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  Martin MAC Axiom Hybrid US Launch Tour Set for May
Martin by Harman announces the MAC Axiom Hybrid US launch tour to showcase the newest products from Martin Professional. On the heels of a successful debut at Prolight + Sound 2016 in Frankfurt, the MAC Axiom Hybrid is ready ...
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RCF Provides the Sound to Fremont Street in Las Vegas
RCF has recently been awarded the contract to provide sound reinforcement for the upgrade and expansion of the Las Vegas Fremont Street Viva Vision LED display canopy that covers the four city block stretch in uptown Las Vegas. A ...
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MUSIC Announces Proposed Tannoy Redundancies and Possible Closure of its Coatbridge Plant
MUSIC has today announced that it proposes to dismiss as redundant around 70 staff at its manufacturing and office facility in Coatbridge, Scotland. The company is about to enter into a process of collective consultation with all ...
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Point Source Audio Announces Issuance of Patent for Audio Headset
Point Source Audio (PSA), an audio equipment manufacturer specializing in the development of miniature microphones and headsets announced today that the US Patent Office has approved its patent submission that covers its modular ...
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RedNet PCIeR Card for Dante Networks Features Low Latency, Network Redundancy
Focusrite announces the release of RedNet PCIeR for Dante networks, part of the expanding RedNet range of Dante-compatible interface products offering network redundancy for maximum reliability and to meet redundancy ...
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Gene O'Donovan Joins Theatre Projects' Guest Speaker Series
Tony Award-winning production manager and founder of Aurora Productions, Gene O'Donovan, joined Theatre Projects' staff recently for the latest installment in our guest speaker series.
O'Donovan shared with Theatre ...
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Eli Young Band LD Discovers Ovation Ellipsoidals on Tour
The stately Cone Denim Entertainment Center has been at the heart of the entertainment scene in Greensboro North Carolina for over 100 years. Opened in the early 1900s as a movie theater, the three tiered structure was reinvented as a ...
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Musikteater Vejle Invests in Robe
Vejle Musikteater is the largest performing arts venue in the picturesque cultural hub of Vejle which sits at the head of the magnificent Vejle Fjord and the convergence of the Vejle and Grejs rivers in southeast Jutland, Denmark. ...
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Meyer Sound Constellation Enhances Andrew Lloyd Webber's Love Never Dies in Germany
A permanently installed Meyer Sound Constellation acoustic system at Hamburg's Stage Operettenhaus is currently supporting Love Never Dies (German: Liebe Stirbt Nie), the musical sequel to the long-running The ...
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Shane Filan Tours with Martin Audio MLA Compact
In the wake of his popular Right Here album, former Westlife star Shane Filan and his band recently completed a successful theater tour with a set list that mixed old Westlife favorites with new material. ...
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Christie and Evans & Sutherland Open Window to the Universe at Center of Science and Industry Planetarium
Christie and Evans & Sutherland helped make a dream come true at the Center of Science and Industry (COSI) planetarium in Columbus, Ohio. Using Evans & Sutherland's Digistar 5 system and two Christie D4K2560 projectors ...
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VUE Audiotechnik Helps Spread the Word at First Baptist Church Hendersonville
Replacing a 25-year-old sound system can be an enlightening experience, both literally and figuratively. Having taken its old mono PA system as far into the future as it could go, First Baptist Church Hendersonville was ready to provide ...
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Robe Appoints John Bilyk as Canadian Sales Manager
Robe North America announces the appointment of John Bilyk as its Canadian sales manager effective immediately.
Bilyk has enjoyed a long and successful career in the entertainment lighting market working for numerous ...
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Hitachi Introduces First Solid-State DLP Laser Projector
Hitachi America, Ltd., digital media division introduced the LP-WU9750B model, the first ever solid-state laser projector from Hitachi. The new laser diode light source offers approximately 20,000 hours of operation time and is ...
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Barco Announces Jan De Witte as CEO-Designate
Barco announces today that Eric Van Zele, CEO, plans to retire later this year. In anticipation of Van Zele's retirement, the board appointed Jan De Witte, a former corporate officer of the General Electric Company, as ...
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UK Master Tailor Graham Cottenden to Lead USITT Costume Symposium at Penn State in July
USITT's 2016 Costume Symposium brings master tailor Graham Cottenden of the UK, to Penn State University July 27 - 30 for four days of conquering the "Tricky Bits of Tailoring."
Penn State's Laura Robinson, who ...
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South Africa's Oldest Festival Gets New Looks with Chauvet Professional STRIKE 4 and Rogues
The Splashy Fen Festival is aptly named. Started on a trout farm in the spring of 1990, South Africa's longest running music festival serves up giant helpings of outdoor fun in and out of the water for thousands of visitors every year. ...
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ENTTEC at Jordan's Furniture
In this brave new world of the 21st century, shopping has merged with family entertainment. Case in point: Jordan's Furniture, located in New Haven, Connecticut. Jordan's Furniture is a store that also happens to be a popular entertainment ...
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d3 Shines at Lumiere London
Lumiere London lit up the winter streets of the capital with an installation of 30 illuminated artworks by a contingent of international artists. Two of the installations, at Oxford Circus and on the BAFTA façade, featured d3 ...
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GoVision to Unleash "Colossus" on Bristol Motor Speedway
Bristol Motor Speedway will soon be home to the world's largest outdoor, permanent, center-hung digital display. Fittingly named "Colossus," the screen -- comprised of 8,694-sq.-ft. of state-of-the-art digiLED Toura 6mm LED panels - ...
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TDC Immerses White Night 2016 in Projection
On February 20 at White Night Melbourne 2016, TDC -- Technical Direction Company -- achieved a projection mapping first inside La Trobe Reading Room of The State Library of Victoria located in Melbourne. On the façade of the library ...
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Elation Lighting Excitement for TNA Wrestling "MAXIMUM IMPACT 8" UK Tour
With a loyal fan base in the UK eager to see their favorite wrestler vie for ring dominance, American professional wrestling organization TNA Wrestling traveled to England earlier in the year for a series of arena shows dubbed the MAXIMUM ...
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WE Day: London -- Dazzling but never Dazzled
Making the audience the focus of attention turns the usual aspect of arena events on its head, but then there was nothing "usual" about WE Day at the SSE Arena, Wembley on March 9. WE Day is an inspirational event, fusing the energy and ...
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WAPA-TV's Cinema Studio Adds Avolites Arena During Full LED Upgrade
WAPA-TV has been a technology leader in Puerto Rico since it first went on the air in 1954 as the second television station to be licensed on the island. Popularly known in Puerto Rico by its assigned channel number, Canal Cuatro (Channel ...
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Theatre in Review: Long Day's Journey Into Night (Roundabout Theatre Company/American Airlines Theatre)
In Jonathan Kent's production of Eugene O'Neill's tragedy, the light of an August day fades and the fog rolls in until the four members of the Tyrone family feel cut off from the rest of the world; before the final curtain, ...
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Elation Products Now Available Through Creative Stage Lighting
Creative Stage Lighting announces that Elation Professional's extensive product line is now available to Creative Stage Lighting customers.
Elation Professional's inventory offers a wide range of products including LED ...
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Chauvet Professional Introduces Maverick MK2 Spot
The new Maverick series of powerful moving fixtures from Chauvet Professional generated worldwide buzz when it was shown at Prolight + Sound in early April. Now the company has announced that the first product in the series ...
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ADJ's Crazy Pocket 8 Adds Excitement and Crazy Effects
Lighting users know just how important moving heads and LED effects are when it comes to providing distinctive, memorable events for clients and their guests. No matter what line of entertainment, the arrival of the energized new Crazy ...
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Mike Poirier Joins Solotech Broadcast Team
Reasserting its commitment to the broadcast industry, with a focus on the North American market, Solotech announces that Mike Poirier joins its integration division as business development director for the broadcast market. ...
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Vanguardia Secures UK Distribution for Sound Management Innovation
Vanguardia, the UK's independent audio engineering and design consultancy and currently celebrating ten years in the entertainment sector, has secured sole UK distribution rights to MeTrao -- a pioneering tool set to ...
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PERG Bestows Award on NYPD Detectives
An audience of roughly 185 industry professionals applauded as ESTA's Production Equipment Rental Group (PERG) honored two New York City Police detectives from the major case squad, Martin Pastor and Anthony Diaz, who ...
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Vectorworks, Inc. CEO Dr. Biplab Sarkar Shares Technology Roadmap at Vectorworks Design Summit
Dr. Biplab Sarkar, newly appointed CEO of global design and BIM software developer Vectorworks, Inc., offered an inside look into Vectorworks software's future development cycle to 600-plus attendees from 23 countries at the ...
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White Light Expands Its Business Development Team
Since its formation in 1971, White Light has been providing the entertainment industry with technical solutions and creative excellence. Over the past 12 months, the company says it has grown exponentially, expanding its audio ...
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Music Inside Rimini is Outlined
The first edition of Music Inside Rimini, May 7 - 9 at Rimini Fiera, has set a goal of "revolutionizing and anticipating the future of the international trade fair market starting from Italy."
It is no coincidence that Outline< ...
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JR Lighting Design Acquires grandMA2 Consoles for Production Rental Inventory
JR Lighting Design, Inc. has added two grandMA2 light consoles to its production rental inventory. A.C.T Lighting, Inc. is the exclusive distributor of MA Lighting products in North America. ...
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NEXO GEO S12 Handles Sound Production for Panic! At the Disco
Valparaiso University (Valpo) in Valparaiso, Indiana recently held their Spring Concert in the Athletic and Recreation Center (ARC) where 2,000 students danced to the sounds of Las Vegas band Panic! At the Disco and singer/songwriter, Lolo ...
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S+H Stars at Crufts
S+H Technical, the drapes, starcloth, LED, video, and special effects specialist from Ilfracombe, Devon, supplied their LED starcloth and a custom-built LED sign for the main show ring of one of the world's most famous dog shows, ...
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a-ha Takes on International Tour with Award-Winning Avid VENUE | S6L
Avid announces that the Avid VENUE | S6L console, a modular live sound system designed to take on the world's most demanding tours and events with ease, is out on the road with a-ha, one of the world's highest-grossing bands. ...
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Theatre in Review: Tuck Everlasting (Broadhurst Theatre)
In shows like The Drowsy Chaperone, The Book of Mormon, Aladdin, and Something Rotten!, Casey Nicholaw has a made a fair bid at being his generation's Gower Champion, staging big, breezy production numbers with sly ...
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PLASA Focus Leeds Offers Topical Advice, Discussions, and Exciting Product Demos
PLASA Focus Leeds, running May 10 - 11 at the Royal Armouries, seminars this year offer visitors the chance to attend sessions on a variety of topics and to demo new products from leading brands in the world of entertainment ...
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2016 Michael Merritt Awards and Design Exposition
The 23rd Annual Merritt Awards for Excellence in Design and Collaboration will take place on Monday, May 16th, at Loyola University Chicago from 5:00 - 10:00pm.
Nationally-known sound designer and composer Michael Bodeen ...
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ASTC - USITT Venue Renovation Challenge 2016
Three teams presented their projects for the 2016 ASTC-USITT Renovation Challenge on March 18 at the USITT Conference in Salt Lake City. The Renovation Challenge has been designed to engage undergraduate and graduate students ...
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Harrington Hoists Releases AS Series (Ex) Certified Spark Resistant Air Hoists with Stainless Steel Components
Harrington Hoists, Inc. has introduced their new AS Series air hoists with stainless steel components. The AS series hoists are available in 1/4 and 1/2 ton capacities in pendant, cord, or twist rod control. Spark resistant ...
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The Knight of Illumination Awards 2016 goes "Live at the Apollo" and Announces Headline Sponsor
The Knight of Illumination Awards (KOI) 2016 has announced that this year's industry-anticipated ceremony will now take place at major live entertainment venue the Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith on September 18. ...
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Focusrite RedNet A8R Offers Eight Channels of Analog I/O, with Redundancy
Focusrite announces the introduction of its RedNet A8R, adding eight channels of analog I/O to its RedNet line of Dante-based audio-over-IP interfaces. In keeping with other modules in the series, RedNet A8R features a rugged ...
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White Light Will Exhibit at PLASA Focus Leeds 2016
Following what has been an extremely busy and exciting year for White Light, the complete production solution specialist will be returning to PLASA Focus Leeds at the Royal Armouries Museum May 10 - 11. With over 130 ...
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DPA Microphones Headlines a Special Night of Music with The Forbidden Saints and Miami Symphony Orchestra
When Audio Formula / Tour FX CEO Nick Assunto and his team were hired by the City of Doral and The Knight Foundation to produce an evening of music at downtown Doral Park, he turned to DPA Microphones for all of his ...
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500+ Elation Lights for Ultra Music Festival 2016
Described as "three-days of fast beats, loud drops, beautiful people, and so many lights," by Billboard, many of those luminaires used on Ultra Music Festival again bore the Elation Professional logo with well over 500 ...
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Renkus-Heinz Iconyx Gen5 Brings Clarity to First Baptist Church of Redlands
Founded in 1887 by a group of 13 faithful, First Baptist Church of Redlands has served the Inland Empire region of Southern California for more than 125 years. The church's current home, built in 1952, is beautiful Spanish-style building ...
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Toto Keyboardist David Paich on Tour with Sensaphonics 3D AARO
In 2015, rock veterans and 39-year touring pros Toto released their latest studio album, XIV. Since then, they have been steadily touring the world in support of the release. For the very first time, keyboardist David Paich ...
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WYSIWYG Previsualizes Sama-Sama Live Experience
The very first Sama-Sama Live Experience was held at the Madrid Arena in late 2015. It was developed by Roy Offer in conjunction with Cirque du Soleil that combines elements from live shows, theme parks, and interactive ...
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Halestorm Rocks with Bandit Lites
Following the success of Halestorm's third studio album Into the Wild, the Grammy-Award winning band returns to the road for a rock tour that takes high-octane energy and powerful female voices, including special guests Lita Ford ...
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Theatre in Review: Fully Committed (Lyceum Theatre)
The most delicious case of multiple personality disorder you've ever seen is on display at the Lyceum, where Jesse Tyler Ferguson is impersonating Sam, the harried reservationist at a red-hot Manhattan restaurant, and everyone else ...
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Prolight + Sound 2016 Sets New Exhibitor and Visitor Records
Prolight + Sound continues to grow in line with the sector: 940 exhibitors from 47 countries made presentations at the International Fair of Technologies and Services for Entertainment, Integrated Systems and Creation from April 5 ...
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PR Launches Powerful XR 440 Beam
PR Lighting's new XR 440 Beam houses the new Osram Sirius HRI 440W discharge lamp, outputting 22,000 lumens.
The CMY linear color mixing system, with macro, offers a color wheel with 11 colors and CTO plus open, with bi ...
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Richard Stockton Joins Radio Active Designs
Radio Active Designs (RAD) announces the appointment of Richard Stockton as sales engineer for the growing organization. The announcement was made by James Stoffo, CTO of RAD.
"We are thrilled to have someone ...
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Stage Sound Installs First NEXO ID Series in North America
Stage Sound (Roanoke, VA) recently installed the first NEXO ID24 System in North America at The Mill & Mine in Knoxville, Tenn. A multi-purpose event space and concert venue, the venue can accommodate 1,200, and most recently used ...
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SyncroMITE Beam Launched at Record and Ground-Breaking Events
The new SyncroMITE Beam that was introduced at LDI last November is now in full production and available for immediate rental and sale. During the first week of April the SyncroMITE Beam debuted in its first production in record ...
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DPA Microphones Names Equaphon Sistemas de Sonido Srl Distributor for Argentina
DPA Microphones, Danish Professional Audio manufacturer of condenser microphone solutions for professional applications, announces that it has named Equaphon Sistemas de Sonido SRL as its new distributor in the Argentina ...
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Pennsylvania Ballet World Premiere of Don Quixote Features Clay Paky Alpha Spots and Profiles
Philadelphia-based lighting designer Michael Korsch selected Clay Paky Alpha Spot QWO 800 and Alpha Profile 800 ST moving lights as part of the rig for the world premiere of Don Quixote at the Pennsylvania Ballet. A ...
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Chauvet Blends Classic Look and New Technology on Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band's River Tour
The River Tour by the legendary Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band calls forth powerful musical memories. Celebrating the 35th anniversary of the Boss' seminal The River recording and the recent release of The Ties ...
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AT&T Center Calls on L-Acoustics
Built in 2002 at a cost of $175 million, San Antonio, Texas' AT&T Center underwent a massive $110 million revamp following the NBA Spurs' 2015 season that expanded entrances, renovated concourses, and replaced more than 18,000 arena seats. ...
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Colour Sound Facing a Strong Future with Underworld
UK dance band Underworld delighted fans with a short UK and European tour to kick off the live campaign supporting their much anticipated new album -- Barbara Barbara We Face A Shining Future.
Lighting was designed by Haydn ...
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Theatre in Review: The School for Scandal (Red Bull Theater/Lucille Lortel Theatre)
The near-scandalous thing about Marc Vietor's staging of Richard Brinsley Sheridan's comedy of malice is that it contains a fair amount of the latter but not nearly enough of the former. It's a mystery: Vietor has put ...
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Theatre in Review: Waitress (Brooks Atkinson Theatre)
Among musical theatre stars, Jessie Mueller is a most intriguing odd woman out. Most of her colleagues are extroverts class clowns, take-charge types who own the stage the minute they step onto it. Mueller is the quiet girl in the ...
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ADJ Nightclub Expo
ADJ announces this year's "ADJ Nightclub Expo," set for Thursday, May 12, 2016 from 3:00 to 7:00pm at their ADJ Miami location (13185 NW 47th Ave., Opa-locka, Florida 33054). This free event is aimed at venue owners of nightclubs, ...
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PR Lighting Extends Patented BWS Hybrid Range with XR 440
PR Lighting's new hybrid BWS (Beam Wash Spot) hybrid threatened to steal the show at the recent GET Show in Guangzhou and Frankfurt Prolight + Sound.
The Chinese manufacturer has wasted no time in capitalizing on these ...
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Anderson Audio Invests in EAW Anna Adaptive System
Anderson Audio Invests In EAW Anna Adaptive System Harrisburg, Pennsylvania-based Anderson Audio recently added an Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW) Anna Adaptive System to their inventory.
"This is a flagship system for us," ...
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Christie Celebrates Ten Years of Environmental Initiatives
Christie is celebrating the 10-year anniversary of its Environmental Management System (EMS). The system, based on ISO 14001, focuses on building and continually improving Christie's environmental performance. ...
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Waves Introduces the H-Series Bundle
Waves Audio, developer of professional audio signal processing technologies, introduces the H-Series bundle.
The H-Series is a collection of Waves' flagship Hybrid plugins, which model the original behavior of diverse analog ...
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Industry Veteran Larry Luteran Joins Freeman Leadership Team
Freeman, global provider of brand experiences, welcomes 30-year live-engagement industry veteran Larry Luteran to Freeman Audio Visual, as the company continues to grow its global presence. Named chief sales officer, Luteran ...
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World's Largest Laser Show in Milan, Italy Samsung Galaxy S7 Release
Laser specialists, ER Productions, collaborated with Italian agencies Eventually and Giò Forma, to stage one of the biggest laser displays the world has ever seen, in Milan, Italy, the company says. ...
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Laserworld Releases Free ILDA Laser Software
Laserworld Showeditor FREE was presented at Prolight + Sound 2016 for the first time. It is a free ILDA laser show control software, that incorporates the utmost features of the Laserworld Showeditor full version except the ...
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Triple E Celebrates ModTruss Launch in Europe Success
Track systems specialist Triple E is celebrating its launch of ModTruss in Europe at Prolight + Sound, Frankfurt.
The Triple E team constructed an incredible stand at the Messe Frankfurt for the event, showcasing the ...
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LMG Touring Illuminates NASCAR's 2016 Media Day
The annual NASCAR media day took place at the newly renovated Daytona International Speedway. NASCAR's top 70 drivers helped Fox Sports get ready for the 2016 NASCAR season, rotating through seven themed rooms, shooting promos behind an ...
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Hillsong Partners with Adamson for Worldwide Sound Reinforcement
Hillsong, a multi-site church with campuses in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Newcastle, Gold Coast, Hobart, Darwin, and Noosa as well as numerous international campuses around the world, has announced a partnership with Adamson Systems ...
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Chauvet Professional Gives a Classic Tower a New Look for Bloomsday Marathon
As landmarks go, the Great Northern Clock Tower has demonstrated a remarkable ability to remain relevant to its community. Built in 1902 as part of a train depot, the 150' tower was a source of civic pride during Spokane's heyday as a ...
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Theatre in Review: American Psycho (Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre)
If the people at American Psycho really want to get into the spirit of the entertainment they have created, they should rename it Anhedonia! The Musical. Rarely has a team of top talents so thoroughly conspired to deprive the ...
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Theatre in Review: In the Secret Sea (Theatre Row)
It's typical of Cate Ryan's overemphatic sense of irony that she sets In the Secret Sea, a long-winded debate about abortion, on Easter Sunday. Gil and Joyce, a well-off couple living in suburban Connecticut -- he's in real ...
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Impressive New Product Innovations to be Showcased at PLASA Focus Leeds 2016
Opening in three weeks, PLASA Focus Leeds 2016 will welcome the latest products recently launched in live entertainment technology from May 10 - 11. Robe, Avolites, Triple E, and Pioneer Pro Audio will join over 175 ...
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PR Lighting Releases New XLED 300 Beam Moving Head
PR Lighting has released the new XLED 300 Beam LED moving head. Smart, compact, and with low power consumption, it is equipped with the Osram Ostar Stage 60W LED (RGBW four-in-one) and has a 4.7-degree beam angle to deliver ...
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Philips Lighting Sees Record Number of Stand Visitors Thanks to Prolight + Sound New Concept
Philips Lighting, a Royal Philips company and lighting company, is celebrating its entertainment division's most successful Prolight + Sound show to date.
With a record number of on stand visitors, the entertainment team ...
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Creative Conners Releases Redesigned and Simplified Pushstick Deck Winch
Creative Conners introduces its redesigned Pushstick deck winch for theatres and live events. With this introduction, Creative Conners updates one of its most popular and versatile products. Adding zero-fleet drum technology, ...
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Outer Critics Circle Award Nominees Announced
The nominees for the 66th Annual Outer Critics Circle Awards were announced April 19. The winners will be announced May 9 and presented with their awards on May 26 at Sardi's Restaurant. New to the awards this year is the category ...
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Analog Way Exhibits at TecnoMultimedia InfoComm Brasil - Booth 114
Analog Way, a designer and manufacturer that specializes in computer and video signal processing and distribution, will exhibit at TecnoMultimedia InfoComm Brasil 2016 from May 10 - 12, 2016 in São Paolo. At booth 114, Analog ...
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Riverview Systems' Johnathan V. Regnier Named StudioDaily 50 Entertainment Industry Innovator
Riverview Systems Group, the award-winning, full-service provider of engaging and innovative live events, announces that Johnathan V. Regnier, the company's senior creative manager, was honored at the 2016 NAB show as ...
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Lightfair International 2016 Opens April 24 in San Diego to Reveal Light and Technology in a New Language
Lightfair International will open April 24 at the San Diego Convention Center in the 27th staging of the world's largest annual architectural and commercial lighting trade show and conference. Thousands of professionals from around ...
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RTI Releases World's First White Light Laser Beam Array with Beam Positioning
RTI released world's first RGB white light, analog modulated beam array with real scanners. This allows for completely new effects that could have never been created before: Wave effects of parallel beams, three-dimensional twists ...
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Lakeside Presbyterian Church Expands with Mackie DL32R
Although its building is of recent vintage, Lakeside Presbyterian Church's growth in Southlake, Texas led to a major expansion project that, when completed in July 2016, will essentially increase the size of the sanctuary from 125 to 250 ...
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Bandit Lites and Victor Fable Light Up SXSW Stage
The South by Southwest Music Festival may have been the last of the trifecta that makes up SXSW 2016, but it was just as spectacular as the film and interactive portions of the nine day event. Lighting designer Victor Fable ...
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Jason Martin Audio Meets the Sound Challenges on TV's All-Star Football Challenge with Lectrosonics
The Quicken Loans All-Star Football Challenge, broadcast by ESPN2, showcases 15 of the best college football players in a competition of strength, agility, and accuracy just ahead of the NFL Draft and Super Bowl 50 weekend. ...
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Theatre in Review: Vincent (Starry Night Theatre Company/Theatre at St. Clement's)
If you are weary of the standard solo-show format in which an actor, impersonating a Great Historical Personage, faces the fourth wall and tells the story of his or her life, for no apparent reason, you have to appreciate the tack taken by ...
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4Wall Promotes Al Ridella and Adds Brian Friborg to the Team
Al Ridella, who led 4Wall's New York location as general manager for the previous three years, has been promoted to the position of national sales manager. To fill the vacancy created by Ridella's new role, the company has ...
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High End Systems Announces Sales and Management Promotions
Following the release of the SolaSpot Pro 1000 and SolaWash FX 1000 luminaires at the recent Prolight + Sound exhibition, High End Systems has announced several key promotions within their sales and management teams. ...
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LMG Joins Roster of d3 Technologies' US Rental Partners
d3 Technologies announces that LMG has become its latest rental partner in the US. d3 Technologies maintains a global network of rental partners who help fulfill customers' d3 hardware requirements in their local areas. LMG ...
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Brazilian PA Company Adds dLive to Hire Stock
Manaus PA company, SPA, recently invested in Allen & Heath's dLive digital mixing system, adding the flagship S7000 Control Surface and DM64 MixRack to its hire stock.
"I was interested in investing in a new console to ...
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Ashly Audio Appoints LVX Marketing Rep in Northern California and Northern Nevada
Ashly Audio, manufacturer of high-quality amplifiers, signal processors, mixers, and digital mixing consoles, has appointed LVX Marketing to serve as its manufacturers representative in northern California and northern Nevada ...
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LOUD Appoints Loren Robinson to Sales Post
LOUD Technologies Inc. (Loud) announces the appointment of Loren Robinson to the position of director of sales, independent accounts (North America) for the Mackie and Ampeg brands. ...
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Midas Launches Ultra-High Performance M8000 192 kHz, Eight-Channel A/D Converter
MUSIC, umbrella company of industry-leading brands Midas, Lab.gruppen, Lake, Turbosound, and Tannoy, etc. announces the launch of the Midas M8000, an ultra-high performance 192 kHz, eight-channel A/D converter with ...
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XPar 150: PR Lighting's Outdoor Lightweight Solution
PR Lighting announces the release of its new lightweight LED lamp -- the XPar 150. This features a new advanced 150W LED lamp, offering full RGBW color mixing.
Weighing a mere 6.2kg it is easy to handle and with its IP67 rating ...
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Renkus-Heinz Appoints Michal Poplawski as European Technical Sales Manager
Renkus-Heinz, a manufacturer of steerable sound, announces the appointment of Michal Poplawski to the position of technical sales manager, Europe.
Poplawski joins Renkus-Heinz after serving as Head of Support for TW AUDiO ...
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Elation ACL 360 Roller Features on Pitbull Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Performance
Rapper Pitbull performed his latest single "Bad Man" on NBC's Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon during Grammy week filming in Los Angeles in February and added visual punch and energy to the performance using Elation ...
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White Light Offers Lighting Relief for The Painkiller
The Kenneth Branagh Theatre Season has been running at the Garrick Theatre in London's West End since October 2015. In the first-ever season lead by the BAFTA award-winning actor, it has achieved critical acclaim with hit productions such ...
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Chauvet Professional Sponsors Student Lighting Showcase at Montalbán Theatre
It is fitting that the Ricardo Montalbán Theatre hosted the third annual Chauvet Professional Student Lighting Showcase held Saturday, April 16. Since it was acquired by the Montalbán Foundation in 1999, the 90-year-old building, ...
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Theatre in Review: Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again. (Soho Rep)
Alice Birch is a new kind of playwright: She hates words. Well, maybe that's putting it too strongly: Let's say she distrusts words, regarding them with poisonous suspicion. In her view, they are like wicked, unruly children who ...
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Theatre in Review: When I Was a Girl I Used to Scream and Shout (Fallen Angel Theatre/Theatre Row)
About halfway through Sharman Macdonald's drama, a dispute erupts between Fiona, an adolescent girl, and Morag, her mother; the argument is ostensibly about running to the store for sanitary napkins -- Fiona is in serious need of ...
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Solotech Sets Up in Nashville
Pursuing its expansion plan in North America, Solotech announces the opening of a new office in Nashville, Tennessee. Led by Paul Owen, the office will develop new business opportunities in international touring and special ...
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NATEAC Conference Dinner to be Charity Event
The director and staff of the North American Theatre Engineering and Architecture Conference (NATEAC) announce that the conference dinner has been designated a charity event to benefit Behind the Scenes, a program of the B ...
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Jason Osterman Joins Altman Lighting
Altman Lighting announces that Jason Osterman has joined the Altman team in the role of global specifications manager. Osterman will work with large scale specification accounts to support design efforts, perform product ...
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Robert Juliat Brings Changes to Prolight + Sound 2016
Robert Juliat was very happy with its position in the middle of the Lightpower village in Hall 3.0 where its products attracted a constant stream of visitors for the whole duration of the show. ...
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MDG Launches Me8 at Prolight + Sound 2016
MDG's stylish new stand at Prolight + Sound 2016 was a popular gathering place for those interested in atmosphere generation. The stand was busy on all days with visitors interested in products across the board, and receiving ...
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Ayrton Launches Nine New Products at Prolight + Sound 2016
Ayrton presented a number of new products at Prolight + Sound, Frankfurt, exhibiting with its German distributor, Vision Stage, on a "double-decker" stand where this year's new creations were shown to spectacular ...
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ArKaos PRO Experiences a Successful Prolight + Sound 2016
ArKaos PRO reports one of its busiest Prolight + Sound shows to date with a constant stream of visitors coming to discover the latest developments in ArKaos PRO software. The stand demonstrated the video mapping capabilities ...
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DPA Microphones' New d:facto Handheld Microphone Makes North American Debut at NAB 2016
DPA Microphones is showcasing its new linear version of the hugely popular d:facto Handheld Microphone range at NAB 2016 this week in Las Vegas in booth C3336. The new mic is dubbed the d:facto Linear vocal microphone. DPA ...
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Clear-Com Unveils the New FreeSpeak II Base Station at NAB 2016
At NAB 2016 this week, Clear-Com, a provider of wired, wireless, and IP voice communication solutions, announces its launch of the new FreeSpeak II Base Station known as the FreeSpeak II-Base2. It is versatile, easy-to-use ...
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Penn Launches New Cavity Wall Rack Product
Penn Elcom launches a new series of ingenious space-saving Cavity Wall Racks designed for housing rack-based AV, IT, and communications equipment -- in any usable void wall space.
"Almost every building -- whatever the style and ...
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AAdynTech's Next Generation of LED Fixtures Get a Brightness Boost While Keeping Power Consumption Low
AAdyn Technology (AAdynTech), a supplier of high-performance, single-source commercial LED lighting fixtures, is showing its next generation of lamps at NAB 2016, many which have been upgraded to provide greatly increased ...
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Drunk Unkles Set to Rock Las Vegas on June 8
The NSCA Education Foundation announces the first and largest Drunk Unkles fundraiser of 2016, scheduled for Wednesday, June 8, 2016, from 8:30 - 11:00pm at Las Vegas' Vinyl in the Hard Rock Hotel. In the 11th year of ...
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Theatre in Review: The Dingdong (Pearl Theatre Company)
In a way, the title of the new attraction at the Pearl (playing in repertory with Stupid F---ing Bird) tells you all you need to know. Mark Shanahan has adapted this farce from Georges Feydeau's Le Dindon, which ...
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By Design Day is April 23rd -- Champions for Giving, Not Forgetting
"We really can't tell you how this saved our home and family." "For everybody who contributes to Behind the Scenes, thank you. You helped save my life." "I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your kindness and generosity at a time in ...
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Video Map Like a PRO at NAB for a Chance to Win ArKaos MediaMaster PRO
After proving very popular at trade shows last year, ArKaos PRO -- in conjunction with the manufacturer's exclusive North American reseller, A.C. Lighting Inc. -- announce that they will be giving visitors a chance to win one ...
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Altman Lighting Unveils the Gallery Series
In ever changing environments adaptability is key.
Altman Lighting announces the release of their latest luminaire solution, the Gallery series. The Altman Gallery series is a family of luminaries designed to serve as the most ...
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AAdynTech Launches the Punch Plus Variable at NAB 2016
AAdyn Technology (AAdynTech), a supplier of high-performance, single-source commercial LED lighting fixtures, is expanding its powerful Punch series with the addition of the Punch Plus Variable being introduced at NAB 2016 ...
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ETC Steps Up to Visionary TSP Investor in Innovation
ETC has been a major donor to, supporter of, and participant in ESTA's Technical Standards Program since its inception. Now the company has taken that support to an even higher level by becoming a Visionary Level Investor in ...
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USITT Offers High Schools Free Stage Rigging Inspections
High schools that applied for free stage rigging inspections from USITT cited problems ranging from "ropes seem loose" to "cable cradle has slipped" to "noisy metal grinding sound."
One school listed "nothing specific" under ...
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Cadac Debuts CDC Offline Editor at Prolight + Sound
At its April 5th morning press briefing at Prolight + Sound, Cadac unveiled a number of new hardware and software developments for its CDC consoles and MegaCOMMS audio network. These were the CDC MC Optical Bridge, CDC MC ...
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Sennheiser Springs into Action with GoPro Developer Program
Sennheiser will be joining GoPro's new Developer Program, which provides third-party developers with toolkits to connect their products with GoPro cameras and develop integrated solutions. At a GoPro-hosted press event today, ...
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DiTech AV Supplies Gear from Mega Systems, Inc. for Disciple Now Weekend
Disciple Now Weekend draws high school and middle school students in the Grand Prairie, Texas area together. Held at First Baptist Church, the youth retreat is a three-day long gathering that includes praise and worship, bible studies, ...
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Over 250 Robe Luminaires for Symphonica in Rosso Shows
Belgian lighting designer Carlo Zaenan of QBE created another amazing live show in Benelux -- it's all happening there -- using a rig that included 256 Robe moving lights -- the 2016 leg of the "Symphonica in Rosso" concerts, ...
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Alcons Audio's Provides Loudspeakers and Amplifiers for the Super Bowl 50 Media Center
The most watched event of the year, Super Bowl 50 starts not at kickoff, but about a week prior with a media circus that must be seen to be believed.
Alcons Audio, best known for their high frequency Pro Ribbon technology ...
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Sniper PRO a Brighter, Improved Version of Elation Award-winning Multi-Effect Light
Elation Professional's award-winning Sniper 2R multi-effect light just got better and brighter. Elation now offers the Sniper PRO, a new and improved hybrid effects projector, scanner, and laser simulator with more power, more ...
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Theatre in Review: One Funny Mother (New World Stages)
Dena Blizzard enters onto a stage that looks as if it has hit by a hurricane, with toys and items of clothing scattered everywhere, and starts picking things up, like a dutiful housewife and mother. However, she worries that maybe ...
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d&b audiotechnik Launches NoizCalc: The Far Field Emission Modeling Software Tool
In recent years the prediction and control of far field noise emission from live open air events has become a serious topic. Gaining permission and licensing to stage such productions often requires an official statement, predicting how ...
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Staging Concepts Launches the Courier for Transporting and Storing Platforms
Staging Concepts, an industry provider of custom staging solutions, announces the debut of their new platform transportation solution: The Courier.
A lightweight product weighing a total of 6lb, the Courier is the perfect ...
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Vectorworks, Inc. Acquires Technology Behind PanzerCAD Plug-In Tools
Global design and BIM software developer Vectorworks, Inc. announces the technology acquisition of PanzerCAD's plug-in tools for Vectorworks software. As a longtime third-party development company, PanzerCAD Services, Inc.< ...
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Clay Paky Shines at Prolight + Sound 2016
Clay Paky launched three new products for the first time internationally at Prolight + Sound 2016 last week, all of which aroused considerable interest among industry professionals. The products were the stars of a ...
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Alpine Rigging Invests in Kinesys
Las Vegas-based Alpine Rigging, headed by Brent Armstrong has made a substantial new investment in Kinesys automation equipment, with the purchase of eight variable speed chain hoists fitted with Kinesys Elevation 1+ ...
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CRAS Students Train with Meyer Sound FOH Engineering Legend Buford Jones During Clinic
The Conservatory of Recording Arts & Sciences (CRAS; www.cras.edu), the premier institution for audio engineering education, recently hosted Meyer Sound and renowned live sound engineer Buford Jones for a clinic for ...
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John Farr Lighting Design Goes Beyond Runway at Fashion Show with Ovation E-910FC
Harry Truman famously said, "The buck stops here," but when he visited the nation's capital after he left the White House, the 33rd President of the United States invariably stopped at the Mayflower Hotel, a place he described as "the ...
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The Roland M-5000 Live Mixing Console Chosen for Tucker Theatre at Middle Tennessee State University
The Tucker Theatre at Middle Tennessee State University's Boutwell Dramatic Arts Building is the home of major music, dance, theatrical, and television productions, along with performances in intimate settings and a wide variety of award ...
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Bandit Brings the Light for Rascal Flatts
Rascal Flatts may have only just wrapped their hit Las Vegas residency earlier this month, but the ACM "Vocal Group of the Year" nominees are already back on the road carrying a lighting package provided by long time vendor Bandit Lites< ...
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tube UK Takes a Gorilla Approach
Manchester-based audio specialist tube UK limited has installed a comprehensive new d&b audiotechnik sound system with Midas and Yamaha control into the popular 800-capacity site comprising bar, lounge and live ...
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Blue Man Group Upgrades Monitor Systems with Allen & Heath
Blue Man Productions, organizers of the renowned Blue Man Group (BMG) stage shows, recently upgraded the personal monitor mixing systems for its new family of performance spaces and portable systems across the world, selecting ...
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DPA Microphones Shows Off Versatile Range with R&B Artist, Lady Ele
Several compact microphones from DPA Microphones were recently showcased in an intimate setting at Hollywood Sound Systems. Featuring 2014 NAACP Image Award-winning R&B artist Lady Ele and her five-piece band, the company ...
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Theatre in Review: The Father (Manhattan Theatre Club/Samuel J Friedman Theatre)
Frank Langella said in a recent interview that playing King Lear was "a walk in the park" compared to the challenge of the title role in The Father; this may be the understatement of the year. At least the actor ...
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PLASA Focus Leeds Promises to Inspire and Inform with Range of Seminars
PLASA Focus Leeds returns to the Royal Armouries May 10 - 11 with its popular seminar program offering a variety of thought-provoking topics from leading organizations in the live entertainment technology industry. The two-day, free ...
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Chroma-Q Space Force LED Offers the Next Frontier in Space Lighting
After receiving much interest during its official European trade show launch in Frankfurt, Chroma-Q has announced the North American launch at NAB of their new Space Force LED luminaire -- the next frontier in space lighting ...
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SGM Expands US Team with Mike Quinn as New Regional Manager
SGM announces Mike Quinn as new regional manager for the southeast USA, effective April 1, 2016. Quinn will be responsible for directly addressing the needs of production and rental companies, theme parks, architects and ...
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Waves Audio Now Shipping the Waves X-FDBK Feedback Eliminator Plugin
Waves Audio, a provider of digital signal processing solutions, is now shipping the Waves X-FDBK feedback eliminator plugin.
One of the most important steps before any soundcheck or show is "ringing out" the wedges and PA -- ...
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PR Lighting's "Robot Dance" Delights Crowds at Prolight + Sound
PR Lighting reported one of its most successful shows ever at this month's Prolight + Sound show in Frankfurt last week.
Visitors to the Messe were hit with promotional banners from the moment they arrived, announcing a ...
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Laserworld Launched Many New Laser Products at Prolight + Sound 2016
Laserworld launched several new products at this year's Prolight + Sound, amongst them also two world-first releases: The RTI NEO SIX RGB beam arrays and the HB-Laser Poseidon 3D-HydroMatrix HD. ...
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Riedel Appoints Rhett Frazier to Oversee Business Development for Western United States
Continuing the expansion of its North American team, Riedel Communications has appointed Rhett Frazier to oversee business development for the Western United States. Frazier joins the company with nearly a decade of ...
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Sir Paul McCartney and Production Team Create Innovative New Stage Set for One on One Tour
With over a decade long relationship, Sir Paul McCartney, once again, commissioned TAIT Towers, the company that supplies live staging equipment and scenic design for 19 of the top 20 highest grossing artists world tours including ...
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Sommer Introduces New DVM-HDT HDMI Toolkit at NAB
Sommer Cable America is introducing at NAB the new DVM-HDT-KIT-- HDMI Engineers Toolkit with 4K and HDMI 2.0 support, an easy-to-use measurement tool for HDMI installations, rental companies, trouble-shooting, and product ...
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HSL Supplies Lights to War of the Worlds in the West End
Blackburn, UK-based lighting and visuals specialist HSL is supplying lighting and production rigging for the recently opened theatrical staging of Jeff Wayne's 1978 cult album War of the Worlds at the Dominion Theatre, ...
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Elation Platinum FLX Gives Multiple Design Options on Eric Paslay Tour
Show designer Mike Marcario turned to the versatile design options of Elation Professional's Platinum FLX hybrid moving head to help create a unique look for each song on country music singer Eric Paslay's latest tour. ...
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Wireless DMX on World's Biggest Laser Show
British laser production company, ER Productions, has put together the world's biggest laser show in Milan, Italy, for the release of Samsung's Galaxy S7. The event took place in the beginning of March 2016 and it featured more than ...
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Theatre in Review: Nathan the Wise (Classic Stage Company)
In 1767, Gotthold Ephraim Lessing was assigned to be an in-house critic at the Hamburg National Theatre, thus making him the first dramaturg. One wishes he had subjected his drama Nathan the Wise to some of that ...
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Get Ready for #RigSafe Day on Arbor Day, April 29
USITT is calling on the backstage community to promote safe stages with the second annual Rigging Safety Day on Arbor Day, April 29. That Friday, USITT and other organizations will use the hashtag #RigSafe to boost awareness ...
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Clear-Com Brings All-New DX410 Wireless Intercom System to NAB 2016
Clear-Com will present the all-new DX410 two-channel 2.4GHz digital wireless intercom system at NAB 2016 April 16 - 21 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Featuring 7kHz wideband audio for exceptional audio clarity, it is the first DX ...
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Cory Froke Joins Green Hippo as Hippotizer Product Specialist
Green Hippo is really excited to announce that Cory Froke formerly of PRG, has joined the Green Hippo US team, based in Burbank, California as product specialist from April 2016.
Froke has a strong background in the world ...
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BroaMan Route66 Auto Router Provides All-Format Networking
BroaMan has announced a new version of its Route66 video router, now offering auto routing and an intelligent fiber patch bay.
This additional functionality is powered by Optocore, an OEM provider of industry standards and ...
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ETC Ready for a Blockbuster NAB Show
With a colorful cast of new gear to show off, ETC is set to light up this year's NAB trade show, April 18 - 21, in Las Vegas. Visit booth C4742 to try out the ETC-MP Rolling Rack, Source 4WRD LED, mobile lighting controls, ...
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d&b NoizCalc Successfully Predicted a Peaceful Prolight + Sound 2016
The introduction of d&b audiotechnik NoizCalc at Frankfurt's 2016 Prolight + Sound has brought some much needed promise to the serious subject of far field noise emission at open air events.
The new d&b software tool, created in ...
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More than 400W Laser Power on the PRG Stage at Prolight + Sound 2016
Like every year, the Production Resource Group (PRG) created their spectacular "Highlight Show" in the Festhalle at Prolight + Sound 2016. The first show took place at the event of the LEA Awards, where a spectacular laser ...
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Robe Creates a Storm
Busy UK rental company Storm Lighting, based in Woking, Surrey, has invested in 30 Robe BMFL Blades and 30 LEDBeam 1000s for their ongoing work which includes a diverse range of premium corporate events, leading theatre tours ...
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Osram Increases Luminous Efficacy of White and Blue High-Power LEDs by 7.5 Percent
Osram Opto Semiconductors' research lab has considerably improved the luminous efficacy of its high-power LEDs by reducing the unwanted droop effect at high currents. This development was made possible by optimized epitaxial growth ...
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Elation Lights Xfinity East Plaza at American Airlines Arena in Miami
Xfinity East Plaza on the east side of American Airlines Arena -- home of the NBA's Miami Heat -- is more than a place for fans to prep before a game or celebrate a victory afterwards. It serves as the newest entertainment venue in ...
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Parkview Christian Church Easter Services Get Big Looks from Chauvet Professional Rogues
In 1948 two women on a train bound for Chicago prayed and talked together about ways they could better serve God. By the time they reached their destination, the seeds for what would become Parkview Christian Church were born. To some it ...
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Martin Audio CDD Deployed at Leicester Community Sports Center
The new £4.5m Leicester Community Sports Arena -- a joint venture project between Britain's oldest professional basketball club (Leicester Riders), Leicester City Council, and Leicester College -- opened at the end of January, with the 2 ...
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Theatre in Review: Exit Strategy (Primary Stages/Cherry Lane Theatre)
It's appropriate that Exit Strategy is set in a public school because the script suffers from ADD and is in need of remedial help. It leaps from stark confrontations to full-on rants to shocker revelations, with only the bare ...
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4Wall Entertainment Lighting Acquires Assets of Shadowstone Inc.
4Wall Entertainment Lighting, a national provider of stage and theatrical lighting services, has reached an agreement to acquire the assets of media, film, and entertainment lighting provider Shadowstone Inc. ...
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Vectorworks, Inc. Announces New CEO Dr. Biplab Sarkar
Global design and BIM software developer Vectorworks, Inc. announces Dr. Biplab Sarkar's appointment to chief executive officer (CEO). Additionally, Darick DeHart and Steve Johnson have accepted positions as ...
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Optocore and Broaman Take Pole Position at Prolight + Sound
Optocore and BroaMan had plenty of surprises in store for the world's press (and partners) when they assembled at the company's booth during Prolight + Sound in Frankfurt last week.
Unmissable for its slot car scale ...
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43,000+ Standards Downloaded from ESTA's Technical Standards Program -- Thanks to ProSight Specialty Insurance
Since April 15, 2013, ESTA, the Entertainment Services and Technology Association, has been able to offer all of its Technical Standards Program's American National Standards and other published documents for download at no cost on ...
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Tim Schaeffer Rejoins American Music & Sound as Senior VP for Allen & Heath USA
American Music & Sound announce the appointment of Tim Schaeffer as senior vice president for Allen & Heath USA. Schaeffer, who has over 30 years' of pro audio sales and marketing experience, will manage Allen & Heath ...
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GLP Announces New UK Operation
Following the overwhelming success of its impression LED portfolio -- and in particular its new X4 series -- in international markets, GLP is further expanding its global outreach by setting up a dedicated UK base. ...
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Freeman Audio Visual Canada Wins 2016 Canadian Event Perspective Award
Freeman Audio Visual Canada announces that it has won the Canadian Event Perspective Award in the category of Best Audio Visual Design for an Event for production of the 2015 Winter Cities Shake-Up. The award was presented by the ...
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New Elation Broadcast-Optimized Lighting Set for NAB 2016
Elation Professional invites media and entertainment professionals to get a closer look at its growing range of broadcast lighting at NAB, the premier trade show for broadcasters running April 18 - 21 at the Las Vegas ...
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Chauvet Professional's Nexus Panels Create Logo and Lighting for Love Is Red Conference
Establishing an identity with young worshippers is essential to the success of church youth conferences. While many conferences rely on colorful on-site banners to accomplish this goal, Love Is Red has taken this concept a step further, ...
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Audio-Technica System 10 PRO Wireless Systems Chosen for the New First Southern Baptist Church
The First Southern Baptist Church, a robust congregation of 800 people in Pratt, Kansas, recently had a new church building constructed by Builders for Christ, a non-profit that brings volunteers to construct church buildings for needy ...
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AG Production Services Goes Big at Ultra Music Festival 2016
Ultra Music Festival once again takes over Bayfront Park in downtown Miami to celebrate the conclusion of the annual Winter Music Conference and kick off the summer electronic dance music festival scene with seven stages and some of the ...
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Jam Band moe. Wraps Winter Tour with Support from Clay Paky Fixtures and grandMA2 Lighting Control
American jam band moe. wrapped its winter tour with a rig featuring Clay Paky fixtures and a grandMA2 light and onPC Command Wing for lighting control. A.C.T. Lighting, Inc. is the exclusive distributor of both Clay Paky and < ...
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USITT Condemns Anti-LGBT Legislation in Mississippi or North Carolina
USITT has issued the following statement, signed by USITT president Mark Shanda and executive director David Grindle in response to the recent legislative action in Mississippi and North Carolina: ...
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Chauvet Professional Maverick Series Earns Rave Reviews at Prolight + Sound
A record number of visitors came to the Chauvet Professional booth a Prolight + Sound to see the company's new Maverick series. The company says they were not disappointed. The power-packed series of tour ready moving ...
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Martin by Harman Introduces New P3 System Controllers for LED Panels/Fixtures
Martin by Harman debuted two additions to the P3 System Controller family of LED video processors last week at Prolight + Sound. Since the launch of the first P3 System Controller in 2009, Martin has continued to innovate on ...
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Wealth of New Products Attracts Crowds for Elation at 2016 Prolight + Sound
The hall number may have changed at this year's Prolight + Sound show but the outcome was the same for Elation Professional with a stand full of inspired customers assessing an impressive lineup of new and innovative products ...
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The Robe Scenic Experience Rocks at Prolight + Sound 2016
Robe took its winning themed theatre environment concept to the 2016 Prolight + Sound expo, transporting the Robe Piazza to Hall 3 of the Frankfurt Messe last week, where the Czech manufacturer invested in a space three times ...
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Elite Multimedia Helps Bring "Shock and Awe" to Cole Swindell Tour
As many fans are getting their first look at one of country music's hottest performers, Cole Swindell is quickly winning over crowds nationwide on his first headlining tour. With his undeniable abilities as both a performer and songwriter, ...
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Hoffmann Uses d3 4x4pros for EY's Entrepreneur of the Year Award Ceremony Projection Mapping in Rio
A provider for the audiovisual sector in Latin America, Brazil-based Hoffmann recently projection mapped the landmark palace on Ilha Fiscal in Rio's Guanabara Bay. Hoffmann utilized a pair of d3 Technologies' 4x4pros to bathe ...
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BroadWeigh's Wireless System Flies into Action at Toronto School of Circus Arts
The Toronto School of Circus Arts is the largest circus school in Ontario, offering circus classes for adults and children as an alternative for active lifestyles. The state of the art, 15,000-sq.-ft. training center is housed in a ...
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Kaiser Chiefs Reinvent Rehearsals with Mackie DL32R
The notable UK indie rock band Kaiser Chiefs have reinvented their rehearsals, thanks in no small part to their new Mackie DL32R digital mixer. The band, known for a string of UK hits including "I Predict a Riot" and "Ruby," are ...
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Clarity Installs Yamaha CIS in NW Portland Restaurant
Clarity Media Group (CMG) of Lake Oswego, Oregon recently installed a Yamaha Commercial Installations Solutions (CIS) system at Jo Rotisserie & Bar, a dining establishment/live jazz club in Portland, Oregon. ...
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Allen & Heath dLive Mixes CeeLo Green's Love Train
Grammy-award winning hip-hop and R&B artist CeeLo Green recently completed an eleven-city Love Train tour celebrating the release of his new album HEART BLANCHE. Although past performances featured a full acoustic band, CeeLo ...
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Event Tech Adds Petra Compel as an Account Executive
Event Tech welcomes Petra Compel as the company's newest account executive. Compel brings 25 years of special events experience along with local market savvy in the Baltimore/DC region. Event Tech has enjoyed a long ...
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Theatre in Review: Death for Five Voices (Prospect Theater Company/Sheen Center)
It was the theatre writer Ethan Mordden who coined the term "floperetta" to refer to musicals, mostly from the early- to mid-20th century, that combined rivers of melody with stilted, florid dialogue and characters right out of the wax ...
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Theatre in Review: White Rabbit Red Rabbit (Westside Theatre)
White Rabbit Red Rabbit has the most bizarre premise of the season. At the top of the show, the producers, Devlin Elliott and Tom Kirdahy, enter and introduce the evening's star -- in the case of the performance ...
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Martin by Harman Debuts New RUSH Series Fixtures at Prolight + Sound 2016
Martin by Harman is extending the reach of its RUSH lighting series with the launch of three cost-effective additions. The MH 6 Wash CT, MH 7 Hybrid, and MH 8 Mini Profile allow lighting designers and directors to take their ...
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Sennheiser Announces Availability of Evolution Wireless D1 App
At Prolight + Sound in Frankfurt, Germany,this week, Sennheiser is introducing an app for remotely controlling its evolution wireless D1 radio microphone systems. The WSR app converts iPad and iPhone into a handy remote ...
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Eva Franch i Gilabert Named Vectorworks Design Summit Keynote Speaker
Design and BIM software developer Vectorworks, Inc. reveals that Eva Franch i Gilabert, a New York-based architect, curator, educator, and lecturer on experimental forms of art and architectural practice, will deliver the ...
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New Compact Yamaha RPio222 I/O Boosts RIVAGE PM10 System Flexibility
Yamaha Corporation Japan announces the upcoming release of the RPio222 I/O Rack, a compact variation of the current RPio622 I/O Rack for the RIVAGE PM10 digital mixing system. The availability of two I/O rack types will allow easier ...
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Zylight Demonstrates "Silent" F8-300 LED Fresnel at NAB 2016
Zylight, a manufacturer of innovative LED lighting solutions, will demonstrate its new "silent" F8-300 LED Fresnel at the 2016 NAB Show in booth 5049, which runs April 18 - 21 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Designed with passive ...
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NSCA Announces Dates for First-Ever Pivot to Profit Conference
NSCA announces the date and location of its first Pivot to Profit Conference. This two-day event helps integrators maintain their core values and identity while implementing lucrative new pathways to increase revenue -- all ...
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Williams Sound Announces New Graycliff Partners Investment Relationship
Graycliff Partners, an independent investment firm focusing on middle market private equity and mezzanine investments, has provided Williams Sound with subordinated debt and equity financing, effective March 2016. Graycliff's ...
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Freeman Audio Visual London Wins Consumer Choice Award for the Third Consecutive Year
Freeman Audio Visual Canada announces that it has been selected by London, Ontario consumers and the local business community as the Consumer Choice Award (CCA) winner in the category of Audio Visual Services for three years ...
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Shure Mics and Wireless Systems Again Dominate ACM Awards
On Sunday, April 3, the Academy of Country Music (ACM) held its 51st annual awards show at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Hosted by country stars Luke Bryan and Dierks Bentley, the three-hour event was produced by Dick Clark ...
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Robe Takes the Speeding Bullet to Heaven with Kid Cudi
Kid Cudi, known for his distinctive atmospheric and emotionally-gripping live performances has just finished the first leg of a new US tour supporting his Speeding Bullet to Heaven tour, complete with a moody and evocative lighting ...
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Elation ACL 360 Matrix Adds Design Possibilities to Luis Miguel Tour
Lighting designer Dave Maxwell has been involved in Luis Miguel shows since 2008 and for a string of recent sold out dates at Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City used 60 Elation Professional ACL 360 Matrix moving panel LED ...
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Chauvet DJ Intimidators Relentlessly Intense at Berlin's Suicide Circus
Located in the eastern section of Germany's capital, Suicide Circus is immersed in the intense techno culture that characterizes much of the city's nightlife. Like this creative cauldron of a city, which has been made and remade multiple ...
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Glerum Rigging Masterclasses and Electrics Class Set for June
USITT's first Jay O. Glerum Masterclasses are set for June 13 - 14 in Denver, with two-day workshops in Advanced Rigging and Entry Level Rigging, plus an Electrician Masterclass for early and mid-career professionals. ...
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ESTA's Technical Standards Program Announces Three Revision Projects Are Open
Three existing ESTA Technical Standards Program standards have been opened for revision. Materially affected parties are invited to join the Technical Standards Program working groups developing the revisions or to comment in future ...
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Yamaha Releases New PX Series of Power Amps for Live Sound Reinforcement/Installed Sound Applications
In conjunction with the Prolight + Soundexhibition, Yamaha Corporation Japan has announced the release of the new PX Series of versatile power amplifiers that meet the requirements of a vast range of sound reinforcement and ...
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Martin by Harman Introduces M-Play Control Surface for M-Series Consoles at Prolight + Sound 2016
Martin by Harman announces the M-Play playback and control surface, which follows the success of the M-Touch, but is focused completely on playback and offers a greatly expanded range of playback-specific tools. ...
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Adamson Introduces Compact E119 Subwoofer
Adamson Systems Engineering announces the E119 compact subwoofer, the newest member of the E-Series loudspeaker family. The E119 not only bolsters the low-end of the E-Series but also meets the demand for a powerful, compact sub ...
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Christie Adds Four Advanced Technology GS Series Laser Phosphor Projector Models
Christie's comprehensive 1DLP lineup is even better with the introduction of four new GS Series laser phosphor projectors, including two HD models with BoldColor technology, delivering true-to-life images in a compact package for ...
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RCF Releases New RDNet 2.2 Control and Management Software
RDNet is a proprietary protocol for RCF loudspeaker products that provides dedicated networking software that makes is possible to monitor all system parameters from the input to the status of each and every amplifier and transducer ...
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Musikmesse 2016: Antelope Audio Introduces LiveClock -- A Unique Portable Master Clock
Clocking and conversion company Antelope Audio [Hall 9.1, booth D33] announces the launch of its new LiveClock -- a compact master clock based on Antelope's fourth generation acoustically focused clocking (AFC) technology and ...
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Eartec Launches UltraLite -- A Full Duplex Wireless without a Base Station
The Eartec UltraLite is a new breed of full duplex wireless headset that allows up to four people to communicate simultaneously without a base station. The company says the UltraLite is a breakthrough because it features a miniature ...
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White Light Supplies Lighting to the Olivier Awards with MasterCard
The Olivier Awards with MasterCard are held annually and recognize the very best in London theatre. Organized by the Society of London Theatre, the awards are presented to individuals involved in West End and other London ...
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LDI Launches Successful Collaboration with sound:check Xpo! in Mexico City
LDI, North America's largest trade show and conference for entertainment design and technology, has expanded into the Latin American market, with its first successful collaboration with sound:check Xpo, a leading audio trade ...
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SGM G-Spot Conquers Hawaiian Sea Breeze and Salt Water
At the Polynesian Cultural Center (PCC) in Hawaii, Richard Sidal operates as theatrical computer system analyst, handling all computerized lighting systems as well as maintenance, installations, and programming of some of the shows. ...
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Martin by Harman Unveils MAC Axiom Hybrid Fixture at Prolight + Sound 2016
Martin by Harman announces the MAC Axiom Hybrid, a true all-in-one beam and spot fixture. The hybrid solution combines beam and spot functionality into a compact unit that also offers diffused wash and remarkable intensity. ...
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DiGiCo Reveals Quantum 7 at Prolight + Sound 2016
Following on from the success of stealth digital processing and the use of FPGAs for large-scale audio processing applications, DiGiCo reveals its concept design of the company's next into-the-future development of Quantum 7 ...
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High End Systems to Introduce SolaSpot Pro 1000 and SolaWash FX 1000 at Prolight + Sound
Automated lighting manufacturer High End Systems will be introducing two new fixtures in the SolaRange at the Prolight + Sound exhibition held this week in Frankfurt, Germany. Displayed on European master distributor AED
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Martin Audio Unveils CDD-Live! At Prolight + Sound
At this year's Prolight + Sound exhibition in Frankfurt, Martin Audio unveiled its much anticipated CDD-LIVE! Series.
Comprising three full-range models and two subwoofers, CDD-LIVE! covers practically all professional ...
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d&b Launches NoizCalc: The Far Field Emission Modelling Software Tool
In recent years the prediction and control of far field noise emission from live open air events has become a serious topic. Gaining permission and licensing to stage such productions often requires an official statement, predicting how ...
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Learning Takes the Stage with ETC's Online Training Portal
ETC is always working on new and exciting products -- and that means more for end-users to learn. Everyone learns differently, and those who prefer guided courses may have difficulty traveling to in-person training locations. "We've ...
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Avid Venue 5.1 Software Update Delivers Significant Enhancements to the Venue | S6L Live Sound System
Avid announces that the new Avid Venue 5.1 software update is now available for all Avid Venue | S6L systems. The new software update offers significantly enhanced capabilities, enabling customers to take on the biggest live sound ...
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Yamaha TF Digital Console Gains New Features with V2.5
Since the release in 2015 of the Yamaha TF Series digital mixing console, the console has garnered a great reputation among users for their intuitive TouchFlow operation interface and smart, compact design. The most recent update (V2 ...
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Musikmesse 2016: Antelope Audio Presents New Products with Exclusive Guitar FX Modeling Plug-In Functionality
Professional audio manufacturer Antelope Audio [Hall 9.1, booth D33] builds on its clocking and conversion legacy, with the launches of three new products at Musikmesse 2016 in Germany -- each with its own form-factor and ...
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Three Additional ESTA Technical Standards in Public Review
Three additional ESTA Technical Standards Program documents make eight in public review at http://tsp.esta.org/tsp/documents/public_review_docs.php. Comments on these additional documents are due no later than May 23, 2016. Anyone ...
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Philips Showline SL HYDRUS 350 Makes Debut with English band Lamb
Philips Lighting, a Royal Philips lighting company, announces that the latest addition to the Philips Showline product range, the SL HYDRUS 350, has made its pre-launch debut at electronic duo Lamb's concert during the ...
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dBTechnologies Announces New USA Reps
dBTechnologies announces the appointment of Image Marketing, Inglish Marketing Group, Darby Associates, Midwest AV Group, and BC Electronics Sales as independent representative firms for the company. ...
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Two Ultra-Slim HDMI 4K Splitters Debut from TEKVOX
TEKVOX has unveiled a pair of full-featured, ultra-slim HDMI 4K splitters for the 4K Pro AV community. The TEK SUH-2 (79070) and TEK SUH-4 (79071) are designed to simultaneously repeat an HDMI source input to two or four displays, ...
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White Light Becomes Exclusive UK Distributor of ImageCue
With more than 45 years experience, White Light has a reputation in supplying the latest technology to the entertainment industry. As it continues to develop its range of video technology, the company has recently invested in the ...
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Theatre in Review: Antlia Pneumatica (Playwrights Horizons)
One doesn't watch the plays of Anne Washburn; one eavesdrops on them. Normal, straight-up exposition is not her forte; in her view, the characters' backstories are revealed on a strictly need-to-know basis. Instead, she puts the ...
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Martin by Harman to Introduce Exterior Projection LED Fixture at Prolight + Sound 2016
Martin by Harman revealed the outdoor-rated Exterior Projection 500 at Prolight + Sound 2016. A powerful creative fixture for the integration of light textures and graphics in outdoor lighting designs, the Exterior Projection ...
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High End Systems to Debut Hog v3.4 at Prolight + Sound Exhibition
Automated lighting manufacturer High End Systems will be giving the lighting community its first look at the latest Hog control software at the Prolight + Sound exhibition held this week in Frankfurt, Germany. Displayed on ...
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LumenRadio Launches CRMX Nova TX USB at Prolight + Sound
Building on the success of CRMX TiMo, LumenRadio is opening up new market segments with the launch of the CRMX Nova TX USB at the Prolight + Sound show in Frankfurt this week.
The company says the CRMX Nova TX USB delivers ...
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Soundcraft by Harman Introduces Vi2000 Digital Audio Console at Prolight + Sound 2016
Soundcraft by Harman unveils the latest addition to the Vi range of digital live consoles, the Vi2000, at Prolight + Sound 2016 today. This feature-rich console brings unparalleled mixing power to the live touring, install, ...
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L-Acoustics Launches New Reference Subwoofer and Amplified Controller at Prolight + Sound 2016
Today, at the opening of the Prolight + Sound exhibition, L-Acoustics announced the launch of the KS28, a new reference subwoofer, adding 3dB of SPL (versus the SB28) and exclusively driven by the new LA12X amplified ...
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AV Stumpfl Launches the New Wings IOBox Pro Network Control Device at Prolight + Sound
Weighing 240 grams, compact enough to fit in the palm of a hand, yet powerful enough to control entire building, automation, audiovisual and lighting systems 24/7, the new Wings IOBox Pro network control device from AV Stumpfl will ...
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JBL Professional by Harman Introduces the EON ONE All-in-One Linear-Array PA System at Prolight + Sound 2016
JBL Professional by Harman today unveiled the EON ONE all-in-one linear-array PA system. The EON ONE combines the superior sound quality of a professional system with the convenience and streamlined look of a compact, column-style ...
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QSC E Series Range of Passive Loudspeakers Now Shipping
At this year's Prolight + Sound (Hall 4.0, Stand F71), QSC announces that the E Series range of passive loudspeakers are now shipping. The new E Series is designed for sound reinforcement in entertainment applications, such ...
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AKG by Harman Launches C7 Reference Condenser Vocal Microphone at Prolight + Sound 2016
AKG by Harman today debuted the AKG C7 reference condenser vocal microphone. Featuring specially engineered circuitry and custom-designed components, the C7 provides clear, powerful sound, while preventing feedback, handling noise, ...
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Yamaha Announces Control, Monitoring of Shure ULX-D Digital Wireless Systems
Yamaha Pro Audio Japan and Shure Incorporated announce that customers using Yamaha CL and QL Series digital audio consoles will be able to control and monitor Shure ULX-D Digital Wireless Systems (Dante enabled ULXD4D ...
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Allen & Heath Launches New Addition to Qu Range
Allen & Heath has expanded its Qu compact digital range with the new Qu-SB ultra-compact intelligent mixer / interface. Qu-SB is designed as a Stage Box solution with all the features offered in the Qu series but purely designed for ...
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Barnes, Fleischle, Gibbons, Henderson Take Olivier Design Awards
The Olivier Awards, celebrating its 40th anniversary, announced its winners on April 3 at the Royal Opera House in London.
Below are the design winners:
Blue-i Theatre Technology Award for Best Set Design
Anna ...
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Blizzard Lighting Announces the Motif Vignette
Blizzard Lighting introduces the latest in the Motif series, the Motif Vignette. A great addition to Blizzard Lightings outdoor rated fixtures, the Motif Vignette features 18, 10W quad-color LEDs.
Built like a rock and ready to ...
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KLANG:technologies Inks US Distribution Agreement With Group One Ltd.
KLANG:technologies GmbH of Aachen, Germany announces that it has very recently appointed Group One Limited of Farmingdale, New York to serve as its exclusive product distributor for the United States and Puerto Rico. The ...
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First Baptist Church of Bay St. Louis Worships and Rocks with Renkus-Heinz IC Live
Founded in 1896, the First Baptist Church of Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, moved into a new worship center in 2009. Disappointed with the original sound system after a few years, the church hired contractor Engineered Lighting and Sound
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PLASA Appoints New Managing Director
PLASA, the Professional Lighting and Sound Association, announces that Peter Heath has been appointed to the new role of managing director of PLASA, with effect from Monday, April 11, 2016.
Heath brings with him a wealth of ...
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Musikmesse and Prolight + Sound Set to Open their Doors with a New Concept and Over 2,000 Exhibitors
Musikmesse, running April 7 - 10, and Prolight + Sound, running April 5 - 8, are set to turn the city into the pivotal point for the entire music and event sector -- and into a magnet for tens of thousands of visitors from ...
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Outline Debuts New VEGAS Series at Frankfurt Prolight + Sound
Italian loudspeaker and electronics manufacturer Outline will be introducing a new loudspeaker series at the Frankfurt 2016 Prolight + Sound trade show. The VEGAS Series of loudspeakers are designed for contemporary ...
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Yamaha CL/QL Digital Console Evolves with Version 4.0, StageMix 6.0
Yamaha Corporation of America, professional audio division has announced the April availability of a very significant firmware update for both CL and QL Series Digital Audio Consoles. V4.0 firmware update offers new features and ...
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TiMax and Out Board Triple-Header at Frankfurt Prolight + Sound 2016
At Prolight + Sound 2016 TiMax and Out Board (Hall4,1-A38) will celebrate a couple of their busiest years ever with five musical shows now on Broadway currently using TiMax, and two of the West End's biggest shows this ...
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Mega-Lite Releases the Tuff Baby P-84
Mega-Lite introduces the Tuff Baby P-84, an LED lighting fixture that's weathered for outdoors and can still be used indoors. This compact IP 64 rated unit packs a punch with seven penta RGBWA 12W LEDs. The addition of amber and ...
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Barco Launches First High-Brightness Laser Phosphor Projector for Events and Large Venues
Global projection technology company Barco is expanding its successful HDF projector portfolio for large venues and events with a three-chip DLP, 30,000-lumen model that offers WUXGA resolution with superb image quality. The company ...
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Kinetic Lighting Adds Elation Platinum FLX and Colour Chorus to Rental Inventory
The latest rental company to add Elation Professional's award-winning Platinum FLX hybrid luminaire to its rental inventory is Glendale, California-based Kinetic Lighting, Inc., an award-winning lighting supplier in the Los ...
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Attendees Experience the Power of Powersoft's M-Force Low Frequency Solution at Boston and New York City
Powersoft, a manufacturer of professional power amplifiers, held listening sessions last week in Boston and New York City to demonstrate its M-Force linear motor -- driven by the most powerful single amplifier module ever made, the ...
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Music Inside Rimini Is Already Making Itself Heard
The countdown's begun for Music Inside Rimini -- Innovation, Technology, Light, Sound & Video, which runs May 7 - 9 and will bring together, at Rimini Fiera, the entire professional market of music and show, culture and ...
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Symetrix Receives Dual Stellar Service Awards
Symetrix, creators of high-performance digital audio processing solutions, has again been recognized for their commitment to customer service and training, receiving two Stellar Service Awards for technical and sales support.< ...
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Theatre in Review: The Crucible (Walter Kerr Theatre)
A great deal has been written over the years about The Crucible, about whether it works as both historical drama and political statement, and if the implied parallel between Puritan Massachusetts and McCarthy-era Washington ...
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Theatre in Review: House Rules (Ma-Yi Theater Company/HERE)
One man's health crisis sets off shock waves among two interconnected Filipino-American families in A. Rey Pamatmat's comedy-drama. Ernie suffers what appears to be a stroke -- the script is never clear about what it is -- while in ...
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ETC's ColorSource Consoles Bring Big Control to Small Stages
"The ColorSource console is a simple machine, not a simplistic machine," says Adam Bennette, the R&D technical director involved in the desks' development. Each ColorSource console boasts a sleek design and hands-on control, with ...
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Joshua Alemany Joins Rose Brand as Director of Products
Joshua Alemany, a long time veteran of theatre production and the entertainment industry, has joined Rose Brand as director of products. Working alongside the sales, marketing, and product teams, Alemany will spearhead ...
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RC4 Wireless New Technology at Prolight + Sound in Frankfurt
RC4 Wireless returns to Frankfurt April 5-8, 2016, at Prolight + Sound in Hall 3, Level 0, Stand C91. Prolight + Sound marks the first continental European showing of the 2015 PLASA Award for Innovation winning ...
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GLP Promises World Premiere at Frankfurt Prolight + Sound
GLP has developed a unique discharge source, which is set for its world launch at Prolight + Sound 2016 (Frankfurt Messe, April 5-8, booth 4.0. G19).
GLP has designed the new GT-1 to work as a Spot, Beam, and Wash fixture ...
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Experience the Color Revolution live with SGM at Prolight + Sound 2016
SGM has an array of new products to present at Prolight + Sound. With the recent launch of the i-2 series and the G-Wash, and now the G-1 Wash and the i-5 series, SGM's range of maintenance-free LED fixtures is complete, the company ...
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elektraLite Unveils eyeBall IUV Invisible Ultraviolet Powerhouse
elektraLite announces the introduction of its new eyeBall IUV (ELE728), a high-output, quality LED fixture delivering truly invisible ultraviolet light from a compact, lightweight design, the company says. ...
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Mega-Lite Releases the Axis Cyclops
The Axis Cyclops is a new moving head from Mega-Lite. With a single 4.5º lens and 60W RGBW LED, the fixture looks like single eye. The unit has infinite pan and tilt, the company says, making it capable of eye catching motion ...
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DiGiCo Releases Stealth Core 2 for SD5 and New SD5cs System
DiGiCo announces the last in its series of Stealth Core 2 upgrades, releasing additional processing for the DiGiCo SD5 and new SD5cs consoles, which will take them to a new level in terms of both processing channels and ...
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Staging Concepts Introduces the Truss Platform
Staging Concepts, a custom staging solutions company, introduces the latest in durable, longstanding staging equipment: The Truss Platform.
The Truss Platform is constructed with a steel structure and design, making it a strong, ...
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2016 TDF/Irene Sharaff Awards Announced
Scenic and costume designer, Michael Yeargan (currently represented on Broadway with Fiddler on the Roof and The King and I), and costume designer Susan Tsu are among the 2016 TDF/Irene Sharaff Awards ...
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VUE Audiotechnik Expands Presence in Mexico by Appointing DOR Internacional, S.A.de C.V. as Distributor
DOR Internacional, S.A.de C.V. based in Jalisco with offices in Mexico City, Mexico, has been appointed the new exclusive Mexican Distributor for VUE Audiotechnik. The distributorship was announced at the recent Expo Sound ...
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Theatre in Review: Stupid F---ing Bird (Pearl Theatre Company)
"Black is slimming," says Mash, dismissively, at the beginning of Aaron Posner's new play, which is "sort of" adapted from The Seagull. Mash is the equivalent of Chekhov's Masha, and yes, she does get around to admitting that ...
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Theatre in Review: Wrestling Jerusalem (59E59)
"It's complicated." Aaron Davidman's opening line gets a substantial, knowing laugh from audience members who have come to see his piece about the ever-confounding issue of Israel and the Arabs. Making a point that hardly needs ...
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