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News Archive - October 2015

(10/30/2015)

-Chauvet Professional to Sponsor WFX Seminars by the Crossing and Gateway Church Tech Leaders

Chauvet Professional to Sponsor WFX Seminars by the Crossing and Gateway Church Tech Leaders

Visitors to the WFX Conference and Expo will have an opportunity to share insights with technical leaders from two of the most well known and highly respected churches: The Crossing in St. Louis and Gateway Church in Dallas. Chauv ...More

(10/30/2015)

-Shure Announces Debut of QLX-D 900MHz Digital Wireless Systems

Shure Announces Debut of QLX-D 900MHz Digital Wireless Systems

Shure announces that its QLX-D Digital Wireless Systems will be available in the 900MHz ISM frequency band. Adding to its line of wireless products capable of operating in the 900MHz band, QLX-D 900MHz is targeted for use where UHF " ...More

(10/30/2015)

-Check Out Yamaha and NEXO at AES 2015

Check Out Yamaha and NEXO at AES 2015

Demo room 1A03 is the place to be this year where Yamaha Professional Audio will display new products and conduct in-room demonstrations. The new flagship Rivage PM10 Digital Mixing System significantly increases the quality and ...More

(10/30/2015)

-New Mackie Reach All-In-One Professional PA Delivers Powerful Capability and Flexibility

New Mackie Reach All-In-One Professional PA Delivers Powerful Capability and Flexibility

Mackie announces an exciting professional PA system that delivers ultra-wide coverage and sound quality for the entire audience and built-in personal monitoring -- The Mackie Reach Professional PA System. Featuring Bluetooth music ...More

(10/30/2015)

-Waves Audio and Hear Technologies Join Forces to Include Waves SoundGrid in Hear Back PRO

Waves Audio and Hear Technologies Join Forces to Include Waves SoundGrid in Hear Back PRO

Waves Audio (booth 437), a provider of digital signal processing solutions, and Hear Technologies (the pro audio product division of Quantum Technologies Inc.) have joined forces to include Waves SoundGrid technology ...More

(10/30/2015)

-Rosco Launches RoscoLED Tape -- Vibrant, Versatile Lighting Solutions

Rosco Launches RoscoLED Tape -- Vibrant, Versatile Lighting Solutions

Rosco Laboratories, a lighting and color technologies company for the film, television, entertainment and architecture industries, announces the launch of RoscoLED Tape. Developed specifically for set designers and filmmakers, ...More

(10/30/2015)

-Hog Factor Winners Help HES Unveil the Future at LDI 2015

Hog Factor Winners Help HES Unveil the Future at LDI 2015

Automated lighting manufacturer High End Systems states that "the future is now," and the company upheld that bold statement at the LDI 2015 exhibition last week in Las Vegas. High End's display featured an unprecedented ...More

(10/30/2015)

-Studio City Opens to the Public in Macau, with Master Planning and Exterior Design Concept by Goddard Group

Studio City Opens to the Public in Macau, with Master Planning and Exterior Design Concept by Goddard Group

Gary Goddard, chairman/CEO of Goddard Group, a design, master planning, development and production company for major integrated resorts and destination theme parks worldwide, has just added his latest mega-destination project ...More

(10/30/2015)

-LynTec Panels Earn UL 924 Emergency Lighting Certification

LynTec Panels Earn UL 924 Emergency Lighting Certification

LynTec, a manufacturer of innovative electrical power control solutions for professional audio, video, and lighting systems, announces that its Remote Power Controller (RPC) family of panels has received UL 924 certification, ...More

(10/30/2015)

-Hyrljudet Make a Sound Investment in Robe

Hyrljudet Make a Sound Investment in Robe

Hyrljudet is a fast-growing technical production and rental company based in Goteborg, Sweden, founded in 2005 by Kristoffer Jansson.
Literally translated, the name means "sound rental," but Hyrljudet supplies complete ...
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(10/30/2015)

-Advanced Strengthens Its Engineering and Sales Teams with Experienced industry Professionals

Advanced Strengthens Its Engineering and Sales Teams with Experienced industry Professionals

Advanced, Canada's AV integrator, announces the addition of three senior-level executives to its engineering and sales teams. Effective immediately, Adam Dickie, CTS-D, assumes the position of director of engineering; Greg ...More

(10/30/2015)

-Bandit Lights Austin City Limits Festival

Bandit Lights Austin City Limits Festival

It was a festival too epic for just one weekend as the 14th Annual Austin City Limit's Music Festival rocked out with over 140 artists and an estimated 450,000 attendees. Bandit Lites provided the festival lighting system for the ...More

(10/30/2015)

-Roland M-5000 OHRCA Live Mixing Console Chosen for Rose Heights Church in Tyler, Texas

Roland M-5000 OHRCA Live Mixing Console Chosen for Rose Heights Church in Tyler, Texas

When Shane Weber of Web Feat Productions, a media consulting firm that specializes in serving churches and not-for-profit organizations, was brought in to spec solutions for a new front-of-house console at Rose Heights Church ...More

(10/30/2015)

-NUAGE Jazzes Up Renowned New York Club

NUAGE Jazzes Up Renowned New York Club

Since opening its doors in 1981, the Blue Note has become one of the premier jazz clubs in the world and a cultural institution in Greenwich Village in New York City. Over the last 30+ years, the Blue Note has played host to some of the ...More

(10/29/2015)

-DPA Microphones Unveils New d:screet Slim at AES 2015

DPA Microphones Unveils New d:screet Slim at AES 2015

DPA Microphones announces its new d:screet Slim Microphone at AES 2015, October 29 0 November 1, in booth 727. Developed in response to a growing need, especially from the film industry, for a near-invisible bodyworn ...More

(10/29/2015)

-Quality Meets Quality for Elation Professional at LDI 2015

Quality Meets Quality for Elation Professional at LDI 2015

LDI 2015 proved wholly satisfying for show sponsor Elation Professional whose high-energy booth was consistently busy throughout the three-day show with a steady stream of quality customers in focused discussion with Elation's ...More

(10/29/2015)

-Media Networking Alliance Members Participate Extensively in Networked Audio Sessions

Media Networking Alliance Members Participate Extensively in Networked Audio Sessions

Members of the Media Networking Alliance (MNA) -- the professional AV industry alliance established to promote awareness and uptake of AES67 -- are playing a prominent role in the networked audio sessions at this year's Internatio ...More

(10/29/2015)

-Martin Audio Updates DX0.5 Controller Software for CDD Range

Martin Audio Updates DX0.5 Controller Software for CDD Range

Specifically developed to partner Martin Audio's new CDD installation range, the DX0.5 adds affordable loudspeaker system management to the existing range of DX loudspeaker controllers.
The success of CDD has helped drive demand ...
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(10/29/2015)

-StudioLive AI Mixers Now Dante-Compatible

StudioLive AI Mixers Now Dante-Compatible

PreSonus StudioLive AI-series consoles and StudioLive RM-series Active Integration mixers can now be upgraded to support Audinate's Dante audio networking protocol, using the PreSonus SL-Dante-MIX option card. ...More

(10/29/2015)

-Focusrite Launches RedNet AM2 Stereo Audio Monitoring Unit

Focusrite Launches RedNet AM2 Stereo Audio Monitoring Unit

Focusrite announces the launch of a new product in its RedNet range of Dante audio-over-IP products: the RedNet AM2 stereo audio monitoring unit. This product is being shown at the 139th International AES Convention in ...More

(10/29/2015)

-Matt Stoner Promoted at A.C.T Lighting, Inc.

Matt Stoner Promoted at A.C.T Lighting, Inc.

A.C.T Lighting, Inc. announces that Matt Stoner of technical services has been promoted to director of fixture service and support.
Stoner has been with A.C.T Lighting for four years directing all the technical support ...
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(10/29/2015)

-FOR-A Anniversary Marks 45 Years of Company Success

FOR-A Anniversary Marks 45 Years of Company Success

This month marks the 45th anniversary for FOR-A Co., Ltd., a video and audio system manufacturer for the broadcast and professional video industries. The company was founded in Tokyo in October 1971 by current FOR-A Group owner, K ...More

(10/29/2015)

-Philips Selecon PL1 MK II Luminaires Make Touring Debut on Land of Our Fathers

Philips Selecon PL1 MK II Luminaires Make Touring Debut on Land of Our Fathers

Chris Urch's critically acclaimed, award-winning play Land of Our Fathers has embarked on a new run, with international lighting designer Hartley T A Kemp employing the recently launched Philips Selecon PL1 MK II range ...More

(10/29/2015)

-Image Production Services Calls on Chauvet Professional at House of Blues

Image Production Services Calls on Chauvet Professional at House of Blues

Described by Billboard as "trance music's most influential curator," Armin van Buuren has taken this branch of electronic music to new heights. The Dutch-born DJ's "State of Trance" podcast attracts over 25 million listeners a week ...More

(10/29/2015)

-EAW Anya Drives Mercedes-Benz Evolution Tour

EAW Anya Drives Mercedes-Benz Evolution Tour

SRX Events recently teamed up with Mix3 Sound, both Miami-based sound companies, to provide full production for the Mercedes-Benz Evolution tour. Mix3 is tasked with deploying sound, video, and lighting systems for ...More

(10/29/2015)

-Entec Provides Legendary Production

Entec Provides Legendary Production

West London-based production technology rental specialist Entec supplied lighting and sound for the recent Legends Live UK arena tour which played three of the country's major venues -- Wembley, Birmingham NIA, and Manchester ...More

(10/29/2015)

-Theatre in Review: Songbird (59E59)

Theatre in Review: Songbird (59E59)

Songbird kicks off on the highest of notes, as Kate Baldwin, as aspiring singer Tammy Trip, delivers a powerfully rueful ballad titled "Small Town Heart." ("Gonna keep on driving put the pedal to the floor / Gonna keep ...More

(10/29/2015)

-Theatre in Review: The Hummingbird's Tour (Theatre at St. Clement's)

Theatre in Review: The Hummingbird's Tour (Theatre at St. Clement's)

If someone could accurately predict the exact date of your death, would you to want to know it? This extremely silly question is considered in lackadaisical fashion in The Hummingbird's Tour. Playwright Margaret Dulaney ...More

(10/28/2015)

-Playwrights Lead Protest to Restore Theatre Credits in New York Times

Playwrights Lead Protest to Restore Theatre Credits in New York Times

Unhappy with the recent decision by the New York Times to delete the credit boxes attached to its theatre reviews, which listed, among others, each production's designers, a group of 80 leading playwrights have written the newspaper ...More

(10/28/2015)

-DPA Microphones Shares Audio Advice at AES 2015 Live Sound Expo

DPA Microphones Shares Audio Advice at AES 2015 Live Sound Expo

DPA Microphones announces it will co-sponsor the Live Sound Expo at the 139th AES Convention. Sound designers Ken Travis and Jim van Bergen will speak about their use of DPA Microphones during AES' self ...More

(10/28/2015)

-CDC six US Debut at AES: See, Hear, and Feel the Advanced Live Mixing Console in Demo Room 4A1

CDC six US Debut at AES: See, Hear, and Feel the Advanced Live Mixing Console in Demo Room 4A1

The 139th International AES Convention in New York sees the US launch of the Cadac CDC six, the company's highly praised new medium format live sound console in the Cadac demo room 4A1, October 29 - November 1. The CDC six is ...More

(10/28/2015)

-Vintage Microphones on Display at New York AES

Vintage Microphones on Display at New York AES

At this year's AES Show in New York City October 29 - November 1, exhibiting in booth 863, the Audio History Library will celebrate audio heritage with a display of vintage microphones including a Western Electric ...More

(10/28/2015)

-ENTTEC Launches 8PX and 8PW LED Tape

ENTTEC Launches 8PX and 8PW LED Tape

From film to television to theater and the concert stage, there are several tools beloved by designers; a recent addition to that list of must-have products is LED tape. ENTTEC offers easy-to-use, bright, LED tape, and announces the ...More

(10/28/2015)

-Audio Precision Adds STI Measurement Capability to APx500 Software

Audio Precision Adds STI Measurement Capability to APx500 Software

Audio Precision, the recognized standard in audio test, announced today the introduction of their Speech Transmission Index (STI) plug-in for APx500 audio test software. Created for engineers developing public safety (police, fire, ...More

(10/28/2015)

-PixelFLEX Wins the 2015 Parnelli Award for Indispensable Video Technology

PixelFLEX Wins the 2015 Parnelli Award for Indispensable Video Technology

PixelFLEX announces that the company has won their second consecutive Parnelli Award for Indispensable Video Technology. At LDI 2015, this year's award was presented to the Nashville-based LED video screen manufacturer ...More

(10/28/2015)

-Grass Valley Honored with 2015 Philo T. Farnsworth Award from Television Academy

Grass Valley Honored with 2015 Philo T. Farnsworth Award from Television Academy

Grass Valley, a Belden Brand, will be presented with the Philo T. Farnsworth Award by the Television Academy at its 67th Engineering Emmy Awards in a ceremony on October 28 at the Loews Hollywood Hotel. Grass ...More

(10/28/2015)

-SGM G-Spot Light for Danish Circus Troupe

SGM G-Spot Light for Danish Circus Troupe

Cirkus Dannebrog is a circus with much history dating back to the second half of the 19th century and thus holds an important role in the Danish circus traditions. However, this circus is following the technological developments and ...More

(10/28/2015)

-Opening Ceremony for NAS Sports Tournament 2015 in Dubai Features Multi-Screen Video Driven by d3

Opening Ceremony for NAS Sports Tournament 2015 in Dubai Features Multi-Screen Video Driven by d3

Protec, the largest live event rental company in the Middle East, once again turned to d3 Technologies for a high-profile ceremony in Dubai. Protec selected d3 and its creative software suite to handle the video elements for ...More

(10/28/2015)

-Rental and Staging Company Kobryn Communications Selects FOR-A Video Switcher for Flypack Use

Rental and Staging Company Kobryn Communications Selects FOR-A Video Switcher for Flypack Use

Orlando-based rental and staging company Kobryn Communications (KCI) creates durable flypack road systems for live events throughout North America. Already a FOR-A user who owns the HVS-390HS switcher, KCI recently selected ...More

(10/28/2015)

-Theatre in Review: Travels With My Aunt (Keen Company/Theatre Row)

Theatre in Review: Travels With My Aunt (Keen Company/Theatre Row)

For an exotic excursion laced with humor and menace, you could do far, far worse than Travels With My Aunt. Giles Havergal's adaptation of Graham Greene's best-selling novel, published in 1969. It's the story of Henry ...More

(10/27/2015)

-LDI Award Winners Announced

LDI Award Winners Announced

The winners of the 2015 LDI Awards were announced at the Live Design International Show in Las Vegas, on October 24.
In the category of booth awards, the award for best small booth went to the fabric company Dazian. < ...
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(10/27/2015)

-ETC's iRFR and aRFR Apps Support Behind the Scenes

ETC's iRFR and aRFR Apps Support Behind the Scenes

At LDI this past weekend, ETC presented a check for $27,405.58 to Behind the Scenes, which reflected ongoing proceeds from sales of ETC's iRFR and aRFR (Radio Focus Remote) application for iOS and Android devices. ...More

(10/27/2015)

-Chauvet Professional Enjoys All-Around Success at LDI

Chauvet Professional Enjoys All-Around Success at LDI

Chauvet Professional created a lot of buzz at LDI, according to the company, drawing healthy crowds eager to see a collection of products that included a five-color LED ellipsoidal, as well as a single source RGBW IP65-rated wash ...More

(10/27/2015)

-PRG Wins Big in Las Vegas

PRG Wins Big in Las Vegas

This past weekend, Production Resource Group, L.L.C. (PRG) took home two big wins on Saturday night while exhibiting at LDI 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Following an enthusiastic response and non-stop crowds in the PRG booth all ...More

(10/27/2015)

-Bandit Lites Wins Lighting Company of the Year

Bandit Lites Wins Lighting Company of the Year

Following a wildly successful year including a packed festival season, massive world tours, and premier installations, Bandit Lites once again took home Lighting Company of the Year at the 15th Annual Parnelli Awards. < ...More

(10/27/2015)

-Yamaha Rivage PM10 to Exhibit at AES and Demos on the Road

Yamaha Rivage PM10 to Exhibit at AES and Demos on the Road

The new flagship Rivage PM10 Digital Audio Console will be shown at the Yamaha Professional Audio booth 319 and demonstrated in room 1A03 throughout the AES Show in New York, October 30-November 1. ...More

(10/27/2015)

-Woolly Mammoth Theatre Artistic Director, Howard Shalwitz, Joins Theatre Projects as Artist-in-Residence

Woolly Mammoth Theatre Artistic Director, Howard Shalwitz, Joins Theatre Projects as Artist-in-Residence

To create the most dynamic performance spaces for live theatre, music, and dance, Theatre Projects believes that their staff -- from theatre designers to the accounting manager -- needs to be fully engaged with what's happening in ...More

(10/27/2015)

-Waves Audio Announces Waves Central

Waves Audio Announces Waves Central

Waves Audio, a provider of digital signal processing solutions, announces Waves Central, a new system to replace the current Waves License Center, providing license management and plugin installation (for Waves 9.6 and above) in one ...More

(10/27/2015)

-Media Networking Alliance Presents Live AES67 Demonstration

Media Networking Alliance Presents Live AES67 Demonstration

The Media Networking Alliance (MNA) -- the professional AV industry alliance established to promote awareness and uptake of AES67 -- is exhibiting at the forthcoming 139th AES International Convention in New York, October 29 ...More

(10/27/2015)

-IALD Announces 2015 Inductees to IALD College of Fellows

IALD Announces 2015 Inductees to IALD College of Fellows

The IALD welcomes two new members to the IALD College of Fellows. The IALD Fellow designation is awarded to members of the IALD for valuable contribution to the art and science of lighting design, and for their continued ...More

(10/27/2015)

-Luminex Joins Ravenna Partner Community

Luminex Joins Ravenna Partner Community

Luminex Network Intelligence announces that it has joined other major manufacturers in the Ravenna partner community under the leadership of ALC NetworX GmbH, Munich. Ravenna is an open-technology standard for the real ...More

(10/27/2015)

-WorxAudio Loudspeakers Get the Adrenalin Pumping at the Marlton Field House

WorxAudio Loudspeakers Get the Adrenalin Pumping at the Marlton Field House

Affiliated with the Marlton Assembly of God, the Marlton Field House recently opened its doors to the community. With state-of-the-art facilities for soccer, basketball, conferences, and more, the Marlton Field House aims to be the ...More

(10/26/2015)

-Robe Rocks LDI 2015

Robe Rocks LDI 2015

Robe Lighting rocked Las Vegas this weekend ... presenting its largest booth at any LDI expo to date, the company says, complete with its first major new product launch at an LDI show with the BMFL Wash and BMFL Wash XF ...More

(10/26/2015)

-Ayrton MagicDot-R Dazzles on NFL's Sunday Night Football Opener on NBC

Ayrton MagicDot-R Dazzles on NFL's Sunday Night Football Opener on NBC

Lighting designer Benoit Richard, of Millennium Lighting Design, Inc., chose his first use of Ayrton MagicDot-R fixtures for the video shoot of NBC's spectacular NFL Sunday Night Football Open, employing 60 units in ...More

(10/26/2015)

-Harman Professional Solutions Announces Martin Atomic 3000 LED Strobe at LDI 2015

Harman Professional Solutions Announces Martin Atomic 3000 LED Strobe at LDI 2015

Harman Professional Solutions announces the Martin Atomic 3000 LED, a blend of a traditional strobe with cutting-edge LED technology, the company says.
Capitalizing on the original Atomic 3000 DMX's 15 years of success, this new ...
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(10/26/2015)

-New York's Langston Hughes Auditorium Updates with Chauvet Professional

New York's Langston Hughes Auditorium Updates with Chauvet Professional

In 1938, the African American poet and playwright Langston Hughes had a dream of creating a theatre in Harlem to showcase black drama. Although Hughes earned worldwide acclaim for the power of this writings, his vision for a ...More

(10/26/2015)

-ETC Source Four LEDs Make Retirement Colorful

ETC Source Four LEDs Make Retirement Colorful

The Necessary Stage's newest comedy, Pioneer (Girls) Generation (PGG), captured the retired life of four 60-somethings who shatter the stereotype of older generations. Lighting designer Stephen Kwek employed ETC Source Four ...More

(10/26/2015)

-VUE Audiotechnik Inspires at 3S Artspace

VUE Audiotechnik Inspires at 3S Artspace

When 3S Artspace built its location from the remnants of an old warehouse in early 2015, it required a sound system capable of catering to the 10,000 sq. ft. building's variety of activities. It called in audio consultants Swell SoundMore

(10/26/2015)

-The Morrissey Tour Uses Allen & Heath on USA Leg

The Morrissey Tour Uses Allen & Heath on USA Leg

Morrissey has completed an extensive tour of the USA traveling with Allen & Heath iLive modular systems to manage FOH and Monitors.
Culminating in a headline performance at LA's FYF Festival, the systems comprised iDR10 MixRacks ...
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(10/26/2015)

-Clay Paky Lights Gianna Nannini's Hitalia.Rocks Tour

Clay Paky Lights Gianna Nannini's Hitalia.Rocks Tour

Gianna Nannini's most recent HITALIA.ROCKS Tour brought the star live to major sports arenas in Italy. This tour followed and celebrated the release of Gianna's latest album, HITALIA. The entire album is devoted to the ...More

(10/26/2015)

-Focusrite Interfaces Now Shipping With the Softube Time and Tone Bundle

Focusrite Interfaces Now Shipping With the Softube Time and Tone Bundle

Focusrite announces that several of its interfaces are now shipping with the Softube Time and Tone bundle. Softube Time and Tone Pack is a unique plug-in bundle (valued at $198) which includes three of Softube's plug-ins: a reverb, ...More

(10/26/2015)

-HSL Appoints Harrison Cooke as Technical Operations Manager

HSL Appoints Harrison Cooke as Technical Operations Manager

HSL continues its recent management restructuring with the appointment of Harrison Cooke as technical operations manager.
Harrison will be responsible -- among other things -- for the design, sourcing, and building of HSL's ...
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(10/26/2015)

-Biamp Systems Continues to Lead in Customer Support with Additions to Applications Engineering Team

Biamp Systems Continues to Lead in Customer Support with Additions to Applications Engineering Team

Biamp Systems, a provider of innovative, networked media systems, announces the expansion of its customer support capabilities through the addition of two new members. Effective immediately, Andrew Verburg and Matt ...More

(10/26/2015)

-TNDV Expands Nashville Warehouse to Accommodate Business Growth

TNDV Expands Nashville Warehouse to Accommodate Business Growth

TNDV: Television last year relocated to a large warehouse in Nashville, providing the growing company with a secure, climate-controlled facility to maintain, upgrade, and reconfigure its seven production trucks. The refurbishment of ...More

(10/23/2015)

-PLASA Outlines Recent Changes and Future Opportunities

PLASA Outlines Recent Changes and Future Opportunities

PLASA (the Professional Lighting and Sound Association) has outlined its current position in the wake of various recent changes, and asked for Members' feedback on its next steps as it moves forward into a new phase of its existence ...More

(10/23/2015)

-ETC West Has a New Team Member

ETC West Has a New Team Member

ETC's Hollywood-based office has just hired R. Christopher Stokes to serve as its newest field project coordinator. As an FPC, he will help ETC West support the theatrical, rigging, architectural, and broadcast markets in the ...More

(10/23/2015)

-Image Production Services Calls on Chauvet Professional at House of Blues

Image Production Services Calls on Chauvet Professional at House of Blues

Described by Billboard as "trance music's most influential curator," Armin van Buuren has taken this branch of electronic music to new heights. The Dutch-born DJ's "State of Trance" podcast attracts over 25 million listeners ...More

(10/23/2015)

-White Light Goes Wild for Awards Ceremony at National History Museum, London

White Light Goes Wild for Awards Ceremony at National History Museum, London

The Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2015 Awards took place on October 13. Held annually at the iconic Natural History Museum, London, the awards ceremony celebrates the finest wildlife photography from across the globe. ...More

(10/23/2015)

-NUAGE Jazzes Up Renowned New York Club

NUAGE Jazzes Up Renowned New York Club

Since opening its doors in 1981, the Blue Note has become one of the premier jazz clubs in the world and a cultural institution in Greenwich Village in New York City. Over the last 30+ years, the Blue Note has played host to some of the ...More

(10/23/2015)

-QU-16 Manages Live and Broadcast Audio at Singapore Grand Prix

QU-16 Manages Live and Broadcast Audio at Singapore Grand Prix

An Allen & Heath Qu-16 rackmount digital mixer was employed to manage the live audio and broadcast feeds at the recent Formula 1 Grand Prix in Singapore.
The system, comprising the Qu-16 and Shure microphones, was ...
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(10/23/2015)

-Gdansk's New Drama Theatre Utilizes Flexible d&b Sound

Gdansk's New Drama Theatre Utilizes Flexible d&b Sound

It's taken more than two decades of effort and three years of construction but the Gdansk Shakespeare Theatre finally opened its doors last year. This is a unique achievement; not only is the building the first drama theatre to be built in ...More

(10/23/2015)

-PreSonus Eris E44 and E66 MTM Monitors Provide Ultra-Wide Imaging

PreSonus Eris E44 and E66 MTM Monitors Provide Ultra-Wide Imaging

PreSonus' new Eris E44 and E66 two-way active MTM studio monitors deliver an expanded frequency range, thanks to their nested Midwoofer-Tweeter-Midwoofer (MTM, also known as "D'Appolito") design. The result is a more consistent ...More

(10/23/2015)

-Elite Multimedia Heightens the Experience of the Propel Women's Conference

Elite Multimedia Heightens the Experience of the Propel Women's Conference

Designed to create an interconnected life which affirms the gifts of women worldwide, the Propel Women's Conference hosts a series of events aimed at strengthening the leadership role of women in today's workplace. With local chapters on ...More

(10/23/2015)

-Roland M-5000 OHRCA Live Mixing Console Chosen for Rose Heights Church in Tyler, Texas

Roland M-5000 OHRCA Live Mixing Console Chosen for Rose Heights Church in Tyler, Texas

When Shane Weber of Web Feat Productions, a media consulting firm that specializes in serving churches and not for-profit organizations, was brought in to spec solutions for a new FOH console at Rose Heights Church in Tyler, ...More

(10/23/2015)

-EAW Anya Drives Mercedes-Benz Evolution Tour

EAW Anya Drives Mercedes-Benz Evolution Tour

SRX Events recently teamed up with Mix3 Sound, both Miami-based sound companies, to provide full production for the Mercedes-Benz Evolution tour. Mix3 is tasked with deploying sound, video, and lighting systems for each event ...More

(10/23/2015)

-Theatre in Review: Dames at Sea (Helen Hayes Theatre)

Theatre in Review: Dames at Sea (Helen Hayes Theatre)

How times have changed: Wasn't it only a little while ago that Broadway musicals were being dismissed as hopelessly retro? (The currently running Something Rotten! continues to spread this canard, presenting musical theatre as a ...More

(10/22/2015)

-Mapping the Pixel Forest

Mapping the Pixel Forest

It's easy for designers to get lost in the forest of LED mapping systems. ENTTEC, working hand in hand with LightJams developer Mathieu Jacques, has created a solution that gives users a clear path through the trees: E.L.M., ...More

(10/22/2015)

-JBL by Harman to Host the Immersive Theater at 139th AES Convention

JBL by Harman to Host the Immersive Theater at 139th AES Convention

At the 139th AES Convention, JBL Professional is inviting attendees to experience the power of immersive audio with listening sessions on JBL Professional's new 7 Series Master Reference Monitor system. As immersive audio ...More

(10/22/2015)

-Clay Paky Brings the Party to Secret Garden Party's Main Stage

Clay Paky Brings the Party to Secret Garden Party's Main Stage

Clay Paky's beam light, the Sharpy, has proved the ideal festival lighting tool on 'The Great Stage' at Secret Garden Party (SGP), one of the UK's most popular independent arts and music festivals, the company says. ...More

(10/22/2015)

-Allen & Heath's Qu-32 Takes Center Stage at St. Andrew's Cathedral in Singapore

Allen & Heath's Qu-32 Takes Center Stage at St. Andrew's Cathedral in Singapore

Singapore's iconic St. Andrew's Cathedral recently installed two Allen & Heath's Qu-32 compact digital mixers at FOH in its two main worship halls, replacing the existing analog mixers.
Located within the Central Business ...
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(10/22/2015)

-Powersoft Strengthens Sales and Distribution Network in Canada

Powersoft Strengthens Sales and Distribution Network in Canada

Audio manufacturer Powersoft announces a shift in its Canadian distribution strategy from a classic distribution model to an independent representative model, similar to its approach that has been successful in the US, the company ...More

(10/22/2015)

-Elation Lights for Main Stage Phoenix at New York's Electric Zoo Festival

Elation Lights for Main Stage Phoenix at New York's Electric Zoo Festival

Electric Zoo is New York City's premier electronic music festival, attracting over 100,000 fans to Randall's Island Park each Labor Day Weekend. This year, the festival's Main Stage featured a phoenix-themed design outfitted with Elation ...More

(10/22/2015)

-Clear-Com Unveils Helixnet Verison 3.0 at LDI 2015

Clear-Com Unveils Helixnet Verison 3.0 at LDI 2015

At LDI 2015, Clear-Com will launch HelixNet Version 3.0, a free software-only update to the acclaimed HelixNet digital network partyline platform. The new version unlocks the HelixNet system in response to the growing need ...More

(10/22/2015)

-Le Mark's Dance Floor Demand Booms After Website Launch

Le Mark's Dance Floor Demand Booms After Website Launch

A huge 4,500 cu. ft. of temperature controlled storage has been acquired to support the dramatic increase in demand for Le Mark Floors. With a new website officially launching only in September, online interest has produced an all ...More

(10/22/2015)

-Chauvet Professional Rogue RH1 Hybrids Reflect Range of Feelings at Lauren Daigle Concert

Chauvet Professional Rogue RH1 Hybrids Reflect Range of Feelings at Lauren Daigle Concert

It isn't often that a new artist wins three Dove Awards, the Christian music equivalent of the Grammys, in the same year. Then again, few things about Lauren Daigle's music can be described as "ordinary." The 2015 Dove New Artist of ...More

(10/22/2015)

-WorxAudio Loudspeakers Get the Adrenalin Pumping at the Marlton Field House

WorxAudio Loudspeakers Get the Adrenalin Pumping at the Marlton Field House

Affiliated with the Marlton Assembly of God, the Marlton Field House (http://www.marltonfieldhouse.com) recently opened its doors to the community. With state-of-the-art facilities for soccer ...More

(10/22/2015)

-Theatre in Review: Empanada Loca (Labyrinth Theater Company/Bank Street Theater)

Theatre in Review: Empanada Loca (Labyrinth Theater Company/Bank Street Theater)

It's the season for ghoulish fun, and if you're looking for a bedtime story guaranteed to keep you up, shuddering, far into the night, Empanada Loca is the show for you. Aaron Mark's one-person drama is, according to ...More

(10/22/2015)

-Theatre in Review: First Daughter Suite (The Public Theater)

Theatre in Review: First Daughter Suite (The Public Theater)

Barbara Bush as a tragic heroine? You didn't see that one coming, did you? It's only one of many surprises to be found in First Daughter Suite, a wildly uneven, but often striking and surprisingly moving, quartet of ...More

(10/21/2015)

-Vectorworks, Inc. Acquires ESP Vision to Enhance Design and Visualization Workflow Synergies

Vectorworks, Inc. Acquires ESP Vision to Enhance Design and Visualization Workflow Synergies

Global design software developer Vectorworks, Inc. has solidified its place at the forefront of the entertainment design industry with the acquisition of the ESP Vision product line, including Vision Pro, the most advanced lighting ...More

(10/21/2015)

-Lycian Stage Lighting Showing Prototype of New Followspot at LDI, Las Vegas

Lycian Stage Lighting Showing Prototype of New Followspot at LDI, Las Vegas

Lycian will be showing an as yet unnamed new followspot at LDI. Model #1299 utilizes a miniaturized Xenon module with integrated heat sinks to produce an intensely bright beam. The intent to show the prototype is to gain ...More

(10/21/2015)

-Pete's Big TVs Adds LightSlice to Rental Inventory

Pete's Big TVs Adds LightSlice to Rental Inventory

Video equipment rental company Pete's Big TVs has added new technology to its rental stock, including the digiLED LightSlice (http://www.petesbigtvs ...More

(10/21/2015)

-Rose Brand Inc. Introduces 10' Wide Premium Projection Screens

Rose Brand Inc. Introduces 10' Wide Premium Projection Screens

With the release of the 2016 Rose Brand Catalogs, the company rolled out a new selection of 10' wide projection screen materials. The five new 200-series projection materials are part of the Rose Brand Premium Projection Screen line. These ...More

(10/21/2015)

-Analog Way Exhibits at LDI 2015 -- Booth #1922

Analog Way Exhibits at LDI 2015 -- Booth #1922

Analog Way will be exhibiting at LDI 2015. From October 23-25, 2015, in Las Vegas, USA, Analog Way will present its new VIO 4K, a high-end multi-format converter. Also showcased will be the Ascender 48-4K. ...More

(10/21/2015)

-Richard "Fez" Ferriday now Director of Sales & Marketing; sits on AES sessions. CDC six gets US debut

Richard &quot;Fez&quot; Ferriday now Director of Sales & Marketing; sits on AES sessions. CDC six gets US debut

CADAC has appointed Richard "Fez" Feriday as director of sales and marketing, with global responsibility for sales and marketing of the CADAC portfolio of audio mixing consoles and high definition networking products. The ...More

(10/21/2015)

-Light and Technology in a New Language at LIGHTFAIR International 2016

Light and Technology in a New Language at LIGHTFAIR International 2016

Light, technology, and design will converge to reveal new solutions, new knowledge, and new discoveries at LIGHTFAIR International (LFI) 2016. The world's largest annual architectural and commercial lighting trade show and ...More

(10/21/2015)

-Industry Leaders Join Forces to Launch CrowdLead

Industry Leaders Join Forces to Launch CrowdLead

Organizers of festivals, major sporting events, and similar large gatherings often must meet various requirements such as providing accurate directional signage, event schedules, weather alerts, and other emergency messaging. ...More

(10/21/2015)

-AES Announces Co-Chairs, Keynote Speaker, and Location for 140th International AES Convention

AES Announces Co-Chairs, Keynote Speaker, and Location for 140th International AES Convention

The Audio Engineering Society announces that Michael Williams and Umberto Zanghieri have been chosen as the co-chairs and Alex U. Case has been named as the keynote speaker for the upcoming 140th ...More

(10/21/2015)

-Elation Platinum FLX and ACL 360 Matrix Premiere at Inaugural KAABOO Festival

Elation Platinum FLX and ACL 360 Matrix Premiere at Inaugural KAABOO Festival

LD Nook Schoenfeld was the first lighting designer to use Elation Professional's Platinum FLX hybrid moving head, the company says, as well as the new ACL 360 Matrix narrow-beam LED effect light, and came away wholly ...More

(10/21/2015)

-Schertler Adds New DAVID to Compact Amplifier Series

Schertler Adds New DAVID to Compact Amplifier Series

Swiss manufacturer Schertler adds to its family of "next generation" acoustic amplifiers with the release of the new DAVID, a compact 3-channel amp that combines a wealth of new features and updated technology with a new "look." ...More

(10/21/2015)

-Theatre in Review: Futurity (Soho Rep and Ars Nova/Connelly Theater)

Theatre in Review: Futurity (Soho Rep and Ars Nova/Connelly Theater)

Progress is a slippery, slippery thing: We want to believe in it, no matter how many times we've been disappointed. No matter how terrible things may be, we always want to believe that the next thinker, philosophy, or technological ...More

(10/21/2015)

-Theatre in Review: Last Call (terraNOVA Collective and IRT Theater)

Theatre in Review: Last Call (terraNOVA Collective and IRT Theater)

Last Call begins on a disconcerting, almost frightening note. We are at the IRT to see Terri Girvin's one-person show about the life of a New York City bartender. Imagine the horror, then, when a woman roller skates on ...More

(10/20/2015)

-A.C.T Lighting Expands Its Rigging Offerings and Adds Eurotruss Product Representation

A.C.T Lighting Expands Its Rigging Offerings and Adds Eurotruss Product Representation

A.C.T Lighting, Inc. has expanded its representation with the addition of Eurotruss, a worldwide supplier of aluminum truss systems. A.C.T Lighting is now the exclusive distributor of Eurotruss in North America. ...More

(10/20/2015)

-GLP Inc.'s Scenex Lighting Launch New All-in-One Pixel LED Tape Driver Solutions

GLP Inc.'s Scenex Lighting Launch New All-in-One Pixel LED Tape Driver Solutions

Scenex Lighting from GLP US Inc. has launched two new combined driver / PSU solutions for controlling the wide variety of LED pixel tape on the market.
The PP4 and PP16 boxes are all-in-one solutions for controlling LED ...
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(10/20/2015)

-Six New Products for Ayrton at LDI 2015

Six New Products for Ayrton at LDI 2015

Ayrton will be bringing six new products to LDI 2015, all which have been launched this year, and will be presented on the stand of Ayrton's exclusive US distributor, Morpheus Lights in booth 1531, October 23 - 25 in ...More

(10/20/2015)

-Zylight Unveils "Silent" LED Fresnel at LDI 2015

Zylight Unveils &quot;Silent&quot; LED Fresnel at LDI 2015

Zylight, a manufacturer of innovative LED lighting solutions, will demonstrate a prototype of its new "silent" F8-300 LED Fresnel at Live Design International (LDI) 2015, which runs October 23 - 25 in Las Vegas, Nevada. ...More

(10/20/2015)

-Neutrik Debuts 10-Pin XLR Connector

Neutrik Debuts 10-Pin XLR Connector

Neutrik USA, a supplier of robust and reliable professional connectivity solutions for audio, video, and lighting, announces its latest multi-pin product line for transmitting both data and power: the 10-pin XLR line. Fitting in ...More

(10/20/2015)

-New LynTec I/O-R Board Simplifies Control Setup and Operation

New LynTec I/O-R Board Simplifies Control Setup and Operation

LynTec, a leading manufacturer of innovative electrical power control solutions for professional audio, video, and lighting systems, announces the new Input/Output-Relay (I/O-R) board for the Remote Power Controller (RPC) platform. ...More

(10/20/2015)

-The Swingin' Johnsons to Perform at LDI 2015

The Swingin' Johnsons to Perform at LDI 2015

Lighting industry musical group The Swingin' Johnsons have announced they will play two live gigs at LDI 2015 in Las Vegas. The Johnsons will play Friday and Saturday from 4:30 - 5:30pm on the Robe booth 2521 in the ...More

(10/20/2015)

-Musson Theatrical Announces Leadership Changes

Musson Theatrical Announces Leadership Changes

While Musson Theatrical's long-time director of sales and marketing, Dinna Myers, is relocating to New Zealand in November, the company announces that she will continue to serve the company from abroad. ...More

(10/20/2015)

-GLP US Inc. Reorganizes and Grows with New Appointments

GLP US Inc. Reorganizes and Grows with New Appointments

GLP US Inc. has announced some organizational changes, including two new appointments to its staff.
Moving within the company is Greville Kellett, who has taken on the newly created position of internal sales manager, ...
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(10/20/2015)

-Harman's JBL Professional Introduces JBL EON618S Powered Subwoofer

Harman's JBL Professional Introduces JBL EON618S Powered Subwoofer

Harman's JBL Professional introduces the JBL EON618S, an 18", 1,000W powered subwoofer that is durable, supports true low-frequency extension, and can be controlled wirelessly. In keeping with its popular predecessors in the long ...More

(10/20/2015)

-Martin Audio Holds MLA Demo Sessions in Nashville

Martin Audio Holds MLA Demo Sessions in Nashville

Martin Audio is offering two presentation and demonstration sessions of its award-winning MLA Series in Nashville on November 19, 2015.
These special two-hour sessions will take place at 10:00am and 4:00pm and be held at SOUNDC ...
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(10/20/2015)

-Proaudio Granada Debuts New Meyer Sound Leopard at Spanish Jazz and Classical Music Events

Proaudio Granada Debuts New Meyer Sound Leopard at Spanish Jazz and Classical Music Events

Proaudio Granada recently debuted its new Meyer Sound Leopard linear sound reinforcement system at two major outdoor music events in the Spanish city -- Jazz en La Costa (Jazz on the Coast) Festival and a concert by the ...More

(10/20/2015)

-Automatically Robe for Miranda Lambert

Automatically Robe for Miranda Lambert

Nashville, Tennessee-based production and lighting designer Chris Lisle of Chris Lisle Lighting Design has created an elegant stage look for country singer Miranda Lambert's Roadside Bars & Pink Guitars tour, featuring ...More

(10/20/2015)

-Theatre in Review: Eclipsed (The Public Theater)

Theatre in Review: Eclipsed (The Public Theater)

Considering that it stuffed full of horrors, Eclipsed doesn't rub our faces in gratuitous violence or brutality. That's because the playwright, Danai Gurira, understands that a simple, unsensational statement of the ...More

(10/20/2015)

-Theatre in Review: Hard Love (The Actors Company Theatre/Theatre Row)

Theatre in Review: Hard Love (The Actors Company Theatre/Theatre Row)

The Actors Company Theatre, which typically specializes in revivals of notable works of the past, introduces us to a fresh face in the contemporary Israeli playwright Motti Lerner, who in turn focuses on a subject rarely seen on the ...More

(10/19/2015)

-ANSI Approves Two PLASA Standards, Withdrawal of a Third

ANSI Approves Two PLASA Standards, Withdrawal of a Third

On September 25, ANSI's Board of Standards Review approved the reaffirmation of the 2010 edition of ANSI E1.30-4, EPI 26, Device Description Language (DDL) Extensions for DMX512 and E1.31 Devices, and the revised ...More

(10/19/2015)

-Chauvet Professional to Debut ÉPIX Tour Series at LDI

Chauvet Professional to Debut ÉPIX Tour Series at LDI

Building on the success of its easy-to-use, affordable ÉPIX 2.0 video/pixel mapping system, Chauvet Professional will be unveiling a new version of the system at LDI 2015, the ÉPIX Tour Series. As its name suggests, the new ...More

(10/19/2015)

-Avolites Showcases Arena and Optical Titan Net Switch at LDI

Avolites Showcases Arena and Optical Titan Net Switch at LDI

Avolites' family of consoles, dimmers, and networking products will be showcased at LDI 2015 in Las Vegas on booth 2004, hosted by Group One Ltd. Avolites Media will be on booth 2216, exhibiting its industry ...More

(10/19/2015)

-XLNT CyberHoist II Unveils New System Surprises at LDI 2015

XLNT CyberHoist II Unveils New System Surprises at LDI 2015

LDI 2015 will see the North American premiere of the latest upgrade to entertainment motion control systems expert XLNT Advanced Technologies' CyberHoist II system on booth 142.
The new incarnation of the world's first ...
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(10/19/2015)

-High End Systems is All About LEDs at LDI 2015

High End Systems is All About LEDs at LDI 2015

At the LDI exhibition held this week in Las Vegas, High End Systems says lighting professionals will witness the release of the brightest, most fully-featured LED moving lights the industry has ever seen. For the first time ...More

(10/19/2015)

-City Theatrical Launches New Products at LDI 2015

City Theatrical Launches New Products at LDI 2015

City Theatrical is launching a load of new products at LDI 2015 in Las Vegas, October 23 - 25, in booth 1452.
SHoW DMX SHoW Baby 6 is the latest version of the SHoW DMX SHoW Baby wireless DMX transceiver that is used in ...
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(10/19/2015)

-Registration on Unprecedented Pace for 139th AES International Convention in New York City

Registration on Unprecedented Pace for 139th AES International Convention in New York City

"If it's about Audio, it's at AES," and the AES Convention is on track to break registration records once again. AES is extending free exhibits-plus and discounted all access advance registration through midnight, October 26; ...More

(10/19/2015)

-One-of-a-Kind ACL 360 Roller Latest in Elation ACL Series of Narrow-Beam Effect Lights

One-of-a-Kind ACL 360 Roller Latest in Elation ACL Series of Narrow-Beam Effect Lights

The new ACL 360 Roller from Elation Professional is a unique four-bar moving head luminaire that casts a stunning array of continuous 360-degree high-speed multi-colored effects and is the newest luminaire in Elation's ACL Series of ...More

(10/19/2015)

-Protech Brings Back Robert Watson as Senior VP of Sales

Protech Brings Back Robert Watson as Senior VP of Sales

Protech Theatrical Services, a theatre rigging company, announces the return of former Protech executive Robert Watson as the senior vice president of sales. Watson will be responsible for driving brand recognition and ...More

(10/19/2015)

-Adamson Appoints Oscar Alberto Gamas Gonzalez Operations Manager in Mexico

Adamson Appoints Oscar Alberto Gamas Gonzalez Operations Manager in Mexico

Adamson Systems Engineering has announced the appointment of Oscar Alberto Gamas Gonzalez to the position of regional operations manager in Mexico. The announcement was made by Adamson's director of marketing and sales Jame ...More

(10/19/2015)

-Hartley Peavey Receives Lifetime Achievement Award in London

Hartley Peavey Receives Lifetime Achievement Award in London

Music and audio innovator Hartley Peavey, founder and CEO of Peavey Electronics, was recently honored as the recipient of the 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award at the annual AV Awards ceremony in London, England. ...More

(10/19/2015)

-Renkus-Heinz to Participate in the Annual LSI Loudspeaker Demo at WFX Nashville

Renkus-Heinz to Participate in the Annual LSI Loudspeaker Demo at WFX Nashville

Renkus-Heinz will be in the thick of the action at this year's WFX Show, held on Wednesday, November 18 and Thursday, November 19, at the Music City Center in Nashville, Tennessee.
On display in the Renkus-Heinz booth 521 ...
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(10/19/2015)

-Robe BMFLs Help Kick Off NBC Sunday Night Football 2015 Season

Robe BMFLs Help Kick Off NBC Sunday Night Football 2015 Season

NBC's 2015 Sunday Night Football open with Carrie Underwood features 34 Robe BMFL Spots which were specified by Los Angeles-based lighting designer Benoit Richard from Millennium Lighting Design, Inc. who was ...More

(10/19/2015)

-Theatre in Review: Ugly Lies the Bone (Roundabout Underground)

Theatre in Review: Ugly Lies the Bone (Roundabout Underground)

We've known for years that Mamie Gummer is a good actress; now we know that she is a fearless one. She's the first thing we see in Ugly Lies the Bone, her face obscured by a virtual reality device. Then she takes it ...More

(10/19/2015)

-Theatre in Review: Rothschild & Sons (York Theatre Company)

Theatre in Review: Rothschild & Sons (York Theatre Company)

Over the years, The 1970 Broadway musical The Rothschilds has been probed, poked, edited, amended, pulled apart, and put back together. A not-quite-hit in its time, it was tried in a smaller, Off Broadway production and subsequently ...More

(10/16/2015)

-Chauvet Professional Debuts COLORado 1 Solo IP65-Rated Wash

Chauvet Professional Debuts COLORado 1 Solo IP65-Rated Wash

The new COLORado 1 Solo from Chauvet Professional was designed to deliver stellar performance in any production or touring environment, indoors or out. This IP65-rated par-style wash fixture, which will be unveiled by the company ...More

(10/16/2015)

-Parasol Systems is Launching its Latest Innovation at LDI2015: Introducing the miniSTAR, Pre-sale on Now

Parasol Systems is Launching its Latest Innovation at LDI2015: Introducing the miniSTAR, Pre-sale on Now

Parasol has been working for the last 6 months to create brand-new miniSTAR. This new product is the smallest system in the Parasol family, the company says. Measuring 47" in diameter, this system can fit in the back of an SUV for ...More

(10/16/2015)

-Harman Professional Solutions' Martin Joins Forces With Green Hippo To Simplify Creative LED Video Control

Harman Professional Solutions' Martin Joins Forces With Green Hippo To Simplify Creative LED Video Control

Harman Professional Solutions announces Martin Professional's P3-PC System Controller can now be seamlessly integrated with Green Hippo's Hippotizer media. With this new integration, users can install the P3-PC ...More

(10/16/2015)

-Lectrosonics Introduces the Venue 2 Six-Channel Modular Receiver

Lectrosonics Introduces the Venue 2 Six-Channel Modular Receiver

Lectrosonics introduces the Venue 2 Digital Hybrid Wireless modular receiver, a solution designed to address the challenges of increasingly congested RF environments. Venue 2 tunes across a wide 220MHz range, houses up to six ...More

(10/16/2015)

-AES67-2015 Revision Confirms Stability of the Audio Network Interoperability Standard

AES67-2015 Revision Confirms Stability of the Audio Network Interoperability Standard

A maintenance revision to AES67-2013 -- the AES standard for high-performance streaming audio-over-IP interoperability -- has been issued. The revision, called AES67-2015, clarifies some of the interoperability requirements, based ...More

(10/16/2015)

-LOBO Scooped ILDA Awards in Dubai

LOBO Scooped ILDA Awards in Dubai

Professional companies in the laser entertainment and multimedia industry from approximately 30 countries are organized in the International Laser Display Association (ILDA). Founded in the USA in 1986, the ILDA not only defines ...More

(10/16/2015)

-HSL Extends the Family with Video Illusions

HSL Extends the Family with Video Illusions

Blackburn UK-based lighting and visuals rental company HSL announces a strategic working partnership with live event video designers and specialists, Video Illusions.
Based in Canterbury, Kent, Video Illusions was formed ...
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(10/16/2015)

-Digital Projection China Brings AV Stumpfl to the Future of Projection Event, Beijing

Digital Projection China Brings AV Stumpfl to the Future of Projection Event, Beijing

Projector manufacturer Digital Projection China will present the Future of Projection at the five-star Crowne Plaza Beijing Sun Palace on Wednesday, October 21, 2015.
This event will showcase the latest technology and ...
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(10/16/2015)

-Historic Synagogue Modernizes with Renkus-Heinz IC Live

Historic Synagogue Modernizes with Renkus-Heinz IC Live

One of the oldest Conservative Jewish congregations in Chicago, Anshe Emet Synagogue was founded in 1873 and moved to its current building in 1929. Services feature performances by Alberto Mizrahi, the congregation's world-class Hazzan, ...More

(10/16/2015)

-St. Ann's Catholic Church Modernizes with Mackie's DL32R

St. Ann's Catholic Church Modernizes with Mackie's DL32R

Founded in 1917, St. Ann's Catholic Church has thrived over the years, and as its congregation has grown, the campus has expanded to include a school, rectory, gymnasium, and several other buildings. Their current 500-seat sanctuary ...More

(10/16/2015)

-Theatre in Review: Perfect Arrangement (Primary Stages/The Duke on 42nd Street)

Theatre in Review: Perfect Arrangement (Primary Stages/The Duke on 42nd Street)

The arrangement alluded to in the title of Topher Payne's new play may or may not be perfect, but it certainly is more than a little seamy. When the lights come up on aggressively stylish Populuxe living room designed by Neil ...More

(10/16/2015)

-Theatre in Review: Clever Little Lies (Westside Theatre/Upstairs)

Theatre in Review: Clever Little Lies (Westside Theatre/Upstairs)

Can't somebody put together a committee to find a good vehicle for Marlo Thomas? I'd volunteer to take part. Even in Clever Little Lies, which resembles something hidden far back in one of Neil Simon's desk drawers, she is ...More

(10/15/2015)

-New Sound Workshop in NYC

New Sound Workshop in NYC

Adhering to the tradition of excellence in producing theatrical design and technology workshops, Stage Seminars announces the inaugural Stage Sound Super Sunday all-day sound workshop. For the past 10 years Sonny ...More

(10/15/2015)

-Robe Launches New BMFL Wash Luminaire at LDI 2015

Robe Launches New BMFL Wash Luminaire at LDI 2015

Robe underlines the importance of the American market by announcing a major new product launch at the LDI 2015 expo in Las Vegas ... the BMFL Wash and BMFL Wash XF (extra features).
There will also be a host of other ...
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(10/15/2015)

-ADJ to Debut Pioneering Products at LDI

ADJ to Debut Pioneering Products at LDI

With recent technological advancements in both the professional production and nightclub/mobile entertainment sectors, ADJ is set to demonstrate an array of innovative new products as its 30 years celebration continues at LDI ...More

(10/15/2015)

-Le Maitre Unveils New Smoke Machine Wi-Fi and IoT Capability and More at LDI 2015

Le Maitre Unveils New Smoke Machine Wi-Fi and IoT Capability and More at LDI 2015

Le Maitre, providers in pyro, smoke, haze and flame, will be unveiling two new special effects technologies at this year's LDI -- October 23-25 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, in booth 455.
Le Maitre's G300-SMART is a ...
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(10/15/2015)

-Altman Lighting Announces the Pegasus Series LED Fresnels

Altman Lighting Announces the Pegasus Series LED Fresnels

Altman Lighting Pegasus Fresnels are 6" and 8" white output LED Fresnels that are both mains dimmable or DMX controlled all-in-one luminaires. Pegasus replicates the soft light output that is expected from a theatrical or studio ...More

(10/15/2015)

-Harman Professional Solutions Now Shipping Martin RUSH MH 6 Wash Lighting Fixture

Harman Professional Solutions Now Shipping Martin RUSH MH 6 Wash Lighting Fixture

Harman Professional Solutions is now shipping Martin's RUSH MH 6 Wash, an innovative moving head based on the popular RUSH PAR 2 RGBW Zoom featuring the same LED engine and zoom system.
Ideal for night venues and live ...
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(10/15/2015)

-PixelFLEX Broadens the FLEXUltra Product Line with New Pitch Options

PixelFLEX Broadens the FLEXUltra Product Line with New Pitch Options

The award-winning LED screen manufacturer PixelFLEX announces that it is broadening the FLEXUltra product line with the introduction of 1.6mm, 1.9mm, and 1.9mm front-serviceable LED video panels. Designed for the permanent ...More

(10/15/2015)

-AV Stumpfl Announces LDI 2015 Presence

AV Stumpfl Announces LDI 2015 Presence

Austrian engineering company, AV Stumpfl will bring the largest ever line up of innovation to LDI 2015.
Selected by leading media designers and architects, Fullwhite screens will be demonstrated in an edge-blended multi ...
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(10/15/2015)

-ChamSys USA Announces the New MagicQ MQ40N Compact Console

ChamSys USA Announces the New MagicQ MQ40N Compact Console

ChamSys announces the new MagicQ MQ40N compact console -- a new version of the popular entry level MQ40 compact console -- four universes direct from the console, now with networking and external monitor support. ...More

(10/15/2015)

-SHS Global Adds Tony Magaña as Head of New Business Development

SHS Global Adds Tony Magaña as Head of New Business Development

SHS Global announces Tony Magaña has joined SHS Global, as head of new business development for SHS Global and partner company TourPro Lighting, reporting to CEO and founder, Leigh Anne Aiken. ...More

(10/15/2015)

-ETC Surpasses 1,000 Employee Milestone

ETC Surpasses 1,000 Employee Milestone

Undergoing a planned phase of strategic growth, ETC in Middleton, Wisconsin has surpassed a significant milestone this summer, employing more than 1,000 people worldwide.
ETC's summer employee count shows 1,036 people working ...
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(10/15/2015)

-D.A.S. Audio Begins China Venture

D.A.S. Audio Begins China Venture

D.A.S. Audio announces the launch of a new strategic project for China with the creation of AV GANGUAN, a multi-brand distribution company of quality audio-visual products. D.A.S. Audio has appointed AV Ganguan as exclusive ...More

(10/14/2015)

-Chauvet Professional to Unveil Full-Feature Color-Mixing RGBA-Lime Ellipsoidal at LDI

Chauvet Professional to Unveil Full-Feature Color-Mixing RGBA-Lime Ellipsoidal at LDI

Chauvet Professional has added more "color" to its popular Ovation Series with the introduction of the Ovation E-910FC, a new five-color RGBA+Lime LED ellipsoidal that will debut at LDI 2015. Powered by 91 3W RGBAL LEDs, the ...More

(10/14/2015)

-Clear-Com's Wideband Audio Wireless Intercom Solutions on Display at LDI 2015

Clear-Com's Wideband Audio Wireless Intercom Solutions on Display at LDI 2015

Clear-Com, a provider of real-time communication and connectivity solutions, will bring its new DX410 Wireless Intercom system to the Live Design International (LDI 2015) convention and trade show in Las Vegas, from October ...More

(10/14/2015)

-ETC Introduces Wireless ColorSource Relay Power-Control System

ETC Introduces Wireless ColorSource Relay Power-Control System

As venues like theatres, houses of worship, schools, and community centers upgrade their lighting rigs with LED technology, their power-control technology needs to be upgraded as well. With a simple configuration and dependable wireless ...More

(10/14/2015)

-Syncrolite Introduces the SyncroMITE Beam

Syncrolite Introduces the SyncroMITE Beam

Syncrolite announces the introduction of its newest product family member: the SyncroMITE Beam. The SyncroMITE Beam offers a new twist with revolutionary brightness in a compact integrated moving light that offers the advantages of ...More

(10/14/2015)

-Adam Camp Appointed as Western Region Sales Manager in the US

Adam Camp Appointed as Western Region Sales Manager in the US

Czech Republic-based lighting manufacturer Robe Lighting has appointed Adam Camp as regional sales manager of the western United States, effective September 28, 2015.
Due to customer demand and increased popularity, Robe ...
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(10/14/2015)

-Mountain Productions Launches E-Commerce Rigging Shop at shop.mountainproductions.com

Mountain Productions Launches E-Commerce Rigging Shop at shop.mountainproductions.com

Mountain Productions' online rigging shop offers an extensive inventory of entertainment rigging products, including chain hoists, hardware, cables, chain bags, fall protection, CM replacement parts, and much more. This ...More

(10/14/2015)

-HOG FACTOR Live Finals at LDI 2015

HOG FACTOR Live Finals at LDI 2015

After many months of preparation and consideration, three High End Systems' Hog Factor finalist teams have been chosen from the 60 teams that entered the competition. The finalists are:
o "Piggy Whisperers" from Carnegie Mellon ...
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(10/14/2015)

-Rose Brand Installs Free Custom Main Stage Curtain for Video Contest Winner, Brooklyn Theatre Arts High School

Rose Brand Installs Free Custom Main Stage Curtain for Video Contest Winner, Brooklyn Theatre Arts High School

Brooklyn Theatre Arts High School students and staff could not have been happier when they received the official notification that they won the Rose Brand "Rags to Riches" contest. Winning the video contest entitled the ...More

(10/14/2015)

-Highlite International Expands into New Markets

Highlite International Expands into New Markets

Highlite International BV, Europe's leading distributor and manufacturer of lighting and sound equipment, has extended its distributor network into Asia and the USA over the past summer months.
Graham Eales joins the ...
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(10/14/2015)

-Laserworld Group Becomes ILDA Member

Laserworld Group Becomes ILDA Member

The Laserworld Group joined the International Laser Display Association (ILDA) on August 31, 2015, as whole group of companies. In agreement with the ILDA's board of directors, all Laserworld companies may announce being an ...More

(10/14/2015)

-BenQ Continues Commitment to Visual Arts Community with Sponsorship of Aurora in Dallas Arts District

BenQ Continues Commitment to Visual Arts Community with Sponsorship of Aurora in Dallas Arts District

BenQ America Corp., an international provider of visual display solutions and, according to the company, the No. 1-selling projector brand powered by TI DLP technology in the Americas, announces its sponsorship of Aurora -- a free ...More

(10/14/2015)

-Riverview Systems Group, Inc. Launches New Creative Services Division

Riverview Systems Group, Inc. Launches New Creative Services Division

In a move designed to capitalize on its extensive understanding and technical expertise of live event production, Riverview Systems Group, Inc., announces the launch of its new Creative Services division. As a full-service ...More

(10/14/2015)

-Middle Atlantic Unveils Hub - an All-In-One, Tech-Ready Furniture Solution for Collaborative Environments

Middle Atlantic Unveils Hub - an All-In-One, Tech-Ready Furniture Solution for Collaborative Environments

Middle Atlantic Products announces the launch of Hub -- a technology-ready, all-in-one furniture solution for collaboration spaces that is designed to maximize equipment storage and cable management. Created for easy integration, ...More

(10/14/2015)

-Audio Precision Enhances Electro-Acoustic and PDM Testing

Audio Precision Enhances Electro-Acoustic and PDM Testing

Audio Precision (AP), the recognized standard in audio test, announces the availability of version 4.2 of their APx500 audio test software, as well as a new PDM module with advanced capabilities. AP's latest software release ...More

(10/14/2015)

-Theatre in Review: The Gin Game (Golden Theatre)

Theatre in Review: The Gin Game (Golden Theatre)

James Earl Jones and Cicely Tyson are giving such confident, entertaining performances at the Golden these nights, not until very late does it becomes apparent that they are not really playing The Gin Game. Each ...More

(10/13/2015)

-PLASA Show Brings Curtain Down on ExCeL Era and Announces Exciting Future

PLASA Show Brings Curtain Down on ExCeL Era and Announces Exciting Future

Three successful days in early October saw the PLASA Show bring its three-year stay at London's ExCeL to a close, with the promise of a revamped and reinvigorated event at Olympia for 2016.
New for this year, the ...
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(10/13/2015)

-Lex Products Pledges CineBox to Benefit Behind the Scenes

Lex Products Pledges CineBox to Benefit Behind the Scenes

Lex Products, which specializes in portable power systems including distribution boxes, cable assemblies, and connectors, has become a Behind the Scenes Pledge-a-Product Partner. Lex Products has pledged a percentage of the ...More

(10/13/2015)

-139th International AES Convention to Offer More Stops than Ever on Its Technical Tours

139th International AES Convention to Offer More Stops than Ever on Its Technical Tours

Attendees to the 139th AES International Convention will have a rare opportunity to visit some of the most legendary audio-related locales in the region, including Avery Fisher Hall, NBCUniversal Studios, Thomas Edison Memorial Park ...More

(10/13/2015)

-Philips Entertainment Introduces the New Showline SL BEAM 300FX and the SL PUNCHLITE 220

Philips Entertainment Introduces the New Showline SL BEAM 300FX and the SL PUNCHLITE 220

Philips Entertainment announces the introduction of two new Showline LED luminaires with the release of the SL Beam 300FX and the SL PUNCHLITE 220. Available through the Philips Vari-Lite and Philips Strand Lighting< ...More

(10/13/2015)

-Creative Stage Lighting Unveils New Online Store

Creative Stage Lighting Unveils New Online Store

Entertainment lighting distributor Creative Stage Lighting (CSL) has completed a renovation of their online store and customer portal. The new store features an updated, responsive design for mobile devices, account maintenance ...More

(10/13/2015)

-d3 Introduces Video Format Conversion (VFC) Technology at LDI

d3 Introduces Video Format Conversion (VFC) Technology at LDI

d3 Technologies' innovative Video Format Conversion (VFC) technology will take center stage at LDI, October 23 - 25 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The company says d3's booth 2069 is expected to draw crowds eager to see ...More

(10/13/2015)

-Luminex Previews GigaCore 26i at LDI 2015

Luminex Previews GigaCore 26i at LDI 2015

Luminex Network Intelligence returns to LDI 2015 to preview GigaCore 26i, its new AV managed switch, and to introduce new functionalities for its flagship GigaCore and Ethernet-DMX range. Luminex will occupy booth 1972 in the ...More

(10/13/2015)

-d&b audiotechnik Celebrates Award Success at PLASA London 2015

d&b audiotechnik Celebrates Award Success at PLASA London 2015

At the PLASA exhibition in London this week, the d&b audiotechnik GB team and sales partner SSE/Wigwam took the opportunity to talk to visitors and answer questions about the recently launched V-Series point sources. ...More

(10/13/2015)

-Robert Juliat Celebrates PLASA Award for Innovation for DALIS

Robert Juliat Celebrates PLASA Award for Innovation for DALIS

Robert Juliat announces that its new LED cyclorama batten, DALIS, has been awarded the 2015 PLASA Award for Innovation at PLASA London.
DALIS is a unique, asymmetrical 300W LED cyclorama light, consisting of 48 LED ...
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(10/13/2015)

-Zero 88 FLX Wins PLASA Award for Innovation

Zero 88 FLX Wins PLASA Award for Innovation

The versatile new Zero 88 FLX lighting console won a 2015 PLASA Award for Innovation to the delight of all at Eaton's performance lighting control business.
The much coveted Innovation Awards were presented at the ...
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(10/13/2015)

-Charcoalblue Attends Opening of St Ann's Warehouse in New York City

Charcoalblue Attends Opening of St Ann's Warehouse in New York City

Charcoalblue's managing partner Andy Hayles and his team of theatre and acoustic consultants attended the opening of New York's St Ann's Warehouse last week.
The official launch of the $31.6 million development of the ...
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(10/13/2015)

-Theatre in Review: Student Body (The Flea Theater)

Theatre in Review: Student Body (The Flea Theater)

It's a Friday night in winter, during finals, at a small college in the middle of nowhere. A snowstorm threatens. Ten friends meet on the stage of the school's theatre, where the set for the next production is only partly built. The stage ...More

(10/13/2015)

-Theatre in Review: Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally (One Year Lease Theater Company/59E59)

Theatre in Review: Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally (One Year Lease Theater Company/59E59)

It's probably safe to say that you've never before seen a play narrated by a smartphone, a gap that is now neatly filled by Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally. In addition to its storytelling function, the phone, an Android, is ...More

(10/9/2015)

-Arcadia Spectacular Audio Captured With Allen & Heath Qu-Pac

Arcadia Spectacular Audio Captured With Allen & Heath Qu-Pac

Bringing together choreography, music, installation art, pyrotechnics, robotics, and more, the Arcadia Spectacular show might be best known for its gigantic "Spider Stage," but it's about much more than that. With a mission to "unite ...More

(10/9/2015)

-LynTec Products on Display at LDI 2015

LynTec Products on Display at LDI 2015

At LDI 2015, LynTec will demonstrate the new timed-event scheduling and astronomical clock capabilities of its RPC and RPCR Automated Relay Panel products. Enabling timed control of on/off events at the circuit level, the ...More

(10/9/2015)

-USITT Names 2016 Distinguished Achievement Winners

USITT Names 2016 Distinguished Achievement Winners

Every year, USITT recognizes a few people whose careers have advanced the performing arts and live entertainment industry.
John Leonard will receive USITT's 2016 Distinguished Achievement Award in Sound Design & Technology ...
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(10/9/2015)

-Elation Professional's New Platinum HFX a Versatile Mid-sized Hybrid Effects Light

Elation Professional's New Platinum HFX a Versatile Mid-sized Hybrid Effects Light

The Platinum HFX is a new compact addition to Elation's award-winning family of hybrid beam, spot, and wash luminaires. Designed for a wide variety of professional stage and special event applications, the Platinum HFX rounds out ...More

(10/9/2015)

-Basement Elevates Light Show by Going Rogue With Chauvet Professional

Basement Elevates Light Show by Going Rogue With Chauvet Professional

When Basement, the rock/emo band from Ipswich, Suffolk, UK, added a 21-date US leg to their reunion tour, they didn't pay much attention to lighting. Captivating crowds with their grunge-tinged songs, the group got by with house ...More

(10/9/2015)

-Clay Paky Mythos Project for Queen and Country at the Tower of London

Clay Paky Mythos Project for Queen and Country at the Tower of London

Twelve Clay Paky Mythos fixtures projected text and images onto the Tower of London in September as part of a star-studded charity event honoring wounded armed forces veterans.
The initiative was launched to raise awareness of ...
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(10/9/2015)

-Adamson Debuts 360° Video

Adamson Debuts 360&deg; Video

With YouTube and Facebook offering users the ability to view 360° interactive videos, Adamson Systems Engineering decided to use the platform to provide audio professionals with a 360° look at the Pope during his recent visit to the ...More

(10/9/2015)

-Elite Multimedia Helps Find the Emotion in the Music for the Gary Allan Tour

Elite Multimedia Helps Find the Emotion in the Music for the Gary Allan Tour

Fans of MCA Nashville recording artist Gary Allan have long been losing themselves inside his country music throughout his almost 20-year recording history. So when Allan set out on his latest nationwide tour, the production team ...More

(10/9/2015)

-Theatre in Review: Fool for Love (Manhattan Theatre Club/Samuel J. Friedman Theatre)

Theatre in Review: Fool for Love (Manhattan Theatre Club/Samuel J. Friedman Theatre)

The Furies are unleashed in a rundown desert motel in Fool for Love, aided and abetted by the stunning performances of Nina Arianda and Sam Rockwell. The seedy, barely furnished room -- a solid achievement by the ...More

(10/9/2015)

-Theatre in Review: Barbecue (The Public Theater)

Theatre in Review: Barbecue (The Public Theater)

You don't really need to know my problems, but it was just a little while ago that Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' Gloria had many in the theatre press scratching their heads, trying to figure out exactly what could be revealed about a play ...More

(10/8/2015)

-Award-Winning Platinum FLX and Further Innovation Set to Reign for Elation Professional at LDI 2015

Award-Winning Platinum FLX and Further Innovation Set to Reign for Elation Professional at LDI 2015

Innovation is set to reign for Elation ProfessionalLDI show October 23 - 25 at the Las Vegas Convention Center with a number of cutting-edge products set to impress at booth 1117, including the powerful ...More

(10/8/2015)

-Robe Theatre at PLASA London 2015

Robe Theatre at PLASA London 2015

Robe took a completely different approach to the 2015 PLASA London expo, creating a fully immersive piazza environment in their "arena" space -- the largest stand on the exhibition floor -- which became a showcase for the ...More

(10/8/2015)

-ADJ Lighting Announces Open House Events in Las Angeles and Miami

ADJ Lighting Announces Open House Events in Las Angeles and Miami

ADJ Lighting announces two open house events at their Los Angeles and Miami locations where dealers and end users can see new products releases from over the summer, get a chance to see new products announced at LDI 2015, and ...More

(10/8/2015)

-ISE 2016 Sells Out

ISE 2016 Sells Out

With the first four-day Integrated Systems Europe exhibition now open for attendee registration, attendees can look forward to the biggest and busiest show so far. With four months to go before the show opens over 43,000sqm have ...More

(10/8/2015)

-Wigwam Adds Allen & Heath Qu-Pac to Hie Stock

Wigwam Adds Allen & Heath Qu-Pac to Hie Stock

Global hire company, Wigwam Acoustics, has purchased Allen & Heath's Qu-Pac ultra-compact rackmount digital mixers as the hub of new shout systems, which were used throughout the 2015 festival season. ...More

(10/8/2015)

-Gravity Invests in XLNT Advanced Technologies CyberMotion System

Gravity Invests in XLNT Advanced Technologies CyberMotion System

Belgium-based lighting, video, and motion control design house Gravity has boosted its technical offering with an investment in XLNT CyberMotion's CyberHoist II system, the next generation of intelligent, variable-speed chain ...More

(10/8/2015)

-The San Francisco War Memorial Veterans Building Reopens

The San Francisco War Memorial Veterans Building Reopens

The rededication of the San Francisco War Memorial Veterans Building by Mayor Edward Lee on September 16th marked the reopening of the newly renovated and transformed historic Beaux Arts building after lengthy seismic upgrades and ...More

(10/8/2015)

-Adventure Combat Ops Accomplishes Mission with Chauvet Professional

Adventure Combat Ops Accomplishes Mission with Chauvet Professional

It is said it is possible to find anything one wants in Las Vegas. Adventure Combat Ops, one of the city's newest attractions, falls into that category. Located in a 77,000-sq.-ft. former warehouse just off the famed Strip, this ...More

(10/8/2015)

-d3 and Demolition Redefine IMAG on Ed Sheeran's X Tour

d3 and Demolition Redefine IMAG on Ed Sheeran's X Tour

For most pop music tours IMAG is simply a way to ensure that fans get to see what's happening on stage. Traditional left and right IMAG screens just enlarge live feeds of the band -- the really creative visuals happen elsewhere on giant ...More

(10/8/2015)

-WorxAudio Loudspeakers Keep Services Vibrant at Springs First Church

WorxAudio Loudspeakers Keep Services Vibrant at Springs First Church

As a Protestant Christian church in the Wesleyan-Holiness tradition, Springs First Church (http://springsfirst.org/) strives to create an environment where each person attending, from long-time Christ-followers to those investigating ...More

(10/8/2015)

-Meyer Sound Introduces Amie Precision Studio Monitor

Meyer Sound Introduces Amie Precision Studio Monitor

Meyer Sound introduces Amie -- the first studio monitor from the company in more than two decades. Developed to meet the demanding needs of Skywalker Sound, Amie brings a level of clarity professionals can trust, making it ...More

(10/8/2015)

-Theatre in Review: Sisters' Follies: Between Two Worlds (Abrons Arts Center)

Theatre in Review: Sisters' Follies: Between Two Worlds (Abrons Arts Center)

Just about every theatre of a certain age claims to have a ghost -- and why not? When you think of all the emotional energy spent in such spaces down the years, it would be more surprising if they weren't somehow haunted. (I even know ...More

(10/7/2015)

-Education, Information and Entertainment -- PLASA Show 2015 Sessions Have it All...

Education, Information and Entertainment -- PLASA Show 2015 Sessions Have it All...

This year's PLASA Show Sessions are covering a wealth of topics, with some of the leading names from the world of entertainment technology delivering educational, informative, and entertaining content. ...More

(10/7/2015)

-Excitement Builds for New ETC Products at LDI 2015

Excitement Builds for New ETC Products at LDI 2015

From new product launches and a master class, to hands-on product demos, a kinetic art display and more, ETC has a lot in store for the 2015 LDI tradeshow, October 23 to 25, in Las Vegas. ETC has so many innovations to show ...More

(10/7/2015)

-The Technical Theatre Awards Winners Announced

The Technical Theatre Awards Winners Announced

The Technical Theatre Awards, which celebrates the achievements of people working behind the scenes, have announced their winners at a ceremony on the Sunborn Yacht during PLASA London 2015 hosted by Iain Gillie, managing ...More

(10/7/2015)

-Awakening Conference Founder to Conduct Youth and Technology Seminar at WFX For Chauvet

Awakening Conference Founder to Conduct Youth and Technology Seminar at WFX For Chauvet

Reaching out to young worshippers is a key goal for many churches. One outreach program that has been especially successful in achieving this objective has been the annual Awakening Conference in New England, which draws over 4,000 young ...More

(10/7/2015)

-DPA Microphones, Lectrosonics, and Sound Devices to Host Sound Summit Event in New York

DPA Microphones, Lectrosonics, and Sound Devices to Host Sound Summit Event in New York

Sound Summit New York will take place just prior to the AES Show on Wednesday, October 28, 2015 from 3 pm to 8 pm at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. A collaborative presentation from DPA Microphones, ...More

(10/7/2015)

-Innovative Audio Solutions at the CNN GOP Debate provided by VUE Audiotechnik and Production Resource Group

Innovative Audio Solutions at the CNN GOP Debate provided by VUE Audiotechnik and Production Resource Group

While one of every seven Americans watched the second 2015 GOP debate, it was what they didn't see that made the difference. There were none of the usual line array speakers to obstruct the view of the debate stage. Production Resource ...More

(10/7/2015)

-Meyer Sound Bolsters Marketing Team with Two New Hires

Meyer Sound Bolsters Marketing Team with Two New Hires

Meyer Sound is strengthening its Berkeley, Calif. in-house marketing team with the addition of two new hires: Amy Huson as director of marketing, business, and programs, and Jane Eagleson as public relations manager.

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(10/7/2015)

-High School Marching Band Takes the Field with Harman's Soundcraft Ui Series Remote-Controlled Digital Mixer

High School Marching Band Takes the Field with Harman's Soundcraft Ui Series Remote-Controlled Digital Mixer

As the director of bands for Harrison High School, Brian Egan is constantly looking for opportunities to modernize his equipment while the school's marching band continues to grow in size. Egan recently found one such opportunity ...More

(10/7/2015)

-Market Responds Overwhelmingly as GLP Launches Unique X4 L

Market Responds Overwhelmingly as GLP Launches Unique X4 L

The large pre-order numbers for GLP's impression X4 L have established it as an instant success, the company says, almost before it arrived in production inventories.
The features that are really capturing the imagination are ...
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(10/7/2015)

-Theatre in Review: Old Times (Roundabout Theatre Company/American Airlines Theatre)

Theatre in Review: Old Times (Roundabout Theatre Company/American Airlines Theatre)

Memory is both a weapon and a trap in Harold Pinter's Old Times, which is being presented in a production that, paradoxically, both supports and sabotages the author's enigmatic, yet highly dramatic, text. The good news first ...More

(10/6/2015)

-PLASA Awards for Innovation Winners Announced

PLASA Awards for Innovation Winners Announced

The PLASA Awards for Innovation & Sustainability 2015 and the Gottelier Award, sponsored by Lighting&Sound International, were presented at the PLASA Show at London's ExCeL yesterday evening. ...More

(10/6/2015)

-Audioprof Group International Acquires Majority Share in Community Professional Loudspeakers

Audioprof Group International Acquires Majority Share in Community Professional Loudspeakers

Audioprof Group International announces that it has acquired a majority share in Community Professional Loudspeakers, a USA-based loudspeaker manufacturer with global sales activities.
Community has a strong track record ...
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(10/6/2015)

-Music Appoints Andy Trott as Senior VP Professional Division

Music Appoints Andy Trott as Senior VP Professional Division

Music announces the appointment of Andy Trott as senior vice president of the professional division, effective November 2, 2015. Trott is the first senior appointment in the freshly restructured and customer-centric ...More

(10/6/2015)

-Five-Time Tony Award Nominee Jennifer Tipton to speak at the "Stage Lighting Super Saturday" Lighting Seminar

Five-Time Tony Award Nominee Jennifer Tipton to speak at the &quot;Stage Lighting Super Saturday&quot; Lighting Seminar

Among Jennifer Tipton's many awards and nominations, are the 1977 Tony Award for Best Lighting Design of Andrei Serban's Broadway production of The Cherry Orchard and the 1989 Tony for her lighting design of Jerome ...More

(10/6/2015)

-Registration for USITT 2016 is Now Open

Registration for USITT 2016 is Now Open

Online registration for USITT 2016 in Salt Lake City is officially open. Register and find hotel housing at www.usittshow.org.
USITT's 2016 Annual Conference & Stage Expo runs March 16 - 19 in beautiful Salt Lake. Very early ...
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(10/6/2015)

-Robert Shook to Receive Ohio Alumni Award

Robert Shook to Receive Ohio Alumni Award

Ohio University awarded Chicagoan Robert Shook with The Medal of Merit for achieving distinction as an award-winning professional theatrical designer, theatre planner, and architectural lighting designer. Shook, who earned ...More

(10/6/2015)

-LDI and A.C.T Lighting present, "In the Eye of the Rock 'n' Roll Hurricane" -- 45 Years of Rock History at LDI

LDI and A.C.T Lighting present, &quot;In the Eye of the Rock 'n' Roll Hurricane&quot; -- 45 Years of Rock History at LDI

American photographer Neal Preston is one of the greats of international music photography. From Bruce Springsteen to Led Zeppelin, from Mick Jagger to Queen, his subjects read like a Who's Who of music icons. "In the Eye of the ...More

(10/6/2015)

-Northern Stage Poised to Make Big Impact in their New Home

Northern Stage Poised to Make Big Impact in their New Home

Since 1997 when the Northern Stage theatre company decided to settle into a permanent home in the quiet Vermont village of White River Junction, the former railroad hub has enjoyed many economic and cultural benefits that accompanied the ...More

(10/6/2015)

-EFFE Awarded Prague Quadrennial for the Most Trend-Setting Festivals 2015-2016

EFFE Awarded Prague Quadrennial for the Most Trend-Setting Festivals 2015-2016

An international jury, presided over by Vincent Baudriller, director of Théâtre Vidy in Lausanne, awarded the Prague Quadrennial as one of the 12 of the most trend-setting European festivals of this year from a pool of 760 ...More

(10/6/2015)

-Gateway Fellowship is First Church to Install New Meyer Sound Leopard

Gateway Fellowship is First Church to Install New Meyer Sound Leopard

Gateway Fellowship, a growing multi-generational church in Poulsbo, Washington, has become the first house of worship to install a Meyer Sound Leopard linear sound reinforcement system. The church selected Leopard following a long ...More

(10/6/2015)

-RCI Systems Provides Yamaha CL for Pope in DC

RCI Systems Provides Yamaha CL for Pope in DC

RCI Systems of Beltsville, Maryland, provided a Yamaha CL5 Digital Audio Console and two Rio3224-D input/output boxes positioned at two separate locations all on a redundant Dante network for Pope Francis mid-day ...More

(10/6/2015)

-Theatre in Review: Cloud Nine (Atlantic Theater Company)

Theatre in Review: Cloud Nine (Atlantic Theater Company)

How is it that New York has not seen Cloud Nine in more than 30 years? It was an Off Broadway blockbuster, running 971 performances in the early 1980s, establishing Caryl Churchill as a playwright to contend with it, ...More

(10/5/2015)

-PLASA Show 2015 Gets Off to a Cracking Start

PLASA Show 2015 Gets Off to a Cracking Start

The first day of PLASA Show 2015 saw a busy show floor, with exhibitors reporting a higher quality of visitors than in 2014 and a steady flow of traffic throughout the day.
"It's been a fantastic first day, we have had a really ...
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(10/5/2015)

-d3's r12 Software Release Introduces New and Improved Features

d3's r12 Software Release Introduces New and Improved Features

d3 Technologies announces r12, the latest release of the company's award-winning software. With a mix of new and improved features, the company says r12 adds capabilities demanded by today's marketplace and offers efficiencies to ...More

(10/5/2015)

-CDC Six / CDC Eight New Software Improves Sonic Performance Even Further

CDC Six / CDC Eight New Software Improves Sonic Performance Even Further

Cadac is showing the CDC eight and new CDC six digital sound production consoles at this year's PLASA show, October 4 - 6 at ExCeL London in booth L30. These are being shown for the first time with the latest software update, ...More

(10/5/2015)

-Winners Announced at Glittering 8th Knight of Illumination Awards

Winners Announced at Glittering 8th Knight of Illumination Awards

The eighth Knight of Illumination Awards (KOI) ceremony was held on Sunday, October 4 at London's art deco Troxy.
Once more it saw representatives from the professional entertainment lighting and video industry come together to ...
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(10/5/2015)

-PixelFLEX LED Video Screens to be on Display at LDI 2015

PixelFLEX LED Video Screens to be on Display at LDI 2015

PixelFLEX announces that it will be showcasing a number of its award-winning LED video screens at LDI 2015 in booth 1566. Highlighted by the 2015 Parnelli Award-nominated FLEXCurtain HD, the 2014 Parnelli-Award winning ...More

(10/5/2015)

-Waves Audio Now Offers MultiRack SoundGrid in Surround

Waves Audio Now Offers MultiRack SoundGrid in Surround

Waves Audio, a provider of digital signal processing solutions, announces that MultiRack SoundGrid now supports 5.1 and 7.1 surround plugins. MultiRack is a software host that lets front-of-house and monitor engineers run multiple ...More

(10/5/2015)

-Techni-Lux US Distributor for KRE Electric Cam Wrench

Techni-Lux US Distributor for KRE Electric Cam Wrench

The simplicity of the KRE Electric Cam Wrench tool made of durable high-strength cast aluminum, is designed to remove the pressure on your wrist and elbow to delay or avoid the on-set of lateral epicondylitis (known as tennis elbow) ...More

(10/5/2015)

-Upstage Video Brings the People's Pope to the People

Upstage Video Brings the People's Pope to the People

All around the Philadelphia area, organizations prepared for the largest and most historic event of the decade, The World Meeting of Families. One person, Pope Francis, took the stage in front of one million people to talk about faith, ...More

(10/5/2015)

-HSL Extends the Family

HSL Extends the Family

European lighting and visuals rental company, HSL based in Blackburn, UK announces that GLS Lighting is joining the HSL Group in what the company says is "an exciting and invigorating new partnership that further expands the ...More

(10/5/2015)

-CS Audio Invests in BMFLs and DL4S Luminaires

CS Audio Invests in BMFLs and DL4S Luminaires

Cape Town, South Africa-based CS Audio, a busy full technical -- sound, lighting, video, and structures -- solutions and rental operation started in 1995 by Donald Clark, became the third company in South Africa to invest in < ...More

(10/5/2015)

-Adlib Enjoys a Summer Full of Festivals

Adlib Enjoys a Summer Full of Festivals

Liverpool, UK-based Adlib is full of festival spirit following a highly successful summer of shows and events covering a rich and diverse cross section of concerts and music performances -- from Latitude to Leeds/Reading -- with ...More

(10/5/2015)

-White Light Supports West End Heroes

White Light Supports West End Heroes

The annual West End Heroes show took place this last at the Dominion Theatre in London. The event unites the country's top military musicians with the biggest stars of the West End in a dazzling showcase of show-stopping numbers, ...More

(10/2/2015)

-Philips Looks Forward to a "Refreshing" PLASA London 2015

Philips Looks Forward to a &quot;Refreshing&quot; PLASA London 2015

Philips Entertainment Lighting will be showcasing the eagerly anticipated "PL Refresh" range at PLASA London this Sunday, which sees the Philips Selecon PLprofile1, PLfresnel1, and PLcyc1 reinvigorated with brand new ...More

(10/2/2015)

-A.C. Entertainment Technologies' Dedicated Exhibition Zone at PLASA 2015 Showcases Leading Brands

A.C. Entertainment Technologies' Dedicated Exhibition Zone at PLASA 2015 Showcases Leading Brands

A.C. Entertainment Technologies (AC-ET) Ltd., a one-stop provider of professional equipment to the entertainment industry, will showcase a selection of the very latest lighting, audio, rigging, and video solutions available from ...More

(10/2/2015)

-LynTec Releases New White Paper on Distribution Transformer Regulations

LynTec Releases New White Paper on Distribution Transformer Regulations

LynTec, a manufacturer of innovative electrical power control solutions for professional audio, video, and lighting systems, announces the release of a new white paper titled "New Federal Distribution Transformer Regulations Coming ...More

(10/2/2015)

-FBT Creates First 18" Flyable Cardioid Subwoofers

FBT Creates First 18&quot; Flyable Cardioid Subwoofers

When Jim Martin, owner of Texas Systems Integration, created a sound engineering plan for Steamboat Rock Baptist Church, he knew he needed 18" flyable subwoofers in a cardioid configuration to complete the job. There was just ...More

(10/2/2015)

-New Apogee Digital Loudspeaker Controller Now Shipping

New Apogee Digital Loudspeaker Controller Now Shipping

The new digital loudspeaker controller, model DLX24, from Apogee Sound International LLC, is now shipping. The two-input by four-output DSP-based controller offers what the company says is "the most advanced pro audio loudspeaker ...More

(10/2/2015)

-Mega-Lite Introduces the Axis Psycho 5R

Mega-Lite Introduces the Axis Psycho 5R

The Axis Psycho 5R is a revolutionary beam animation effect moving head fixture from Mega-Lite. Equipped with dual rotating disks that move at different speeds, the beam is transformed into moving shapes and designs, creating a ...More

(10/2/2015)

-OSA Expands Nation's Largest Martin Audio MLA Inventory

OSA Expands Nation's Largest Martin Audio MLA Inventory

OSA International, Inc. of Chicago, Las Vegas, and Nashville recently purchased additional MLA enclosures to increase what is already the nation's largest inventory of Martin Audio's award-winning loudspeaker line. ...More

(10/2/2015)

-Robe is a Premium Choice

Robe is a Premium Choice

The Premium Staff Group is a large rental and production facility based in Mexico City, founded seven years ago and owned by Francisco Estrada, who is also a prolific Mexican music show promoter. ...More

(10/2/2015)

-GDS Get Green

GDS Get Green

Ian Green has joined GDS as business development manager for the UK working with Ben Noble and the wider GDS team. Green, who will be based in Glasgow, gained a wealth of practical experience in stage technologies from ...More

(10/2/2015)

-SynAudCon Offers Digital Audio Seminar in Washington, D.C.

SynAudCon Offers Digital Audio Seminar in Washington, D.C.

SynAudCon Digital is designed to provide a comprehensive introduction to digital audio, digital signal processing, and IP networks. The seminar will take place in Washington D.C. on November 16 - 18, 2015. ...More

(10/2/2015)

-Community Welcomes Audio Geer as Sales Representative

Community Welcomes Audio Geer as Sales Representative

Founded in 1994, Audio Geer is an independent sales representative firm based in Huntington Beach, California. The firm's 12 professionals average ten or more years' experience serving integrators and consultants in Southern ...More

(10/2/2015)

-Listen Technologies Appoints Ampetronic as Distributor for the UK

Listen Technologies Appoints Ampetronic as Distributor for the UK

Listen Technologies Corporation, a designer, manufacturer, and supplier of assistive listening products for over 16 years, has appointed Ampetronic, the world's leading hearing loop systems manufacturer and supplier, as its ...More

(10/2/2015)

-Theatre in Review: Fondly, Collette Richland (Elevator Repair Service/New York Theatre Workshop)

Theatre in Review: Fondly, Collette Richland (Elevator Repair Service/New York Theatre Workshop)

Not too far into the first act of Fondly, Collette Richland, the actor Greig Sargeant looks out at the audience and exclaims, "I can't understand a single thing that is happening!"
"You and me both," snarled a male voice ...
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(10/2/2015)

-Theatre in Review: The Quare Land (Irish Repertory Theatre)

Theatre in Review: The Quare Land (Irish Repertory Theatre)

You will look long and hard before you find a protagonist as determinedly eccentric as Hugh Pugh in John McManus' new play; when we first meet the cranky nonagenarian, he is in the bathtub, up to his neck in bubbles, listening to ...More

(10/1/2015)

-PLASA Announces De-Merger

PLASA Announces De-Merger

To allow PLASA to refocus and concentrate on the needs of their respective membership bases, the PLASA Governing Body announced yesterday that PLASA's North American and European Union Regional Boards will end their cooperation ...More

(10/1/2015)

-2016 Vectorworks Design Summit to be Held April 25-27 in Chicago

2016 Vectorworks Design Summit to be Held April 25-27 in Chicago

Professionals and students across the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC), landscape and entertainment design disciplines are invited to join a global community of visionaries at the 2016 Vectorworks Design Summit on ...More

(10/1/2015)

-New Osram Ostar Stage Multichip LEDs Offer Twice the Brightness

New Osram Ostar Stage Multichip LEDs Offer Twice the Brightness

Osram Opto Semiconductors' new Osram Ostar Stage LED features four high-power chips with the latest thin-film and UX:3 technologies in red, green, blue, and white. Providing higher brightness with no increase in package size, this ...More

(10/1/2015)

-GLP Gears Up for Key Fall Shows...and Ramps Up the X Factor

GLP Gears Up for Key Fall Shows...and Ramps Up the X Factor

October will mark one of GLP's busiest periods ever -- on both sides of the Atlantic -- as the burgeoning X-series continues its journey, the company says.
Following the success of their X4 family on high profile tours and ...
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(10/1/2015)

-Acoustic Introduces Class-D and Neo Series

Acoustic Introduces Class-D and Neo Series

Acoustic Amplifiers' new Class-D/Neo Series bass amps and cabinets are lightweight and portable yet deliver the classic "pro's tone" for which Acoustic is famous, the company says. The striking new heads, cabinets, and combo amps ...More

(10/1/2015)

-Student and Career Development Events at the 139th International Audio Engineering Society Convention

Student and Career Development Events at the 139th International Audio Engineering Society Convention

The 139th AES International Convention will have a strong focus on the future as it welcomes the next generation of audio professionals to participate in a full program schedule organized for students. Workshops, tutorials, ...More

(10/1/2015)

-Chicago and Earth, Wind & Fire Tour With Martin Audio MLA

Chicago and Earth, Wind & Fire Tour With Martin Audio MLA

Chicago and Earth, Wind & Fire recently wrapped up their co-headlining Heart and Soul Tour 2015 of amphitheaters, casinos, and arenas with a Martin Audio MLA system provided by Delicate Productions of LA ...More

(10/1/2015)

-The Church Get Atmospheric With Chauvet Professional Rogue R1 Spots

The Church Get Atmospheric With Chauvet Professional Rogue R1 Spots

Attending a concert by the Australian Recording Industry Hall of Fame band The Church is described by many as an ethereal experience. That's to be expected from a group whose signature hit is the often-covered and widely acclaimed "U ...More

(10/1/2015)

-Meyer Sound LYON Enhances Northern Lights at Canada's Parliament Buildings

Meyer Sound LYON Enhances Northern Lights at Canada's Parliament Buildings

Canada's Parliament Buildings in Ottawa recently served as the backdrop for Northern Lights, a free outdoor sound and light show that brings to life key figures, events, and achievements from Canadian history. To provide an immersive ...More

(10/1/2015)

-Boardman High School's New Stadium Rocks with Community

Boardman High School's New Stadium Rocks with Community

Replacing an aging venue completed in 1941, Boardman High School's new Spartan Stadium is a modern, multi-sport facility seating 7,200 fans. The stadium boasts an artificial turf playing field, a 35' video scoreboard, a large press box ...More

(10/1/2015)

-Burst Provides Reinforcement for Pemberton Music Festival

Burst Provides Reinforcement for Pemberton Music Festival

Detroit-based sound company Burst, recently provided sound reinforcement for the main stage at the four-day music Pemberton Music Festival that took places near Mount Currie in British Columbia.
The festival, which drew more ...
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(10/1/2015)

-Dave Grohl's Iron Throne Powered by Ayrton MagicDot-R

Dave Grohl's Iron Throne Powered by Ayrton MagicDot-R

Foo Fighters front man, Dave Grohl, has famously reclaimed the stage for the band's Sonic Highways Tour, mounted on his own 'Iron Throne' after breaking his leg in a fall from the stage in Gothenburg in June. ...More

(10/1/2015)

-Charcoalblue Announces LIPA Design Internship Program and its First Recipient of the Award

Charcoalblue Announces LIPA Design Internship Program and its First Recipient of the Award

Charcoalblue, a UK theatre and acoustics consultancy, has created a new internship program in partnership with the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA). Aiming to develop theatrical design talent and broaden experience of ...More

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