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News Archive - March 2016

(3/30/2016)

-LumenRadio Goes Full Throttle at Prolight + Sound

LumenRadio Goes Full Throttle at Prolight + Sound

After a very successful start of 2016, leading wireless lighting control manufacturer LumenRadio sets course for the upcoming Prolight + Sound show that takes place April 5 - 8 at the Frankfurt Messe. With the company's ...More

(3/30/2016)

-Clear-Com to Show DX410 Wireless Intercom System at Prolight + Sound

Clear-Com to Show DX410 Wireless Intercom System at Prolight + Sound

Clear-Com will present the all-new DX410 two-channel 2.4GHz digital wireless intercom system at Prolight + Sound 2016. Featuring 7kHz wideband audio for exceptional audio clarity, it is the first DX Series wireless intercom ...More

(3/30/2016)

-Arcus Demos WYSIWYG, BlackTrax, and Vivien at Prolight + Sound 2016

Arcus Demos WYSIWYG, BlackTrax, and Vivien at Prolight + Sound 2016

Paderborn-based experts Arcus Licht- und Präsentationstechnik GmbH will demonstrate BlackTrax real-time motion tracking solution, Vivien event designer, and WYSIWYG lighting design and previsualization software ...More

(3/30/2016)

-GLP Inc.'s Scenex Lighting Announces New RGBW Pixel Tape Range

GLP Inc.'s Scenex Lighting Announces New RGBW Pixel Tape Range

Scenex Lighting from GLP US Inc. has launched a new range of flexible pixel control LED tape, featuring four color RGBW LED's, with different color temperature options available for the white LED element. ...More

(3/30/2016)

-Meyer Sound Growth Spurs New Solutions Focus and Bolsters Global Technical Support

Meyer Sound Growth Spurs New Solutions Focus and Bolsters Global Technical Support

Spurred by worldwide growth, Meyer Sound has announced a number of new hires and promotions, creating a technical solutions team that adds depth to the company's respected global technical solutions and support program. ...More

(3/30/2016)

-Zylight Ships F8-200 LED Fresnel

Zylight Ships F8-200 LED Fresnel

Zylight, a manufacturer of innovative, premium LED lighting solutions, announces its F8-200 LED Fresnel is now shipping. Brighter than a 400W HMI Fresnel and almost as bright as a 2,000W tungsten fixture, the new "Brighter Flat ...More

(3/30/2016)

-USITT Inducts Three New Fellows in Salt Lake City

USITT Inducts Three New Fellows in Salt Lake City

USITT inducted three accomplished members as Fellows of the Institute on March 16 at USITT 2016 in Salt Lake City.
David W. Will, Rachel Keebler, and Stephanie Young became the first members to be named ...
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(3/30/2016)

-JBL Professional by Harman Introduces JBL Control 64P/T Pendant Loudspeaker

JBL Professional by Harman Introduces JBL Control 64P/T Pendant Loudspeaker

In a move to provide systems integrators in the commercial market with even greater versatility, JBL Professional by Harman introduces the JBL Control 64P/T. The JBL Control 64P/T is the most affordable full-range pendant ...More

(3/30/2016)

-elektraLite Helps Create Visual "Pulse" For New World Symphony Event

elektraLite Helps Create Visual "Pulse" For New World Symphony Event

It's not typical that "noise" is cited as a major concern when specifying a lighting fixture, but the New World Symphony (NWS) and its New World Center are not your typical orchestra and concert hall. Furthermore, the symphony's recent "Pul ...More

(3/30/2016)

-Robe in Serious Deception

Robe in Serious Deception

Nearly 250 Robe moving lights helped shape the drama and magic at the high energy 2016 Reverze spectacular produced by Bass Events and staged at Antwerp's Sportpalais in Belgium, which was packed to its 20,000 capacity with ...More

(3/30/2016)

-Writers Theatre Holds Opening Performance March 16

Writers Theatre Holds Opening Performance March 16

After operating out of two separate leased spaces for the past 23 years, Chicago area's Writers Theatre now has a new home to call their own, featuring the 250-seat Alexandra C. and John D. Nichols Theatre and the 99-seat black box Gillian ...More

(3/30/2016)

-Reverze Moves for Wicreations

Reverze Moves for Wicreations

Engineering specialists WIcreations automated several large and spectacular scenic objects for Reverze 2016, Europe's biggest hard-style dance indoor extravaganza, staged by Bass Events in the 20,000-capacity Antwerp ...More

(3/29/2016)

-Syncrolite to Exhibit at Prolight + Sound

Syncrolite to Exhibit at Prolight + Sound

Syncrolite announces that it will be exhibiting at Prolight + Sound 2016 for the first time ever. Looking to connect with the company's large Strong and Syncrolite world-wide user base, Prolight + Sound was a logical ...More

(3/29/2016)

-Robe at Prolight + Sound Frankfurt 2016

Robe at Prolight + Sound Frankfurt 2016

Robe will bring impact and style to booth D80 in Hall 3 of the Frankfurt Messe for Prolight + Sound 2016, taking a booth size three times larger than before accommodating literally hundreds of guests that will recreate a timeless ...More

(3/29/2016)

-VUE Audiotechnik Reveals Large Format Systems at Prolight + Sound

VUE Audiotechnik Reveals Large Format Systems at Prolight + Sound

VUE Audiotechnik Europa will introduce new Vue loudspeaker products in booth 3.1J40, at Prolight + Sound 2016 in Frankfurt, Germany. The Vue booth will unveil new products in the al-Class and h-Class range, and present the ...More

(3/29/2016)

-Kinesys at Prolight + Sound Frankfurt 2016

Kinesys at Prolight + Sound Frankfurt 2016

Kinesys will exhibit at Prolight + Sound 2016 in Frankfurt, April 5 - 8, and be located in Hall 3.0 on stand D15 with a totally new stand design, a fresh look, and a different feel to illustrate their range of standard and ...More

(3/29/2016)

-CyberMotion by XLNT Exhibits CyberHoist II at Prolight + Sound Frankfurt

CyberMotion by XLNT Exhibits CyberHoist II at Prolight + Sound Frankfurt

Entertainment motion control systems provider XLNT Advanced Technologies is exhibiting its CyberHoist II system at Prolight + Sound Frankfurt in Hall 3.0, booth G73, April 5 - 8.
The ultimate variable speed chain hoist ...
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(3/29/2016)

-Blizzard Lighting Launches the TOURnado WW COB

Blizzard Lighting Launches the TOURnado WW COB

Blizzard Lighting announces the new addition to the TOURnado family, the IP65 rated TOURnado WW COB.
The TOURnado WW COB allows users to add bright, 3,000K color temperature warm light with a wide 60-degree beam angle thanks to ...
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(3/29/2016)

-Guy Bergquist Wins 2016 Wally Russell Mentor Award

Guy Bergquist Wins 2016 Wally Russell Mentor Award

Arena Stage's Guy Bergquist received USITT's 2016 Wally Russell Professional Mentor Award March 18 at USITT 2016 in Salt Lake City.
Bergquist retired from the Washington, D.C. theatre company in 2011 after 25 ...
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(3/29/2016)

-SSE Hire Commits to Harman JBL VTX Line Array System and Crown I-Tech HD Amplifiers

SSE Hire Commits to Harman JBL VTX Line Array System and Crown I-Tech HD Amplifiers

Rental firm SSE Hire now offers and supports an inventory of 24 JBL VTX V25-II line array elements, 24 JBL VTX V20 line array elements, and Crown I-Tech HD systems from . ...More

(3/29/2016)

-Nick Mundth Named New Product Specialist for CCI Solutions

Nick Mundth Named New Product Specialist for CCI Solutions

CCI Solutions, a systems integration company for professional audio, lighting, and video equipment, and acoustical consulting, welcomes Nick Mundth to the company as a product specialist/writer. Mundth's in depth industry ...More

(3/29/2016)

-Lettuce Adds Punch to Funk with Rogues

Lettuce Adds Punch to Funk with Rogues

When it comes to naming albums, Lettuce is a band of few words. Following the success of its two previous releases, Rage! and Fly, the group came out with its latest record Crush in November 2015. Living up to its ...More

(3/29/2016)

-Lynx Pro Audio Ionic Column Speakers Installed in Europe's Largest Aquarium

Lynx Pro Audio Ionic Column Speakers Installed in Europe's Largest Aquarium

With more than 15 million visitors since opening, Valencia's Oceanographica is one of the most important marine aquariums of the world and the biggest in Europe. The park wanted to offer the best experience for their visitors and have just ...More

(3/29/2016)

-4Wall Nashville Goes Hits Deep with Toby Mac

4Wall Nashville Goes Hits Deep with Toby Mac

Christian recording superstar Toby Mac puts on a show sure to please anyone with a cultured musical palette. Bouncing between hip hop, rock, EDM, funk, and back again, the artist likes to refer to his style of music as "musical gumbo." ...More

(3/29/2016)

-Theatre in Review: Head of Passes (The Public Theater)

Theatre in Review: Head of Passes (The Public Theater)

The more we get to know Tarell Alvin McCraney, the more elusive this young playwright (and sometime director) seems to be. He displayed a certain talent for poetry and theatricality in Wig Out!, about drag queens in Harlem, ...More

(3/28/2016)

-Symetrix Announces Best Practices Webinar

Symetrix Announces Best Practices Webinar

Symetrix, creators of digital audio processing solutions, is joining together with Audinate and Systems Contractor News to co-sponsor an informative webinar on networked digital audio. ...More

(3/28/2016)

-Neutrik USA Promotes Fred Morgenstern to the Position of Product Director

Neutrik USA Promotes Fred Morgenstern to the Position of Product Director

Neutrik, a supplier of robust and reliable professional connectivity solutions for audio, video, and data, announces the promotion of Fred Morgenstern to the position of product director.
Morgenstern was hired by Neutrik ...
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(3/28/2016)

-BMFLS for Simple Minds' Big Music Tour

BMFLS for Simple Minds' Big Music Tour

Robe BMFL Spot moving lights created a huge impact for the arena section of Simple Minds' Big Music tour for which lighting designer Stephen Pollard expanded and scaled up the stage set and lighting rig he used in ...More

(3/28/2016)

-Woodside Bible Church's Newest Campus Opens with VARIAi

Woodside Bible Church's Newest Campus Opens with VARIAi

From modest beginnings, Woodside Bible Church has grown to become a cornerstone of the metropolitan Detroit community, with 12 campuses serving Southeastern Michigan's Contemporary Christian population.
Woodside's Lake Orion campus ...
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(3/28/2016)

-SGM Luminaires Added to Marinov&Merkulov's Inventory

SGM Luminaires Added to Marinov&Merkulov's Inventory

Last year Russian rental company, Marinov&Merkulov, decided to upgrade their lighting department with new fixtures. They set forth on a technology journey investing first in the SGM X-5 strobe, then the G-Spot moving head ¬¬- ...More

(3/28/2016)

-Singapore's AIMS Productions Expands the Number of d3 Studios in APAC Region

Singapore's AIMS Productions Expands the Number of d3 Studios in APAC Region

Singapore-based AIMS Productions (SG) Pte Ltd. has joined the growing roster of d3 Studios, boosting the number in the APAC region to three. As a d3 Studio, AIMS offers a full d3 workflow as its in-house solution for pre ...More

(3/28/2016)

-Peter Frampton Goes Acoustic with Bandit Lites and Victor Fable

Peter Frampton Goes Acoustic with Bandit Lites and Victor Fable

Renowned guitarist and singer-songwriter Peter Frampton stripped down his legendary rock sound with a special acoustic recording session taped for an audience music special, which aired March 4th on DirecTV and U-Verse. Bandit Lites ...More

(3/28/2016)

-The Church at Brook Hills Elevated by L300

The Church at Brook Hills Elevated by L300

The Church at Brook Hills, in Birmingham, Alabama, was established in 1990 and grew quickly, establishing a strong membership, and an impressive campus and worship room that seats up to 2,000 people. The church currently runs three Sunday ...More

(3/28/2016)

-St. Paddy's Day Goes Rogue with Chauvet Professional at Washington's ShamrockFest

St. Paddy's Day Goes Rogue with Chauvet Professional at Washington's ShamrockFest

Only two places in the US recognize St. Patrick's Day as an official holiday: Suffolk County, Massachusetts, (which includes Boston), and Savannah, Georgia. Still, this hasn't stopped millions of Americans in every corner of the country ...More

(3/28/2016)

-Joan Baez Tour Engineer Jason Raboin Chooses Fulcrum Acoustic

Joan Baez Tour Engineer Jason Raboin Chooses Fulcrum Acoustic

Veteran tour engineer Jason Raboin has mixed shows for an eclectic range of artists, from Modest Mouse and Cowboy Junkies to Catie Curtis, Erin McKeown, Luna, and Ben Lee. As the owner of Camden Sound, he also engineers for a ...More

(3/28/2016)

-Meyer Sound Constellation Provides Key Element in San Francisco Opera's 21st Century Initiative

Meyer Sound Constellation Provides Key Element in San Francisco Opera's 21st Century Initiative

San Francisco Opera's new Dianne and Tad Taube Atrium Theater features a Meyer Sound Constellation acoustic system, custom designed to provide the showcase venue with a range of acoustic environments to support the adventurous ...More

(3/28/2016)

-L-Acoustics K2 Delivers Optimum Sound to Top Thailand Nightclub

L-Acoustics K2 Delivers Optimum Sound to Top Thailand Nightclub

Popular with tourists worldwide, Pattaya is home to some of the most renowned nightlife in Thailand, as a result of which venues need to deliver the best quality entertainment to ensure they stay ahead of the pack. L-Acoustics ...More

(3/28/2016)

-Marv Kay Stadium Competes with Community

Marv Kay Stadium Competes with Community

Football at Colorado School of Mines is a tradition dating back to 1893 allowing the school to boast of the "oldest football field west of the Mississippi." And, in September 2015, Mines celebrated the opening of its new, 5,300-seat "Marv ...More

(3/28/2016)

-Theatre in Review: Bright Star (Cort Theatre)

Theatre in Review: Bright Star (Cort Theatre)

If you're going to hang an entire show on a single major plot twist, you had better tend to it carefully; otherwise you're going to give away the whole game. That's the main problem with Bright Star; the new musical, which ...More

(3/28/2016)

-Theatre in Review: Ironbound (Women's Project/Rattlestick Playwrights Theater)

Theatre in Review: Ironbound (Women's Project/Rattlestick Playwrights Theater)

Marin Ireland is the iron woman at the center of Ironbound: As Darja, a Polish immigrant who spends most of her life in America at or below the poverty line, she displays a flinty independence and wicked wit that are ...More

(3/25/2016)

-ArKaos / High End Systems Collaboration Delivers Fast-Access Video Control

ArKaos / High End Systems Collaboration Delivers Fast-Access Video Control

ArKaos PRO and High End Systems announce an exciting new software collaboration which delivers simple, seamless, fast integration of video and lighting control. The two companies have worked in close cooperation to create a ...More

(3/25/2016)

-ADJ Welcomes Pocket Series Mover

ADJ Welcomes Pocket Series Mover

The next generation of ADJ's Pocket Series is finally here. Offering the same compact beam effects as the original Pocket Spot but with the added benefit of a high-power green laser, the new Inno Pocket Spot LZR lets users take ...More

(3/25/2016)

-Small Get Bigger as DiGiCo SD11 and SD11i Receive Stealth Core 2 Upgrade

Small Get Bigger as DiGiCo SD11 and SD11i Receive Stealth Core 2 Upgrade

DiGiCo's SD11 and SD11i may be small in size, but they are already a powerful solution that works for just about any mixing environment. With the addition of a Stealth Core 2 upgrade option, these tabletop mixing solutions won't get ...More

(3/25/2016)

-InfoComm 2016 to Showcase Live Events Technologies

InfoComm 2016 to Showcase Live Events Technologies

The live events community will make its presence felt at InfoComm 2016, June 4-10 at the Las Vegas Convention Center and Westgate Las Vegas Resort and Casino. Show organizers expect nearly 1,000 exhibitors, occupying more than 500 ...More

(3/25/2016)

-The LRLR Raise Funds for Behind the Scenes at USITT Raffle

The LRLR Raise Funds for Behind the Scenes at USITT Raffle

The Long Reach Long Riders (LRLR) celebrated their upcoming ride through the desert southwest with a raffle and live auction to benefit Behind the Scenes (BTS) during the USITT Conference and Stage Expo in Salt Lake ...More

(3/25/2016)

-Studer by Harman Looks to Future with New, State-of-the-Art Manufacturing Facility in Pécs, Hungary

Studer by Harman Looks to Future with New, State-of-the-Art Manufacturing Facility in Pécs, Hungary

Studer by Harman today announced a significant investment in manufacturing and technology with the opening of a new manufacturing facility in Pécs, Hungary. The custom-built plant was designed to consolidate production and ...More

(3/25/2016)

-Videssence Expands LED Fresnel Offerings - Launches at NAB

Videssence Expands LED Fresnel Offerings - Launches at NAB

Videssence introduces the Vidnel 150, LED Fresnel.
This addition to the Vidnel Fresnel family expands the range of selections available for complete studio lighting. Stepping up from the 80W, 4" lens forerunner, this new 150W 6" ...
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(3/25/2016)

-Leslie I. Barnes Joins PESA as Marketing Communications Specialist

Leslie I. Barnes Joins PESA as Marketing Communications Specialist

PESA, a designer and manufacturer of streaming solutions as well as professional audio and video distribution products, announces it has hired Leslie I. Barnes as its marketing communications specialist, effective January 25. ...More

(3/25/2016)

-Multi-Art-Form Complex, Home, Installs GDS's ArcSystem

Multi-Art-Form Complex, Home, Installs GDS's ArcSystem

Predicted to receive half a million visits per year, Home is a new multi-art-form complex in the heart of Manchester, UK, and is part of Manchester's First Street regeneration scheme. Formed by a merger of the Library Theatre Company and ...More

(3/25/2016)

-Christie and Solotech Score with On-Ice Projection Mapping Display at Air Canada Center in Toronto

Christie and Solotech Score with On-Ice Projection Mapping Display at Air Canada Center in Toronto

When the National Hockey League's Toronto Maple Leafs step onto the Air Canada Center ice for each home game, they are greeted by a celebration of their rich history with a stunning on-ice projection mapping display. Installed by Solotec ...More

(3/25/2016)

-Vienna Konzerthaus Joins List of Renowned Symphony Halls to Install Meyer Sound CAL

Vienna Konzerthaus Joins List of Renowned Symphony Halls to Install Meyer Sound CAL

The Vienna Konzerthaus is the latest addition to a select group of world-renowned European concert halls that have chosen steerable Meyer Sound CAL column array loudspeakers. The Konzerthaus will use its new CAL systems for voice ...More

(3/25/2016)

-Harman Professional Solutions Delivers Uplifting Sound at National Catholic Youth Conference

Harman Professional Solutions Delivers Uplifting Sound at National Catholic Youth Conference

Harman Professional Solutions' JBL VTX line arrays and Crown I-Tech HD amplifiers were at the heart of a comprehensive sound system deployed by CTS Audio during the National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC) at ...More

(3/25/2016)

-Theatre in Review: Wolf in the River (The Flea Theater)

Theatre in Review: Wolf in the River (The Flea Theater)

I think I can say without fear of contradiction that Wolf in the River is the dirtiest show in town. Not the most pornographic -- although a case could be made -- but the most covered in the soil of the earth. The interior of ...More

(3/25/2016)

-Theatre in Review: She Loves Me (Roundabout Theatre Company/Studio 54)

Theatre in Review: She Loves Me (Roundabout Theatre Company/Studio 54)

Actors with a gift for high-style sophisticated comedy are worth their weight in gold and, in its revival of She Loves Me, Roundabout has struck the mother lode with Laura Benanti and Zachary Levi. Cast as ...More

(3/24/2016)

-Apply by March 28 for USITT Elite Training at Cirque du Soleil in Las Vegas May 19-21

Apply by March 28 for USITT Elite Training at Cirque du Soleil in Las Vegas May 19-21

USITT is accepting applications for its Elite Training weekend for emerging technical theatre professionals May 19 - 21 in Las Vegas. The deadline to apply is March 28. Apply at http://www.usitt.org/elite/. ...More

(3/24/2016)

-Gary Klassen Joins Christie as Director of Solutions Software

Gary Klassen Joins Christie as Director of Solutions Software

Christie, a provider and creator of delivering visual and audio experiences, announces that Gary Klassen has joined Christie as the director of solutions software. Klassen will focus on growing a development team to expand ...More

(3/24/2016)

-Solotech Appoints Rob Poretti as Director of Integration Sales for Toronto Office

Solotech Appoints Rob Poretti as Director of Integration Sales for Toronto Office

Solotech has named Rob Poretti as the new director of sales for the integration division Toronto office. Poretti joins the company with + 30 years of experience in the broadcast, production, and post-production industries, ...More

(3/24/2016)

-Gerriets Expands West

Gerriets Expands West

Effective April 2016, Gerriets International announces the opening of an additional sales office, showroom, and warehouse located at 6265 South Valley View Boulevard, Suite A, Las Vegas, Nevada.
The opening of this office forms a ...
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(3/24/2016)

-Elation Lighting on Bowling for Soup How About Another Round 2016 UK Tour

Elation Lighting on Bowling for Soup How About Another Round 2016 UK Tour

Lighting designer Jon Smith turned to an Elation Professional lighting package of ACL 360 Bars, Platinum Series moving heads and Cuepix blinders for Texas pop punk band Bowling for Soup's How About Another Round UK ...More

(3/24/2016)

-Allen & Heath's GLD-112 Installed in Unique Chinese Theatre Venue

Allen & Heath's GLD-112 Installed in Unique Chinese Theatre Venue

Allen & Heath's GLD-112 digital mixer has been installed in the new Wanhe Grand Theatre, the first of its kind ever built inside a big shopping mall in China.
Situated in the Wanhe Shopping Mall in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, the ...
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(3/24/2016)

-Bandit Lites Helps Antique and Garden Show Blossom

Bandit Lites Helps Antique and Garden Show Blossom

Even with the chill of winter still hanging in the February air, the Music City Center was a bloom with more than 150 exhibitors of luscious gardens, long sought after antiques and illustrious guest speakers from the design world for the ...More

(3/24/2016)

-Danley Speakers, Subs, and Dante-Networked Amplifiers/Processors Upgrade Anchorage Baptist Temple

Danley Speakers, Subs, and Dante-Networked Amplifiers/Processors Upgrade Anchorage Baptist Temple

Founded in 1956 by a missionary, Anchorage Baptist Temple (ABT) is now one of the leading religious institutions in Alaska. The spirit and drive of ABT's beloved pastor of 45 years, Dr. Jerry Prevo, has played a big role in making ...More

(3/24/2016)

-Jennifer Lopez Endorses Shure KSM8 with Axient Wireless

Jennifer Lopez Endorses Shure KSM8 with Axient Wireless

When Jennifer Lopez decided to return to her musical performance roots with a residency at Planet Hollywood's AXIS Theater in Las Vegas, she and her team left no stone unturned in their efforts to create an outstanding show. A key piece of ...More

(3/24/2016)

-High End Systems' DLHDs Enhance PBS Christopher Cross Broadcast

High End Systems' DLHDs Enhance PBS Christopher Cross Broadcast

On January 20th, Grammy award-winning musician Christopher Cross recorded a PBS Pledge Special at ACL Live at The Moody Theater. The concert will be broadcast on PBS and was produced by KLRU-TV, Austin PBS. To augment the visuals on ...More

(3/24/2016)

-ETC LEDs Bring Peaceful Light to Buddhist Services in Taiwan

ETC LEDs Bring Peaceful Light to Buddhist Services in Taiwan

As one of the most influential Buddhist organizations in the world, Taiwan's Dharma Drum Mountain (DDM) embraces environmental protection within its Buddhist practices. For two recent events -- the second Global Followers Assembly and the ...More

(3/24/2016)

-Chauvet DJ Geyser Adds Atmosphere to European Holiday on Ice Tour

Chauvet DJ Geyser Adds Atmosphere to European Holiday on Ice Tour

The theme of the 2015 European Holiday on Ice Passion pulls back the curtain to offer a behind the scenes look at the long and magical journey that world-class skaters make from obscurity to stardom. It is the dream-come-through ...More

(3/24/2016)

-Theatre in Review: YOUARENOWHERE (3-Legged Dog/The Tank)

Theatre in Review: YOUARENOWHERE (3-Legged Dog/The Tank)

This may be the shortest review I've ever written: Between what I comprehended of YOUARENOWHERE and what the producer has asked us not to reveal, there isn't much left. Andrew Schneider's jittery existentialist freak ...More

(3/24/2016)

-Theatre in Review: Blackbird (Belasco Theatre)

Theatre in Review: Blackbird (Belasco Theatre)

In a way, it's remarkable that Jeff Daniels chose to revisit the role of Ray, the beleaguered middle manager whose past comes calling, in Blackbird. (He performed it in 2007 at Manhattan Theatre Club.) The role is so ...More

(3/23/2016)

-Martin by Harman Announces RUSH MH 7 Hybrid

Martin by Harman Announces RUSH MH 7 Hybrid

Martin by Harman announces the RUSH MH 7 Hybrid, an all-in-one beam, spot, and wash moving head fixture. Available immediately, the RUSH MH 7 Hybrid offers flexibility with advanced, dynamic effects in a compact form factor. ...More

(3/23/2016)

-Eilon Engineering to Launch New Bluetooth-Compatible Ron StageMaster PRR at Prolight + Sound

Eilon Engineering to Launch New Bluetooth-Compatible Ron StageMaster PRR at Prolight + Sound

Eilon Engineering announces the launch of the new Ron StageMaster PRR (portable radio receiver), a compact and highly portable Bluetooth-compatible load monitoring system capable of monitoring up to 40 individual load cells ...More

(3/23/2016)

-Altman Lighting Announces the PHX 150 LED Profile Spot

Altman Lighting Announces the PHX 150 LED Profile Spot

Altman Lighting's PHX 150 is a 150W LED sourced profile spot fixture designed for long-throw theatrical, architectural, house of worship, and film/TV applications. The PHX 150 is the very first long-throw LED profile spot available ...More

(3/23/2016)

-A.C.T Lighting Makes First Pledge a Product Donation to Behind the Scenes

A.C.T Lighting Makes First Pledge a Product Donation to Behind the Scenes

On the show floor at USITT, A.C.T Lighting made their first Pledge-a-Product donation to Behind the Scenes reflecting proceeds from the sale of the dot2 Series of lighting control solutions from MA Lighting. ...More

(3/23/2016)

-MCC Theatre Breaks Ground on First Permanent Home

MCC Theatre Breaks Ground on First Permanent Home

"Our diaspora is over," said Will Cantler, co-artistic director MCC Theater. MCC, a long-running Off Broadway company focusing on new writing, broke ground yesterday on its first permanent home on West 52nd Street, between ...More

(3/23/2016)

-Void Acoustics Incorporates in America

Void Acoustics Incorporates in America

Following a "rapid increase" in demand for Void Acoustics products in North America, the British sound system manufacturer has set up a base of operations in the USA. The move follows the recent signing of a network of system ...More

(3/23/2016)

-Middle Atlantic Products Announces Executive Promotions and Appointments

Middle Atlantic Products Announces Executive Promotions and Appointments

Middle Atlantic Products announces new promotions and appointments within the company executive team. John Stenzel, formerly a regional sales manager, is now the director of national distribution; Austin Mills, ...More

(3/23/2016)

-Wireless Solution Sweden Thrives in Architectural Show

Wireless Solution Sweden Thrives in Architectural Show

Wireless DMX drew major interest at Light + Building 2016, in Frankfurt showcasing the new range of products featuring the new G5 software with Triple-Band technology and advanced adaptive frequency hopping, along with their current ...More

(3/23/2016)

-SoundTube Outdoor Line Array Now Available

SoundTube Outdoor Line Array Now Available

SoundTube Entertainment announces the availability of the XT-Spyke, a highly weather resistant 150W, two-way columnar line array for outdoor applications including theme parks, small stadiums, and outdoor events. ...More

(3/23/2016)

-Brantley Gilbert's Black Out World Tour Hits the Road with Clay Paky Scenius and grandMA2 Consoles

Brantley Gilbert's Black Out World Tour Hits the Road with Clay Paky Scenius and grandMA2 Consoles

Howard Jones and Nate Alves, who co-designed the lighting for Brantley Gilbert's Black Out World Tour, have selected an array of Clay Paky fixtures -- including the new Scenius moving head spotlight -- and gra ...More

(3/23/2016)

-Performing and Visual Artists Come Together in New ECSU Arts Center

Performing and Visual Artists Come Together in New ECSU Arts Center

With the start of the spring semester at Eastern Connecticut State University in Willimantic, Connecticut, students in the university's theatre, music, and visual arts programs are settling into their new Fine Arts Instructional Center. ...More

(3/23/2016)

-First Baptist Church Upgrades with Fulcrum Acoustic

First Baptist Church Upgrades with Fulcrum Acoustic

With Christmas fast approaching, the congregation of First Baptist Church of McAllen, Texas, was excited about upcoming holiday concerts featuring Grammy and Dove Award-winning artist Jason Crabb and the church's own Celebration Choir and ...More

(3/23/2016)

-Theatre in Review: Hold On To Me Darling (Atlantic Theater)

Theatre in Review: Hold On To Me Darling (Atlantic Theater)

Like most country singers, Strings McCrane, the protagonist of Kenneth Lonergan's play, specializes in songs of heartbreak and hard times. Lonergan has experienced plenty of both in the past few years, what with mixed-to-negative ...More

(3/22/2016)

-Behind the Scenes Benefits from Roscolux #359

Behind the Scenes Benefits from Roscolux #359

On the show floor at USITT, Rosco Laboratories presented their eighth annual royalty check from the sales of Roscolux #359 Medium Violet to Behind the Scenes, the charity that assists entertainment technology professionals in ...More

(3/22/2016)

-ADJ Introduces a New Ikon

ADJ Introduces a New Ikon

A flexible, forward-thinking and affordable gobo projector that easily doubles as an effective spotlight unit, ADJ's new Ikon Profile combines a powerful 32W LED, an interchangeable glass gobo and manually adjustable beam ...More

(3/22/2016)

-Alcons Audio Introduces the LR18 Pro-Ribbon Line Array at Frankfurt Prolight +Sound

Alcons Audio Introduces the LR18 Pro-Ribbon Line Array at Frankfurt Prolight +Sound

The Prolight + Sound show in Frankfurt will see the official debut of the Alcons Audio LR18 pro-ribbon line-array, the three-way, "compact-mid-size" format line-source sound system, combining the highest sound quality with ...More

(3/22/2016)

-With Musco Center's Versatile Theatre, the Arts Thrive at Chapman University

With Musco Center's Versatile Theatre, the Arts Thrive at Chapman University

Chapman University students and faculty and the Orange, California community can look forward to a new era of cultural and educational opportunities with the March 19 opening of the 88,000-sq.-ft. Marybelle and Sebastian P. Musco Center ...More

(3/22/2016)

-AVnu Alliance Sponsors Second Annual Conference on Time Sensitive Networks and Applications (TSNA)

AVnu Alliance Sponsors Second Annual Conference on Time Sensitive Networks and Applications (TSNA)

AVnu Alliance, the industry consortium driving open standards-based deterministic networking, is a key sponsor of the second-annual Conference on Time Sensitive Networking and Applications (TSNA), taking place April 12 - 13, ...More

(3/22/2016)

-Indie Pop/Alternative Soul Group D'ALA Tours with a Single Rack Space Metric Halo LIO-8 Interface

Indie Pop/Alternative Soul Group D'ALA Tours with a Single Rack Space Metric Halo LIO-8 Interface

Boogie Monsta and Ms. Mauikai are the down to earth, indie pop/alternative soul duo known as D'ALA. Monsta brings the musical roots of his French-Iraqi heritage to the group, and Mauikai brings the musical roots of her Cuban ...More

(3/22/2016)

-Clay Paky Lights Disney's Newsies

Clay Paky Lights Disney's Newsies

The fascinating story of Jack Kelly is on stage at the Teatro Nazionale in Milan. It is inspired by the true story of the news boys' strike in 1899, when it was the news boys themselves who sold the papers. They were mostly teenagers ...More

(3/22/2016)

-New Adventures Ahead for SGM in Asia Pacific

New Adventures Ahead for SGM in Asia Pacific

Since taking ownership of SGM in February 2012, CEO Peter Johansen and his team have embarked on a journey to become the world's leading manufacturer of LED lighting technology. With heavy investment in development and ...More

(3/22/2016)

-Yamaha CL5 Travels on The Ultimate Voyage

Yamaha CL5 Travels on The Ultimate Voyage

Star Trek: The Ultimate Voyage produced by CineConcerts, brings 50 years of Star Trek to concert halls this year for the first time ever. The live concert tour launched in Florida in January will be playing at 1,500-8 ...More

(3/22/2016)

-Martin by Harman Illuminates the Many Sounds of Utrecht's TivoliVredenburg Live Music Venue

Martin by Harman Illuminates the Many Sounds of Utrecht's TivoliVredenburg Live Music Venue

Designed to host musical acts that cover the entire spectrum of genres, from classical to heavy metal, TivoliVredenburg called on Martin by Harman to deliver dynamic lighting solutions that create different atmospheres for each of ...More

(3/22/2016)

-3G Uses Sophisticated Fiber Network to Optimize Audio for Remote Pope Francis Events in Mexico

3G Uses Sophisticated Fiber Network to Optimize Audio for Remote Pope Francis Events in Mexico

3G Productions of Las Vegas and Los Angeles was contracted to supply audio for the last appearances by Pope Francis in the remote outposts of Morelia and Juarez, Mexico with limited time to set up a vast fiber network to carry ...More

(3/22/2016)

-Hills Appointed Australia and New Zealand Distributor for Community

Hills Appointed Australia and New Zealand Distributor for Community

Community Professional Loudspeakers announces signing an agreement appointing Hills Limited as its exclusive distributor for Australia and New Zealand. Hills is a leading ANZ pro AV distributor for commercial installations ...More

(3/22/2016)

-Theatre in Review: Dry Powder (Public Theater)

Theatre in Review: Dry Powder (Public Theater)

Sarah Burgess wants you to know that those who toil in private equity are remorseless, soulless sharks, devoted solely to the pursuit of money and possessed of a belief in the efficacy of free markets that borders on religious faith ...More

(3/21/2016)

-elektraLite Goes Wireless with DataAir

elektraLite Goes Wireless with DataAir

elektraLite announces the launch of its new DataAir Wireless DMX Data Transmission System. Comprised of the ELE810 DataAir Transmitter and ELE811 DataAir Receiver, the new system brings wireless functionality to DMX distribution ...More

(3/21/2016)

-MDG Releases a Monster at Prolight+Sound 2016

MDG Releases a Monster at Prolight+Sound 2016

MDG is set to unleash the Me8, at Prolight+Sound 2016, Frankfurt.
The biggest of the Me Series, the company says, the Me8 is an 8-nozzled monster that pumps out a massive 800m3 of fog per minute. ...
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(3/21/2016)

-Robert Juliat at Prolight+Sound 2016, Frankfurt

Robert Juliat at Prolight+Sound 2016, Frankfurt

Robert Juliat returns to Frankfurt in 2016, in a new location, where it will celebrate the show's re-imagined layout with its German distributor, Lightpower GmbH, in the Lightpower Village (Hall 3 Stand C44). ...More

(3/21/2016)

-ArKaos PRO Appoints Controllux as Exclusive Distributor for Benelux

ArKaos PRO Appoints Controllux as Exclusive Distributor for Benelux

Arkaos PRO welcomes Controllux BV as its new, exclusive distributor for the Benelux countries. The agreement, reached in February 2016, gives Controllux exclusive distribution of the full ArKaos PRO portfolio of ...More

(3/21/2016)

-Proel Launches AX800A Compact Line Array at Prolight+Sound

Proel Launches AX800A Compact Line Array at Prolight+Sound

Proel will launch its new compact line array system at Prolight+Sound in Frankfurt on April 5 on booth 3.1G90. Featuring two 8" low frequency drivers and a 1.4" high frequency compression driver in a lightweight moulded ...More

(3/21/2016)

-Avolites Sapphire Touch and Quartz Consoles Control All Time Low UK Arena Tour

Avolites Sapphire Touch and Quartz Consoles Control All Time Low UK Arena Tour

American pop-punk fusion band All Time Low toured five of Britain's biggest arenas in February, stunning fans with a bigger, brighter, and more powerful lighting show by Jeff Maker using his Avolites Sapphire Touch console.

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(3/21/2016)

-Clay Paky Mythos on Tour with Sido

Clay Paky Mythos on Tour with Sido

German rapper Sido's successful SIDO VI Tour recently ended with a spectacular closing concert. Günter Jäckle and Friederike Krauch dealt with the stage and lighting design. On the tour, they used 24 Clay Paky ...More

(3/21/2016)

-Lighting Up Lowell: Chauvet Professional COLORados Colorize Town

Lighting Up Lowell: Chauvet Professional COLORados Colorize Town

The mills along the banks of the Merrimack River once hummed relentlessly, turning out more textiles than anyplace else on earth. But that was a long time ago. Starting in the 1920s, the mills that had made Lowell an industrial powerhouse ...More

(3/21/2016)

-Protec Pairs d3 and BlackTrax for World Air Games Opening Ceremony in Dubai

Protec Pairs d3 and BlackTrax for World Air Games Opening Ceremony in Dubai

The World Air Games 2015 in Dubai got off to a dynamic start with a colorful opening ceremony featuring extensive projection mapping by Protec (Production Technology LLC) using d3 Technologies' 4x4pros in tandem with a ...More

(3/21/2016)

-Muzeiko Children's Museum Opens in Bulgaria with AV Support from Electrosonic

Muzeiko Children's Museum Opens in Bulgaria with AV Support from Electrosonic

Bulgaria's first children's museum, Muzeiko ("Little Museum"), has opened in Sofia with audio, video, and AV control equipment integration by Electrosonic. The Muzeiko project ran concurrent with Electrosonic's Konya Science Center ...More

(3/21/2016)

-Belgian Eurosong Takes the Square Route of Robe

Belgian Eurosong Takes the Square Route of Robe

Robe's new Square LED fixture made its European live TV debut on the three shows produced by Flanders' public broadcaster VRT which selected the song to represent Belgium at the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) in Stockholm. The ...More

(3/18/2016)

-Kinetic Lighting Hosts Industry's Annual Must-Visit Open House Event

Kinetic Lighting Hosts Industry's Annual Must-Visit Open House Event

Kinetic Lighting will be hosting its annual open house on March 24 from 1pm to 8pm. This event has become a popular technology showcase and mixer for creative and technical professionals in the live-event and Film/TV industries.

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(3/18/2016)

-Apply Now for the 2016 ETC LDI Student Sponsorship

Apply Now for the 2016 ETC LDI Student Sponsorship

The transition from academics into the working world can be daunting. That's why for the last 17 years, ETC has offered the LDI Student Sponsorship, which gives undergraduate seniors and graduate students an all-expense-paid trip to ...More

(3/18/2016)

-Clear-Com Honors Julie Maury with 2016 USITT Stage Management Award

Clear-Com Honors Julie Maury with 2016 USITT Stage Management Award

Clear-Com, a critical voice communications systems company, continues to demonstrate its dedication to the live sound industry through its support of the United States Institute for Theater Technology (USITT) and Young ...More

(3/18/2016)

-Medio Angular Mexico Invests in Robe

Medio Angular Mexico Invests in Robe

The Mexican market is growing for Robe thanks to the energy and efforts of its exclusive distributor, Vari Internacional, based in Mexico City, the company says.
One of their new customers is Medio Angular, a ...
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(3/18/2016)

-Flex Rental Solutions Announces Release of Flex 4.15.1

Flex Rental Solutions Announces Release of Flex 4.15.1

Flex Rental Solutions has released Flex version 4.15.1 for global customers. This is the third major and fourth total software release by the company since the start of 2016. This newest release includes several new features, ...More

(3/18/2016)

-Sensaphonics, U. Miami Team up to Bring Hearing Wellness to Ultra Music Festival

Sensaphonics, U. Miami Team up to Bring Hearing Wellness to Ultra Music Festival

Sensaphonics, a safe sound and hearing wellness company, announces they are partnering with audiologists from University of Miami UHealth to promote healthy listening at this year's Ultra Music Festival. The festival will entertain ...More

(3/18/2016)

-InfoComm International to Educate Students at the USA Science and Engineering Festival in Washington

InfoComm International to Educate Students at the USA Science and Engineering Festival in Washington

InfoComm International, the trade association representing the commercial audiovisual industry worldwide, is pleased to be a sponsor and exhibitor of the 4th USA Science and Engineering Festival on April 16-17, 2016 at the Walter E. ...More

(3/18/2016)

-Maestra London Announces Five Key New Appointments

Maestra London Announces Five Key New Appointments

London- and Dubai-based Maestra Group, specialist in premium event production, design and solutions, announces five key staff appointments at the London office, which was launched in January and is headed by Justin Hammond. < ...More

(3/18/2016)

-Elation EMOTION Digital Light Textures Joe Russo's Almost Dead

Elation EMOTION Digital Light Textures Joe Russo's Almost Dead

Lighting designer Jason Liggett turned to the ease of Elation Professional's new EMOTION moving head digital light to project organic looks for a 2016 New Year's Eve performance by American rock band Joe Russo's Almost Dead ...More

(3/18/2016)

-Powersoft X4 Amplifiers Help St Francis High School Gymnasium

Powersoft X4 Amplifiers Help St Francis High School Gymnasium

In a small town like St. Francis, Kansas, situated on the Kansas-Colorado state line, the local high school gymnasium bears a much greater responsibility than simply hosting the occasional school assembly. In this regard, St. Francis High ...More

(3/18/2016)

-Phillippe Performing Arts Center Sounding as Good as it Looks with L-Acoustics

Phillippe Performing Arts Center Sounding as Good as it Looks with L-Acoustics

With its festive ceiling canopy of 1,300 "twinkle lamps," Phillippe Auditorium -- the centerpiece of Indiana Wesleyan University's Phillippe Performing Arts Center (PPAC) -- is a visually striking venue. But what audiences have been most ...More

(3/18/2016)

-Theatre in Review: Ideation (San Francisco Playhouse/59E59)

Theatre in Review: Ideation (San Francisco Playhouse/59E59)

The idea of a thriller about management consultants may seem oxymoronic, but Aaron Loeb, a playwright with an original mind and a barbed appreciation of the human capacity for deception and betrayal, turns a meeting of professional ...More

(3/18/2016)

-Theatre in Review: Disaster! (Nederlander Theatre)

Theatre in Review: Disaster! (Nederlander Theatre)

When the new musical at the Nederlander was first announced, one might have legitimately wondered if everyone involved might not be courting theatrical disaster. A spoof of the Irwin Allen films of the 1970s, with a playlist of the ...More

(3/17/2016)

-Martin by Harman Announces RUSH MH 6 Wash CT

Martin by Harman Announces RUSH MH 6 Wash CT

Martin by Harman announces the RUSH MH 6 Wash CT, a white wash light designed to meet the needs of customers in the house of worship and performing arts markets. White light is often needed to illuminate performers in these sectors ...More

(3/17/2016)

-RC4 Wireless Offers Many Ways to Learn More About Wireless DMX at USITT

RC4 Wireless Offers Many Ways to Learn More About Wireless DMX at USITT

RC4 hosted "A Life Untethered -- Wireless DMX and Dimming for Props and Costumes" Session on Wednesday March 16. This year panelists included USITT Keynote Speaker Tupac Martir, Ben Hohman of Utah Shakespeare ...More

(3/17/2016)

-Cutting-Edge Innovations (Including a Few Surprises) for Elation Professional at Prolight+Sound 2016

Cutting-Edge Innovations (Including a Few Surprises) for Elation Professional at Prolight+Sound 2016

Elation Professional will have on hand at Prolight+Sound 2016 at Stand E85 in Hall 4 a line-up of innovations for entertainment lighting, a line-up that includes three new product series (ZCL Series, DTW Series, and Fuze ...More

(3/17/2016)

-AV Stumpfl Lights Up Prolight+Sound

AV Stumpfl Lights Up Prolight+Sound

Austrian engineering company, AV Stumpfl will bring their live event, production, and rental and staging innovations to Prolight+Sound.
An 8K by 4K version of Wings Engine Raw will be demonstrated at the center of the ...
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(3/17/2016)

-Riedel's Jeremy Lommori Appointed to Lead Expanding North American Technical Sales and Support Team

Riedel's Jeremy Lommori Appointed to Lead Expanding North American Technical Sales and Support Team

Riedel Communications announces that Jeremy Lommori has been promoted to serve as head of technical sales and support for Riedel North America. In this new role, Lommori will oversee the system and support engineering team. " ...More

(3/17/2016)

-Wisycom Highlights New IEM at Prolight+Sound 2016

Wisycom Highlights New IEM at Prolight+Sound 2016

Wisycom, designer and builder of RF solutions for broadcast, film, and live production, will introduce its newest true diversity IEM receiver, the MPR50-IEM, at Audio Technica's booth at Prolight+Sound 2016 (Hall 4, ...More

(3/17/2016)

-Canon U.S.A. Expands Lineup of Interchangeable Lens Projectors with its First-Ever Laser Model

Canon U.S.A. Expands Lineup of Interchangeable Lens Projectors with its First-Ever Laser Model

Canon U.S.A., Inc., a digital imaging solutions company, introduces the LX-MU800Z, the company's first single-chip DLP Projector with a Laser Phosphor Light Source which delivers at maximum brightness 20,000 hours of virtually ...More

(3/17/2016)

-Rivers Church Chooses Robe for Life by Design

Rivers Church Chooses Robe for Life by Design

When it came to specifying lighting for the brand new 3,000 capacity auditorium at Rivers Church's Sandton Campus in Johannesburg, South Africa, technical manager Ed Helliwell decided that Robe moving lights were the way to ...More

(3/17/2016)

-Renkus-Heinz Iconyx Gen5 System Enhances Basilica of the Immaculate Conception

Renkus-Heinz Iconyx Gen5 System Enhances Basilica of the Immaculate Conception

The Northeastern US offers many beautiful churches, from Gothic-style buildings to old fashioned meetinghouses. But a true European-style cathedral like the stunning Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Waterbury, Connecticut, is a ...More

(3/17/2016)

-SSL L300 In-Concert at Malmö Live

SSL L300 In-Concert at Malmö Live

Officially opened in August 2015, Malmö Live is a major new music venue, conference center, and hotel development in the Swedish city of Malmö. The complex is a joint public and private sector venture with the concert hall in municipal ...More

(3/17/2016)

-RAT Sound and Optocore Fibre Optic Networks for Cross County Simulcast

RAT Sound and Optocore Fibre Optic Networks for Cross County Simulcast

Since their beginnings in 1997, The Passion Conferences have served to bring college students together for worship with a line up of concerts and speakers. In the ten years since the organization was founded events and tours have ...More

(3/17/2016)

-Rogues Steal Show for Gang of Thieves

Rogues Steal Show for Gang of Thieves

It's difficult to hear Gang of Thieves raw hook-heavy fusion of funk and hard rock music and not get up and dance. Perhaps that's why this high-energy group of Green Mountain road warriors has been in such demand on the touring circuit, ...More

(3/17/2016)

-Kinesys Catches the Moves on Strictly Live Tour

Kinesys Catches the Moves on Strictly Live Tour

Twenty-seven axes of Kinesys automation were in action on the 2016 Strictly Live UK arena tour, produced by Phil McIntyre Entertainments.
The completely sold out tour was presented by the Great British Bake Off's ...
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(3/17/2016)

-Painting with Light Creates Projection Art at Bokrijk

Painting with Light Creates Projection Art at Bokrijk

Genk, Belgium-based creative lighting and visual design specialist Painting with Light has created a 3-D mapped projection artwork for the Hangar 58 event space at Bokrijk in Limburg, one of the region's most important historical ...More

(3/17/2016)

-Theatre in Review: The Way West (Labyrinth Theater/Bank Street Theater)

Theatre in Review: The Way West (Labyrinth Theater/Bank Street Theater)

Those of us who think of Deirdre O'Connell as a hardy pioneer woman of the downtown theatre scene will not be surprised in the least to see her in Mona Mansour's new play, regaling her adult daughters with stories that ...More

(3/16/2016)

-Martin Audio Teases New Launch: The Sound Of Things To Come

Martin Audio Teases New Launch: The Sound Of Things To Come

Martin Audio has started to tease the launch of its CDD-LIVE! Series that will be fully announced and showcased at this year's Prolight+Sound in Messe Frankfurt.
Details of the series are being kept under wraps, but ...
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(3/16/2016)

-High End Systems Announces Hog Factor 2016

High End Systems Announces Hog Factor 2016

High End Systems announces HOG FACTOR 2016. Following the response to the first edition and the live finals held at LDI 2015, this year's competition kicks off right now! The competition is open to all college and university ...More

(3/16/2016)

-Lectrosonics' Wireless Designer Software Receives Powerful Update

Lectrosonics' Wireless Designer Software Receives Powerful Update

Lectrosonics announces the availability of the latest version of its Wireless Designer Software. Along with minor enhancements and workflow streamlining, the latest version now allows for importing of frequency lists and also the ...More

(3/16/2016)

-New Martin by Harman VDO Sceptron Linear LED Fixtures Meld High Creativity with Ease of Use

New Martin by Harman VDO Sceptron Linear LED Fixtures Meld High Creativity with Ease of Use

The Martin by Harman VDO Sceptron 20 and VDO Sceptron 40 are the newest additions to the series of linear, outdoor-rated LED video and lighting fixtures. Designed for the rental and installed markets, these fixtures are ...More

(3/16/2016)

-Trap and SuperArbor at USITT 2016

Trap and SuperArbor at USITT 2016

Grid Well Inc. announces that designs for its patented Front-Loading Arbor, patent pending safety device the Arbor Trap and the SuperArbor, have been licensed to 6 stage equipment companies.
Thern Stage Equipment maker of ...
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(3/16/2016)

-Stealth Core 2 Upgrade For DiGiCo SD10

Stealth Core 2 Upgrade For DiGiCo SD10

"When we developed the SD10, we made sure that it was ideal for both Front of House and monitor positions, as well as application-specific upgrades for theatre SD10T and broadcast SD10B," says DiGiCo managing director James Gordon. " ...More

(3/16/2016)

-Pixellicious Mini Loaded with Features Including a High-performance Fan-less Convection Cooling System

Pixellicious Mini Loaded with Features Including a High-performance Fan-less Convection Cooling System

A new addition to Blizzard Lighting's pixel mapping LED effects fixtures, the Pixellicious Mini is a ½ meter fixture that features 80 (tri-color) SMD 5050 LEDs that have a life span of over 50,000 hours of use. With Art-Net (3.0 ...More

(3/16/2016)

-Harman Professional Solutions to Showcase Complete System Solution at Icon Nightclub for Miami Music Week

Harman Professional Solutions to Showcase Complete System Solution at Icon Nightclub for Miami Music Week

Nearly six months into operating under its new structure, Harman Professional Solutions announced its participation in Miami Music Week 2016. This partnership demonstrates the division's commitment to its customers in the nightclub ...More

(3/16/2016)

-Adlib Hearts All Time Low

Adlib Hearts All Time Low

Adlib supplied an L-Acoustics PA for US pop-punk band All Time Low, for their recent Back to The Future Hearts UK Tour, plus a support package for Special Guests Maryland Rock Band Good Charlotte, back after a long ...More

(3/16/2016)

-Will Young Tours UK With Outline

Will Young Tours UK With Outline

Pop star Will Young completed a 22 date UK tour supporting his latest album 85% Proof which went number 1 on the Official Albums Chart. London-based production company Britannia Row Productions provided an OutlineMore

(3/16/2016)

-L-Acoustics Helps Saddleback Church Saddle Up Its 16th Location

L-Acoustics Helps Saddleback Church Saddle Up Its 16th Location

For the past 36 years, Saddleback Church has been establishing the template for the modern robust church model, ultimately growing to the eighth largest church in the US based on weekly attendance. By the end of this year, Saddleback ...More

(3/16/2016)

-Ken Posner Taps Intimidator Beam LED 350 For On Your Feet

Ken Posner Taps Intimidator Beam LED 350 For On Your Feet

It's not surprising that Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine sold over 100 million records worldwide in their storied career. There's something about the group's rich melodies and carefree rhythms that naturally draws people ...More

(3/16/2016)

-GLP X4 Bar 20s Hit Broadway Production of Fiddler on the Roof

GLP X4 Bar 20s Hit Broadway Production of Fiddler on the Roof

When Broadway theatre lighting designer and Tony Award winner, Donald Holder, was invited to design the lighting for the new production of Fiddler on the Roof at New York's Broadway Theatre, he turned to GLP's new ...More

(3/16/2016)

-elektraBars and eyeBalls Providing "Light Plus Bling" for Cali Events

elektraBars and eyeBalls Providing &quot;Light Plus Bling&quot; for Cali Events

For Musson Theatrical, a supplier of entertainment technology and services based in Santa Clara, California, elektraLite's lighting products are frequently called upon to provide the right illumination aesthetic that its ...More

(3/16/2016)

-Theatre in Review: The Royale (Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater)

Theatre in Review: The Royale (Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater)

The Royale, a drama about boxing, is almost entirely populated by men, but when the time comes to deliver the knockout punch, it takes a lady to do it. She is Montego Glover, best known for her roof-raising vocals in Memphis ...More

(3/15/2016)

-Morpheus Lights Presents Ayrton LED Luminaires at USITT 2016 in Booth 1419

Morpheus Lights Presents Ayrton LED Luminaires at USITT 2016 in Booth 1419

Morpheus Lights, exclusive US distributor of Ayrton LED products, will exhibit at USITT 2016 Conference and Stage Expo at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City March 17 - 19. ...More

(3/15/2016)

-A.C.T Lighting Launches dot2 Preferred Stocking Dealer Program with ILC Chicago as First Participant

A.C.T Lighting Launches dot2 Preferred Stocking Dealer Program with ILC Chicago as First Participant

Intelligent Lighting Creations (ILC) has become the first member of the dot2 preferred stocking dealer program launched by A.C.T Lighting, Inc. The new program is open to select dealerships, which stock MA Lighting's ...More

(3/15/2016)

-Bill Sapsis Announces a New Seminar Program for Students and Young Professionals

Bill Sapsis Announces a New Seminar Program for Students and Young Professionals

Bill Sapsis, president of Sapsis Rigging, has created a seminar program to help high school and college students better prepare for careers in the technical areas of the live performance industry. ...More

(3/15/2016)

-PLASA Launches National Event Lifting Certificate

PLASA Launches National Event Lifting Certificate

PLASA announces the launch of its new National Event Lifting Certificate (NELC), with the support of the National Rigging Advisory Group (NRAG) and key industry sponsors including the BBC, White Light, and Bri ...More

(3/15/2016)

-DPA and Yamaha Set to Deliver Exceptional Audio at Prolight + Sound 2016

DPA and Yamaha Set to Deliver Exceptional Audio at Prolight + Sound 2016

Two of the world's pro audio and MI companies, Yamaha Music Europe and DPA Microphones A/S will join forces at the 2016 Musikmesse and Prolight + Sound shows in Frankfurt to demonstrate the advantages of ...More

(3/15/2016)

-Martin Audio Appoints Dom Harter as Managing Director

Martin Audio Appoints Dom Harter as Managing Director

Martin Audio has appointed Dom Harter as managing director with immediate effect.
An experienced business leader with a deep history and passion for pro audio, Harter's mission will be to build on the success of the Martin ...
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(3/15/2016)

-Pacific Coast Entertainment Adds Agility with EAW Redline

Pacific Coast Entertainment Adds Agility with EAW Redline

Huntington Beach, California-based Pacific Coast Entertainment (PCE) has added 16 Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW) Redline loudspeakers to their production inventory. PCE is a full-service production company providing rental, ...More

(3/15/2016)

-Lightfair International 2016 Keynotes and Impact Speaker Will Share Inspiration and Vision for the Future

Lightfair International 2016 Keynotes and Impact Speaker Will Share Inspiration and Vision for the Future

Gensler principal Daniel Stromborg leads a field of celebrated speakers delivering Lightfair International 2016 keynote and impact addresses all focused on advancing a global vision for the future of lighting and design. ...More

(3/15/2016)

-The Audio Engineering Society Launches AES Live Online Video Collection

The Audio Engineering Society Launches AES Live Online Video Collection

The Audio Engineering Society (AES) announces its AES Live video collection available for viewing on the aes.org website. Comprising a growing library of exclusive videos featuring interviews with past, present, and future ...More

(3/15/2016)

-Zero 88 at Prolight + Sound in Frankfurt

Zero 88 at Prolight + Sound in Frankfurt

Zero 88 will be exhibiting at Prolight + Sound in Frankfurt in stand B50 in Hall 3, with several exciting new products and releases.
Following its successful launch at the show last year, FLX8 now joins the FLX family of ...
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(3/15/2016)

-Green Hippo Is an Official Supplier for Eurovision 2016

Green Hippo Is an Official Supplier for Eurovision 2016

Green Hippo is an official technical event supplier for the 61st Eurovision Song Contest. The 2016 Eurovision Song Contest will take place in Stockholm, Sweden, May 10, 12, and 14, 2016. ...More

(3/15/2016)

-beyerdynamic GmbH Appoints Alan Feckanin as Director, Americas

beyerdynamic GmbH Appoints Alan Feckanin as Director, Americas

As part of the company's "Fit for Future" strategy, beyerdynamic announces Alan Feckanin as the director for the Americas effective January 1, 2016. This new role accompanies a series of recent appointments for the company ...More

(3/15/2016)

-Theatre in Review: Boy (The Keen Company/Theatre Row)

Theatre in Review: Boy (The Keen Company/Theatre Row)

Anna Ziegler's new play begins at a Halloween party in 1989. A young man named Adam stumbles into an empty room with Jenny, who is tipsy and on the make. Despite her many little ways of signaling that all systems are go, he is oddly ...More

(3/14/2016)

-Lightwright 6 Launches

Lightwright 6 Launches

John McKernon and City Theatrical announce that Lightwright 6, the newest version of the multi-award winning software for managing entertainment lighting paperwork, will be released in April 2016. ...More

(3/14/2016)

-Powersoft to Demonstrate its M-Force System at Exclusive Listening Sessions in Boston and New York City

Powersoft to Demonstrate its M-Force System at Exclusive Listening Sessions in Boston and New York City

Powersoft, a manufacturer of professional power amplifiers, announces that it will demonstrate its M-Force linear motor technology during exclusive listening sessions and product presentations in Boston and New York, on March 22nd ...More

(3/14/2016)

-Five Technical Standards Program Documents Are in Public Review

Five Technical Standards Program Documents Are in Public Review

Five ESTA Technical Standards Program documents are available for public comment. The drafts, review forms, review instructions, and prior public review resolutions, if applicable, may all be downloaded at estalink.us/pr. Comments ...More

(3/14/2016)

-USITT to Welcome Gateway Class of 2016

USITT to Welcome Gateway Class of 2016

Twelve young artists from groups underrepresented in live entertainment production have been selected for USITT's Gateway mentorship program at USITT 2016 in Salt Lake City March 16 - 19.
The Gateway Program is part of ...
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(3/14/2016)

-VUE Audiotechnik Expands Dealer Network with Austin Audio Visual Design

VUE Audiotechnik Expands Dealer Network with Austin Audio Visual Design

VUE Audiotechnik announces that Austin Audio Visual Design, a one-stop shop for commercial and residential audio-visual services located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, now offers Vue's full product line of loudspeakers to its ...More

(3/14/2016)

-Neutrik USA Appoints Bryan Sherrel Finance Director

Neutrik USA Appoints Bryan Sherrel Finance Director

Neutrik, a supplier of robust and reliable professional connectivity solutions for audio, video, and data, announces the appointment of Bryan Sherrel to the position of finance director. In his new capacity, Sherrel will ...More

(3/14/2016)

-Video Equipment Rentals Selects Grass Valley Switchers for Live Production

Video Equipment Rentals Selects Grass Valley Switchers for Live Production

To help with live production and 4K acquisition, global rental house Video Equipment Rentals (VER) added a number of new switchers from Grass Valley, a Belden brand to its product portfolio. VER selected one Kayenne K ...More

(3/14/2016)

-GLP Boosts Sales Force by Recruiting Dejan Hajdukovic

GLP Boosts Sales Force by Recruiting Dejan Hajdukovic

GLP has taken a major step to boost its domestic sales force in the face of increasing product demand, by recruiting one of its former senior employees.
Dejan Hajdukovic, who had been part of the sales team from 2008-2012, ...
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(3/14/2016)

-TARM Becomes a Member of the Laserworld Group

TARM Becomes a Member of the Laserworld Group

The brand TARM has been well established in the laser industry for 35 years. The company announces since January 2016, TARM laser technologies has become a member of the Laserworld Group.
The history of show laser lighting ...
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(3/14/2016)

-Over 200 Robe Fixtures for Latest TSO Tour

Over 200 Robe Fixtures for Latest TSO Tour

In a brief that's pure music to any lighting designer's ears, progressive rock Trans-Siberian Orchestra (TSO) founder and producer Paul O'Neill's instructions to award-winning production and lighting designer Bryan Hartley .. ...More

(3/14/2016)

-Qu Mixers Manage New Zealand Folk Festival

Qu Mixers Manage New Zealand Folk Festival

Allen & Heath's Qu-32 compact digital mixers were used throughout the recent Auckland Folk Festival, managing front-of-house and monitor sound for all three stages.
The three stages comprised the Festival Stage, Mill Stage, and ...
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(3/14/2016)

-SGM Creates Spectacular Night Scapes at Fourth e-Luminate Cambridge Festival

SGM Creates Spectacular Night Scapes at Fourth e-Luminate Cambridge Festival

SGM, a manufacturer of architectural and production LED lighting, again joined forces with creative technical event production company Hawthorn for the fourth time to sponsor the annual e-Luminate Cambridge Festival. ...More

(3/14/2016)

-Theatre in Review: The Robber Bridegroom (Roundabout Theatre Company/Laura Pels Theatre)

Theatre in Review: The Robber Bridegroom (Roundabout Theatre Company/Laura Pels Theatre)

"There's nothin' up," sings Rosamund, the winsome heroine of The Robber Bridegroom, in one of that show's many beguiling songs. They are words that everyone involved in the new production at the Roundabout might well have ...More

(3/14/2016)

-Theatre in Review: Widowers' Houses (T.A.C.T. and Gingold Theatrical Group/Theatre Row)

Theatre in Review: Widowers' Houses (T.A.C.T. and Gingold Theatrical Group/Theatre Row)

Even geniuses have to write first plays, and Widowers' Houses must be ascribed to George Bernard Shaw. This is not to say that it is terrible, or that if another writer's name was on it, it might not be very much ...More

(3/11/2016)

-Loud Technologies Names T.J. Smith President and General Manager of EAW

Loud Technologies Names T.J. Smith President and General Manager of EAW

Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW) announces the appointment of T.J. Smith as president and general manager. The announcement was made by Mark Graham, Loud CEO.
Prior to joining EAW, Smith held a variety of ...
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(3/11/2016)

-Martin Audio Facilitates Equipment Leasing

Martin Audio Facilitates Equipment Leasing

Martin Audio North America has implemented a program to simplify and speed the process of applying for equipment lease financing.
With popular products such as the MLA and CDD Series, there has been an increasing demand for Mar ...
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(3/11/2016)

-Prolyte Group Opens New Purpose Built Factory

Prolyte Group Opens New Purpose Built Factory

Prolyte Group, a manufacturer of trussing and staging systems, will officially open its new purpose-built factory in Piatra Olt, Romania, following a series of opening ceremonies this week. Distributors, press, governmental ...More

(3/11/2016)

-Schertler Introduces Arthur -- The Mixer the User Designs and Builds

Schertler Introduces Arthur -- The Mixer the User Designs and Builds

At this year's Frankfurt Musikmesse, Swiss manufacturer Schertler will unveil one of the company's most exciting products to date: The Arthur Format48 mixer is a new modular mixer that can be designed and built by the user, ...More

(3/11/2016)

-Four ESTA Standards Approved and Published

Four ESTA Standards Approved and Published

Last month, the American National Standards Institute's Board of Standards Review approved four ESTA standards: two brand-new, safety-related documents and two control protocol documents that were reaffirmed. These, and all ...More

(3/11/2016)

-ETC to Celebrate 40th Anniversary at USITT 2016

ETC to Celebrate 40th Anniversary at USITT 2016

In 1975, ETC CEO Fred Foster, his brother, and their friends developed a groundbreaking lighting-control console while they were students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. ETC has come a long way since then, but hasn't ...More

(3/11/2016)

-DPA Microphones Brings a New d:facto Handheld Microphone to Prolight + Sound 2016

DPA Microphones Brings a New d:facto Handheld Microphone to Prolight + Sound 2016

DPA Microphones will be debuting a new and extremely linear version of the popular d:facto Handheld Microphone range at Prolight + Sound 2016, April 5 - 8, in Hall 4.1, booth C11.
Already the vocal microphone of choice for ...
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(3/11/2016)

-SGM Presents a New Range of IP65-Rated Luminaires for Permanent Outdoor Installations (POI)

SGM Presents a New Range of IP65-Rated Luminaires for Permanent Outdoor Installations (POI)

SGM announces the launch of the POI range of IP65-rated LED lighting fixtures. Designed for permanent outdoor installations in both entertainment and architectural applications, the POI fixtures feature extremely bright and powerful ...More

(3/11/2016)

-DiGiCo SD8 Gets Stealth Core 2 Upgrade

DiGiCo SD8 Gets Stealth Core 2 Upgrade

Next in line to receive DiGiCo's Stealth Core 2 upgrade is the SD8 and smaller framed SD8-24, which will also be able to benefit from the company's latest processing and application code.
The company says the versatility and ...
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(3/11/2016)

-Waves Audio Hosting Hands-On Workshops on the eMotion LV1 Live Mixer at the New Wavesland Facility

Waves Audio Hosting Hands-On Workshops on the eMotion LV1 Live Mixer at the New Wavesland Facility

Waves Audio announces a series of hands-on training sessions for the new Waves eMotion LV1 software mixer, taking place at the new Wavesland facility in Franklin, Tennessee. The Wavesland complex is a new center for coaching ...More

(3/11/2016)

-Firehouse Productions Blazes Forward With 96 New L-Acoustics K2

Firehouse Productions Blazes Forward With 96 New L-Acoustics K2

Having toured with many of music's most innovative, genre-defying artists -- Peter Gabriel, Radiohead, Nine Inch Nails, and The Cure, just to name a few -- TEC and Emmy Award-winning sound reinforcement provider Firehouse Productions ...More

(3/11/2016)

-J Cole Takes L500 to Forest Hills Drive Live

J Cole Takes L500 to Forest Hills Drive Live

Last year, acclaimed hip hop artist and producer J Cole toured his latest Grammy Award-nominated studio album, 2014 Forest Hills Drive (titled after his childhood home), around the world in three "acts" -- to venues across USA and ...More

(3/11/2016)

-Adamson Installed at Trondheim's Olavshallen Concert Hall

Adamson Installed at Trondheim's Olavshallen Concert Hall

Olavshallen concert hall, located in Trondheim, Norway, and home to the Trondheim Symphonic Orchestra, recently upgraded the main hall with an Adamson Systems S-Series sound reinforcement system.
The hall, which offers ...
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(3/11/2016)

-Fetty Wap Rolls with Chauvet Professional's Rogues

Fetty Wap Rolls with Chauvet Professional's Rogues

To say that Fetty Wap's career has taken off like a rocket since he burst on the music scene in February 2014 is akin to suggesting that Star Wars: The Force Awakens drew a nice crowd at its opening. In the entire history of popular ...More

(3/11/2016)

-Theatre in Review: Eclipsed (Golden Theatre)/The Humans (Helen Hayes Theatre)

Theatre in Review: Eclipsed (Golden Theatre)/The Humans (Helen Hayes Theatre)

Two of the season's finest Off Broadway productions have landed on Broadway with their considerable powers not only intact but, in some ways, heightened. Eclipsed remains a trip to the far side of the moon for most of us in ...More

(3/11/2016)

-Theatre in Review: Hungry (The Public Theater)

Theatre in Review: Hungry (The Public Theater)

One of the great things about Richard Nelson's plays is that they force you to listen -- hard. Nelson doesn't underline anything or spell it out, nor does he whip up any spurious histrionics. His characters rarely, if ever, raise ...More

(3/10/2016)

-NATEAC 2016 Announces Registration Dates and Fees

NATEAC 2016 Announces Registration Dates and Fees

Registration for the 2016 North American Theatre Engineering and Architecture Conference (NATEAC) will open on April 1. The conference, the third in a series of quadrennial events, takes place on July 17 - 18 at the Roosevelt Hotel, ...More

(3/10/2016)

-Luminus Announces Third Generation COBs with up to 170 Lumens per Watt

Luminus Announces Third Generation COBs with up to 170 Lumens per Watt

Luminus, Inc., a manufacturer of high-performance LEDs, announces a new third generation family of chip on board (COB) arrays with record-breaking efficacy and quality of light. This new product family boasts typical performance of ...More

(3/10/2016)

-Elation Platinum FLX Sales Soar in the US and Europe

Elation Platinum FLX Sales Soar in the US and Europe

Elation Professional's Platinum FLX hybrid moving head is growing in popularity among rental companies and lighting designers in the US and Europe with sales of the award-winning multifunctional fixture soaring since hitting the ...More

(3/10/2016)

-RP Dynamics Expands Rental Fleet with Lectrosonics SSM and Venue2

RP Dynamics Expands Rental Fleet with Lectrosonics SSM and Venue2

Canadian audio-visual equipment sales, installation, production, and rental house RP Dynamics Inc. recently took delivery of a pair of new Lectrosonics Digital Hybrid Wireless Venue2 modular receiver units and a dozen ...More

(3/10/2016)

-Kinesys USA Training Is a Big Success

Kinesys USA Training Is a Big Success

Motion control systems manufacturer Kinesys hosted a highly successful training event and open-house in its Lithia Springs, Georgia, USA facility, which was attended by over 50 people connected to the world of rigging automation and ...More

(3/10/2016)

-Over 230 Robe moving lights for new Stadium Opening Spectacular in Lyon

Over 230 Robe moving lights for new Stadium Opening Spectacular in Lyon

A total of 232 Robe moving lights -- including 80 BMFL Blades, 70 LEDWash 1200s, 84 Pointes, and eight LEDWash 300s were part of an exciting and colorful opening ceremony for the new 415 million euro Grande Stade de Lyon in France.

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(3/10/2016)

-St. James Episcopal Church Renovates with Renkus-Heinz Iconyx Gen5

St. James Episcopal Church Renovates with Renkus-Heinz Iconyx Gen5

Named after an adjacent lake (the name is an Iroquois term that means "long lake"), the Central New York town of Skaneateles boasts a colorful history. Citizens participated in pre-Civil War reform movements, formed a utopian community in ...More

(3/10/2016)

-HSL Group Adds 250 Q-7s to SGM Architectural Fleet

HSL Group Adds 250 Q-7s to SGM Architectural Fleet

Lancashire, UK-based HSL Group has taken the ambitious step of providing lighting designers in architectural segments with an invaluable resource for project work.
A major investment in 250 of SGM's multi-purpose Q-7s, an ...
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(3/10/2016)

-White Light Brings "Curtain Up" to the Victoria and Albert Museum

White Light Brings &quot;Curtain Up&quot; to the Victoria and Albert Museum

"Curtain Up: Celebrating 40 Years of Theatre in London and New York" at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, celebrates the extraordinary story of theatre in both London's West End and New York's Broadway. Created in partnership with ...More

(3/10/2016)

-Two Twin Cities' Museums Offer a Taste of Time Travel with Support from Alcorn McBride Equipment

Two Twin Cities' Museums Offer a Taste of Time Travel with Support from Alcorn McBride Equipment

There are many entertaining and informative places to visit while in the Twin Cities. Mill City Museum and the Minnesota History Center offer visitors and residents alike a chance to experience Minneapolis and St. Paul's rich history. ...More

(3/10/2016)

-L-Acoustics Rocks in the New Year at Bash On Broadway

L-Acoustics Rocks in the New Year at Bash On Broadway

Although most Americans tend to think of New York City's Times Square as the epicenter of the nation's New Year's Eve festivities, Tennesseans know that the real party takes place in Nashville. With more than 150,000 people recently ...More

(3/10/2016)

-Martin Audio CDD Installed for Kenly Gospel Music Hall Upgrade

Martin Audio CDD Installed for Kenly Gospel Music Hall Upgrade

The Kenly Gospel Music Hall in Kenly, North Carolina, recently upgraded its sound system with a pair of Martin Audio CDD10 speakers and a CSX112 subwoofer. This followed an earlier upgrade of the performance space where additional ...More

(3/10/2016)

-Theatre in Review: Dot (Vineyard Theatre)

Theatre in Review: Dot (Vineyard Theatre)

In Dot, playwright Colman Domingo applies such extremes of comedy and tears to his material that, combined with his passion to educate the public on a certain medical condition, it ends up coming across rather like one ...More

(3/9/2016)

-Chauvet Professional Announces Maverick Launch at Prolight + Sound

Chauvet Professional Announces Maverick Launch at Prolight + Sound

Chauvet Professional is unleashing Maverick, a power-packed series of tour ready moving fixtures at Prolight + Sound, April 5 - 8, in Hall 4, stand G45. Featuring the MK2 Wash, MK1 Hybrid, and MK2 Spot (with more luminaires ...More

(3/9/2016)

-Staging Concepts Announces New Product, Uplift Stage

Staging Concepts Announces New Product, Uplift Stage

Staging Concepts, a provider of custom staging solutions, has launched a brand new product: the Uplift Stage.
A modern solution that allows two operators to quickly and easily raise and lower platforms in place, Uplift is the ...
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(3/9/2016)

-ETC Adds Air of Distinction with Irideon FPZ

ETC Adds Air of Distinction with Irideon FPZ

Museums, lobbies, and retail environments everywhere are beaming with brightness over ETC's latest addition to architectural lighting: Irideon FPZ.
Based on the Source Four Mini LED platform, FPZ combines the optics and ...
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(3/9/2016)

-Clay Paky Illuminates the Servillo Brothers

Clay Paky Illuminates the Servillo Brothers

After Le voci di dentro, the Servillo brothers have chosen the Teatro Bellini to bring their latest creation, La Parola Canta, to Naples. It is a concert, a recital, and a festival -- skilfully illuminated by Clay Paky -- made up of ...More

(3/9/2016)

-IABM Out in Force at NAB 2016 Supporting Members

IABM Out in Force at NAB 2016 Supporting Members

The IABM will have its strongest presence yet at NAB 2016, offering its 400 member companies at the show a full range of support services, and also leading the discussion on the future of the media technology industry. Two ...More

(3/9/2016)

-Renkus-Heinz Powers Taylor Productions

Renkus-Heinz Powers Taylor Productions

In the City that Never Sleeps, concerts and other events are almost a daily occurrence. For concert sound providers, the busy summer season means rarely a dull moment. Long Island-based Taylor Productions is one company taking ...More

(3/9/2016)

-VUE Audiotechnik Sounds Good in Dublin

VUE Audiotechnik Sounds Good in Dublin

Designing and implementing commercial audio systems for venues ranging from hair salons, to tattoo parlors, to restaurants is a challenge embraced by Sounds Good Ltd. Headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, Sounds Good Ltd. became the ...More

(3/9/2016)

-JoJo Tillman Turns to GLP X4 Bars for Stunksitzung at Cologne E-Werk

JoJo Tillman Turns to GLP X4 Bars for Stunksitzung at Cologne E-Werk

One of Germany's most accomplished lighting designers, JoJo Tillman, has turned to GLP's new X4 Bar 20s for the first time as a vital part of his stage concept for the annual Stunksitzung alternative cabaret at the ...More

(3/9/2016)

-AV Manufacturers Partner for The Higher Education Technology Summit

AV Manufacturers Partner for The Higher Education Technology Summit

Four well known audiovisual and classroom technologies manufacturers, FSR, Inc., Biamp Systems, Utelogy Corp., and SpinetiX, have partnered to create the first Higher Education Technology Summit (HETS). Created specifically ...More

(3/9/2016)

-Proshow Audiovisual Deployed FreeSpeak II at Canada's 103rd Grey Cup Championship Game

Proshow Audiovisual Deployed FreeSpeak II at Canada's 103rd Grey Cup Championship Game

Proshow Audiovisual of Vancouver BC, a provider of wireless communication equipment/services for live events and broadcast productions, deployed Clear-Com's FreeSpeak II wireless intercom system at the Canadian Football ...More

(3/9/2016)

-Maestra London Adds Visual Impact to Warner Music Brits After-Party

Maestra London Adds Visual Impact to Warner Music Brits After-Party

As soon as the excitement of the 2016 Brit Awards presentations finished at London's O2 Arena, the buzz continued through the night as the stellar line up of artists, celebrities, beautiful people, and VIPs headed into central London for ...More

(3/9/2016)

-Williams Announces Symphony Grand Affordable, Digital Piano

Williams Announces Symphony Grand Affordable, Digital Piano

Williams, a provider of versatile digital pianos, has introduced the Symphony Grand digital piano. This micro-grand-style, 88-key, graded hammer-action instrument offers a luxurious ebony gloss finish, a stylish matching piano bench ...More

(3/8/2016)

-Long Reach Long Riders' Behind the Scenes Raffle and Auction Planned for USITT

Long Reach Long Riders' Behind the Scenes Raffle and Auction Planned for USITT

The 13th annual Long Reach Long Rider (LRLR) charity raffle and auction will take place on the USITT Conference & Stage Expo on the exhibit floor Saturday, March 19, in Salt Lake City. The kazoo parade starts at the Behind ...More

(3/8/2016)

-DPA Microphones Takes the Stage for the First Time at USITT 2016

DPA Microphones Takes the Stage for the First Time at USITT 2016

DPA Microphones will be debuting its line of d:screet Miniature Microphones at this year's United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT) convention in booth 1501. On display at the company's booth will be the d ...More

(3/8/2016)

-Harman Puts AMX Technology at the Heart of the Connected World at Mobile World Congress 2016

Harman Puts AMX Technology at the Heart of the Connected World at Mobile World Congress 2016

Harman, a connected technologies company, brought its story of "Engineering a Connected Life" to Barcelona last week at the GSMA Mobile World Congress (MWC). And, alongside its embedded audio technologies and software, the company ...More

(3/8/2016)

-Shure Axient Selected as Wireless for Super Bowl 50 Referee

Shure Axient Selected as Wireless for Super Bowl 50 Referee

The Super Bowl is clearly the most demanding live event on the annual broadcast calendar. Between the live broadcast team, musical acts, and other credentialed journalists like ESPN and NFL Films, plus infrastructure communications ...More

(3/8/2016)

-Clay Paky on Nek's Tour, Prima di Parlare

Clay Paky on Nek's Tour, Prima di Parlare

Clay Paky lights are co-stars on the stage of Nek's show Prima di Parlare Live 2015. Radio Italia is the official radio station of the tour, four years after the last one. The Italian songwriter toured the Italian peninsula ...More

(3/8/2016)

-Martin Audio CDD Awarded UK Patent

Martin Audio CDD Awarded UK Patent

Martin Audio announce that its Coaxial Differential Dispersion technology that lies at the heart of its best-selling CDD installation range has been awarded a UK Patent, GB2525407.
Coaxial Differential Dispersion technology ...
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(3/8/2016)

-Lebanese PA Company Invests in Allen & Heath's dLive

Lebanese PA Company Invests in Allen & Heath's dLive

Lebanese rental firm, QDB, recently purchased Allen & Heath's dLive digital mixing system to add to its hire stock, making it the first PA company in the country to invest in the new system. ...More

(3/8/2016)

-ETC Composes Beautiful Light for the Tchaikovsky State Theater of Opera and Ballet

ETC Composes Beautiful Light for the Tchaikovsky State Theater of Opera and Ballet

Nestled in the central square of Izhevsk, Russia, the Tchaikovsky State Theater of Opera and Ballet recently underwent a massive renovation in preparation for the 175th anniversary of Tchaikovsky's birth. For nearly two years, the theater ...More

(3/8/2016)

-Elation ACL 360 Bar Keeps Lighting Looks Fresh on All Time Low UK Tour

Elation ACL 360 Bar Keeps Lighting Looks Fresh on All Time Low UK Tour

Lighting designer Jeff Maker was looking for a special lighting effect to complement a series of diamond-shaped video screens for American pop punk band All Time Low's Back to the Future Hearts UK tour in February and found ...More

(3/8/2016)

-Belgian Eurosong Takes the Square Route of Robe

Belgian Eurosong Takes the Square Route of Robe

Robe's new Square LED fixture made its European live TV debut on the three shows produced by Flanders' public broadcaster VRT which selected the song to represent Belgium at the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) in Stockholm ...More

(3/8/2016)

-X-Laser Mobile Beat Max MK2 Allows for Creativity without Compromise

X-Laser Mobile Beat Max MK2 Allows for Creativity without Compromise

In the world of high-powered laser, users often must choose whether they want to produce vibrant aerial beams or be able to create crisp custom graphics. The new Mobile Beat MAX MK2 removes that decision entirely, and allows mobile ...More

(3/8/2016)

-TLS Productions, Inc. Adds a New Team Member

TLS Productions, Inc. Adds a New Team Member

TLS Productions, Inc. of Ann Arbor, Michigan, announces the addition of Cameo Stancliff to the team.
Stancliff recently joined the lighting, rigging, and AV solutions and production company, and will be concentrating on ...
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(3/7/2016)

-City Theatrical Highlights New Products at USITT 2016

City Theatrical Highlights New Products at USITT 2016

City Theatrical will be demonstrating some innovative new technology at the USITT Conference & Stage Expo in Salt Lake City, Utah March 17 - 19, in booth 219, including SHoW DMX SHoW Baby 6, QolorStrip Wireless LED Strip, ...More

(3/7/2016)

-Music Inside Rimini Plans Innovative Opportunities for All

Music Inside Rimini Plans Innovative Opportunities for All

Music Inside Rimini is rapidly approaching. Music Inside Rimini -- Innovation, Technology, Light & Sound, will be held at Rimini Expo Center from May 7 - 9. The event, organized by Rimini Fiera in collaboration with APIAS, ...More

(3/7/2016)

-Music Community Rallies in Support of World Hearing Day

Music Community Rallies in Support of World Hearing Day

In celebration of World Hearing Day 2016 March 3, hearing wellness expert Sensaphonics reached out to a star-studded array of musicians to help raise awareness of the importance of hearing health among online fans. Participating ...More

(3/7/2016)

-SGM Luminaires Turn Up the Heat at Igloofest

SGM Luminaires Turn Up the Heat at Igloofest

The combination of electronic music, icy décor, powerful architectural projections, and a program featuring the best local and international DJs, makes Igloofest at Montreal's Old Port the place to be during January and February each year.< ...More

(3/7/2016)

-Robe's PATT-sketball Champion Is ....

Robe's PATT-sketball Champion Is ....

... Lisa Green from Perry Scenic Creative!
Robe kept the innovation flowing at the 2016 TPi Awards dinner -- providing much more than just the lighting rig for the high profile industry event staged at ...
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(3/7/2016)

-Alcorn McBride Celebrates 30th Anniversary as Technology Leader for Themed Entertainment

Alcorn McBride Celebrates 30th Anniversary as Technology Leader for Themed Entertainment

Alcorn McBride, Inc. marks its 30th anniversary by celebrating its position as a manufacturer of show control, audio, and video equipment for the theme park industry.
"The technologies we're working with today were inconceivable ...
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(3/7/2016)

-High-End Presentation Design Firm Abracadabra Relies on FOR-A Video Switchers

High-End Presentation Design Firm Abracadabra Relies on FOR-A Video Switchers

California-based Abracadabra Presentation Graphics, Inc. has produced its large-scale events, corporate videos, and presentations with FOR-A switchers for a decade. Having had much success with two of FOR-A's HVS-110 portable ...More

(3/7/2016)

-BroaMan Route66 AutoRouter Provides All-Format Networking

BroaMan Route66 AutoRouter Provides All-Format Networking

BroaMan announces a new version of its Route66 video router, now offering AutoRouter and smart fiber patch bay.
This additional functionality is powered by sister brand Optocore, making it ideal not only for installation (w ...
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(3/7/2016)

-FBT Demonstration Hall Now Open for Visitors

FBT Demonstration Hall Now Open for Visitors

FBT, a manufacturer of loudspeaker designs, is set to welcome visitors from around the globe to its newly opened demonstration facility in Recanati, Italy the result of a substantial investment on the part of the company's owners. ...More

(3/7/2016)

-Renewed Vision Unleashes ProPresenter 6 Live Presentation Software for Windows

Renewed Vision Unleashes ProPresenter 6 Live Presentation Software for Windows

Renewed Vision has released the Windows version of its ProPresenter 6 live multimedia presentation software. Available immediately, the Windows edition joins the Mac version of ProPresenter 6 in delivering a wide range of powerful ...More

(3/7/2016)

-NanoLumens Appoints Vishnu Rao to Director of Software Services and Platforms

NanoLumens Appoints Vishnu Rao to Director of Software Services and Platforms

Underscoring the increasingly important role that beacons and other interactive technologies will play in the next generation of visualization, NanoLumens, a manufacturer and innovator of LED display solutions, announces the ...More

(3/7/2016)

-LMG Helps Toyota Reimagine an American Icon at Daytona

LMG Helps Toyota Reimagine an American Icon at Daytona

"DAYTONA Rising: Reimaging an American Icon" is the multi-year project of the Daytona International Speedway. LMG's Systems Integration partnered with MC2 System Design Group, Inhance Digital, and Toyota Motor ...More

(3/4/2016)

-EAW Adaptive Systems Training and Product Demo Scheduled for New Jersey

EAW Adaptive Systems Training and Product Demo Scheduled for New Jersey

Secaucus, New Jersey-based PRG will be the next locale for Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW) Adaptive Systems product demonstrations and Level 1 training. The free training is scheduled for March 15 - 16. Anna and Otto product ...More

(3/4/2016)

-JBL Professional by Harman Introduces HiQnet Performance Manager 2.0

JBL Professional by Harman Introduces HiQnet Performance Manager 2.0

JBL Professional by Harman announces the immediate availability of new JBL HiQnet Performance Manager 2.0 software, further simplifying and streamlining the process of configuring and controlling live sound reinforcement systems. ...More

(3/4/2016)

-Elation RDMX6S an Easy-to-Use RDM/DMX Data Splitter

Elation RDMX6S an Easy-to-Use RDM/DMX Data Splitter

Elation Professional now offers the RDMX6S, an easy-to-use six-way RDM/DMX data splitter useful in maintaining proper data levels over long runs or several runs of RDM or DMX signal.
The RDMX6S helps to correct disruptions in the ...
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(3/4/2016)

-WorxAudio Technologies Appoints Edward Frebowitz Commercial Technical Sales Representative

WorxAudio Technologies Appoints Edward Frebowitz Commercial Technical Sales Representative

WorxAudio Technologies, a manufacturer of loudspeaker systems for the pro touring and install markets and a division of PreSonus Audio Electronics, announces the appointment of Edward Frebowitz to the position of ...More

(3/4/2016)

-Audio and Video Scaler-Switcher First for Calibre

Audio and Video Scaler-Switcher First for Calibre

ISE 2016 saw the launch of Calibre's first ever-combined video and audio 4K scaler-switchers in the form of four new models: HQView620A, HQView625A, HQView630A, and HQView670A.
Enabling access to a greater range of applications ...
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(3/4/2016)

-Prelite Studios Helps Lighting Team Envision Super Bowl 50 Halftime Show Prior to the Big Game

Prelite Studios Helps Lighting Team Envision Super Bowl 50 Halftime Show Prior to the Big Game

At Prelite Studios the Super Bowl 50 Halftime Show got underway long before fans cheered headliners Coldplay and veteran Super Bowl guest performers Beyoncé and Bruno Mars. The show's lighting designer Bob BarnhartMore

(3/4/2016)

-Nub Sound Takes Allen & Heath's dLive on Tour with Jamie Lawson

Nub Sound Takes Allen & Heath's dLive on Tour with Jamie Lawson

UK production company, Nub Sound, recently carried an Allen & Heath dLive digital mixing system on the UK tour of British singer songwriter, Jamie Lawson, to manage front-of-house sound.
Last year, Jamie Lawson was signed ...
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(3/4/2016)

-Africa's Largest Concert Uses Outline

Africa's Largest Concert Uses Outline

Over 500,000 people attended Africa's largest concert -- The Experience -- a mega concert at the Tafawa Balewa Square in Lagos, Nigeria. The Experience is an interdenominational gospel concert and word-based gathering ...More

(3/4/2016)

-Iluminarc Helps Transform Buffalo's Canalside Grain Elevators

Iluminarc Helps Transform Buffalo's Canalside Grain Elevators

In 1807, New York Governor DeWitt Clinton proposed an audacious plan: to build a 363 mile (584km) canal that connected New York City's Atlantic port to America's burgeoning Great Lakes. Despite a chorus of initial skepticism (President ...More

(3/4/2016)

-Clay Paky Illuminates La Combriccola del Blasco

Clay Paky Illuminates La Combriccola del Blasco

The Teatro del Casinò in Sanremo was literally taken by storm for the famous Vasco Rossi tribute band La Combriccola del Blasco's concert. The band was led by charismatic Kikko Sauda and -- for the occasion -- starred Maurizio Solieri, ...More

(3/4/2016)

-Palle Palmé Lights Motown Revue Exclusively With GLP

Palle Palmé Lights Motown Revue Exclusively With GLP

The distinguished Swedish lighting designer, Palle Palmé has provided an imaginative lighting design for a pre-Christmas season at Stockholm's famed Berns Salonger -- using exclusively LED fixtures from the GLP impression ...More

(3/4/2016)

-Roland XS-84H AV Matrix Switcher Is the Perfect Fit for the New First Southern Baptist Church

Roland XS-84H AV Matrix Switcher Is the Perfect Fit for the New First Southern Baptist Church

The First Southern Baptist Church in Pratt, Kansas, had the kind of problems that most churches wish they had: they were growing fast and had reached the point where they needed additional services each weekend to accommodate the nearly ...More

(3/4/2016)

-Theatre in Review: Red Speedo (New York Theatre Workshop)

Theatre in Review: Red Speedo (New York Theatre Workshop)

The title of Lucas Hnath's last play, The Christians, would most definitely not apply to his newest work. Red Speedo is ostensibly about Olympic swimming, but the real sports being practiced are betrayal and one ...More

(3/3/2016)

-Vectorworks Supports Theatrical Designers, Architects, and Others by Donating to Philadelphia Design Center

Vectorworks Supports Theatrical Designers, Architects, and Others by Donating to Philadelphia Design Center

There is a critical need within the arts community for accessible and affordable spaces to engage in creative activities. With this requirement in mind, and with donations from global design software developer Vectorworks, Inc. and ...More

(3/3/2016)

-PixelFLEX Continues the Evolution of Creativity with the New FLEXLite NXG

PixelFLEX Continues the Evolution of Creativity with the New FLEXLite NXG

LED video technology manufacturer PixelFLEX introduces the FLEXLite NXG, the next generation of the company's successful FLEXLite product line. With improved pitch resolution options, higher refresh rates, and a new die-cast frame, ...More

(3/3/2016)

-New Embrace Microphones from Point Source Audio Transform Ear Rigging Mics into a Pleasure for A2s and Actors

New Embrace Microphones from Point Source Audio Transform Ear Rigging Mics into a Pleasure for A2s and Actors

Point Source Audio (PSA) announces a new addition to its collection of miniature microphones that make it easy for mic wranglers and A2s to custom fit ear mounted microphones at a fraction of the time and expense of traditional ...More

(3/3/2016)

-Church Sound Boot Camp Announces Class Schedule

Church Sound Boot Camp Announces Class Schedule

Curt Taipale of Taipale Media System is presenting his Church Sound Boot Camp class in McKinney, Texas (March 4-5) and Topeka, Kansas (April 22-23). Registration is open for all classes, and early registration ...More

(3/3/2016)

-Bandit Adds Chauvet Video Panels to Touring Inventory

Bandit Adds Chauvet Video Panels to Touring Inventory

With the use of video on tours growing and demand surging, Bandit Lites added to its massive touring inventory with a purchase of Chauvet Professional PVP X6IP video panels.
"We are always on the lookout for high quality ...
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(3/3/2016)

-Clair Solutions Delivers an Audio and Lighting Solutions for "World's Largest Indoor Ropes Course" at Jordan's

Clair Solutions Delivers an Audio and Lighting Solutions for &quot;World's Largest Indoor Ropes Course&quot; at Jordan's

Massachusetts-based Jordan's Furniture, a subsidiary of Warren Buffett's company, Berkshire Hathaway, is known for adding its own entertainment twist to the traditional furniture store experience. While shopping for your next dining room ...More

(3/3/2016)

-Christie Technology Displays Northern Lights Across Canada's Parliament Hill

Christie Technology Displays Northern Lights Across Canada's Parliament Hill

The "Northern Lights" will be visible on Canada's Parliament buildings again this summer thanks to a striking new projection mapping show delivered by 17 Christie 3DLP projectors with content provided by id3. The half hour "No ...More

(3/3/2016)

-Beyoncé, Bruno Mars, and Lady Gaga Deliver Electrifying Performances at Super Bowl 50 with Sennheiser

Beyoncé, Bruno Mars, and Lady Gaga Deliver Electrifying Performances at Super Bowl 50 with Sennheiser

Marking a half-century of America's singularly most important sporting event, Super Bowl 50 did not disappoint in delivering electrifying performances during both pre-game and halftime programming. With a viewership of 111.9 million ...More

(3/3/2016)

-High End Systems' SHAPESHIFTER Shines on Latest Joe Satriani Tour

High End Systems' SHAPESHIFTER Shines on Latest Joe Satriani Tour

For guitarist extraordinaire Joe Satriani's latest tour, lighting designer Alastair Watson specified 20 High End Systems SHAPESHIFTER luminaires, 12 SolaSpot 1500 Pro, and Axon Pro HD media server, with the lighting rig ...More

(3/3/2016)

-The Design Oasis Sets Stage on Jam Cruise with Chauvet Professional Video Walls

The Design Oasis Sets Stage on Jam Cruise with Chauvet Professional Video Walls

When Abbas Ritscher set sail from Miami on Jam Cruise 14, he paid a little extra attention to the weather charts. "Every time we leave port, the captain always jokes that we 'expect the weather,'" said the co-owner of The Design ...More

(3/3/2016)

-Robe Triggers Maximo Park Effect

Robe Triggers Maximo Park Effect

Lighting designer Olly Suckling presented a novel solution and lighting effect using 28 of Robe's CycFX 8 LED battens to create a giant illuminated M-A-X-I-M-O sign upstage on UK alt rockers Maximo Park's most recent tour. ...More

(3/3/2016)

-Marco Borsato and his Symphonica in Rosso Concert Series Choose d3 for Realtime Effects Solution

Marco Borsato and his Symphonica in Rosso Concert Series Choose d3 for Realtime Effects Solution

Singer Marco Borsato, one of the most successful and biggest grossing artists in the Netherlands for the past 20 years, returned to Amsterdam's Ziggo Dome with his celebrated Symphonica in Rosso concert series. During the video ...More

(3/3/2016)

-Theatre in Review: Angel Reapers (Signature Theatre)

Theatre in Review: Angel Reapers (Signature Theatre)

The love of God is both thrilling and self-destructive in this unusual and affecting dance-theatre piece. The writer-director-choreographer, Martha Clarke, and her coauthor, Alfred Uhry, call to life the Shakers, the 18th ...More

(3/3/2016)

-Theatre in Review: Familiar (Playwrights Horizons)

Theatre in Review: Familiar (Playwrights Horizons)

We already know that Danai Gurira is a woman of many parts, what with her day job hunting zombies on the television series The Walking Dead and her parallel career as an acclaimed playwright, having just moved Eclipsed ...More

(3/2/2016)

-ETC Expands Unison Echo Family

ETC Expands Unison Echo Family

As energy codes grow, consumers need more reliable, flexible, and affordable power-control solutions for lighting systems. ETC developed the Unison Echo family of products to meet those demands and to enable complete integration of ...More

(3/2/2016)

-Triple E Launches ModTruss in Europe at Prolight + Sound

Triple E Launches ModTruss in Europe at Prolight + Sound

Triple E is launching the "universal building system," ModTruss, Europe-wide at Prolight + Sound Frankfurt 2016 in Hall 3, Level 0, Booth 19.
The team launched the US-designed ModTruss in the UK in June 2015, ...
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(3/2/2016)

-Avolites Launches Titan v10 at Prolight + Sound

Avolites Launches Titan v10 at Prolight + Sound

Avolites will be on booth E80, Hall 3, level 0, at Prolight + Sound in Frankfurt from April 5 - 8 to exhibit its "supercharged" Ai R Series of media servers and officially launch the new feature-rich Titan V10 and Ai V9 ...More

(3/2/2016)

-Baltzell Audio Design and ATK Audiotek Cast JBL by Harman for the 88th Annual Academy Awards

Baltzell Audio Design and ATK Audiotek Cast JBL by Harman for the 88th Annual Academy Awards

JBL by Harman VerTec line arrays were once again selected to perform at the 88th Annual Academy Awards. The live ceremony was held in Hollywood to recognize the excellence in the motion picture arts and sciences in 2015. For ...More

(3/2/2016)

-It's All Change for Martin Audio at this Year's Prolight + Sound

It's All Change for Martin Audio at this Year's Prolight + Sound

Not only is Prolight + Sound starting on a Tuesday for the first time, with new opening times, but Martin Audio will be occupying the relocated Sound hall (Hall 3) with a brand new stand (3.1, B71). They will also have a demo ...More

(3/2/2016)

-Mike Sippel Joins ARRI Rental

Mike Sippel Joins ARRI Rental

ARRI Rental, a provider of camera, grip, and lighting equipment to the feature film, television, advertising, broadcast, and events markets, announces that Mike Sippel has joined ARRI Rental as senior field support technician ...More

(3/2/2016)

-satis&fy Stocks Elation Platinum FLX Hybrid Moving Heads and EMOTION Digital Luminaires

satis&fy Stocks Elation Platinum FLX Hybrid Moving Heads and EMOTION Digital Luminaires

One of the top full-service production companies in the event industry, satis&fy, an international provider of event and media technology based in Karben, Germany, has added over 100 Elation Professional Platinum FLX hybrid ...More

(3/2/2016)

-Staging Concepts Appoints Jwerkz Singapore Sales Agent

Staging Concepts Appoints Jwerkz Singapore Sales Agent

Staging Concepts, a provider of custom staging solutions, announces it has appointed JWerkz its sales agent for the Singapore market.
Known for its quality distribution of public seating, vinyl flooring, and staging ...
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(3/2/2016)

-Twonk Di Nation EDM Tour Hits Hard with VUE Audiotechnik

Twonk Di Nation EDM Tour Hits Hard with VUE Audiotechnik

Currently in the midst of a five-month tour that will span the United States, EDM artist Brillz is bringing his unique brand of hip-hop/EDM to tens of thousands of enthusiastic dance music fans. Brillz' Twonk Di Nation tour features ...More

(3/2/2016)

-TiMax at Detroit NAIAS for Fiat Chrysler

TiMax at Detroit NAIAS for Fiat Chrysler

The North American International Auto Show held each January in Detroit steers the upcoming year for global car sales. The primary goal of every manufacturer at the show is to create focus and impact for the latest models, ensuring the ...More

(3/2/2016)

-Hope Church in Memphis Enhances AV Capabilities with MA Lighting's dot2 Console and Clay Paky B-EYE K20s

Hope Church in Memphis Enhances AV Capabilities with MA Lighting's dot2 Console and Clay Paky B-EYE K20s

Extensive equipment upgrades at Hope Church in Memphis, Tennessee have expanded the creative palette for the church's worship services and the community events held in its 5,000-seat sanctuary. Among the new additions are a dot2 XL-F ...More

(3/2/2016)

-Theatre in Review: Pericles (Theatre for a New Audience)

Theatre in Review: Pericles (Theatre for a New Audience)

Only the bravest theatre artists tackle Pericles, which is, arguably, the most problematic of Shakespeare's plays, unless you count The Two Noble Kinsmen, which many do not. It has a plot so wild and wandering, ...More

(3/1/2016)

-Latour Industries' Investment in LumenRadio Enables the Next Growth Journey in IoT

Latour Industries' Investment in LumenRadio Enables the Next Growth Journey in IoT

Latour Industries AB has signed an agreement to acquire 24.7-percent of the shares in LumenRadio AB through a directed share issue and acquisition of existing shares. Other large shareholders in the company are Chalmers ...More

(3/1/2016)

-Olivier Awards Nominations Announced

Olivier Awards Nominations Announced

The Olivier Awards nominations were announced February 29, 2016. The ceremony, the 40th anniversary of the Awards, will be held at London's Royal Opera House on April 3.
Farinelli and the King, starring Mark Rylance, leads ...
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(3/1/2016)

-ISE 2016: AES70 Ratification and Beckhoff OCA Implementation Major Themes for OCA Alliance

ISE 2016: AES70 Ratification and Beckhoff OCA Implementation Major Themes for OCA Alliance

Exhibiting for the first time since ratification of Open Control Architecture (OCA) by the Audio Engineering Society as the AES70 standard, the OCA Alliance experienced its busiest ever trade show at ISE, ...More

(3/1/2016)

-ADJ Group Hires Juan "JC" Faxas as Audio Product Director

ADJ Group Hires Juan &quot;JC&quot; Faxas as Audio Product Director

ADJ Group, a manufacturer of products for the DJ and live event market, announces Juan "JC" Faxas has joined the company as audio product director. Faxas will develop and expand ADJ's audio product lines to meet the needs of ...More

(3/1/2016)

-High Demand for Exhibitor Space at Stage|Set|Scenery 2017

High Demand for Exhibitor Space at Stage|Set|Scenery 2017

Around 18 months before Stage|Set|Scenery (June 20 - 22, 2017) is due to open its doors, bookings are high for places at the international trade show and congress for theatre, film, and event technology. Already, 56 percent of the ...More

(3/1/2016)

-Medialon Releases New Plugin to Control Videro Media Players

Medialon Releases New Plugin to Control Videro Media Players

Medialon announces MxMVideroMediaPlayer, a new device driver plugin that makes it easy for Medialon control systems to communicate with and synchronize shows to video playback from VideroMediaPlayer. ...More

(3/1/2016)

-DWP Live Hires Ryan Darling to Lead New Laser Scanning Division

DWP Live Hires Ryan Darling to Lead New Laser Scanning Division

Ryan Darling, an expert in 3D laser scanning, has joined DWP Live, according to officials of the video production company.
Darling is responsible for building DWP Live's newfound laser scanning division, which will work ...
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(3/1/2016)

-Robe at the 2016 TPi Awards

Robe at the 2016 TPi Awards

Robe was once again a major sponsor of the TPi Awards, supplying nearly 300 lighting fixtures to the prestigious 2016 event. Produced by TPi Magazine, part of Mondiale Publishing Ltd, this year's show -- and the event's ...More

(3/1/2016)

-HSL Group SGM G-Spot Fleet Now Tops 100 Fixtures

HSL Group SGM G-Spot Fleet Now Tops 100 Fixtures

The fast growing HSL Group has confirmed that its inventory of SGM G-Spot IP65-rated LED moving heads has now topped 100 units -- in addition to the many low-profile SGM architectural LED fixtures in its hire fleet. ...More

(3/1/2016)

-Niclen Adds Elation Cuepix Blinders and Colour Pendant to Inventory

Niclen Adds Elation Cuepix Blinders and Colour Pendant to Inventory

Germany's largest dry hire company, Niclen Moving Lights Systems GmbH, has added Elation Professional Cuepix Series LED blinders and Colour Pendant color-changing LED luminaires to its inventory of rental stock. ...More

(3/1/2016)

-Okulus Takes Ayrton MagicBlade-R to PVRIS on Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Okulus Takes Ayrton MagicBlade-R to PVRIS on Jimmy Kimmel Live!

UK-based production design company, Okulus, chose a bank of 40 Ayrton MagicBlade-R fixtures to back the up-and-coming American rock band, PVRIS, on their first-ever televised appearance. The band appeared in January on the ...More

(3/1/2016)

-Spire AVL Enhances Miraculous Medal Shrine with Chauvet Professional Fixtures

Spire AVL Enhances Miraculous Medal Shrine with Chauvet Professional Fixtures

The Miraculous Medal Shrine in Germantown, Pennsylvania, has been inspiring the faithful since it was completed in 1927. One look at this classic white statue of the Virgin Mary and it's easy to understand why visiting it has been such a ...More

(3/1/2016)

-Theatre in Review: The Wildness: Sky-Pony's Rock Fairy Tale (Ars Nova/The Play Company)

Theatre in Review: The Wildness: Sky-Pony's Rock Fairy Tale (Ars Nova/The Play Company)

If you're looking for some crystal blue persuasion or have been yearning for a glimpse of tangerine trees and marmalade skies, you might consider checking out The Wildness: Sky-Pony's Rock Fairy Tale, a trippy evening of ...More

(3/1/2016)

-Theatre in Review: Dead Dog Park (59E59)

Theatre in Review: Dead Dog Park (59E59)

A couple of black kids invade an abandoned building in a bad New York neighborhood. Two cops go after them. While one cop is on the roof, in futile pursuit of one of the boys, the other boy, aged 13, goes flying out of the fourth-floor ...More

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