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  Happy Holidays!
Please note the Lighting&Sound America offices will close on December 24 for the holidays and reopen on Monday, January 4, 2016. We would like to thank all of you for your great support once again this year and wish you, your ...
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USITT Election Results: Six New Directors Chosen
Six technical theatre professionals were elected to USITT's Board of Directors in online voting this month. Two board members were re-elected and four new members won seats on USITT's 29-member board for three-year terms beginning ...
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wysiwyg R36 Available Now
Next-generation wysiwyg R36 lighting design and previsualization software from CAST, is now shipping. After a huge user interface makeover, extensive beta testing, and customer feedback, R36 is here just in time for Christmas ...
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NEP Acquires Mediatec Asia Pacific
NEP Group announces that it has acquired Mediatec Asia Pacific. Financial terms were not disclosed. The transaction will bring Mediatec Asia Pacific, based in the Melbourne, Australia, into NEP's worldwide network of brands. ...
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4Wall and Stage Directions Contest Offers Trip to USITT or Hemsley
4Wall and Stage Directions are inviting college students to apply for a chance to win a trip to USITT or the Hemsley Portfolio Review. For those who are passionate about theatre, design, or lighting discipline ...
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RCF Introduces Sound Engineering University Course
For the fifth year in a row, RCF Audio Academy introduces the Sound Engineering university course.
RCF Audio Academy is a high-level learning center for electro-acoustics, offering continuous education opportunities for students ...
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SLR International Specifies DPA Microphones at St. Luke's Methodist Church in Houston
Updating the audio and acoustics at a historical church while trying to keep its 1950s-era sound and traditional sanctuary charm intact is no easy feat. However, that's exactly what SLR International and Jackson & Ryan Architects ...
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Clay Paky Dominates the Moscow Skyline with its Mythos and A.leda
Clay Paky's lights were the big stars of the Circle of Light Festival. The distinguishing feature that determines the success of this major international event, which is held annually in Moscow, is visual technology (video and ...
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Chauvet Professional PVP X3 Brings Benefits of Video to Lord of Life Church
When Lord of Life Church was built in 1997, its leaders wanted to create an open uplifting atmosphere inside its spacious worship area. With this in mind, they included plenty of windows and skylights in the design of their building so the ...
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Firehouse "Eases on Down the Road" with Yamaha CL Digital Audio Consoles
For the third year in a row, Firehouse Productions (NY) has provided audio production for the NBC December live events of The Sound of Music, Peter Pan, and this year, The Wiz. With a celebrity-heavy ensemble, ...
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Soria Moria Gets New VUE from the Ground Up
Built in 1928 as a Christmas gift to the residents of Torshov, a borough of Oslo, Norway, the historic Soria Moria building complex has since served as a cultural hub for cinema, music, theatre, and literature. In 2014, co-owners Karl ...
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How-To Sound Workshops Demonstrate "How To" With DiGiCo SD9
For more than 15 years, Fits & Starts Productions' HOW-TO Sound Workshops have been traveling around the US providing pro audio training sessions for houses of worship and schools/colleges. Visiting approximately 36 cities each year ...
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Philips Strand Lighting Creates an Immersive Environment at the Passaic County Technical Institute
Located in Wayne, NJ, the Passaic County Technical Institute (PCTI) is a national award-winning high school with a 200 course curriculum which includes their School of Performing Arts. With a focus on the student's artistic development in ...
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Theatre in Review: American Dance Machine (Joyce Theater)
Welcome back to American Dance Machine, the company created to explore our almost impossibly rich heritage of musical theatre choreography. Originally founded in the late '70s by Lee Becker Theodore, a Jerome Robbins dancer (in the ...
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Syncrolite Purchases Strong Lighting Assets
Syncrolite, LLC and Ballantyne Strong Inc. announces that the assets associated with Ballantyne Strong's lighting business have been sold to Syncrolite. Effective December 21, 2015, Syncrolite will assume all operations, ...
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The Long Reach Long Riders 2016 Charity Ride
The Long Reach Long Riders announce the dates and route for their next charity motorcycle ride. This year's ride, dubbed The Radioactive Ride, is all about New Mexico (plus a little Arizona, Utah, and Texas), the land of Billy the ...
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Kinesys USA Announces January Training Workshop and Open-House
Motion control systems manufacturer Kinesys is opening the doors and welcoming guests to its dedicated training facility in Atlanta, Georgia, in an event that will run from January 25 - 28, 2016 ... offering both product awareness ...
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ETC Sends Entire Company to Premiere of Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Continuing its tradition of celebrating sci-fi motion picture premieres, ETC closed down its global headquarters last Friday and smuggled all 800 Wisconsin employees off to see the opening of Star Wars - The Force Awakens. ...
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Vectorworks, Inc. Announces Sponsorship of Stage Lighting Super Saturday
Vectorworks, Inc., global design software developer and creator of the Vectorworks Spotlight, announces its sponsorship of the 11th annual Stage Lighting Super Saturday. The event will take place on Saturday, January 9, 2016, ...
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Rebecca Isaacs Joins the Marketing Team at Lectrosonics
Lectrosonics announces that Rebecca Isaacs has joined the company as marketing communications specialist. In her new role, Isaacs will be based out of the NM Headquarters and will work on creating and updating marketing ...
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SGM Effects for West Side Story
Inspired by William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet, the American Broadway musical West Side Story has been successful ever since its production start in the 50s.
In Romania, West Side Story has been adapted ...
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Clay Paky at the Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA)
The Frankfurt Motor Show (Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung or IAA) is 118 years old this year. It all started way back in 1897 at the Hotel Bristol in Berlin, when eight motor vehicles were put on public display. From those beginnings, ...
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Robe BMFLs Get Cheesy on Tour!
Denver-based lighting designer and programmer Andrew Cass has been a fan of the famously multi genre blues-rock-jam band String Cheese Incident (SCI) from Colorado since his schooldays. In April 2014, he was lucky enough to ...
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Eurovision Winner Mans Zelmerlöw Tours Europe with Mackie DL32R and Dante
Now in its 60th year, the Eurovision Song Contest is one of Europe's most-watched events, with hundreds of millions tuning in across the Continent. The contest has launched the careers of such artists as ABBA and Celine Dion. Even ...
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Legacy Renkus-Heinz Sound System Gets a Reboot
In 2004, St. Bonaventure Catholic Church upgraded the sound system in their 1,400-seat sanctuary, with the help of Miami-based Revelation Sound, Inc. As RSI president Michael Melcher recounts, the church wanted a system that ...
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Blessway Goes the Outline Way
Following demos at the manufacturer's headquarters in Brescia, Italy, during which company representatives from South Korean rental house Blessway saw that the system maintained stable response, even at high-power outputs, and that ...
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Porter & Davies Gear on Lianna La Havas Tour with Jay Sikora, Drums & James Wyatt, Keyboards
Both the Porter & Davies BC2 and the KT Platform have been accompanying Grammy nominated Lianne La Havas on her latest European tour. Jay Sikora (Drums & BC2) and James Wyatt (Keyboards & KT Platform) have been ...
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Theatre in Review: Phalaris' Bull: Solving the Riddle of the Great Big World (Theatre Row)
A better title for Steven Friedman's solo show might have been The Consolations of Philosophy, if it hadn't already been taken by both Boethius and Alain de Botton. Like them, Friedman wants you to know that the pursuit of ...
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Total Structures Truss, Hoist, Rigging & Outdoor Structure Workshop - Ventura, CA, February 2016
Total Structures announces its latest training event in Ventura, California, the Truss, Hoist, Rigging and Outdoor Structure Workshop will be held February 16 - 19.
This four day ETCP certified and accredited workshop ...
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Screenworks Announces New Nashville Facility to Support Local and Touring Events
Screenworks, part of the NEP worldwide network, has opened a new facility in Brentwood, Tennessee to serve local and touring events in the Nashville area. The 17,000-sq.-ft. facility will allow Screenworks to better serve ...
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ATK Audiotek Revitalizes Line Array Inventory with VTX V20 from JBL by Harman
ATK Audiotek, a live sound provider for large-audience TV events, recently upgraded its PA portfolio with 96 new VTX V20 line array elements from JBL by Harman. The purchase came after a two-year evaluation process, during ...
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Symetrix Announces 2015 US Representative and Sales Awards
Every year Symetrix honors US manufacturer representatives who have offered superlative service in support of the digital signal processing specialist's extensive product range. For 2015, the company has named its award winners as
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ArKaos PRO Brings Environmental Projection to Asbury United Methodist Church
Asbury United Methodist Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma has chosen an ArKaos PRO Stadium Server running ArKaos MediaMaster 4.0 software to handle the environmental projection mapping at their church. Lighting director, Tim Ottley, ...
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Showtime Sound Supports Kevin Hart Tour with Martin Audio MLA
Popular comedian, actor, writer, and producer Kevin Hart has been on a successful, sold-out tour of the US and Canada for the last nine months with a Martin Audio MLA system provided by Showtime Sound LLC of Frederick, ...
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Lighting Designer Saxton Waller Digs Deep with Clay Paky B-EYE K10s and K20s on STS9 Fall 2015 Tour
When instrumental band STS9 (Sound Tribe Sector 9) began its US fall tour, lighting designer Saxton Waller decided to add Clay Paky A.leda B-EYE K20s to the B-EYE K10 rig he deployed for the band's 2014 tour and sold-out ...
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L-Acoustics Makes the Grade at College Street Music Hall
Originally debuting as the Roger Sherman Theater in 1926 before eventually changing its name to The Palace, College Street Music Hall has been an important part of New Haven, Connecticut's soul in its various iterations as a movie house, ...
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Muse-apalooza in Berlin, with d&b ArrayProcessing
The second week in September and Lollapalooza Berlin was fully underway. A festival brand that has crossed the Atlantic from the USA, and with it transplanted a considerable reputation for quality and excitement in equal measure. The ...
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Seaglass Carousel Immerses with Chauvet Professional
There is a plethora of unique experiences to enjoy in Manhattan. Now a singularly exceptional one has been added to the list: the chance to enter the world of an aquarium fish. This opportunity takes place at Seaglass Carousel, a domed ...
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Theatre in Review: These Paper Bullets! (Atlantic Theater Company)
If playwrights can't stop themselves from raiding Shakespeare's larder, they should be more careful about what they steal. (Don't pretend that this doesn't go on all the time: I've lost track of how many musicals have been made out of Tw ...
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Theatre in Review: 2 Across (St. Luke's Theatre)
A crossword fanatic who can't finish the Monday puzzle? I'm afraid that's the level of reality that we get in 2 Across. For you non-aficionados, the Monday puzzle is so simple your cat could probably solve it; each day, the puzzle ...
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The Rock Lititz Campus is Expanding
Known simply as Pod # 2, the second phase of the Rock Lititz campus development is a multi-tenant facility designed to attract businesses that serve the live entertainment industry. The 250,000 sq. ft. building will be located on 10 ...
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Zylight Adds Samuel Thomas as National Sales Manager, Streamlines Distribution
Zylight announces Samuel Thomas has joined the company as national sales manager for North America, effective Dec. 1. The company also announced USHIO America will serve as its exclusive North American distributor, ...
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Kinetic Lighting Hires James Diaz in Role of Customer Service Representative
Kinetic Lighting announces that James Diaz has joined its team in the role of customer service representative.
Diaz comes to Kinetic with 12 years of industry experience. He was previously logistics coordinator for a ...
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Medialon Featured in VIX, New Virtual Reality Experience
Let your senses take you away into an underwater world untouched by humans during Sensorama's newest ride attraction: VIX. Created as a virtual reality experience, blending magic and fantasy, the 24-person ride takes guests on a ...
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Colour Sound and The Vaccines
Indie rockers The Vaccines are on the road again continuing their English Graffiti album campaign, with lighting designed by Dan Williams and supplied by west London-based Colour Sound Experiment. ...
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d3 Helps Dream Laser Launch BMW 7 Series in Russia with Dynamic 3-D Mapping
When the new luxury BMW 7 Series launched in Russia recently, Dream Laser showcased the sleek vehicle with a dynamic 3-D mapping presentation driven by d3 Technologies' 4x2pro.
Nizhy Novgorod-based Dream Laser creates ...
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Allen & Heath's Qu and GLD Manage Visit of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and all Russia
MixArt recently provided sound management for two events in the southern region of Russia during a visit of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia.
MixArt designed and deployed two sound systems for use in the church of Stanitsa ...
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KM Productions Engages Audience With Chauvet Professional At Kaskade's Pier of Fear Show
As an international superstar, Kaskade's gift to connect with his audience goes beyond pounding synths and tight reverbs. Kevin Mignone, owner of KM Productions, called on a collection of fixtures from Chauvet ...
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PixelFLEX Creates an Artistic LED Video Design for "Give Thanks" 2015
To kick-off the holiday season, World Outreach Church created "Give Thanks," a celebration designed to repurpose this season with hope and thanksgiving held at the Bridgestone Arena. Filled with inspirational speakers, a musical ...
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Jands Vista S3 and D1 System Controls Lighting & Media on Fall Out Boy's International Tour
A Jands Vista S3 console and two Jands D1 Playback Processors have been used by designer, Robb Jibson of So Midwest, Inc. to provide lighting and media control for American rockers, Fall Out Boy's recent 2015 ...
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GLP Inc.'s Scenex Lighting LED Tape a Revelation for Elevation
The creative possibilities of Scenex LED tape have recently been exploited to maximum effect by Andy Bentley, lighting designer at Elevation Church, based out of Charlotte, NC.
The tape, which offers the designer a variety of ...
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Robe Pointes to Jody Chiang
The "Queen of Taiwanese Music" Jody Chiang said farewell to fans after a long and stellar 34 year singing career which has produced no less than 60 albums and seen her win eight Golden Melody Awards! ...
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Ambassador Theatre Group to Reopen Broadway's Historic Hudson Theatre
Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG), a live-theater company, will reopen and operate Broadway's historic Hudson Theatre, ATG's joint CEO's, Sir Howard Panter and Rosemary Squire OBE announced yesterday. ...
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LynTec Announces New IPC Panel - All-in-One Breaker Panel and Isolation Transformer
LynTec, a manufacturer of innovative electrical power control solutions for professional audio, video, and lighting systems, announces the Integrated Power Center (IPC) panel, a circuit breaker panel and isolation transformer ...
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Antelope Audio Takes Introduces Two Thunderbolt-Compatible Devices: Orion32+ and Orion Studio
Professional audio gear manufacturer Antelope Audio announces that its new interfaces, Orion32+ and Orion Studio, are both fully compatible with Apple Thunderbolt technology. Both interfaces, which were previewed at the 139th AES ...
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Canon USA Expands Line of Interchangeable Lens LCOS and Fixed Lens DLP Projectors
The REALiS WUX6010 Pro AV LCOS projector, introduced yesterday by Canon USA, Inc., a provider of digital imaging solutions, combines WUXGA resolution (1920 x 1200), 6,000 lumens, compatibility with a choice of five optional Canon ...
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AV Stumpfl at ISE 2016
While the exact nature of several technology launches are a closely guarded secret, Austrian engineering company, AV Stumpfl will release new feature updates to Wings Engine Raw. Wings Engine Raw offers uncompressed 4K media serving ...
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SGM P-5/P-2 Light Up Bristol Skyline for Iconic Crane Dance
SGM's sleek, low profile P-5 and P-2 IP65-rated wash lights have passed one of their biggest challenges ever -- illuminating a synchronized "crane dance" in front of 10,000 people on Bristol's harborside. ...
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Bose RoomMatch and Panaray Loudspeakers Chosen for Chapels at Fort Knox
Fort Knox is perhaps best known for the gold bullion depository that the US Department of the Treasury maintains there, in northwestern Kentucky. But the huge base's 100,000-plus acres also house the US Army Human Resources Department's ...
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Bandit Lights Ohio Star Ball Live Dance Network Stream
Dance Network, a subscriber-based, programming service dedicated to all forms of movement and dance as entertainment, exercise, sport, and inspiration, launched its first live streaming coverage with a lighting packaged provided by Bandi ...
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Robe Pointes Show True Colors for Zedd Tour
Grammy-award winning musician, music producer and DJ Zedd (Anton Zaslavski) is playing out the later stages of his acclaimed True Colors world tour, part of the campaign to promote his second studio album of the same name. ...
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David Gilmour Tour Relies on SSL L500
David Gilmour's 2015 world tour started in the UK in September this year and continues on to Madison Square Garden in April 2016. The legendary guitarist and vocalist has already impressed fans and critics, drawing on nearly 50 years of ...
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ETC Shines on Board Royal Caribbean
Accommodating up to 1,300 guests, the Royal Theater on the newly built Royal Caribbean International cruise ship Anthem of the Seas is bigger than many of its land-based counterparts. And with over 4,000 passengers on board to impress ...
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VUE Audiotechnik Inspires in Valley Bible Fellowship
Myriad terms have been used to describe live audio systems, but rarely has anyone chosen the word "inspiring." But that is exactly the word that JP Dutton, worship director for the Valley Bible Fellowship used to describe the VUE ...
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Theatre in Review: The Count Meets the Duke (59E59)/That Physics Show! (The Playroom)
'Tis the season for all sorts of special interest shows; here's a pair that will appeal to very different constituencies. It's always a livelier holiday season when Peter and Will Anderson are around. Twin brothers and jazz ...
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Ryan Schroeter Joins Production Resource Group as Chief Financial Officer
As Production Resource Group LLC, (PRG) continues to grow globally PRG has continued to extend its senior leadership team. As previously announced, Scott Hansen, who had previously served as both chief financial officer and ...
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RCF Boosts D-Line with Powerful HDL50-A
RCF has announced a major commitment to its popular D-Line family with the release of the large format HDL50-A.
The most powerful in the series, the HDL50-A is an active three-way line array module, designed specifically for ...
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Kelly Fair Joins Lectrosonics as Western Regional Sales Manager
Lectrosonics, a manufacturer of wireless microphone systems and audio processing products for the film, broadcast, theater, music, and installed sound markets, announces the appointment of Kelly Fair as the company's new ...
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Roland Now Shipping Its V-1HD High-Definition Video Switcher
Roland announces shipment of its V-1HD Video Switcher, an easy-to-use, compact, and portable switcher that can accommodate up to four HDMI audio/video sources with resolutions up to 1080p and features a host of professional ...
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Details Announced for ISE 2016
Integrated Systems Europe (ISE), the largest AV trade show in Europe, will deliver an unprecedented experience for exhibitors and attendees in 2016 through a wide selection of events, conferences, and innovative new features around ...
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John Krivit Becomes New President of the Audio Engineering Society
The AES is moving forward in exciting and significant new directions -- including the appointment of new president John Krivit. The AES welcomes Krivit as he takes over the leadership role from Andres Mayo. Previously ...
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GoVision Unveils North America's Largest Mobile Video Display Trailer
Apparently things aren't only bigger in Texas. Some things are bigger in Edmonton, too. Much bigger!
Recently, the FC Edmonton soccer club unveiled the largest mobile video display trailer in North America, dubbed Titan. Mounted on a ...
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Five Wounds Church Chooses Renkus-Heinz Iconyx Gen5
Built in 1914, the picturesque Five Wounds Portuguese National Church is one of the most photographed, sketched, and painted buildings in the San Jose, California area. The Old World-style Catholic Church's architecture exudes Iberian ...
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Greentree Community Church Starts Fresh with Fulcrum Acoustic
For 17 years, the congregants of Greentree Community Church gathered on Sundays at the North Kirkwood Middle School or other schools in the Missouri-area district. That changed in October 2015, when the congregation celebrated Sunday ...
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Chauvet Professional Punches Up Intensity Level for Metallic Order of Things Tour
It was a happy marriage made in metallic heaven, when We Came As Romans and All That Remains locked up for their full throttle Hard Drive Live Fallout Tour. Each of the mega metal groups was riding high on the Billboard ...
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Gabisom Debuts New MLA System at Brazil's Rock in Rio
For the sixth Brazilian edition and the 30th anniversary of the original Rock in Rio, production company Gabisom Audio Equipment debuted its new Martin Audio MLA system on the Palco Sunset stage which featured artists such as ...
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Bayside Baptist Brings Dynamic Sound to Growing Congregation with Powersoft K Series DSP+AESOP Amplifiers
For Bayside Baptist Church, located in the small city of Superior, Wisconsin, just across a bridge from Duluth, Minnesota, there was no way to anticipate how rapidly their congregation would grow and change. In fact, with demand ...
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Theatre in Review: MotherStruck! (Lynn Redgrave Theater)
There's been a lot of discussion lately about alternative energy sources, and, surprisingly, nobody has mentioned StaceyAnn Chin. A visit to the Lynn Redgrave Theater will correct that: The woman is a wonder, a fierce, bantam figure ...
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In Memoriam - Sarah Nash Gates
Sarah Nash Gates, the first woman president of USITT, passed away Friday, December 4.
An esteemed costume designer and member of United Scenic Artist local 829, Gates designed for many theatres and companies over the years ...
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Cincinnati Opera Announces Intern Opportunities
Cincinnati Opera, in Cincinnati, Ohio, is seeking individuals for the following internships for the 2016 Summer Season. These entry-level positions offer college students an excellent opportunity to learn about operations of an ...
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Dave Young Named ETC Western Architectural Regional Manager
ETC has selected Dave Young to be its new western architectural regional manager. Based out of the ETC West office in Hollywood, California, Young will serve a demanding sales territory that includes Los Angeles, Las Vegas, ...
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Mackie Delivers Tons of New Features with Master Fader v4.0
Mackie announces the immediate availability of Master Fader v4.0, the powerful control app for their DL32R, DL1608, and DL806 digital mixers. The company says it is "packed with new features and enhancements sure to please any DL ...
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Bandit Lites and Chris Lisle Nominated for Top Dog Awards
Bandit Lites rounds out an incredibly successful 2015 with another nomination for Lighting Company of the Year from the Top Dog Awards. Hosted by the 2016 Tour Link Conference, the Top Dog Awards honor all aspects of ...
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Video by Design, Creative by Intent
Not yet a year old, and Video Design of Bedford, UK has visibly made its mark on the touring and event industry. With systems currently out on Duran Duran and Marina and the Diamonds, since the company's inception in February of ...
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Metallica and Meyer Sound LEO Inaugurate Quebec Arena with In-the-Round TM Array
Metallica's longtime front-of-house engineer "Big Mick" Hughes is not one to shy from innovation, and continues to achieve firsts more than 30 years into his career with the band. For the first time, Metallica used an in-the-round
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Harman's Martin Professional Shines Bright for The Judds' Residency at The Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas
An array of Harman's Martin Professional lighting fixtures recently shared the stage with five-time Grammy Award-winning country stars, The Judds, at The Venetian Las Vegas. The multi-platinum mother-daughter duo Naomi and Wynona ...
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CS Lighting Chooses 4Wall during New York Fashion Week
The spectacle that is New York Fashion Week brings the biggest names in the clothing design world into the heart of Manhattan. Packed runway shows and red carpet events ensue, all in need of interesting lighting concepts. ...
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Philips Showline Delivers '"Immense Output" on Rocking The Daisies 2015
Lighting designers Willie Botha and Matthew Meyer have employed an array of Philips Showline SL NITRO 510 LED strobes to give extra eye candy and punch to the tenth edition of Rocking The Daisies festival. ...
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Culture Club Returns with a Cultured Console: DiGiCo's SD7
Following the abrupt cancellation of Culture Club's 2014 US/UK tour due to front man Boy George's throat polyp diagnosis, 2015 finally saw the popular '80s group return to the road on its North American Tribes trek in support of the ...
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Robe BMFLs Come Alive for Johnny Hallyday Tour
Among the first live concerts to be staged in Paris after the November 13 terror attacks were three amazing and emotionally charged shows at the AccorHotels Arena by French singer, musician, superstar -- and legendary showman -- Johnny ...
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Theatre in Review: Marjorie Prime (Playwrights Horizons)
Jordan Harrison's eerie, unsettling new play presents a vision of human intimacy being reshaped by modern technology. Marjorie is a lady of 85 years, a widow, who lives alone -- with her late husband, Walter. Let me explain: In the ...
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Emmy Winner Matthew Cotter Joins d3 Technologies
d3 Technologies announces that Matthew Cotter has come aboard as technical sales specialist based on the US west coast. Cotter has been a lighting director and media programmer for the past 15 years, primarily working in ...
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Good Morning America Goes Country with Bandit Lites for CMA Awards
Good Morning America took to the streets of Nashville to kick off the 49th Annual CMA Awards with a performance by Tim McGraw and appearance by Chris Stapleton. Bandit Lites once again provided the lighting for the ...
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Custom Hoist and Tracking System from J. R. Clancy Brings New Versatility to Valley Baptist Church
Bakersfield, California's Valley Baptist Church provides three worship services every Sunday in its 1,800-seat Worship Center -- two services with a choir and orchestra to appeal to a diverse age group, and a third with a praise band ...
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Halloran Centre in Memphis Makes a Sound Investment in Meyer Sound Constellation
Equipped with a Meyer Sound Constellation acoustic system, the new Halloran Centre for Performing Arts & Education in Memphis, Tennessee, can be instantly optimized to host a wide range of diverse events. With the push of a ...
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Metropolitan Church of God Chooses UsedLighting.com for Upgrades
Metropolitan Church of God in Birmingham, Alabama opened its doors on September 1981. Since then, many things have changed in regards to technology and lighting. In need of a long overdue upgrade, Caleb Dick the director of creative ...
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The Sound of Music is Alive with White Light
The iconic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The Sound of Music is about to tour the UK in a new production presented by Bill Kenwright Ltd. Opened December 2 at The Broadway Theatre, Peterborough, the show will play at The ...
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Philips Entertainment Adds "Vital Color" to Eccentric Opera
International lighting designer Hartley T A Kemp has employed Philips Selecon and Showline LED luminaires alongside classic Philips Vari-Lite tungsten to deliver crucial color vibrancy and consistency on a ...
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AV Stumpfl's Wings Engine Raw Used in Audi Display
The first deployment of Wings Engine Raw, the world's first uncompressed triple-stream 4K media server from AV Stumpfl, has broken all records for presentation and display.
Seventeen AV Stumpfl Wings Engine Raw and three Wings ...
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WorldStage Helps MSG Thrill Rangers' and Knicks' Fans with Floor Projection Extravaganza
When it came time to consider creating a floor-based video projection system for their facility, the management team responsible for entertaining Knicks and Rangers fans knew the system would have to live up to the legacy of New York's ...
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TiMax Transforms the Stanislavsky Theatre Moscow
Moscow's Stanislavsky Theatre bears a rich cultural history and significance for the people of the city. Having recently undergone a technical overhaul, the theatre has opened its doors once again with an impressive sound system which ...
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Staples Center Wins with Shure Wireless
Staples Center in Los Angeles is home to four professional sports teams, mega concert tours, and a range of private events. In total, the venue operates more than 250 ticketed events annually. Located in the heart of downtown LA, handling ...
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Nearly 600 Robe Fixtures for Wesley Safadão DVD Shoot
Lighting designer and director of photography (DOP) Carlos Nogueira specified almost 600 Robe moving lights for a recent DVD shoot by leading Forro singer / songwriter Wesley Safadão, staged at the Estádio Nacional Mané ...
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Theatre in Review: Once Upon a Mattress (Transport Group/Abrons Art Center)
As much as we love them, stars are a terrible problem. For one thing, there's the challenge of finding the right star for a role. For another, there's the problem of a star performance that continues to cast a shadow long after closing ...
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Theatre in Review: Plaid Tidings (York Theatre Company)
Twenty-five years after their Off Broadway debut, the men of Forever Plaid are still dead -- but they still amuse from time to time. In case you've forgotten -- or never knew -- the conceit of Stuart Ross' musical ...
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InfoComm to Offer Professional Development Consulting at ISE 2016
InfoComm International, the trade association representing the commercial audiovisual industry worldwide, will be offering free professional development consultations to attendees of Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) 2016, ...
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Elation Professional Newest AV Alliance Sponsor
Elation Professional is a new sponsor of one of our industry's most important organizations, the AV Alliance (avalliance.com), a network of the world's leading event technology rental specialists. ...
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Bandit Lites Adds to TSP and Sales Teams
Bandit Lites announces the addition of two new team members, Allana Duyungan to the technical service department and Mark Mistal to sales and systems integration.
Prior to joining Bandit, Duyungan oversaw the ...
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ILC Appoints New Vice President of Sales and Marketing
Intelligent Lighting Creations (ILC) announces that Tom Siko has joined the company as vice president of sales and marketing. Siko comes with extensive sales experience in manufacturing for the entertainment industry as well ...
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Meyer Sound LYON Roars onto Broadway with School of Rock and On Your Feet
Two of the hottest musicals this Broadway season are supported by reinforcement systems built around Meyer Sound LYON linear line array loudspeakers: School of Rock features music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and sound ...
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Avid Congratulates Its Many Customers Nominated for the 58th Annual Grammy Awards
Avid congratulates its many customers recognized as award nominees for the 58th Annual Grammy Awards for their outstanding achievements in the recording arts. The world's most prestigious ceremony for music excellence will ...
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Robe Stars Shine at the Wachau
Broadcast live on Austrian national TV channel ORF, the final 2015 edition of the "Starnacht" series of festival style outdoor pop concerts took place at the charismatic Durnstein castle ruins in the stunning Wachau valley, cut through by ...
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Riedel Solutions Ensure Flexible Routing and Communications Across Anthem of the Seas
Providing versatile communications and signal transport even on the high seas, Riedel Communications is enabling the Royal Caribbean International (RCI) Quantum Class ship Anthem of the Seas to achieve near-unlimited flexibility in ...
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Adamson Shines at Riot Fest in Chicago, Toronto, and Denver
Riot Fest, a three-day, multiple-stage rock, punk, alternative, and hip hop music festival rocked audiences in Chicago, Toronto, and Denver with help from a sound reinforcement system featuring Adamson loudspeakers. ...
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Masque Sound Takes Broadway Audiences into Nation's History with Powerful Musical, Allegiance
When the highly anticipated American musical Allegiance made its Broadway debut at the Longacre Theatre, Masque Sound, a theatrical sound reinforcement, installation, and design company, pledged its support to sound designer < ...
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Over 100 Powersoft K10s Provide Reliable, Detailed Amplification for 43rd Annual American Music Awards
At the 43rd annual American Music Awards, held at Microsoft Theater in Downtown Los Angeles on November 22nd, amplifier manufacturer Powersoft made its presence known with over (100) K10 DSP+AESOP amplifiers on site. With ...
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Theatre in Review: Take Care (The Flea Theater)
After Take Care was over, I left the theatre stained with blood. Okay, it was fake blood, and it was just some splotches on my sweater and jeans, but my warning to you, theatregoer, is this: If you attend, don't dress up. If ...
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Lighting Industry Veteran Gary Fallon Joins Elation Team
Elation Professional announces the addition of lighting industry veteran Gary Fallon to the Elation team. Fallon assumes the role of regional sales manager for Elation's eastern US region and is based out of the company's ...
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WorldStage Launches New Website Showcasing Its People and Projects
WorldStage is welcoming visitors to its dynamic new website (www.worldstage.com), which boasts new features, bold graphics, and easy navigation.
"It was time for a refresh," says WorldStage director of design Shelly Sabel ...
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ADJ Launches Seven New IR-Compatible Products
ADJ has revolutionized wireless lighting control with the release of its new free-to-download Airstream IR app, which lets users turn their handheld device into a universal infrared remote control compatible with a wide range of ADJ ...
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Dark Matter Speaker Enclosures from Peavey Now Available
Peavey Electronics continues its innovation in the pro audio market with the release of its new Dark Matter speaker enclosures. The company says thanks to its new advanced DSP-equipped power section, the Dark Matter series is ...
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BAE Audio Announces Shipment of New 10DCF Compressor/Limiter
Premium analog gear manufacturer BAE Audio announces that its new10DCF Compressor is shipping and is available at select authorized dealers following its unveiling at the 139th AES Convention, held in New York City last month ...
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Riedel Hires Ryhaan Williams as VP of Sales for Eastern US
Riedel Communications, provider of real-time video, audio, data, and communications networks, announces Ryhaan Williams as the new vice president of sales, eastern US. In this role, Williams will be tasked with strengthening ...
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Over 70 International Delegates Join Philips Entertainment in Amsterdam for Inaugural Partner Conference
Philips Entertainment enjoyed a hugely successful inaugural partner conference at the end of last month, with over 70 international distributors, dealers, and rental operators flying into Amsterdam for the two-day networking and ...
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CAD Audio Celebrates 85th Anniversary
In 2016, CAD Audio will be celebrating its 85th anniversary with a number of new product introductions including the CADLIve Wireless Systems and D88 Kick Drum Mic, the "Classic" A77 Dynamic Mic and the U37SE Special Edition USB Mic ...
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Chauvet Professional Raves in Iconic Manchester Club Sankeys
Since the acid house days of the early 1990s, Sankeys has been a long-standing bastion of rave and dance music on the UK club circuit. The legendary venue has been home to some of the UK's most famous club nights, in addition to hosting ...
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Bose L1 Compact Portable Sound System Employed at Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum
The Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum, in Auburn, Indiana, brings together some of the best examples of American automotive craftsmanship from the Duesenberg and Cord marques, once symbols of luxury in personal transportation. ...
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Convergent Technologies Designs New Audio System at Chesapeake College
The Todd Performing Arts Center (TPAC) at Chesapeake College in Wye Mills, Maryland recently upgraded its 903-seat theatre audio system thanks to the efforts of Convergent Technologies Design Group, Inc. of Baltimore, an audiovisual ...
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Theatre in Review: The Golden Bride (National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene/Museum of Jewish Heritage)
Cheers to the good folks at the Folksbiene for disinterring this 1923 operetta, which proves to be charming in every respect. A hit in its day -- the program states that it was one of fourteen Yiddish productions available on the night ...
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Theatre in Review: The Color Purple (Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre)
The Color Purple on Broadway -- again? Really? Honestly, it hasn't been gone long enough for us to miss it. However, John Doyle, the director who puts musicals on diets, slimming them down into intimate little soirees, ...
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Lighting Legend Sonnenfeld to be Honored at USITT 2016
USITT Fellow and legendary lighting consultant Sonny Sonnenfeld will receive USITT's 2016 Distinguished Achievement Award in Lighting Design & Technology. Sonnenfeld joins the ranks of four other backstage luminaries ...
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50% More Exhibitors at PLASA Focus Glasgow
The second edition of PLASA Focus Glasgow 2016 held at the SECC will see 50% more exhibitors than the inaugural show in 2014. With new exhibitors recently announced including Bose, Hawthorn, Adlib, and UK Rigging, ...
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Jaime Friedstadt Joins Chauvet
Chauvet announces the appointment of Jaime Friedstadt as director of business development and marketing for Hispanic markets for the company's Chauvet Professional and Iluminarc divisions. Prior to joining ...
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Columbus McKinnon Corporation Celebrates Its 140th Anniversary
Columbus McKinnon Corporation is celebrating its 140th anniversary as a leading designer, manufacturer, and marketer of material handling products, systems, and services. Designed to efficiently and ergonomically move, lift, ...
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Roland Corporation US Promotes Chris Halon to Vice President, Marketing
Roland Corporation US announces the promotion of Chris Halon to vice president, marketing. Most recently, Halon served as director of marketing communications for Roland US. In his new role, he will continue to head all ...
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Freeman Audio Visual Canada Achieves New Milestone in Sustainable Events Standards
In partnership with Tourism Whistler and the Whistler Conference Center, Freeman Audio Visual Canada has recently become the first AV company in the country to achieve Level 1 APEX/ASTM sustainability certification. ...
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PR Lighting Lights Up Lima with Layset
Moving heads from PR Lighting have been out in force at a number of high profile events in the Peruvian capital of Lima, reports Julio Vidal, general manager of Layset, the manufacturer's territorial distributor. ...
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Marc Anthony Returns to His Roots with L-Acoustics and Wichie Sound
Although singer / producer / actor Marc Anthony was born in New York City, his parents both originally hail from Puerto Rico. So, when the top selling tropical salsa artist of all time officially kicked off his recent UNIDO2 ...
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Tsai Performance Center Upgrades with EAW Anya
Canton, Massachusetts-based Communications Design Associates (CDA) recently designed a new sound reinforcement system for the Tsai Performance Center at Boston University. The upgraded system features Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW)< ...
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Martin Audio MLA Spreads the Papal Word to 50,000 in Florence
More than 50,000 people assembled in Florence's Artemio Franchi Municipal Stadium on November 10 to welcome Pope Francis on his short Italian tour, to mark the Fifth National Congress of the Italian Church. ...
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Shure Wireless Systems Dominate American Music Awards
The 43rd Annual American Music Awards were broadcast on ABC on Sunday night, November 22. Hosted by Jennifer Lopez at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, the program presented the fan-voted honors along with a series of high ...
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ETC Gio Helps Nuremberg Theatre on Its Way to Beijing
Traveling to a foreign country can be daunting enough for a traveling show -- and even more so when it's thousands of miles away, when they need an interpreter all the time. But ETC and its Chinese dealer YiDaShi made sure ...
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Theatre in Review: China Doll (Gerald S. Schoenfeld Theatre)
Something very odd has begun to happen, just recently, with David Mamet's plays: People are getting lost inside them. It first happened in 2012's The Anarchist, when Debra Winger, playing an unspecified representative of the ...
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Theatre in Review: The Great Divorce/A Wilder Christmas)
It never occurred to me that people don't get into heaven not because God condemns them but because they can't stand the prospect of it. Oddly, I heard this point being made twice in two days, as I experienced a pair of back-to-back ...
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Draft Standard for Parade Float Fall Prevention Available for Review
BSR E1.57, Recommendations to prevent falls on or off movable parade floats, movable stages, and similar moving platforms, has been published for public review at http ...
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Behind the Scenes Happy Hour 2015 Another Huge Success
The Behind the Scenes Happy Hour, hosted by PLASA, took place on Thursday, October 22, from 6pm-8pm at the Westgate Las Vegas. Over 400 guests attended the event, and were able to network, relax, and let loose before the ...
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Pioneering Video Technology for the Masses
ADJ announces the release of their first ever modular LED video panel -- the AV6 -- which gives users a means of adding high-quality video screens to their setup without exceeding their budget.
The AV6 is designed for use in ...
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Roland M-5000 OHRCA Live Mixing Console Nominated for Technical Excellence and Creativity (TEC) Award
Roland announces that its M-5000 OHRCA Live Mixing Console has been nominated for a Technical Excellence & Creativity (TEC) Award for Outstanding Technical Achievement in the Large Format Console Technology category. ...
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Mackie DL32R Receives TEC Award Nomination
The 31st annual NAMM Technical Excellence and Creativity (TEC) Awards will take place during the upcoming NAMM 2016 Show, and Mackie's DL32R digital mixer with iPad control has been nominated in the category of Small ...
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Avolites Titan and Ai Celebrate a "Fineline" Festivals Year
Bristol-based entertainment lighting hire and event production specialist Fineline Lighting is celebrating an amazing 2015 using Avolites Titan consoles, dimmers, Ai servers, and TitanNet Processors on some of Europe's ...
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D.A.S. Audio Injects Audible Excitement into Halloween
When the ghosts and goblins surfaced at two major Halloween events recently, the mood was scary fun. With all the partying, laughing, and other trick or treat activities, there was plenty of noise. What was crystal clear, however, were the ...
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Robe Helps Save Pigs in Goteborg
Spargrisarna kan rädda världen (Saving Pigs Can Save The World) is the newest revue style production being staged at the well-known Lorensbergsteatern in Goteborg, Sweden. Produced by Kulturtuben, four actors deliver ...
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SGM LED for Intimissimi on Ice
Award-winning lighting designer Bruno Poet felt privileged and inspired when offered to work in Verona Arena with the spectacular live show Intimissimi on Ice. At the same, this was his first opportunity to deploy SGM's LED ...
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Rodeph Shalom Renovates with Renkus-Heinz IC Live
Founded in 1795, Rodeph Shalom is the oldest and largest Jewish congregation in Philadelphia. Its historic building in the heart of the city, built in 1928, has recently undergone major renovation, including a new sound system featuring ...
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Selfridges' Astrolounge Takes Off with White Light
Department store Selfridges, situated on Oxford Street, in the heart of London's shopping district, is renowned for its extravagant Christmas décor. This year is no exception and as part of the annual celebrations, an Astrolounge has been ...
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CyberHoist II Automates Huge Par Can Rig for Kanye West
XLNT's CyberHoist II system has automated an incredible 415-strong Par Can rig on hip hop giant Kanye West's headlining set at Arizona's Summer Ends festival.
Over 28,000 revellers descended on Tempe Beach Park for the ...
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Theatre in Review: Lazarus (New York Theatre Workshop)
In Lazarus, New York Theatre Workshop has its first jukebox musical. It already had its first songbook musical in What's It All About?, a revue of inventively rearranged Burt Bacharach tunes. Lazarus, however, is more ...
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Rosco Introduces LitePad HO90 and LitePad Axiom 90
Rosco Laboratories, a provider of lighting and color technologies for film, television, and broadcast, announces the introduction of LitePad HO90 and LitePad Axiom 90. LitePad HO90 and LitePad Axiom 90 are the evolution of Rosco's ...
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Martin by Harman Announces Immediate Availability of Atomic 3000 LED Strobe
First unveiled at LDI 2015, the Martin Atomic 3000 LED strobe from Harman Professional Solutions is now shipping. The perfect blend of a traditional strobe and cutting-edge LED technology, this new version capitalizes ...
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elektraLite Gets Streetwise
elektraLite, a division of Group One Limited, announces the recent addition of Streetwise Sales & Marketing to its independent sales representative network. The announcement comes from Tyler Wise, Group One's ...
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Allen & Heath Adds Two New Models to the ZEDi Range
Following the recent launch of the ZEDi-8 hybrid mixer / interface, Allen & Heath has released two more ZEDi models, the ZEDi-10 and ZEDi-10FX, from its ZED analog console range.
Designed for recording/gigging artists and AV ...
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Mackie Reach Now Shipping
Mackie announces the immediate availability of their Reach Professional PA System. Reach is an all-in-one professional PA system that delivers ultra-wide coverage, unmatched sound quality, and built-in personal monitoring. Featuring ...
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Vectorworks Launches Spanish and Portuguese Versions of its 2016 Line of 2D/3D and BIM Design Software
Global design software developer Vectorworks, Inc. announces the release of the Spanish and Portuguese versions of its Vectorworks 2016 software line. Part of a worldwide rollout, the Spanish and Portuguese versions join additional ...
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Yellowcard Crosses Time with Chauvet Professional Rogue RH1 Hybrids
Even by the most eclectic standards of alternative rock, the music of Yellowcard defies easy categorization. Not many other bands, after all, will routinely blend violin arpeggios with scorching guitar riffs. In recent years, the Florida ...
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Ian Anderson's Jethro Tull Rock Opera Lit with Bandit Lights
It was last year in Italy while touring with Jethro Tull, singer-songwriter and frontman Ian Anderson began to toy with the idea of a stand-alone show around the real life exploits of the band's namesake. Using lighting provided by Bandi ...
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Cirque du Soleil Sama-Sama - Live Experience Enabled with W-DMX
Wireless Solution recently participated in the performance Sama-Sama - Live Experience for Cirque du Soleil. The project invites the audience to immerse themselves in a parallel universe where they will follow the ...
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Avolites Tiger Touch II Controls "Cinematic" Lighting for Suede
Lighting designer Jip Nipius controlled the lighting for a special "cinematic" two-part show by English rockers Suede at London's Roundhouse in November using an Avolites Tiger Touch II for the first time. ...
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BMFLs on the Runway at New Zealand Fashion Week
The chic, the cool, and the beautiful rocked up in Auckland to check the latest, greatest, and most innovative Kiwi fashion trends and catch the insatiable buzz of New Zealand Fashion Week (NZFW) 2015 at the main show-space in the ANZ ...
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dbn Adds Lighting Magic for Wales Millennium Center Celebrations
dbn Lighting from Manchester collaborated in another exciting, innovative, and off-the-wall production with producers Walk The Plank to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the landmark Millennium Center in Cardiff Bay, Wales. ...
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Theatre in Review: New York Animals (Bedlam/New Ohio Theatre)
There are eight million stories in the naked city, and New York Animals can't manage to decently dramatize even one of them. The playwright, Steven Sater, has imagined a constellation of New Yorkers from various walks ...
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Theatre in Review: School of Rock (Winter Garden Theatre)
In School of Rock, Andrew Lloyd Webber commits the most radical act of his career -- writing a show just for the fun of it. After years of turgid melodramas like Aspects of Love, The Woman in White, and
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GLP impression X4 Family Welcomes the Mighty Atom
If the Atom is the basic building block of all matter, it can be argued that the sheer versatility of GLP's new impression X4 Atom -- which the company says will occupy a unique position in the marketplace -- will provide a ...
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Rose Brand Offers Track Rolling Services, Saves Customers Weeks of Lead Time on Projects
Rose Brand Inc. announces that the company is now offering custom track bending services. A long-time distributor of curtain track, the company now creates custom curves in-house. Track can be bent to any radius, giving customers ...
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NSCA Early Bird Discount for BLC Expires in One Month
NSCA's early-bird discount rate for all 2016 Business & Leadership Conference (BLC) registrations is set to expire after January 4, 2016. On January 5, 2016, registration fees for members and non-members will increase by $400 ...
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Sennheiser Delivers Pristine and Reliable Audio as 49th Annual CMA Awards Reach 13 Million Viewers
At the 49th Annual Country Music Association (CMA) Awards, held at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena on November 4, Sennheiser's wireless systems and microphones were well represented among performers and presenters with 83 ...
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Adventure Club Goes Rogue with Chauvet Professional
It's been said that experience is what you get when you were expecting something else. Lighting designer Daniel Thibault definitely agrees. The North Carolina-based lighting designer was at home when he got a call from Adventure ...
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Robe Gets Asymmetric for Mallory Knox Tour
Cambridge-based alt-rockers Mallory Knox have been rapidly gaining fans and critical acclaim from their energetic live shows and rousing festival appearances this summer running on the back of their second album Asymmetry released ...
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W-DMX Demonstrates Green Practices at Lights in Alingsås
W-DMX by Wireless Solution once again played an important role in the recent Lights in Alingsås event in Sweden. The event is Northern Europe's largest lighting workshop in public spaces, this year attracting a record 87,622 ...
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Realisations Inc. Montreal Gives Life to Texas Park with Nature and Interactive Technology
After recently being part of the design team as content creators of the very urban See Forever Theatre of the visitor center at One World Trade Center in New York, Realisations Inc. Montreal recently took on a much more bucolic ...
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Underworld Puts the SSL L500 Center Stage
Influential British electronic dance act Underworld has chosen a Solid State Logic L500 as performance tool for its live tours. The console joins founder-member Rick Smith on stage as a fast, versatile, creative instrument, ...
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Willow Creek's 40-year Celebration at Chicago's United Center Relies on Shure Microphones and Wireless Systems
One of the driving forces of the evangelical contemporary Christian movement, Willow Creek Community Church, was established in 1975. On October 18, the church celebrated its 40th anniversary before more than 20,000 worshippers at the ...
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Sew What? Inc.'s President Megan Duckett Appears on CNN's Passion to Portfolio Business Series
Who doesn't love a business success story? The CNN series called Passion to Portfolio follows a variety of people from across the globe, examining how their commitment and drive in doing what they love helped them achieve business ...
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First dLive Installation in India at Mumbai's Hard Rock Café
Allen & Heath's dLive has been installed in Mumbai's renowned Hard Rock Café, marking the first installation of the new digital mixing system in India. Installer, Sun Infonet is the distributor of Allen & Heath products in ...
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Theatre in Review: Gigantic (Vineyard Theatre/Theatre Row)
At the intermission of Gigantic, my companion turned to me and remarked, "This is the quintessential New York Musical Theatre Festival show." In all my theatergoing days, I cannot remember such a swift, accurate summary. Gi ...
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Techni-Lux to Host 25th Anniversary Open House
Techni-Lux, a provider of advanced lighting technology and accessories, is celebrating its 25th year in operation with a technology fair and open house. Guests will have an opportunity to go hands-on with dozens of products, vendors ...
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Dissecting Light: A Conversation and Demonstration with Lighting Designer Beverly Emmons
Tony Award-winner Beverly Emmons has created lighting designs for dance, theater, and opera, including such noteworthy productions as Einstein on the Beach at the Metropolitan Opera, Broadway shows from Amadeus to An ...
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"More 4 You" in Amsterdam -- ISE 2016 Gets Set for Its Biggest Ever Show
Integrated Systems Europe 2016 will return to the Amsterdam RAI February 9 - 12, 2016 for the 13th edition of the largest AV trade show in Europe. This year will see the show format expand to include a fourth day for the first time. ...
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Harman Professional Solutions' Martin RUSH Strobe CWL Now Shipping
Harman Professional Solutions announces the immediate availability of the Martin RUSH Strobe CWL.
This bright and compact LED linear strobe uses 99 3W Cree XP-D LEDs with a reflector design that offers a traditional Xenon strobe ...
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elektraLite Raises -- and Shrinks -- the Bar with New elektraBar Mini
Following last year's launch of the versatile elektraBar, elektraLite now announces the immediate availability of its new elektraBar Mini.
Approximately half the length of the original elektraBar -- 23.6" (60cm) versus 43" -- the ...
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Powersoft "Xperience The Power" Showcases World's Most Powerful Subwoofer Technology: M-System
Two weeks ago, Italian amplifier manufacturer Powersoft "shook things up" with four exclusive in-person listening sessions in Los Angeles and San Francisco. The company says the presentation and listening experience, which astounded ...
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The Last of K-array's New Products for 2015 Hit Production Line
K-array's ambitious plan to launch 17 new products in 2015 has successfully come to close. The final three products to be added to the Italian manufacturer's portfolio have all gone into production with one month to spare. ...
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Laserworld Presents New Laser Show Software - Laserworld Showeditor 2015 with ShowNET LAN Interface
The all-in-one laser show control software Laserworld Showeditor 2015 comes standard with the LAN interface Laserworld ShowNET and has a ready-to-go live laser show interface as well as professional timeline-show programming capability. ...
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Barco Event Master Products Now Shipping and Ready for Rental
Global visualization technology provider, Barco, announces that its latest Event Master image processing products are now shipping. Launched at this year's InfoComm, the S3-4K compact screen management system and EC-50 ...
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Electrosonic Expands San Francisco Bay Area Office with New Hires
Electrosonic has expanded its operational capabilities in the San Francisco Bay Area with a number of new personnel hires. The company added Gary Quasebarth as senior sales consultant, relocated systems consultant Morgan ...
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Audio-Technica Renews Sponsorship of Notes for Notes
Audio-Technica, an innovator in transducer technology for over 50 years, recently renewed its sponsorship of music education charity Notes for Notes, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing youth with completely free ...
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MGG Invests in Robe BMFLs
Johannesburg-based MGG, one of the fastest growing South African technical production and solutions companies, has invested in more Robe equipment with the purchase of 12 BMFL Blades -- the first in the country -- 12 CycFX 8s ...
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EAW Anya Supports Juanes Loco De Amor Tour
Colombian singer/songwriter/guitarist Juanes recently wrapped up his Loco De Amor (Crazy Love) tour, which was reinforced by an Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW) Anya PA provided by Camarillo, California-based Rat Sound. ...
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Theatre in Review: Invisible Thread (Second Stage)
You don't need to see Hamilton to know that ambition and invention have returned to the musical theatre. There was a time, not so long ago, when it looked like we would be forever condemned to a steady diet of songbook shows, movie ...
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Lectrosonics Introduces the IFB-VHF Wireless System
Lectrosonics introduces the IFB-VHF wireless system, including the IFBT4-VHF frequency-agile compact transmitter and IFBR1a-VHF receiver, designed to operate in the less-trafficked VHF broadcast band, offering 239 frequencies ...
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AKG by Harman Enables Professionals to Take Control of Their Sound with K182 Monitor Headphones
Building on more than 65 years of sound quality to expand its professional headphone lineup, AKG by Harman introduces the K182 professional monitor headphones. The foldable, closed-back K182 headphones provide sonic clarity, comfort ...
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Times Square Lighting Launches the LXT13
Times Square Lighting introduces the latest fixture in their expanding LED range. The LXT13 is a compact, theatrical-style fixture with electronic driver integrated into the main housing.
The LXT13 is designed around the Xicato ...
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QSC, LLC Offers Insight into How to Strengthen AV-IT Relationships
QSC, a professional audio solutions provider, has released a new white paper with an analysis of what AV professionals can do to create and nurture relationships with IT pros that are ultimately more profitable. ...
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GoVision Acquires Assets of Events Cable and Sound
Already a production-services provider in the golf tournament space, GoVision LP announces that the company has expanded its offerings by acquiring the assets of Events Cable and Sound LLC (ECS). ...
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Italian Speaker Imports Hires New Special Programs Manager
Italian Speaker Imports (ISI) announces the addition of Tracy Brefka as its new special programs manager. A music retail veteran, Brefka has over 25 years in the industry. In addition to extensive sales expertise and an ...
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Audio Engineering Society Heralds the Late Irving L. Joel
The Audio Engineering Society mourns the loss of Irving L. Joel, for decades an integral member of the New York recording community and a beloved member of the Audio Engineering Society. "Irv Joel was an inspiration and ...
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Original Music Services Now Offered at PRG POST Along with Video Post-Production and Production Solutions
PRG POST, a subsidiary of Production Resource Group, L.L.C. (PRG) a provider of production solutions for events and entertainment, announces that they will now offer original music creation on site as Bruce Aronson, ...
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Projection Studio Presents World Machine at 2015 Durham Lumiere
Projection artist Ross Ashton and The Projection Studio produced another spectacular work The World Machine onto Durham Cathedral in the UK for the 2015 Durham Lumiere light festival which attracted upwards of 200,000 ...
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Raiffeisen Bank Deploys Riedel Media Network and Communications Gear for Massive Corporate Event
When Switzerland's Raiffeisen Bank put on one of the country's largest corporate events of the year, it relied on Riedel Communications equipment and infrastructure -- including 5,000m of fiber cabling -- to support efficient, ...
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Elation Platinum and Colour Chorus Series for University of Northern Iowa Production of Rent
Freelance lighting designer Chris Wood (www.chriswoodld.com) turned to Elation Platinum Series moving heads and Colour Chorus Series LED battens to light a recent production of the Tony award-winning rock musical Rent ...
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Ariana Grande Tour Sparkles with Clay Paky and grandMA2
For singer-actress Ariana Grande, diamonds are definitely a girl's best friend. Lighting designer Chris Kuroda used a diamond motif for Grande's The Honeymoon Tour, deploying Clay Paky Stormys and A.leda B-EYE K20 ...
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Theatre in Review: Pike St. (Epic Theatre Ensemble/Abrons Arts Center)
When we enter the theatre at Abrons Arts Center, Nilaja Sun is already on the stage, seated with her arms crossed, her fists folded up into her armpits, her eyes open yet unseeing. Every few seconds, her body twitches; that she can ...
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Derek Black Joins QSC as Sales Manager for Canada
QSC announces the appointment of Derek Black as sales manager for Canada.
In this role, Black will focus on QSC's systems and live sound business units. Black's focus will be on business development, strategic accounts ...
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Apollo Design Technology Adds to Customer Care Team
Apollo Design Technology, Inc. announces the appointment of Zane Sade as a customer care representative. In this role, Sade provides technical information, product recommendations, and helps customers with quotes, processing ...
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Audio Engineering Society Mourns the Loss of Norman C. Pickering
The Audio Engineering Society mourns the loss of Norman C. Pickering, a pioneer of innovations in phonograph cartridge design and the first secretary of the AES. Also known for his research on violin strings, bows, and violin ...
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Nearly 400 Robe Luminaires Catch the Beat at 2015 Amsterdam Music Festival
Two days of some of the biggest EDM artists on the planet including Armin van Buuren, David Guetta, Hardwell, Tiesto, Alesso, rising star Martin Garrix and many, many more ... pulled thousands of music fans into the Amsterdam Arena for the ...
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Philips Vari-Lite Luminaires Provide Diversity and Functionality at KAABOO
Created by music lovers for music lovers, KAABOO is a three-day event that combines rock-n-roll, world-class art, and the finest culinary cuisines to appeal to all five senses. Located in Del Mar, California, it is described as the ideal ...
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The Cove Church Harbors L-Acoustics Kara and Kiva Arrays
Over the past 17 years, The Cove Church has increased its membership to 5,000 congregants, in the process expanding to five regional campuses and a constantly growing number of neighborhood locations. But what ties them all together is P ...
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Clay Paky Delivers "Beautifully Haunting" Looks on Mumford and Sons
Folk rockers Mumford and Sons are currently traversing the globe in support of their latest number one album, with lighting designer Ed Warren employing the bold bright wash and LED effects of 16 Clay Paky A.leda B-EYE K20 ...
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Powersoft Helps Willett Ice Arena Provide Detailed Audio for Local University and High School Teams
In Steven's Point, Wisconsin, hockey and figure skating are staple activities within the local sports community. Willett Ice Arena, part of the City of Stevens Point park system, is a hub for community spectators as well as the home to ...
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South Korea's National Gugak Center Upgrades Meyer Sound System with M'elodie
The National Gugak Center in Seoul, South Korea has added M'elodie line array loudspeakers to upgrade the decade-old Meyer Sound system in its 800-seat Yeak-Dang Theatre. Renowned for its role in preserving and promoting ancient ...
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Focusrite RedNet Helps 3G Productions Keep Electric Daisy Carnival's Main Stage Connected
Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC), a major festival of the electronic dance music world, took place earlier this year at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The fifth edition of the festival, which drew over 400,000 attendees, also marked the debut ...
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GLP's X4 Flexibility Holds the Key for Justin Moore's Lighting Team
Fast rising country star Justin Moore set a real challenge on his recent US tour, with venues ranging from state/county fairs up to 20,000-seat arena shows.
For production designer Sooner Routhier of SRae Productions and ...
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Bandit Provides Lighting for Shaping Sound
Shaping Sound, the contemporary dance company founded by Emmy-nominated choreographers Travis Wall, Nick Lazzarini, Teddy Forance, and dance visionary Kyle Robinson is back on the road with Bandit Lites, bringing their ...
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Theatre in Review: Night is a Room (Signature Theatre Company)
File this one under the heading "Be Careful What You Wish For." More than once over the years, I've wished that Naomi Wallace would simply write a play. Yes, I know, she has written plenty of them -- One Flea Spare, Things ...
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