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  ArKaos Releases New Features in GrandVJ 2.1
ArKaos has released the latest version of its video-jockey software, GrandVJ, in time for the busy festive season. GrandVJ 2.1 users will have access to a whole range of new features to make their parties and events easier to run ...
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City Theatrical Named Manufacturer Of The Year
City Theatrical was named the New Jersey Small Manufacturer of the Year by NJBIZ Magazine in partnership with the New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program, at the fourth annual New Jersey Manufacturing Day ceremonies on ...
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USITT Thanks NY Times, Theatre Community for Restoration of Design Credits
David Grindle, executive director of USITT, has issued the following letter concerning the New York Times' restoration of production credits in its theatre reviews.
"This is meant for everyone who expressed ...
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NAMM Foundation Launches "Believe In Music" Fund
The NAMM Foundation works year round to create a world in which every child has a deep desire to learn music and a recognized right to be taught. Now NAMM members and all of those who share that vision are invited to help support ...
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Eaton Adds Sports Lighting to its Connected LED Portfolio with Newly Acquired Ephesus Lighting
Power management company Eaton outlines how recently acquired Ephesus Lighting, a Syracuse, NY-based manufacturer of connected light-emitting diode (LED) lighting solutions for sporting venues and high lumen outdoor and ...
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AV Stumpfl Shortlisted for Three InAVation Technology Awards
The AV Stumpfl Wings Engine Raw and Wings Avio Manager 2.0 are shortlisted as finalists in three technology categories of the InAVation Awards 2016.
Launched earlier this year, Wings Engine Raw offers multi-channel ...
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InfoComm Membership Elects 2016 Board, Leadership Search Committee Members
InfoComm International, the trade association representing the commercial audiovisual industry worldwide, announces election results for the 2016 InfoComm International Board of Directors and Leadership Search Committee (LSC) ...
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Hoist UK Expands into New Production Headquarters
Lifting equipment specialists, Hoist UK and its sister company, Truss UK, have relocated to larger premises, a significant expansion and one which will enable both companies to move forward with their growth plans, the ...
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Chauvet Professional Pumps Up Rangers Opening Game Event at Madison Square Garden
Heading into the 2015-16 season, the New York Rangers and their fans had plenty of reasons to be optimistic. The NHL club had earned a team record 113 points the previous year and reached the Eastern Conference finals. Even better things ...
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d3's Unit Showcontrol Returns to Beatrix Theatre for Dutch Musical Version of The Bodyguard
It's been a year since d3 rental house and studio The Unit Showcontrol collaborated with LiveLAB for the production of "Moeder, Ik Wil Bij De Revue," a Dutch musical set in the 1950s, which came to life at the Beatrix ...
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Clay Paky Mythos Units and GrandMA2s at the Lake Festival
This year was the sixth Lake Festival, the biggest EDM event in Austria. More than one hundred artists performed on five different stages, including Avicii, David Guetta, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Steve Aoki,
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Minnesota Orchestra Hall Modernizes with L-Acoustics
Each year, Orchestra Hall in downtown Minneapolis concludes its season with Sommerfest, a month-long urban summer music festival. This year, Sommerfest also marked the unveiling of a new L-Acoustics concert sound system intended to ...
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Theatre in Review: Shadowland (Pilobolus/NYU Skirball Center)
You don't find many -- or any -- dance reviews in this column, but, for sheer mastery of a specific stage effect, Shadowland is hard to beat. 80-minute piece, created by Steven Banks, Robby Barnett, Renée ...
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Theatre in Review: The Illusionists: Live on Broadway (Neil Simon Theatre)
For the second holiday season, Broadway is hosting this package of magic acts. Both a varied lot and a mixed bag, The Illusionists opens a window on how different artists approach their craft in the post-Siegfried and Roy ...
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Over 200 Attend Chauvet European Grand Opening Event
A crowd of over 200 lighting professionals marked the grand opening of Chauvet's European headquarters in Ghent, Belgium, as well as the company's 25th anniversary, by enjoying an evening of festivities, product demonstration, music ...
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Rosco Backdrop Rentals Now Available on Both Coasts
Rosco, a manufacturer of products for film and television, announced the expansion of its North American rental facilities for its award-winning backdrops. Rosco Backdrop rental inventory is now available from its headquarters in ...
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AES Educational Foundation Establishes Audio Precision Sponsored Scholarship Honoring the Legacy of Tom Kite
The Audio Engineering Society Educational Foundation has announced the establishment of "Advancing Audio - The Tom Kite Scholarship." The scholarship honors Kite's legacy of dedication to engineering excellence in audio and audio ...
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Entertainment Metals is Expanding and Re-Branding
Entertainment Metals, a provider of precision metal and cabling solutions for the professional audio, video, broadcast, theater, and install markets has announced an all-inclusive corporate re-branding initiative to go into effect ...
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Thinkwell Group Publishes Third Annual Guest Experience Trend Report
Thinkwell Group, a global experience design and production agency specializing in the creation of theme parks, major attractions, live events, and museum exhibits around the world, announces the findings of their third annual ...
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Middle Atlantic Awards Over 350 Certificates during First Annual AV Academy in Honor of AV Month
Middle Atlantic Products has launched the company's AV Academy to train the consultant and contractor community on today's most innovative AV technologies. Held during this year's AV month in October, the inaugural initiative ...
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Radial Welcomes Two New Members to the Radial Team
Radial Engineering Ltd. introduces two new members of the Vancouver, BC based team.
Ryan Tobias joins inside sales, central region. Tobias learned the business of live sound before taking his formal education in audio ...
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PESA Welcomes Adimex as Distributor for Australia, New Zealand
PESA, a designer and manufacturer of streaming, routing, and AV integration products, announces Adimex, a Sydney-based distributor of digital media technology and software, is now a distributor for PESA products in Australia ...
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Sennheiser Wireless Systems Help Shape Artistic Perspectives in Hopscotch, the First Opera for Cars
October 31 saw the world premiere of Hopscotch, the world's first opera for cars and the latest project of experimental opera company The Industry. Using the city of Los Angeles as its backdrop, Hopscotch allows for ...
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Masque Sound Delivers New World-Class Audio Equipment Package to San Diego's Old Globe
When San Diego's famed The Old Globe continued its commitment to excellence by announcing a $200,000 audio upgrade of its Lowell Davies Festival Theatre, audiences cheered as Masque Sound, a theatrical sound reinforcement, ...
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Grundorf Announces Expansion of G Series Lycra Façade Offerings
Grundorf Corporation, a manufacturer of equipment for musicians and audio professionals, is pleased to announce the model GS-LS4872TB Lycra Façade -- a new addition to the company's popular G-Series line of DJ façade products. ...
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Bandit Lights Jana Kramer for TV Special
When the CMA Awards come to Nashville, it is a multi-night event for Music City. Country music bombshell Jana Kramer performed under Bandit lighting in a spectacular rooftop concert special. ...
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Theatre in Review: Dada Woof Papa Hot (Lincoln Center Theater/Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater)
The topics du jour, gay marriage and parenting and their discontents, get their latest workout in Peter Parnell's new play -- and you can't accuse him of not treating them with the seriousness and respect they deserve. While Mark Gerrard's ...
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Ovation ED-190WW Ellipsoidal Wins Best Lighting Product and Best LED Awards
Having the Ovation ED-190WW honored with two prestigious awards at the WFX Conference and Expo was especially gratifying for the Chauvet Professional team. The church lighting designers and technicians who attended the annual ...
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Roland M-5000 OHRCA Live Mixing Console Wins Big at WFX
At this year's WFX Conference and Expo in Nashville, Tennessee, November 18 - 19, 2015, Roland's M-5000 OHRCA Live Mixing Console won big in the New Product Awards, as it was named Best Overall Audio Product, and Best Digital ...
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ADJ Launches the Inno Pocket Z4 for Dense Beams and Wide Washes
Ever-expanding and favored by a wide range of lighting users -- especially those with a need for portable but powerful effects -- the Inno Pocket Series offers an eclectic selection that includes the hugely popular spot, wash, scan, and ...
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HRS Event Control Station Debuts at LDI 2015
High Resolution Systems introduced its latest show control solution, the HRS Event Control Station, at LDI 2015. An all-in-one control system with built-in Linux computer and browser-based programming environment, the HRS Event ...
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Renkus-Heinz Further Expands Engineering Team
Renkus-Heinz has again expanded the company's engineering team with the appointment of Lorenzo Rene Barrios, Jr. to the position of loudspeaker engineer.
Barrios joins Renkus-Heinz after a successful tenure at Walt Disney ...
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Terminal 5 Gets Upgraded to L-Acoustics K2
Steps away from the Hudson River on the western fringe of Manhattan's Hell's Kitchen, Terminal 5 is the largest venue of the concert and event properties that comprise the New York City portfolio of national concert promoter The Bowery ...
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A Waterfall of BMFLs for My Morning Jacket
Kentucky rock band My Morning Jacket's seventh album, The Waterfall has had critics and fans enraptured with its eclecticism and solidity as a multi-genre piece of musical art embracing attitude and individuality -- and there's ...
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ArKaos PRO MediaMaster 4.0 Proves a Smooth Operator for Full Stage Productions
Scott Guenther of Full Stage Productions in Texas chose ArKaos MediaMaster Pro 4.0 to help create the haunting, atmospheric backdrop to aerial performances from Dallas-based dance academy, Dance Xpress. The production, ...
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Triple E Tracks Help Revive Le Lido Paris
The curtains have reopened in style at Paris's legendary Le Lido cabaret venue carried by Triple E tracks and motors.
The famous Lido on the Champs-Élysées closed at the end of 2014 for renovation, which included remodeling the ...
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Imperial War Museum Illuminated with Core Lighting
Core Lighting's ColourPoint Mk 2 battery-powered LED up-lighters were used to great effect by event production company Subfrantic to dramatically illuminate the Imperial War Museum London in Southwark. ...
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Sarner Deploys AV Stumpfl to Power Graphics at National War Museum, Malta
In what is one of the most compelling and exciting installations of multimedia technology to date, integration experts, Sarner created and installed a vast array of 700 graphics panels and content for over 100 audiovisual ...
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Martin Audio CDD Installed in London's Tiger Tiger
Martin Audio has continued its long association with Novus Leisure's Tiger Tiger brand, with the company's latest generation of installation speakers, the stylish CDD range, being selected for the operators' original and flagship ...
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Theatre in Review: Incident at Vichy (Signature Theatre)
In Incident at Vichy, the simple act of waiting becomes an exercise in terror. The setting of Arthur Miller's most intensely concentrated drama is "a place of detention" in the title city, the center of ...
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Theatre in Review: Nora (La Femme Theatre Productions/Cherry Lane Theatre)
In the end, it's the names attached to Nora that deceive. The prospect of seeing Ingmar Bergman's take on A Doll's House may raise unreasonable expectations: Surely the greatest Scandiniavian theatre and cinema ...
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33rd Annual Hemsley Internship Program Announced
Applications for the 33nd annual Hemsley Internship Program will be accepted from January 1, 2016 through January 15, 2016. Interviews for finalists will be held in New York mid-March or early April, 2016. ...
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Highlite International BV, Showtec Lighting Products Now to be Distributed by Techni-Lux, in the US
Dutch company Highlite International appoints Techni-Lux of Orlando, Florida, as the USA distributor for their Showtec range of lighting products.
Techni-Lux displayed and demonstrated a few selected Showtec products on ...
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Yamaha Rivage PM10 "Shakedown" Continues
The Yamaha Rivage PM10 Digital Audio Console experienced its US launch at InfoComm. Since then, the national demos began a "shakedown" as the company fine tunes the software and prepares for the release. The company says "this is a ...
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Kenwood Experiences Wins Prestigious Best Trade Show Booth Award
Kenwood Experiences ("KenwoodX"), an award-winning experience marketing agency founded more than 30 years ago in San Francisco, California, has received the BizBash Event Style Award for Best Trade Show Booth. BizBash, the leading ...
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NSCA Now Accepting Applications for Excellence in Business Awards
Systems integrators are encouraged to apply for NSCA's 2016 Excellence in Business Awards. Submissions will be accepted through January 15, 2016. Winners will receive one free admission to NSCA's 18th annual Business & Leadership ...
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Bose Professional Updates Legendary Panaray 802 and 402 Loudspeakers as Series IV
Bose Professional announces updates to the popular Panaray 802 and Panaray 402 sound-reinforcement loudspeakers -- now known as the new Panaray "Series IV" models.
In the 25 years following their original introduction, the ...
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Edenton Street UMC Upgrades with Martin Audio CDD and MLA
The recent renovation and upgrade of the Edenton Street United Methodist Church in Raleigh, North Carolina included the installation of Martin Audio CDD, MLA Mini, and Ceiling Series speakers in the chapel, Youth Center, and Church ...
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Clay Paky Illuminates the Rock the Lahn Festival
The Rock the Lahn Festival in Italy celebrated its tenth anniversary this year. The stars of the 2015 edition were Limp Bizkit, led by the extrovert Fred Durst and champions of the nu metal and rapcore movements, along with the Broilers, a ...
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Eli Young Band Turns It On with Next NXT-1 from Chauvet Professional
The heart of old school West Texas Country beats loud and strong at the Nutty Brown Café & Amphitheatre. Nestled in the rolling hills between Austin and Dripping Springs on Highway 290, the 4,000-capacity venue is a Red Dirt country music ...
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Elation Cuepix Panels Versatile Design Element for Pablo Alboran Tour
Spain's biggest selling artist of the year, singer-songwriter Pablo Alboran, toured the country recently beneath a cover of Elation Cuepix Panels on what was arguably the biggest tour in Spain this year, his popular Terral ...
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DiGiCo Desks Are Unbreakable on the Road with Janet Jackson
Janet Jackson embarked on a major world tour at the end of August, hitting the road on the initial North American leg with audio production provided by VER Tour Sound, including a pair of DiGiCo SD7 consoles at front-of-house ...
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Theatre in Review: The Eternal Space (Theatre Row)
In case you were wondering, a picture really is better than a thousand words; at least, that's the case with The Eternal Space. The playwright, Justin Rivers, has focused on one of the great architectural crimes of the ...
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Theatre in Review: Promising (InProximity Theatre Company/Theatre Row)
Promising isn't; Michelle Elliot's new play takes what should be a sure-fire dramatic situation -- a New York city political sex scandal -- and fritters it away in an endless series of conversation. We are in the ...
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DPA's New Website Makes Easy Work of Finding the Right Microphone
More information, more functionality and much easier search facilities are the key features of DPA Microphones' new website, which is now live at www.dpamicrophones.com or through the URL below.
The company's entire range of ...
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New York Times Restores Credit Boxes to Its Reviews
Following an outcry by members of the New York theatre community, The New York Times has reversed its decision to eliminate credit boxes in its theatre reviews.
The boxes, which have traditionally been attached to each review, ...
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Waves Audio Now Shipping the Waves Sub Align Plugin
Waves Audio, a provider of digital signal processing solutions, is now shipping the Waves Sub Align plugin. Sub Align is a survival tool for live sound engineers. It lets front-of-house engineers align sub and top speakers in PA ...
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AV Stumpfl Set to Double Service Efforts
Austrian audiovisual engineering and manufacturing company, AV Stumpfl is reaffirming its commitment to its partners and their projects with the significant investment into service and project support teams at the company's new ...
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InfoComm Announces Professional Development Program for Integrated Systems Europe 2016
InfoComm International, the trade association representing the commercial audiovisual industry worldwide, announces its professional development program for Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) 2016, February 9 - 12 in Amsterdam.
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Wenger Transcend Active Acoustics and Transform Acoustical Banners Win Best Product Awards
Wenger Corporation, a provider of stage, acoustic, and storage solutions for worship and performance spaces took home three awards at the annual Worship Facilities Expo in Nashville, Tennessee. Wenger's Transcend Active ...
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Symetrix Appoints Scott Woolley to Strengthen Connections With US Consultant Community
As part of Symetrix' continuing commitment to enhance its presence throughout the professional installation market, the digital signal processing specialist has announced the appointment of Scott Woolley to the role of ...
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RC4 Wireless Goes Mountain Biking
There are many variations of extreme sports, and they fascinate fans all over the globe. However, there's another facet to this industry and that's the individuals that actually film these athletes in some of the most inhospitable ...
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Willow Creek Church Celebrates 40th in a "United" Way
Known for its community centric congregation, Willow Creek Community Church in Chicago recently celebrated its 40th anniversary at the 20,500-seat United Center in Chicago on October 18. Willow's executive pastor, Heather Larson ...
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PixelFLEX Gives a New Look to the Miss Florida Pageant
As event organizers for the 2015 Miss Florida and Miss Teen Florida pageant prepared to host the annual competition, Trenton Dick was asked to help give the show a fresh look. Since the pageant had been using the same set pieces ...
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Cobalt and ETCnomad Bring Out the Human Side of Music with Heartfelt
It is a common saying that musicians put their heart on stage with every performance. The performance group Tactile and the Sacconi String Quartet recently combined forces to create Heartfelt, a unique and immersive musical ...
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Rosco Opens New Office in Middle East
Rosco Laboratories, a provider of lighting and color technologies for the film, television, entertainment, and architecture industries, announces the opening of its new Middle East office located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. ...
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Theatre in Review: Steve (The New Group at Pershing Square Signature Center)
No flies on our playwrights: Only a few months since marriage equality has become the law of the land, we have two new plays, opening within ten days of each other, about what happens when the marriage battle is won, and gays and lesbians ...
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Theatre in Review: A View From the Bridge (Lyceum Theatre)
Having received acclaimed Broadway stagings in 1997 and 2010, A View From the Bridge wasn't really at the top of anyone's must-revive list, but Ivo Van Hove's production for London's Young Vic has arrived on a tidal ...
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Heather Busch Joins A.C.T Lighting Sales Team
A.C.T Lighting, Inc. announce that Heather Busch has joined the team as central regional sales/live event specialist. She brings more than 12 years experience in the professional lighting industry to her new post. ...
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GDS Wins Green Product Award on Home Turf
UK lighting manufacturer GDS, announces the company has won an award at the recent Bristol Post's Green Capital Awards, held at the city's Marriot hotel. In 2015 Bristol became the first UK city to be awarded the status of ...
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WorxAudio Technologies Announces TrueLine XQ10 Extended Bass System
WorxAudio Technologies, a manufacturer of loudspeaker systems for the pro touring and install markets and a division of PreSonus Audio Electronics, introduces the company's latest addition to its TrueLine family of products: ...
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LynTec Announces Native Support for BACnet Protocol in RPC Boards
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 now supports the open BACnet networking ...
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Advanced Systems Group Welcomes Steve McCracken to Southern California Technical Services Team
Advanced Systems Group (ASG), a data, video, audio, and film integration firm, announces Steve McCracken joined the company as a systems engineer for the technical services team on August 17. Based in Southern California, he ...
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First Allen & Heath dLive Installed in Sweden's Cirkus Theatre
The Cirkus Arena in Stockholm, Sweden, has become the first venue to install Allen & Heath's new dLive digital mixing system.
Originally established as a circus in the 19th Century, today Cirkus is one of Stockholm's key ...
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Robe BMFL Blades for KAABOO Festival Perfect Sunset
It's always exciting being involved in something new and innovative, so Nashville-based lighting and visuals designer Chris Lisle was delighted to be invited by production manager Jim Dorroh of LEO Events to light ...
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Philips Entertainment Works with the Milburn Stone Theatre to Bring It On
Located in North East, Maryland, the Milburn Stone Theatre at Cecil College is one of the regions premier theatrical houses. Proactive in fostering an appreciation of the arts, the company recently produced Bring It On: The Musical ...
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Squeek Lights Gets Creative with Chauvet Professional on The Wonder Years Tour
Even by the standards of pop punk, a genre famous for blending outrageously divergent sounds, The Wonder Years stands out for its incredibly wide-ranging style. Deftly swinging from subtle melodies to heart-pounding choruses in the blink ...
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Technotrix Controls Off-Site Noise at Riot Fest with Martin Audio MLA
When Riot Fest was moved from Chicago's Humboldt Park to Douglas Park on the Southwest Side of town, the event's organizers were confronted with major push back from two hospitals directly adjoining the site, especially St. Anthony's who ...
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It's All Danley (Cost and Performance) for the Bolingbrook Performing Arts Center
Once a bedroom community for Chicago, the village of Bolingbrook, Illinois has developed far beyond its suburban origins. While its close proximity to the metropolis still plays a large role in its economy, Bolingbrook has created ...
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Sinergie Group Takes an Assertive Approach for Launching VUE Audiotechnik in Italy
VUE Audiotechnik announces Sinergie Group S.r.l., based in Palermo, Italy as the official Vue distributor for Italy. This move will help build sales and provide local support for Vue users in the country. The company will ...
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White Light is a Guiding Light for Battersea Arts Center
In March 2015, Battersea Arts Center's Grand Hall was severely damaged by a fire that also affected the technical stores and offices based beneath the space. Whereas the front third of the building re-opened to the public the following day ...
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Theatre in Review: Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom (The Flea Theater)
"Life is like a video game. Everyone must die." So says one of the characters in Jennifer Haley's suburban gothic, in which the teenage population of a residential cul-de-sac avidly plays a video game (see the title above) with dire ...
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Theatre in Review: Shear Madness (New World Stages)
It has taken 35 years for Shear Madness to make it to New York -- and now we know why.
Okay, I got that out of my system. If success is hard to argue with, Shear Madness is a real conversation-stopper. In 1980, Ma ...
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Industry Pays Tribute to Bataclan Victims
Tributes are being paid throughout the concert touring community to the victims of the Bataclan terror attacks in Paris on Friday. Among the 89 people killed at the venue were two well-known to members of the touring community: Nathalie ...
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Richard Pilbrow Joins Faculty of Stage Lighting Super Saturday
Richard Pilbrow will join Stage Lighting Super Saturday this January 9th to speak about his upcoming work on My Fair Lady's 60th anniversary. Pilbrow tells Super Saturday: "I'm researching the Abe Feder MFL
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Adlib Acquires EFX Audio
Adlib announces the acquisition of EFX Audio in Scotland.
Since the early nineties Adlib has enjoyed close connections with numerous Scottish artists including Texas, Del Amitri, and Gun together with their management and ...
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Keven Myhre to Receive 2016 DeGaetani Award
Keven Myhre, a Salt Lake City theatrical designer and director, has been chosen to receive the 2016 Thomas DeGaetani Award from USITT. Myhre will be honored at USITT 2016 in Salt Lake City next March. ...
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Elation Emulation Touch: Turns your Tablet into a Powerful Lighting Console
Emulation Touch from Elation Professional is a new generation lighting controller that turns your tablet into a powerful lighting console. Imagine the ease of having full DMX control of moving heads, LED lights, conventional ...
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DPA Microphones Showcases Range of Worship Facilities Microphones at WFX 2015
DPA Microphones will feature its d:screet SC4098 Supercardiod Podium Microphone at WFX 2015 in booth 1102, November 18 - 19 in Nashville, which perfectly adapts to various applications within house of worship facilities. ...
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FOR-A to Showcase Its Video Switchers at WFX 2015
FOR-A announces plans to showcase its lineup of video switchers at the upcoming Worship Facilities Conference and Expo (WFX), which takes place November 18 - 19 at the Music City Center in Nashville. Popular with many houses ...
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Neutrik USA Appoints Fraser Regional Manager
Neutrik, a supplier of robust and reliable professional connectivity solutions for audio, video, and data, announces the appointment of Robin Fraser to the position of regional manager. In her new capacity, Fraser will be ...
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Electrosonic Names Philip DiPaula to Senior Sales Consultant Post in Orlando Office
Electrosonic continues its expansion in the southeast with the appointment of Philip DiPaula as senior sales consultant in its Orlando, Florida office. Most recently, DiPaula was vice president of SPL Integrated Solutions' ...
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The Warm Disco Atmosphere of Chic Illuminated by Clay Paky
Nile Rodgers, the guitarist and founder of Chic, is the man who got the entire planet dancing to the rhythms of The Freak and Good Times. He has also left his mark on famous songs by Diana Ross, David Bowie, Duran Duran, and Madonna ...
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The Heights Baptist Church Creates Scenes with the Rogue RH1 Hybrid
As technical director of The Heights Baptist Church, Bobby Dennis is accustomed to creating big concert looks on stage. Leading Christian artists and Dove Award winners like Aaron Shust and Point of Grace have regularly performed at ...
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Eiki Projection Technology Helps Keep the Congregation Engaged at St. Mark The Evangelist Catholic Church
Guided by its mission to Love, Orar (Pray), Give, and Evangelize, St. Mark The Evangelist Catholic Church offers its congregation a wide range of ministries aimed at keeping its congregation actively involved for a rewarding religious ...
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HSL Supplies Moving Lights for Sweet Charity
UK-based lighting and visuals rental specialist, HSL supplied moving lights and LED screen for the New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich's recent production of the classic Cy Coleman musical, Sweet Charity. ...
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Theatre in Review: Abyss (The Play Company)
The disappearance of a young woman has profound effects on the lives of her friends in Maria Milisavljevic's new play, which casts a low-level spell of depression across the stage. Karla, who lives somewhere in Germany, stepped out ...
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Lectrosonics Sponsors Stage Sound Super Sunday 2016
"Lectrosonics is one of the leading makers of wireless mic transmitters around. They make packs so small, they can fit under actor's wigs," Scott C. Parker says of the company with a major presence on Broadway. Parker added "< ...
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TC Furlong Hosts Fifth Digital Console Expo
TC Furlong, Inc. will host a Digital Console Expo on Tuesday, December 8, 2015, between 3:00pm - 8:30pm. Manufacturers include Yamaha Professional Audio, Avid, Midas, DigiCo, SSL Live, Soundcraft, Allen & Heath, Mackie, PreSonus, ...
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Stage|Set|Scenery Features an Improved Concept and Presents its First Changes for 2017
Stage|Set|Scenery made a big impression with its successful launch in 2015. Now, the international trade fair and conference for event technology is due to go into its second round. From June 20 - 22, 2017 Stage|Set|Scenery will ...
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Prolight + Sound Guangzhou 2016 Is the Paramount Platform for Marketing New Products in Asia
China's leading pro audio and lighting show, Prolight + Sound Guangzhou, will hold its largest-ever fair at the China Import & Export Fair Complex in Guangzhou from February 29 - March 3 next year during the peak sourcing season for ...
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Apollo Design Adds Will Linnemeier as Sales Director
Apollo Design Technology, Inc. announces the appointment of Will Linnemeier as sales director. In this role, Linnemeier will be responsible for sales strategies to drive market expansion, sales effectiveness, and optimizing ...
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Sound Image Expands Adamson Inventory
Sound Image, headquartered in Escondido, California, with offices in Nashville, Tennessee and Tempe, Arizona, recently added 90 more Adamson loudspeakers to their inventory.
Sound Image already carries a significant inventory of ...
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Roland Debuts Its V-1HD High-Definition Video Switcher
Roland announces the introduction of its V-1HD Video Switcher, an easy-to-use, compact and portable switcher that can accommodate up to four HDMI audio/video sources with resolutions up to 1080p and features a host of professional ...
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John Hornby Skewes Receives NAMM Lifetime Achievement Award
"On Thursday, November 12, 2015, at the Annual Music Industries Association Awards Ceremony held in London, UK, JHS & Co Ltd. chairman, John Hornby Skewes, was presented by the NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) ...
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Fifty Nine Productions Helps Bring Sinatra: The Man & His Music to Life in London with d3
It's Frank Sinatra's centenary and to mark his 100th birthday the legendary singer played the London Palladium. Sinatra: The Man & His Music brought Old Blue Eyes to life more than 60 years after the celebrated entertainer played ...
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Fineline Gets the Avolites Arena Spirit
Bristol-based lighting, rigging, and video rental specialist Fineline is the first UK company to purchase one of Avolites' new Arena lighting consoles -- serial number 001 -- a cool and innovative product launched earlier in ...
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Stout is Going Strong with Renkus-Heinz
Manhattan's financial district is the stuff of legends, with literally millions of people populating its towering corridors every day. In this teeming metropolis, great restaurants and watering holes are an essential part of life. Such is ...
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White Light Pays Homage to T.S. Eliot
On October 21, the historic surroundings of Wilton's Music Hall in London played host to the "Homage to T.S. Eliot" evening. The event was a fundraiser for the London Library and featured readings of Eliot's work by renowned actors such as ...
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Theatre in Review: Misery (Broadhurst Theatre)
If you want to have the bejesus scared out of you, Laurie Metcalf is your woman. As Annie Wilkes in Misery, she is an angel both of mercy and of death, an all-devouring black hole of need. One minute, she is as ...
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Theatre in Review: On Your Feet! (Marquis Theatre)
"Immigrants: We get the job done." So goes one of the most reliable applause lines in Hamilton. The words apply equally well to the show next door at the Marquis. Subtitled "The Story of Emilio and Gloria Estefan," On Your ...
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Scott Hansen Transitions into New Role as PRG's Chief Asset Officer
As Production Resource Group LLC, (PRG) continues to grow globally, the ability to strategically source and manage the global assets of the business becomes increasingly critical. To effectively guide PRG's global asset strategy, ...
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Apollo Design Sponsors Stage Lighting Super Saturday 2016
"Apollo Design Technology has been with us since the first workshop 11 years ago and we thank them for their continued support," Scott Parker says of the company Joel and Keersten Nichols founded in 1992. Parker ...
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Littlite Offers a Social Media Challenge -- "Show Us Your Littlite"
Littlite, manufacturers of flexible, gooseneck task lighting, is running a social media challenge. Littlite invites users to submit their best picture or video of how they use their Littlite. The contest will be judged based upon ...
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ETC to Present Theme-Park Solutions at IAAPA 2015
ETC has decades of experience working on large and small specified-lighting projects around the globe. Thousands of themed, architectural, and entertainment environments rely on the dependability and quality of ETC's lighting ...
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New RXT Series of Xicato LEDs from Times Square Lighting
Times Square Lighting announces the RXT series of Xicato LED fixtures. Constant advancements in driver technology allow the company to refine their housings by making them smaller and sleeker than ever. ...
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beyerdynamic's TG 1000 Digital Wireless System Capabilities to be Demonstrated at the Loudspeaker Demo at WFX
beyerdynamic USA will feature its future-proof TG 1000 digital wireless system at the Worship Facilities Conference and Expo (WFX), happening November 17 - 19 in Nashville. The company will be the wireless system technology ...
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Gregory Awards Winners Announced
The winners of the 7th annual Gregory Awards, honoring achievement in Seattle theatre, and administered, produced, and funded by Theatre Puget Sound, were honored October 26, at Marion Oliver McCaw Hall. ...
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Atlona Now Shipping New 4K 16x16 and 4x4 HDMI To HDBaseT Matrix Switchers With HDCP 2.2
Atlona announces it is now shipping its new 16x16 and 4x4 4K HDMI to HDBaseT matrix switchers unveiled to residential-market integrators and installers last month at the CEDIA Expo.
"With the release of these products, we ...
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EASE Focus GLL 3.0 Release
Proel announces a new release of the GLL data file for the EASE Focus 2 acoustic simulation software for use with its Axiom professional line array loudspeakers and subwoofers. This latest release includes data for the new SW36FX ...
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Robe BMFLs Cut Some Shapes for Dance Afrique in Dubai
The 2015 Dance Afrique Festival staged at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai was a sizzlingly hot celebration of African music headlined by international superstar Akon from Senegal and also featuring Congolese musician Awilo Logombia and singer / ...
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DWP Live and 59 Productions Team for United Nations Projection Mapping Using d3's New VFC Cards
When the United Nations launched its Global Goals for Sustainable Development, the most public face of the campaign was a 10-minute projection mapping on the iconic UN headquarters' buildings in New York City. d3 Technologies and ...
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JBL VTX Line Arrays and Crown I-Tech HD Amplifiers Help Firehouse Productions at iHeartRadio Music Festival
As it has the past four years, Firehouse Productions relied on a Harman Professional Solutions audio system, featuring JBL VTX line arrays and Crown I-Tech HD amplifiers, for the iHeartRadio Music Festival in ...
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Meyer Sound IntelligentDC at Award-Winning London Jazz Club: "It's A Completely Different World"
A fixture of London's jazz music scene for more than four decades, PizzaExpress Jazz Club recently replaced its aging audio system with a new, self-powered Meyer Sound system featuring IntelligentDC technology. Long known for its ...
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4Wall Nashville and Lighting Designer Taylor Price Light Dan + Shay
For country music duo Dan + Shay, the 2015 year has already been incredibly successful. Their first album, Where It All Began, has produced three top 40 singles on the Hot Country Songs chart, leading to a nationwide headlining tour ...
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Focusrite RedNet and Dante Perfectly Serve the Foo Fighters' Major Rock Tour
The fast-paced whirlwind of the Foo Fighters' Sonic Highways world tour has encouraged the professionals behind the sound to be on top of every detail at every venue behind the scenes, but they haven't had to worry about signal ...
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Seven PLASA North America Standards in Public Review
Seven standards are posted for public review on the PLASA North America's TSP website at http://plasa.me/4xvjf. Some are reaffirmations of existing standards, some are withdrawals of existing standards, and some (the BSRs) are ...
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Shure Announces Planned Retirement of President and CEO Sandy LaMantia; Names COO Chris Schyvinck as Successor
Shure Incorporated announced yesterday that president and chief executive officer Santo (Sandy) LaMantia intends to retire, effective July 1, 2016. As part of a planned succession, he and Mrs. Rose L. Shure, chairman, ...
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A.C. Lighting Inc. Receives LumenRadio's Distributor of the Year Award
Wireless lighting controls manufacturer, LumenRadio, is proud to present A.C. Lighting Inc. with its "Distributor of the Year Award" for outstanding performance in 2015.
A.C. Lighting Inc. is the exclusive LumenRadio ...
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AMX, a Harman Professional Solutions Brand, Announces Agenda for Fourth Business Leaders Forum
AMX, a Harman Professional Solutions brand, has announced the agenda for its next highly-anticipated Business Leaders Forum scheduled for Thursday, November 26, at Harman's London showroom. The forum will examine workplace change ...
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Bandit Clients Win Big at CMA Awards
It is no secret Bandit Lites works with the best talent in the country, and the 49th Annual CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena confirmed it -- as both Little Big Town and Miranda Lambert took home top honors. ...
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NSCA Announces Excellence in Product Innovation Awards
NSCA announces that entries are being accepted for its second annual Excellence in Product Innovation awards. This recognition program honors products that have a profound impact on systems integrators. ...
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Multi-Purpose Elation Lighting for Multi-Use Dakota Restaurant and Bar
Over the past 12 months, Elation dealer Fyxx Entertainment (www.fyxxent.com) has outfitted several top entertainment venues in Scottsdale, Arizona, with Elation lighting and video systems -- live music venue Livewire and The ...
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Midwestern Church Installs Allen & Heath for Worship Services
First Reform Church, located in the small town of Buffalo Center, Iowa, installed Allen & Heath's Qu-24 compact digital mixer, ME personal monitoring system, and an AR2412 IO rack in its house of worship. ...
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Airstar Shines a Bright Light at European Summer Festivals
As the festival season recently drew to a close, Airstar announces that the company lit up well over half a million festival goers this year. Summer has historically been a busy season for Airstar whose solutions are now in high ...
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CMI Launches Adamson S-Series in Australia
Adamson Systems Engineering announces the official launch of the S Series in Australia. Distributor CMI recently invited sound companies, consultants, sound technicians, and integrators from the live, corporate, venue, and ...
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Theatre in Review: King Charles III (Music Box Theatre)
Mike Bartlett has seen the future and it is chaotic. The government has been dissolved. Crowds are massing in violent protest. The army is in the streets, attempting to maintain order. People everywhere look frightened, and so they ...
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Theatre in Review: Henry IV (St. Ann's Warehouse)
In her staging of Henry IV, the director, Phyllida Lloyd, empowers her all-female cast even as she leaves them oddly shackled. This is the second time the director has a deployed a company of women in all the roles of ...
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GLP's New X1 Provides impression Technology at Entry Level
Following considerable pre-launch interest, GLP's tiny, lightweight, and budget-conscious impression X1 is now in production.
The X1 marks a departure from other products in GLP's X range, by featuring four high-powered, 15W RGBW ...
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Airstage Launches AirOrbs to Create Helium-Filled, Computer Controlled Choreography
Gliding gently through the air, performing a ballet in the sky, Airstage AirOrbs are something that jaded audiences who think they have seen everything definitely have not. "Our AirOrbs are a magical addition to any production, and ...
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Main Light Industries Adds More Elation Products to Rental Inventory
One of the largest rental houses in the United States, Main Light Industries of Wilmington, Delaware, has added a large quantity of Elation Professional lighting equipment to its inventory, a purchase that includes the award ...
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First Stampede Drone Vendor Summit Fosters Drone and Pro AV Industry Collaboration
"Collaboration, not competition, is the key to fully profiting from the rapidly growing and expanding commercialization of drones and Drone Video Systems throughout the pro AV industry" -- that was the primary takeaway of the first Stamp ...
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Special Format Producer Charlotte Huggins Helms New VR Company AXYZ Studios
Charlotte Huggins, Ryan Miziker, Sean Chung, and Raj Deshpande will attend the IAAPA Attractions Expo in Orlando, November 17 - 20, with their new company, AXYZ Studios (pronounced "axis"), producers of scalable ...
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Mackie Promotes Jon Rundle to Product Management
Loud Technologies Inc. has announced the appointment of Jon Rundle to the position of Mackie product manager.
Rundle is promoted to the position after nearly a decade in customer-facing sales and training positions ...
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RF Venue Releases OS X Spectrum Analysis Software for RF Explorer
Boston-based wireless audio manufacturer RF Venue has released Vantage, a native Mac OS X spectrum analysis and frequency monitoring application for use with RF Explorer portable spectrum analyzers as well as RF Venue's rack-based ...
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Cadac Debuts CDC six to the Worship Sector at WFX
Immediately following its US launch at the 139th International AES Convention in New York, Cadac is showing the new CDC six medium format, live sound console to the worship sector, on booth 935 at the WFX Expo in ...
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Austria's AV Stumpfl Gears Up for Global Growth
AV Stumpfl, a manufacturer of show control, multimedia, and screen technology, announces its program of unprecedented global growth and product development.
"The industry recognizes us for our reputation in engineering design, ...
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Spectre Casts No Shadow in the Royal Albert Hall Auditorium
Spectre, a film that really needs no introduction, received a sumptuous World Premiere at London's Royal Albert Hall (RAH) in the presence of their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry on Monday, ...
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Heidi Welker Elected to 2016 PCMA Education Foundation Board of Trustees
Freeman Audio Visual Canada announces that Heidi Welker, vice president marketing, has been elected to serve a two-year term on the Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) Education Foundation board of ...
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Meskie Granie Festival Tours with Robe
Meskie Granie is a festival tour that showcases the music of some of the most inventive, interesting and experimental Polish alt rock and electronic artists "of the moment." This year the six-date tour headlined by the 2015 Meskie Granie ...
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Bandit Brings the Lights to Big Blue Madness
It was a capacity crowd at Rupp Arena October 16th, as the University of Kentucky's Wildcats took the court for their annual Big Blue Madness. The exhibition basketball game marks the first "official" practice, and consists of grand ...
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JBL Professional VTX Line Arrays and Crown I-Tech HD Amplifiers Deliver at Rock in Rio with Gabisom Audio
Harman Professional Solutions supplied leading tour sound provider, Gabisom Audio Equipment with JBL VTX line arrays and Crown I-Tech HD amplifiers for this year's epic Rock in Rio festival in Brazil. For 30 ...
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Steve Lieberman Adds Color to Entrance at Drai's Las Vegas with Iluminarc
The driving force behind some of the world's most iconic clubs and the producer of movies like Weekend at Bernie's and The Man With One Red Shoe, Victor Drai has an undeniable talent for turning dreams into reality. ...
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SGM Restructures
To maintain SGM as a leader of intelligent LED light, the company says further investments were needed.
After a period of disagreement between shareholders about the future capital structure, the board of directors had no other ...
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Pollstar Nominates Bandit Lites for Lighting Company of the Year
Bandit Lites announces it has again been nominated for "Lighting Company of the Year" by Pollstar.
The 27th Annual Pollstar Industry Awards will take place on February 12, 2016 in San Francisco at Marriott Marquis. ...
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NATEAC 2016 Announces Stage Technologies as Platinum Sponsor
Bill Sapsis, director of the North American Theatre Engineering and Architecture Conference (NATEAC), announces that Stage Technologies is once again the first platinum sponsor for NATEAC 2016. "Stage Technologies' ...
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Powersoft to Demonstrate its M-Force System Low Frequency Solution at Exclusive Listening Sessions
Powersoft, a manufacturer of professional power amplifiers, announced that it will demonstrate its M-Force linear motor technology during exclusive listening sessions and product presentations in Los Angeles and San Francisco, on ...
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Avid Now Shipping the Live Sound System Avid VENUE | S6L
Avid announces that the Avid VENUE | S6L live sound system, featuring an advanced live sound engine that enables audio professionals to easily handle the largest, most complex tours and events, is now shipping. Powered by Avid ...
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Audinate Announces Immediate Availability of Dante Via
Audinate, creator of the media networking technology Dante, has announced the immediate worldwide availability of its new Dante Via software. Having already revolutionized the delivery of audio-over-IP with its widely adopted ...
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City Theatrical Sponsors Stage Lighting Super Saturday 2016
"Gary Fails and City Theatrical have been with us since the first workshop 11 years ago and it's always a pleasure to hear Gary speak so passionately about wireless DMX technology," Scott Parker says of City Theatrical ...
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Centrepointe Theatre Upgrades with Canada's First Meyer Sound Leopard System
Ottawa's Centrepointe Theatre has become the first Canadian venue to permanently install a Meyer Sound Leopard linear sound reinforcement system. The Leopard system is the third generation of Meyer Sound systems to be installed in ...
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Richard Steinau and Jeffrey Jayne Join WorldStage Sales Team
WorldStage announces that Richard Steinau and Jeffrey Jayne have come onboard as vice president of business development and senior account manager, respectively.
As vice president of business development, Steinau ...
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AGS Explores HDR, VR Technologies at Annual Workshop
Advanced Systems Group (ASG), a leading video, data, audio, and film integration firm, will explore high dynamic range (HDR) and cinematic virtual reality (VR) technologies at its annual workshop on Thursday, December 3, 2015, at ...
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Hitachi's PTZ Series Full HD Cameras Combine Performance and Ease of Operation for Houses of Worship
Ease of operation, clear and detailed picture, low total cost of ownership: these are the key factors most houses of worship consider when adding any new piece of technology, and it's why the PTZ camera series from Hitachi America, Ltd.< ...
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Ryan Miziker Takes the Lead at Miziker Entertainment Group
Ryan Miziker has taken over as the head and creative director of Miziker Entertainment Group (MEG), with his father and business partner Ron Miziker remaining in a supporting consultant role 30 years after founding the ...
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AV Stumpfl In Control at IAAPA 2015
Austrian engineering company, AV Stumpfl returns to IAAPA 2015 to launch a new family of innovations based on the Wings Avio Manager 2.0 control network architecture software. The company will also showcase solutions for ...
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A.C.T Lighting Partners Clay Paky and ImageCue Net Three Awards at LDI 2015
A.C.T Lighting, Inc. joined manufacturer partners Clay Paky and ImageCue to celebrate their trio of wins at LDI 2015. Clay Paky went home with two coveted awards for its lighting products, and ImageCue was named ...
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Theatre in Review: Lost Girls (MCC Theater/Lucille Lortel Theatre)
I don't want to complain, but today's playwrights aren't making it easy for reviewers. Some of the current crop have embraced storytelling with a vengeance, packing their dramas with so many plot twists and brazen fakeouts that it was ...
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4Wall Entertainment Lighting to Purchase Assets of ELS
4Wall Entertainment Lighting, a national provider of stage and theatrical lighting services, has reached an agreement to purchase the assets of Los Angeles-based Entertainment Lighting Services (ELS). ...
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Elation Satura Profile: Powerful LED-Based CMY Moving Head with Framing
Elation Professional announces the launch of the Satura Profile, an energy-efficient CMY color-changing moving head in the company's popular LED-based Satura Series. The Satura Profile features intense output from a 440W cool-white ...
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ADJ Announces the Mega TRIPAR Profile Plus with RGB+UV LEDs
An incredible new upgrade to ADJ's Mega TRIPAR Profile, the Mega TRIPAR Profile Plus is a super-bright, lie-flat par that utilizes five 4W quad-color (RGB+UV) LEDs, enabling users to fill wide areas with UV-enhanced color washes and ...
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Harman Announces Immediate Availability of Martin RUSH SM 650 and RUSH SM 850 Fog Machines
Harman Professional Solutions announces that Martin's RUSH SM 650 and RUSH SM 850 are now shipping. These replacements of the Magnum 650 and the Magnum 850 are two of several products in a brand new line of atmospheric ...
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Radial's McBoost, Signal Booster for Low Output Dynamic and Ribbon Mics, Is Now Shipping
Radial Engineering Ltd. announces the McBoost is now shipping.
The McBoost is a 100% discrete, class-A dual FET signal booster for low output dynamic and ribbon microphones. According to Radial's Jay Porter: "At Radial, we ...
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Harman's AMX Recognized as Best-in-Class Company at the 2015 Excellence in Best Practices Awards
On October 22, AMX, a Harman Professional Solutions brand, joined other best-in-class companies at the Frost & Sullivan 2015 Excellence in Best Practices Awards banquet in Monaco, where it was, once again, the proud ...
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Audio-Technica Provides Microphone Solutions for CMA Awards for the 22nd Straight Year
Audio-Technica, an innovator in transducer technology for over 50 years, supplied more than 150 vocal and instrument microphones for the 49th Annual Country Music Association (CMA) Awards, presented Wednesday, November 4, ...
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The Barbican Invests in Robe
London's iconic and respected arts center, the Barbican, has invested in Robe DL4S LED profile and Pointe multi-functional moving lights which are integral to a new moving light rig installed in the 1,943-capacity Barbican Hall ...
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Analog Way Inc. Expands Sales Rep Network
Analog Way Inc., a designer and manufacturer of high-end presentation switchers and image converters, announces the appointment of two new representative firms. Bormann Marketing will cover the midwest territory, while Sapp ...
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Symetrix DSP Supporting Comprehensive Dante Network at Oakland Athletics Training Home
Revamping major sports facilities and bringing them up-to-date now almost invariably involves a comprehensive review of the audio processing configuration so that it can cope with both current and future requirements. Providing the spring ...
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AV Stumpfl Curve Screen Goes 360 in Greece
"360 event agency" from Greece looked no further than Austrian engineering experts AV Stumpfl to meet its requirement for a 4m high by 30m wide curve screen for presentations at an international conference of a Fortune 500 client, ...
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HSL Boards Chattanooga Choo Choo for The Glenn Miller Story Tour
HSL is supplying lighting equipment for the popular Bill Kenwright production of The Glenn Miller Story, currently touring the UK tour with veteran entertainer Tommy Steele in the lead role. The show features another stunning ...
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Theatre in Review: Allegiance (Longacre Theatre)
There are a few things that don't quite work -- and a couple that are flat-out wrong -- in Allegiance, but every time the show threatens to succumb to sentimentality or formulaic musical comedy gestures, it surprises with ...
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Theatre in Review: Hir (Playwrights Horizons)
Isaac Connor, the young protagonist of Hir, returns from a combat zone to find his family's home in a state of revolution. The tacky suburban California house where he grew up in is a state of epic disarray. "We were getting ...
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SGM A/S Files for Bankruptcy
Lighting manufacturer SGM A/S has filed for bankruptcy in Aarhus, Denmark, according to reports in the Danish media.
SGM Lighting, owned since February 2012 by entrepreneur Peter Johansen, currently employs 85 people in ...
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Friborg, Matthiesen to Leave Harman Professional
Brian Friborg, head of global tour lighting sales at Harman Professional Solutions, is leaving the company, Lighting&Sound America has learned. In his position, Friborg was in charge of the Martin Professional ...
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A.C. Lighting Inc. Appoints Michael Krzywicki as New Chief Financial Officer
A.C. Lighting Inc. announces that Michael Krzywicki has joined the entertainment technologies distributor as its new chief financial officer (CFO), with immediate effect.
The companies' current CFO, Rick Bradley ...
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Sennheiser Calls on Bands and Artists to be Product Reviewers for its Evolution Wireless D1 Series
Audio specialist Sennheiser is launching its "Test D1 and Only" campaign, encouraging artists and bands to trial and review its new evolution wireless D1 microphone systems, with reviewers able to keep their set for free. The ...
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Cannon USA Unveils Its First-Ever Dual Lamp Interchangeable Lens Projector
Responding to the needs of customers who do business in large venues, Canon U.S.A., Inc., a provider of digital imaging solutions, unveils its first-ever LX-Series dual lamp projector, the LX-MU700, which delivers high-brightness at ...
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New Multi-Display Timeline from Showlogix Allows Time-Based Shows with Interactivity
Showlogix, a developer of show and media control software, has released its version 1.6, designed for producing multi-display shows and interactive attractions in museums, visitor centers, trade shows, live shows, etc. ...
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Bandit Announces Nashville Promotions
Bandit Lites announces three promotions within its Nashville location: Erich Hudgens to shop foreman, Jimmy Hatten to project manager, and Shawn Lear to client representative.
Hudgens has worked with Bandit ...
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FSR Strengthens Support in Canada with Appointment of DataVisual as Distributor and Representative
FSR, a manufacturer of a wide variety of products for the audio/video, education, hospitality, government, and religious markets, has strengthened support of its rapidly growing Canadian presence with the appointment of DataVisual ...
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LightPool is UK's First Permanent Projection-Mapped Show
"Projection mapping" has become an industry buzz word in the last couple of years and the iconic "Blackpool illuminations" -- among the world's most historic festivals of light is home to the first permanent projection-mapped show in the ...
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d3 Helps Projection Artworks Stage "Wear the Rose," World's Largest Projection Mapping Event for England Rugby
No doubt about it, it was a bloomin' exciting evening. "Wear the Rose," the multimedia campaign to generate excitement among England Rugby fans in the run up to The O2's England Rugby Campaign, culminated in a record-breaking projection ...
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The Lincoln Center Festival in New York Flies with RCF TT+ Series
The Philharmonia Orchestra of New York along with the Concert Chorale of New York and several soloists performed at the Lincoln Center Festival in Manhattan's world-class venue Avery Fisher Hall. The event, held from July 6 - 12, was a ...
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Lighting Designer Keith Hoagland Uses Rogue RH1 Hybrids to Create Big Looks for Jason Aldean
Country Music Association Male Vocalist of the Year, Jason Aldean has taken an incredible journey in his decade-old career. It's an odyssey that has seen him go from having his pickup truck repossessed (an experience he recounts in his ...
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Theatre in Review: Thérèse Raquin (Roundabout Theatre Company/Studio 54)
I've never been so grateful for a murder; when the title character of the new play at Studio 54 gets down to the business of aiding and abetting her lover in killing her husband, a very sleepy production finally acquires a bit of energy. ...
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IDK Is Coming to America
For more than 26 years, IDK Corporation has been in the pro AV market in Japan with advanced products and innovative technology, specializing in the education, corporate, and digital signage markets, successfully delivering cost ...
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Phil Lentini Elevated to Vice President and Seeks Eastern Sales Manager for Epsilon Pro
Lentini Marketing Group announces its appointment of founder Phillip Lentini to continue leading the Epsilon Group of Companies professional division as vice president.
The Epsilon Group Company's CEO, Jack Rochel< ...
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Williams Sound and International Sales Celebrate First Anniversary
Williams Sound announces the one-year anniversary of its partnership with International Sales, based in San Diego, California. According to Doreen Ingebrigtsen, vice president of international sales for Williams Sound, ...
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Awards and Nostalgia for GLP in Record Stand and Light Show Display
GLP Inc report an overwhelming success at the recent LDI 2015 in Las Vegas -- not only because of the response the company received to its new generation of impression LED fixtures but also for the awards with which it was ...
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Chauvet Professional Teams Up with Kinetic Lighting's Rachel Miller to Stop Traffic at LDI
Lighting designers draw inspiration from many sources: nature, music, film, and art to name a few. For Rachel Miller it was (at least in one instance), imagining herself in an elevator. When Miller, a lighting designer and project ...
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Mid-Coast Sound on Meyer Sound Leopard: "It Punches Way Above Its Weight"
Since delivery of its new Meyer Sound Leopard line array loudspeaker system, Nashville-based Mid-Coast Sound has seen an immediate growth in its live sound business on the home turf and in events stretching from Kentucky to ...
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Church on the Move Accelerates with SSL Live
Church on the Move (COTM) has grown substantially since being founded in 1987. The main Tulsa, Oklahoma campus now occupies around 300 acres and is home to several venues including the 2,500-capacity main auditorium, a 1,500 ...
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White Light Turns Central Hall Westminster Blue as Part of UN Day
On Saturday, October 24, Central Hall Westminster in London was part of a worldwide initiative to mark the 70th anniversary of the formation of the United Nations (UN). The venue joined iconic buildings and monuments such as the Great Wall ...
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ETC Desire LED Gives Royal Danish Playhouse an Extra Sparkle
ETC's Danish dealer Bico has replaced 40 aging and energy-inefficient halogen fixtures which light the stage tower of the Royal Danish Playhouse -- with just 17 ETC Selador Desire D60XTI Lustr+ LED fixtures. ...
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Clay Paky Illuminates the "Masters of Landscape"
Bergamo, Italy hosted the fifth edition of "I Maestri del Paesaggio" (the masters of landscape) from September 5 - 20. This now famous event is devoted to high class landscape architecture and has been held in the most enchanting parts of ...
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Powersoft Brings Crisp, Reliable Audio to 67th Primetime Emmy Awards
At the 67th annual Primetime Emmy Awards held at Microsoft Theater in downtown Los Angeles last month, amplifier manufacturer Powersoft delivered reliable and intelligible audio to over 7,000 people in attendance, including ...
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Philadelphia's St. Peter the Apostle Church Receives a Sound Makeover with Audio-Technica
The National Shrine of St. John Neumann, located in the lower church of St. Peter the Apostle Church in Philadelphia, holds a special place for American Catholics. Neumann, the fourth bishop of Philadelphia, is also the first American male ...
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Theatre in Review: Cuckooed (59E59)
A strange tale of personal betrayal is brought to light in Cuckooed. Mark Thomas, the piece's writer and star, is a British standup comic, documentarian, prankster, and social activist -- a kind of UK version of ...
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Theatre in Review: Dear Elizabeth (The Women's Project)
In her notes for Dear Elizabeth, her distillation of the correspondence between the poets Elizabeth Bishop and Robert Lowell, the playwright, Sarah Ruhl, says, "Reading these eight hundred pages -- these ...
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New Study Shows Women Behind in Design Jobs
A new study by the League of Professional Theatre Women has found that women make up a surprisingly small percentage of professional theatre design jobs, The New York Times has reported.
Among the findings: "The statistics ...
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875 USA Members Petition the Times to Restore Credit Box
A total of 875 members of United Scenic Artists have petitioned the New York Times to restore the credit boxes attached to its theatre reviews, the website Playbill.com has reported.
Traditionally, the Times has ...
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Champa, Colucci, Jurglanis, Robinson Take Barrymore Design Awards
The Barrymore Awards, which honor excellence in the Philadelphia-area theatre scene, were given out on November 2. Below are the design categories, with the winter listed in bold. For the full list of winners, go to the URL listed ...
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Harman Professional Solutions Announces Martin RUSH Strobe CWL Wash Fixture for the Install Market
Harman Professional Solutions announces the Martin RUSH Strobe CWL (cold white linear) lighting fixture for fixed installation at nightclubs, bars, and other small entertainment venues.
The RUSH Strobe CWL is a bright and ...
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Martin Audio Releases MA5.0Q Amplifier
Equally versatile in both portable and installed system configurations with four channels delivering up to 5,000W neatly packed into 1RU weighing just over 7kg/16lb, Martin Audio's new MA5.0Q power amp is a flexible, cost-effective ...
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Elation Award-Winning Innovation Coming to WFX 2015
Elation Professional is bringing its leading line of professional lighting and video products to the WFX show November 18 - 19 at the Music City Center in Nashville, a line-up that includes the award-winning Platinum FLX ...
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Allen & Heath Launches New ZED Mini Mixers
Allen & Heath has launched three new mini mixers from its acclaimed ZED analog console range, including the first ZEDi hybrid mixer / interface. The ZED-6, ZED-6FX, and ZEDi-8 are designed with all the features and quality required ...
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Penn Elcom Launches New Low-Noise Fan
Global flightcase and loudspeaker component manufacturer Penn Elcom launches a tough new low-noise 3U heat extraction unit which can be fitted to the front or back of any 19" racking unit to quickly, efficiently -- and silently -- ...
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Theatre Projects, Renovation Team, Guide Transformation of Atlanta's Alliance Theatre
Last week, Atlanta's Alliance Theatre revealed the final renderings for a renovation that will completely transform its facilities. The project, which will begin in the summer of 2017, will help the Tony Award-winning theatre company ...
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Al Ahli Holding Group Partners with 20th Century Fox Consumer Products to Open Fox World Theme Park in Dubai
Al Ahli Holding Group (AAHG) in an international licensing partnership with Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products, announces plans to build a Fox-branded theme park and resort in Dubai. This will be the second 20th Century ...
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Electrosonic Wins Award for "Control Room Project of the Year"
Electrosonic, an international audio-visual systems integrator, was awarded Control Room Project of the Year for the "Barclays Global Command Center at Radbroke Hall" at the 17th Annual AV Awards in London. Electrosonic has amassed ...
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L-Acoustics Strengthens North American Team with Key Appointment for Northeast Region
L-Acoustics has strengthened support for its North American rental and installation sound markets with the appointment of Scott Pizzo as regional sales manager, northeast.
Supporting and developing L-Acoustics' network of ...
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Theatre in Review: Dead and Breathing (National Black Theatre)
Dead and Breathing begins with Carolyn, who is in her late sixties and ailing, being given a bath by Veronika, her home nurse. Veronika is chatting up a storm, to little response. But, when Veronika goes to answer the door, ...
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Theatre in Review: Ripcord (Manhattan Theatre Club/City Center Stage I)
Is it elder abuse when the elders are doing the abusing? That's the question that occurred to me while watching Ripcord. David Lindsay-Abaire's new play has been designed as a challenge match for a pair of leading ...
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Clay Paky Wins LDI Best Debuting Product Award and Parnelli Award
The 2015 edition of LDI revealed a lively market, and was yet another success for the Italian company. In addition to gaining the visitors' approval for its new products, Clay Paky also won two significant international ...
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Vincent Lighting to Host Open House Week, November 16 - 20
Vincent Lighting Systems (VLS) announces the return of its popular Open House Week. This year, the company expects close to 20 manufacturers to display their latest products over five days in three cities. Guests are invited to ...
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Ayrton Reports Its Most Successful LDI Show to Date
Ayrton has returned triumphant from its annual visit to the LDI show in Las Vegas, where it was exhibiting with exclusive US distributor, Morpheus Lights, to promote its six new product releases, all of which were ...
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Harbinger Announces L2404FX-USB Compact Mixer
Harbinger, a provider of powerful, affordable sound-reinforcement solutions, introduces the L2404FX-USB compact analog mixer, the newest member of its popular LvL series. Designed for both live sound and recording and packed with ...
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PixelFLEX to Showcase Its Award-Winning LED Video Screens at WFX 2015
Opening on Wednesday, November 18, 2015, PixelFLEX will be demonstrating a variety of the company's pioneering LED video solutions for the house of worship market at WFX 2015. Highlighted by the 2015 Parnelli Award-winning ...
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One of the World's Largest Transparent Video Walls Now Available from WG Electronics and Userful
Userful, a creator of centralized display software, and WG Electronics, a provider of transparent displays, announce a partnership to deliver high-end transparent video wall solutions.
A new approach to storefront ...
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Nic Mikeska Joins the Littlite Sales Team
Littlite announces the addition of a new team member Nic Mikeska to the company's sales team. Mikeska will take on the role of outside sales representative for Littlite to expand the company into new markets such as ...
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ATK Audiotek Pushes the Boundaries of Low-Frequency Response with Powersoft M-System
Two years ago, Valencia, California-based ATK Audiotek visited high-end amplifier company Powersoft at its headquarters in Florence, Italy. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the next generation of Powersoft amplifiers ...
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Listen Technologies Expands iDSP Offerings with 216MHz Receiver
Listen Technologies Corporation, a designer, manufacturer, and distributor of assistive listening products for over 15 years, announces it has expanded its range of iDSP (Intelligent digital signal processing) products with the new ...
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FBT's US Distributor, Italian Speaker Imports, Hires National Product Specialist
Italian Speaker Imports announces the addition of Mick LoMauro as its new national product specialist. The company, which has been growing since its inception in September, 2014, is the exclusive US distributor of FBT. ...
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Riedel Communications Names Joyce Bente President and CEO of Riedel North America
Riedel Communications has named Joyce Bente the new president and CEO of Riedel North America. Bente joins the company with nearly 30 years of experience in the broadcast industry, and she will lead strategy and ...
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NSCA Unveils New Technical Assessment Tool
The National Systems Contractors Association (NSCA) is excited to announce the release of a new online tool that saves time, streamlines hiring, identifies current employees with extraordinary technical skills, and finds the best ...
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Theatre in Review: Sylvia (Cort Theatre)
In Sylvia, A.R. Gurney explores the eternal triangle: man, woman, and dog. A domestic farce about a Manhattanite who solves his midlife crisis by bonding with the rambunctious stray pooch he finds wandering in Central ...
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Philips Strand Lighting Introduces the 500ML Lighting Control Console
Designed for easy control of LED fixtures and automated luminaires, Philips Strand Lighting introduces the new 500ML lighting control console. With its ability to give lighting designers and technicians an intelligent way to create ...
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ShurePus Channels App Updated to Include UHF-R Compatibility
Delivering time-saving flexibility and convenience, The ShurePlus Channels Mobile App provides audio professionals real-time, precision monitoring of select Shure wireless system parameters from any iOS device. Supported on Apple ...
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Flux Plugins Integrate Waves SoundGrid Applications
Waves Audio, a provider of digital signal processing solutions, announces that Waves and Flux::, a creator of intuitive and technically innovative audio software tools, have joined forces to enable Flux:: plugins to run in ...
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Avid to Host Live Sound Webinar on the VENUE | S6L System
Avid has announced it will host a webinar on the new Avid VENUE | S6L live sound system on November 12, at 1pm EST, featuring veteran sound engineer, Robert Scovill. VENUE | S6L is a fully modular, scalable live sound mixing ...
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Harman Professional Solutions' BSS Audio Receives AVnu Alliance Certification for Soundweb London
Harman's BSS Audio announces the Soundweb London BLU-805 and BLU-325 Signal Processors have received AVnu certification for Audio Video Bridging (AVB) interoperability. The certification was attained from the AVnu ...
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EAW Introduces Anna: New Mid-Size Adaptive Performance Array
Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW) expands the Adaptive Systems family with the introduction of Anna, a loudspeaker designed for the touring, regional sound, and permanent installation markets.
Anna expands Adaptive Performance to mid ...
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Flex Rental Solutions Announces Release of Flex 4.12.0
Flex Rental Solutions released Flex 4.12.0 to customers on October 20, 2015. The release included several new features, performance improvements, and bug fixes. Updates made to the header block were well-received by customers. The ...
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Rob Harris Strengthens Theatre Projects' Integrated Design Team
Theatre Projects has appointed world-renowned theatre consultant and international auditorium acoustic designer Rob Harris as a key consultant.
The move marks a significant strengthening of Theatre Projects' acoustic and ...
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Justin Litterio Joins JR Lighting Design, Inc. as Systems Integration Manager
Justin Litterio has joined JR Lighting Design, Inc. full-time as systems integration manager. Litterio comes to the quickly-growing company with a wealth of industry knowledge spanning over 15 years of entertainment ...
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ProPlex EZ-LAN Presented with LDI 2015 Debuting Product Award
In a ceremony at the Las Vegas Convention Center last week during the LDI 2015 trade show, Live Design recognized the new ProPlex EZ-LAN Unity 20 with an LDI 2015 Best Debuting Product of the Year Award. ...
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Yamaha Reinforces the Sound at Coffeehouse and Live Music Venue on Nashville's Music Row
In the early 1970s, many creators of the Contemporary Christian Music movement gathered at the Koinonia Bookstore and launched an influential style that continues to impact the worship landscape. Today, musician, producer, and missionary
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NAMM Makes Economic and Ecological Strides with New Solar Installation
Pulling up to the National Association of Music Merchant's (NAMM) Carlsbad, California headquarters members will notice a major new addition, state-of-the-art solar panels now cover NAMM's parking lot. Following a nearly yearlong ...
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Theatre in Review: The Humans (Roundabout Theatre Company/Laura Pels Theatre)
The playwright Stephen Karam is gifted with remarkable depth of vision; nothing his characters do is lost on him. Even the tiniest interactions among the family members convened for his drama The Humans reveal the vast ...
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