News Archive - March 2018

Multifunctional P1 AVB Processor and Measurement Platform from L-Acoustics to be Presented at Prolight + Sound

Unveiled last year, L-Acoustics' P1 processor is a three-in-one unit, unique on the market, that combines front-end processing, audio bridging, and signal distribution as well as system measurement and tuning in one convenient, ...

Sennheiser and Neumann Showcase New Audio Products at NAB

Sennheiser and Neumann will bring their full portfolio of audio production tools to NAB, including new microphone and headset solutions. The companies' stand (C1307) will show tailor-made audio solutions for mobile ...

Blizzard Expands IRiS Video Panel Line and Heads Outdoors

Blizzard Lighting announces the expansion of its popular IRiS video panel line with the addition of two new models: IP3 and R2.
The IRiS IP3 is built to perform anywhere -- rain, shine, or three feet of snow with a layer of ice ...

RCF Expands Control Software Platform with RDNet 3.0 into HDL Line Array and VSA Steerable Array Series

For years, RDNet has been the brain of the RCF TT+ Touring and Theatre Series of products. Recent advances have brought an expansion of the RDNet platform into select products in the HDL Line Array Series as well as the VSA Series ...

High End Systems Launches "Hedgeucation" Season One

High End Systems has launched Season One of "Hedgeucation," a new online video series that demonstrates how easy it is to learn and use the Hog 4 platform. All episodes can be found on a new landing page on the HES website, www ...

Elation Visual Impact for CueStack Music Videos

When the new Austrian electronic/metal/pop art-project, CueStack, recently got together to produce a string of debut music videos, they had a distinct advantage when it came to the lighting design and set-up. Half of the two-member art ...

WorldStage Increases Inventory of d&b Audio Equipment

WorldStage has made a major investment in speakers, subwoofers, and amplifiers from d&b audiotechnik. The new equipment further expands the company's extensive inventory of the high-quality audio gear. ...

Jimmy Davidson Powers Koe Wetzel's Intense Outlaw Country with ChamSys MagicQ MQ500

Jimmy Davidson has been on quite a roll. A few years ago, the owner of Wiggly Lights started designing shows for bull-rider-turned-country-musician Cody Johnson. Things were lean at first, but Johnson's career took off like a ...

A$AP Ferg's Tour Is an HD and FX Spectacular with Avolites Ai

Fans of US rapper A$AP Ferg are treated to dynamic live footage and effects on his current Mad Man tour, through a slick stage design that features custom-built onstage robot cameras and a large HD video wall powered by Avolites

Oklahoma City's Civic Center Music Hall Goes with All DiGiCo Consoles as Part of a Rider-Ready Renovation

The 2,477-seat Thelma Gaylord Performing Arts Theatre is the jewel in the crown that is Oklahoma City's Civic Center Music Hall. The performing arts center, built in 1937, contains five other performance spaces and is home to eight ...

Robe's PARFect Dodge for Mårtensson Bil

Mårtensson Bil (auto) wanted a creative and cool visual and sonic solution to set apart their new Dodge Pickup showroom at their headquarters in Helsingborg, Sweden.
The Peugeot dealer which is independently owned by Johannes Mårtensson ...

Celine Dion Continues to Wow Audiences with Her Pristine Sound during Sold-Out Shows at Caesars Palace

When the amazing Celine Dion started her residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace back in 2003, she forever changed the Las Vegas strip's landscape. With more than 1,060 sold-out performances, the five-time Grammy winner sounds better ...

Paramore Picks Adamson for Arenas on Extensive World Tour

American alt-rock outfit Paramore is amid a whirlwind of a world tour supporting their latest release, After Laughter. For the third and fourth of five major tour legs, which saw them moving from outdoor festivals and amphitheatres ...

Annual Hemsley Portfolio Review Design Exhibit and Reception April 8

Please join the Hemsley Lighting Programs for the annual Lighting Portfolio Design Exhibit and Reception. The exhibit features the work of 32 graduating lighting students from design programs all across the country who ...

Lycian Stage Lighting Announces the ZOT LED Is Now in Production

Following the introduction of the Lycian Stage Lighting ZOT LED finished product at USITT, an initial production run has commenced at the Sugar Loaf, New York factory.
The ZOT LED, a prototype of which was shown at LDI has ...

Clear-Com's Agent-IC App Now Supported on Apple Watch for Discreet Intercom Connection

At NAB 2018, Clear-Com will present Agent-IC 2.2, the latest version of the established free app that expands intercom access via mobile devices such as the Apple Watch. The Agent-IC update offers support for all three ...

April 10 Open House at New York City Landmark Will Inspire "Landmark" Events

Long before Manhattan began moving uptown, the theatre district made its home on 14thStreet, where performance halls provided magnificent shows, just as they do today in Times Square. A little part of those glory days will be returning ...

Epson Introduces LightScene -- Laser Projection for Digital Art, Spatial Design, and Signage

Epson, the number-one selling projector brand worldwide, announces LightScene -- a new category of accent lighting laser projectors for digital art and signage. LightScene is designed to simultaneously illuminate and project dynamic ...

LMG Grows Las Vegas Team with Addition of David Mims and Francisco Morales-Chavira

LMG, a national provider of video, audio, lighting, and LED support, announces the addition of David Mims as accounts manager and Francisco Morales-Chavira as account executive for LMG Las Vegas. Mims and ...

PAG Canada Represents A.C. Lighting Inc. Products

A.C. Lighting Inc., distributor of world-class lighting, rigging, and video technologies announces that PAG Canada has been appointed to represent A.C. Lighting Inc. products in Canada.
A successful and highly respected ...

The LRLR Raise Funds for Behind the Scenes at USITT Raffle

The Long Reach Long Riders (LRLR) celebrated their upcoming ride with a raffle and live auction to benefit Behind the Scenes (BTS) during the USITT Stage Expo in Fort Lauderdale, Florida earlier this month. Sales of ...

LITEC to Exhibit at Prolight + Sound 2018

LITEC is set to make another big splash at this year's Prolight + Sound exhibition in Frankfurt with exciting new Litec products. Atendees can find the company at the Area Four Industries stand located in Hall 3.0, ...

Solotech Increases Claypaky, MA Lighting, and MDG Inventory with Purchases from ACT Lighting

Solotech, the Montreal-based end-to-end provider of entertainment technology services, has made major purchases of Claypaky lighting fixtures, MA Lighting products, and MDG atmospheric generators. All of the ...

Claypaky Is Wonderful Wonderful for The Killers' World Tour

Having remained in the charts for 13 years, Vegas indie-rockers The Killers is among the biggest bands of the 21st century. Currently touring their fifth studio album, Wonderful Wonderful, the award-winning septet is travelling the ...

RCF Ignites Latin Festival of Salsa at the Mexico City Arena

The first Latin Festival of Salsa at the Mexico City Arena hosted some of the greatest exponents of this musical genre. These included Víctor Manuelle, who has received numerous awards during his wide ranging musical career, such as the ...

Theatre in Review: Yerma (Young Vic/Park Avenue Armory)

The set designer Lizzie Clachan has created a kind of human terrarium for Yerma, an appropriately clinical space in which to witness the tragedy of a woman driven to madness by her inability to conceive a child. It's a ...

Theatre in Review: A Walk in the Woods (The Barrow Group)

I never thought I'd say this, but I'm getting nostalgic for the Cold War. Well, almost: Of course, during those years, there was a good chance that the world would be blown to bits -- but, really, the rules of engagement were clear, and, ...

disguise Launches New Software and Hardware at Prolight + Sound 2018

Visit disguise at this year's Prolight + Sound in Hall 4.0 stand C21, April 10 - 13 in Frankfurt. The team will be showcasing the upcoming r15 software release, their award winning gx range, the new HDMI 2.0 VFC card, and their ...

AV Stumpfl to Present New Projection Screen System Leg and More at Prolight + Sound

The Austrian AV technology manufacturer AV Stumpfl will present a new projection screen system leg, alongside a broad line-up of innovative projection screens and high-performance media servers in Hall 4.0 in stand A58 at this year's ...

PR Lighting Extends AQUA IP-65 Series

PR Lighting has extended its AQUA range of IP65-rated waterproof units with the launch of the AQUA 350 BWS. This integrates three features (beam, wash, and spot) in a single unit.
The fully-featured fixture adopts PR patented ...

Kinesys to Exhibit at Prolight 2018

UK-based automation specialist and manufacturer Kinesys will feature an action packed stand -- booth D15 in Hall 3.0 -- at the Prolight + Sound 2018 expo in Frankfurt, April 10 - 13.
The latest Kinesys Apex chain hoist ...

The World's First 40' Wide Inherently Flame-Retardant Canvas Woven Exclusively by Gerriets

For years, inherently flame-retardant (IFR) fabrics were restricted to 20' wide due to problems in manufacturing with the polyester fiber. Cycloramas and drops over 20' high either needed unsightly seams or needed to be made from more ...

Stampede's 2018 Big Book of AV Tour & Conferences Returns to the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Area on April 5

Stampede, a provider of pro AV value-added distribution, is taking its 2018 Big Book of AV Tour & Conference Series back to the Washington D.C. metropolitan area on Thursday, April 5th. The day-long event will be held at the ...

Little Angel Theatre Continues Artistic Tradition with Chauvet DJ Festoon

After over half a century of memorable theatrical productions, education programs, and workshops dedicated to upholding the art form of puppetry, it's perhaps little wonder that the Little Angel Theatre in Islington, London, was championed ...

ITEAC 2018: First Program Announcement

TED Talk style presentations, rapid fire petitions, debates, live voting, stimulations, provocations, and long-table dialogues alongside critical questioning, interviews, micro sessions, and trusted panel deliberations will form the ...

Designer Clint Allen and 4Wall Bring New Projection Mapping Experience to The Wiz at Ford's Theatre

The Tony Award-winning musical soul adaptation of The Wizard of Oz, The Wiz, made its way back to the stage this month at the historic Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. Projection designer Clint Allen utilized Epson ...

LD Systems Provides A Wide Range of Production Support Services for The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo

The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo (HLSR) has committed over $450 million to the youth of Texas since 1932 and draws more than two million people each year to NRG Park. LD Systems production services and systems integration teams ...

Harman Professional Solutions Lights the Way through Suyanggae Light Tunnel in South Korea

Hansam System recently installed a complete Martin by Harman lighting solution at Suyanggae Light Tunnel, South Korea's first multimedia tunnel -- using the latest videos, sound facility, and LED media-façade. ...

Berry Center Manages Multiple Venues with Allen & Heath

The Richard E. Berry Educational Support Center in Houston, Texas recently completed a major update to its AV systems featuring seven Allen & Heath dLive S Class Digital Mixing Systems and an ME Personal Mixing System. Serving the ...

KRGV Channel 5 News Launches New Spanish Language Newscast Using Lectrosonics

Emmy award-winning KRGV Channel 5 News, the ABC Affiliate in Weslaco, Texas, owned by the Manship Family since 1964, recently launched their new Spanish-language news program on the Somos El Valle 5.2 channel in January 2018. For the new ...

Theatre in Review: Pygmalion (Bedlam/Sheen Center)

The people at Bedlam are much more respectful of George Bernard Shaw than James M. Barrie. Only a few months ago, they sliced and diced Peter Pan into a nearly incomprehensible performance piece seemingly designed to violate ...

Vectorworks, MA Lighting and Robe Pioneer Open Data Standard for Linking Luminaires, Consoles, CAD and Pre-Vis

Today, Vectorworks, Inc., MA Lighting, and Robe lighting announce a new development for the entertainment design and production industry that will change the way lighting designers, lighting fixture manufacturers, lighting ...

Robert Juliat to Exhibit at Prolight + Sound 2018

Robert Juliat will make its latest Compact range of followspots available at Prolight + Sound with the new, exclusive 600W LED models, Alice and Oz, first in line to ship. These short and long throw followspots exhibit ...

Laser Show Control Takes a Big Step Forward with Pangolin's New BEYOND 4.0 Software

Pangolin's new BEYOND 4.0 software was designed to accommodate a growing interest in laser displays across several key demographics, including lighting design, architectural lighting, digital signage and multimedia productions. ...

PR Lighting Announces the ARC LED 1360 Hybrid Strobe

PR Lighting announces the release of a new LED hybrid strobe -- the ARC LED 1360 Strobe T/D.
With its IP-67 weather resistant rating, making it perfect for use in all conditions -- both inside and out -- the luminaire can ...

At Prolight + Sound 2018, L-Acoustics Introduces Powerful New Optimization Tools to its Product Ecosystem

L-Acoustics continues to redefine what is possible at Prolight + Sound, announcing new tools and improvements to its design, processing, and control toolkit. New features to Soundvision, LA Network Manager, and the launch of ...

Comfest 2018 Raises £14,000 for Backup -- More Events Planned Ahead for the Industry Charity

What an amazing night was had by all, so many familiar faces made up the audience for the first Comfest at the Royal National Theatre, London. The Venue didn't let us down and even more so nor did the comedians! Right from the start ...

Inaugural New World Rigging Symposium Exceeds Expectations

The inaugural New World Rigging Symposium, held March 13 - 14 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, brought professionals from around the world together for two days of informative and often passionate presentations, questions and answers, ...

Take1 Insurance to Serve as Presenting Sponsor of the 2018 Event Safety Summit

Entertainment industry insurance solutions provider Take1 Insurance announces that it will serve as the presenting sponsor of the Event Safety Alliance's 2018 Event Safety Summit. The three-day summit will take place November ...

2018 AES International Conference on Audio for Virtual and Augmented Reality Announced

The Audio Engineering Society announces the second International Conference on Audio for Virtual and Augmented Reality, taking place August 20 - 22, 2018, at the DigiPen Institute of Technology, Redmond, Washington. The ...

Anolis Lights Kungälv Waste Recycling Center

Lighting designer Karin Jansson from Goteborg, Sweden-based architectural practice Landskapsgruppen was asked by architects Glantz Arkitektstudio to create an imaginative, practical, and environmentally-friendly ...

University of Essex Responds to Rapid Growth with Continued Roll-Out of Calibre Scaler-Switchers

Calibre UK announces that the University of Essex is continuing to invest in the acquisition of the company's HQView620A scaler-switchers. Some 40 units have already been deployed, and these will be augmented as the university ...

d&b audiotechnik Vi-Series Provides Finely Controlled Power for the Emmanuel Center

Nestled in the heart of Westminster, UK, the Emmanuel Center is a trans-denominational church serving the broad Christian community in the area. Designed by architect Sir Herbert Baker and completed in 1928, the building has a one ...

Theatre in Review: Babette's Feast (Theatre at St. Clement's)

A trio of fine theatre artists, aided by a generally sterling company (with an assist from Isak Dinesen), have cooked up a distinctly theatrical dish in Babette's Feast, and how you feel about it will most likely ...

Full Compass Systems Hires Craig Johnson as CEO

Full Compass announces its recent hire of Craig Johnson, who will join the company as chief executive officer. In his role as CEO, he will be responsible for setting the future strategy and direction of Full Compass Systems, ...

Chauvet Names Matt Hallard UK Sales Manager

Lighting industry veteran Matt Hallard has been appointed Chauvet UK sales manager and will be responsible for Chauvet Professional, Chauvet DJ, and Iluminarc lighting products in the UK and Ireland. ...

Elation Innovation Celebration Set for Prolight + Sound 2018

Elation Professional is set to celebrate lighting innovation at the Prolight + Sound exhibition in Frankfurt, April 10 - 13, with a number of exciting, new products, a lineup that includes the company's first European showing ...

World Premieres for Ayrton's Mistral-TC and MiniBurst at Prolight + Sound 2018

Ayrton will launch two brand-new products at Prolight + Sound 2018, in Hall 3.0, stand G81, April 10 - 13 in Frankfurt, as Mistral-TC and MiniBurst receive their world premieres at the show: the 300W white LED Mistral-TC spot ...

MDG at Prolight + Sound 2018 Preview

MDG will be exhibiting in Hall 3.0 Stand E19 at Prolight + Sound April 10 - 13, with its exclusive -- and longest serving -- German distributor, cast C. Adolph & RST Distribution.
MDG will be bringing an exciting ...

d&b Continues to Shape Sound with the Launch of GSL at Prolight + Sound 2018

After a successful start to 2018, d&b audiotecnik is heading to Prolight + Sound. The show is a major event in the d&b calendar, not only because it takes place on home territory in Frankfurt, Germany, but also because it is ...

Sixty82 Trussing and Staging Systems Debuts at Prolight + Sound 2018

Founded by leading figures in the entertainment technology marketplace, brand new company, Sixty82, makes it debut appearance at Prolight + Sound 2018, in Frankfurt exhibitin in Hall 3.0 and stand E71, April 10 - 13. ...

Robe for Zagreb Festival

The Zagreb Festival is the oldest entertainment music festival in Croatia and has been running annually since 1953. It was modeled on the world famous Sanremo Festival and is the most significant event on the calendar for composers and ...

ESTA Plugfest Returns to Texas July 20 - 23!

The ESTA Control Protocols Plugfest, the event where manufacturers and developers test their lighting products for network interoperability is scheduled to take place from July 20 to July 23 at the D/FW Marriott Solana in Westlake, ...

Harman Professional Solutions Supports Teenage Cancer Trust's 18th Annual Concert Series at Royal Albert Hall

Harman Professional Solutions, the global provider of audio, video, lighting, and control systems, including networked AV, announces it is supporting Teenage Cancer Trust's (TCT) 18th annual concert series at Royal Albert Hall with ...

Harman Professional Solutions Brings Premium Multi-Zone Audio to 137 Pillars Suites and Residences

Mahajak Development recently installed a building-wide multi-zone audio system by Harman Professional Solutions at 137 Pillars Suites and Residences Bangkok.
Opened in April 2017, 137 Pillars Suites and Residences Bangkok ...

Danley Speakers Enhance the Beauty of the Chapel on McEver

Although Free Chapel is a multi-site mega-church with weekly attendance approaching 12,000, it's still got the neighborly feel of a much smaller church. With an eye toward community, parishioners at Free Chapel's flagship Gainesville, ...

Theatre in Review: Admissions (Lincoln Center Theater/Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater)

If, as Martin Luther King said, the long arc of history bends toward justice, Joshua Harmon wants you to know that there are plenty of wrong turns and roadblocks along the way. In his Off-Broadway debut, Bad Jews, which ...

Theatre in Review: The Stone Witch (Westside Theatre)

The age-old challenge of dramatizing the problems of writers and artists is keenly felt at the Westside Theatre, where Shem Bitterman's soapy melodrama is currently playing. The Stone Witch is preoccupied with the ...

Audio-Technica Now Shipping ATH-M50xBB Blue/Black Version of Its ATH-M50x Professional Monitor Headphones

Audio-Technica, an innovator in transducer technology for over 50 years, is now shipping the ATH-M50xBB Professional Monitor Headphones, a limited-edition blue/black version of A-T's popular ATH-M50x and part of its M-Series line of ...

Vectorworks, Inc. Showcases Cloud Power with New Reality Capture and VR Features

Global design and BIM software developer Vectorworks, Inc. is helping designers harness the power of the cloud with the release of its new reality capture feature, Photos to 3D Model, as well as its virtual reality feature, web view ...

XtraLight Announces New Slim Architectural Strip LED Luminaire

XtraLight LED Lighting Solutions announces the release of the Slim Architectural Strip (SAS), a fresh take on architectural lighting. Designed with the architectural specifier in mind, the SAS packages style and performance into ...

Robe is Hardwired for Metallica

Thrash heavy metal megastars and heroes Metallica are in the middle of a world tour following the release of their number one album Hardwired ... to Self-Destruct at the end of 2016, featuring a stunning and provocative in-the-round ...

Elite Multimedia Expands Design Solutions with Elation Professional and Claypaky

With the 2018 concert touring and live event production season now in full swing, production provider Elite Multimedia is expanding its rental inventory even further. Featuring an addition of Elation Professional Artiste ...

Powersoft Official Rep Firm Online Marketing Hits the Road for Comprehensive, Integrated Solutions Tour

Powersoft's install dedicated amplifier platforms will be showcased across the United States during an upcoming Integrated Solutions tour hosted by Online Marketing, from April 9 to 12. The tour features stops in Grand Rapids ...

EAW MicroWedge Continues to Dominate Stages Across Chicagoland

Eastern Acoustic Work's (EAW) MicroWedge stage monitors continue to take the spotlight at live sound venues throughout Chicago. T.C. Furlong, president of TC Furlong Inc., reports recent sales to Lincoln Hall, ...

The Statler Hotel Comes Alive With Spygoat, Yamaha, and NEXO

Almost two decades after the building closed, downtown Dallas landmark, the Statler Hotel, is back in business. Developers spent three years and $230 million saving the building, which has been turned into a luxury Hilton Curio Hotel, part ...

DiGiCo SD10T Helps Denver Center Theater Company Get Around

The Denver Center Theater Company (DCTC) is a busy troupe. Noting its 412 productions, 159 readings of new works, 138 world premieres, and 27 commissions, it likes to say, "After 35 seasons, we're just getting warmed up." ...

Joss Stone Captures the Universal Language of Music with DPA

Acclaimed singer/songwriter Joss Stone is using DPA Microphones' d:screet 4060 Miniature Omnidirectional Microphones to capture video collaborations with local musicians from all over the world.
"My mission," Stone explains, "is ...

New China Nightclub Chain Opens Its Doors with Clair Brothers

First Club is a new brand of nightclubs, commissioned by the respected Nuochuang Group, with its sights set on evolving the Chinese nightclub scene by combining art, fashion, music, sound, lighting, and high-end social sophistication. The ...

Alcons Covers the Theater at Marientor Duisburg

The Duisburg Theater am Marientor in Germany has experienced quite a bit in its comparatively short history -- it was built in 1995. Originally the home of the popular musical Les Misérables, it is now home to the Duisburg ...

Theatre in Review: Dido of Idaho (Ensemble Studio Theatre/Radio Drama Network)

Abby Rosebrock, a new face, plants herself firmly on the theatre map with this head-swiveling new work. Dido of Idaho starts out as a riff on an old-fashioned sex-comedy premise, but with its train-wreck heroine, ...

SGM Light Launches New VP Series

SGM Light announces the launch of a new Video Pixel product series. The company says rest assured, these are not like other linears on the market. These are Video Pixel Linear fixtures designed to improve the direct view experience, ...

Notch Adds Midrange Product Targeted at Small Creative Teams and Introduces a Flexible Subscription Model

Notch, the realtime visual creation tool, used in shows from U2 to Beyoncé and to installations for Adobe, Intel and IBM, and stage shows on Broadway and across the globe, has today launched a new mid range product, called Notch ...

ITEAC 2018: Further Keynote Speakers Revealed

Following on from the announcement of the first keynote speaker, Dutch architect Francine Houben, creative director of mecanoo architecten, the ITEAC 2018 Editorial Board has revealed two further keynote speakers, to ...

Matt Jones Runs Tanzanite Light Show with ChamSys MagicQ MQ500

Among the unique qualities that make Tanzanite a much-sought after gem is its remarkable coloration, which changes from blue to violet to burgundy, depending on its crystal orientation. It is altogether fitting, then, that this stone lent ...

AES E-Library Subscriptions Benefit Institutions and Organizations

The continuously growing Audio Engineering Society (AES) E-Library contains over 16,000 fully searchable PDF files documenting the progression of audio research from 1953 to the present day. It includes every AES paper published ...

Morris Light & Sound Invests in SST Series Power Distribution Gear from AC Power

Nashville, Tennessee-based Morris Light & Sound has acquired a complement of SST 24-circuit power distribution boxes from AC Power Distribution, Inc. AC Power, which makes UL Listed portable power distribution equipment for ...

Procolor Mexico Invests Massively in Eurotruss PR15 Roof Systems

Production and rental company Procolor based in Guadalajara, Mexico, has recently made a massive investment in staging and rigging equipment from Eurotruss. Procolor invested in two complete roof systems, the PR15 24m x 15m ...

Delicate Productions Supports The Killers US Tour

Delicate Productions supplied a Martin Audio MLA system to reinforce the recent The Killers US Wonderful Wonderful tour that headlined leading venues such as the Barclays Center and Madison Square Garden in New York ...

All Time Low Springs Into 2018

The current tour by All Time Low is indicative of the frenetic pace this band sustains. Barely had it left rehearsals than the run of five gigs through the UK had ended and the band is off across the Atlantic for some North American dates ...

Evago Group Acquires Terraplas Rental Business

German event supply and industrial services company Evago Group ("Evago") and the American Checkers Safety Group, who purchased Terraplas in 2015, have agreed a long-term partnership for Terraplas rentals ...

Countryman Microphones Ensure Sonic Accuracy for Robert Schuenemann

Flautist, saxophonist, and vocalist Robert Schuenemann enjoys a varied and prolific music / audio career. Over the years, his bands have opened for artists like James Brown, Bob Seger, and Blood Sweat and Tears. As the leader of "The ...

Community Loudspeaker System Chosen for Poland's Legendary Slaski Stadium

Poland's most famous stadium, Slaski Stadium (Silesian Stadium) in Chorzów, has undergone a complete rebuild to become one of the most modern football and sporting facilities in Europe.
The original stadium, opened in 1956, was a symbol ...

Theatre in Review: Shakespeare's Will (NACL Theatre/HERE)

The title of Vern Thiessen's 2005 solo show is a Shakespearean pun: The play focuses less on Will Shakespeare than on the will of Shakespeare, who, as the play begins, has just been buried, having expired at the age of 52 (not bad ...

Ayrton Celebrates the Winds of Change

French LED lighting manufacturer, Ayrton, celebrated the winds of change last week with new headquarters and a growing product line.
The masters of LED lighting innovation moved their headquarters to a new, independent 1,350sqm ...

Green Hippo Set to Notch Up an Industrious Prolight + Sound Show

Frankfurt, between April 10 - 13, is the only place to be for professionals from the live entertainment and installation sector. This is when the German city hosts Prolight + Sound 2018. Held at Messe Frankfurt -- the world's ...

LumenRadio Takes Ultra-Low Power Wireless Connectivity to the Next Level

Wireless technology provider LumenRadio, developers of future-proof coexistence connectivity, has released an enhanced operating system -- MiraOS. With a new set of unique features to support ultra-reliable and future-proof meshed ...

Penn Elcom Gets Hinged

Penn Elcom launches an ingenious new range of Rear Hinged Frame (RHF) units, a hinged wall-mounting rack frame system which will enable all 88 of its existing wall mounted racking products ... to become instantly more versatile and ...

Concert Sound Focus for Fohhn at Prolight + Sound

Fohhn Audio AG demonstrates the latest developments in its new comprehensive concert sound system at this year's Prolight + Sound in Frankfurt, Hall 3.1, stand F81), April 10 - 13. Designed for use in large-scale live venues ( ...

The-Activity Welcomes Dee Dierson as Brand Manager

Dee Dierson has joined The-Activity, the Las Vegas-based production and design service for the entertainment industry, as the company's new brand manager. She joins Matthew Palumbo, who was recently named technical ...

Elation Gets Immersive at Academy Nightclub in Hollywood

Having illuminated some of the world's most prominent clubs and biggest EDM festivals, Southern California-based production design specialists SJ Lighting, with Steve Lieberman at the helm, has established itself as the ...

Columbus McKinnon Holds Grand Opening Event at Rock Lititz Training Center

Columbus McKinnon, a designer, manufacturer, and marketer of material handling products, systems and services, held a grand opening ceremony for its Entertainment Training Center of Excellence at Rock Lititz on March 7, 2018. ...

bluemedia Chooses 4Wall for Projection Domes and Video Mapping Projects at Super Bowl 52

The week-long pre-game festivities the Super Bowl brings to its hosting city ensures attendees never have a minute of downtime. Even if they don't have a ticket to the big game, fans can soak up the electric Super Bowl atmosphere. Industry ...

"Arlo" Guthrie Warms Up Miranda Lambert Livin' Like Hippies Tour with Chauvet Professional

Having not yet reached her 35th birthday, Miranda Lambert wasn't born nearly in time to experience the Summer of Love in 1968, but the multi-Grammy winning country superstar captures the heartfelt openness of those heady days in her aptly ...

WYSIWYG Helps Build The Ark

What do a popular classical music show in London, an international swimming competition in Budapest, an outdoor rock concert in Belgium, and a new church in a tiny village in England have in common? Simply: all have benefited from the use ...

AV Stumpfl Ensures a Scarily Good Time at Award-Winning Walibi Theme Park Attraction

The hugely popular Walibi theme park in Wavre near Brussels (Belgium) is renowned for its Halloween spectacular, when its rides are ghoulishly transformed. Awarded best Halloween attraction in Europe for three consecutive years -- 2014, ...

Theatre in Review: My Brilliant Divorce (Fallen Angel Theatre Company/New Ohio Theatre)

As divorces go, the one detailed in Geraldine Aron's 2001 solo piece is at best an average affair, culled from a dozen chick-lit novels and an uncountable number of movies and plays dating back to when Jill Clayburgh found herself ...

Martin Audio Debuts New Flyable 15" Subwoofer for Wavefront Precision

Martin Audio has added to its subwoofer line up with the introduction of SXF115 -- a passive subwoofer featuring a long-excursion 15" (380mm)/4" (100mm) voice coil driver in an ultra-compact bass reflex enclosure, capable of 136dB ...

BCi Announces The Best Boy 2 Pocket Console-DMX

The BCi BEST BOY 2 is an armored version of the POCKET CONSOLE-DMX. This new console comes built into a "Mil-Spec" water resistant case; it is smaller and lighter; comes with a DMX umbilical as opposed to a flush-mount data port, no ...

Renkus-Heinz Names McLaughlin as Sales Manager

Renkus-Heinz, a manufacturer of loudspeakers and audio technology, announces the appointment of Dudley McLaughlin to the position of western regional sales manager.
McLaughlin comes to Renkus-Heinz after several years ...

Harman Professional Solutions Brings a Modern Look to New York's Historic Big Apple Circus

Veteran lighting designer Jeff Croiter recently deployed Martin by Harman lighting fixtures to create a new and contemporary lighting design for the Big Apple Circus.
Established in 1977, the Big Apple Circus has been a ...

Exciting New Lighting, Video, and Effects Products To Be Showcased In Las Vegas at Nightclub & Bar 2018

This past year, ADJ has been featured as the key lighting manufacture in numerous nightclub installation around the US. Some of the clubs include: Abbey West Hollywood (West Hollywood, CA), Aerial Nightclub (Los Angeles, CA), ...

Harman Professional Solutions Fuels the Rhythm and Soul of Cuban Music at Café Havana

Audiophile Components recently upgraded Café Havana Greenbelt's aging sound system with a state-of-the-art live audio solution by Harman Professional Solutions.
Founded by hospitality pioneer Larry J. Cruz, Café Havana is a ...

PreSonus Commercial Division Loudspeakers Keep the Action Upbeat at NFL Pre-Game Party

For the NFL football game between the Tennessee Titans and the Baltimore Ravens on November 5, BMORE Events (the Baltimore Ravens fan club) held a pre-game party on November 4 to get Ravens fans pumped up to cheer their team to victory. ...

North Point Ministries Installs Eight New DiGiCo SD5cs Consoles In Three Locations

Atlanta-based North Point Ministries, whose 38,000-plus weekly worshipers make it Outreach magazine's second-largest house of worship in the US, has acquired eight new DiGiCo SD5cs consoles for three of its six locations. The ...

Charlie Daniels Rocks 20th Volunteer Jam with Bandit Lites

Charlie Daniels' Volunteer Jam has seen many different iterations over four decades, but none have been as distinct as Volunteer Jam XX: A Tribute to Charlie. Produced by Blackbird Events, Bandit Lites provided the lighting ...

ProShow Sound, LLC uses FBT at Case Western Reserve Fundraiser

When Case Western Reserve Medical School approached Keith Steele, president of ProShow Sound, LLC, to supply a sound system for their annual fundraiser, Steele was happy to offer his expertise. The event production veteran with ...

Chauvet Professional Draws Large Crowd To USITT Exclusive Tour

More than 150 lighting designers, students, educators and other USITT visitors boarded special buses at the Broward County Convention Center for an exclusive visit to Chauvet Professional's global headquarters. ...

Theatre in Review: Old Stock (2B Theatre Company/59E59)

The coming-to-America story has been worked over so many times -- from Rags to Ragtime to The Golden Land, to name but three examples -- that one might legitimately fear that there is little new to say about it. ...

Theatre in Review: Education (Sanguine Theatre Company/59E59)

Whatever else you want to say about Education, it certainly showcases playwright Brian Dykstra's talent for composing rants. Time and again, the characters in his provocative, if overloaded, drama spout off, furiously and ...

ArKaos Launches MediaMaster 5.2

ArKaos announces the release of MediaMaster 5.2, the latest software version for its powerful and flexible real-time video control software platform.
The key new features that 5.2 brings to MediaMaster users are: ...

Booking Now Open for Lighting Protocols Plugfest

PLASA announces dates for Plugfest, a three-day lighting conference running April 25-27, 2018 at The Copthorne Hotel in London Gatwick.
Plugfest is an unmissable event for all lighting equipment manufacturers who want to ensure ...

At Music Inside Rimini 2018 More Expo Space and Entries to Celebrate Technological Innovation and Training

There are two months to go until the opening of the third edition of Music Inside Rimini, but there are already signs that it will be a great edition. Through the years, the Italian Exhibition Group expo, which will be held from ...

AES Milan 2018 Convention Advance Registration Now Open

Register now for the 144th AES International Convention, taking place at the NH Hotel Milano Congress Centre in Milan, Italy, May 23-26, 2018. Built on the theme, "The Power of Sound," AES Milan offers the latest scientific research ...

With AirGlow LumenRadio brings the future of light controls to Light + Building

LumenRadio will showcase a unique wireless lighting control solution at Light + Building. The product, called AirGlow, comes packed with powerful and easy-to-use features and, the company says, will revolutionize the commissioning of Dali ...

DiGiCo's 4REA4 Makes North American Debut at NAB

Attendees of this year's NAB show will have an opportunity to catch the first official North American showing of DiGiCo's new 4REA4 Installed Audio Solution at booth C7408. On exhibit in Las Vegas Convention Center's Central Hall ...

LD Matt Mills Finds the Follow-Me Remote Followspot Control System an Ideal Solution

Like many lighting designers, Matt Mills wanted to have more control over the followspots in his designs, and increased confidence in the consistency of their operation. Not happy with the varying levels of the followspots available ...

Elation Paladin Makes Site Lighting Dynamic at Okeechobee Music Festival

March 1-4 saw the third incarnation of the Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival, a 4-day multi-genre music experience filled with art and entertainment held at Sunshine Grove in the heart of the Florida wilderness. The festival's recipe of ...

Yamaha PM10 Is Not Your "Woodstock" Analog Console

The Woodstock Music and Arts Fair took place almost 49 years ago, and times have certainly changed for the better as far as audio console technology is concerned. Currently out on Grammy and CMA award winner, Miranda Lambert's 24-city L ...

GLP's High Speed Force 120 Earns an Array of New Fans

Production designer Travis Shirley has recently been turning to the GLP fixture portfolio in order to meet some of his more demanding challenges.
Having used the company's new revolutionary JDC1 hybrid strobe with his ...

dB Audio Namibia Makes Some Noise with New Robe Spiiders

dB Audio in Namibia has continued its investment in Robe moving lights with the recent purchase of 12 Spiider LED wash beams ... added to their inventory of over 150 Robe moving lights, the largest Robe stock in Namibia. ...

Theatre in Review: Hal and Bee (59E59)

If, as they say, old age isn't for sissies, Max Baker's play seems dedicated to the proposition that late middle age can be hell on earth. The title characters, married for decades, are slowly driving each other crazy. Hal is a ...

Theatre in Review: Cinderella (Theater XIV)

Well, it's certainly not Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella. This is the current offering of Company XIV, a dance-theatre troupe that merges ballet technique with Cirque du Soleil-style acrobatic feats, all of it filtered through ...

ETC Fixture Ratings and Warranties Extended

L70 is a common rating system used throughout the LED fixture industry. There is, however, some confusion as to what the standard does and does not define. For example, it's clear when an incandescent fixture reaches its end of life; it ...

MEGA-Lite Announces New Drama Profile Series

MEGA-Lite introduces the NEW Drama Profile series which includes six High-CRI, professional theatrical fixtures. Among the series are two 300W high-output Dramas and two 120W Dramas that come with the option of a Cool White or Warm ...

Picturall Releases New Software Version 2.4.0

Finnish media server specialist, Picturall, has released version 2.4.0 of the software that runs their range of media servers. Guaranteed as stable, the new software improves and enhances performance with several fixes for minor ...

Blizzard Lighting Lands LightShark US Distribution

Blizzard Lighting announces it has become the exclusive US distributor for Equipson/Work Pro's LightShark lighting products. As the first DMX-based lighting console to offer wireless, platform-independent control from virtually any ...

Pharos Connects with SixEye

New technology startup SixEye welcomes its first partner Pharos Controls with their SixEye-powered remote management solution: Pharos Cloud.
Founded in London in 2016 by CEO Simon Hicks, SixEye has created a ...

Franck Fabry Joins L-Acoustics to Lead Business Development in Canada

L-Acoustics announces the recent appointment of Franck Fabry to the position of regional sales manager. Reporting directly to Michael Palmer, L-Acoustics' new head of sales for USA and Canada, Fabry's primary ...

Wenger and J.R. Clancy Shape the Stage at USITT

Wenger Corporation and J.R. Clancy introduces new innovations at USITT, and continue to lead the performing arts market with unsurpassed products and services. The new J.R. Clancy Helios Hoist is focused on facilities ...

Maxwell Kopsho Joins Middle Atlantic as Director of Training

Middle Atlantic Products announces that Maxwell Kopsho will serve as the company's new director of training. The company says the appointment is a demonstration of its continuing mission to help integrators and specifiers ...

Alcons Audio Plans High Profile Presence At Prolight+Sound 2018

A major highlight of Prolight+Sound is PRG's demonstrations in the Festhalle. This year an Alcons Audio LR28 large format line array will deliver the soundtrack to the hourly presentations. This will be complemented by further ...

Registration Now Open for 2018 AES Conference on Music-Induced Hearing Disorders in Chicago

The Audio Engineering Society will hold its third International Conference on Music Induced Hearing Disorders at Columbia College in downtown Chicago from June 20-22, 2018. The conference will focus on strategies and technologies ...

PixelFLEX Shines in the Rooftop Experience at Beer Park

Located on a 10,000-sq.-ft. deck overlooking the Fountains of Bellagio, Beer Park at the Paris Las Vegas Hotel & Casino provides an exciting rooftop experience. With over 100 eclectic beer options, including 36 beers on tap, the ...

KLANG:fabrik 3D In-Ear Monitor Mixing Systems Raise Performance Levels at Church

The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection, whose four locations and membership of over 22,000 makes it the largest United Methodist congregation in the country, is also a leader when it comes to technology. Ranked #9 in the "Top 10 ...

Theatre in Review: Escape to Margaritaville (Marquis Theatre)

Tully, the hero of Escape to Margaritaville, is an entertainer at a Caribbean resort (island not named); he's an easygoing good-time guy who specializes in weeklong flings with female guests looking for some fun in the sun -- with ...

Immersive Audio, Festival Lighting, and Technical Standards to Appear at PLASA Focus Leeds

PLASA Focus Leeds, the essential event for entertainment technology returns to celebrate its 10th anniversary at the Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds May 1-2, 2018. Free registration is open for the show which has already sold out with ...

Elation Q7 PARs Weather the Cold on Miller Holiday Lites

Clearwing Productions of Milwaukee used Elation Professional's Level Q7 IP RGBW Par lights on Miller Holiday Lites in Milwaukee for the entire month of December in cold weather with no issues then rolled them right into "big game" ...

L-Acoustics Rocks the Blues at St. Louis' Scottrade Center

The Scottrade Center is home to the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League but so much more. Besides ice hockey, the 18,724-seat arena, first opened in 1994, annually hosts a range of nearly 200 events including wrestling matches, ...

Nico Riot Turns Marilyn Manson's Request for GLP Hybrid Strobe into Magic

With his controversial stage persona Marilyn Manson will always be a major box office attraction, and his latest tour has been no exception. The band embarked on a series of pan-European arena and theatre shows at the end of last ...

disguise Joins The Killers' Wonderful Wonderful World Tour

American rock band The Killers continue their Wonderful Wonderful World Tour, on which the disguise 2x4pro (one active, one understudy) maps a dynamic set designed by Fireplay's Josh Zangen and facilitate Notch ...

SSL Takes a Trip with Portugal. The Man

Psychedelic rockers, Portugal. The Man, have been on a charge. Fresh from collecting a Grammy for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance with the song "Feel it Still," they're currently on a world tour promoting the band's eighth studio album, ...

Gamung Productions Leads Indonesian Live Sound Industry with Help from Harman Professional Solutions

CSA Indonesia recently supplied Gamung Productions with a complete inventory of live audio solutions by HARMAN Professional Solutions.
Founded in 1996, Gamung Productions provides full live sound production services for ...

VUE Drops the Beat at Italian Music Festival in Palermo

Held from August 31 - September 2, 2017, in the Sicilian capital of Palermo, the fifth annual Beat Full Festival boasted a range of performances from hip-hop to electro-rock. Set on a one-and-a-half acre section next to the UNESCO World ...

Chris Young Takes Bandit Lites on the Road for His Headlining Losing Sleep 2018 World Tour

While 2017 was certainly a banner year for RCA Records Nashville recording artist Chris Young, with his seventh studio album Losing Sleep debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and his induction ...

GLP Productions Adds More AC Power Distribution Products to its Inventory

GLP Productions has taken delivery of AC Power Distribution's 12-circuit moving light distribution units. AC Power, which makes UL Listed portable power distribution equipment for film/video, touring and exterior event venues, was ...

RWS Invests in Kinesys Apex System for 2018 Melodifestivalen

Rigging Works Sweden (RWS), one of the country's largest independent rigging and automation specialists, has recently invested in the latest Kinesys Apex technology, with the purchase of eight new vari-speed Apex hoists which have ...

Protec Help Elrow Deliver Opening Night to Remember at SOHO Beach Club

SOHO Beach Club opened its doors on February 23 in conjunction with the renowned Barcelona and more recently, Ibiza brand "elrow" to a sold-out Dubai crowd. Featuring top world-class DJ "Luciano" performing a special birthday set, the ...

Theatre in Review: Later Life (Keen Company/Theatre Row)

In A. R. Gurney's vast library of comedies, Later Life is an especially slippery property. It's a seemingly breezy tale, with sketch-comedy underpinnings, about a chance meeting between almost-lovers from long ago; at its ...

Elation Professional Acquires M-Series Controller Range from Harman Professional Solutions

Elation Professional announces the acquisition of the M-Series range of entertainment lighting controllers from HARMAN Professional Denmark ApS, formerly Martin Professional ApS.
The asset-based acquisition, which is planned to ...

Follow-Me Lite Debuts at USITT

A.C. Lighting Inc. announces the release of Follow-Me Lite, a remote followspot control system at USITT, March 15-17, 2018 at the Broward Country Convention Center in Fort Lauderdale, FL.
Follow-Me is an independent, network ...

Strong Lighting Joins Forces with Phoebus Manufacturing

Strong Lighting and Phoebus Manufacturing announces that the full line of Phoebus followspots and searchlights will now be sold, serviced, and manufactured by Strong Lighting. Effective March 15, 2018 Strong will assume all ...

Pliant Technologies CrewCom Wireless Intercom System is Now Shipping and Will Be on Display at NAB 2018

Pliant Technologies is now shipping its professional wireless intercom system, CrewCom. The CrewCom range of products and accessories will be on display at NAB 2018 (Booth: C7947) along with Pliant's line of SmartBoom PRO ...

High End Systems Launches HogFactor 2018

HogFactor USA Phase One is an open competition and consists of each team providing a performance lighting piece, programmed on a Hog or on Hog 4 PC, which can be downloaded free of charge with a special demo version of Light Converse ...

Avolites Ai Infinity RX8 Servers Feed Spectacular Calibash Las Vegas Visuals

Some of the biggest names in Latin music landed in Las Vegas in January for a night to remember at the Calibash mega-concert. Held at the 20,000-capacity T-Mobile Arena, the spectacular staging featured an array of LED screens with content ...

Justin Preston Uses Over 400 Chauvet Professional Fixtures at NBA All-Star Event

When Justin Preston was called upon to provide lighting for Budweiser Live during NBA All-Star Weekend, it really represented two projects in one. The brewing giant's pop-up entertainment center for the big game was the first event ...

Clair Brothers kiTCURVE12+ Elevates The World According to Sound

The World According to Sound is a San Francisco-based immersive aural romp of a public radio touring show. Co-creators Chris Hoff, a sound engineer, and Sam Harnett, a reporter/journalist, mish-mash incredibly detailed ...

Christie Innovations Deliver a Hat-trick of Wins at Best of ISE Awards

Christie has received a trio of awards in rAVe Publications' 2018 Best of ISE Awards. Christie Velvet CorePlus LED received Best Module LED Wall Product, Christie Guardian was awarded Best New Technology, and Christie's integration ...

Middle Atlantic Proximity Series Sliding Mounting Plate Receives Grand Prize from NSCA

Middle Atlantic Products announces that its Proximity Series Sliding Mounting Plate was awarded with the Excellence in Product Innovation Awards Grand Prize from the National Systems Contractors Association (NSCA). The Proximity ...

Production Sound Mixer Michael Clark Counts on Lectrosonics for Netflix Hit Series Stranger Things

Supernatural drama series Stranger Things returned to Netflix near the end of 2017 having introduced the world to Eleven, Mike, Will, Lucas, Dustin, Nancy, Steve, Jonathan and the adults of the fictitious town of Hawkins, Indiana ...

Take1 Insurance and L.A. Xcess Combine to Create Powerful New Insurance Force in the Entertainment Industry

U.S. Risk Insurance Group LLC, the nation's fifth largest Property & Casualty wholesaler and parent of entertainment insurance solutions provider Take1 Insurance, announces it has acquired L.A. Xcess Insurance Brokers, Inc., a Los ...

Theatre in Review: Dogs of Rwanda (Urban Stages)

When men and women turn into savages, committing unthinkable acts, what happens next? How do the survivors go forward with their lives? What does forgiveness mean in this context? These questions lie at the heart of Sean Christopher ...

Rose Brand, Inc. Acquires ADC (Automatic Devices Company)

Rose Brand Inc. adds to its production hardware capability with the acquisition of Automatic Devices Company (ADC) of Allentown, PA. Executive vice president Josh Jacobstein says, "We see significant potential in acquiring ...

PRG Introduces GCeX Followspot System and SpotRay Followspot Luminaire

PRG introduces the GCeX Followspot System, based on PRG's award-winning GroundControl Followspot System. The product enables users to place a compact followspot in a variety of locations (including balcony rails, box booms, black ...

Outline Launches Newton Multi-source Audio Processor

Claiming it to be "the next generation" in digital audio management and control, Outline's Newton (patent pending) is an all-new FPGA-based processing platform designed to be the management and control core for audio networks in touring, ...

Altman Lighting Heads to Fort Lauderdale for USITT in Booth 525

On March 15 when USITT opens the Stage Expo show doors inside the Broward County Convention Center, Altman Lighting will be on-hand to showcase their theatrical and architectural lighting innovations. Located in Booth 525, Altman ...

Allen & Heath Adds Class-leading AMM and Expansion Options for SQ

Allen & Heath introduces new expansion and advanced automatic mic mixing (AMM) capabilities for its SQ digital mixer series as part of a major firmware update.
SQ V1.2 firmware supports the DX Hub, a hardware expansion hub which ...

Danley Sound Labs Introduces the Fully-weatherized OS-12CX Wide-coverage Loudspeaker

Danley Sound Labs introduces the Danley OS-12CX, built to withstand punishing rain, heat, and freeze/thaw cycles season after season, while delivering a sonic performance that is closer to the sound in an audiophile's listening room ...

Chauvet DJ Introduces BTAir

Chauvet DJ introduces BTAir, an app that uses Bluetooth wireless technology to control lights directly from a phone or tablet without any additional hardware needed.
Combined with new Bluetooth wireless technology enabled ...

Martin Audio Appoints Ben Tucker as Product Support Engineer

In order to support the current strong growth in sales, Martin Audio has again added to its Product Support Group with the recruitment of Ben Tucker.
Tucker has a Distinction in Live Sound Foundation Degree from the University ...

RCF 2018 Line Array Roadshow Heads to Chicago April 3

The 2018 RCF Line Array Roadshow heads to Chicago, Illinois on April 3. The event will be held at the historic Corpernicus Center theater on Tuesday, April 3 from 10 am - 3 pm. RCF will be demonstrating the newest offerings from ...

A Fresh Approach for PLASA's 2018 AGM

PLASA will host its Members' Day & AGM on Thursday May 31, 2018 at the Royal College of Physicians, a beautiful and central venue in Regent's Park, London.
This year there will be a new approach to the day, which puts members at ...

Admiral Theatre Cruises into the Future with Meyer Sound Leopard Main Reinforcement System

Following a "stem to stern" overhaul, the Admiral Theatre in Bremerton, Washington takes its place among the Northwest's best live performance venues. In addition to upgraded patron amenities and an exterior facelift, the $1.2 million ...

Bandit Lites Illuminates Halestorm

American rock band Halestorm is gearing up for a huge year, kicking off 2018 with a tour across North America with a lighting package supplied by Bandit Lites. The Grammy-Award winning band comprised of guitarist and vocalist Lzz ...

Event Safety Alliance to Host Four Regional Two-Day Crowd Safety Workshops

Festivals, concerts, conferences, graduations, and athletic events all share one common characteristic -- they all feature crowds. For work that involves planning to accommodate large groups of people, event organizers need to know how to ...

Community Appoints Paul Peace as Senior Director of Engineering

Community Professional Loudspeakers announces the appointment of Paul Peace as senior director of engineering.
Peace has three decades of experience in the pro audio industry, including the design and development of ...

Prolyte Group to Exhibit at Prolight + Sound Frankfurt

Showing its capacity in the design and build of complex truss structures Prolyte Group will not only bring a range of heavy duty truss systems to the Prolight + Sound exhibition in Frankfurt, but also a range of trusses ...

Williams Sound Recognizes Hills for Outstanding Sales Achievement

Williams Sound, global designer and manufacturer of wireless communication technology, celebrated its 2017 international sales award winners at ISE 2018 in Amsterdam in February.
Winner of the 2017 Outstanding Sales ...

Stampede's 2018 Big Book of AV Tour & Conferences Series Heads to the Boston Area on March 22

Technology integrators, resellers, and end-users in the Boston area who are looking to have a first-hand experience of the latest in AV and related technologies, will have that opportunity on March 22, 2018 when Stampede, the global ...

Robe is Hot for Sun Arena

The new 8,500-capacity Sun Arena in Pretoria, South Africa features a house moving light rig of 90 dynamic Robe fixtures, which are at the disposal of all events utilizing the state-of-the-art multipurpose venue, part of Sun ...

LD Allen Branton and 4Wall Light The Greatest Showman Live Commercial

The Golden Globe-winning and Oscar-nominated musical film The Greatest Showman produced a live two-minute ad in December of 2017. The first-ever live commercial for a feature film aired during Fox's airing of the musical A ...

Extraordinary Light Project at the Luminale 2018 with SGM

The popular Luminale Festival of Light takes place every other year in Frankfurt and Offenback and receives around 200,000 visitors. The festival is the supporting event for Light + Building, the world's leading trade fair for ...

RM Multimedia Announced as New disguise Sales Partner

Based in Cattolica, Italy, RM Multimedia, has been officially announced as the latest disguise sales partner. They now join the global disguise partner network, offering products and services to help creatives and ...