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Lighthouse Appoints Edward Whitaker as General Manager - NASA

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 EST

Lighthouse Technologies announces that Edward (Ed) Whitaker has been named general manager - North and South America (NASA), an appointment designed to continue to expand Lighthouse's presence in the US LED video screen industry. ...

Experience Focusrite's RedNet -- On Tour

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 EST

Over the coming weeks, Focusrite is offering a unique opportunity to experience the benefits offered by their versatile new Ethernet-based recording system -- as RedNet goes on the road. Visitors can experience for themselves how RedNet can ...

Alcorn McBride's A/V Binloop HD Makes InfoComm13 Debut

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 EST

Making its InfoComm debut, the A/V Binloop HD from Alcorn McBride is the ultimate eight-channel, frame-accurate synchronized audio and video player. The A/V Binloop HD, which provides up to eight channels of Full HD 1080p or two ...

Studio One Video Instructional Course Available on lynda.com

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 EST

PreSonus announces that "Up and Running with Studio One," a two-hour course of video instruction on PreSonus Studio One DAW, featuring producer and remixer Josh Harris, is now available at lynda.com. To promote the new course, ...

Royer Labs Announces 15th Anniversary R-121 Limited Edition Ribbon Microphone

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 EST

Royer Labs, a manufacturer of high quality ribbon microphones, announces the availability of the 15th anniversary R-121 Limited Edition Ribbon Microphone. The 15th Anniversary R-121 Limited Edition Ribbon Microphone celebrates Royer Labs' ...

Detroit, Grimly Handsome, Eisa Davis, John Rando, Shuler Hensley, And More Are Obie Winners

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 EST

The 58th Annual Village Voice Obie Awards, celebrating achievement in Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway theatre, were presented on May 20 at Webster Hall. The awards were hosted by The Assembled Parties co-stars Jessica Hecht ...

Christie CTO Dr. Paul Salvini Keynote Speaker at New High Performance Displays Conference in Vancouver

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 EST

Christie, a provider of visual display technology, announces that Dr. Paul Salvini, its chief technology officer, will be a keynote speaker and a panelist at the High Performance Displays Conference taking place in Vancouver, B ...

Thunder Audio Gears Up For Summer Festival Season with Harman's JBL VTX Series Line Arrays

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 EST

It's the start of the summer festival season, and tour sound provider Thunder Audio is thinking big, with an inventory that includes more than 50 Harman's JBL VTX Series V25 line array loudspeakers, dozens of S28 and G28 subwoofers, ...

WorxAudio Technologies Deployed at North Kannapolis Baptist Church in North Carolina

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 EST

As is the case with many houses of worship, music plays an increasingly vital role during services at North Kannapolis Baptist Church these days because of its ability to engage the audience and, as a result, make services more relevant to a wider ...

Strictly FX Takes US Bank Into the Concert World

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 EST

The world of concert production and banking rarely intersect, yet they do in the current US Bank commercial "Corporate Payment Service: Concert." The commercial, produced by One at Optimus of Chicago, Illinois under the auspices of executive ...

Yamaha AFC Allows AVL to Provide Ideal Reverberation for Finger Lakes Community College

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 EST

Finger Lakes Community College (FLCC) in Canandaigua, New York has a very active music program with classes ranging from classic and modern, to jazz ensemble and chamber wind ensemble, topped off by audio recording and sound reinforcement and live ...

Firehouse Productions Uses JBL Loudspeakers and Crown Amplifiers at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 EST

The 28th annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony was held on the west coast for the first time in 20 years at the Nokia Theatre LA LIVE in Los Angeles. This year's inductees included Public Enemy, Heart, Albert King, Randy Newman, Rush, ...