News Archive - April 2011

Rose Brand's How Did YOU Do It? Sixth Blog Contest Winner Announced

Rose Brand announced Church on the Move as the sixth winner of their How Did YOU Do It? blog contest. The contest asks Rose Brand customers to submit a picture of a project or production they have worked on and describe how they ...

RC4 Wireless Launches RC4MagicPC

RC4MagicPC, new from RC4 Wireless, is a handy add-on for any RC4Magic Series 2 system. Via the wireless dongle, the software provides on-screen PC access to all settings and parameters in RC4Magic Series 2 devices. VirtualTX ...

Analog Way to Exhibit at InfoComm

Analog Way, the designer and manufacturer of image converters and presentation switchers, will be at InfoComm 2011, June 15-17, in Orlando, Florida The products to be shown include:
Di-VentiX II (is a multi-layer mixer scaler ...

L-ACOUSTICS K1 at the 2011 Juno Awards

Canada's biggest night in music, the 2011 Juno Awards, returned to its Toronto birthplace this year for the first time in over a decade. Staged at the Air Canada Centre, nearly eight million Canadians tuned in to watch ...

Theatre in Review: Sister Act (Broadway Theatre)

Mormons have all the luck; these rude guys from South Park set out to lampoon them in a musical, and they end up with a show affirming the need for religious faith. Catholics, on the other hand, get Sister Act, which ...

Page Daniel Wireless Sound Opts for Lectrosonics

For Page Daniel Wireless Sound, the ability to deliver wireless microphone systems of all sizes is key to its theatrical clients' success. As a result, the company relies on wireless gear from Lectrosonics. ...

Clay Paky at Geneva Festival of Light

From November 26 to January 2, Geneva illuminated its lakeside promenade for the tenth edition of the Festival Arbres et Lumières.
One of the artists invited, the Italian director and lighting designer Simona Braga ...

Martin MAC III Profile for Royal Danish Ballet's A Folk Tale

The Royal Danish Ballet's recent performance of A Folk Tale, which ended a four-week run at the Copenhagen Opera House on April 8, is a classic Bournonville ballet that included several new interpretations and visual ...

J.R. Clancy Boosts Business with Rigging Inspections

When Syracuse Scenery vice president Frank Willard got the call to inspect a rigging system in an upstate New York school auditorium, he knew the system had a problem -- but he didn't expect the extensive damage he found ...

Sweden's "Epiphany Concert" Looks To Countryman For Vocal Clarity

With nine vocalists on stage performing directly in front of the orchestra, no visible microphones allowed on the performers, a mixture of classical music, opera, and selections from musicals, and the need for both live sound ...

Two Danley Jericho Horns Cover 47,000 Seats at Northwestern University

Ryan Field is home to the Northwestern University Wildcats football team and, despite the team's underdog reputation; the stadium is usually filled to a capacity crowd of over 47,000 fans. The team and the stadium are ...

ETCP Announces Recognition for Contractors

The Entertainment Technician Certification Program (ETCP) Council announces an addition to the employer and labor provider recognition programs: ETCP-recognized contractor. This program has been initiated to recognize ...

Brad Minardi Joins Barbizon Capitol

Barbizon has added Brad Minardi to Barbizon Capitol's offices, working as an outside sales rep with customers in the Mid-Atlantic region. "What I like best about my new role at Barbizon is being able to go out and ...

Gefen Releases High-resolution Dual-link DVI Extender

Gefen has released new extender for professional computer systems using dual link DVI graphics. The DVI DL CAT-6 extender offers a plug-and-play method of signal extension that guarantees a lossless video transmission with zero ...

Clear-Com Expands Partnerships with Key Italian Distributors

Clear-Com is expanding product access to its Italian distributor, Video Progetti Srl and former HME pro-audio division distributor, Sisme S.p.A. Prior to the HME merger with Clear-Com, Video Progetti Srl ...

MSE Audio Acquires Rockustics, Inc.

MSE Audio has acquired Rockustics, Inc., the manufacturer of premium rock speaker products. Founded in 1987 by Tony Mulé, Rockustics designs and manufactures attractive, durable weatherproof speakers for ...

Symetrix Expands the World of Jupiter with App Notes

Symetrix Jupiter App Notes, are now available on the Applications and Venues pages of www.symetrix.co, or www.symetrix.co/jupiter-app-notes/. Each App Note features a specific application or venue, walking users through the most ...

Audinate's Dante-MY16-AUD Wins Networking Sound Product of the Year

Audinate's Dante-MY16-AUD was selected by Live Design magazine in the networking category of its Sound Products of the Year awards.
The Dante-MY16-AUD card is a fully compatible Yamaha Mini-YGDAI standard card ...

Community Sponsors HOW-TO Church Sound Workshops

Community Professional Loudspeakers has announced their sponsorship of a series of HOW-TO Church Sound workshops presented by Fits and Starts Productions, LLC.
This workshop series has toured cities and ...

Creative Technology Expands Audio Inventory

Creative Technology, the international audio visual staging provider, has expanded its audio inventory.
The Soundcraft Vi6 system consists of three components: a compact control surface, the local rack with the SCore ...

Seoul's COEX Intercontinental Hotel Upgrades to ETC Paradigm Lighting Control

In November, Seoul, South Korea, took center stage when it hosted the 2010 G-20 Summit. In preparation for the increase in international visitors, many hotels and event facilities within the city finalized renovation projects. One ...

D.A.S. Audio Aero 12as on the Move in Asia

D.A.S. Audio reports that its loudspeaker systems are proving to be popular throughout Asia. In Guangzhou, Guandong, China, D.A.S. Aero Series 2 and Compact loudspeakers are being used at the Performance Theatre. Here, a ...

Robe ROBIN 600 LEDWashes for Sohne Mannheims Tour

Leading German lighting designer Günter Hecker used 22 Robe LEDWash 600s as his key fixtures for the just finished Die Söhne Mannheims European tour.
Söhne Mannheims is a popular German band featuring up to 17 members (w ...

Yamaha Digital Mixing Engines Ring in Changes at Westminster Abbey, in Time for Royal Wedding

An audio upgrade at London's Westminster Abbey features a Yamaha DME series digital mixing engines.
Designed by audio consultants Michael Hyland & Associates, installed by Winchester-based Whitwam Ltd., and ...

Calvin College Fine Arts Center Reopens with Renkus-Heinz

Long the key component of Calvin College's music and fine arts program, the Covenant Fine Arts Center has been the nexus of campus cultural life, its unique heptagonal shape a local landmark since its opening in 1966. ...

Clay Paky Studio of Domenica In, Long-Running TV Series

Among the long-running entertainment programs that state owned Italian public service broadcaster RAI hosts, Domenica In (Sunday In) is by far the oldest: since 1976, when the six-hour continuous live entertainment ...

PLASA Focus Another Success in Leeds, UK

Packed aisles and major new product launches firmly established PLASA Focus as an industry event not-to-be-missed for the north of England, reports PLASA Events. Some 1,956 visitors, representing a 9% increase in the total ...

Outer Critics Circle Nominations Announced

The Outer Critics Circle, the organization of writers and commentators covering New York theatre for out-of-town newspapers, national publications and other media beyond Broadway, announced its nominations yesterday. ...

Iluminarc Names National Sales Manager

Iluminarc has announced the appointment of Tristan Yeats as national sales manager.
Yeats brings over 15 years of hands-on experience in the lighting industry. He has worked as entertainment equipment manager for Semino ...

Stagestep Launches Slip NoMor Cleaner

Stagestep's Slip NoMor Cleaner is a multi-purpose cleaning solution for all types of wood and vinyl flooring. Used in conjunction with Slip NoMor maintenance system and Tap Armor Products, the cleaner contains solids from the Slip ...

Milos QuickTruss Installed at Bath Spa University

A new performance space at Bath Spa University in the UK offers a number of technologically advanced features. The "image capture studio," located in a Grade 1 listed building on the Corsham Court campus, was designed and ...

Audiosure Supplies Chauvet for South African Band, Evolver One

Chauvet has announced that its South Africa-based distributor, Audiosure, sponsored one of the country's most popular rock bands, Evolver One for sound and lighting.
"We have gained huge momentum with our live ...

8th Day Adds 20 DiGiCo SD 192KHz Racks to Inventory and Lil' Wayne Tour

Eighth Day Sound recently added 20 of the new DiGiCo SD racks with 192, 96, or 48KHz sampling rates to its touring inventory. Based around the Stealth Digital Processing FPGA technology, the SD Rack is, the company says, ...

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum Chooses K-array for Its Display Exhibits,

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum (RRHOF) in Cleveland, Ohio recently decided to upgrade the loudspeaker system in its main exhibit halls. Following an extensive evaluation, K-array loudspeakers were chosen. ...

Canadian Ballet Company Invests in iLive

Montreal's Les Grands Ballets Canadiens recently purchased an Allen & Heath iLive digital mixing system, following a trial run on a three-week production of Léonce et Lena. The company selected a system comprising ...

JBL at Allen County War Memorial Coliseum

From serving as a standard convention hall to hosting concerts and events as extreme as midget car races, the Expo Center at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum in Fort Wayne, Indiana relied on ESCO Communications to ...

Aviom PRO64 Digital Snake Brings At Central Baptist Church

After 79 years of ministry, Central Baptist Church, in Jonesboro, Arkansas, launched a portable extension of its permanent church location. The portable church has been equipped with an Aviom Pro64 digital snake. ...

Technomad Berlin Loudspeaker Covers Vast Outdoor Area at Big Country Baptist Assembly

They say everything is bigger in Texas. That statement certainly rings true for the ...

PLASA Plugfest Expands

The next PLASA Control Protocols Plugfest will take place July 22-24 at the DFW Marriott Solana in Westlake, Texas. The event brings colleagues and competitors together to further the industry by testing the limits of ...

Helen Hayes Award Winners Announced

The winners of the Helen Hayes Awards, given to honor theatre in the Washington, DC metropolitan area, were given at a ceremony on April 25.
In the design categories, Colin K. Bills won for the lighting design of The ...

Meritt Award Winners Announced

The 18th Annual Merritt Award for Excellence in Design and Collaboration program, honoring and celebrating the work of scenic designer Walt Spangler (Desire Under the Elms, King Lear), will take place on Monday, May ...

Coemar Launches Reflection LEDko

The new Reflection LEDko from Coemar is billed as the first LED profile delivering both soft and hard edge profiled using mix-and match-optics. The unit is available in three engine models, LEDko FullSpectrum, LEDko VariWhite 3000 ...

Lightswitch Architectural Adds New Staff Members

Lightswitch Architectural has added three new staff members. Finding a new home in New York City is Mauricio Lopez, senior designer and project manager, while expanding the ranks in Chicago are Thatcher Waller, museum ...

Theatre in Review: Catch Me If You Can (Neil Simon Theatre)

At a very early stage of his career, Aaron Tveit is becoming the king of the psychological musical. He first came to our attention a couple of seasons ago in Next to Normal, as a member of a family dominated by a bipolar ...

Theatre in Review: The House of Blue Leaves (Walter Kerr Theatre)

One of the greatest plays of the 1970s, John Guare's The House of Blue Leaves is a magnificently manic-depressive comedy, an edifice of laughter built on a foundation of grief and terror. It's also a notoriously tricky ...

New Martin Pro Splitters Boost Data Transmission and Protect DMX Devices

Martin Professional offers two new economical DMX splitters for proper data transmission and protection of DMX controllers and devices. The DMX 5.3 Splitter and RDM 5.5 Splitter are useful in maintaining proper data over long runs ...

Meyer Sound Expands Operations in Middle East; Announces New Office in Dubai

Meyer Sound has announced the incorporation of Meyer Sound Middle East, located in Dubai Media City in United Arab Emirates. Serving the Middle East, the Indian subcontinent, and North Africa, the new office will put customers in ...

Christie Named One of Canada's Greenest Employers for 2011

For the second consecutive year, Christie has been named one of Canada's greenest employers by the editors of Mediacorp Canada Inc. a Toronto publishing firm. The winners were announced April 22 in a special supplement in ...

DiGiCo Wins Queen's Award for Enterprise

DiGiCo has been awarded the Queen's Award for Enterprise in the International Trade category. This is the first time DiGiCo has won the award in this category, having previously received an award in 2005 in the Innovation ...

Chauvet at SHO, New Fort Lauderdale Club

SHO Nightclub, an 8,500-sq.-.ft club that opened on South Las Olas Boulevard in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida earlier this year, features a variety of Chauvet Lighting gear including six Q-Spot 260 LED moving heads, four LED ...

Rat Sound Provides Sound Reinforcement for the Prince's Welcome 2 America Tour

Rat Sound is providing sound reinforcement for the current leg of Prince's Welcome 2 America Tour. "Rat got a call on the Thursday and by Sunday we had three semi trucks of prepped gear headed to Oakland for a 2am ...

Robe Lights OTO Awards, Slovakia

The 2010 OTO Awards (Osobnost Televiznej Obrazovky Awards) were staged at the New National Theatre in Bratislava, celebrating the best in Slovakian television from 2010.
The event was televised live on Slovakia's main ...

Turbosound, Allen & Heath at First Baptist Church Tuscaloosa

Located in the heart of downtown, First Baptist Church Tuscaloosa is nearly 200 years old and still going strong. Recently, the church decided to upgrade its sound system and engaged Music Alley, of Birmingham, Alabama, ...

First Kinesys System in Poland Now Available

A Kinesys automation system with K2 control has been supplied to the Very Good Company (VGC) based in Warsaw, Poland - the first Kinesys system to be available in the country.
VGC decided to explore Kinesys after initially ...

XL Video Tours with The Script

XL Video supplied video production and crew for the just completed UK arena leg of The Script's Science & Faith world tour, which was the biggest production to date for the Irish rockers. ...

D.A.S. Audio Helps Convey The Message at AbhangaNaad in India

On February 21, AbhangaNaad: The Voice of Devotion took place on the grounds of Shivaji University in Kolhapur, India. Featuring approximately 2,500 Warkari (devotees of Lord Vithoba) singing in unison and accompanied by 1,350 ...

InfoComm LSA 2011 Staged Events Awards Submissions Deadline Extended to May 11th

The deadline for submissions for InfoComm's annual Staged Events Awards, sponsored by Lighting&Sound America, has been extended to May 11th.
For the seventh year, Lighting&Sound America and PLASA ...

Pledges Still being Accepted for By Design Day

Although April 23 has passed, it's not too late to support By Design Day 2011, which raises money for Behind the Scenes in the US and Canada and Light Relief in the UK. Some of the industry's top designers pledged ...

In Memoriam: Industry Veteran Lon Brannies

Longtime Yamaha employee and audio industry veteran Lon Brannies passed away on April 18 after a long illness. Brannies spent 27 years with Yamaha and held two positions during his tenure. He was initially hired as a ...

Allen Weidman to Lead InfoComm International Sustainability Efforts

InfoComm International has announced the appointment of Allen Weidman to the new position of sustainability officer.
Weidman brings more than 30 years of association experience to InfoComm, having worked with the E ...

Elation To Spotlight Hi-Res Panels, White LED Fixtures and MSD Platinum Technology Moving Heads at InfoComm

Elation Professional will unveil new products in a number of categories at the InfoComm 2011 Show, to be held in Orlando, Florida June 15-17. These new products can be seen at Elation's Booth #5665. ...

Automation Training with Stage Technologies Las Vegas

Stage Technologies Las Vegas announces the latest schedule of its popular three-day training course, An Introduction to Automation and the eChameleon Suite. The first session dates are August 1- 3 inclusive, with dates for ...

GLP Reports Major Success at Pro Light + Sound 2011

The recent Pro Light + Sound and Musikmesse trade shows in Frankfurt enjoyed a record attendance of 110,000. In Hall 9, GLP presented a display that combined video and light shows that covered an area of 240 sq. m. ...

Robe Reports Robust Sales for ROBIN LEDWash 600

Robe reports that it ROBIN 600 LEDWash is officially the fastest selling product tor the Czech Republic based moving light manufacturer since 1999.
Production started at the end of 2010 and the 2,000th LEDWash 600 has just been ...

SGM on Patty Pravo Tour

Italian lighting designer Massimo Tomasino has extended his relationship with SGM's Synthesis 700 and Giotto 400 moving head spots, featuring them extensively in the design for Patty Pravo's current Nella Terra ...

W-DMX Adds PR Lighting to OEM Partners

Wireless Solution Sweden AB has announced another OEM partner agreement with PR Lighting, making wireless DMX standard equipment in the new PR-5000 Spot and Wash and the PR-8802 Architectural LED Wash. ...

Events Announced for Intersection: Intimacy and Spectacle at Prague Quadrennial

As part of the next Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space, the world's largest performance design event held in Prague once every four years, Intersection: Intimacy and Spectacle will transform Prague, ...

Zug bewegt Wins First Public Xaver.11-Award

The Swiss visual communication agency Christen Visuelle Gestaltung was recently awarded the first Public Xaver.11 award for their creative work on zug bewegt, an interactive film panorama showing the Swiss canton Zug.< ...

Thin Lizzy Tours with DiGiCo SD8

DiGiCo's 500th SD8 console has been assigned to handle Tin Lizzy's monitor mix.
Currently Lizzy stalwarts Brian Downey, Scott Gorham, and Darren Wharton are joined onstage by Marco Mendoza, former

Video Applications: Two Presidents, One Day

Video Applications, Inc. recently supported live, on-stage speaking engagements of both President Barack Obama and former President Bill Clinton.
Highlighting his new proposed budget and "commitment to out ...

Clay Paky's Sharpy on Million Dollar Drop

Clay Paky's new spotlight, the Sharpy, has been given its first airing on Polish television following the broadcast of The Million Dollar Drop, a high-stakes TV game show in which contestants can win or lose a million in ...

Meyer Sound UltraSeries at Jerusalem's Gerard Bechar Center

The recent upgrade to a Meyer Sound UltraSeries loudspeaker system transformed Jerusalem's Gerard Bechar Center into a prime multipurpose venue to support its wide-ranging calendar of performances and community events, the ...

EAW KF740 Makes Its Debut Under The Bridge

A new London live venue has opened underneath a premier London football stadium.
The 600-capacity Under the Bridge, situated at Chelsea FC's Stamford Bridge ground, has been built on the site of the former Purple ...

Symetrix Appoints Two New Asian Distributors

Symetrix will be working with two new distributors in Asia: Electronics & Engineering (Singapore, Malaysia, India) and Soundus Corporation (Korea).
"I am impressed by the Apps paradigm (borrowed from smartphone ...

Philips Lumileds Introduces LUXEON A, Its Latest Illumination Grade LED

LUXEON A introduced this week is the latest illumination-grade LED from Philips Lumileds that reduces the engineering effort required for new solutions and delivers freedom from binning, the company says. LUXEON A shares the ...

Lectrosonics Deployed at New World Center

Miami Beach's New World Center is the new Frank Gehry-designed home of the New World Symphony. Under the artistic direction of Michael Tilson Thomas, it is a unique educational environment that prepares gifted ...

Bag End Brings Storms to Life at Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry

The new 26,00-sq.-ft., two-story Science Storms exhibit at Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry lets visitors experience a 40' tornado, high-voltage lightning and even create a tsunami in a 30' wave tank as they try ...

Martin Professional MAC 101 at Karlstad Congress Culture Center

Lighting designer Jakob Larsson, of Light it, turned to Martin Professional's MAC 101 wash light for the grand opening of the Karlstad Congress Culture Center in Sweden. The three-night celebration, held from ...

Alain Corthout Deploys VL3500 on Two Current Tours

Lighting designer Alain Corthout has the unique viewpoint of having his work featured in two current world tours; one with Latin music icon Miguel Bosé and another in the Juanes P.A.R.C.E world tour. Each tour has in ...

Professional Audio Enhances Audio System at Shorewood School with Martin Audio OmniLine

When Kim Leonard, of Professional Audio Designs, was called into solve problems with the sound system in the theatre at Shorewood High School in Shorewood Wisconsin, the challenge was clear. "Shorewood has a very ...

Renkus-Heinz Array for Landmark Texas Theatre

Originally opened in 1941 as the Plaza Movie Theatre, this grand old venue in San Marcos, Texas has gone through a variety of incarnations, including a live theatre, cinema, restaurant and live music venue. Shutting its doors in ...

Powersoft Amplifiers Drives the Sound at Eisenhower Hall, West Point Military Academy

Eisenhower Hall Theatre at West Point Military Academy, the second-largest proscenium-style theater in the United States, is now home to Powersoft K Series amplifiers. Big Mo Pro, the systems integrator ...

Señor Frogs Deploys D.A.S. Audio

Chester Williamson, technical director at Señor Frogs, oversees all aspects of audio and video at the popular establishment. Well known for both its food and beverages -- served in a casual atmosphere -- Señor Frogs ...

Chinese Broadcaster Selects Clay Paky Spotlights for New Year TV Show

Clay Paky has supplied Chinese broadcaster Anhui TV with Alpha Profile 1500s for its traditional spring festival show.
Chinese New Year, the most significant of all the traditional Chinese holidays, is a time when ...

I.A.T.S.E. Local One Hosts 125th Anniversary Gala

Stagehands' premier union, International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (I.A.T.S.E), Local One, celebrated its 125th anniversary, at the Hilton New York Grand Ballroom on Sunday, April 17. ...

Coemar Reports Successful Prolight + Sound

At the Prolight + Sound in Frankfurt, Coemar reports having drawn great interest in the Reflection Ledko, the new series of LED profilers, which, it says, represents a quantum shift in the market. ...

Goddard Design Announces Spring Sale

Goddard Design is announcing a spring sale of its product.
The company is offering a discount against a DMXter4 RDM or a MiniDMXter4 with the trade-in of an older unit. Goddard will take $150. off the price of a DMXter4 RDM ...

Innovason Unveils New Eclipse GT at ProLight + Sound 2011

Innovason unveiled the latest incarnation of its Eclipse digital mixing console, Eclipse GT,
The look of the Eclipse GT has changed considerably with the integration of a few practical features like a side rail to facilitate ...

Guitar Center Professional and D.A.S. Audio Step Up Their Relationship

Guitar Center Professional (GC Pro), the outside sales division of Guitar Center that focuses on the needs of professional users, has substantially enhanced its relationship with D.A.S. Audio. Previously, D.A.S. Audio ...

SGM Boosts Distribution In South America

SGM has further boosted its overseas distribution network with the appointment of the firm Italo Trading, LLC.
The company will take responsibility for sales in Central America and the following countries for South ...

Theatre in Review: Picked (Vineyard Theatre)

Is it possible to be a playwright and yet be afraid of drama? I've asked myself this question more than once when attending plays by Christopher Shinn. A writer with a distinct point of view, he has, in plays such as Where Do ...

Theatre in Review: Reading Under the Influence (DR2 Theatre)

In Reading Under the Influence, the playwright Tony Glazer spoofs the "Real Housewives" franchise that has seemingly taken over the Bravo cable network. If this isn't the definition of shooting fish in a barrel, I ...

Lumenpulse Elects Bill Sims, Former CEO of Color Kinetics to Board of Directors

Lumenpulse Inc., an innovator and manufacturer of high performance, architectural LED-based lighting solutions for commercial, institutional, and urban environments, today announced that Bill Sims has joined its board. The ...

Aphex Expands Engineering Team

Aphex has appointed pro audio veteran Charles Boehm to its engineering staff.
Boehm joins Aphex after many years as hardware design engineer for Avid Technology's M-Audio division, where he was responsible ...

Philips Vari-Lite and Other W-DMX OEMs at Prolight + Sound

Wireless Solution Sweden AB was hard to miss at Prolight + Sound 2011 in Frankfurt. Besides a prominent stand as part of Lightpower Village, W-DMX could be found at a plethora of OEM partners displaying products ...

Black and White at d&b audiotechnik's Booth at Prolight + Sound

The spinning continues for d&b with its monochrome black-on-black and white-on-white exhibition stand at this year's Prolight + Sound show. Joining the traditional mobile series of products known as the Black range was the ...

Martin Pro MAC 101 and White Light Variant for James Blunt Some Kind of Trouble World Tour

On James Blunt's current Some Kind of Trouble world tour, lighting designer Paul Normandale is using 50 Martin Professional MAC 101 wash lights along with 12 of Martin's new MAC 101 CT units, a versatile white ...

Robert Juliat Followspots at Chile's Festival de Viña del Mar

Six Robert Juliat followspots were chosen to highlight the 52nd Viña del Mar International Song Festival in Chile, the most important music festival in Latin America.
Orbita Producciones of Santiago purchased ...

LIVE! Partners with Martin Professional to Offer Broad Range of New Products

LIVE! Technologies, the Columbus, Ohio gear supply house, has added Martin Professional to its lighting offerings. A fleet of Martin Mac III Performance fixtures is the first of many new, investments at the company. ...

Brazilian Band Santa Maria Selects A&H iLive

Renowned Brazilian band, Santa Maria, recently upgraded its touring front-of-house mixer to an Allen & Heath iLive digital system.
The band is famed throughout Brazil, and has been performing for nearly 30 years. ...

grandMA2s at Univision's "Premio lo Nuestro a la Musica Latina"

It was grandMA2's night to sparkle en Español . Lighting designer, Carlos Colina, who was responsible for Univision's awards show Premio lo Nuestro a la Musica Latina, selected a pair of grandMA2 light ...

Entec Supplies Sound for Teenage Cancer Trust

Entec Sound moved into London's Royal Albert Hall for the seven-day run of 2011 Teenage Cancer Trust (TCT) shows, which kicked off with a comedy night on the Monday, followed by a mix of music for the rest of the ...

Ministry of Technology Expo Features Danley Loudspeakers

Held this year at Faith Assembly of God in Fort Myers, Florida in late March, The Ministry of Technology Expo (MOTX) is not a conventional convention. Although patterned after the established A/V technologies meetings ...

Nitro Circus Live Gets into Gear with JBL VerTec

Nitro Circus Live, which recently completed a tour of Australia, is based on the popular MTV extreme sports show; it features sport stunts from freestyle motor cross and skateboards to a wheelchair bound guy flinging ...

LED Luminaire Draft Standard in Public Review

BSR E1.41 - 201x, Recommendations for Measuring and Reporting Photometric Performance Data for Entertainment Luminaires Utilizing Solid State Light Sources, has been posted for public review on the PLASA website through 20 ...

Nemetschek Vectorworks Supports A&A Co. Efforts to Assist with Reconstruction in Japan

A&A Co., Ltd. of Tokyo, the Japanese distributor of Vectorworks software, is offering emergency support and services for reconstruction efforts related to the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan. ...

Registration Open for ETC's CUE Conference

ETC is holding a first-of-its-kind end-user conference, CUE (Create, Understand, Experience). Registration for the event is now open.
For the first time in the company's 36-year history, ETC is inviting end-users from all ...

Troels Vølver and Steen Geertsen Join SGM

SGM has added two experienced personnel to its sales force as it seeks to increase its profile in the key export markets.
Troels Vølver has taken on the role of new export manager, North America and Asia Pacific, based ...

Touring Gear: The New Series of Live Microphones from beyerdynamic

German audio specialist beyerdynamic celebrates the debut of its new Touring Gear microphone series. A complete product range of more than 25 different microphones for live performance, the Touring Gear Series showcases a new ...

Theatre in Review: Being Harold Pinter (Belarus Free Theatre/Ellen Stewart Theatre at La Mama)

It's one thing to feel the bone-penetrating chill of Harold Pinter's later political plays in any normal production; it's another thing altogether when you know that the cast members have experienced firsthand the terrors depicted ...

Theatre in Review: The Motherf--ker With the Hat (Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre)

Forget David Mamet and his many imitators; Stephen Adly Guirgis is our new reigning poet of the obscene. Consider what he can do with the popular four-letter word that begins with "F." In his hands, it functions as a noun, verb ( ...

Cooper Controls Zero 88 Goes ZeroWire with LumenRadio's CRMX

Cooper Controls has partnered with Sweden's LumenRadio, with CRMX wireless technology being integrated into Zero 88's latest generation of its popular ZeroWire product range. This will offer customers the most reliable RDM ...

Creative Stage Lighting Announces 2011 Open Houses

Creative Stage Lighting has announced the latest dates in its touring open house series.
Hosted with the help of CSL dealer members, CSL open houses bring the latest lighting and entertainment technology direct to CSL's dealer ...

Robe Holds 2011 International Distributor's Conference

Robe lighting held its fourth International Distributor's Conference (IDC) in Frankfurt, Germany at the Kempinski Hotel in Gravenbruch.
This was a massive success, attended by nearly 200 people from over 60 ...

Tomcat Features Custom Project Capabilities at Event Live Expo

Tomcat participated in Event Live Expo 2011 held at the LA Convention Center, April 12-14, showcasing an array of truss products to create solutions for the entertainment and live event industry. In addition, case studies ...

Martin Chinese Factory Receives ISO 14001 Certification

Martin Manufacturing Zhuhai Ltd, Martin Professional's production facility in China, has fully developed and implemented the ISO 14001 environmental management system and received its ISO 14001 certification. ...

Lab X Technologies Promotes Chuck Ruffino to Vice President of Engineering

IEEE 802.1 Audio Video Bridging (AVB) solutions design resource, Lab X Technologies, has promoted Chuck Ruffino to vice president of engineering. In his new position, Ruffino will have a greater hands-on responsibility ...

Nordic Rentals Becomes K1/KUDO/KARA Agent

Leading Scandinavian technical solutions supplier Nordic Rentals of Denmark has become an L-ACOUSTICS K1/KUDO/KARA rental network agent with the purchase of forty-eight K1, thirty-six Kudo and thirty KARA WST line source ...

Austria's Next Top Model Finals Feature coolux Pandoras Box

The third season final of the television series Austria's Next Top Model made ample use of coolux Pandoras Box technology and Panasonic projectors. The final show was broadcast on the February 27 and was produced at the M ...

Northeast Media Supports MIT's 150th Anniversary Celebration with JBL VerTec Line Arrays

To commemorate signing the official university charter 150 years ago, while honoring the scholarly accomplishments of its faculty and students, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) called upon Northeast Media of ...

Clay Paky on the Pooh 2011 Tour

Without the faintest hint of a crisis after the drummer Stefano D'Orazio left the band, the Italian rock band Pooh returned as trio (plus three session musicians that will change on each tour) with an album in old-time ...

Proel Axiom at Major Tanzanian Events

Proel Axiom starred in two events taking place in Dar es Salaam, the largest city in Tanzania.
A Proel sound reinforcement system was chosen by Aqua Sounds, the audio service responsible for the technical setup of the ...

Meyer Sound MICA Converts the Skeptics at Hard Rock Tulsa

When The Joint, a 2,700-seat showroom at Tulsa, Oklahoma's Hard Rock Hotel and Casino opened in 2010, it was equipped with a house audio system based around Meyer Sound's MICA line array loudspeakers. These arrays ...

7th Day Adventist Rebuilds with Allen & Heath iLive and Flex Array

As part of a full rebuild of its sanctuary, Redlands Seventh Day Adventist Church in Southern California wanted to upgrade and modernize its sound system. Senior pastor Zach Thorp engaged independent system ...

Cage The Elephant Wields DiGiCo SD8 for Mini Tour

Groove merchants Cage The Elephant, settled into Nashville's Soundcheck rehearsal space last November in preparation for a mini US outing, and later the band's first worldwide headlining tour. Propelled by the January ...

Showlight Moves to the Czech Republic

The next Showlight -- the acclaimed international conference organized by and for lighting professionals -- is to be held in the Czech Republic town of Ceský Krumlov on May 18-21, 2013.
The town's 13th-century Gothic castle, ...

DiGiCo Launches SD11 Console

DiGiCo has launched the SD11 console last week at NAB. The SD11 is designed to be equally at home as a desktop console or mounted in a 19" rack. By simply removing the end cheeks and armrest, 19" rack fixings are revealed, ...

ETC Launches Congo Kid Console

ETC's Congo control family just got a little bigger, with the new addition of the Congo Kid lighting console. The Congo Kid controller puts the Congo line's software within reach -- and within budget -- for smaller venues that use ...

P3-200 System Controller for LED Screens Latest in Martin P3 Family

The P3-200 system controller is a new addition to Martin Professional's P3 system controller family for LED screens. It combines all the features of Martin's advanced P3-100 video signal controller yet adds SD-SDI, HD-SDI and 3G ...

Harman's Studer Vista 5 Digital Console Gains New TFT Metering and Upgrades

Studer's Vista 5 console gets an upgrade to the M2 with the optional addition of the precision TFT metering system introduced on the flagship Vista 9 console.
The new metering is capable of displaying signal levels from mono ...

Robe Reports Positive Prolight + Sound 2011

Robe lighting reports having enjoyed its best-ever international trade show at Prolight + Sound Frankfurt 2011. This was in all aspects of the event, which saw the Czech Republic-based professional lighting manufacturer ...

SGM Unveils Innovative New Products in Frankfurt

At the ProLight + Sound Show in Frankfurt, RCF Group CEO, Arturo Vicari, metaphorically drew back the curtain to give press and prospective customers a glimpse at what he believes will be the future of lighting. ...

Rose Brand Introduces the Widest Inherently Flame Retardant Muslin on the Market

Rose Brand says its new fabric, Trevira Muslin, is 32'9" wide making it the widest flame retardant muslin on the market. This IFR Fabric is suitable for cycloramas and backdrops and is sold exclusively at Rose Brand ...

D.A.S. Debuts Convert Series at ProLight + Sound 2011

D.A.S. Audio made ProLight + Sound 2011 the location for the worldwide debut of the Convert series of products. The series comprises two models, -- the Convert 12A curved source array unit and the Convert 15A multi ...

Cooper Controls at PLASA Focus 2011

Cooper Controls is presenting the latest developments in its Zero 88 entertainment lighting control range at PLASA Focus 2011, in Leeds, UK. New to the show this year is the ZerOS Android application - ...

Clay Paky Shows New Products at Prolight + Sound 2011

Clay Paky showed a variety of new products at this year's Prolight + Sound Show in Frankfurt. Leading the pack was Sharpy, a 189W moving beam light that produces a perfectly parallel, laser-like beam with an i output of ...

Tomcat at SETC 2011

Tomcat participated for the third year in the 62nd SETC, which recently took place in Atlanta, Georgia. During the event, Tomcat showcased its truss products, co-sponsored a design-tech mixer, and donated two dance towers ...

Danley Sound Labs Hires Chad Edwardson

Danley Sound Labs has added Chad Edwardson to its in-house team. Edwardson joins Danley in the capacity of engineering and system design. He will assist clients with product selection and application details, and he will ...

WorldStage Companies VAI and Scharff Weisberg Deliver Video and Audio Solutions for Intel's ISMC in Anaheim

Pedersen Media Group drew upon the extensive resources and capabilities of WorldStage companies Video Applications Inc. (VAI) and Scharff Weisberg to provide video and audio solutions for Intel's recent Int ...

Roxette Rocks Minsk With PR Lighting

FE Belimlight recently rigged Minsk Arena (home rink of ice hockey stars HC Dinamo) with moving heads from PR Lighting to enable an audience of 12,000 people to experience Swedish pop music duo Roxette. ...

Barco on Roger Waters' The Wall Worldwide Concert Tour

Barco is participating in Roger Waters' The Wall tour as it continues around the world, providing a combination of video and lighting equipment including: 15 FLM HD20 projectors, five FLM R22+ projectors, five ...

LITE Ltd, Philips, and LumenRadio Color Historic Tyne Bridge

LITE Ltd, UK distributor for Philips solid state products, has put a grand splash of color on the historic Tyne Bridge in Newcastle using Philips ColorReach PowerCore fixtures and LumenRadio's CRMX wireless ...

Tennessee's White Station High School Adds Renkus-Heinz IC Live

White Station High School has a longstanding policy of striving for excellence, and a long and well-deserved reputation as one of the best high schools in Tennessee.
In addition to the myriad of music, athletic, and ...

Projected Image System Contrast Ratio Draft Standard Opens for Public Review

InfoComm International's latest draft standard, 3M-2011 Projected Image System Contrast Ratio, is open for public review and comment. The standard provides metrics for measurement and defines minimum contrast ratios for ...

Bosch Unveils the Industry's Biggest Exhibit Truck

Bosch Security Systems, Inc. has launched the Safe and Sound security and audio tour -- the largest, most interactive product exhibit truck in the industry. Featuring video surveillance, access control, intrusion and fire ...

Coolux Releases Widget Designer Remote Control App for iPhone and iPad

coolux GmbH recently released the Widget Designer Remote App, which is available to download for free at the iTunes AppStore.
The coolux Widget Designer Remote is a universal app that runs natively on both the iPhone/iPod ...

Crown Audio Debuts "Powered by Crown" Apple iPad Control Application at Prolight + Sound 2011

Harman Crown Audio has announced the addition of the "Powered By Crown" Apple iPad/iPhone App, designed to provide users with enhanced control and configuration of its amplifiers at Prolight + Sound in Frankfurt. The ...

Digigram's AQONDA EtherSound Stagebox, Available with Direct Remote Control from Studer/Soundcraft

The digital and networked audio specialist, Digigram, has announced that their class-leading AQONDA EtherSound stageboxes are now remotely controllable via Soundcraft and Studer digital consoles, as well as Innovason ...

The ABTT Theatre Show Delivers Eco Lighting Solutions

The ABTT (Association of British Theatre Technicians) Theatre Show has always been a showcase for the latest technology in the theatre and presentation markets and this year's event will be no exception. A highlight among the ...

DiGiCo Launches SD Ten

Sitting comfortably between the SD7 and SD8, both in terms of performance and price, DiGiCo's SD Ten has with some exciting new options, the company says.
The new console's work surface is constructed from anodized aluminum, ...

Harman's AKG C 414 XLS and C 414 XL II Earn METAlliance Certification

Harman's AKG has been awarded two METAlliance certifications for both its C 414 XLS and C 414 XL II microphones. The C 414 XLS and C 414 XL II each offer nine pickup patterns, combined with its proven reference quality, ...

L-ACOUSTICS Launches SOUNDVISION 1.8 at Prolight + Sound 2011

L-ACOUSTICS introduced SOUNDVISION 1.8, the latest version of its 3D acoustical simulation software, at ProLight + Sound in Frankfurt.
New features of version 1.8 include, an updated data product library, including the ...

The Week in Review

In Memoriam: Sidney Harman who co-founded Harman/Kardon, the audio company later known as Harman, died on Tuesday. He was 92 and suffered from acute myeloid leukemia. Born in Montreal in 1918, he moved to New York with his ...

Theatre in Review: Anything Goes (Roundabout Theatre Company/Stephen Sondheim Theatre)

There are exactly two moments in Anything Goes when pure, untrammeled musical comedy exuberance takes over, shaking the Stephen Sondheim Theater to its foundations -- and both of them are led by Sutton Foster. The ...

Theatre in Review: Wonderland (Marquis Theatre)

The two people most responsible for putting the wonder in Wonderland are Neil Patel and Sven Ortel. Assigned the task of taking Broadway audiences through the looking glass into Lewis Carroll's famous, and ...

4Wall New York Vendor Showcase Set for May 12th

In what is becoming an annual tradition; 4Wall NY will host a vendor showcase May 12t from 3-6 PM at the 4Wall warehouse located in Moonachie, New Jersey.
In addition to browsing through the more than 30 vendor tables, attendees ...

Rose Brand's How Did YOU Do It? Fourth Blog Contest Winner

Rose Brand has announced InOvation Group as the fourth winner of their How Did YOU Do It? Blog Contest. The contest asks Rose Brand customers to submit a picture of a project or production they have worked on and describe ...

Familiar Three to Endure "Hell Rider" Duathlon for Light Relief

UK-based Claire House (Cooper Controls), Philip Norfolk (MA Lighting), and Simon Allan (Martin Professional) have joined forces to participate in Hell Rider this June to raise money for ...

K-array KR400S Makes its U.S. Debut at Lincoln Center

In January, audio specialist Sennheiser announced the arrival of distributed brand K-array's latest portable loudspeaker: the KR400S. Two months ago, owner of Lou Mannarino, of New York-based L&M Sound & Light

JBL VERTEC on Tour with Royal Netherlands Air Force Orchestra

Netherlands-based Story Sound has embarked on a theatre tour with the Royal Netherlands Air Force Orchestra, using a Harman JBL VERTEC subcompact line array system. According to Michael Story, who owns the ...

Philips Strand Lighting Console Donated to South African School by DWR Distribution

One of South Africa's biggest stage equipment distributors is donating a Philips Strand Lighting 200 Plus lighting console to a local lighting school.
DWR Distribution, which has been the exclusive South African ...

Jeff Ravitz and Intensity Advisors Light T-Mobile Live Rising Series

Lighting designer, Jeff Ravitz has completed the first three in a series of shows entitled Live Rising, presented by T-Mobile for webcast on Facebook at T-Mobile's fan page, and on Windows Live Messenger and mobile ...

Stage Technologies at Brigham Young University - Idaho

Brigham Young University-Idaho turned to the Stage Technologies Las Vegas team to install an up-to-date motorized rigging system in the newly opened BYU-Idaho Center at the heart of the schools campus. The building covers ...

ADLIB Provides Sound for The Script's World Tour

Liverpool, UK-based ADLIB supplied sound equipment and crew for the recent sold-out UK arena tour for the Irish group The Script, as part of their acclaimed Science and Faith world tour. ...

Martin Professional Converges on PLASA Focus 2011

Martin Professional heads to Leeds in northern England for PLASA Focus 2011 where the latest Martin LED lighting fixtures, video screens and processors, lighting consoles and media server products are set to provide an ...

Meyer Sound Mourns Friend, Music Engineer Roger Nichols

Meyer Sound reports the loss of Grammy-winning engineer Roger Nichols.
An audio industry pioneer, Roger Nichols played an instrumental role in a Meyer Sound milestone when he inspired the company to develop the HD ...

GDS Appoints Nick Read to Head Up New GDS Specials Division

Nick Read has joined GDS as head of its newly created special projects division -- GDS Specials. Read has over 22 years experience in the entertainments industry, working recently as the head of hire and events for ...

WiSE at PLASA Focus 2011

WiSE (Women in Stage Entertainment), will be gracing the show floor at PLASA Focus (April 19-20) with its very own stand, which will be lit by GDS LED uplighters and decorated with WiSE sponsor logos. ...

Phillip Scobee Joins Electro-Voice as Product Manager, Concert Sound

Bosch Security Systems, Inc., communications systems division has announced that Phillip Scobee will join the Electro-Voice team as product manager, Electro-Voice concert sound, effective April 11, 2011. Best-known as ...

Theatre in Review: Love Song (59E59)

Love Song is billed as a romantic comedy, but that's a misnomer. John Kolvenbach's new play touches on married love, sibling love, and illusory love, but at its heart it's about a certain very specific and ...

Renkus-Heinz Debuts IC2 Live at Pro Light+Sound 2011

In 12 public demonstration sessions and a live demo to the world's entertainment technology media, Renkus-Heinz unveiled the groundbreaking IC2 (IC Squared- the world's first high powered, medium format digitally ...

LumenRadio Breaks Records at Prolight + Sound 2011

LumenRadio broke its own previous attendance records at this year's Prolight + Sound in Frankfurt with several thousand German and international visitors to the stand, part of German CRMX distributor LMP's extremely ...

Pete's Big TVs Project the Past at TV Land Awards

Tune in to the TV Land Awards 2011 and you're bound to be entertained by the reunions of old TV friends. Characters Alex P. Keaton (Michel J. Fox), Vinnie Barbarino (John Travolta), Bill Huxtable (BIll Cosby) ...

Sidney Harman Dies at 92

Sidney Harman, who co-founded Harman/Kardon, the audio company later known as Harman, died on Tuesday. He was 92 and suffered from acute myeloid leukemia.
Born in Montreal in 1918, he moved to New York with his ...

ETC Adds to Its Line of Lighting Fixtures

ETC introduces a range of new fixtures-- Selador Desire LED luminaires, Source Four Fresnel, and outdoor Source Four XT --, which, the company says, advances ETC's mission of enhancing the artistry and functionality of light. They ...

Countryman Associates Introduces B2D Directional Lavaliere Microphone

Countryman Associates, has announced the B2D Directional Lavaliere Microphone. Billed as the world's smallest directional lavaliere microphone -- the diameter of a No. 2 pencil lead -- the new B2D delivers exceptional audio ...

Stewart Filmscreen Promotes Joaquin Rivera to VP, Sales

Stewart Filmscreen Corporation has announced the promotion of Joaquin Rivera, former director of sales, consumer products, to VP of residential and commercial sales, North, Central and South America. ...

Sagitter Launches Compact Series and New Website at Frankfurt's Prolight + Sound

At Prolight + Sound, Sagitter, part of the Proel Group, presented the new Compact Series, a next-generation moving head series that uses Philips FastFit discharge lamp.
Sagitter also launched its new website ...

Theatre in Review: Go Back to Where You Are (Playwrights Horizons)

Is there a new play shortage I haven't heard about? Are companies so strapped for new material that they're putting on first drafts? That's the only explanation I can think of for Go Back to Where You Are. David Greenspan's ...

Barco at Austin City Limits' New Venue

High End Systems -- a Barco company -- is bringing up the lights at ACL Live, Austin, Texas' newest live music venue and home of Austin City Limits, the longest-running televised music series in the US. Barco and its ...

Electrosonic Enhances New Galleries in London's Museum of the Order of St. John

Modern-day AV support combines with ten centuries of history in new galleries at the Museum of the Order of St. John, where AV hardware installed by Electrosonic helps visitors interpret exhibits and learn about the Order's ...

Göteborgs Stadsteater Adds TiMax Soundhub and TiMax Tracker for Vocal Localization

Sweden's Göteborgs Stadsteater, has recently added a TiMax SoundHub-R32 delay-matrix processor as the sound reinforcement system for its main auditorium with a TiMax Tracker (TT) performer tracking system. The project was ...

New Exhibitors and New Events Boost PLASA Focus: Leeds 2011

Two special evening events and 21 new and first time exhibitors have been added to the attractions already on offer during PLASA Focus, taking place at The Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds, on Tuesday and Wednesday April 19 ...

Roland Systems Group Debuts 48-Track Recorder/Player for Live Events and Sound Checks

At Prolight + Sound last week, Roland Systems Group added to its extensive V-Mixing System lineup by introducing the new R-1000 48- track recorder/player. The R-1000 is an intuitive stand-alone, dedicated recorder/player ...

Proel Debuts HPX Power Amplifier at ProLight + Sound

At Prolight + Sound 2011, Proel debuted HPX, a series of high-end power amplifiers. The four models -- HPX 900, HPX1200, HPX2400, HPX2800 -- with output ranging from 900 - 2,800W using power stages in Class AB and Class H ...

Stagecraft Institute of Las Vegas Launches 2011 Summer Courses

Stagecraft Institute of Las Vegas is just weeks away from kicking off its fifth season of intensive courses in live entertainment technology. Beginning on June 6 and concluding on July 29, the institute offers eight weeks of ...

Gefen Introduces New ELR Extra Long Range Extender

Digital connectivity solutions provider Gefen now has an extra long-range extension of HDMI devices. The GefenPRO ELR Extender for HDMI with PoL offers a long-range, multi-signal method of extension up to 330' over just one CAT-5 ...

Rose Brand's 72 Hour Sale on Rosco Scenic Paints and Flame Retardants

Rose Brand has launched their largest sale ever on Rosco scenic paints and flame retardants. The 72 hour, web- exclusive sale began April 12, and will close Friday, April 15 at 10am ...