News Archive - April 2023

Allen & Heath Levels Up at NAMM and NAB 2023

April 2023 was a busy month for Allen & Heath and their US distribution partner American Music & Sound. Starting with The NAMM Show in Anaheim, the brand presented its wide range ...

Reveal of LightWave Digital Signals New Chapter for the Emmy-award Winning 3D Software

Vizrt Group announces that LightWave 3D the 3D computer graphics program, has been sold to UK-based team led by Andrew Bishop. With over 30 years in the animation and VFX industry, Bishop and his team have now stepped forward ...

Rosco Introduces Image Spot HO

Rosco announces the release of the Image Spot HO, the latest addition to their Image Spot Projector range. Image Spot HO boasts high output performance, crisp gobo projection, durability, reliability, and a sleek design. ...

4Wall and Chauvet Professional Help Art Shine at The iHeartRadio Music Awards

Speaking about his work as lighting director and programmer for the 10th annual iHeartRadio Music Awards, Felix Peralta observes, "it's all about the art."
Art...that powerful force that "washes away the dust of everyday ...

Elation KL Profile FC Highlights Lighting Install at Florence J. Gillmor Hall, Westminster College

Last September, Westminster College, a private liberal arts school in Salt Lake City, inaugurated Florence J. Gillmor Hall, a modern facility equipped with state-of-the-art instruction, rehearsal, and performance spaces for the school's ...

St. Luke Missionary Baptist Fosters a Warmer Worship Space with elektraLite

St. Luke Missionary Baptist Church has shown itself to be much more than simply a house of worship over its 87-year history. In that time, it has steadfastly combined worship with social-justice pursuits; for instance, it was the first ...

Theatre in Review: God of Carnage (Theatre Breaking Through Barriers/Theatre Row)

"It's just bile! It's nothing!" So says one of the characters in God of Carnage, having thrown up all over an expensive sofa and coffee table. She should talk: Yasmina Reza's bleak comedy is all bile, all the time. ...

Theatre in Review: The Knight of the Burning Pestle (Red Bull Theater/Fiasco Theater)

In the most delightful moment of the new production at the Lucille Lortel Theatre -- indeed, on any stage in New York just now -- the cast assembles, complete with guitar and ukelele, for an effervescent rendition of Cole Porter's "Let's ...

Lightswitch Celebrates 30 Years with Branding Shift

Lightswitch is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a branding shift that embodies the company's philosophical approach to design.
Inspired by three intersecting beams of light, this symbol visually defines the company's ...

4Wall Entertainment Acquires Atmosphere, Inc.; Strengthens DC Presence and Plans for New Facility

4Wall Entertainment has acquired Atmosphere, Inc., Washington DC's premier event lighting production company. For almost 30 years, Atmosphere has been providing production services including lighting and rigging for events and ...

Drama Desk Nominations Announced

The nominations for this year's Drama Desk Awards were announced today. The organization of critics, journalists, and editors covering the New York theatre scene honors achievement in the Broadway, Off Broadway, and Off Off ...

Create Stryking Effects with Eliminator Lighting's (ADJ) New LED-Powered Beam Moving Head

Designed to generate stunning aerial effects, Eliminator Lighting's (part of the ADJ Group of companies) new Stryker Beam is a dedicated moving head beam fixture that packs a real punch. It combines a potent 100W LED light source ...

RF Venue Diversity Architectural Antenna's Invisible Performance Garners User Accolades

In its first year on the market, the innovative RF Venue Architectural Diversity Antenna has earned end-user acclaim as a high-performance, true diversity remote antenna for wireless microphone systems with a nearly invisible visual ...

disguise and ZeroSpace Develop New Spout Integration

disguise announces integration with ZeroSpace's SpoutBridge, a tool that bridges the Spout technology with disguise RenderStream to facilitate production for xR and live events.
The ZeroSpace engineering team, a next-generation ...

Elle King Takes Bandit Lites on Headlining Tour

Bandit Lites provided lighting for Elle King's A-Freakin'-Men Tour Presented by Slow & Low, which played to sold-out audiences across the country. King released her debut country album Come Get Your Wife to ...

Meyer Sound Constellation Expands the Audience Experience at Las Vegas' The Beverly Theater

Despite its reputation as a global mecca for entertainment, Las Vegas had struggled in recent years to support a thriving art house cinema. That deficiency was remedied earlier this year with the opening of The Beverly Theater, a multi ...

Claypaky Sharpy X Frames and Mythos 2 Fixtures Shine in Music Video of Blockbuster Bollywood Title Track

Claypaky goes to Bollywood in a music video for the title track from the comedy-horror film Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 in which Claypaky Sharpy X Frames and Mythos 2 fixtures play a starring role. Light Craft & Sound Pvt Ltd. provided ...

DTS Lighting Launches Tenore and Soprano at Prolight+Sound 2023

Tenore and Soprano are billed as the ultimate addition to DTS' family of conventional LED projectors. The two product lines will be officially presented at the Prolight+Sound in Frankfurt, Stand E77 Hall 12.1, with the opportunity ...

Motoko Ishii Receives Women in Lighting Achievement Award from 2021

The following is a message from Women in Lighting:
"We are delighted that we finally managed to get the Women In Lighting Achievement Award from 2021 to the amazing

AES Announces Equity Learning Series Event

The Audio Engineering Society continues its AES Equity Learning Series program with the upcoming, "Immersive and Inclusive - A Discussion of Representation in Immersive Audio," taking place online on Saturday, April 29 from 2:00pm ...

Outer Critics Circle Awards Nominations Announced

The nominations were announced today for the 72nd annual Outer Critics Circle Awards, given by the official organization of writers on New York theatre for out-of-town newspapers and national publications. The awards honor ...

3LR Lighting and 3LR Design form 3LR Group

A newly-formed entity, 3LR Group, will combine the operations of 3LR Lighting in the UK and 3LR Design in the USA into a multi-faceted international service provider. Announced by co-founders Josh Allen and Matt Lloyd ...

ARwall Wins Investment, Partners, and Advisors to Launch Strategic Growth Plan

ARwall, the XR technology company whose work on Disney's Muppets Haunted Mansion resulted in an Emmy win, has announced a new round of funding to expand their business and launch new products in SaaS, mobile, cloud, and AI. ...

TMB Adds Fons de Vreede to its Global Team

TMB announces, in support of the continuing growth of TMB Europe, the addition of Fons de Vreede to its global team. de Vreede will bring to TMB a wide depth of experience; from production rental and sales, to product distribution, ...

Electro-Voice and Dynacord System Brings Full Coverage to Bright Christian Church

Like many houses of worship, Bright Christian Church (Lawrenceburg, IN) found they had both the need and the opportunity to upgrade their AV systems during the COVID pandemic. After working successfully with nearby

DiGiCo Helps Both the Past and Present Come Alive at Nashville's Woolworth Theatre

On Saturday, February 13, 1960, after being denied service at the dining counter of Nashville's Woolworth store, a group of students began a non-violent movement to challenge the decades-old practice of enforced segregation. They seated ...

Ayrton Introduces New IP65-rated Fixtures at Prolight+Sound Frankfurt

Ayrton is revealing new products at Prolight+Sound 2023 in Frankfurt, Hall 12.0, Stand D74.
Weighing only 28.5kg, Rivale Profile has been designed to push limits and is Ayrton's most versatile luminaire to date, the company says ...

Fulcrum Acoustic to Exhibit as Platinum Partner at cavlo Tech Trade Show

Fulcrum Acoustic will exhibit as a Platinum Partner at the upcoming cavlo Tech Trade Show, a pro AVL tech trade show, on May 4 at The Orleans Hotel in Las Vegas. The show features AVL exhibitors, discussion panels, and plenty of ...

PLASA Focus Leeds Announces 2023 Program

PLASA Focus Leeds returns to the Royal Armouries from May 9 - 10, and alongside the friendly show floor, visitors can attend back to back seminars and workshops, led by respected industry leaders. ...

Light The Night Cable Free With ADJ's Versatile New Element H IP Wireless LED Uplighting Solution

Following the success of ADJ's Mirage Q6 IP wireless LED uplighting fixture, the company announces the expansion of its range with the new Element H IP. Offering many of the same features as the Mirage Q6 -- including a custom ...

Adamson Presets for IPD & IPX amplifiers and Adamson Load Library V5.4 Now Available

Adamson has released presets for Lab.gruppen IPD & IPX amplifiers as well as the Adamson Load Library V5.4 for Lake processing.
The presets for Lab.gruppen IPD & IPX amplifiers include default EQ and limiter settings for Adamson' ...

Avolites Announces the New T3 Mobile Professional Lighting Console

Avolites announces its new T3 and T3-Wing professional lighting controller solution. The new T3 has been designed for fast programming and accurate performance in a super-portable PC wing format, and offers high build quality and ...

Downtown Nashville's Historical Woolworth Theatre Comes to Life with EAW

Once a historic downtown Nashville building, the Woolworth Theatre brings a first-of-its-kind, Vegas-inspired experience to Music City. Transformed and envisioned by country music artist Chris Wicks, the theatre hosts musical groups ...

Claypaky Inspires Next Generation of Business Leaders at Michigan DECA State Career Development Conference

The Michigan DECA State Career Development Conference (SCDC) was recently held at Huntington Place in downtown Detroit where Claypaky Xtylos Aqua fixtures helped to create an event that participants will long remember. ...

Audio Pro Lights La Cité du Vin with Chauvet Professional

Much has been written about the intricate beauty and complexity of wine, the "most civilized of drinks." Galileo Galilei, the great scientist, who unlocked so many mysteries of the universe, described this quality well when he ...

Theatre in Review: The Thanksgiving Play (Second Stage/The Hayes Theater)

Satire often has a short shelf life, especially when the subject is topical. In 2018, The Thanksgiving Play was a merry and thoroughly up-to-the-minute spoof of wokeness as it was beginning to enter the cultural conversation. ...

Upcoming Virtual Trainings for Bystander Intervention for Bullying and Mental Health First Aid

Have you ever witnessed a co-worker being bullied or intimated? Would you like to know how to safely intervene? In just 90 minutes you will learn five easily accessible tools for use in any workplace to safely intervene without the worry ...

Scenic Designer Marcelo Martínez Garcia Named 2023 Burry Fredrik Design Fellow

The Burry Fredrik Foundation announces scenic designer Marcelo Martínez Garcia as the recipient of the 2023 Burry Fredrik Design Fellowship and its $10,000 award.
The Burry Fredrik Design Fellowship was established in ...

Ray Tantzen Joins QSC Pro Audio Team

QSC announces that Ray Tantzen has joined the organization as director of product management. Tantzen has over 20 years of experience in pro audio product management with top brands including PreSonus Audio Electronics, Avid, ...

Waves Audio Now Shipping IONIC 16

Waves Audio is now shipping IONIC 16, a 16-in / 12-out SoundGrid stagebox with Waves Signature Preamps.
The IONIC 16 delivers superb sound quality, the company says, with uncompromising punch and clarity in any live sound ...

Jason Baeri Lights Depeche Mode World Tour with Elation Artiste and New Rayzor Blade

Depeche Mode is back touring in a big way with their Memento Mori world tour with lighting design by Jason Baeri and lighting supply by 4Wall. Elation lighting features in Baeri's design, including three fixtures ...

Chris Tomlin Takes His Songs and Stories on the Road with DiGiCo Quantum Desks

Chris Tomlin, "America's Worship Leader," as worship-music website The Christian Beat called him, recently returned to Nashville's 20,000-seat Bridgestone Arena for his seventh annual Good Friday Nashville concert ...

Minnesota Orchestra Goes Immersive Online with KLANG

When audiences tune into the Minnesota Orchestra's Digital Concert Hall or social media channels to hear the Orchestra's livestreams and digital concerts, they're treated to a sonic spectacular -- an immersive rendering of the performance's ...

Robe Ramps Up the Horsepower for Equitana Spectacle

Equitana is a four-day equine extravaganza staged every two years at Melbourne Showground in Australia celebrating the spirit and passion of Australian equestrians and the integral place that horses play in Australian hearts, minds, ...

Theatre in Review: Peter Pan Goes Wrong (Ethel Barrymore Theatre)

Attention, fans of The Play That Goes Wrong: Peter Pan Goes Wrong has opened at the Barrymore, where it is scheduled to run through July. There; my work is done.
For the uninitiated: The Play That Goes Wrong, ...

ADJ Lighting Prepares to Launch New Moving Heads at Prolight+Sound 2023

Visitors to ADJ Lighting's booth at Prolight+Sound 2023 can expect to see first-hand the reliable and versatile ADJ products that have been lighting up festival stages, concerts, nightclubs, and theatres across Europe and around ...

Claypaky New Products at Prolight+Sound 2023

Claypaky announces its new products to be featured at Prolight+Sound 2023, Hall 12.1, Stand E69, on April 25 - 28:
**WORLD PREMIERE** The SKYLOS is an ultra-versatile and weather-resistant fixture, with incredible light ...

The NAMM Foundation Celebrates Best in Music Education with Honors for 830 School Districts and 78 Schools

The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Foundation is pleased to celebrate this year's Best Communities for Music Education (BCME) list. Now in its 24th year, the 2023 Best Communities for Music Education program ...

Shure Gathers Tech Experts from Around the World for Women in Technology Panel

As part of Women's History Month in March, Shure hosted its second installment in the series of Women in Technology panels. In the Fall, the panel focused on theatre, while this panel discussed location sound. ...

Roosevelt Dsouza Lights The Entertainers US Tour with Chauvet Professional

At one point in Akshay Kumar's show, 'The Entertainers,' the Bollywood legend seemed to be floating in the air. The harnessed star then picked up dancer Mouni Roy and ascended over the audience with her. The sellout crowds ...

Unlimited Vision & Sound for Astera

Unlimited Vision & Sound is a lively full production event rental company based in Den Bosch, the Netherlands, capital of the North Brabant area and a renowned beauty spot.
Owner and CEO Pascal van Engelen, started the business in the ...

Harman Professional Solutions Delivers Sights and Sounds at Grande Centre Point Space Pattaya

Mahajak Development Co., Ltd. collaborated with Harman Professional Solutions to outfit Grande Centre Point Space Pattaya with comprehensive audio and lighting solutions by JBL Professional, Soundcraft, dbx, Martin, BSS, AMX, and ...

Theatre in Review: White Girl in Danger (Vineyard Theatre/Second Stage Theater)

If you've ever questioned the importance of good sound design in theatre, White Girl in Danger will provide the definitive answer. Michael R. Jackson's new work is an ultra-high-concept musical set inside the fictional ...

Theatre in Review: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Lunt-Fontanne Theatre)

Since its 1979 debut, we've had revivals of Sweeney Todd six ways from Sunday: in-the-round, with actors doubling as musicians, and the drastically scaled-down pie-shop version, complete with dinner. All had their points, but ...

LightFair Launches New Version of Mobile App

LightFair has released a revamped app for its 2023 edition, offering attendees the ability to register, book travel, and plan their experience before arriving onsite. The LightFair Trade Show and Conference runs May 21 - 25 at ...

4Wall Europe Expands Broadcast Lighting Fleet with Elation KL Fresnel FC PO

4Wall Europe continues its expansion of equipment dedicated to the broadcast world with purchase of Elation Professional's KL Fresnel 6 FC PO and

Ayrton Eurus Profile Amazes at the Goldoni Theatre in Livorno

The recent production of Le Maschere (The Masks), an opera by Pietro Mascagni written as an homage to Rossini and the Italian opera buffa and commedia dell'arte traditions, at the Fondazione Teatro Goldoni in ...

First Robotics Chooses RF Venue for Regional High School Competitions

Branded as "The Ultimate Sport for the Mind," First Robotics' nationally organized high school robotics competitions are literally creating the next generation of robotics specialists. Under strict rules and limited time and resources, ...

Sony Electronics Announces Launch of New Accessories and Advancements for Airpeak S1 Drone

Sony Electronics Inc. announces new upgrades for their Airpeak S1 drone. The new upgrades include an RTK Kit, a new advanced and lightweight gimbal, and an enhanced battery, providing industrial users with the tools necessary to ...

Anolis at Prolight+Sound 2023

Anolis -- "A Robe Business" -- will showcase its newest products at the Prolight+Sound expo in Frankfurt next week, highlighting new innovations across all three of its current key ranges -- Ambiane ...

Luminex Introduces Touring Grade GigaCore Ethernet Switch Range at Prolight+Sound 2023

Luminex announces the launch of additional GigaCore models to its ten Gigabit Ethernet line of switches at Prolight+Sound. The new models; GigaCore 20t, 18t, and 16t, are specifically designed for Professional touring applications ...

Artistic Licence at Prolight+Sound 2023

Artistic Licence will highlight some of its recent technologies at Prolight+Sound 2023 at Stand D25 in Hall 12.1.
The close proximity to both Robe and Ano ...

ScottEffx Introduced flickerSong at NAMM 2023

ScottEffx introduced the flickerSong music light show system at NAMM 2023 Booth 10728. The flickerSong is designed to operate eight independent outputs of the commonly available LED String Lights used for holiday ...

Vari-Lite VL5LED Wash Luminaires Arrive at HTFmediserv to Augment Tradeshow Solutions

German digital solutions company HTFmediserv GmbH & Co. KG has invested in Vari-Lite VL5LED Wash luminaires from Signify to provide high intensity lighting capabilities and eye-candy effects for its tradeshow and events customers. < ...

Eos V3.2 Brings New Programming Features to ETC's Flagship Lighting Control Family

ETC's flagship Eos lighting control family grows more powerful with every free software release, the company says, introducing features that streamline the design team's workflow. Eos V3.2 -- the latest major update -- is no ...

Ayrton Zonda 9 FX Fixtures Hit Their "Zenith" on New Quebec TV Song Competition

Quebec's KOTV is wrapping up the first season of Zenith, a new concept in live musical competition broadcast by Radio Canada, where song stars of different ages fight for the votes of an audience of 100 judges representing four ...

Ultratec to Participate in the 18th International Symposium on Fireworks Opening Ceremony

Ultratec Special Effects will be participating in the 18th International Symposium on Fireworks Opening Ceremony on Sunday, April 23.
Ultratec will provide its proximate pyro products for the FireOne DMX Special Effects Showcase ...

Theatre in Review: Plays for the Plague Year (Public Theater/Joe's Pub)

Full confession: I attended Plays for the Plague Year with a sinking heart, convinced that I needed to see a show about life under COVID lockdown like I needed a hole in my head. But never underestimate Suzan-Lori Parks ...

Sennheiser and Neumann Recognized at 38th Annual NAMM TEC Awards

Sennheiser and Neumann were both recognized for Outstanding Technical Achievement during the 38th Annual NAMM TEC Awards, held on April 13 at the Anaheim Convention Center in California. ...

Audix Unveiled the PDX720 Signature Edition at NAMM 2023

At NAMM 2023 Booth #14702, Audix introduced the PDX720 professional dynamic studio microphone. The PDX720 is designed for the most demanding studio recording engineers and producers, vocal ...

Robe at Prolight+Sound 2023

Robe will be showcasing six new products -- iFORTE FS, iESPRITE, iPAINTE, iTetra2, iBeam350,, and FOOTSIE -- as well as highlighting several others including RoboSpot with full networking capabilities, at Prolight+Sound in ...

Bandit Lites Awarded the Parnelli for Lighting Company of the Year

It was a spectacular evening at the Anaheim Convention Center at the 21st Parnelli Awards, the premier award show for the live events industry. Bandit Lites was once again named Lighting Company of the Year and Michael T. ...

L-Acoustics Launches Touring Version of Multichannel LA7.16 Amplified Controller

Last year, L-Acoustics encouraged users to "amplify differently," unveiling the new LA7.16i amplified controller. Based on years of research and development, LA7.16i significantly improved flexibility and efficiency, the company ...

The Activity, TAG, and Elation Help Deliver Production at 2023 Ultra Music Festival

Patrick Dierson and the team at The Activity were again called on to handle production and lighting design for the Main Stage at the Ultra Music Festival in Miami and this year delivered a stunning visual presentation with the ...

Martin Audio's TORUS Helps get Sundance Film Festival Over the Finish Line

Having upgraded the MARC Theatre in Salt Lake City with a Martin Audio Wavefront Precision system in time for the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, cinema specialists DBPC again turned to the Martin Audio catalogue this year to ...

Theatre in Review: Camelot (Lincoln Center Theater/Vivian Beaumont Theater)

As Aaron Sorkin keeps telling anyone who will listen, his revised book takes the magic out of Camelot. How right he is: How else to account for the cloud of melancholy parked over the Beaumont stage? Why is the ...

In Memoriam: John Iacovelli

John Iacovelli, a leading West Coast production designer known for his onstage and on screen, died of cancer on April 14. He was 64.
A native of Reno, Nevada, Iacovelli studied scenic design at University of Nevada, Las Vegas, ...

TAIT Puts the Spotlight on Automation for Prolight+Sound 2023

At Prolight+Sound 2023, TAIT will invite attendees to explore the world of opportunities for live experience automation technologies, as TAIT showcases products for ...

Elation at Prolight+Sound 2023

invite attendees to join them at the upcoming Prolight+Sound tradeshow in Frankfurt -- Hall 12.1 B49, C49 -- where you can meet the team and discover how Elation can help you achieve your goals through the power of positive ...

INFiLED Taps dvLED Pro, Rick Bortles as Sr. VP of Strategy for North America

INFiLED announces a transition to the fixed installation market with the hire of Pro LED veteran, Rick Bortles. With over ten years of experience under his belt in the dvLED field as well as countless high-profile ...

Introducing LumenRadio's Galileo - Wireless DMX for Fixed Installations

With the increasing demand for dynamic light control in fixed installations, LumenRadio announces the availability of Galileo TX and RX, two products tailored specifically for fixed installation projects where Wireless DMX can make ...

Parker McCollom Connects to Fans on Tour with Help from Chauvet Professional

There are things you will always see at a Parker McCollom show, like the rising young country star getting down close and personal to interact with fans.
Then there are things you will never see, like anyone sitting in their ...

L-Acoustics Ushers Line Array Technology into the Future with Launch of L Series

Last week, at a private event held at the Hollywood Bowl, L-Acoustics announces the new L Series with its patented Progressive Ultra-Dense Line Source (PULS) technology. Bringing line source technology to its pinnacle, L Series ...

Theatre in Review: Fat Ham (American Airlines Theatre)

Following its extended run at the Public Theater last summer, Fat Ham comes to Broadway accessorized with the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. An unabashed crowd pleaser packed with plenty of lowdown laughs, it relocates the ...

ArKaos Launches VS4 Media Server at Prolight+Sound 2023

ArKaos launches its new VS4 media server at the Prolight+Sound expo in Frankfurt next week.
The "industrial strength" design and build of VS4, complete with custom rock-solid motherboard and a blisteringly fast graphics engine, ...

Platinum Tools Features NetXpert XG2 10G Network Tester During InfoComm 2023

Platinum Tools announces that it will feature its NetXpert XG2 10G Network Tester during InfoComm 2023, held in Orlando, Florida from June 14 - 16 at the Orange County Convention Center, Booth #2421. The XG2 is now shipping with ...

Sennheiser Evolution Wireless Digital: EW-DP

At NAB, Sennheiser launches its 5th generation of Evolution Wireless systems for filmmaking and video applications. Purpose-built for content creators, filmmakers, and broadcasters, EW-DP is ...

Unlimited Productions Lights Het Amterdames Winterparadijs with Chauvet

There is an element of illusion in every winter attraction. That is what makes them so special! Who cannot be charmed by entering a space during the dark days of the year, and suddenly finding themselves transported into a magical ...

Križanke Venue Invests in Robe

The charismatic Križanke Summer Theatre (Poletno gledališce Križanke) in Ljubljana, is one of the city's favourite venues, utilized by the city's Ljubljana Festival in summer, as well as for a variety of concerts and shared with the ...

Claypaky Fixtures Help Energize the Crowd for Bagossy Brothers Company Tenth Anniversary Concert in Budapest

Hungarian pop-rock band the Bagossy Brothers Company marked their tenth anniversary with a spectacular concert at Budapest's MVM Dome recently where a dynamic complement of Claypaky lighting fixtures helped deliver an unforgettable ...

Theatre in Review: Shucked (Nederlander Theatre)

The you-know-what is as high as an elephant's eye in Shucked, a gleeful pileup of cornpone gags and countrified melodies dedicated to the proposition that weary Broadway audiences desperately need an uncomplicated good time. ...

Ashly Audio Showcases All-new MA Amplifier Series at NAMM 2023

Ashly Audio is showcasing the new MA Amplifier Series at the upcoming 2023 NAMM Show taking place in Anaheim, California. Ashly Audio will feature the MA Series at Booth 14216.
"The MA Series is literally the best, most ...

Audix Showcases Their Line of Recording and Live Sound Microphones at NAMM 2023

At NAMM 2023 Booth #14702, Audix will showcase their full line of studio recording and live sound microphones with special areas of their booth devoted to interactive listening, live stage setup, and home studio for attendees. The ...

Pharos Set to Showcase Expert at LightFair

Pharos Architectural Controls has confirmed attendance at this year's LightFair, where the brand will be officially launching its newest controls solution, Expert, to the US market.
The exhibition, which is now a biennial event, ...

Adamson Completes Management Investment for Next Stage of Growth

Headquarters of Adamson Systems, Canada's largest fully integrated speaker manufacturer has completed its strategic management initiative with key new hires and the return of Brock Adamson as CEO. Through challenging times ...

Lenny Sasso Goes Light and Dark for UnderOath with Chauvet Professional

Creativity lives on the edge, or so the saying goes. It is in that uncertain area, balanced between two opposite, and often contradictory, forces, that that new ideas seem to flow more freely, and blossom more beautifully. ...

Meyer Sound Education Program Invests in the Future of Sound

Education is central to Meyer Sound's mission, and the global program is flourishing following a refresh this year offering new strategic partnerships, a robust schedule of in-person training classes, conference participation, and ...

ADJ Group Prepares to Exhibit and Sponsor Stage at NAMM 2023

The ADJ Group of companies will be heavily represented at this year's NAMM tradeshow in Anaheim, CA. ADJ will once again be the official naming sponsor of the Arena Plaza Stage, which will feature a full ADJ lighting rig alongside ...

Celestion Shows Their Range of Versatile PA Products at NAMM 2023

Celestion will show a range of versatile professional audio products at NAMM 2023, including the new PowerProX18 subwoofer and the new TFX0412 4" ferrite magnet coaxial driver, the CDX1-1412 1" exit, neodymium magnet high frequency ...

Ultimate Ears Pro Announces UE PREMIER In-Ear Monitors at NAMM 2023

Ultimate Ears Pro will unveil their new UE PREMIER in-ear monitors at the 2023 NAMM show in Anaheim, California.
Loaded with 21 drivers per side and boasting a frequency range of 5Hz-40kHz, UE PREMIER are billed as UE Pro's ...

Ralph Mastrangelo Joins PK Sound as Global Business Development

PK Sound has appointed live sound industry veteran Ralph Mastrangelo to the role of Global Business Development. Based in Nashville, TN, Mastrangelo will leverage his decades of experience and expansive professional network ...

Pathway Introduces DMeXit Emergency Controller for Code Compliant, UL924 Listed Emergency Lighting Solutions

Pathway Connectivity Solutions announces the release of the DMeXit Emergency Controller, a new solution for venues that use theatrical and dynamic lighting but require emergency lights to illuminate to levels necessary for safe ...

Ayrton Fixtures Shine in LD Jeff Ravitz's Rig for Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band's 2023 Tour

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band have kicked off their 2023 international tour with a show featuring an array of Ayrton lighting fixtures selected by lighting designer Jeff Ravitz. ACT Entertainment is the ...

Olive Baptist Church Branches Out Into Immersive IEM Mixing With KLANG

Part of the Southern Baptist Convention and at 10,000 members, Olive Baptist Church in Pensacola, Florida is among the largest congregations in the region. Its main campus, one of two in the city, has always fielded a large contingent of ...

Creatiq Gets PAINTE-ing with Robe

Creatiq celebrated 2023 in style as the very first company in France to offer Robe's new compact and powerful PAINTE moving light in a rental fleet based in Noeux-les-Mines in the Hauts de France. ...

Oceanway Audio Launches S15A Powered Subwoofer at NAMM 2023

Oceanway Audio (NAMM Booth 16315) announces the launch of the S15A Subwoofer. The S15A, designed by legendary audio innovator, product designer, and Grammy award-winning producer Allen Sides, is designed for recording and ...

Robert Juliat to Present Award-winning Sully 4C at Prolight+Sound 2023

Robert Juliat will exhibit at Prolight+Sound, Frankfurt (April 25 - 28, 2023) on the stand of its exclusive distributor for Germany, Lightpower, in Hall 12.0, Stand C60, where it will be presenting a selection of its LED lighting ...

The Stadium Theatre Merges History and Modernity Onstage with Help from Harman Professional Solutions

To update the historic Stadium Theatre for modern live shows while still paying respect to its Vaudeville-era design, All Tech Sound designed and installed a versatile range of Harman Professional audio solutions. ...

Lawo Welcomes DirectOut as Native Member of the HOME Ecosystem

DirectOut and Lawo announce that the modular Prodigy.MP and Prodigy.MC audio converters, which were only recently on tour with Coldplay, are now fully integrated with Lawo's HOME platform. First-class citizenship in the HOME ...

Qatar Vision Marks Qatar Airways' and Formula 1's New Partnership with Festival Lit By Claypaky

Qatar Vision, the most prestigious event management company in the State of Qatar, utilized an extensive array of Claypaky lighting fixtures for a unique outdoor event announcing the multi-year partnership between Qatar Airways and ...

Theatre in Review: Eleanor and Alice (Urban Stages)

There very well may be an engaging drama in the decades-long relationship of Eleanor Roosevelt and Alice Roosevelt Longworth. Indeed, they made for perfect frenemies: saintly, self-doubting Eleanor, dedicated to uplifting the downtrodden ...

Theatre in Review: Regretfully, So the Birds Are (Playwrights Horizons/WP Theater)

A gaggle of contemporary tropes -- identity politics, white-savior syndrome, and the ever-popular dysfunctional family -- gets taken for a ride in this wild tour of life in the jittery, mixed-up twenty-first century. Playwright Julia ...

In Memoriam: David F. Segal

Lighting&Sound America has learned of the death of lighting designer David F. Segal died on March 31, following a short illness. He was 70.
A native of New York, Segal attended University of Pennsylvania and New York ...

Animal Farm Wins Big at Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards

The winners have been announced of this year's Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards, which honor achievement in LA's professional theatre scene. In the design categories, the big winner was an adaptation of George Orwell's ...

Eventide Expands Presence at NAMM 2023

At NAMM booth #5434, Eventide Audio will debut the H90 Effects Pedal (its next-generation Harmonizer) and its innovative instrument/sequencer, Misha. At Software.NAMM booth #15700, the brand will be demonstrating its plug-ins ...

Celestion to Display PowerProX18 Subwoofer at NAMM 2023

Celestion announces the debut of the 18" PowerProX18 subwoofer, well suited to applications including cinema sound, fixed install, and touring sound reinforcement. The new PowerProX18 will be on display, alongside a range of ...

Blaze Audio Adds Jill Levine and Richard Wallace to Company Sales Team

Blaze Audio, a subsidiary of Pascal A/S of Copenhagen, Denmark, announces the addition of two new regional sales managers. Jill Levine will serve as the regional sales manager, west while Richard Wallace assumes the ...

Neumann Releases the KH 120 II

Neumann announced the release of the KH 120 II studio monitor. Building upon the success of its predecessor, the KH 120 II offers improvements in all acoustic parameters for deeper bass, higher SPL capability, and increased ...

Luke Stratton Creates Mood for The Smashing Pumpkins' "The World is a Vampire" with Chauvet Professional

Luke Stratton didn't have to read between the lines when he saw the creative brief for The Smashing Pumpkins' "The World Is A Vampire" festival, which took place in early March. He knew that the stage was going to be massive. ...

Theatre in Review: Smart (Ensemble Studio Theatre)

Smart was commissioned by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation as part of its program to encourage plays with scientific subjects. In this case, the investment yields a dubious plot device designed to link a pair of wandering plot ...

Publisher Jackie Tien Announces Management Buyout of Lighting&Sound America

Jackie Tien, publisher of Lighting&Sound America since its launch in May 2004, is pleased to announce a management buyout of the magazine from the Professional Lighting and Sound Association (PLASA), based in the UK. Jackie ...

Yamaha Announces New DM3 Series- 22 Channel Ultra-Compact Digital Mixing Consoles

Yamaha introduces the DM3 Series, a professional audio lineup that makes it easy for users to build a mix in any situation, empowering musical expression. The new, compact digital mixing consoles are versatile for various ...

American Music and Sound Poised for Extensive NAMM 2023 Showing

American Music and Sound, an Exertis | JAM Business, is getting ready for NAMM 2023 with booths in both the Main and Pro Audio halls, a dedicated loudspeaker demo room, a live sound console training space, and multiple special ...

Oceanway Audio to Demonstrate its AeroWave Large-Venue Sound System Technology at NAMM 2023

Burbank-based Oceanway Audio (booth 16315), led by legendary audio innovator and multiple GRAMMY award-winner Allen Sides, will be hosting live demonstrations of its new AeroWave AW-9045 large-venue sound system technology ...

Jo Martin Reflects Power Of Seasons at Z Event with ChamSys

Seasons set the cadence that the beautiful flow of nature moves through as it sustains life and nourishes our planet. It is only fitting then that Z Event, chose a seasonal theme for its most recent Twitch TV streamed event, which raised ...

ADJ's New "Mini" Ellipsoidals Pack a Mighty Punch

ADJ has expanded its portfolio of theatrical lighting fixtures with the introduction of two new compact and versatile LED-powered ellipsoidal luminaires: the Encore Profile Mini Color and Encore Profile Mini WW. Both fixtures are ...

Puccini's Turandot Reimagined at the Tokyo Nikikai Opera Theatre with Support from Claypaky

Lighting designer Simon Trottet selected 25 Claypaky HY B-EYE K25 LED moving head washlights and 54 Claypaky Tambora fixtures for the stunning new production of Puccini's Turandot at the Tokyo Nikikai Opera Theatre. ...

Publisher Jackie Tien Announces Management Buyout of Lighting&Sound America

Jackie Tien, publisher of Lighting&Sound America since its launch in May 2004, is pleased to announce a management buyout of the magazine from the Professional Lighting and Sound Association (PLASA), based in the UK. Jackie ...

IEG: The 6th Edition of MIR in Rimini, Italy

From April 2 to April 4, Rimini once again was the epicenter of the Light, Sound, Visual, Integrated System and Broadcast industry. The Expo Centre opened its doors for the 6th edition of MIR, the event organized by Italian Exhibition ...

My Neighbour Totoro Sweeps Olivier Design Awards

The Royal Shakespeare Company production of My Neighbour Totoro, based on the classic film from Studio Ghibli, swept all four design categories at the Olivier Awards, which honors achievement in London's West End Theatre. The ...

Lucille Lortel Nominations Announced

The nominations were announced yesterday for the Lucille Lortel Awards, which honor achievement in New York's Off Broadway and Off Off Broadway scenes. The design nominees include:
Outstanding Scenic Design
John Lee ...

LEA Professional Names Onkyo Tokki as New Distribution Partner in Japan

LEA Professional announces a distribution partnership with Onkyo Tokki of Tokyo, Japan to support LEA's rapidly growing business in the APAC Region. This partnership allows LEA Professional to increase support for its existing ...

SGM Light Announces the New Touring VPL

Founded in 1975 and reinvented in 2009, SGM Light has pushed the limits of the professional LED industry towards a more powerful, flexible, and efficient approach. Through research, dedication, and out-of-the-box thinking, SGM says ...

April Fools Comedy Show Gets Serious Side Lighting From Marc Wasserman and Chauvet Professional

At its best, comedy is most effective when it approaches the familiar from unique and interesting angles. Marc Wasserman believes that, in many instances, the same can also be said of live entertainment lighting. ...

Bandit Lites Supports CMT Music Award Winning Megan Moroney

Bandit Lites announces it is providing the lighting for country sensation Megan Moroney's upcoming performances. The singer-songwriter went viral for "Tennessee Orange," her ode to a beau that has her questioning her loyalty ...

The Darkness and Black Stone Cherry Co-headliner Blasts Around the UK with Robe

A rock-tastic double bill of art house chaos from The Darkness and big-rock-show mayhem from Black Stone Cherry tore through the UK arenas like a whirlwind, delighting fans on a short but highly memorable co-headliner! This also united ...

Publisher Jackie Tien Announces Management Buyout of Lighting&Sound America

Jackie Tien, publisher of Lighting&Sound America since its launch in May 2004, is pleased to announce a management buyout of the magazine from the Professional Lighting and Sound Association (PLASA), based in the UK. Jackie ...

Make Music Day Returns June 21 in Worldwide Celebration of Music

Make Music Day, the worldwide festival of making music held annually on the summer solstice, today announced the return of its vast program with over 4,000 live, free music-making events across the US on Wednesday, June 21. ...

Upcoming NAMM Show to Feature Innovation Lounge Powered by Genelec

At the upcoming NAMM Show in Anaheim, CA, taking place Thursday, April 13, through Saturday, April 15, 2023, visitors will have the chance to discover and explore the future of audio technology at the "Innovation Lounge" hosted by GPU ...

GLP to Show Extended X5 Series at Prolight+Sound 2023

With the release of the impression X5 wash light, GLP provided one of the most high-profile product launches of the past year. Since then, designers around the world have praised the outstanding color quality and color mixing with ...

2023 Vectorworks Design Scholarship Now Accepting Submissions

Vectorworks, Inc. invites students to see where their designs can take them by entering the seventh Vectorworks Design Scholarship. The global competition is open to undergraduate and graduate students in major disciplines related ...

A.C. Lighting Inc. Appoints Manali Dhaduk as Inside Sales Representative for Canada

A.C. Lighting Inc. announces the appointment of Manali Dhaduk as inside sales representative for Canada.
In this newly created role, Dhaduk will report to Fred Mikeska, executive VP of sales, and works closely with ...

Theatre in Review: Life of Pi (Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre)

Whatever you may think of Life of Pi, you cannot deny that Max Webster's production is wildly eventful, thanks to a battery of transporting visual and audio effects. The narrative unfolds with cinematic fluidity, ...

Publisher Jackie Tien Announces Management Buyout of Lighting&Sound America

Jackie Tien, publisher of Lighting&Sound America since its launch in May 2004, is pleased to announce a management buyout of the magazine from the Professional Lighting and Sound Association (PLASA), based in the UK. Jackie ...

Fulcrum Acoustic to Feature Passive Cardioid Technology at NAMM 2023

Fulcrum Acoustic announces that it will highlight its proprietary Passive Cardioid Technology at the 2023 NAMM show. Unlike active cardioid loudspeakers, Passive Cardioid Technology reduces loudspeakers' rear LF radiation without ...

AV Stumpfl Presents the Monolyte Unibody Screen System and a First Look at PIXERA 2.0 at Prolight+Sound 2023

The Austrian AV technology manufacturer AV Stumpfl will present its mobile unibody screen system Monolyte, the new Flex Black PRO projection screen surface and new features of the upcoming PIXERA version 2.0 from 25th to 28th April ...

Adam Hall's Cameo at Prolight+Sound 2023

Adam Hall's Cameo will be coming to this year's Prolight+Sound in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, with a packed product offering. From April 25 - 28, the lighting technology brand of the Adam Hall Group will not only present numerous ...

August Burns Red Tour with Vibrant and Versatile Backdrop Created from 32 ADJ Jolt Bar FX Fixtures

American heavy metal band August Burns Red is currently touring the US and Canada in celebration of its 20th anniversary. At the heart of lighting designer Carlos Katsurayama's rig for the shows is a wall of 32 ADJ Jolt Bar ...

The Venue at Thunder Valley Wows Opening Weekend Audiences with Elation Rig

For its opening weekend in mid-February, The Venue at Thunder Valley Resort Casino debuted in a big way with sold-out shows by big-name acts the Eagles, Bruno Mars, and Santana. Located in Lincoln, California, just northeast of ...

Bjork's Cornucopia Plays Perth Festival with Robe

Iconic Icelandic singer / songwriter Bjork's acclaimed visually and sonically immersive Cornucopia theatre masterwork played a four-night residency at the recent Perth Festival in Western Australia. It delighted fans and was ...

Publisher Jackie Tien Announces Management Buyout of Lighting&Sound America

Jackie Tien, publisher of Lighting&Sound America since its launch in May 2004, is pleased to announce a management buyout of the magazine from the Professional Lighting and Sound Association (PLASA), based in the UK. Jackie ...

Visit RCF at NAMM

This year at NAMM 2023, RCF showcases its heritage, industry vision, and new technology that serve as the foundation for new products in sound reinforcement. Throughout Booth 14107, RCF highlights the features and benefits of its ...

PAMA and Shure Incorporated Offer 3rd Annual Mark Brunner Professional Audio Scholarship

The Professional Audio Manufacturers Alliance (PAMA), in partnership with Shure Incorporated, is accepting applications for the 3rd annual Mark Brunner Professional Audio Scholarship, offered to students worldwide who are ...

DiGiCo On the Rider for Caroline Polachek's Spiraling Tour

With this year's appropriately-timed Valentine's Day release of Desire, I Want to Turn Into You, Caroline Polachek's fourth solo studio album, the former Chairlift singer-songwriter is in the midst of her Spiraling Tour ...

Jesse Lee Stout and Sooner Routhier Reflect Mood of Muse Tour with Chauvet Professional

At its best, art holds a mirror up to its times. Not one of the fun-house variety that distorts to flatter myths or scare up false demons, but a relentlessly realistic one that reflects things as they are, and through the artist's ...

Theatre in Review: Bob Fosse's Dancin' (Music Box Theatre)

Dancin', a blockbuster hit in 1978, was the chef d'oeuvre of Bob Fosse, choreographer, director, and control freak extraordinaire; one wonders what he might make of the current revival, which adds his name to the title ...