by Harman Lighting Wins Spot in Historic Presidential Debate

Martin by Harman Lighting Wins Spot in Historic Presidential Debate

Harman Professional Solutions, an audio, video, lighting, and control manufacturer, announced that Martin lighting products were featured at the first 2016 US Presidential Debate. The debate between Democratic candidate ...More

(9/28/2016)

-New at LDI -- The COLORado 1-Quad Zoom VW from Chauvet Professional

New at LDI -- The COLORado 1-Quad Zoom VW from Chauvet Professional

Rain or shine, the new COLORado 1-Quad Zoom VW from Chauvet Professional makes it easy for designers to tune in the perfect color temperature for a wide variety of applications, including broadcast studios, recital halls, churches, ...More

(9/28/2016)

-PixelFLEX Bends All the Rules of Video Design with TrueFLEX

PixelFLEX Bends All the Rules of Video Design with TrueFLEX

The award-winning LED video display manufacturer PixelFLEX announces the launch of the TrueFLEX LED video tile. Ideal for fixed installations which require a non-traditional LED solution, the company says TrueFLEX offers more ...More

(9/28/2016)

-sE Electronics Launches Dynamic Duo with V Series, Expands X1 Series with X1 A

sE Electronics Launches Dynamic Duo with V Series, Expands X1 Series with X1 A

For this year's AES Show in Los Angeles, sE Electronics announces the X1 A, a new entry point to their X1 Series an offering on the market for home recordists and bringing the heritage of the X1 Series to an expanded user ...More

(9/28/2016)

-Johnson Systems Inc. Announces JSI MX-3000 Retrofit for EDI/Cooper MX Series Dimmer Racks

Johnson Systems Inc. Announces JSI MX-3000 Retrofit for EDI/Cooper MX Series Dimmer Racks

Johnson Systems Inc. (JSI) announces the new MX-3000 Retrofit Kit for EDI/Cooper MX Series performance dimmer racks. The MX-3000 is a retrofit electronics package designed specifically for upgrading the EDI/Cooper MX Series ...More

(9/28/2016)

-Penn Elcom Launches Automatic Castors

Penn Elcom Launches Automatic Castors

Penn Elcom Online announces a new product -- Automatic Castors -- a neat and ingenious product ... for the flight case making sector.
The flightcase components, are available via Penn Elcom's global online sales portal which went ...
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(9/28/2016)

-2016 IT Award Winners Announced

2016 IT Award Winners Announced

The New York Innovative Theatre Foundation, which celebrate achievement in the Off Off Broadway theatre scene, announced its 2016 winners at its annual IT Awards ceremony on September 26. The Golfer led the design ...More

(9/28/2016)

-K-array's Firenze System Impresses at Rock In Rio Festival in Lisbon

K-array's Firenze System Impresses at Rock In Rio Festival in Lisbon

Rock in Rio is one of the largest, most recognized music festivals in the world, with several global affiliations. With K-array featured at this year's Rock In Rio in Lisbon, there was something noticeably missing from the festival ...More

(9/28/2016)

-d3 Scores with Multi-Screen Visuals at 2016 MTV Video Music Awards Telecast at Madison Square Garden

d3 Scores with Multi-Screen Visuals at 2016 MTV Video Music Awards Telecast at Madison Square Garden

The 2016 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) rolled out the red carpet at New York City's Madison Square Garden where a d3 Technologies 4x4pro fed an array of scenic video screens in the iconic sports and entertainment venue. ...More

(9/28/2016)

-Chevelle Takes Bandit Lites on Tour

Chevelle Takes Bandit Lites on Tour

American rock band Chevelle, comprised of Dean Bernardini and brothers Pete and Sam Loeffler, has been making music and touring for more than two decades, but they aren't kicking back and looking towards slowing down. Rather than rest on ...More

(9/28/2016)

-WorldStage Wraps Lyft's GBTA Convention Booth with High-Resolution LED Panels with Show-Stopping Results

WorldStage Wraps Lyft's GBTA Convention Booth with High-Resolution LED Panels with Show-Stopping Results

Lyft dazzled attendees at the Global Business Travel Association's (GBTA) recent convention with a booth wrapped with LED video panels from WorldStage. The show-stopping booth at the Colorado Convention Center captured the attention ...More

(9/28/2016)

-World Series of Poker Draws Winning Hand with Clear-Com Intercom Systems

World Series of Poker Draws Winning Hand with Clear-Com Intercom Systems

The Las Vegas division of Soundtronics Wireless, the specialized RF engineering firm whose live production credits include the Academy Awards, The Grammys, Dancing with the Stars, The Jimmy Kimmel Show, The Ellen Degeneres ShowMore

(9/27/2016)

-Board of Mountain Productions, Inc., Appoints Ricky Rose as Chief Executive Officer

Board of Mountain Productions, Inc., Appoints Ricky Rose as Chief Executive Officer

Mountain Productions, Inc., a provider of staging and entertainment event production, announced today that Ricky Rose has been appointed as chief executive officer. Rose is an owner of the company and previously served as a ...More

(9/27/2016)

-PreSonus Ships StudioLive RML-Series Rack-Mount Digital Mixers

PreSonus Ships StudioLive RML-Series Rack-Mount Digital Mixers

Following up on the success of its StudioLive RM16AI and RM32AI 32x16x3, rack-mount active integration digital mixers, PreSonus is now shipping two new StudioLive RML-series models that offer line-level inputs, in addition to the ...More

(9/27/2016)

-Wisycom Stays in Charge with New ACM50

Wisycom Stays in Charge with New ACM50

Wisycom, designer and builder of sophisticated RF solutions for broadcast, film, and live production, introduces the ACM50 Battery Charger. This lithium battery charger can charge up to 10 batteries simultaneously and was designed ...More

(9/27/2016)

-CAD Audio Ships StageSelect IEM System

CAD Audio Ships StageSelect IEM System

CAD Audio is shipping its versatile StageSelect IEM stereo wireless in ear monitor System that combines frequency agility, ease of use, and audio quality to US and international markets.
StageSelect IEM features UHF performance ...
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(9/27/2016)

-Loud, Clean Harbinger VâRI Loudspeakers Offer Sleek New Design

Loud, Clean Harbinger VâRI Loudspeakers Offer Sleek New Design

With ample power to spare and an attractive new look, Harbinger's VâRi 2200 Series two-way powered loudspeakers are an excellent choice for a wide variety of applications and venues. Lightweight and equipped with a 1-3/8" pole mount ...More

(9/27/2016)

-Waves Audio Introduces SoundGrid Connect

Waves Audio Introduces SoundGrid Connect

Waves Audio, a provider of digital signal processing solutions, announces the introduction of SoundGrid Connect, a new feature of the SoundGrid driver. With SoundGrid Connect, users can connect any ASIO/core audio-compatible audio ...More

(9/27/2016)

-Santucci and Frink to Present "IEM Fundamentals and Safe Sound" at AES

Santucci and Frink to Present "IEM Fundamentals and Safe Sound" at AES

At the upcoming Audio Engineering Society convention in Los Angeles, Sensaphonics founder and president, Dr. Michael Santucci, Au.D., will be joining legendary sound engineer Mark Frink for their presentation, "IEM ...More

(9/27/2016)

-AV Stumpfl's Inline 125 Gets New Facelift

AV Stumpfl's Inline 125 Gets New Facelift

Changing the way in which companies use presentation screen technology, Austria's AV Stumpfl has redesigned the internal drive mechanism of the company's 125 roll-up screens. The new design will be applied to all future Inline 125 ...More

(9/27/2016)

-Bandit Lites World Headquarters Adds to Staff

Bandit Lites World Headquarters Adds to Staff

Bandit Lites, a provider of concert lighting, has once again increased its workforce with the addition of Alex Becker and Jamie Sullivan. The two join the team as lighting technicians to meet the influx of events and ...More

(9/27/2016)

-Brazilian PA Company Invests in dLive

Brazilian PA Company Invests in dLive

Based in Sao Paulo, Brazilian PA company, WR Sonorização, recently invested in an Allen & Heath dLive digital mixing system for its hire stock.
WR Sonorização selected the flagship dLive system, comprising an S7000 Surface ...
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(9/27/2016)

-DPA Microphones Fused Music and Virtual Reality at The Hubble Cantata

DPA Microphones Fused Music and Virtual Reality at The Hubble Cantata

When sound designer for The Hubble Cantata, Garth MacAleavey, began to plan his sound setup for this year's live event, he knew that DPA Microphones needed to be part of the show. What he wasn't expecting, was how essential ...More

(9/27/2016)

-WIcreations Helps Massive Attack Screen Stand Out

WIcreations Helps Massive Attack Screen Stand Out

Entertainment engineering specialist WIcreations was asked to create an innovative solution for the current Massive Attack tour.
The video design, created by United Visual Artists (UVA) -- needed a full horizontal section ...
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(9/27/2016)

-Sector-6 Fires Up Boomtown with GLS Lighting and Video Illusions

Sector-6 Fires Up Boomtown with GLS Lighting and Video Illusions

Sector-6 was an enormous brand new stage and performance area at the 2016 Boomtown Festival in the UK. A brainchild of Dan Borg, the crazy set design was created from several tons of reconditioned scrap metal and much ingenuity as a ...More

(9/27/2016)

-Capital Sound Supplies Martin Audio MLA for SW4 Festival

Capital Sound Supplies Martin Audio MLA for SW4 Festival

Lock N Load Events' annual South West Four (SW4) Bank Holiday Weekend festival on Clapham Common this year reached new sound thresholds set by Lambeth Council as Capital Sound again set to work with their award-winning Mart ...More

(9/27/2016)

-Theatre in Review: A Taste of Honey (The Pearl Theatre Co.)

Theatre in Review: A Taste of Honey (The Pearl Theatre Co.)

Nothing ages faster than another season's act of provocation; the plays remembered most for their unusual frankness, their eagerness to shatter taboos, often have surprisingly little to say for themselves a few decades on. All too often, ...More

(9/26/2016)

-Syncrolite, LLC Retains M&A Specialist, Heritage Equity Partners

Syncrolite, LLC Retains M&A Specialist, Heritage Equity Partners

Syncrolite, LLC ("the company"), a manufacturer in the large format entertainment systems industry, has retained Heritage Equity Partners ("HEP") to seek an investor, partner, or buyer for all or some of the company's ...More

(9/26/2016)

-Barbizon Lighting Florida Welcomes DeSisti and Coemar Lighting to Its Pop-Up Demo Room Series

Barbizon Lighting Florida Welcomes DeSisti and Coemar Lighting to Its Pop-Up Demo Room Series

Barbizon Lighting Florida welcomes DeSisti and Coemar Lighting to their Miramar Florida showroom as part of their unique manufacturer pop-up demo room experience.
A leader in broadcast lighting solutions for over 30 ...
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(9/26/2016)

-Yamaha Brings It All to Los Angeles AES Show

Yamaha Brings It All to Los Angeles AES Show

AES is back in Los Angeles this month, and Yamaha Professional Audio will have a full house of new and existing products specifically geared to the professional audio, post, live sound, sound reinforcement, and broadcast ...More

(9/26/2016)

-ADJ Launches LED Video Panel with Improved Color Consistency and Higher Contrast

ADJ Launches LED Video Panel with Improved Color Consistency and Higher Contrast

Following the success of the original AV6 LED video panel, ADJ has launched a new and improved model, the AV6X. The new version retains the resolution quality of the original, but also offers improved color consistency and higher ...More

(9/26/2016)

-Chauvet Professional Draws Large Crowds to WFX Educational Sessions

Chauvet Professional Draws Large Crowds to WFX Educational Sessions

Although Chauvet Professional's Maverick series and other new products generated an enthusiastic response at the WFX Conference in Louisville, the "star" of this show as far as the company was concerned was its educational ...More

(9/26/2016)

-Cadac Launches New CDC Seven Console at AES

Cadac Launches New CDC Seven Console at AES

Cadac has revealed it is launching a new addition to its CDC series digital console line at the forthcoming AES Exhibition in Los Angeles. The CDC seven builds still further on the heritage of the flagship CDC eight and ...More

(9/26/2016)

-HEAR Audio Everywhere -- Bringing Audio to Every Audience Member

HEAR Audio Everywhere -- Bringing Audio to Every Audience Member

Stage Research announces the debut of a new product to provide a solution for audience members who requires additional hearing assistance. The HEAR Audio Everywhere system combines the Audio Everywhere ExXtractor, a smart-phone App ( ...More

(9/26/2016)

-AES Announces Educational Foundation Awards for 2016

AES Announces Educational Foundation Awards for 2016

The Educational Foundation of the Audio Engineering Society (AES) has announced the recipients of the 2016 AES Educational Grants for Graduate Studies in Audio Engineering. The announcement was made by Don Puluse, president ...More

(9/26/2016)

-Astatic 901 Boundary Mic Upgraded with Variable Pattern Technology

Astatic 901 Boundary Mic Upgraded with Variable Pattern Technology

The incorporation of CAD Audio's unique variable pattern technology into the Astatic 901 makes it the only boundary mic that features a continuously variable polar pattern (cardioid, figure-of-eight, and omnidirectional). ...More

(9/26/2016)

-BAE Audio Receives TEC Award Nomination for 1066DL Equalizer

BAE Audio Receives TEC Award Nomination for 1066DL Equalizer

BAE Audio, manufacturer of audio equipment faithful to vintage design specifications, announced that its new 1066DL equalizer has captured a nomination in the "Signal Processing Hardware (500 Series Modules)" category for the 32nd ...More

(9/26/2016)

-Robe Rides the Waves with Mein Schiff 5

Robe Rides the Waves with Mein Schiff 5

Robe moving lights -- including 65 DL4 series luminaires in the form of 50 DL4F LED washes and 15 DL4S Profiles -- were again selected as flagship fixtures for the four major entertainment areas aboard Mein Schiff 5, the latest ...More

(9/26/2016)

-Eaton Zero 88 Offers "A Million Steps" ... of Support on the Fringe

Eaton Zero 88 Offers "A Million Steps" ... of Support on the Fringe

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe ... is the world's largest arts festival.
The 2016 Festival drew to a close after three weeks of action in and around the city, offering over 50,000 performances in over 300 venues showcasing thousands of ...
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(9/23/2016)

-Sennheiser and Neumann Put Focus on Recording Microphones and Immersive Audio at the 141st AES Convention

Sennheiser and Neumann Put Focus on Recording Microphones and Immersive Audio at the 141st AES Convention

At the 141st AES Convention, which will take place at the Los Angeles Convention Center from September 29th to October 1st, Sennheiser and Neumann (booth 411 / demo room 503) will highlight a wide range of new and ...More

(9/23/2016)

-Bandit Lites Adds GLP X4 to Inventory

Bandit Lites Adds GLP X4 to Inventory

Bandit Lites, a provider of concert and event lighting, recently added even more gear to its ever-growing inventory, with the newest addition being the GLP X4 Atom.
The GLP X4 Atom boasts a compact body, bright output and ...
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(9/23/2016)

-Clear-Com Makes Big Sounds at Audio Engineering Society 2016

Clear-Com Makes Big Sounds at Audio Engineering Society 2016

Clear-Com, provider of real-time communication solutions and services, will exhibit its newest intercom solutions to this year's AES Show at the Los Angeles Convention Center from September 29- October 1, 2016. Clear-Com will ...More

(9/23/2016)

-ATK Deploys EAW Anna for ESPY Awards

ATK Deploys EAW Anna for ESPY Awards

ATK Audiotek Corp. recently provided an Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW) adaptive sound reinforcement system for ESPN's 24th Annual ESPY Awards, held at the Microsoft Theater (formerly the Nokia Theater L.A. Live), in Los ...More

(9/23/2016)

-Arcadia Spectacular Chooses Robe and BMFLs

Arcadia Spectacular Chooses Robe and BMFLs

Not everyone gets to have their lights gracing a 55' tall, 60' wide, 50-ton spider made from re-imagined industrial waste -- and Robe is hugely proud that Arcadia Spectacular chose to invest in its moving lights to ensure this ...More

(9/23/2016)

-Elation Lighting Impact at California's 2016 Hard Summer Music Festival

Elation Lighting Impact at California's 2016 Hard Summer Music Festival

Production company and Elation dealer Stage-Tech delivered a large Elation lighting package for one of Southern California's most popular rave events, the Hard Summer Music Festival. Both the Hard Stage, the festival's main ...More

(9/23/2016)

-Avolites Powers Lighting and Video at UK's Biggest Ever Gaming Event

Avolites Powers Lighting and Video at UK's Biggest Ever Gaming Event

Gaming event lighting guru Steve Thurkettle selected Titan -- the fast, powerful, and intuitive lighting and media control interface from British manufacturer Avolites -- to drive his complex audio-visual design for the 58th ...More

(9/23/2016)

-IHSE USA to Demonstrate Network KVM Solution for Avid Pro Tools | S6 Audio Control Surface at AES 2016

IHSE USA to Demonstrate Network KVM Solution for Avid Pro Tools | S6 Audio Control Surface at AES 2016

At the 141st International AES Convention in Los Angeles, IHSE USA will showcase the latest KVM network capabilities integrated into the Pro Tools | S6 audio control surface. As a trusted provider of professional KVM ...More

(9/23/2016)

-Eight Years After Historic Iowa Flooding, New Hancher Auditorium Opens

Eight Years After Historic Iowa Flooding, New Hancher Auditorium Opens

In 2008, when the Iowa River flooded and destroyed Hancher Auditorium and 12 other buildings at the University of Iowa, the loss to the community was far greater than the physical loss of those structures. Hancher Auditorium was one ...More

(9/23/2016)

-Colouring Creamfields 2016

Colouring Creamfields 2016

Colour Sound Experiment supplied lighting, rigging, and Kinesys automation to two high-profile arenas at the 2016 Creamfields dance music extravaganza staged in Daresbury, Cheshire, UK.
The festival was memorable for many ...
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(9/23/2016)

-Dan Dugan Clarifies Usage of Dugan Name by Other Companies

Dan Dugan Clarifies Usage of Dugan Name by Other Companies

Dan Dugan, the inventor of automatic microphone mixing technology, has issued a statement on the usage of the Dugan name by other manufacturing companies.
"As most people in the industry are aware, my patent for the algorithm ...
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(9/23/2016)

-Big House Sound Installs New Audio System for Rice Football Stadium

Big House Sound Installs New Audio System for Rice Football Stadium

Austin, Texas-based Big House Sound, Inc. recently completed the installation and commissioning of a new audio system at the Rice Owls Football Stadium in Houston, Texas. The audio system is part of Rice University's new sports ...More

(9/22/2016)

-Art-Net 4 Wins PLASA Award for Innovation

Art-Net 4 Wins PLASA Award for Innovation

Artistic Licence, inventor of the Art-Net Ethernet lighting control protocol, is celebrating a win for Art-Net 4 at the 2016 PLASA Awards for Innovation ceremony.
As one of the most widely supported Ethernet ...
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(9/22/2016)

-Clay Paky and Its Successful Venture at PLASA 2016

Clay Paky and Its Successful Venture at PLASA 2016

"The Clay Paky lights at PLASA 2016 were captivating and successful," said Pio Nahum, Clay Paky CEO, when he got back from the London show, which has finally returned to the heart of West London at London Olympia. The ...More

(9/22/2016)

-NUGEN Audio to Demo Celebrated Loudness Measurement and Dynamics Monitoring Tools at IMSTA FESTA NYC 2016

NUGEN Audio to Demo Celebrated Loudness Measurement and Dynamics Monitoring Tools at IMSTA FESTA NYC 2016

On Saturday, September 24, NUGEN Audio will exhibit at IMSTA FESTA NYC 2016, a celebration of music technology run by the International Music Software Trade Association (IMSTA) and hosted at SAE Institute in Manhattan. Running from ...More

(9/22/2016)

-PixelFLEX to Bring an Augmented Reality Experience to LDI 2016

PixelFLEX to Bring an Augmented Reality Experience to LDI 2016

On October 21, 2016, Nashville, Tennessee-based LED video manufacturer PixelFLEX will launch an augmented reality LED video experience at the LDI Conference and Trade Show inside the Las Vegas Convention Center. Located in Room N103 ...More

(9/22/2016)

-2017 NAMM Show to Bring Best in Live Sound Education, Leadership in TEC Tracks Sessions

2017 NAMM Show to Bring Best in Live Sound Education, Leadership in TEC Tracks Sessions

Professional live sound will take the spotlight at the 2017 NAMM Show with a dedicated track of seminars, panels, and education focusing on the world of touring audio. As part of the show's TEC Tracks programming, Live Sound ...More

(9/22/2016)

-Harman Presents New Technical Contributions at AES 2016

Harman Presents New Technical Contributions at AES 2016

Harman is participating in the upcoming 141st Audio Engineering Society (AES) show with a series of technical contributions. Engineers and scientists from Harman will present five papers that address different aspects of ...More

(9/22/2016)

-Robe Expands Spiiders Web at PLASA 2016

Robe Expands Spiiders Web at PLASA 2016

Robe's high-impact London themed stand -- complete with a genuine vintage London bus -- was right at the core of the 2016 PLASA exhibition in London where it caught the eyes of visitors and provided a lively and invigorating ...More

(9/22/2016)

-K-array Chosen as Discrete Solution for ATG Theaters

K-array Chosen as Discrete Solution for ATG Theaters

As part of its continuing commitment to its producers to ensure good vocal and light music audio across its venues, two Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG) theatres, the King's Theatre Glasgow and the Bristol Hippodrome, have recently installed ...More

(9/22/2016)

-Bose Professional Takes New ShowMatch DeltaQ Array Loudspeakers on the Road

Bose Professional Takes New ShowMatch DeltaQ Array Loudspeakers on the Road

Bose Professional has begun global demonstration events of its new ShowMatch DeltaQ array loudspeakers. The compact and versatile ShowMatch loudspeaker features DeltaQ array technology, offering the ability to build traditional (J ...More

(9/22/2016)

-d3 New York Opens Collaborative Work Space

d3 New York Opens Collaborative Work Space

2016 has seen rapid growth for d3 Technologies in America, with it becoming the media server of choice for many of its high-profile events. Credits include the Grammys, Seattle Opera, Beyonce's Formation World Tour, ...More

(9/22/2016)

-MAXON Announces Cinema 4D Release 18 North American Road Show October 6 - December 15, 2016

MAXON Announces Cinema 4D Release 18 North American Road Show October 6 - December 15, 2016

MAXON, a developer of professional 3D modeling, painting, animation, and rendering solutions, announces the schedule for its highly anticipated Cinema 4D Road Show. The tour kicks off in Denver (October 6th) and will be making stops ...More

(9/22/2016)

-MusiCares and P&E Wing to Provide Free Hearing Testing at AES

MusiCares and P&E Wing to Provide Free Hearing Testing at AES

MusiCares, in partnership with the AES and The Recording Academy Producers & Engineers Wing, will be hosting free hearing screenings Thursday through Saturday from 10:00am until 4:00pm during the Los Angeles AES ...More

(9/21/2016)

-Eddie Raymond to Receive ESTA's Eva Swan Award

Eddie Raymond to Receive ESTA's Eva Swan Award

ESTA announces that Eddie Raymond will receive its highest honor, the Eva Swan Award, which recognizes exceptional long-term commitment to the association, on Thursday, October 20, in Las Vegas. The award will be ...More

(9/21/2016)

-DPA Microphones Highlights Variety of Microphones at WFX 2016

DPA Microphones Highlights Variety of Microphones at WFX 2016

DPA Microphones is showcasing its wide array of miking solutions, including its full line of d:vote instrument microphones, d:facto handheld microphones, and d:fine headset microphones at WFX 2016, September 20 - 22 in booth 914. ...More

(9/21/2016)

-Focusrite Holds Successful RedNet Event at Belmont University in Nashville

Focusrite Holds Successful RedNet Event at Belmont University in Nashville

Focusrite hosted a fun and informative event on its RedNet line of products and Audinate's Dante protocol on Thursday, September 15, 2016, at Belmont University Mike Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business, Nashville ...More

(9/21/2016)

-Soundbox Productions Adds Elation ACL Series to Inventory

Soundbox Productions Adds Elation ACL Series to Inventory

Soundbox Productions of Hamilton, Ontario has added Elation Professional ACL Series effect lights to its growing inventory of Elation products. Soundbox acquired ACL Bar LED battens in August which join a purchase of ACL 360 ...More

(9/21/2016)

-Martin by Harman Delivers Modern, High-Impact Lighting for Guns N' Roses Reunion Tour

Martin by Harman Delivers Modern, High-Impact Lighting for Guns N' Roses Reunion Tour

With a career spanning more than 30 years, 100 million records sold worldwide, and nearly 40 major award nominations, hard rock legends Guns N' Roses have reached almost every musical milestone imaginable. And with their recent Not in ...More

(9/21/2016)

-Drawmer Selects ETAL Anaview Class D Amplifier Modules for New Range

Drawmer Selects ETAL Anaview Class D Amplifier Modules for New Range

ETAL Group announces that Drawmer Electronics has based its newly released MPA90 and CPA50 stereo amplifiers on its Anaview ALC Class D amplifier modules. Drawmer has launched the two amplifiers in response to the renewed ...More

(9/21/2016)

-Fulcrum Acoustic Launches Cardioid Subwoofer Product Line

Fulcrum Acoustic Launches Cardioid Subwoofer Product Line

Fulcrum Acoustic, creators of high-performance professional loudspeaker technologies, has launched its latest innovative, technology-driven product line: Cardioid Subwoofers. Fulcrum Cardioid Subwoofers are designed with patent ...More

(9/21/2016)

-Pliant Technologies Takes to WorldStage

Pliant Technologies Takes to WorldStage

Boasting a 35-year history of serving the east and west coasts -- as well as other regions across the country -- WorldStage is one of the longest-established AV and event staging companies in the United States. Their roster includes ...More

(9/21/2016)

-Glad Tiding Church Recovers from Damaging Flood, Upgrades to full HD Production with JVC ProHD Camera

Glad Tiding Church Recovers from Damaging Flood, Upgrades to full HD Production with JVC ProHD Camera

JVC Professional Video, a division of JVCKENWOOD USA Corporation, announces Glad Tidings Church in Lake Charles, Louisiana, has upgraded to a file-based HD production workflow centered around its new JVC GY-HM890 ProHD ...More

(9/21/2016)

-Synthax to Feature RME Fireface UFX+ and ADI-2 Audio Production Tools at AES

Synthax to Feature RME Fireface UFX+ and ADI-2 Audio Production Tools at AES

Synthax, Inc., the Americas distributor for RME, a manufacturer of high quality digital audio solutions, will showcase the RME Fireface UFX+ audio production interface and the ADI-2 Pro high-end AD/DA converter during the ...More

(9/21/2016)

-40 Years of Fantasee -- The Michigan-Based Lighting Company Celebrates an Anniversary

40 Years of Fantasee -- The Michigan-Based Lighting Company Celebrates an Anniversary

Fantasee Lighting is spending 2016 celebrating 40 years working in the lighting industry. The firm, which was founded by lighting designer Stefan Graf in Ypsilanti, Michigan, in 1976, specializes in lighting for ...More

(9/21/2016)

-Adlib Puts its Hands in the Air for Creamfields 2016

Adlib Puts its Hands in the Air for Creamfields 2016

Liverpool-based technical production specialist Adlib supplied lighting, sound, and rigging to two main arenas -- CF03, hosted by Armada, Cream, and Smash The House; CF 05 AKA "The Curve" due to the spherical shape of the tent and ...More

(9/21/2016)

-ATC Announces Availability of SCM12 Pro High-Performance, Passive Near-Field Monitor

ATC Announces Availability of SCM12 Pro High-Performance, Passive Near-Field Monitor

UK specialist British loudspeaker drive unit and complete sound reproduction system manufacturer ATC announces upcoming availability of the SCM12 Pro -- an all-new high-performance, two-way compact passive nearfield monitor -- as of ...More

(9/21/2016)

-Theatre in Review: Fiorello! (Berkshire Theatre Group at East 13th Street Theater)

Theatre in Review: Fiorello! (Berkshire Theatre Group at East 13th Street Theater)

What with acclaimed Broadway revivals of Fiddler on the Roof and She Loves Me, along with an Off Broadway run of Rothschild and Sons, a revised version of The Rothschilds, it's safe to say that this is the best ...More

(9/20/2016)

-Winners of the PLASA Innovation Awards 2016 Announced

Winners of the PLASA Innovation Awards 2016 Announced

Sponsored by Velta, the 2016 PLASA Awards for Innovation took place in the Apex Room at the end of an extremely busy Monday at this year's PLASA Show. Hosted by PLASA's new managing director Peter Heath and ...More

(9/20/2016)

-Winners of Knight of Illumination Awards 2016 Revealed at Sparkling London Ceremony

Winners of Knight of Illumination Awards 2016 Revealed at Sparkling London Ceremony

Lighting and video content design ceremony Knight of Illumination Awards (KOI) announced the winners of the ninth edition during a prestigious ceremony at London's iconic Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith on Sunday, September 18. ...More

(9/20/2016)

-32nd Annual NAMM TEC Awards Nominees Showcase the Best in Pro Audio and Sound Production

32nd Annual NAMM TEC Awards Nominees Showcase the Best in Pro Audio and Sound Production

The NAMM Foundation has announced nominees for its 32nd Annual NAMM Technical Excellence & Creativity Awards in the categories of Outstanding Technical and Creative Achievement. Stand-up comedian and actor Sinbad will return ...More

(9/20/2016)

-Bandit Lites Nominated for Lighting Company of the Year

Bandit Lites Nominated for Lighting Company of the Year

Bandit Lites, a global provider of concert lighting, has been nominated for Lighting Company of the Year for its exemplary work in 2016 for PLSN and FOH Magazines' annual Parnelli Awards. ...More

(9/20/2016)

-elektraLite Dazer Downlight Makes Its Dazzling Debut

elektraLite Dazer Downlight Makes Its Dazzling Debut

Featuring a design based on the time-tested and proven Dazer fixture, elektraLite's new Dazer Downlight puts the same power and intensity in an architectural form factor designed to fit more distinct environments. ...More

(9/20/2016)

-Montreal's Famed Cathedral Sounds Glorious with ICONYX

Montreal's Famed Cathedral Sounds Glorious with ICONYX

For those who seek inspiration and perhaps a dose of humility, a visit to Montreal's magnificent Marie-Reine-Du-Monde Basilique Cathedrale (Mary Queen of the World Cathedral Basilica) might be in order. The interior may not be quite as ...More

(9/20/2016)

-Boutique Hotel in the Heart of New York City Selects K-array for Premium Audio System

Boutique Hotel in the Heart of New York City Selects K-array for Premium Audio System

Located in the heart of midtown New York's Flatiron District, steps from Madison Square Park, the luxury Edition Hotel was originally built in 1909 as the headquarters for The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. Its historic 41-story ...More

(9/20/2016)

-US Open Sports Coverage is Lit by TV Lighting Design Firm FLDA

US Open Sports Coverage is Lit by TV Lighting Design Firm FLDA

From the first serve to the final championship match, tennis fans were able to enjoy coverage worldwide from the 2016 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York. While the commentators ...More

(9/20/2016)

-Belen Jesuit Preparatory School Upgrades Sound with D.A.S. Audio

Belen Jesuit Preparatory School Upgrades Sound with D.A.S. Audio

Founded in 1854 in Havana, Cuba by Queen Isabel II of Spain and then re-established in Miami in 1961, Belen Jesuit Preparatory School sits on a 33-acre site in western Miami-Dade County and enjoys the rich cultural diversity of this major ...More

(9/20/2016)

-Countryman Microphones Help Kenneth Hagin Ministries Deliver the Message

Countryman Microphones Help Kenneth Hagin Ministries Deliver the Message

Founded in 1933 by Kenneth E. Hagin, Kenneth Hagin Ministries is comprised of a traveling ministry that spans the globe in addition to operating Rhema Bible Training College and Rhema Bible Church. The organization teaches its message of ...More

(9/20/2016)

-Scott Esterson Named Western Regional Sales Manager at Adam Audio

Scott Esterson Named Western Regional Sales Manager at Adam Audio

Adam Audio announces the appointment of Scott Esterson to the position of western regional sales manager. Based in the Los Angeles metropolitan area, Esterson will handle sales in the territory west of the Mississippi, ...More

(9/20/2016)

-Hazelrigg Brothers Get Live Recording Right with TASCAM DR-100mkIII

Hazelrigg Brothers Get Live Recording Right with TASCAM DR-100mkIII

When a listener hears their music, they know immediately that brothers George and Geoff Hazelrigg are fine classically and jazz-trained musicians. The Hazelrigg Brothers' trio sound is primarily acoustic, and although their overall style ...More

(9/20/2016)

-A Hive of TiMax Activity at Kew Gardens

A Hive of TiMax Activity at Kew Gardens

Meadow-fresh from its debut at the UK Milan Expo 2015 pavilion, an impressive and immersive art installation dubbed "The Hive" opened this summer at London's Kew Gardens controlled, of course, by bees and also a TiMax SoundHub ...More

(9/19/2016)

-Audio -- It's Back in the Game at the PLASA Show

Audio -- It's Back in the Game at the PLASA Show

Audio is higher on the agenda at this year's PLASA Show. There is an increase in representation from manufacturers, whether exhibiting in their own right, or in partnership with their dealers and distributors; within the seminar ...More

(9/19/2016)

-Awards for the 2016 ESTA Volunteer of the Year Announced

Awards for the 2016 ESTA Volunteer of the Year Announced

The ESTA Volunteer of the Year Award was created to honor Frank Stewart for his selfless 18 year tenure as treasurer of ESTA. This award recognizes extraordinary effort by a volunteer or group of volunteers during the ...More

(9/19/2016)

-Long Reach Long Riders Announce Early Fundraising for 2017 Ride

Long Reach Long Riders Announce Early Fundraising for 2017 Ride

By popular demand, the Long Reach Long Riders (LRLR) have opened the fundraising season for the 2017 charity ride. The 14th annual ride, "The Avocado Adventure: A Guided Guacamole Tour," starts on June 16, 2017 in Southern ...More

(9/19/2016)

-2016 NATEAC Event Raises Money for Behind the Scenes

2016 NATEAC Event Raises Money for Behind the Scenes

The North American Theatre Engineering and Architecture Conference (NATEAC) dinner, held at Sardi's, the iconic New York City restaurant, raised over $11,000 for the Behind the Scenes charity. The dinner, a very popular ...More

(9/19/2016)

-Audio Visual Live Increases Commitment to VUE by Adding al-12 Line Array System

Audio Visual Live Increases Commitment to VUE by Adding al-12 Line Array System

With more than 30 years of experience providing full-service audio visual services for live event production in Southern California and throughout the United States, Dennis Layton is best known for his role handling HBO Boxing ...More

(9/19/2016)

-Rycote Appoints Gerry Forde as Chief Commercial Officer

Rycote Appoints Gerry Forde as Chief Commercial Officer

Rycote, the award-winning UK manufacturer of advanced microphone windshields and suspension systems, announces the appointment of Gerry Forde as their chief commercial officer.
The company says Rycote operates a global ...
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(9/19/2016)

-Versatile, Road-Worthy Elation ACL 360 Bars for Rascal Flatts Rhythms & Roots Tour

Versatile, Road-Worthy Elation ACL 360 Bars for Rascal Flatts Rhythms & Roots Tour

Elation Professional's ACL 360 Bar color-changing LED battens are being used by lighting designer Andy Knighton to add a flare of lighting dynamism to the Rascal Flatts Rhythms & Roots tour, a post-Vegas residency ...More

(9/19/2016)

-Swiss Watch CODA AiRAY Take Center Stage

Swiss Watch CODA AiRAY Take Center Stage

CODA Audio's AiRAY system was a hit at a number of festivals in Switzerland this summer. CODA distributor and event technology service provider, Schallwerk, gave the system its Swiss debut in June at the B-Sides Festival, a ...More

(9/19/2016)

-The Church On 68 Thrives with WorxAudio

The Church On 68 Thrives with WorxAudio

Featuring energetic, musically vibrant services that engage the congregation fully, The Church On 68 (www.c3greensboro.com), formerly known as C3, offers a wealth of programs to bring greater relevance to all who worship there. With ...More

(9/19/2016)

-Lex Products Announces the PCS TRIO Decibel Dampener

Lex Products Announces the PCS TRIO Decibel Dampener

Lex Products introduces the Decibel Dampener, the latest addition to the PCS TRIO Accessories line. An easily installed cowling, the Decibel Dampener is used to diminish the operating sound generated by the PCS TRIO Module Chamber.

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(9/19/2016)

-Mackie DL32R a Blessing for La Junta Church of the Nazarene

Mackie DL32R a Blessing for La Junta Church of the Nazarene

Located on US Highway 50, about 60 miles east of Pueblo, Colorado, the town of La Junta is home to about 5,000 residents. Approximately 230 -- almost 5 percent of the population -- are members of the La Junta Church of the Nazarene, and ...More

(9/19/2016)

-Theatre in Review: Bliss (Black Moon Theatre Company/The Flea Theater)

Theatre in Review: Bliss (Black Moon Theatre Company/The Flea Theater)

This one separates the men from the boys, or maybe the Buddhists from everyone else. Bliss is so devoted to its own particular notion of the sublime, is so in love with its distinctly mandarin style, that entertainment is ...More

(9/19/2016)

-Theatre in Review: Dead Shot Mary (Bridge Theatre at Shetler Studios)

Theatre in Review: Dead Shot Mary (Bridge Theatre at Shetler Studios)

Robert K. Benson unearths a fascinating slice of New York City history in Dead Shot Mary, and it's a pity that he doesn't do something more interesting with it. The protagonist of this solo show is Mary Shanley, ...More

(9/16/2016)

-Clay Paky to Exhibit at PLASA 2016; Acquires ADB Lighting Technologies

Clay Paky to Exhibit at PLASA 2016; Acquires ADB Lighting Technologies

Clay Paky is celebrating its 40-year milestone at PLASA 2016 and welcomes visitors to the Clay Paky Universe, inside the Ambersphere Solutions area in stands N42 - K42, inviting attendees to get up close and personal ...More

(9/16/2016)

-White Light Presents BlackTrax at PLASA London

White Light Presents BlackTrax at PLASA London

With the help of Christie projectors and d3 Technologies media servers, White Light will showcase the very latest interactive and visual technology, all tracked by a BlackTrax real-time motion tracking system at ...More

(9/16/2016)

-Behind the Scenes Announces the Fred Foster Scholarship Fund

Behind the Scenes Announces the Fred Foster Scholarship Fund

The Behind the Scenes Foundation announces the Fred Foster Scholarship Fund. Board members had long been seeking a way to honor Fred's innumerable contributions to our industry and, in particular, his unwavering support of ...More

(9/16/2016)

-Harman Professional Solutions Demonstrates IP Video Distribution Expertise at 2016 G20 Summit

Harman Professional Solutions Demonstrates IP Video Distribution Expertise at 2016 G20 Summit

Harman Professional Solutions announces that its AMX SVSI series of Networked AV solutions were used in the Hangzhou International Expo Center, the location of this year's G20 Summit. The 2016 G20 Summit, which ended on ...More

(9/16/2016)

-Middle Atlantic Presents RSH 1 RU Custom Rackshelf

Middle Atlantic Presents RSH 1 RU Custom Rackshelf

Middle Atlantic Products announces a new addition to its CEDIA Hall of Fame-honored RSH Series Custom Rackshelves. Designed to facilitate equipment mounting, save valuable rack space, and ultimately simplify the integrator's ...More

(9/16/2016)

-Robe Pointes to BMFLs for Laura Pausini World Tour

Robe Pointes to BMFLs for Laura Pausini World Tour

Multi-award winning Italian singer / songwriter and music producer Laura Pausini started her 2016 world touring campaign in support of her new Simili studio album with a brand new lighting design created by Alain Corthout and ...More

(9/16/2016)

-Bandit Lites Nashville Office Grows

Bandit Lites Nashville Office Grows

With business growing and the touring inventory constantly expanding, Bandit Lites has added to its Nashville office with the hiring of Ethan Mills, Sombath Inthavong, and Sylvain Thonethongthip. ...More

(9/16/2016)

-Bassnectar delivers A+ with d&b duo: NoizCalc and ArrayProcessing

Bassnectar delivers A+ with d&b duo: NoizCalc and ArrayProcessing

A recent review in the Huffington Post (August 8, 2016, "Bass Center 2016 Raises the Bar for Artist's Special") lays to rest the myth that the EDM market is fixated only on loudness. In the interview with reporter Shawn Russell JohnsonMore

(9/16/2016)

-Zylight Offers LED Lighting Options for Worship Facilities at WFX 2016

Zylight Offers LED Lighting Options for Worship Facilities at WFX 2016

Zylight, a manufacturer and distributor of innovative LED lighting solutions, will show white fixture versions of its F8-100 LED Fresnel and IS3c LED panel light, as well as introduce the Aladdin professional LED lighting product ...More

(9/16/2016)

-EAWmosiac Now Available in App Store

EAWmosiac Now Available in App Store

Eastern Acoustic Works announces the availability of EAWmosaic in the App Store. The free download (search for "eawmosaic") provides RADIUS system users with ultimate control over the entire RADIUS family of products via an iPad. ...More

(9/16/2016)

-Alan Davies and Jaz Wray Join Atlona as Commercial Sales Managers in Southern US

Alan Davies and Jaz Wray Join Atlona as Commercial Sales Managers in Southern US

Atlona, a maker of connectivity solutions for AV systems, named Alan Davies and Jaz Wray regional commercial product sales managers for southern regions of the United States. Davies is based in Dallas and oversees ...More

(9/16/2016)

-Absolute Acoustics Debuts HDMI over HDBaseT Extender Series

Absolute Acoustics Debuts HDMI over HDBaseT Extender Series

Absolute Acoustics, a designer and manufacturer of AV signal management and distribution solutions, announces its new series of HDMI over HDBaseT signal extenders, capable of transmitting HDMI and control signals over long ...More

(9/15/2016)

-Robe Launches Spiider Worldwide on the Web

Robe Launches Spiider Worldwide on the Web

Robe launches its new product -- the Spiider - on the Web today. Spiider is set to redefine the parameters of moving LED wash light technology, the company says.
It has one super bright 60W RGBW LED multichip in the center which ...
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(9/15/2016)

-Memorial Celebration for Beloved Broadway Wardrobe Supervisor Irene Bunis

Memorial Celebration for Beloved Broadway Wardrobe Supervisor Irene Bunis

Family, friends, and the Broadway community will come together to celebrate the life of beloved wardrobe supervisor Irene Bunis on Monday, September 26 at 3:00pm at The Winter Garden Theatre (1634 Broadway), longtime home of ...More

(9/15/2016)

-New Project: The Event Safety Guide, Second Edition

New Project: The Event Safety Guide, Second Edition

The Event Safety Alliance (ESA) and the Entertainment Services and Technology Association (ESTA) have agreed on a joint copyright that will allow a second edition of The Event Safety Guide to be developed as an ...More

(9/15/2016)

-Extensive Fringe Program Encompasses Business, Information Exchange, and Practical Training

Extensive Fringe Program Encompasses Business, Information Exchange, and Practical Training

Prolight + Sound Shanghai 2016 is garnering industry attention as the show date draws close, especially with its comprehensive fringe program that aims to forge business networks, enhance information exchange, and provide technical ...More

(9/15/2016)

-High End Systems Announces New York City Open House

High End Systems Announces New York City Open House

High End Systems announces it will be holding an Open House in New York City, September 21 - 22, 2016, at the following location:
The Pershing Square Signature Center
480 West 42nd Street
New York, NY 10036 ...
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(9/15/2016)

-Multi-dimensional Elation Platinum FLX Shines on 2016 AAU Junior Olympic Games Celebration of Athletes

Multi-dimensional Elation Platinum FLX Shines on 2016 AAU Junior Olympic Games Celebration of Athletes

Full service production company GVPmedia, Inc. utilized the multi-functionality of Elation Professional's Platinum FLX moving head on the AAU Junior Olympic Games Celebration of Athletes, using the award-winning hybrid moving head ...More

(9/15/2016)

-Middle Atlantic Expands Power Hardware Solutions With Affordable Power Distribution Offering

Middle Atlantic Expands Power Hardware Solutions With Affordable Power Distribution Offering

Middle Atlantic Products announces the addition of new value-oriented IP solutions to its power hardware lineup. Designed for small to large enclosures in residential, commercial, and security applications, the Select Series PDU ...More

(9/15/2016)

-K-array Performs in the Heart of the Amazon Rainforest

K-array Performs in the Heart of the Amazon Rainforest

K-array was chosen as the sound reinforcement for the Amazonia Live opening show, held on August 27 in the heart of the Amazon rainforest in Manaus, Brazil. To provide complete coverage for the 250-person audience, professional ...More

(9/15/2016)

-BenQ's HT6050 Becomes First Single-Chip Home Theater Projector to Earn THX HD Display Certification

BenQ's HT6050 Becomes First Single-Chip Home Theater Projector to Earn THX HD Display Certification

BenQ America Corp. announces that the HT6050 home theater projector has achieved the prestigious THX HD Display certification. The first single-chip projector to achieve certification, the company says, the Colorific HT6050 delivers ...More

(9/15/2016)

-Revolabs Introduces the YVC-300 Portable Conference Phone for Small Collaboration Spaces

Revolabs Introduces the YVC-300 Portable Conference Phone for Small Collaboration Spaces

Revolabs, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Yamaha Corporation, announces the debut of its YVC-300 portable USB and Bluetooth conference phone from Yamaha, bringing high-quality audio to new applications, the company says. ...More

(9/15/2016)

-RTI to Showcase the World of Automation and Control at CEDIA 2016

RTI to Showcase the World of Automation and Control at CEDIA 2016

At CEDIA 2016, RTI, a control and automation manufacturer for residential and commercial settings, will demonstrate the latest version of its Integration Designer APEX award-winning programming software and debut its new CX10 ...More

(9/15/2016)

-Maxin10sity Leaves Lasting Legacy with Karlsruhe Projection Mapping Spectacular

Maxin10sity Leaves Lasting Legacy with Karlsruhe Projection Mapping Spectacular

Maxin10sity, the Hungarian projection mapping specialist, is making its mark in Germany, staging one of the longest projection mapping festivals in the world (August 7 - September 20, 2016) in the city of Karlsruhe, Baden ...More

(9/14/2016)

-Vectorworks, Inc. Announces English Version of Vectorworks 2017 BIM Software

Vectorworks, Inc. Announces English Version of Vectorworks 2017 BIM Software

Vectorworks, Inc. Announces English Version of Vectorworks 2017 BIM Software Global design and BIM software developer Vectorworks, Inc. announces the 2017 release of its Vectorworks product line, which includes Vectorworks ...More

(9/14/2016)

-The Knight of Illumination Awards 2016 Launches Brand New Event App

The Knight of Illumination Awards 2016 Launches Brand New Event App

Lighting and video content design awards ceremony the Knight of Illumination Awards (KOI) has launched a brand new interactive event app for the 2016 edition.
The app serves as a one-stop hub for KOI Awards' shortlisted ...
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(9/14/2016)

-Chauvet Professional to Sponsor Eight Seminars and Panels at WFX

Chauvet Professional to Sponsor Eight Seminars and Panels at WFX

Chauvet Professional is sponsoring a series of eight lighting seminars and panel discussions at the WFX Show on Wednesday September 21 and Thursday September 22. Taking place at Demo Room SWC102 at the Kentucky Exposition Center, ...More

(9/14/2016)

-d3 Releases Their Third Major Software Release in 2016

d3 Releases Their Third Major Software Release in 2016

d3 Technologies announces r14, their third major software release this year. r14 introduces two brand new features: real-time generative effects and device recording. Other improvements include improved DMX patching, sACN, and CITP ...More

(9/14/2016)

-ETC Moves into the Stage Manager's Desk with CueSystem

ETC Moves into the Stage Manager's Desk with CueSystem

As part of an ongoing partnership with the UK-based GDS, ETC is now shipping CueSystem, a dedicated cue light network that scales effortlessly for any show or venue. CueSystem is backstage communication done right, providing ...More

(9/14/2016)

-db Technologies' New "VIO" -- an Advanced Line Array Platform

db Technologies' New "VIO" -- an Advanced Line Array Platform

dBTechnologies' VIO is a large-format, active line array platform. Equipped with polyurea-coated 18mm multiplex wood enclosures and amplifier rain covers, VIO's line array modules are sturdy, lightweight and ready for all types of ...More

(9/14/2016)

-New Avid VENUE 5.3 Software Delivers Significant Enhancements to VENUE | S6L

New Avid VENUE 5.3 Software Delivers Significant Enhancements to VENUE | S6L

Avid announces the availability of a new version of Avid VENUE Software for its award-winning Avid VENUE | S6L live sound system. Delivering on some of the most requested features, enhancements in the VENUE 5.3 software update ...More

(9/14/2016)

-Yamaha Professional Audio Division Promotes Lopez, Adds Marcomm Manager

Yamaha Professional Audio Division Promotes Lopez, Adds Marcomm Manager

Yamaha Corporation of America, Professional Audio Division announces the promotion of Marc Lopez to the position of director of marketing for Commercial Audio (CA), responsible for all marketing aspects of CA products. ...More

(9/14/2016)

-Shure Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Iconic SM58 Microphone

Shure Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Iconic SM58 Microphone

The Shure SM58 microphone has been a foundational and formidable part of live performance for more than 50 years. To celebrate and honor five decades of the renowned sound, design, and durability of this iconic mic, Shure is ...More

(9/14/2016)

-Eilon Engineering Celebrates 40 Years of Keeping People Safe

Eilon Engineering Celebrates 40 Years of Keeping People Safe

Leading load monitoring company Eilon Engineering has been in the business of keeping people safe for 40 years and is celebrating the anniversary with a generous program of luxury incentives for its customers and distributors. ...More

(9/14/2016)

-Barco and High End Systems Fuel Excitement in Drake's Summer Sixteen Tour with Lighting and Projection

Barco and High End Systems Fuel Excitement in Drake's Summer Sixteen Tour with Lighting and Projection

Barco and High End Systems, a Barco company, are providing their AV solutions to help create a mind-blowing visual spectacular for rap artist and songwriter Drake's current North America concert tour. The company is ...More

(9/14/2016)

-Opus - German Stage Award: New Rules Allow Individual and Team Entries at Prolight + Sound

Opus - German Stage Award: New Rules Allow Individual and Team Entries at Prolight + Sound

The Opus - German Stage Award is given for outstanding artistic achievements in the use of professional event technology. It is awarded annually at Prolight + Sound, the international trade fair of technologies and services for ...More

(9/14/2016)

-Theatre in Review: Maestro (59E59)

Theatre in Review: Maestro (59E59)

One of the twentieth century's most fascinating, and polarizing, personalities comes to life in all his maddening contradictions in Maestro. That would be Leonard Bernstein, conductor, composer, and all-around celebrity -- ...More

(9/13/2016)

-Robe at PLASA 2016

Robe at PLASA 2016

Robe is ready to rock the PLASA 2016 expo at Olympia next week, September 18 - 20, which is back amidst the lively buzz of west London, at Olympia, a location surrounded by theatres, TV studios, and rental companies. ...More

(9/13/2016)

-Philips Lighting to Preview Brand New Product at PLASA London 2016

Philips Lighting to Preview Brand New Product at PLASA London 2016

Philips Lighting, a global lighting company, announces its entertainment business will preview a brand new product from its effects light range Philips Showline, plus showcase the latest innovation from its Philips Vari-Lite, ...More

(9/13/2016)

-Ayrton to Exhibit at PLASA 2016 with Ambersphere Solutions

Ayrton to Exhibit at PLASA 2016 with Ambersphere Solutions

Ayrton will exhibit at PLASA 2016 in London's Olympia where it will share a stand L30 with its exclusive UK distributor, Ambersphere Solutions. Ayrton is also a sponsor of the Knight of Illumination Awards for ...More

(9/13/2016)

-Robert Juliat at PLASA 2016 -- with Ambersphere Solutions in Stand K32

Robert Juliat at PLASA 2016 -- with Ambersphere Solutions in Stand K32

Robert Juliat will be sharing stand space with its exclusive UK distributor, Ambersphere Solutions in stand K32, as PLASA 2016 relocates to London's Olympia, September 18 - 20.
Receiving its official launch at the show is ...
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(9/13/2016)

-Showlight 2017 Announces First Speakers for Florence 2017

Showlight 2017 Announces First Speakers for Florence 2017

Preparations for Showlight 2017 are heating up as the first speakers for this unique quadrennial event are announced.
With the Papers Committee continuing to sift through a swathe of submissions, details of the first speakers for ...
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(9/13/2016)

-See MDG at PLASA 2016 in Stand F60

See MDG at PLASA 2016 in Stand F60

MDG UK will be exhibiting at PLASA 2016 on stand F60 where visitors can enjoy the opportunity to try out a selection of products from the MDG portfolio, September 18 - 20 at London's Olympia. ...More

(9/13/2016)

-NAB Show New York and Audio Engineering Society to Co-Locate Conventions in 2017

NAB Show New York and Audio Engineering Society to Co-Locate Conventions in 2017

The Audio Engineering Society (AES) east coast convention in 2017 will be co-located with NAB Show New York at the Javits Convention Center in New York City, event organizers announced yesterday. The AES annual fall USA ...More

(9/13/2016)

-Martin Audio Welcomes Back Robin Dibble and Bradley Watson

Martin Audio Welcomes Back Robin Dibble and Bradley Watson

Martin Audio announces the return of Robin Dibble as product support engineer and Bradley Watson to the role of EMEA sales manager.
Following the appointment of Dom Harter as managing director, Martin Audio ...
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(9/13/2016)

-Shure Selected as a Vendor Excellence Award Recipient

Shure Selected as a Vendor Excellence Award Recipient

Shure has been recognized as a 2016 Global Excellence Award winner by the Global Presence Alliance (GPA). As a reflection of the leading audio, visual, and UC manufacturers and vendors, the annual Global Excellence Awards ...More

(9/13/2016)

-Hog 4 on the Team at the 2016 Rio Olympics

Hog 4 on the Team at the 2016 Rio Olympics

For the recent (and epic) opening and closing ceremonies of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, programming ace Ross Williams was once again on hand with his trusty High End Systems Hog 4 console to assist in the ...More

(9/13/2016)

-PR Live Invests in d3

PR Live Invests in d3

Live event and technical solutions specialist PR Live continues to expand its video division with an investment in d3 Technologies server technology.
With a large amount of LED screen and high-powered projection already in ...
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(9/13/2016)

-DPA Microphones Amplified Multimedia Collaboration during the "Scheherazade Project"

DPA Microphones Amplified Multimedia Collaboration during the "Scheherazade Project"

Described as a multimedia song cycle inspired by the legendary Persian queen, storyteller and feminist icon Scheherazade, "The Scheherazade Project" is a curated concert that debuted at the New York Electro-Acoustic Music Festival (NYCEMF) ...More

(9/13/2016)

-Theatre in Review: Aubergine (Playwrights Horizons)

Theatre in Review: Aubergine (Playwrights Horizons)

For a play about the salubrious effects of good food, Aubergine could use a little spicing up. Julia Cho has cooked up a comic drama about the members of a fractured family taking part in a death watch -- subject ...More

(9/13/2016)

-Theatre in Review: Bears in Space (Collapsing Horse/59E59)

Theatre in Review: Bears in Space (Collapsing Horse/59E59)

Bears in Space starts out with a solid laugh as the show's narrator, known as the Story Keeper -- and a bit of a Jane Austen freak -- introduces his three sons, Bertram, Darcy, and Lady Susan Vernon. For a brief, flickering ...More

(9/12/2016)

-City Theatrical at PLASA 2016

City Theatrical at PLASA 2016

City Theatrical will be demonstrating their new technology at the PLASA Show on stand H50 in the Olympia London, September 18 - 20, 2016, including new B-Series Dimmers for LED tape, RGBI QolorFLEX LED Tape, new products from ...More

(9/12/2016)

-LSC at the PLASA Show in London 2016

LSC at the PLASA Show in London 2016

For its 26th time, LSC Lighting Systems, the Australian lighting control system manufacturer, will exhibit at this year's PLASA Show. Being held back in Central London at Olympia, LSC will be found on booth H35, September 18 ...More

(9/12/2016)

-Light Bytes Book Launch at PLASA 2016

Light Bytes Book Launch at PLASA 2016

Wayne Howell, CEO of Artistic Licence and inventor of Art-Net, is launching his book Light Bytes -- Inside Art-Net and sACN at the Art-Net 4 Zone (stand R71) at this year's PLASA London show, September 18 - 20.

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(9/12/2016)

-Triple E's ModTruss Stands Strong at PLASA London

Triple E's ModTruss Stands Strong at PLASA London

Triple E's unique, strong, and versatile ModTruss is the "universal building system" being used to construct a stage and an exhibition stand at this year's PLASA London, September 18 - 20. ...More

(9/12/2016)

-GoboPlus.com and CutColourPlus at PLASA 2016

GoboPlus.com and CutColourPlus at PLASA 2016

GoboPlus.com, the one-stop online shop dedicated to the supply of custom and standard metal gobos, glass gobos, and all projection images, will exhibit at PLASA 2016 in stand B2, September 18 - 20, alongside its sister ...More

(9/12/2016)

-Backstage Heritage at PLASA 2016: The Story of the National Theatre's Lightboard

Backstage Heritage at PLASA 2016: The Story of the National Theatre's Lightboard

Forty years ago this October, the new National Theatre building opened on London's South Bank. Housing three theatres, production workshops, rehearsal rooms, and more, the building also contained a wave of pioneering new ...More

(9/12/2016)

-New Venue Announced for ESTA's Behind the Scenes Happy Hour and Tickets Now on Sale

New Venue Announced for ESTA's Behind the Scenes Happy Hour and Tickets Now on Sale

ESTA's Behind the Scenes Happy Hour returns for its third year as the biggest pre-LDI party in a new location at the Embassy Suites Las Vegas (3600 Paradise Road). Tickets are on sale for the event on Thursday, October ...More

(9/12/2016)

-Roland Announces V-1SDI Video Switcher

Roland Announces V-1SDI Video Switcher

Roland announces the introduction of its V-1SDI Video Switcher, an easy-to-use, compact, and portable switcher that can accommodate 3G-SDI and HDMI audio/video sources with resolutions up to 1080p and features a host of professional ...More

(9/12/2016)

-Yamaha Dante Products to Support AES67 Audio Network Interoperability

Yamaha Dante Products to Support AES67 Audio Network Interoperability

Yamaha Corporation Japan announced at the IBC Show in Amsterdam that it will successively update Dante products to support the AES audio-over-IP interoperability standard. This will allow Yamaha products equipped with ...More

(9/12/2016)

-Prolyte Group to Exhibit at PLASA Show

Prolyte Group to Exhibit at PLASA Show

Prolyte Group will be at the PLASA Show, September 18 - 20, in London at the Olympia. Members of the team can be found on the respective stands of the Prolyte distributors in the UK.
Prolyte announces that the company has ...
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(9/12/2016)

-Alcons Audio and Astro Spatial Audio to Provide Demos at AES

Alcons Audio and Astro Spatial Audio to Provide Demos at AES

At the end of September, Alcons Audio USA will be exhibiting at the AES Convention in Los Angeles for the first time. In a joint presence with immersive audio specialists Astro Spatial Audio, Alcons will be ...More

(9/12/2016)

-The Broadway League and COBUG Present the 8th Annual Broadway Salutes

The Broadway League and COBUG Present the 8th Annual Broadway Salutes

The Broadway League and the Coalition of Broadway Unions and Guilds (COBUG) are pleased to announce that the eighth annual Broadway Salutes event will take place on Tuesday, September 20, 2016 in Shubert Alley (between ...More

(9/12/2016)

-Theatre in Review: The Trojan Women (The Flea Theater)

Theatre in Review: The Trojan Women (The Flea Theater)

Ellen McLaughlin treats Euripides' tragedy, about the aftermath of the siege of Troy, with a very free hand in her adaptation, but she never loses contact with the original text's stark portrait of women in wartime, subject ...More

(9/12/2016)

-Theatre in Review: The Wolves (The Playwrights Realm/The Duke on 42nd Street)

Theatre in Review: The Wolves (The Playwrights Realm/The Duke on 42nd Street)

The Wolves is the name of a girls' high school soccer team, and Sarah DeLappe has assigned herself quite a test in portraying its members: The action of the play unfolds entirely during a series of warmup sessions on ...More

(9/9/2016)

-Seminar Program at Art-Net 4 Zone Announced during PLASA Show

Seminar Program at Art-Net 4 Zone Announced during PLASA Show

Artistic Licence, inventor of Art-Net and designer of lighting control, is hosting a dedicated Art-Net stand at this year's PLASA London show, September 18 - 20. This exciting new initiative -- entitled Art-Net 4 Zone ( ...More

(9/9/2016)

-GLP at PLASA 2016

GLP at PLASA 2016

After a highly successful year with its new product portfolio -- notably on the London West End stage -- GLP's solutions continue to evolve, as will be evidenced at this year's PLASA Show at London Olympia, September 18 - 20.< ...More

(9/9/2016)

-DiGiCo Busted, Reveals Details of S31 Console

DiGiCo Busted, Reveals Details of S31 Console

The power of social media, combined with the fast picture taking ability of today's smart phones, has overtaken DiGiCo's plans to launch its latest product, the S31, later this year.
"The intention was for the S31, which is ...
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(9/9/2016)

-LUXEOS -- The Latest Technology from Pulsar

LUXEOS -- The Latest Technology from Pulsar

At the heart of the Luxeos Range is Pulsar's quad-core LED system that offers flexibility of color and CCT, delivering stunning colors while benefitting from high-efficiency white LEDs to achieve in essence two fixtures in one. Not ...More

(9/9/2016)

-Introducing Focusrite's New Clarett OctoPre

Introducing Focusrite's New Clarett OctoPre

Focusrite announces the launch of a new eight-channel mic pre with A-D and D-A conversion, Clarett OctoPre. Designed to allow the rapid addition of eight mic/line inputs and line outputs, Clarett Octopre integrates seamlessly with ...More

(9/9/2016)

-Mega-Lite Introduces the Medusa 4x5R

Mega-Lite Introduces the Medusa 4x5R

The new Medusa 4x5R by Mega-Lite is a lighting fixture unlike any other. This impressive show-stopper is equipped with four moving heads on one base that rotates infinitely in both directions. Each head has one 5R lamp and 104 ...More

(9/9/2016)

-Lex Products Introduces Cat 6 Touring Shielded Cable Assembly

Lex Products Introduces Cat 6 Touring Shielded Cable Assembly

Lex Products introduces the Cat 6 Touring Shielded Cable assembly, a heavy-duty tour-grade extension that is suitable for use in demanding locations.
Over the last few years the use of network-based platforms for data ...
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(9/9/2016)

-Connect with the Latest in Networking Technology at the 141st International AES Convention

Connect with the Latest in Networking Technology at the 141st International AES Convention

Audio and video delivery continues to make the move from traditional cabling to content delivery over networks, in particular Ethernet, LAN (Local Area Network), or IP-based WAN (Wide Area Network). At the 141st International Audio ...More

(9/9/2016)

-The New Vectorworks Community Board is Here

The New Vectorworks Community Board is Here

Since its inception in 1999, the Vectorworks Community Board has acted as a hub for designers to exchange ideas and advice, engage in industry discussions, and troubleshoot issues with our internal team, all while enabling designers ...More

(9/9/2016)

-PixelFLEX Is the Final Piece of the Puzzle for Crescent Events

PixelFLEX Is the Final Piece of the Puzzle for Crescent Events

With over 90 years of combined experience, Crescent Events is a premier event management company which produces live events nationwide from their offices in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Oxnard, California. Dedicated to providing ...More

(9/9/2016)

-Bandit Lites Adds More Elation Professional Gear to Inventory

Bandit Lites Adds More Elation Professional Gear to Inventory

Bandit Lites, a provider of concert lighting, has once again increased its touring inventory with even more gear, this time adding Elation Professional's ACL 360i. This compact fixture packs a great punch with brilliant LED ...More

(9/9/2016)

-Cineo Lighting and LumenRadio Announce Partnership

Cineo Lighting and LumenRadio Announce Partnership

LumenRadio, a provider of wireless technologies for the entertainment industries, announces an OEM partnership with California-based Cineo Lighting, a supplier of lighting systems for the motion picture, television and ...More

(9/9/2016)

-Drummer Boy Sound Productions Backs Tim Kaine with Martin Audio

Drummer Boy Sound Productions Backs Tim Kaine with Martin Audio

Democratic Vice Presidential nominee Tim Kaine recently spoke to a group of government officials, dignitaries, and South Florida mayors via a Martin Audio speaker system provided by Drummer Boy Sound Productions of Miami, ...More

(9/8/2016)

-Martin Audio Introduces BlacklineX: Signature Sound For Portable and Installation

Martin Audio Introduces BlacklineX: Signature Sound For Portable and Installation

Martin Audio has announced BlacklineX, a classic suite of passive loudspeakers representing a reinvention for the modern era of its Blackline series.
The original Blackline Series launched in 1999 set a new standard for ...
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(9/8/2016)

-MIDAS M32 Firmware Takes a Leap Forward

MIDAS M32 Firmware Takes a Leap Forward

MIDAS, a console manufacturer, yesterday released its firmware and application software update, V3.0, for its award-winning M Series. Major performance enhancements now await users of the M32, M32R, and M32C digital platforms. With ...More

(9/8/2016)

-In Memoriam: Lynn Pecktal

In Memoriam: Lynn Pecktal

Lynn Pecktal, renowned costume/set designer, author, and teacher, passed away August 28, 2016 in New York.
Pecktal began his career in set design at Robert Virginia's Porterfield's Barter Theatre, at the same time he was studying ...
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(9/8/2016)

-MAXON Announces Technical Collaboration with NVIDIA

MAXON Announces Technical Collaboration with NVIDIA

MAXON, a developer of professional 3D modeling, animation, painting, and rendering solutions, announces a comprehensive, multi-year agreement with NVIDIA that gives Maxon access to NVIDIA rendering technology, including its ...More

(9/8/2016)

-LivePipe at PLASA London 2016

LivePipe at PLASA London 2016

Hoffend LivePipe hoists the "Engineering Product of the Year" at the 2016 ABTT trade show, will be on the Hall Stage PLASA stand N40, at Olympia London September 18 - 20.
The innovative approach taken to design and ...
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(9/8/2016)

-Sound Mixer Johnny Karlsson Wins Lectrosonics "Sound of the Fanatics" Contest

Sound Mixer Johnny Karlsson Wins Lectrosonics &quot;Sound of the Fanatics&quot; Contest

The team of "Fanatics" at Lectrosonics has selected sound mixer Johnny Karlsson's entry as winner of its "Sound of the Fanatics" contest, in which participants worldwide were invited to submit a soundtrack or sound effect to ...More

(9/8/2016)

-Bandit Lites Expands IT Department

Bandit Lites Expands IT Department

Bandit Lites, a concert lighting company, is continuing to increase its ranks with the hiring of Steve Feathers and promotion of Jeff Vogt at its corporate offices.
Vogt joined Bandit 14 years ago as the network ...
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(9/8/2016)

-Jands Introduces RF Venue Wireless Products to Australia

Jands Introduces RF Venue Wireless Products to Australia

Jands Pty Ltd. and RF Venue, Inc. announce a new distribution agreement for all Australian territories. Jands will offer the company's full line of unique RF products for wireless microphones, in-ear monitors, and production ...More

(9/8/2016)

-ETAL Launches Credit Card Size Class D Amplifier at AES

ETAL Launches Credit Card Size Class D Amplifier at AES

ETAL Group is launching a high-end Class D amplifier with a footprint less than a credit card at AES in Los Angeles, September 29 -October 1, in booth 332. The premium Anaview AMS and popular high-end ALC Class D power ...More

(9/8/2016)

-Crestron Now Shipping End-to-End 4K/60 Fiber Solutions Across DigitalMedia Product Line

Crestron Now Shipping End-to-End 4K/60 Fiber Solutions Across DigitalMedia Product Line

Crestron announces that it is now shipping end-to-end 4K/60 fiber solutions across its DigitalMedia product line. Comprised of 4K/60 fiber transmitter and receiver endpoints in both box and card-based options, these new solutions ...More

(9/8/2016)

-Crane Song Completes Transition to "Quantum DA: Fifth Generation Converter Technology" in all Digital Products

Crane Song Completes Transition to &quot;Quantum DA: Fifth Generation Converter Technology&quot; in all Digital Products

Crane Song announces that their entire line of digital hardware products has been updated to take advantage of their proprietary fifth generation digital to analog converter technology. With its debut at AES Los Angeles 2016, ...More

(9/8/2016)

-Jean-Pierre Willson Accents Aesthetics of Cape Town City Hall Concert Venue with Chauvet Professional

Jean-Pierre Willson Accents Aesthetics of Cape Town City Hall Concert Venue with Chauvet Professional

It may be called "City Hall," but the imposing honey-colored limestone building in the center of Cape Town, South Africa, hasn't housed municipal offices since 1979. It has, however, witnessed plenty of history and culture in the ensuing ...More

(9/8/2016)

-Theatre in Review: Spamilton (The Triad)

Theatre in Review: Spamilton (The Triad)

Has Gerard Alessandrini, Broadway's court jester since (seemingly) the dawn of time, changed his ways? In every edition of Forbidden Broadway since 1982, our reigning stage satirist has laid waste to an entire season's worth ...More

(9/8/2016)

-Theatre in Review: Toruk -- The First Flight (Cirque du Soleil/Barclays Center)

Theatre in Review: Toruk -- The First Flight (Cirque du Soleil/Barclays Center)

Toruk, one of two Cirque du Soleil productions to pass through New York this fall -- the other is Kurios, which opens on Randall's Island later this month -- is undeniably spectacular. When it comes to deploying ...More

(9/7/2016)

-The Re-Release of ETC's Source 4WRD

The Re-Release of ETC's Source 4WRD

ETC has released the following statement: "This past April, ETC's Source 4WRD was proactively placed on a shipping hold. The thermal management system was degrading faster than we anticipated and we made the choice to halt the ...More

(9/7/2016)

-Deadline for ETCP Testing Opportunities at LDI 2016 Approaching

Deadline for ETCP Testing Opportunities at LDI 2016 Approaching

All four ETCP examinations, including the new Portable Power Distribution Technician Certification (PPDT), will be offered at LDI2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada, on the morning of Saturday, October 22, 2016. Interested ...More

(9/7/2016)

-Lauren Daigle and Kari Jobe LD Andy Rushing to Participate In Chauvet Professional WFX Seminar

Lauren Daigle and Kari Jobe LD Andy Rushing to Participate In Chauvet Professional WFX Seminar

Christmas concerts are a highlight on the calendars of many churches. However, although they're exciting, these events often involve elaborate stage productions and appearances by guest artists, both of which can create new sets of ...More

(9/7/2016)

-Elation Invites Worship Technology Professionals to WFX Booth 633

Elation Invites Worship Technology Professionals to WFX Booth 633

Elation Professional invites worship technology professionals to booth 633 at the upcoming WFX Expo in Louisville, Kentucky, for the opportunity to talk to a qualified Elation professional about bringing their ministry's ...More

(9/7/2016)

-MIDAS Neutron Expansion Excels PRO X Capabilities

MIDAS Neutron Expansion Excels PRO X Capabilities

The legacy of the award-winning MIDAS PRO Series continues as the company yesterday announced the shipping of its Neutron-NB Network Bridge expansion module. Compatible with the award-winning Neutron audio system engine for the PRO ...More

(9/7/2016)

-DPA Microphones Showcase Popular Microphone Solutions at AES 2016

DPA Microphones Showcase Popular Microphone Solutions at AES 2016

DPA Microphones will be featuring its latest solutions for live sound, recording, broadcast, conferences, and AV installation at the 141st AES Convention in booth 621 in Los Angeles. The company will have its range of d ...More

(9/7/2016)

-Shure Welcomes Sean Bowman as Senior Sales Manager

Shure Welcomes Sean Bowman as Senior Sales Manager

Shure Incorporated has named Sean Bowman as its new senior sales manager for the retail channel in the Midwest. In this position, he will be responsible for driving continued growth in the Midwest territory through retail ...More

(9/7/2016)

-loop light and AV Stumpfl Announce Strategic Partnership

loop light and AV Stumpfl Announce Strategic Partnership

Demonstrating the passion that is needed to create and use innovative products, "Every Pixel Counts" is a three-minute video revealing what it takes to develop, manufacture, and operate media servers in an entertaining way. ...More

(9/7/2016)

-Stage|Set|Scenery Is Attracting Increasing International Attention

Stage|Set|Scenery Is Attracting Increasing International Attention

Featuring exhibitors from 24 countries and trade visitors from 58 countries the first edition of Stage|Set|Scenery immediately attracted worldwide attention in June 2015. The next event in 2017 aims to build on that success. ...More

(9/7/2016)

-Martin by Harman Shines on Miss Iowa 2016

Martin by Harman Shines on Miss Iowa 2016

Top-Notch Productions, Inc. recently deployed an array of Martin by Harman RUSH MH 7 Hybrid fixtures to bring new energy and excitement to the 2016 Miss Iowa competition. For this year's event, organizers wanted to increase ...More

(9/7/2016)

-AlunaGeorge Dazzles with Bandit Lites

AlunaGeorge Dazzles with Bandit Lites

AlunaGeorge, the electronic music duo that hails for London, hit the American touring and festival circuit outfitted with gear from Bandit Lites.
The group, described as "pop alchemists," consists of lyricist and singer Aluna ...
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(9/7/2016)

-Allen & Heath dLive Monitors Metal Masters Bring Me The Horizon

Allen & Heath dLive Monitors Metal Masters Bring Me The Horizon

One of the most successful UK metal acts of the last decade, Bring Me The Horizon (BMTH) has built their reputation on incendiary live shows and regular re-invention. With a UK arena tour (including dates at London's O2 and a hometown show ...More

(9/6/2016)

-Deadline to Order Behind the Scenes Holiday Cards is September 12th

Deadline to Order Behind the Scenes Holiday Cards is September 12th

The deadline for ordering 2016 Behind the Scenes Holiday Cards is just one week away. These unique cards were created especially for Behind the Scenes and are a great way to spread holiday cheer while bringing help and hope ...More

(9/6/2016)

-Group One's Lighting Roadshow Goes West

Group One's Lighting Roadshow Goes West

Avolites and elektraLite's US distributor, Group One Ltd., announces the second leg of its 2016 Lighting Roadshow, which will be stopping at seven dealer locations throughout California and Nevada during September. ...More

(9/6/2016)

-ETC Rigging Introduces the Prodigy P75 Self Climber

ETC Rigging Introduces the Prodigy P75 Self Climber

ETC announces the addition of the Prodigy P75 Self Climber Hoist to its family of rigging solutions. Consisting of the same technology as all Prodigy hoists, the P75 Self Climber is repackaged in a custom-made, heavy duty TomcatMore

(9/6/2016)

-Martin by Harman Introduces the RUSH Scanner 1 LED Fixture

Martin by Harman Introduces the RUSH Scanner 1 LED Fixture

Martin by Harman today introduced the RUSH Scanner 1 LED, a high-output LED luminaire with a dynamic feature set. The RUSH Scanner 1 LED offers multiple colors, gobos, and prism effects that help lighting designers deliver high ...More

(9/6/2016)

-TransAudio Group Introduces the Feature-Rich Drawmer MC3.1 Monitor Controller

TransAudio Group Introduces the Feature-Rich Drawmer MC3.1 Monitor Controller

Known for 35 years of English-built, high-value professional audio processors for live and studio applications, Ivor Drawmer and his team of engineers have recently turned their focus to the heart of the studio: monitor controllers. ...More

(9/6/2016)

-Allen & Heath Launches New Performance DJ Mixer

Allen & Heath Launches New Performance DJ Mixer

Allen & Heath has launched the Xone:PX5, a new four-plus-one channel DJ performance mixer, that combines classic Xone analog audio quality with comprehensive digital connectivity and next generation performance-focused FX processing ...More

(9/6/2016)

-Robe DL7Ss for "Tristan & Isolde" at ENO

Robe DL7Ss for &quot;Tristan & Isolde&quot; at ENO

DL7S LED Profile luminaires from Robe made their UK debut at the Coliseum in London's Covent Garden, as part of the lighting rig for the highly acclaimed English National Opera (ENO) production of Wagner's "Tristan & Isolde" ...More

(9/6/2016)

-MIDAS M Series Demand Ignites with Electrovision

MIDAS M Series Demand Ignites with Electrovision

The ground-breaking M Series developed by leading console manufacturer MIDAS, is experiencing a flood in popularity among audio professionals in the United Kingdom. As a result, Midas has revealed plans to rocket availability of the ...More

(9/6/2016)

-Clay Paky in the Guinness Book of Records for Lighting the Closing Show of the World's Longest Football Match

Clay Paky in the Guinness Book of Records for Lighting the Closing Show of the World's Longest Football Match

A new world record was set for the Guinness Book of records at the La Florida stadium in Santiago, Chile, on Sunday, May 22. A total of 2,357 players took part in a 120-hour soccer match and broke the previous record held by England, where ...More

(9/6/2016)

-Beautiful New Divine Mercy Church Completed with IC Live System

Beautiful New Divine Mercy Church Completed with IC Live System

Formed by the merger of Nativity of Our Lord and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton parishes in 2009, Divine Mercy Parish recently dedicated its brand-new sanctuary in Kenner, Louisiana. Located a dozen miles northwest of New Orleans, the 19,600-sq. ...More

(9/6/2016)

-WI Adds Some Magic Movement for Ehrlich Brothers

WI Adds Some Magic Movement for Ehrlich Brothers

When the Ehrlich Brothers magic act needed a bit of special production magic to move a giant set of scenic doors smoothly and horizontally on and offstage to top and tail the two acts for their incredible 2016 performance at the ...More

(9/6/2016)

-L-Acoustics Kara: A Proven Performer at BergenPAC

L-Acoustics Kara: A Proven Performer at BergenPAC

The Bergen Performing Arts Center -- aka BergenPAC -- a non-profit theater in Englewood, New Jersey, has seen and heard it all. Originally built as the Englewood Plaza movie theater in 1926, the venue re-opened, after several iterations, ...More

(9/6/2016)

-Theatre in Review: Crackskull Row (The Cell/Workshop Theatre)

Theatre in Review: Crackskull Row (The Cell/Workshop Theatre)

One look at Daniel Geggatt's set for Crackskull Row and you know that you are in for an evening of unrelieved squalor. The script for Honor Molloy's drama calls for "a shitheap" somewhere in Dublin, and the ...More

(9/2/2016)

-Clear-Com Adds New Devices to LQ Series of IP Connectivity Solutions

Clear-Com Adds New Devices to LQ Series of IP Connectivity Solutions

At IBC 2016, Clear-Com, a provider of wired, wireless, and IP communication solutions, will unveil new LQ software and three new IP connectivity devices to add to the LQ series family. LQ devices can also now connect directly ...More

(9/2/2016)

-The Knight of Illumination Awards 2016 Reveals TV Shortlist

The Knight of Illumination Awards 2016 Reveals TV Shortlist

The third and final category shortlist for this year's prestigious Knight of Illumination Awards has been revealed.
The announcement of the TV shortlist follows Theatre and Concert Touring and Events which were disclosed earlier ...
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(9/2/2016)

-Annual Jeff Awards Equity Nominations Announced in Chicago

Annual Jeff Awards Equity Nominations Announced in Chicago

The nominees for the 48th Annual Jeff Awards, honoring Chicago Theatre, were announced August 30. The ceremony will be held October 27 at Drury Lane Oakbrook, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois. ...More

(9/2/2016)

-Firefly FloppyFlex and Solaris SoLED on Tour with Queen

Firefly FloppyFlex and Solaris SoLED on Tour with Queen

This year's Queen + Adam Lambert Summer Festival tour began in Europe and will wrap up in Asia at the end of September. Queen's long history of pushing the envelope both musically and aesthetically requires that their creative team ...More

(9/2/2016)

-Symetrix Radius Is at the Heart of Emery/Weiner School's Custom Sound System

Symetrix Radius Is at the Heart of Emery/Weiner School's Custom Sound System

Located on 12 acres in the Link Valley community of southwest Houston, Emery/Weiner School is an independent Jewish day school serving grades 6 through 12. Its campus offers many impressive features, including state-of-the-art science and ...More

(9/2/2016)

-Focusrite Holding RedNet Event at Belmont University in Nashville

Focusrite Holding RedNet Event at Belmont University in Nashville

Focusrite will be hosting a fun and informative event on its RedNet line of products and Audinate's Dante protocol on Thursday, September 15, 2016, 12:30 - 6:00pm, at Belmont University Mike Curb college of ...More

(9/2/2016)

-Elite Multimedia Sets the Stage for Worship and Praise at Student Life Camps

Elite Multimedia Sets the Stage for Worship and Praise at Student Life Camps

Since its introduction in 1993, Student Life has been transforming the lives of young people through inter-denominational Christian summer camps and conferences. With a focus on developing lasting and meaningful relationships with Christ, ...More

(9/2/2016)

-Elemental LED's Tape Light Product Family Expanded to Include 24V

Elemental LED's Tape Light Product Family Expanded to Include 24V

Elemental LED, a US-based engineering and technology company that manufactures LED lighting solutions, announces that its now offering the FLUID VIEW and BLAZE Tape Light in 24V with high CRI and the longest maximum runs in the ...More

(9/2/2016)

-NSCA's Summer 2016 Electronic Systems Outlook Now Available

NSCA's Summer 2016 Electronic Systems Outlook Now Available

NSCA's Electronic Systems Outlook has been recently updated for summer 2016, and now includes information based upon actual data from first and second quarters of 2016, as well as forecasted information for the remainder of ...More

(9/2/2016)

-TMC Names Revolabs a 2016 Communications Solutions Products of the Year Award Winner

TMC Names Revolabs a 2016 Communications Solutions Products of the Year Award Winner

Revolabs, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Yamaha Corporation, announced today that TMC, a global, integrated media company, has honored the Yamaha YVC-1000 USB- and Bluetooth-enabled conference phone with a 2016 ...More

(9/2/2016)

-CM-ET Lodestar Classic Electric Chain Motor Now IP66 Rated

CM-ET Lodestar Classic Electric Chain Motor Now IP66 Rated

Columbus McKinnon Corporation, a designer, manufacturer, and marketer of material handling products, systems, and services, has made significant improvements to its legendary CM-ET Lodestar Classic electric chain motor. The CM-ET ...More

(9/2/2016)

-Looptunes Developer Peter Thom Relies on TASCAM iXR

Looptunes Developer Peter Thom Relies on TASCAM iXR

Sonicreef's Looptunes for iPhone and iPad is a very cool app that lets the user create loop sessions on the fly and then manipulate and shape them with a multitude of parameters, all in real time. It's a fun way for musicians of any skill ...More

(9/1/2016)

-Lectrosonics, DPA Microphones, Sound Devices, and K-Tek to Host The Sound Summit Los Angeles

Lectrosonics, DPA Microphones, Sound Devices, and K-Tek to Host The Sound Summit Los Angeles

Days before the opening of the AES Los Angeles Convention, Lectrosonics, DPA Microphones, Sound Devices, and K-Tek will host The Sound Summit Los Angeles on Tuesday, September 27, 2016, at The Sportsmen's Lodge ...More

(9/1/2016)

-Robe Announces Jens Poehlker as Managing Director for Robe Asia Pacific

Robe Announces Jens Poehlker as Managing Director for Robe Asia Pacific

Jens Poehlker joins the Robe Asia Pacific team based in Singapore as managing director, where his industry and commercial experience, communication skills, and large network of contacts will pave the way for the Robe's next ...More

(9/1/2016)

-MAXON Announces Immediate Availability of Cinema 4D Release 18

MAXON Announces Immediate Availability of Cinema 4D Release 18

MAXON today announces the immediate availability of Cinema 4D Release 18 (R18), the next generation of its 3D animation, graphics, VFX, visualization, and rendering software application. Cinema 4D R18 has new, powerful, and easily ...More

(9/1/2016)

-IABM Announces Shortlist for 2016 Design & Innovation Awards

IABM Announces Shortlist for 2016 Design & Innovation Awards

IABM announces the shortlisted candidates for its Design & Innovation Awards -- widely regarded as some of the most coveted honors in the industry because of their truly independent, expert-driven judging. Nearly 80 entries have ...More

(9/1/2016)

-Astro Spatial Audio and Masque Sound Ink Dealership Agreement

Astro Spatial Audio and Masque Sound Ink Dealership Agreement

Astro Spatial Audio (ASA), a creator of 3D audio and room simulation acoustic technology, announces it has reached agreement with East Rutherford, New Jersey-based Masque Sound as the company's first authorized US dealer. The ...More

(9/1/2016)

-Elation ACL 360i Back Wall for Luke Bryan Kill the Lights Tour

Elation ACL 360i Back Wall for Luke Bryan Kill the Lights Tour

Wanting to get back to a bigger lighting look for country music star Luke Bryan's current Kill the Lights tour, lighting designer Justin Kitchenman of FadeUp Design Group created a spectacular upstage wall of lighting ...More

(9/1/2016)

-Renkus-Heinz Brings It to WFX 2016 in Louisville

Renkus-Heinz Brings It to WFX 2016 in Louisville

This year's Worship Facilities Conference and Expo (WFX) Show promises to be bigger than ever, and Renkus-Heinz will be there in force. Visit the company at booth 915 and meet with the Renkus-Heinz team. On display will be a ...More

(9/1/2016)

-BenQ's New HT2150ST Home Entertainment Projector Is Perfect for Tight Spaces

BenQ's New HT2150ST Home Entertainment Projector Is Perfect for Tight Spaces

BenQ America Corp., a DLP brand, unveils its latest Colorific home entertainment projector, the HT2150ST. Engineered to bring big-screen enjoyment to any space, the HT2150ST short-throw, high brightness, full HD 1080p projector ...More

(9/1/2016)

-Clear-Com and Pdb3 Kick Goals with the Greater Western Sydney Giants

Clear-Com and Pdb3 Kick Goals with the Greater Western Sydney Giants

The GWS Giants have been representing Western Sydney's passionate AFL supporters since their first big league match in 2012. Their home ground is Spotless Stadium in Sydney Olympic Park, originally built for the 2000 Olympics. This footy ...More

(9/1/2016)

-LumenRadio's Technology Offers Wireless Reliability in Hollywood

LumenRadio's Technology Offers Wireless Reliability in Hollywood

Hollywood, California-based Innovative Dimmers provides equipment which is expertly tailored for the unique requirements of entertainment lighting professionals. Their partnership with LumenRadio makes Innovative Dimmers ...More

(9/1/2016)

-NewTek Ships TalkShow VS 4000 Multi-Channel Video Calling System

NewTek Ships TalkShow VS 4000 Multi-Channel Video Calling System

NewTek has begun shipping NewTek TalkShow VS 4000, the professional, multi-channel video calling production system for both SDI and IP workflows, designed exclusively for conducting multiple live, production-ready Skype video calls ...More

(9/1/2016)

-Renewed Vision ProVideoPlayer 2 Takes Video Playback to New Heights for FlyOver America

Renewed Vision ProVideoPlayer 2 Takes Video Playback to New Heights for FlyOver America

Located at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota, the FlyOver America virtual flight attraction has been thrilling visitors with its cutting-edge technology, breath-taking visuals, and sensory immersion since opening to the public ...More

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