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  Read Lighting&Sound America's April 2025 Issue
Check out LSA's April 2025 issue!
link.lsamedia.com/apr2025
Special LSA Features this month include:
LSA Cover Feature: Kelsea Ballerini conquers ...
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New 64 Audio Aspire Universal IEM Series Models Now Shipping
64 Audio announces new additions to its recently launched Aspire Series of universal in-ear monitors (UIEM) are available at 64audio.com. Aspire 1 is 64 Audio's first pro single-driver IEM, whereas ...
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AVIXA's Brad Sousa Impact Fund Now Accepting Grant Applications
The Brad Sousa Impact Fund, organized by the AVIXA Foundation, is accepting applications for grants through May 5. Recipients will be honored at InfoComm 2025 in Orlando, Florida.
The fund was created to honor the ...
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Brompton Tessera LED Processors at Expo 2025 Osaka
Brompton Technology has a pivotal role in powering the LED displays at Expo 2025 Osaka, which officially opened on April 13. The company's advanced Tessera LED processors are being used to power AOTO and INFiLED LED screens across ...
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Elation Lighting Helps Shape Sci-Fi Vision of The Electric State
The sci-fi adventure The Electric State, directed by Anthony and Joe Russo, premiered on Netflix in March, with lighting technology from Elation playing a key behind-the-scenes role. Lighting console programmer Eric "TK" ...
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ADJ Jolt Bars Create Electric Atmosphere for What So Not Show in Brooklyn
ADJ's Jolt Bar FX linear LED lighting fixtures featured heavily in the production design for What So Not's recent concert at the Elsewhere venue in Brooklyn. Spread throughout the performance space, the fixtures were utilized to ...
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Caramella Las Vegas Features 1 Sound Gear
Caramella, the newest Italian dining destination in Planet Hollywood Las Vegas, pairs its sophisticated ambiance with an audio system designed to enhance every guest's experience. To achieve this seamless integration, National Technology ...
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SpotTrack: Helping Out On Shows Big And Small
SpotTrack, the specialist software tool for making, modifying, and maintaining followspot cue sheets, continues to support shows of all scales around the world -- including a number of award-nominated and award-winning designs. ...
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Theatre in Review: Smash (Imperial Theatre)
In one of the many arguments that make up the book of Smash, someone defines a musical as "wherein a character sings when speaking can't possibly express the emotion they are experiencing, and people in the audience cheer." ...
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Shure to Serve as InfoComm 2025 Headline Partner
Shure is set to mark a significant milestone as the headline partner at InfoComm 2025 in Orlando, Florida. This exclusive sponsorship not only underscores Shure's longstanding relationship with AVIXA but also demonstrates its ...
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Robe Brings Fifth Dimension to Prolight+Sound 2025
Robe enjoyed an active Prolight+Sound in Frankfurt, Germany, exhibiting its five core businesses -- Robe, Avolites, Anolis, LSC Systems, and Artistic Licence -- in a "Robe Village" area that was constantly busy throughout the four ...
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zactrack Exhibits at Prolight+Sound
zactrack, the Vienna, Austria-headquartered wireless radio "follow system" manufacturer, highlighted two new features for its tracking solution products -- SMART, PRO, and MINI at the 2025 Prolight+Sound trade show in Frankfurt ...
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MA Lighting's grandMA3 Nodes Portfolio Take New Shape
MA Lighting announces that beginning immediately, the grandMA3 Nodes portfolio will be presented in a new shape. The former portfolio, which featured plenty of different product options, is now reduced to five remaining models ...
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WORK PRO's New PulseDrive Series Combines Compact Power with Precision Sound
WORK PRO Audio, the installation and pro audio division of Equipson, has launched the PulseDrive Series, a new range of DSP (digital signal processing) amplifiers consisting of four high-performance models in a compact, ...
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Historic Lorain, Ohio Lighthouse Illuminated with TMB's Solaris Urban Lux
The beloved Lorain Lighthouse, a 108-year-old beacon perched on a manmade island in Lake Erie, has been reborn with a lighting upgrade that merges preservation with innovation. Through the combined efforts of the Lorain Lighthouse ...
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Winter Jam 2025 Closes on a High Note in Nashville with Bandit Lites
Winter Jam recently wrapped its 2025 tour with a lighting system provided by Bandit Lites. Hailed as Christian music's largest annual tour, the event, founded by Newsong and produced by TPR, featured performances by top artists ...
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Matt Manix Deploys DirectOut's PRODIGY Series for Live and Broadcast Performances
DirectOut's PRODIGY Series provides solutions for a variety of audio applications. The PRODIGY.MC modular audio converter is the device of choice for Matt Manix, owner of Method Audio, a Tennessee-based audio company ...
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Theatre in Review: Glass. Kill. What If If Only. Imp. (Public Theater)
Caryl Churchill is showing a certain shrinkage these days, yet she remains as eerily buoyant as ever. The first quality can be found in this quartet of one-acts now at the Public; the first three are like tiny, spiked blunt ...
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RCF Audio Launches COMPACT C Loudspeakers
New from RCF Audio are COMPACT C loudspeakers, featuring, the company says, an advanced passive design that provides impressive sound pressure levels and remarkable sound quality. The company adds that the combination of purpose ...
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Show Sage Appointed as LightAct Distributor in North America
LightAct appoints Show Sage as its authorized distributor for North America. It's a partnership that improves accessibility to LightAct's technology and provides faster, more localized technical support for its customers in the ...
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Pro AV Visionaries Will Take the Stage at InfoComm 2025 to Discuss the Future of AV
InfoComm 2025 will present 2030 Vision: The Future of AV, a discussion featuring industry leaders who are setting the pace for what's next in AV. On Thursday, June 12 at 11am, Brad Hintze, executive vice president of global ...
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BASSBOSS Returns Home to Austin for SXSW
BASSBOSS is now once again headquartered in its home town, Austin, Texas. The company made its return known in a big way during SXSW 2025 -- powering venues, lounges, and the city's own airport.
During SXSW, Empire Control Room & ...
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Sound Devices A20-HH Handheld Microphone Wins Future's Best of Show Award
Sound Devices A20-HH wireless handheld microphone is recipient of Future's Best of Show Award, presented at the 2025 NAB Show by Sound and Video Contractor. The awards recognize innovative product designs within the pro ...
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Highlite International Showcases Products at Prolight+Sound 2025
During the 30th edition of Prolight+Sound at Messe Frankfurt, Highlite International presented a wide range of new and updated products across its brands: Showtec, Infinity, DAP, DMT, Showgear, and Wentex. ...
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Armando Gallego's MEGA Experience
Armando Gallardo has been part of the lighting service industry since the early 2000s and is the owner of LDGS Lighting, a company based in Chula Vista, California. With over 16 years of experience, LDGS Lighting specializes in ...
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Queensryche 2025 Tour Chooses Waves eMotion LV1 Classic Console
Front-of-house engineer Andrew Peters (Dragonforce, Iced Earth) has chosen the Waves eMotion LV1 Classic for Queensryche's 2025 The Origins Tour.
The American progressive metal band Queensryche, formed in 1982 in ...
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Listen Technologies Hires Stephen Robinson as Regional Sales Manager for the Eastern US
Listen Technologies Corporation has a new Eastern regional sales manager. Stephen Robinson has joined Listen Technologies in this role. He will work with Listen Technologies channel partners, consultants, and end-users ...
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Adam Hall's Cameo Presents the P6 LED Profile Spot
Cameo presents the P6 LED profile spot. The latest model in the P series is billed as a pioneering LED profiler that, with its 600W RGBACL engine and 16,000lm luminous flux, serves as a fully fledged energy-saving replacement for ...
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SFM Appointed as Exclusive Canadian Distributor for Electro-Voice, Dynacord, Bosch, RTS
SFM, the specialist in customized go-to-market solutions for global brands in the AV, pro retail, live entertainment, and media production industries, has been appointed the exclusive Canadian distributor for Bosch Communications ...
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Dakota Theater and Film House in the Netherlands Upgrades to Elation LED Lighting
Dakota Theater, one of The Hague's eight cultural anchors and a vibrant artistic hub of the Dutch city, has installed an LED lighting system by Elation. As one of the key cultural venues in The Hague, Dakota Theater hosts an ...
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Robert Juliat Arthur Followspots Make South American Debut at Beto Carrero World
Located in Penha, Santa Caterina, Brazil, Beto Carrero World is the largest theme park in South America. Among its many attractions is the Madagascar Circus Show, a musical extravaganza themed after the third film in the Madagascar
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RF Venue's New CP Stage Antennas Bring Clear Sound to The Villages' Outdoor Venues in Florida
At The Villages, one of the nation's largest active retirement communities, located in Central Florida, amenities like recreation centers and shopping districts, daily live entertainment, live music, and outdoor performances are staples ...
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Theatre in Review: minor*ity (Colt Coeur/WP Theater)
In minor*ity, playwright Francisca da silveira throws together a trio of Black artists at an international symposium, catching them in all sorts of personal and ethical entanglements. Key virtues of the debut work are ...
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Juilliard Crew Workers Vote to Unionize with IATSE
One hundred twenty-five production crew members at The Juilliard School have achieved union representation from the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) in a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) election ...
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R90 Lighting Chooses Elation PARAGON
R90 Lighting, one of the Pacific Northwest's largest lighting rental houses, recently received a delivery of PARAGON LED profile fixtures just in time to deploy them on a private event ...
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Electrotec Audio STAGE ONE Mobile Wireless Speaker Now Shipping
Electrotec Audio announces that its STAGE ONE wireless portable speaker is now shipping. For a video detailing STAGE ONE, please visit here. < ...
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Alexandra Kay on Tour with Bandit Lites and Lighting Designer Corbin Alvae
Country music'sAlexandra Kay is out on the road on her headline tour, Cupid's a Cowgirl, spanning 31 cities across the US and Canada. The headline tour, with a lighting system from Bandit Lites, launched at the end ...
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Lighting Design for The Rogues' Trial with Chroma-Q
For Vida Huang, a third-year MFA lighting designer at the University of California San Diego (UCSD), the presentation of her final show, The Rogues' Trial, required representing the passage of time and travel to and through ...
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Slipknot Brought a Cohesion PA for 25th Anniversary Tour of Debut Album
Slipknot returned to the stage in 2024-5 on Here Comes the Pain. Produced by Live Nation, and supported by a Cohesion PA, the tour paid homage to Slipknot's certified double-platinum self-titled album, celebrating 25 years ...
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PRG on Cyndi Lauper's Final UK and European Tour
Cyndi Lauper took a final lap of the UK and Europe with her Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour with PRG entrusted to supply a full 360 package, including lighting, video, rigging, and audio, for the arena run. ...
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Unusual Rigging at Olivier Awards
Unusual Rigging returned to the Royal Albert Hall for the 2025 Olivier Awards on April 6. No stranger to either the venue or the event, Unusual was tasked with delivering the full scope of rigging and draughting requirements for ...
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Theatre in Review: Boop! (Broadhurst Theatre)
Boop! has nothing to offer an audience but a bunch of sly laughs, kicky tunes, dazzling staging, inventive design, a company of pros, and a star being born eight times a week. I'm afraid theatergoers will simply have to make ...
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Introducing the ADJ Data Distro 6: Precision Meets Practicality
ADJ announces the launch of the Data Distro 6, a professional-grade DMX and RDM splitter designed to optimize lighting control systems with reliability and efficiency. Built for touring productions, permanent installations, ...
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City Theatrical's Award-Winning Wing Nut Socket Now Shipping
City Theatrical's award-winning Wing Nut Socket is now shipping and available through City Theatrical Dealers worldwide. City Theatrical's Wing Nut Socket (Part Number 1350) can be used to secure any theatrical clamp wing ...
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NAMM Announces Newly Elected Executive Committee Officers
The NAMM board of directors has elected the 2025 officers to represent the executive committee, effective immediately. The ExCom will serve through April 2026, representing NAMM's global membership and the music industry at large ...
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Winners Announced of Los Angeles Drama Critics Awards
The winners of the Los Angeles Drama Critics Awards have been announced. Those cited in the design categories include:
Lighting Design: Azra King-Abadi; Crevasse; Son of Semele and Victory Theatre Center ...
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PK Sound Welcomes publitec as Certified Sales Partner for DACH
PK Sound, the robotic line array company, has activated German event technology specialist publitec as its newest certified sales partner. Under the agreement, the Dortmund-based firm will exclusively represent the entire ...
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BASSBOSS Exhibits at Soundcheck, Mexico City
In collaboration with Hi Tech Audio, BASSBOSS exhibited at Soundcheck Expo 2025 in Mexico City, drawing crowds of audio professionals to experience the Stackatoa System -- a combination of the Krakatoa quintuple ...
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Dynamic Vision Makes HASC Music Celebration Glitter with CHAUVET Professional
Working for his client, the Pivot Group, Jimmy Yeret, of Dynamic Vision, tapped into a massive rig at New Jersey Performing Arts Center to create a transformative stage that morphed into an array of different looks ...
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Theatre in Review: The Swamp Dwellers (Theatre for a New Audience)
If nothing else, The Swamp Dwellers is one of the best-designed productions in town just now. Everyone talks about "immersive" theatre, which usually involves tearing up seats and installing multiple video screens, but the ...
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Theatre in Review: The Last Five Years (Hudson Theatre)
Rising novelist Jamie Wallerstein and aspiring musical theatre star Cathy Hiatt -- can their marriage be saved? Clearly, no. The Last Five Years begins with their breakup; it ends that way, too. In the time-bending ...
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New Claypaky Lighting Fixtures Unveiled at Prolight+Sound 2025
Claypaky is exhibiting at Prolight+Sound in Frankfurt, Germany, this week. The products on show include:
Tambora Stormy Linear is a hybrid bar that, the company says, delivers bursts of stunning graphical strobes. It adds, "Wit ...
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Defender Launches the SLIM 5 Cable Protector
Defender, a brand of the Adam Hall Group, is launching the SLIM 5 -- a new cable protector with an ultra-flat design of just 3.5cm. Designed for event locations, industrial settings, and public areas, the SLIM 5 ensures ...
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Waves Audio Now Shipping Curves AQ
Following Curves Equator, the resonance suppression plug-in, and the first in the Curves Series, Waves Audio is now shipping Curves AQ, the world's first autonomous EQ plug-in.
Unlike other "smart EQ" offerings, which rely on a rigid, ...
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Plus Four Marketing Joins Group One Limited Rep Network
Farmingdale, New York-based Group One Limited reports that it has added Plus Four Marketing to its independent manufacturer's representative network. Matt Larson, Group One vice president, professional audio products, made ...
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Ambersphere Solutions Announced as Exclusive UK Distributor for ROXX
Ambersphere Solutions, a UK supplier of premium lighting solutions for the entertainment industry, announces an exclusive distribution partnership with German lighting technology manufacturer ROXX GmbH. ...
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MEGA-LITE Partners with BT.innotec to Strengthen European Distribution
MEGA-LITE has appointed BT.innotec as its first official distributor in Germany, expanding its presence in the European market. BT.innotec specializes in providing professional lighting solutions for the technology and event ...
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AOTO Joins Brompton Technology's Panel Manufacturer Partner Program as Gold Partner
Brompton Technology announces that AOTO, an LED display manufacturer, has joined its Panel Manufacturer Partner Program as a gold partner.
Established in 1993, AOTO has a long history of developing LED solutions across a range of ...
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TMP-Pro Now Supplies Commercial AV Solutions from PureLink
TMP-Pro announces it now offers PureLink products, including matrix switchers, video-over-IP solutions and UHD/4K scalers.
"PureLink takes great pleasure in announcing our US-distribution partnership with TMP-Pro," says Howard ...
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Over 320 CHAUVET Professional Fixtures From 4Wall Light Two Fire Aid Benefit Venues
Jelly Roll, Katy Perry, Billie Eilish, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, John Mayer, Gracie Abrams, Pink and more...the stars came out in force for Live Nation's Fire Aid benefit concert. But behind the scenes there was also an array of talent ...
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FBT Audio Gear at Buckeye, Arizona Founder's Day Block Party
The rock band Collective Soul at the 2025 Founder's Day Block Party in Buckeye, Arizona, with a fully Infinito-networked FBT sound system. Opening the event was Patrick & The LVB, a modern eclectic band led by award-winning frontman ...
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MEGA-LITE Introduces the Viceroy
MEGA-LITE's Viceroy is a multi-functional lighting fixture designed to integrate three lighting principles into a single unit. It features a large reflector that produces a scoop effect, powered by a 400W RGBAL LED engine. This ...
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Constell8 - KLSTR and Ayrton Announce Strategic Partnership
Constell8 - KLSTR, a developer of advanced technology for the entertainment and live events sector, announces a strategic partnership with Ayrton.
Through this partnership, selected new and upcoming Ayrton lighting fixtures will ...
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Rhino Staging Appoints New National Director of Safety
Rhino Staging (Rhino) announces the hiring of longtime live event safety professional Jacob Worek as their new national director of safety. Worek officially assumed his duties on April 1.
In a statement about the hiring, ...
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Livewire Expands Their Line Array Inventory with dBTechnologies' VIO Systems
Fargo, North Dakota-based Livewire Entertainment Media Services, LLC has invested in dBTechnologies VIO systems, becoming one of the latest VIO network partners and serving as a dBTechnologies ambassador to the US market. ...
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Anolis Chosen for City of Dijon Lighting Installation
Over 200 Anolis Calumma S and XS, as well as Eminere Remote 1, 2, 3, and 4 LED lighting fixtures, were specified for an eye-catching new architectural lighting installation at the Palais des Ducs et des Etats de Bourgogne (town hall) ...
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Engineers Choose DiGiCo Quantum338 and SD12-96 for Charli XCX's Worldwide Tour
Charli XCX's Brat album dominated the charts in 2024. The Brat Tour started in July 2024 and continues throughout 2025 with dates all over the world. To ensure complete reliability and crystal-clear sound throughout the tour, ...
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Spectera on the Dance Floor at Infernal's Copenhagen Holiday Show
Ever since Infernal's foundation in 1997, the EDM duo (Lina Rafn and Paw Lagermann) has been known for energetic live performances, strong stage presence, and unique visual expression. As part of a long-standing tradition, ...
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Outline Sets the Stage at Lollapalooza Brasil 2025
Few festivals command global recognition like Lollapalooza. Anchored in Chicago, where it remains a defining summer event, Lollapalooza has expanded across four continents, with events in Argentina, Brazil, Germany, France, Sweden, Israel, ...
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Theatre in Review: A Mother (Baryshnikov Arts Center)
While I can't swear this is the first production to merge Bertolt Brecht with the disco anthem "Funkytown," I'd put good money on it. With A Mother, this is only the beginning. Think of it as a cooking show ...
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Theatre in Review: All the Beauty in the World (DR2 Theatre)
It's interesting (to me, anyway) how many notes I take at any given production. Some earn a few scribbles; others produce reams. This has nothing to do with quality, I think, but sometimes it can be revealing. For example, the 75-minute ...
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Next Wave of Showlight Speakers Announced; Simultaneous Translation Made Available
The latest wave of speakers has been announced for Showlight 2025, taking place May 19-22 at Le Parc des Exposition et Congres de Dijon, Dijon, France.
The speakers include:
Roger Simonsz: Schrodinger's Dimmer: ...
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Ayrton Launches Stradale Profile
Ayrton has launched Stradale Profile, billed as the first ultra-compact luminaire in Ayrton's brand-new 1 Series.
Following in the Rivale's footsteps with a 15% reduction in visual footprint, the company says, "Stradale Profile's ...
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Obsidian Unveils NXW PC Control Wing
At Prolight+Sound this week, Obsidian Control Systems previews the NXW, a PC control wing designed to bring professional-grade power to any ONYX lighting control platform setup. The company is exhibiting at Stand B49/C49 in Hall ...
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Olivier Award Winners Announced
The winners of the Olivier Awards, which honor achievement in London's West End theatre scene, were announced on April 6.
In the Set Design category, Tom Scutt won for a revival of Fiddler on the Roof. First seen ...
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GLP Showcases Product Range at Prolight+Sound
GLP is showcasing a wide range of new products and selected prototypes at this year's Prolight + Sound in Frankfurt, running today through April 11.
The highlights include:
With the JDC Burst 1, GLP presents the next stage of ...
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TMB Expands EMEA Team with Industry Veteran Nick Berenok
TMB announces the addition of Nick Berenok to the TMB customer development team for the European, Middle Eastern, and African (EMEA) region.
Based in Nice, France, Berenok brings over 20 years of experience in ...
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LD Systems Presents the ICOA PRO Series
LD Systems presents the ICOA PRO series. The ICOA PA systems have been further developed to include two active full-range coaxial speakers -- ICOA PRO 12 A and ICOA PRO 15 A -- as well as the active 21" bass-reflex PA subwoofer ...
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DPA Mics Deliver Sound for Orchestral Components of Bad Bunny Album and Tour
Carlitos Lopez (Carlos Fernando Lopez) is a GRAMMY and Latin GRAMMY-winning producer, composer, and conductor who bridges the worlds of classical and popular music. Among Lopez's notable works is co-producing Bad Bunny's 2023 hit ...
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Theatre in Review: Two Sisters Find a Box of Lesbian Erotica in the Woods (HERE)
The title tells almost all about Emma Horwitz and Bailey Williams' mad romp, which indeed frequently focuses on two sisters and is loaded with lesbian erotica -- not the steamy, noir-lit kind pioneered by Ann Bannon in the ...
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Designer Bob Bonniol Joins ACT Entertainment as Director of Innovation for Video
ACT Entertainment announces the appointment of Bob Bonniol as director of innovation for video. A production designer and creative whose experience includes Broadway, concert tours, theme parks, and augmented worlds, Bonniol ...
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Martin Professional Celebrates 10,000th MAC Viper XIP Milestone
HARMAN Professional Solutions announces a major milestone in the success of the Martin MAC Viper XIP, celebrating the 10,000th fixture manufactured in its first ten months. To mark the achievement, Martin has produced a one ...
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Brompton Technology "Redefines LED Processing" at NAB Show 2025
Brompton Technology returns to NAB Show 2025 in Las Vegas. "From virtual production to high-end broadcast stages, Brompton's award-winning Tessera platform has set the standard for image fidelity and real-time control," says Ces ...
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Green Hippo Ships KASAI MX and TAGUS MX Hippotizer Media Servers
Green Hippo announces the shipment of its new, award-winning 2U Hippotizer MX Series media servers, KASAI MX and TAGUS MX.
In a statement the company says, "Designed for smaller environments and tours, KASAI and TAGUS combine ...
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PSNI Global Alliance Introduces Exclusive Quality Assurance Certification to Elevate Industry Standards
PSNI Global Alliance is launching a new Quality Assurance Certification (QAC). This exclusive program is designed to empower its network of Certified Solution Providers (CSPs) with advanced quality assurance knowledge, ensuring ...
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Alex Mungal Ignites Falling In Reverse 2025 Touring Schedule With CHAUVET Professional
Las Vegas metalcore band Falling In Reverse recently completed its five-city Australian arena tour, their first of 2025. Immersing fans right along with the music was a lighting and production design by Alex Mungal that matched the ...
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4Wall and LD Mike Wood Power The Twenty-Sided Tavern
4Wall Entertainment has teamed up with the lighting team behind The Twenty-Sided Tavern, an interactive theatrical production inspired by Dungeons & Dragons, to deliver a lighting rental package that brings audience ...
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ADJ Fixtures Create the Atmosphere For Nashville's Kinda Party At Jason Aldean's New Las Vegas Bar
Country music star Jason Aldean is bringing his signature Nashville-style hospitality to the Las Vegas Strip with the grand opening of his newest and largest Kitchen + Rooftop Bar. The two-story venue features a lighting system which ...
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Show Devant Enhances Granby Zoo Visitor Experience with RF Venue CP Stage Antennas
Show Devant, a Granby, Quebec, Canada-based corporate AV solutions provider since 2000, has completed a pilot antenna upgrade at the renowned Granby Zoo (aka Zoo de Granby). The installation was undertaken to solve persistent wireless ...
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Theatre in Review: Glengarry Glen Ross (Palace Theatre)
On the day the stock market dove headfirst into a sea of red ink, there I was, at the Palace, surrounded by theatregoers who had spent upwards of several hundred dollars to see a savage critique of capitalism by a playwright who espouses ...
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NAMM President/CEO Responds to Universal Tariffs
John Mlynczak, president and CEO of NAMM, has issued the following statement about the reciprocal tariffs issued yesterday by President Donald J. Trump:
"The reciprocal tariffs announced in President Trump's April 2 ...
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Elation Introduces KL PAR IP COMPACT
Elation introduces the KL PAR IP COMPACT, an LED PAR fixture in the company's KL "Key Light" series, and is designed for indoor and outdoor productions. ...
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L-Acoustics Announces Collaboration with AFMG on EASE 5 Integration, Enhancing Soundvision Workflow
L-Acoustics announces a strategic collaboration with AFMG, developers of EASE 5 (Enhanced Acoustic Simulator for Engineers). The partnership creates a seamless workflow between L-Acoustics Soundvision, a 3D acoustic modeling ...
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DAS Audio and Mizzen Marketing Join Forces in TOLA Region
Mizzen Marketing is the new force behind DAS Audio's expansion in Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Arkansas (TOLA). More than a rep firm, DAS says in a statement, "Mizzen is a trusted industry connector, bridging the gap between ...
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Audio-Technica Announces Key Updates and New Appointments Within its Systems Solutions Group
Audio-Technica announces a series of strategic organizational changes and leadership promotions within its Systems Solutions Group (SSG). The announcement was made by Mark Humrichouser, vice president, systems solutions sales ...
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Fulcrum Acoustic Partners with Universal Procurement Systems to Expand in Key Asia-Pacific Markets
Fulcrum Acoustic announce a new international distribution partnership with Universal Procurement Systems (UPS). With an expanding presence in professional audio, UPS will distribute Fulcrum Acoustic products across Bangladesh, ...
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MA Lighting's grandMA3 Provides Lighting Control for Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show
A complement of MA Lighting grandMA3 consoles were chosen to provide lighting control for the recent Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show produced by Roc Nation, DPS and Jesse Collins Productions. Provided by PRG, three grandMA3 ...
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DJ/Producer KAYTRANADA Tours with 156 GLP impression X5 IP Bars
When lighting designer Jaycob Luque played his first ever date with Canadian DJ/producer KAYTRANADA on Hallowe'en in 2021, he was supported by multiples of GLP's impression X4 Bars.
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Theatre in Review: Danger and Opportunity (East Village Basement)
The characters in Danger and Opportunity have a bad case of throuple trouble. Christian and Edwin are a married pair, hosting Margaret, Christian's girlfriend from his Catholic high school days. It's one of those nights, and ...
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Theatre in Review: Good Night, and Good Luck (Winter Garden Theatre)
Good Night, and Good Luck could hardly have arrived at a more propitious time: What with academic institutions, legal firms, and media outlets all bowing to power in Washington, what better time for the drama of a journalist ...
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ETC Unveils the Next Generation Hog
ETC announces its next-generation Hog lighting control consoles, designed to cater to the diverse needs of lighting professionals across the industry. The latest lineup combines portability, adaptability, and cutting-edge ...
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Lucille Lortel Nominations Announced
The nominations are in for this season's Lucille Lortel Awards. Named after the legendary producer and theatre owner, the awards honor achievement in the Off-Broadway theatre scene. The design nominations include: ...
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RCF USA, Cowser Marketing & Texas Tour Gear Present: GTX Concert System Demo Day
RCF and TT+ Audio, in collaboration with Cowser Marketing and Texas Tour Gear, invite audio professionals, engineers, and production teams to experience the next generation of professional sound at the GTX Concert System ...
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Changes Announced to MA Lighting Technology Management Team
MA Lighting Technology announces key developments in its leadership structure. Effective March 1, Stephanie Waldorf and Rene Berhorst have been appointed as managing directors of MA Lighting Technology. Waldorf has ...
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Joe Bokelman Joins SGM Lighting as Regional Sales Manager
SGM Lighting announces the appointment of Joe Bokelman as regional sales manager. With over 30 years of experience in design, sales, business development, and marketing within the lighting industry, the company says his ...
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Robe Shifts Product Distribution in Australia to LSC Control Systems
Robe lighting s.r.o. and Australian distribution company Jands have reached an amicable agreement: Robe's product distribution in Australia and New Zealand will be managed by LSC Control Systems while Jands continues to handle Robe' ...
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Linkin Park is Back and They're Pairing with DiGiCo for Their From Zero World Tour
After a seven-year hiatus, the two-time Grammy Award-winning band Linkin Park is back on the road. The 50-plus-show From Zero World Tour will take them from Mexico City's Estadio GNP Seguros on January 31 through November 15 in ...
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Eos & Nyx Elevates Dining Experiences with d&b audiotechnik
Eos & Nyx, a premier dining destination in San Jose, California, has installed a d&b audiotechnik xS-Series sound system. This virtually invisible installation, provided by Commercial Audio Video Solutions, ensures consistent audio ...
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Metinteractive Upgrades AV Systems at UCONN's Gampel Pavilion Basketball Facility
Metinteractive, which provides strategic solutions for architecture, communication, and technology, furthered its relationship with the University of Connecticut (UCONN) at Storrs by upgrading AV systems at the Gampel Pavilion ...
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Theatre in Review: The Cherry Orchard (Donmar Warehouse at St. Ann's Warehouse)
For a guy who's been dead for one hundred and twenty-one years, Anton Chekhov has had quite a few co-authors lately. These days, writers, not content with translating the Russian master's plays, are intent on dragging them into the ...
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Heritage Auction to Hold Sale of Tony Walton Designs
On May 16, Heritage Auctions will hold a sale titled "Tony Walton: Designer of Dreams Hollywood/Entertainment." Walton, who died in 2022, designed scenery and costumes for innumerable films and Broadway shows. ...
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ESTA's Technical Standards Program Announces Two New Standards
ESTA's Technical Standards Program announces two new standards -- one from the Event Safety Working Group, and another from the Control Protocols Working Group -- now published and available for download. ...
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LumenRadio Launches MoonLite2, its Next Generation Portable Wireless DMX Transmitter and Receiver
LumenRadio announces MoonLite2, with the same versatility as the original MoonLite, but now comes with a new look and additional features, including a screen, RDM controller, and DMX testing. "MoonLite2 is a must-have tool in any ...
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Robe to Show New Products at Prolight+Sound
Robe promises to have a strong presence at Prolight+Sound 2025, April 8-11, at Frankfurt Messe, Frankfurt, Germany. The company will be located in Hall 12.1, Booth #D10, together with its associated businesses: Avolites, Anolis, ...
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Follow-Me Showcases Performer Tracking at Prolight+Sound 2025
Follow-Me, the specialist in performer tracking technology, will exhibit at Booth #D.50 in Hall 12.1 at Prolight+Sound 2025, April 8-11, at Messe Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany.
At the show, Follow-Me will feature Follow-Me 3D ...
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Cohesion CF Series Receives the Good Design Award
The CF Series, a collection of point source speakers from Cohesion, has received the honor of the Good Design Award, given by The Chicago Athenaeum annually to "the most innovative and cutting-edge industrial, product, and graphic ...
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Second Annual WAVIT Softball Tournament Set for May 17
Women in AV/IT (WAVIT) is stepping up to the plate once again with the second annual Northeast Regional Service Provider Softball Tournament, scheduled for May 17 at Palisades Ball Park in New Jersey. ...
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Luz Studio and Bandit Lites Illuminate Rascal Flatts Sold-Out Life is Highway Tour
In 2020, Rascal Flatts announced a farewell tour to celebrate their 20th anniversary. Due to COVID, that tour was never able to proceed. Now the multiple CMA-award winning band is back to celebrate 25 years with the Life is a ...
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grandMA3 Shines on Canada's Star Academie Reality TV Series
Montreal-based Luz is using the grandMA3 platform to drive lighting and video servers for Star Academie, a reality TV series aimed primarily at Quebec viewers and featuring an array of young women and men under the age of 30 ...
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Plusfortyfive is Launched
Plusfortyfive ApS is a new venture launched by the Generator Group https://generator-group.com/ in Denmark, whose businesses and brands also include event and show technical production ...
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Gary Fails Honored with ESTA Lifetime Achievement Award
Gary Fails, founder of City Theatrical, was recognized as the recipient of ESTA's 2025 Lifetime Technical Achievement Award on March 6. Erin Grabe, ESTA executive director, presented the award during the association's ...
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Mid South Audio Invests in Elation's PARAGON and PULSE PANEL
Mid South Audio, based in Milton, Delaware, is acquiring Elation's new PARAGON LED profile moving head. Mid South has also added Elation's
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3G Productions Acquires Switch Video
West Coast-based 3G Productions LLC, the live event production services and systems integration firm, has purchased the assets of Switch Video, a provider of video rental services for the film/television, corporate/trade show, and ...
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AV Stumpfl to Continue 50th Anniversary Celebrations at 30th Prolight+Sound
AV Stumpfl will showcase PIXERA zero, the smallest member of its award-winning PIXERA ecosystem, at Prolight+Sound 2025 in Frankfurt. The compact media server platform, which launched at ISE in February, will make its trade show ...
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Wisycom to Present New Solutions at NAB
Wisycom will showcase its updated MTP61 miniature body-pack transmitter, now featuring the new DPA MicroLock connector and a customized battery pack, at NAB 2025, April 5-9 in Las Vegas (Booth #N767). The company will also ...
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Florida's King Center Upgrades to JBL VTX Loudspeakers
As Brevard County's premier performing arts venue, the Maxwell C. King Center has served the community for 37 years, hosting everything from Broadway tours to legendary rock icons. Located in Central Florida, the King Center is the only ...
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CHAUVET Professional Helps Luz Studio Create Vibes for Billy Strings
Matthieu Larivee and his team of production and video designers at Luz Studio, along with LD Roger Grant, are supporting Billy Strings night after night on the his current 33-date North American arena and amphitheater tour. ...
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Analog Way's Aquilon Scores High with Fuse Technical Group's Jason Spencer
A 25-year veteran high-resolution engineer/screen switcher, Jason Spencer spent those decades using leading equipment brands to build the looks of shows and manage sources for broadcast, live events and corporate productions. ...
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The Funeral Portrait's 2025 Tour Enjoyed Simplified High-End Sound with Allen & Heath's dLive
The Funeral Portrait, an American rock band hailing from Atlanta, Georgia, hit the road once again for their A Hex On The Nation Tour following the release of their latest album Greetings From Suffocate City. For the tour, ...
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Theatre in Review: Othello (Ethel Barrymore Theatre)
As far as I can tell, this much-anticipated revival's objective is to deliver a fast-paced Othello, cut to a relatively brief two hours and thirty minutes and heavily focused on stars Denzel Washington and Jake ...
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