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  Additional PLASA Focus Dates Announced for 2014
PLASA Events has confirmed the dates and locations for the next two editions of its North American regional trade show series. Following PLASA Focus: Nashville 2014, to be held on February 18-19, at the Nashville Municipal ...
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Meyer Sound Introduces Its Lightest Self-Powered Stage Monitor: the MJF-210
Meyer Sound has expanded its on-stage solutions with the new self-powered MJF-210 low-profile high-power stage monitor. Built for the demanding needs of today's live productions, the MJF-210 is the lightest stage monitor in the ...
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Michael DiBlasi Elected to Second Term on League of Historic American Theatres Board
Michael DiBlasi, partner with Schuler Shook, was elected to a second three-year term on the board of directors of the national League of Historic American Theatres (LHAT).
LHAT was founded in 1976 by 42 theaters and ...
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Leni Schwendinger Joins Arup to Redefine the Role of Nighttime Lighting for Urban Spaces
Arup, a multidisciplinary engineering and consulting firm with a reputation for delivering innovative and sustainable designs, announces that Leni Schwendinger has joined the company as an associate principal to lead the firm' ...
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Nemetschek Vectorworks Releases Spanish-Language Vectorworks 2014 Software
Nemetschek Vectorworks, Inc., announces the Spanish-language release of the 2014 version of its award-winning Vectorworks line of design software, including: Vectorworks Designer, Architect, Landmark, Spotlight, Fundamentals, and ...
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The Flea Theater to Build a New Home
Jim Simpson, artistic director and Carol Ostrow, producing director of The Flea Theater announce the groundbreaking on their future home in TriBeCa. A few years back, The Flea purchased a building at 20 Thomas Street, ...
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One Vision Acquires Harman's Soundcraft Si Compact Digital Audio Consoles
When Canberra, Australia-based audiovisual company One Vision decided it was time to replace its Yamaha digital mixers, there was only one alternative -- Harman's Soundcraft Si Compact. Soundcraft's Si Compact Series consoles ...
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Harman's Crown Audio Appoints Phillip Scobee as Business Segment Manager, Tour Sound
Harman's Crown Audio announces that Phillip Scobee has been appointed as business segment manager, tour sound. In this role Scobee will oversee Crown's tour sound business strategy and direction including product development, ...
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Staging Concepts Launches Company Rebranding
Staging Concepts, a manufacturer of portable staging equipment, announces the launch of its rebrand. The launch is a positive outcome of Staging Concepts' plan to update its brand identity to better reflect both the company's modern ...
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Bandit Lites Awarded Fourth Parnelli Award
Bandit Lites capped off a successful 2013 with one of the industry's most prestigious awards as it took home "Lighting Company of the Year" at the Parnelli Awards. This is the fourth win and twelfth nomination for Bandit, who ...
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LumenRadio Appoints Company NA for Latvia
LumenRadio and Company NA have announced a distribution agreement whereby Company NA will serve as the distributor for the CRMX brand in Latvia.
"Company NA gives LumenRadio a strong partner in the Latvian market," says ...
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Jeff Ravitz Receives Parnelli Lighting Designer of the Year
Jeff Ravitz, of Intensity Advisors, was awarded the Parnelli Lighting Designer of the Year on Saturday, November 23 at the annual ceremony held at the Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas during the LDI 2013 show. The award was for his ...
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The Clay Paky B-EYE Triumphs at LDI 2013: "Best Debuting Lighting Product"
Another success for the new Clay Paky A.leda B-EYE. The spectacular LED moving head the Italian manufacturer launched at PLASA London 2013 has won another award in addition to the one it won at the London event. It was ...
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Robe Rocks Award Winning LDI 2013
Robe Lighting enjoyed one of its busiest and best LDI exhibitions to date at the Las Vegas Convention Center November 22 - 24, which saw their stylish, eye-catching all white booth -- complete with spectacular lightshow ...
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Rose Brand Inc. Introduces New Petzl Strix VL Headlamp
The new Petzl Strix VL headlamp from Rose Brand features multiple carrying options and both white and color lighting. It can be worn on your helmet, head, vest, strap, or around your neck. The lamp's double rotation system allows ...
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CAST Releases Vivien2014
CAST Software Ltd. announces the release of Vivien2014 with new, richer graphics, improved features, a myriad of performance enhancements, and library additions. The company says Vivien 2014 is the complete package for the full ...
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Creative Conners Introduces New Pro-Line Controls and Machines
Creative Conners, Inc. announces the release of a new line of products specifically designed to meet the automation challenges of the most demanding productions. The new lineup includes the Stagehand Pro AC motor controller, the ...
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PESA Hires Bin as Marketing and Sales Manager for China
PESA, a US-based custom design and manufacturing company for professional audio and video signal distribution, announces Lou Li Bin has joined the company as marketing and sales manager for the company's Beijing office, ...
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Nationwide Video to Expand US Presence with New Locations in Las Vegas and Washington, DC
Audio and video equipment subrental supplier Nationwide Video announces a major expansion plan in the US, with two new locations opening January 2014 in Las Vegas and Washington, DC. The two locations, which are now accepting orders ...
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RML Invests in SGM's P-5 Washlights
Moving light specialists, Richard Martin Lighting (RML), has made a major investment in SGM's new-generation LED portfolio, with the purchase of a large quantity of new P-5 RGBW wash lights. These were pressed straight into ...
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PR Lighting Appoints Jands in Australia
PR Lighting announces that, with effect from November 1, Jands will be distributing its product portfolio in Australia. This appointment brings a wealth of new products to the Jands Professional Lighting stable and increases ...
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Hob Sound Adds Harman Soundcraft Si Expression to its One-Man Show
Rob Bernstein, the sole owner of Hob Sound, recently purchased a Harman Soundcraft Si Expression 2 to accommodate his production and mixing needs. As a one-man business that provides sound equipment for a wide range of ...
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Avid S3L Delivers Top Flight Sound at Crankworx Festival
Every summer, countless mountain bike enthusiasts converge on Whistler, British Columbia, to experience Crankworx, the largest freeride mountain bike festival in the world. This year's event marked the 10th anniversary of this iconic ...
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A Landslide Success for Fleetwood Mac and Chaos Visual Productions
Fleetwood Mac is one of those very few bands who have truly transcended the decades. Formed in the heady musical melting pot that was the London of the 1960s with the likes of John Mayall, Eric Clapton, and the fledgling vocalist, Rod ...
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ISC Looks to International Event Security Market as Company Celebrates 10th Anniversary
Integrated Security Consultants Ltd (ISC) celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. As part of its continued expansion the company announces plans to take its expertise working with the UK's leading brands to clients ...
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Harman's Martin RUSH Series Gets Its Wizard
Harman's Martin Professional is targeting the installation market with the affordable line of effect lights, RUSH by Martin. Martin was at LDI, in Las Vegas, November 22 - 24, where it will launched the RUSH Wizard -- a ...
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First CycFX 8s on Tour with White Lies
The first tour for Robe's new CycFX 8 fixtures is with UK post-punk rockers White Lies, as specified by lighting designer Matt Waterfield and supplied by London-based lighting and visuals rental specialist, Colour Sound ...
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Le Maitre Grows with New Las Vegas Location, Increased Production, and Global Integrated IT Systems
As of November 1 this year, Le Maitre USA, LLC re-located to Las Vegas, just 30 minutes off the Strip. With a new president at the helm in the US; further investment in R&D and production at Le Maitre's pyrotechnics manufacturing ...
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Stage Technologies Plays Role in National Theatre's 50th Anniversary Performance
The recent National Theatre: 50 Years on Stage event, which was broadcast live from the Olivier Theatre on London's South Bank, was a dazzling blend of live performance and archival footage celebrating the first half century of the ...
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XL Video Makes Impact at CFaN Event in Orlando
XL Video UK and US operation XL Video Inc. combined resources and expertise to provide LED screens, Catalyst control and crew, plus a dynamic video design to impress followers of the Christ For All Nations (CFaN) ...
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Theatre in Review: A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder (Walter Kerr Theatre)
It's murder most delightful in A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, a merrily heartless new musical that invites us to laugh -- no, cheer -- at decapitation, drowning, and other fiendish acts. Monty Navarro, the unlikely ...
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High End Systems, Elation Lighting Enter Distribution Agreement for New HedgeHog 4 Lighting Console
Like its namesake, the new HedgeHog 4 Lighting Console from High End Systems possesses the flexibility and functionality to excel in a wide range of settings from nightclubs and corporate productions, to churches, theaters, and ...
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PLASA Announces Rock Our World, Frank Stewart, and Eva Swan Award Winners for 2013
The sixth annual Rock Our World Awards were presented at the PLASA Cocktails and Awards Reception on Thursday, November 21st, the evening before the LDI show. These awards, which recognize ground-breaking achievement by PLASA Members, were ...
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A.C. Lighting Inc Showcases Exclusive and Leading Brand Technologies at LDI 2013
A.C. Lighting Inc, a leading provider of cutting-edge professional equipment to the entertainment industry, will showcase at LDI 2013 (on booth 1833) a selection of the very latest Chroma-Q and Jands lighting ...
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Harman's Martin MAC Quantum Redefines Expectations
The market is asking for brighter and more compact LED wash lights. The new MAC Quantum Wash by Harman's Martin, which launched at LDI 2013, Las Vegas, is the most powerful response yet to this need, the company says. ...
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Creative Stage Lighting Introduces JB-Lighting's Sparx 7 At LDI 2013
Creative Stage Lighting will introduce JB-lighting's newest LED moving head, Sparx 7, at LDI 2013. Creative Stage Lighting's LDI booth is booth 1235.
The Sparx 7 is an evolution of the PLASA Innovation Award-Winning A7. It ...
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TLS Productions Releases New Web Site
TLS Productions, the sales, rental, and production company for automotive and tradeshow events, recently released a new web site and announced its plans to move to Ann Arbor, Michigan. The company spent many years in Brighton, ...
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Harman Professional Begins Construction on New Technology and Signal Processing Business Unit Facility
The Harman Signal Processing Business Unit today broke ground on a new 50,000-square-foot Technology Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. The new building will replace the existing Sandy, Utah operation and will serve as headquarters ...
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Calrec Announces Major Software Upgrade with New Suite of Features
Calrec Audio has released a major software upgrade for its Bluefin2 range of consoles. The Apollo and Artemis platforms now include a new suite of features and enhancements that provide additional functionality tailored to the ...
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Rose Brand Inc. Announces Early Black Friday Sale
Rose Brand will begin its Black Friday sale Monday, November 25th. The sale will last all week, offering up to 25% off on select personal protective gear, tools, ropes, and rope products. Top brands featured in the lineup of ...
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WSDG Studio Designed As Lynchpin For Multi-Faceted Music Collective
In a world where dreams come easy, but are tough to fulfill, producer/songwriter Jon Leidersdorff has caught a golden ring. Committed to building a cohesive infrastructure for the music scene in his hometown, Leidersdorff discovered ...
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Long Beach Arena Reborn with State-of-the-art Technology
To call the last two years of work on the Long Beach Arena "a renovation" would be a substantial understatement. In reality, the work done by Theatre Projects, working for John Sergio Fisher Architects, Jerry Sherman AIA
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First CycFX 8s on Tour with White Lies
The first tour for Robe's new CycFX 8 fixtures is with UK post-punk rockers White Lies, as specified by lighting designer Matt Waterfield and supplied by London-based lighting and visuals rental specialist, Colour Sound ...
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Lectrosonics Keeps Audio In Check At Lee County Emergency Operations Center
Florida's Lee County Emergency Operations Center (EOC), is Ft. Meyers' official county warning point for natural or man-made hazards such as hurricanes, water shortages, and wildfires that may threaten the area. The EOC receives emergency ...
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GDS LiteWare a Good Fit for Fashionistas
The Barcelona Bridal week is a significant national and international event that attracts the most prestigious firms in the sector from across the world. In May 2013, the week culminated in one of its undoubted highlights, the Pronovias ...
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory Installs Biamp Audio Systems in New Facility
Biamp Systems, a provider of innovative, networked media systems, has installed an Audia/Nexia audio solution combination in the newly built Energy Systems Integration Facility (ESIF) at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL ...
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Turbosound Announces Relocation
Speaker brand Turbosound, headquartered at Partridge Green in Sussex, announced today it is relocating to new premises. The trigger for the move was the imminent expiry of the lease on their existing headquarters. As a result of ...
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Audinate Recognized as Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Winner
Audinate, the company that developed the Dante digital media networking solution, has been recognized as one of the 50 fastest growing technology companies in Australia. The Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Australia 2013 program ...
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Checkers Introduces Grip Guard 3-Channel Cable Protectors
Checkers Industrial Safety Products is now offering their new lightweight Grip Guard 3-Channel Cable Protectors with patent-pending Gripper Connectors. At an easy-to-handle weight of only 23lb, Grip Guard is up to 50% lighter than ...
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City Theatrical Hosts Wireless DMX Panel at LDI
City Theatrical will host a panel on wireless DMX technology at the Lighting Design International tradeshow from 3:30 - 5:00pm on Saturday, November 23rd in room N249.
Gary Fails, founder and president of City Theatrical, ...
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NSCA Releases Updated Financial Analysis of the Industry Report
NSCA has released an updated Financial Analysis of the Industry report, providing information for systems integrators to use when creating KPIs (key performance indicators) and benchmarking costs, profits, sales methods, and other ...
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AMPAS Invites Four SMPTE Members to Serve on Science and Technology Council
Four members of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) have accepted invitations to join the Science and Technology Council of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). Wendy Aylsworth, Dougl ...
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Event Safety Alliance to Debut Industry's First Event Safety Guide for Live Event Professionals
After nearly two years of development and the input of hundreds of industry, regulatory and safety professionals, the Event Safety Alliance (ESA) has announced the forthcoming release of the Event Safety Guide -- the live event ...
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Christie Lights Up "A New York Holiday" at Barneys New York
The "Empire State" mets state-of-the-art display technology from Christie for a spectacular, fully immersive visitor experience this holiday season at the Barneys New York flagship store in Manhattan. Barneys and Christie have ...
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Harman's Martin MAC Viper Profile Series Lights Up Les Francofolies Music Festival
The annual Les Francofolies summer music festival, held in Spa, Belgium, promotes francophone music and attracts hundreds of thousands of fans over a five-day span. ARTO, a Brussels-based production company, handled the festival's ...
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EAW Avalon System Powers Night Life at Avalon Mohegan Sun Nightclub
The newly opened Avalon Mohegan Sun has brought a state-of-art club experience to the Mohegan Sun gaming and entertainment complex. With an Avalon Club.two and Sub.two sound system, high-end light show, and 6mm pixel pitch high-resolution ...
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XL Video Supplies Outdoor Video Solution for UK Days of Ukraine 2013
The Firtash Foundation, a Ukrainian foundation promoting Ukrainian arts, recently held the Days of Ukraine festival across three days in London, UK.
The culmination of the events was a family festival of music, dance, food, and ...
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Renegade Presents Tunnel of Light for 100% Design Entrance
Lighting and visual artist Nick Gray from London creative design practice Renegade created a stunning 90-meter-long video / light sculpture in the entranceway to the 2013 100% Design exhibition at London's Earls Court ...
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Theatre in Review: Too Much, Too Much, Too Many (Roundabout Underground)
Grief does strange things to people, but in Too Much, Too Much, Too Many, the characters' form of mourning is often distressingly cute. The elderly James, who has been slipping into dementia, has died, and his widow, Rose, ...
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Theatre in Review: One Night... (Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre/Cherry Lane Theatre)
The title, One Night..., might sound a little bland, but it signals a dark night of the soul for its two lead characters, and a grim, yet gripping, entertainment for the rest of us. The lights come up on a seedy motel room, ...
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TEA Prepares for 20th Annual Thea Awards
The 20th annual Thea Awards, presented by the Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) and sponsored by AECOM, honor creative excellence in theme parks, museums, heritage centers, botanical gardens, technological innovation, ...
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Philips Entertainment Brings "The Passion of Light" To LDI
At LDI 2013, in Booth 1614, Philips Entertainment will be showcasing the award-winning products and technologies from Philips Selecon, Philips Strand Lighting, Philips Vari-Lite, and the Showline family ...
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ADJ Reveals Next Wave of Professional Grade Moving Heads
Los Angeles-based ADJ Products revealed three new professional moving head fixtures this week by way of one-minute "sneak peek" videos on their YouTube channel (see link below)
These three new products along with 30 more ...
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W-DMX G4S at LDI 2013
Wireless Solution Sweden AB is ready to wow the crowd during LDI 2013 with its G4S software as part of USA distributor's A.C.T. Lighting, Booth 1215. LDI will be held at the Las Vegas Convention Center, November 22 - 24. ...
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Christie's Projection Mapping Display Comes Alive at LDI 2013
A stunning and captivating projection mapping presentation is the showpiece of Christie's trade show booth (#2019) at Lighting Design International (LDI), held November 22 - 24 in Las Vegas. The colorful and exciting booth features two ...
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SSL Announces Live Console Distribution in France And Italy
With industry acclaim for the arrival of Solid State Logic in live audio production continuing to grow, SSL has started to roll out its commercial distribution network for the live sector. Distribution for the SSL Live console in ...
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XSF Now CM Distributor, Parts Depot, and Service Center Serving the Midwest
Xtreme Structures and Fabrication (XSF) has announced its partnership with Columbus McKinnon Entertainment Technologies. XSF will now be the Midwest distributor and service center for chain hoists, parts, and accessories. ...
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Kramer Electronics and Calibre UK Join to Deliver Premium Pro-AV Products
Electronics designer, manufacturer, and supplier, Kramer Electronics, Ltd., and Calibre UK, British electronics manufacturer, announce their global joint sales, supply, development, and business cooperation agreement. ...
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Analog Way's Midra Series Now Shipping
Analog Way's Midra Series, the new line of mid-range mixers seamless switchers, is now available. The Midra series consists of six products: Eikos², Saphyr, SmaratriX², Pulse², QuickMatriX, and QuickVu. All come in 2RU enclosures ...
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ILC Lights The Morton Arboretum
The Morton Arboretum presents "Illumination: Tree Lights at The Morton Arboretum." Intelligent Lighting Creations (ILC) partnered with lighting and visual design firm Lightswitch, to help the Arboretum create the first-ever ...
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Red Bull Creates Psychedelic Driving Range for Fowler with kayneLIVE and 4Wall DC
Event agency New Creatures was recently tasked by Red Bull to provide a "Hero's Journey" for PGA golfer Rickie Fowler as he trained for the 95th PGA Championship.
This challenge led the unorthodox company to create a "psychedelic ...
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Meyer Sound LEO Lends Intimacy to Ed Sheeran Concerts at Madison Square Garden
This fall, British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran headlined three solo acoustic shows at New York City's Madison Square Garden. Performing to an arena of screaming fans, Sheeran and his acoustic guitar were supported by a powerful and ...
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Avolites Media Ai Servers Power XboxOne Launch at Microsoft HQ
The eyes of the gaming world were on Microsoft HQ in May for the launch of the eagerly anticipated XboxOne, and the spectacle didn't disappoint featuring UltraHD media and content powered by Avolites Media AI Infinity servers. ...
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Donyale Werle On The Rose Brand Discount Store
Broadway scenic designer, Donyale Werle (Peter and The Starcatcher, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson), uses the Rose Brand Discount Store extensively. "I usually look there first when selecting fabrics and curtains for my ...
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Theatre in Review: Little Miss Sunshine (Second Stage)
If you're going to make a musical, it's probably better not to select source material in which five of the six lead characters are clinically depressed: It limits the kind of songs you can write. This thought came to mind during Littl ...
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Themed Entertainment Association Hires Jennifer Nevin as COO
The Themed Entertainment Association (TEA), the global alliance for the creators of compelling places and experiences, has announced that association executive Jennifer Nevin has become TEA's chief operating officer. Nevin's ...
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Philips Introduces Showline SL Bar 620 LED Luminaire
Philips Entertainment has introduced the compact and high-powered SL BAR 620 LED luminaire. Offering the same output and color clarity as the SL BAR 640 and SL BAR 660 luminaires, the SL BAR 620 is a 2' linear fixture utilizing 12 ...
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PixelFLEX Presenting New 9mm High-Resolution LED Video Curtain at LDI 2013
PixelFLEX, provider of flexible and lightweight LED video screens, will be presenting a new 9mm high-resolution curtain video panel at booth 669 at LDI 2013, held November 22 - 24 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The 9mm curtain video panel ...
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Bandit Lites Named Distributor of Parasol's Lighting Systems
Bandit Lites, Inc. has entered into a distribution agreement with Parasol Systems Inc.
Bandit Lites president, Pete Heffernan says, "For the last 45 years, we have prided ourselves on providing the best lighting in ...
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The American Society of Theatre Consultants Announces Acceptance of New Members
The American Society of Theatre Consultants (ASTC) has admitted six theatre consultants into its membership. Tony Forman, Robert Hill, Albert "Rusty" Cadaret, and Paul Luntsford have been accepted as full ...
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Columbus McKinnon Entertainment Classic Lodestar Electric Chain Hoist is Back
Columbus McKinnon Corporation, the designer, manufacturer, and marketer of material handling products, is bringing the CM-ET Classic Lodestar electric chain hoist back by customer demand. The Classic Lodestar is made in the USA and ...
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Behringer Delivers New PMP Powered Mixer Series
The new PMP Series compact powered mixers from Behringer offer three unique features, the company says: its ULM 2.4GHz "wireless-ready" operation, high-end Klark Teknik digital multi-FX processors, and Behringer's patented ...
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Green Hippo Adds New Managers
Green Hippo has added several new managers to its staff, promoting one experience manager and one product manager from within while bringing in a new general manager from the internet technology sector. ...
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LMG Promotes Doug Eldredge to Director of LED Services
LMG, Inc., a national provider of video, audio, and lighting support, has promoted Doug Eldredge to director of LED services. Eldredge oversees the acquisition and advancement of the firm's LED inventory, supervises the LED ...
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New ProductionHUB Website Features Improve Hiring
ProductionHUB, the professional video marketplace, announces new website features that modernize the hiring (and client pipeline process) for production professionals. While the industry job network has grown robustly in the last ...
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Milos Structural Systems Workshop for Far Eastern Customers
Milos Structural Systems conducted a two-day workshop at its factory in Guangzhou, China, October 25 - 26 for a select group of Milos customers from Indonesia, India, Singapore, and China.
The goal of the meeting was to present ...
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Daktronics Revitalizes Lane Stadium's Sound System with Harman Professional Audio Components
Systems integrator Daktronics recently upgraded Virginia Tech University's Lane Stadium with new Harman's JBL VLA Series loudspeakers, along with equipment from BSS audio and Soundcraft. The stadium seats 66,233 and is home ...
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Strand Consoles Keep the Season Going at Centre In the Square
For more than 30 years, Centre In The Square in Ontario, Canada, has showcased international, national and local performing arts and artists. As the region's largest performing arts venue, they stage more than 180 events per year inside ...
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Shure Dominates 2013 CMA Awards
Nashville's Bridgestone Arena was host to the 2013 CMA Awards, known as "country music's biggest night," with a live ABC telecast and a venue packed with fans. For the sixth straight year, artists Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley co ...
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Theatre in Review: Richard III (Belasco Theatre)
As the largely ecstatic press notices have indicated, among the many reasons to catch both productions from Shakespeare's Globe in London include the opportunity to see the plays produced in a fair approximation of the Elizabethan style (in ...
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Theatre in Review: Mary-Kate Olsen is in Love (The Flea Theatre)
You know you're in trouble when you start to begin receiving visitations from the Olsen twins, those ex-TV stars and professional fashion victims. That's the bizarre fact of life facing Grace, the beleaguered heroine of Mallery Avidon
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Chauvet Professional Illuminates at LDI 2013 in Las Vegas
Chauvet, a manufacturer of professional lighting, will display a number of new fixtures from several successful lines at this year's LDI 2013 show in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Las Vegas Convention Center, November 22 - 24. C ...
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LumenRadio Gears Up for Las Vegas and LDI
After a very successful PLASA London show in October, LumenRadio now sets course for the upcoming LDI 2013 show in Las Vegas. LumenRadio will showcase the award-winning SuperNova 3 software as well as the entire CRMX ...
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Cadac Licenses Audinate Dante Technology
Cadac has signed a license agreement with Audinate to license its Dante digital audio networking protocol and develop integration solutions for the two companies' products.
The agreement will enable the two companies to ...
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More than 375 Live Event Professionals Turn Out for Industry-First Webinar on Live Event Safety
A record-setting 377 live event professionals turned to their computer screens yesterday afternoon to participate in the industry's first webinar focused on promoting live event safety. Sponsored by Take1 Insurance, in conjunction ...
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Out Board Reports Record Growth Across All Product Lines
Cambridge UK-based entertainment technology developer Out Board has reported record sales growth in their 2102/13 financial year. All product lines have seen significantly increased business, including the flagship TiMax SoundHub ...
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Community Adds DP8 Pendant Loudspeaker to Distributed Design Series
Community Professional Loudspeakers has expanded its high-performance distributed design series of ceiling, surface mount, and pendant loudspeakers with the new DP8 Pendant. Available in paintable white or black, the DP8 is a high ...
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Moss Arts Center Gives Virginia Tech Unprecedented Ability to Showcase, Nurture Artists
In 2005, when Virginia Tech launched the Virginia Tech Arts initiative -- a university-wide effort to "expand creative practice and support interdisciplinary learning, and engagement through the arts," the university -- already rich in its ...
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Auralex HoverDeck Gets Under Drummer Dane Clark's Kit on the Ghost Brothers of Darkland County Tour
Technology from Auralex Acoustics, Inc., a manufacturer of acoustical treatments, is making sure that Dane Clark gets the sound he needs from his drum kit for the critically acclaimed Ghost Brothers of Darkland County, ...
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Overture Center Installs L-Acoustics at Historic Capitol Theater
First opened in 1928, the Capitol Theater is the oldest and second largest venue in Madison, Wisconsin's Overture Center for the Arts complex, which today encompasses seven performance facilities and four art galleries. Despite undergoing ...
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Outline: It's Time to Go iMode
Modern loudspeaker systems require more control than those of the past.
Regulating their electroacoustic parameters in the fastest possible way, when necessary in an extreme and even enjoyable manner, has become an indispensable ...
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Harman's JBL Professional CBT Column Loudspeakers Enable Firetron to Do More with Less at Traylor Stadium
Home to the Lamar Consolidated Independent School District High School football team in Rosenberg, Texas, Guy K. Traylor Stadium is a 12,000-seat multipurpose venue. Seeking to upgrade its audio reinforcement system, the district called ...
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Theatre in Review: Men in White (The Seeing Place)
Men in White occupies a singular place in theatre history: It's the play that saved The Group Theatre. After an initial run of five flops in two years, the soon-to-be-legendary troupe must have been enormously relieved to score a ...
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PLASA Focus Returns to Nashville This February
After a successful show in July 2012, the PLASA Focus event series is returning to Nashville, Tennessee on February 18 - 19, 2014, at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium.
"We have decided to return to Nashville as the PLASA Focus ...
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More than 200 Sessions Planned for USITT 2014 - Choose Online or Use the Mobile App
USITT's free mobile app for 2014 is up and running, so attendees can map their schedule now for the Annual Conference & Stage Expo next March in Fort Worth, Texas.
Visitors can choose from among 200-plus educational sessions and ...
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Daktronics to Bring Rigging Solutions to LDI 2013 in Las Vegas
When the LDI 2013 show opens on November 22 - 24 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, Daktronics of Brookings, South Dakota, will be featuring their automated rigging solutions at booth 1360 on the ...
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Analog Way Announces QuickVu, a Tri-Scaler Mixer/Switcher
Analog Way introduces QuickVu, a new mixer/seamless switcher with three scalers. QuickVu is based on Analog Way's new MidraTM platform, the core of a brand new line of mid-range mixers/seamless switchers. The MidraTM platform ...
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LynTec to Launch Intelligent Mobile Power Distribution Panel at LDI 2013
LynTec, a manufacturer of customized electrical power control for professional audio, video, and lighting systems, introduces its new Remote Power Control Mobile (RPCM) -- an intelligent power distribution panel to bring three ...
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Harman Professional Names Rasmus Mogensen as Regional Support Manager, Asia
Harman Professional announces the promotion of Rasmus Mogensen to the position of regional support manager, Asia, at Martin Professional Singapore. Mogensen had previously served as a regional support manager and in ...
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Audio-Technica Helps the Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts Reach Its Performance Peak
When the Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts opened in Franklin, North Carolina, in July 2009, its 1,500-seat theater brought state-of-the-art live-event capability to the region. Performances since then have included musical ...
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GoboMan Expands in the Middle East
GoboMan is extending its operations to cover the Middle East region. GoboMan will start its distribution in the Middle East region starting January 1, 2014. The contact person for the Middle East region will be Usman Muhammad ...
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Alcorn McBride Helps Tell Story of Choctaw Codetalkers for New Museum Exhibit
The role of the Choctaw Codetalkers has been lost to history until recently, and a new exhibit at the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Capitol Museum in Tuskahoma brings their exciting story to light with support from Alcorn McBride's ...
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Full Sail University Announces 2013 Hall of Fame Induction Class
Full Sail University announces the 2013 Full Sail University Hall of Fame induction class comprised of six graduates recognized for outstanding contributions to the world of entertainment, media, and the arts. The induction of this ...
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Donations of Time and Expertise Produce Big Results for Underserved Theatre Students
Sometimes, the biggest contribution a person can make to a good cause isn't money but effort, time, and goodwill.
Earlier this year, stage lighting technicians from Portland'5 Centers for the Arts brightened -- literally -- the ...
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PSNI Hosts First CFO Summit
Professional Systems Network International (PSNI) held the first CFO Summit November 5 - 7 in Atlanta, Georgia. PSNI welcomed 34 attendees from 21 PSNI affiliates as well as representatives from Preferred Vendor Partners Anixter, ...
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David O. Lopez Promoted to President of Industrial Audio/Video, Inc.
Industrial Audio Video/Inc. (IAV), a Texas-based audiovisual systems integrator, announced the promotion of David Lopez from vice president to president. Lopez, who began his audio/video career in the US Army in 1970, has ...
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Rocky Paulson to Receive PLASA's Swan Award at LDI
PLASA has announced that Rocky Paulson will receive its highest honor, the Eva Swan Award, which recognizes exceptional long-term commitment to the association. The award will be presented at PLASA's annual Cocktail and ...
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Christie's "Solutions That Rock" Display Technology Show Rolls Into Greater Boston November 19 - 21
Christie, along with Draper Inc., Alcorn McBride, and rp Visuals Solutions, is presenting the latest "Solutions that Rock," November 19-21, at High Output Studios in Canton, Massachusetts, just outside Boston. ...
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Pablo Espinosa Takes on New Role as Meyer Sound Chief Loudspeaker Designer
Meyer Sound has appointed Pablo Espinosa to chief loudspeaker designer, adding to his current role as vice president of research and development. As chief loudspeaker designer, Espinosa will oversee the company's loudspeaker ...
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RZI Lighting Steps Up the Pace with GLP Impressions
New Orleans-based rental and sales company, RZI Lighting, has been intensifying its relationship with GLP Inc. during the past year, based in part on the popularity of new-age LED heads like the impression X4 and budget ...
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Military Times Names Full Sail University One of the Nation's Top Colleges for Veterans
On Veterans Day 2013, Military Times announced that Full Sail University has once again been included in the publication's annual Best for Vets: Colleges 2014 ranking. This marks the second year in a row that Full Sail ...
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Pangolin Clients Triumph at the 2013 ILDA Awards in Aalen, Germany
Pangolin Laser Systems Inc., a producer of laser display software and control hardware for the entertainment industry, took the 2013 International Laser Display Association (ILDA) Awards by storm. Pangolin clients received a total ...
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Paul Friedman Joins BMG-Hudson Sales & Marketing
BMG-Hudson Sales & Marketing, an independent manufacturer's rep firm specializing in the commercial audio/system integration, professional audio, MI/DJ, and live sound markets, announces the appointment of industry veteran Paul ...
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PixelFlex LED Curtains Add Visual Dynamic to India.Arie SongVersation Tour
Four-time Grammy award winner India.Arie has returned to the music scene after a four year, self-imposed hiatus and is currently traveling the country on a 12 week, 30-city tour for her 2013 album debut, SongVersation. PixelFlex
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DPA Microphones Enhances Main Stage Talent at Annual Monterey Jazz Festival
The Monterey Jazz Festival is one of the longest consecutively running jazz festivals and has featured some of the most riveting performances from such music industry icons as Billie Holiday, Etta James, and Louis Armstrong since its ...
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Ayrton MagicPanel 602 Has It Nailed
Following a successful summer festival tour promoting their new album Hesitation Marks across the Far East and Europe, the American industrial rock project, Nine Inch Nails (NIN), has reconfigured itself and is currently on tour, ...
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Daktronics Redesigns Audio System at Wisconsin's Camp Randall Stadium with Harman's JBL VLA Line Arrays
In time for the football season, Daktronics recently redesigned the video board and audio system at the University of Wisconsin's famed Camp Randall Stadium. Home to the Wisconsin Badgers football team, the stadium seats 80,321 ...
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Syncrolite Shines on Dallas Aurora
Nearly 90 contemporary works of light, sound, performance, and projection art recently transformed the downtown Dallas Arts District into a new media art exhibition called Dallas Aurora 2013. Syncrolite, a Dallas-based theatrical ...
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Theatre in Review: All That Fall (Jermyn Street Theatre/59E59)
In All That Fall, Eileen Atkins is currently offering the best demonstration I've ever seen of the law of gravity. As Mrs. Rooney, the woebegone heroine of Samuel Beckett's All That Fall, her body is ...
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Theatre in Review: The Patron Saint of Sea Monsters (Playwrights Horizons)
According to Marlane Meyer, the patron saint of sea monsters is St. Martyrbride; her spiritual purview also includes spinsters and those with childhood infirmities. She is entirely the playwright's invention; she isn't even one of ...
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Harman Professional Appoints Jonas Stenvinkel As Head of Martin Professional Asia Pacific
Harman Professional announces the appointment of Jonas Stenvinkel as head, Martin Professional Asia Pacific with permanent base in Singapore. Stenvinkel, who previously served as sales director of EMEA North, will lead Mart ...
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Main Light Industries Acquires Wireless Solution's W-DMX BlackBox F-1 G4 Transceiver Via A.C.T Lighting
Main Light Industries, Inc., the Wilmington, Delaware-based firm, a large rental house, has invested in Wireless Solution's W-DMX BlackBox F-1 G4 transceiver. A.C.T Lighting is a North American distributor for Wireless ...
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Purple Group Invests In Robe
Robe caught up with Netherlands-based rental company The Purple Group from Schijndel at the 2013 Dance Valley Festival staged at Recreatiegebied Spaarnwoude near Amsterdam -- and spoke to their regular freelance crew chief,
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Aviom Welcomes ProMusicals as Distributor in India
Aviom announces that it has selected ProMusicals as its first official distribution partner in India. Interest and inquiries from customers in India have been growing substantially over the past several years, and Aviom has ...
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Mackie's Master Fader v2.0 Now Available
Mackie announces the release of Master Fader v2.0, the primary control app for Mackie DL Series digital live sound mixers. Master Fader v2.0, which is now available as a free download, delivers new features that are a direct result ...
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Stage Directions and RC4 Wireless Team up for Automation Challenge
RC4 Wireless has teamed with Stage Directions to award one lucky school an RC6 wireless motion control system, valued around $10,000.
The Stage Directions and RC4 Wireless Automation Challenge is open to all ...
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Le Maitre to Show Full Product Line-Up at LDI 2013 in Las Vegas
On their largest LDI exhibition stand yet, Le Maitre USA, providers of pyro and special effects, will be displaying and demonstrating their complete product line. LDI runs November 22 - 24 in Las Vegas; Le Maitre will exhibit in ...
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Elation to Reveal 20 New Products at LDI 2013
Elation Professional has been continually making R&D advances in some of its most successful lighting products and technologies, most notably the Platinum lamp and LED categories as well as new control solutions. Now the company ...
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J. R. Clancy Expands SceneControl 5000 Console Series
J. R. Clancy, Inc. will present the latest additions to its SceneControl 5000 rigging control console series, expanding the line to address the entire range of performance venues, at LDI 2013, November 22 - 24, in Las Vegas. J. R. ...
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Artistic Licence to Exhibit at LuxLive 2013
Artistic Licence, a designer of lighting control, is gearing up for LuxLive 2013 at Earls Court Two in London, November 20 - 21, in stand B12. Particular emphasis will be given to two very active areas in the company's ...
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Ultra Vista Systems Introduces UV-Based, Low-Voltage Interior Signage
Ultra Vista Systems, the creators of the entertainment industries' first powerful UV (ultra violet)-based effects and UV lighting in Hollywood in the late 1980's; the first day to night, dual-image and complete invisible scenery and ...
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Yamaha CL Digital Console Update V 1.7 Available in December
Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems, Inc. announces the December availability of Version 1.7 software upgrade for the Yamaha CL Series digital audio console. The upgrade, available via free download, is based on significant end-user ...
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Primacoustic Broadway 1" Broadband Acoustic Panels Now Feature a Beveled-Edge Finish
The popular 1" Broadway Broadband panels from Primacoustic now come with a beveled-edge finish.
Primacoustic product specialist Jay Porter: "Over the past 10 years, the feedback we have received is that clients prefer the ...
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Rose Brand Inc. Introduces New Gala and Shindig Event Carpets
Rose Brand introduces premium quality Gala and Shindig event carpets, made of flame retardant synthetic fiber. Gala provides an even more glittery effect than Rose Brand's standard event carpet. It is durable enough for both indoor ...
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Bank TV Launches End-to-End HD Solution from Grass Valley
Bank TV, a satellite broadcaster in the Ukraine, has launched a complete, end-to-end high definition (HD) news production solution from Grass Valley to facilitate the smooth delivery of its 24/7programming. At the core of the ...
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Douglas Stebbins, Theatre Consultant, Passes Away
Douglas Stebbins, a theatre consultant with Fisher Dachs Associates died on November 4, surrounded by his family at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in New York, after a long struggle with liver disease. ...
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Standards on the Stand: PLASA Announces In-booth Standards Presentations
PLASA Technical Standards Program (TSP) will host in-booth presentations at LDI 2013 November 22 - 24, in booth 2251 in Las Vegas. This is an opportunity to learn how standards are being written and/or changed to make the ...
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Join RC4 Wireless for USITT Presents: in Los Angeles and Houston
RC4 Wireless is participating in USITT's upcoming educational series. The session "Wireless Dimming & DMX in Practice" will be held in Los Angeles on November 20 and Houston on November 25.
RC4 Wireless is planning a comprehensive ...
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Green Hippo Launches New Rackoon Media Server
Green Hippo introduces its newest member to the award-winning Hippotizer media server range. Rackoon is a power-packed addition to the Hippotizer server range. This little 1U rackmount media server gives six layers of full 1080p HD ...
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LSC Releases APS Distro
LSC announces the release of its new intelligent power distribution unit called APS (Advanced Power System).
APS has been designed to remove the problems caused by the large in-rush and earth-leakage currents common with modern ...
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Audinate Offers Free Online Networking Courses for CTS RU Credits
Audinate, the inventors of the digital media networking solution Dante, is offering a series of specialized networking courses online that can be used for RU credits toward a CTS certification. Presently, two courses are now ...
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AV Big Data Optical Product by FiberPlex Singled Out for Award
Manufacturer of optical fiber products for audio, video, and big data transport, FiberPlex Technologies' active wave division multiplexer was recognized last month for a coveted 2013 premierePARTNER Award by connectivity company N ...
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Interlite and Clay Paky Take Patrick Woodroffe's Lecture to Sweden
Sweden's cold October was warmed up this year by the lecture Patrick Woodroffe held in Stockholm. It saw the participation of trade professionals, students, and enthusiasts from Sweden, other Scandinavian countries, and the Baltic ...
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Nemetschek Vectorworks Releases Localized Versions of Vectorworks 2014 in Europe
Nemetschek Vectorworks, Inc. announces the availability in Europe of several localized versions of the Vectorworks 2014 line of design software, including: Vectorworks Designer, Architect, Landmark, Spotlight, Fundamentals, and ...
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Cadac Appoints ETA to Handle New Console Portfolio in Australia
In the continuing expansion of its international distributor network, Cadac has appointed newly formed Australian distributor, Entertainment Technology Australia (ETA), for the region.
Founded in July this year by David ...
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Splitbeam Inherits Prosound Lighting Stock
South African-based rental companies, Prosound and Gearhouse Splitbeam (Pty) Ltd have successfully worked together on many major international and local touring productions where Splitbeam has skillfully managed the ...
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Lafayette College Upgrades Fisher Stadium with Community
Founded in 1826 in Easton, Pennsylvania, Lafayette College offers degree programs in the liberal arts and engineering to its 2,400 full-time students. As a member of the intercollegiate Patriot League, Lafayette has an active sports and ...
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PL Series LED luminaires Inspire Students at Cal Arts to Create Unique Lighting Designs
With a curriculum that strives to use the latest systems and technology in numerous productions, students in the Cal Arts lighting design program refine their design skills led by theatre and architectural lighting designer Anne ...
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Theatre in Review: After Midnight (Brooks Atkinson Theatre)
After Midnight brings back to Broadway an idea so old it is new again: adult entertainment. I don't mean heavy-breathing drama filled with graphic sex and violence. Indeed, restraint is the watchword of this new musical revue ...
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Theatre in Review: Domesticated (Lincoln Center Theatre/Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre)
One thing you can say about Bruce Norris: He doesn't mince words. I realize that this is hardly news to anyone who has seen works such as The Pain and the Itch and Clybourne Park, but even so, seeing the scalding new ...
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PLASA Announces 2013 Election Results
PLASA's month-long elections to determine positions on its European and North American regional boards, together with its central Governing Body, concluded at midnight on Thursday, October 31.
Companies and individuals from PLASA's ...
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Clay Paky Launches New Products at LDI 2013
Clay Paky will introduce many new products at LDI 2013 in Las Vegas, November 22 - 24. Clay Paky will be exhibiting in booth 1215.
Clay Paky introduces their novelty of this year in the A.LEDA B-EYE, a product that ...
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Showman Fabricators Becomes the Exclusive Distributor for ModTruss in the Tri-State Area and Pennsylvania
Showman Fabricators of New York announces that it has been chosen to be the sole distributor for ModTruss in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania, effective October 29, 2013.
ModTruss is a unique patented ...
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David North Becomes New General Manager for ETC Rigging
ETC has tapped David North to fill a newly created general manager position for the company's line of rigging equipment. Using his extensive experience in the industry, North will direct ETC's rigging strategy around the ...
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ADJ's Battery-Powered WiFLY Wash Bar Creates RGB LED Color Washes -- No Cords Required
ADJ introduces the new WiFLY Wash Bar. A battery-powered linear RGB LED fixture with wireless DMX capabilities, this compact, portable unit is ideal for creating washes of saturated color on walls and stages, without having to worry ...
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Rose Brand Introduces New Small-Scale ShowLED Backdrops at Half Their Former Price
The new Rose Brand small-scale ShowLED Classic and Chameleon LED curtains are available at a new low price by virtue of their new mini-controller. The new Classic mini-controller enables four preset star-drop chase patterns and the ...
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Harman's Soundcraft Introduces ViSi Remote 2.0 for Easy Control of Si and Vi Series Digital Audio Consoles
Harman's Soundcraft announces Version 2.0 of its successful ViSi Remote iPad app, which allows remote control of Soundcraft Vi, Si Compact, Si Performer, and Si Expression mixing consoles wirelessly from an iPad device. ViSi Remote ...
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Peavey Electronics Releases PVM 44 and PVM 50 Microphones
Peavey Electronics, a manufacturer of musical instruments and audio equipment, announces the release of the latest additions to its PVM series of professional microphones with the PVM 44 and PVM 50. Both microphones are available ...
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ILC Announces Lighting Technology Trade Show
Intelligent Lighting Creations (ILC) is inviting industry professionals to their facility in Arlington Heights, Illinois on January 22 - 23 to experience the Lighting Technology trade show (LT Show). Hosted originally in 2009 and ...
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NSCA Launches Updated www.nsca.org
NSCA has unveiled a new website to make it easy for members and industry professionals to find the information they need to run a better systems integration business. Feedback from members about the most valuable NSCA data and ...
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New LynTec Control System Simplifies Emergency Lighting Solutions
LynTec, a manufacturer of customized electrical power control systems for professional audio, video, and lighting systems, announces the availability of expanded emergency lighting features via its new RPC v2 controller. Designed to ...
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Pete's Big TVs Enhances Twitter IPO for New York Stock Exchange
Video equipment rental company Pete's Big TVs went to Wall Street to help Twitter open the New York Stock Exchange and launch its IPO offering on November 7, 2013.
Says Pete's Big TVs VP Guy Benjamin, "We were contacted by ...
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Theatre in Review: How to Make Friends and Then Kill Them (Rattlestick Playwrights Theater)
The term "mean girls" doesn't begin to describe the inhabitants of the hot little hell that Halley Feiffer has constructed in How to Make Friends and Then Kill Them. This story of three young things and how they ...
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Theatre in Review: The Jacksonian (The New Group/Theatre Row)
After a brief stay in The Jacksonian, you'll want to check in to the nearest Holiday Inn. The Jacksonian is a motel in Jackson, Mississippi, circa 1964; it is the Christmas season and the rather sad attempts at holiday cheer do little to ...
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4U2C is a New Player in the World of Visual Design
Founded in the spring of 2013, 4U2C marked yesterday as its official entry in the world of visual design. At its helm are Yves Aucoin and Stéphane Mongeau who between them combine half a century of experience in the ...
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Audio Engineering Society Welcomes New President Dr. Sean Olive
Following closely on the heels of the 135th Audio Engineering Society (AES) Convention, held October 17 - 20, 2013, at the Javits Center in New York City, which was hailed as one of the AES's biggest successes in recent memory, the ...
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City Theatrical Launches New Products at LDI 2013
City TheatricalLDI 2013, November 22 24 in Las Vegas, on stand 1649, including an exciting new line of LED tape called QolorFLEX, new D-Series LED Dimmers, the AutoYoke LED (for the E ...
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Triple E Teams Up with Rose Brand at LDI
Track systems designer Triple E will be teaming up with its long-time US distributor Rose Brand to exhibit its array of industry-leading products at LDI Las Vegas, November 22 - 24 on stand 1035. ...
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Mega-Lite Launches the N-E Color FX18
Mega-Lite introduces the N-E Color FX18, an effects unit and LED wall wash fixture. The strip fixture is equipped with 18 3W LEDs which can be individually controlled. Create a matrix to display patterns and chases by setting up ...
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Aquarii Named North American Distributor of LightAct
Aquarii, Inc. announces that it is the sole distributor in the United States and Canada for LightAct, a lighting control system created by Enlighter. LightAct has never before been sold in the North American market. ...
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Newly Republished: Audio Systems Design and Installation, by Philip Giddings, P.Eng.
The classic reference book Audio Systems Design and Installation, by longtime AES member Philip Giddings, is back in print today due to popular demand, and available exclusively online from the publisher, Post Toronto ...
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LED Source Partners with Energy Star
LED Source, a LED lighting solutions provider, announces its partnership with ENERGY STAR. The goal of the partnership, the company says, is to promote LED Source's dedication to protecting our climate through its education, ...
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Time Square Lighting Launches New Line of E-Series Specification Grade Track with Data Bus
Times Square Lighting introduces their new line of E-Series specification grade track with data bus.
Times Square Lighting's seven-conductor (two live / two neutral / one ground / two data) two-circuit track with data bus offers ...
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SurgeX Launches Defender Series MultiPak to Safeguard Multi-Panel Digital Displays and Signage
ESP/SurgeX, a provider of energy intelligence and surge protection, announces the Defender Series MultiPak, a multi-stage surge protector and power conditioner specifically designed to safeguard digital signage arrays. Available in ...
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L & L Stage Services Invests in Robe
L&L Stage Services is a busy technical production and rental company based in Herentals, near Antwerp, Belgium, founded in 1992 and run since 2004 by Bart Weyts, Tom Somers, and Kris Laermans. They work across multiple ...
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Dan Orton Joins L-Acoustics
Bolstering its commitment to the fixed installation and touring market, L-Acoustics announces the appointment of Dan Orton to the post of application engineer for the UK and Ireland.
Orton reports to Florent Bernard, head ...
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FSR Continues Tradition of Helping Local Kids Gear Up for Class
FSR, a Passaic County-based manufacturer of products for the audio / video, education, hospitality, government, and religious markets, continues its support of the local community by once again partnering with United Way of ...
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Theatre in Review: Becoming Dr. Ruth (Westside Theatre)
If we must have these one-person, story-of-my-life exercises, we'll be lucky if they all focus on personalities as sparkling as Dr. Ruth Westheimer. We are referring, of course, to the giggling grandmother of sex advice, famed for ...
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Theatre in Review: Murder for Two (New World Stages)
As Stephen Sondheim said, you gotta get a gimmick. Hence, Murder for Two, which could be subtitled "a musical stunt." A sort-of spoof of the old locked-room genre of mysteries, it features a young policeman investigating the ...
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Steppenwolf, Chicago Shakespeare TimeLine, and Porchlight Theatres Take Top Honors at the 45th Jeff Awards
At the gala 45th Annual Equity Jeff Awards, held at Drury Lane Oakbrook on Monday, November 4, Steppenwolf Theatre Company's Good People received the award for Production-Play in a large tier theatre. Principal Actress Mari ...
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ETC Lifts the Curtain on New Products at LDI
At the LDI 2013 trade show, November 22 - 24, in Nevada's Las Vegas Convention Center, ETC (Electronic Theatre Controls) will premiere a new cast of products on its stand, 1415.
Winner of the 2012 LDI Best Booth Award, ETC' ...
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LumenRadio Granted US Patent for Cognitive Coexistence
Swedish-based LumenRadio, the developer of wireless lighting controls, announces that the company has been granted the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) patent for their Cognitive Coexistence technology (US 8,457,023) ...
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Lycian Stage Lighting Unveils New Website
Lycian Stage Lighting has gone live with its new website. The website is markedly improved compared to its predecessor. Features include a home page from which all the site's information is accessible. The home page allows for ...
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Times Square Lighting Adds to the Xicato LED Range
Times Square Lighting introduces the latest fixtures in their expanding Xicato LED range with the CX Series.
The CX Series -- cylindrical body Xicato LEDs feature:
• Available from 1,300 to 3,000 lumens
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New Zealand PA Company Invests in GLD-112 and Qu-16 Digital Consoles
New Zealand PA company, High Definition Audio Visual Ltd (HDAV), has invested in two Allen & Heath digital consoles, a Qu-16 rackmount mixer, and the new GLD-112 with accompanying AR2412 and AR84 for additional stage and ...
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Robe Adds Color and Style to 2013 ALMA Awards
Emmy award-winning lighting designer Oscar Dominguez from Darkfire Lighting used Robe MMX WashBeams for the first time on the 2013 NCLR American Latino Media & Arts (ALMA) Awards. ...
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Avery Fisher Hall Acquires Robert Juliat Cyrano Followspots
Avery Fisher Hall, home of the New York Philharmonic and Lincoln Center, has taken delivery of two DMX-controlled Robert Juliat Cyrano followspots from PRG/NJ. Avery Fisher Hall is part of The Lincoln Center complex on the west side ...
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First Reformed Church Receives Sound Upgrade with Harman's Soundcraft Si Expression Consoles
The First Reformed Church in the town of Landis, North Carolina has a strong connection to its membership and recently added two Harman Soundcraft Si Expression 3 digital consoles to deliver an even more dynamic audio experience for ...
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Powersoft Goes Back to the Eighties with Sound Media
Hollywood, Florida-based professional audio and lighting company Sound Media supplied a PA system powered by Powersoft K10 and K2 amplifiers for the inaugural "80s in the Park" festival at Melbourne's Wickham Park Pavilion over the ...
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ADJ's Matrix Beam LED Provides Creative Visuals For Free-Form, High-Energy GF*W EDM Event
Although a recent college grad, Matthew Sakatos already knows where his lighting design preferences lie. "I really like to focus on EDM events," says Sakatos, who majored in a digital film and production major at the Art Institute ...
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Symetrix SymNet Radius 12x8 Dante Networked Audio DSP Delivers Present and Future Audio Expansion
Kettle Moraine Lutheran High School serves more than 400 students from in and around Jackson, Wisconsin, a town 45-minutes northwest of Milwaukee. In the last decade, the school has expanded its facilities, and the crowning jewel of that ...
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Meyer Sound Assumes Canadian Sales Distribution and Hires Franck-Olivier Fabry as Sales Manager
To further strengthen its support for Canadian customers, Meyer Sound has assumed distribution responsibilities for Canada and appointed Franck-Olivier Fabry as the new sales manager. Working closely with the Berkeley, ...
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Scenex Lighting Introduces LED Tape with Individual Pixel Control
Scenex Lighting from GLP US introduces its new Pixel LED Tape -- a new range to its flexible LED tape solutions that now offers individual pixel control via DMX. Used in a wide range of live, scenic, and architectural ...
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Aquarii Introduces Axceleron LED Lighting Series
Aquarii, Inc. has brought together an experienced team that designs and manufactures customized LED lighting solutions. Aquarii will showcase Axceleron, its new broad application LED down light fixture, November 22 - 24 in Las Vegas ...
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Entertainment Electrics Now Available on DVD from the Academy of Production Technology
For eight years, ETCP recognized trainer Richard Cadena has offered a three-day class covering much of the content listed in the outline for the ETCP Entertainment Electricians Certification exam. Now the same class is being offered ...
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Grundorf Corporation Announces New Websites
Grundorf Corporation, a manufacturer of equipment for musicians and audio professionals, announces the debut of two new websites -- one for Grundorf, the division that sells cases and accessories and the other for Grund ...
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Core Brands Appoints Matt Dever as Audio Segment Marketing Manager
Strengthening its audio products management team, Core Brands announces the appointment of Matt Dever, an experienced sales, marketing, and product development executive, to the position of marketing manager for its audio ...
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Susan and Jonathan Lipp of Full Compass Systems Receive Lifetime Achievement Award For Philanthropic Efforts
Full Compass, a national provider of pro audio, pro video, AV, lighting, and musical instrument sales, announces that owners Susan and Jonathan Lipp have received the 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Madison ...
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The Church at Liberty Square Gets a Custom Fit with VARIA
In 1936, a small group of 15 faithful joined together to found the first Cartersville Church of God in Georgia. The congregation grew slowly but steadily, and in 1980 the church moved to a new sanctuary with educational facilities. Since ...
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Clay Paky Sharpys and grandMA2 Console Unite for Black Sabbath's Reunion Tour
Heavy metal icon Black Sabbath continues its Reunion tour in Latin America, Europe, and the UK with a large complement of Clay Paky Sharpy fixtures, Sharpy Wash lights, and a MA Lighting grandMA2 light console. Both ...
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Mackie Brings the Music to Newmark School
For parents of kids with autism, Aspergers, and other developmental issues, one of the biggest challenges can be finding an educational environment their kids won't merely tolerate, but will flourish in. Newmark Education of Scotch Plains, ...
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Q-Sys Core 500i Controls Chills and Thrills at Dark Hour Haunted House
The latest addition to the billion-dollar haunted house industry, the new Dark Hour Haunted House in Plano, Texas featured an extensive all-QSC Audio multi-zone sound system controlled by dual redundant Q-Sys Core 500i processors. ...
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Coal Chamber Depends on Behringer X32 Digital Mixing Console
The Behringer X32 was key to the success of American nu-metal band Coal Chamber's recent tour, the company says proving the award-winning digital console is just as reliable and capable on the road as in fixed-install applications.
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Jack Johnson Goes Here to Now with Bandit Lites
Singer-songwriter Jack Johnson has taken his laid back acoustic sound on the road under the illumination of Bandit Lites. The month-long North American tour in support of his new album Here To Now To You concluded in October ...
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Lectrosonics Wireless Technology Gives 1776 an Audible Boost
Based on a book by Peter Stone and featuring music and lyrics by Sherman Edwards, 1776 is a musical that draws on the events surrounding the creation and signing of our country's Declaration of Independence. While the show focuses ...
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Barbizon Lighting New York City is Hosting an LED Expo on Wednesday, November 6 from 12 - 6pm
Barbizon Lighting will host over 20 manufacturers set up with the latest in solid-state lighting for entertainment, broadcast, and architectural lighting and control.
There is no charge to attend the event, there will be hourly ...
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Robe Appoints Bob Schacherl as CEO of Robe Lighting Inc.
Moving light manufacturer Robe Lighting s.r.o. announces the appointment of Bob Schacherl as CEO of its US-based operation, Robe Lighting Inc.
Schacherl's status in the moving light industry needs no introduction. A ...
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Audio-Technica Debuts BP894 MicroSet Subminiature Cardioid Condenser Headworn Microphone
Audio-Technica (A-T), an innovator in transducer technology for over 50 years, has debuted its BP894 MicroSet subminiature cardioid condenser headworn microphone. Inspired by A-T's popular BP892 MicroSet, the BP894 features a ...
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Le Mark Introduces Magtape Back2Black
Magtape Back2Black is gaffer's tape that is 100% black on both sides. Le Mark's Magtape Back2Black is manufactured with a black adhesive that is said to have excellent holding power, even on a rough surface. The tape is easy to tear ...
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MAXON Announces Enhancements to the Cineware "Live 3D Pipeline" in Adobe After Effects CC Latest Version
MAXON, a developer of professional 3D modeling, painting, animation, and rendering solutions, announces upgrades to Maxon Cineware, now available in the latest version of Adobe After Effects CC. The enhancements symbolize the ...
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Complete Line of PRX700 Series Speakers Covers Now Available from JBL Bags
Introducing the new PRX700 series of slip-on speaker covers from JBL Bags. The only official protective cover for the JBL PRX700 series speakers, the new line of slip-on speaker covers is the ideal solution for anyone wishing to ...
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Leader Light Appoints Dimatec as their Distributor in France
After the meeting at PLASA London and a visit in France, Leader Light has announced Dimatec as their new French distributor.
Effective November 1, 2013, Dimatec will be the strategic distributor in France of the ...
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Snapped on the River Music Propels Forward with Harman Soundcraft Si Expression Series
Production company Snapped on the River Music recently invested in a Harman Soundcraft Si Expression 1 console for use in the company's support of live music productions. Joe Michaels, president of Snapped on the River ...
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Los Angeles School for the Arts Opts for Shure Wireless
When the new school year started at Los Angeles County High School for the Arts (LACHSA), the 600-student community started classes with a dramatically new on-campus theater. Supporting the school's visual and performing arts ...
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SES Supports Southern Ground Festival With Martin Audio MLA
Besides the finest in American music and cuisine, Zac Brown's Southern Ground Music & Food Festival featured the largest Martin Audio MLA system ever deployed for this type of event.
Over 15,000 people a night attended the ...
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SGM X-5 Strobes as Hard as Nails
When LeRoy Bennett started specifying SGM's X-5 LED strobes early this summer, he not only had Beyoncé's The Mrs. Carter Show world tour in mind but also the hard industrial sounds of Rammstein and Nine Inch Nails. ...
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Opera Germany Invests in PR Lighting Framing Spots
PR Lighting's PR 5000 Framing fixtures have been adopted for the autumn season opera productions of the famous Deutsche Oper am Rhein in Germany, which combines both the Opera Düsseldorf and Theater Duisburg. ...
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Sales of Unified Communications Products Grew 94% in 2013, Stampede Reports
With more than a month still left to go in the current sales year, Stampede Presentation Products, Inc. announced that sales of its Unified Communications products grew by 94% in 2013 -- a record-shattering rate of growth. ...
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The Week in Review
Changes at ETC: A couple of big changes have occurred at ETC's Middleton, Wisconsin home base. Bill Gallinghouse, who has been part of the company for many years, most recently as vice president of marketing and ...
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Theatre in Review: Disaster! (St. Luke's Theater)
It is 1979, and the Barracuda Floating Casino is parked in the Hudson River. Tony, the shady, celebrity-mad owner, has spared no expense for the opening night party -- even if he has skimped on every possible safety feature. Nevertheless, ...
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GLP's New Volkslicht Spot Brings Spot One's Award-Winning Technology to a Wider Market
GLP announces the launch of their latest LED-based Spot fixture, the Volkslicht Spot. Based on the award-winning impression Spot One, the company says the Volkslicht Spot is a smaller, lighter, and less expensive version aimed at a ...
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Sweet Reasons to Visit Dirty Rigger at LDI 2013
In 1824, John Cadbury opened his business, a grocers shop in Birmingham England where he sold cocoa and drinking chocolate. In 1905, George Cadbury Jr. developed and launched the first Cadbury Dairy Milk chocolate bar. In 2011, the first ...
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New LED-Based Christie Mirage WQ-L Stereoscopic Projector Expands Line of 2D and 3D Visual Display Systems
Christie, a manufacturer of visual display solutions, announces the expansion of its Mirage Series of high-performing 2D and 3D projectors with the launch of the Christie Mirage WQ-L, an LED-based one-chip DLP projection system with ...
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Martin Audio MLA Compact Impresses At NYC and Washington D.C. Demos
Martin Audio recently made an impression on theatrical sound designers, acoustic consultants, audio engineers, and event production management at exclusive demonstrations for its award-winning MLA Compact loudspeaker system in New ...
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Kramer Introduces the Award Winning VP-771, a Nine-Input ProScale Presentation Scaling Switcher
Kramer Electronics introduces the VP-771, a high-quality presentation scaling switcher with an advanced feature set. The VP-771 accepts one of nine inputs, including one component video, one DisplayPort (DP), one 3G HD-SDI, two ...
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XL Events Realigned to XL Video as Company Focuses on Single Brand
In 2009, XL Video started XL Events as a specialist division to focus on supplying the corporate and events industry with its technical AV equipment and services. Since that time XL Video and XL Events have seen continual ...
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CTS Audio Adds Harman's JBL VTX Line Arrays and Crown I-Tech HD Amplifiers to Inventory
Longtime Harman Professional customer and live sound company CTS Audio of Brentwood, Tennessee recently added JBL VTX line arrays and Crown I-Tech HD amplifiers to its inventory to accommodate the needs of ...
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VUE Continues Global Expansion with Distributor Appointment in China
VUE Audiotechnik welcomes Tom Lee Engineering as the company's new distributor for China, Hong Kong, and Macau.
"This is a truly exciting addition as we seek to further expand into Asia's professional audio market," said ...
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Britannia Row Productions Makes Industry-Designed Live Sound Technology Course Available as Part-Time Option
A new, work-friendly part-time option of its live sound technology course will be offered by Britannia Row Productions Training starting in January 2014. With classes taking place on one weekday evening plus one weekend day per week ...
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Solaris LED Flare Receives PLASA Award for Sustainability
At this year's PLASA London awards ceremony, October 7 at ExCeL, London, the Solaris LED Flare lighting and effects fixture was honored with the coveted PLASA Sustainability Award. The eco-friendly concept behind the Flare's ...
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First Baptist Fellowship Hall Upgrades to Tannoy VLS Loudspeakers
The Fellowship Hall at the First Baptist Church in Chatsworth, Georgia recently underwent a complete remodel that included the installation of new Tannoy VLS passive column loudspeakers.
The Fellowship Hall is rectangular space ...
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Jack Johnson Tours From Here To Now To You with L-Acoustics
Folk rock singer-songwriter Jack Johnson just wrapped up a month-long North American tour leg on October 20 supporting his latest album, From Here To Now To You. Camarillo, California-based Rat Sound Systems, Inc., which has ...
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Jands Vista Controls Lighting for Little Big Town US Tour
A Jands Vista T2 console was chosen by US-based lighting designer, Chris Shrom, to control lighting for the Grammy Award-winning vocal harmony group Little Big Town, currently touring North America until mid-December. ...
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LifeChurch.tv Continues Expansion, Exclusively Installing Harman's Martin Lighting Fixtures
With 17 locations across five states, LifeChurch.tv hosts more than 50,000 attendees a week during high-intensity services, complete with house bands and exciting sermons. The majority of the 165 services per week throughout LifeChurch.tv ...
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Theatre in Review: Betrayal (Ethel Barrymore Theatre)
There's a great old Mike Nichols and Elaine May sketch called "Adultery," the joke of it based on the idea that people in different countries break the sixth commandment in different ways. The Americans, of course, are so ...
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