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(9/29/2022)

-Registration Opens for IAAPA's FEC Summit

Registration Opens for IAAPA's FEC Summit

Registration for the 2023 FEC Summit, taking place in Nashville, Tennessee, has officially opened. Organized by IAAPA, the global association for the attractions industry, the FEC Summit is one of the must-do networking and learning ...More

(9/29/2022)

-Stagehands at NYC's "Little Island" Unanimously Approve Union With IATSE Local One

Stagehands at NYC's "Little Island" Unanimously Approve Union With IATSE Local One

After a year of legal delays, Stagehands at Little Island voted "Yes" for a union with the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local One. The vote was unanimous in favor of representation by Local One. ...More

(9/29/2022)

-URTA Auditions & Interviews (URTAs) Return to In-person Event

URTA Auditions & Interviews (URTAs) Return to In-person Event

After two years of fully virtual programming, the URTA Auditions & Interviews -- widely known as "The URTAs" -- will return with in-person events in New York City and Chicago. A hybrid event will be held at Cal State Fullerton, near ...More

(9/29/2022)

-Audio-Technica Celebrates 60th Anniversary with High-End AT-MC2022 Phono Cartridge and ATH-W2022 Headphones

Audio-Technica Celebrates 60th Anniversary with High-End AT-MC2022 Phono Cartridge and ATH-W2022 Headphones

In celebration of its 60th anniversary as one of the world's foremost manufacturers of high-fidelity audio products, Audio-Technica announces the introduction of its limited-edition AT-MC2022 Dual Moving Coil Stereo Cartridge and ...More

(9/29/2022)

-Chauvet Professional and Squeek Lights Help Richard Fong Create Distinct Looks for Joywave and iDKhow

Chauvet Professional and Squeek Lights Help Richard Fong Create Distinct Looks for Joywave and iDKhow

Lighting a coheadline tour can, at times, be a tricky proposition, especially when one of the acts wants to build its show around a car wash theme, complete with a sawed off Corvette on stage, while the other opts for a more romantic ...More

(9/29/2022)

-Green Hippo's Hippotizer Karst+ Proves Catwalk Ready for Miss Finland

Green Hippo's Hippotizer Karst+ Proves Catwalk Ready for Miss Finland

The annual Miss Finland pageant was broadcast live on TV from Helsinki's Valkoinen Sali hall in September, with contestants strutting their stuff backed by LED screens driven by Green Hippo's Hippotizer Karst+ Media Servers. ...More

(9/29/2022)

-"Future AV Systems in 8K UHD" Discussed in Key Digital Webinar

"Future AV Systems in 8K UHD" Discussed in Key Digital Webinar

The impact of the emergence of 8K video on both commercial and consumer markets and AV systems infrastructure is the topic of discussion in "Future AV Systems in 8K UHD," the most recent episode of the Key Digital monthly webinar ...More

(9/29/2022)

-Pliant Technologies' CrewCom Delivers Clear, Easy-to-use Communication Solution for Iglesia Comunidad de Fe

Pliant Technologies' CrewCom Delivers Clear, Easy-to-use Communication Solution for Iglesia Comunidad de Fe

When church officials at Miami's Iglesia Comunidad de Fe were looking to upgrade production communications and replace their existing wired intercom, they turned to media director and technical guru Denis Orozco to find a solution ...More

(9/29/2022)

-Theatre in Review: american (tele)visions (New York Theatre Workshop/Theater Mitu)

Theatre in Review: american (tele)visions (New York Theatre Workshop/Theater Mitu)

In american (tele)visions, a family of undocumented immigrants unravels against a shifting dreamscape defined by Walmarts, video games, and nonstop TV broadcasts. The time is the Reagan 1980s; Octavio, the patriarch, has ...More

(9/28/2022)

-2022 Henry Hewes Design Awards Honorees Announced

2022 Henry Hewes Design Awards Honorees Announced

The Henry Hewes Design Awards Committee announces today that it has chosen six artists to be honored in the areas of scenic design, costume design, lighting design, sound design, media design, and puppetry. The honorees will be ...More

(9/28/2022)

-Acclaim Lighting Introduces Linear XTR LED Fixture Family with Custom Drivers for Maximum Run Lengths

Acclaim Lighting Introduces Linear XTR LED Fixture Family with Custom Drivers for Maximum Run Lengths

Acclaim Lighting introduces new families of Linear XTR fixtures with compatible XTR drivers designed for maximum run length in large-scale, architectural lighting applications. The families consist of Linear XTR, Linear XTR Direct ...More

(9/28/2022)

-Gus Martinez Sets Stage For Marca MP at MGM Grand with Chauvet Professional

Gus Martinez Sets Stage For Marca MP at MGM Grand with Chauvet Professional

A "spirit of joy," as one critic described it, runs through the music of Marca MP. Anyone who's ever listened to this California-based band would find it next to impossible not to agree with that assessment. The quartet's lively blend of ...More

(9/28/2022)

-OneRepublic's Never Ending Summer Tour Goes and Goes on DiGiCo Quantum Consoles

OneRepublic's Never Ending Summer Tour Goes and Goes on DiGiCo Quantum Consoles

Following a lengthy five-year touring hiatus, North American fans of OneRepublic were justifiably thrilled to catch the Colorado Springs-founded band on its recent Never Ending Summer Tour, which stopped at more than 40 arenas, ...More

(9/28/2022)

-Elation Artiste Mondrian Lights Mexican Singers Lucero and Mijares at Mexico City's Auditorio Nacional

Elation Artiste Mondrian Lights Mexican Singers Lucero and Mijares at Mexico City's Auditorio Nacional

In June, the show "¡Hasta que se nos hizo!" was presented at the Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City where renowned Mexican singers Lucero and Manuel Mijares delighted the audience with a litany of hits from over 40 years in the ...More

(9/28/2022)

-Billie Eilish: Happier Than Ever, The World Tour Relies on Blackmagic's URSA Broadcast G2 Cameras

Billie Eilish: Happier Than Ever, The World Tour Relies on Blackmagic's URSA Broadcast G2 Cameras

Blackmagic Design announces that the Billie Eilish: Happier Than Ever, The World Tour has implemented a multicamera live production workflow from Blackmagic Design.
Video production specialist Vis a Vis, led by ...
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(9/28/2022)

-Coheed and Cambria Tour US with 144 ADJ Vision Series LED Panels

Coheed and Cambria Tour US with 144 ADJ Vision Series LED Panels

American progressive rock band Coheed and Cambria traveled across the US over the summer with their A Window of The Waking Mind Tour. The 25-stop trek, which took in a mixture of outdoor amphitheaters and indoor arenas, featured an ...More

(9/28/2022)

-Adam Hall Group cooperates with Sound Marketing West - Exclusive US distribution in California and Nevada

Adam Hall Group cooperates with Sound Marketing West - Exclusive US distribution in California and Nevada

The Adam Hall Group continues to expand its worldwide distribution network. With Sound Marketing West from Canoga Park, California, the event technology provider with headquarters in Neu-Anspach, Hesse, has gained an experienced ...More

(9/28/2022)

-Allen & Heath's dLive is Platform of Choice for Historic Cain's Ballroom

Allen & Heath's dLive is Platform of Choice for Historic Cain's Ballroom

In 2018, sound engineer Jeremy Grodhaus was looking for the right audio consoles for historic music venue Cain's Ballroom in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he works as the A1. Their previous front of house and monitor consoles were growing ...More

(9/27/2022)

-IAAPA Expo Legends 2022 Panel Features Walt Disney Imagineering, Epcot Leaders

IAAPA Expo Legends 2022 Panel Features Walt Disney Imagineering, Epcot Leaders

The 2022 edition of the Legends panel at IAAPA Expo will feature a number of the great minds behind the creation and modern-day operations of Walt Disney World's Epcot, as the park prepares to celebrate its 40th anniversary. Hosted ...More

(9/27/2022)

-Bandit Lites Adds Paul Strom to Sales and Integration Team

Bandit Lites Adds Paul Strom to Sales and Integration Team

The close of 2022 and the start of the New Year is going to see Bandit Lites reaching an entirely new level of demand across all departments. To meet the expansion, Bandit Lites is thrilled to announce the hiring of industry ...More

(9/27/2022)

-Outline Update: Major Revision of Preset Library (now with Manufacturer EQ)

Outline Update: Major Revision of Preset Library (now with Manufacturer EQ)

Thanks to a massive process of revision, optimization, and overall re-adjustment, the preset library for Outline loudspeaker systems powered by amplifiers of both the GTA and TTM platforms has recently been upgraded and enriched by ...More

(9/27/2022)

-Little Caesar's Drummer Tom Morris Chooses ASI Audio x Sensaphonics 3DME Music Enhancement IEM System

Little Caesar's Drummer Tom Morris Chooses ASI Audio x Sensaphonics 3DME Music Enhancement IEM System

Hard rockers Little Caesar just kicked off their European tour on September 8 in Verviers, Belgium. With upcoming shows in Germany, France, Austria, Spain, and the Netherlands, the band, who has been thrilling audiences for over three ...More

(9/27/2022)

-Avid VENUE 7.1 Expands Integration of Avid VENUE | S6L Consoles and Waves V14 Plug-ins

Avid VENUE 7.1 Expands Integration of Avid VENUE | S6L Consoles and Waves V14 Plug-ins

Avid announces the availability of Avid VENUE 7.1 software, enabling full compatibility between Avid VENUE | S6L consoles and the latest version of Waves plug-ins (V14) via the Waves SoundGrid Rack, providing audio engineers with ...More

(9/27/2022)

-Austrian Audio On The Road With Bon Jovi

Austrian Audio On The Road With Bon Jovi

Austrian Audio mics were on tour with another super star earlier this year when Jon Bon Jovi kicked off their 2022 spring North American tour in Omaha, Nebraska. Traveling throughout the Midwest and South, stopping in 15 cities ...More

(9/27/2022)

-Electrosonic and HOLOPLOT Enter Global Strategic Partnership

Electrosonic and HOLOPLOT Enter Global Strategic Partnership

Electrosonic announces a new strategic partnership with Berlin-based pro audio company HOLOPLOT to create revolutionary immersive audio environments in experiential spaces around the globe. ...More

(9/27/2022)

-ECM Meets the Needs of the Swiss Theatrical Market with a Variety of Claypaky Fixtures

ECM Meets the Needs of the Swiss Theatrical Market with a Variety of Claypaky Fixtures

Electric Claudio Merlo Lighting Equipment S.A. (ECM), a stage lighting equipment supplier and Claypaky distributor in Taverne, Switzerland, has been working non-stop to fill the needs of professional theatres across Switzerland. ...More

(9/26/2022)

-BTS Offers Free Webinar on Understanding Substance Use and Abuse - Monday, October 17, 2022 7-8pm

BTS Offers Free Webinar on Understanding Substance Use and Abuse - Monday, October 17, 2022 7-8pm

Most of us know someone who is affected by substance use and abuse. This can include concerns about our own use -- or the usage of a coworker, family member or friend. Join Behind the Scenes for an online webinar as they introduce ...More

(9/26/2022)

-Eurotruss BV Appoints Gerko Arends as New COO

Eurotruss BV Appoints Gerko Arends as New COO

Eurotruss BV announces the appointment of Gerko Arends as chief operating officer, effective April 1, 2023.
Arends has extensive experience in leadership, project management, and business development in the aluminum ...
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(9/26/2022)

-DiGiCo Quantum338 Consoles Aren't Subject to Change for Kelsea Ballerini

DiGiCo Quantum338 Consoles Aren't Subject to Change for Kelsea Ballerini

Country-pop singer/songwriter Kelsea Ballerini just released her fifth studio album, Subject to Change, on September 23, following it up with the first US leg of her Heartfirst Tour kicking off at NYC's Radio City ...More

(9/26/2022)

-Creamfields' Concept Stage a Big Success for Solotech and Martin Audio WPL

Creamfields' Concept Stage a Big Success for Solotech and Martin Audio WPL

cinch presents Creamfields North celebrated its 25th anniversary in style in the village of Daresbury -- its home since 2006. The site in Cheshire again played host to the dance world's premier brand, and with it a selection of ...More

(9/26/2022)

-Optimal Audio Extends Cuboid Loudspeaker Series

Optimal Audio Extends Cuboid Loudspeaker Series

Optimal Audio announces new additions to its Cuboid line up of loudspeakers, with four models introduced, available in black or white as standard.
The new additions comprise Cuboid 3, Cuboid 3TX, Cuboid 5, and Cuboid 5TX. ...
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(9/26/2022)

-Key Digital to Exhibit at cavlo Texas Trade Show in Arlington, Texas

Key Digital to Exhibit at cavlo Texas Trade Show in Arlington, Texas

Key Digital will be exhibiting at cavlo Texas, a trade-only event open to attendees Thursday, October 13, at Texas Live! in Arlington, Texas (1650 East Randol Mill Road, Arlington, TX, 76011).
Key Digital personnel will be on ...
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(9/26/2022)

-Waves eMotion LV1 Live Mixer Chosen for 2022 Tour by Swedish Rock Band Europe

Waves eMotion LV1 Live Mixer Chosen for 2022 Tour by Swedish Rock Band Europe

Front-of-house engineer Ronny (Rompa) Bernström (Clawfinger, Candlemass, Hardcore Superstar) who has been working with Swedish rock legends Europe since 2006, has chosen the Waves eMotion LV1 Live Mixer and Waves plug-ins for ...More

(9/26/2022)

-1 SOUND's Cannon Loudspeakers at FSU's Renovated Football Locker Room

1 SOUND's Cannon Loudspeakers at FSU's Renovated Football Locker Room

Pensacola-based All Pro Integrated Systems has deployed 1 SOUND loudspeakers in the Florida State University Seminoles locker room, as part of a complete renovation that also includes team meeting rooms and coaching offices. ...More

(9/23/2022)

-Anolis at PLASA 2022

Anolis at PLASA 2022

Architectural and entertainment LED lighting brand Anolis enjoyed a busy and successful PLASA (Professional Lighting & Sound Association) expo, at the Grand Hall of London's Olympia earlier this month, where Anolis showed its new ...More

(9/23/2022)

-Showlight Reiterates Call for Papers

Showlight Reiterates Call for Papers

There is still time to submit your suggestions for papers for the Showlight quadrennial next May. The well-known lighting conference takes place May 20 - 23, 2023 in Fontainebleau, France, and the papers committee is actively ...More

(9/23/2022)

-AdagioPRO Appoints New Elation Professional Distributor in Spain

AdagioPRO Appoints New Elation Professional Distributor in Spain

Elation Professional announces that AdagioPRO -- a division of Holmusic -- has been appointed the exclusive distributor for Elation Professional products in Spain. The distribution partnership goes into immediate effect and covers ...More

(9/23/2022)

-Bandit Lites Illuminates Medal of Honor Convention

Bandit Lites Illuminates Medal of Honor Convention

The Congressional Medal of Honor Society returned to Knoxville to celebrate and pay tribute to the great sacrifices made by Americans around the world in defense of our country. Bandit Lites was honored to donate a lighting system ...More

(9/23/2022)

-PK Sound Anchors Reimagined Village Stage at Shambhala Music Festival

PK Sound Anchors Reimagined Village Stage at Shambhala Music Festival

The iconic Shambhala Music Festival marked its triumphant 2022 return with a sold-out crowd of enthusiastic concertgoers flocking back to the Salmo River Ranch in British Columbia. While the festival faithful were eager to revisit the ...More

(9/23/2022)

-Astera Instrumental in Lighting The Free Fall

Astera Instrumental in Lighting The Free Fall

Cinematographer and DoP James Kniest's impressive international career has included lighting several high-profile horror genre movies including the recently released The Free Fall directed by Adam Stilwell, on which ...More

(9/23/2022)

-Scott Holthaus and Leif Dixon Rev Up Red Hot Chili Peppers Tour with Chauvet Professional

Scott Holthaus and Leif Dixon Rev Up Red Hot Chili Peppers Tour with Chauvet Professional

"We are deeply grateful and savoring every nanosecond of this," Flea proclaimed to fans at the start of one Friday night show on the Red Hot Chili Peppers Global Stadium Tour. It's a safe bet that everyone in the sold out arena knew ...More

(9/23/2022)

-HOLOPLOT Delivers One-of-a-kind Audio Solution for Monumental Egyptian Mosque

HOLOPLOT Delivers One-of-a-kind Audio Solution for Monumental Egyptian Mosque

HOLOPLOT announces the successful installation of its flagship technology inside Misr Masjid, a newly-built mosque of incredible scale, central to the development of the country's new administrative capital outside of Cairo. ...More

(9/22/2022)

-Martin by HARMAN Introduces MAC Aura XIP Indoor/Outdoor Premium Wash Light with Filament Effect

Martin by HARMAN Introduces MAC Aura XIP Indoor/Outdoor Premium Wash Light with Filament Effect

Harman Professional Solutions the Martin MAC Aura XIP, premium moving head wash light raising the bar for optical quality, featuring an even wash field with soft edge, minimal stray light, and high intensity mid-air beams. ...More

(9/22/2022)

-Britannia Row Productions Acquires Skan

Britannia Row Productions Acquires Skan

Britannia Row Productions, a Clair Global company announces the acquisition of fellow UK-based sound reinforcement provider, Skan, to offer an even more comprehensive level of service and support to both firms' existing and future ...More

(9/22/2022)

-PlugFest Returns to France in 2023 for Lighting Product Testing Event

PlugFest Returns to France in 2023 for Lighting Product Testing Event

PlugFest, the technical event for entertainment lighting interoperability, returns to Lille in France from March 7 - 9, 2023.
The popular event welcomes manufacturers, developers, and technicians from across Europe to test their ...
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(9/22/2022)

-Audio-Technica Releases Limited-Edition Slipmats for Ukraine Fundraiser

Audio-Technica Releases Limited-Edition Slipmats for Ukraine Fundraiser

In light of the devastating events in Ukraine, Audio-Technica has released a limited-edition turntable slipmat, featuring artwork by Eugene Berd, a Ukraine-based calligraphy and lettering artist. One-hundred percent of the ...More

(9/22/2022)

-SMPTE Honors ARRI Sensor Architect Michael Cieslinski

SMPTE Honors ARRI Sensor Architect Michael Cieslinski

The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) awards Michael Cieslinski, technical lead imaging frontend at ARRI, with the 2022 Camera Origination and Imaging Medal Award. This prize, established in 2012, ...More

(9/22/2022)

-ACT Entertainment Acquires Ultimate Support Systems

ACT Entertainment Acquires Ultimate Support Systems

ACT Entertainment has acquired Ultimate Support Systems, the top manufacturer of unique support solutions widely used throughout the music industry and in live performance-related fields. The official announcement was made in ...More

(9/22/2022)

-4Wall and Chauvet Professional Help Motion Student Conference Maintain Consistently Engaging Looks

4Wall and Chauvet Professional Help Motion Student Conference Maintain Consistently Engaging Looks

Ideally, change should put new ideas in motion. When it does, good results invariably happen. The production team that created dynamic looks for the Church of the Highland's aptly named Motion Student Conference demonstrated this in ...More

(9/22/2022)

-Cornerstone Church Upgrades with Allen & Heath PRIME

Cornerstone Church Upgrades with Allen & Heath PRIME

Last year, Cornerstone Church in Ohio was looking to replace their main audio console with something more reliable -- so they reached out to local installation experts Tech Arts for recommendations. "They were already using dLive at ...More

(9/21/2022)

-#WeMakeEvents BikeFest London 2022 Raises Nearly £2,000 for Industry Charities

#WeMakeEvents BikeFest London 2022 Raises Nearly £2,000 for Industry Charities

On Saturday, September 3, a team of entertainment technology industry professionals cycled from SFL in Reading to the Royal Albert Hall in time for PLASA Show in London. The annual "BikeFest" event raises money for industry charities, ...More

(9/21/2022)

-Avnu Alliance Expands TSN Test Tool Ecosystem and Delivers Vision for Converged Networks at TSN/A Conference

Avnu Alliance Expands TSN Test Tool Ecosystem and Delivers Vision for Converged Networks at TSN/A Conference

Avnu Alliance, the industry forum driving deterministic capabilities into open, standards-based networking, announces expansion of its time sensitive networking (TSN) Test Tool program by opening the test tool ecosystem to new ...More

(9/21/2022)

-FC-Production Upgrades Hispanic Theatre for Impact and Directivity with d&b A-Series and 44S Loudspeakers

FC-Production Upgrades Hispanic Theatre for Impact and Directivity with d&b A-Series and 44S Loudspeakers

GALA (Grupo de Artistas Latino Americanos) Hispanic Theatre is the National Center for Latino Performing Arts in the nation's capital in Washington, DC. Since 1976, GALA has been promoting and ...More

(9/21/2022)

-Theatre Projects Celebrates its 65th Anniversary All September Long

Theatre Projects Celebrates its 65th Anniversary All September Long

This month, Theatre Projects celebrates 65 years in business -- that's 65 years shaping performance spaces, innovating in all areas of entertainment design, and collaborating with creative communities across the globe to reimagine ...More

(9/21/2022)

-Chauvet Professional Helps Massive Productions Mirror Excitement on Identical Stages

Chauvet Professional Helps Massive Productions Mirror Excitement on Identical Stages

The music, dancing and partying never stop during Hak'e, a Curaçao Summer Festival that's a highlight of one of the Caribbean's largest carnivals. By the time summer rolls around the carnival season is long past, but even so the partying ...More

(9/21/2022)

-LA ProPoint Celebrates 20 Years of Innovation

LA ProPoint Celebrates 20 Years of Innovation

LA ProPoint is celebrating 20 years of innovation.
The company was founded in 2002 out of the back of Mark Riddlesperger's, LA ProPoint's President pick-up truck. After surviving economic downturns and even a global pandemic, LA ...
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(9/21/2022)

-SESCO Lighting Acquires WHOCO Lighting & Controls

SESCO Lighting Acquires WHOCO Lighting & Controls

SESCO Lighting, Inc., headquartered in Maitland, FL announces the acquisition of WHOCO Lighting & Controls (formerly W.H. Onley Company, Inc.) effective September 1, 2022. The acquisition of WHOCO Lighting & Controls will further ...More

(9/21/2022)

-John Meyer Honored with Samuel L. Warner Memorial Medal

John Meyer Honored with Samuel L. Warner Memorial Medal

SMPTE, the international society for media professionals, technologists, and engineers, has awarded the 2022 Samuel L. Warner Memorial Medal to John Meyer, the co-founder, president, and CEO of Meyer Sound. According to a ...More

(9/21/2022)

-Coheed and Cambria Summer Tour with Squeek Lights and Elation's Artiste Picasso

Coheed and Cambria Summer Tour with Squeek Lights and Elation's Artiste Picasso

One of the most original bands in rock, Coheed and Cambria weave an imaginative tale across multiple albums through storytelling and hard driving music. The latest chapter in the Amory Wars storyline, which plays out on their new album V ...More

(9/20/2022)

-NAMM Members Take Part in National Day of Advocacy in Support of Music Education for All Children

NAMM Members Take Part in National Day of Advocacy in Support of Music Education for All Children

On Wednesday, September 14, a delegation of NAMM Members, music and arts advocates, music industry leaders, teachers, business leaders, parents, and community supporters met with Members of Congress to encourage support for quality, ...More

(9/20/2022)

-Fulcrum Acoustic Appoints MC Marketing as Sales Representative for Southern California & Southern Nevada

Fulcrum Acoustic Appoints MC Marketing as Sales Representative for Southern California & Southern Nevada

Fulcrum Acoustic appoints MC Marketing as their sales representative for Southern California and Southern Nevada. Based in Las Vegas, MC Marketing will be responsible for Fulcrum Acoustic product sales and support in their region. ...More

(9/20/2022)

-New Christie HS Series 1DLP Projectors Deliver Bright, Bold Visuals

New Christie HS Series 1DLP Projectors Deliver Bright, Bold Visuals

Christie announces the launch of the next generation of its HS Series 1DLP projectors with three new models. Ranging in brightness from 15,750 lumens to 23,650 lumens, the new models feature enhanced color performance for bright, ...More

(9/20/2022)

-Bandit Lites and Nick Whitehouse First to Tour with VL3600 PROFILE IP Lights on Carrie Underwood

Bandit Lites and Nick Whitehouse First to Tour with VL3600 PROFILE IP Lights on Carrie Underwood

Fireplay lighting designer Nick Whitehouse chose the all new, never before used Vari-Lite VL3600 PROFILE IP fixtures as his workhorse light on Carrie Underwood's upcoming DENIM & RHINESTONES TOUR. ...More

(9/20/2022)

-Electrosonic Relocates to New Corporate Headquarters and Production Facility in Orlando, Florida

Electrosonic Relocates to New Corporate Headquarters and Production Facility in Orlando, Florida

Electrosonic celebrates the relocation and grand opening of its new corporate headquarters and production facility in Orlando, Florida effective September 19.
The relocation to a new corporate headquarters is a testament to ...
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(9/20/2022)

-LiteNordic New Elation Distributor for Sweden, Norway, and Denmark

LiteNordic New Elation Distributor for Sweden, Norway, and Denmark

Elation Professional announces that Scandinavia's leading distribution company for dynamic lighting, LiteNordic, will take over distribution of Elation Professional and Obsidian Control Systems products in Sweden, Norway, and ...More

(9/20/2022)

-TiMax TrackerD4 Helps Save the Sanity of the Young Vic Sound Department

TiMax TrackerD4 Helps Save the Sanity of the Young Vic Sound Department

In preparation for the arrival of off-Broadway hit, Oklahoma!, and the world-premiere of Mandela this autumn to the boards of London's The Young Vic, the theatre's head of sound Kyle McPherson invested in the award ...More

(9/20/2022)

-Green Hippo's Hippotizer Packs a Punch for Joshua and Usyk's Pre-box Press Conference

Green Hippo's Hippotizer Packs a Punch for Joshua and Usyk's Pre-box Press Conference

London's Four Seasons Hotel Park Lane was the setting for a pre-fight press conference by British boxer Anthony Joshua and his Ukrainian opponent, Oleksandr Usyk, with a stunning LED screen backdrop driven by a Green Hippo< ...More

(9/20/2022)

-Theatre in Review: This Beautiful Future (Cherry Lane Theatre)

Theatre in Review: This Beautiful Future (Cherry Lane Theatre)

The set onstage at the Cherry Lane is striking, if not exactly appealing: a purple velour interior, with curved walls at stage right and upstage windows disclosing a stark hallway. The only furnishings are a mattress and a couple of ...More

(9/19/2022)

-Data Strategy's QC-Check Sought Out at PLASA Show

Data Strategy's QC-Check Sought Out at PLASA Show

Data Strategy welcomed the many conversations from new and returning customers at this year's PLASA Show (September 4 - 6, Olympia London) where the company demonstrated the industry's first choice cable and electrical safety ...More

(9/19/2022)

-Full Tech Program and Event Details Announced for AES New York Convention

Full Tech Program and Event Details Announced for AES New York Convention

The details are now online of the content-packed, in-person All Access Technical Program for October's eagerly-anticipated AES New York 2022 Convention. Early Bird pricing is still available until Friday September 23 for the first ...More

(9/19/2022)

-Donny Osmond Las Vegas Residency a Success with Tom Sutherland Design and Full Elation Rig

Donny Osmond Las Vegas Residency a Success with Tom Sutherland Design and Full Elation Rig

Donny Osmond recently completed his 100th solo residency show at Harrah's Las Vegas beneath a rig of 140 Elation luminaires with lighting design by Tom Sutherland of DX7 Design. Just getting started in what is ...More

(9/19/2022)

-4Wall Entertainment Adds Thousands of New Chauvet Professional Fixtures to Rental Inventory

4Wall Entertainment Adds Thousands of New Chauvet Professional Fixtures to Rental Inventory

4Wall Entertainment recently added thousands of Chauvet Professional products to its rental inventory including moving lights, battens, LED Pars, and TV Panels with majority of the gear being IP65 rated for outdoor use. ...More

(9/19/2022)

-Robe Helps Hack the Galaxy and Embraces The Moment in Berlin

Robe Helps Hack the Galaxy and Embraces The Moment in Berlin

Production company OTD Global called on the imagination and flair of new Israeli-based creative visual design practice, LEAD, headed by Omer Israeli and Dor Aichner, to engineer lighting and atmospherics for a "Hack the ...More

(9/19/2022)

-Britannia Row Continues Decades-long Relationship with New Wave Heroes Duran Duran

Britannia Row Continues Decades-long Relationship with New Wave Heroes Duran Duran

Despite having been active for over four decades, New Wave royalty Duran Duran continue to be a huge draw for diehard fans and newcomers alike, able to plunder an impressive back catalogue of crowd-pleasers such as "Girls on Film," "Wild ...More

(9/19/2022)

-Peavey Commercial Audio Taps ETicket A/V as Southwest US Distributor

Peavey Commercial Audio Taps ETicket A/V as Southwest US Distributor

Peavey Commercial Audio announces that ETicket A/V has been selected as the sales representative of PCA brands in the Southwest US territory. Under the agreement, Las Vegas-based ETicket A/V will represent PCA's product lines of ...More

(9/19/2022)

-Theatre in Review: Four Saints in Three Acts (The Doxsee @ Target Margin Theater)

Theatre in Review: Four Saints in Three Acts (The Doxsee @ Target Margin Theater)

"Pigeons on the grass, alas." So goes one of the most-quoted lines from Four Saints in Three Acts, the opera libretto by Gertrude Stein, written in 1927 and set to music by Virgil Thomson in 1928. Like ...More

(9/16/2022)

-RF Venue Eliminates Guesswork with Free Wireless System Builder Tool

RF Venue Eliminates Guesswork with Free Wireless System Builder Tool

WirelessSystemBuilder.com by RF Venue is a new, free, simple-to-use online tool for matching compatible wireless microphone and in-ear monitor systems to available white space spectrum ...More

(9/16/2022)

-disguise Unlocks Scalability in Production with r22 Software Release

disguise Unlocks Scalability in Production with r22 Software Release

disguise announces the launch of r22, a new major software release that will help users scale their disguise-powered projects like never ...More

(9/16/2022)

-DTS Welcomes Giuseppe Squitieri as New Technical Sales Engineer

DTS Welcomes Giuseppe Squitieri as New Technical Sales Engineer

DTS Illuminazione announces Giuseppe "Peppe" Squitieri as new technical sales engineer. Squitieri is a production technician, specialized in lighting technology and light designing and joins the Italian lighting company ...More

(9/16/2022)

-Julien Reux Creates Collaborative Looks for Blackbear at Red Rocks with Chauvet Professional

Julien Reux Creates Collaborative Looks for Blackbear at Red Rocks with Chauvet Professional

"Great things in business are never done by one person," wrote legendary Apple founder Steve Jobs. Replace the word "business" with "production," and Julien Reux would readily agree with that. The young, talented Los Angeles ...More

(9/16/2022)

-The Air Force Museum of New Zealand's Display Colors Take Flight with a Full Lighting Solution from Vari-Lite

The Air Force Museum of New Zealand's Display Colors Take Flight with a Full Lighting Solution from Vari-Lite

Visitors to The Air Force Museum of New Zealand are seeing its collection of vintage planes in a whole new light, thanks to a new LED rig and Strand control solution from Vari-Lite, the originators of the modern moving head and ...More

(9/16/2022)

-Ayrton's Diablo S Proves Total Solution for Trio AV in Singapore

Ayrton's Diablo S Proves Total Solution for Trio AV in Singapore

Total Solution Marketing, Ayrton's exclusive distributor for the Singapore region, announces the purchase of 24 Ayrton Diablo S LED profile fixtures by trioav.com. ...More

(9/16/2022)

-ADJ Lights Up Iggy Azalea and Natalia Jiménez at Long Beach Pride 2022

ADJ Lights Up Iggy Azalea and Natalia Jiménez at Long Beach Pride 2022

The Pride Parade in Long Beach, CA, last month was followed by a two-day festival featuring a variety of performance spaces and interactive activations. Lighting for the whole event, including ...More

(9/15/2022)

-Alcons Announces Latest LR24/120 Mid-size Line Array

Alcons Announces Latest LR24/120 Mid-size Line Array

Over several years, Alcons Audio has been building its L-series of pro-ribbon line array modules into a comprehensive range to bring hi-fi sound quality at concert sound pressure levels to any size of indoor or outdoor venue. The ...More

(9/15/2022)

-Christie Expands MicroTiles LED Line-up with Launch of 0.75mm and 1.0mm Pixel Pitches

Christie Expands MicroTiles LED Line-up with Launch of 0.75mm and 1.0mm Pixel Pitches

Christie announces the launch of two new pixel pitches of its award-winning MicroTiles LED. The new 0.75mm and 1.0mm models add to the existing line-up of 1.25 and 1.5mm pixel pitches, and offer increased reliability, efficiency, ...More

(9/15/2022)

-Michael Ledesma and Elation Keep Up with Carlos Santana on Miraculous Supernatural Tour

Michael Ledesma and Elation Keep Up with Carlos Santana on Miraculous Supernatural Tour

When lighting Carlos Santana you've got to be on your toes. "It all changes on a dime," says Santana lighting designer Michael Ledesma of the 75-year-old rock and guitar icon. "A set list comes out before a show but it's just ...More

(9/15/2022)

-Meyer Sound Systems Shine on The Lumineers' Brightside World Tour

Meyer Sound Systems Shine on The Lumineers' Brightside World Tour

Cementing their status as one of this year's premier concert draws, The Lumineers zigzagged across the continent this summer on the North American leg of their Brightside World Tour. Playing a mixture of sheds and arenas along with ...More

(9/15/2022)

-Princeton Pike Church of God Embraces Immersive with L-Acoustics L-ISA

Princeton Pike Church of God Embraces Immersive with L-Acoustics L-ISA

Princeton Pike Church of God, in the northern Cincinnati suburb of Hamilton, Ohio, has been around since 1928, and its worship spaces have continually grown over the years. But by the time the congregation began meeting in its newest ...More

(9/15/2022)

-Rogers Centre Knocks it Out of the Park with New EAW PA System

Rogers Centre Knocks it Out of the Park with New EAW PA System

When officials with the Rogers Centre, home of the Toronto Blue Jays MLB team, decided it was time to replace the two decades old PA system back in 2019, they could not have predicted the impending pandemic. Working with AV and design ...More

(9/15/2022)

-Chameleon Rental's Versatile Green Future Festival Rig Features Chauvet Professional

Chameleon Rental's Versatile Green Future Festival Rig Features Chauvet Professional

When they entered the pastoral grounds of the ÁRKÁD Green Future Festival with its wide-open meadows and forested trails on the banks of the Tisa River, visitors experienced an immediate sense of freedom. It was a welcomed, ...More

(9/15/2022)

-Prolights DeltaPix Video Panels Land at Artistic Solutions

Prolights DeltaPix Video Panels Land at Artistic Solutions

Creative Audio, Lighting, Stage and AV Design specialists, Artistic Solutions, have taken stock of almost 200 Prolights DeltaPix 48T video panels.
Providing the knowledge, experience, ideas and solutions to help bring their ...
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(9/15/2022)

-Theatre in Review: Remember This: The Lesson of Jan Karski (Theatre for a New Audience)

Theatre in Review: Remember This: The Lesson of Jan Karski (Theatre for a New Audience)

As Cassandra could have told you, prophets of doom rarely get a welcome reception; when faced with the worst, most people reflexively look away, or change the subject, or deny the irrefutable evidence in front of them. (Ask any scientist ...More

(9/14/2022)

-Less Than Two Weeks Left to Order 2022 Behind the Scenes Holiday Cards

Less Than Two Weeks Left to Order 2022 Behind the Scenes Holiday Cards

Be sure to order your 2022 Behind the Scenes Holiday Cards now at btshelp ...More

(9/14/2022)

-Claypaky Presents a Wide Range of Products at PLASA with Features Never Seen Before on the Market

Claypaky Presents a Wide Range of Products at PLASA with Features Never Seen Before on the Market

Claypaky took part in PLASA 2022, welcoming a large number of industry professionals and practitioners from all over the world at its booth and in the spacious rooms set up in the Henley Suite.
Alberico D'Amato, Claypaky ...
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(9/14/2022)

-Wade Williams Joins Parlights Sales Team

Wade Williams Joins Parlights Sales Team

Parlights announces the addition of Wade Williams as a sales associate, specializing in Installation Sales. Williams is an industry veteran with extensive experience in specifying, integrating, and selling theatrical lighting ...More

(9/14/2022)

-Jalyn Kowalski Promoted to General Manager at Crossfade Design

Jalyn Kowalski Promoted to General Manager at Crossfade Design

Crossfade Design, LLC has promoted Jalyn Kowalski to general manager. During her 2 ½ years at with the company, she has evolved into an indispensable cog in the Crossfade Design management team. In addition to GM, she will ...More

(9/14/2022)

-LEA Professional Expands Team, Continues Momentum Following Surge in Demand

LEA Professional Expands Team, Continues Momentum Following Surge in Demand

LEA Professional announces new additions to its team to meet rapidly increasing demand for its innovative amplification solutions. Nelson Lugo joins LEA in the role of tech support specialist, Kevin Gring as senior ...More

(9/14/2022)

-Eugene Lee to Receive L.B. Tobin Award

Eugene Lee to Receive L.B. Tobin Award

TDF, the not-for-profit service organization for the performing arts, announces that celebrated costume designer Fred Voelpel and legendary scenic designer Eugene Lee are among the 2022 TDF/Irene Sharaff Award ...More

(9/14/2022)

-Vectorworks, Inc. Launches 2023 Version of BIM and CAD Product Line

Vectorworks, Inc. Launches 2023 Version of BIM and CAD Product Line

Global design and BIM software provider Vectorworks, Inc. releases More

(9/14/2022)

-Hall County School District Enrolls Renkus-Heinz Sound Solutions

Hall County School District Enrolls Renkus-Heinz Sound Solutions

Northeast of Gainesville, Ga, lies Hall County School District, home to 37 public schools pre-K through 12th grade providing education for nearly 28,000 students. As education facilities of all sizes have faced a tough few years, ...More

(9/14/2022)

-Waves and Avid Announce Compatibility of Waves V14 Plug-ins with Avid VENUE | S6L Consoles

Waves and Avid Announce Compatibility of Waves V14 Plug-ins with Avid VENUE | S6L Consoles

Waves Audio announces that Avid VENUE | S6L consoles are now fully compatible with the latest version of Waves plug-ins (V14). All Waves V14 SoundGrid-compatible plug-ins can now run within Avid VENUE | S6L consoles via the Waves ...More

(9/14/2022)

-Craig Richter Reflects Time Hopping Sound of Halestorm with Chauvet Professional

Craig Richter Reflects Time Hopping Sound of Halestorm with Chauvet Professional

Every once in a while, Craig Richter runs into someone who isn't familiar with the music of Halestorm, despite his Grammy-winning client's cult-like following. When that happens, the he has a ready answer: "I always tell them 'this ...More

(9/13/2022)

-PLASA Show 2022 Celebrates in Style at Olympia London

PLASA Show 2022 Celebrates in Style at Olympia London

PLASA Show 2022 took center stage in Olympia London's Grand Hall from September 4 - 6, and celebration was in the air.
Following a grueling couple of years for the industry, live events, and entertainment are more popular ...
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(9/13/2022)

-Out Board Reports a Positive Response from Developments Showcased at the PLASA Show

Out Board Reports a Positive Response from Developments Showcased at the PLASA Show

Out Board reported a busy time at their stand J5 at the PLASA London Show (Olympia -September 4 - 6, 2022), with interest echoing that which its innovative and award-winning spatial audio and stage tracking products have been ...More

(9/13/2022)

-Prolight+Sound 2023 to Increate Theatrical Presence

Prolight+Sound 2023 to Increate Theatrical Presence

Prolight+Sound reports that it will again place a special focus on the growing product area of stage and theatre technology.
The show's organizers note that theatre technology added its grown in previous editions. The upcoming ...
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(9/13/2022)

-Avid Welcomes Music and Media Tech Executive David Toomey as SVP an General Manager of Audio & Music Solutions

Avid Welcomes Music and Media Tech Executive David Toomey as SVP an General Manager of Audio & Music Solutions

Avid announces the appointment of music and media technology executive David Toomey to senior vice president and general manager of audio and music solutions. Toomey was selected for his exceptional track record and ...More

(9/13/2022)

-New ETC Library App Makes Technical Documentation More Accessible

New ETC Library App Makes Technical Documentation More Accessible

ETC has released a new ETC Library App, making ETC documentation accessible from one convenient location. Through the app, users can easily view, and share datasheets, brochures, and ...More

(9/13/2022)

-Ed Sheeran's Mathematics Tour Wows with ROE Visual Displays

Ed Sheeran's Mathematics Tour Wows with ROE Visual Displays

Ed Sheeran's global tour is well underway as the captivating show continues to impress international audiences. The +-=÷x Tour (Mathematics Tour) is supported by long-standing touring partner, Colonel Tom Touring (CTT) and ...More

(9/13/2022)

-In This Moment Tours with Allen & Heath's dLive S5000

In This Moment Tours with Allen & Heath's dLive S5000

Production manager and front of house sound engineer Brian Hardaswick started hearing buzz about Allen & Heath's dLive series in early 2020. "I hit up Sound Image and they ...More

(9/13/2022)

-The Vibe at Brick Miami Gets a Dramatic Boost via E11EVEN Sound by DAS Audio

The Vibe at Brick Miami Gets a Dramatic Boost via E11EVEN Sound by DAS Audio

Located in Wynwood, one of Miami's most prominent entertainment districts, Brick is one of the area's hottest nightclub environments. Patrons enjoy a truly unique nightlife experience that includes ...More

(9/13/2022)

-1 SOUND at Bad Bunny, David Grutman-Owned Restaurant in Brickell

1 SOUND at Bad Bunny, David Grutman-Owned Restaurant in Brickell

Just weeks after it was announced, Gekko, the new restaurant from rapper Bad Bunny and mega-club mogul turned restaurateur David Grutman and his hospitality group, Groot Hospitality, has made its splashy, celebrity-filled debut in ...More

(9/12/2022)

-Applications Open for New Equitable Workforce Initiative from ESTA

Applications Open for New Equitable Workforce Initiative from ESTA

The Equitable Workforce Initiative (EWI), the diversity program for rental companies announced at NAB in April, is now accepting applications. The initiative, sponsored by Netflix as part of its Fund for Creative Equity, focuses on ...More

(9/12/2022)

-Behind the Scenes Presents Free Webinar on Workplace Bullying Intervention

Behind the Scenes Presents Free Webinar on Workplace Bullying Intervention

Do you know how to safely intervene if you see a co-worker being bullied or intimidated? Did you know there are different ways to intervene to match your comfort level? In just 90 minutes you will learn five easily accessible tools, ...More

(9/12/2022)

-Blue Planet and Lightscape Announce Partnership and Expansion

Blue Planet and Lightscape Announce Partnership and Expansion

Blue Planet AVL and Lightscape Lighting & Equipment announce a strategic partnership which bridges the gap between the Live Entertainment and Motion Picture markets. This collaboration creates a powerhouse operation in which both ...More

(9/12/2022)

-Prolights Launches IP-rated, Linear Soft-light

Prolights Launches IP-rated, Linear Soft-light

Prolights released the EclSoft LinearIP, an IP65-rated linear soft-light with all the color features of the EclPanel TWC range, suitable for film, TV, or touring productions.
The EclSoft LinearIP has several color control modes ...
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(9/12/2022)

-Fulcrum Acoustic Processor Settings Now Available for Apex CloudPower Amplifiers

Fulcrum Acoustic Processor Settings Now Available for Apex CloudPower Amplifiers

Fulcrum Acoustic announces that presets for Apex CloudPower Amplifiers are now available for download on the Fulcrum Acoustic website. The processor ...More

(9/12/2022)

-Volt Lites' Inventory of Claypaky Mini-B Fixtures Impress on American Song Contest and More

Volt Lites' Inventory of Claypaky Mini-B Fixtures Impress on American Song Contest and More

Claypaky Mini-B fixtures, the smallest LED moving light ever made by Claypaky for the professional market, are in constant demand at Burbank-based Volt Lites, Inc. where American Song Contest was among its latest users. Volt ...More

(9/12/2022)

-DiGiCo Quantum225 is the Perfect Fit For Nashville Life Church's New Home

DiGiCo Quantum225 is the Perfect Fit For Nashville Life Church's New Home

In recent years, the push towards inclusiveness and diversity within worship communities has brought broader demographics under one roof. A good example of that is Nashville Life, the 10-year-old ministry founded by gospel artist and 15 ...More

(9/12/2022)

-Elliot Baines and Chauvet Professional Adapt at Outlook Festival

Elliot Baines and Chauvet Professional Adapt at Outlook Festival

Reality has a way of interfering with even the most carefully laid out plans. Elliot Banes was reminded of this late last month when he arrived at the stately Cholmondeley Castle to light the main stage at the Outlook festival. ...More

(9/9/2022)

-Robe Celebrates Award-Winning PLASA 2022 and Presents "All Environments" Show

Robe Celebrates Award-Winning PLASA 2022 and Presents &quot;All Environments&quot; Show

Robe celebrated two PLASA Innovation Awards, stunned audiences with its eye-catching "All Environments" live performance show -- the only one at the 2022 PLASA expo; launched its new iFORTE high powered IP rated LED moving light in ...More

(9/9/2022)

-Solotech Burns Up the 2022 Festival Season

Solotech Burns Up the 2022 Festival Season

"We are pleased to announce that 2022 was a record-breaking international festival and music season for Solotech, representing an increase of over 20% in AV activities provided by our Live Productions teams", says Martin Tremblay, ...More

(9/9/2022)

-Get Your Free Pass to the AES New York 2022 Convention Experience with Exhibits+ Registration

Get Your Free Pass to the AES New York 2022 Convention Experience with Exhibits+ Registration

The Audio Engineering Society hosts the worldwide audio engineering community as they gather for the AES New York 2022 Convention, October 19 - 20, at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City. AES members enjoy the benefit of ...More

(9/9/2022)

-Emmy Nominees Rely on Award-winning Shure Axient Digital Wireless System for Live TV Broadcasts and Streaming

Emmy Nominees Rely on Award-winning Shure Axient Digital Wireless System for Live TV Broadcasts and Streaming

The 74th Primetime Emmy Awards will honor and recognize the best in television programming, broadcast live on NBC on Monday, September 12. Ahead of the broadcast, Shure continues celebrating an achievement of its own, as the Axient ...More

(9/9/2022)

-Astera Titan Tubes for Spectacular Outside Lands Festival Light Sculpture

Astera Titan Tubes for Spectacular Outside Lands Festival Light Sculpture

New York- and LA-based lighting and visual designer Rob Ross of technical production specialist, Studio RRD used his vast imagination and 160 Astera Titan Tubes to create a stunning light sculpture center piece for the SOMA ...More

(9/9/2022)

-True Audio Bolsters PK Sound Robotic System Inventory

True Audio Bolsters PK Sound Robotic System Inventory

Miami-based production firm True Audio has bolstered its PK Sound inventory with a substantial investment in T10 robotic line source elements and T218 subwoofers. A longtime PK Sound partner, True Audio is now a PK Alliance member ...More

(9/9/2022)

-L-Acoustics Syva and X Series Ensure Speech Clarity for At-Thohir Mosque Congregation

L-Acoustics Syva and X Series Ensure Speech Clarity for At-Thohir Mosque Congregation

Strategically located on the perimeter of the Podomoro Golf Complex in a leafy suburb of Jakarta, At-Thohir Mosque was built by the extended family of automotive magnate, the late Teddy Thohir. The graceful, pearlescent house of ...More

(9/9/2022)

-Roland Greil Uses 450 Elation Lights on Epic Bavaria Sounds 2022 Concerts in Munich

Roland Greil Uses 450 Elation Lights on Epic Bavaria Sounds 2022 Concerts in Munich

The largest open-air concerts ever held in Munich, and the largest in Germany this year, took place at the Munich Exhibition Center in August with over 300,000 fans total attending shows by Andreas Gabalier, Helene Fischer, ...More

(9/8/2022)

-Vari-Lite Brings Industry-standard GDTF Support to Full Luminaire, Console Product Line

Vari-Lite Brings Industry-standard GDTF Support to Full Luminaire, Console Product Line

Vari-Lite, the originators of the modern moving head and a Signify entertainment lighting brand, announces support for the General Device Type Format (GDTF) in all currently shipping fixtures and consoles, including production ...More

(9/8/2022)

-The 1/25 Project Announces $100,000 in Grants Distributed Among Seven Early Career Designer Recipients

The 1/25 Project Announces $100,000 in Grants Distributed Among Seven Early Career Designer Recipients

The 1/52 Project, the new financial grant program founded by Tony Award-winning set designer Beowulf Boritt, has selected the first seven early-career designer recipients to benefit from $100,000 in grants. Applicants were ...More

(9/8/2022)

-Russell Reynolds Releases Position Specifications for The Next President and CEO of NAMM

Russell Reynolds Releases Position Specifications for The Next President and CEO of NAMM

In anticipation of the retirement of NAMM president and CEO Joe Lamond and to offer the global industry association continued stability, the NAMM Executive Committee and executive search firm Russell Reynolds Associates have ...More

(9/8/2022)

-Broadway Green Alliance's Fall Textile Drive Set for September 14

Broadway Green Alliance's Fall Textile Drive Set for September 14

The Broadway Green Alliance (BGA) is sponsoring a textile drive on Wednesday, September 14 from 11:00am - 2:00pm in the center of Duffy Square (46th Street between 7th Avenue and Broadway in Times Square). The event will take place ...More

(9/8/2022)

-Prolights ArcPod Now in Variable White

Prolights ArcPod Now in Variable White

The new ArcPod 15VW, ArcPod 27VW, and ArcPod 48VW exterior floods have a tunable white range between 2,700K to 6,500K, benefiting from their bi-color capabilities to deliver a punchy white output whilst preserving a high CRI and TM30 value ...More

(9/8/2022)

-Robe Has Lucky Daye with Mark Ronson Shoot

Robe Has Lucky Daye with Mark Ronson Shoot

New York-based lighting designer Myles Mangino used the stylish appearance of Robe's PATT 2013 luminaires and the excellent CRI and crisp optics of their ESPRITE moving lights to add a touch of class to a video shoot for ...More

(9/8/2022)

-KLANG:konductor Brings Its Monitor Mixing Into the Future at Glen Haven Baptist Church

KLANG:konductor Brings Its Monitor Mixing Into the Future at Glen Haven Baptist Church

Glen Haven Baptist Church, just south of Atlanta in McDonough, Georgia, celebrated a milestone this year when the church turned 75 years old. And like more and more older churches, Glen Haven Baptist spent its diamond anniversary looking ...More

(9/8/2022)

-Audinate Bolsters Dante Studio Software; Announces New Tools To Simplify AV Workflow

Audinate Bolsters Dante Studio Software; Announces New Tools To Simplify AV Workflow

Audinate announces new tools within Dante Studio, an application within the Dante AV ecosystem that integrates PC applications with AV-over-IP. These new tools, Dante Video TX, a virtual transmitter, and Dante Video Viewer, an ...More

(9/8/2022)

-Chauvet Professional Wears Many Hats At M'era Luna Festival

Chauvet Professional Wears Many Hats At M'era Luna Festival

Flexibility is a valuable attribute, not only in a lighting rig, but also in the designer who creates it. Cevin Richter offered convincing proof of that this August at the M'era Luna alternative music festival. ...More

(9/7/2022)

-LMG Purchases Land in Austin, Texas; Announces Plans to Build 11th US Location

LMG Purchases Land in Austin, Texas; Announces Plans to Build 11th US Location

LMG, a national provider of video, audio, lighting and LED, announces the purchase of land in Austin, TX along with plans to build their 11th US location.
The site at 8016 Burleson Rd will soon be home to a new LMG location ...
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(9/7/2022)

-Audinate Introduces Dante AV Variants for Different Streaming Bandwidths

Audinate Introduces Dante AV Variants for Different Streaming Bandwidths

Audinate Group Limited announces it is launching a new family of solutions under the Dante AV brand. The first two solutions include Dante AV-Ultra, previously Dante AV, and Dante AV-H, which will allow OEMs and end users to deliver ...More

(9/7/2022)

-Sacramento Rock Group Dance Gavin Dance Opts for dLive

Sacramento Rock Group Dance Gavin Dance Opts for dLive

Front of house engineer Travis Wade first mixed on am Allen & Heath dLive under some chaotic circumstances. "We were only expecting about six hundred people at a Suicidal ...More

(9/7/2022)

-ADJ's Versatile New Lime-Infused Linear LED Wash Offers Tunable White and High CRI

ADJ's Versatile New Lime-Infused Linear LED Wash Offers Tunable White and High CRI

The ULTRA LB18 is ADJ's latest addition to its range of LED-powered wash fixtures utilizing enhanced lime-infused color mixing. This versatile linear lighting device incorporates ...More

(9/7/2022)

-Sony Electronics Launches the FR7

Sony Electronics Launches the FR7

Sony Electronics Inc. announces the latest addition to its Cinema Line, the ILME-FR7, an E-mount interchangeable lens camera with a full-frame image sensor and built-in pan/tilt/zoom (PTZ) functionality. Its versatile remote ...More

(9/7/2022)

-ARRI Announces New Projection Optics

ARRI Announces New Projection Optics

ARRI announces the launch of the two Orbiter Projection Optics 25° and 35°. Combined with Orbiter's ARRI Spectra light engine, the high-end optical system provides a state-of-the-art LED profiler which is well suited to theatres, ...More

(9/7/2022)

-Metinteractive Completes AV Integration in University of Connecticut's Athletic District

Metinteractive Completes AV Integration in University of Connecticut's Athletic District

Every so often a project comes along that not only allows a company to technically innovate and push boundaries but also work with a highly respected educational institution in one's own backyard. The project, for the University of ...More

(9/7/2022)

-Tennessee Volunteers Kick Off New Season of Football with Massive Light Show from Bandit Lites

Tennessee Volunteers Kick Off New Season of Football with Massive Light Show from Bandit Lites

The University of Tennessee Volunteers roared into the football season defeating the Ball State Cardinals 59-10. Bandit Lites lighting director Alex Becker programmed a light show never before seen in college football ...More

(9/7/2022)

-Events Evolution Connects Burna Boy to Crowd with Chauvet Professional

Events Evolution Connects Burna Boy to Crowd with Chauvet Professional

The sprawling Belgravia Sports Club was packed with fans this summer when Grammy winner Burna Boy stepped onto the stage a little after 10:30 as part of his Space Drift Tour. It didn't take long, however, for the mood at the ...More

(9/6/2022)

-2022 PLASA Innovation Award Winners Announced

2022 PLASA Innovation Award Winners Announced

This year's winners of the PLASA Awards for Innovation were announced last night at PLASA Show at Olympia London.
The Innovation Awards, run association with LSi magazine, are respected industry-wide for celebrating future ...
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(9/6/2022)

-Robe Lighting s.r.o. Agrees to Acquire Artistic Licence

Robe Lighting s.r.o. Agrees to Acquire Artistic Licence

Robe Lighting agrees to acquire Artistic Licence, leaders in the design and manufacture of lighting control products and originator of Art-Net. The official announcement was made in the UK yesterday. ...More

(9/6/2022)

-Analog Way Partners with VIOSO to Add Projection Calibration Tools to Picturall Media Servers

Analog Way Partners with VIOSO to Add Projection Calibration Tools to Picturall Media Servers

Analog Way announces a partnership agreement with VIOSO GmbH, the German-based pioneer in projector auto-alignment and the leading provider of projection calibration software that makes multi-projector setups easy and reliable. ...More

(9/6/2022)

-TEKVOX Offers Solution to AV Equipment Delivery Delays

TEKVOX Offers Solution to AV Equipment Delivery Delays

At a time when many pro AV equipment manufacturers are still experiencing extensive supply chain delays, TEKVOX has stock ready for delivery to meet the needs of customers eager to start or finish projects across a range of markets. ...More

(9/6/2022)

-Altman Lighting Promotes from Within

Altman Lighting Promotes from Within

Altman Lighting announces the promotions of Jake Rhodes and Matthew Peters to the roles of western regional sales manager and director of technical support services respectively. As the western regional sales manager, ...More

(9/6/2022)

-Zakk Bosserman Lights Chase Rice at Blame My Roots Festival with Chauvet Professional

Zakk Bosserman Lights Chase Rice at Blame My Roots Festival with Chauvet Professional

Adaptability is one of the most valuable virtues. Zakk Bosserman has no argument with that time-honored adage. As the lighting designer for the prolifically touring country star Chase Rice, he has become a master at molding a ...More

(9/6/2022)

-Ayrton Domino Profile on Tour with Cremonini

Ayrton Domino Profile on Tour with Cremonini

Cesare Cremonini's Stadium Tour 2022 Milano, which started in Milan and closed with a resounding event at the Imola racetrack, has just ended. The eight sold-out dates of the tour celebrated the Bologna singer's 20-year career ...More

(9/2/2022)

-PLASA Show Opens This Weekend to Celebrate Strength of Live Sector

PLASA Show Opens This Weekend to Celebrate Strength of Live Sector

PLASA Show, London's international event for entertainment technology, will once again open its doors at Olympia London from September 4 - 6.
Thousands of professionals from across the live sector are expected to attend the ...
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(9/2/2022)

-Le Mark Group Debuts New Products at PLASA 2022

Le Mark Group Debuts New Products at PLASA 2022

Le Mark Group will be exhibiting its extensive product range at this year's PLASA show. Two new Dirty Rigger products will take center stage; the V3 edition of the long awaited heavy-duty backpack and four-way stretch ladies' work ...More

(9/2/2022)

-Blizzard Lighting Launches Three New Lines to IRiS LED Video Product Family

Blizzard Lighting Launches Three New Lines to IRiS LED Video Product Family

Blizzard Lighting introduces three new lines, InSpire, InSite G2, and InSignia to its IRiS LED video product family.
Core to Blizzard Lighting's IRiS video offerings are the ICON Series of professional, indoor/outdoor LED video ...
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(9/2/2022)

-Bandit Lites Sends New Chauvet on the Road

Bandit Lites Sends New Chauvet on the Road

Bandit Lites has again invested in some of the latest new offerings from Chauvet Professional.
Jake Tickle, Bandit vice president of business and innovation, made a trip to visit the Chauvet facility in Florida and upon return ...
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(9/2/2022)

-Chicago's Famed Studebaker Theater Enters its 125th Year with a New L-Acoustics Kara II Sound System

Chicago's Famed Studebaker Theater Enters its 125th Year with a New L-Acoustics Kara II Sound System

Chicago's Fine Arts Building is a Romanesque treasure in the city's famous Loop neighborhood, and within the building is an even more exquisite jewel: the 600-seat Studebaker Theater. Both have plenty of history -- the Fine Arts Building, ...More

(9/2/2022)

-PRG First to Purchase New VL3600 Profile IP Lights for Entertainment Industry

PRG First to Purchase New VL3600 Profile IP Lights for Entertainment Industry

Production Resource Group, LLC (PRG) announces that it is making a significant investment in the new VL3600 PROFILE IP automated luminaire from Vari-Lite.
"This purchase represents a significant investment that reinforces our ...
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(9/2/2022)

-Justin Preston Balances Looks for Thundercat's Broad Museum Show with CHAUVET Professional

Justin Preston Balances Looks for Thundercat's Broad Museum Show with CHAUVET Professional

Sliding frictionlessly though thumbing funk and mesmerizing rock-soul infused jazz, multi-Grammy winning bassist Thundercat is, as the New York Times put it "the kind of artist who invites listeners into a private world." What a ...More

(9/2/2022)

-Squeek Lights Invest in ADJ Jolt Bar FX LED Fixtures Following Positive Experience with ADJ

Squeek Lights Invest in ADJ Jolt Bar FX LED Fixtures Following Positive Experience with ADJ

Concert tour lighting specialist Squeek Lights (based in Middlesex, New Jersey) has expanded its rental inventory with the purchase of 36 ADJ Jolt Bar FX multifunctional strobe / blinder / wash / effect fixtures. The company, ...More

(9/2/2022)

-Solotech Appoints New Senior US Business Development Leaders in its Live Productions Division

Solotech Appoints New Senior US Business Development Leaders in its Live Productions Division

Solotech announces the appointment of Lee Moro as senior vice-president, business development, John Flynn as vice-president, operations, and Jim Yakabuski as director of audio projects, of the Live Productions ...More

(9/2/2022)

-Martin Stewart Named NEP Group CFO

Martin Stewart Named NEP Group CFO

NEP Group announces that Martin Stewart has joined the company as NEP's chief financial officer. Stewart will oversee all financial strategy and actions for the company across NEP's three business segments: Broadcast Services ...More

(9/2/2022)

-Theatre in Review: Once Upon a (korean) Time (Ma-Yi Theater Company)

Theatre in Review: Once Upon a (korean) Time (Ma-Yi Theater Company)

Daniel K. Isaac's inventive chronicle play, now at La MaMa's Ellen Stewart Theatre, weaves historical traumas and folk tales into a seamless braid that, over the course of a century, extends halfway around the world. Just as the ...More

(9/1/2022)

-In Memoriam: Frederick J. Ampel

In Memoriam: Frederick J. Ampel

Fred Ampel, a 50+ year veteran of the professional audio industry, passed from this life into the next on Sunday, August 29, 2022. Born August 6, 1947, Ampel grew up in Mahopac and Queens, New York. As a young man he worked at Cue ...More

(9/1/2022)

-AES New York Convention Early Bird Registration Options Extended Through September 12

AES New York Convention Early Bird Registration Options Extended Through September 12

The Audio Engineering Society announces that Early Bird Registration rates and options for the upcoming AES New York 2022 Professional Audio Convention -- making its return to the Jacob Javits Center this October -- have been ...More

(9/1/2022)

-Renkus-Heinz Brings The Sound Solution to Experience Conference 2022

Renkus-Heinz Brings The Sound Solution to Experience Conference 2022

In a move to further strengthen connections within the house of worship space, Renkus-Heinz announces its attendance at More

(9/1/2022)

-Mark Dakin Joins TAIT's UK team, Where Theatre Meets Rock and Roll

Mark Dakin Joins TAIT's UK team, Where Theatre Meets Rock and Roll

TAIT, the global creative engineering group for live experience environments, has confirmed the appointment of Mark Dakin as managing director of TAIT Neasden & Haverhill in the UK.
Dakin brings to TAIT over 40 years of ...
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(9/1/2022)

-Avolites Launches PRISM ZERO to Further Simplify Complex Video Design

Avolites Launches PRISM ZERO to Further Simplify Complex Video Design

Avolites has released its new standalone video application PRISM ZERO to bring simplicity to complex video design and integration. The application expands the PRISM range of live production tools alongside significant upgrades to ...More

(9/1/2022)

-Vectorworks 2023 to Provide Time-Saving Benefits to Designers

Vectorworks 2023 to Provide Time-Saving Benefits to Designers

Global design and BIM software provider Vectorworks, Inc. will soon launch the 2023 version of its product line, focused on providing time-saving tools that automate tedious processes and let designers focus on high-quality design. ...More

(9/1/2022)

-Illumixx Appointed New Elation Professional Distributor in Canada

Illumixx Appointed New Elation Professional Distributor in Canada

Elation Professional announces that Illumixx -- a new distribution company owned by Christie Lites -- has been appointed the exclusive distributor for Elation Professional products in Canada. The distribution partnership with ...More

(9/1/2022)

-Motionless In White Arena Tour Relies on Allen & Heath's dLive

Motionless In White Arena Tour Relies on Allen & Heath's dLive

Front of house engineer and tour manager Logan Beaver was hesitant to switch to a compact console for his major touring gigs. "A friend of mine was making these great sounding mixes on [an Allen & Heath] dLive C1500," ...More

(9/1/2022)

-GLP Helps 311 to Another Massive 311 Day Party Success in Las Vegas

GLP Helps 311 to Another Massive 311 Day Party Success in Las Vegas

Every second year, veteran American rock band 311 celebrates March 11 (3/11) with a massive party-style celebration concert for fans over two nights at the Park Theater, Las Vegas (Park MGM).
And the pressure is on LD Bobby Grey, ...
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(9/1/2022)

-BASSBOSS + Universal Hip Hop Museum Installation

BASSBOSS + Universal Hip Hop Museum Installation

BASSBOSS Powered Loudspeakers has provided a sound system for the Universal Hip Hop Museum's current installation at the Bronx Terminal Market, "The [R]Evolution of Hip Hop's 'Golden Era' circa 1986-1990." The experience is an ...More

(9/1/2022)

-Theatre in Review: Los Otros (Premieres NYC at ART/New York Theatres)

Theatre in Review: Los Otros (Premieres NYC at ART/New York Theatres)

For much of its running time, Los Otros appears to be the story of two perfect strangers; that they are linked by one degree of separation doesn't become clear until near the end. Instead, librettist Ellen Fitzhugh and ...More

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