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  Harman Professional Solutions Appoints Daniella Peters to North America Audio Team
Harman Professional Solutions announces that Daniella Peters has joined the North America Audio Team as national sales manager, production audio.
Peters comes to Harman with 18 years' experience at Rat Sound Systems, an ...
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AES Announces Results of 2021 Elections
The Audio Engineering Society announces the incoming officers and governors following the 2021 Board of Directors and Board of Governors elections. The Society's membership has elected AES's standards committee chair for the past ...
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Matrox Video Announces the Passing of Executive Vice President of Research and Development David Chiappini
Matrox announces that David Chiappini, executive vice president of research and development at Matrox Video, passed away unexpectedly on July 26, 2021.
"It is with great sadness that I announce the sudden passing of our ...
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Austrian Audio Hi-X65 Professional Open-Back Over-Ear Headphones Named as a Finalist for NAMM TEC Award
Austrian Audio's new Hi-X65 headphones for mixing and mastering have been announced as a finalist for the 37th Annual NAMM Technical Excellence & Creativity (TEC) Awards in the category of ...
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Audio-Technica Introduces AT2040 Hypercardioid Dynamic Podcast Microphone
Audio-Technica unveils its new AT2040 Hypercardioid Dynamic Podcast Microphone. Inspired by the performance of Audio-Technica's BP40 Large-Diaphragm Dynamic Broadcast Microphone, the AT2040 brings professional broadcast-quality ...
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NUGEN Audio Releases Complete Focus Elements Bundle
NUGEN Audio announces the availability of its "Focus Elements" plug-in bundle, which offers a collective of audio tools ideally suited for small/home studios. Powered by NUGEN technology, these budget-friendly, streamlined versions ...
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L-Acoustics K, A, and X Series Bring Clarity to the Spoken Word at BYU-Idaho Center
The BYU-Idaho Center, on the western edge of Brigham Young University-Idaho's Rexburg campus, is an architectural marvel. Dedicated in December 2010 after three years of construction, the "I-Center" is a 435,000-sq.-ft. facility combining ...
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Prestonwood Baptist Church's Services Sing With DiGiCo Quantum7 Quartet
In Texas, everything is bigger, and that includes the houses of worship. Prestonwood Baptist Church, one of the largest churches in America with a membership of over 45,000 and a weekly attendance of around 17,000, is emblematic of the ...
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A Futuristic Odyssey for Robert Juliat Dalis 860 at Scottish Ballet
Scottish Ballet has recently taken possession of a second consignment of Robert Juliat Dalis 860 cyclorama lights bringing its total inventory to twenty-six. The award-winning Dalis 860 fixtures were supplied quickly and ...
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Eleftheri Ekfrasi Theatre Keeps Zero 88 in the Family
Award-winning Eleftheri Ekfrasi Theatre in Athens, Greece, is a lively and proactive family owned and run business, benefitting from the passion and enthusiasm of a compact and dedicated team headed by Nikos Koutsaftis, who is also ...
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The New LED Work Light from Altman Lighting Has Arrived
The new LED Work Light II (WLII) from Altman Lighting is designed to be the ideal solution for any space requiring a high CRI, wide-spectrum, dimmable work light. WLII's 90+ CRI make it the ideal choice to ensure both costumes and ...
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Showlight 2022 Postponed
In view of the ongoing COVID-19 situation worldwide, it is with regret that Showlight has decided to further postpone the popular lighting quadrennial in its traditional form. Showlight chairman, John Allen, explains the ...
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ETC Introduces 2021 Fred Foster Student Mentees
ETC continues its long-standing tradition of connecting driven students with industry mentors as the company begins the 2021 Fred Foster Student Mentorship Program. ...
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Ashly Audio's Free AquaControl Software Upgrade Introduces Virtual Version of Company's WR-5 Controller
Ashly Audio is once again upgrading its AquaControl software suite -- and again, Ashly is making the upgrade free-of-charge. One of the major upgrades in the update is a virtualized version of the company's intuitive WR-5 remote. ...
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New Updates to Audinate's Dante Domain Manager AV Network Management Tool Deliver Customization
Audinate, developer of the Dante AV networking technology, announces the immediate availability of Dante Domain Manager v1.2. This new version improves how AV and IT managers use and maintain their Dante-based AV networks, while ...
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Waves and Chris Lord-Alge Collaborate on the New Waves CLA Nx Plug-in
Waves Audio, developer of professional audio signal processing technologies and plug-ins, is now shipping the CLA Nx plug-in. The Waves CLA Nx plug-in brings GRAMMY-winning mixer Chris Lord-Alge's famed Mix LA studio ...
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Community Christian Church Lit For Camera and Live Audience with Chauvet Professional
The Community Christian Church stood empty when Kevis Mulchan lit livestreamed services during the height of the pandemic. Nevertheless, he worked hard to create looks that gave worshippers a greater sense of "being in church" even ...
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Meyer Sound "Real World" Spatial Sound Takes Stage at InfoComm 2021
Meyer Sound will take over the 2,643-seat Linda W. Chapin Theater in the Orange County Convention Center at InfoComm 2021 October 26-29 for exclusive, "real world" demonstrations of Spacemap Go, a new spatial sound tool for sound ...
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THOR AV Draws Inspiration From its Customers and Brings Their Message to Life with Brompton Technology
Minneapolis-based developer of LED video walls and headset microphones, THOR AV, focuses on sharing best practices and providing reliability and excellence in audiovisual performance. The company works on a wide range of projects, from ...
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Merging and Pyramix at the Shanghai Planetarium
On July 18, 2021, the Shanghai Planetarium opened in a blaze of bright lights nearby the Dishui Lake in Pudong New Area, Shanghai. It covers an area of 58,603 sq. m. and a building area of 37,741 sq. m., making it the largest planetarium ...
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TASCAM Plays an Integral Role in Third Eye Blind Production
Third Eye Blind, the California-based rock band formed in San Francisco in 1993, is one of the biggest and most enduring bands of the post-grunge era. Lead vocalist Stephan Jenkins signed the band's first major-label recording ...
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Elation Announces Leg 2 of Summer Tour 2021
Elation Professional announces the second leg of it very successful ELATION ON TOUR. The Elation US team will be back on the road again this August meeting clients and demoing products on Elation ON TOUR LEG 2 across the western US ...
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Volt Lites is First in the US with Claypaky's ReflectXion Moving Mirrors
Burbank-based Volt Lites has marked another first with Claypaky lighting products becoming the first company in the US to acquire a complement of Claypaky's ReflectXion Moving Mirrors. Previously, Volt Lites was the first in the ...
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MAXHUB Announces New Custom LED Solutions
MAXHUB, provider of collaborative communication and interactive class delivery solutions, announces the new M27 and G31 Series custom LED displays. With rich feature sets and the ability to reproduce exquisite imagery, plus easy ...
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D-Dream and Chauvet Professional Project Future for Belgian Building Research Institute
If the past is indeed prologue as the great Shakespeare wrote, then the way a society treats its historic structures should foretell something about the way it will build its future.
In keeping with this principle, those who ...
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Latroit and L-Acoustics Deliver Multi-Sensory Listening Experience
Grammy Award-winning electronic dance music producer and songwriter Dennis White, better known as Latroit, recently teamed up with L-Acoustics to create an immersive mix of his latest release, "Dance My Tears Away," a ...
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New Rigging Company Makes Early Investment in Electro Kabuki to Drive Expansion
An industry veteran of more than 20 years and famed for his work as head rigger on BBC's Strictly Come Dancing, rigging specialist Erlend Webb established his own business last year and made an investment in Electro Kabuki< ...
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Prolights PanoramaIP WBX Bring 1.8 Sculpture to Life
Between June 28 and July 24, 2021, Janet Echeman's 1.8 sculpture will be exhibited in the Supreme Court Gardens in Perth, Australia. This is the first time one of Echelman's artworks has been seen in Perth and is only the second ...
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Sonosphere Collaborates on Immersive Mix Room at Metropolis
Immersive audio and live streaming specialist Sonosphere, in conjunction with Metropolis Studios, has created a new mix room at its home, the Power House, Chiswick, London. The Munro Acoustics-designed, Dolby certified studio has a ...
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Marshall Announces New Recording Studio
Amp-maker Marshall has built a recording studio next to their Milton Keynes factory in the UK. "This has been a passion project for the Marshall crew," says commercial director Alex Coombes, "our ambition was to build a ...
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Artistic Licence Appoints UK-based Global Design Solutions as Value-added Reseller
Having enjoyed a friendly business relationship for some time, Artistic Licence and GDS Ltd. announce that they will be working together more closely following the appointment of GDS Ltd. as VAR for Artistic Licence products in the ...
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Theatre in Review: Samuel (The Tank)
The characters in Alexis Roblan's new play are lost in an epistemological fog. Even René Descartes would be baffled at their inability to nail down the simplest facts. Their troubles are made manifest in the first scene, featuring ...
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Discover All the Advantages of IP-rated Lighting on Elation July 29 Coffee Break
As lighting professionals the world over increasingly discover the benefits of IP-rated lighting, Alistair Smyth and Frederik Afif will use the July 29 Elation Coffee Break to talk about environmental ...
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Astera Launches AX9 PowerPAR
Wireless LED lighting specialist Astera launches another new product -- the AX9 PowerPAR. As the name implies, the AX9 is a high-intensity, rock-solid, all-purpose everyday LED lighting fixture with all the advantages of Astera, ...
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CODA Audio System Optimiser Beta v0.5.2
CODA Audio announces that to coincide with the release of the latest version of its proprietary prediction software, System Optimiser Beta v0.5.2, all documentation is now available online in a comprehensive user guide at
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tvONE Announces CORIOmaster Control Integration with Neets
AV signal distribution developer tvONE announces that its CORIOmaster video wall processor range can now be controlled by Biamp's Neets product line, thanks to some nifty driver innovations from Biamp's new family of AV control ...
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Huge Robe Rig for Amazing Six60 Gig at Eden Park Stadium
Award-winning New Zealand band Six60 became the first ever to play Auckland's Eden Park stadium, an incredible landmark show in front of 50,000 wildly enthusiastic fans which -- we can safely say -- was the only stadium music concert in ...
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Cyclists Invited to Join BikeFest to Raise Money for Industry Charities
On Saturday, September 4, a group of industry professionals at #We Make Events will band together for BikeFest, a fundraising bike ride from SFL's headquarters in Reading to PLASA Show at Olympia London. BikeFest aims to raise funds ...
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SeaWorld San Antonio's Electric Ocean Concert Series Goes Swimmingly with L-Acoustics
With summer in full swing and theme parks finally welcoming visitors in large numbers again, SeaWorld San Antonio is celebrating by offering guests its two-month Electric Ocean Concert Series as an extra "free" perk to the park's standard ...
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ADJ 7P HEX IP LED Pars Illuminate Pop-up Mini Golf Event at New York's Vanderbilt Museum
The Vanderbilt Golf Classic AKA Vandyland was a candy-themed pop-up mini golf experience that enjoyed a successful month-long run earlier this year. Kicking off the 2021 season at New York's historic Vanderbilt Museum & Planetarium, the ...
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SLA Warsaw Club / Restaurant Delivers Audio Versatility with Martin Audio's BlacklineX
A new restaurant in the Polish capital of Warsaw has been equipped throughout with Martin Audio BlacklineX series loudspeakers.
The system was supplied by Phono Media, Martin Audio's Polish distributor, and installed by ...
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Meyer Sound Spacemap Go Opens Up Mark Grey's Mobile Chamber Opera
Birds in the Moon, a provocative new chamber opera with music by composer Mark Grey, has launched a national tour based on a revolutionary staging concept: the entire production is housed in a 20' shipping container that ...
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Auerbach Pollock Friedlander Honored with a 2021 MONDO-DR Awards for the Sunac Guangzhou Grand Theatre
Auerbach Pollock Friedlander (APF) has won the Theatre Category of the 2021 MONDO-DR Awards for the Sunac Guangzhou Grand Theatre.
Guangzhou, the birthplace of the "Silk Road on the Sea," has flourished since the Han Dynasty. As ...
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Catch-Up with All the Action from ISE @ London, Now Available on Demand
Catch up with all the action from ISE Live and Online, now available on demand at digital.iseurope.org.
ISE @ London marked the final stop for ISE Live and Online, a series of ...
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Chauvet Professional Helps Dimi Theuwissen Meet Challenges of Lighting EU Parliament Conference
Appropriately on Europe Day, the European Parliament held the opening ceremony for its 2021 Conference on the Future of Europe entitled "The Future is in Your Hands." This forward-looking theme was clearly reflected in the event's ...
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Christie GS Series Brings Masterpieces of Art to Life at New Gallery in Chongqing
Christie GS Series 1DLP laser projectors have brought masterpieces of several renowned painters to life at a new art gallery that ingeniously integrates graphic arts with state-of-the-art visual technologies. ...
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Ritsumeikan University Upgrades with Martin Audio CDD
Located in the north-west of Kyoto, which is known as the city of culture, Ritsumeikan University's Kinugasa Campus recently installed a Martin Audio CDD system in two of its halls.
Ritsumeikan is a historical university ...
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Riedel MediorNet, Artist, and Managed Technology Ace Communications and Networking for Wimbledon 2021
Riedel Communications announces that the All-England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC) has installed a fixed signal routing and communications network based on Riedel's MediorNet real-time signal transport and processing ...
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Raising the Roof: Hairspray Brings the West End Out of Quarantine
Orbital Sound reports on its latest return to live performances with audiences, with Hairspray representing the perfect spirit-lifting production to kick things off. The Coliseum's Edwardian auditorium, regarded as one of ...
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Silverstone Entertains 140,000 Fans with Electro-Voice and Dynacord
The Formula 1 British Grand Prix weekend at Silverstone provided the setting for the latest and largest phase of the UK Government's Event Research Program for the return of audiences to large-scale live events. Alongside the ...
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CP Communications Provides Wireless RF Support for Multiple Networks during MLB All-Star Game Activities
CP Communications, a provider of innovative solutions and services for live event productions, provided RF coordination and an extensive complement of equipment for ESPN, FOX, and MLB Network during Major League Baseball's All ...
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Outline Adds the Sound to "Ashdod Lights"
The city of Ashdod, one of Israel's largest international cruise and cargo ports and southern Israel's only outlet to the Mediterranean, through which much of the country's citrus crop is exported, hosts a number of industries and a ...
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QC-Check Maintains the Integrity of Universal Pixels' Power
When the regulatory moment arrived for Data Strategy's QC-Check customer, Universal Pixels, to inspect its StageSmarts power distribution systems, QC-Check's comprehensive RCD inspection process was implemented with an ...
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In Memoriam: Gil Wechsler
Lighting designer Gil Wechsler died July 9 in Warrington, Pennsylvania. The cause was complications from dementia. He was 79.
Born in Brooklyn, Wechsler first discovered his fascination with theatre while attending summer camp in ...
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Samsung Certifies VuWall VuScape Video Wall Controller Ensuring Optimized Visualization Experience
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. announces a new video wall processor certification program, naming VuWall as the first video wall processor manufacturer to attain the certification.
The certification program, developed by Samsung ...
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MEGA-Lite Announces DECO Flex Stealth L
MEGA-Lite's DECO Flex Stealth L takes neon strip lighting to a new level, the company says. Designed to disappear into a black background and re-appear when the unit is turned on, this stealthy color-changing strip can be ...
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Governor Cuomo Announces Launch of $100 Million NYC Musical and Theatrical Production Tax Credit
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announces the launch of the new $100 million New York City Musical and Theatrical Production Tax Credit, designed to help revitalize an industry vital to the state's continued economic recovery. This ...
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Mason Felps Creates Big Looks For Alan Jackson Benefit Show With Chauvet Professional
Alan Jackson's roots run deep. This shines through in his music, which draws much of its emotional power from his upbringing in rural Georgia, while reflecting the region's down home values. This summer the multi Grammy and CMA ...
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Neumann Monitors for Immersive Audio At mediaHYPERIUM / California
As the coronavirus pandemic took hold in Southern California in early 2020, spatial audio pioneer Herbert Waltl relocated his mediaHyperium operation to a disused music school, where he has outfitted a former recital room with an 18 ...
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d&b Provides Electrifying Sound to Record-Breaking Crowds at Christchurch's Biggest Outdoor Summer Festival
After a year of extreme uncertainty and flux, New Zealand put on a show with one of the country's biggest outdoor summer music festivals, Electric Avenue, supported by powerful dynamic sound from d&b audiotechnik. ...
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DPA Tapped for Lord Huron's New Album
After crashing onto the music scene in 2012 and gaining popularity among indie rock enthusiasts, Lord Huron recently released the group's fourth album, Long Lost. Recorded at Whispering Pines Studios, near downtown Los Angeles, the ...
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Christie Solutions Deliver Highly Immersive Visuals for Several Attractions in Journey to the West Theme Park
Christie announces that its RGB pure laser projectors, 1DLP laser projectors, content management, and AV-over-IP solutions are deployed for several attractions, including two thrilling dark rides, in the newly completed "Journey to ...
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TASCAM Recording Gear Helps Define the Career of Kenny "Tick" Salcido
When it comes to capturing one's music, TASCAM has been at the forefront of the creative process for decades. The TASCAM Portastudio has fueled many music careers, which in turn has led to subsequent purchases of other TASCAM ...
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Rendez-vous 2021 - Stay Connected
Much like the 2020 edition, Rendez-vous 2021 - Stay Connected sponsored by On-Site Drapery Cleaners, is shaping up to be a promising mix of lively roundtables and panel discussions on current topics related to the industry along ...
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Kelly O'Connell and Marlon Daley Take on New Roles at Texas Scenic
Texas Scenic announces that Kelly O'Connell has been named the new northeast general manager for their New York location. Texas Scenic also announces that Marlon Daley has been named Banner Shop production ...
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The World's Finest Artists in Projection Mapping Return to Upstate New York for LUMA 2021
Just one year after redefining virtual arts for the COVID age, LUMA will return to its much-loved street festival format with the 7th annual LUMA Projection Arts Festival on Friday, September 10 and Saturday, September 11, 2021. ...
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Gaetan Byk Acquires Amadeus: High-End Audio Equipment Designer & Manufacturer
Gaetan Byk announces that he has purchased Amadeus and is now the principal and majority shareholder in charge of the French designer and manufacturer of high-end audio equipment based in Paris, France. Michel Deluc, ...
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SoFi Stadium and Samsung Reveal New Name for 70,000 Sq. Ft. Videoboard: The Infinity Screen by Samsung
Samsung Electronics America and SoFi Stadium formally reveals the new name of the center-hung videoboard at SoFi Stadium -- The Infinity Screen by Samsung. The state-of-the-art Infinity Screen not only features the most LEDs ...
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Stratford Festival Takes Live Theatre Outside with Lectrosonics
When North America's largest not-for-profit theatre, Canada's Stratford Festival, was forced to reinvent itself outdoors to meet the challenges of pandemic gather restrictions for 2021, its need for wireless audio grew greatly in ...
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Transformation Church Upgrades Worship Service Production with Ayrton Levante Fixtures from SES Integration
Transformation Church (TC), a multiethnic, multigenerational, mission-shaped community outside Charlotte in Indian Land, South Carolina, has added Ayrton Levante fixtures to its inventory of equipment used in producing worship services.
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PK SOUND Delivers High-Octane Audio for Road Rage Drive-In Concert
In April 2021, pockets across the US were seeing some light at the end of the figurative tunnel and it seemed like only a matter of time until full-scale live events would return post-pandemic; however, not wanting to wait for that still ...
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Clifford Michael Spulock Creates Light Scenery for STRYKE Percussion with Chauvet Professional
Competitive indoor percussion troupes often rely on lavish scenic elements to help advance the narrative of a performance. Even by the standards of its peers, however, the highly-acclaimed STRYKE Percussion ensemble has often taken things ...
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Sennheiser Strengthens Global Communication and Collaboration Experience by Joining GPA
Sennheiser has joined GPA, a global organization of audio, video, and unified communications business units, who are committed to sharing best practices to guarantee the same excellent customer experience everywhere across the ...
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Robe Launches CUETE
CUETE by name, cute by nature, this latest moving head spot light fixture from Robe is billed as a perfect compact, high-quality solution for small-to-medium productions, performance spaces or installations. ...
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Clear-Com's Arcadia - Empowering a New Workflow that Represents Best of Both Partyline and Matrix Systems
Clear-Com announces the Arcadia Central Station, a next-generation scalable IP platform which integrates all wired and wireless partyline systems, including the FreeSpeak family of digital wireless solutions and HelixNet Digital ...
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SHOWSDT Announces Chief Operating Officer Role for Nancy McNeil
Denis Lefrançois, president and CEO of SHOWSDT announces that Nancy McNeil successfully guided the company through the Human Resources challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. Her wealth of experience, having ...
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LEA Professional Strengthens Network Security with New 802.1X Protocol
LEA Professional announces new 802.1X security protocol for the company's range of Connect Series amplifiers. This protocol represents the latest innovation in LEA's legacy of security prioritization, the company says. ...
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Major Expansion of Solotech's Online Store in the US with the Addition of PSSL.com
Philip Giffard, president, global sales and systems integration, Solotech, announces that the company is launching its expanded US Online Store, following the addition of ProSound and Stage Lighting< ...
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Claypaky Fixtures Light Up the Stage for the New The Voice Dominicana TV Series
The Voice Dominicana, a singing competition based in the Dominican Republic and part of the international TV series, has begun airing on the island's Telesistema 11 with a large roster of Claypaky fixtures lighting the show. < ...
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Dallas Theater Center Honors Essential Workers with Point Source Audio
Dallas Theater Center has selected the CO-8WD waterproof headset microphones from Point Source Audio for its challenging outdoor production of Working: A Musical, based on Studs Terkel's bestselling book and with original ...
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SES and Sister Companies Launch Full Speed Out of Pandemic at Carolina Country Music Festival
For many, Carolina Country Music Festival (CCMF) was the first reentry into the live music scene since the COVID-19 pandemic shut it down over 15 months ago. For Special Event Services (SES) and its network of event-servicing ...
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Chauvet Professional Helps Chromasound Zrt Bring Added Versatility To Petofi Literary Museum
Named after Sándor Petofi, the Petofi Literary Museum is located in the neoclassical Károlyi Palace. Inside, it houses an extensive collection of national art and literature in addition to hosting a wide range of programs including ...
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Staging Concepts See Performance Venues Prepare to Raise the Curtain on Live Events
As the saying goes, the show must go on! Following more than a year of empty auditoriums, silent music halls, and dark theatres, the lights and sound systems are turning back on in performance spaces across the country. Curtains will soon ...
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Bose Professional Ensures a Superior Audio Experience During Royal Ascot 2021
As the Official Technology Supplier-Sound for Ascot Racecourse, Bose Professional technology was part of this year's exciting Royal Ascot. The audio solution is truly bespoke, consisting of almost 1,000 surface-mount and in-ceiling ...
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Garth Brooks Returns Triumphantly to the Stage with Bandit Lites
It was nothing short of glorious as Garth Brooks greeted a sold-out roaring crowd of 69,000 fans. His stadium tour was abruptly halted just like the rest of the world of live entertainment 17 months ago as the pandemic made in ...
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Registration Now Open for the 2021 Event Safety Summit -- In-Person and Online Options Available
Event Safety Alliance (ESA) announces the return of the Event Safety Summit on December 1 - 3, 2021. This year's event will feature in-person and online attendance options, and is once again made possible in part through the ...
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ALD Members Vote to Become the Association of Lighting Production and Design (ALPD)
The ALD announces that following the association's Extraordinary General Meeting, held on July 17, 2021 -- a year that also happens to commemorate the ALD's 60 full years of pulling together as a collective of lighting professionals ...
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NSCA Announces In-Person 2021 Pivot to Profit Event in Atlanta
NSCA, not-for-profit association representing the commercial integration industry, announces that 2021 Pivot to Profit (P2P) will be held in person on Sept. 21 - 22 at Atlanta Airport Marriott.
P2P will bring together 200+ ...
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Summer NAMM Returns: Friends, Colleagues Reunite in Music City to Reignite The Industry
From insightful, business-advancing professional development sessions and member-focused networking events to the latest in new gear from established and emerging brands, industry friends and colleagues reconvened in Nashville last week ...
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Matrox and ECA Bolster Video Wall Options for Control Rooms, Digital Signage
Matrox Video announces that ECA's EVS video wall controllers have been validated with Matrox's complete portfolio of video wall hardware and software tools. This collaboration enables OEMs, system integrators, and AV installers with ...
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Diversified US Installs d&b KSL Loudspeakers to The Belonging Co Church
The Belonging Co (TBCo) is a local church based in Nashville, TN, founded by Henry and Alex Seeley in the basement of their home with a handful of people in the very first meeting. Today, The Belonging Co sees thousands of people gather ...
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Christie Projection Will Help Students Take Performances to the Next Level at Douglas College
The Laura C. Muir Performing Arts Theatre at Douglas College has undergone a significant upgrade, which includes a Christie Crimson 3DLP laser projector, and most recently, the installation of a Christie D4K40-RGB pure laser ...
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TiMax Immersive Spatial Audio Solution Adds Vital Dimension to St Michael's Cave, Gibraltar
Pixel Artworks' recently completed, immersive visitor experience at St Michael's Cave on the Rock of Gibraltar, features a TiMax SoundHub-controlled spatial audio solution to complement the intricate projection-mapped visual show ...
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Jan De Witte Resigns as Barco CEO; Charles Beauduin and An Steegen Are Appointed as Co-CEOs
Jan De Witte has decided to step down as CEO, with effect as from September 1, 2021.
As CEO, De Witte has played a crucial role in the turnaround of Barco since 2016. He has brought focus to the company, strengthened the ...
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Verge Aero Drones Fly Stars and Stripes for Independence Day
A cheering crowd of more than 75,000 witnessed a perfectly choreographed Independence Day drone show in the Cincinnati suburb city of Blue Ash, as Verge Aero's technically advanced drones displayed patriotic symbols in the night ...
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RCF Hits a Home Run at Yokohama Stadium for the 2020 Olympic Games
Yokohama Stadium selects RCF as its sound reinforcement system for both sports and entertainment events. The stadium is one of the venues of the Summer Olympics and one of the most important sports facilities in Japan. It is, in ...
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Light Artist Herman Kuijer Celebrates Dutch National Treasures with Elation
The new Collection Center of The Netherlands, or CC NL, is one of the most extraordinary repositories anywhere. Four different museums in The Netherlands, including the world-renown Rijksmuseum, use the new facility as a storehouse for ...
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Brian Courchine Adds Versatility to Northlands Outdoor Shows with IP-Rated Chauvet Professional Fixtures
What's in a name? In some cases, not very much, but in others, a change in moniker says a great deal about where something has been ... and where it's headed. Northlands, a popular concert venue in rural New Hampshire, provides vivid ...
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MLA Supports Tedeschi Trucks as Greenfield Lake Amphitheater Reopens
Shuttered since March 2020, Greenfield Lake Amphitheater in Wilmington, North Carolina enjoyed a spectacular reopening on June 29, 2021, with the first performance of Florida-based blues rock band, the Tedeschi Trucks Band. ...
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Finland's Biggest Music Competition Picks MDG Haze
Finland's biggest music competition, Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu (New Music Contest), is an annual event in which Finland's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest is selected in a live broadcast by Finnish television viewers ...
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Vari-Lite Luminaires Add Color Textures to Agua Flamenco
A magical ancient olive oil factory near Seville, Spain was brought to life by lighting designer Yaron Abulafia in May, as contemporary Flamenco piece Agua was performed with a specially rigged array of fixtures from Vari-Lite
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Oporto's Teatro Nacional de São João Accesses Robert Juliat Dalis Technology
The prestigious Teatro Nacional de São João (TNSJ) in Oporto, Portugal has increased its inventory of Robert Juliat Dalis Access 863 cyclorama lighting with the addition of a further 20 units after a comprehensive tender process ...
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iMAG Displays Deliver
iMAG Displays has become one of the UK's most trusted partners in virtual production. The level of expertise held by the iMAG team and its commitment to developing proven workflows, which includes a scalable, customizable, and ...
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tvONE ONErack Provides Mission Critical Reliability for United Launch Alliance
tvONE's robust and reliable ONErack universal powered mounting system has taken on one of its most mission critical applications to date after being installed at America's United Launch Alliance sites -- which provide rocket ...
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Shure Debuts MV7 Podcast Kit with Manfrotto PIXI Mini Tripod
Shure's new MV7 Podcast Kit now includes a Manfrotto PIXI Mini tripod (direct 5/8" thread) to provide a complete, out-of-the-box solution for podcasters and streamers of all levels.
With an increasing demand for professional ...
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Vectorworks, Inc. Announces New Office Location in Australia
To continue to grow and support its expanding user base, global design and BIM software provider, Vectorworks, Inc., announces the establishment of a new corporate office in Australia.
Through the acquisition of OzCAD, the ...
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Events Light Invests in Robe T2s for Zodiac Production
Events Light is a full production -- lighting, sound, video, and set -- company based in Zevenbergen near Breda, the Netherlands, headed by Jeroen Frijters, which has made a major new investment in Robe's latest T2 moving ...
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37th Annual TEC Award Finalists Announced and Celebrated at Summer NAMM
NAMM announces the finalists for the 37th annual NAMM TEC (Technical Excellence and Creativity) Awards. The announcement coincided with the first day of Summer NAMM, where pro audio professionals and leading industry brands gathered ...
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Sa-Rang Community Church Takes its Streaming Broadcast Capabilities to the Next Level with Solid State Logic
With livestreaming having become increasingly important during the pandemic, enabling churchgoers to participate in services while stuck at home, Sa-Rang Community Church upgraded its main mixing console to improve the audio quality ...
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Pixotope Appoints New VP Sports for Global Business Development
Pixotope welcomes Sam Leadsom as its VP for global business development in sports. The highly strategic appointment outsets the company's new vertical focused on sports, showcasing its continued efforts to deliver state-of ...
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BMW iX Electric SUV China Launch Driven by L-ISA Immersive Hyperreal Sound with L-Acoustics
China's first-ever BMW Group Night held at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention Center saw the German automobile giant unveiling the latest model in its electric vehicle series, the BMW iX SUV. Surrounded by BMW owners, car ...
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RME Announces Latest Avid Pro Tools
RME, German manufacturer of premium audio interfaces, announces that thanks to the release of Avid Pro Tools v2021.6, RME interface users can now access 64 channels of I/O. Before the latest update, users of RME interfaces had been ...
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Julien Granel Shines Bright with KRK Studio Monitors
French breakthrough musician, producer, and songwriter Julien Granel taught himself the ins and outs of music production after 14 years of playing classical piano at The Conservatoire, a UK-based educational charity. His style of ...
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Black Lion Audio Announces Availability of PG-P Portable Power Conditioner
Boutique audio company Black Lion Audio announces availability of its PG-P Portable Power Conditioner -- a studio-class power conditioner complete with proprietary PG-P PORTABLE FILTERING TECHNOLOGY to provide the same noise ...
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Waves eMotion LV1 Mixer Chosen to Mix the Istanbul Conquest Day Celebrations
FOH engineer Tayfun Oksuz chose the Waves eMotion LV1 Live Mixer for the performances at the Istanbul Conquest Day celebrations, which customarily involve spectacular audio and lighting productions on a grand scale. ...
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Fulcrum Acoustic Appoints Ligra as Distributor for Italy
Fulcrum Acoustic appoints Ligra DS S.r.l as their distributor for Italy. Ligra is the latest in a rapidly growing list of international distributors supporting Fulcrum Acoustic as demand increases for their proprietary audio ...
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NATEAC to Provide Post Conference Recordings
The North American Theatre Engineering and Architecture Conference (NATEAC) announces it will record the conference sessions and provide them for registered attendees to view for a period of 30 days after the conference closes on ...
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Apex Technologies Appoints John McDowell as General Manager
Apex Technologies names John McDowell as general manager, effective immediately. McDowell will manage the sales and distribution of their exclusive entertainment technology solutions for the North American market. ...
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RCF Unveils the Next Generation of Sound with the NX Series
RCF presents three new speaker models from the NX Series portable audio system category with unique electroacoustic features. RCF engineers have merged purpose-designed transducers, a constant directivity waveguide, FiRPHASE ...
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DPA Microphones Used for 2021 Eurovision Song Contest
The 2021 Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) took place at the Rotterdam Ahoy in The Netherlands last month. Presented by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and hosted by Nederlandse Publieke Omreop (NPO) and Nederlandse Omroep ...
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Meyer Sound Constellation Optimizes Acoustics for San Diego's New Rady Shell at Jacobs Park
A striking new addition to the San Diego skyline, The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park was built to host open-air concerts by the San Diego Symphony. The sheer size of the bayside structure -- 57' high, 92' wide at stage front -- makes it ...
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Louisville Orchestra and Bluegrass Band Share Chauvet Professional Independence Day Rig
Bluegrass and orchestral music might come from vastly different places, but the two genres can happily share the same lighting rig, provided it has enough versatility designed into it. This was readily apparent on the beautiful banks of ...
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PK Sound and FM Systems Enter Expansive New Partnership
PK Sound, the robotic line array company, announces an expansive new partnership with premier West Coast audio production provider FM Systems. The agreement finds FM Systems joining the PK Alliance and working to establish a more ...
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Radio Norba Creates New Flagship TV Studio Around GLP KNV Dot and impression FR1
Based in Conversano, Bari, TeleNorba SPA has been one of Italy's principal TV broadcasters since Radio Norba TV production began in 2012.
The main studio at its headquarters, used for all TV production, was recently fitted with ...
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Florida Church Replaces Lighting System with Versatile and Efficient ADJ LED-Powered Rig
Specialist house of worship supplier Firelight Media and Integration has completed a full re-fit of the lighting system at All Nations Church in Tallahassee, Florida. The decision to invest in a new and energy efficient LED-based rig was ...
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Just Add Power Helps Light of Christ Lutheran Church Spread the Word to an Expanding Community
Just Add Power announces that its Ultra HD over IP system has been installed at the new Light of Christ Lutheran Church (LOC) Worship Center in Algonquin, Illinois. Just Add Software, a developer of configuration and control ...
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Prolights Pixie WashXB Performs in Israel
Hanan Ben Ari, an Israeli singer-songwriter, kickstarted his tour in April after a long hiatus during COVID-19 lockdown, selling out the biggest venues in Israel. Ben Ari was the fourth most listened artist in Israel on Spotify at ...
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Theatre in Review: Seize the King (Classical Theatre of Harlem/Marcus Garvey Park)
It's a thrill to return to the theatre and find drama: full-throated conflict about life-or-death matters, populated with ruthless characters, loaded with issues that resonate with our anxious, fractious times. In Carl Cofield's ...
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James Baker Captures Magic of Pippin with Chauvet Professional
Reality and fantasy often work wonders on stage when they're allowed to flow freely together. Pippin provides delightfully entertaining proof of that. The emperor Charlemagne did indeed have a son named Pippin (actually "Pepin") -- ...
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Lighthouse Church Renewal with AVLX and Elation
When Lighthouse Church's main building laid in ruins after Hurricane Michael ripped through Panama City Beach, Florida in October 2018, parishioners were forced to meet in the church's children's building until a more suitable space was ...
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Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band Launch Life on the Flipside Tour with Bandit Lites
It was a memorable evening in Music City as Jimmy Buffett was restored to his rightful place: on stage singing about island life. As one of the first major acts to resume touring, Jimmy Buffett and The Coral Reefer Band kicked off ...
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Alcons Supplies Power And Clarity To Expanded Hope Church
Created in 2015 by the merger of two churches, worship at South Carolina's Hope Church ranges from high energy music to spoken word sermons. A recent enlargement of its Simpsonville campus provided the opportunity to upgrade its audio ...
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DAS Audio Loudspeakers Keep the Spirits Bright at the NVT Rancho Saloon
For those within the Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown metropolitan area of Texas, the place to hold one's wedding reception, Quinceañera, company party, or similar type of event is now the NVT Rancho Saloon. And to ensure that all ...
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Magazzino Italian Art Stages Latest Cinema in Piazza Series with WSDG
For the past four years, Hudson Valley art foundation Magazzino Italian Art has hosted a series of successful screenings as part of its Cinema in Piazza program. The series -- which showcases both classic and contemporary examples of ...
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Mandurah Performing Arts Centre Calls on Pliant Technologies' MicroCom XR
Mandurah Performing Arts Centre, also known as ManPAC, is a national leader in the curation and presentation of quality arts and cultural experiences that appeal to local artists and the community as a whole. Head of staging Ciaron ...
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EuroLeague Final Played with Christie Multimedia Processing
The Final Four of the EuroLeague, the top-tier European professional basketball club competition, held in Cologne, Germany, deployed spectacular LED displays with show control by the new Christie Pandoras Box Version 8 with video ...
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Joodasan Church Elevates the Worship Experience with a Harman Professional Solutions Sound System
Built in 2014, the chapel at Hwaseong-si in Gyeonggi-do province, South Korea is the third facility constructed by Joodasan Church. With around 2,200 seats, including two-story balcony sections, the 1,500-sq.-m. worship space regularly ...
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Burning Man Feeling in Kliemannsland -- Adam Hall Supports Livestream with Ben Böhmer
Fynn Kliemann, a famous German YouTuber/musician/jack-of-all-trades is everywhere -- on YouTube, on TV, and since this year also on Netflix. Together with the no less busy musician and podcaster ("Fest & Flauschig") Olli Schulz
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Global Rehearsal Studio Wows Clients with Pioneer Pro Audio Upgrades
Since 2014, Pirate Studios has been on a mission to make affordable, well-equipped, creative spaces accessible to all. Founders David Borrie and Mikey Hammerton started Pirate Studios as a passion project among musician ...
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Registration High for PLASA Show as Industry Gains Confidence
PLASA Show 2021 is on track to welcome thousands of industry professionals to Olympia London, from September 5-7, with the first three weeks of registration exceeding that of the 2019 edition which was lauded as "the busiest ...
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Clear-Com's Station-IC Virtual Desktop Client Now Available for LQ Series of IP Interfaces
Clear-Com's new Station-IC Virtual Desktop Client, a Mac- and Windows-based software application, is now available for the LQ Series of IP interface devices as well as Clear-Com's Eclipse Digital intercom Matrix. Full integration ...
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LynTec Announces Q-SYS Control Plug-in for Web-Enabled Power Control Solutions
LynTec announces the availability of the new QSC Q-SYS Platform control plug-in for LynTec web-enabled control solutions, including the patented RPC controllable AVL circuit breaker panel, RPCR AV and lighting control relay panel, ...
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LEE Filters Expands its Global Presence with Opening of LEE Filters Canada
LEE Filters, a manufacturer of lighting gels and photographic filters and a member of the Panavision family of brands, announces the opening of offices of LEE Filters Canada. As part of the expansion, LEE welcomes Colin Sangster
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Dave Pretz Joins Main Light as Asset Manager
Main Light, LLC announces the appointment of Dave Pretz as asset manager. Working from Delaware, Pretz's role will cover both Main Light, East in Wilmington, DE and the soon to open Main Light, West facility in Las Vegas, NV. ...
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SoftBox Integration Invests in Robe
Montreal, Canada-based SoftBox Integration -- a specialist in integration, custom LED manufacture, and AV equipment rental -- is the latest company to invest in Robe's new flagship, high powered, TE (TRANSFERABLE ENGINE) LED ...
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Industry Professionals Join Forces to Launch Event Crew Training
Responding to post-pandemic staffing demands and a need for improved entry level training for crew, a collective of industry professionals established UK-based Event Crew Training and has released its first course -- Event Crew ...
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Australian National University Trusts Renkus-Heinz to Sound Perfect During its Most Important Meetings
The Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra, Australia touts an impressive resume -- not just due to its seven robust academic colleges of study, but because it is also uniquely connected to the Australian Government by way of its ...
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Patrick Iavarone and Fumasoli Create Evocative Images for The Criminal Chaos Video with Chauvet Professional
Out of the uncontrollable turmoil of the state we call "chaos" new meaning sometimes arises. Perhaps this is why in Greek mythology, Chaos, the fist divinity to appear at the dawn of creation, was the goddess of emptiness and ...
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CT Installs Complete L-Acoustics System at Etihad Arena
Creative Technology Middle East (CTME) have recently delivered a complete L-Acoustics touring system at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi ahead of their first large live event. Etihad Arena is the largest state-of-the-art indoor ...
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Hosa Introduces New Headset/Mic Breakouts
Hosa Technology, Inc., provider of analog and digital connectivity solutions for the modern musician, is adding to its already extensive catalog of breakout and splitter cables with a TRRS breakout designed for headsets and ...
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Apex Technologies Debuts as US Distributor of Exclusive International Brands
Some familiar faces have joined forces to create Apex Technologies, with an intent to distribute exclusive worldwide entertainment technology solutions to the North American market.
Their mission is to seamlessly deliver ...
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Acclaimed Industrial Hygienist to Speak at the North American Theatre Engineering and Architecture Conference
The NATEAC (North American Theatre Engineering and Architecture Conference) organizers are happy to welcome Monona Rossol as a presenter for the upcoming conference. Rossol's session, "Stage and House Ventilation; Keeping ...
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Electrosonic Takes Home Three Top Honors at the 2021 Integration Awards
Electrosonic, an international audiovisual and technology services company, has won three awards at the prestigious 2021 Commercial Integrator Integration Awards.
The three awards were:
Best Museum Project -- National ...
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EclDisplay by Prolights Wins Build Back Better Gold Award
Prolights' new LED spotlight has won a Build Back Better gold award. The recently released fixture is the latest innovation in the architectural range by the Italian manufacturer, and it has sparked a lot of interest since its ...
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Klein Announces Retirement from Crestron
Crestron Electronics announces that, after more than 30 years with Crestron, including the last eight as president and CEO, Randy Klein will be retiring this year and Daniel Feldstein, current chairman and COO and ...
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Claypaky Announces Updates Its Virtual Booth Carousel
Come along and take a ride on the Claypaky virtual booth carousel. The virtual booth has been enriched with new products and new thematic areas:
Mini Xtylos HPE: The Xtylos became smaller with a twist, and more energy ...
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Dept and disguise Launch "CMO's Guide to the Metaverse" Experience
Yesterday, Dept -- one of the world's fastest growing digital agencies -- partnered with Extended Reality (xR) pioneers disguise and leading games ...
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Metinteractive Installs Nearly 750 Martin Audio Speakers at Live! Casino & Hotel
Nearly 750 Martin Audio components have been specified and fitted as part of a complete AV integration at the new $700m Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia.
The 510,000-sq.-ft. Cordish Companies development is set in the ...
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Alan Jackson Returns to Where He's from for Benefit Concert with Bandit Lites
For his first show back since a pair of drive-in concerts in June 2020, country superstar Alan Jackson greeted 20,000 fans eager to both show their support to the community and enjoy a live concert. 46 Entertainment and Real ...
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d&b Soundscape Creates Connection at Pinelake Church
When Pinelake Church first moved into their new building in Reservoir, Mississippi, the church had just stopped using an orchestra and moved more toward using a praise band. Now they are very contemporary and using more guitars which are ...
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Astera AX3s in Cross Border Collaboration
An illuminated trail of 105 Astera AX3 "beacons" fitted with custom firmware from the manufacturer was set up along a 58km stretch of the Danish / German border as part of "Genforeningen 2020," a series of events celebrating the ...
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Westview Hires Unique Branding Character
Colorado-based entertainment systems, energy solutions, and immersive technology firm Westview Productions recently appointed a new talent as technology, safety, and marketing consultant. The new hire, known mononymously as W ...
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Theatre in Review: King Lear (New York Classical Theatre)
This is the summer of revised Shakespeare. Classical Theatre of Harlem is currently presenting Seize the King, Will Power's contemporary revamp of Richard III. Over at the Delacorte, you can catch Merry Wives, ...
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Christie Mystique v2.5 Saves Time and Takes Guess Work Out of Creating Multi-projector Blended Canvases
Christie announces the release of v2.5 of Christie Mystique, an automated camera-based alignment software solution designed to simplify and automate the process of warping and blending multiple projectors into a single, seamless ...
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LumenRadio Creates Standard for Wireless DMX Combining CRMX and W-DMX
For over a decade, LumenRadio has provided their wireless DMX technology CRMX (Cognitive Radio MultiPlex). With last year's acquisition of Wireless Solution they now own both the W-DMX and CRMX technology. With the focus on user ...
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ENTTEC Announces the Release of S-Play Firmware v1.6.0
ENTTEC announces v1.6.0 of S-Play Firmware. This update is packed with new features to build on top of the S-Play's feature set. This introduces customizable user interfaces, more playback controls, and an updated schedules page. ...
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Legendary Audio Demos Gold Channel at Summer NAMM
Summer NAMM, Exhibit Hall B, Booth #309 -- One year ago, Legendary Audio officially unveiled its Gold Channel, a fully-analog portable channel strip for vocalists capturing the tonal magic of an iconic microphone paired with a ...
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NAMM Announces New Appointments to The Executive Committee
At the recent NAMM Board of Directors meeting, the NAMM Board elected a new Executive Committee to continue the organization's legacy of service to the industry at-large. In a vote, the Board of Directors elected Joel Menchey ...
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Robe T2 Profiles Specified for Zodiac The Musical
Zodiac The Musical is a brand-new musical produced by Peet Nieuwenhuijsen, directed by William Spaaij, and staged at the Koepelgevangenis, a former prison in Breda, The Netherlands, which provides a spectacular ...
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A.C. Lighting is Canadian Distribution Partner for Manfrotto Lighting and Avenger Lighting Grip
A.C. Lighting Inc., announces that they are now a Canadian distribution partner of Manfrotto Lighting and Avenger Lighting Grip products in Canada. With this announcement, comes the extension of the product portfolio across the ...
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Michael Berger Lights Iconic Boston Pops July 4th Spectacular with Over 270 Chauvet Professional Fixtures
As the Times Square ball drop is for New Year's Eve, and The Tournament of Roses Parade for New Year's Day, the Boston Pops July 4th Spectacular has become an indelible part of Independence Day celebrations across the US. Even a temporary ...
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Bosnia's Studio Chelia Utilizes Complete Nugen Audio Post Bundle
With a very small post-production industry in Bosnia, Mirza Tahirovic knew that he needed to travel beyond his country's borders to learn the intricacies of the industry. After earning professional certifications from Berklee ...
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New FOR-A Switcher Helps The Journey Upgrade Online, In-Person Experiences for Weekend Services
FOR-A Corporation of America announces The Journey, a non-denominational church based in Newark, Del., has installed a new HVS-490 video switcher as part of an effort to upgrade its online services as well as the I-MAG (image ...
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Theatre in Review: Fruma-Sarah (Waiting in the Wings) (Imagination Hive/Spin Cycle/the cell)
In this new comedy, Jackie Hoffman continues her unchallenged reign as our high priestess of disenchantment. To a world thirsty for the milk of human kindness, she has four words: Snap. Out. Of. It. Indeed, bad attitude permeates ...
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David Johnson Joins ACT Entertainment in New Post of Senior Vice President Sales
ACT Entertainment, the new entity formed by the ACT Lighting, RapcoHorizon and AC Power Distribution brands, announceS the appointment of David Johnson to the new post of senior vice president sales. Johnson is well known for ...
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Clear-Com Announces New CC-28 Lightweight, Premium Headset
Clear-Com announces their new CC-28 lightweight headset is now shipping. The CC-28 has been designed for exceptional comfort and ease of use and features best-in-class enhanced audio quality with a frequency response up to 14kHz, ...
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MEGA-LITE Introduces the Linebot Q480
MEGA-LITE announces the Linebot Q480. Powered by 12 40W RGBW LEDs, this bot can be used to create desired effects for a variety of applications.
Featuring a broad spectrum of colors, it can produce pastel to saturated color combinations ...
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LynTec Wins Two 2021 Commercial Integrator BEST Awards
LynTec, manufacturer of electrical power control solutions for professional audio, video, and lighting (AVL) systems, is the winner of two 2021 Commercial Integrator BEST Awards. After being reviewed by the award's judging panel, ...
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Meyer Sound Returns to Support a Reimagined Montreux Jazz Festival
The Montreux Jazz Festival launches its 55th edition from July 2-17, with Meyer Sound returning for its 35th year as a strategic partner and official sound provider. Although scaled back with fewer venues and lower capacities to ...
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Engineer/Mixer Justice Bigler Relies On Focusrite to Translate the Beauty of the Tulsa Symphony Orchestra
Justice Bigler has become firmly associated with the Tulsa Symphony Orchestra, whose live performances he's recorded often over the last decade, as well as with the orchestra's home at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center, where he held ...
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d&b Helps Revive Former Medieval Hospital
De Bijloke in Gent, Belgium dates back to the 13th century. Originally built as a hospital it was transformed into a music venue in the 1980s, making it the oldest building in the world which permanently serves as a concert hall. d&b ...
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Nicholas Nicky Sintara and Chauvet Professional Reflect 21 Personalities On Nyaradzo Livestream
Nyaradzo Group didn't get to be one of Africa's most successful companies by doing things half way. So, when the big insurance and financial services firm marked its 20th anniversary recently, it went all out, hosting a livestream concert ...
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LEA Professional Amplifiers Bring Power, Flexibility, and Connectivity to Revamped 4- Star Australian Resort
When popular Australian Hotel and Resort, The Beachcomber, decided to completely gut and upgrade their entire audio system ahead of their busy season, local supplier Pro Sound and Lighting called on LEA Professional to amplify and ...
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Paris La Défense Arena Streamlines Security and Life Safety Audio with Audinate's Dante-Backed ASL Solution
Paris La Défense Arena is a 40,000 capacity, multiuse indoor arena located just west of the Paris city center. Opened in December of 2017, the venue truly takes advantage of the "multiuse" component of its design. It has played host to The ...
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Genelec Seeks "Creativity and Entrepreneurship" for New G Innovation Lab
Genelec is establishing the first branch of its new G Innovation Lab in Kuopio, Finland, with the goal of nurturing creativity and entrepreneurship in the Savilahti region of the country, and attracting imaginative professionals to ...
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SONIK Completes its First CODA Audio Install in Iceland
Established in 2014, SONIK is a Reykjavik-based event technology supplier specializing in audio, lighting, video, streaming, and staging. As well as supplying live events, SONIK also designs and integrates systems for fixed installation. ...
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Announcing the 2021 Behind the Scenes Holiday Cards
The 2021 Behind the Scenes Holiday Cards are on sale now at the BTS Boutique. It's important to let family, friends, and colleagues know you are ...
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ETP Expands Leadership Team, Strengthening for Future Growth
Entertainment Technology Partners (ETP), the parent company to a collection of brands in the events and entertainment industry, announces several strategic additions to its leadership team, positioning the organization for future ...
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disguise Reopens its LA xR Stage with New Virtual Production and Broadcast Capabilities
disguise launches a new and improved state-of-the-art xR stage at its Los Angeles office. The new space comes equipped with the latest technology to meet the growing demand for the disguise xR workflow in virtual production and ...
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Gabriel Loera Calls on Chauvet Professional to Colorize Worship Conference
Many designers shy away from the color green. Gabriel Loera is not one of them. The technical director of Life Challenge church, he normally doesn't use very many emerald hues during regular Sunday services, but when headline singer ...
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L-Acoustics Syva Helps Peoria's Scottish Rite Theatre Keep Its Classic Look with Contemporary Sound
The Scottish Rite Theatre -- aka the "Scotty" -- was built in 1925 as a Masonic cathedral. Recently, the Gothic-styled building underwent a $5 million-plus renovation and now offers downtown Peoria a state-of-the-art performance and event ...
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Adam Hall Group Welcomes 100 Guests to Industry Restart Event at the Firm's Experience Centre
The #WeBelieveInLive campaign becomes the "We Are Live" event! On June 30, 2021, the Adam Hall Group marked its live relaunch, and with it an emotional end to a seemingly never-ending standstill for the entire event industry. ...
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Claypaky Sharpys Help Extraterrestrials Communicate in Playmodes' Immersive Installation
Playmodes is utilizing 15 Claypaky Sharpys to illuminate its immersive installation "Exo," part of the Constellations 2021 international digital art festival in Metz, France running from July 1 to September 4. The Barcelona-based ...
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TV Gardening Show Grows Fond of Point Source Audio
Australian location sound recordist Christopher MacGregor became the first customer to embrace Point Source Audio's LAVALIER SWITCH KIT -- a two-in-one lavalier and on-ear miking tool kit. Its value became instantly apparent ...
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SUMMER NAMM 2021: On-Stage Adds to Windscreen Lineup
The Music People, a division of Jam Industries USA, LLC, a supplier of musical accessories and pro-audio equipment and parent company of On-Stage and TMP-Pro, has debuted On-Stage's new ASWS58 line of Colored Windscreens ...
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Austrian Chef Cooks with Prolights EclPanel TWCJr
Johann Lafer, Austrian chef, TV chef, entrepreneur, and non-fiction author recently equipped his own TV cooking studio with Prolights EclPanel TWCJr. The installation was done by German-based company Eurolight GmbH. ...
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Double A Productions Draws Raves From Artists and Clients Alike with High Performance Systems from QSC
Double A Productions is a one-stop shop for medium to large events across the US Southeast. They've provided AV support to country stars, theatre-sized rock revues, political inaugurations, and worship services -- always to rave reviews ...
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Professional Designation for Event Safety Officers Gives Credence to the Profession
SACIA's Event Safety Council professional designations for event safety officers were approved by the SAQA Board on 20 November 2020. The event safety practitioner and event safety professional designations require applicants to ...
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Behind the Scenes Announces Mental Health First Aid Training Classes in August
In response to ongoing demand, the Behind the Scenes Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Initiative has posted new online Mental Health First Aid training classes in August for entertainment industry workers in the US at
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Pulsar Launches New High-performance, Dynamic Floodlight Series
UK lighting manufacturer, Pulsar, unveils the arrival of its new product family, FIRA, comprising FIRA Pro and FIRA Ultra.
Featuring a new, compact form factor, the high-performance luminaire incorporates advanced multi-channel ...
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DTS Returns to US and Announces Exclusive Partnership with American Distributor Apex Technologies
DTS llluminazione announces a new exclusive lighting collaboration with North American company Apex Technologies. This collaboration marks the start of a new chapter for DTS, who hasn't had a distributor in the States in the last ...
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San Diego Symphony's Premier New Outdoor Venue Opens with Elation Lighting System
The highly anticipated The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park, San Diego Symphony's premier new venue perched beautifully on the edge of San Diego Bay, is set to open with an LED lighting system from Elation Professional. The captivating ...
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Robe's Italian Distributor RM Multimedia Restructures and Expands
Robe's Italian distributor, RM Multimedia, has restructured and is expanding following the untimely death of the much loved and missed Marco Bartolini in February of this year.
Bartolini, Paula Porolisseanu, and Ermanno ...
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ADJ IP65-Rated Fixtures Used to Illuminate San Francisco Pride Events
Central to this year's Pride celebrations in San Francisco were the Movie Nights hosted across two consecutive days in mid-June. Held at the city's Oracle Park, the events featured live entertainment and special appearances -- including
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Big Picture Chooses Brompton Technology to Deliver Visual Flexibility for Opera Australia's Aida
As one of the world's busiest opera companies and Australia's largest performing arts company, Opera Australia (OA) presents more than 600 performances around the country every year, with more than half a million people seeing their work ...
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DiGiGrid MGB - The Tiny Box for the Big Occasion
When Stanley Soares was an aspiring young musician, he taught himself to play the guitar by ear. Learning in this way meant listening carefully for hours on end to all kinds of music, in order to figure out the secrets of the six ...
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Green Hippo's Hippotizer Boreal+ Punches Powerful Visuals for Triller
US-based lighting and video designer Tony Caporale was at the visual helm for the new Triller boxing and music event in Atlanta, harnessing the punch and power of Green Hippo's Hippotizer Boreal+ Media Servers to drive ...
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Broadweigh Welcomes RIGGIT
British Colombia based RIGGIT is the latest company to join Broadweigh's growing global network of product partners. For more than 25 years RIGGIT has been providing safe, cost effective, and scalable rigging, lighting and labor ...
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MLA Boosts Return of JAPAN JAM 2021, Under Strict COVID Conditions
JAPAN JAM 2021 took place at Soga Sports Park in Chiba over the country's big May public holiday weekend. The annual event, which has already taken place three times at this venue, had to be cancelled last year due to the COVID-19 ...
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Adamson and Real Music Power China's EDM Scene
Real Music Acoustics & Lighting Technology Co, operating out of Xi'an and Guangzhou, have helped super-charge the Chinese nightclub circuit with three massive Adamson PA installations across Shenzhen, Nanchang, and Xi'an. ...
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Neutrik Group Announces Global Launch of REAN Brand of Audio, Video and Data Connectors
The Neutrik Group announces the expansion of REAN, a global brand marrying over 45 years precision engineering know-how with the group's own dedicated production facilities.
REAN offers designers of audio, video, and lighting ...
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The Long Reach Long Riders Successfully Complete 18th Annual Charity Motorcycle Ride
The Long Reach Long Riders (LRLR) announce the successful completion of their 18th annual charity motorcycle ride, A River Runs Through It. The annual ride, which benefits the Behind the Scenes Charity and Broadway ...
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Elation July 8 Coffee Break: What Makes a Luminaire a Superior Tool for Creative Lighting Design?
In many respects, a lighting designer is only as good as the lighting tools at his or her disposal. So, what makes one luminaire a superior tool for creative lighting design and another not? Join Alistair Smyth and Frederik ...
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Robe Helps DesignSpace Capture a Moment in Imagination
The entertainment technical and production industry has risen to the pandemic challenge with so many prescient and imaginative responses of how to present art, entertainment, and stimulate emotional engagement during a time of separation ...
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Squeek Lights and Dave Summers Go Bold for August Burns Red with Chauvet Professional
Victor Zeiser has developed a natural feel for David Summers' lighting style. It's easy to see why too. For years, Summers has done a masterful job touring with rigs designed by Zeiser's Squeek Lights. ...
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disguise Powers Hibino's New Industry-leading Virtual Production Studio in Japan
Hibino Group, one of Japan's biggest AV suppliers, has launched a world-class virtual production studio that is powered by disguise xR and features the top-of-the-range disguise vx 4 and rx II media servers. ...
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Ayrton Karif-LT Celebrates J'Ouvert at London's Harold Pinter Theatre
Broadcast on 26 April as part of BBC4's Lights Up season, J'Ouvert is the second in Sonia Friedman Productions' RE:EMERGE season. Set amid the colorful backdrop of London's historic Notting Hill carnival, it is the story of ...
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Light Ballet Presented on Shannon River, Featuring Claypaky
Launched on June 13 and running until 20 June2021, Light Ballet was presented as part of Brightening Air| Coiscéim Coiligh, a nationwide, ten-day season of arts experiences brought to you by the Arts Council, Ireland. Produced by Culture ...
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ROE Visual Selected for AUX Immersive Studio
AUX Immersive Studio, Singapore's first extended reality studio, was launched at the end of last year. Featuring advanced XR facilities, AUX Immersive Studio aims to support a creative way of expression. The studio was built with technical ...
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Historic First Presbyterian Church Modernizes Audio with Electro-Voice and Dynacord
With a rich history dating back 189 years, First Presbyterian Church is a foundational part of the Alton, IL community. Rebuilt in 1990 after a fire, its classic design features a large pipe organ and a vaulted ceiling with a 33' peak. To ...
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SUSE IPO Launch Virtually Transports Global Audience to Frankfurt Stock Exchange Trading Floor Via White Light
Last month, SUSE, a global leader in innovative, reliable and enterprise-grade open source solutions, made its initial public offering (IPO) debut on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. In response to the limitations of physical events brought ...
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Theatre in Review: The Watering Hole (Signature Theatre)
This is the summer of walk-through theatre. Since many people remain jumpy about sitting in crowded rooms for a couple of hours, certain companies have found workarounds by creating themed environments into which a few audience members ...
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Theatre in Review: Tiny House (Westport Country Playhouse Online)
Tiny House is a comic conversation about our fraught historical moment, but the characters impaneled by playwright Michael Gotch have remarkably little to say for themselves. The structure of the title, located in the exact ...
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The North American Theatre Engineering and Architecture Conference to Address Gender Issues
The upcoming virtual North American Theatre Engineering and Architecture Conference (NATEAC) will host two sessions that embrace gender issues in the building design industry.
Design for All Genders -- This session will ...
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Stellar Lineup Announced for LEDucation August Conference Online
Designers Lighting Forum of New York (DLFNY) announces the lineup for the LEDucation August Conference, hosted virtually August 17-18, 2021. Lighting industry luminaries and fresh up-and-comers will present 12 non-concurrent ...
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The Audio Engineering Society Announces Plans to "Reconnect" During Upcoming Event Series
The Audio Engineering Society announces that registration is now open for upcoming AES Audio Engineering Month events, including the in-person AES Show Vegas 2021, being held October 11 - 13 and collocated with the NAB Show, and ...
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PAMA Leads Industry Initiative on Neutral Nomenclature
The Professional Audio Manufacturers Alliance (PAMA) is working with its members and industry trade organizations to address outdated language and terminology issues increasingly identified as discouraging a spirit of inclusivity ...
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Meyer Sound Constellation and Spacemap Go Boosts Creative Potential at Studio 9 in Massachusetts
Studio 9 at Porches Inn in North Adams, Massachusetts invites superlatives but otherwise defies categorization. A fully sustainable and architecturally striking structure, it was originally conceived as a dining and event venue. However, ...
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LD Mike Null Sets Mood with Elation for Motionless in White at Pennhurst Asylum
Goth metalcore band Motionless in White performed June 9 against the backdrop of the abandoned Pennhurst Asylum in southeast Pennsylvania for Deadstream #2, an atmosphere-filled livestream show lit by Mike Null using Elation < ...
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Quantum338 and DMI-KLANG Grow Christ Chapel Bible Church's DiGiCo/KLANG Ecosystem
Southlake, Texas-based AV systems integrator Digital Resources recently installed a new DiGiCo Quantum338 console equipped with a KLANG-DMI expansion card for immersive IEM mixes at Christ Chapel Bible Church (CCBC) in Fort Worth.
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Showtime at The Drive In Continues to Draw Fans with Help from Chauvet Professional
Will drive-in concerts fade away now that COVID-19 restrictions are easing? Anyone who automatically responds "yes" to this question might want to drop by the Frederick Fairgrounds on a weekend night this summer. ...
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disguise Becomes Official Partner for Illuminarium Experiences, Redefining Immersive Entertainment
disguise has been selected among the best-in-class technology partners for Illuminarium Experiences, a first-of-its-kind immersive entertainment initiative transporting you to the wildest corners of the world, from one location. The ...
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Claypaky Fixtures Score with Gala Night Hockey League Event in Sochi, Russia
The final stage of Russia's 10th Night Hockey League National Amateur Teams Hockey Festival kicked off in Sochi in gala fashion with Russian president Vladimir Putin playing in the gala match and addressing the crowd during a ...
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Symetrix Welcomes Paul Lamarre as Regional Sales Manager East
Symetrix welcomes Paul Lamarre as regional sales manager for the Eastern US region. In this role, he will be working with Symetrix's partners to identify their specific needs and coordinate Symetrix's technical and service ...
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