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  Electrosonic Co-Founder and Audiovisual Icon Robert Simpson Passes Away at 82
It is with great sadness that Electrosonic announces that our co-founder, Robert (Bob) Simpson has passed away peacefully at the age of 82. Simpson, who went by Bob, was an innovator and an industry icon who dedicated his ...
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Elation's Proteus Lucius a Multi-role Performer at Vienna's Theater im Park
Vienna's Theater im Park, a new open-air stage nestled in the gardens of the Palais Schwarzenberg in the heart of the city, is a wonderfully idyllic setting to take in a summer show. The new stage, which debuted in 2020, has been ...
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Rob Ross Design and 4Wall Light Tesla's Giga Texas "Cyber Rodeo" Grand Opening Party
Earlier this month, 4Wall Entertainment provided Rob Ross Design with a lighting rental package for Tesla's Giga Texas "Cyber Rodeo" grand opening event. The event, hosted by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, celebrated the electric ...
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Chauvet Professional Helps Gus Martinez Realize His Vision For Marca MP
Like all artistic achievements, every lighting design, no matter how elaborate and complex it becomes, begins inside someone's head. The creativity that spawns this process is impossible to define, so too is the feeling that one gets when ...
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TEKVOX Customizes HyFlex Divisible Systems for Educational and Corporate Markets
As more classrooms and business environments move to collaborative, open spaces, instructors and corporate leaders are looking for AV and videoconferencing systems that fit adaptive spaces that can be rearranged and reconfigured as needed. ...
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Winners Announced of 2022 Michael Merritt Awards
The 2022 Michael Merritt Awards for Excellence in Design and Collaboration will be held, in person, on May 23 at Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago. The Michael Merritt Awards and Endowment Fund honor the memory of the late designer. It ...
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PRG's Scenic and Lighting Innovations on MJ: The Musical
MJ: The Musical, now playing at Broadway's Neil Simon Theatre, is centered around the making of Michael Jackson's 1992 Dangerous World Tour. PRG has provided the scenic, lighting, and automation for the show. ...
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Ashly Audio Amps Up Rochester Music & Burlesque Venue
Understanding that sound is the main motivator of any club, Photo City Music Hall looked to local Power Amp Powerhouse Ashly Audio to provide a powerful, flexible solution to the venue's needs. After an overwhelmingly positive ...
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Theatre in Review: For Colored Girls... (Booth Theatre)
Forty-six years after it first stunned audiences, Ntozake Shange's classic "choreopoem" -- full title: For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf -- is back at the Booth, once again ...
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West Coast Expansion Brings More Available Light to Los Angeles
Available Light (AvLt), an internationally recognized lighting design firm specializing in museum, architectural, trade show/special event lighting design, announces the opening of a new Los Angeles studio. This first West Coast ...
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Audio Industry Mourns the Loss of Christopher Moore
Christopher Moore passed away March 1, 2022, at the age of 78 after valiantly battling Parkinson's Disease for 20 years.
After graduating from Yale University, he taught for two years at Vermont Technical College in Randolph ...
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Hard Rock Hotel Times Square Debuts with 1 SOUND in The Venue on Music Row and RT60 Rooftop Bar and Lounge
The Hard Rock Hotel New York, located between the Theater District and Radio City Music Hall on 48th Street, steps out for its debut. This iconic brand's new flagship features entertainment venues, dining, and 446 guestrooms and suites ...
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NanGuang Celebrating 30th Anniversary
LED lighting specialist brands, Nanlux, Nanlite, and Nanlink, are celebrating 30 years in the design and manufacture of professional lighting equipment and technology for the film, television, and photographic industries. ...
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AV Stumpfl to Present ALR Screen Systems, XR Stage Solutions and PIXERA Four Media Server
In addition to demonstrating the benefits of its latest ALR (ambient light rejecting) screen systems, AV Stumpfl will also present its AT64-SHIFT screen system legs and Fullwhite Curve at booth #3B600 in the Fira de Barcelona. ...
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Jimmie Allen Heads Down Home with Bandit Lites
Country star Jimmie Allen kicked off his Down Home Tour 2022, his first headlining tour, with a lighting system provided by Bandit Lites. The multi-platinum recording artist and songwriter is currently nominated for ...
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Versatile Claypaky Scenius Unicos Light Up Genesis Reunion World Tour
The legendary band Genesis has reunited for The Last Domino? world tour, their first since 2007. Longtime creative director for the band, Patrick Woodroffe, worked with Roland Greil to design the set and lighting for ...
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PK eventtechniek Calls on Chauvet Professional for Schouwburg Concertzaal Tilburg Celebration
A "literal and figurative heavyweight," that's how one architectural publication described Jo Coenen, referring to the depth of his building designs. A pioneer of "Friendly Monumentalism," the famed Dutch architect has influenced ...
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Austrian Audio Open Acoustics Sound Now Available for Shure Wireless Systems
Austrian Audio has made a name for itself in recent years with its unique Open Acoustics technology, which makes the exceptionally open and transparent sound possible. Now, the authentic Austrian Audio OC Sound is accessible for ...
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Producer/Recording Engineer Tom Tierney Unifies Production with the Tascam Model 24
As a producer, sound recordist, and musician running a studio known as Spaceman Sound, in Brooklyn, New York, Tom Tierney's work runs the gamut of challenges encountered in audio production. With a long list of credits that includes ...
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PRG and The Forum Group Partner to Form First Global Minority-Owned Production Solutions Company
Production Resource Group, L.L.C. (PRG) announces the launch of PRG Forum, a partnership designed to provide career pathways to production professionals from under-represented and minority ...
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Behind the Scenes is Seeking Designers for 2022 Holiday Cards
Behind the Scenes holiday cards make a real difference -- and you can too! The cards have become a tradition in the industry for those who want to spread holiday cheer while supporting their colleagues in need. Proceeds from card ...
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Pixotope Appoints Brian Olson as the New VP of Sales in North America
Pixotope Technologies AS announces the appointment of Brian Olson as the new vice president of sales, covering North America.
Olson joins Pixotope following an extensive background in media and broadcast production and is ...
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Outer Critics Circle Nominations Announced
The nominations for the Outer Critics Circle Awards were announced yesterday. Voted on my journalists, the awards honor achievement in the New York theatre. Among the design categories, Flying Over Sunset, The Lehman Trilogy
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Fulcrum Acoustic Appoints Mountain AV Marketing as Sales Representative for Arizona
Fulcrum Acoustic appoints Mountain AV Marketing as their exclusive sales representative for Arizona. Mountain AV Marketing, based in Phoenix, will be responsible for Fulcrum product sales and support within their territory. ...
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Follow-Me Launches Track-iT at Prolight+Sound
Follow-Me BV announces the launch of what it terms the next generation hardware for auto tracking: Follow-Me Track-iT, at Prolight+Sound at Hall 12.1 Stand C40. The company's systems for remote followspot and performer tracking ...
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Listen Technologies to Exhibit Latest Solutions at Integrated Systems Europe 2022
Listen Technologies Corporation will showcase the newest additions and updates to its Listen EVERYWHERE and ListenTALK product lines at Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) in Barcelona May 10-13, 2022. Listen Technologies invites media ...
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Recording and Studio Technology Sessions Hold the Line at AES Europe Spring 2022 Convention
Whether at the top of their game, or just beginning their journey as an audio engineer, AES Europe Spring 2022 Convention attendees can hone their skills in a host of sessions led by chart-topping recording pros both in-person (May ...
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Sean Denny and Luxe Productions Reflect Sound of Nielson Trust with Chauvet Professional
The band played mostly Cheap Trick songs during its hour-long set, but this was no ordinary tribute show. In fact, it wasn't an ordinary concert of any kind, taking place as it did in a private airport hangar with no live audience. ...
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New Vari-Lite VL1600 PROFILE Brings the Beauty of Natural Light to Theatrical Productions
Vari-Lite, the originators of the modern moving head and a Signify entertainment lighting brand, announces the VL1600 PROFILE, an advanced moving head profile luminaire designed for theatrical key lighting applications. The ...
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Strand and Zero 88 Add Vision.Net, Color Kinetics KiNet, and Philips Hue Support in ZerOS Consoles
Signify entertainment lighting brands Strand and Zero 88 announces that they are previewing a new version of the ZerOS console software at Prolight+Sound in Frankfurt. The update adds integration with Strand Vision.Net, Color ...
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Stagecraft Institute of Las Vegas Closing After 16 Years
After 16 years of producing the annual Stagecraft Institute of Las Vegas, Jane Childs announces that the SILV 2021-Remote was the last full season of Stagecraft Institute and that SILV 2022 will only meet once at a ...
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ESTA to Partner with Netflix to Increase Workforce Diversity
In partnership with Netflix, ESTA announces its Equitable Workplace Initiative (EWI) to create a pipeline for individuals from historically underrepresented groups into the motion picture and television industry. The program aims to ...
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Adam Hall's Cameo at Prolight+Sound 2022
At this year's Prolight+Sound on April 26-29, Adam Hall's Cameo will present a variety of product highlights that significantly expand the spectrum of professional lighting designers and operators. In addition to the new Cameo ...
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LD Systems at Prolight+Sound 2022: Under the Sign of MAILA
For LD Systems, this year's Prolight+Sound from April 26 to 29 will be all about one single product: MAILA. The "Modular All-Round Intelligent Line Array" will occupy the entire LD Systems booth (located at Hall 11.0 #A21) at the ...
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Theatre in Review: Hangmen (Golden Theatre)
Martin McDonagh has been specializing in his own brand of bloodstained comedy for a quarter of a century now, so it's probably inevitable that the blood might get a little tired. That's the main trouble with Hangmen, a ...
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ROE Visual Launches Graphite LED Panel
ROE Visual announces the release of Graphite, the new indoor LED panel targeting the indoor event market. The launch offers a durable yet lightweight LED solution that provides quick installation through its intuitive smart-lock ...
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LynTec Returns to the 2022 NAMM Show
LynTec is bringing a versatile and high-performance power control trifecta to booth 17913 at the 2022 NAMM Show, June 3-5 at the Anaheim Convention Center. On display will be the LCP Lighting Control Panel Series designed ...
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DWP Live Leverages Epson Projectors to Create Nashville Zoo "Night Visions"
DWP Live announces they have been selected to provide technical support and equipment for the Nashville Zoo's "Night Visions - A Wild Display of Light and Sound," an after-hours event that showcases projection lights, vibrant ...
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Visional Helps Las Vegas PK-12 Bring Their Stage to Life
With a growing performing arts department, and an engaged community, The Adelson Educational Campus in Las Vegas, Nevada turned to Visional for improvements to their performing Arts Center. The Adelson School is the only PK-12 ...
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Gustavo Boetti and Fumasoli Support Imagery of Jethro Tull's Shows with Chauvet Professional
Bridging the space between progressive music and rock, Jethro Tull has woven a rich tapestry of sound into arresting images that are not only heard, but also seen in all their richly textured nuance by the mind's eye. Indeed critics have ...
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Genelec's RAW Series Welcomes 8331 and 8341 Coaxial Model
Genelec has expanded its range of RAW aluminum models to include the 8331 and 8341 three-way coaxial studio monitors from The Ones series, with a portion of each sale of these new models being donated to the Audio Engineering ...
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Theatre in Review: The Minutes (Studio 54)
In plays like Man from Nebraska, Superior Donuts, and especially August: Osage County, Tracy Letts has established himself as a specialist in Midwestern malaise. He's also something of a national diagnostician, ...
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Claypaky at Prolight+Sound 2022
ProLight+Sound is back, and the Claypaky squad will be there to present lighting solutions and corporate initiatives. Claypaky has already implemented several projects to reduce the environmental impact of its business operations ...
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Martin by Harman Professional Debuts ERA 150 Wash Moving-Head and ELP PAR Static Wash
Harman Professional Solutions introduces the Martin ERA 150 Wash moving-head and Martin ELP PAR static LED wash.
These next-generation fixtures produce class-leading lumen output with high-intensity zoom, full-gamut color ...
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TMB Announces New Europe Location and New Products at Prolight+Sound 2022
TMB is announcing their new distribution centre in Riga, Latvia and introducing a selection of exciting new products. "We have opened a TMB location in Europe in direct response to the expanded demand for TMB products throughout the ...
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ISE 2022 Arrives in Barcelona
The world's leading audio visual and systems integration exhibition arrives in Barcelona on May 10-13, 2022. Speaking at a press briefing, Integrated Systems Events (ISE) managing director, Mike Blackman, says: "I'm ...
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Matthew "PJ" Row Creates Unique Look for Koe Wetzel With Hoopty Lights and Chauvet Professional
Matthew "PJ" Row was determined to shake things up and defy expectations a bit when he set about designing a lightshow for Koe Wetzel's current national tour. It was an attitude that his superstar client understands well. ...
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Large Robe Lighting Rig for MVM Arena
A substantial Robe moving light rig -- over 350 fixtures -- was specified for the brand new 20,000 capacity MVM Dome in Budapest, Hungary.
The striking state-of-the-art sports facility designed by Hungarian architect Gyorgy ...
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BlackTrax is the Only Solution for Carrie Underwood's REFLECTION
A long-held Vegas tradition is to create an experience that cannot be seen anywhere else in the world. Carrie Underwood's ongoing REFLECTION: The Las Vegas Residency at Resorts World Theatre in Las Vegas kicked off in ...
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Theatre in Review: How I Learned to Drive (Manhattan Theatre Club/Samuel J. Friedman Theatre)
Many plays make a strong impact when first seen, but the world moves on and they fade with time. Twenty-five years after its debut, How I Learned to Drive has only gained in power. It takes an extremely nervy playwright to ...
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Audinate Launches Dante Studio Software to Boost Video Production Capabilities and Streamline Workflows
Audinate introduces Dante Studio, a platform solution for advancing AV production capabilities and streamlining workflows. Resident on this platform, apps from Audinate will provide integrators and end-users with professional-grade ...
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Solotech Marks 45th Anniversary
Solotech is proud to blow out 45 candles this year! As a world leader in audiovisual and entertainment technology, it has supported numerous well-known projects around the world since its creation: The Rolling Stones, Resorts World ...
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Lectrosonics Introduces DSR Dual-Channel and DSR4 Quad-Channel Digital Slot Receivers
Lectrosonics announces the introduction of the DSR and DSR5P dual-channel and DSR4 quad-channel digital slot receivers. The new receivers are compatible with all the current Lectrosonics mono and stereo digital transmitters and are ...
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Cobalt Digital Turns 25
Cobalt Digital is turning 25! The designer and manufacturer of award-winning edge and processing devices for live video production and master control, and a founding partner in the openGear initiative, has been serving a broad ...
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RWS Entertainment Group Acquires The Experience Department
RWS Entertainment Group (RWS), the world's largest, full-service provider of visitor attractions and experiences, announces the acquisition of The Experience Department, popularly known as ted. This announcement follows RWS's ...
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Wheeler Moon Lights Rock Musical Passing Strange with Bandit Lites
When UNCSA schools of Drama and Design & Production presented the groundbreaking rock musical Passing Strange, written by Tony-award winning artist Stew, lighting designer Wheeler Moon knew he needed a unique rig for ...
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Avnu Alliance Hosts TSN Plugfest
Avnu Alliance, the industry forum driving deterministic capabilities into open, standards-based networking, recently hosted an international plugfest in Boston, MA. Avnu members came together and tested their respective silicon ...
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Theatre in Review: Cyrano de Bergerac (The Jamie Lloyd Company/BAM Harvey Theater)
Director Jamie Lloyd can't get Cyrano de Bergerac out of his system. Ten years ago, he staged a generally straightforward, workmanlike production of Edmond Rostand's classic drama at Roundabout Theatre Company, ...
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LumenRadio Combines CRMX and W-DMX into One Solution for all Wireless DMX Equipment
Following LumenRadio's acquisition of Wireless Solution in 2020, the two major technologies of Wireless DMX, CRMX from LumenRadio and W-DMX from Wireless Solution, were brought together under one company. As the third step in ...
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ADJ Expands Hydro Series of IP65-rated Moving Head Fixtures with One Profile and Two Spots
Since their debut in 2018, ADJ Lighting's Hydro Series of automated luminaires have developed a strong reputation as reliable, versatile and keenly-priced IP65-rated lighting solutions. Previously offering beam and wash fixtures, ...
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ESTA 2022 Plugfest Dates Announced
Like the rest of our industry, the ESTA Plugfest event went dark during the recent pandemic, but now, with pent up demand at an all-time high, event organizers are excited to announce that the ESTA Control Protocols Plugfest will ...
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TAIT and Kinesys at Prolight+Sound 2022
Explore the world of opportunities for live experience automation technologies, as Kinesys product engineering and TAIT Navigator control technology unites to introduce new products at Prolight+Sound in Hall 12.0, stand C96. ...
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Full Sail University Unveils Innovative Technology Upgrades to On Campus Live Events Venue
Full Sail University announces that it has invested over $1.4 Million in technology upgrades to support its flagship live events facility, Full Sail Live. Located on Full Sail's 210+ acre campus in Winter Park, FL, Full Sail Live is ...
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ArKaos Launches New VS1 Media Server
ArKaos launches its new VS1 media server at the Prolight+Sound expo in Frankfurt next week.
The slickly designed, portable and powerful VS1 is the first in a next gen of creative visual control products from ArKaos, and is a ...
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Obsidian Control Systems to Highlight New Portable Lighting Control Solutions at Prolight+Sound 2022
Obsidian Control Systems will be returning to the Prolight+Sound show in Frankfurt April 26 - 29 and invites designers, programmers and operators to Hall 12.1, Stand C49 to sample a host of new releases that includes several new ...
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Theatre in Review: Songs About Trains (Working Theater/Radical Evolution/New Ohio Theatre)
You won't find a more descriptive title than the one above; this musical revue combines, yes, songs about trains with fictional accounts of workers, mostly immigrants, whose lives were shaped by the building and maintenance of the US ...
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Robe at Prolight+Sound 2022
Robe hits the ground running at Prolight 2022, launching five brand new products -- PAINTE, TetraX, iBeam 250, Spikie+, and the Anolis Calumma as well as showcasing five products launched in 2021 -- FORTE, CUETE, LEDBeam 350, T2 ...
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Astera at Prolight+Sound 2022
Wireless LED lighting specialist Astera will be back at Prolight+Sound where the team will enjoy the vibes and buzz of "being back" and in-person post COVID!
The product focus will be on the amazing new Astera technology ...
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Full Sail University Upgrades Flagship Venue With Martin Professional Lighting Solutions
To provide students and clients with the latest technology for creating stunning visuals, Full Sail University recently equipped its flagship venue, Full Sail Live, with Martin Professional LED lighting fixtures and creative video ...
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Luis Barrera Jr. Decks Out New Dolby Atmos Studio with KRK
Six-time Latin GRAMMY and one-time American GRAMMY Award-winning professional mixing engineer and producer Luis Barrera Jr. has created a versatile sound inspired by his Mexican-American upbringing, which has caught the attention ...
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Blizzard's At Full Delivers Whenever, Wherever Control for DMX Lights
When it comes to DMX lighting controllers, there are plenty of options. With the At Full lighting control app from Blizzard Lighting, users can keep their options open and control any wireless Art-Net, sACN, or DMX fixture right ...
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Waves Audio Now Shipping MyFOH - A Remote Control App for the eMotion LV1 Live Mixer
Waves Audio is now shipping MyFOH -- a remote control app for the Waves eMotion LV1 Live Mixer that allows front-of-house engineers to control the LV1 over WiFi, from any iPad or Android tablet, and shape the live mix from anywhere ...
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Theatre in Review: The Little Prince (Broadway Theatre)
Why are people so hell-bent on adapting The Little Prince? Yes, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's novella is beloved, having sold millions of copies, and if you took French in high school, you probably read it. But is it stage or ...
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Elation World Premiere Proteus, Fuze, and KL Products Await Visitors to Prolight+Sound
Elation will be returning to the Prolight+Sound show, working face to face with industry professionals to successfully realize their lighting projects. The company looks forward to seeing attendees April 26 - 29 at Hall 12.1-B49/C49 ...
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Robert Juliat Returns to Prolight+Sound 2022
Robert Juliat will be returning to Prolight+Sound, Frankfurt after the hiatus caused by COVID-19 and celebrates with the launch of new products and premiere showings on its all-LED stand in the Lightpower Village (Hall 12.0 Stand ...
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Ayrton Celebrates 20 Years and Brings New Products to Prolight+Sound
Ayrton is excited to celebrate its 20th Anniversary in 2022 and will have a VIP stand on its welcome return to Prolight+Sound, Frankfurt. Founded in 2001 by Yvan Péard, Ayrton has become a pioneer of LED lighting with a ...
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Bandit Lites Promotes Scott Wesson to Nashville Facility Foreman
Bandit Lites announces the promotion of Scott Wesson to facility foreman where he will oversee integral day to day functions including de-prep of all incoming equipment as well as maintaining the organization of hardware, ...
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Shure Introduces KSM11
Shure introduces the KSM11 Wireless Vocal Microphone Capsule, the Company's new state-of-the-art premium condenser microphone transducer technology. With an elegant combination of low and mid-range clarity and essential high-end ...
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GLP Fixtures Out in Force on Idles' UK Tour
Multiple award-winning lighting designer Ed Warren called on a range of GLP's products when it came to lighting Idles' tour -- despite the fact that this Bristol-based noise-rock band have historically kept their stage ...
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Theatre in Review: Birthday Candles (Roundabout Theatre Company/American Airlines Theatre)
The folks at the Roundabout are in a Thornton Wilder mood these days, thanks to Birthday Candles, which covers ninety years of its heroine's life in ninety minutes. Her name is Ernestine, and, at 17, she announces, "I am a ...
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Elation's New Fuze Pendant Compact Expands House Lighting Possibilities
Thanks to their myriad of design possibilities, color-changing and white-light-tunable pendant lights are revolutionizing house and area lighting. Venues of all types have discovered that dynamic downlights allow for more engaging shows ...
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L-Acoustics A Series Loudspeakers Supply High-Energy Impact at Red Bull Arena
Opened in March of 2010, the 25,000-seat Red Bull Arena is home to the Major League Soccer (MLS) New York Red Bulls and the NJ/NY Gotham FC of the National Women's Soccer League. Located just across the Hudson River from Manhattan, in ...
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Kramer Launches VW-9 and VW-16 Video Wall Drivers for Intuitive, Mission-Critical, Audio Visual Experiences
Kramer announces the launch of its VW-9 and VW-16 Video Wall Drivers. As all-inclusive video wall processors, the VW-9 and VW-16 drivers simplify deployment of large-scale video walls by eliminating the need for an individual unit ...
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Events Evolution Creates Uplifting Looks for Nigerian Star Sinach with Chauvet Professional
Throughout her career spanning 15 years and nine studio albums, Sinach has garnered recognition far beyond the borders of her native Nigeria. Take her 2015 hit "Way Maker;" aside from being covered by over 60 international Christian ...
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Robe Double Rocks for Ghost & Volbeat Tour
Celebrating some superlative Scandinavian rock music, fans across the US reveled in a recent high-powered double headliner tour delivered with passion and style by acclaimed artists Ghost from Sweden and Volbeat from Denmark. ...
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Major Software Release for Analog Way Picturall Media Servers
Analog Way announces major updates in the new software release 3.4 for its Picturall series of media servers. The new features include support for NDI live video streaming (input and output), advanced audio features, ...
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LPM Restaurant & Bar in Miami Upgrades to 1 SOUND
LPM Restaurant & Bar, an upscale French restaurant in Miami, Florida was looking to upgrade to a unique audio system. LPM has additional restaurants in several international locations including Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Hong Kong, and London. The ...
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Theatre in Review: Take Me Out (Second Stage/The Hayes Theatre)
Take Me Out begins with a baseball superstar coming out of the closet. It features several scenes with half a dozen naked men. And it's not about sex. Go figure.
To be sure, once the big announcement gets made, things do ...
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Auerbach Pollock Friedlander and Auerbach Glasow Announce Leadership Changes
Auerbach Pollock Friedlander/Auerbach Glasow announces that its founder, S. Leonard Auerbach, will assume Emeritus status after more than 50 years of active practice as a theatre consultant and lighting designer. "Len is a ...
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The NAMM Executive Committee Announces Search for The Next Chief Executive Officer
To offer continued stability for the global industry association in anticipation of the retirement of NAMM president and CEO Joe Lamond in spring 2023, the NAMM Executive Committee has retained the firm of Russell Reynolds ...
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Dan O'Brasky Joins Show Sage
Show Sage LLC announces that Dan O'Brasky has joined the company as its newest sales representative. O'Brasky is a 13-year veteran of the Pro AV industry, and is taking on the newly-created role of regional sales manager for ...
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MDG at Prolight+Sound 2022
MDG looks forward to welcoming its friends and customers at Prolight+Sound, Frankfurt in Hall 12.0 Stand D81 after a break of two years.
MDG will be bringing its most popular fog, haze, and low-fog products including the its ...
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Listen Technologies Partners with Livella Brand Group
Listen Technologies Corporation has partnered with Livella Brand Group, a Kansas-based manufacturer's representative organization for professional audio brands.
Livella will sell and recommend Listen Technologies' full suite ...
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Robert Juliat Dalis 860 LED Cyclorama Lighting Chosen for Taiwan's National Taichung Theater
Robert Juliat announces that 36 of its Dalis 860 cyclorama lights, complete with mini yoke and Quickrig systems, have been supplied to the National Taichung Theater in Taiwan by DLHG Co., Ltd.
The National Taichung Theater (NTT ...
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Theatre in Review: Harmony (National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene)
Harmony is a notably double-edged title for a show that celebrates a once-famous singing group yet which, given the time and place, can't help skidding into tragedy. The Comedian Harmonists were a real-life German troupe ...
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ADJ Prepares To Unveil Host Of New Lighting Products at Prolight+Sound 2022
Following two years of postponement due to the worldwide pandemic, Europe's largest exhibition for the professional lighting and audio industry is set to return this month to Frankfurt, Germany. The ADJ team is looking forward to ...
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Vari-Lite, Strand, and Zero 88 Exhibiting at Prolight+Sound 2022
Vari-Lite will be joined by Strand and, for the first time, Zero 88, on-stand at Prolight+Sound this year, to showcase fixture, control, and dimming solutions from ...
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Green Hippo Partners with Cast Gmbh for Prolight+Sound 2022
Green Hippo, a specialist manufacturer of the award-winning Hippotizer Media Server range, will co-exhibit with German distributor,
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Gabe Loera Reflects Sanctuary Live Recording in Color with Chauvet Professional
Psychologist have long been fascinated by the color teal. And with good reason too! Combining the renewing qualities of green with the serenity of blue, it's invariably viewed as a hopeful and uplifting color. In some ancient societies it ...
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Holoplot Expands Leadership Team with Senior Hires Across Marketing and Sales
Holoplot announces the appointment of Tom Barker-Harrold, as head of marketing and Ryan Penny, as head of sales EMEA. These hires follow a substantial period of growth and product commercialization for the company. ...
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Gun Lake Investments Announces Growth Investment in Hall Technologies
Global National Pro AV manufacturer, Hall Technologies, announces that it received an additional equity investment by Gun Lake Investments ("GLI") to support the Company as it pursues a rapid organic growth plan centered around new ...
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Cavlo Announces AVL Discussion Panels
The cavlo trade show is fast approaching with only a month before it's colossal 1-day event. In addition to the recently announced "Food for Thought" discussion panel in conjunction with HETMA -- and a breakfast sponsored by ...
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Theatre in Review: To My Girls (Second Stage/Tony Kiser Theater)
Ever since Mart Crowley threw that bash for the boys in the band, playwrights have been using social gatherings for status reports on a certain slice of the gay community. I privately file them all under the omnibus title of "six-guys-in-a ...
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Ayrton Launches Zonda 9 Wash and Zonda 9 FX
Ayrton launches Zonda 9 Wash and Zonda 9 FX, the first luminaires in a new family of products devised for stage lighting. Equipped with a high-performance 40W LED source with RGB+W additive color synthesis, these new products fit ...
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Waves Announces V13 - a New Version of All Waves SoundGrid Applications
Waves Audio announces the new version, V13, of all Waves SoundGrid applications. This release includes two brand-new applications: Waves MyFOH, a tablet app for remote control of the Waves eMotion LV1 live mixer; and Waves mRecall, ...
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Dallas' AT&T Performing Arts Center Upgrades All Main Venues to Vari-Lite and Strand
The magnificent AT&T Performing Arts Center in Dallas has invested in Vari-Lite and Strand luminaires from Signify in five of its world-class main show spaces to transform their lighting and reduce power consumption. ...
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QSC Mourns the Passing of Scott Lombardo
It is with deep sorrow that QSC announces the passing of friend, former colleague, and industry veteran, Scott Lombardo on Wednesday April 6, 2022 after a long illness.
During his nine-year tenure at QSC, Lombardo led key ...
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Christie Laser Projectors Light Up Iconic Red Fort to Commemorate 75 Years of India's Independence
Christie laser projectors have been deployed for a spectacular projection mapping show at the historic Red Fort in Old Delhi, a 17th century monument and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, to commemorate 75 years of India's independence. ...
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Prismatic Group Gets PROLIGHTS Dot Q
Prismatic Group purchased 60 (ten cases) of the IP-rated Prolights Dot Q ultra-compact, wireless, battery LED lights.
Stacy Kempton, CEO of the group, says: "I purchased them about 18 months ago. "We had a great sales rep ...
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Chris Patton Joins Christie Lites as VP of Rentals
Christie Lites welcomes Chris Patton as its VP Rentals. Patton's new role comes as part of a wider expansion of the Christie Lites management team, bringing increased focus to both client and rep support. To that end Patton ...
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Life of Pi Takes Design Honors at Olivier Awards
The stage version of Yann Martel's novel Life of Pit took two design awards at the Olivier Awards, which honor achievement in London's professional theatre. Tim Hatley (scenery) and Nick Barnes and Finn Caldwell ...
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All Things Audio on Slate for AES Europe Spring 2022 Convention - Early Bird Registration Ends April 11
Everything audio is the short description of the schedule of events during the AES Europe Spring 2022 Convention. Full technical program details are now online for the return of in-person events, ...
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Niklas Fuchs Expands Vision at Red Bull Symphonic with ChamSys
Like most creatives, Niklas Fuchs loves a challenge. What better way is there, he believes, to expand one's horizons and to grow as a designer and programmer than to light something that lays outside your previous experience? ...
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Dry Hire Lighting Invests in Robe RoboSpots and Spiiders
Dry Hire Lighting (DHL), a busy cross rental specialist based in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, UK, is pleased to see an uptick in business as the industry starts returning post pandemic, all positive news which has fueled a recent ...
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DirectOut Appoints Contact Distribution as Canadian Distributor
German audio network and interconnectivity specialist DirectOut Technologies announces the appointment of Contact Distribution as Canadian distributor.
Following the company's strategy to optimally serve all vertical markets ...
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DiGiCo Quantum7 Consoles Deliver Flawless Performance at Winter Olympics Ceremonies
The first international multi-sport event to be held as scheduled since the outbreak of the COVID pandemic, organizers of the highly anticipated 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China promised to deliver a "simple, safe and wonderful" ...
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Theatre in Review: Penelope (York Theatre Company/Theatre at St. Jeans)
What is it with musical theatre writers and Greek culture? From The Boys from Syracuse to The Frogs, writers and composers love to break out the sandals and togas, often tossing in a god or two. Even The Iliad and Th ...
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I RISE to Light Up Barcelona for ISE 2022
ISE 2022 will light up Barcelona in May with an inspiring and eye-catching projection mapping installation. Created and produced by Barcelona-based Flaix Studio, the projection mapping will take place on one of the iconic curved ...
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Allen Branton Lights iHeart Awards with Chauvet Professional Fixtures From 4Wall Entertainment
Collaboration's wings take creativity to new heights. The wisdom of this adage was on full display at the 2022 iHeart Radio Music Awards when superstars John Legend and Charlie Puth sat down at dueling pianos to banter ...
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Allen & Heath To Highlight Latest Tech Innovations at Upcoming NAB Show
Supporting the welcome return of in-person large-scale trade shows, Allen & Heath USA partner, American Music & Sound, will be back at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) 2022 show starting April 24. The team will present ...
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PAMA and Shure Incorporated Offer 2nd Annual Mark Brunner Professional Audio Scholarship
The Professional Audio Manufacturers Alliance (PAMA), in partnership with Shure Incorporated, is accepting applications for the 2nd annual Mark Brunner Professional Audio Scholarship, offered to students worldwide who ...
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IAAPA Selects Michael Shelton, ICAE as North America Regional Vice President and Executive Director
IAAPA, the global association for the attractions industry, announces the promotion of Michael Shelton, ICAE to vice president and executive director of the IAAPA North America (NA) region effective April 4, 2022. Shelton has ...
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Modern DiGiCo S21 Consoles Join Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
Chicago's Museum of Contemporary Art has purchased two new beautiful pieces of equipment, but museumgoers are much more likely to hear them before they see them. This past summer, the MCA acquired and installed a pair of DiGiCo S21 ...
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Sweet L-Acoustics K2 Rig Reinforces Evanescence's The Bitter Truth Tour
American rock band Evanescence, fronted by the inimitable Amy Lee who founded the group more than 25 years ago, just wrapped up a US tour supporting The Bitter Truth, the band's first new album of original material in a ...
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ROE Visual Launches the Opal LED Platform
ROE Visual launches the Opal LED platform. Opal is a new product series for AV Integration, aiming to provide designers and clients with a creative and versatile LED platform that accommodates indoor and outdoor applications. This ...
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Over 100 ADJ Fixtures Chosen To Illuminate "Peacock In Concert" at Amsterdam's AFAS Live
Originally scheduled to take place in 2021, the postponed "Peacock In Concert - Illusion Of Time" event was finally held at the 6,200-capacity AFAS Live in Amsterdam earlier this month. The headliner, Dutch Frenchcore DJ and producer Dr ...
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Metropolitan Interactive and Sound Associates Provide Audio and AV Production Systems for Steinmetz Hall
It's been ten years in the making but Orlando finally has a world-class concert venue in Steinmetz Hall, the 1,700-seat acoustic theatre at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. Metropolitan Interactive, Inc., which ...
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V2.0 of International Code of Practice for Entertainment Rigging Now Available
ESTA and PLASA announce the release of an updated V2.0 of the International Code of Practice for Entertainment Rigging (ICOPER), which is available as a free download at www.esta ...
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Carrie Sims Joins Fireplay to Helm West Coast Expansion
Powerhouse Carrie Sims is wheels down in Los Angeles to spearhead the expansion of Fireplay's west coast operations and event division. Formerly with BizBash Media, where she headed the DC and NY publishing departments, Sims ...
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Epson Boosts Projector Installation Toolset with New PixAlign Camera
Projection technology provides maximum versatility that allows artists, designers, and integrators to break free from the set boundaries of today's typical displays. Stunning, super-wide imagery, massive architectural illumination and ...
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The Music People Announce Retirement of Co-Chairs
The Music People -- manufacturer of the On-Stage brand of musical-instrument accessories and distributor of over 200 pro-audio, video, and lighting brands through TMP-Pro -- announces the retirement of co-chairwoman Sharon ...
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Reba McEntire Takes Bandit Lites on Road
Reba McEntire, hailed as "The Queen of Country Music" for a staggering 100 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, 25 of which reached the number one spot, is currently on tour with a lighting system from Bandit ...
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Chandler Mann and Chauvet Professional Balance Light at Holy Cross Lutheran
At its best, architecture not only shapes buildings, it also shapes the experience of those inside them. Anyone attending services at Holy Cross Lutheran would find it easy to agree with this bit of wisdom. ...
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DCR Nashville Says "Bring on the Rain!" with Elation's Proteus Maximus
Like many in our industry, full service event production company DCR Nashville expects things to get extremely busy in the very near future. "Things in the live event industry are about to go absolutely nuts," declares Howard Jones ...
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Neutrik Introduces powerCON TRUE1 TOP L Cable Connectors and Associated Tools
Neutrik introduces powerCON TRUE1 TOP L input and output cable connectors.
Carrying the -L suffix, these new connectors accept cable outer diameters of 10mm - 16mm (0.39" - 0.63") making them well suited for extra hard service ...
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Legacy Production Group Expands Lighting Inventory with Robert Juliat DALIS 862 Footlights from ACT
Legacy Production Group, a Minneapolis based corporate event production company and AV equipment supplier, has taken delivery of 12 Robert Juliat DALIS 862 variable white footlights. ACT Entertainment is the exclusive ...
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Theatre in Review: Suffs (The Public Theater)
Shaina Taub has one of the most distinctive musical theatre voices we have right now. Her New Orleans-style score for Twelfth Night, seen at the Delacorte Theatre a few summers ago, was a slinky, strutting delight, melding ...
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Main Light, South in Nashville Now Open
This week, Main Light, LLC, a preeminent dry hire rental partner, officially opened its new facility in Nashville, TN. The new 70,000 sq. ft. Main Light, South shop -- under the direction of Main Light CEO, Randy Mullican -- ...
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2022 Vectorworks Design Scholarship Now Open for Submissions
Global design and BIM software provider Vectorworks, Inc. opens its sixth Vectorworks Design Scholarship. This global competition is open to undergraduate and graduate students in major disciplines related to architecture, landscape ...
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JBL Professional by Harman Announces Extended Seven-Year Warranty for Select Portable PA Systems
Harman Professional Solutions announces that select JBL Professional Portable PA systems are now backed by an extended seven-year warranty, effective from the original purchase date, ensuring existing and future purchases ...
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Adam Hall Group at Prolight+Sound 2022: #Restart with New Product Highlights
Three years after the previous edition of Prolight+Sound in 2019, the international trade fair is returning to Frankfurt am Main. Adam Hall Group will also be present at the Messe Frankfurt exhibition center from April 26-29, with ...
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Robe Makes Impact for Petar Grašo Tour
Croatian pop superstar Petar Grašo wanted to make a spectacular impact with his first post-pandemic live shows -- which were also the first arena music shows in the country as pandemic restrictions were lifted -- so his brief to ...
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Mark Burnett Joins Christie Lites as New Rental Rep in UK
Christie Lites, global provider of stage lighting services, welcomes Mark Burnett as a new Rentals Rep. Burnett will be based out of Christie Lites Coventry, UK and will focus on developing market share in theatrical rentals. ...
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Theatre in Review: Honduras (Phoenix Theatre Ensemble/Paradise Theatre II)
Honduras is a brief, yet brutal, immersion in the chaotic and pitiless treatment of immigrants coming illegally to the US from the country of the title. Sara Farrington's script, based on real events, focuses on ...
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Avolites Announces its First AVOLab Partnership with Visional
Avolites announces its first AVOLab partnership with Visional, a multidisciplinary experience-focused creative production agency headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
An AVOLab is a hub for expertise, training, and product ...
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Green Event Day to Debut at Prolight+Sound
Spectacular staging and ecological action can go hand in hand. This is the signal that Prolight+Sound 2022 is sending out with the premiere of the Green Event Day -- at the same time, setting impulses for the innovative strength and ...
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PRG Upgrades LA Virtual Production Studio
PRG reports that its virtual production studio in Los Angeles has recently undergone a significant upgrade and is now open for business.
With the explosion in virtual production that has happened during the pandemic, such ...
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Solid State Logic Appoints SC Media as Exclusive Canadian Distributor
Solid State Logic announces that it has appointed SC Media as its exclusive distributor for the Canadian region, effective immediately. SC Media will be distributing products across SSL's entire product portfolio, including System T ...
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Renkus-Heinz Gears up for Further Expansion in Southern California and Southern Nevada
Underscoring its commitment to Southern California and Southern Nevada customers, Renkus-Heinz announces its partnership with AVL rep firm, Audio Geer. The two Southern California-based companies will work in tandem to deliver ...
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Martin Audio is PYTCH-Perfect for Alfresco Disco's Massive Warehouse Party
Bristol-based experiential and party planning specialists, PYTCH, recently supplied local event organizers, Alfresco Disco with a full Martin Audio rig for a classic warehouse-based dance party.
Comprising two stages, the sound ...
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tvONE and Green Hippo Launch the CONECT Control Competition
tvONE and Green Hippo are launching a competition to highlight excellence in control system design using their range of products.
tvONE is looking for programmers, operators, and designers who have mastered video ...
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Elation's New Fuze MAX Available Now and Shipping
After teasing attendees at the USITT show early in March with a first peek at the Fuze MAX, Elation Professional is shipping the new full-spectrum LED luminaire. The fixture will see its European debut April 26-29 at the ...
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Anolis Reveals New Brand Identity
Leading LED and architectural lighting brand Anolis -- a Robe business -- launches a crisp new brand identity including stylish visuals and optimized website ahead of the release of its exciting new Calumma range of products. ...
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Christie Appoints Chairman and CEO Hideaki Onishi
Christie announces Hideaki Onishi as its new chairman and CEO. With more than 30 years of management experience in various positions within the Ushio, Inc. group -- parent company of Christie -- Hideaki will begin his role ...
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Jeff Croiter Reflects Black No More in Color with Chauvet Professional
Designed by the acclaimed Frank Gehry, the architect responsible for the Guggenheim Museum in Manhattan and Louis Vuitton Foundation in Paris, among other celebrated structures, the Pershing Square Signature Center is a theatrical ...
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Vizrt Hires Jon Raidel as Global Live Production in the Cloud Lead
Vizrt, the home of software-defined visual storytelling, announces the appointment of Jon Raidel as the company's new global lead for its Live Production in the Cloud offering.
With an accomplished background spanning ...
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Matt Mills and Follow-Me Track KoRn on Tour
Lighting designer Matt Mills is currently on tour in US with the Californian Nu Metal, Rock band KoRn. Due to international travel restrictions the booked LD for KoRn was unable to join the tour in US. Stepping in, Mills saw this as ...
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Theatre in Review: Plaza Suite (Hudson Theatre)
In Plaza Suite, Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker make a lively pair of playmates and their enjoyment is contagious. They're presiding over the unlikeliest of good times, showcasing the humor of Neil ...
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Inner Circle Distribution Announces Partnership with Exalux
Inner Circle Distribution and Exalux announces a new partnership, soon to bring Exalux's technology to customers through a robust and well-established dealer network. Inner Circle Distribution and Exalux share a longstanding ...
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Fulcrum Acoustic Appoints Audio Geer as Southern CA & Southern NV Sales Representative
Fulcrum Acoustic appoints Audio Geer as their sales representative for southern California and southern Nevada territories. Audio Geer, based in Huntington Beach, California will be responsible for Fulcrum Acoustic product sales and ...
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Renovation of Gran Via Station Integrated by Stonex
Last July, the comprehensive renovation of the iconic metro station Gran Vía was completed and counted among its novelties with GrandMA3 onPC as a lighting control system. This solution integrated by Stonex allows more versatility ...
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Peter van der Schans Selected to Lead IAAPA EMEA Team as Executive Director and Vice President
IAAPA, the global association for the attractions industry, appoints Peter van der Schans, executive director and vice president of the IAAPA Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region starting April 4, 2022. Based in the ...
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Elite's Robe MegaPointe Investment
Canberra-based Elite Event Technology -- one of Australia's leading rental and production companies -- has made a new investment in 16 x Robe MegaPointe moving lights for general stock, which join the 16 that they already owned, ...
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Light Humor Episode Five, The Ring Light, Now Available for Streaming
Light Humor Episode Five, The Ring Light, Now Available for Streaming 4Wall Entertainment has released episode 4 of the animated series, Light Humor, now available for streaming on the company's Facebook, YouTube, and ...
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Arranpaul Captures Magic of Snow White and Seven Dwarfs with Chauvet Professional
Ollie Wilkinson could have been forgiven if, at times, he felt as if he were being pulled in as many directions as "Doc," leader of the Seven Dwarfs, when he was putting together the lighting rig for the Panto performance of this ...
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Customized Audio Install by IPS Solves Sound Clarity Issues for Vienna Presbyterian
Vienna Presbyterian Church (VPC), located in Vienna, VA, partnered with Integrated Production Solutions (IPS) to complete an audio and video upgrade to address the audio challenges of their traditional space. Working with IPS, ...
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Meyer Sound and UltraSound Tapped to Provide Audio Systems for Iconic Castro Theatre
Opened in June of 1922 and still owned by the same family, the 1,400-seat Castro Theatre is both a historic landmark and a beloved cultural nexus for the city's LGBTQ+ community. After an extended closure during the pandemic, the Castro ...
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