News Archive - June 2016

Avolites Titan v10 is Now Available

Avolites' Titan v10 software is now available to download for free onto all consoles from the Tiger Touch Pro (inclusive) onwards. Some older consoles may be compatible with v10 if an upgrade kit is fitted; if the user is unsure, it ...

PRG XL Video Invests in EXE-Rise Hoists

PRG XL Video, the UK operation of Production Resource Group, LLC, has announced a significant investment with Area Four Industries UK to upgrade its hoist stock with EXE-Rise units.
In a continuing commitment to ...

Rose Brand Inc. Releases Data on Projection Testing for Over 50 Materials

Rose Brand Inc. is continuously adding additional resources for its customers to use. One of the newest additions to its list of technical data is the Rose Brand Guide to Projection Materials. The downloadable guide serves as a tool ...

Crestron Announces New DigitalMedia Keystone Patch Panel, Jacks, and Pre-Terminated Cables

Crestron announces it is now shipping its new 24-Port Keystone Patch Panel (DM-RPP-K24), DigitalMedia ULTRA RJ 45 Keystone Jacks (DM-CONN-ULTRA-RECP), and pre-terminated DigitalMedia Cat6A cables in various lengths (DM-CBL-ULTRA-PC) ...

Barco's LED Digital Media Canvas Offers More Creative Freedom

Global LED technology provider, Barco, is proud to unveil its "digital media canvas" -- a unique LED screen technology that's radically different than traditional LED displays. Thanks to their thin, lightweight, and bendable design, ...

DWP Live Installs 22 Projectors in Radio City Music Hall for the Rockettes

The Radio City Rockettes shined just a little bit brighter last week during the opening night of their New York Summer Spectacular at Radio City Music Hall due to a new projection upgrade for the show.
The Madison Square Garden Company ...

Bose Professional Launches New Line of Adaptable PowerShare Amplifiers

The new Bose PowerShare adaptable power amplifier line consists of three 1U models: two- and four-channel fixed-install models (PS602 and PS604) and one two-channel portable amplifier (PS602P). Each model delivers 600W of power that ...

AG Production Services Sets the Stages for Sunset Music Festival

For it's fifth year, Sunset Music Festival took over the grounds of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers stadium and continues to break records. Since the festival's inception in 2011, attendance has increased with ticket sales surpassing 30,000 for ...

Clay Paky Helps Christen AIDA Cruises' New Luxury Flagship

Multi-award-winning lighting designer Björn Hermann has incorporated Clay Paky Mythos and brand new Scenius luminaires into a spectacular light show at the christening ceremony of AIDA Cruises' new luxury flagship AIDAprima.

Bandit Lights Mayor's Leadership Luncheon

Knoxville, Tennessee-area leaders, including Mayor Madeline Rogero who was awarded the 2016 Leadership Knoxville Distinguished Alumni Award, gathered for Leadership Knoxville's 7th Annual Mayor's Leadership Luncheon May 23 at the Knoxville ...

Martin Audio MLA Installed for Hakataza Theater Upgrade

Situated in Hakata City, the Hakataza Theater in the Fukuoka Prefecture -- one of the most famous musical theaters in Japan -- has been renovated after 16 years in order to meet complex acoustical demands for events such as Kabuki, ...

DiGiCo's S21 Finds a Faithful Following in the House-of-Worship Market

The DiGiCo S21 was designed to deliver a miracle: an entry-level digital console that retains all the features and innovations that Digico is known for, and at a price point that makes Digico's quality, ergonomics, and style ...

ETC Adds Color to Estonia's Paide Kultuurikeskus

The multifunctional Paide Kultuurikeskus, located in the middle of Estonia, opened to the public in December 1987. In recent years, this cultural center has undergone significant improvements to its facilities to maintain its status as a ...

Theatre in Review: The Paper Hat Game (3-Legged Dog/The Tank)

How to explain the hallucinatory effect of The Paper Hat Game? Working inside a tiny toy theatre, the puppet artist Torry Bend and her creative team tell their story, conjuring up a parade of indelible Chicago city ...

Ayrton Redefines Space with the New AlienPix-RS

Ayrton introduces the next product in the string of Ayrton releases for 2017: The AlienPix-RS delivers six extraordinary beams of light and eight continuous rotational axes.
Belonging to Ayrton's new "RS" product line, AlienPix ...

EAW and Mackie Hit the Road to Support Their Powerful New End-to-End Audio Solution

EAW and Mackie are touring the US, showing their powerful new end-to-end audio solution designed for production and system integration. Featuring stops at all key US markets, the L3 Tour kicks off on July 11, 2016, running ...

Active Acoustics Highlighted at VenueConnect Show in Minneapolis

How can performing venues stretch their acoustic potential, to better host a variety of events? Attendees to next month's IAVM VenueConnect show in Minneapolis can hear firsthand about advancements in active acoustics technology. ...

Mega-Lite Introduces the Axis Grid

The Axis Grid from Mega-Lite is a superb new eye-candy fixture with infinite pan and tilt. This moving head has 36 LEDs arranged in a grid capable of pixel control for displaying letters, numbers, and shapes. And, the unit's 10W ...

The Wally Russell Foundation Announces the Appointment of Van Rommel to the Board

The board of directors of the Wally Russell Foundation announces that Van Rommel has accepted an appointment to the board of directors of the Wally Russell Foundation.
Rommel is director of business development for Pathw ...

Industry Veteran Bob Jones Joins Zylight as National Sales Manager

Zylight, a manufacturer of innovative LED lighting solutions, announces Bob Jones has been named national sales manager for North America, effective April 4.
Based in New York City, Jones has more than 35 years of ...

AV Technik Selects Roland's XS-83H 8-In x 3-Out Multi-Format AV Matrix Switcher for AV Switching Applications

After more than a decade on the road with major touring artists and as a house audio engineer at the legendary Irving Plaza/Fillmore music venue in New York City, Daniel Willis established AV Technik, a full-service AV firm ...

Yamaha Professional Audio Division Announces Staff Promotions

Yamaha Corporation of America, professional audio division has announced the promotion of Paul Furtkamp to director of commercial audio (CA) sales. "Paul has shown great skill leading the commercial audio sales team for North ...

GLS Makes Massive GLP Investment

GLS Lighting in Southampton, UK, part of the HSL Group family, has made a significant investment in over 200 new fixtures from German Lighting Products (GLP) ... adding to its already extensive hire inventory in the ...

Collyns Stenzel Revs Up Looks for Indy 500 Concerts with Chauvet Professional

The "Greatest Spectacle in Racing" celebrated its 100th anniversary in dramatic fashion as rookie driver Alexander Rossi coasted to a victory after his car ran out of gas near the end of the race. Rossi may have been running on empty when ...

Helping Education at the Grafisch Lyceum with Robe

Grafisch Lyceum is an independent vocational college in central Rotterdam, Netherlands, specializing in the fields of media, design, and technology. It was founded in 1950 as a printing college and has moved with the times, now offering ...

NATEAC Registration Deadline Approaching

The North American Theatre Engineering and Architecture Conference (NATEAC) begins in a few weeks and the time to register for the conference at the regular rate grows short. On July 11 the cost for the conference will go from $775 ...

Announcing the 2016 Behind the Scenes Holiday Cards

The 2016 Behind the Scenes Holiday Cards are on sale now. Three card ordering options are offered: personalized cards with a company logo and custom message, card packs of 10 with a standard greeting, and electronic versions for ...

ADJ Launches the Ninja 5RX

Bolstered by a super-charged Philips Platinum 5R lamp, the unique ADJ Ninja 5RX offers power while remaining portable and flexible, providing users with a compact luminaire capable of seriously far-reaching multi-beam effects ...

Advanced Concepts & Designs Installs First-In-Vegas Sound System

Las Vegas-based commercial audio, video, lighting, and control systems contractor Advanced Concepts & Designs recently completed the installation of the first permanently installed Meyer Sound LEOPARD sound system in Las ...

WorldStage Provides Projection and Lighting Support for Carnegie Hall's 125th Birthday Celebration

Most of us can only dream of a birthday party like this! Carnegie Hall marked its 125th birthday with a celebration featuring some very talented guests who have graced its stage over the years. Renee Fleming, Isabel Leonard, Yo-Yo ...

Oakland's Fox Theater Turns to Bay Area Neighbor Meyer Sound for Upgraded LYON System

Thrash metal, indie rock, jazz, comedy, spoken word, and more. Another Planet Entertainment (APE) does it all at Oakland, California's landmark Fox Theater, a dazzling Moorish Deco movie palace whose reincarnation as a multi-use ...

Chauvet Professional Adds Color and Flair to University of West London Celebration

Any school that counts Freddie Mercury, Peter Townshend, and Ronnie Wood among its former students is clearly a fertile incubator of creativity. This imaginative spirit was on full display recently at the University of West London, where ...

ELO Alone in the Universe with Robe BMFLs

Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) who blended the sounds, rhythms, and riffs of contemporary rock and pop with classical arrangements to produce a unique sound that was massively popular in the 1970s and 80s ... hit the road again for the ...

Creative Production & Design Aglow Over New Generation of UV LED Lights from Elation Professional

A new generation of UV LED lights is not only changing the quality of UV light projection, it's making it easier for designers and production houses to implement UV light into their projects. Elation Professional offers two new ...

Martin by Harman Delivers for Champions' Figure Skating Event at Moscow Day Celebration

As part of the Moscow Anniversary Day celebrations, the Luzhniki Arena turned up the excitement for the "Vivat Russia!" champions' figure skating event with a creative and memorable lighting experience, using 80 Martin by Harman MAC ...

Aquabeam Dazzles on Eurovision Song Contest

The 61st Eurovision Song Contest has come and gone once again, but not without setting a whole host of firsts, one of which was the biggest international audience to date to witness the TourPro LightSky Aquabeam. ...

Renkus-Heinz Welcomes Acoustic Arts as New Indian Distributor

Renkus-Heinz, a provider of steerable sound, announces the appointment of Acoustic Arts Pvt. Ltd, as the company's distributor in India.
Based in New Delhi, Acoustic Arts was founded in 1999 and is one of the country's ...

Theatre in Review: Stet (Abingdon Theatre Company/June Havoc Theatre)

Stet begins with a video clip from MSNBC; Erika, a reporter for a national magazine, is being interviewed about her blockbuster article documenting a brutal gang rape at an unnamed American university. The interviewer asks, "D ...

ETCP's Power Distribution Technician Certification to Launch Computer-Based Testing - Summer 2016

Due to overwhelming interest, the Entertainment Technician Certification Program (ETCP) Portable Power Distribution Technician (PPDT) examination will be offered at over 190 testing centers in North America beginning July 15 for ...

ABTT 2016 Annual Theatre Awards

The Association of British Theatre Technicians Theatre Awards 2016 took place on Wednesday evening, June 22, after the first day of the ABTT Theatre Show at Alexandra Palace, London.
An experienced jury of working ...

Sennheiser Reaffirms Its Commitment to Wireless Microphone Users in Light of Pending Spectrum Reallocation

The wireless spectrum reallocation -- which is underway through a process called the "incentive auction" -- will have a direct impact on thousands of wireless microphone users across the country. As a global manufacturer of microphones and ...

Yamaha Launches New EMX Series Compact Powered Mixers

Yamaha yesterday unveiled the latest models in the company's popular EMX series powered mixer lineup, which incorporate powerful new professional features as well as an updated look and interface.
Since its debut 30 years ago, ...

Listen Technologies Ships New ListenLoop D Series Drivers with Dante Option

Listen Technologies, a provider of assistive listening products for more than 17 years, is shipping the new D Series Digital Signal Processing (DSP) network-controllable drivers with Dante (Digital Audio Network Through ...

Huge 14-Cluster JBL by Harman VTX Line Array System Deployed In-the-Round for George Strait at T-Mobile Arena

In preparing for a series of iconic, in-the-round performances by George Strait at T-Mobile Arena, in-house engineers worked with production engineers from VER to design a massive, 14-cluster JBL by Harman VTX line array ...

Corporación Video Secures Major DPA Microphones Commitment from TH Producciones

Corporación Video, DPA Microphones' Venezuelan dealer, recently made a large sale of the brand's mics to TH Producciones, the country's most active broadcast production company. Corporación Video, specializes in both systems ...

Barkley Kalpak Creates Immersive Aura for AOL Block Party with Chauvet Professional

Every year, traditional TV networks put on an annual event called Upfront Week to showcase upcoming programs to potential advertisers. Of course, the big networks are no longer the only ones offering original programming. Now that new ...

Martin Audio MLA Reinforces Duke University Graduation

A unique Martin Audio MLA Compact/MLA Mini system was deployed by RMB Audio at the Duke University commencement ceremonies to provide consistent coverage from the first row of the graduating class seated in front of the stage ...

Pliant Technologies' Tempest900 Is an Asset in the Wings at Atlantic Theater Company

The award-winning Off-Broadway theater company Atlantic Theater Company in New York City has a new asset backstage -- a Tempest900 Wireless System from Pliant Technologies. Supplied by Dale Pro Audio, Tempest is able ...

St. Paul's Lutheran Church Discovers New Possibilities with Hitachi

When St. Paul Lutheran Church in Niceville, Florida, had its 13-year-old projectors died out, the AV team set out to find two new state-of-the-art projectors as replacements. With the help of Ed Goldman from Projector Team, ...

Powersoft Amplifiers Fuel the Cycling Craze -- Helps Bring Multi-Location VIDA Fitness to the Next Level

As Americans have less disposable time than ever before due to increasing scheduling demands and work-life balance issues, many are demanding more from their personal workout times. This is one of the dynamics that has led to the explosive ...

4Wall to Purchase Film & TV Division of BML - Blackbird

4Wall Entertainment Lighting and BML - Blackbird Theatrical Services have reached an agreement for 4Wall to purchase the film & television division of New Jersey-based BML.
In addition to the equipment purchase, current BML ...

DPA Microphones, Lectrosonics, Sound Devices, and K-Tek to Host The Sound Summit Toronto

On Tuesday, July 19, 2016, DPA Microphones, Lectrosonics, Sound Devices, and K-Tek, will host The Sound Summit Toronto at The Church on the Queensway in Toronto. This event is part of The Sound Summit series of ...

Waves Audio Launches Nx Head Tracker via Kickstarter to Make the Immersive 3D Audio Experience a Reality

Earlier this year, Waves Audio announced Nx, a software technology that applies panoramic audio imaging to stereo headphones, opening the door to applications in virtual reality, augmented reality, 3D mixing, and much more. Waves Nx ...

GLP impression X4 Bars Scoop Top Live Design Award

The overwhelming sales success of GLP's impression X4 Bar 10 and Bar 20 versatile high performance battens has been recognized by Live Design as one of its Products of the Year for 2015-16 (in the Luminaire category). ...

BASSBOSS New LA88 Line Array: High Performance in a Compact Form Factor

Austin, Texas-based powered loudspeaker manufacturer BASSBOSS introduces its LA88 small-format line array, perfectly suited for clubs, festivals, and a range of other indoor and outdoor applications. The LA88 is designed to deliver ...

KU Leuven Researchers Examining Next-Generation Fluorescent and LED Lighting

Researchers from KU Leuven in Belgium at the University of Strasbourg, and CNRS have discovered a new phosphor that could make next-generation fluorescent and LED lighting even cheaper and more efficient. The team used highly ...

Painting with Light Takes Schlagerfestival to New Levels

Creative visual design practice Painting with Light helped take Belgium's 2016 Schlagerfestival to a new level of presentational excellence with an impressive multi-dimensional stage, set, video, and lighting design. ...

Chauvet Professional Ovation and Rogue Work Magic Together at Art 2 Wear

Great fashion, as the legendary designer Christian Dior once observed, requires a happy balance between accents and a base. So too does great fashion show lighting. Lighting designer Daniel Thibault of Alpha Production Group ...

Bandit Lights Hangout Music Festival

For most, going to the ocean and beach is enough incentive for a weekend away, but at the Hangout Music Festival in Gulf Shores, Alabama, the seaside is just one of the many draws. Bandit Lites provided the lighting for the festival' ...

Clay Paky Scenius Fixtures Light Up Montreal's Bal en Blanc "One Drop Moment" from 45DEGREES

Montreal's 22nd Bal en Blanc, Canada's oldest electronic music festival and one of the first EDM festivals in the world, featured an exclusive attraction by 45DEGREES, Cirque du Soleil's events and special projects company. Five Cirque ...

Swedish Concert Hall Installs Flexible Allen & Heath's dLive System

The Concert Hall of Örebro in Sweden recently underwent a major renovation including an overhaul of all its AV equipment and the purchase of two Allen & Heath dLive digital mixing systems.
The refurbished venue now includes state ...

Riedel Signal Transport and Comms Solution Spans 800-Mile Network to Support Multisite Passion 2016

When tens of thousands of students and young adults gathered in January for Passion 2016, organizers relied on Riedel Communications equipment to enable seamless delivery of coordinated sessions, speakers, and worship music across ...

Theatre in Review: The Healing (Theater Breaking Through Barriers/Theatre Row)

I've begun to think of Samuel D. Hunter as the stealth missile of playwrights; he works so quietly and seamlessly that when the dramatic explosion comes, it is always a surprise. This is certainly what happens with The Healing< ...

Chauvet Professional's New Rogue R1 FX-B Features Five Moving Heads

Chavuet Professional announces an addition to their popular Rogue series. With five individually-controlled, pixel-mappable 15W RGBW LEDs, strikingly fast movements, and infinitely variable pan and tilt options, the new Rogue R1 FX ...

Acclaim Lighting Introduces Universal Dimming Module

Acclaim Lighting, a provider of advanced lighting technology, unveils the Universal Dimming Module (UDM), a multi-protocol driver designed to allow conversions between popular control protocols that allow for maximum control ...

EAW Introduces RADIUS

Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW) announces the debut of RADIUS, an intelligent and sophisticated family of loudspeakers for both portable and permanent installation applications. RADIUS brings EAW's signature acoustical design prowess ...

ADJ Launches the Encore Profile 1000 WW and ADJ Encore Profile 1000 Color

Further broadening its range of professional lighting products, ADJ announces the launch of two versatile new ellipsoidal fixtures, the Encore Profile 1000 WW and Encore Profile 1000 Color. Boasting powerful COB LEDs, built-in ...

Clear-Com Intercom Solutions in Use at the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro

From the first event competition on August 3 to the Opening Ceremony on August 5 through to the Closing Ceremony on August 21, Clear-Com has been selected by a number of broadcasters from around the world as their choice for ...

Visions Lighting Uses Elation Gear on String of Early Season Events

Southern California-based Visions Lighting is one of the busiest production and lighting companies on the US west coast with an ever-growing client list that includes some of our industry's most influential events and artists. ...

d3 Technologies and BlackTrax Perform Complex Video Mapping for Russia's Crime and Punishment

Dostoevsky's classic novel Crime and Punishment recently made its debut as a rock opera at the Moscow Musical Theatre with innovative staging by renowned director Andrei Konchalovsky. In another first for Russia, technical partner

C3 Church Sends Clear Message with Adamson S-Series

C3 Church offers it members three campuses to choose from in the San Diego area. In an effort to keep the quality of their sound reinforcement above reproach, they recently contracted Sound Image to design and install an Adamson

NorthRidge Church Enters Its Second Generation of DiGiCo Desks with Two New SD7 Consoles

With four campuses in Michigan and over 20,000 weekly attendees, NorthRidge Church -- in the Detroit suburbs of Plymouth and Saline, and the cities of Grosse Ile and Brighton -- now ranks as one of the 30 largest churches in the US. To ...

SES and The Avett Brothers Truly Happy with L-Acoustics on True Sadness Tour

In today's post-rock music world where genre-bending has become the norm rather than the exception, touring companies -- now more than ever -- require concert sound systems that are both impactful and articulate while still being road ...

Philips Vari-Lite Immerses the Audience on Eurovision 2016

Philips Lighting, a lighting provider, announces that award-winning Eurovision 2016 lighting designer Fredrik Jönsson incorporated 40 Philips Vari-Lite VL3500 Wash luminaires into crucial audience lighting for ...

elektraLite Dazer LEDs Celebrated at Iowa Church

Fluorescent lights may "get the job done" in illuminating a room, but they can certainly be unforgiving in terms of setting a mood, something especially important in a house of worship setting. With that in mind, Celebrate Community Church ...

Webb AV and UVLD Choose 4Wall for Extravagant Domopalooza 2016

Domo is a computer software company that specializes in business intelligence and data visualization. Their annual premier business management conference, suitably named Domopalooza, was held March 21 - 25, 2016 at The Grand America in ...

Theatre in Review: The Taming of the Shrew (Delacorte Theater)

In the program notes for the new production at the Delacorte Public Theater, artistic director Oskar Eustis says that he has never before produced The Taming of the Shrew because "I have never been able to get behind the ...

From Lighting the Rio Olympics to Roadie Etiquette -- First PLASA Show 2016 Seminars Are Announced

Bringing a wide range of global experts together to share their insight and experience, the program of seminars will again be a feature of the 2016 PLASA Show, which takes place September 18 - 20 at London's Olympia. The first ...

Volt Lites, Burbank Acquires First Clay Paky Scenius Profiles in the US

Volt Lites in Burbank, California has taken delivery of the first Clay Paky Scenius Profiles in the US. The creative lighting solutions company, which opened in 2010, added 24 of the latest top-of-the-line luminaires to its ...

Ayrton Wins Live Design Product of the Year Award for the Second Year in a Row with MagicDot-R

Ayrton's MagicDot-R has been awarded the Live Design Product of the Year 2016 in the Effects Category at the ninth annual Live Design Awards ceremony that took place in Manhattan on Monday, June 13. This marks the second year ...

Auerbach Pollock Friedlander | Auerbach Glasow French Completes Work on the War Memorial Veterans Building

The dedication of the San Francisco War Memorial Veterans Building by Mayor Edwin Lee on September 16, 2015 marked the reopening of the newly renovated and transformed historic Beaux-Arts building after lengthy seismic upgrades and ...

Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for LMG's Headquarters Expansion; Home of Educational Brand CoIL

LMG, a national provider of video, audio, lighting, and LED support and a fixture in the Orlando high tech community for 32 years, announces their ribbon-cutting ceremony to introduce their second expansion to its current Orlando ...

Penn Elcom Launches New Irish Operation

Flightcase hardware and premium 19" racking manufacturer Penn Elcom is launching Penn Elcom Ireland, a new all-encompassing facility and operation which will spearhead expansion in a growing market and be headed by Rory ...

Martin Audio Enjoys Successful InfoComm 2016

Martin Audio continued its momentum with a combination of new product launches and well-attended demo experiences at InfoComm 2016 earlier this month in Las Vegas.
The company demonstrated new color and finish capability ...

Funktion-One and Powersoft Combine for New Level of Bass Performance

Two of professional audio companies have joined forces to create a standout product that is capturing imaginations and thrilling audiences. Funktion-One's F132, which features Powersoft's M-Force 10kW linear transducer, was ...

Philips Lighting to Showcase Stage Lighting at ABTT Theatre Show 2016

Philips Lighting announces its entertainment division will be at the ABTT Theatre Show 2016, June 22 - 23, on stand A11, showcasing the latest stage lighting and control from Philips Strand Lighting, Philips Selecon, ...

VUE Hits Another High with Full-Size Beryllium Infused Line Array System

VUE Audiotechnik debuted the al-12, the newest and largest addition to the company's successful al-Class of Scalable Line Array Systems, at InfoComm 2016 earlier this month. Designed for large-scale applications, the al-12 is ...

Renkus-Heinz Named Loudspeaker of Choice for Korea's Power Provider

It's rare that a project is so essential that even its identity has to be protected. Yet near to South Korean city of Gyeongju, in the province of Gyeongsang, the recently opened headquarters of one of Asia's largest power companies is so ...

Robert Juliat Merlins Prove Wizard for Colour Sound Experiment

From touring productions to festivals and corporate events, Colour Sound Experiment has come a long way from the company's early years as a supplier of early moving lights to dance parties and raves. As one of the first companies to ...

Robe BMFLs Are a Key to Eurovision 2016

Nearly 100 Robe BMFLs -- 88 BMFL Blades and six BMFL Spots -- proved invaluable to Fredrik Jonsson's lighting design for the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest which was staged in the Globe Arena, Stockholm with a capacity ...

Theatre in Review: Out of the Mouths of Babes (Cherry Lane Theatre)

Practically speaking, it would be almost impossible to cast Judith Ivey and Estelle Parsons as frenemies with a complex shared past involving the same man and not get some laughs -- although playwright Israel Horovitz ...

Focusrite RedNet and Audinate: Live at Full Sail University Wednesday, June 29

Focusrite, the creators of RedNet Ethernet-networked audio converters and interfaces, and Audinate, the creators of the Dante protocol, are co-hosting an event at Full Sail University on Wednesday, June 29, 2016, from ...

NEP Acquires Broadcast Solutions Group

NEP Group Inc. (NEP) announces that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Broadcast Solutions Group (Broadcast Solutions), the global provider of outside broadcast flypacks and broadcast services partner in ...

Intelligent Lighting Creations Expands the Team

Over the past two months, Intelligent Lighting Creations (ILC)has added some exceptional individuals. The company says "it is a top priority at ILC to match the right talent with the right customers." In adding some new partners to ...

The IESNYC Announces Winners of the 2016 Lumen Awards

Illuminating Engineering Society's New York City Section (IESNYC) announces the recipients of the 2016 Lumen Awards at the 48th annual Lumen Gala held on June 16, 2016 at Chelsea Piers. A signature program of the IESNYC, the Lumen ...

MEGA Systems Inc. Displayed Big at InfoComm 2016 in Las Vegas

Mega Systems, Inc. reports the company experienced a great InfoComm this year in Las Vegas, displaying a ton of new gear in six booths.
In booth C4056, Mega-Lite showcased their new par, strobe, and ellipsoidal offerings ...

ARX Releases New SuperSplitter Transformer Isolated 1:3 Passive Splitter

ARX Systems, the Australian-based designer and manufacturer of professional digital and analog audio interface and signal processing products announces the release of their new SuperSplitter transformer isolated one input to three ...

Artistic Licence to Exhibit at the ABTT Show

Artistic Licence, industry providers of lighting control, invite visitors to stand E41 at this year's ABTT show June 22 - 23 at the West Hall, Alexandra Palace in London. Visitors can enjoy a special 20% discount on nanoScope DMX ...

PixelFLEX Mesmerizes the Audience at ISC West for VCA Technology

Located in Littleton, Colorado, Altitude Exhibits is a full service exhibit house that has the expertise to design and build everything from award-winning custom trade show exhibits, hybrid custom/modular exhibits, and ...

Robe BMFLs Out on a Limb with Steven Tyler

Steven Tyler -- singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist best known as lead singer of legendary American rock band Aerosmith -- played a special high profile concert in the David Geffen Hall at New York City's Lincoln Center called O ...

Pete's Big TVs Provides Production Support on BET's Black Girls Rock!

Pete's Big TVs (PBTV) once again supported BET's broadcast of Black Girls Rock!, having been involved since the inaugural broadcast six years ago. An industry leading turnkey video production company serving clients worldwide ...

Adimsa Installs High-Tech Elation Lighting Package at Bisoü Club in Monterrey, Mexico

Bisoü is an upscale club in Monterrey, Mexico, that operates not only as the cosmopolitan city's newest nighttime destination but also as a showcase of modern club lighting technology. Opened in spring 2016, Bisoü boasts a stylish design ...

The Out-of-Place Pianist Illuminated by Clay Paky

Paolo Zanarella is a contemporary classical music composer, who loves improvisation and is on the constant look out for new forms of expression, such as hovering with his baby grand piano 50' (15m) above the ground at the Sanremo ...

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

In "Gosforth's Fête," the funniest of Alan Ayckbourn's quintet of one-acts, a village parish event -- a sedate little do consisting of games, tea and cakes, and a speech by a local dignitary -- collapses into anarchy, thanks to news ...

Theatre in Review: I'll Say She Is (Connelly Theatre)

Let us pause to consider the persistence of Groucho Marx. Only yesterday, I read a piece by the Chicago Tribune columnist Heidi Stevens, in which she noted that her kids considered some of her favorite films from the '80s and ...

Barbizon Lighting and Harford Community College Bring Entertainment Technology to the Mid-Atlantic

Harford Community College is proudly partnering with Barbizon Capitol to sponsor the second annual Entertainment Design Expo (EDX) Thursday, June 23rd, 2016, from 9:00am - 5:00pm at the APG Federal Credit Union Arena at ...

Sennheiser Launches New Frequency Variant for Evolution Wireless

With the forthcoming changes in spectrum allocation in the USA and Canada, audio specialist Sennheiser is anticipating future customer needs with the release of a new frequency variant of its popular evolution wireless ew 100 G3 and ...

Pro Sound Effects Opens Freelancer Program for Year Round Enrollment

Pro Sound Effects (PSE), the next level sound effects library company, has announced year-round open enrollment for its Freelancer Program. PSE created the Freelancer Program to support freelance sound designers, editors, and ...

Antelope Audio to Showcase Goliath, Zen Tour, LiveClock, and Orion Studio at Sweetwater Sound's GearFest

Professional audio gear manufacturer Antelope Audio will showcase its latest equipment on June 17th and 18th at Sweetwater Sound's 15th Annual GearFest, which will be held at the company's headquarters located in Fort Wayne, ...

NSCA Unveils New Online Onboarding Program for Integrators

The National Systems Contractors Association (NSCA) announces the release of a new online training program to help integrators' new employees get started on the right foot.
The C-SIP (certificate as a systems integration ...

Schertler's TIM and TOM Hit the Stage

Schertler Group announces the release of TIM and TOM: two compact, high-performance, active analog 2.1 amplification systems that are designed for both acoustic instrument amplification and for general PA use in a range of venues. ...

Grease: Live is Hopelessly Devoted to DPA Microphones

When Grease: Live, a television adaptation of the 1971 musical Grease, aired on FOX, audio supervisor/designer Bruce Arledge knew that DPA Microphones would provide the perfect audio support for the multitude of ...

Bandit Lites Helps "Drop the Mic" on Cancer

The American Cancer Society recently held RelayLIVE, a musical festival which advocates "fighting cancer at every stage." Bandit Lites was proud to give back to those who give so much, and donated a lighting package for the ...

SSL L500 Ready for Anything at Christ Community Church

Christ Community Church technical director Michael Montanari has specified SSL L500 consoles for both front-of-house and monitor positions at its St Charles, Illinois campus. The consoles were purchased from SSL Live partner < ...

Harlem Globetrotters Choose RCF for 90th Anniversary Tour

The world famous Harlem Globetrotters have set out on their 90th anniversary tour schedule entertaining audiences worldwide with their fun, frolicking, and frivolity basketball exhibitions. Their family entertainment games combine ...

Björn Hermann Equips AIDAprima Luxury Cruise Ship with Giant GLP Matrix

The luxury cruise ship of AIDAprima is the new flagship of AIDA Cruises, built by Mitsubishi Shipbuilding in Nagasaki, Japan to carry a maximum of 3,300 passengers.
Commissioned to design the lighting for the grand launch ceremony at ...

California State FFA Leadership Conference Gets Rock-Concert Treatment from Clay Paky Mythos and Live Light

No sooner had Fresno's Live Light, Inc. taken delivery of 50 new Clay Paky Mythos fixtures than the company was sending them out the door to the 2016 California State Future Farmers of America (FFA) Leadership Conference. ...

Georgia Church Stays with Yamaha

Mount Pisgah United Methodist Church in Johns Creek, Georgia recently added two CL5s and CL1 Digital Audio Console to its sanctuary; a CL5 and CL1 are located at the front of house location and the second CL5 at monitors. Muzeek World

Theatre in Review: Hello Dillie! (Brits Off Broadway/59E59)

If you're looking for a cabaret entertainment with the fizz and bittersweet kick of a gin and tonic, consider Dillie Keane's intimate get-together at 59E59. A member of the music/comedy trio Fascinating Aida, she seems to be a ...

Theatre in Review: You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (York Theatre Company)

Can we invite the adults back into the room? The good people at the York Theatre Company have come up with the idea of doing the beloved musical You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown with a cast of kids -- and, I am sorry to say, ...

4Wall LA Adds TV and Film Lighting Fixtures

4Wall's Los Angeles office recently added a large amount of TV and film lighting fixtures. A strong customer demand for the latest studio style fixtures led to the investment. The recently added equipment is spread across a number ...

Peavey Unveils P2 Powered Line Array System

Peavey Electronics announces the availability of the P2 Powered Line Array System, a perfect solution for the "weekend warrior." Whether used by a performing artist or DJ, the P2 has the unique ability to provide wide audience ...

Ace Audio Expands Adamson Inventory with S-Series

Ace Audio, located in Middleton, Connecticut, has been providing top quality sound reinforcement systems for public, private, and corporate events since 1993. Recently the company expanded their inventory with the addition of an S ...

Grace Immanuel Upgrades with Allen & Heath dLive

Located in Jupiter, Florida, Grace Immanuel Bible Church holds two identical worship services each Sunday with a smaller service Sunday evening in its 650-seat sanctuary. Services feature a blend of traditional and modern worship music for ...

Jojo Tillman Goes All White with GLP X4 atom for Lena Club Tour

German creative director, JoJo Tillman, brought all his vast experience to bear on the recent tour by Lena Meyer-Landrut, the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest winner.
After working with the artist last year, the TV and concert ...

Clay Paky Luminaires Showcased Atop Chilean Skyscraper

Clay Paky's Chilean distributor, Valook, showcased more than 80 units of the company's latest fixtures as part of an open day event for local rental and production companies, theatres, lighting designers, and TV ...

A New Spin on a VUE Audiotechnik PA at Ride Delray

Ride Delray Indoor Cycling Studio in Delray Beach, Florida, is an upscale, low-attitude cycling and fitness studio featuring instructors specifically trained in Stages Power metered bikes. As part of a recent renovation, the facility ...

Robe in Unruly Mess with Macklemore and Ryan Lewis

Chaos, craziness, excitement, and anticipation all give Macklemore and Ryan Lewis gigs a unique edgy vitality that everyone loves. A turbo-charged whirlwind of energy, politics, clever, and meaningful lyrics and some great music, ...

XLNT CyberMotion's CyberHoist II System Delivers Crucial Automation on Eurovision 2016

XLNT Advanced Technologies' CyberHoist II system has delivered seamless and reliable automation across the colossal live production of the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 (ESC 2016).
Europe's biggest televised event, which ...

ETC Rigging's Safety Features Help Secure Funding for Rigging-System Overhaul at NVCC

The Richard J. Ernst Community Cultural Center is a state-run facility on the campus of Northern Virginia Community College (NVCC) in Annadale, Virginia, which regularly hosts a wide variety of events, from local and touring shows to dance ...

Sennheiser Wireless Technology Solves Grease: Live TV Musical Event Challenges

Sennheiser wireless technology was recently employed in the production of FOX's smash hit live television musical Grease: Live. The production, which played to a live TV audience of over 12 million, incorporated 14 sets ...

High Desert Church Relies on FOR-A's HVS-2000 Video Switcher for Multiple-Site Video Streaming

California's High Desert Church is a multi-site house of worship with four campuses that serve a total congregation of over 8,000 people. Looking for a switcher that enabled them to live stream sermons from their main campus to their other ...

Chauvet Professional Video Panels Create Versatile Looks on Foam Wonderland Stage

The rainstorm experience at the Foam Wonderland tour is always intense with a thunderous bass, bright flashes of light, and foam cannons that shoot massive projectiles of foam over the crowd. The music is always edgy too, with EDM heavies ...

A.C.T Lighting to Introduce Clay Paky Scenius and Robert Juliat Dalis at New Product Showcase

A.C.T Lighting, Inc. will host a new product showcase in Manhattan on June 21 and 22 featuring the latest products from Clay Paky, MA Lighting, MDG, and Robert Juliat. A.C.T Lighting is the exclusive distributor of the ...

The Long Reach Long Riders Complete their 13th Annual Charity Ride

The Long Reach Long Riders announce the tremendous success of their 13th annual charity motorcycle ride. The ride, which was dubbed "The Radioactive Ride," by ride marshal Loren Schreiber, raised over $45,000 for Behind ...

First Night Riders Embark on "Magical Mystery Tour" in Aid of the Theatrical Guild

Riders are revving up to participate in the 2016 First Night Riders "Magical Mystery" charity motorbike and classic car ride, visiting theatres across the country to raise money and awareness for The Theatrical Guild (TTG). ...

Allen & Heath Introduces Surfaceless Mixing and Preamp Modeling for dLive

Allen & Heath has released a major firmware update for its dLive series, which includes Director software to enable offline editing and live mixing on a PC with or without a Surface, plus preamp modeling on all 128 channels, 5.1 ...

ATK Versacom to Use Clear-Com's FreeSpeak II at Democratic and Republican National Conventions

ATK Versacom, the communications/intercom rental, sales, and installation division of the global production services company ATK, is deploying FreeSpeak II wireless intercom for coordinating the video productions at the 2016 ...

PreSonus Audio Electronics and WorxAudio Technologies Recognize Leading AV Integration Firms

During the recent InfoComm show in Las Vegas, PreSonus Audio Electronics and its WorxAudio Technologiesloudspeaker division recognized two key AV integrator companies for their exceptional efforts. The PreSonus ...

PR Lighting Luminaires Reap the Fruit of Mendoza's Wine Festival

Since 1963, the "Fiesta de la Vendimia" (Grape Harvest Festival) has taken place at the Frank Romero Day Greek Theater, located in Mendoza's General San Martin Park in Argentina.
The event is organized by the local government of Mendoza ...

Town Hall in Midtown Manhattan Selects Renkus-Heinz

When a venue is renowned for superb acoustics, unobstructed sightlines, and world-class artists, its sound system had better be equally outstanding. Nobody knows that better than the management of the legendary Town Hall in midtown ...

Platinum FLX Flexibility for Alan Jackson Still Keepin' it Country Tour

Production and lighting designer for country music veteran Alan Jackson's 2016 Still Keepin' it Country tour, Craig Rutherford of Blueshift Design, was looking for something that could do more than the ubiquitous beam ...

Kansas "Carries On" with Bandit Lites

American rock band Kansas is about to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the multi-platinum album Leftoverture right on the heels of the release of a brand new album Prelude Implicit, their first album since 2000. The "Dust in ...

Blinding Light Chooses Martin by Harman MAC Aura XB to Expand its Wash Light Inventory

Corporate and event lighting specialists, Blinding Light Ltd., recently expanded their wash light inventory by making a substantial investment in Martin by Harman MAC Aura XB LED wash light luminaires. For 15 years, Blinding ...

Univision's La Banda Gets Flexible with Chauvet Professional

A new and unproven program that opens against the season debut of the NFL's Sunday Night Football, the US Open Men's Finals, and the return of Fear of the Walking Dead might not be expected to draw a large audience, ...

Sennheiser Digital 9000 Provides No Compromise Solution for Adele Tour

Adele's tour of Europe and North America is possibly the biggest tour of 2016 -- it certainly has the highest of production values and there is, quite simply, no room for error. This is the remit for German rental company Black Box ...

Theatre in Review: Himself and Nora (Minetta Lane Theatre)

A musical about James Joyce and Nora Barnacle? As the great man himself might say, Oh, Jaysus. Not that there isn't rich material in the story of the man who wrote Ulysses and his feisty life partner. You can fairly say it is loaded ...

Desmond Heeley, Celebrated Scenic and Costume Designer, Dies at 85

Noted theatre scenic and costume designer Desmond Heeley died Friday, June 10 in New York. He was 85.
Heeley's death was first reported by the Stratford Festival in Ontario, where he was a regular presence. ...

Mickey Curbishley, CEO of PRG Music Group, Announces Resignation

CEO of the PRG Music Group, Mickey Curbishley yesterday announced that he will be leaving Production Resource Group as of June 30, 2016. As CEO of PRG's Music Group, Curbishley oversaw business development and client ...

The Collaborator Party Demolishes Previous Attendance Records

The Collaborator Party, headed by theatrical sound designers Lindsay Jones and John Gromada, announced that their event was a complete sell-out in six cities across the United States, with unprecedented attendance in ...

Ayrton Launches the MagicBurst -- a Dynamic LED Strobe

Ayrton announces the MagicBurst -- the industry's first high-power graphic LED strobe to offer continuous, unlimited rotation on its pan and tilt axes, which first burst onto the stage at Prolight + Sound 2016. ...

PreSonus AIR Loudspeakers Deliver Clear, Accurate Sound for Mobile and Installed Systems

Compact and lightweight, new PreSonus AIR active loudspeakers provide a rich, extended low-end and natural high-frequency extension in an enclosure that will easily fit in the backseat of a small car. Backed by 1,200W (dynamic) of ...

DPA Microphones' d:dicate Microphone Series Goes Wireless

DPA Microphones announces the introduction of the GSM4000 Gooseneck Shock Mount Accessory and MMP-G Modular Active Cable for MicroDot. These new accessories for the d:dicate microphone series gives users the ability to create a ...

Christie Part of Initiative that Developed Patented OLED Backplane Technology

Christie's advanced technology group, in association with DifTek Lasers Inc., researchers at the University of Waterloo, and Conestoga College, is investigating how to merge the high brightness of LEDs with the ...

PixelFLEX Adds Cornerstone AV as Its Newest Production Rental Partner

LED video display manufacturer PixelFLEX announces that Cornerstone AV has been brought on as its newest production rental partner for its award-winning line of LED video technologies. Based in Orem, Utah, Cornerstone AV ...

Turnover Hits All-Time High at Sennheiser Group in Fiscal Year 2015

Record turnover, strong growth in key regions, and numerous new products: the Sennheiser Group, which published its annual results yesterday, can look back on a successful fiscal year 2015 that underscored its objective of shaping ...

Clay Paky Scenius Moving Head Spots Join Pearl Jam Tour

The iconic band Pearl Jam has hit the road on its 2016 North American tour with a large complement of Clay Paky Scenius moving head spotlights enhancing their sold-out shows. A.C.T Lighting, Inc. is the exclusive distributor ...

CTS Takes Yamaha RIVAGE PM10 Up Front and Center with Wallflowers

CTS Audio of Brentwood, Tennessee has taken delivery of its first Yamaha RIVAGE PM10, adding to its already healthy stable of Yamaha digital consoles. "We were an early adopter of the PM1D and never had a serious issue with ...

Justin Casey Creates New Look for New Covenant Fellowship with Chauvet Professional

Nestled on 23 rolling acres in one of the most picturesque regions of the United States, the 700-seat New Covenant Fellowship church offers its members plenty of opportunities to worship, bond, and enjoy life outdoors. There is the ...

Elation Lighting Highlights Artist Performances on German Television's Verstehen Sie Spaß

Lighting designer Thomas Gerdon of gerdon MEDIADESIGN has used an Elation Professional lighting package to light artist performances on the German television program Verstehen Sie Spaß, a popular entertainment ...

Hamilton Dominates in Tony Design Categories; Rockwell, Ramos, and Katz Among Other Winners

The 2016 Tony Awards winners were announced June 12. Best Musical winner Hamilton triumphed in 11 categories, including Costume Design of a Musical (Paul Tazewell) and Lighting Design of a Musical (Howell Binkley ...

InfoComm 2016 Officially the Largest on Record

A record 1,000 exhibitors, including 211 new exhibitors, filled the Las Vegas Convention Center June 8 - 10 for InfoComm 2016, occupying 527,105-net-sq.-ft. of exhibit and special events space -- also a show record. Attendees registered ...

City Theatrical to Exhibit at ABTT 2016

City Theatrical will be demonstrating the company's newest technology at the ABTT Theatre Show in stand D31 of the West Hall Floor at the Alexandra Palace, London, June 22 - 23, 2016. On display will be the new SHoW DMX ...

Denis Hessberger Joins Green Hippo as Freelance Hippotizer Product Specialist

Green Hippo announces that Denis Hessberger, has joined Green Hippo as freelance product specialist starting June 2016.
Hessberger has a strong background in the world of lighting, video programming and design. He has a ...

Robe for Frankie Valli

At 82-years young, legendary singer, recording artist and frontman of The Four Seasons, Frankie Valli, is still playing live and touring two weekends a month for most of the year ... with Robe as the first choice of moving light on ...

Mike Swinford Showcases Ayrton Luminaires with Jason Aldean

Three-time and reigning Male Vocalist of the Year at the ACM Awards, Jason Aldean, is currently on tour across America, having completed the Australian leg, with his We Were Here tour, named after his single "Gonna Know We Were Here ...

Mexico's Paragon Tower takes W-DMX

Hermes Music México, authorized dealer for Wireless Solution in Mexico, has recently completed an architectural lighting project in the Santa Fe district, Mexico City.
Hermes supplied PR Lighting fixtures to light ...

Chauvet Professional Video Walls Rock the Ivies at Harvard Yardfest

Harvard Yard has hosted visits from presidents, kings, and Nobel laureates too numerous to mention over the course of the past 300 years. On Sunday April 24, however, the fabled 22-acre site was the scene of an altogether different kind of ...

elektraLite eyeBalls Give Dallas Love Field's New Music Stage a Nightclub Look

Any Shakespeare professor notes that when Elizabethan actors wanted to signal to the daytime audiences at London's Globe Theatre in the 17th century that a scene was set at night, they simply lit a torch on stage. These days, although the ...

Prolyte Group Supports 2.0 for Muse Drones Tour

There has been enough said and written about the Muse Drones tour, setting records and raising standards in live performance and introducing the unmanned flying object in the world of entertainment. What more can be added to this? ...

L-Acoustics K1/K2 System Rocks Canada's JUNO Awards

The JUNO Awards, Canada's most prestigious music awards show, recently aired live on CTV from Calgary's Scotiabank Saddledome and featured performances by many of the country's leading music artists, including Alessia Cara, Bryan ...

The Forum des Halles in Paris Unveils Its New Canopy with Airstar

After five years of work and a €1M investment, the colossal project to refurbish the Forum des Halles in the heart of Paris was recently unveiled to Parisians. The new stylish shopping mall proudly features an impressive 140m long by 80m ...

Elite Multimedia Provides Compelling Dimensionality for the Alan Jackson Tour

As a freelance lighting designer Craig Rutherford, Blueshift Design, enjoys finding new and creative ways to draw both the audience and the musicians on stage into the design experience. In his latest creation, he was asked by the ...

Theatre in Review: The Block (Working Theater)

Working Theater has come up with an intriguing plan, assigning dedicated creative teams to come up with plays about each of New York's five boroughs. First up is Dan Hoyle's The Block, and, in many ways, it is a thing ...

Theatre in Review: Incognito (Manhattan Theatre Club/City Center Stage I)

Incognito teems with so many people and plotlines that one's brain sometimes struggles to take them all in: For example, there's the real-life character Thomas Harvey, the pathologist who performed the autopsy on Albert ...

4Wall Adds Jeanette Farmer as National Operations Manager for Systems and Design Division

Veteran industry leader Jeanette Farmer is joining 4Wall Entertainment Lighting in the newly established role of national operations manager for the systems and design division.
Farmer's resume alone is remarkable. For 15 ...

Ashly Expands the nX-Series of Amplifiers with Two- and Four-Channel Amps at 75W or 15W per Channel

Ashly Audio, manufacturer of high-quality/value-priced amplifiers, signal processors, mixers, and user interfaces, announces the expansion of its popular nX-Series of multi-mode amplifiers to cover applications where less power is ...

Biamp Systems Expands Devio Collaboration Tool with New Microphone Option

At InfoComm 2016, Biamp Systems introduced the Devio DCM-1 ceiling microphone, the latest addition to the Devio collaboration portfolio. Created specifically for huddle rooms and small gathering spaces, Devio enables fast, ...

SMPTE Toronto Section Will Dedicate Boot Camp VII, "Pixels & Packets," to Exploring UHD, HDR, and Live IP

The Toronto Section of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE), a leader in motion-imaging standards and education for the communications, media, entertainment, and technology industries, will host Boot Camp ...

Robe Offers Best Hospitality

Lighting designer Chris Thoms working for ZEROdB Live created a stunning light show for the latest live extravaganza by leading club brand Hospitality which was staged at London's O2 Academy Brixton ... a project on which he ...

Moscow's Helikon Opera Invests in 100 Clay Paky Luminaires

Moscow's Helikon Opera has invested in almost 100 Clay Paky luminaires as part of a modernization of the venue.
The newly restored main stage opened with a gala concert in November 2015 after many years of reconstruction and ...

Wendy Luedtke Named ETC Product Technology Specialist

In February, ETC expanded its research efforts, creating the advance research group (ARG) to uncover new technologies and boost current product capabilities. ETC has hired Wendy Luedtke to join the ARG as a product technology ...

PixelFLEX Helps Immortalize the Moment at Funny or Die

Based in Los Angeles and Las Vegas, Najafi Design Group prides itself on creating designs that truly complete the experience while immortalizing the moment. So when they were approached by Cleft Clips to create an entirely ...

Alcons Teams Up with New UK Distributor InSynergy

Alcons Audio has appointed InSynergy as its new UK distributor and, with the company's systems having recently been installed at several prestigious theatres around the world, it's appropriate that the first trade event ...

Barco Acquires Canadian, MTT Innovation Inc.

Barco, a provider of professional visualization technology, announces that it has acquired MTT Innovation Inc., based in Vancouver, Canada. MTT is a developer of next-generation projection technology with expertise in high ...

Tara Arts Kits Out Purpose-Built Multicultural Theatre with White Light

Since it was founded almost 40 years ago, Tara Arts has become one of Britain's most renowned theatre companies. Its productions allow diverse voices to be heard on stage, creating work that fuses East and Western cultures. The company ...

Clouseau Dances for Painting with Light

Clouseau, Belgium's maverick and most successful pop/rock band is back on the road this summer with a new album Clouseau Danst (Clouseau Dances); a new sonic dynamic with the addition of a four-piece horn section; plus a vibrant new ...

PR Live for Master Investor 2016 Event

South London-based event technical production specialist PR Live supplied audio, video, lighting, and staging for the 2016 Master Investor Show at the Business Design Center in London, which attracted a record 4,500 delegates, 100 ...

Theatre in Review: Shining City (Irish Repertory Theatre)

Conor McPherson's plays are fragile things -- hothouse blooms, really -- and when it comes to their care and feeding, the Irish Rep really has the knack. I didn't see the company's acclaimed revival of The Weir, but it did ...

Ashly Introduces the Feature-Rich, Great-Sounding, Easy-to-Use digiMIX24 Digital Mixer

Ashly Audio started out in pro audio manufacturing building reliable analog mixing consoles to meet the demands of the burgeoning live music industry. Now, over 40 years later, Ashly is returning to the market equipped with decades ...

Gefen Introduces Next Generation Line of Switchers, Matrixes, Splitters and Extenders at InfoComm 2016

Gefen, the AV signal management unit of Core Brands, a Nortek company, introduces a new line of switchers, splitters, and extenders to the commercial market at InfoComm 2016. The introduction was made in the Las ...

Epson Expands into Rental and Staging Market with World's First 25,000 Lumen 3LCD Laser Projector

Epson, the number-one selling projector brand worldwide, announces at InfoComm 2016 in booth C6333 the launch of the Pro L25000U installation laser projector -- the world's first 3LCD laser projector with 25,000 lumens of ...