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(6/27/2014)

-Digico Squared Up For InfoComm With New D2-Rack

Digico Squared Up For InfoComm With New D2-Rack

InfoComm 2014 saw digital solutions manufacturer DiGiCo exhibiting with US distributor Group One Ltd., launching its new D2-Rack and announcing a number of new software features and an expansion of a third-party ...More

(6/27/2014)

-CAST Releases WYSIWYG R33

CAST Releases WYSIWYG R33

CAST Software releases its WYSIWYG version R33, with more than 10 new features, giving lighting designers, multimedia, and production professionals the ability to create and previsualize new lighting design like never before. ...More

(6/27/2014)

-Soundcraft Integrates Award-Winning UAD Plug-Ins from Universal Audio with Vi Series Consoles

Soundcraft Integrates Award-Winning UAD Plug-Ins from Universal Audio with Vi Series Consoles

At last week's InfoComm 2014, Harman's Soundcraft demonstrated the new Soundcraft Realtime Rack -- a library of over 70 award-winning UAD plug-ins from Universal Audio compatible with all Soundcraft Vi Series digital ...More

(6/27/2014)

-JoeCo Releases New JoeCoRemote App

JoeCo Releases New JoeCoRemote App

BlackBox Recorder manufacturer JoeCo announces a new version of its JoeCoRemote software app for iPad is now available to download from the iTunes App store.
JoeCoRemote for iPad enables remote control and operation of any 24- or ...
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(6/27/2014)

-Antelope Audio Now Shipping its Portable Audio Interface with 12 Studio Grade Mic Pres and 20 Analog Inputs

Antelope Audio Now Shipping its Portable Audio Interface with 12 Studio Grade Mic Pres and 20 Analog Inputs

Professional audio gear manufacturer Antelope Audio announces its widely anticipated Zen Studio multi-channel recording interface is now shipping. Zen Studio is a multi-faceted, portable audio interface with analog and digital ...More

(6/27/2014)

-Shure Selected One of Chicago's 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For

Shure Selected One of Chicago's 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For

Receiving the accolade for the seventh time, Shure Incorporated has again been named one of "Chicago's 101 Best and Brightest Companies To Work For" by the National Association for Business Resources (NABR). A competition ...More

(6/27/2014)

-Freeman Audio Visual Canada Wins 2014 InfoComm Sustainable Technology Award

Freeman Audio Visual Canada Wins 2014 InfoComm Sustainable Technology Award

Freeman Audio Visual Canada announces it has been awarded the 2014 InfoComm Sustainable Technology Award (formerly Green AV Award) for its contributions to the AV industry and its focus on sustainability. This marks the ...More

(6/27/2014)

-AuviTran and SAVI USA Support Britney Spears' Piece of Me

AuviTran and SAVI USA Support Britney Spears' Piece of Me

In late December 2013, the opening of Britney Spears Britney: Piece of Me at The Axis at Planet Hollywood, marked the culmination of a technical renovation of this mythical Las Vegas concert venue. The 7,000-seat theatre was ...More

(6/27/2014)

-Hillcrest Baptist Church Ensures a Clear Message with Sennheiser

Hillcrest Baptist Church Ensures a Clear Message with Sennheiser

Pensacola Florida-based Hillcrest Baptist Church has a tremendous growth story, sprouting from a modest "shed" of a structure back in 1955 with just a handful of congregants. Since then, the church's facilities and membership -- along with ...More

(6/27/2014)

-Harman's JBL Commercial Series Amplifiers and Mixers Now Shipping

Harman's JBL Commercial Series Amplifiers and Mixers Now Shipping

Harman's JBL Commercial announces its six Commercial Series Amplifiers (CSA) and two Commercial Series Mixers (CSM) are now shipping. The CSA and CSM line-up combines outstanding value and performance and fulfill the need for small, ...More

(6/27/2014)

-Avolites Expert Pro Controls Live Visuals at Rooftop Club WHITE Dubai

Avolites Expert Pro Controls Live Visuals at Rooftop Club WHITE Dubai

Exclusive rooftop bar WHITE Dubai has invested in an Avolites Expert Pro and Touch Wing as part of the club's state-of-the-art entertainment technology system.
WHITE Dubai is a large open-air venue and caters to the Middle East's ...
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(6/27/2014)

-Theatre in Review: When We Were Young and Unafraid (Manhattan Theatre Club/City Center Stage I)

Theatre in Review: When We Were Young and Unafraid (Manhattan Theatre Club/City Center Stage I)

Manhattan Theatre Club has been tough on its leading ladies recently. Even with the aid of a top supporting cast, Mary-Louise Parker struggled to animate The Snow Geese. Blythe Danner and Sarah Jessica Parker, a formidable duo by ...More

(6/26/2014)

-Auerbach + Associates, Inc. Celebrates Leadership Changes

Auerbach + Associates, Inc. Celebrates Leadership Changes

S. Leonard Auerbach, FASTC, IALD, MIES, founder and president, announces changes in the leadership of Auerbach Pollock Friedlander and Auerbach Glasow French that reflect the firm's growth and future development. Ste ...More

(6/26/2014)

-Metropolitan Opera Union Negotiations: USA Responds to Times Editorial

Metropolitan Opera Union Negotiations: USA Responds to Times Editorial

United Scenic Artists has issued a statement responding to a recent New York Times editorial about the labor negotiations at the Metropolitan Opera.
The Met is currently in negotiations with 15 unions; citing ...
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(6/26/2014)

-Le Maitre USA Launches FreezeJet New Liquid CO2 Jet

Le Maitre USA Launches FreezeJet New Liquid CO2 Jet

Le Maitre USA has launched FreezeJet, a powerful liquid CO2 jet.
The FreezeJet generates a blast of freezing fog in columns of 30' to 40' that disappear instantly when switched off, and can be fired at different angles. ...
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(6/26/2014)

-Hitachi Expands Interactive Projector Lineup with Two New Models

Hitachi Expands Interactive Projector Lineup with Two New Models

Hitachi America, Ltd., digital media division, business solutions group introduced two new interactive projector models, the Hitachi CP-TW3003 and CP-TW2503 at InfoComm 2014 last week.
These new interactive models feature ...
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(6/26/2014)

-Crown Launches the XLC Series Power Amplifiers Featuring DriveCore Technology

Crown Launches the XLC Series Power Amplifiers Featuring DriveCore Technology

Harman's Crown Audio announces the introduction of its XLC Series XLC2800 and XLC2500 power amplifiers, two cost-effective two-channel models that offer a host of useful features for installed sound applications. The new amplifiers ...More

(6/26/2014)

-Harman's JBL Professional AWC159 and AWC15LF Loudspeakers Offer Weatherproof Sound

Harman's JBL Professional AWC159 and AWC15LF Loudspeakers Offer Weatherproof Sound

At last week's InfoComm 2014, Harman's JBL Professional introduced the AWC159 and AWC15LF compact all-weather loudspeakers. Designed to deliver sound quality and high sound level capability for outdoor applications, their ...More

(6/26/2014)

-AKG Offers License-Free Operation and 128-Bit Encryption with DMSTetrad Digital Wireless Microphone System

AKG Offers License-Free Operation and 128-Bit Encryption with DMSTetrad Digital Wireless Microphone System

At InfoComm 2014 last week, Harman's AKG introduced the DMSTetrad digital wireless microphone system. Ideal for a variety of applications ranging from concerts and clubs, to conferences, this license-free wireless system ...More

(6/26/2014)

-Martin Professional Introduces New Additions to VC-Grid and VC-Strip LED Video Solutions

Martin Professional Introduces New Additions to VC-Grid and VC-Strip LED Video Solutions

Last week at InfoComm 2014, Harman's Martin Professional introduced the latest additions to its VC-Grid and VC-Strip LED video solutions to include 15mm, 25mm, 30mm, and 60mm pixel pitch for architectural installations, stage ...More

(6/26/2014)

-Drape Kings' Vinnie Salvetti Receives ISES New York Metro Service Excellence Award

Drape Kings' Vinnie Salvetti Receives ISES New York Metro Service Excellence Award

Drape Kings senior field technician Vinnie Salvetti was honored with one of the first ISES New York Metro Service Excellence Awards on Monday, June 9, at the 13th annual Big Apple Awards Gala held at the New York ...More

(6/26/2014)

-NSCA's Integration Business Survival Conference Heads to Atlanta and Phoenix

NSCA's Integration Business Survival Conference Heads to Atlanta and Phoenix

After the success of its first Integration Business Survival Conference & Technology Showcase (IBSC) in Chicago, NSCA announces two additional locations for this regional event: Atlanta on September 15 - 16 and Phoenix on November 6 ...More

(6/26/2014)

-WorldStage Returns to Annual Cisco Partner Summit with Six Screens and 9,322 Pixels

WorldStage Returns to Annual Cisco Partner Summit with Six Screens and 9,322 Pixels

WorldStage marked its tenth year supporting the annual Cisco Partner Summit by providing its AV expertise and equipment to the general sessions of the 2014 conference in the Venetian Hotel ballroom in Las Vegas. ...More

(6/26/2014)

-The First Night Riders Rock the South Coast in Aid of The Theatrical Guild

The First Night Riders Rock the South Coast in Aid of The Theatrical Guild

They revved, they rode, and they rocked the south coast last weekend: yes, this year's First Night Riders charity motorbike and classic car adventure raising money for The Theatrical Guild (TTG) was an incredible success. ...More

(6/25/2014)

-Audio Industry Veteran Michael Reeves Dies in Tragic Cycling Accident

Audio Industry Veteran Michael Reeves Dies in Tragic Cycling Accident

Audio industry veteran Michael Reeves passed away of injuries sustained in an accident when an automobile collided with him while riding his road bike in Monterey, California on June 21, 2014. Reeves' wife Mary and daughter Katy ...More

(6/25/2014)

-Tony Award Sound Design Category Update

Tony Award Sound Design Category Update

The battle continues to reinstate the Tony Awards for sound design. For those who came in late, the committee that administers the Tony Awards recently dropped the categories for sound design of a play and of a musical, unleashing a ...More

(6/25/2014)

-TC Group Names Michael Pearce Regional Sales Manager

TC Group Names Michael Pearce Regional Sales Manager

TC Group North America has named Michael Pearce regional sales manager, residential for Tannoy, Lab.gruppen, and ReVox brands. The announcement was made by Marc Bertrand, CEO of TC Group Americas. ...More

(6/25/2014)

-CAD Debuts 1600 Series UHF Wireless at InfoComm

CAD Debuts 1600 Series UHF Wireless at InfoComm

CAD Audio/Astatic Commercial introduced its high performance 1600 Series UHF wireless system at InfoComm 2014 last week in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Versatile and designed to ensure reliable reception in a variety of installation ...
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(6/25/2014)

-Riedel to Provide Radio Communications Network and Equipment for Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games

Riedel to Provide Radio Communications Network and Equipment for Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games

Riedel Communications, provider of real-time video, audio, data, and communications networks, will supply all radio communications equipment and services for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, running from July 23 to August 3 in ...More

(6/25/2014)

-PESA Delivers New Cheetah 4K Routing Solutions, Retrofit Kits

PESA Delivers New Cheetah 4K Routing Solutions, Retrofit Kits

PESA, a designer and manufacturer of professional audio and video distribution solutions, announces its new Cheetah 4K routing solutions. Built to manage the expanded bandwidth requirements of 4K signals, new routers are available ...More

(6/25/2014)

-First Baptist Church Uses Versatile Hitachi Projectors For Environmental Ambiance and Mood-Setting

First Baptist Church Uses Versatile Hitachi Projectors For Environmental Ambiance and Mood-Setting

Jeff Mize, Minister of Music for First Baptist Church in Allen, Texas, discovered Hitachi projectors after being introduced to environmental projection in late 2013. Once he realized how environmental projections can add to ...More

(6/25/2014)

-Harman's Crown DCi Network Display Amplifiers: The World's First AVnu Alliance Certified AVB Endpoint

Harman's Crown DCi Network Display Amplifiers: The World's First AVnu Alliance Certified AVB Endpoint

Harman's Crown Audio last week announced its DCi Network Display Amplifiers are the first professional audio endpoints to receive AVnu certification for Audio Video Bridging (AVB) interoperability from the AVnu Alliance, the ...More

(6/25/2014)

-Harman's dbx Debuts Its AFS2 Advanced Feedback Suppression Processor

Harman's dbx Debuts Its AFS2 Advanced Feedback Suppression Processor

Harman's dbx announces the introduction of its AFS2 Advanced Feedback Suppression Processor, designed to completely eliminate feedback from a PA system. The AFS2 is ideal for bands, DJs, live sound, and fixed installation ...More

(6/25/2014)

-Harman's JBL Professional Adds to Control Contractor 60 Series with Control 60PS/T Pendant Subwoofer

Harman's JBL Professional Adds to Control Contractor 60 Series with Control 60PS/T Pendant Subwoofer

At last week's InfoComm 2014, Harman's JBL Professional introduced the latest addition to its Control Contractor 60 Series pendant loudspeakers with the new Control 60PS/T pendant subwoofer. This high-impact pendant subwoofer ...More

(6/25/2014)

-Harman's Soundcraft Vi3000 Ushers in the Next Generation of Digital Consoles

Harman's Soundcraft Vi3000 Ushers in the Next Generation of Digital Consoles

At InfoComm 2014 last week, Harman's Soundcraft spotlighted its new Vi3000 "all-in-one" digital live sound console, offering a host of state-of-the-art features including the internal DSP Soundcraft SpiderCore, a new ...More

(6/25/2014)

-OneRepublic Goes "Native" with Bandit Lites and Chris Lisle

OneRepublic Goes "Native" with Bandit Lites and Chris Lisle

OneRepublic is back on the road with Bandit Lites for their Native Summer tour. The American rock group is celebrating Native, their third studio album which includes "If I Lose Myself," "Counting Stars," and their ...More

(6/25/2014)

-Thinkwell Growing in Size and Expanding Internationally

Thinkwell Growing in Size and Expanding Internationally

Thinkwell Group, a worldwide experience design and production agency, announces the opening of its new offices in both Beijing, China and Abu Dhabi, UAE. Over 50% of Thinkwell's current projects are international, in countries ...More

(6/25/2014)

-Darien Koop Captures Spirit of Pentatonix with Help from Chauvet Professional

Darien Koop Captures Spirit of Pentatonix with Help from Chauvet Professional

Quite a few magical things have happened to Pentatonix since the group won first prize in NBC-TV's hit program The Sing Off in 2011. They released a YouTube video that garnered 10 million views in one week, had a number one hit on ...More

(6/24/2014)

-PR Lighting Releases New XLED 1061

PR Lighting Releases New XLED 1061

In order to meet demands for larger scale applications, PR Lighting has taken the successful model of its XLED 1037 -- but instead of deriving its output from 37 10W RGBW LEDs (with a lamp life of 50,000 hours) they have added a ...More

(6/24/2014)

-Neutrik USA Announces New SCCD-W Cover for powerCON Series Connectors

Neutrik USA Announces New SCCD-W Cover for powerCON Series Connectors

Neutrik USA, a supplier of robust and reliable professional connectivity solutions for audio, video, and data, introduces the SCCD-W spring-loaded cover for its D-size chassis powerCON Series connectors. Following up on Neutrik's ...More

(6/24/2014)

-20% Off on Casters for Four Days Only at RoseBrand.com

20% Off on Casters for Four Days Only at RoseBrand.com

The entire line of Rose Brand casters are 20% off for four days only on all purchases made at RoseBrand.com. The sale starts June 24th and ends on June 27th at 7:00pm eastern time. Take advantage of this limited time offer on our ...More

(6/24/2014)

-Nemetschek Vectorworks, Inc. Named to Washington Post Top Workplaces List for 2014

Nemetschek Vectorworks, Inc. Named to Washington Post Top Workplaces List for 2014

Nemetschek Vectorworks, Inc., a provider of intuitive and practical 2D/3D and building information modeling (BIM) software solutions, has been selected as one of "The Washington Post Top Workplaces" in the Greater Washington ...More

(6/24/2014)

-Bandit Lites Adds Chauvet Professional's Nexus Aw 7x7 to Inventory

Bandit Lites Adds Chauvet Professional's Nexus Aw 7x7 to Inventory

Founded over 45 years ago, Bandit Lites has been serving lighting professionals for a long time. During those years, Bandit has consistently stayed in the forefront of new technology. This was evidenced recently when Bandit added ...More

(6/24/2014)

-ABTT Technician of the Year 2014

ABTT Technician of the Year 2014

As announced at the ABTT Theatre Show Awards, Peter Lambert has been presented with the ABTT Award for Technician of the Year 2014.
A leading production electrician since 1998 -- when his break came working on ShowBoat at ...
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(6/24/2014)

-Listen Technologies' Cory Schaeffer Honored with InfoComm Women in AV Award

Listen Technologies' Cory Schaeffer Honored with InfoComm Women in AV Award

Listen Technologies Corporation, a designer, manufacturer, and distributor of assistive listening products, announces that Cory Schaeffer, Listen co-founder and vice president of business development worldwide, has been ...More

(6/24/2014)

-ARRI Inc. Hires Chris Russo as Technical Sales Manager Camera Products, Western Region

ARRI Inc. Hires Chris Russo as Technical Sales Manager Camera Products, Western Region

ARRI Inc. welcomes Chris Russo as technical sales manager camera products, western region for the Americas. In her new role Russo will be responsible for sales of ARRI camera products including ALEXA, AMIRA, and pro camera ...More

(6/24/2014)

-Masque Sound Brings the Influential Lyrics of Tupac Shakur to the Stage in Holler if Ya Hear Me

Masque Sound Brings the Influential Lyrics of Tupac Shakur to the Stage in Holler if Ya Hear Me

As the curtain rose and the beat dropped on Broadway, the rhymes of Tupac Shakur engulfed the Palace Theatre during the highly anticipated hip-hop musical Holler If Ya Hear Me. Sound designers David Patridge and John ...More

(6/24/2014)

-Clay Paky Sharpys Treat TV's Nashville Stars Like Country Music Greats

Clay Paky Sharpys Treat TV's Nashville Stars Like Country Music Greats

ABC-TV's musical drama, Nashville, features a number of performances in every episode. The final episodes performance got the full star treatment with Clay Paky Sharpy fixtures.
The series, which just finished its second ...
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(6/24/2014)

-Avolites Lights Up The Strip at South Point Hotel and Casino

Avolites Lights Up The Strip at South Point Hotel and Casino

If there's a word that characterizes Las Vegas, it's "spectacle," which is something that South Point Hotel and Casino on the south end of The Strip has in spades, especially now that the property has recently added three Avolites ...More

(6/24/2014)

-DPA Microphones is Newest Member of the Jersey Boys Big-Screen Quartet

DPA Microphones is Newest Member of the Jersey Boys Big-Screen Quartet

When production started on the film adaptation of the Tony Award-winning musical Jersey Boys, that hit the big screen last Friday, June 20, crew members knew they would need to capture all audio, music, and vocals live without any ...More

(6/24/2014)

-Theatre in Review: Donogoo (Mint Theater Company)

Theatre in Review: Donogoo (Mint Theater Company)

In Donogoo, all sorts of characters go racing off to a fictitious Brazilian town in hopes of striking gold. In unearthing Donogoo, a 1930 work by the French dramatist Jules Romains, Mint Theater Company has ...More

(6/23/2014)

-Barco Introduces HD Digital Mirror System for Large-Venue Projectors

Barco Introduces HD Digital Mirror System for Large-Venue Projectors

Barco, a provider of visualization solutions, introduces the MMS (Moving Mirror System): a new projector accessory that empowers show designers with creative freedom to direct sharp, detailed HD images anywhere on stage or within an ...More

(6/23/2014)

-PR Lighting Launches the XR 330 Spot

PR Lighting Launches the XR 330 Spot

PR Lighting introduces the new efficient XR 330 discharge Spot (PR-2350) that uses an Osram Sirius HRI 330W XL lamp, with a color temperature of 7,500K. The power consumption for this luminaire is just 450W at 220V. ...More

(6/23/2014)

-Production Resource Group Expands Leadership Team with Seasoned Marketing Executive

Production Resource Group Expands Leadership Team with Seasoned Marketing Executive

Production Resource Group LLC (PRG), a provider of entertainment and event technology solutions, announces that Stephen Lambright has joined its executive leadership team as vice president of marketing. ...More

(6/23/2014)

-World Cup Broadcasts with Multiple Allen & Heath Mixers

World Cup Broadcasts with Multiple Allen & Heath Mixers

Allen & Heath is playing an important role in the playback, broadcast, and transmission of the 2014 FIFA World Cup taking place in Brazil. Supplied by distribution partner, Teleponto multiple Allen & Heath consoles are being ...More

(6/23/2014)

-Robe Has the X-Factor in the Czech and Slovak Republics

Robe Has the X-Factor in the Czech and Slovak Republics

Robe moving lights once again proved they had "that special something" for the X-Factor - this time the final of the Czech and Slovak edition of the popular talent competition reality TV show, which was staged at the Incheba ...More

(6/23/2014)

-Kilowatt AV Uses Avolites Ai Media Server

Kilowatt AV Uses Avolites Ai Media Server

South African equipment rental and technical support house Kilowatt AV recently invested in the Avolites Ai Media Server EX series to power the country's first-ever choreographed 3D video-mapping experience. ...More

(6/23/2014)

-The Clay Paky Sharpy is "Landmark" Fixture for Dutch Dance Event Qapital

The Clay Paky Sharpy is "Landmark" Fixture for Dutch Dance Event Qapital

The creative team behind popular Dutch dance event organizers, Q-Dance, turned to the power of the Clay Paky Sharpy when building their latest immersive club night "Qapital" at Amsterdam's Ziggo Dome. ...More

(6/23/2014)

-Robert Juliat Victor Followspots Light Up Broadway Hit, Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Robert Juliat Victor Followspots Light Up Broadway Hit, Hedwig and the Angry Inch

The unconventional rock musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch is lighting up Broadway, and its lighting designer, Kevin Adams, is using Robert Juliat Victor followspots to light up the stage at the Belasco Theatre. ...More

(6/23/2014)

-Professional Wireless Systems' Frequency Coordination Teams with Joel Osteen's Night of Hope

Professional Wireless Systems' Frequency Coordination Teams with Joel Osteen's Night of Hope

When Joel and Victoria Osteen's Night of Hope made its inspirational return to Yankee Stadium on Saturday, June 7, Professional Wireless Systems (PWS), a Masque Sound Company and providers in supplying and supporting wireless ...More

(6/23/2014)

-PRG Calls K2 Into Active Duty for National Memorial Day Concert

PRG Calls K2 Into Active Duty for National Memorial Day Concert

Entertainment and event production services provider Production Resource Group (PRG) has officially begun upgrading to L-Acoustics' new K2 platform with the purchase of two complete line source array systems. Delivered in mid ...More

(6/23/2014)

-Sennheiser Microphone Technology Set to Feature in Brazil

Sennheiser Microphone Technology Set to Feature in Brazil

As national soccer teams from all over the world are competing for victory in Brazil in the 2014 FIFA World Cup, several hundred million TV viewers will be watching live and many will be more than happy to stay up all night in order to ...More

(6/23/2014)

-Denver's Bellco Theatre Installs Altman Lighting's Chalice LED Downlight System

Denver's Bellco Theatre Installs Altman Lighting's Chalice LED Downlight System

The Bellco Theatre (formerly the Wells Fargo Theatre) is a 5,000-seat venue located within the Colorado Convention Center complex and operated by SMG in Denver, Colorado. As one of the largest proscenium theater venues in the state of ...More

(6/20/2014)

-Harman's Soundcraft Racks up Another Winner with New Si Performer 1 Digital Console

Harman's Soundcraft Racks up Another Winner with New Si Performer 1 Digital Console

Harman's Soundcraft is showing the Si Performer 1 -- the most compact Si Performer console to date and can now control BSS Soundweb London preamps, at InfoComm 2014 running through today in the Las Vegas Convention ...More

(6/20/2014)

-FSR President Jan Sandri Honored at InfoComm with a Women in AV Award

FSR President Jan Sandri Honored at InfoComm with a Women in AV Award

FSR president Jan Sandri's exemplary career, generous spirit, and commitment to community were recognized by InfoComm International, the leading professional audiovisual trade association, when they presented her with ...More

(6/20/2014)

-Webb Audio Visual Embraces Audio Intelligibility and Ease of Use of Sennheiser LSP 500 Wireless PA System

Webb Audio Visual Embraces Audio Intelligibility and Ease of Use of Sennheiser LSP 500 Wireless PA System

One year after its launch at InfoComm, Sennheiser's LSP 500 PRO PA system continues to make waves within the audio installation and corporate A/V markets, providing performance in a uniquely compact and flexible design. The new ...More

(6/20/2014)

-Harman's BSS Audio Introduces Soundweb Contrio Platform

Harman's BSS Audio Introduces Soundweb Contrio Platform

Harman's BSS Audio today introduced the Soundweb Contrio networked control and audio distribution platform at InfoComm 2014 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The Soundweb Contrio platform and its two initial products, the ...More

(6/20/2014)

-Biamp Systems Announces Latest Training Schedule

Biamp Systems Announces Latest Training Schedule

Biamp Systems, a provider of innovative, networked media systems, announces the continued expansion of its Biamp Education Experience with a series of live, online, and on-demand product training and certification courses. ...More

(6/20/2014)

-FSR Joins HDBaseT Alliance

FSR Joins HDBaseT Alliance

FSR announces it has joined the HDBaseT Alliance as an adopter member. The HDBaseT Alliance is a cross-industry alliance founded by LG Electronics, Samsung Electronics, Sony Pictures Entertainment, and Valens to promote and ...More

(6/20/2014)

-PixelFLEX Becomes Part of Neon Tree's Pop Psychology Tour

PixelFLEX Becomes Part of Neon Tree's Pop Psychology Tour

On the heels of their Pop Psychology album release, Neon Trees knew the 2014 tour should be an explosion of psychadelic color to remain equal to the punch of frontman Tyler Glenn's lyrics. The show would be a theatrical event, and ...More

(6/20/2014)

-Sixth Edition of 3D Modeling with Vectorworks Training Manual Now Available

Sixth Edition of 3D Modeling with Vectorworks Training Manual Now Available

Nemetschek Vectorworks, Inc., a provider of intuitive and practical 2D/3D and Building Information Modeling (BIM) software solutions, announces the release of the 3D Modeling with Vectorworks, Sixth Edition, training manual ...More

(6/20/2014)

-Robe MiniMes for Australian Old Parliament House

Robe MiniMes for Australian Old Parliament House

Four Robe Robin MiniMes -- Robe's compact effects luminaire with video -- have been supplied for use throughout the Museum of Australian Democracy (MOAD) located at the Old Parliament House Building in Canberra, ACT, by Elite ...More

(6/20/2014)

-Osram Sylvania Unveils New Safety Feature for HMI Metal Halide Lamps

Osram Sylvania Unveils New Safety Feature for HMI Metal Halide Lamps

At Cine Gear Expo 2014 held earlier this month in Hollywood, California, Osram Sylvania introduced a new group of single-end HMI metal halide lamps that incorporate a doped UV-Stop (UVS) quartz outer jacket which reduces UVB ...More

(6/20/2014)

-PreSonus Delivers No-Hassle Dante Networking for StudioLive AI Loudspeakers

PreSonus Delivers No-Hassle Dante Networking for StudioLive AI Loudspeakers

With the new SL-Dante-SPK upgrade option, StudioLive AI-series active integration loudspeakers from PreSonus become the first Dante-enabled active loudspeakers on the market. The SL-Dante-SPK card houses one Ethercon ...More

(6/20/2014)

-Theatre in Review: Holler If Ya Hear Me (Palace Theatre)

Theatre in Review: Holler If Ya Hear Me (Palace Theatre)

If nothing else, Holler If Ya Hear Me provides a case study in the problems and perils of the jukebox musical. Built around the catalog of the late rapper Tupac Shakur, it aims to be a powerful drama about the ...More

(6/19/2014)

-Harman Launches Martin Professional MAC Quantum Wash and MAC Quantum Profile

Harman Launches Martin Professional MAC Quantum Wash and MAC Quantum Profile

Harman's Martin Professional yesterday introduced the MAC Quantum Wash and MAC Quantum Profile, the latest solution to provide brighter and more compact LED lights. Martin Professional is exhibiting at InfoComm 2014, June 18 ...More

(6/19/2014)

-DPA Microphones Unveils Latest d:screet Miniature Solutions at InfoComm 2014

DPA Microphones Unveils Latest d:screet Miniature Solutions at InfoComm 2014

DPA Microphones is presenting its new d:screet omnidirectional miniature necklace microphone at InfoComm 2014, running June 18 - 20, at the Las Vegas Convention Center in booth C11936. Also on display will be the company's ...More

(6/19/2014)

-Aviom Previews A360 Display at InfoComm 2014

Aviom Previews A360 Display at InfoComm 2014

Aviom announces that it is previewing A360 Display at InfoComm 2014 in booth C11522 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, June 18 - 20. A360 Display is an iOS application that provides a visual display of mix information on an ...More

(6/19/2014)

-Allen & Heath Launches Portable Audio Rack for GLD and Qu Ranges

Allen & Heath Launches Portable Audio Rack for GLD and Qu Ranges

Alongside the Qu-32 digital mixer, Allen & Heath has launched the AB168 portable audio IO rack at InfoComm 2014, running June 18 - 20, at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Suitable for live or installation applications, AB168 ...More

(6/19/2014)

-A.C. Lighting Inc. Showcases Exclusive Brand Technologies at InfoComm 2014

A.C. Lighting Inc. Showcases Exclusive Brand Technologies at InfoComm 2014

A.C. Lighting Inc., a provider of professional equipment to the entertainment industry, will showcase at InfoComm 2014 a selection of the very latest Chroma-Q and Jands lighting innovations, plus ArKaos ...More

(6/19/2014)

-Harman's JBL Professional Delivers More Ceiling Speaker Options with New Control 45C/T

Harman's JBL Professional Delivers More Ceiling Speaker Options with New Control 45C/T

Adding to its successful Control Contractor 40 Series, Harman's JBL Professional is introducing the Control 45C/T coaxial ceiling loudspeaker at InfoComm 2014, running June 18 - 20, at the Las Vegas Convention Center in booth ...More

(6/19/2014)

-d3 Technologies Releases New Software: d3 r11.2 Now Available

d3 Technologies Releases New Software: d3 r11.2 Now Available

d3 Technologies has released their latest software, d3 r11.2. New features include SockPuppet DMX, HTML5, Footprints plus the support of two new codecs, HAP and HAP-Q. With SockPuppet DMX d3 now plays nicely with most consoles. The ...More

(6/19/2014)

-Women in AV Honors Theresa Hahn with 2014 Mentor Award

Women in AV Honors Theresa Hahn with 2014 Mentor Award

Women in AV (WAVE), a global organization dedicated to promoting the growth and performance of women in the AV industry through education, networking, and mentoring, yesterday announced that Theresa Hahn, director of ...More

(6/19/2014)

-dbn Supplies Lighting, Design, and LED for Parklife 2014

dbn Supplies Lighting, Design, and LED for Parklife 2014

Manchester, UK-based dbn Lighting supplied lighting production and rigging for five out of the eight primary stages at the 2014 Parklife Weekender festival in the city's Heaton Park and LED screens for one of these five plus one ...More

(6/19/2014)

-Robe MMX WashBeam Wins "Best Luminaire" Product of the Year Award

Robe MMX WashBeam Wins "Best Luminaire" Product of the Year Award

Robe's Robin MMX WashBeam was named "Best Luminaire" by US-based web portal Live Design in their 2013-14 Products of the Year awards.
The winners, selected by prominent designers and programmers in the fields of lighting, ...
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(6/19/2014)

-PreSonus StudioLive AI Mixers to Add Cascading

PreSonus StudioLive AI Mixers to Add Cascading

PreSonus announces the first digital mixing solution that provides up to 64-channels; multitrack recording; networked remote control; and more. This solution will be available from an upcoming firmware upgrade for all StudioLive AI ...More

(6/19/2014)

-Hitachi Raises the Bar with Four New Ultra Short-Throw Projectors

Hitachi Raises the Bar with Four New Ultra Short-Throw Projectors

Hitachi America, Ltd., Digital Media Division, business solutions group yesterday introduced its CP-AX2503, CP-AX3503, CP-AW2503, and CP-AW3003 Ultra Short Throw projectors -- four high-performance models that are ideally suited for ...More

(6/19/2014)

-Theatre in Review: Time of My Life (Brits Off Broadway/59E59)

Theatre in Review: Time of My Life (Brits Off Broadway/59E59)

In Time of My Life, we are invited to dine with a prize collection of Alan Ayckbourn characters as they muddle their way toward humiliation, bankruptcy, and death -- not to mention the odd triumph. The third offering ...More

(6/18/2014)

-Allen & Heath Launches New Addition to Qu Digital Family

Allen & Heath Launches New Addition to Qu Digital Family

Allen & Heath will be unveiling Qu-32 at InfoComm 2014, a 32 fader, 38 in / 28 out digital mixer joining the rackmount Qu-16 and compact Qu-24. Qu-32 shares the Qu series key features, such as total recall of settings (includi ...More

(6/18/2014)

-I Series - High-Output Modular Loudspeakers with Great Musical Quality and Vocal Clarity

I Series - High-Output Modular Loudspeakers with Great Musical Quality and Vocal Clarity

Designed to provide exceptional musical quality and vocal clarity, Community's new I Series is an innovative family of high-power/high-output modular loudspeakers that allows designers to implement complex solutions in houses of ...More

(6/18/2014)

-Klipsch to Showcase Compact Performance Series 70 Volt Speakers at InfoComm 2014

Klipsch to Showcase Compact Performance Series 70 Volt Speakers at InfoComm 2014

Klipsch, a speaker and headphone manufacturer, announces the debut of the Compact Performance Series 70 Volt speakers (CP-6T and CP-4T) at InfoComm 2014, running June 18 - 20 in Las Vegas. Show attendees can experience active ...More

(6/18/2014)

-Barco Introduces Compact and High-Resolution Projectors

Barco Introduces Compact and High-Resolution Projectors

Barco, a provider of projection technology, has expanded its single-chip DLP projector line-up to now include F50 Panorama, WUXGA, and full HD models to meet a wide variety of demanding applications, from first-class exhibitions and ...More

(6/18/2014)

-Scenic Artists Begin Contract Talks with the Metropolitan Opera

Scenic Artists Begin Contract Talks with the Metropolitan Opera

The United Scenic Artists (USA 829), Local 829 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE), began contract talks yesterday with management of New York's Metropolitan Opera. Talks will largely ...More

(6/18/2014)

-d3 Technologies Releases Pro Range: New Servers Now Shipping

d3 Technologies Releases Pro Range: New Servers Now Shipping

d3 Technologies is now shipping their two new servers, the d3 4x4pro and the d3 4x2pro, together forming the d3 pro range. The company says these servers are a big step up in show delivery, made to ensure that the requirements of ...More

(6/18/2014)

-ETC Introduces New Nomad and Nomad Puck Portable Lighting Controllers

ETC Introduces New Nomad and Nomad Puck Portable Lighting Controllers

ETC has just added two exciting products to its lighting-control lineup: the Nomad software and Nomad Puck controller. Designed for situations when lighting professionals can't bring their consoles with them, Nomad and Nomad Puck ...More

(6/18/2014)

-Jeff Ravitz Receives Pacific Southwest Emmy for A Salute To Teachers Awards

Jeff Ravitz Receives Pacific Southwest Emmy for A Salute To Teachers Awards

Lighting designer, Jeff Ravitz of Los Angeles, California-based Intensity Advisors, was the recipient of the Emmy for Outstanding Lighting Design from the Pacific Southwest Chapter of NATAS, the National Academy of Television ...More

(6/18/2014)

-Audinate Announces Dante Via

Audinate Announces Dante Via

Audinate's creation of innovative solutions continues, with the announcement of its new software application, Dante Via at InfoComm 2014 running June 18 - 20 in Las Vegas.
Dante Via transforms Macs and PCs into networked ...
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(6/18/2014)

-Stage Directors and Choreographers Society Supports Broadway Sound Designers

Stage Directors and Choreographers Society Supports Broadway Sound Designers

The following letter has been sent to members of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society.
"SDC members,
"As I am sure you are well aware, the recent decision by the Tony Awards Administration Committee to eliminate the ...
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(6/18/2014)

-WorxAudio Technologies Joins the PreSonus Family

WorxAudio Technologies Joins the PreSonus Family

PreSonus announces the acquisition of loudspeaker manufacturer WorxAudio Technologies, Inc., of Greensboro, North Carolina, founded in 1979 by CEO and director of engineering Hugh Sarvis. ...More

(6/18/2014)

-Harman's BSS Audio Introduces Soundweb Contrio Control and Media Server

Harman's BSS Audio Introduces Soundweb Contrio Control and Media Server

Harman's BSS Audio today debuted its Soundweb Contrio system control server at InfoComm 2014. Now, the company says, integration professionals have the ability to design network architectures that place advanced system ...More

(6/17/2014)

-XTA Launches New APA Series at InfoComm 2014

XTA Launches New APA Series at InfoComm 2014

XTA will debut the APA series -- short for Adaptive Processing Amplification -- at this year's InfoComm show in stand C11336, June 18 - 20, in Las Vegas. APA's new power and DSP platforms have been designed to interact ...More

(6/17/2014)

-Campaign to Restore Tony Award for Sound Design Heats Up on Social Media

Campaign to Restore Tony Award for Sound Design Heats Up on Social Media

The campaign to restore the Tony Award for sound design continues apace. The New York theatre industry was shocked last week when the committee that administers the Tonys announced without comment that it was dropping both sound ...More

(6/17/2014)

-SMPTE Extends Call for Papers Deadline for SMPTE 2014 Annual Technical Conference & Exhibition

SMPTE Extends Call for Papers Deadline for SMPTE 2014 Annual Technical Conference & Exhibition

The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE), a provider of motion-imaging standards and education for the communications, media, entertainment, and technology industries, has extended the call for papers deadline ...More

(6/17/2014)

-Rogue R1 Beam from Chauvet Professional Glitters on Liberty Theater Dance Floor

Rogue R1 Beam from Chauvet Professional Glitters on Liberty Theater Dance Floor

Visitors don't get any more steeped in Broadway tradition than the Liberty Theater at the heart of Times Square. After all, it was here that George M Cohan's iconic "Give My Regards to Broadway" was first performed on a New York stage. ...More

(6/17/2014)

-The Clay Paky B-EYE is a "Great Joy" on Veronica Maggio Arena Tour

The Clay Paky B-EYE is a "Great Joy" on Veronica Maggio Arena Tour

Lighting designer Henrik Lundin is using a number of the triple-award winning Clay Paky B-EYE K20s to light ethereal Swedish songstress Veronica Maggio's first-ever Scandinavian arena tour.
Lundin, of Swedish production ...
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(6/17/2014)

-Eclipse Presentations Meets The Future at Central Hall

Eclipse Presentations Meets The Future at Central Hall

Eclipse Presentations -- an east London-based technical solutions provider -- collaborated with the marketing team at Central Hall Westminster (CHW) led by Maria Schuett to provide all the required technical production and ...More

(6/17/2014)

-Bose Announces New Accessory Cards for ControlSpace and PowerMatch Components

Bose Announces New Accessory Cards for ControlSpace and PowerMatch Components

Bose Professional Systems continues to expand the functionality of its ControlSpace and PowerMatch digital audio processing and amplifier systems with several new input and output accessory cards.
The new ControlSpace cards, each ...
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(6/17/2014)

-Len Auerbach Named Fellow of ASTC

Len Auerbach Named Fellow of ASTC

Auerbach Pollock Friedlander | Auerbach Glasow French announces that S. Leonard Auerbach, FASTC, IALD has been named a Fellow of the American Society of Theatre Consultants (ASTC). The organization was founded in 1983 ...More

(6/17/2014)

-Egypt's CBC Boosts Flexibility of HD Signal Transport With Riedel MediorNet Real-Time Network

Egypt's CBC Boosts Flexibility of HD Signal Transport With Riedel MediorNet Real-Time Network

Riedel Communications, provider of real-time video, audio, data, and communications networks, today announced that leading Egyptian TV channel Capital Broadcast Center (CBC) has upgraded its Cairo facilities and operations with the ...More

(6/17/2014)

-Nugen Audio Announces Educational Sales Program

Nugen Audio Announces Educational Sales Program

Nugen Audio, creator of intuitive tools for audio professionals, today introduced special educational pricing for its complete line of loudness management, metering, and correction solutions. Effective immediately, the company will ...More

(6/17/2014)

-Barco Signs on as a USAV Preferred Manufacturer Partner

Barco Signs on as a USAV Preferred Manufacturer Partner

Barco, a provider of visualization and collaboration solutions, has joined USAV's Preferred Manufacturer Partner (PMP) program as its latest pro AV supplier. Under the arrangement, Barco will gain access to a nationwide ...More

(6/17/2014)

-Theatre in Review: Much Ado About Nothing (New York Shakespeare Festival/Delacorte Theatre)

Theatre in Review: Much Ado About Nothing (New York Shakespeare Festival/Delacorte Theatre)

"Was ever woman in this humour woo'd? Was ever woman in this humour won?" The words are from Richard III but they apply perfectly to the screwball hilarity spun by Hamish Linklater and Lily Rabe in Jack O'Brien' ...More

(6/16/2014)

-ArKaos PRO Exhibits with A.C. Lighting at InfoComm14

ArKaos PRO Exhibits with A.C. Lighting at InfoComm14

ArKaos PRO, Belgian software and media server manufacturer, will be exhibiting at InfoComm 2014 in Las Vegas, June 18 - 20, with its exclusive North American distributor, A.C. Lighting, Inc. on booth C5054. ...More

(6/16/2014)

-Morpheus Lights Debuts Ayrton's new Radical "R" Series LED Luminaires at InfoComm 2014

Morpheus Lights Debuts Ayrton's new Radical "R" Series LED Luminaires at InfoComm 2014

Morpheus Lights, the exclusive US distributor of Ayrton LED luminaires, will present the North American combined debut of the new MagicBlade R, MagicPanel R, and MagicRing R9 LED Beam Projector fixtures in booth CO5558 at I ...More

(6/16/2014)

-Barco Introduces 35,000 Lumens, Native 4K Projector for Rental and Staging

Barco Introduces 35,000 Lumens, Native 4K Projector for Rental and Staging

Barco, a provider of projection technology, is expanding its projection portfolio for rental and staging with a brand-new three-chip DLP projector. Offering a brightness level of 35,000 center lumens, the brand-new HDQ-4K35 is ...More

(6/16/2014)

-InterAmerica Introduces Projection Design and Maintenance Services at InfoComm 2014

InterAmerica Introduces Projection Design and Maintenance Services at InfoComm 2014

InterAmerica Stage (IAStage) is now offering design and maintenance services for projection systems. Mark T. Black and Curtis Edwards will be spreading the word about the new services at this year's InfoComm 2014 ...More

(6/16/2014)

-LSC to Attend InfoComm 2014

LSC to Attend InfoComm 2014

LSC will attend this year's InfoComm 2014 show on the Technologies for Worship Pavilion, stand C8486, June 18 - 20, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
LSC will be a part of the interactive stage featuring live band, sound, and lights ...
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(6/16/2014)

-Focusrite RedNet to Be Part of OCA Alliance Demonstration at InfoComm

Focusrite RedNet to Be Part of OCA Alliance Demonstration at InfoComm

The OCA Alliance, a global consortium of companies developing the Open Control Architecture (OCA) as an open standard for controlling professional AV devices, is demonstrating its flexible, robust technology for the first time at ...More

(6/16/2014)

-Listen Technologies' Partner Ampetronic to Release Suite of Hearing Loop Tools at InfoComm 2014

Listen Technologies' Partner Ampetronic to Release Suite of Hearing Loop Tools at InfoComm 2014

Listen Technologies Corporation (InfoComm booth C10339), a designer, manufacturer, and distributor of assistive listening products, and US distributor of Ampetronic, a provider of audio induction loop systems for assisting ...More

(6/16/2014)

-Danley Sound Labs to Exhibit at InfoComm 2014

Danley Sound Labs to Exhibit at InfoComm 2014

Danley Sound Labs, manufacturer of loudspeakers and subwoofers, will have its newest products on display in booth C11711 and powered up demo room N108 at InfoComm 2014, in Las Vegas, Nevada, from June 14 - 20. Included will ...More

(6/16/2014)

-Outline Debuts Filter Technology and Range of New Products at InfoComm 2014

Outline Debuts Filter Technology and Range of New Products at InfoComm 2014

In what the company calls a major advancement of its proprietary iMODE Processing Platform -- the Italian manufacturer Outline will introduce the iP24, a multi-purpose two-input / four-output DSP loudspeaker controller in a single ...More

(6/16/2014)

-Thump, Bump, and Dance Your Way into a New Thump PA from Mackie

Thump, Bump, and Dance Your Way into a New Thump PA from Mackie

Mackie launches the all-new Thump 1,000W powered loudspeaker series with the "Show Us Your Moves and be a Star" video contest. Entrants will have a chance to win the grand prize of a full Thump system that includes two Mackie ...More

(6/16/2014)

-Corporate Magic Produces City of Dallas' Bid for 2016 RNC Convention

Corporate Magic Produces City of Dallas' Bid for 2016 RNC Convention

On Thursday, June 12, the City of Dallas made its final bid to host the 2016 Republican National Convention (RNC).
To help convince the RNC site selection team that Dallas, Texas is the ideal location for the convention, the City ...
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(6/16/2014)

- Ann Roth to Appear at Drama Book Shop June 26

		Ann Roth to Appear at Drama Book Shop June 26

Oscar- and Tony-winning costume designer Ann Roth will appear at New York's Drama Book Shop on June 26 for a Q&A and book-signing of The Designs of Ann Roth, just published by USITT.
Roth will take questions and ...
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(6/16/2014)

-The Industry Votes BlackTrax at Eurovision 2013 the Winner

The Industry Votes BlackTrax at Eurovision 2013 the Winner

On Saturday, May 31, at Baryshnikov Arts Center in New York City, Bruce Freeman, chairman of CAST BlackTrax, accepted a 2014 Excellence in Live Design Award in the Live for Broadcast category for the use of BlackTrax at Eur ...More

(6/16/2014)

-Theatre in Review: Pat Kirkwood is Angry (59E59/Brits Off Broadway Festival)

Theatre in Review: Pat Kirkwood is Angry (59E59/Brits Off Broadway Festival)

Pat Kirkwood had plenty of reason to be angry: In 1948, while performing at the London Hippodrome, she accepted an invitation to have dinner with the Duke of Edinburgh in a Mayfair restaurant. This was not the done thing, to say the least; ...More

(6/13/2014)

-Barco Launches Connect! Partner Program for ProAV Resellers in the United States

Barco Launches Connect! Partner Program for ProAV Resellers in the United States

Barco is launching a feature-rich channel partner program to expand and reward its network of ProAV resellers for marketing and selling Barco's full range of visualization solutions in the US.
Barco has developed a simple ...
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(6/13/2014)

-NEXO GEO M620 Line Array Makes InfoComm 2014 Debut

NEXO GEO M620 Line Array Makes InfoComm 2014 Debut

Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems, Inc. will preview the new NEXO GEO M6 compact loudspeaker series at InfoComm 2014.
In its design, the GEO M6 extends beyond NEXO's tradition of live music applications toward the corporate AV ...
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(6/13/2014)

-Medialon Announce New Products at InfoComm

Medialon Announce New Products at InfoComm

Medialon will be introducing MAS PRO Dante, an audio server using Audinate's Dante network audio transport protocol, at InfoComm 2014.
MAS PRO Dante is a professional audio server for both multi-track applications as well as ...
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(6/13/2014)

-Harman's Martin Professional Releases MAC Viper Firmware 2.0

Harman's Martin Professional Releases MAC Viper Firmware 2.0

Harman's Martin Professional announces the release of MAC Viper firmware 2.0. The update contains fixes for all known issues and improvements on existing functionality including low noise cooling for the entire MAC Viper Family, ...More

(6/13/2014)

-The Audio Engineering Society Comes to Los Angeles for 137th International AES Convention

The Audio Engineering Society Comes to Los Angeles for 137th International AES Convention

The AES 137th International Convention is gearing up to take place October 9-12, 2014, at the Los Angeles Convention Center, located in the L.A. Live district. Attendees will be able to take advantage of opportunities to hear from ...More

(6/13/2014)

-Harman Professional Names Erik Tarkiainen as Vice President, Global Marketing

Harman Professional Names Erik Tarkiainen as Vice President, Global Marketing

Harman Professional announces the appointment of Erik Tarkiainen as vice president of global marketing. Effective immediately, Tarkiainen will lead global marketing strategy and execution across the Professional Division ...More

(6/13/2014)

-Michael Doucot Appointed Product Marketing Manager, Electro-Voice Portable Sound--North America

Michael Doucot Appointed Product Marketing Manager, Electro-Voice Portable Sound--North America

Bosch Security Systems, Inc., Communications Systems Division is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Doucot to the position of product marketing manager, Electro-Voice Portable Sound--North America. ...More

(6/13/2014)

-Flex Rental Solutions Welcomes 400th Customer

Flex Rental Solutions Welcomes 400th Customer

Flex Rental Solutions, a provider of web-based rental and inventory software for the live event industry, welcomes McNally Enterprises, Inc., of Anaheim, CA, as the company's 400th customer. Chris Stein, CEO of Flex, says "th ...More

(6/13/2014)

-Cristiano Giavedoni and Amedeo Guizzi Launch Blumano Ltd.

Cristiano Giavedoni and Amedeo Guizzi Launch Blumano Ltd.

Blumano Ltd. is an engineering-based company headquartered in the UK and working internationally which has been launched to provide a range of specialist services, expertise, and consultancy which is related to lifting and load ...More

(6/13/2014)

-Robe Celebrates 10 Years of Bellowhead

Robe Celebrates 10 Years of Bellowhead

Contemporary UK folk band Bellowhead celebrated their 10th anniversary with two high profile shows at London's Royal Albert Hall and Manchester's Bridgewater Hall, for which lighting designer Emma Thompson created an eye-catching ...More

(6/13/2014)

-Clay Paky Sharpys are "Made for" Scooter Tour

Clay Paky Sharpys are "Made for" Scooter Tour

Copious Clay Paky beam fixtures have been employed by lighting designer Jerry Appelt in his 'reach out and grab you' lighting design for German techno band Scooter's European tour 20 years of Hardcore. ...More

(6/13/2014)

-Allen & Heath Digital Consoles Manage Brazilian Carnival

Allen & Heath Digital Consoles Manage Brazilian Carnival

Allen & Heath's iLive-112 digital systems were used at Brazil's famous carnival celebrations to manage the live performances of international artists including Claudia Leite, Jota Quest, Pericles, and Michel ...More

(6/13/2014)

-Theatre in Review: Farcicals (59E59/Brits Off Broadway Festival)

Theatre in Review: Farcicals (59E59/Brits Off Broadway Festival)

One of the best things about the Ayckbourn Ensemble, the trio of comedies now at 59E59, is the chance it offers to appreciate Alan Ayckbourn's immense talents as a director. This is especially true of Farcicals, ...More

(6/12/2014)

-New European Dates for PLASA Focus

New European Dates for PLASA Focus

PLASA Focus is set to debut in two new European locations in 2014 -- Brussels in November and Glasgow in December.
PLASA Events will lay down roots in two iconic European cities later this year. PLASA Focus events in ...
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(6/12/2014)

-Tony Committee Eliminates Sound Design Category; Petition Formed to Protest

Tony Committee Eliminates Sound Design Category; Petition Formed to Protest

In a turn of events that strikes a sour note for Broadway design professionals, the committee that oversees the Tony Awards has voted to eliminate the categories for sound design.
The news was buried at the bottom of a New York ...
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(6/12/2014)

-USITT Decries Tony Move to Drop Sound Awards

USITT Decries Tony Move to Drop Sound Awards

The Tony Awards' decision to cut its two sound design awards sends a disturbing message dismissing the role of sound designers in Broadway plays and musicals, USITT's executive director said. ...More

(6/12/2014)

-PSNI Hosts Second Annual CFO Summit

PSNI Hosts Second Annual CFO Summit

Professional Systems Network International (PSNI) held the second PSNI CFO Summit in May at the Westin O'Hare in Chicago, Illinois. PSNI welcomed 44 attendees, including technology integration affiliate employees and representatives ...More

(6/12/2014)

-SHAPESHIFTER Augments Major Tours

SHAPESHIFTER Augments Major Tours

High End Systems' new SHAPESHIFTER automated luminaire was introduced at the recent Prolight + Sound trade show in Germany, and the company shipped the first C1 and W1 units to customers throughout May. ShapeShifter is now ...More

(6/12/2014)

-Analog Way's Ascender 48 Multi-Screen Mixer Seamless Switcher Adds Real-Time Perspective Layer Animation

Analog Way's Ascender 48 Multi-Screen Mixer Seamless Switcher Adds Real-Time Perspective Layer Animation

Analog Way will unveil a new feature developed for the Ascender 48: real-time perspective layers. An exclusive preview of the Ascender 48 updated with this unprecedented functionality will be available in Analog Way's booth C7125 ...More

(6/12/2014)

-Professional Wireless Systems Showcases Range of RF Solutions for Live and Broadcast Events at InfoComm

Professional Wireless Systems Showcases Range of RF Solutions for Live and Broadcast Events at InfoComm

Professional Wireless Systems (PWS), a Masque Sound company and experts in supplying and supporting wireless systems for live and broadcast events, will showcase its range of RF solutions at InfoComm 2014 in booth ...More

(6/12/2014)

-DiGiCo Releases V685 Software

DiGiCo Releases V685 Software

UK digital solutions manufacturer DiGiCo has now released V685, the latest software upgrade for its range of digital mixing consoles. With Digico's proprietary Stealth Digital Processing, the company adds new features to this ...More

(6/12/2014)

-XL Video Creates New Creative Customized Video Solutions Business with Frederic Opsomer

XL Video Creates New Creative Customized Video Solutions Business with Frederic Opsomer

XL Video announces the creation of a new business focusing on the rapidly expanding market of custom LED and video solutions.
XL Video is one of the largest video solutions providers with 14 locations worldwide and has supplied ...
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(6/12/2014)

-L-Acoustics Introduces K2 and PANFLEX Technology

L-Acoustics Introduces K2 and PANFLEX Technology

Following in the footsteps of the K1 system for large stadium tours and outdoor festivals, L-Acoustics announces the official North American debut of its new K2 line source array loudspeaker system featuring PANFLEX technology at ...More

(6/12/2014)

-Eventide UltraChannel Native Channel Strip - Free Download

Eventide UltraChannel Native Channel Strip - Free Download

Yesterday, Eventide announced the immediate availability of its new channel strip plug-in which delivers flexibility and sonic control. The UltraChannel 64-bit native plug-in for AU, VST, and AAX64 for Mac and PC features micro ...More

(6/12/2014)

-Barco Launches 4K Screen Management System

Barco Launches 4K Screen Management System

Barco, a provider of image processing technology, introduces its E2 image processor -- featuring native 4K inputs and outputs and supporting 4K content at professional frame rates (up to 60p 4:4:4). Raising the bar for live screen ...More

(6/12/2014)

-Theatre in Review: Fly by Night (Playwrights Horizons)

Theatre in Review: Fly by Night (Playwrights Horizons)

When the magic finally happens in Fly by Night, it arrives with a blackout. It is November 9, 1965, and, as darkness falls on New York City, this tangled tale of mismatched lovers comes to a halt. We are plunged into gloom, ...More

(6/11/2014)

-Green Hippo Offers 4K+ Training and New Products at InfoComm 2014

Green Hippo Offers 4K+ Training and New Products at InfoComm 2014

Green Hippo's technical director and AViary product manager Sean Westgate will be holding a special seminar at InfoComm 2014, discussing the capabilities of 4K+ in the real world, new mapping solutions, and the ...More

(6/11/2014)

-Luminex V2 Firmware, Which Increases Support for Industry Protocols, Makes InfoComm Debut

Luminex V2 Firmware, Which Increases Support for Industry Protocols, Makes InfoComm Debut

Luminex Network Intelligence, a Belgium-based developer of lighting control, pro audio, and video data distribution equipment for the entertainment industry, has announced the introduction of GigaCore firmware V2, which ushers in a ...More

(6/11/2014)

-Coda Audio Sets Sail for InfoComm

Coda Audio Sets Sail for InfoComm

German loudspeaker manufacturer, Coda Audio has been making waves in the European and Asian markets with its innovative and sonically stunning range of loudspeaker systems. Coda is a name as yet relatively unknown in America, but ...More

(6/11/2014)

-HRS Control Unveils New Bridge Products at InfoComm 2014

HRS Control Unveils New Bridge Products at InfoComm 2014

HRS Control will introduce a suite of Bridge products as part of their Embedded Control Servers product line at InfoComm 2014 where the company will occupy booth C4834 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, June 18 - 20. The ...More

(6/11/2014)

-Listen Technologies Offers Hearing Loop Training Sessions Before InfoComm Convention

Listen Technologies Offers Hearing Loop Training Sessions Before InfoComm Convention

Listen Technologies Corporation, a designer, manufacturer and distributor of assistive listening products, will be holding a day-long training session, "Integration & Commissioning of Hearing Loop Systems (Level 2)," on June 17, ...More

(6/11/2014)

-DPA Microphones d:fine 66 and 88 Miniature Headset Mics Make InfoComm Debut

DPA Microphones d:fine 66 and 88 Miniature Headset Mics Make InfoComm Debut

DPA Microphones' new d:fine 66 and d:fine 88 Miniature Headset Microphones will be on display at InfoComm 2014 in booth C11936, June 18 - 20, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ideal for productions involving presenters and performers ...More

(6/11/2014)

- USITT Gains New Officers, Board Members

		USITT Gains New Officers, Board Members

An impressive group of performing arts experts start new roles in USITT leadership on July 1.
Mark Shanda, dean of arts and humanities at The Ohio State University, takes office as USITT's president-elect. He is a ...
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(6/11/2014)

-Neutrik USA Appoints David Kuklinski as Applications Manager

Neutrik USA Appoints David Kuklinski as Applications Manager

Neutrik USA, a supplier of robust and reliable professional connectivity solutions for audio, video, and data, announces the appointment of David Kuklinski to the position of applications manager. He will focus on the ...More

(6/11/2014)

-Mackie Extends SRM Professional Line with Two Powerful New Dual-Woofer Designs

Mackie Extends SRM Professional Line with Two Powerful New Dual-Woofer Designs

Mackie launches two new high-power, high-output additions to the legendary SRM family of powered loudspeakers -- the SRM750 1600W Dual 15" high-definition powered loudspeaker and the SRM2850 1600W Dual 18" powered subwoofer. ...More

(6/11/2014)

-Full Compass Systems' Owners Join NAMM Members of Capitol Hill to Fight for Music Education in Schools

Full Compass Systems' Owners Join NAMM Members of Capitol Hill to Fight for Music Education in Schools

Jonathan and Susan Lipp, owners of Full Compass Systems, recently attended the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Advocacy Fly-In in Washington, DC. Here they joined celebrity musicians, researchers, ...More

(6/11/2014)

-EON615 Speaker Covers Now Available from JBL Bags

EON615 Speaker Covers Now Available from JBL Bags

The new EON615 series of slip-on speaker covers are now available from JBL Bags. More than just another great JBL sound system, the company says the EON615 is a true step forward in technology developed specifically to deliver the ...More

(6/11/2014)

-LMC Audio Systems Brings Cadac Digital to ABTT

LMC Audio Systems Brings Cadac Digital to ABTT

Cadac announces the appointment of LMC Audio Systems as an official UK dealer with immediate effect. The live audio sales company is showing Cadac's new CDC eight-16 digital production console at the ABTT Theatre show ...More

(6/11/2014)

-Hall Research Hires HWPco as its Southeastern Manufacturer's Representative

Hall Research Hires HWPco as its Southeastern Manufacturer's Representative

Hall Research, a manufacturer of audio video distribution and control systems, has hired HWPco as their manufacturer's representative for the southeastern US (Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and ...More

(6/10/2014)

-Barbizon Lights Up Madison Square Garden for Stanley Cup

Barbizon Lights Up Madison Square Garden for Stanley Cup

Barbizon Lighting and the New York Rangers have one thing in common, but it's a big thing: The Stanley Cup and Madison Square Garden (MSG). The Rangers will play the inside of the venue, but Barbizon Lighting is playing the exterior ...More

(6/10/2014)

-Huntsville Church Relies on Muzeek World for Dual Yamaha CL5s

Huntsville Church Relies on Muzeek World for Dual Yamaha CL5s

First Seventh Day Adventist Church in Huntsville, Alabama relied on supplier Muzeek World of San Juan Capistrano, California to provide dual Yamaha CL5 digital audio consoles for their new sanctuary. The new sanctuary seats ...More

(6/10/2014)

-Robe Sparkles at Cadena Dial Awards

Robe Sparkles at Cadena Dial Awards

The 2014 Cadena Dial Awards was staged by leading Spanish Radio Station Cadena Dial and produced by Planet Events at the Auditorio Miguel Delibes in Valladolid to celebrate the most successful Spanish language performing ...More

(6/10/2014)

-RCF USA to Exhibit at InfoComm 2014

RCF USA to Exhibit at InfoComm 2014

RCF USA will man both a show floor booth, C12121, and demo room, N120, at InfoComm 2014 running June 18 - 20, in Las Vegas.
The RCF USA demo room schedule is on the even hours - 10:00am, 12:00pm, 2:00pm, and 4:00pm. ...
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(6/10/2014)

-Green Hippo Offers Free License Upgrade with the Purchase of a New Hippotizer Chipmunk

Green Hippo Offers Free License Upgrade with the Purchase of a New Hippotizer Chipmunk

For the month of June, Green Hippo is offering a limited time free Connect and Control software upgrade to everyone buying a new Hippotizer Chipmunk. The offer will run throughout June and finishes on Friday, July 4, 2014. ...More

(6/10/2014)

-PreSonus Headquarters Grand Opening Draws Raves

PreSonus Headquarters Grand Opening Draws Raves

Music-industry VIPs, business-community leaders, and PreSonus employees, distributors, and dealers from around the globe flocked to warm, friendly Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on April 30, 2014, to celebrate PreSonus' new headquarters. ...More

(6/10/2014)

-Martin Audio Appoints New Operations Director and Product Manager

Martin Audio Appoints New Operations Director and Product Manager

As part of an ongoing process of preparing for the next wave of growth, Martin Audio has recently made two new strategic hires.
First, Bash Akhtar has joined Martin Audio as operations director. He has previously served as ...
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(6/10/2014)

-Hear them Live at InfoComm 2014: Meyer Sound Demos Installation Loudspeakers with IntelligentDC

Hear them Live at InfoComm 2014: Meyer Sound Demos Installation Loudspeakers with IntelligentDC

At InfoComm 2014, attendees are invited to visit the Meyer Sound demo room N110 and show booth C9725 to learn how its expanding self-powered loudspeaker offerings can provide a sonic and logistical edge to any project. These ...More

(6/10/2014)

-RoseBrand.com Offers 20% Off on Jaxsan Coating June 10-13

RoseBrand.com Offers 20% Off on Jaxsan Coating June 10-13

Jaxsan Coating is 20% off during Rose Brand's four day sale on all online orders at RoseBrand.com. Discounts are valid on two gallon and five gallon Jaxsan 600 white acrylic latex coating. ...More

(6/10/2014)

-Roland Systems Group Announces XS Series of Multi-Format AV Matrix Switchers

Roland Systems Group Announces XS Series of Multi-Format AV Matrix Switchers

Roland Systems Group announces the Roland XS Series -- the new line of multi-format matrix switchers designed for fixed installations requiring high-quality integrated video and audio conversion and switching. ...More

(6/10/2014)

-Grund Audio Design Debuts the Gala Series GA-LC9 / GA-LC9P Column Line Arrays

Grund Audio Design Debuts the Gala Series GA-LC9 / GA-LC9P Column Line Arrays

Grund Audio Design, a manufacturer of loudspeaker and signal processing products for the audio professional, announces the expansion of the Gala Series product line with the introduction of the GA-LC9 (passive) and GA-LC9P (powered) ...More

(6/10/2014)

-LumenRadio Shines on Eesti Laul 2014

LumenRadio Shines on Eesti Laul 2014

Eesti Laul, the Estonian qualifying competition where the winner gets to represent Estonia in the prestigious Eurovision Song Contest this year used LumenRadio's wireless CRMX Nova products to control the spectacular lighting ...More

(6/9/2014)

-Feature-Rich Rogue Series Moving Heads Among Highlights for Chauvet Professional at InfoComm

Feature-Rich Rogue Series Moving Heads Among Highlights for Chauvet Professional at InfoComm

Expect the "Rogue" revolution to be in full force at Chauvet Professional's booth C5856 at InfoComm 2014 June 18 - 20 in Las Vagas, Nevada. No, this isn't a band of ruffians that visitors will see, but what the company calls ...More

(6/9/2014)

-PreSonus Unveils the All-New Nimbit

PreSonus Unveils the All-New Nimbit

Nimbit, the musician's direct-to-fan marketing and promotions platform by PreSonus, has received a complete redesign, including a new look, extensive new features, a new money-saving pricing plan, and much more. Artists can ...More

(6/9/2014)

-Allen & Heath Digital Consoles Manage Brazilian Carnival

Allen & Heath Digital Consoles Manage Brazilian Carnival

Allen & Heath's iLive-112 digital systems were used at Brazil's famous carnival celebrations to manage the live performances of renowned international artists including Claudia Leite, Jota Quest, Pericles, and Michel Telo. Mixes ...More

(6/9/2014)

-ETC Systems Take Over Broadway

ETC Systems Take Over Broadway

The summer Broadway season is heating up and the Tony Awards were last night. Both long-running shows and new productions are getting accolades for their incredibly ambitious and striking lighting designs that are created with the latest ...More

(6/9/2014)

-ILC Tees Off to Support Behind the Scenes Charity Initiative

ILC Tees Off to Support Behind the Scenes Charity Initiative

Intelligent Lighting Creations (ILC) will host their third annual Golf Outing in support of Behind the Scenes on Tuesday, July 15th at the Hilton Indian Lakes Golf Resort in Bloomingdale, Illinois. ...More

(6/9/2014)

-Blizzard Lighting Introduces the BladeRunner RGBW and White

Blizzard Lighting Introduces the BladeRunner RGBW and White

A unique new series of moving beam fixtures are now available from Blizzard Lighting that are sure to pique the interest of mobile DJ's and bands alike, and can be an impressive addition to any permanent installation in clubs, houses of ...More

(6/9/2014)

-Sensaphonics Trains Five New Gold Circle Audiologists

Sensaphonics Trains Five New Gold Circle Audiologists

Sensaphonics announces that five more hearing health professionals have successfully passed the company's unique Gold Circle training seminar. The two-day course includes in-depth teaching sessions at Sensaphonics headquarters, plus ...More

(6/9/2014)

-Lightware Will Show UMX-TPS Range at InfoComm 2014

Lightware Will Show UMX-TPS Range at InfoComm 2014

Lightware Visual Engineering has begun shipping its new UMX-TPS product family, featuring HDBaseT extenders with stand-alone, under desk mount, and wall plate models. The full range of products, offering various connector options, ...More

(6/9/2014)

-EAW Expands Customer Support to Meet Continued Demand

EAW Expands Customer Support to Meet Continued Demand

Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW) has hired Gino Pellicano, Dave Salmon, Peter Maguire, and Jonas Domkus to bolster the company's customer support infrastructure. Pellicano and Salmon join the EAW application support group ( ...More

(6/9/2014)

-BenQ Leads the Market as Top-Selling DLP Projector Brand in North America

BenQ Leads the Market as Top-Selling DLP Projector Brand in North America

BenQ America Corp., an international provider of visual display solutions, announces that the company has become the No. 1-selling DLP (digital light processing) projector brand in North America according to the latest Quarterly ...More

(6/9/2014)

-QT Hotel Implements Complete IP-Based Digital Signage, IPTV, and VOD Solution in Australian Capital

QT Hotel Implements Complete IP-Based Digital Signage, IPTV, and VOD Solution in Australian Capital

Tripleplay authorized reseller, StreamVision has completed a 217-room deployment of the TripleChoice Hospitality TV portal at the QT Hotels & Resorts site in Canberra, Australian capital territory. ...More

(6/9/2014)

-Astana State Auditorium Goes Big with Renkus-Heinz

Astana State Auditorium Goes Big with Renkus-Heinz

Designated as the country's official capital in 1997, Astana is Kazakhstan's second largest city, and the world's second coldest capital. Despite its less than balmy climes, Astana has experienced a boom in development in recent years, ...More

(6/9/2014)

-Design Winners All Around at Tony Awards

The 68th Annual Tony Awards honored the best of "The Great White Way" on June 8 at Radio City Music Hall. This year, the Design Categories rewarded a wide variety of musicals and plays. For Best Scenic Design, accolades went to C ...More

(6/6/2014)

-Cadac US Launches at InfoComm: New Division Shows Router, MADI and Dante Bridge MegaCOMMS Components

Cadac US Launches at InfoComm: New Division Shows Router, MADI and Dante Bridge MegaCOMMS Components

Cadac is exhibiting at InfoComm for the first time as Cadac Audio Ltd US and Canada, its new North American sales and distribution arm, under the direction of general manager Paul Morini. InfoComm runs June18 - 20 in ...More

(6/6/2014)

-Christie Acquires Arsenal Media to Expand Digital Signage Solutions Offerings

Christie Acquires Arsenal Media to Expand Digital Signage Solutions Offerings

Christie, a provider of visual displays and audio technologies, announces that it has acquired Montreal-based Arsenal Media Inc., a digital signage agency specializing in experiential installations, interactive content, and ...More

(6/6/2014)

-Harman's JBL Professional Introduces High-Humidity Grilles for Control 10 Series Ceiling Speakers

Harman's JBL Professional Introduces High-Humidity Grilles for Control 10 Series Ceiling Speakers

Harman's JBL Professional is introducing the MTC-14WG and MTC-16WG high-humidity grilles for its Control 10 Series ceiling speakers. These grilles fit JBL's Control 12C/T, Control 14C/T, and Control 16C/T, as well as Control 26C and ...More

(6/6/2014)

-Maryland's Northeast High School Upgrades Three AV Systems with Community

Maryland's Northeast High School Upgrades Three AV Systems with Community

Northeast High School is a four-year public high school in Pasadena, Maryland. With almost 1,600 students, Northeast has several notable sports teams, a growing music program, and its own designated acting troupe that puts on three shows a ...More

(6/6/2014)

-St. Louis Institution Installs Yamaha IF, MTX System

St. Louis Institution Installs Yamaha IF, MTX System

In 1903, a St. Louis institution was born. The Missouri Athletic Club (MAC) has endured and thrived by remaining committed to being "a premier athletic, social, and dining club for business, professional, and civic leaders, and families in ...More

(6/6/2014)

-Bounty Music Completes Audio Revamp at St. Theresa Church in Hawaii with Harman Brands

Bounty Music Completes Audio Revamp at St. Theresa Church in Hawaii with Harman Brands

Owner of 35-year-old musical instrument store and pro audio installation company Bounty Music on the island of Maui, Paul Weinstein and his wife Linda recently revamped the local St. Theresa Church with Harman's Soun ...More

(6/6/2014)

-Nexus Selected by Peter Greenbaum for Today Show's Toyota Concert Series

Nexus Selected by Peter Greenbaum for Today Show's Toyota Concert Series

Performers often win new fans when they appear on NBC's Today Show. Sometimes high-output LED panels do too. Such was the case recently when the Nexus 4 x 4 panel from Chauvet Professional was used for superstar Mariah Carey's ...More

(6/6/2014)

-Robe Brings the Idol Vibe to New CRC Auditorium

Robe Brings the Idol Vibe to New CRC Auditorium

The new and recently opened 6,000-seat auditorium at the Christian Revival Church (CRC) in Silver Lakes, Pretoria, South Africa is benefitting from an all-Robe moving light rig, which was specified and installed by DWR ...More

(6/6/2014)

-Tech Hub Injects Light Emission Fun in Paris

Tech Hub Injects Light Emission Fun in Paris

In the Bohemian Marais District, in the center of bustling Paris, a new tech hub opened in the final months of 2013. The Silicon Sentier aims to provide a digital ecosystem to help aid and accelerate tech innovation in small and upcoming ...More

(6/6/2014)

-Santa Monica Pier's Breathtaking View Accentuated by Pulsar

Santa Monica Pier's Breathtaking View Accentuated by Pulsar

Dramatic lighting always adds to the ambiance of public spaces at dusk as lovers take a romantic stroll, especially around a $42.3 million setting like Santa Monica's Tongva Park.
Helping to create different, colorful moods for the park' ...
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(6/6/2014)

-Caravan Stage Company Thrives with the Help of Neutrik Connectivity Solutions

Caravan Stage Company Thrives with the Help of Neutrik Connectivity Solutions

Based in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, the Caravan Stage Company is a theatrical troupe that operates tours in Canada, the United States, and internationally throughout England, Europe, and the Mediterranean. While this in and of ...More

(6/6/2014)

-SGM Luminaires Light Up Canonization Concert

SGM Luminaires Light Up Canonization Concert

For the recent canonization of Pope John Paul II in Poland, TSE Grupa played a key role as one of the longest-serving lighting companies in the Polish market.
TSE Grupa supplied all lighting equipment and multimedia solutions, ...
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(6/6/2014)

-Theatre in Review: When January Feels Like Summer (Ensemble Studio Theatre/Page 73)

Theatre in Review: When January Feels Like Summer (Ensemble Studio Theatre/Page 73)

Another title for When January Feels Like Summer could be When Theatre Feels Like a Television Sitcom. Playwright Cori Thomas' deft ability to get inside the heads of a wide range of characters is undercut by ...More

(6/6/2014)

-Theatre in Review: Macbeth (Park Avenue Armory)

Theatre in Review: Macbeth (Park Avenue Armory)

"This castle has a pleasant seat." Not this time; Christopher Oram's supersized set for Kenneth Branagh's blockbuster version of Macbeth is dark and clammy, a mud-stained place. It's a cross between Stonehenge ...More

(6/5/2014)

-Avolites, Robe, and Tomcat Stage Joint Open House at Soundcheck Nashville

Avolites, Robe, and Tomcat Stage Joint Open House at Soundcheck Nashville

Running in tandem with the huge CMA Music Festival from June 5 - 8, lighting console manufacturer Avolites announces that it is partnering with lighting fixture manufacturer Robe to host a four-day open house at Soundcheck ...More

(6/5/2014)

-coolux to Present New Pandoras Box Version 5.7 Software at InfoComm 2014

coolux to Present New Pandoras Box Version 5.7 Software at InfoComm 2014

coolux will present their new Pandoras Box Software Version 5.7 at this year's InfoComm 2014 exhibition in Las Vegas, running June 18 - 20, in addition to showing a variety of new hardware products, including the Pandoras Box ...More

(6/5/2014)

-DPA Microphones Becomes Platinum Partner for Technologies for Worship Pavilion at InfoComm 2014

DPA Microphones Becomes Platinum Partner for Technologies for Worship Pavilion at InfoComm 2014

DPA Microphones, the Danish professional audio manufacturer of high-quality condenser microphone solutions for professional applications, announces that it has signed on as a platinum partner for the Technologies for Worship ...More

(6/5/2014)

-Barco's Pro AV Solutions Give New Meaning to "Connecting the World" at InfoComm 2014

Barco's Pro AV Solutions Give New Meaning to "Connecting the World" at InfoComm 2014

At InfoComm 2014, global visualization provider Barco will dramatize a "Day in the Life" of a smart city, demonstrating how its large-scale visualization, wireless collaboration, and enterprise communications solutions are ...More

(6/5/2014)

-Meyer Sound Names Luke Jenks Director of Product Management

Meyer Sound Names Luke Jenks Director of Product Management

Meyer Sound has promoted Luke Jenks to the newly created position of director of product management. Most recently serving as the company's loudspeaker product manager, Jenks now represents the full range of company solutions ...More

(6/5/2014)

-Full Motion Productions Adds Vista Systems Spyder x20

Full Motion Productions Adds Vista Systems Spyder x20

Full Motion Productions (FMP) in New Orleans has invested in the Vista Systems Spyder x20 and control surface. By acquiring the image processor FMP expands its capabilities with a next-level professional tool designed to ...More

(6/5/2014)

-XL Video UK Invests in New Fleet of Media Servers

XL Video UK Invests in New Fleet of Media Servers

XL Video's UK operation has announced a major upgrade to its fleet of media servers. The new servers, and accompanying custom-designed housings, are built around the newest Apple Mac Pro computers. ...More

(6/5/2014)

-Hall Stage Launches DL-Lite Pulley Range at ABTT 2014

Hall Stage Launches DL-Lite Pulley Range at ABTT 2014

Hall Stage announces the launch of the DL-Lite range of rigging pulleys to complement the existing extensive catalog of stage equipment, built up since the company formation 116 years ago in 1898.
Designed to meet a 5:1 safety ...
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(6/5/2014)

-The Technical Theatre Awards Opens Voting at ABTT Theatre Show Event

The Technical Theatre Awards Opens Voting at ABTT Theatre Show Event

The Technical Theatre Awards (TTA), which celebrates the outstanding achievements of people working behind the scenes, has announced that voting for the 2014 awards will open during the ABTT Theatre Show with a special launch ...More

(6/5/2014)

-Quality and Economy with Elation TVL Series of White Light LED at Bavarian Academy of Music

Quality and Economy with Elation TVL Series of White Light LED at Bavarian Academy of Music

The Richard Wengenmeier Hall at the Bavarian Academy of Music in Marktoberdorf, Germany, recently replaced its outdated tungsten lighting system with a new lighting rig of Elation Professional TVL Series white light LED luminaires ...More

(6/5/2014)

-Prism Victorious at Access Hollywood Live Shootout

Prism Victorious at Access Hollywood Live Shootout

When the production team came to the conclusion that it was time for their hit morning show, Access Hollywood Live, to go green, the solution was an old fashioned shootout. Except this time, instead of a corral, it took place in a ...More

(6/5/2014)

-Britney Spears Doubles Down on DiGiCo in Las Vegas

Britney Spears Doubles Down on DiGiCo in Las Vegas

Britney Spears is currently taking a break from touring, settling into a two-year residency on the Las Vegas Strip at Planet Hollywood's AXIS theater, which was revamped for the purpose at a reported cost of $20 million with new staging, ...More

(6/5/2014)

-Ashly Amplifiers and Signal Processors Now Shipping with Dante

Ashly Amplifiers and Signal Processors Now Shipping with Dante

Ashly Audio, maker of high-performance, cost-effective power amplifiers and signal processors, is now shipping Dante digital media networking solution with all their nXe, nXp, Pema, and NE Series networkable amplifiers. NE ...More

(6/5/2014)

-Bandit Brings Light to Largest Global Finals Competition

Bandit Brings Light to Largest Global Finals Competition

What event could bring an Academy Award winning director, an American Idol finalist, and more than 1,400 teams of students from 15 different countries together for three days at the University of Tennessee? The answer is Destination ...More

(6/4/2014)

-Shure Applauds FCC Expansion of Wireless Microphone License Eligibility

Shure Applauds FCC Expansion of Wireless Microphone License Eligibility

The Federal Communications Commission recently completed a multi-year exploration of the role of wireless microphones in modern content production and the technical challenges that surround their use. According to a press release issued by ...More

(6/4/2014)

-Elation Launches New Rayzor Q12 LED Wash with Zoom

Elation Launches New Rayzor Q12 LED Wash with Zoom

Elation Professional announces the launch of a new versatile moving head in its Rayzor Series of compact and high-speed LED wash luminaires, the Rayzor Q12 Zoom. From colorful wash/beam looks to eye-candy effects, this functional ...More

(6/4/2014)

-HRS Control Launches Complete Line of ECS Embedded Control Servers at InfoComm

HRS Control Launches Complete Line of ECS Embedded Control Servers at InfoComm

HRS Control has introduced a complete line of ECS embedded control servers encompassing both touch screen and central control servers. They will be unveiled to InfoComm 2014 attendees in the HRS Control booth C4834 at the Las ...More

(6/4/2014)

-Luminex Announces New GigaCore 16RFO Tailored for Touring Applications

Luminex Announces New GigaCore 16RFO Tailored for Touring Applications

Luminex Network Intelligence has introduced the latest member of its product family, the GigaCore 16RFO Ethernet switch specially tailored for touring applications and designed with the input of key industry players. The Belgium ...More

(6/4/2014)

-Alcorn McBride Announces Unprecedented Five-Year Product Warranty

Alcorn McBride Announces Unprecedented Five-Year Product Warranty

Alcorn McBride Inc. has announced it is extending its standard product warranty from two years to five years. Alcorn McBride is a manufacturer of control, audio, and video equipment for the themed entertainment industry as well as ...More

(6/4/2014)

-Nomad Sound Adds New NEXO STM, Yamaha CLs to Arsenal

Nomad Sound Adds New NEXO STM, Yamaha CLs to Arsenal

Nomad Sound of Austin, Texas recently purchased a new NEXO STM line array and Yamaha CL1, 3, 5 digital audio consoles to complement their rental arsenal. Since 2005, Nomad Sound has been supplying regional music ...More

(6/4/2014)

-Radial Takes on International Sales and Distribution for Jensen's Iso-Max Line

Radial Takes on International Sales and Distribution for Jensen's Iso-Max Line

Vancouver, Canada-based Radial Engineering Ltd. announces that it has taken on the global sales, marketing, and distribution of Jensen's Iso-Max range of products.
Iso-Max is a range of isolators that provide ground ...
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(6/4/2014)

-Gefen to Exhibit at InfoComm 2014

Gefen to Exhibit at InfoComm 2014

Gefen will be exhibiting at InfoComm 2014 in Las Vegas, June 18 - 20, in the North Hall in booth 955, presenting its new logo and brand identity, reflecting a strategic new direction that builds upon the Gefen legacy with ...More

(6/4/2014)

-Lectrosonics Wireless Microphone Technology Helps Preservation Hall Jazz Band Thrive

Lectrosonics Wireless Microphone Technology Helps Preservation Hall Jazz Band Thrive

Recognized for performing traditional New Orleans-style jazz, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band derives its name from the Preservation Hall venue located in New Orleans' French Quarter. With a style that truly represents the musical ...More

(6/4/2014)

-Mexican Rock Band Zoé Travels the World with SSL Live Console

Mexican Rock Band Zoé Travels the World with SSL Live Console

One of Mexico's most popular rock groups, the platinum-selling, Latin Grammy award-winning band Zoé is world renowned, having played concerts across North America, Europe, and South America. For their latest world tour, which has already ...More

(6/4/2014)

-Michael Franks Chooses Harman's Martin Professional For the 2014 NFL Draft

Michael Franks Chooses Harman's Martin Professional For the 2014 NFL Draft

Held at New York City's prestigious Radio City Music Hall, the 2014 NFL Draft was the highest rated ESPN Draft telecast in more than two decades. To ensure proper lighting of the players, audience, and for the live television broadcast on ...More

(6/4/2014)

-GLP's X4 Dazzles Eurovision Song Contest Audience

GLP's X4 Dazzles Eurovision Song Contest Audience

Several hundred pieces of GLP impression X4 LED moving lights were specified by lighting designer Kasper Lange on behalf of the Danish Broadcasting Corporation for use at the 59th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC ...More

(6/4/2014)

-Astoria's Melrose Ballroom Installs EAW for Concerts, Events, and Live Performance

Astoria's Melrose Ballroom Installs EAW for Concerts, Events, and Live Performance

The Melrose Ballroom in Astoria, New York opened its doors in early March to rave reviews. New EAW loudspeakers provide the audio backbone of this new high-end entertainment spot.
The owners of the 8,000-sq.-ft. event, concert, ...
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(6/4/2014)

-Bose RoomMatch Loudspeakers Chosen for Boston Opera House

Bose RoomMatch Loudspeakers Chosen for Boston Opera House

Located in the heart of the city's theater district, the historic Boston Opera House is known as one of New England's most architecturally and aesthetically impressive theaters. Opened in 1928 as B.F. Keith Memorial Theater, the Boston ...More

(6/4/2014)

-ETC Expands Unison Architectural Control Family with Echo Lighting Control System

ETC Expands Unison Architectural Control Family with Echo Lighting Control System

Classrooms, office buildings, retail outlets, hotels, and more can now have access to professional-quality, low-cost lighting control with plug-and-play flexibility. ETC's new Unison Echo lighting control system is a sophisticated ...More

(6/4/2014)

-Theatre in Review: Arrivals and Departures (Stephen Joseph Theatre/59E59)

Theatre in Review: Arrivals and Departures (Stephen Joseph Theatre/59E59)

It's Alan Ayckbourn's 75th birthday and we're getting the presents. To celebrate his three-score-plus-five, Stephen Joseph Theatre, Ayckbourn's home base for decades, has brought us a gift package of three of the master's plays, two ...More

(6/3/2014)

- Nominate Next Year's USITT Award Winners

		Nominate Next Year's USITT Award Winners

USITT will accept nominations for its 2015 Distinguished Achievement Awards and Special Achievement Awards between June 1 and July 1.
USITT Distinguished Achievement Awards honor people whose careers have greatly contributed to a ...
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(6/3/2014)

-Alcons Audio USA Brings "the Holy Grail" to InfoComm 2014

Alcons Audio USA Brings "the Holy Grail" to InfoComm 2014

This year's InfoComm show in Las Vegas is one of the most important ones to date for Alcons Audio USA, with a great deal of attention focused on the announcement that it is bringing its pro-ribbon technology to the US touring and ...More

(6/3/2014)

-Solid State Logic Exhibits at InfoComm 2014 for the First Time

Solid State Logic Exhibits at InfoComm 2014 for the First Time

Solid State Logic (SSL), a manufacturer of tools for creative audio professionals, announces that it will be exhibiting at InfoComm 2014 in booth C11329 for the first time. As part of its continuing expansion into the pro AV ...More

(6/3/2014)

-Leprecon Watson Remote Power Management Grows Another Leg

Leprecon Watson Remote Power Management Grows Another Leg

Leprecon LLC, a provider in theatrical lighting consoles, power distribution, and dimming systems, announces the release of a new model of the Watson Remote Power Management Products. The new Watson-208 features a two-pole 20A relay ...More

(6/3/2014)

-City Theatrical to Exhibit at ABTT

City Theatrical to Exhibit at ABTT

City Theatrical will be demonstrating their new technology at ABTT in stand 14 on June 11 - 12, 2014, at The Old Truman Brewery, Brick Lane, London, including new QolorFlex LED Tape and D Series Low Voltage Dimmers, SHoW DMX ...More

(6/3/2014)

-Ascender 48 Multi-Screen Mixer Seamless Switcher to Feature Exclusive Real-Time Perspective Layer Animation

Ascender 48 Multi-Screen Mixer Seamless Switcher to Feature Exclusive Real-Time Perspective Layer Animation

Analog Way unveils an outstanding new feature developed for the Ascender 48: real-time perspective layers. An exclusive preview of the Ascender 48 updated with this new functionality will be available in Analog Way's booth C7125 ...More

(6/3/2014)

-Peavey Debuts "Professor Peavey's Amazing Audio Torture Tests" Presentations at InfoComm 2014

Peavey Debuts "Professor Peavey's Amazing Audio Torture Tests" Presentations at InfoComm 2014

This year at InfoComm, Peavey Commercial Audio is set to debut a brand new series of interactive, informative, and fun presentations called "Professor Peavey's Amazing Audio Torture Tests."
Audience members will be invited ...
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(6/3/2014)

-Lightware to Showcase New 25G Hybrid 80x80 Digital Matrix Switcher at InfoComm 2014

Lightware to Showcase New 25G Hybrid 80x80 Digital Matrix Switcher at InfoComm 2014

Lightware U.S.A., the US distributor for Budapest-based Lightware Visual Engineering products, has announced that the 25G Hybrid 80x80 digital matrix switcher is now shipping. The 80x80 frame will be showcased in the ...More

(6/3/2014)

-Thinkwell Appoints Tyler Thornberg as Director of Business Development

Thinkwell Appoints Tyler Thornberg as Director of Business Development

Thinkwell Group, a design and production agency headquartered in Burbank, California, and with offices in Beijing and Abu Dhabi, announced the appointment of Tyler Thornberg to director of business development. Thornberg will ...More

(6/3/2014)

-Simon Hicks Joins LightGeist as Director of Software Products

Simon Hicks Joins LightGeist as Director of Software Products

UK-based LightGeist, specialists in cloud-based audience engagement products for live music and sport events, has announced the appointment of Simon Hicks as director of software products. An experienced product development ...More

(6/3/2014)

-Clay Paky B-EYE is "Crown Jewel" at Second South African Premier Business Awards

Clay Paky B-EYE is "Crown Jewel" at Second South African Premier Business Awards

The Clay Paky A.leda B-EYE K20 proved yet again why it holds a triple-award winning status as it performed fantastic light effects at the second annual South African Premier Business Awards in Johannesburg. ...More

(6/3/2014)

-WorldStage Supports World Premiere of Kung Fu at New York City's Signature Theatre

WorldStage Supports World Premiere of Kung Fu at New York City's Signature Theatre

Kung Fu, the new play from David Henry Hwang, the Tony Award-winning author of M. Butterfly, introduces audiences to a Bruce Lee they probably don't know. Fusing dance, Chinese opera, martial arts, and drama into a ...More

(6/3/2014)

-Bellevue's Bake's Place Boosts Business by Increasing Entertainment Value with Hitachi Projector

Bellevue's Bake's Place Boosts Business by Increasing Entertainment Value with Hitachi Projector

Like its home city of Bellevue, Washington, bar/bistro Bake's Place has grown from quaint beginnings into a high-tech destination. Bake's Place serves up delicious food, special event nights, and frequent concerts, which are boosted by a More

(6/3/2014)

-Pennsylvania Church Upgrades with Yamaha and NEXO

Pennsylvania Church Upgrades with Yamaha and NEXO

Morris Light & Sound of Nashville, Tennessee recently completed an audio upgrade at the King Street Church in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania consisting of a NEXO GEO S12 line array (five GEO S12s per side and two RS18 Ray subs ...More

(6/3/2014)

-Southfield Jazz Orchestra Upgrades to Harman's Soundcraft Vi1 for Jazz Ensembles

Southfield Jazz Orchestra Upgrades to Harman's Soundcraft Vi1 for Jazz Ensembles

Having founded the sound reinforcement company EBR Providers LLC in 2012 to support regional events in Michigan, Eric Rayford recently purchased a Harman's Soundcraft Vi1 digital console for local acts such as the ...More

(6/3/2014)

-Theatre in Review: Just Jim Dale (Roundabout/Laura Pels Theatre)

Theatre in Review: Just Jim Dale (Roundabout/Laura Pels Theatre)

Just Jim Dale? Really? I can't think of a less apposite title. The man contains multitudes; he is a musical all by himself. Well, all right; he has an accompanist, Mark York. Otherwise, he is the complete entertainment ...More

(6/2/2014)

-Rocky Goes the Distance in Design at Drama Desk Awards

Rocky Goes the Distance in Design at Drama Desk Awards

The 59th Annual Drama Desk Awards honored the best of Broadway, Off Broadway, and Off-Off Broadway in the same competitive categories on June 1 at The Town Hall. Rocky's Christopher Barreca and Christopher Akerlind< ...More

(6/2/2014)

-Iluminarc Colorist IP65-Rated Fixtures Bridge Installed Architectural and Temporary Entertainment Lighting

Iluminarc Colorist IP65-Rated Fixtures Bridge Installed Architectural and Temporary Entertainment Lighting

Iluminarc, the architectural and architainment lighting division of Chauvet, has introduced a new series of IP65-rated fixtures with quad-color red, green, blue, and amber LEDs, the Colorist Series, created ...More

(6/2/2014)

-TMB Introduces Firefly -- Premium Marquee/Festoon Lighting at Lightfair

TMB Introduces Firefly -- Premium Marquee/Festoon Lighting at Lightfair

At the Lightfair show in Las Vegas, TMB will introduce Firefly's premium LED marquee/festoon lighting systems to the American market.
The Firefly range offers the "old school" look of traditional marquee/festoon ...
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(6/2/2014)

-myMix's Remote Mixer Is Now Shipping

myMix's Remote Mixer Is Now Shipping

Movek's new RX-2 is now shipping. The RX-2 remote mixer is the latest addition to the myMix family of networked digital mixers.
The Rx-2 (R for rack or remote) is designed as a mixing and output device for myMix systems. ...
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(6/2/2014)

-Freeman Audio Visual Canada President Inducted into Meetings + Incentive Travel Hall of Fame

Freeman Audio Visual Canada President Inducted into Meetings + Incentive Travel Hall of Fame

Freeman Audio Visual announces that Johanne BĂ©langer, president of the Canada division, will be inducted into Meetings + Incentive Travel's (M+IT) 2014 Hall of Fame in the industry builder category. ...More

(6/2/2014)

-Gefen and Brand Protection Agency Team Up to Oversee Adherence to Gefen's Minimum Advertised Price Policy

Gefen and Brand Protection Agency Team Up to Oversee Adherence to Gefen's Minimum Advertised Price Policy

In a move to underpin Gefen's strategic, new channel go-to-market plan, Gefen announces a newly formed partnership with the Brand Protection Agency (BPA). The company says the key to this relationship is the implementation ...More

(6/2/2014)

-Taronga Zoo Relies on Shure Axient Wireless Management Network for Royal Visit

Taronga Zoo Relies on Shure Axient Wireless Management Network for Royal Visit

When Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia heard that The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, along with Prince George, had included them in their Australian itinerary, they wanted everything to be perfect. Who wouldn't with millions of people ...More

(6/2/2014)

-Clay Paky on Tour with the "27 Club" and the History of Music

Clay Paky on Tour with the &quot;27 Club&quot; and the History of Music

After the huge success of the "27 Club" at the St. Pauli theatre in Hamburg, Germany, the show has embarked on a tour that will stop off in Vienna and Berlin before returning to Hamburg once again. With "Purple Haze" by Jimi Hendrix, "(I ...More

(6/2/2014)

-Ligabue Gets Lucky with Robe

Ligabue Gets Lucky with Robe

Multi-talented Italian superstar Luciano Ligabue -- a prolific singer-songwriter, film director, and award winning author -- played a series of intimate concerts at the start of his 2014 Mondovisione tour which builds up to stadium ...More

(6/2/2014)

-5 Seconds of Summer Tours with Rackmount iLive

5 Seconds of Summer Tours with Rackmount iLive

Rising Australian punk pop band, 5 Seconds of Summer (5SOS), has completed a tour of the UK, USA, and Australia, and are about to embark on European dates supporting One Direction, traveling with a compact Allen & Heath iLive system ...More

(6/2/2014)

-Theatre in Review: The Sonic Life of a Giant Tortoise (The Play Company/JACK)

Theatre in Review: The Sonic Life of a Giant Tortoise (The Play Company/JACK)

There are five people -- three men and two women -- on stage in The Sonic Life of a Giant Tortoise: youth is not the only thing that's sonic, but much of the time they represent a single voice, that of a youngish person who ...More

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