|
  Happy Holidays!
Please note the Lighting&Sound America, Protocol, and PLASA New York offices will close on December 24 for the holidays and reopen on Thursday, January 2, 2014. We would like to thank all of you for your great support ...
|
|
|
|
|
Line 6 to be Acquired by Yamaha Corporation
Yamaha Corporation and Line 6, Inc. announce a definitive agreement for Yamaha to acquire Line 6, a manufacturer of innovative solutions for musicians. The acquisition expands Yamaha's portfolio of modeling guitar processing ...
|
|
|
|
|
Seven PLASA Standards for Reaffirmation Are Posted for Public Review
Seven PLASA standards up for reaffirmation are posted for public review on the PLASA TSP website at the URL below. No changes are planned at this time for the requirements in the standards. Any changes would be limited to ...
|
|
|
|
|
David Lees Joins Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems NUAGE Production System Team
Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems, Inc. (YCAS) announces the appointment of David Lees to the position of NUAGE district manager effective immediately. Lees has been with Yamaha since 2002 and has held various positions within ...
|
|
|
|
|
Masque Sound Welcomes Musical Mamma Mia! to New Broadway Home with Custom Audio Equipment Package
When the blockbuster musical Mamma Mia! recently moved six blocks south to its new Broadway home at the Broadhurst Theatre, Masque Sound, a theatrical sound reinforcement, installation, and design company, welcomed the smash ...
|
|
|
|
|
Casino Lounge Upgrades with New Yamaha CIS Series
Already outfitted with Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems equipment, Tulalip Casino Resort in Tulalip, Washington recently upgraded its Destinations Lounge audio system with the new Yamaha Commercial Installation Solutions (CIS) ...
|
|
|
|
|
Le Mark at the X Factor
From gaffer tapes to stage floors, Le Mark's professional products have played a starring role throughout this years series of ITV's smash hit show the X Factor.
Le Mark's gloss black StudioTak professional stage floor has ...
|
|
|
|
|
The Carolina Opry Theater Upgrades with Elation Professional High Resolution LED Video Display
The Carolina Opry Christmas special, "The Christmas Show of the South," at the Calvin Gilmore Theater in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, has brought the spirit of Christmas to life with music, comedy, and dance for over 27 years. Adding a ...
|
|
|
|
|
Systems Integrator 956 Group Takes Harman Professional Audio Components to Planet Fun
Systems integrator 956 Group recently installed a full Harman Professional audio system at the new multi-room entertainment venue Planet Fun, located in Zoppola, Italy. Mille Uno Bingo, the group that owns Planet Fun, wanted ...
|
|
|
|
|
New Exhibitors and More Free Education in Nashville
PLASA Focus: Nashville 2014 is set for success with organizer PLASA Events confirming new exhibitors and seminar speakers. The event is taking place on February 18 - 19, 2014, at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium. ...
|
|
|
|
|
LIGHTFAIR International 2014 Features Largest Conference in History
The LIGHTFAIR International (LFI) 2014 Conference brings together top lighting and design experts to create the largest conference in LFI's 25-year history. The Conference continues as a centerpiece of the world's largest annual ...
|
|
|
|
|
Mega Systems, Inc. Announces Mega Pro Sessions -- Hands-on Training and Product Showcase Event
Mega Systems, Inc. announces a series of events in 2014, the Mega Pro Sessions. The company will be touring the US, offering software training and displaying the latest innovations in lighting, audio, and video. The first events ...
|
|
|
|
|
W-DMX Grows with the PR Lighting Range
Wireless Solution Sweden AB's award-winning W-DMX technology is now available in the new moving head range of products by PR Lighting, adding to an already widely adopted array of fixtures featuring Wireless DMX capabilities.< ...
|
|
|
|
|
Elite Multimedia Productions Completes Large Gear Acquisition from TMB to Accommodate Growth for 2014 Tours
Elite Multimedia Productions (EMP), a Nashville, Tennessee-based professional sound, lighting, and video company, recently completed the major acquisition of live production equipment from TMB to accommodate the company's ...
|
|
|
|
|
High Output Names Daniel H. Jentzen Account Executive and Director of Education
High Output, Inc. announces that Daniel H. Jentzen, a lighting designer and theatre teacher, will join the company full-time as account executive in its event production department and as its corporate director of education.
|
|
|
|
|
Eventide's Mood - "How Does It Feel?"
Eventide announces the release of a trial version of Mood, a plug-in that characterizes the emotional content of music. Mood analyzes music including key, spectral content, tempo, dynamics, and additional aspects to create a set of " ...
|
|
|
|
|
NSCA Announces Speakers and Sessions for 16th Annual BLC
The 16th annual Business & Leadership Conference (BLC) will be held February 27 through March 1, 2014, in Dallas, Texas for leaders in systems integration, low-voltage contracting, and technology solution firms. ...
|
|
|
|
|
Immersive Signs to International Production Company Partizan
London-based design company Immersive has signed to production company Partizan -- twice listed over the past decade as the Gunn Report's "Best production Company in the World."
Immersive has become part of Partizan's "Darkr ...
|
|
|
|
|
EAW Ups the Ante with Anya During the American Country Awards in Las Vegas
Sound reinforcement provider ATK Audiotek deployed the Anya system by EAW (Eastern Acoustic Works) in collaboration with Rat Sound to deliver an amazing audio experience at the fourth Annual American Country Awards (ACA ...
|
|
|
|
|
Bose L1 Systems Chosen for Hawaiian Virtuoso Daniel Ho
From his base in Los Angeles to venues as far apart as Nashville and Hong Kong, Daniel Ho has taken the traditional music of Hawaii far and wide. The Oahu native has recorded 18 solo albums and produced over 100 albums, in the ...
|
|
|
|
|
Pete's Big TVs Tours with Donny & Marie's Christmas Shows
Donny and Marie Osmond are spreading their holiday spirit in song and dance around the US on their 15-city Christmas tour. Pete's Big TVs is again supplying a full video HD production system for the show, and enhanced its production ...
|
|
|
|
|
Theatre in Review: Cirkopolis (Skirball Center)
If you enjoy the circus in its more modern manifestations and have grown a little weary of the bombast and overdesign that often plagues Cirque du Soleil's attraction, then Cirkopolis may be just the thing for you. It's the ...
|
|
|
|
|
PLASA and ProSight Launch Free Resource Guide for the Entertainment Technology Industry
ProSight Specialty Insurance, a global specialty insurance carrier in the film and live events industries, and PLASA have released Entertaining Safety: The Entertainment Technology Professional's Guide to Insurance and Risk ...
|
|
|
|
|
Jennifer Tipton to deliver Keynote Session at Stage Lighting Super Saturday
Jennifer Tipton is famous for her lighting designs for dance, opera, and theatre. She has been nominated for five Tony Awards for theatre lighting and has been awarded two Tony Awards. Tipton teaches theatre lighting at Yale and is ...
|
|
|
|
|
SSL Welcomes Mankin Media To US Live Console Distribution Network
Solid State Logic is adding to its US reseller network for SSL Live consoles with the appointment of its first specialist house of worship dealer, Mankin Media.
"We are thrilled to become a partner in the SSL Live Dealer ...
|
|
|
|
|
A.C. Lighting Inc. Appoints Penny Watier Chief Operating Officer
North American entertainment technology reseller A.C. Lighting has announce appointed Penny Watier, as the company's chief operating officer, with immediate effect.
The newly-created role is a result of A.C. Lighting Inc's ...
|
|
|
|
|
Schools Get Rigging Inspections Courtesy of USITT, Sponsors
USITT has approved the largest number of schools ever for free stage rigging inspections and safety training in the latest round of its Rigging Safety Initiative. USITT received applications from 23 schools in fall 2013 and approved 13 for ...
|
|
|
|
|
Bandit Lites Nominated for Pollstar Lighting Company of the Year Award
Bandit Lites has been nominated for Lighting Company of the Year by Pollstar.
In a departure from prior year's awards, the Pollstar Live 25th Annual Industry awards will be held February 21 at the Ryman Auditorium in ...
|
|
|
|
|
Immersive Creates EPIC 2.0 experience for Eric Prydz Dates in the US
Immersive, the innovative London and New York-based show designer and video content creator, is the visual design mastermind behind Eric Prydz' recent EPIC 2.0 shows in the US.
Immersive enjoys an ongoing creative ...
|
|
|
|
|
The Alexandrinsky Theatre Hosts Luc Lafortune's Lecture With Special Backing from Clay Paky
Luc Lafortune held a lecture of great cultural interest, called "Art and Poetry in Stage Lighting", on December 5 in St. Petersburg. This exclusive event was held on the beautiful, modern New Stage in the Alexandrinsky Theatre by ...
|
|
|
|
|
PRG Chooses VUE Line Array For Famed Tree Lighting Ceremony at Rockefeller Center
The annual tree lighting ceremony at New York's Rockefeller Center in early December is a spectacle that marks the official beginning to the holiday season for countless people across the country. Today, the event has expanded well beyond ...
|
|
|
|
|
Masque Sound Makes Triumphant Return To Lincoln Center Theater For New Production of Macbeth
When the curtain rose on William Shakespeare's Macbeth at Lincoln Center Theater, Masque Sound, a leading theatrical sound reinforcement, installation and design company, was on-hand to provide sound designer Mark Bennett and ...
|
|
|
|
|
John Mayer's Born and Raised World Tour Relies on Harman's Martin Viper Lighting Fixtures
As John Mayer travels the world on his four-continent Born and Raised tour, lighting designer Nathan Alves ensures the lavish set is deployed quickly and easily to wow fans beyond Mayer's renowned guitar playing. Supplied by ...
|
|
|
|
|
Lighthouse and Panasonic Bring The Cube to Lincoln's Railyard
Panasonic and Lighthouse have delivered a unique LED display known as The Cube, to Lincoln, Nebraska's Railyard entertainment district, in the West Haymarket development called Canopy Street. ...
|
|
|
|
|
Indiana's Ball State University Selects Grass Valley Live Production Solutions for Sports Coverage
Grass Valley has supplied Ball State University, located in Muncie, Indiana, with a live production solution that provides University staff the flexibility and versatility to capture more appealing and creative footage from sporting ...
|
|
|
|
|
Theatre in Review: Chéri (Signature Theatre)
Passion duels with practicality in Chéri, Martha Clarke's beguiling distillation of a pair novels by Colette. Written in the 1920s, they present a situation that still shocks: The title character is barely out of his ...
|
|
|
|
|
Elation Expands with Opening of New 48,000-Sq.-Ft. Facility in South Florida
Over 200 customers attended the opening of the new 48,000-sq.-ft. ADJ Group facility in South Florida on December 11th with guests getting a first look at the building's modern amenities and enjoying a light show that featured over ...
|
|
|
|
|
International Conference on Sustainability in Performance, Staging Sustainability, Set for Toronto
Staging Sustainability 2014 will introduce attendees to ground-breakers working across Canada, on Broadway, in London, in community gardens -- as well as all points in-between -- to remake the way we work in the performing arts. It ...
|
|
|
|
|
Mega-Lite Launches the Mega Air DMX
The Mega Air DMX is a new interface by Mega-Lite for sending DMX signal wirelessly from one location to another. When running DMX cable is complex or too much of an expense, the Mega Air DMX is a solution. The Mega Air DMX uses ...
|
|
|
|
|
High End Systems Partners with Creative Stage Lighting to Distribute Axon and Axon HD Media Servers
Barco Lighting Systems (dba as High End Systems (HES), of Austin, Texas) and Creative Stage Lighting Co., Inc. (CSL) announce an additional product partnership that will enable Creative Stage Lighting to serve as a ...
|
|
|
|
|
SynAudCon Announces Spring 2014 In-Person Training Schedule
Synergetic Audio Concepts (SynAudCon) has released their in-person seminar schedule for the Spring of 2014.
SynAudCon provides audio educational offerings through web-based and in-person training offered worldwide. ...
|
|
|
|
|
Harman Professional Releases Updated HiQnet Audio Architect Version 1.2 Audio System Control Software
Harman Professional introduces HiQnet Audio Architect version 1.2 professional audio control software, which now offers support of third-party controllers, along with two new Crown DriveCore Install Series amplifiers and the < ...
|
|
|
|
|
New Deal Sounds Great to DPA Microphones
Microphone manufacturer DPA Microphones has consolidated its position in the market by joining forces with The Riverside Company, a global private equity firm that focuses on acquiring strong and growing businesses. The ...
|
|
|
|
|
Meyer Sound Introduces Galileo Callisto 616 AES Primary Array Processor
The new Meyer Sound Galileo Callisto 616 AES primary array processor is a hardware and software solution for driving and aligning Meyer Sound loudspeaker array systems. Combining versatile alignment tools like U-Shaping equalization ...
|
|
|
|
|
Audinate Doubles Dante Ultimo Channel Capacity
Audinate, provider of digital media networking for the A/V, conferencing, public address, and broadcast industries, announces it is adding a new product to its Ultimo family of products. The new Ultimo (ULT-01-004) supports 4x4 ...
|
|
|
|
|
PreSonus Ships Innovative StudioLive AI-series Active Integration PA Loudspeakers
PreSonus is shipping its new StudioLive AI-series Active Integration loudspeakers, active loudspeakers that deliver studio-monitor accuracy onstage. The new line includes the full-range StudioLive 312AI, 315AI, and 328AI and the ...
|
|
|
|
|
Harman's Crown Now Shipping Its High-Power DriveCore Install Series Amplifiers
Harman's Crown Audio announces it is now shipping the four highest-powered models in its DriveCore Install (DCi) Series power amplifiers. Available in both DCi Analog and DCi Network Ethernet-linkable configurations, the four ...
|
|
|
|
|
SSL Begins Roll Out of US Live Console Partner Network with Nashville-Based Spectrum Sound
Solid State Logic announces the roll out of the US reseller network for SSL Live consoles with the appointment of professional audio equipment and services company Spectrum Sound. The announcement is the first of many with a ...
|
|
|
|
|
Full Circle Lighting & Productions Adds Clay Paky Sharpy Wash Fixtures to Inventory
Atlanta's Full Circle Lighting & Productions has invested in 24 Clay Paky Sharpy Wash lights for its inventory. A.C.T Lighting is the exclusive distributor of Clay Paky fixtures in North America. ...
|
|
|
|
|
Grand Central Terminal Lights Up For The Holidays With Harman's Martin Professional
As New York's Grand Central Terminal celebrates its 100th anniversary, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Metro-North Railroad decided to create a beautiful lighting design for all travelers and New Yorkers to brighten up ...
|
|
|
|
|
Chauvet Professional Debuts Ovation C-640FC RGBWA LED
Chauvet Professional introduces the new Ovation C-640FC, a compact LED-powered wash fixture that can serve up practically any color imaginable via DMX-controlled blending of its RGBWA (red, green, blue, white, and amber) LEDs. Along ...
|
|
|
|
|
Bandit Lites Chair Honored
On November 13, 2013 The University of Tennessee bestowed one its' highest honors on Bandit Lites chair Michael T. Strickland as he was presented with the Development Council Service Award. The award recognizes exceptional ...
|
|
|
|
|
Shure Now Accepting Entries for its Third Annual "Get the Gig" Internship Competition
Shure Incorporated announces the launch of its third annual "Get the Gig" artist relations internship competition, open to junior and senior-level college students or recent class of 2013 graduates. The winner will spend summer 2014 ...
|
|
|
|
|
Elation Launches Platinum Profile 35 Pro with Framing
Elation Professional continues to make advances in its Platinum discharge range of energy-efficient moving heads with launch of the Platinum Profile 35 Pro, a full-featured professional lighting fixture with flexible framing system.< ...
|
|
|
|
|
Kinetic Lighting Adds Yvette Fuentes in New Role of Customer Service Representative
Kinetic Lighting announces Yvette Fuentes has joined the team in the newly created role of customer service representative located in the company's Glendale, California headquarters.
The company says the addition of ...
|
|
|
|
|
Michelle Grabel-Komar Joins Full Compass as VP of Product Planning and Procurement
Full Compass Systems, a supplier of professional audio, video, lighting, and musical instrument sales, announces the addition of Michelle Grabel-Komar to its executive staff. Grabel-Komar joins the company as vice president ...
|
|
|
|
|
AVW-TELAV Vancouver Wins 2014 Consumer Choice Award
AVW-TELAV Audio Visual Solutions announces that it has been selected by Vancouver and surrounding area residents as the 2014 Consumer Choice Award (CCA) winner in the audio visual services category. CCA was established in ...
|
|
|
|
|
New Osram LED Packs More Power for Projectors
Osram Opto Semiconductors has introduced two new high-power versions of the Osram Ostar Projection LED for projectors with a brightness of up to 1,700 lumens. With to their optimized design, the company says they offer high luminous ...
|
|
|
|
|
RockWave Fiber Systems Deploys Riedel RockNet Audio Network for Red Bull and Traxxas TORC Racing Events
Riedel Communications, a provider of real-time video, audio, data, and communications networks, announces that RockWave Fiber Systems has used a Riedel RockNet real-time, low-latency audio distribution network to support the Red ...
|
|
|
|
|
Clay Paky Sharpys and grandMA2 Get the Justin Timberlake Experience on His New World Tour
Justin Timberlake kicked off his 20/20 Experience world tour in Montreal and Clay Paky Sharpys, Sharpy Washes, and the grandMA2 console were out in force. A.C.T Lighting is the exclusive North American distributor of ...
|
|
|
|
|
"So You Think You Can Dance" Tours with 4Wall Nashville
Based on its live television counterpart, the "So You Think You Can Dance" tour hit the road this fall with lighting from 4Wall Nashville.
Raj Kapoor Productions teamed with Magneto Live Design and lighting designer < ...
|
|
|
|
|
Bose RoomMatch Loudspeakers Allow Trinity Baptist Church to Dial Back the Volume While Increasing Its Reach
The classic architecture of mid-American Baptist churches is characterized by spareness and utility, with little to distract the eye from the pulpit. However, that same kind of design, featuring hardwood floors and highly reflective walls ...
|
|
|
|
|
Industry Veteran Anne Johnston Joins Pete's Big TVs
Industry veteran Anne Johnston has joined Pete's Big TVs as an account rep. Based in the New York/Tri-State area, Johnston will serve the company's video equipment rental clients in the concert touring, TV, and ...
|
|
|
|
|
Bandit Lites Releases Mobile App
Bandit Lites announces a new mobile app for information about all things lighting -- including quotes, concerts, and photos with its new mobile app.
For those looking for buy new or used gear, the app allows users to purchase ...
|
|
|
|
|
Barbizon Lighting Announces Florida General Manager
Barbizon CEO Jonathan Resnick announces the company has recruited Bob Leonard to be its Florida operation's general manager. Leonard comes to Barbizon from the audiovisual world, bringing with him over 20 years of management ...
|
|
|
|
|
Focusrite Revives the Red Mic Pre in Lunchbox Format -- Now Shipping
Focusrite announces the return of the Red Series mic preamp -- in a new incarnation for the "lunchbox" "500 Series" portable rack system. It is shipping now.
Focusrite's Red Range was originally released in 1993. With circuitry ...
|
|
|
|
|
Audio Precision Releases Android App for Automated Testing of Smartphone and Tablet Audio Quality
Audio Precision (AP), an audio testing company, announces a new Android app for testing smartphone audio quality. Serving as an interface between the Android device and one of Audio Precision's APx audio analyzers, the app allows ...
|
|
|
|
|
Ricky Martin and Draco Rosa Get The Pointe at the 2013 Latin Grammys
Carlos Colina, lighting designer for the 2013 Latin Grammy Awards, staged at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas and produced by Univision, decided to make a point for Ricky Martin's live appearance at the ...
|
|
|
|
|
NBC's Sunday Night Football Kicks Off Ayrton MagicPanel 602 Career in the USA
Lighting designer, Benoit Richard, can lay claim to the first use of Ayrton's new MagicPanel 602 fixtures in the USA with his lighting for Carrie Underwood as she performed "Waiting All Day for Sunday Night," the opening ...
|
|
|
|
|
La Jolla Playhouse Upgrades its Intercom System with Clear-Com's HelixNet Partyline
Clear-Com announces that La Jolla Playhouse, the nationally-acclaimed theater located on the campus of the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), has deployed four HelixNet Partyline systems for production communication ...
|
|
|
|
|
Avid Live Systems Power Austin City Limits Music Festival
The Austin City Limits Music Festival is renowned for the high-caliber live performances that entertain 225,000 music fans each year in Austin, Texas. The popularity and size of the 2013 event resulted in an expansion of the program to two ...
|
|
|
|
|
WorxAudio Technologies Loudspeakers Deployed at West Market Street United Methodist Church
With a history that dates back to the 1830's, West Market Street United Methodist Church in Greensboro, North Carolina is a vibrant congregation where music plays a vital role in the worship services. In an effort to provide the ...
|
|
|
|
|
Chroma-Q Color Force Battens Provide Subtle Cycs for Emil and the Detectives at the National Theatre
Billed as 'the latest in the exciting tradition of War Horse and His Dark Materials, Emil and the Detectives requires lighting designer Lucy Carter to transform the National Theatre's Olivier Stage into 1920s Berlin, ...
|
|
|
|
|
Electrosonic Supports Integrated Environmental Media System in New Tom Bradley International Terminal at LAX
The new Tom Bradley International Terminal at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) offers passengers a unique travel experience with its Integrated Environmental Media System (IEMS), a series of seven digital media features integrated ...
|
|
|
|
|
Hemsley Internship Program Applications Open January 1
Applications for the 31st annual Hemsley Internship Program will be accepted from January 1, 2014 through January 15, 2014. Interviews for finalists will be held in New York on March 15, 2014 in conjunction with the Hemsley ...
|
|
|
|
|
Stage Technologies Takes Platinum at ITEAC 2014
The organizers of the International Theatre Engineering and Architecture Conference (ITEAC) are delighted to announce that Stage Technologies is the major sponsor of the 2014 conference.
Stage Technologies' continued ...
|
|
|
|
|
LynTec to Exhibit at PLASA Focus: Nashville 2014
LynTec will be showing several new products at PLASA Focus: Nashville, February 18 - 19, 2014, at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium.
LynTec's all-new, award-winning Remote Power Control Mobile (RPCM) is the first ...
|
|
|
|
|
SSL Teams with Audio Acústica for Live Console Distribution in Mexico
Solid State Logic announces that as part of the ongoing development of a global partner network for SSL Live consoles, pro audio specialist Audio Acústica y Electrónica S.A. de C.V. will distribute SSL Live in Mexico. ...
|
|
|
|
|
LMG Systems Integration Launches in Nashville; Hires Tim Slade
LMG announces the hiring of Tim Slade as a sales engineer in Nashville in order to launch and expand a local presence in the marketplace for the firm's systems integration division. Slade's duties will include developing new ...
|
|
|
|
|
Middle Atlantic Names Blake Brubaker Regional Sales Manager
Middle Atlantic Products has appointed Blake Brubaker as regional sales manager for Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, South Dakota, and North Dakota.
In his new position, Brubaker will manage sales for the A/V, security, ...
|
|
|
|
|
The NAMM Foundation to Induct Breakthrough Inventions at its Annual TECnology Hall of Fame Ceremony
The NAMM Foundation has announced 10 historic 20th-century musical and sound inventions ranging from 1915 through 1998 that will be inducted to its ninth TECnology Hall of Fame. Inventions that have greatly impacted the audio ...
|
|
|
|
|
Netherlands's Bazelmans AVR Expands Rental Inventory to Reach 100 Meyer Sound Loudspeakers
With its recent purchase of the 1100-LFC low-frequency control elements and JM-1P arrayable loudspeakers, Veldhoven-based rental company Bazelmans AVR has grown its inventory to include more than 100 Meyer Sound loudspeakers.< ...
|
|
|
|
|
Show Production Services Invests in 19-Pin EverGrip Cable Assemblies from Lex Products
Show Production Services has invested in the new, award-winning 19-pin overmolded EverGrip, part of the PowerFlex line of cable assemblies from Lex Products / Ten47.
The company was introduced to the product at this ...
|
|
|
|
|
Analog Way Announces New Seamless Matrix Scalers
Analog Way introduces the SmartMatriX² and QuickMatriX, two new seamless scaling matrix switchers based on Analog Way's Midra platform. The products will be exhibited in Analog Way's booth #11-F58 during Integrated Systems Europe ...
|
|
|
|
|
Psychedelic Rockers MGMT Transport Audiences Live Across the Globe With DiGiCo
New York-based psychedelic rock band MGMT is at the core of a duo comprised of Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser. But live, they are one of those bands that are expansive. And by all indications of reviews from their current global ...
|
|
|
|
|
DBS Productions Relies on Martin Audio for Miami Carnival
Drummer Boy Sound Productions recently used different configurations of its Martin Audio W8LM system for a series of concerts by Machel Montano, the world's leading exponent of Soca, at the Miami Carnival celebration. ...
|
|
|
|
|
Amos Lee Tour Takes Two Yamaha CLs on The Road in Support of Latest CD
Amos Lee is an American singer-songwriter whose musical style encompasses folk, rock, and soul. Born in Philadelphia, the 36-year old is embarking on a new tour in support of his sixth CD, "Mountains of Sorrow, Rivers of Song." This CD ...
|
|
|
|
|
LED3 and Pro Sound & Video Light Up NFL's Arizona Cardinals
LED3 partnered with Pro Sound & Video to help the Arizona Cardinals build a fan area inside the gates of the University Phoenix Stadium. The 8.2' x 14.8' LED display brings the excitement of football highlights and fan ...
|
|
|
|
|
Theatre in Review: Twelfth Night (Belasco Theatre)
It has become common shorthand to refer to the current shows at the Belasco as the "Mark Rylance Shakespeares." As brilliant as he is, however, this does a disservice to the overall excellence of the company performing in Richard ...
|
|
|
|
|
Theatre in Review: Love, Linda (York Theatre Company)
What to say about the marriage of Cole and Linda Porter? It was just one of those things. An alliance that lasted a lifetime, it was nevertheless a cocktail of swanky good times and discreetly tended heartbreak. A true Southern belle -- a ...
|
|
|
|
|
School is in at Tomcat U
Tomcat understands the importance of not only having the best truss and hoist/rigging equipment for your support structures, but also having the experience and knowledge to use it correctly and safely. ...
|
|
|
|
|
Elation Professional Offers New HedgeHog 4 Lighting Console
Elation Professional announced at the recent LDI trade show in Las Vegas a distribution agreement with High End Systems that allows the company to distribute the HES HedgeHog 4 in North and South America, India, and Southeast ...
|
|
|
|
|
LumenRadio's SuperNova 3 Is Now Shipping
LumenRadio announces that SuperNova 3 is now available for download on the company website. The release is the culmination of almost a years worth of development work, field, and beta trials.
The release of SuperNova 3 unlocks ...
|
|
|
|
|
Nemetschek Vectorworks Named One of Baltimore's 100 Top Workplaces by The Baltimore Sun
Nemetschek Vectorworks, Inc., a provider of intuitive and practical CAD and building information modeling (BIM) software solutions, announces that it has been selected as one of Baltimore's 100 Top Workplaces for 2013 by The ...
|
|
|
|
|
D.A.S. Audio of America Celebrates Move into New Headquarters
D.A.S. Audio, a manufacturer of loudspeaker systems for reinforcement applications, announces the company's US-based division has relocated into new headquarters. With the company's expanding presence throughout the Americas, the ...
|
|
|
|
|
CITC's AquaMax Wins Best Debuting Product of the Year, Special Effects at LDI 2013
CITC's AquaMax haze machine won the award at LDI 2013 for the "Best Debuting Product of the Year," in the special effects category. CITC's new AquaMax haze unit offers a unique technology. According to the company, this new ...
|
|
|
|
|
NSCA Offers Special Pricing for BLC Attendees
As part of its Business & Leadership Conference (BLC), NSCA announces two opportunities for attendees to receive special registration pricing for the 16th annual BLC on February 27 - March 1 in Dallas, Texas. ...
|
|
|
|
|
Michael Prager Named Director of US Sales for Adam Audio
b>Adam Audio USA, a manufacturer of loudspeakers for professional audio and the HiFi market, founded in 1999 in Berlin, Germany, announces it has named Michael Prager as director of US sales. In this new capacity, Prager will be ...
|
|
|
|
|
High End Systems Launches WWW.HOGHOG.RU
High End Systems announces the launch of a new support, service and HOG community portal for Russian speaking markets. The portal can be accessed by at WWW.HOGHOG.RU.
The portal will be a place for Russian speaking Hog users to ...
|
|
|
|
|
Chandler Limited and Plugin Alliance Announce Cooperative Agreement
Chandler Limited, a manufacturer of signal processing and related music and audio products, announces the company has entered into an agreement with Wilmington, Deleware-based Plugin Alliance LLC, in conjunction with its ...
|
|
|
|
|
Richard Martin Lighting Invests in Philips Showline SL NITRO 510s
London-based moving light specialist Richard Martin Lighting has made a major investment in Philips Showline's SL NITRO 510 LED strobes.
The company -- which recently celebrated 30 years of working on projects including ...
|
|
|
|
|
Eilon Ron StageMaster Wireless Load Cells Give Peace of Mind on Rammstein Tour
Germany-based Dart Rigging GmbH has been handling rigging on Rammstein shows since 2005 and for the band's last two tours has been using Ron StageMaster wireless load cells by Eilon Engineering to monitor the large set ...
|
|
|
|
|
Theatre in Review: The Pigeoning (HERE Arts Center)
Not since Alfred Hitchcock sent Tippi Hedren strolling down a dark corridor into a dark room filled with angry avians has there been so much fine feathered mayhem as you will find in The Pigeoning. Robin Frohardt's ...
|
|
|
|
|
Texas Funnyman Jaston Williams to Speak at USITT 2014
Comic actor and writer Jaston Williams will be the keynote speaker at USITT's 2014 Annual Conference & Stage Expo in Fort Worth next March.
The Texas funnyman will entertain 5,000-plus members of the backstage industry March 26 ...
|
|
|
|
|
Behringer's X32 Producer Now Available
Behringer's new X32 Producer, the latest full-featured, rack-mountable console from the award-winning X32 digital mixer family, is now available through dealers and distributors worldwide. With 16 Midas-designed mic preamps, eight ...
|
|
|
|
|
DPA Microphones Plans to Makes Some Noise at the 2014 NAMM Show
Folk pop band SHEL will once again be the headlining act for DPA Microphones at the 2014 NAMM Show in booth 7119, January 23 - 26, in Anaheim, California. Longtime fans of the company, SHEL is made up of four sisters (Sarah, ...
|
|
|
|
|
Riedel Launches New Products at ISE 2014
Riedel Communications will be exhibiting at Integrated Systems Europe 2014, February 4 - 6, in Amsterdam.
Riedel has released a new universal video I/O card for the company's MediorNet Modular real-time network. Supporting ...
|
|
|
|
|
SGM Italy Reborn
Following Peter Johansen's takeover of SGM in February 2012, the company and brand have undergone a complete revamp. This process remains ongoing, with the latest activity being a new distribution channel for the Italian ...
|
|
|
|
|
14th Annual Latin Grammy Awards Shine with Shure
Marc Anthony, Carlos Vives, and Draco Rosa shined among the top winners of the 14th Annual Latin Grammy Awards. The awards show, televised on Univision, took place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. Since the annual ...
|
|
|
|
|
Greenville Falls For The Alcons Pro-Ribbon Sound
As summer heads towards winter in the Northern Hemisphere, there is still time for warmer places to enjoy some outdoor entertainment before the temperature drops too much. Such is the case in Greenville, South Carolina, where Alcons ...
|
|
|
|
|
Vue Audiotechnik al-8 Line Array Impresses at Steve Miller Show in Newport News
Steve Miller's long-time system engineer, Tom Martinez, and front-of-house engineer, Scott Boorey, recently had the chance to put Vue Audiotechnik's new al-8 line array system through the paces at Miller's tour stop in ...
|
|
|
|
|
Pangolin's LivePRO Software Used at EDC Orlando
The Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) is one of the United State's largest electronic music festivals. At the recent EDC festival in Orlando, Florida, the team at Lasertainment Productions went all out, putting on a laser show that the ...
|
|
|
|
|
Premiere Southern California Live Music Venue Steps it Up with Varia
The Gaslamp is one of Southern California's best-known night spots, with a rich history of great entertainment and an impressively eclectic roster. On any given night, the club's stage plays host to artists ranging from hard rock and metal ...
|
|
|
|
|
Philips Vari-Lite Provides Key Fixtures for Huge Latvian Festival
Challenged with lighting a huge concert featuring 20,000 performers celebrating Latvian culture in an open air space, lighting designer Normunds Blasans felt he could only achieve his vision by specifying Philips Vari-Lite's ...
|
|
|
|
|
Theatre in Review: How I Learned What I Learned (Signature Theatre/Alice Griffin Jewel Box Theatre)
August Wilson gives us a tour of his early life in How I Learned What I Learned. A kind of self-portrait of the artist as a young man, it excels in drawing a vivid portrait of life in Pittsburgh's Hill District, ...
|
|
|
|
|
Theatre in Review: Le Jazz Hot: How the French Saved Jazz (59E59)
"If it weren't for France, jazz would be dead." This statement, made by Quincy Jones to musicians Peter and Will Anderson, genuinely startles. Yes, the French have always adored jazz -- but the idea that they gave the kiss of ...
|
|
|
|
|
Sam Harden, of Bandit Lites, Passes Away
Bandit Lites has released a sad statement: "On November 29 a longtime member of the Bandit Lites family, Sam Harden, passed away. Sam started with Bandit Lites in 1994 on his first tour, Brooks & Dunn. Very early in his time ...
|
|
|
|
|
Stage Lighting Super Saturday Set for New York City February 15
Sonny Sonnenfeld and Scott C. Parker announce that this year's seminar Stage Lighting Super Saturday selects New York City for its ninth annual seminar.
At 8:00am on Saturday, February 15, 2014, the ninth annual ...
|
|
|
|
|
The Long Reach Long Riders Announce the Route for their 2014 Charity Motorcycle Ride
The 11th annual Long Reach Long Rider charity motorcycle ride, dubbed "Carpe Twisty," will visit the mid-Atlantic states of Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia. Starting and ending in Baltimore, Maryland, the riders ...
|
|
|
|
|
Music Group City to Open in 2014
Just over a year after breaking ground on a massive new campus that will become home to up to 10,000 employees, Music Group founder and CEO Uli Behringer is excited about the progress made on the site -- and the prospects for ...
|
|
|
|
|
Keith Bohn Departs Tomcat USA
Tomcat, a manufacturer of aluminum truss, structural components, and custom stages for the entertainment, audiovisual, exhibition, and worship industries and a brand of The Milos Group, announces today that longtime veteran
|
|
|
|
|
SL NITRO 510 Luminaire Now in Stock Available for Rent at US Dealers
Philips Entertainment announces that Showline SL NITRO 510 luminaires are now easily available for rent across North America through authorized dealers strategically located across the United States. As two of the latest ...
|
|
|
|
|
ADJ Launches Tri-Color LEDs and Pixel Control on New 3W Ultra Bar Series Linear Fixtures
ADJ's new Ultra Bar Series -- a professional grade of indoor linear fixtures -- now offers lighting designers and entertainers a brighter 3W tri-color (three-in-one) RGB LEDs.
The Ultra Bar Series consists of three models: Ultra ...
|
|
|
|
|
DPA Microphones Unveils new d:dicate Series MMP-F Modular Active Boom at the 2014 NAMM Show
DPA Microphones, the manufacturer of high-level reference and headset microphones, will introduce its new d:dicate Series MMP-F modular active boom at the 2014 NAMM Show, January 23 - 26, in Anaheim, California in booth 7119. ...
|
|
|
|
|
Parnelli for Chauvet's Nexus
The Chauvet Professional Nexus 4x4 LED display panel provides audiences with its big and bold eye candy effect. The COB LED blinder/wash was recently presented with the "2013 Parnelli Award for Indispensable Technology" in the ...
|
|
|
|
|
AVW-TELAV President Elected President of InfoComm International
AVW-TELAV Audio Visual Solutions announces that company president Johanne Bélanger will become the next president of InfoComm International's board of directors, effective January 1, 2014. InfoComm International is the ...
|
|
|
|
|
Harman Professional Appoints Joachim Bogetvedt as Sales Manager, Nordic, Martin Professional
Harman Professional announces the appointment of Joachim Bogetvedt as sales manager, Nordic, Martin Professional. Based in Kristiansand, Norway, Bogetvedt will lead sales and initiatives for Martin Professional across ...
|
|
|
|
|
Diego & Diogo Film First DVD with Robe Lighting
Brazilian singing brothers Diego & Diogo have recently filmed their debut DVD at the Nestle Auditorium in São José do Rio Pardo, São Paulo, using nearly 150 different Robe fixtures -- including the brand new Pointe -- with lighting ...
|
|
|
|
|
Clay Paky Sharpys and grandMA2 Consoles are Winners at Miss America 2014 Pageant
The Miss America pageant returned to its Atlantic City origins this year and lighting designer Allen Branton was charged with lighting the cavernous Boardwalk Hall and making sure 53 beautiful women looked their best whenever ...
|
|
|
|
|
Corporate Magic Orchestrates 15th Annual Red Kettle Campaign Kickoff during Cowboys Thanksgiving Game
For nearly 125 years, the Salvation Army's signature Red Kettle Campaign has collected billions of dollars to provide a critical lifeline to the homeless, counseling and safe harbor for the neglected and abused, and after-school meals, ...
|
|
|
|
|
Theatre in Review: The (Curious Case of the) Watson Intelligence (Playwrights Horizons)
The (Curious Case of the) Watson Intelligence gives a twist to the classic romantic comedy setup: Boy meets girl, boy loses girl, girl gets operating system. It's a story that plays out in multiple periods, mixing historical ...
|
|
|
|
|
City Theatrical to Host Free Webinar on SHoW DMX Vero
City Theatrical will be hosting the fourth free webinar in a series of five on Wireless DMX on Tuesday, December 10, 2013 at 11am EST (16:00 GMT). This webinar will focus on how to set up a permanent outdoor architectural wireless ...
|
|
|
|
|
Elation Professional Raises Profile at Busy LDI 2013
LDI Premier show sponsor Elation Professional enjoyed perhaps its busiest LDI event ever, November 22-24 in Las Vegas, as the company continued to raise its profile in the industry with a number of key product launches that ...
|
|
|
|
|
Chauvet Professional Unveils Nexus Aw 7x7 Warm White 2,800K Narrow-Beam LED Display
Chauvet Professional has added the Nexus Aw 7x7, a versatile warm white LED panel, to its Parnelli Award-winning series of Nexus LED displays. Emitting bright, narrow beams from 49 powerful 3W 2,800K CREE LEDs, the Nexus Aw 7x7 ...
|
|
|
|
|
Open Control Architecture Alliance Expands, Adding Focusrite, RCF; OCA 1.2 Specification Released
The Open Control Architecture (OCA) Alliance, the industry collective developing a standardized media networking system control architecture for professional applications, has added Focusrite and RCF Corp. to its ...
|
|
|
|
|
Apollo Design Launches the AVID 7 Wash and AVID 5 Can Luminaires
Apollo Design Technology, Inc. recently released the AVID 7 Wash and AVID 5 Can LED fixtures. The AVID 7 Wash is the latest generation LED fixture utilizing the newest Osram chips. The fixture has been designed with a unique ...
|
|
|
|
|
DPA Microphones Introduces d:vote Rock Touring Kits at the 2014 NAMM Show
DPA Microphones, the manufacturer of high-level reference and headset microphones, announces its new d:vote 4099 Rock Touring Kits at the 2014 NAMM Show in booth 7119, January 23 - 26, in Anaheim, California. With the choice between ...
|
|
|
|
|
SSL "Live" Console Comes to the 2014 NAMM Show
Solid State Logic, a manufacturer of creative tools for audio professionals, is featuring Live, the company's first console for live sound production, at the 2014 NAMM Show, January 23 - 26, in booth 6900 in Anaheim, ...
|
|
|
|
|
Pro Audio Stash Launches New Octopus Range of PDUs
UK-based 19" rack specialist designer, manufacturer, and supplier Pro Audio Stash (PAS) launches the first in a brand new range of power distribution units.
The British manufactured Octopus is an entry level racking product ...
|
|
|
|
|
Stardraw.com Introduces Cable Presets to Stardraw Design 7
Software provider Stardraw.com has recently added a major new feature, cable presets, to their award-winning design and documentation software, Stardraw Design 7 (SD7). Cable presets provide the ability to set up, save, and re-use ...
|
|
|
|
|
Masque Sound Celebrates the Holiday Season with Christmas Live! 2013 at Graceway Bible Church
As GraceWay Bible Church in Hamilton, New Jersey gets ready to stage its annual holiday program, Christmas Live!, Masque Sound, a theatrical sound reinforcement, installation, and design company, returns with a custom audio ...
|
|
|
|
|
Sound Reinforcement for "Lost in the 50s" Goes Wireless with Lectosonics
For enthusiasts of hot rods, antique automobiles, and music of the 50s and 60s, "Lost in the 50s" was the place to be this past May. Featuring everything automotive from a 1926 Ford Model T through the ever-popular '57 Chevy and beyond, ...
|
|
|
|
|
I Love Techno Loves Robe
Robe was prominent on the lighting spec lists for I Love Techno -- one of the best known and most popular annual events in Belgium's action packed EDM calendar, staged at the Flanders Expo in Ghent. ...
|
|
|
|
|
Theatre in Review: No Man's Land (Cort Theatre)
"All we have left is the English language!" So says Ian McKellen early on in No Man's Land. Coming from him, it sounds like a cry of helplessness, but in the world of Harold Pinter's plays, language is the subtlest and ...
|
|
|
|
|
Theatre in Review: Macbeth (Lincoln Center Theatre/Vivian Beaumont)
At the end of Macbeth, the title character's head is brought on stage, having been severed from his body. Then again, you could say that Macbeth had his head handed to him by the New York press, who found much to complain ...
|
|
|
|
|
ETC Expands Again
In the last few years, ETC has entered new markets, introduced dozens of products, surpassed three million Source Four fixture sales, and gained new customers worldwide. To keep the pace of this steady growth, ETC is expanding its ...
|
|
|
|
|
It's Back! North American Plugfest Returns
The PLASA Control Protocols Plugfest, the event where manufacturers and developers can test their entertainment lighting control products for interoperability with other manufacturer's products, is scheduled to take place January 17 ...
|
|
|
|
|
Gold Coast Cultural Precinct Design Competition Winner Announced
An eight-member independent jury has selected Melbourne's ARM Architecture as the winner of the Gold Coast (Australia) Cultural Precinct design competition. Schuler Shook Theatre Planners are pleased to be part of the winning ...
|
|
|
|
|
AVnu Alliance Showcases Advancement of AVB Across Channels at ISE 2014
AVnu Alliance, the industry consortium that certifies Audio Video Bridging (AVB) products for interoperability, will host 11 member companies at a dedicated AVnu Alliance technology and product pavilion, Hall 7 booth H195, at Inte ...
|
|
|
|
|
SSL Appoints AEM as Live Console Distributor in the Netherlands
Solid State Logic has appointed pro audio specialist Audio Electronics Mattijsen (AEM) as its Live console distributor in The Netherlands. AEM has been serving the Dutch pro audio industry for over 30 years and is the latest ...
|
|
|
|
|
Electrosonic Provides Audio-Visual Systems Expertise for Thea Award-Winning Projects
The Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) has announced the winners of the prestigious 20th annual Thea Awards, honoring creative excellence in theme parks, museums, and other attractions, and Electrosonic has taken part in ...
|
|
|
|
|
4Wall Gear Chosen by LG Productions for PEERS Network Gala
LG Productions was recently called upon to provide full production services for the fifth annual PEERS Network black-tie gala. The company and its CEO Luke Gulley chose a lighting package from 4Wall Los Angeles to ...
|
|
|
|
|
Robe LEDBeam 100s on the Phantogram Tour
Electronic rock and art fuse in the eclectic, unique, and critically acclaimed sound of Phantogram, the duo from New York State, that is currently enjoying the crest of a wave of anticipation.
Lighting designer Ed Warren -- known for his ...
|
|
|
|
|
Real Life Christian Church Expands Its Multi-Site Ministry with Sennheiser
Real Life Christian Church is an Orlando-based ministry providing services to over 5,000 people across five locations, each utilizing Sennheiser microphones and wireless systems. At each of its campuses, the church features live and ...
|
|
|
|
|
New York's UN Building Comes Alive with "#TheWorldNeedsMore" Campaign
Friday night, November 22 saw the United Nation's Headquarters in New York become home to the world premiere of David Guetta's One Voice video as it was projected live onto the building's facade as part of the UN's "#TheWorldNeedsMor ...
|
|
|
|
|
L-Acoustics Delivers "Philly Sound" for Theatre of Living Arts
Although the Theatre of Living Arts (TLA) was best known in previous decades as a host for art house films and campy touring Broadway shows like Little Shop of Horrors and The Rocky Horror Picture Show, the TLA has steadily ...
|
|
|
|
|
Princeton's Frist Theatre Gets Audio Upgrade with VUE al-4 Line Array
The Frist Campus Center is a focal point for social activities on the Princeton University campus. Among its more popular hotspots is the Film and Performance Theatre, which recently unveiled a new VUE Audiotechnik al-4 line array ...
|
|
|
|
|
Starlite Productions Lights Marian Anderson Award Gala
Starlite Productions recently participated in the 2013 Marian Anderson Award Gala, which was the event's 15th anniversary. This year's award recipient was music legend and founder of Motown Records, Berry Gordy. Starlite provided ...
|
|
|
|
|
Bose RoomMatch System Solves Two Problems for Winnipeg's Rowandale Baptist Church
Rowandale Baptist Church in Winnipeg, Manitoba, where an average of 220 worshipers assemble each Sunday, faced the same issues that confront many churches as they aspire to have their message delivered clearly and articulately, while ...
|
|
|
|
|
ITEAC 2014 Call for Papers and Content
The organizers of the International Theatre Engineering and Architecture Conference (ITEAC) are today issuing a formal call for papers to be considered for inclusion at next year's event. ITEAC 2014 will be the fourth edition of the ...
|
|
|
|
|
myMix Install to Debut at NAMM
Debuting at NAMM is the newest component of the myMix family: myMix Install. The permanent installation version of this decentralized networked audio mixing and monitoring device offers a flexible, efficient, and cost ...
|
|
|
|
|
Blizzard Lighting Introduces the RokBox EXA Six-In-One Par
Blizzard Lighting continues to offer new LED products with the announcement of the RokBox EXA, the latest member of their box shaped family of LED wash fixtures. The original RokBox (RGBW) was first introduced in 2012, followed ...
|
|
|
|
|
Mega-Lite Launches the VAZT LED Series
Mega-Lite introduces their latest innovation in single source LED lighting fixtures -- the VAZT LED Series. The series contains three new fixtures. The VAZT LED P100 has a single red, blue, green, white, and amber 100W LED, ...
|
|
|
|
|
Rose Brand Inc. Introduces New Light Weight Smart Commando Cloth
Rose Brand's new 54" wide, flame-retardant Smart Commando Cloth is nearly 100% opaque, weighs just 12 ounces and has a very dark, rich black color. More opaque than traditional Light Weight Commando and less expensive than Rose ...
|
|
|
|
|
Matrox at Integrated Systems Europe 2014 -- Product Preview
Matrox Graphics Inc. and Matrox Video will be sharing stand 11-M66 at ISE 2014 in Amsterdam RAI, February 4 - 6, 2014. Matrox Graphics Inc. will demonstrate the Matrox Maevex 5100 Series of 1080p60 H.264 ...
|
|
|
|
|
ILC Announces Lighting Technology Trade Show
Intelligent Lighting Creations (ILC) is inviting industry professionals to their facility in Arlington Heights, Illinois on January 22 - 23 to experience the Lighting Technology Trade Show (LT Show). ...
|
|
|
|
|
New ETC Products Receive Rave Reviews at LDI 2013
Audiences packed ETC's "Layers of Light" theater booth at the 2013 LDI trade show in Las Vegas, November 22 - 24, to see the company's latest innovations. ETC employees were busy throughout the show giving demonstrations of ...
|
|
|
|
|
Parasol Gets Rave Reviews for the STAR600 at LDI 2013
Parasol Advanced Systems of Vancouver, BC, Canada, experienced a successful LDI 2013 with the debut of the new STAR600 system, and response to the KLR Kinetic Light Ring and award-winning Parasol ACS Autonomous Carrier System ...
|
|
|
|
|
LynTec's RPCM Recognized with LDI 2013 Award
LynTec, a manufacturer of customized electrical power control for professional audio, video, and lighting systems, announces that the company's Remote Power Control Mobile (RPCM) mobile power distro panel was honored with an LDI ...
|
|
|
|
|
Russian Rentals Company Elkruff Invests in Clay Paky
Elkruff, the Novosibirsk-based lighting rentals company and one of the biggest in the Urals region, has chosen to invest in 24 of Clay Paky's compact yet bright Sharpy Wash 330s and 12 Alpha Spot QWO 800 STs. ...
|
|
|
|
|
ULA Group Appointed Australian Distributor for LumenRadio
ULA Group announces their new partnership with LumenRadio and appointment of being an Australian distributor of their wireless CRMX technology systems.
LumenRadio is part of the wireless transformation within the lighting ...
|
|
|
|
|
Shure ULX-D Digital Wireless Systems Selected for State-of-the-Art Memphis Salvation Army Kroc Center
The Salvation Army Ray & Joan Kroc Corps Community Center of Memphis, Tennessee opened its doors earlier this year, complete with a 300-seat theater, fitness center, church, meeting rooms, classroom facilities, and a unique "Challenge ...
|
|
|
|
|
Meyer Sound Constellation Tailors Acoustics at California's Antelope Valley College
Antelope Valley College's Performing Arts Theatre in Lancaster, California is using a Meyer Sound Constellation acoustic system to support its diverse schedule of events. At the press of a button, venue operators can adapt the ...
|
|
|
|
|
The World's First Commercial Outing for Martin Audio MLA Mini
In October, Martin Audio's MLA Mini stepped out onto the world stage in its first commercial outing, and took on one of the most challenging venues around. The event was the annual conference of the UK retail giant, SPAR, and the ...
|
|
|
|
|
Theatre in Review: What's It All About? Bacharach Reimagined (New York Theatre Workshop)
In What's It All About, Kyle Riabko takes on the mission of updating the songs of Burt Bacharach for the Millenial generation: Fair enough, although they have dated less than the work of nearly all his contemporaries, ...
|
|
|
|
|
Bandit Lites Celebrates 45 Years
In 1968, gas was 28 cents a gallon, man had not set foot on the moon, telephones all had wires attached, and a simple computer took up 10,000-sq.-ft. Laugh In was the number one TV show, the Vietnam War was in full swing, The ...
|
|
|
|
|
ETC's iRFR Donations to Behind the Scenes Approach $150,000
At the LDI show in late November, Dennis Varian of ETC presented a check for nearly $26,000 to Behind the Scenes, which reflected ongoing proceeds from sales of ETC's iRFR and aRFR (radio focus remote) application for ...
|
|
|
|
|
Save Money on USITT 2014 -- Register by December 12
USITT's very early deadline to register for the 2014 Annual USITT Conference & Stage Expo in Fort Worth, Texas next March is Thursday, December 12 -- with big savings for those who sign up by then. ...
|
|
|
|
|
LaserNet and Pangolin Take the Show at LDI 2013
Laser Production Network "LaserNet" and Pangolin Laser Systems joined forces this year, to produce a booth at the 2013 LDI exhibition. The team at LaserNet sponsored "live" laser show performances, from top name DJ MOBIUS8, ...
|
|
|
|
|
Masque Sound Ushers Sennheiser's New Digital 9000 Wireless System onto the Great White Way
Audio specialist Sennheiser announces that Masque Sound, a sound reinforcement, installation, and design company, recently took delivery of a new Senn-heiser Digital 9000 wireless system. The new acquisition enables Masque ...
|
|
|
|
|
Allen & Heath Releases V1.2 Firmware Update for Qu-16
Allen & Heath has released a new firmware update for its Qu-16 rackmount digital mixer. Downloadable from the website, v1.2 introduces several new features, including enhanced DAW control, extra processing on mix outputs, processing ...
|
|
|
|
|
Blizzard Lighting Introduces the HotBox EXA Six-in-One RGBAW+UV LED Par
Blizzard Lighting announces the HotBox EXA, an approximately 5" square, cast-aluminum wash fixture that comes fitted with seven 15W (six by 2.5W) RGBAW plus ultraviolet six-in-one LEDs. Full on, it will throw more than 11,000 lux ...
|
|
|
|
|
Neutrik Announces New powerCon TRUE1 Connectors
Neutrik USA, a supplier of robust and reliable professional connectivity solutions for audio, video, and data, announces the introduction of the new powerCON TRUE1 connectors. As a new connector series in the powerCON line, the ...
|
|
|
|
|
Thinklogical Introduces Direct Fiber-Optic Input Card for the Christie Entero HB Video Wall Display Cube
Thinklogical LLC, a provider of high performance KVM signal extension and switching systems for video-rich big data computing environments, announces that it has co-developed with Christie a highly secure and easy-to ...
|
|
|
|
|
Primacoustic's Products Now Warehoused in Belgium for the EU Market
Radial Engineering Ltd announces that its full line of Primacoustic acoustic treatment products are now being warehoused in Europe for the European and Middle Eastern markets.
According to Radial's export sales manager ...
|
|
|
|
|
C. Vilar Rolls Out Adamson E15s for Justin Bieber Colombia Concert
Sound company C. Vilar was recently tapped to provide sound reinforcement for the Justin Bieber concert held at Estadio Menesio Camacho El Campin in Bogota, Colombia.
One of many dates on Bieber's Believe tour, the artist ...
|
|
|
|
|
DPA Microphones Creates a Bang with Paramore during their 2013 World Tour
DPA Microphones is drumming up some attention while on the road with the Grammy nominated alternative rock band Paramore for the band's self-titled world tour. DPA's d:vote 4099 instrument microphones and d:dicate 2011C compact ...
|
|
|
|
|
Theatre in Review: Regular Singing (The Public Theater)
As Cole Porter once wrote, "Every time we say good-bye, we die a little," and many fans of Richard Nelson's Apple Family plays will experience a little bit of death at Regular Singing, the fourth and final play in the series. ...
|
|
|
|
|
Theatre in Review: The Commons of Pensacola (Manhattan Theatre Club/City Center)
Recently, Manhattan Theatre Club has been giving prime theatrical space to plays by well-known actors. There's nothing wrong with this plan on the face of it, but so far it can't be said to be going well. We Live Here, by Zoe Kazan, ...
|
|
|
|
|
Christie Lites Opens New York Office
The new office for Christie Lites New York (CLNY) is officially open for business. The warehouse is in a newly renovated 30,000-sq.-ft. space at 13B Division Street in Fairview, New Jersey. The company says this 14th location ...
|
|
|
|
|
ADJ's Jelly Cosmos Ball Updates Classic Effect with Transparent "Jelly" Case for Two-Effects-In-One Light
Rotating balls that shoot colored beams in all directions have long been a mainstay of club/DJ lighting effects. Now ADJ is putting a new spin on this popular classic with the Jelly Cosmos Ball, an LED-powered twin rotating ball ...
|
|
|
|
|
John Dunn New Rental and Production Market Manager at Elation Professional
Elation Professional announces that industry professional John Dunn has joined the company as rental and production market manager for the US market.
Dunn brings to Elation a wealth of knowledge and broad industry ...
|
|
|
|
|
Spectrum Productions Offers Ultra-Wide 100' Projection Screens
Spectrum Productions now offers a new projection system with a standard screen measuring 100' by 15' for meetings and events. "The system is scalable from 12' by 36' to 160' by 18', with many sizes in between", states company ...
|
|
|
|
|
Leprecon Receives Neutrik 2013 premierPARTNER Award
Leprecon LLC, a provider of theatrical lighting consoles, power distribution, and dimming systems, announces that Leprecon has received the "Neutrik 2013 premierPARTNER Award" for their new Watson Power Management products. ...
|
|
|
|
|
Ashly Expands nX Amplifier Line
Ashly's nX family of two- and four-channel power amplifiers has been expanded with the addition of 12 new 800W and 400W models. These medium output amplifiers are the perfect complement to the high-output 3,000W and 1,500W nX models ...
|
|
|
|
|
Kramer Introduces the VP-460, a Three-Input Analog and 3G HD-SDI ProScale Presentation Scaler/Switcher
Kramer Electronics introduces the VP-460, a presentation scaling switcher for computer graphics video, SDI and composite video, along with unbalanced stereo audio signals.
The VP-460 has three video inputs and two video outputs. ...
|
|
|
|
|
Christie Digital Projectors Power Immersive MoMA Exhibition
Christie projectors have been selected by The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) for their presentation of the exhibition Isaac Julien: Ten Thousand Waves, a moving image installation by the renowned artist and filmmaker on view in ...
|
|
|
|
|
@Martin_Global (Harman's Martin Professional) Lights Up New York Stock Exchange For Twitter Opening Day
In one of the New York Stock Exchange's (NYSE) most anticipated days ever, social media giant Twitter rang the opening bell on Wall Street to market its initial public offering on November 6. A lighting display featuring Harman's Martin ...
|
|
|
|
|
New Mackie SRM Series Pumps Up Premier New England Rock Venue
It's not often that an audio professional will purchase gear without ever having heard it, particularly for an entire stage setup blasting high-profile hard rock and punk bands like Dope, The Misfits, and Soil. ...
|
|
|
|
|
World Renowned Cathedral Gets World Class Sound with Iconyx
Completed in 1914, the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis is renowned for its breathtaking mosaic works -- one of the largest in the world. Comprising more than 41.5 million pieces, and covering 83,000-sq.-ft., the mosaics display took more ...
|
|
|
|
|
Tates Creek Christian Church Satisfies Wide-Ranging Needs with Hitachi Projectors
Pro Sound & Lights, a systems integrator based in central Kentucky, works primarily with houses of worship that often have very specific needs. When Tates Creek Christian Church's existing projectors were beginning to lose their ...
|
|
|
|
|
Theatre in Review: Family Furniture (The Flea Theatre)
A.R. Gurney's new play is set at a summer cottage on Lake Erie, and it is a most apt location, for the family depicted here is very much like a lake: opaque when viewed from a distance, yet filled with hidden depths and equally ...
|
|
|
|
|
PLASA Announces Winners of 2013 Members' Choice Product Awards
PLASA announces the winners of the 2013 Members' Choice Awards presented on Saturday, November 23 at the LDI and PLASA Awards ceremony. The awards recognized newly released outstanding entertainment technology products. ...
|
|
|
|
|
Ayrton MagicPanel 602 Wins Best Debuting Product of the Year Award at LDI
Released in April this year, the success of Ayrton's MagicPanel 602 has been acknowledged at the LDI show in Las Vegas where it received the 2013 LDI Award for "Best Debuting Product of the Year in the Projection" category. ...
|
|
|
|
|
ADJ's myDMX 2.0 DMX Control Software Now Compatible with Mac Mavericks OS X 10.9
ADJ has revealed that its popular myDMX 2.0 control software is now compatible with Apple's latest operating system, Mavericks (OS X 10.9). User will be able to still use the same DMX hardware interface that came with their ...
|
|
|
|
|
High End Systems Enjoys Record Breaking LDI 2013
High End Systems chose the LDI trade show to debut four exciting new products that spanned the categories of control, digital, and automated lighting. The expansion of all product portfolios comes on the heels of what the ...
|
|
|
|
|
Aeson Lighting's Chameleon Spot Now Shipping
Aeson Lighting announces the addition of a new fixture to its lineup. The brand new Chameleon Spot released at LDI in late November, the company says it was a huge draw. The fixture raises the bar in LED technology offering a moving ...
|
|
|
|
|
Vectorworks 2014 Software Achieves IFC Coordination View 2.0 Import Certification
Nemetschek Vectorworks, Inc. announce that Vectorworks Architect software has successfully passed IFC Coordination View 2.0 Import certification. With this announcement, Nemetschek Vectorworks is one of a small group of ...
|
|
|
|
|
JoeCo Releases New BlackBox Software Update
JoeCo's new system software update for the BlackBox range of multi-channel audio recorders and players (v3.0.1.0) is now available for download. The update fully supports the JoeCoRemote hardware and JoeCoRemote iPad app on 24 ...
|
|
|
|
|
PreSonus Introduces AudioBox Stereo Recording Kit
PreSonus introduces the AudioBox stereo recording kit. This all-PreSonus system combines a USB interface with Studio One Artist music-production software, HD7 monitoring headphones, a pair of small-diaphragm condenser microphones, ...
|
|
|
|
|
Sound Company Adds Yamaha CL5 to Arsenal
Event Pro, Inc. of Hastings, Minnesota has recently upgraded its digital console arsenal with a new Yamaha CL5 digital audio console and Rio3224-D and 1608-D input/output boxes. The purchase was facilitated by Metro Sound ...
|
|
|
|
|
Stampede Strengthens Field Sales and Warehouse Operations
Stampede Presentation Products, Inc. announces the opening of a new field sales office in Seattle, Washington and plans to open its first southwest field sales office in Phoenix, Arizona by the end of first quarter 2014. The two new ...
|
|
|
|
|
Outline Welcomes New Partner in Turkey
Outline announces the appointment of Display Sound & Light Systems (DS&LS) as their new official distributor for Turkey and Northern Cyprus.
Located in Istanbul and established in 1994, the company is a well-connected ...
|
|
|
|
|
Cadac Has a Nice Day at Dushow
Cadac held a second European live sound industry presentation this month, in association with its French distributor Audio2. The event was hosted by sound, lighting, video, and rigging events rental specialist Dushow ...
|
|
|
|
|
Theatre in Review: Waiting for Godot (Cort Theatre)
Just because we live in an unfathomable void, should life be devoid of laughter? The answer is a categorical "no" in Sean Mathias' production of Waiting for Godot, the first of two revivals starring the astonishing ...
|
|
|
|
|
Theatre in Review: And Away We Go (Pearl Theatre)
Terrence McNally's love-hate-love affair with the theatre finds its latest expression in And Away We Go. The prolific playwright has written about sex, politics, religion, and family relationships, but one persistent ...
|
