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  Barbizon Lighting Company Names Tom Madden as President and CEO
The Barbizon Lighting Company announced today that its board of directors voted unanimously to appoint Tom Madden as president and chief executive officer, effective November 27, 2017.
"Tom recognizes and deeply values the ...
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Analog Way Acquires Finnish Media Server Manufacturer Picturall
Analog Way today announced the acquisition of Picturall, a well-established manufacturer of high performance media servers based in Finland. Analog Way is a manufacturer of high-end video processors, dedicated to premium ...
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Acclaim Lighting Introduces Second Generation Dyna Drum HO, Offering Large Area Flood Illumination
Acclaim Lighting introduces the second generation Dyna Drum HO. With a new chipset and optic system designed from the ground up, this high-power floodlight now features higher energy efficiency, and the company says, "features class ...
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PR Lighting Announces the AQUA LED 600 Spot
PR Lighting introduces the AQUA LED 600 Spot, a bright and powerful IP65 rated luminaire that is perfect for both indoor and outdoor production.
With a powerful 600W LED engine this moving spot luminaire is PR's brightest IP ...
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K-array Announces Exciting Changes to Its Sales Network
K-array's family has expanded once again with the appointment of industry expert Russell "Rusty" Waite as global business development director.
With previous roles at Euphonix, Stage Tec, and most recently, EAW, Waite has ...
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Experience the Latest Installation Solutions with d&b audiotechnik in London on January 11
The d&b audiotechnik GB team announces another Installation Showcase on Thursday, January 11, 2018. The presentation, exploring the latest pro audio solutions for optimal sonic results and unobtrusive design, is hosted by the Royal ...
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BASSBOSS to Host Los Angeles Demo Tour in Early December, Highlighting Latest Loudspeaker Offerings
Powered loudspeaker manufacturer BASSBOSS will host a Los Angeles demo tour, showcasing their latest product offerings on three separate demo opportunities across the Los Angeles area.
On Friday, December 8th, hosted by BASSOSS ...
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Claypaky Lighting Fixtures and grandMA2 Consoles Support Huge "Nu Skin Global LIVE!" Event in Salt Lake City
The premier anti-aging company Nu Skin has grown from humble beginnings in Provo, Utah in 1984, to a NYSE-listed enterprise that distributes its products in 54 markets worldwide through a network of approximately 1.2 million independent ...
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Wirebox Media Installs Yamaha and NEXO at Regional HQ of The Salvation Army Temple
Wirebox Media of Smyna, Georgia, recently installed a NEXO GEO S12 line array system replacing a 20-year old cluster at The Salvation Army Temple in Atlanta. The system for the 1,000-seat Temple consists of seven GEO S1210s ...
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3G Upgrade in Hard Rock's The Joint Produces Vastly Improved Sound Quality
3G Productions' AV division recently completed an audio upgrade with new d&b amplifiers and processing software in The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino's showroom, The Joint, that in the words of vice president of entertainment C ...
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Straz Center Gains Time and Saves Power with Philips Lighting
Philips Lighting announces that the David A. Straz Center in Tampa, Florida is enjoying significant savings in labor and power costs after upgrading its TECO Theater lighting rig with LED products from Philips Entertainment ...
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Jim Ebdon Takes Royer R-10 Ribbon Microphone on Tour with Sam Smith and Maroon 5
Royer Labs' new R-10 ribbon microphone is already proving it can hold its own with the industry's heavyweights. The new microphone is currently on tour with two Grammy Award-winning artists: British vocalist Sam Smith and the ...
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Modernizing an Art-Full Museum
Without the proper lighting, art loses much of its emotional impact. And, the museum housing it loses its sense of atmosphere. Lighting is a must for viewing art in a memorable space.
So, it's no surprise the San Francisco Museum of ...
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Theatre in Review: The Briefly Dead (Adjusted Realists/59E59)
Death is the thing with feathers in Stephen Kaliski's new play. Smartly dressed, by Peri Grabin Leong, in a black jumpsuit with matching feathers on her shoulders and a cunning little hat bedecked with monarch butterflies -- ...
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ETC's ColorSource CYC Receives LDI 2017 Best Debuting Lighting Product Award
Visitors to the 2017 LDI show in Las Vegas this November found ETC's booth awash in color, thanks to the new ColorSource CYC luminaire. Two 18'-tall cyc panels bookended the booth, each lit evenly and brightly in a range of ...
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LiteGear's LiteMat+ Plus Supports Behind the Scenes
LiteGear Inc., designers and builders of LED lighting products for professionals in the cinema, TV, and HD video industries, made its first Pledge-a-Product donation to Behind the Scenes on the show floor at LDI 2017. ...
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Community Launches the I SERIES Modular Vertical Array 600
Community has expanded the system design versatility of its I SERIES family with the new IV6 Modular Vertical Array 600 system. Aesthetically designed for installed indoor or outdoor applications, IV6 is a scalable, adaptive sound ...
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Martin Fournier Joins Chauvet
Chauvet announces that Martin Fournier has joined the company as its European sales sirector. Fournier is an experienced lighting industry figure in Europe, having spent the last 22 years serving the professional lighting ...
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Robe MegaPointes for X-Factor UK
For the second year running, Robe's newest moving lights -- including the just launched MegaPointe multi-purpose moving light -- featured prominently on the UK's much anticipated 2017 X Factor final series. Six weeks of nail ...
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Perth Concert Hall Installs Silent Elation SixPar 300s
Elation Professional products are supported in Australia and New Zealand by distributor Lexair Entertainment, who earlier this year were involved in the refresh of the entire Perth Concert Hall lighting rig on Australia's ...
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Powersoft's Ottocanali Drives One of the Largest Indoor Theme Parks in Europe
Four years in its construction, Ukraine's impressive Lavina Mall has opened the doors to its vast 140,000sqm shopping and leisure concept -- the largest in the country.
Housed within and occupying a staggering 20,000sqm is Galaxy ...
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World's First L-ISA Installation Gives Mercury Space Moscow a Sound Image Clear Enough to Touch
Mercury Space Moscow is a 975sqm, ultra-luxury, multifunctional venue located on the 40th floor of Mercury City Tower in the Russian capital. The owner of this new space, which has been designed for celebrity events and parties, wanted a ...
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PreSonus WorxAudio Stadium Series Loudspeakers Prove Ideal at the State Fair of West Virginia
With a history that dates back to 1854 when it was founded by the Greenbrier Agricultural Society on approximately two acres of land in Greenbrier Valley, Virginia, today's State Fair of West Virginia has evolved dramatically. The change ...
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Feeling the Energy at the Wärmespeicher with Anolis Luminaires
Eighty Anolis ArcSource 4MC LED fixtures were specified to illuminate the indicator for a new heat storage tank (Wärmespeicher) installed in the Drispenstedt residential district of Hildesheim in Lower Saxony, Germany. ...
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Kenny Rogers Bids Farewell with Bandit Lites
It was an evening of memories, music, and celebration as Kenny Rogers celebrated his retirement from an incredibly illustrious career. Bandit Lites provided the lighting for Blackbird Presents, "All In for the Gambler: Kenny ...
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Spectacular Light Show Illuminates Man-Made Hill with SGM's P-Series
On one of the brightest nights of the year in Kumla, Sweden, lighting designer Fredrik Jönsson showcased an amazing, drama-filled light show using products from the SGM P-family. The show took place on a man-made hill, with ...
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Theatre in Review: Pride and Prejudice (Primary Stages/Cherry Lane Theatre)
The Bennet sisters have those Wedding Bell Blues -- quite literally so in their latest incarnation, at the Cherry Lane: The Fifth Dimension classic is heard as the first act of Pride and Prejudice comes to a close. This is ...
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Theatre in Review: Harry Clarke (Vineyard Theatre)
Most of us, at one point or another, would welcome the opportunity to reinvent ourselves, but few of us ever go to the extremes of the protagonist of Harry Clarke. David Cale, that spinner of theatrical shaggy-dog ...
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Artiste Dali Best Debuting Product Accolade Completes Remarkable LDI Show for Elation
It truly is awards season at Elation Professional as the company's new full-featured Artiste Dali LED moving head won the accolade for Best Debuting Product: Lighting at the recent LDI trade show in Las Vegas. It is the second ...
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Ayrton Honored at LDI 2017 Awards for Most Creative Use of Light
Ayrton received the LDI 2017 Award for the Most Creative Use of Light at last week's LDI show in Las Vegas.
The award was presented by the judges for "Ayrton's cool product presentation that physically re-engages the ...
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Chroma-Q Inspire XT Wins a 2017 PLSN Gold Star Product Award
Chroma-Q, a brand of premium performance LED lighting solutions manufactured in North America, announces that the newly released Chroma-Q Inspire XT won the 2017 PLSN Gold Star Product Award for Best New Interior Architectural Light ...
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Avolites Ai v10.1 Software Wins PLSN Award for Best New Software 2017
Avolites had cause for celebration last week at the LDI exhibition in Las Vegas. The British manufacturer of creative lighting and video control tools scooped the "Gold Star Best Software Award 2017" for its newly launched ...
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Apollo Design Sponsors Stage Lighting Super Saturday 2018
Apollo Design Technology, Inc. has been added as a sponsor of Stage Lighting Super Saturday 2018. Scott Parker explains, "Apollo has been a supporter of Super Saturday since the start. Every year Apollo brings a new selection ...
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Maestra London Announces Four New Team Members
Fast growing London- and Dubai-based event technical design and production specialist Maestra has welcomed four new team members in London, in time for the busy autumn and winter season.
Justin Hammond, managing director ...
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Library of Congress Glows Bright White with Chauvet Professional
Critics have rightly hailed the US Library of Congress' Great Hall as a monumental triumph of architecture. Effortlessly balancing form and function within its spacious confines, the two-story room alternately awes and inspires with its ...
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Jon Daggett and Iluminarc Pay Homage to History at Craddock Terry Hotel
Something is afoot at the Craddock Terry Hotel. From the large shoe over its entrance, to the free shoe shines available to every guest, flourishes at this upscale hostelry celebrate its heritage as the site of what was once one of America' ...
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Maxin10sity Takes the USA by HAILstorm! with the University of Michigan's Bicentenary Celebration
In a milestone event to celebrate the prestigious University of Michigan's 200-year history, Maxin10sity, the Hungarian award-winning and record-breaking projection mapping specialist, was engaged to create HAILstorm! A specially ...
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Rita Hits the Road Again with Robe
Iranian-born Israeli singer, songwriter, and superstar Rita Yahan-Farouz is back on the road after a break of five years, complete with a new album, Transparent Miracles, and a fabulous new lighting and visual design by Ronen ...
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Phoenix Rises on a Bed of Video and GLP X4 Bar 20 Battens
Paris lighting designer Pierre Claude has created a highly original concept for evergreen band Phoenix, based around multiples of GLP's versatile X4 Bar 20 batten.
His scalable rig saw as many as 76 of the award-winning ...
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disguise Supports Yuzu Tour Featuring Innovative Sculptural LED Character
Japanese folk-rock duo Yuzu is celebrating their 20th anniversary with a tour across Japan. The band's unique stage show features a huge back wall of LED screens of assorted sizes and shapes and a giant sculptural Yuzutaro LED -- an ...
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Theatre in Review: Twentieth Century Blues (Pershing Square Signature Center)
It's appropriate that Susan Miller's new play begins at a TED Talk, for, in lieu of drama, it offers a symposium -- or, more to the point, a gabfest -- dealing with issues of import for progressive women of a certain age. The talk ...
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Theatre in Review: School Girls; or, The African Mean Girls Play (MCC Theater)
The mean girls phenomenon has been so thoroughly worked over in books and films -- not to mention a certain musical coming our way this spring -- that one wonders if a writer can bring anything fresh to it; she can if her name is Jocelyn ...
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Vectorworks 2018 Now Available in Spanish
Global design and BIM software developer Vectorworks, Inc. releases the Spanish version of its Vectorworks 2018 product line, which includes Vectorworks Architect, Landmark, Spotlight, Designer, and Fundamentals. New this year is ...
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MTV's Global Icons Rock the Square
Overlooked by a dominating Nelson's Column and The National Gallery, the mighty U2 premiered material from new album Songs Of Experience amongst a set of their greatest hits, at a free show for 7,000 fans in London's historic ...
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PixelFLEX Celebrates a History of Excellence at Stanford Home of Champions
With more than a century of excellence filled with many talented players, coaches, and champions, Stanford Athletics is heralded as one of the most successful NCAA athletic programs. Wanting to find a way to celebrate this rich history, ...
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L-Acoustics Appoints Tony Szabo to Head Touring Applications Team
L-Acoustics announces the appointment of industry expert Tony Szabo as head of application, touring. Szabo will work directly with Florent Bernard, director of applications, touring to deploy the application strategy ...
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ADJ Lighting's Vizi CMY300 Receives PLSN's Gold Star Product Award for "Best New Club Light"
The PLSN Gold Star Product Award for "Best Club Light" was given to ADJ Vizi CMY300 moving head by PLSN Magazine's editor Nook Schoefeld during the LDI 2017 tradeshow in Las Vegas. On hand to collect the award ...
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Amador Valley High School Stadium Turns On with Powersoft
Located in the San Francisco Bay area, Amador Valley High School in Pleasanton, California, is known for both its academic achievements and its football team, which boasts a winning record so far this season. As one of two high schools in ...
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Nena Celebrates 40th Stage Anniversary with GLP JDC1
When pop icon Nena celebrated her 40th stage anniversary, the radio and TV host Thomas Gottschalk led a constant stream of top international stars coming and going to honor the occasion. Peter Maffay, Gianna Nannini< ...
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Mountainside Productions Expands EAW Inventory With RADIUS
Mountainside Productions Services, Inc., located in Palisade, Colorado, recently added an Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW) RADIUS system to their growing inventory of EAW gear. Company owner Morgan Riddell has been a long-time ...
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Ayrton Gets the Fun Radio Ibiza Experience at Accor Hotels Arena
The second edition of the Fun Radio Ibiza Experience, organized in association with Ushuaïa Ibiza Beach Hotel, took place on April 14, 2017 at the Accor Hotels Arena in Paris. Around 17,000 people gathered at this huge EDM event which ...
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Claypaky leads at 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
Internationally renowned lighting designer, Durham Marenghi used more than 800 Claypaky fixtures to deliver the two large-scale lighting designs for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial ...
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Meyer Sound's Networked D-Mitri Platform Links Bridge to Museum for Shadow Soundings
A Meyer Sound D-Mitri audio platform with integrated multichannel networking is the pivotal component in Shadow Soundings, an ambitious multimedia installation by renowned sound artist Bill Fontana, now on view at the ...
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Theatre in Review: Muswell Hill (The Barrow Group/Pond Theatre Company)
Jess, the put-upon hostess of Torben Betts' new play, struggles to hold together a dinner party entirely populated by uncongenial souls; Betts has much the same challenge, and he fares only marginally better at the task. Nobody ...
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SGM Launches Motorized Barndoor LED Luminaire
SGM releases the high-power and practically maintenance-free G-4 Wash Motorized Barndoors; a true Fresnel-based luminaire with optimal performance and easy-to-operate wireless control. Designed for stages, theatres, and TV / film ...
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Pollstar Nominates Bandit Lites for Lighting Company of the Year
Bandit Lites announces it is heading into its 50th anniversary with a nomination for Pollstar's Lighting Company of the Year.
The 29th Annual Pollstar Industry Awards will take place February 8 as the conclusion to < ...
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Robe for Rolling Stones No Filter
Thirty-Six Robe BMFL Spots were workhorse moving lights on the recent Rolling Stones No Filter European Tour, part of a spectacular and epic lighting design created by Patrick Woodroffe. ...
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Claypaky Scenius Lighting Fixtures Shine on Halsey's Hopeless Fountain Kingdom World Tour
Halsey has embarked on the North American leg of her Hopeless Fountain Kingdom World Tour and Claypaky Scenius Profile lighting fixtures, provided by 4WallPA, are lighting her way. A.C.T Lighting, Inc. is the ...
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Radio Active Design Wireless Intercoms Take Canada By Storm
Radio Active Designs (RAD) Canadian manufacturer rep Zimbel Audio Productions has had a busy couple of months placing RAD UV-1G wireless intercom systems with the Canada 150 Celebration, Canadian Country Music Awards, Toronto Pride ...
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RMB Covers Duke University Presidential Inauguration with Martin Audio
For the inauguration of Duke University's 10th President, RMB Audio was faced with the challenging task of providing clear, articulate speech reinforcement and accurate musical reproduction for the audience with all the equipment out of ...
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Britney Spears Wraps Up Her Four-Year Vegas Residency at AXIS with DiGiCo
When the latest in a series of remodels stretching back two decades was completed in 2013 at the newly named AXIS at the Planet Hollywood resort in Las Vegas and it was announced that pop star Britney Spears had been signed to a two ...
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William Carey College Rebuilds with Allen & Heath
The Thomas Hall Theater at William Carey College recently completed a major renovation that includes an Allen & Heath dLive S Class Digital Mixing System with S5000 Surface and DM64 MixRack. The renovation took place after a tornado ...
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L-Acoustics Kara is a "Given" for Axiom Audio, Inc.
The term "axiom" is defined as "a statement that everyone believes is true." And according to CEO Ben Bruce at Tulsa-based Axiom Audio, Inc., which became an L-Acoustics rental network partner with its recent purchase of a Kara ...
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TiMax Spatially Herding CATS
Switzerland's Thunerseespiele is well-known for its beautiful scenic location, providing the most stunning backdrop to the high-energy performances gracing stage every summer. The energy is fully matched by the immersive spatial audio ...
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Bands Across the Water
The brainchild of The Foo Fighter's inimitable front man, Dave Grohl, CalJam, featuring The Foo Fighters, Liam Gallagher, Royal Blood and Queens of the Stone Age, took place in front of a crowd of over 50,000 in Glen Helen, a ...
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Community Partners with DV2 for Distribution in France, Belgium, and Luxembourg
Community Professional Loudspeakers announces the appointment of DV2 Belux for distribution in Belgium and Luxembourg, effective immediately, and DV2 France in France, effective January 2, 2018.
Founded in 1997 by Didier Dal ...
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Ushio America, Inc. Announces the Acquisition of Zylight LLC
Ushio America, Inc. announces the acquisition of Zylight LLC, an award-winning manufacturer of innovative lighting products for the entertainment production industry.
William F. Mackenzie, president and CEO of Ushio ...
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A.C.T Lighting Continues to Expand Its Reach with Acquisition of RapcoHorizon
A.C.T Lighting, Inc., an importer and distributor of technology to the entertainment industry, has completed the acquisition of RHC Holdings Corp. ("RapcoHorizon"). This move follows A.C.T Lighting's recent acquisition of AC Power ...
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LDI2017 Award Winners Announced
The LDI2017 Awards for Best Booth Design and Best Debuting Products Of The Year were presented in an awards ceremony at 6:00 pm on Saturday, November 18 on the AG Productions' megastructure stage at LDI: Live Outside at the Las ...
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SGM Announces the Launch of the Extremely Powerful Q-10 at LDI 2017
SGM has released the all-in-one IP65-rated Q-10 with a staggering output of 60,000 lumen. This unique RGBW LED luminaire carries the functionalities of a strobe light, a flood light, a pixel light, and a blinder with a non-fading ...
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ER Productions Sets New Guinness World Record Title for Largest Laser Show with 314-laser Display at LDI
ER Productions has achieved the Guinness World Records title for the Largest Laser Show with a spectacular display at LDI in Las Vegas.
In celebration of its tenth anniversary, laser specialist ER Productions held the 30-minute ...
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Harman Professional Solutions Debuts High-Intensity RUSH MH 11 Beam Moving Head
Harman Professional Solutions introduces the Martin RUSH MH 11 Beam, a high-intensity beam moving head designed for high end installations and rental applications. A replacement for the MH 3 Beam, the new RUSH MH 11 Beam utilizes ...
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Green Hippo Launches Hippotizer + Media Server Range and Releases Hippotizer V4.3 Software
Green Hippo reveals Hippotizer + Media Server range, its new product range of Media Servers. The new line comprises the Amba +, Boreal +, Karst +, Montane +, and Taiga +. Building on already incredibly powerful and talented ...
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AES@NAMM Pro Sound Symposium Opens Online Registration with News of Key Program Supporters
Registration is now open for the inaugural AES@NAMM Pro Sound Symposium: Live & Studio, a unique education and training program from the Audio Engineering Society targeted at working professionals in the live sound, recording, and ...
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TC Furlong Hosts Seventh Digital Console Expo
TC Furlong will hold its 7th Annual Digital Console Expo on Tuesday, December 5 between 3:00 pm - 8:30 pm at the Moody Church in rooms #107/108, 1635 N LaSalle Street, Chicago. Manufacturers include: Allen & Heath, Ashly, Avid, ...
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Group Session at Stage Lighting Super Saturday
Jennifer Tipton, Natasha Katz, Ken Billington, and Brian MacDevitt will be participating in a group session at Stage Lighting Super Saturday. Scott Parker is excited to share Tipton's great idea for a ...
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Robert Juliat's Lancelots Rock in Rio
Four Robert Juliat Lancelot 4K HTI followspots took pride of place front-of-house at Brazil's Rock In Rio Festival this summer. Held over two weekends at the Cidade do Rock at Rio de Janeiro's Parque Olímpico da Barra, this ...
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Clair Brothers Announces New International Distributors: Rocketerias and Vtècnics
Clair Brothers announces the addition of two new companies of their growing international distribution network -- Rocketerias in Mexico and VTècnics in Spain.
Rocketerias is a growing company with more than 25 years of ...
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Symetrix Releases Control Server, USB Audio Card, and Composer v5.6
Symetrix, Inc., a provider of installed systems DSP, announces the release of the Control Server platform, as well as the USB Audio Card for their Dante-enabled Radius and Edge DSPs, and an update to Composer v5.6, its award-winning ...
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Adrian Forbes-Black Joins Area Four Industries
Area Four Industries welcomes Adrian Forbes-Black to its team as vice president of sales and marketing. Forbes-Black is based in California and will be responsible for west coast regional sales of the eight Area Four ...
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d3 Technologies Debuts New Name -- disguise -- and Explores The Future of Projection at LDI 2017
disguise, formerly known as d3 Technologies, are making their mark at this year's LDI. The company, which have just announced their new name, will demo the future of projection and showcase their award-winning gx range of media ...
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Doug Gustafson New Managing Director of Available Light
Available Light announces that Doug Gustafson will join the team as managing director. Gustafson joins the company from the International Association of Lighting Designers, headquartered in Chicago where, for the last five ...
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Martin by Harman Introduces MAC Encore Wash -- New Whisper Quiet Benchmark Fixture in Wash Lighting
Harman Professional Solutions announces the launch of Martin MAC Encore Wash, a full-featured, LED moving head designed to produce premium white wash lighting in a wide variety of applications where critical lighting is required. ...
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Introducing 5-in-1 RGB LED Strip Light
Environmental Lights, announces they will be launching a new LED strip light, the 5-in-1 RGB LED Strip Light.
"The 5-in-1 is revolutionary in that it packages five LEDs into one node," says Keith Zeber, vice president of ...
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Harman Professional Solutions Extends the JBL VTX A12 Family with New VTX A12W Loudspeaker
Harman Professional Solutions introduces the JBL Professional VTX A12W line array loudspeaker.
Featuring a 120° dispersion pattern for wide horizontal coverage, the VTX A12W expands the VTX A Series family and enables ...
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Altman Lighting Sponsors Stage Lighting Super Saturday 2018
Altman Lighting sponsors Stage Lighting Super Saturday 2018. "Altman has been a stalwart supporter of Stage Lighting Super Saturday over the last 12 years. Not many in the lighting industry hasn't worked with Altman gear," says ...
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Zenith Lighting, Inc. Names Ben Coker as Technical Manager
Zenith Lighting, a 30 year old supplier of stage and event lighting solutions, announces respected veteran lighting designer Ben Coker as the new technical manager for the growing company.
No stranger to the world of ...
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Bose Professional ShowMatch DeltaQ Array Loudspeakers Nominated for TEC Award
Bose Professional announces that its ShowMatch DeltaQ Array Loudspeaker system has been nominated for a Technical Excellence & Creativity (TEC) Award for Outstanding Technical Achievement in the Sound Reinforcement Loudspeakers ...
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Transformative Business Knowledge and Fresh Inspiration Await at The 2018 NAMM Show
As the global crossroads of the music products, pro audio and event technology industries prepare to descend on The 2017 NAMM Show, a suite of professional development opportunities, transformative business know-how, and fresh strategies ...
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Eighth Day Sound Joins Adamson Sales Network & Installs IS-Series Systems
Building on a long and successful business relationship, Cleveland, OH's Eighth Day Sound has officially joined Adamson Systems Engineering's sales network on the back of significant installations at the corporate headquarters of a ...
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Jack & Jack Hit the Road with Bandit Lites
Bandit Lites is out with viral pop stars Jack & Jack for their Fall 2017 Tour promoting their latest EP Gone. Comprised of Jack Gilinsky and Jack Johnson, the duo has amassed a following online of millions with ...
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UNCSA School of Design and Production Announces New Graduate Program in Production and Project Management
The top-ranked School of Design and Production (D&P) at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) announces a new three-year graduate program in Production and Project Management (PPM) to begin enrollment for Fall ...
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Theatre in Review: The Mad Ones (Prospect Theater Company/59E59)
Sam, the young heroine of The Mad Ones, is supposed to be driving herself to college, where she is to begin her freshman year; instead, she is sitting in the driver's seat, unable to put the key into the ignition. At times, during ...
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Theatre in Review: Hot Mess (Jerry Orbach Theater at the Theater Center)
Hot Mess is a foolish, mild little concoction -- really, a stand-up routine disguised as a play -- that asks the question, When a guy gets serious about a girl, should he confess his bisexual (read: homosexual) past? It's a poser, I ...
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Claypaky AXCOR 300: Small Body, Big Personality, Mass Appeal
The new Axcor 300 family of moving LED fixtures brings Claypaky's quality and performance to the broad mid-market. The range consists of a spot light, a wash light, and a beam light, all driven by a white LED engine with a rated ...
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Time Square Lighting Introduces CT20R Fixture
Time Square Lighting introduces the CT20R, a color tuning, variable white fixture. It features high color rendering across a broad range of color temperatures, and the ability to add saturation and hue to a space. Think of it as a color ...
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Alcorn McBride Showcases New Features for WinScript Live at IAAPA Attractions Expo
Alcorn McBride will unveil new features to the WinScript Live programming software for its V16Pro, V4Pro, and VCore show controllers and introduce 4:2:2 10-bit capability for the A/V Binloop Uncompressed synchronous video player in ...
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Stagemaker Announces Single Phase Motor
Stagemaker announces the release of their 115V, single phase motor. With integrated handles and bumpers, plug and play electronics, ease of maintenance, rubber hook grip and more, this motor is the only motor exclusively designed for the ...
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MIPRO Adds Dante Options and Expands 8 Series Product Line with New ACT-848 Receivers
Avlex Corporation, the North American distributor of MIPRO products and the name audio professionals turn to for world-class wireless technology and microphones, announces that Dante audio networking capability has been added to ...
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Clear-Com's HelixNet Gains New Capabilities Boosting its Flexibility
Clear-Com has further enhanced the HelixNet digital network partyline system to do more within the small yet highly-dense, all-digital system during live performances. The latest changes to HelixNet include a six-fold increase in ...
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ETC Hires Matthew Mullen as New Rigging Regional Sales Manager
ETC announces the hiring of Matt Mullen as the new rigging regional sales manager for the Midwest territory. In this position Mullen will be responsible for supporting reps and dealers in their efforts to provide ETC rigging ...
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Hanslee Lim Joins Chauvet to Direct Sales In Asia
Chauvet announces that well-known industry figure Hanslee Lim will be spearheading its sales efforts in Asia. Lim comes to Chauvet after directing Asian market sales for Robe and prior to that SGM. ...
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Event Technology Education to Light Up The 2018 NAMM Show
A complete suite of professional development opportunities await event technology professionals at The 2018 NAMM Show, January 25 - 28 in Anaheim, California. The schedule, as curated by ESTA (Entertainment Services Technology Association) ...
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David Scheirman Takes Office as President of the Audio Engineering Society
The AES has announced that David Scheirman has taken office as the new president of the Audio Engineering Society. In continuing its role of promoting audio science and education, the AES welcomes Scheirman and his forty-plus years ...
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VR Days Europe Delivers New Realities
The VR Days Europe festival, which took place in Amsterdam on October 25 - 27, exceeded all expectations with record attendance and participation from speakers, attendees, and exhibitors.
The three-day event explored the latest Virtual ...
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TEA Announces 24th Annual Thea Awards Recipients
The Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) announced the new slate of TEA Thea Awards recipients -- to be formally awarded April 7, 2018 at the 24th annual Thea Awards Gala in Anaheim, presented by Chimelong Group. ...
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LD Mike Billings Chooses 4Wall to Light Epic Musical The Prince of Egypt
TheatreWorks Silicon Valley debuted The Prince of Egypt last month, a new musical by Stephen Schwartz and Philip LaZebnik. Inspired by the acclaimed animated film of the same title, the production is now the highest ...
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Epson Sponsors Nature's Best Photography Awards for Sixth Consecutive Year
Epson announces it is a global sponsor of the 2017 Nature's Best Photography Windland Smith Rice International Awards Exhibition for the sixth consecutive year. As the exclusive Printer and Paper Partner for the ongoing exhibition, ...
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A.C. Lighting Inc. to Distribute Follow-Me
A.C. Lighting Inc., distributor of lighting, rigging, and video technologies, announces their partnership with Follow-Me, remote followspot control systems at LDI 2017, November 17 - 19, Las Vegas Convention Center. ...
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Absen's New Xv-Series to be Showcased at LDI: Live Outside 2017
Absen Inc. will be a key technology provider at the second annual LDI: Live Outside event during the LDI Conference and Tradeshow which will be held at the Las Vegas Convention Center, November 13-19, 2017. ...
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Live Performance Partyline Intercom Users Cross the IP Domain with Clear-Com's LQ Series
Clear-Com announces the firmware update to all LQ Series Interfaces, which brings IP capabilities to analog and digital partyline users in live performance settings. As a brand-agnostic interface platform, LQ connects, extends and ...
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ADB, the Brand that Made Stage Lighting History, Has Now Landed in America with Big Goals
ADB has landed in America, at the LDI show in Las Vegas. What's more, ADB is doing it with the backing of Claypaky and the Osram Group, which took over this important brand in 2016. Through in-depth market insight and advanced ...
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Blizzard Lighting's 8-Bit LDI Appearance
LDI 2017 is here and Blizzard is back with another epic booth design. They've also "levelled up" with a load of new fixtures to match. Plus, it's all wrapped in plenty of 8-bit nostalgia including an enormous 26' tall, video wall ...
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BroadWeigh Looks Forward to Exciting Networking Opportunities at LDI
BroadWeigh is set to meet with several of its Product Partners and end users at LDI in Las Vegas to introduce them to the latest updates and additions to its product range.
Jonathan Purdue, BroadWeigh's business ...
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ADJ Heads to LDI 2017 With Two Innovative New Video and Lighting Product Ranges
Having enjoyed huge success with the AV Series of LED video panels over the last few years, ADJ will use this year's LDI to launch a brand-new video panel range, the Design Series. This innovative system comprises four modular ...
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Christie Introduces Crimson Series of 3DLP Laser Phosphor Projectors
The new Christie Crimson Series of 3DLP laser phosphor projectors, showing at LDI 2017, delivers up to 25,000 ISO lumens, 60Hz processing, and Christie BoldColor Technology in a compact and rugged package delivers low cost of ...
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Barbizon Lighting Announces Bill Stonehouse as Barbizon Lighting New York Systems Manager
The Barbizon Lighting Company welcomes Bill Stonehouse as the new systems group manager for the New York offices.
Stonehouse has depth and experience in both lighting design for live events and project management. He has ...
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Nashville Office of WorldStage Continues to Grow with Addition of Two Industry Veterans
WorldStage, Inc. continues to expand its presence in Nashville with the addition of two highly respected industry veterans, Steve Austin and Jason Mullaney. Their hiring coincides with WorldStage's 10th anniversary in ...
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Electrosonic Expands Design Consulting Business with New Hires
Electrosonic Design Consulting is on an expansion path with new executive appointments, the addition of three disciplines to its portfolio of services, and two new offices in the US.
Design Consulting is the business unit of ...
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Mike Grabowski Debuts Maverick MK Pyxis On MTV's TRL
When MTV's iconic TRL returned to the air on October 2, after a nine-year hiatus, it represented a homecoming of sorts for Mike Grabowski of the Lighting Design Group. Having worked on the star-studded program in the final ...
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Middle Atlantic Earns Patent for RSH 1 RU Custom Rackshelf
Middle Atlantic Products announces it has been awarded patent number 9,648,771 from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for its RSH Series 1 RU Custom Rackshelf. Part of the CEDIA Hall of Fame-honored RSH Series, the 1 RU rackmount ...
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Peavey Set to Party Rock New York DJ Con as Exclusive Stage Sponsor
Peavey Electronics is proud to be the exclusive stage sponsor for this year's New York DJ Convention, Nov. 18, 2017 at the New York Marriott Marquis Hotel in Times Square from 12:00-7:00 pm. Billed as the "Gold Standard" of DJ ...
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John Stiernberg 1951-2017
John Stiernberg, 66, president and founder of Stiernberg Consulting, passed away November 11, 2017, after a months-long battle with cancer.
A Chicago area native, Stiernberg was deeply committed to his college sweetheart and ...
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PLASA Focus Returns to Glasgow with Over 80 Brands and Leading Program
PLASA Focus Glasgow, Scotland's only dedicated event for entertainment technology, returns to the Scottish Event Campus (SEC) on January 17-18. Free registration is now open for the show, which hosts leading international brands, ...
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Discover the Versatile Luminex GigaCore 10 at LDI
A.C. Lighting Inc., distributor of lighting, rigging, and video technologies, recently added Belgian-based Luminex Network Intelligence, manufacturer of data distribution equipment for professional lighting, audio, and video ...
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Rob Clark Named Managing Director of Allen & Heath
Allen & Heath announces the appointment of R&D director, Rob Clark to the role of managing director, following the decision by longstanding company figurehead, Glenn Rogers, to pass on the reins to the next generation ...
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Sennheiser Powers Marquee Performances at 2017 CMA Awards
The 51st Annual Country Music Association (CMA) Awards once again brought together the biggest names in country music for an evening of memorable performances. The three-hour telecast found 14.3 million viewers tuning in to listen to ...
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Entec Sounds Out New Investments
In parallel with its continued growth, west London production rental company Entec Sound & Light announces recent investments in new products from Shure, DiGiCo, and d&b audiotechnik, which will help to "future-proof" its ability ...
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Shure Wireless is Again the Driving Force Behind CMA Awards
The 51st Country Music Association Awards show was staged in Nashville's Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, November 8. Broadcast live in surround sound on ABC, the show boasted a star-studded cast of country music performers backed by a ...
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Hollywood Bowl Enhances Its L-Acoustics System with New Amplified Controllers
Set against the striking backdrop of the Hollywood Hills with its iconic Hollywood sign, the Hollywood Bowl is the summer home to the Los Angeles Philharmonic and has been L.A.'s signature live-music venue for nearly a century. ...
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City Theatrical Sponsors Super Saturday 2018
"Gary Fails and City Theatrical have been with us since the first workshop 12 years ago and it's always a pleasure to hear Gary speak so passionately about wireless DMX technology," Scott Parker says of City Theatrical. CTI ...
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Elation IP65 Lighting Complements Innovation Theme at Boston's HUBweek
Innovation is the key theme of HUBweek, a unique civic festival held each year in Boston that brings together creative minds who make an impact in technology, science, and art. This year's HUBweek saw entertainment solutions company High ...
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Leading-Edge Knowledge Reveals the Future at the LIGHTFAIR International 2018 Conference
The celebrated LIGHTFAIR International Conference brings together thought leaders from across the globe to deliver the newest knowledge imparting the future of light, technology, design, and connectivity. LIGHTFAIR will take place in ...
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Lighting Gets Savage for Gary Numan Tour
Gary Numan is back with industrial strength impact to match the success and acclaim of his 21st album, Savage (Songs from A Broken World), which stormed into the UK charts at number 2, energizing a massive interest in the artist. ...
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Radio Active Designs Firmware Update Offers Unprecedented Audio Routing Capability
Radio Active Designs (RAD) has announced the availability of new firmware that provides unprecedented audio routing capability to UV-1G wireless intercom users. The announcement was made by James Stoffo, CTO for RAD. The ...
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Theatre in Review: What We're Up Against (Women's Project Theater)
Theresa Rebeck has chosen to set her indictment of office politics -- sexual and otherwise -- in an architecture firm. It's a curious choice because, even with the playwright's acute ear for hypocrisy, What We're Up Against ...
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Robe at LDI 2017
Robe -- on booth 715 -- will showcase its dynamic new MegaPointe multi-functional moving light, bringing all the excitement and buzz of real live performance to the exhibition floor at the Robe City Music Hall which will present the ...
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ETC Gets "CYC-ed" for LDI 2017
ETC's booth at LDI 2017 will be awash in color as the new ColorSource CYC luminaire makes its debut at the Las Vegas Convention Center next week. From November 17 - 19, visitors to booth 2773 can demo the new fixture -- a ...
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Ayrton's New Products Make US Debut at LDI Show
Ayrton will continue to celebrate its 15th anniversary at LDI 2017 in the Las Vegas Convention Center (booth 2443) November 17 - 19, with an exciting new variation on its much-anticipated light show. Visitors to the booth are ...
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TMB Offers Technology and Hospitality at LDI 2017
At LDI this year, TMB will once again feature exciting new technology in a comfortable, laid back setting. The company says it is "saving a chair for you!" From fixtures, control, and networking; to cabling, power distro, and ...
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WHOCO Joins the Rosco Family
WHOCO Lighting & Controls is now part of the Rosco family of representatives for architectural products. "They have a number of innovative architectural lighting and image projection products that we believe will compliment ...
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Le Maitre Unveils New Wireless Salamander Quad Pro Flame Machine at LDI 2017
This year Le Maitre is celebrating its 40th anniversary. To mark the occasion the company will be unveiling their new Wireless Salamander Quad Pro at this year's LDI 2017, as well as showing a whole host of their other smoke, ...
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Kinesys at LDI 2017
Automation and motion control manufacturer Kinesys exhibits at LDI 2017 for the first time on its own booth -- 843 -- where the company will be creating a strong presence with an international team and an eye-catching design ...
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ChamSys MagicQ Stadium Wing Showcased at LDI
A MagicDMX Basic USB-DMX interface giveaway and a new addition to the award-winning MagicQ Stadium series are among the highlights at LDI 2017 for ChamSys. The company will be giving interfaces to the first 100 visitors to ...
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Jennifer Tipton to Speak at Stage Lighting Super Saturday
Six-time Tony Award nominee Jennifer Tipton is set to speak at the Stage Lighting Super Saturday all-day lighting seminar. Tipton, acclaimed for her lighting design in theater, opera, and dance, teaches at Yale. ...
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New Appointment Sees ARRI Rental Strengthen Its Hollywood Roots -- Welcome to Lisa Harp
The global ARRI Rental Group announces that Lisa Harp has joined its United States operation as president of ARRI Rental US Camera.
With more than 25 years of industry experience behind her, Harp served as vice ...
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RC4 Wireless Shines a Light on Netflix's Stranger Things
With a title like Stranger Things, one might expect a world that's intense, mysterious, and dark. And one would be exactly right.
However, dark isn't always metaphorical; the Netflix series often takes literal forays into the ...
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Bob Moses and PK Sound Hitting the Right Notes
Operating within the fertile musical territory that lies between button-pressing and axe-wielding, electro rock duo Bob Moses is a quickly rising act that's gaining notoriety for blending the best of both worlds. Best described as live ...
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Audio-Technica Provides Microphone Solutions for CMA Awards for the 24th Straight Year
Audio-Technica, an innovator in transducer technology for over 50 years, supplied more than 140 vocal and instrument microphones for the 51st Annual Country Music Association (CMA) Awards, presented Wednesday, November 8, ...
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Neil Diamond Shines on the 50 Year Anniversary World Tour with Harman Professional Solutions
Veteran front-of-house engineer and sound designer Stan Miller is mixing Neil Diamond's 50 Year Anniversary World Tour on a JBL by Harman VTX Series sound reinforcement system, provided by Sound Image. ...
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Soundcheck Rehearses with Allen & Heath
Known as "The largest rehearsal studio complex in the world under one roof," Soundcheck recently upgraded several of its Nashville, Tennessee rehearsal studios to Allen & Heath digital mixers. Soundcheck chose Qu-32 Chrome ...
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Christie Promotes Creative Tools for Stagers and Designers at LDI 2017
Christie continues to expand the creative horizon with its newest end-to-end solutions for stagers and designers, which will be on display at the LDI 2017 show from November 17 - 19 in the Las Vegas Convention Center. ...
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Cadac USA Exhibition Tour Rolls into LDI
Following his appointment earlier this year, Cadac USA director of operations Ron Lorman steers the British live mixing console and audio networking company into LDI, following last month's appearances at WFX and the
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Theatre in Review: Junk (Lincoln Center Theater/Vivian Beaumont Theater)
"When did money become the thing -- the only thing?" So asks Judy Chen, a young journalist who, along with many others, will find herself caught up in the widening gyre of the insider trading scandal that lies at the center of ...
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Theatre in Review: The Portuguese Kid (Manhattan Theatre Club/City Center Stage I)
The conventional wisdom is that Jason Alexander, Sherie Rene Scott, and Mary Testa are starring in The Portuguese Kid; in truth, they're propping it up. Whatever amusement is to be found in John ...
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Broadway Green Alliance's Fall Textile Collection Drive Set for November 15th
The Broadway Green Alliance (BGA) is sponsoring a textile drive on Wednesday, November 15th from 11:00am - 2:00pm in Duffy Square (46th Street between 7th Avenue and Broadway in Times Square, New York City). The collection drive is ...
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New World Rigging Symposium Sessions Announced
ESTA and USITT announce the session lineup for the New World Rigging Symposium, taking place March 13 - 14, 2018 in conjunction with the USITT Conference and Stage Expo 2018 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. In these ...
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W-DMX Strong at LDI
Wireless Solution Sweden will be exhibiting at LDI, with TMB, its exclusive distributor in the United States. W-DMX will be in booth 1491, within the TMB village, November 17 - 19, at the Las Vegas Convention ...
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Elation DARTZ 360: New Projection Possibilities from a Narrow-Beam Luminaire
Elation Professional offers the DARTZ 360, a unique LED beam/spot fixture that offers new projection possibilities from a compact, narrow-beam luminaire. The DARTZ 360 is the first RGB source beam/spot to combine such a high level ...
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X-Laser to Unveil "Project Mercury" at LDI 2017
Deep in a laboratory on the outskirts of Washington, DC, the X-Laser team has recently completed "Project Mercury" -- a product that the company says "will change the course of laser history." X-Laser last week released photographs ...
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Westview Promotes Zach Baldry to Field Service Manager
Expanding capacity for site-based personalization, Westview Productions has promoted Zach Baldry to field service manager, in charge of all field operations and installation technicians. The new role as field service manager ...
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Adamson and The Warehouse Welcome Hawthorn as a Certified Reseller
Award-winning creative technical event production company Hawthorn has officially become an Adamson Systems certified reseller in the UK.
Named by the London Stock Exchange as one of the "1,000 Companies to Inspire Britain ...
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Brad Paisley's Weekend Warrior Tour Hits the Road with Harman Professional Solutions
For his 35-show Weekend Warrior tour, country singer and guitarist extraordinaire Brad Paisley is traveling with a complete JBL by Harman VTX V25-II audio system supplied by Sound Image. ...
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Steve Bewley Goes Dizzee for GLP JDC1
Among lighting designer Steve Bewley's high-profile roster of artists, is champion of hip-hop, Dizzee Rascal -- in a relationship dating back eight years.
Over the course of his long career, Bewley has turned to successive ...
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Bandit Lites Nominated for Lighting Company of the Year
Bandit Lites, renowned concert lighting company and nearly 50 year veteran of the touring industry, is rounding out an incredibly successful 2017 with a nomination for Lighting Company of the Year from PLSN and FOH ...
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Digital Dynamite Productions' "Organic Wall" Uses Chauvet Professional F3 Panels
There is an elegant simplicity to Oracle software, a fluidity of design that makes even the most complex computing tasks appear seamless and natural. This almost magical quality was very much in evidence in early October at the Oracle Open ...
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L-Acoustics Implements the World's Largest AVB Touring System for Arcade Fire's Infinite Content Tour
Supporting their latest release, Everything Now, Canadian indie rockers Arcade Fire have just wrapped up the two-month North American leg of their Infinite Content tour, performing in-the-round at more than two dozen arenas ...
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PixelFLEX Goes Deep into the Ocean at Moody Gardens Aquarium Pyramid
Inspired to create unforgettable client experiences, 1220 Exhibits has become a nationally recognized leader in the production and installation of exhibits and commercial environments. Having worked with some of the most widely ...
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Theatre in Review: Office Hour (The Public Theater)
It's typical for Public Theater productions to touch on sensitive social and political issues, but you may need to prepare yourself for Office Hour, which takes a scalpel to one of American society's most painfully exposed ...
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Theatre in Review: Strange Interlude (Transport Group/Irondale Center)
One hardly expects to see a full-blown revival of Strange Interlude these days -- its last major New York revival, in 1985, was no barn-burner, even with Glenda Jackson, Brian Cox, and Edward Petherbridge in the leads -- but ...
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Theatre in Review: The Band's Visit (Ethel Barrymore Theatre)
The people behind The Band's Visit have set themselves a seemingly impossible task: to make a musical out of material so low-key, so intently focused, that it barely counts as an anecdote, with a cast of characters who, even ...
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Broadway Begins Rollout of New Technology to Better Serve Theatregoers with Specific Needs
The Broadway League is coordinating efforts of its New York members who are in the process of introducing new technology to provide an improved theatergoing experience for audience members who are deaf, or who experience hearing or ...
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High End Systems Announces New Hires
High End Systems (HES) announces the addition of three new employees. Terry Heisler comes to High End Systems as west coast regional sales manager and Clint Wingrove has signed on as southeastern regional sales manager ...
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Chauvet Names John Castelino Vice President of Global Marketing
John Castelino has been appointed vice president of global marketing at Chauvet. In his new position, Castelino will be responsible for Chauvet's entire brand portfolio which includes: Chauvet Professional, Chauvet ...
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Strategic Redeployment of Key Team Members at ADJ Europe
In anticipation of Brexit, ADJ has re-assigned two of its key people in Europe in order to continue the company's growth in both the UK and mainland Europe. Kris Dawber will take on the role of UK and Ireland sales manager, ...
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ColorSource CYC: Give the Back Wall the Attention It Deserves
ETC's newest addition to the ColorSource fixture family is the ColorSource CYC. This dedicated cyclorama fixture finally gives a venue's back wall the attention it deserves by producing a wide range of smooth, bold colors using a ...
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Introducing ImageCue Wireless Content Kit
ImageCue is now offering a Wireless Content Upload Kit that has the ability to turn ImageCue into a private Wi-Fi hotspot. Users will be able to connect to ImageCue using any Wi-Fi compatible device. ...
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Cineo Lighting and NBCUniversal to Showcase Innovative Lighting Solutions at LDI 2017
Cineo Lighting, a provider of lighting systems for the motion picture, television, and broadcast industries, will co-exhibit with NBCUniversal at LDI 2017 in booth 2817, November 17 - 19 at the Las Vegas Convention ...
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Audio-Technica Now Shipping ATH-M50xRD Red-and-Gold Professional Monitor Headphones
Audio-Technica, a provider of transducer technology for over 50 years, is now shipping its ATH-M50xRD Professional Monitor Headphones, a limited-edition red-and-gold version of A-T's popular ATH-M50x and part of A-T's M-Series line ...
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Barco UniSee Seamless LCD Video Wall Takes Center Stage at Starin Event in America's Heartland
Global visualization provider Barco and pro AV distributor, Starin, are teaming up this month to showcase UniSee -- a revolutionary, patented modular platform that surpasses traditional LCD video walls on every level -- at ...
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Little Caesars Arena and Elation Custom Light Ceiling in a Class by Itself
Little Caesars Arena in Detroit opened in September to praise as one of the most innovative and technologically impressive sports and entertainment complexes in the world. Part of the credit can be taken by the venue's unique dynamic ...
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It's a Love Thing for Robe at Laver Cup Tennis
Robe BMFL moving lights -- a mix of 108 BMFL Spots, WashBeams, and Wash XFs, plus 80 Spiider LED wash beams -- proved a perfect match to light the first Laver Cup international tennis tournament.
The Laver Cup is a brand new ...
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AFL Grand Final 2017 with JPJ Audio
JPJ Audio took over designing and operating the audio system for the AFL Grand Final entertainment six years ago and it's been smooth sailing ever since. This year The Killers absolutely nailed it with an incredible performance that ...
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BAE Audio's Mark Loughman to Present on Preamplifiers and EQs at Welcome to 1979 Recording Summit
BAE Audio, a manufacturer of premium analog hardware built to vintage specifications, announced that its president, Mark Loughman, will participate in a panel at the ninth annual Welcome to 1979 Recording Summit in ...
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FX Road Lights Purchase CORE Uplighters
Lighting production company FX Road Lights, based in Portugal, announces their first purchase of CORE Lighting ColourPoint Mini uplighters, the newly released product by the British manufacturer, as part of their investment ...
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Texas Union Theater Projects Cinematic and Live Sound with Fulcrum Acoustic
The University of Texas at Austin's Texas Union Theater hosts a diverse array of student-centric programming including films, plays, musical performances, and lectures. The university engaged Ford Audio-Video Systems to design and ...
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Chauvet Professional Showcases New Maverick Fixtures and Video Tiles at LDI 2017
From a wash-beam effect with a ring of nine LEDs and continuous 360-degree pan/tilt movement, to an indoor/outdoor video panel with magnetic LED modules, Chauvet Professional will be showcasing a wide array of solutions for lighting ...
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Todd Mertzel Returns to 4Wall, Brad Hafer and Brett Puwalski Promoted
4Wall Entertainment announces the return of industry veteran Todd Mertzel as well as the promotions of Brad Hafer and Brett Puwalski. With 4Wall's rapid and significant growth this year, these changes will ...
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Group One Appoints Rob Lewis Regional Sales Manager to Represent Calrec Audio Product line in US Market
Group One announces the appointment of Rob Lewis as regional sales manager for the Calrec Audio line of digital audio consoles. Based in San Francisco, Lewis will report directly to Group One president Jack Kelly ...
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d3 Joins Lady Gaga's Joanne Tour
Lady Gaga kicked off her headlining concert tour Joanne in Vancouver, Canada in August. Five d3 Technologies 4x4pro media servers accompanied the superstar's brand new tour, which supports her fifth studio album. ...
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Meyer Sound LEOPARD Powers Critically Acclaimed Danish Staging of a Disney Classic
Chalking up a new record as Denmark's most acclaimed musical theatre production, a Danish language version of Disney's Hunchback of Notre Dame: The Musical was showered with an unprecedented 27 six-star reviews for its sellout ...
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Re-Illuminating the Charlotte Skyline with Focus Lighting and Acclaim Lighting
It's hard to miss the Bank of America Corporate Center among the buildings dotting the skyline of Charlotte, North Carolina. The tower, Charlotte's tallest, is among the grandest on the east coast, rising 871' above the city. ...
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Ayrton Magic Takes to the Skies with Enter Shikari at UK Slam Dunk Festival
Ayrton's magic touched audiences once again at the UK's 2017 Slam Dunk Festival tour, which was headlined by innovative and futuristic band, Enter Shikari, in celebration of the 10th anniversary of band's debut album Take To The ...
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Robe Gets Hï in Ibiza
A sizzling 2017 Ibiza summer season saw new clubbing experience Hï burst on the scene with fresh energy and impetus mainlined into the heart of the Balearic dance scene, fueling the buzz, hosting the world's most significant DJs, ...
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ACTLD Utilizes SGM Lights for High-Scale Projects
The creative agency of ACTLD in Brussels has been deploying SGM's LED luminaires for a long time.
World-wide renowned Koert Vermeulen is the principal designer, founder, and managing partner of ACTLD, directly ...
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Roland M-5000 Digital Audio Console and V-1200HD Video Switcher Are Problem Solvers at Houston Church
The Good Hope Missionary Baptist Church in Houston, Texas, founded in 1872, is a longstanding cornerstone of city's African-American community. Communicating its message has always been the church's primary mission, and to help accomplish ...
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Clear, Intelligible Renkus-Heinz Sound a Revelation for Florida Congregation
Founded in 1916, the First United Methodist Church of Lake Wales, Florida, built its current facility in 1949. While the building has been refreshed since then, it has long suffered from a less than adequate sound system. That finally ...
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Adlib Puts L-Acoustics and DiGiCo in the Limelight
UK audio specialist Adlib's Scottish operation has recently supplied a substantial L-Acoustics package with DiGiCo control to Limelight Event Services, a busy and successful production and rental company based ...
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Theatre in Review: Too Heavy for Your Pocket/Must
Two recent productions touch on very different, but, each in its own way, defining American moments. The remarkable Too Heavy for Your Pocket at Roundabout Underground focuses on two young black couples living in the ...
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See What All the Talk Is About at Elation LDI Booth 2315
Elation Professional will be carrying momentum from a successful PLASA Show to LDI 2017 booth 2315 in Las Vegas, where the company will again be a front row sponsor of North America's leading trade show for ...
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City Theatrical Launches New Products at LDI 2017
City Theatrical will be demonstrating the company's new technology at LDI 2017 trade show at the Las Vegas Convention Center from November 17 - 19, 2017 in booth 2660.
Multiverse is a wireless DMX/RDM technology ...
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Carmen Savarese Named Sales and Marketing Director at TOMCAT and JTE
TOMCAT USA, Inc. manufacturer and distributor of the well-known Tomcat and James Thomas Engineering truss brands, announces that Carmen Savarese will step into the position of sales and marketing director ...
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Riverview Systems Group Promotes Johnathan V. Regnier to Director, Design, and Marketing
Riverview Systems Group, the award-winning, full-service provider of engaging and innovative live events, announces the promotion of Johnathan V. Regnier to the newly-created leadership team position of director, design and ...
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ADJ Lighting Adds Two Key Appointments to Growing Sales Force
ADJ Products, LLC announces two new appointments to its growing network of sales associates within the United States. The first appointment is that of Aldridge Marketing, Inc., a manufacturer's representative firm located in ...
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JHS Announces Pro Audio ASM
JHS announces the appointment of Jack Irish to the position of pro audio area sales manager for the southern United Kingdom and Ireland, effective today.
Joining JHS after a short sojourn outside of the industry, following ...
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Three New Technologies Create "Game Changer" Earphones with Launch of Flares Pro
British audio technology company, Flare Audio, announces the launch of "game changing" earphones Flares Pro. Using the science of how humans hear and the subsequent development of three completely new technologies, Flares addresses ...
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The Vitec Group to Showcase Litepanels at LDI 2017
The Vitec Group will highlight its award-winning Litepanels brand of LED lighting systems for the television, broadcast, video, and film industries. On display will be Gemini, the all-new Litepanels 2x1 soft panel, together ...
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NSCA's Excellence in Product Innovation Awards 2018 Now Accepting Entries
NSCA announces that entries are now being accepted for the fourth annual Excellence in Product Innovation awards. This recognition program honors products that have a profound impact on systems integrators. ...
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Total Structures' Truss, Hoist, Rigging, and Outdoor Structure Workshop Scheduled for February, 2018
Total Structures announces the 2018 edition of the only industry training program focusing on the needs of the outdoor structures user. Held at Total Structures company headquarters in Ventura, California from February 19th ...
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Liberty University Acquires Claypaky Scenius Spots and Scenius Unicos for Vines Center
The Event Production department at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia has increased its lighting inventory with the addition of Claypaky Scenius Spots and Scenius Unicos. They will be used in the Vines Center, the university's ...
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The Colosseum at Caesars Windsor Completes the World's First Installation of JBL by Harman VTX A12 Line Arrays
System integrator Solotech recently completed the world's first permanent installation of JBL by Harman VTX A12 loudspeakers at The Colosseum at Caesars Windsor Hotel & Casino resort in Windsor, Ontario Canada. ...
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Audio-Technica Congratulates Artist Endorser Dustin Lynch on Fifth Number-One Song
Audio-Technica, a provider of transducer technology for over 50 years, congratulates country artist Dustin Lynch, a loyal Audio-Technica user and endorser, on his fifth number-one song, "Small Town Boy." The song, which comes from ...
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Theatre in Review: Shadowlands (Fellowship for Performing Arts/Theatre Row)
It's funny how real life can intrude into a play. Shadowlands begins with C.S. Lewis, novelist and Christian apologist, giving one of his theological talks. The theme is love, pain, and suffering, and how they can exist in a ...
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International Code of Practice for Entertainment Rigging Now Available
ESTA and PLASA announce the release of an International Code of Practice for Entertainment Rigging (ICOPER) which is available as a free download at www.esta.org/icoper or www.plasa.org/icoper. ...
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RCF Introduces New HDL30-A Line Array at LDI Live Outside
RCF announces the introduction of the new HDL30-A line array with a product demonstration scheduled as part of the LDI Live Outside convention November 18 - 19 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. ...
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Stage Production Co. Chooses Elation Effects for Birmingham's Crane
Full service production company, Stage Production Co., is supplying all the production for a new and unique multi-purpose event space in Birmingham UK called Crane and has turned to Elation Professional products to fulfill ...
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Kryštof Celebrate 25 with Robe
Czech pop rock band Kryštof celebrated their 25 year anniversary in style with a sold out arena tour and a massive two night concert at the Stadion Evžena Rošického in Prague, where it played two tumultuous shows to over 70,000 fans ...
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XTA's 4 Series Processors Continue a Legacy of Great DSP Performance at Washington National Cathedral
The Washington National Cathedral is widely referred to as America's "spiritual home." Designated by an act of Congress as the "National House of Prayer," the 1907 structure symbolizes the emotional heart of the nation in the middle of its ...
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Airstar Sets the Course for the Régates Royales Cannes Lighting
After five consecutive years of successful cooperation, French manufacturer and provider of lighting balloons for the event industry, Airstar became an official partner to the prestigious Régates Royales Cannes this year. Airstar's ...
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Chauvet Professional Maverick Gives Creative Edge to Auckland War Memorial Museum
The Auckland War Memorial Museum is one of New Zealand's most important landmarks. In addition to exhibits commemorating nation's involvement in World War I and World War II, the museum features a rich collection of New Zealand natural and ...
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The American Prohibition Museum Opens in Savannah with Video Playback by Alcorn McBride Binloop HD
Prohibition was in force in the US for just 13 years, but its impact on American history reverberated throughout the 20th century. Now, the country's only Prohibition museum has opened in Savannah, Georgia bringing to life the momentous ...
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Sight & Sound Theatres in Lancaster Expands Technical Capabilities with Lightware Fr65 Matrix Switcher
In anticipation of Jesus, an action-filled musical stage adventure that debuts next March, Sight & Sound Theatres in Lancaster, Pennsylvania has expanded its technical capabilities with a Lightware MX-FR65R matrix switcher. Lightw ...
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Harman Professional Solutions Brings Luxury Sound to Fitness First Barangaroo
Compact Monitor Systems recently installed a complete networked audio system by Harman Professional Solutions at Fitness First Barangaroo.
With more than 360 locations worldwide, Fitness First is the largest privately ...
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Bose Professional Components Chosen for Coors Event Center in Boulder, Colorado
Bose Professional RoomMatch line array components have replaced an aging sound system at the Coors Events Center (CEC) on the campus of the University of Colorado Boulder. Built nearly 40 years ago, the CEC has been through major ...
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PixelFLEX LED Makes a True Retail Connection for Vionic Beach
Bringing together style and science, global footwear brand Vionic Shoes has seen a continued growth which prompted a recent move into a new showroom space located at 1370 Avenue of Americas in New York City. In this new environment where ...
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Theatre in Review: Uncommon Sense (Tectonic Theater Project/Sheen Center)
Life on the autism spectrum is a big, complex subject, and, in embracing four distinct narratives about it, Uncommon Sense ends up so overloaded that at times it threatens to tip over altogether. The playwrights, Anushka ...
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In Memoriam: Steven A. Helliker, 1948 - 2017
Steven A. Helliker passed peacefully in his sleep on October 19, 2017 in Coral Springs, Florida. He is survived by his wife of 37 years, Diane Helliker, their daughter Alaina Butler and granddaughter, Ashlyn. ...
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Avolites and Group One to Unveil Ai v10.1 at LDI 2017
UK manufacturer Avolites will be joining with its US distributor, Group One Limited, at this year's LDI exhibition in Las Vegas, Nevada, November 17 - 19. Avolites and Group One team members will be ready to show ...
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Altman Lighting Gets Set to Bring Imagination to Light at LDI 2017
As the lighting industry gets set to gather in Las Vegas for LDI 2017, Altman Lighting is preparing a showcase of its award-winning theatrical and architectural lighting innovations. Highlighted by the complete family of ...
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Butch Allen's Dazzling Design for Paramore Uses Elation ACL 360i
Lighting designer Butch Allen created a stunning visual design for American rock band Paramore's Tour Two US tour using a bevy of Elation Professional's compact ACL 360i beam effect lights. Supplied by LMG Touring
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LD Andy Rushing and 4Wall Light 2017 TBCO Conference
Churchgoers of The Belonging Co. (TBCO) meet in a warehouse venue immersed in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, for a unique worshiping experience. The TBCO Conference is a two-day event filled with breakout sessions, guest speakers, worship, ...
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Experience Drives Education at Wichita Falls School with Help from Chauvet Professional
A cosmetology salon with 26 stations isn't something you normally find at a high school. Neither are an industrial-certified welding shop, nor a fully scaled commercial kitchen, but the $28 million Career Education Center opened this year ...
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PUR Rocks the House with Harman Professional Solutions at Veltins Arena
Audio rental company 8 Days a Week recently deployed a complete JBL by Harman VTX Series audio system for a major concert by German pop-rockers PUR at Veltins Arena in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. ...
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Alison Krauss Tours with Bandit Lites
Alison Krauss recently concluded a 21-city fall tour with a lighting package provided by Bandit Lites. The multi-instrumentalist bluegrass singer-songwriter, who currently holds a record number of 27 Grammys awards, released her W ...
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Protec and Bumat Team Up in the Middle East
Protec,an event solutions provider headquartered in Dubai, UAE, has entered into an agreement with Bumat Motion Systems GmbH, a manufacturer of turntables and revolves since 1948. Through this agreement, Protec will be better ...
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Video Design and the Class of Lady Antebellum
As boutique touring goes, the recent visit to Europe by Lady Antebellum had all the right elements, not least that classy touch of production which allows audiences to know they are witnessing something special. "We arrived September 27th ...
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Total Electronics Goes Full Circle with Ashly Gear
Completed in time for the 2017-2018 school year, Neosho Junior High School in Neosho, Missouri is a welcomed addition to the Neosho School District. The 134,000-sq.-ft. facility currently accommodates approximately 700 students and has ...
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What a Feeling as White Light Supplies Flashdance
Based on the now iconic Paramount Pictures Film, Flashdance - The Musical tells the story of 18 year-old Alex who dreams of attending the prestigious Shipley Dance Academy and becoming a professional dancer. Yet when a romance ...
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Theatre in Review: Marcel and the Art of Laughter (Theatre for a New Audience)
As everybody knows, the best way to kill a joke is to explain it, right? Then how is it that Jos Houben harvests such a bumper crop of laughs in "The Art of Laughter"? Ostensibly a lecture on the theory of comedy, Houben takes some ...
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GLP Promises Tour de Force at LDI 2017
GLP will set up a "village" environment at this year's LDI 2017 expo in Las Vegas, November 17 - 19.
The lighting company will occupy booth 1173, adjacent to their primary suppliers, Cosmic Truss (1377) and SceneX ...
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Stage Lighting Super Saturday #13 in New York City Scheduled for January 13, 2018
The 13th annual Stage Lighting Seminar event, continuing its practical presentations and hands-on educational demonstrations, will take place on Saturday, January 13, 2018, at the New York University Tisch School of the Arts located ...
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LynTec Solves Lighting Control Hurdles at LDI 2017
LynTec, a manufacturer of innovative electrical power control solutions for professional audio, video, and lighting systems, will display its new Networkable Power Automation Control (NPAC) rack-mounted system and Whole Venue ...
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Philips Lighting Launches the VLZ Range with a New Standard for Performance Consistency
Philips Lighting announces the availability of the new Philips VLZ range of moving head luminaires for professional show lighting applications. Using the latest Philips LED light engine and providing advanced color and beam ...
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Audio-Technica Now Shipping High Density Spectrum-Efficient 6000 Series Wireless System
Audio-Technica, a provider of transducer technology for over 50 years, is now shipping its 6000 Series high density wireless system, a spectrum-efficient solution that allows users to pack 31 channels in 4MHz of bandwidth. The 2016 ...
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Introducing Mega-Lite's Piccolo Blinder
Mega-Lite announces the Piccolo Blinder, a compact, bright, IP65 rated blinder that can be utilized for both indoor and outdoor use.
Equipped with one COB LED the Piccolo Blinder can produce a powerful punch while only using a ...
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Yamaha Pro Audio Adds McGarry to Expand CIS Sales Staff
Yamaha Corporation of America, professional audio division, has expanded its sales staff to include Jonathan McGarry to a new group that will specifically handle the commercial installation solutions (CIS) product line. ...
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Prolyte Group Adds Partner to Distribution Network in North America
Prolyte Group has added a new distribution partner to its global partner network. ProVision Staging LLC has become distribution partner for Prolyte in North America, serving the Hawaii and California regions. Based on its ...
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Steve Bewley Creates the Perfect Stormzy with Ayrton
"This is the moment that I have been waiting for my whole life. I am now ready to certify my position as a credible artist and someone who is here for the long run." The grime artist Stormzy was in no doubt about the importance of the Ga ...
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ETC Eos Ti Scary Good on Criss Angel's Mindfreak Live!
Criss Angel's Mindfreak Live! at the Luxor Resort & Casino in Las Vegas upends people's views of magic and awes spectators with a goth-horror vibe mixed with rock 'n' roll spectacle. The production has the largest number of moving ...
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Powersoft OEM Amplification Delivers for BASSBOSS AT212-3K Powered Tops
Austin, Texas-based powered loudspeaker manufacturer BASSBOSS announces a refresh of its popular two-way, self-powered, bi-amplified AT212 Powered Top. The new AT212-3K improves upon the impressive performance of the original with ...
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Major New York City Arts Festival Adapts with EAW
The Lincoln Center Festival, hosted by New York City's Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, occurs annually and typically hosts more than 40 performances across the campus over the course of 20 days.
This year's festival featured ...
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Theatre in Review: Tartuffe (Phoenix Theatre Ensemble/The Wild Project)
I hope I'm not making too radical a statement here, but I think that if you're going to stage Tartuffe, it ought to be funny.
I'm not being facetious. For all their brilliance, the plays of Molière are slippery ...
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