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(6/28/2013)

-Milos Group Acquires Mobil Tech International

Milos Group Acquires Mobil Tech International

In 2012 Milos Group became the world's largest manufacturer of modular aluminum truss and staging systems with the acquisition of US-based Tomcat and Italy-based Litec. The Milos Group announces its latest acquisition ...More

(6/28/2013)

-Yamaha Training Sessions Set for Phoenix and California

Yamaha Training Sessions Set for Phoenix and California

Yamaha Commercial Audio Training Seminars (YCATS) will hold training sessions in Phoenix, Arizona July 16 - 18, 2013 consisting of M7CL for Beginners, M7CL for Advanced Users, Yamaha CL Operational Training, and Digital Audio ...More

(6/28/2013)

-Telefunken Introduces New "Shorty" M80-SH and M81-SH Dynamic Mics

Telefunken Introduces New "Shorty" M80-SH and M81-SH Dynamic Mics

Telefunken Elektroakustik adds two new models to its popular dynamic microphone lineup. The new "Shorty" compact M80-SH provides the bright, open sound of the standard M80, while the new low profile "Shorty" M81-SH produces the ...More

(6/28/2013)

-Meyer Sound and Solotech Named Sound Providers for Montréal International Jazz Festival 2013

Meyer Sound and Solotech Named Sound Providers for Montréal International Jazz Festival 2013

Berkeley, California-based Meyer Sound has been named the official sound reinforcement sponsor of the Montréal International Jazz Festival 2013 in cooperation with Montréal-based Solotech. Solotech will provide festival-wide ...More

(6/28/2013)

-Harman's Martin Announces Winner for Lighting Design Contest during Prolight + Sound NAMM Russia

Harman's Martin Announces Winner for Lighting Design Contest during Prolight + Sound NAMM Russia

On the last day of Prolight + Sound NAMM Russia in Moscow, Artem Sagaidak from Naberezhnye, Chelny was awarded a Harman Martin M2GO lighting console as winner of Martin's second annual Russian Lighting Designer Contest. ...More

(6/28/2013)

-Fulcrum Acoustic Debuts Level 1 TQ Processor at InfoComm - TQP 48

Fulcrum Acoustic Debuts Level 1 TQ Processor at InfoComm - TQP 48

During the June InfoComm 2013 Fulcrum Acoustic debuted two new additions to its pro-audio family. The TQP 48 is a milestone for Fulcrum, as it is the company's first and only signal processor, while the FA22ac is a new addition to ...More

(6/28/2013)

-DiGiCo-Driven Broadway Shows Take Home Coveted Tony Awards

DiGiCo-Driven Broadway Shows Take Home Coveted Tony Awards

Building on the success of the DiGiCo D5T, still in current use on shows such as Cinderella, SD7T consoles have become a mainstay in the audio trenches on Broadway and in the West End (UK) for many a year, with their powerful ...More

(6/28/2013)

-Professional Wireless Systems Provides Frequency Coordination for 2013 NBA Finals

Professional Wireless Systems Provides Frequency Coordination for 2013 NBA Finals

When game one of the 2013 NBA Finals between the Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs tipped off at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Professional Wireless Systems (PWS), a Masque Sound Company, and provider of supplying and ...More

(6/28/2013)

-Philips Selecon PL1s Provide Versatile Solution for Questacon

Philips Selecon PL1s Provide Versatile Solution for Questacon

Canberra's National Science and Technology Center Questacon has become the first Australian institution to invest in Philips Selecon's fully tunable high output LED PL1 luminaires.
The center -- which attracts more than 420,000 ...
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(6/28/2013)

-Robe Summer Magic at Schönbrunn Palace

Robe Summer Magic at Schönbrunn Palace

Around 150 Robe moving lights were again specified by lighting designer Helmut Krammer to illuminate the 2013 Summer Night Concert, performed for its tenth year by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra in the amazingly magical ...More

(6/28/2013)

-ETC Source Four LED Helps Light Hiroshima Homage

ETC Source Four LED Helps Light Hiroshima Homage

The nuclear blast at Hiroshima in 1945 is often described in Japanese as a flash (pika) followed by a bang (don). Last year, a performance lit with ETC Source Four LED Lustr+ fixtures aimed to represent the unexpected terror of the ...More

(6/28/2013)

-Sweden's Caprice Concert Achieves Vocal Clarity with Countryman

Sweden's Caprice Concert Achieves Vocal Clarity with Countryman

Every year, Orphei Drängar, the world famous male choir formed in 1853, puts together a show called Caprice in their hometown of Uppsala, Sweden. Caprice is a must for music lovers of all kinds -- much more than simply a choral performance ...More

(6/27/2013)

-Extended Five Full Days of Training at Mountain Productions' 29th Annual CM Hoist School

Extended Five Full Days of Training at Mountain Productions' 29th Annual CM Hoist School

New for 2014, Mountain Productions is celebrating its 29th year of CM Hoist School by extending the training to five full days. For the first time in Hoist School's history, another day has been added to allow more time in ...More

(6/27/2013)

-John Wiggins Retires from Community

John Wiggins Retires from Community

Community Professional Loudspeakers announces that John T. Wiggins, Community's vice president, will retire after a distinguished career spanning 41 years with the company.
Wiggins joined Community's founder, president and chief ...
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(6/27/2013)

-projectiondesign Scoops Four Awards at InfoComm 2013

projectiondesign Scoops Four Awards at InfoComm 2013

Celebrating market-wide recognition and success at InfoComm 2013, the annual event for the electronic communications industry, projectiondesign was recognized in four awards for innovation and real-world installations. ...More

(6/27/2013)

-Auralex Now Shipping SonoFiber Panels

Auralex Now Shipping SonoFiber Panels

Auralex Acoustics, Inc., a manufacturer of acoustical treatments and currently celebrating its 35th anniversary, is now shipping its new SonoFiber Panels, available in charcoal gray and arctic white. ...More

(6/27/2013)

-Eventide H9 Harmonizer Now Shipping

Eventide H9 Harmonizer Now Shipping

Eventide has begun shipping its newest addition to its stompbox line, the H9 Harmonizer. The H9 can run all of Eventide's stompbox effects. It features a simple, one-knob user interface and also connects wirelessly via Bluetooth to ...More

(6/27/2013)

-Symetrix Confirms Mary Marshall as CEO

Symetrix Confirms Mary Marshall as CEO

Symetrix announces the appointment of Mary Marshall to the position of CEO. Marshall has worked in an advisory role with Symetrix for many years and has been an integral part of the management team. As CEO she will be able to ...More

(6/27/2013)

-George Strait: The Cowboy Rides Away with L-Acoustics K1

George Strait: The Cowboy Rides Away with L-Acoustics K1

After 40 studio albums and an unprecedented 60 number one country music singles, George Strait, the "King of Country", has now wrapped up the first half of his farewell tour dubbed The Cowboy Rides Away. With the second leg of dates ...More

(6/27/2013)

-Governor's Ball Festival Lit Up by Bandit Lites

Governor's Ball Festival Lit Up by Bandit Lites

Rainy weather couldn't keep avid audiences away from New York City's annual music festival where Kings of Leon, Pretty Lights, Feist, and The Avett Brothers took the stage under Bandit Lites' lights for those faithful fans that ...More

(6/27/2013)

-Clay Paky Lights Up Coachella for Red Hot Chili Peppers

Clay Paky Lights Up Coachella for Red Hot Chili Peppers

When the annual Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival got underway, with its 24/7 schedule and desert location, Clay Paky lighting took center stage for the Main Stage performances of California rockers Red Hot Chili Peppers. ...More

(6/27/2013)

-Meyer Sound LEO Supercharges Bassnectar Tour (with Video)

Meyer Sound LEO Supercharges Bassnectar Tour (with Video)

Video Equipment Rental (VER) Tour Sound has provided a Meyer Sound LEO linear large-scale sound reinforcement system for Bassnectar's 2013 spring tour. This switch to LEO has given the electronic dance music (EDM) phenomenon's shows ...More

(6/27/2013)

-Hilton Carlsbad Oceanfront Resort & Spa Meeting Space Outfitted with Shure's ULX-D Wireless System

Hilton Carlsbad Oceanfront Resort & Spa Meeting Space Outfitted with Shure's ULX-D Wireless System

With more than 25,000 sq. ft. of indoor and outdoor meeting space, the newly opened Hilton Carlsbad Oceanfront Resort & Spa nestled against the scenic Pacific Ocean in Carlsbad, California, needed to install a wireless microphone solution ...More

(6/27/2013)

-Ashly Audio Processing and Amplification Maximize Value for New Christ Baptist Church Sanctuary

Ashly Audio Processing and Amplification Maximize Value for New Christ Baptist Church Sanctuary

Christ Baptist Church in Raleigh, North Carolina branched off of nearby Providence Baptist Church. For many years, Christ Baptist used a converted office building as their worship center until funds could be raised to build a sanctuary ...More

(6/27/2013)

-Theatre in Review: The Unavoidable Disappearance of Tom Durnin (Roundabout at Laura Pels Theatre)

Theatre in Review: The Unavoidable Disappearance of Tom Durnin (Roundabout at Laura Pels Theatre)

The problem with Tom Durnin isn't that he disappeared; it's that he is back, thinking that he can pick up where he left off, five years before. Tom, a disbarred lawyer, is a small-time version of Bernard Madoff; having ensnared his family ...More

(6/26/2013)

-Mark Fisher, Groundbreaking Designer, is Dead at 66

Mark Fisher, Groundbreaking Designer, is Dead at 66

Stage designer and architect Mark Fisher passed away yesterday in London at the age of 66.
Having been responsible for the design of most of the landmark touring stadium shows of the past three decades, Fisher occupied a unique position ...
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(6/26/2013)

-Dora Award Winners Announced in Toronto

Dora Award Winners Announced in Toronto

The Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA) handed out the 2013 Dora Mavor Moore Awards June 24 at the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts' Bluma Appel Theatre in Toronto. The Awards celebrate excellence in Toronto theatre, dance, ...More

(6/26/2013)

-White Light Adds SGM P-5 LED Wash to Rental Inventory

White Light Adds SGM P-5 LED Wash to Rental Inventory

London-based lighting specialists, White Light, have become the first UK company to invest in SGM's new IP65-rated P-5 LED wash light to boost its rental fleet.
The agreement to supply 24 of the high power, low profile ...
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(6/26/2013)

-Sennheiser Increases 2012 Sales in All Business Areas; Premium Positioning Confirmed

Sennheiser Increases 2012 Sales in All Business Areas; Premium Positioning Confirmed

Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG has submitted its balance sheet for the 2012 business year. The audio specialist increased its sales by 10% compared to the previous year, from 531.4 million euro to 584.4 million euro. "Once ...More

(6/26/2013)

-American Audio's New ELX Series Power Amps Deliver Pro Features

American Audio's New ELX Series Power Amps Deliver Pro Features

Bands, clubs, DJs, theatres, churches, and entertainers looking to beef up their sound system without breaking their bank accounts should check out the new ELX Series of power amplifiers from American Audio (AA). Consisting of three ...More

(6/26/2013)

-Dataton Scoops Four Awards at InfoComm 2013

Dataton Scoops Four Awards at InfoComm 2013

Dataton was recognized by the industry for its excellence in multi-image display. The company received four innovation and project awards at InfoComm 2013, the largest annual event for the international audiovisual and ...More

(6/26/2013)

-PR Lighting's Expanded LED Spot Series Draws the Crowds at PALM Expo Beijing

PR Lighting's Expanded LED Spot Series Draws the Crowds at PALM Expo Beijing

The PR Lighting booth was one of the major destination points of this year's PALM Expo 2013, held in Beijing earlier this month.
While the venue itself was divided into five sections over 110,000 sq. m., the Guangzhou-based ...
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(6/26/2013)

-Lighthouse Introduces New Facebook Page Dedicated to North and South America

Lighthouse Introduces New Facebook Page Dedicated to North and South America

Lighthouse Technologies North & South America, manufacturer of LED video display technologies, has introduced their new Facebook page. Featuring photos from the most recent Lighthouse installations in United States and Canada, ...More

(6/26/2013)

-Lowell Manufacturing Offers a Customer Center Web Portal

Lowell Manufacturing Offers a Customer Center Web Portal

Lowell Manufacturing Company, a US manufacturer of professional A/V products, offers authorized dealers access to the Lowell Customer Center (LCC) portal via the Lowell home page or at the access link listed below. This easy-to ...More

(6/26/2013)

-Spyders in the Cloud at EMC World 2013 Conference

Spyders in the Cloud at EMC World 2013 Conference

If cloud computing sounds expansive, consider the footprint of the EMC World annual conference and trade show where a massive 400' x 23' curved screen took center stage for speaker support and entertainment and Vista Systems' Spyder ...More

(6/26/2013)

-RCF TT55 Line Array Rocks Extreme Thing 2013

RCF TT55 Line Array Rocks Extreme Thing 2013

Nevada's largest action sports and music festival -- Extreme Thing 2013 -- was recently held in Dessert Breeze Park in Las Vegas. The day-long event that combines action sports and a music festival drew more than 27,000 people to the Clark ...More

(6/26/2013)

-Peter Hylenski Uses Meyer Sound for Praised Motown Musical Sound Design

Peter Hylenski Uses Meyer Sound for Praised Motown Musical Sound Design

One of this season's hottest tickets on Broadway is the runaway hit Motown: The Musical, which features a story line that weaves together more than 60 hit songs by the artists that transformed Detroit into a hit-making capital. To ...More

(6/26/2013)

-GLD Installed in Major Brazilian Stadium

GLD Installed in Major Brazilian Stadium

An Allen & Heath GLD mixer has been installed in Rio de Janeiro's Maracana stadium in Brazil. One of the most renowned stadiums in South America, the venue has been closed for a three-year major renovation, and now includes a GLD-80 ...More

(6/25/2013)

-Plugfest Returns, RDMnet Draft Expected to Debut

Plugfest Returns, RDMnet Draft Expected to Debut

The PLASA Control Protocols Plugfest, the event where manufacturers and developers can test their products for interoperability with other manufacturer's products, is scheduled to take place August 2 - 5 at the DFW Marriott Solana ...More

(6/25/2013)

-Films In The Fast Lane: Harman's Martin RUSH Series Hits YouTube

Films In The Fast Lane: Harman's Martin RUSH Series Hits YouTube

Harman Martin's new line of lighting effects, RUSH, will be starring in a series of YouTube videos aptly titled, Films in the Fast Lane. With a complete demonstration of the technology's capabilities, each video will showcase ...More

(6/25/2013)

-Allen & Heath Announces Buy a GLD-80 and Get a Free AR2412 Stage Rack Rebate

Allen & Heath Announces Buy a GLD-80 and Get a Free AR2412 Stage Rack Rebate

Allen & Heath announces new "Buy a GLD-80, Get a Free AR2412" Stage Box (a $2,200 MSRP value) rebate promotion starting June 24 and ending on August 31, 2013.
GLD is a user-friendly, cost-effective, and scalable live digital ...
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(6/25/2013)

-Stagestep Introduces Ovation - Lightweight Dimensional-Stable Flooring

Stagestep Introduces Ovation - Lightweight Dimensional-Stable Flooring

Stagestep introduces Ovation -- lightweight, dimensional-stable flooring for spectacular dance performances and outstanding entertainment events. The shiny and glossy surfaces increase lighting effects, providing any show an amazing ...More

(6/25/2013)

-FVC to Distribute Barco's ClickShare Meeting Room Presentation System in the Middle East and North Africa

FVC to Distribute Barco's ClickShare Meeting Room Presentation System in the Middle East and North Africa

Visualization specialist Barco has signed a deal with FVC for the distribution of ClickShare. FVC, a value added distributor in the Middle East & North Africa (MENA), will be distributing Barco's wireless presentation and ...More

(6/25/2013)

-UEP Makes a Pointe with New Investments for Chilfest Event

UEP Makes a Pointe with New Investments for Chilfest Event

Tring, UK-based rental and technical solution specialist Universal Event Productions (UEP) has invested in 12 of Robe's new Pointe moving lights together with another 10 sq. m. of Glux-12 LED screen. ...More

(6/25/2013)

-ACIR Professional Supports Forgotten Veterans at VetRock

ACIR Professional Supports Forgotten Veterans at VetRock

Bader Field, Atlantic City was the site for the first VetRock concert, held in honor of those forgotten that served in the Vietnam War. Held the first Saturday in June, the concert featured memorable bands from the '70s including ...More

(6/25/2013)

-Clay Paky and grandMA2 Rock for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in Los Angeles

Clay Paky and grandMA2 Rock for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in Los Angeles

Clay Paky lighting fixtures and grandMA2 consoles were out in force at the 2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, which honored inductees such as Aerosmith, The Doors, James Taylor, Albert King, Donna Summer, ...More

(6/25/2013)

-Arctic Monkeys Rock Sasquatch Festival with Harman's Soundcraft Vi1 Monitor Console

Arctic Monkeys Rock Sasquatch Festival with Harman's Soundcraft Vi1 Monitor Console

The Arctic Monkeys are back with a new tour and a Harman Soundcraft Vi1 console, recently kicking off at the Sasquatch Music Festival at the renowned Gorge Amphitheater in George, Washington.
New York-based Firehouse Productions ...
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(6/25/2013)

-Peoples Church Stretches Its Lighting Looks with LEDs from ADJ

Peoples Church Stretches Its Lighting Looks with LEDs from ADJ

True to its name, Peoples Church has been committed to serving people of all ages and walks of life since it was established nearly 60 years ago. A non-denominational Christian congregation, its expansive Fresno, California campus is home ...More

(6/25/2013)

-High-Profile Venues Praise Bose Professional RoomMatch and PowerMatch Systems

High-Profile Venues Praise Bose Professional RoomMatch and PowerMatch Systems

Bose Professional Systems Division announces its RoomMatch loudspeakers and PowerMatch amplifiers have been embraced by a wide variety of satisfied customers -- including front-of-house engineers, technical directors, venue and ...More

(6/25/2013)

-Ambersphere Solutions on Tour

Ambersphere Solutions on Tour

Ambersphere Solutions has announced the dates and venues of their upcoming open days road show.
The Ambersphere Open Days offer customers a localized opportunity to meet the team behind Clay Paky, MA Lighting, and Robert ...
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(6/24/2013)

-Professional Development Program for PLASA Focus: Austin 2013 Unveiled

Professional Development Program for PLASA Focus: Austin 2013 Unveiled

Free registration is now open for the PLASA Focus: Austin 2013 Professional Development Program, a two-day program of free educational seminars and workshops, running alongside PLASA Focus: Austin, at the Palmer Events Center ...More

(6/24/2013)

-Smiles All Around at the ABTT 2013 Theatre Show

Smiles All Around at the ABTT 2013 Theatre Show

The weather in London wasn't exceptionally sunny for the ABTT 2013 Theatre Show, but the atmosphere inside The Old Truman Brewery on June 12-13 was enough to put a smile on everyone's face.
The exhibition space, which was ...
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(6/24/2013)

-InfoComm 2013 Is Another Success For Alcons Audio USA

InfoComm 2013 Is Another Success For Alcons Audio USA

2013 proved to be another successful presence for Alcons Audio at the InfoComm trade show, with audio professionals from across the industry able to both see and hear the breadth of the company's portfolio of pro-ribbon loudspeaker ...More

(6/24/2013)

-WATCHOUT Show Viewers Can Now Jump Directly into Soundtrack with PICKUP

WATCHOUT Show Viewers Can Now Jump Directly into Soundtrack with PICKUP

Plugging directly into WATCHPAX solid-state media server, which runs Dataton's established WATCHOUT show-timeline, media control, and image-manipulation software on a built-in, compact embedded computer, the WIRETAG transponder ...More

(6/24/2013)

-Behringer Releases Eurolive B207MP3 Monitor with MP3 Playback with Portable Power

Behringer Releases Eurolive B207MP3 Monitor with MP3 Playback with Portable Power

The Behringer B207MP3 loudspeaker is now arriving in stores around the world, combining convenient MP3 playback with a compact four-channel mixer/PA. Driven by 150W of efficient, lightweight Class-D amplification, this system ...More

(6/24/2013)

-WorldStage and Good Sense & Company Support YouTube's Expansive Vision at Brandcast 2013

WorldStage and Good Sense & Company Support YouTube's Expansive Vision at Brandcast 2013

For the second consecutive year WorldStage provided video and lighting support -- and a new surprise reveal -- to Good Sense & Company's production of the YouTube Brandcast, which gives marketers and agencies a peek at YouTube's new ...More

(6/24/2013)

-GLP impression Spot One and Wash One Enhance Worship at Lifegate Church

GLP impression Spot One and Wash One Enhance Worship at Lifegate Church

The progressive Lifegate Church in Omaha, Nebraska, which was founded back in 1975 as Trinity Church Interdenominational, is a growing organization, with an average congregation of 1,900 people attending its weekly services. ...More

(6/24/2013)

-Electro-Voice Brings Quality Sound to Two Historic Minneapolis Theatres

Electro-Voice Brings Quality Sound to Two Historic Minneapolis Theatres

Built in the heyday of ornate design and lavish detail, vaudeville theaters and movie palaces are often among the few remaining landmarks that bear witness to the history of their surrounding communities. As redevelopment threatens these ...More

(6/24/2013)

-Pete's Big TVs Tours World with Backstreet Boys

Pete's Big TVs Tours World with Backstreet Boys

Video equipment rental company Pete's Big TVs is supplying the complete video equipment package -- LED screens, cameras, and crew -- for the Backstreet Boys reunion tour, which celebrates 20 years of the group with all five original ...More

(6/24/2013)

-Robe Added for New Lighting Division of Pune Wedding Specialists

Robe Added for New Lighting Division of Pune Wedding Specialists

Pune, India-based wedding and event specialists Wadhwa Decorators has opened a new lighting division and invested in Robe moving lights -- Robin 1200 LEDWashes, MMX Spots, and 300 Beams.
The company operates Laxmi Lawns, a ...
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(6/24/2013)

-Theatre in Review: The Two-Character Play (New World Stages)

Theatre in Review: The Two-Character Play (New World Stages)

The ad copy for The Two-Character Play states, "Reason and reality have left the building." They said it; I didn't. A product of Tennessee Williams' self-described "stoned age," when critical acclaim and commercial ...More

(6/24/2013)

-The Week in Review

The Week in Review

Electra Partners Acquires Allen & Heath: Allen & Heath, the well-known UK-based manufacturer of audio consoles, has been purchased by Electra Partners, which describes itself as "an independent private equity fund manager ...More

(6/24/2013)

-Theatre in Review: Rantoul and Die (The Amoralists/Cherry Lane Theatre)

Theatre in Review: Rantoul and Die (The Amoralists/Cherry Lane Theatre)

Whatever else you think about Rantoul and Die, you'll be glad you met Callie. The preternaturally perky manager of a Dairy Queen, she is more than happy to tend to the basket cases who populate Mark Roberts' play, just ...More

(6/21/2013)

-Electra Partners Announces the Acquisition of Allen & Heath

Electra Partners Announces the Acquisition of Allen & Heath

Electra Partners announces the acquisition of mixing console manufacturer, Allen & Heath, from D&M Holdings. £43 million of equity and debt has been provided by Electra Private Equity PLC and Allen & Heath's management ...More

(6/21/2013)

-PRISM and Taylor & Taylor Join Forces

PRISM and Taylor & Taylor Join Forces

Scott Taylor of Taylor & Taylor announces the acquisition of PRISM, Inc. and that Neil Huff has joined Taylor & Taylor. Huff and PRISM have been providing insurance services to TDA/ESTA/PLASA and its' members ...More

(6/21/2013)

-Robe Helps Flood Relief

Robe Helps Flood Relief

Robe lighting's CEO Josef Valchar and staff at the company's headquarters in Valasske Mezirici, Czech Republic, have mobilized to help contribute to humanitarian aid relief in the wake of the worst floods to hit the country ...More

(6/21/2013)

-GLP Adds to Their Latest Range with the impression X4S

GLP Adds to Their Latest Range with the impression X4S

GLP German Light Products announces the launch of the impression X4S -- the latest product in this award-winning series. The impression X4S brings a new level of functionality to compact LED wash lights, complete with RGBW ...More

(6/21/2013)

-Chauvet Professional Launches Fixtures at InfoComm

Chauvet Professional Launches Fixtures at InfoComm

Chauvet, a manufacturer of professional lighting, housed an extensive selection of already available and new luminaires at its two booths at InfoComm 2013. The new launches included additions to the Ovation series of ...More

(6/21/2013)

-Sennheiser's "evolution Soundroom" App Makes Choosing a Microphone Easy

Sennheiser's "evolution Soundroom" App Makes Choosing a Microphone Easy

With such a broad range of microphones meeting a wide spectrum of needs, the company asks what's the best way to identify the Sennheiser mic that's right for the user? What's the difference between vocal microphones like the e 935 ...More

(6/21/2013)

-PRG RH+A Group Focuses on Compact Versatility with the Launch of the UV Bullet

PRG RH+A Group Focuses on Compact Versatility with the Launch of the UV Bullet

Retail, Hospitality & Architectural (RH+A) group, a division of Production Resource Group, L.L.C. (PRG), introduces the UV Bullet an ultraviolet luminaire for blacklight effects. The UV Bullet addresses the needs of lighting ...More

(6/21/2013)

-Jules Fisher Awarded Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts Degree by Carnegie Mellon

Jules Fisher Awarded Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts Degree by Carnegie Mellon

On Sunday, June 2, lighting designer Jules Fisher received an honorary doctor of fine arts degree from his alma mater, Carnegie Mellon University, for his outstanding contribution to the fields of lighting design and theatre ...More

(6/21/2013)

-Radial Introduces the StageDirect Muting Direct Box

Radial Introduces the StageDirect Muting Direct Box

Vancouver, BC-based Radial Engineering Ltd announces the StageDirect -- a unique direct box that combines all of the standard features one would find in a DI with the added convenience of being able to mute the signal using a ...More

(6/21/2013)

-Gefen Receives Pro AV Spotlight/Judges Award and Rental & Staging Awards at InfoComm

Gefen Receives Pro AV Spotlight/Judges Award and Rental & Staging Awards at InfoComm

Digital connectivity solutions provider Gefen took home two awards at this month's InfoComm show in Orlando, Florida. A world-class installation called Reality Deck at Stony Brook University was awarded by the judges in the More

(6/21/2013)

-InfoComm Recognizes Kramer Electronics' Malissa Dillman as 2013 InfoComm Educator of the Year Award

InfoComm Recognizes Kramer Electronics' Malissa Dillman as 2013 InfoComm Educator of the Year Award

InfoComm International, the professional audiovisual trade association, presented its Educator of the Year Award to Kramer Electronics' Malissa Dillman, CTS-D, CTS-I. The award was presented at InfoComm 2013, the ...More

(6/21/2013)

-Behringer Hosts Training Seminars at PALM Beijing

Behringer Hosts Training Seminars at PALM Beijing

Behringer product and applications experts descended on the PALM Show in Beijing recently to host training seminars on the company's EUROCOM Installed sound products as well as the growing family of X32 Digital Mixers. Staged ...More

(6/21/2013)

-Country Music Shines in Spite of Rain with Bandit Lites

Country Music Shines in Spite of Rain with Bandit Lites

Country music's biggest stars found themselves awash in the beams of over 600 moving lights as Bandit Lites and lighting designer Mike Swinford lit up the main stage at the CMA Music Festival. Starting on Thursday, June 6, ...More

(6/21/2013)

-Busy Night for Shure on CMT Awards Telecast

Busy Night for Shure on CMT Awards Telecast

The Country Music Television's (CMT) Awards Show was broadcast live on Wednesday, June 5, and Shure was there. From the rocking opening number by Lenny Kravitz to the rap-flavored finale by Florida-Georgia Line assisted by ...More

(6/21/2013)

-TAIT Provides Custom Scenic for Rod Stewart's Live the Life Tour

TAIT Provides Custom Scenic for Rod Stewart's Live the Life Tour

Continuing a long-standing relationship with the legendary Rod Stewart team, that spans nearly three decades, TAIT was eager to produce customized staging elements for the artist's widely- anticipated Live the Life tour. ...More

(6/20/2013)

-Spotlight SRL Adds Yvonne Mateer for North American Market

Spotlight SRL Adds Yvonne Mateer for North American Market

With the rapidly expanding line of Greenline LED fixtures, Spotlight SRL of Milan, Italy has named Yvonne Mateer as sales agent for the North American market. "I have known Yvonne for several years and am impressed with the ...More

(6/20/2013)

-ABTT Technician of the Year 2013 Ben Sandford

ABTT Technician of the Year 2013 Ben Sandford

As announced at last week's ABTT Theatre Show, Ben Sandford has been confirmed as the organization's 2013 Technician of the Year.
An early interest in theatre at school in Canada, led him to study for a Bachelor of Applied ...
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(6/20/2013)

-iOS Support for the Aviom A360 Personal Mixer Coming in 2014

iOS Support for the Aviom A360 Personal Mixer Coming in 2014

Aviom, manufacturer of the A-16II Personal Mixer, announces that iOS support is coming in 2014 for its new A360 Personal Mixer.
Aviom's new D800-Dante A-Net Distributor and D800 A-Net Distributor both provide a communications ...
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(6/20/2013)

-Waves Audio Debuts Genesis Bundle for Live Applications

Waves Audio Debuts Genesis Bundle for Live Applications

Waves Audio expands its live offerings with its new Genesis bundle. Waves Genesis is a collection of four must-have plugins for live sound, the company says. Designed for venues of all sizes, Genesis covers all of users' essential ...More

(6/20/2013)

-Martin Audio MLA Mini Launches with New Ultra-Compact Format

Martin Audio MLA Mini Launches with New Ultra-Compact Format

Due to its ultra-compact footprint, light weight, and radical design, Martin Audio's new MLA Mini will be able to share the MLA technology across a far wider range of smaller-scale portable and installed sound applications requiring ...More

(6/20/2013)

-L-Acoustics 5XT Awarded "Best Loudspeaker for the Staging Market" at InfoComm 2013

L-Acoustics 5XT Awarded "Best Loudspeaker for the Staging Market" at InfoComm 2013

L-Acoustics' tiny new 5XT ultra-compact coaxial enclosure has already made a big splash in the market, having recently been awarded "Best Loudspeaker for the Staging Market" by Rental & Staging Systems at InfoComm 2013 ...More

(6/20/2013)

-Behringer brings EUROCOM to Russia with Love

Behringer brings EUROCOM to Russia with Love

Behringer continues to take their EUROCOM install series directly to integrators and consultants through a global series of events including the vibrant capital of the Russian Federation, Moscow. Held in close proximity to the NA ...More

(6/20/2013)

-Bruno Garros Exits Martin Professional, Joins APG

Bruno Garros Exits Martin Professional, Joins APG

French audio manufacturer, APG, with their recent partnership with Powersoft marking a significant milestone in the technical phase of their development, has launched the new APG-branded amplifiers. With the new amplifiers ...More

(6/20/2013)

-Sennheiser and K-array Create State-of-the-Art, Immersive Sound Experience at Hunt Library, NC State

Sennheiser and K-array Create State-of-the-Art, Immersive Sound Experience at Hunt Library, NC State

North Carolina State is known around the world as a preeminent technology and research university, preparing thousands of students each year for the most demanding and creative high-tech careers on the planet. The University recently ...More

(6/20/2013)

-Philips Vari-Lite on the NewNowNext Awards

Philips Vari-Lite on the NewNowNext Awards

With its own unique take on life, the Logo Channel's NewNowNext (NNN) Awards celebrate the most fantastic aspects of pop culture in music, television, film, web, fashion, and just about everything in between. Produced in Hollywood, ...More

(6/20/2013)

-Major Southeastern Pro Audio Rep Firms Embrace Line 6 Digital Sound Reinforcement Systems

Major Southeastern Pro Audio Rep Firms Embrace Line 6 Digital Sound Reinforcement Systems

Line 6 announces that its full line of digital sound reinforcement equipment has new representation in the southeastern United States. The new rep assignments are Meyer Marketing in the state of Florida, and Atlanta-based G ...More

(6/20/2013)

-Colour Sound Kicks off Summer In Style

Colour Sound Kicks off Summer In Style

UK lighting and visuals rental specialist Colour Sound Experiment (CSE) kicked off what's set to be a busy 2013 summer season, with a weekend supplying lighting to no less than two major festivals and two high profile EDM events ...More

(6/20/2013)

-Theatre in Review: Unbroken Circle (St. Luke's Theatre)

Theatre in Review: Unbroken Circle (St. Luke's Theatre)

Unbroken Circle takes place just after a funeral, but, as it happens, the death of a loved one is the least of the characters' problems. (And, as we learn, the term "loved one" is strictly honorific.) What starts out as an ...More

(6/19/2013)

-ETC CUE Event Registration Open Until July 1

ETC CUE Event Registration Open Until July 1

Registration for ETC's second, biyearly CUE end-user conference event, taking place next month, in Madison, Wisconsin, July 23 - 25, is filling up fast, so ETC urges people to sign up soon. The company says: "It is ETC summer school ...More

(6/19/2013)

-Christie Delivers the World's First 4K Resolution Three-Chip DLP Projector Running at True 120Hz

Christie Delivers the World's First 4K Resolution Three-Chip DLP Projector Running at True 120Hz

Christie introduces the Christie Mirage 4K25 and Christie Mirage 4K35 projectors for 3D applications for advanced visualization in automotive, location-based entertainment, government, military, oil and gas, and more. These new ...More

(6/19/2013)

-Pro Audio Stash Comus Cables Are Now Available in the US

Pro Audio Stash Comus Cables Are Now Available in the US

Pro Audio Stash's range of European manufactured tour grade Comus musical instrument cables is now available through the US office in Austin, Texas.
The cable is quality engineered to suit all high-end touring applications ...
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(6/19/2013)

-NAMM Foundation Announces Call for Entries for the 29th Annual TEC Awards

NAMM Foundation Announces Call for Entries for the 29th Annual TEC Awards

Entries are now being accepted for the 29th annual TEC Awards, the music and sound industry's event celebrating excellence in technical and creative achievement. Products and projects to be considered for nomination may be submitted ...More

(6/19/2013)

-Staging Concepts Launches Aluminum Crowd Control Barricade

Staging Concepts Launches Aluminum Crowd Control Barricade

Staging Concepts, a manufacturer of portable staging equipment, announces the launch of its newest product: The Aluminum Crowd Control Barricade. With an innovative design, it is a durable and efficient crowd control barricades for ...More

(6/19/2013)

-Jeff Ravitz Receives California and Michigan Regional Emmys

Jeff Ravitz Receives California and Michigan Regional Emmys

To follow-up the recent announcement of his regional Emmy nominations, Jeff Ravitz has been honored with two regional Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lighting Design from both the Pacific Southwest and the Michigan chapters of the Nat ...More

(6/19/2013)

-Music Group Pro Ramps Up in APAC; Adds Graham Rowlands to Lead

Music Group Pro Ramps Up in APAC; Adds Graham Rowlands to Lead

Music Group Professional, the business division responsible for Midas, Klark Teknik, and Turbosound brands has announced a strategic expansion of their team for Asia Pacific. Graham Rowlands joins the ...More

(6/19/2013)

-Woodlite Stockholm Purchases Robe LEDWash and DLX Spots

Woodlite Stockholm Purchases Robe LEDWash and DLX Spots

Woodlite is a leading Swedish lighting, trussing and rigging dry-hire rental operation founded in 1995 by Magnus Jansson. Headquartered in Karlstad, the company now has around 150 Robe fixtures in its rental fleet and ...More

(6/19/2013)

-Harman's dbx PMC16 Personal Monitor Controller Performs Double-Duty at First United Methodist Church

Harman's dbx PMC16 Personal Monitor Controller Performs Double-Duty at First United Methodist Church

Like many older houses of worship, First United Methodist Church in Jefferson City, Missouri had a sound system that had been in use since the 1980s. When the church made the decision to update the system, it went with an installation ...More

(6/19/2013)

-Panasonic Awarded New 360-degree LED Video Project for New Orleans Arena

Panasonic Awarded New 360-degree LED Video Project for New Orleans Arena

Panasonic Eco Solutions North America announces that it will provide a new 360-degree LED video /ribbon display at New Orleans Arena. The new display will be approximately 924' long by 1.6' high and will be located in the center ...More

(6/19/2013)

-Masque Sound Celebrates 2013 Tony Award Honors

Masque Sound Celebrates 2013 Tony Award Honors

When the curtain dropped on the 67th annual Tony Awards at New York City's iconic Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, June 9, Masque Sound, a theatrical sound reinforcement, installation, and design company, emerged victorious, with ...More

(6/19/2013)

-Clay Paky Lighting, grandMA2, and MDG Join the Dave Matthews Band for Summer Tour

Clay Paky Lighting, grandMA2, and MDG Join the Dave Matthews Band for Summer Tour

The Dave Matthews Band hits the road for an extensive national tour with Clay Paky lighting, grandMA2 consoles, and MDG foggers along for the ride. A.C.T Lighting is the exclusive distributor of all three ...More

(6/18/2013)

-Harman's Martin Releases v3.0 Software For M-Series Range Of Lighting Consoles

Harman's Martin Releases v3.0 Software For M-Series Range Of Lighting Consoles

Just in time for the shipping of Harman Martin's new flagship lighting console, the M6, Martin has released a new software version for M-Series consoles with hundreds of improvements and a new user-interface, built from the ground ...More

(6/18/2013)

-InfoComm Honors Founder and Chairman of Kramer Electronics with the 2013 Pioneer of AV Award

InfoComm Honors Founder and Chairman of Kramer Electronics with the 2013 Pioneer of AV Award

InfoComm International, the leading professional audiovisual trade association representing the professional audiovisual industry, announced that Dr. Joseph Kramer has been honored with the Adele De Berri Pioneer of AV Award. ...More

(6/18/2013)

-Nemetschek Vectorworks Sponsors Storefront International Series Dominican Republic

Nemetschek Vectorworks Sponsors Storefront International Series Dominican Republic

Nemetschek Vectorworks announces the company is the lead sponsor of the inaugural Storefront International Series (Storefront I.S.) program, presented by Storefront for Art and Architecture, which will take place June 25 - 30 ...More

(6/18/2013)

-Clay Paky Sharpys and grandMA2 Consoles Accompany Tim McGraw's Two Lanes of Freedom Tour

Clay Paky Sharpys and grandMA2 Consoles Accompany Tim McGraw's Two Lanes of Freedom Tour

Clay Paky Sharpys and grandMA2 consoles are heading out on the road with Tim McGraw as the country superstar kicks off his Two Lanes of Freedom 2013 tour in support of his new namesake album. A.C.T Lighting is the ...More

(6/18/2013)

-GoVision Teams with Mavericks, FSSW to Benefit West, Texas

GoVision Teams with Mavericks, FSSW to Benefit West, Texas

Nearly two months after a catastrophic fertilizer plant explosion killed 15 people, injured more than 200, and destroyed structures in West, Texas, the Dallas Mavericks and FOX Sports Southwest staged a major event here on Saturday, June ...More

(6/18/2013)

-First Night Riders Kick Off June 21

First Night Riders Kick Off June 21

The First Night Riders charity motorbike and classic car adventure embarks from London's Roundhouse this Friday, June 21 at 10am to raise money for The Theatrical Guild's vital work. It is noted there is still time to get ...More

(6/18/2013)

-Widespread Panic Tours with Bandit Lites

Widespread Panic Tours with Bandit Lites

American rock band Widespread Panic are back on the road with Bandit Lites, bringing their Southern rock sound to sold-out shows across the United States. The summer leg kicked of June 1 and runs until July 20. ...More

(6/18/2013)

-NEXO STM Rocks the Range

NEXO STM Rocks the Range

Columbus Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio was the place and mid-May was the date of this year's Rock On The Range Festival, marking the seventh annual rock festival expanded to three-days this year due to its success and interest by bands to ...More

(6/18/2013)

-Larson Electronics' Magnalight Lights Mighty Mac Bridge Blue

Larson Electronics' Magnalight Lights Mighty Mac Bridge Blue

Larson Electronics' Magnalight LEDLB-24E provided the blue light for Michigan's Mackinac Bridge when Nascar driver Keselowski drove his No.2 Miller Lite Ford, "Blue Deuce," across the Michigan landmark. ...More

(6/18/2013)

-Fulcrum Acoustic at Light, Las Vegas

Fulcrum Acoustic at Light, Las Vegas

Returning to its roots with an eponymous nightlife venue, The Light Group, known for revolutionizing the Las Vegas nightlife experience over the last 10 years, is breaking new ground collaborating with Cirque du Soleil, for ...More

(6/18/2013)

-Bowlmor Transforms Bowling into Exciting Entertainment with YCD and ScreenPlay Technologies

Bowlmor Transforms Bowling into Exciting Entertainment with YCD and ScreenPlay Technologies

YCD Multimedia, a provider of smart digital signage solutions, announces that Bowlmor, one of the most successful bowling concepts in the US, has started to install an innovative platform in its venues that provides on-screen music ...More

(6/18/2013)

-Line 6 Powers MO5AIC's Unique Vocally Driven Sound

Line 6 Powers MO5AIC's Unique Vocally Driven Sound

For a band without musical instruments, the sound system and microphones are the most critical components in bringing a performance to life. The members of vocally driven, Las Vegas, Nevada-based MO5AIC put themselves in full control of ...More

(6/18/2013)

-Theatre in Review: The Comedy of Errors (Public Theater/Delacorte Theater)

Theatre in Review: The Comedy of Errors (Public Theater/Delacorte Theater)

Most summers, the Delacorte is a temple of Shakespeare, but these nights the real tribute is being paid to the gods of comedy, thanks to Daniel Sullivan's lovingly hoked-up staging of The Comedy of Errors. Bardolators ...More

(6/17/2013)

-Rock Our World 2013 Nominations End June 21, 2013

Rock Our World 2013 Nominations End June 21, 2013

The submission deadline for the fifth annual Rock Our World Awards is one week away; all nominations need to be in by June 21, 2013. The awards, which recognize extraordinary achievement of products, projects, or product application ...More

(6/17/2013)

-ILC Hosts Second Annual Golf Outing to Benefit the Behind the Scenes Program

ILC Hosts Second Annual Golf Outing to Benefit the Behind the Scenes Program

On Tuesday, July 9, Intelligent Lighting Creations (ILC) will host their second annual Golf Outing at the Hilton Indian Lakes Resort in Bloomingdale, Illinois. Last year, ILC held their first golf outing supporting the Behind the ...More

(6/17/2013)

-CAST Offers Sneak Peak at WYSIWYG R31

CAST Offers Sneak Peak at WYSIWYG R31

CAST Group has released the first few details of forthcoming new release of WYSIWYG R31, which is due to launch within the next few weeks.
R31 is set to deliver an array of new features, enhancements, and library additions, many ...
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(6/17/2013)

-MVS LED Launches, Offering LED Panels with On-Site Maintenance

MVS LED Launches, Offering LED Panels with On-Site Maintenance

MVS LED announces its official launch as a provider of high-end LED panels for the North American market. The company brings over 30 years of industry experience and a service-oriented approach to a new partnership with LED ...More

(6/17/2013)

-TiMax SoundHub Video Tutorials at TiMax Media YouTube Channel

TiMax SoundHub Video Tutorials at TiMax Media YouTube Channel

Out Board has posted five TiMax SoundHub tutorial videos at their new YouTube TiMax media channel.
Each short video runs about four to six minutes and the set provides a fast-track training course for the versatile PC/Mac ...
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(6/17/2013)

-GDS Sponsors Student Award

GDS Sponsors Student Award

The 2013 National Stage Management Awards Ceremony was held recently at the Old Truman Brewery in London, during the ABTT Theatre Show. The award for "Stage Management Student of the Year" is sponsored by GDS and was won this year ...More

(6/17/2013)

-Audio-Technica Launches the AT-DMM828 Digital Matrix Mixer

Audio-Technica Launches the AT-DMM828 Digital Matrix Mixer

Audio-Technica, a manufacturer of transducer technology for over 50 years, debuted its AT-DMM828 Digital Matrix Mixer, the next generation of the company's SmartMixer family of automatic mixers at InfoComm last week. The AT-DMM828 ...More

(6/17/2013)

-Bose Expands PowerMatch Line of Configurable Multichannel Power Amplifiers with Three New Models

Bose Expands PowerMatch Line of Configurable Multichannel Power Amplifiers with Three New Models

Bose Professional announced at InfoComm last week, the company is building on its proprietary PowerMatch amplifier technology platform with three additional models of configurable professional power amplifiers. Based on decades of ...More

(6/17/2013)

-Waves Audio and DiGiCo Offer DiGiGrid

Waves Audio and DiGiCo Offer DiGiGrid

DiGiCo, a manufacturer of live mixing consoles, its studio sound sister company Soundtracs, and Waves Audio, a developer of professional audio plugins, announced at InfoComm last week DiGiGrid: A partnership of audio ...More

(6/17/2013)

-Line 6 Announces Relay V75-SC Super-Cardioid Microphone/Transmitter, Plus Updates to Digital Wireless Lineup

Line 6 Announces Relay V75-SC Super-Cardioid Microphone/Transmitter, Plus Updates to Digital Wireless Lineup

Line 6, Inc. announces the new Relay V75-SC 14-channel digital wireless handheld microphone/transmitter with super-cardioid dynamic capsule. Designed for use with the XD-V75 digital wireless system, Relay V75-SC isolates vocals ...More

(6/17/2013)

-Venuetech and Barco LiveDots Sign an Exclusive Distributor Partnership for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Venuetech and Barco LiveDots Sign an Exclusive Distributor Partnership for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Barco LiveDots, a Barco company, has entered into a strategic partnership with Dubai-based audiovisual expert Venuetech. Venuetech will be the exclusive distributor of LiveDots' full LED portfolio in Saudi Arabia and a non ...More

(6/17/2013)

-Nemetschek Vectorworks Distributors Gather in Washington, D.C.

Nemetschek Vectorworks Distributors Gather in Washington, D.C.

Last week, Vectorworks software distributors from around the world convened in Washington, D.C. for their annual conference.
This conference brought together a diverse group of people from countries including Japan, China, ...
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(6/17/2013)

-Lotte World and the Goddard Group Announce Plans to Transform the Theme Park Ticketing Experience

Lotte World and the Goddard Group Announce Plans to Transform the Theme Park Ticketing Experience

South Korea's Lotte World has announced plans to introduce the world's first upscale ticketing experience at a major theme park. The announcement was made last week during the IAAPA Asian Attraction Expo in Singapore. ...More

(6/17/2013)

-The Week in Review

The Week in Review

Record Number of Attendees for InfoComm: It was another big year for InfoComm, the trade show for the audio-visual market. The show, held in Orlando, last week, drew 35,126 attendees from 110 countries. According to InfoComm, this ...More

(6/14/2013)

-Equaphon Appointed ARX Argentinian Distributor

Equaphon Appointed ARX Argentinian Distributor

ARX Systems, the Australian-based designer and manufacturer of digital and analog interface and signal processing products announces the appointment of Buenos Aires-based Equaphon as their distributor for Argentina. ...More

(6/14/2013)

-ABTT 2013 Annual Awards

ABTT 2013 Annual Awards

The Association of British Theatre Technicians 2013 Annual Awards, sponsored by two of the organization's Silver Industry Supporters Group members, Stage Electrics and Triple E, took place on Wednesday, June 12, ...More

(6/14/2013)

-Aviom Introduces the D800 A-Net Distributor and SB4 System Bridge at InfoComm 2013

Aviom Introduces the D800 A-Net Distributor and SB4 System Bridge at InfoComm 2013

Aviom's new D800 A-Net Distributor and SB4 System Bridge can combine up to four synchronized 16-channel Pro16 A-Net streams to distribute to a personal mixing system, making it possible to connect multiple digital console cards for ...More

(6/14/2013)

-Harman Professional Licenses Oxford Digital Filter Technology and Patent Portfolio for Pro Audio Applications

Harman Professional Licenses Oxford Digital Filter Technology and Patent Portfolio for Pro Audio Applications

Harman announces a comprehensive technology licensing agreement with Oxford Digital Limited, granting the rights to use Oxford Digital's proprietary filter technologies in AKG, BSS, Crown, dbx, JBL, Lexicon, Soundcraft, and ...More

(6/14/2013)

-Clear-Com Eclipse HX-Delta is Now Shipping Worldwide

Clear-Com Eclipse HX-Delta is Now Shipping Worldwide

Clear-Com announced at InfoComm 2013 in booth 921 that its new Eclipse HX-Delta Matrix Frame is now shipping worldwide. The HX-Delta brings the high capacity of Clear-Com's larger matrices to a compact, cost-effective 3RU frame. ...More

(6/14/2013)

-Nitin Speakers & Electrical Invests in Robe

Nitin Speakers & Electrical Invests in Robe

South Indian rental company Nitin Speakers & Electrical has invested in Robe moving lights to upgrade their lighting inventory.
Run by Sachin Naik -- who has connected with many politicians, dignitaries, VIPs, and ...
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(6/14/2013)

-Behringer Ships EUROCOM CL Loudspeaker Series

Behringer Ships EUROCOM CL Loudspeaker Series

Behringer announces that the CL Series of loudspeakers are now shipping to all markets, globally. A sound reinforcement speaker series in the company's EUROCOM product line, the CL Series combines acoustically-inert cabinets, custom ...More

(6/14/2013)

-ADJ's New WiFLY Series Combines Wireless DMX Transceiver with Battery-Powered LED Fixtures

ADJ's New WiFLY Series Combines Wireless DMX Transceiver with Battery-Powered LED Fixtures

ADJ introduces the fully cordless WiFLY Series, consisting of a wireless DMX transceiver and three compatible battery-powered LED fixtures, which, when used together, totally eliminate the need for both DMX cables and electrical ...More

(6/14/2013)

-Zoom North America Launches H6 Handy Recorder

Zoom North America Launches H6 Handy Recorder

Zoom North America announces the release of the all-new H6 Handy Recorder.
The company says the H6 is the most advanced portable recorder ever introduced. It offers six tracks of simultaneous recording and employs an innovative ...
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(6/14/2013)

-Christie Control Room Technology Selected by American Water for its New Operations Security Support Center

Christie Control Room Technology Selected by American Water for its New Operations Security Support Center

Christie technology is supporting an efficient digital operations security support center for American Water, the largest investor-owned water utility company in the United States. Thanks to the Christie Phoenix network-distributed ...More

(6/14/2013)

-Renegade Designs Eddie Izzard Tour

Renegade Designs Eddie Izzard Tour

Nick Gray of London-based creative visual design company Renegade worked on the latest Eddie Izzard Force Majeure arena tour which has just finished an intensive three month tour around the UK and Europe. ...More

(6/14/2013)

-Theatre in Review: Venice (The Public Theater)

Theatre in Review: Venice (The Public Theater)

Sometimes a theatre's programming creates the most unfortunate juxtapositions, a phenomenon that is happening right now at the Public: Having opened Here Lies Love -- a mordant, inventive, disco-flavored musical that charts the rise ...More

(6/13/2013)

-Gel Services, Inc. Announces it is Opening for Business July 1, 2013

Gel Services, Inc. Announces it is Opening for Business July 1, 2013

Gel Services, Inc. (GSI) announces their opening on July 1, 2013. GSI will focus on continuing services that the entertainment lighting industry has come to depend on Wybron for -- gelstring production and color changer ...More

(6/13/2013)

-Riedel Establishes New US Office and Training Center in Burbank

Riedel Establishes New US Office and Training Center in Burbank

Riedel Communications, provider of real-time video, audio, data, and communications networks, announces that it has opened a new facility in Burbank, California, to address increasing demand for the company's product range. In ...More

(6/13/2013)

-Knight of Illumination Awards Announces Sponsors for 2013

Knight of Illumination Awards Announces Sponsors for 2013

The Knight of Illumination Awards 2013, organized by Clay Paky, ALD, STLD, and Ambersphere Solutions, has announced this year's sponsors as Chroma-Q, Hawthorn, MA Lighting, Robert Juliat, OSRAM, and XL VideoMore

(6/13/2013)

-Avolites Announces Exclusive US Distribution Deal

Avolites Announces Exclusive US Distribution Deal

British lighting console manufacturer Avolites has signed an exclusive distribution deal with New York-based Group One Professional Audio and Lighting.
"This is a fantastic arrangement for Avolites," explains Koy ...
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(6/13/2013)

-RTI Honored with Two 2013 AV Technology Awards

RTI Honored with Two 2013 AV Technology Awards

Remote Technologies Incorporated (RTI) announces that it has been honored with two 2013 AV Technology Awards. The company's RTiPanel application for Apple and Android smartphones and tablets was named "Best Mobile App to ...More

(6/13/2013)

-Aviom Introduces the D800-Dante A-Net Distributor at InfoComm 2013

Aviom Introduces the D800-Dante A-Net Distributor at InfoComm 2013

Aviom introduces the D800-Dante A-Net Distributor, a product designed in collaboration with Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems, at InfoComm 2013, June 12 - 14, in Orlando, Florida. Avion is exhibiting in booth 523 and Yamaha ...More

(6/13/2013)

-Harman Architectural Media Systems Debut at InfoComm 2013

Harman Architectural Media Systems Debut at InfoComm 2013

Harman Professional has debuted its new Architectural Media Systems program at InfoComm 2013. Harman Architectural Media Systems combine the processing power of BSS Audio and Crown Audio's amplifier technology ...More

(6/13/2013)

-Clear-Com Unveils Next Generation 700 Series Analog Beltpacks at InfoComm 2013

Clear-Com Unveils Next Generation 700 Series Analog Beltpacks at InfoComm 2013

Clear-Com is releasing its RS-701 Beltpack, the first model in a new line of RS-700 Series wired, analog partyline beltpacks, at InfoComm 2013 in booth 921, running June 12 - 14, in Orlando, Florida. The new beltpacks feature ...More

(6/13/2013)

-Allen & Heath Launches Larger GLD Digital Mixer

Allen & Heath Launches Larger GLD Digital Mixer

Allen & Heath has introduced the GLD-112, a larger version of the popular GLD-80 mixer, with an extra bank comprising eight control strips, increasing the channel count to 28 fader strips in four layers. The GLD-112 is ideal for ...More

(6/13/2013)

-K-array Introduces Anakonda: A "Bendable Speaker" Adaptable to Almost Any Integration Environment

K-array Introduces Anakonda: A "Bendable Speaker" Adaptable to Almost Any Integration Environment

Audio specialist Sennheiser announces the availability of the latest product from its distributed brand K-array. Anakonda is a bendable speaker that combines outstanding audio quality with an enormous range of configuration ...More

(6/13/2013)

-Shure Introduces Microflex Wireless Microphone Systems

Shure Introduces Microflex Wireless Microphone Systems

Shure Incorporated announces the introduction of its Microflex Wireless Microphone Systems, a versatile, scalable line of networked digital wireless solutions with precision audio reproduction in elite AV conferencing environments. ...More

(6/13/2013)

-Optocore's New Intercom Interfaces Make US Debut at InfoComm 2013

Optocore's New Intercom Interfaces Make US Debut at InfoComm 2013

Optocore, a provider of scalable, high-bandwidth, low-latency fiber-optic networks for the transmission of audio, video, and data in a variety of markets, including pro AV, live and fixed installations and broadcast, is demoing its ...More

(6/13/2013)

-Theatre in Review: The Silver Cord (Peccadillo Theater Company/Theatre at St. Clement's)

Theatre in Review: The Silver Cord (Peccadillo Theater Company/Theatre at St. Clement's)

"I say this about children: Have them. Love them. Leave them be." This eminently sensible advice, voiced by one of the characters in The Silver Cord, is most assuredly not in practice on stage at St. Clement's these nights. ...More

(6/12/2013)

-PLASA London Announces Not-to-be-Missed Audio Content for 2013

PLASA London Announces Not-to-be-Missed Audio Content for 2013

PLASA Events reveals the first details of AudioLab 2013, the hotly anticipated new attraction that will see the creation of a new pro audio arena, theatre, and interactive lab.
Taking place at ExCeL London for the first ...
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(6/12/2013)

-DiGiCo / Group One Master Series Training Seminar at Full Sail Live

DiGiCo / Group One Master Series Training Seminar at Full Sail Live

DiGiCo, working in conjunction with its US distributor Group One Limited, recently launched a series of educational training seminars -- "Digico's Master Series: From Power On to Expert" -- focused on showcasing Digico's ...More

(6/12/2013)

-Clear-Com Releases New HelixNet Partyline System Linking Capability at InfoComm 2013

Clear-Com Releases New HelixNet Partyline System Linking Capability at InfoComm 2013

Clear-Com will launch the enhanced HelixNet Partyline intercom system at InfoComm 2013 in booth 921, running June 12-14 in Orlando, Florida. The new version will include a multi-system linking capability to deliver a cost ...More

(6/12/2013)

-Avion AN-16/I v.2 Analog Input Module Now Shipping

Avion AN-16/I v.2 Analog Input Module Now Shipping

Aviom, manufacturer of the A-16II personal mixer, announces that its new AN-16/i v.2 input module, which supports the new A360 personal mixer, is now shipping. The AN-16/i v.2 converts 16 line-level analog audio channels to a Pro16e ...More

(6/12/2013)

-Christie Launches its First Mobile App - Christie InControl

Christie Launches its First Mobile App - Christie InControl

Christie unveils the Christie InControl projector mobile app for applicable iOS devices at InfoComm 2013 this week in booth 2521. Christie InControl is aimed at rental and staging customers using Christie three-chip DLP M ...More

(6/12/2013)

-Sennheiser Unveils the LSP 500 PRO PA System

Sennheiser Unveils the LSP 500 PRO PA System

The new LSP 500 PRO PA system from audio specialist Sennheiser will be unveiled in the US at InfoComm 2013. According to the company the LSP 500 PRO PA offers outstanding sound and simple control via an app. ...More

(6/12/2013)

-New DVI ELR Lite from Gefen Extends Digital Video Using Cost-Effective Extension Modules

New DVI ELR Lite from Gefen Extends Digital Video Using Cost-Effective Extension Modules

Professionals requiring high resolution video extension in the workspace now have a new option for DVI extension. Gefen announces the availability of its DVI ELR (Extra Long Range) Lite extender. This new extender provides a less ...More

(6/12/2013)

-New Rose Brand Blog Article Features "End of the World" Scenic Effect Created With Cotton Scrim and Projection

New Rose Brand Blog Article Features "End of the World" Scenic Effect Created With Cotton Scrim and Projection

The newest feature article in the Rose Brand Know-How blog showcases designer Ivy Flores, "A Scenic View of the End of the World" at the California Institute of Arts-Black and White Studio. The installation consisted of ...More

(6/12/2013)

-SurgeX Introduces SEQ-1U Surge Eliminator and Power Conditioner

SurgeX Introduces SEQ-1U Surge Eliminator and Power Conditioner

SurgeX, a manufacturer of surge elimination and energy intelligence, announces the new 1U Sequencer (SEQ-1U), a single rack unit power management surge protection, conditioning, and sequencing solution for audio, video, broadcast, ...More

(6/12/2013)

-Outline Introduces GTO C-12 Line Source Array at InfoComm 2013

Outline Introduces GTO C-12 Line Source Array at InfoComm 2013

Outline S.r.l., the makers of speaker systems for touring, installation, and studio applications, introduces the new GTO C-12 line source array speaker system to the North American market at InfoComm 2013 (booth 109). The GTO ...More

(6/12/2013)

-Barco Introduces 20,000-Lumen Rental Projector with Light-on-Demand Option

Barco Introduces 20,000-Lumen Rental Projector with Light-on-Demand Option

Barco, a manufacturer of projection technology, is expanding its HDX family of three-chip DLP projectors with a new member. The HDX-W20 FLEX shares the on-board image processing, compact design, easy servicing, and preview mode ...More

(6/12/2013)

-Ayrton Introduces MagicPanel 602, NandoBeam 302, and MADesign

Ayrton Introduces MagicPanel 602, NandoBeam 302, and MADesign

Ayrton, a French manufacturer of LED products, introduces the new MagicPanel 602, NandoBeam 302, and MADesign luminaires.
"Our new products generated a fantastic amount of interest at Prolight + Sound 2013 which turned out to be ...
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(6/12/2013)

-Kramer Introduces the VP-425 Computer Graphics Video and HDTV to HDMI ProScale Digital Scaler

Kramer Introduces the VP-425 Computer Graphics Video and HDTV to HDMI ProScale Digital Scaler

Kramer Electronics introduces the high-performance VP-425 digital scaler for computer graphics video and component HDTV signals. The Kramer VP-425 up - or down - scales the PC or component video input and embeds the stereo audio ...More

(6/12/2013)

-Elation Pro Active Day Attracts Lighting Professionals from Five Countries

Elation Pro Active Day Attracts Lighting Professionals from Five Countries

An enthusiastic group of lighting designers, installers, dealers, and other professionals from Belgium, France, Germany, The Netherlands, and Poland journeyed to Elation Professional's European headquarters recently for the annual ...More

(6/12/2013)

-Theatre in Review: Cornelius (59E59)

Theatre in Review: Cornelius (59E59)

An almost entirely forgotten selection from the J. B. Priestley catalog -- even with Ralph Richardson in the title role, it eked out a mere seven weeks in its 1935 West End debut -- Cornelius is suddenly being ...More

(6/11/2013)

-Over 10,000 Technical Standards Downloaded

Over 10,000 Technical Standards Downloaded

Over 10,000 standards have been downloaded since PLASA and ProSight Specialty Insurance announced their partnership to make PLASA's American National Standards available to the industry free of charge just over six weeks ago. ...More

(6/11/2013)

-ADJ Group to Open South Florida Complex

ADJ Group to Open South Florida Complex

Los Angeles, California-based ADJ Group, a global supplier of lighting, audio, and trussing products, announced that it will be opening a new multi-functional facility in south Florida later this year. Strategically located near ...More

(6/11/2013)

-Group One Ltd. Adds Avolites Lighting Control Solutions to its Distribution Roster

Group One Ltd. Adds Avolites Lighting Control Solutions to its Distribution Roster

Group One Ltd.'s lighting division announces the addition of Avolites to its distribution roster. Additionally, the diversified domestic importer and distributor of professional audio and lighting equipment has appointed Br ...More

(6/11/2013)

-Announcing "WET X" - the Next Generation of Community's WET Series

Announcing "WET X" - the Next Generation of Community's WET Series

Community announces "WET X" - thirteen new models of its WET Series featuring innovative techniques that redefine outdoor loudspeaker construction and improve sonic performance. WET X's exclusive hand-laid fiberglass enclosures are ...More

(6/11/2013)

-LED Source Announces New Director of Franchise Operations

LED Source Announces New Director of Franchise Operations

LED Source, a North American LED lighting solutions provider specializing in architectural, entertainment, and retrofit applications, announces its new director of franchise operations, Brian Gilbert. ...More

(6/11/2013)

-New Triple E Website Makes It Easier for Clients

New Triple E Website Makes It Easier for Clients

Entertainment equipment engineering manufacturer Triple E has launched a brand new website showcasing its product lines and enabling customers and distributors to obtain instant quotes for any of the company's six main track systems ...More

(6/11/2013)

-The Third Generation Takes on Overall Responsibility at Sennheiser

The Third Generation Takes on Overall Responsibility at Sennheiser

For several years now, two of the co-shareholders of the Sennheiser family business, Daniel and Dr. Andreas Sennheiser have proved themselves within the executive management board by taking on certain responsibilities ...More

(6/11/2013)

-projectiondesign Ships ProNet.precision -- Camera-Assisted Warp and Blend Software

projectiondesign Ships ProNet.precision -- Camera-Assisted Warp and Blend Software

Norway's projectiondesign announces that the ProNet.precision projector auto-alignment software tool is now shipping.
"Any multi-channel system will eventually drift over time, creating the need for realignment. This can be a ...
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(6/11/2013)

-Strictly FX at Telemundo's Latin Billboard Awards

Strictly FX at Telemundo's Latin Billboard Awards

To help the 2013 Latin Billboards Awards make a strong visual impression, media designer and screens director Scott Chmielewski called on the laser experts at Strictly FX of Chicago, Illinois to create his vision of combining ...More

(6/11/2013)

-Manhattan Center Studios Extends Its Riedel Intercom System to Connect All Venues Seamlessly

Manhattan Center Studios Extends Its Riedel Intercom System to Connect All Venues Seamlessly

Riedel Communications, provider of real-time video, audio, data, and communications networks, announces that Manhattan Center Studios is extending its Riedel intercom system to tie together all of its studios and performance halls, ...More

(6/11/2013)

-Turner Broadcasting Integrates Nexidia QC into Its Closed Captioning and Video Description Workflow

Turner Broadcasting Integrates Nexidia QC into Its Closed Captioning and Video Description Workflow

Nexidia, developer of dialogue and audio analysis products and technologies, announces that Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. has incorporated Nexidia QC into its workflow to automate quality control of television closed captioning ...More

(6/11/2013)

-A Creative Investment in Robe LEDWash 600s

A Creative Investment in Robe LEDWash 600s

Doha, Qatar-based, the Creative Communications Group (CCG) has invested in its first Robe moving lights -- 48 LEDWash 600s.
CCG, headed by Jalal Dudin, is one of the leading lighting and sound rental companies in the Gulf ...
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(6/11/2013)

-Clay Paky Lights the 2013 Mountbatten Festival of Music

Clay Paky Lights the 2013 Mountbatten Festival of Music

The Royal Albert Hall played host to the 2013 Mountbatten Festival of Music and what a success it was! The three nights featured Massed Bands of Her Majesty's Royal Marines and captured wonderfully the versatility of some of the world's ...More

(6/11/2013)

-Theatre in Review: A Picture of Autumn (Mint Theatre Company)

Theatre in Review: A Picture of Autumn (Mint Theatre Company)

It's conventional wisdom that the Mint Theatre Company rescues lost plays; more recently, it has been salvaging playwrights. Most prominent among these has been the forgotten Teresa Deevy; A Picture of Autumn ...More

(6/10/2013)

-Chauvet Professional Exhibits at InfoComm

Chauvet Professional Exhibits at InfoComm

Chauvet, a manufacturer of professional lighting, is gearing up for InfoComm, scheduled for June 12-14 in Orlando, Florida. Built with Trusst, backed by Chauvet, booths 5643 and 6080 will house a great selection of new ...More

(6/10/2013)

-Elation Introduces New Level Q7/Level Q7 IP Flat-Style Professional-Grade Pars

Elation Introduces New Level Q7/Level Q7 IP Flat-Style Professional-Grade Pars

Elation Professional has designed a new LED par for the professional stage and production market. This professional grade, compact "flat-style" LED par series features two models, the Level Q7 and Level Q7 IP. ...More

(6/10/2013)

-Rat Sound Adds Paul Freudenberg as General Manager

Rat Sound Adds Paul Freudenberg as General Manager

Rat Sound Systems, Inc. based in Camarillo, California announces the addition of Paul Freudenberg to the post of general manager. Freudenberg will be responsible for managing all operations and developing business with ...More

(6/10/2013)

-Barco Releases Audio Card for its Flagship Video Converter

Barco Releases Audio Card for its Flagship Video Converter

Barco, an image processing technology manufacturer, has added an audio model to the ImagePRO-II - its flagship video converter - to provide users with a wide variety of options for embedded audio. Next to this ImagePRO-II audio ...More

(6/10/2013)

-Join Renkus-Heinz at InfoComm 2013

Join Renkus-Heinz at InfoComm 2013

InfoComm 2013 comes to Orlando, Florida again this year, and Renkus-Heinz will be exhibiting in booth 913 and demo room 204B, June 12-14 at the Orange County Convention Center.
On the show floor, booth 913 will be packed ...
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(6/10/2013)

-James Thomas Engineering Launches New Retro-style PATT 2013

James Thomas Engineering Launches New Retro-style PATT 2013

Lighting and truss manufacturer, James Thomas Engineering, and lighting designer, Tim Routledge, have collaborated on a new project to create a range of retro-look lighting fixtures with a modern twist. Spectacularly ...More

(6/10/2013)

-Johnson Systems Introduces New Power Modules for Retrofit/Conversion on Strand CD80 Dimmer Racks

Johnson Systems Introduces New Power Modules for Retrofit/Conversion on Strand CD80 Dimmer Racks

Johnson Systems Inc. (JSI) announces the release of the new CD80 Power Modules for direct retrofit/conversion of existing Strand CD80 AE (advanced electronic) and CD80 SV (supervisor) modular dimmer racks. "Plug and Play" conversion ...More

(6/10/2013)

-City Theatrical at ABTT

City Theatrical at ABTT

City Theatrical will be demonstrating their new technology at ABTT in stand 58 in the Blue Hall, on June 12 - 13, 2013, including new SHoW DMX wireless DMX products, the new Cognito lighting controller from Pathway Connectivity, and ...More

(6/10/2013)

-Triple E Presents "Specifying for Success" Seminar at ABTT

Triple E Presents "Specifying for Success" Seminar at ABTT

Entertainment engineering manufacturer Triple E is inviting ABTT attendees to a brand new live discussion entitled "The Right Kit and the Real Kit: Fighting Forgery and Specifying for Success" on Thursday, June 13, 2:15 - 3pm, in ...More

(6/10/2013)

-Artistic Licence Celebrates New Technology at Showlight 2013

Artistic Licence Celebrates New Technology at Showlight 2013

Artistic Licence, suppliers of architectural lighting control and data distribution, gave delegates a technology packed experience at Showlight 2013. The conference, held in the ancient town of Cesky Krumlov in the Czech ...More

(6/10/2013)

-Grass Valley Strengthens Presence in Italy with Opening of Rome Office

Grass Valley Strengthens Presence in Italy with Opening of Rome Office

In order to strengthen its presence in Italy, Grass Valley has established a new central office in the region's capital, Rome. The new office, which the company says includes a state-of-the-art solutions center, reinforces Grass ...More

(6/10/2013)

-LDS Conference Center Makes Sound Improvements with L-Acoustics

LDS Conference Center Makes Sound Improvements with L-Acoustics

Salt Lake City's 21,000-seat LDS Conference Center, the main meeting hall for conferences of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and summer and Christmas holiday home to the famed Mormon Tabernacle Choir, recently expanded its < ...More

(6/10/2013)

-GLP X4s Get Their Rocks Off with Slightly Stoopid

GLP X4s Get Their Rocks Off with Slightly Stoopid

Using 12 of GLP's versatile impression X4 LED fixtures, Washington DC-based Pulse Lighting recently provided lighting for Slightly Stoopid's special one-off Hot Box show at Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre in Denver, ...More

(6/10/2013)

-PR Lighting Fixtures Dance to David Guetta

PR Lighting Fixtures Dance to David Guetta

More than 50 fixtures from PR Lighting were deployed to support a concert in Costa Rica recently, given by French DJ/production superstar David Guetta.
More than 15,000 people turned up at the Autódromo La Guácima, where ...
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(6/10/2013)

-The Week in Review

The Week in Review

Tony Awards: Congratulations to this year's Tony Award Winners: Rob Howell (scenic design of Matilda), John Lee Beatty (scenic design of The Nance), Leon Rothenberg (sound design of The Nance ...More

(6/7/2013)

-Wybron Closes Doors After 35 Years of Innovation in Stage Lighting Industry

Wybron Closes Doors After 35 Years of Innovation in Stage Lighting Industry

Wybron, a stage lighting supplier, announced today that the company will close its doors on June 30, 2013.
The company is best known for transforming entertainment, church, and architectural industries with its innovation of ...
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(6/7/2013)

-ETC's Fred Foster receives Wisconsin Entrepreneurs' 2013 "Seize the Day" Award

ETC's Fred Foster receives Wisconsin Entrepreneurs' 2013 &quot;Seize the Day&quot; Award

ETC CEO Fred Foster received the 10th annual Ken Hendricks Memorial "Seize the Day" Award at the Wisconsin Entrepreneurs' Conference, June 4, held in Middleton, Wisconsin.
The award celebrates entrepreneurial leaders who ...
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(6/7/2013)

-EAW Releases QX300 Range

EAW Releases QX300 Range

Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW) has announced that the new QX300 range of full range loudspeaker systems is available for order. EAW president Jeff Rocha made the announcement.
"EAW customers have quickly fallen in love with ...
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(6/7/2013)

-Dataton launches WATCHOUT version 5.5 at InfoComm 2013

Dataton launches WATCHOUT version 5.5 at InfoComm 2013

Launching in collaboration with Dataton premium partner Show Sage at InfoComm 2013, the latest version of Dataton WATCHOUT multi-image display and presentation software brings a number of new and significant features ...More

(6/7/2013)

-ADJ's Quad Phase HP Fills Rooms with a Wide Array of Colors

ADJ's Quad Phase HP Fills Rooms with a Wide Array of Colors

Everyone has heard of a "blue moon" and "silvery moon", but no moon has ever been as colorful as the high output Quad Phase HP Moonflower from ADJ. Powered by a 32W four-in-one quad color RGBW LED source, this new high-tech ...More

(6/7/2013)

-Meyer Sound to Demo CAL, Constellation, and Compass RMS at InfoComm 2013

Meyer Sound to Demo CAL, Constellation, and Compass RMS at InfoComm 2013

At InfoComm 2013, visit Meyer Sound will be exhibiting in booth 1143 and demo room W203A to show how its range of sound reinforcement, acoustic systems, and system monitoring and control solutions. InfoComm runs June 11-14 in ...More

(6/7/2013)

-FiberPlex Introduces Live Production Toolbox for Quick, Easy Fiber Optic Connectivity

FiberPlex Introduces Live Production Toolbox for Quick, Easy Fiber Optic Connectivity

New this InfoComm, FiberPlex Technologies introduces a Live Production Toolbox with everything needed to easily connect remote cameras, microphones, and other equipment over fiber optic cable regardless of media type or data format.< ...More

(6/7/2013)

-LUMINEX Joins AVnu Alliance Promoting Adoption of IEEE 802.1 AVB Standards

LUMINEX Joins AVnu Alliance Promoting Adoption of IEEE 802.1 AVB Standards

LUMINEX Network Intelligence has joined the AVnu Alliance, the Beaverton, Oregon-based the industry consortium that certifies IEEE 802.1 Audio Video Bridging (AVB) products for interoperability. Luminex is a Belgium-based ...More

(6/7/2013)

-Group One Showcases New Gear from DiGiCo and XTA at InfoComm 2013

Group One Showcases New Gear from DiGiCo and XTA at InfoComm 2013

Group One Ltd., a diversified domestic importer and distributor of professional audio and lighting equipment, will showcase the latest gear and updates from console innovator, DiGiCo and signal processor XTA at InfoC ...More

(6/7/2013)

-Audinate Now Shipping Dante Ultimo

Audinate Now Shipping Dante Ultimo

Audinate announces that its new Dante Ultimo networking platform is now shipping. Ultimo is an integrated, cost-effective 13x13 mm chip, targeted for low-channel networked audio equipment. Ultimo extends Dante networking to a wide ...More

(6/7/2013)

-GearSource Europe Launces Mobile Listing App for iOS and Android Devices

GearSource Europe Launces Mobile Listing App for iOS and Android Devices

GearSource Europe has spent months duplicating their listing process from a desktop based application to a mobile app for iOS and Android based devices. At the same time, the company says it has simplified the overall listing ...More

(6/7/2013)

-Yamaha Corporation of America Names Cherian Live Sound Marketing Manager

Yamaha Corporation of America Names Cherian Live Sound Marketing Manager

Yamaha Corporation of America (YCA) announces the appointment of Nithin Cherian to the position of marketing manager for the live sound department, effective immediately. Cherian will report to Athan Billias, director ...More

(6/7/2013)

-Clear-Com Showcases Concert 2.7 Software Upgrade at InfoComm 2013

Clear-Com Showcases Concert 2.7 Software Upgrade at InfoComm 2013

Clear-Com is demonstrating Version 2.7 of its Concert intercom-over-IP communications solution (Concert v2.7) at InfoComm 2013 in booth 921, June 12-14 in Orlando, Florida. Perfect for single or multi-site facilities, this ...More

(6/7/2013)

-DPA Microphones d:facto II Vocal Mic on Display at InfoComm 2013

DPA Microphones d:facto II Vocal Mic on Display at InfoComm 2013

DPA Microphones will feature the d:facto II vocal microphone at InfoComm 2013 in booth 774, running June 12-14 in Orlando, Florida. This latest addition to the d:facto line affords users unlimited possibilities for their live ...More

(6/7/2013)

-AVW-TELAV Toronto Wins 2013 Consumer Choice Award

AVW-TELAV Toronto Wins 2013 Consumer Choice Award

AVW-TELAV Audio Visual Solutions announces that it has been selected by Greater Toronto Area residents as a 2013 Consumer Choice Award (CCA) winner in the Business category. CCA was established in 1987 and is considered the most ...More

(6/6/2013)

-Wybron Closes Doors After 35 Years of Innovation in Stage Lighting Industry

Wybron Closes Doors After 35 Years of Innovation in Stage Lighting Industry

Wybron, a stage lighting supplier, announced today that the company will close its doors on June 30, 2013.
The company is best known for transforming entertainment, church, and architectural industries with its innovation of ...
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(6/6/2013)

-Avolites Names Group One Sole US Distributor

Avolites Names Group One Sole US Distributor

Avolites announces a new sole distribution partnership with Group One Limited to develop the US market. They will be stocking Avolites' extensive range of consoles and dimmers, as well as providing training and support for ...More

(6/6/2013)

-ABTT 2013 Theatre Show Opens June 12

ABTT 2013 Theatre Show Opens June 12

With only a week to go before the ABTT 2013 Theatre Show opens its doors on June 12, organizers report all aspects of this year's show are off the scale compared to previous years. The number of visitor registrations is greater than ...More

(6/6/2013)

-TAIT Docu-Series Launched on US AXS TV

TAIT Docu-Series Launched on US AXS TV

TAIT Stages, the docu-series which follows TAIT's global operations and gives viewers an inside look at design and production for the live entertainment industry, premiered June 4 to US viewers on AXS TV (www.axs.tv). ...More

(6/6/2013)

-New Meyer Sound Compass 3.0 Unifies System Control and Monitoring

New Meyer Sound Compass 3.0 Unifies System Control and Monitoring

Meyer Sound has released version 3.0 of its Compass software program. Compass 3.0 provides a centralized platform for controlling the new Compass RMS remote monitoring system, in addition to the Galileo and Galileo Callisto ...More

(6/6/2013)

-Clear-Com Presents Upgrades to its Tempest Digital Wireless Intercoms at InfoComm 2013

Clear-Com Presents Upgrades to its Tempest Digital Wireless Intercoms at InfoComm 2013

Clear-Com is showcasing the latest enhancements to its Tempest Digital Wireless Intercoms at InfoComm 2013, running June 12-14 in booth 921 in Orlando, Florida. Included among the offerings is the new Tempest900 BeltStation, ...More

(6/6/2013)

-Crest Audio Announces New Tactus Digital Mixing System

Crest Audio Announces New Tactus Digital Mixing System

Crest Audio has partnered with Waves to create the Tactus Digital Mixing System. The Tactus digital mixing system redefines mixing by providing a simple, customizable touch-screen operating interface that puts all of the ...More

(6/6/2013)

-Lightware U.S.A. Showcases New Products at InfoComm - All Are Now Shipping

Lightware U.S.A. Showcases New Products at InfoComm - All Are Now Shipping

The MX-TPS-IB input board, MX-TPS-OB output board for the MX series routers, and HDMI-TPS-TX90 and RX90 long-distance HDMI signal extenders from Lightware U.S.A., the US distributor for Budapest-based Lightware Visual Engineering< ...More

(6/6/2013)

-Peavey Electronics Celebrates 20 Years of Audio Innovation with MediaMatrix

Peavey Electronics Celebrates 20 Years of Audio Innovation with MediaMatrix

Peavey Electronics celebrates the 20th anniversary of its MediaMatrix division -- the multi-faceted digital audio processing, distribution and control system for the professional audio industry. The company says Peavey created the ...More

(6/6/2013)

-Triple E Demos Smooth Track Solutions at ABTT

Triple E Demos Smooth Track Solutions at ABTT

Theatre track systems experts at Triple E are inviting visitors to ABTT onto their stand 138, Orange hall, to get hands on with the company's array of motorized solutions for curtains.
Triple E will be demoing its new ...
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(6/6/2013)

-Peavey Architectural Acoustics Introduces Extended Line of Escort Portable Sound Systems

Peavey Architectural Acoustics Introduces Extended Line of Escort Portable Sound Systems

Expanding the successful portable sound systems, Peavey Architectural Acoustics introduces new versions of its Escort portable PA systems.
The Escort series integrates the entire sound system into one complete, easy to use, easy ...
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(6/6/2013)

-Harman Professional Appoints Vincent "Vinnie" Perreux as Tour Sound Market Manager for Asia Region

Harman Professional Appoints Vincent &quot;Vinnie&quot; Perreux as Tour Sound Market Manager for Asia Region

Harman Professional announces that it has appointed Vincent "Vinnie" Perreux as market manager, tour sound for its Asia regional sales office (RSO). In this role Perreux will provide support for existing tour sound customers ...More

(6/6/2013)

-Lectrosonics Announces ASPEN Certified Dealer Program

Lectrosonics Announces ASPEN Certified Dealer Program

Lectrosonics, a manufacturer of wireless microphone systems and audio processing products, recently launched its ASPEN Certified Dealer Program. Created with the goal of ensuring the highest standards of technical expertise when ...More

(6/6/2013)

-RF Venue Partners with Revolabs to Provide Remote Antenna Extension System

RF Venue Partners with Revolabs to Provide Remote Antenna Extension System

Under a new co-marketing agreement, RF Venue will offer Revolabs dealers and installers its new directional Remote Antenna Extension System, designed for use with Revolabs' Executive HD wireless microphone systems. ...More

(6/6/2013)

-Atlona to Showcase New HDBaseT Product Lines in BTX Technologies' Booth at InfoComm 2013

Atlona to Showcase New HDBaseT Product Lines in BTX Technologies' Booth at InfoComm 2013

Atlona, a digital connectivity solutions provider, announces that the company will be showcasing its latest HDBaseT product lines for commercial AV installations at InfoComm 2013 in BTX Technologies' booth 3759. On ...More

(6/6/2013)

-Chromlech Appoints Clay Paky as New Distributor for Italy

Chromlech Appoints Clay Paky as New Distributor for Italy

Chromlech, French manufacturers of the award-winning Gleamer low-voltage dimmer, the Jarag range, and the new Elidy LED matrix projector, announces the appointment of Clay Paky as its new exclusive distributor for Italy. ...More

(6/5/2013)

-Meyer Sound EVP Helen Meyer Named Influential Woman by San Francisco Business Times

Meyer Sound EVP Helen Meyer Named Influential Woman by San Francisco Business Times

San Francisco Business Times has named Helen Meyer, co-founder and executive vice president of Meyer Sound, to be one of this year's Most Influential Women in Bay Area Business. An annual special edition of the ...More

(6/5/2013)

-coolux Announces New Pandoras Box Version 5.5 and Widget Designer Version 4.5

coolux  Announces New Pandoras Box Version 5.5 and Widget Designer Version 4.5

coolux, the creators of the Pandoras Box product family, will present their new Pandoras Box version 5.5 at this year's InfoComm exhibition in Orlando, Florida in booth 4169, and at the upcoming Showtech in Berlin. ...More

(6/5/2013)

-Roland Systems Group Adds Video Scan Converter to VC-1 Series Lineup

Roland Systems Group Adds Video Scan Converter to VC-1 Series Lineup

Roland Systems Group announces the addition of the VC-1-SC video converter to the VC-1 Series line-up. The VC-1 Series of products recently introduced at NAB 2013, addresses the market demand for high-quality, video and audio ...More

(6/5/2013)

-EnvironmentalLights.com Named Licensed Distributor of MADRIX LED Lighting Control Solutions

EnvironmentalLights.com Named Licensed Distributor of MADRIX LED Lighting Control Solutions

EnvironmentalLights.com, an online retailer for energy-efficient LED lighting systems, was recently named a licensed distributor of MADRIX LED lighting control solutions. In addition to the software, the company offers a ...More

(6/5/2013)

-Renewed Vision Unveils ProVideoServer at InfoComm 2013

Renewed Vision Unveils ProVideoServer at InfoComm 2013

Renewed Vision is taking advantage of InfoComm 2013 to officially debut ProVideoServer (PVS), the company's new four-channel HD video server with synchronization. InfoComm runs June 12-14 in Orlando, Florida; Renewed Vision ...More

(6/5/2013)

-HRS Control to Distribute Picturall Octo Media Server with 8K Play Back

HRS Control to Distribute Picturall Octo Media Server with 8K Play Back

HRS Control announces it has become the exclusive distributor of Picturall Octo in the US. The Finland-made Picturall Octo media server offers an easy, powerful, and cost-effective solution for multiscreen video installations ...More

(6/5/2013)

-Auralex Offers ProGO Stand-Mounted Absorbers

Auralex Offers ProGO Stand-Mounted Absorbers

Auralex Acoustics, Inc., a supplier of acoustical treatments and currently celebrating its 35th anniversary, offers its new ProGO stand-mounted absorbers.
Auralex's new ProGO baffle is a portable, lightweight, and highly ...
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(6/5/2013)

-Jeff Ravitz Nominated for Two Regional Emmy Awards

Jeff Ravitz Nominated for Two Regional Emmy Awards

Jeff Ravitz has been nominated for regional Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lighting Design by both the Pacific Southwest and the Michigan chapters of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS). A Salute To ...More

(6/5/2013)

-Ambersphere Joins the Robert Juliat Family

Ambersphere Joins the Robert Juliat Family

Robert Juliat and Ambersphere Solutions have announced an exclusive agreement that will enable Ambersphere Solutions to represent French manufacturer Robert Juliat throughout the UK. This agreement enables Ambersphere to ...More

(6/5/2013)

-DPA Microphones Appoints Niels Jørgen Øhrgaard EVP of Sales

DPA Microphones Appoints Niels Jørgen Øhrgaard EVP of Sales

In a move that will significantly strengthen its market position, DPA Microphones has appointed Niels Jørgen Øhrgaard as its new executive vice president of sales. Øhrgaard joins DPA Microphones from Reson, where he was ...More

(6/5/2013)

-Fishman Adds New Staff for Product Management and Quality Assurance

Fishman Adds New Staff for Product Management and Quality Assurance

As part of the company's ongoing growth and expanded capabilities, Fishman has hired key new staff members for its product management and quality assurance teams.
Appointed as senior product manager, Charlie Russell has ...
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(6/5/2013)

-Westone Brings Sound to the Active Listener with Adventure Series Alpha Earphones

Westone Brings Sound to the Active Listener with Adventure Series Alpha Earphones

Westone, a manufacturer of high-performance audio and in-ear monitoring technology, announces the availability of the Adventure Series (ADV) Alpha earphones. The Adventure Series Alpha is the culmination of Westone's two decades of ...More

(6/5/2013)

-Robe Gets Organized in Turkey with Large Investment

Robe Gets Organized in Turkey with Large Investment

Organizer, a versatile event management, planning, production, and technical solutions company based in Ankara, Turkey, has just made a substantial investment in new Robe moving lights -- involving 150 fixtures. ...More

(6/5/2013)

-Theatre in Review: The Little Mermaid (Paper Mill Playhouse)

Theatre in Review: The Little Mermaid (Paper Mill Playhouse)

The Little Mermaid certainly wasn't Disney Theatrical's finest hour on Broadway -- at the time, it looked more like the firm's last gasp -- but it has found a sprightly afterlife at Paper Mill Playhouse. Based on the animated ...More

(6/4/2013)

-VUE Audiotechnik Brings Beam Steering into the Mainstream at InfoComm 2013

VUE Audiotechnik Brings Beam Steering into the Mainstream at InfoComm 2013

At next week's InfoComm show, VUE Audiotechnik will unveil VUEPoint, a new process for system optimization that brings digital beam steering to mainstream line array applications. InfoComm runs June 12-14 in Orlando, Florida. ...More

(6/4/2013)

-Roland Systems Group Introduces HD Multi-Format AV Mixer with Built-in USB 3.0 for Web Streaming and Recording

Roland Systems Group Introduces HD Multi-Format AV Mixer with Built-in USB 3.0 for Web Streaming and Recording

Roland Systems Group announces the Roland VR-50HD, an all-in-one AV mixer with output for web streaming and recording. The Roland VR-50HD fully integrates an audio mixer, video switcher, multi-viewer touch screen, and USB ...More

(6/4/2013)

-Lightware U.S.A. to Demo Live Instant Matrix Switching of 4K HDMI 1.4 Sources to 4K Monitors at InfoComm13

Lightware U.S.A. to Demo Live Instant Matrix Switching of 4K HDMI 1.4 Sources to 4K Monitors at InfoComm13

Visitors attending InfoComm13 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, June 8-14, will be treated to a unique demo at the Lightware U.S.A. booth 4180 where they will witness live matrix switching of 4K HDMI ...More

(6/4/2013)

-SGM Contributes to Success at the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest

SGM Contributes to Success at the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest

SGM equipped Malmö Arena's main stage with 52 X-5 white LED strobes and 82 SixPack LED blinders for this year's Eurovision Song Contest (ESC 2013), further consolidating the company's status as a preferred industry technology ...More

(6/4/2013)

-Clay Paky Conquers the 2013 Eurovision Stage

Clay Paky Conquers the 2013 Eurovision Stage

Lighting designer Fredrik Jönsson specified over 700 Clay Paky fixtures to provide stunning lighting effects forming the centerpiece of the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest, the world's largest non-sporting television ...More

(6/4/2013)

-FiberPlex Introduces "Swiss Army Knife" of SFP Media Transport at InfoComm

FiberPlex Introduces &quot;Swiss Army Knife&quot; of SFP Media Transport at InfoComm

New this InfoComm, FiberPlex Technologies introduces the "Swiss Army Knife" of media transport. Its new FOI-6010 is a universal SFP/SFP+ (small form-factor pluggable) frame that can take any variety of SFP modules, from optical and ...More

(6/4/2013)

-Apantac Introduces New Video Wall Solutions at InfoComm

Apantac Introduces New Video Wall Solutions at InfoComm

Apantac will debut its new series of Crescent video wall solutions to the professional AV marketplace at InfoComm 2013, running June 12-14 in Orlando, Florida, in booth 3743.
The launch of the Crescent video wall series, ...
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(6/4/2013)

-Grund Audio Design Announces New ACX Series Loudspeaker Line

Grund Audio Design Announces New ACX Series Loudspeaker Line

Grund Audio Design, a manufacturer of loudspeaker and signal processing products for the audio professional, introduces the new ACX Series loudspeaker product line. Designed as a budget-friendly sound reinforcement solution for the ...More

(6/4/2013)

-Altinex Announces Availability of Muse HDMI+Power+IR Transmitter / Receiver

Altinex Announces Availability of Muse HDMI+Power+IR Transmitter / Receiver

Brea, CA - InfoComm Booth 3031... Altinex, a manufacturer of signal management solutions, announces the availability of its Muse HDMI+Power+IR transmitter and receiver. The company says this new technology dramatically changes the way ...More

(6/4/2013)

-Alford Media Services Expands Portfolio of Riedel Equipment

Alford Media Services Expands Portfolio of Riedel Equipment

Riedel Communications, provider of real-time video, audio, data, and communications networks, announces that Alford Media Services, a Dallas, Teasa-based supplier of event technology support to corporate clients across the ...More

(6/4/2013)

-MertzCrew Hires Gabe Solomon As New Company President

MertzCrew Hires Gabe Solomon As New Company President

MertzCrew announces that Gabe Solomon recently joined the company as president to partner with Joe Mertz, CEO to lead the company's next phase of growth. Solomon will assume leadership of day-to-day operations and ...More

(6/4/2013)

-Scotland's Apex Acoustics Invests in Meyer Sound JM-1P Arrayable Loudspeakers

Scotland's Apex Acoustics Invests in Meyer Sound JM-1P Arrayable Loudspeakers

Based in Dundee, Scotland, Apex Acoustics has recently expanded its Meyer Sound rental inventory with six self-powered Meyer Sound JM-1P arrayable loudspeakers and four 700-HP subwoofers.
"We needed a good, reliable point ...
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(6/4/2013)

-Kirsten Nelson Honored With 2013 WAVE Mentor Award

Kirsten Nelson Honored With 2013 WAVE Mentor Award

Kirsten Nelson, editor, Systems Contractor News and Healthcare AV, will be honored this year by the Women in AV (WAVE) at the NSCA/Women in AV Reception, Wednesday, June 12, from 5:00 - 6:30pm in the Coral ...More

(6/4/2013)

-NewArt to Distribute LumenRadio in Brazil

NewArt to Distribute LumenRadio in Brazil

LumenRadio announces that Newart Iluminacao Ltda has been appointed CRMX distributor in Brazil. Based in Sao Paulo, Newart has 14 regional representatives situated across Brazil and has been an exclusive distributor for Robe ...More

(6/4/2013)

-Location Sound Corp. Re-Launches Website

Location Sound Corp. Re-Launches Website

Location Sound Corp., a pro audio retailer, continues their commitment to customer service by re-launching a newly designed, easy-to-navigate website featuring products for professional audio needs, at http://www.locationsound.com.

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(6/3/2013)

-4Wall Nashville to Host Free Product Showcase Event

4Wall Nashville to Host Free Product Showcase Event

Join 4Wall Nashville June 7 - 8, 2013 for the location's first ever Rental Product Showcase.
Attendees will have the opportunity to tour the 62,000 square foot 4Wall Nashville facility while participating in hands-on ...
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(6/3/2013)

-Pulse Stage Lighting Supports Shore Reopening Ceremony

Pulse Stage Lighting Supports Shore Reopening Ceremony

As part of its dedication to helping restoration efforts at the Jersey shore following the devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy in October 2012, Pulse Stage Lighting, a leading New Jersey-based provider of high quality lighting, ...More

(6/3/2013)

-Alcons Audio USA returning to InfoComm 2013

Alcons Audio USA returning to InfoComm 2013

Attending for the second time, Alcons Audio USA will be showcasing a wealth of audio innovations, based around the company's patented Pro-Ribbon technology and its ongoing pursuit of audio perfection. ...More

(6/3/2013)

-Aviom's New A360 Personal Mixer Now Shipping

Aviom's New A360 Personal Mixer Now Shipping

Aviom, manufacturer of the iconic A-16II Personal Mixer and industry leader in personal mixing, is now shipping its next generation personal mixer, the A360 Personal Mixer.
The A360 brings new levels of control and customization ...
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(6/3/2013)

-W-DMX Adds Glowing Effects to Eurovision 2013

W-DMX Adds Glowing Effects to Eurovision 2013

Wireless Solution Sweden AB appeared on site in stunning fashion at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013, held at Malmö Arena in southern Sweden.
A sea of kinetic sculptures were hung throughout the entire arena roof, resembling ...
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(6/3/2013)

-Countryman Associates Announces Launch of New Company Website

Countryman Associates Announces Launch of New Company Website

Countryman Associates, Inc., the leading innovator of high-quality, miniature microphones and direct boxes for the audio professional, is pleased to announce the launch of the company's new website. Designed from the ground up with ...More

(6/3/2013)

-Grass Valley to Exhibit Live Production Solutions at Telemundo Expo Cine Video Television Show 2013 in Mexico

Grass Valley to Exhibit Live Production Solutions at Telemundo Expo Cine Video Television Show 2013 in Mexico

Grass Valley will demonstrate a mix of sophisticated live production solutions this week at the Telemundo - Expo Cine Video Television Show 2013 in Mexico City, Mexico, exhibiting with Comtelsat in booth B-6. On display will be the ...More

(6/3/2013)

-Schertler Announces Price Reduction for DYN Series

Schertler Announces Price Reduction for DYN Series

Schertler, Swiss manufacturer of contact microphones and acoustic amplification systems, is pleased to announce a global price reduction on its DYN series of professional microphones, due to more economical manufacturing costs. ...More

(6/3/2013)

-Smart Monkeys, Inc. Introduces Five MxM Plug-Ins for Medialon Show Control

Smart Monkeys, Inc. Introduces Five MxM Plug-Ins for Medialon Show Control

Smart Monkeys, Inc. has designed and published a series of five MxM plug-ins for the Medialon Show Control product line. The SMI MxM Series redefines the way Medialon users program shows and installations by offering easier ...More

(6/3/2013)

-Attraktion Group's Playoke Dance Launches at AAE Singapore

Attraktion Group's Playoke Dance Launches at AAE Singapore

Attraktion! GmbH will showcase their latest product, called Playoke Dance, at IAAPA's Asian Attractions Expo (AAE) in Singapore on June 5 - 7, 2013. Playoke Dance is said to be the first interactive dance game using motion tracking ...More

(6/3/2013)

-IC Live Rings in North Carolina's New Governor

IC Live Rings in North Carolina's New Governor

For more than 170 years, North Carolina's State Capitol building has served proudly as a centerpiece of the city of Raleigh and a focal point of state government. This classic architectural masterpiece, its majestic columns evoking ancient ...More

(6/3/2013)

-Theatre in Review: Far From Heaven (Playwrights Horizons)

Theatre in Review: Far From Heaven (Playwrights Horizons)

Each era gets the stars it requires, and to my mind Kelli O'Hara represents the best of what today's musical theatre has to offer. It goes without saying that she is gifted with a big, creamy voice that wrings every available bit of ...More

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