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  Happy Holidays and Thank You from LSA!
Please note the Lighting&Sound America offices will be closed as of December 26 for the holidays and reopen on Tuesday, January 3, 2023.
Thank you all for your support and friendship this year and we wish you a very restful, ...
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ESTA Announces the 2023 Board of Directors Election Results
The results are in for the 2023 ESTA Board of Directors election. Incumbent Todd Spencer of Ventana Capital Investments will return as president, and incumbent Joe Aldridge will return as individual director. Hannah ...
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Theatre Projects Welcomes Six New Employees Across the Country
Over the past few months, Theatre Projects has hired six new faces to their Denver and New York City offices. These hires reflect the firm's focus on varied service offerings as well as its overall growth. ...
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Key Digital Celebrates the 35th Anniversary of Founder Mike Tsinberg's First of 40+ Patents
Key Digital is celebrating the 35th anniversary of company founder and president Mikhail "Mike" Tsinberg receiving his first US patent. That patent, which helped usher in the global adoption of high-definition television (HDTV ...
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L-Acoustics K2 Brings Sonic Sparkle to Post Malone's Twelve Carat Tour
To support his fourth and newest studio album, Twelve Carat Toothache, Post Malone opted not to stay "Cooped Up" by hitting the road this fall for a 38-date North American arena tour with special guest Roddy Ricch. ...
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Clair Global, Eighth Day Sound, and Britannia Row Come Through for Paolo Nutini's UK/US Tour
Clair Global, Eighth Day Sound, and Britannia Row Productions supplied audio equipment and crew for Scottish singer / songwriter Paolo Nutini, as he embarked on a sell-out UK tour; his ...
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A.R. Rahman and DPA Microphones Team for Reopening of Dubai's Al Wasl Dome
Dubai's Al Wasl Dome is an architectural masterpiece, acting as a hub for visitors and vibrant performances alike. Originally the centerpiece of the EXPO 2020 Dubai, Al Wasl was recently repurposed into a 3,000-seat concert venue, ...
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ArcPod Fixtures Illuminate Navantia Ferrol's Shipyard
As Christmas approaches, the Navantia shipyard in Ferrol, Spain, has used Prolights' ArcPod fixtures to illuminate their cranes.
The public company has done lighting tests on one of the machines, which went from having the usual ...
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Alcons Audio Celebrates 20th Anniversary At ISE
In October 2022, Alcons Audio celebrated its 20th anniversary. In these 20 years, the Dutch company has grown into one of Europe's leading developers and manufacturers of professional sound systems, with offices in the Netherlands, ...
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Meyer Sound Closes Out Exceptional Year with Upbeat Forecast for 2023
Boosted by strong demand for the new flagship PANTHER large-format linear line array loudspeaker, Meyer Sound has set an all-time record for domestic sales in 2022 while Meyer Sound Europe also posted record numbers for the year. ...
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Shure Joins Four Regional Groups of the International Telecommunications Union
Following up on Shure's announcement earlier this year that it has joined the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Shure has joined four additional regional groups within the organization. ...
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Dolly Parton's Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol Sings with d&b Soundscape
"Musically, it's fabulous," says What's On Stage of Dolly Parton's Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol, one of the seasonal highlights of London theatre this year. Running for a month over Christmas at The Southbank Centre's ...
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Stagelight AG Invests in the Prolights EclExpo Flood300VW
Swiss AV supplier Stagelight AG has recently purchased 44 Prolights EclExpo Flood300VW, a 300W asymmetric LED floodlight with variable white.
The company made this acquisition since they are a large supplier of all kinds of ...
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Harman Professional Hosts Night of Technology and Creativity for Los Angeles-Based Creators
Harman Professional Solutions recently hosted 20 Los Angeles-based artists, musicians, and content creators at an immersive product showcase and networking event. The event launches what will be an ongoing "Create With" program ...
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The Darkroom Creative Draws on GLP Classics for Walker Hayes' Arena Tour
Nashville-based singer-songwriter Walker Hayes recently embarked on his first headline arena tour, with the help of The Darkroom Creative (Seth Jackson and Nathan Alves), who were responsible for the stage lighting. ...
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Jesus Culture Invests in ADJ LED Video Wall to Provide Versatile Backdrop for Worship and Teaching
Jesus Culture, the global worship movement led by Pastor Banning Liebscher, has recently equipped it's new Sacramento church facility with a large LED video wall constructed from ADJ Vision Series VS2 panels. Chosen for its ...
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OSA International Invests in Claypaky's New Volero Wave and Tambora Flash Fixtures at LDI 2022
While many attending LDI 2022 in Las Vegas "oohed and aahed" over Claypaky's demo of their Volero Wave LED bar, OSA International's Mark Fetto bought the full LDI rig Claypaky's of the innovative new fixtures. "We jumped on ...
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L-Acoustics Obtains Prison Sentences for Loudspeaker Counterfeiters
In partnership with Chinese authorities, L-Acoustics was recently involved with tracking down five counterfeiters who were subsequently found guilty and sentenced to jail for producing and selling counterfeit L Acoustics ...
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PK Sound Readies European Launch with Appointment of David Roselló
In anticipation of a string of major announcements in the region, PK Sound has appointed pro audio veteran David Roselló to the role of European partner support. Based in Barcelona, Spain, Roselló will oversee PK's growing ...
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DPA Microphones Provides Audio for Musical Events Across the US
Despite the varied cultural differences across the US, one constant theme you can find throughout the country is a love for music. Whether it's used as a tool to celebrate, educate, or invigorate audiences, live music has long brought ...
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New Ovation CYC 3 FC from Chauvet Professional Offers More Coverage with Fewer Fixtures
Sometimes "less is more," but at other times more can also be less. That's the thinking behind the new Ovation CYC 3 FC from Chauvet Professional, which allows more space to be covered with fewer fixture thanks to its greater length ...
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Red Rover Entertainment Delivers All-round, Adaptable Elation Rig for Faouzia Tour
Upon completing a string of European performances in July, global pop star Faouzia began preparations for a fall North American tour that saw the Moroccan-Canadian singer playing dates across the US and Canada. Jon Stanners ...
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Rob Thomas Brings Sonic Weight to Apocalyptica and W.A.S.P. with Midas HD96 and AVL Media Group
Front of house engineer Rob "R/T" Thomas of R/T Audio has been an industry veteran in the live sound realm for the past 40 years, running live mixes for major rock and pop groups such as Third Eye Blind, Train, Sia, Weezer, and more ...
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Allen & Heath at Heart of Newly Upgraded One Hope Church
One Hope Church in Gentilly, New Orleans started out as a mobile church -- setting up temporary services in community centers and schools every weekend using a mix of purchased and donated equipment. During the lockdowns of the COVID ...
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Renkus-Heinz Helps Spread the Word at Most Holy Trinity Church
Located along the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico, Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church of Pass Christian, Mississippi, has served the spiritual needs of the community for over 150 years. Within that span, the church has been re-built twice ...
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Theatre in Review: Merrily We Roll Along (New York Theatre Workshop)
"Yesterday is done/See the pretty countryside;" so goes the opening lyric for Merrily We Roll Along. But yesterday is never done for a storied flop that has been revived more often than many blockbusters, if only because ...
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ams OSRAM Signs Agreement to Sell its Entertainment Lighting Business Claypaky to ARRI AG
ams OSRAM announces that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Claypaky entertainment lighting business to Germany based ARRI AG. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions. ...
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Available Light is Growing
Available Light welcomes four new members to its team.
Damien Perard Jr., assoc. IALD, joins Available Light Los Angeles as a senior designer. He earned his BFA at CalArts where he gained immeasurable experience through ...
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4Wall's Light Humor Episode 6 Now Available for Streaming
4Wall Entertainment has released episode 6 of the animated series, Light Humor, now available for streaming on their Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram channels.
Episode 6: "The Load-In"
After being out of the ...
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Britannia Row Productions Training Sponsors 5th Women in Live Music Awards
The 5th Women in Live Music Awards (WILMAs), which champions women in the European industry, were held last week at the Shure Rose Centre in London. As an event sponsor, Britannia Row provided personnel and equipment. Senior ...
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The Design Oasis Sails Smoothly at Jamrock Reggae Cruise with Chauvet Professional IP65 Fixtures
As Royal Caribbean's Freedom of the Seas steamed out of port December 7 for the Welcome To Jamrock Reggae Cruise, Nesta Garrick, Abbas Ritscher, and the entire team at The Design Oasis were grateful that they would be able to ...
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DiGiCo's Quantum7 Consoles Help Trans-Siberian Orchestra Bring a Great Christmas to Everyone on Santa's List
When the late composer, producer, guitarist, and music entrepreneur Paul O'Neill first conceived Trans-Siberian Orchestra, his goal was as straightforward as it was ambitious. "The whole idea," he explained once, "was to create a ...
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Blaze Audio Announces its Wall-S1 Smart Networked Controller
Blaze Audio, a subsidiary of Pascal A/S of Copenhagen, Denmark, introduces its new Wall-S1 Smart Networked Controller. With the ability to connect, configure, and control installed systems, the new Wall-S1 is billed as the ideal ...
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New Video Processing for Analog Way's Midra 4K Series
Analog Way announces the release of a major software update for the Midra 4K range of presentation switchers, including enhanced livestreaming capabilities, support for HDR workflows, and support for 3D LUTs for advanced color ...
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Theatre in Review: Between Riverside and Crazy (Second Stage/Helen Hayes Theatre)
Few playwrights let their characters run off at the mouth as entertainingly as Stephen Adly Guirgis. In Between Riverside and Crazy some of the choicest comments come from Walter Washington, aka Pops (a term he hates), ...
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In Memoriam: Richard "Nook" Schoenfeld
Lighting&Sound America has learned of the death of the lighting designer, writer, and editor Richard "Nook" Schoenfeld on December 14; he was 65. The cause of his death has been reported as liver failure, following a ...
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Illuminating Engineering Society Assumes Management of NCQLP
The Illuminating Engineering Society (IES) announces it has formalized an agreement with the National Council on Qualifications for the Lighting Professions (NCQLP) to assume management of their Lighting Certified (LC) examination ...
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AV Stumpfl to Present New AnyShape Screen System and PIXERA Multi-user Workflow Features at ISE 2023
Austrian AV technology manufacturer, AV Stumpfl, will present their new AnyShape projection screen system and PIXERA multi-user workflow features at the upcoming ISE trade fair in Barcelona, Spain. ...
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Austrian Audio Expands Product Line, Artist Roster, and Growth in 2022
Austrian Audio celebrated its 5th anniversary this year. The Vienna-based manufacturer has become a household name in the pro audio industry, not only in Europe and the US, but across the globe. Having started with two microphone ...
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Visual Elements Choose the Prolights StudioCob Plus Range
Visual Elements -- a leading supplier in the design and production of creative technical solutions -- recently refresh their older PAR can lighting with a more sustainable alternative.
The UK-based business offers a full range of ...
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MDG is theONE for Gerry Cinnamon
Scottish singer songwriter Gerry Cinnamon concluded his summer tour with two sell-out concerts at his home stadium, Hampden Park, in Glasgow, breaking records as he did so. Cinnamon was the first Scottish artist, and the first ...
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Visual Monkeys and the Power of Ayrton Illuminate Linnanmäki's Carnival of Light in Finland
Helsinki's Linnanmäki is the oldest and most popular amusement park in Finland. It is owned and operated by the non-profit making Children's Day Foundation to raise funds for Finnish child welfare work. ...
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KV2 Audio Provides Purrrfect Sound for Arenas
Andrew Lloyd Webber's record-breaking, award-winning musical Cats has embarked on a large-scale international tour throughout Europe, direct from its sell-out seasons at the London Palladium. Rather than touring traditional ...
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Theatre in Review: Ohio State Murders (James Earl Jones Theatre)
How great an actress is Audra McDonald? As the lights come up at the Jones, she is seen standing with her back to the audience, and, instantly, a hush falls across the theatre. She has done nothing -- we haven't even seen her face - ...
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Theatre in Review: Des Moines (Theatre for a New Audience)
It's a conundrum, I know, but the weirder Des Moines gets, the duller it becomes -- largely, I suspect, because it has no animating spirit of its own. Making its belated New York premiere, this 2007 drama by the late Denis ...
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Park Avenue Armory Announces Six Micro-commissions for Symposium: Sound & Color, January 14 and 15
Park Avenue Armory announces six micro-commissions to be presented on Saturday, January 14 and Sunday, January 15, 2023 as part of Symposium: Sound & Color - The Future of Race in Design, an interdisciplinary forum exploring ...
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Marc-Antoine Girard Reinventing DJ Livestreaming with Help from Obsidian ONYX Platform
Marc-Antoine Girard -- also known as DJ Phoenix -- of Ottawa, Canada has reinvented the DJ livestream by immersing himself in a virtual world of his own creation with a large virtual lighting setup creatively driven by Obsidian ...
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elektraLite Sheds Celestial Light on Raleigh Production of Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
Raleigh, North Carolina's Theatre Raleigh pretty much defines what small professional theatre can and should be. Theatre Raleigh is a regional, non-profit theatre company, operating out of the brand new Theatre Raleigh Arts Center, home to ...
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KLANG Brings Joy to the Stage at Broadmoor Baptist Church
Self-described as "mission-minded," Madison, Mississippi's Broadmoor Baptist Church began meeting over 65 years ago following the rapid expansion of the city of Jackson after WWII. Over the decades, membership has grown to nearly 6,000 ...
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Claypaky Fixtures Create Magic for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Opening Ceremony
UK-based lighting designer Durham Marenghi is no stranger to high-profile events with numerous Winter and Summer Olympics Opening and Closing ceremonies, Queen Elizabeth II's Golden and Diamond Jubilee events, many citywide ...
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Robe in the Spotlight for the 2022 Basketball Champions League Final Four
The 10,000-seat capacity Bilbao Arena this year for the first time hosted the 2022 FIBA Basketball Champions League Final 4 season-ending tournament with over 100 Robe moving lights highlighting the action for a venue packed with ...
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Ed Warren Connects IDLES to Crowd with Help From ChamSys MagicQ MQ500M
The line between the stage and audience quickly becomes blurred to the point of obliteration on IDLES' current world tour. Rocking out the crowd with their relentlessly intense vocals, jagged guitar riffs, explosive drumming, and animated ...
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Astera NYX Bulbs Dream with alt-J
UK rockers alt-J were back on the road again in 2022 having released their fourth studio album The Dream earlier in the year, and their enigmatic live performance style could be enjoyed with a new lighting design by Davy Sherwin< ...
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Theatre in Review: Some Like It Hot (Shubert Theatre)
It has been a fraught season, sometimes marked by dramas more compelling offstage than on, but, at the Shubert, you can relax; the professionals are in charge. After a few months in which the new musicals have seemingly suffered from ...
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Gena Buhler Named Associate Principal as Theatre Projects Deepens Focus on Strategic Planning
Theatre Projects believes in reaching beyond the brick and mortar. The firm, primarily known for space and technology design, has reimagined its services in recent years to heighten focus on AV and strategic planning. Strategic ...
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RF Venue to Host Third-in-series Live Q&A Webinar with Senior Applications Engineer Don Boomer on December 22
RF Venue recently launched an ongoing series of monthly Q&A webinar chats, offering personal access to RF Venue senior applications engineer Don Boomer as he fields real-time questions about solving RF issues and setups for ...
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Vizrt Group Invests in Partners with Expanded Offering and New Program
Vizrt Group announces its plans to increase partner investment in 2023 with the first ever Vizrt partner program, and to significantly develop the NewTek channel ecosystem.
The aim of Vizrt Group's substantial partner ...
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d&b audiotechnik Americas Appoints Zach Brady to Business Development Team
Zach Brady has joined the growing Business Development department at d&b audiotechnik Americas. Brady's focus will be on the house of worship market. Previously he was on the d&b Regional Support team for the Mid-West region. ...
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MSolutions Brings AI and Uncompressed 4K Innovations to ISE 2023
MSolutions comes to ISE 2023 this year with a broad portfolio of collaboration and test solutions that accentuates its continued maturation as an AV and IT innovator. Exhibiting on its own for the first time, MSolutions, which last ...
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Justin Kitchenman Calls Up MA Lighting's grandMA3 Software for Luke Bryan's Raised Up Right Tour
Country music superstar Luke Bryan continues his Raised Up Right Tour into the fall with a grandMA3 console controlling lighting and video for the show. ACT Entertainment is the exclusive distributor of MA Lighting
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GLP impression FR10 Bars and JDC1s Dominate Post Malone's Twelve Carat Tour
GLP lighting solutions have been no strangers to Post Malone's stage scenography over the years, and his latest Twelve Carat Tour -- with Dan Norman (of Evolve Lights) now in charge of the visuals -- is no ...
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Érik Nowosielski-Lamoureux Tells Story of Final Fantasy in Color with Chauvet Professional
At their best, creative works do more than captivate us through the power of their originality, they also inspire us to take our own journey of imagination. Such is the case with Hironobu Sakaguchi's Final Fantasy series, ...
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Renkus-Heinz ICONYX Series Takes Audio to New Heights at St. James Basilica
Dominated by 125' tall spires flanking the main facade, St. James Basilica serves the spiritual needs of the community in Jamestown, North Dakota. Designed in the Gothic Revival style and completed in 1914, the church was listed on the ...
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Theatre in Review: Becky Nurse of Salem (Lincoln Center Theatre/Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre)
Is Deirdre O'Connell a witch? You have to wonder. She is certainly a practiced spellbinder, a talent that she exercises to the infinite benefit of Sarah Ruhl's latest offering. She enters -- totally frazzled, her hair a ...
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Barco Looks Back at Eight Years of LIPA Leadership
Ahead of the upcoming annual general meeting when he will hand over chairmanship to his successor, Goran Stojmenovik looks back at eight years that have changed the laser industry and where he thinks it might go. The 2022 annual ...
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L-Acoustics Introduces New Global Business Development Team
Following the recent announcement of a new Global Sales and Business Development organization, L-Acoustics introduces the new Business Development team. Consisting of talented experts within the company, alongside recent ...
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Hall Technologies Hits a Major Growth Spurt with Five New Hires
Hall Technologies has hit another growth spurt adding five new staff members. Hall's global team now includes Daniel Adams as technical support manager for the EMEA region, Brandon Gramse comes aboard as senior ...
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EAW's AC6 Adaptive Column Loudspeaker Nominated for NAMM TEC Award
The AC6 2-Way Full Range ADAPTive Column Loudspeaker from Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW) has been announced as a finalist for the 38th Annual NAMM Technical Excellence & Creativity (TEC) Awards in the category of Outstanding ...
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Fighter Country Talent Upgrades with Allen & Heath ZED-22FX
Fighter Country Talent is a unique collective of musicians, each with connections to the US Military. The group was formed following the COVID-19 lockdowns, which were especially isolating for service members. "There were many concerns ...
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Rapyd's "Hack the Galaxy" Event at Lisbon's Web Summit 2022 Shines with Claypaky Fixtures
Lighting designers Omer Israeli and Dor Aichner of Tel Aviv-based lighting and stage design company, LEAD, chose a large complement of Claypaky fixtures to illuminate the dynamic, futuristic "Hack the Galaxy" event ...
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Acclaim Lighting Introduces Unity
Acclaim Lighting introduces Unity to bring a high level of flexibility, performance, and refinement to exterior illumination with its advanced Spectrum Five light engine and large aperture Fresnel lens. ...
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Courtney Barnett's Monitor Engineer, Kessiah Gordon, Places Tour Trust in Eighth Day Sound
Monitor engineer Kessiah Gordon has been charged with mixing monitors for the witty Aussie musician since November 2021, touring the world on various Yamaha consoles courtesy of Eighth Day Sound's diverse inventory. ...
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Arcturus Unveils a New Beta Tool Designed to Fuel Virtual Production, XR, and More
Arcturus releases several updates for its HoloSuite platform, including a new beta feature developed to connect volumetric video clips, and seamlessly blend them together. With this ability, content creators can populate full ...
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PAMA to Host Online Presentation with Hannah Brodrick on Thursday, December 15
As part of its ongoing commitment to inclusion and diversity in the audio industry, the Professional Audio Manufacturers Alliance (PAMA) will be hosting a live webinar presentation, "How to attract and retain a gender-balanced ...
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Genelec Smart IP Loudspeaker System Chosen for The Bar at NYC's Penn Station
Danny McDonald, one of America's top pub business owners and one of New York City's best-known restaurateurs, is known for being adept at the development, construction and operation of modern pubs. Starting in 1995 with the Swift ...
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Riley Clemmons Calls on Bandit Lites for First Christmas Tour
Rising artist Riley Clemmons launched her first head-lining tour with a lighting system provided by Bandit Lites. With over 210 million global streams and 50 million YouTube video views since the beginning of her almost ...
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Creative BackStage and Chauvet Professional Brighten Up Zona Music Festival
Rain can play havoc with any outdoor festival. That much is true, but in Phoenix Arizona? The second driest city in the USA (only Las Vegas gets less precipitation), Phoenix has gone as long as 160 days without rain; that happened back in ...
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Elation Gear on Janes Addiction Spirits on Fire Tour
Janes Addiction were out supporting the Smashing Pumpkins beneath a lighting rig of Elation Artiste Monet and DARTZ 360
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Key Digital's Products and Service at Trail Stop Tavern
The Trail Stop Tavern in Eagan, Minnesota, has been serving suburban Twin Cities burger connoisseurs and beer lovers since 2015 with a welcoming atmosphere and exceptional customer service. A dozen 65" and 85" video displays throughout ...
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Creative Technology Middle East's First Delivery of Robe FORTES and LEDBeam 350s
Creative Technology (CT) Middle East has made a major investment in Robe moving lights with the purchase of FORTES and LEDBeam 350s which join the company's busy and expanding rental fleet at their Dubai HQ, servicing projects ...
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Theatre in Review: Ain't No Mo' (Belasco Theatre)
Ain't No Mo', which is scheduled to depart the Belasco on Sunday after 22 performances, is the second show to disappear from Broadway in unseemly haste. (The other is KPOP, which closed this past Sunday.) This ...
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Atlona to Celebrate 20 Years in Business at ISE 2023
Atlona, a Panduit company, travels to ISE 2023 next month to celebrate an important company milestone while debuting several product innovations and demos that accentuate the company's sharpened ...
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Out Board TiMax ISE2023 to Showcase Software Upgrades - Plus Unique Spatial Management Sneak Preview
From Hall 7, Stand J875 of this year's ISE Show (January 31 - February 3, Fira Barcelona) Out Board will demonstrate the latest product innovations from the TiMax family of immersive audio and showcontrol products. Following ...
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SF Marketing Appoints André Gagnon as Director of Technical and Professional Services
Poised to enter its 45th year, SF Marketing Inc. (SFM) announces the appointment of André Gagnon as director of technical and professional services. In his new role leading the company's Technical Application Group, he will ...
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LightShark Launches New Software For its Range of Multiprotocol Lighting Consoles
Spanish manufacturer Equipson has upgraded the software for its LightShark range of DMX-based hardware lighting consoles to give users a more streamlined and efficient workflow.
Many new elements have been incorporated, ...
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Prolights Released a New LED Moving-light
Prolights launched the Astra Profile400, a compact LED moving profile with an efficient, punchy output.
The Astra Profile400 has a 400W LED source calibrated at 7,000K and a smooth zoom system from 6.5° to 50°. ...
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Vectorworks, Inc. Announces Design Scholarship Winners, Names Michelle Wanitzek Richard Diehl Award Winner
A strong supporter of the world's future designers, global design, and BIM software provider Vectorworks, Inc. announces the 2022
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Grace Church Upgrades with Martin Audio TORUS
Based in Des Moines, Iowa, Conference Technologies Inc (CTI) recently completed a sound system integration at the nearby Grace Church -- replacing the former PA, which had serviced their requirements for two decades, with the constant ...
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Arizona's Mesa Community College Upgrades to Vari-Lite to Reduce Power Consumption and More
Mesa Community College Arizona's 462-seater Performing Arts Center held its first full production in November 2022 using an upgraded rig of Vari-Lite LED luminaires from Signify. Dominating the new array of lighting fixtures were ...
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Theatre in Review: The Far Country (Atlantic Theater Company)
When the powerful moments come in The Far Country, they are usually throwaways, offhand comments discreetly packed with dynamite that catch one by surprise. We are first introduced to Gee, who has come to China to purchase a ...
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ClearOne and Shure Announce Global Settlement
ClearOne, Inc. and Shure Incorporated jointly announce that they have reached a global settlement of all pending legal disputes. In order to avoid the expense, burden, and uncertainty associated with litigation and to ...
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Group One Limited Names Julian Gates Technical Support Engineer for DiGiCo and KLANG
Group One Limited announces the appointment of Julian Gates as technical support engineer for DiGiCo and KLANG.
Having joined the company in mid ...
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L-Acoustics A15i Offers New GSU Convocation Center a Sound System as Flexible as the Venue Itself
On September 15th, Georgia State University officials cut the ribbon on the school's new Convocation Center in the Summerhill neighborhood of Atlanta. The new multipurpose 200,000 sq.-ft., state-of-the-art facility on the site of the ...
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David Garrett is Alive with Robe
Classic and crossover violinist David Garrett is a unique, interesting, and fun artist to light requiring a mix of treatments inspired by multiple visual genres, which is one of the many aspects -- and challenges -- relished by ...
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RF Venue Antennas Employed at Water Country Water Park in Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Located in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Water Country is New England's largest waterpark. Venue attractions include more than a dozen water slides, among them "Double Geronimo," a 56' side-by-side freefall slide; a 700,000-gallon wave pool (t ...
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Materie Event Production GmbH Reflects Energy of MediMeisterschaften with Chauvet Professional
"Music is medicine for the soul," wrote Plato. For the thousands of future doctors who danced on the airstrip of Obermehler-Schlotheim Airport during the MediMeisterschaften festival this fall, the great philosopher's words ring oh ...
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MA Lighting's grandMA3 for Unique Grandbrothers Show at Cologne Cathedral
To celebrate 700 years since the 1322 consecration of the initial eastern part of Cologne's impressive Gothic cathedral, German piano / electronic music duo Grandbrothers played a unique and truly spectacular gig within its hallowed walls. ...
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AUX Media Group Showcases ROE Visual
AUX Media Group showcased advanced virtual production techniques, utilizing ROE Visual Black Pearl BP2V2 LED screens at the Asia TV Forum & Market (ATF) in Singapore from December 7 - 9, 2022. Asia's leading entertainment content ...
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Dave Sewell Named CEO of Gopher Stage Lighting
Minneapolis-based Gopher Stage Lighting announces that Dave Sewell is its new CEO.
Throughout his 17-year career, Sewell has held various roles across multiple industries. After obtaining his undergraduate degree in civil ...
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1 SOUND Opens Showroom in Vietnam
The Tinton Falls, New Jersey-based loudspeaker manufacturer 1 SOUND has appointed Sonos Libra Vietnam, based in Hanoi, to be its Vietnamese distributor.
Leo Dani, a 1 Sound sales representative, was welcomed by Nguyen ...
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NFL Media Headquarters Connects with World's Largest Dante Audio Network
When the NFL began plans more than four years ago to move its headquarters from Culver City, California, to a new facility a few miles away in Inglewood, they had a vision for creating one of the world's most state-of-the-art, IP-based ...
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Electro-Voice MTS Point-source Loudspeaker System Delivers for Paul Brown Tiger Stadium
In northern Ohio, where the legendary Paul Brown began his football career and founded the NFL's Cleveland Browns franchise, they take the sport seriously. This is especially true at Massillon Washington High School, where Brown ...
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Lectrosonics Introduces the M2Ra Digital Wireless Monitor Receiver
Lectrosonics introduces the M2Ra Digital Wireless Monitor Receiver, the next-generation receiver that is part of the M2 Duet Digital wireless IEM family. The new M2Ra receiver builds upon the success of the original version and ...
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ADJ Fixtures Shine at OivoFest in Cyprus
Described as "the modernized wine festival of Cyprus," OivoFest took place in mid-October in the picturesque inland village of Lofou. Organized by Agro Escape, the three-day event attracted thousands of visitors who enjoyed sampling local ...
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tvONE and Green Hippo to Showcase Flagship Video Solutions at ISE 2023
tvONE announces it will be exhibiting alongside its media server brand, Green Hippo, at ISE 2023 in Barcelona, on Booth #5H800.
Key tvONE experts will be showcasing the company's range of professional AV products, ...
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FLEX Vienna Back at the Top of the Club Scene with Premium Sound from Alcons Audio
The club FLEX is an institution of Vienna's nightlife. Uniquely located in a closed metro tunnel, FLEX has been delivering danceable beats and live concerts by newcomers and international acts of various styles since 1990. FLEX is not ...
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LDI 2022 Visitors Surge to Preview GLP's Next-generation Products
At the recent LDI Show, GLP focused on giving some "real-world" exposure to the JDC Line -- now gaining the attention it deserves after the COVID-19 pandemic somewhat choked its initial launch.
They were fortunate to have the ...
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ETC Releases Hog OS v3.19.0 Update
ETC releases the OS v3.19.0 update for the Hog 4 family of lighting control software. Hog 4 OS v3.19.0 provides bug fixes as well as several enhancements, the company says, including support for computers running Windows 11. Users ...
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ADJ's Wireless and Weatherproof Up-Lighting System Now Available with a Sleek Black Finish
The Mirage Q6 Pak Black comprises six feature-packed, battery-powered, wirelessly-controllable, IP65-rated LED wash fixtures supplied in a purpose-built charging road case. Each Mirage Q6 IP Black fixture offers everything the original ...
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KV2 Audio Reinforces ESD Range with ESD8
The ESD range of two-way and three-way passive loudspeakers from KV2 offers a wide variety of loudspeaker solutions ranging from the ultra-compact ESD Cube, designed for peripheral reinforcement in bars, theatres, clubs, houses of ...
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Epson Technology Enhances Aquarium Education Programs
As the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, California welcomed students back for in-person learning, educators leaned on Epson technology to help enhance education and bring lessons into the spotlight. Leveraging multiple Epson ...
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Martin Audio's MLA Mini Backs Billy Porter's Seasonal Window Showcase for Bloomingdale's
One of the highlights of New York's holiday season is the unveiling of the seasonal windows at the City's premier department store, Bloomingdale's.
Providing the sound for the opening show which marks the occasion, and sees crowds ...
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Seven Feathers Casino Resort Recieves Smashing Audio from EAW
World Stage Lighting Inc. co-owners Dwight Wood and Devin Sunderland have been providing concert audiences in the Pacific Northwest with crystal-clear sonic experiences for decades. The company was given the opportunity to ...
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R90 Lighting Covers Seattle and Beyond with Elation LED Lighting
One of Seattle's largest lighting rental houses, R90 Lighting, often turns to Elation Professional products to light a wide scope of projects and has recently added more Elation fixtures to its rental inventory. The concert and ...
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DiGiCo's Quantum Launches Kasabian into New Chapter
Acclaimed British rock band Kasabian has enjoyed a remarkable 25-year career that includes a busy touring roster and seven studio albums. With guitarist Serge Pizzorno now full-time lead vocalist and new album The Alchemist's ...
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PIEDRA Iluminación and Chauvet Professional Immerse at Falabella Chile Inmobiliario
The recently opened Falabella Chile Inmobiliario at the Open Plaza Kennedy shopping center, has a simple, but very ambitious, goal: to offer customers a unique culinary experience in surroundings that make them feel special. The 6,000 sq. ...
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PLASA Members Hear from DIT and CBI at AGM
PLASA recently hosted their AGM, complete with Christmas drinks and canapes, at the Victory Services Club in London on Wednesday 30 November, bringing members together from across the industry for a festive get-together. ...
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Pro Tapes & Specialties Acquired by Shurtape Technologies
Pro Tapes & Specialties, Inc., the manufacturer of specialty adhesive tapes located in North Brunswick Township, New Jersey, has been acquired by Hickory, North Carolina-based Shurtape Technologies, LLC, effective immediately. ...
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Solotech Cracks the Top 5 on Systems Contractor News' Top 50 List
The world continues to be shaped in one way or another by the pandemic-fueled fluctuations in all aspects of business and life. Through those ups and downs, Solotech maintained a steady upward trend that saw it catapulted from 9th ...
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Avantis Wins Fifth Consecutive MMR Product of the Year Award for Allen & Heath
For the fifth consecutive year, Allen & Heath has earned the Dealer's Choice Product of the Year award from Musical Merchandise Review magazine. This time, for the company's 64-channel Avantis mixing console, which recently ...
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Ayrton Launches Zonda 3
Following on from the phenomenal success of Zonda 9 in April, Ayrton is excited to launch Zonda 3 Wash and Zonda 3 FX, the latest addition to the Zonda family and part of Ayrton's Multi Sources 3 Series. ...
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Audio-Technica Announces Compatibility with Q-SYS Plug-in for Three A-T Products with Dante Network Outputs
Audio-Technica announces that three of its products with Dante network outputs -- the ATND971a Cardioid Condenser Network Boundary Microphone, ATND8677a Network Microphone Desk Stand, and ATND8734a Network Ceiling Power Module -- ...
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L-Acoustics K2 Creates a Solid Model for Hard Rock Live Sound
"Hard Rock Live is NOW OPEN!" The all-caps exclamation on the website for the 2,500-seat venue at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sacramento at Fire Mountain is understandable. The resort opened in 2019, but work on the entertainment facility was ...
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LEA Professional's Connect Series Amplifiers Band Together to Supply Audio System to Texas School District
Bryan Independent School District (ISD) is a public school district based in Bryan, Texas. With a growing music program, yet an unsophisticated audio system, the school district turned to Covenant Communications and LEA Professional ...
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Robe Keeps Up with Israel's Ninja Warriors
The fifth season of Ninja Warrior Israel, the hugely popular endurance sport competition TV series, was recorded on the waterfront of the highly atmospheric Haifa port industrial setting, overlooked by giant cranes and massive ...
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Theatre in Review: La Race (Page 73/Working Theatre at McGinn/Cazale Theatre)
Playwright Blue Beckford-Burrell has assembled a lively crowd for her Off Broadway debut. There's Maxine -- outspoken, thirtysomething, and Black -- who, having lost her job, gets dragooned into running for the City Council seat ...
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CAST Group Inc, the Creators of BlackTrax, Vivien, and wysiwyg Appoints New CEO
CAST has appointed Stuart Green as their new CEO. Green will succeed CAST's founder and CEO, Gil Densham.
Densham, who's been CAST's CEO for 28 years, is retiring, as well as moving to an advisory role within the ...
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DirectOut Appoints Amptec as New Distributor for the BeNeLux
German Pro Audio manufacturer DirectOut Technologies is establishing a cooperation with Amptec as their new distributor for BeNeLux. The Belgian company will be offering the DirectOut product portfolio to the entire territory. ...
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PK Sound Welcomes Vivid Sky Productions to PK Alliance
PK Sound, the robotic line array company, has welcomed full-service entertainment and event company Vivid Sky Productions to the PK Alliance with their investment in a T10 robotic line source system. Based in Gainesville, FL, Vivid ...
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Elation KL Fresnel Gets Retro for Tom Kenny-designed Robert Plant & Alison Krauss Special
Lighting designer Tom Kenny recently used Elation Professional's KL Fresnel 8 LED wash light to support the retro set of a special CMT Crossroads performance by Ro ...
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Vari-Lite Neo Playback Controller Streams DMX Lighting Colors Along Jamestown Riverwalk
Jamestown New York's Riverwalk Illumination Project officially opened in November as part of a $10 million city rejuvenation program. The system highlights city landmarks including the Jamestown Board of Public Utilities coal silo, the ...
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University of Tennessee Basketball Games Go Big with Bandit Lites Donation
It has become a tradition that when the Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball team and The Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team take to the court at Thompson-Boling Arena, they make their grand entrance with a system donated by Ban ...
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Scorpions' Rock Believer Tour Uses Prolights ArenaCob 4FC
The Rock Believer world tour kicked off in March and April in Las Vegas, with a residency by the Scorpions at the Planet Hollywood Hotel & Casino. Manfred Nikitser has been there from the start, where he has been the lighting ...
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Matthieu Larivée And Lüz Studio Call on Chauvet Professional for Reba McEntire Tour
"Absolutely Magical!" These words, or some variant of them have been used time and time again by music critics to describe Reba McEntire's performance on her current arena tour. But the magic that's captivating sellout crowds doesn't ...
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Ayrton Domino Hits the Sweet Spot for Sugababes One Touch Tour
One of Britain's most successful girl groups, the Sugababes, embarked on their first tour in 20 years this autumn with their original line up performing a 17-date tour of UK and Ireland. Award-winning show designer Ed Warren ...
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The Vienna State Opera Upgrades Spotlights with Claypaky Arolla Profile MP Fixtures
In a transition to the newest generation of LED moving light fixtures, The Vienna State Opera has replaced its Claypaky HMI luminaires with Claypaky Arolla Profile MPs, the smallest and lightest moving head in its class, the ...
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Theatre in Review: KPOP (Circle in the Square Theatre)
It grieves me to say it, but KPOP has lost its pop -- also its snap and crackle. A critical and popular success five years ago in an immersive, walk-through production that was surely unsustainable for more than a limited run ...
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Theatre in Review: Underneath the Skin (La MaMa)
Throughout his adult life, Samuel Steward (1909 - 93) kept by his bedside a reliquary containing a tiny cutting from Rudolph Valentino's pubic hair. That this is not the most outré detail about him tells you plenty about this ...
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Robe Rocks LDI 2022 with "All Environments" Live Show and Innovative New Technologies
Robe lighting embraced the 2022 LDI expo in Las Vegas with a fantastic booth design, an invigorating live show, and a jaw-dropping line up of new products that stunned-and-amazed those in attendance. ...
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Magma Fog 1500 IP High-output Fogger from Magmatic Atmospheric Effects Now Shipping, Distributed by Elation
Magmatic atmospheric effects offers the first dedicated fog generator in its Magma series of dependable haze and fog machines. Now in stock and shipping is the Magma Fog ...
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Chauvet Professional and 4Wall Help Mike Cristella Create Evocative Vibe at US Open Pool Championship
Precision, patience, and control, not to mention a fair amount of courage, are essential qualities to have when holding a cue stick. They also come in pretty handy, for anyone lighting a pool tournament, especially one that's broadcast ...
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Pioneer PRO AUDIO Makes Waves at Lille3000 Art Installation
Since the French city of Lille was named European Capital of Culture in 2004, it has determinedly upheld a strong tradition of supporting and promoting the Arts. In 2006 the city played host to an art event which had a lasting impact ...
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Vari-Lite VL2600 Orchestrates Ensemble of Looks for Jools Holland
The legendary Jools Holland's Rhythm and Blues Orchestra embarked on their Autumn 2022 UK Tour in October, backed by a "big band" lighting design by Paul Fairfield. His vision for the show swings from upbeat rock and ...
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CODA Audio's AiRAY Bosses it for Bosse
Axel Bosse or just Bosse, as he and his backing band are more commonly known in his native Germany, has enjoyed more than a decade of success, storming the charts with hit albums and guaranteeing full houses across the country. The ...
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ROE Visual's Black Pearl BP2V2 Remains Indispensable in Virtual Production
The worldwide application of ROE Visual's Black Pearl BP2V2 upholds its unique position in the content production market as the ideal display solution. The BP2V2 panel has undoubtedly become the top choice for projects in virtual ...
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Theatre in Review: Hoagy Carmichael's Stardust Road (York Theatre at Theatre at St. Jean's)
Hoagy Carmichael wrote "Heart and Soul?" Who knew? That's one of the revelations of this fast-paced revue celebrating the great American composer. Another surprise is that the lyrics to everyone's favorite two-finger piano piece are ...
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Theatre in Review: A Christmas Carol (Nederlander Theatre)
You can't say the design department of A Christmas Carol hasn't done its work; indeed, the members of the team have all but exhausted themselves in bringing the Charles Dickens classic to theatrical life. Dane ...
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FANTEK's New FANTEK Ring Makes its Debut at LDI Las Vegas
A simple solution that protects trusses from damage and scratches has been unveiled by FANTEK at the 2022 LDI show in Las Vegas.
The FANTEK Ring (F-Ring) is a cost effective and patented innovation that can be installed on ...
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Genelec Nominated for Two Technical Excellence and Creativity (TEC) Awards
Genelec announces that it has been nominated for two Technical Excellence & Creativity (TEC) Awards. Genelec's GLM 4.2 GRADE (Genelec Room Acoustic Data Evaluation) has been nominated for Outstanding Technical Achievement in the ...
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Anolis at LiGHT22 Expo
European LED lighting manufacturer Anolis -- A Robe Business -- participated enthusiastically in (d)arc Media's new LiGHT22 expo concept for architects, lighting specifiers and designers, staged for the first time at London's ...
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Steve Lieberman and 154 Chauvet Professional Fixtures Defy Expectations at Beyond Wonderland Monterrey
"Art must take reality by surprise." So wrote the late, great French novelist and playwright Françoise Sagan. Steve Lieberman would have no argument with that.
The owner of SJ Lighting, Lieberman has built a stellar ...
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Tomb Raider: The LIVE Experience - Adam Hall's Cameo Stages Immersive LIVE Adventure in London
In Tomb Raider: The LIVE Experience, teams of eight people experience an adrenaline-fuelled adventure in search of a powerful artefact in an approximately 30,000 m2 LIVE action course in London. On behalf of Little Lion ...
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Indie Rockers Joywave and iDKHOW Hit The Road with ADJ Vision Series VS3 LED Video Panels
Indie rock bands Joywave and I Don't Know How but They Found Me (iDKHOW for short) recently completed a 23-date co-headlining tour of the US backed by an LED video wall system comprised of ADJ Vision Series panels. The impressive ...
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OSA International Increases Lighting Rental Inventory with New Ayrton Eurus and Ayrton Diablo Fixtures
OSA International, Inc., which delivers world-class entertainment technology, event production and systems integration from its base in Las Vegas, has added large complements of Ayrton Eurus and Diablo lighting fixtures to its ...
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Meyer Sound PANTHER Goes Wild for NHL Games in Minnesota
The National Hockey League's Minnesota Wild recently installed a new reinforcement system built around 96 Meyer Sound PANTHER large-format linear line array loudspeakers in their home arena, Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul. ...
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L-Acoustics Ties Up Slipknot's Knotfest Roadshow with L-Acoustics K Series
Globally chart-topping rock band Slipknot are known for some of the most intense live shows on some of the biggest stages on the planet. Case in point, the Grammy Award-winning, and multi-platinum-selling group has spent much of the past ...
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