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The Shaw Festival and IATSE, Local 461 Reach Tentative Agreement

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST

The Shaw Festival and IATSE Local 461 have announced that, after a marathon bargaining session, the parties have reached a tentative agreement for the terms of a first collective agreement for the festival's facilities department, ...

Meyer Sound Launches MINA, the Smallest Loudspeaker in the MILO Family

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST

Meyer Sound has announced MINA, the newest and smallest member of the acclaimed MILO family of self-powered line array loudspeakers that include MILO, MICA, and M'elodie.
Designed for live sound and installation applications facing ...

Robe at Frankfurt 2010

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST

Robe lighting gets 2010 off to a proactive start with 11 new product launches on stand C35 in Hall 11.1 at Prolight + Sound Frankfurt 2010, including :
ColorBeam 2500E AT, ColorSpot 1200E AT Profile, ROBIN 600E Spot, ROBIN 600E ...

Outline to Show at Frankfurt's Prolight + Sound

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST

2010 will be another year for launching new products and world previews for Outline: in fact, there will be a series of products and innovations that the Italian manufacturer will exhibit at Frankfurt's Prolight + Sound (stand ...

KK Labs to Make Musikmesse Debut

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST

KK labs, a new loudspeaker manufacturing company established by Keith R. Klawitter, the founder of KRK Systems Inc., and Timothy Thornton, formerly VP with Apogee Sound, will make its official public debut at Musikmes ...

Theatre in Review: Next Fall (Helen Hayes Theatre)

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST
In a theatre season teeming with new plays about gay life, Next Fall stakes out an identity of its own by going where few writers are willing to tread. Dramas about gay Christians are pretty rare, possibly because it may seem like a ...

Traxon Technologies Releases String and Dot XL LED Lighting Solutions

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST
Traxon Technologies has launched String and Dot XL, innovative lighting solutions that allow the replay of effects, stunning lighting patterns, video content, and live streams. They also offer all of the sustainable advantages of LED ...

Robert Juliat Profiles at Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST
Built in the 1960's, the Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall is the largest interior venue within the Hong Kong City Hall complex, which also houses a theatre, an exhibition hall, gallery and numerous restaurants. ...

Martin Visuals at Florida's BankAtlantic Center

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST
Martin Professional dynamic visual solutions enhance the fan experience and expand marketing possibilities at modern US sports arena The BankAtlantic Center (BAC) in Sunrise, Florida is using dynamic visuals from Martin Professional ...

Indonesian Church Installs L-ACOUSTICS dV-DOSC

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST
The Bethany Christian denomination church, which has many houses of worship across Indonesia, has installed an L-ACOUSTICS dV-DOSC system into the 4,000-capacity Bethany Manyar Church in East Java. ...

Chris Young's Engineer Chooses Allen & Heath iLive-144

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST
For live sound engineers, touring without carrying a mixing console is like working without a net. But for hard-touring artists like country music's Chris Young, it is a critical aspect of getting their music in front of their fans. "Every ...

Legendary NASCAR Track Upgrades Audio with Community R-Series

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST
Designing a sound system for a motor speedway is not an exercise in subtle nuance. To compete with the chest-compressing roar of these powerful engines, and the cheers of a few thousand of their closest friends, it's all about brute force ...

St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church Updates with Renkus-Heinz Iconyx

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST
St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church has updated their 1960s-vintage sanctuary with a new Renkus-Heinz Iconyx system, meeting the needs of both traditional and contemporary worship.
As with many Catholic churches, St. Joan of Arc ...

Warrnambool Entertainment Centre Adds ETC Ion Console

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST
Clearlight Shows has sold an ETC Ion console to Warrnambool Entertainment Centre where manager Greg Diamantis and his crew have been acquainting themselves with the console.
Warrnambool Entertainment Centre is an ...

APB ProDesk Teams with Soundworks for Gala Concert

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST
When local Virginia singer/songwriter Pat McGee contracted Steve Payne and Soundworks for "Down the Hatch," a special concert/party in the Regatta Ballroom of the Lowe's Annapolis Hotel, he was hoping to get their large ...