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  AES 2023 International Conference on Spatial and Immersive Audio: A Resounding Success!
The Audio Engineering Society (AES) announces the successful conclusion of the 2023 International Conference on Spatial and ...
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Schnick-Schnack-Systems Names Topstage Exclusive Distributor for Sweden
Schnick-Schnack-Systems announces their partnership with Topstage in Sweden for the exclusive Swedish distribution of their premium quality LED modules and controls.
Topstage represents some of the industry's most elite ...
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Blockhouse Studios Lights up Indiana Center for Performing Arts with Epson Laser Projectors
Blockhouse Studios, a bespoke multimedia production company, leveraged 12 Epson EB-PU2220B 20,000-lumen large venue laser projectors as part of a permanent projection mapping display system to light up the Carter Green Palladium ...
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Matt Mills Powers Motley Crue Looks on Co-Headline Tour with Chauvet Professional
Each band has sold over 100 million albums. One has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The other has its own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Collectively, their wildly intense sound and explosive stage presence have ...
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Prolights Fixtures Illuminated the 63rd Edition of TV Week Logie Annual Awards
The exceptional sparkle and enchanting ambiance that characterized the 63rd annual TV Week Logie Awards has been further enhanced by the innovative lighting solutions offered by Prolights. This extraordinary event, held at Sydney's ...
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Key Digital Delivers for Restaurants and Bars
AV integrators working with bars, restaurants, and gaming venues find commonality in the requirements of their customers: ease of use, high quality video, flexibility, and cost effectiveness. These integrators are increasingly satisfying ...
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TAF Releases its 25th Anniversary Video
TAF announces the official release of its new video, celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the brand -- Watch the growth of TAF since its founding in 1998!
Today, TAF has a full range of aluminum truss products and accessories ...
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Anolis Enjoys Busy PLASA 2023
LED architectural and architainment lighting manufacturer Anolis Lighting -- A Robe Business -- enjoyed a productive, and successful PLASA 2023 expo at London's Olympia, where its stand was prominent in the "village" of parent ...
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MEGA-LITE Chooses Secure Streaming ACN Lighting Protocol from Pathway Connectivity
Pathway Connectivity Solutions announces its collaboration with MEGA-LITE, a manufacturer of LED lighting, lighting controls, and software, to elevate control product security. MEGA Control Systems, a division of MEGA-LITE, has ...
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Ayrton Fixtures Accompany Peter Frampton's Never Say Never Tour
Gregg Maltby, a Las Vegas-based independent lighting designer, chose an array of Ayrton fixtures for Peter Frampton's Never Say Never Tour. Versatile Ayrton LED fixtures such as the Diablo and Eurus profiles and the Zonda 9 ...
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Meyer Sound PANTHER Is a Spot-on Solution for Hayden Homes Amphitheater
Hayden Homes Amphitheater in Bend, OR attracts top-tier touring artists with its stunning natural setting and superb technical facilities. Situated in the shadow of the snow-capped Cascade Mountains and bordered by the pristine Deschutes ...
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John & Jane Creates Single Rig for Two Festivals One Week Apart With CHAUVET Professional
This year's Kingdance Festival and Dance4Liberation had a great deal in common. Both celebrated important national holidays, the King's birthday, and the liberation of the Netherlands from Nazi occupation in the closing days of World War ...
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New Iluminati 3D Design Concept Proves a Winner for GLP
The Antwerpen Sportpaleis played host to a cornucopia projected lasers and lighting earlier this summer when promoters, Zillion presented their new immersive "Iluminati" dance concept.
This brand-new design, conceived by Frank ...
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cavlo Houston Show Postponed Until 2024
cavlo Tech Trade Show made the announcement last week that it will be postponing its Fall show in Houston due to pre-existing manufacturer commitments and budget allocations. cavlo's exhibitor model is aimed towards AVL systems ...
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Blaze Audio Expands Company Sales Team
Blaze Audio announces the addition of three new sales professionals to the company's roster for the Americas. Darrell Champagne, James Duvall, and Rob Howitt -- all seasoned professionals -- will be tasked with ...
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Vectorworks, Inc. Releases New 2024 Product Line
Global design and BIM software provider Vectorworks, Inc. announces the availability of Vectorworks 2024, featuring comprehensive solutions and quality improvements that automate processes and empower designers to unleash their ...
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KLANG Brings New Monitoring Tech to Lionel Richie's Classic Sound
It can take a while to get a group of people to embrace a new way of doing things, and it certainly doesn't help when a two-year-plus-long pandemic complicates the process. However, it is easier when the new way is so undeniably ...
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Elation's Proteus Powers Mötley Crüe/Def Leppard/Alice Cooper Summer Stadium Shows
Showing there is plenty of gas left in the tank, rockers Mötley Crüe and Def Leppard had one of the biggest grossing tours of 2022. The momentum carried into 2023 with the summer culminating in a string of US stadium shows lit using ...
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Roosevelt Dsouza Sets Mood for Jubin Nautiyal's Australian Tour with Chauvet Professional
There are many ways fans and critics describe the music of multi award-winning playback singer Jubin Nautiyal, and almost all of them revolve around a single word, "soulful." The Dehradun, India-born superstar has an uncanny ...
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ETC Introduces Hyperstar
ETC introduces the High End Systems Hyperstar, a new companion to the Lonestar automated luminaire. A powerful, compact moving light optimized for projection versatility, Hyperstar will help create uniquely beautiful designs for a ...
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Another Double Innovation Award Winning PLASA for Robe
Robe received two more PLASA Innovation Awards -- for its Footsie and iFORTE LTX products -- at the 2023 PLASA entertainment technology expo staged in London last week, capping off another busy and brilliant 3 days for the Czech ...
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High Praise for PLASA Show 2023
In step with the welcome return of the British summer, PLASA Show made a triumphant return to the Grand Hall of Olympia London from September 3-5, proudly spanning a third more floor space with a striking 28% increase in visitors.
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Blue-i Group Invests in PIXERA Media Servers
Blue-i Group, known for their work on live events and theatrical productions like Disney's' Aladdin - El Musical in Madrid, Tina Turner - das Musical in Stuttgart and the Les Misérables European tour, have recently ...
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Ocean Way Audio Releases GLL Loudspeaker Data for AeroWave AW9090
Ocean Way Audio has releasesd GLL (Generic Loudspeaker Library) Data for their AeroWave 9090 systems. The aptly named AeroWave 9090 speakers offer 90° of coverage in both the horizontal and vertical planes, ensuring that the entire ...
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Metinteractive Designs New Audio System for New Britain, Connecticut's Renovated Osgood Park
Osgood Park in New Britain, Connecticut, which has had only minor renovations since opening in 1960, experienced a complete makeover earlier this year. Metinteractive, which provides strategic solutions for architecture, ...
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Asking Alexandria Takes to the Road with Bandit Lites
English rock band Asking Alexandria is out on tour promoting their latest album with a lighting system provided by Bandit Lites. Comprised of guitarists Ben Bruce and Cameron Liddell, drummer James Cassells, ...
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St. John Vianney Church Improves Intelligibility with ICLive X Loudspeakers from Renkus-Heinz
In the suburbs of Detroit lies Shelby Township, home to St. John Vianney Catholic Church. The quiet and unassuming church hosts a vast nave, with seating for more than 1,200 people. The rectangular nave features brick-lined walls and ...
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The 1/52 Project Announces $88,000 in Grants Distributed to Seven Early Career Designer Recipients
The 1/52 Project, the financial grant program founded by Tony Award-winning set designer Beowulf Boritt, has selected the second round of seven early-career designer recipients to benefit from $88,000 in grants. Applicants ...
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Robe Announces LSD as New Serbian Distributor
Belgrade, Serbia-based company Light and Sound Design D.O.O. (LSD) is Robe's new exclusive distributor for Serbia and Kosovo and will also be a project partner for business in the neighboring Balkan countries of Bosnia & ...
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ChamSys Immerses Large Crowds at PLASA
A frame not only contains a subject; at times, it can also serve as a window into bold new visions and unlimited opportunities. Such was the case earlier this week at the ChamSys PLASA London stand. Built around the theme of "Frame ...
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Two Weeks Left to Order Behind the Scenes 2023 Holiday Cards
There is just two weeks left to order Behind the Scenes 2023 Holiday Cards! BTS Holiday Cards are available in card packs of 10 with a standard greeting ...
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Void Acoustics Prides Itself on High Energy Sound System for LA's Heart Nightclub
The celebrated LGBTQ+ district of West Hollywood, LA, is where you will find Heart Weho dance and night club, boasting one of the most technologically advanced audio systems in the US.
Heart Weho is a 1,500 capacity venue making it ...
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CTS AVL Sends Off Vanderbilt University's Class of 2023 with Help From Harman
To provide this year's Commencement celebration at Vanderbilt University with reliable and versatile audio even in the face of inclement weather, CTS AVL, a Nashville-based live production and AVL integration company, deployed several ...
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Theatre in Review: No Good Things Dwell in the Flesh (ART/New York Theatres)
In her new play, Christina Masciotti places a captivating character at center stage, then leaves her stranded, dramatically speaking. The title of No Good Things Dwell in the Flesh -- an apparent allusion to St. Paul' ...
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Theatre in Review: The Lieutenant (York Theatre Company/Theatre at St. Jean's)
For the latest entry in its Musicals in Mufti series, York Theatre Company has taken a deep dive into the murky depths of musical theatre history, bringing back a fascinating cultural artifact. Is there a musical theatre fan not ...
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GLP Appoints AV Light as Exclusive Distributor for Poland
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GLP has appointed the Warsaw-based company AV Light as its exclusive sales partner in Poland. A corresponding agreement was signed last spring. The cooperation aims at increasing the availability of GLP ...
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Sennheiser Wireless Multi-Channel Audio Systems (WMAS) Preview Inspires NYC's Pro Audio Industry Leaders
New York's pro audio industry leaders across the live production space came together on August 15 to attend an exclusive hands-on workshop demonstrating the potential of Sennheiser's Wireless Multi-Channel Audio Systems (WMAS) ...
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Kino Flo, Chauvet Professional and ChamSys To Bring Immersion Into Focus at IBC Show
There's a good reason why "immersion" is commonly cited as a principal goal of lighting design. The word, which comes to us from immergere, Latin for "submerging in water," has been used for thousands of years to describe the ...
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Sony Electronics Announces New Crystal LED VERONA Virtual Production Focused LED Displays
Sony Electronics announces four new Crystal LED displays under the product name VERONA, purpose-built to meet the needs of virtual production applications. Each new panel benefits from technology advancements developed ...
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Introducing 2inspire by Chroma-Q
Chroma-Q introduces their all-new 2inspire family It is a compact, silent, bright fixture available in three sizes, with each installation luminaire delivering both studio-grade tuneable white light and pure theatrical quality ...
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Sommer Cable Introduces New SC-Mercator Cat.6a Proflex
Sommer Cable is now shipping its new SC-Mercator Cat.6a Proflex patch cable. Many applications require cables with enhanced flexibility -- which in turn may affect the durability of a cable. Sommer Cable has developed and fitted ...
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Taihu Jazz Festival Creates Immersive Sound Experience with L-Acoustics L-ISA
Each spring, on the grounds of the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) in Beijing is the stage for the Taihu Jazz Festival, the Taihu Dance and Arts Centre's outdoor celebration of jazz. Co-organized by the NCPA and China ...
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IA Stage Welcomes Brian F. Evans as Manufacturing Director
IA Stage announces that Brian F. Evans is joining the company as manufacturing director. The position will provide centralized leadership and guidance for IA Stage's busy manufacturing plant. Evans will also head up factory ...
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IBC2023: Sound Devices Celebrates 25th Anniversary and Astral Family Wireless Products
Sound Devices will be celebrating its 25th Anniversary with an appearance at IBC2023 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. During the show the company will showcase its complete family of Astral wireless devices, including the brand new ...
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Lyric Opera of Chicago Announces the SoundShirt
Lyric Opera of Chicago announces the launch of a new accessibility initiative for its 2023/24 Season: the
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MA Lighting's grandMA3 for Anuel Tour
Puerto Rican rapper and singer Anuel AA played several high-profile venues -- including MSG and others on the recent North American leg of his Legends Never Die Tour, complete with a spectacular lightshow! This was ...
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LD Kyle Kegan Uses Elation on ODESZA's The Last Goodbye Tour
Electronic dance music pioneers ODESZA launched their The Last Goodbye Tour last summer to critical acclaim and the popular duo continue to mesmerize audiences with dates on the schedule into October 2023. Lighting design is by
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Cody James Balances Divergent Visions for Yellowcard With Help From Chauvet Professional
There are things that are impossible to achieve, like being in two places at once, or standing up and showing someone your lap. Then there are other actions, that while not "impossible," are extremely difficult, because they call for ...
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Claypaky Fixtures Shine at Spectacular Anniversary Concert for Zion & Lennox in Santiago, Chile
Lighting designer Deivid Rojas used a large complement of Claypaky fixtures when reggaeton stars Zion & Lennox marked their 23rd anniversary as a musical duo with a spectacular show at the Moviestar Arena in Santiago, Chile. < ...
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Marketa Fantova Joins Robe to Expand NRG Initiatives
Marketa Fantova joins the team at Robe lighting s.r.o. as international education program coordinator and designer, where her role will be co-ordinating Robe's existing NRG program on an international level. ...
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Latest Update to Clear-Com's Arcadia Central Station Makes it the Most Powerful 1RU Intercom System
Clear-Com announces new features for Arcadia Central Station with the addition of I.V. Direct, an IP interfacing feature that connects Arcadia and the LQ Series of IP Interfaces, Eclipse HX Digital Matrix System (via E-IPA card), ...
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Lectrosonics DSR Dual-Channel Receiver Now Shipping
Lectrosonics announces that the DSR Digital Dual-Channel Slot Receiver designed for ENG and portable location sound systems, is now shipping.
The DSR represents the latest state-of-the-art technology in miniature receivers. ...
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SGM Light Introduces the P-3 Vision
SGM Light unveils the launch of the P-3 Vision, the first fixture released in the new 3-series platform of SGM Light fixtures. This family of fixtures introduces numerous features and performance improvements which makes it unique ...
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Zac Brown Band Takes Bandit Lites Gear on From the Fire Tour
Bandit Lites is providing the lighting for multi-platinum, GRAMMY Award-winning Zac Brown Band on their 2023 From the Fire Tour. Comprised of Zac Brown, Jimmy De Martini, John Driskell Hopkins, Coy ...
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Meyer Sound PANTHER Anchors Total Audio Upgrade at The Fillmore
A San Francisco landmark, and arguably the most celebrated venue in rock history, The Fillmore promises to carry its iconic status into the future thanks to a complete audio upgrade anchored by a new Meyer Sound reinforcement system ...
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Winners Announced for PLASA Awards for Innovation 2023
The winners of this year's PLASA Awards for Innovation were announced last night at PLASA Show at Olympia London. The awards, run in association with LSi magazine, are respected industry-wide for celebrating future ...
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In Memoriam: Franne Lee
Costume and scenic designer Franne Lee died on August 27 in Atlantis, Florida, following a short illness. She was 81.
Born Frances Elaine Newman in New York, in 1941, Lee studied art at the University of California, Berkeley, ...
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Ayrton Launches IP65-rated Argo 6
Ayrton announces the official launch of its new IP65-rated Argo 6 Wash and Argo 6 FX fixtures. For the first time in its history, Ayrton is launching a weather-sealed effects luminaire that offers as much creative potential ...
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Zooming In: ADJ's New Encore LP12Z IP Lime-infused, IP-Rated LED Par Has It All
Offering the ultimate utility lighting fixture, ADJ's new Encore LP12Z IP sets a new benchmark for LED par can versatility. It offers huge brightness with lime-infused LEDs, motorized zoom for easy beam angle changes, a robust ...
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One Step Beyond -- LD Systems Presents New MON G3 Series of Stage Monitors
LD Systems presents its new MON G3 Series. This third generation of active stage monitors has been completely redesigned, both technically and visually, and offers discerning musicians, bands, DJs, and event technology service ...
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TAF Celebrates 25 Years of Truss Manufacturing Excellence
Since its founding in 1998, TAF (Truss Aluminium Factory) has earned the trust of its global customer base with the production and timely delivery of safe, high-quality aluminium truss and support structures, along with the design ...
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LD Gigi Pedron Employs Elation KL Panel as Rock 'n' Roll Art for Queens of the Stone Age
Lighting designer Emmanuelle "Gigi" Pedron has taken Elation Professional's broadcast market KL Panel XL IP LED soft light and transformed it into a high-impact, ...
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Janet Jackson and zactrack on Together Again Tour
Iconic American singer, songwriter, actress, and dancer Janet Jackson has just completed her Together Again major North American tour with tour direction, production design, and technical direction by Eric Wade from Dallas, ...
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Le Mark Group Celebrates 40th Anniversary
Le Mark Group, the UK-based supplier of self-adhesive tapes, labels, floors, and crew wear to the live entertainment, television, and film industries, celebrates its 40th anniversary.
Founded in 1983 by Stuart Gibbons ...
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Vectorworks, Inc. Hosting Worldwide Design Day Series
Global design and BIM software provider Vectorworks, Inc. invites architects, interior designers, landscape professionals, site designers and entertainment design professionals to its worldwide Design Day series. Across the globe, ...
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Refik Anadol First to Transform Sphere's Entertainment into Immersive Canvas
Sphere Entertainment Co. announces that on September 1, internationally renowned media artist Refik Anadol will become the first artist to utilize the Exosphere, the fully programmable LED exterior of Sphere in Las Vegas, as ...
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Top 100 Global Retailers Recognized by NAMM
NAMM (www.namm.org/news), the world's largest not-for-profit music trade organization representing the $17 billion music industry, announces its list of independent music product retailers to ...
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Paul Fielder Appointed GLP UK's New Key Account Manager
GLP UK has appointed the experienced Paul Fielder as its new key account manager.
Coming from a theatre lighting background, he was previously technical sales consultant at Stage Electrics after leaving the Royal Opera ...
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Bob Leonard Appointed as Solotech's Vice President of Operations, Sales and Systems Integration USA
Solotech announces the appointment of Bob Leonard as the vice president of operations, sales and systems integration division, USA, starting September 5, 2023.
"Solotech Inc. has a strong reputation in the industry and is ...
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Clear-Com Intercom System Enhances Communication and Boosts Productivity for Zenway Productions
Zenway Productions, a leading Singapore-based AV rental company, has recently implemented the Clear-Com FreeSpeak II Wireless Intercom System. The new intercom system has proven to be an invaluable tool, addressing key challenges, ...
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Felix Peralta Sets Stage for Café Tacvba at Hollywood Bowl with Chauvet Professional Fixtures
Nowadays, it seems like just about every show "has to be lit ready for broadcast, I-Mag and or social media at any time," says Felix Peralta. The noted designer and programmer knows whereof he speaks, having worked with many big ...
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Astera Dreams in the Park
A Midsummer Night's Dream -- one of William Shakespeare's most enduring, timeless, and intricately cerebral comedies -- is always a delight to light, and Singapore-based lighting designer Gabriel Chan relished this ...
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