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  Shure Debuts the First Digital Array Microphone Tailored for Broadcast
Shure has launched the DCA901 planar array microphone, designed for sports, studio, and live event production. It is the first product in the company's new Arqos portfolio, intended to bring together array microphones, signal ...
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Robert Juliat at PLASA London with Live Technology
Robert Juliat reports having a very busy time at PLASA, London, where it exhibited on the stand of its exclusive UK distributor, Live Technology.
The RJ Bizet range of LED profiles and Fresnels were highlighted, alongside the ...
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New Officers Elected to NSCA Board of Directors
NSCA announces the election of new officers to its dedicated board of directors for 2025-2026.
Dale Bottcher, chief revenue officer at AVI-SPL, will continue in his role as NSCA president. Christina De Bono, ...
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Robe Gear at Neushoom, Busy Netherlands Venue
Neushoorn, Dutch for "rhinoceros," is a busy music venue in the heart of Leeuwarden, the Netherlands, complete with two halls, a cafe area also used as a performance space, rehearsal rooms, and studios, as well as and strong educational ...
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Wu-Tang Clan's The Final Chamber Farewell Tour Anchored by Elation Fixtures
Hip-hop icons Wu-Tang Clan capped their touring career this summer with The Final Chamber, a 27-date North American farewell tour celebrating the New York group's 30-plus years at the forefront of rap. An impactful production ...
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CHAUVET Gear on Empire of the Sun's Ask That God Tour
Empire of the Sun's Ask That God Tour is a four-act show mixing theatre, costume changes, and cinematic video, plus a blend of EDM, synth-pop, and New Wave. Oliver "Olly" Suckling took on the task of lighting the EU leg of ...
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Obsidian Expands NETRON Integration Series of Data Distribution Devices
Obsidian Control Systems is expanding its NETRON data distribution line for system integrators and fixed installs, complementing the EP1 and EP2 wall-mounted EtherDMX gateways.
NETRON's Integration Series encompasses DMX and ...
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Production Sound Mixer Chris Welcker Captures Spinal Tap II: The End Continues with Lectrosonics
The highly anticipated mockumentary, Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, was a dream project come true for Emmy-winning production sound mixer Chris Welcker, but also presented him with an array of unprecedented audio ...
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Gil Perron Calls on Over 425 CHAUVET Professional Fixtures to Celebrate Montreal Pride
By any measure, the numbers are impressive: 750,000 visitors from all over the world...over 10,000 participants in 120 events... a 2.2-kilometer parade route... 428 CHAUVET Professional fixtures on the massive main stage and grounds ...
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Spectrum FX Puts Trust in Look Solutions Fog and Haze
A family-owned business, Spectrum FX has been making effects for TV and film across the globe for over 30 years. Founded by Matt Kutcher, the company spans every aspect of the special effects industry, from concept and design ...
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BASSBOSS Powers MoDem Teaser Festival with High-Impact Sound in Mexico City
Each year, approximately 15,000 electronic music fans gather in Croatia for MoDem, a psytrance festival celebrated for its vibrant stages, psychedelic music, and immersive atmosphere. Since launching in 2012, MoDem's global popularity has ...
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dBTechnologies USA Strikes the Right Chord on Irish Fest's Main Stage
The 45th Milwaukee Irish Fest returned August 14-17, drawing a total of 130,000 guests over the four-day event to the 75-acre Henry Maier Festival Park for what has become the world's largest Irish music and cultural festival. Now on ...
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Green Hippo's Hippotizer Powers London's Future Stores with 153 Million Pixels of Immersive LED
London's Future Stores brand activation space is now open on the city's iconic Oxford Street. It is a world first, where shoppers experience an immersive environment with 400m2 of programmable LEDs -- all powered by Green Hippo's ...
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Theatre in Review: House of McQueen (The Mansion at Hudson Yards)
House of McQueen is, in many ways, a beautifully designed production, evoking the glamour and tumult of its title character's life and times: Jason Ardizzone-West's sleek minimalist box set serves as a canvas for Br ...
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Vectorworks 2026 Software Suite Now Available
Vectorworks, Inc. has released Vectorworks 2026, which, the company says, introduces innovations that help architects, landscape architects and designers, and entertainment professionals boost productivity and push the boundaries of ...
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Winners of PLASA Awards for Innovation Announced
The winners of the 2025 PLASA Awards for Innovation were announced on September 8 at The PLASA Show, held at Olympia, London.
This year, 37 products were submitted, with the judges ultimately recognizing seven innovations. The ...
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NSCA Education Foundation Announces Landmark Contribution to Support NSCA Legacy Program
The NSCA Education Foundation, the 501c3 charitable activity affiliate of NSCA focused on workforce development and industry advancement, announces a recent and significant financial contribution from Ray Bailey, CEO of Lone ...
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Algonquin Hotel Hosts Al Hirschfeld Exhibition
The Al Hirschfeld Foundation will join forces with Helicline Fine Art and The Algonquin ...
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Formetco Leverages RCF and TT+ AUDIO to Elevate Sports Venue Sound Nationwide
Founded in 1968, Duluth, Georgia-based Formetco has evolved from a manufacturer of static billboards to become a national leader in outdoor signage and digital displays. The Formetco Sports division, specializing in integrated scoreboard ...
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Theatre in Review: This is Government (59E59)
Talk about ripped from the headlines: It's another hot summer Monday in Washington, and in the office of Congressman Bochman, a staff assistant and two interns are wrapping up a busy day of collecting press clippings and logging phone ...
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Astera Launches SolaBulb
Astera's R&D department has been busy again, coming up with SolaBulb, billed as the only bulb on the market with a built-in 15-degree to 50-degree zoom range optimized for maximum lux output.
The SolaBulb project first ...
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Music Matters Productions Hosts GLP Roadshow, Showcases MAD MAXX in Atlanta
On August 26, Music Matters Productions (MMP) opened its doors to the Atlanta production community as German Light Products (GLP) rolled into town with its 2025 Roadshow. The event gave lighting professionals a hands-on look ...
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Fall 2025 Virtual Trainings from the Behind the Scenes Mental Health Initiative
Behind the Scenes is offering a variety of upcoming virtual trainings to help provide you with the information and skills to identify and assist when your colleagues are struggling with a mental health or substance use issue or are ...
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Spaceage's Visibox Announces New Free Tier
Visibox by the Providence, Rhode Island-based company Spaceage is billed as an alternative to complicated VJ software, allowing performers to quickly create immersive, stadium-style performances on a garage-band budget. Now, the ...
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Highlite International Shows New Products at PLASA 2025
At this year's PLASA Show in London, Highlite International showed off several new lighting and audio products.
They include:
The Infinity Furion FX402 bar is an IP65-rated LED batten with ten 60W RGBW LEDs in ten tilt heads ...
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Mark Butler Joins Bandit Lites as Project Manager
Bandit Lites has added Mark Butler as project manager. A veteran of global live entertainment, Butler's expertise includes Vectorworks drafting, show control, rigging, automation, and live event setup. The company says he ...
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MTV Video Music Awards 2025 Sound System Gets a Power Boost with JBL VTX
When this year's MTV Video Music Awards was hosted in UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, Firehouse Productions turned to JBL Professional to ensure every note and lyric carried with impact and clarity, matching the event's ...
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SKAM Summer 2025 Sounds Off with dBTechnologies at The Mondrian Los Angeles
The 2025 SKAM Summer Music Summit turned The Mondrian Los Angeles into a two-day celebration where music, technology, and culture converged. Founded by Sujit Kundu, CEO of SKAM Artist and Skam Division, the summit welcomed international ...
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Metinteractive Upgrades Darien High School's Auditorium to Professional AV Standards
Metinteractive (Mi) has completed the two-phase auditorium upgrade at Darien High School in Darien, Connecticut bringing AV equipment in the space up to professional standards. The project included sound system replacement, an LED ...
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DiGiCo's Quantum326 Shape-Shifts on the Road with King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard
Six-piece multi-genre Australian band King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard recently brought their energetic stage show to the US on this summer's Phantom Island Tour, which featured collaborations with local orchestras on eight nights ...
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Theatre in Review: The Brothers Size (The Shed)
Brotherly love functions as an embrace and a manacle in The Brothers Size. This wrenching tale, part of the trilogy The Brother/Sister Plays (last seen in New York at the Public Theater in 2009), centers on a triangle ...
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Sweetwater Joins Creative Technology Group to Launch Film/Entertainment Division
Creative Technology Group (CT) and NEP Sweetwater (Sweetwater), both part of parent company NEP Group, announce the launch of CT Film & Entertainment. This new division, operating under the Creative Technology brand, unites ...
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The 1/52 Project Announces $165,000 in Grants
The 1/52 Project, the financial grant program founded by set designer Beowulf Boritt, announces the 12 early-career designer recipients selected for the 2025 cycle to benefit from $165,000 in grants. Applicants were chosen ...
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Rose Brand Launches Rentals Installation Services in LA, San Diego; Appoints Johnathon Baray as Manager
Rose Brand has expanded its offerings with the introduction of rentals installation services in the Greater Los Angeles and San Diego metro areas.
With the launch of its installation service, the company's on-site service team is ...
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URTA Announces Recipients of 2025 Excellence Awards
URTA, the University Resident Theatre Association, announces the recipients of the 2025 Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Training. The awards recognize outstanding work of undergraduate instructors, coaches, and mentors ...
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MEGA-LITE Releases the Total Control Radio DMX
MEGA-LITE announces the release of the Total Control Radio DMX, a wireless DMX/RDM transceiver that can work as either a transmitter or receiver, reducing the need for long cable runs. It operates on 2.4GHz, 5.2GHz, and 5.8GHz ...
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Pepsi Center Peps Up with Robe
Mexico City's Pepsi Center WTC is a multi-use venue located in the World Trade Center building complex in CDMX's Napoles neighborhood. It is utilized for hosting conferences, trade shows, and concerts. The latter are staged in an 8,000 ...
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ARX USB Series Upgraded to 96KHz
ARX announces that their USB DI Series has now been completely upgraded to offer user selectable sample rates from 44.1 to 96KHz @ 24 bit for improved D/A conversion, signal to noise ratio, and lower distortion. ...
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Unique Billsville House Venue Upgrades with Allen & Heath
Billsville House, a unique and intimate house concert venue, has been enhancing the live music experience for a decade, evolving from its roots in Williamstown, Massachusetts to its current home in Manchester Center, Vermont. Founded by ...
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GearShare Launches the World's First AI Platform for Live Events Equipment Cross-Rental
Miami, Florida-based GearNet Holdings announces the official launch of GearShare, the world's first AI-powered platform built specifically for the live events equipment space.
After almost a year of development, GearShare, which ...
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ChamSys Acquires ArKaos MediaMaster, GrandVJ, and Kling-Net
ChamSys, a subsidiary of Chauvet & Sons LLC, has expanded its leadership in show control by acquiring the product and software portfolio of Arkaos SA, including MediaMaster, KlingNet, and Grand VJ. The strategic move is designed to ...
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Martin Introduces ELP MANET 8f LED Stage and Studio Fresnel Fixture
HARMAN Professional Solutions introduces its Martin Professional ELP MANET 8f LED Stage and Studio Fresnel. Inspired by Shakespearean theatre and timeless storytelling, its design blends classic tungsten warmth with high ...
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Eliminator Lighting Announces the Vortex 150
Eliminator Lighting has expanded its lineup of high-energy effects with the introduction of the Vortex 150 -- a next-generation barrel mirror scanner that combines classic motion with modern power. Equipped with a potent 150W cool ...
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Staff at City Winery in Philadelphia Vote to Join IATSE
Production staff at City Winery's Philadelphia location have officially voted to join the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 8. The new bargaining unit will cover production employees as well as audio ...
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Audio-Technica Introduces Technica Base Product Portal
Audio-Technica unveils Technica Base, a new online technical resource center designed to give system integrators, consultants, and professional AV specialists streamlined access to A-T commercial audio product information. Technica ...
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SWISH's XR Hooper Brings Immersive Basketball Gaming to Life with BenQ Projection Technology
SWISH XR, immersive gaming develop, has debuted XR Hooper, the first commercial extended reality (XR) basketball experience, as part of Evermore's Bay Games at Evermore Resort this past weekend. Unlike traditional VR, XR ...
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Front-of-House Engineer Wil Madera Chooses Waves LV1 Classic Console for Pitbull
Front-of-house engineer Wil Madera has chosen the Waves eMotion LV1 Classic console for rapper Pitbull. Madera has built a reputation for delivering consistently high-caliber mixes for some of the biggest names in music, ...
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Claypaky and Entedi to Exhibit New Products at PLASA 2025
Claypaky and its UK/Ireland distributor Entedi will exhibit at the PLASA Show, September 7-9, at Olympia, London. The companies will be on Stand E20. ...
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Public Theater Workers Ratify Union Agreement with IATSE Covering Production Staff
Production workers at New York's Public Theater have ratified a wide-ranging union contract covering production staff with the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) by a near-unanimous margin of 112-3. The ...
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Toucan Productions Among Early Adopters of Elation's Multi-Award-Winning PARAGON
Full-service production company Toucan Productions has added Elation's new PARAGON series to its rental fleet, utilizing the award-winning LED profile fixtures ...
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Focusrite Group Hosts Inaugural Educational Summit at Create-it Studios in Franklin, Tennessee
The Focusrite Group hosted its inaugural Educational Summit on August 14-15 at the Create-it Studios in Franklin, Tennessee. Organized by Dr. Lee Whitmore, vice president for education, Focusrite Group Americas, the summit ...
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LDR New Website is Online
The LDR team announces the launch of the brand new Luci della Ribalta website: www.ldr.it.
"The new website features a completely refreshed design, created to offer an intuitive and modern ...
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LIGHTSWITCH's Lights Halsey Tour with CHAUVET Professional Color STRIKE Ms
For her For My Last Trick Tour, Halsey was intimately involved in creating a look that interwove the dramatic expectations of theatre with the raw energy of rock, not to mention a rainbow of colors. "My Last Trick was definitely ...
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JBL Installed Audio Roadshow to Showcase Commercial Solutions in 30 US Cities This Fall
JBL Professional announces the launch of its 2025 Installed Audio Roadshow, a coast-to-coast tour showcasing the brand's commercial audio solutions in real-world environments. From September through November 2025, the roadshow will ...
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AVIXA Welcomes Jose Aragon as Chief Financial Officer
AVIXA announces the appointment of Jose Aragon as the chief financial officer. In this role, he will lead the association's financial growth strategy.
"I'm thrilled to join AVIXA and contribute to its global mission by ...
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Sony Electronics Announces Annual North American AV Tech Expo
Sony Electronics' Professional Display Solutions group is once again embarking on an interactive technology road show across North America from September 2025 through March 2026. Attendees to the AV Tech Expo will be immersed in the ...
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Outline and CUK to Showcase P, A, and H Series at PLASA
CUK Group, Outline's exclusive UK distributor, will feature the company's latest loudspeaker ranges at the PLASA Show 2025 (September 7-9, Olympia London, Stand A10). ...
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Wisycom Names Anne Berggrein CMO
Wisycom SRL announces the appointment of Anne Berggrein as its new chief marketing officer (CMO). Berggrein brings with her over three decades of marketing experience, including 21 years in the high-end pro audio industry, ...
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Onedot Calls on Over 230 CHAUVET Professional Fixtures at Escapade Festival
Scientists tell us that the earth tilts at an angle of around 23.5 degrees, relative to its orbit around the Sun in the summer. That number wasn't likely at the top of mind for the 25,000-plus fans who descended on the RA Centre Grounds ...
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Drake's $ome $pecial $hows 4 U Tour with DiGiCo Quantum852 Consoles
On his current $ome $pecial $hows 4 U Tour, currently on its European leg through mid-September, rapper Drake not only closes his own show but opens it, as well, bookending performances by co-bill Party Next Door. And Drake is doing ...
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Dawn Chiang Brings Beautiful to Life at Geva Theatre with AC Americas
In transferring the Pioneer Theatre Company's production of Beautiful: The Carol King Musical from Salt Lake City to Geva Theatre Center in Rochester, New York, lighting designer Dawn Chiang had to adapt her design to ...
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EM Acoustics HALO-B Returns to Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
EM Acoustics announces the return of a comprehensive HALO-B line array-based system to London's Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, which has been in use across the entire 2025 summer season. Following the successful debut of a full ...
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Theatre in Review: The Whole of Time (A/Park Productions at The Brick)
The Glass Menagerie is a kind of cat's-cradle, designed to ensnare its four characters in an inextricable web of responsibilities and resentments. Not for nothing is Tennessee Williams' alternate, one-act version of his ...
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Claypaky Ultimo Sharpy Now Available at Top US Rental Houses Coast to Coast
Claypaky and Inner Circle Distribution announce the availability of the Ultimo Sharpy, the latest evolution of its iconic beam fixture.
The Ultimo Sharpy is now available through a growing network of premier rental houses across ...
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ADJ Introduces Vizi Pix Z19 Pixel-Mappable LED Wash Zoom Fixture
ADJ's new Vizi Pix Z19 is an automated wash-zoom luminaire equipped with 19 pixel-mappable, lime-infused primary LEDs. It also features two independent sets of eye-candy-generating LEDs. Background color-mixing LEDs and an ...
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Masque Sound and Professional Wireless Systems (PWS) Expands its Gear Inventory with Sennheiser Spectera
Masque Sound and Professional Wireless Systems (PWS), a provider of wireless audio solutions, recently acquired 16 bodypacks of the new Sennheiser Spectera, billed as the world's first wideband, bidirectional digital wireless ...
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Dates Set for 2026 URTA Interviews
The dates have been set for the next round of URTA design interviews. The URTAs have been connecting prospective students with top graduate programs for over 50 years, and are billed as the most accessible, cost-effective way for ...
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Stage Precision Joins the OpenAV Cloud
Stage Precision has joined the OpenAV Cloud, a global, nonprofit initiative dedicated to building an open, connected audiovisual industry. The OpenAV Cloud's goal is to foster interoperability through open APIs and shared protocols, ...
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HICON Presents New Three-Pin XLR Connector from Alp-Line Series
With the new Alp-Line XLR Series, HICON, part of Sommer Cable, presents the result of its German-Austrian joint project in connection technology: professional three-pin XLR connectors (female: HI-X3CFA-NXT / male: HI-X3CMA-NXT) with ...
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AV Stumpfl Celebrates Opening of New Production Hall During Summer Family Festival
AV Stumpfl celebrated the opening of its new 2,200-sq.-m. production hall at its headquarters in Wallern an der Trattnach, Austria, together with its entire team during this year's summer family festival. ...
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PRG Supports Cory Pattak in Transfer of The Great Gatsby to The London Coliseum
The multi award-winning new musical, The Great Gatsby, which opened at New York's Broadway Theatre in April 2024, successfully transferred to London's West End at the London Coliseum in April 2025 for a limited summer run that ...
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Rigging Team Depends on Broadweigh to Support High-Speed Wire Cam at Wimbledon 2025
When the 2025 Wimbledon Championships were broadcast to millions worldwide this summer, the event not only showcased world-class tennis on the iconic grass courts but also delivered breathtaking aerial coverage -- captured by a high-speed ...
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Theatre in Review: Pericles: A Public Works Concert Experience (Cathedral of St. John the Divine)
Following the gala reopening of the Delacorte Theatre with a festive Twelfth Night, the Public Theater takes us to church, and what a glorious, roof-rattling service it is. Pericles, Prince of Tyre, which William ...
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Robe at PLASA 2025 - The Preview
Robe will have a big presence at the PLASA London expo in Olympia next week, on Stand A70, and will launch six new products: T3 Profile, iPAINTE LTM, SVOPATT Classic, Footsie1 MC and Footsie2 MC, and the PowerDolly. ...
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Elation to Show Latest Advancements at PLASA 2025
Elation invites lighting pros to The PLASA Show at Olympia London (September 7-9) to experience its newest products on Stand C22, with the company's distributor Live Technology.
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Obsidian Unveils NX W, NETRON Innovations and More at PLASA 2025
Obsidian Control Systems, paired with distributor Live Technology, will show its latest products at The PLASA Show, September 7 to 9 at Olympia London (Stand C22).
Obsidian will feature the new
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Adam Hall Group to Show Products for Live Events and Fixed Installations at PLASA 2025
The Adam Hall Group is coming to the PLASA Show in London. Running September 7-9, the global event technology manufacturer will present the latest products from its Cameo and
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Avolites at PLASA 2025
Avolites will have a prominent presence at The PLASA Show at London's Olympia, September 7-9, on Stand C28, next to its owner, Robe.
A major focus will be on its freshly launched range of D-Series control consoles, the D3. The ...
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Jerry Harvey to Explore In-Ear Monitoring at PLASA 2025
Jerry Harvey Audio [Booth #J10] announces that founder Jerry Harvey will present Jerry Harvey and the History of In-Ear Monitoring at PLASA 2025. The presentation will take place on Sunday, September 7, at 4:30pm, at the ...
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ROE Visual Launches Meru
ROE Visual introduces Meru, a versatile LED solution for indoor AV Integration. Built with a precision-engineered frame and equipped with an energy-efficient power supply, Meru delivers visual quality while minimizing operational ...
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Showlight 2025 Releases First Presentation Videos
One of the most successful gatherings to date, Showlight 2025 was welcomed back with open arms, hosting a record number of delegates in Dijon for three days of lighting.
You can get a taste of what this perennial lighting ...
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TiMax OSC Overhaul Precipitates Bespoke Integrations
TiMax announced an overhaul of its OSC implementation, including a bidirectional dictionary as well as support for the ADM-OSC standard, all wrapped into the latest software release for SoundHub, version 6.11. The integration will ...
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GSPS Releases Sizzle Reel Showcasing the Largest Rehearsal Facility in North America
Gateway Studios & Production Services (GSPS) has released its official sizzle reel, offering an inside look at its rehearsal and production facilities in Chesterfield, Missouri. The video highlights GSPS' studios, now fully open and ...
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