News Archive - July 2024

Obsidian's NETRON Offers World's First IP66 Range for Entertainment Data Distribution

Obsidian Control Systems has achieved success with its NETRON line of DMX/RDM Splitters and Ethernet to DMX gateways and now offers the world's first IP66 range of data distribution devices for entertainment applications. ...

Epson Honored with Multiple Product Awards at InfoComm 2024

Epson announces it received multiple awards at InfoComm 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada, as well as being named the "Favorite Projector Brand" in the rAVe Readers' Choice Awards. Recognized in prestigious award programs across the AV ...

Rik Kirby Joins TiMax and OutBoard as Commercial Manager

Rik Kirby has been appointed to the newly-created role of commercial manager for spatial audio innovator, TiMax, and the industry-standard OutBoard motor control brands, recently acquired by Focusrite PLC. ...

"Monumental" Live Event Launch for Robe iBOLTS in France

Robe's new iBOLT made its French debut in grand style at a recent "Monumental" event at the Notre-Dame Cathedral in Laon Aisne in the Hauts-de-France.
Monumental is an interactive music and visual live experience concept ...

Claypaky Fixtures Light Up Estopa 25th Anniversary Tour

To celebrate their 25 years of musical success, the iconic Spanish duo Estopa is embarking on a tour that is setting new benchmarks in every city they visit. Beyond their distinctive musical style and engaging stage presence, the tour's ...

Clear-Com Becomes the Backbone of Communication for Major West End Theater Productions

This year, Stage Sound Services integrated Clear-Com advanced communication systems supplied by Amber Sound into two of the West End's most high-profile shows in London, England. The technical capabilities of Clear-Com's Arcadia ...

Rebbecca Cadd Re-joins Avolites to Spearhead UK's Titan Training Program

Avolites ltd, London UK welcomes back an Avolites original employee -- Rebbecca Cadd -- as one of its Titan trainers and training co-ordinator for the UK.
Cadd initially worked for Avolites some years ago, and has since ...

Royer Labs Appoints Dave Bryce VP of Sales and Marketing

Royer Labs announces the appointment of Dave Bryce to the position of VP sales and marketing. Bryce assumes the responsibilities previously managed by John Jennings following his ascension to becoming the company's new ...

Creative Technology APAC Expands its Ayrton Investment with Argo 6 Wash

Creative Technology APAC has recently increased its stock of Ayrton fixtures, adding 30 Argo 6 Wash fixtures to its existing inventory of Ayrton Diablo LED profiles.
The general manager Marcus Lim explains why the ...

DPA Microphones Showcases AIR1 Universal Miniature Fur Windscreen at IBC 2024

DPA Microphones presents its new AIR1 Universal Miniature Fur Windscreen at IBC 2024 (Stand 8.C42). Intended for quick mounting on round, omnidirectional headset or lavalier microphones between 0.1-0.23" (2.5-5.8mm), the AIR1 excels ...

Garth Brooks' Friends In Low Places Bar & Honky-Tonk Dazzles "Other" Broadway with L-Acoustics and DiGiCo

As the only musical artist in history to have released nine RIAA Diamond-certified albums, Garth Brooks doesn't just hold rank in the pantheon of country greats, he's long been one of the world's most beloved musicians. So when ...

Kevin Northrup and Will Lowdermilk Light Hootie & the Blowfish Tour with Chauvet Professional

It was "a perfect show on a perfect night" one local newspaper critic wrote of Hootie & the Blowfish's appearance at Michigan's Pine Knob, speaking for the 14,000 fans who packed the amphitheater earlier this summer. This sentiment is ...

Theatre in Review: The Sabbath Girl (Penguin Rep Theatre at 59E59)

Because musicals so often water down their source materials, it's pleasant to report on a show that does the opposite. With The Sabbath Girl, music, it seems, was the missing ingredient: In 2020, Penguin Rep staged Cary ...

Theatre Lighting Design: Conversations on the Art, Craft and Life Launches July 25th, 2024

Theatre Lighting Design: Conversations on the Art, Craft and Life, a new book offering fascinating insights into the design processes, work, and lighting lives of fourteen leading lighting designers, launched yesterday -- July 25th, ...

PixMob LED Technology Ignites Fan Engagement at Intuit Dome

Intuit Dome, the new home of the Los Angeles Clippers, will officially open August 15, 2024. The Clippers will kick off the 2024/2025 season in this new arena in Inglewood, California.
This cutting-edge arena features PixMob's ...

LEA Professional Amplifiers Power the Experience Inside the Sonic Sphere

Sonic Sphere is an ever-evolving concert hall for the 21st century. Conceived in the tradition of German composer Karlheinz Stockhausen's Kugelauditorium, a nearly spherical concert hall built for the 1970 World Expo in Osaka, Sonic Sphere ...

Robe iBOLT Makes Impression at Inauguration

Designer Chris de Lancey from Immersive Show Technology was asked to create a stunning architectural lighting scheme for the Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa, to help celebrate the recent South African presidential ...

Alexandra Kay Leaves the Bandit Lights On Tour with LD Corbin Alvae

Country music singer-songwriter Alexandra Kay is out on tour with a lighting system provided by Bandit Lites. With her 2023 release All I've Ever Known, Kay used her heartfelt lyrics and powerful vocals to weave stories fans ...

Western Park Arena in Utah Upgrades with Fulcrum Acoustic System

Uintah County's Western Park Arena, a versatile event facility in Vernal, Utah, recently upgraded its sound system to provide superior audio coverage and clarity for its diverse range of events. The system was designed and installed by A ...

WPC Ensures Positive Debut for Alive at Argyle EDM Dance Party

Plymouth Argyle FC recently hosted its first two-day concert weekend at its Home Park stadium. Run in conjunction with the local Depo nightclub, who also hosted the after parties, day one was EDM-oriented, and dubbed Alive at Argyle ...

Step Into the Light on ADJ's 2024 Road Tour

Each stop on the Step Into The Light road tour will be hosted at the facility of one of ADJ's local partners in a different city around the USA. Open to all lighting professionals -- including lighting directors, techs and ...

On-Stage's New MS7550 One-Handed Mic Stand Delivers Easy Height

On-Stage, supplier of music instruments and accessories and brand of The Music People, has released the MS7550 One-Handed Mic Stand with Tripod Base, which features an ergonomic clutch that makes it easy to adjust the stand's height ...

Beam Analyzer for Laser Beam Measurement

In the ever-evolving world of technology, lasers have become indispensable across various industries, from manufacturing to entertainment. Ensuring the quality and accuracy of laser beams is paramount for each application, which brings us ...

Jon Kusner Navigates Day-to-Evening Changes at Michigan Central Station with 4Wall and Chauvet Professional

Close collaboration between a lighting and video team is always essential. Anyone who's been a part of an arena show where lights and screens flow seamlessly together can appreciate that. But the fine points of this relationship take on an ...

Meyer Sound and Roskilde Festival Partner to Elevate the Concert Experience

This summer, Meyer Sound returned to Denmark as the exclusive sound provider for the Roskilde Festival, Northern Europe's largest and longest-running music and arts festival.
Held from June 29th to July 6th, this year's event ...

ETC Brings Romantic Hues to The Notebook on Broadway

The Notebook, the beloved romance novel-turned-film, has come to Broadway to make a new generation of audiences swoon. The new musical, filled with music by singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson, opened in March at the Gerald ...

At-Turaif District in ad-Dir'iyah: A Masterpiece of Historical Illumination

The ancient city of At-Turaif, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is now a stunning nighttime spectacle, due to the artistry of Speirs Major Light Architecture (SMLA) supported by 3,200 lighting fixtures by Martin Professional. ...

LMG Illuminates Qualtrics Event with Innovative Lighting Solutions

LMG brought the Salt Palace Convention Center to life for Qualtrics X4: The Experience Management Summit. We spoke with Kris Rodriguez, the lead lighting designer, about how he leveraged LMG's innovative technology and ...

Shangri-La's NowHere Stage -- Cameo at the Glastonbury Festival 2024

An area the size of 500 football pitches, 100 stages of all shapes and sizes, more than 200,000 visitors -- the Glastonbury Festival of contemporary performing arts in England is a gigantic open-air event where popular acts such as ...

Showtime Calls on Sommer Cable for Elaborate Heilung US Concert Tour

Leading event production specialists Showtime Sound LLC were recently called on for the impressive Heilung concert at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, DC. More than a typical concert, Heilung's shows are usually referred to as ...

Lighting the Way: ILC's Pioneering Use of Elation's Proteus Fixtures

In late 2016, Intelligent Lighting Creations (ILC) of Arlington Heights, Illinois made a pivotal investment in Elation's first-generation Proteus series of IP-rated lighting. The acquisition of the IP65 Proteus Beam marked ...

Andy Canales Puts Analog Way's LivePremier Product Line to Work in Mission-Critical Live Staging Market

Andy Canales, a veteran in the live staging industry, has been putting Analog Way's LivePremier line of modular, scalable multi-screen presentation systems and videowall processors designed for high-end staging through its ...

NAMM NeXT Unites Music Products Industry With Inaugural Event

NAMM (The National Association of Music Merchants), global non-profit music trade organization, announced the conclusion of NAMM NeXT, a two-day summit with the goal to supply the music industry with insights and analysis for the ...

Melodia Provides a 1 Sound System for Indonesian Launch Event

Melodia Productions deployed a 1 Sound system for the exclusive Ferrari Roma Spider launch event at the venue known as Tamo in Surabaya. Melodia used 1 Sound's Tower LCC84, cardioid column, paired on top of the CSUB610, a ...

Candela Controls, Inc. Mourns the Passing of Michael Lay

It is with deep sadness and heavy hearts that Candela Controls, Inc. shares the news of the unexpected passing of Michael Lay this weekend. The team experienced a grave loss, and everyone will miss him more than words can ...

Flyover in Chicago Takes Off With Help From Flux:: Spat Revolution and JBL Professional

At its Spring 2024 opening, Flyover in Chicago became the newest of Flyover Attractions' immersive indoor flying rides, joining existing installations in Las Vegas; Vancouver, Canada; and Reykjavik, Iceland that transports guests to the ...

Announcing WAVIT Podcast: Conversations, Insights, and Inspiration

Women in AV/IT (WAVIT), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting and empowering women in the AV and IT industries, announces the launch of its new podcast series. This initiative aims to foster a sense of community ...

The Atlantis Launches with Foo Fighters, Maggie Rogers, and Others Powered by d&b audiotechnik

The Atlantis, the newest addition to I.M.P.'s iconic D.C. venue portfolio, opened May 30, 2023 to mark the 44th anniversary of the concert promoter and their original legendary venue, the 9:30 Club. The promoter's quest to replicate as ...

Karta Svitu Finds Space for Important Things Like Robe Moving Lights!

Popular Ukrainian rock band Karta Svitu launched their new album The Space of Important Things with a high-profile, high-energy showcase gig at the Bel Etage venue in Kyiv, Ukraine, which was recorded for subsequent broadcast ...

AED Makes Significant Investment in ROE Visual's Vanish 4ST Series

ROE Visual announces that AED has invested significantly in its Outdoor LED series, Vanish 4ST, acquiring 500sq m of the LED solution. This purchase underscores AED's commitment to providing state-of-the-art visual technology ...

AiRAY Hits it Out of the Park at Taipei Dome

Located in the heart of the Taiwanese capital, the new Taipei Dome is an indoor arena designed to accommodate baseball and entertainment in an integrated mixed-use facility. The arena can accommodate 40,000 fans for baseball games, ...

Miami University Pioneers SP as a Foundational Tool in Learning Virtual Production

Miami University, founded in 1809, is a liberal arts college and public research institution that prides itself on preparing students for an amazing future. In a recent expansion of the university's facilities, the McVey Data Science ...

Four Star Wire & Cable Inc. Announces New Facility in Nashville, Strengthening Partnership with Neutrik

Four Star Wire & Cable Inc., a manufacturer of cables and connectivity, announce the opening of its new facility in the vibrant Nashville area. The new Nashville facility boosts Four Star's production capabilities, enabling the company to ...

MDG CHATmosphere with Emile Chauvin, Laser Manufacturer, Designer, and Operator

MDG CHATmosphere is a series of conversations with lighting designers and other creatives behind the scenes. In this, the third in the series, MDG talks to Emile Chauvin, the Lille-based laser manufacturer, designer, and ...

Introducing inDelay - A Delay Plug-in Powered by Sound Particles

Sound Particles has just released inDelay - a delay plug-in with features never seen before inside a delay plugin, the company says, promising to design delays better, quicker, and easier.
inDelay is powered by the 3D audio ...

ODESZA Scales Up to L-Acoustics K1 Concert Sound System

"I don't think anyone has ever seen a show like this one." That's Eric Rogers, systems engineer at Clearwing Productions, speaking about The Last Goodbye Finale Tour, ODESZA's emotional farewell to their iconic The Last ...

Electro-Voice Line Arrays at Choctaw Landing Casino

Choctaw Landing, a new $230 million casino hotel and entertainment resort in Hochatown, Oklahoma, includes an outdoor amphitheater featuring an Electro-Voice XLD line-array loudspeaker system. The casino tapped AVI Systems' Dallas ...

Spectrum Entertainment Services LLC Expands Investment in Ayrton as Scorpions World Tour Reaches Abu Dhabi

Dubai-based Spectrum Entertainment Services LLC has been an advocate of Ayrton lighting fixtures since its first investment in 2022 when it started building its stock with 100 Ayrton Cobra, 50 MagicBlade FX, and 24 Zonda 9 FX ...

Read Lighting&Sound America's New July 2024 Issue

Check out LSA's new July 2024 issue! link.lsamedia.com/jul2024
Special LSA Features this month include:
The Great Gatsby on Broadway. Pairing ...

Dale Bottcher in as NSCA Board President, Tina Peters Joins Board

NSCA announces the election of new NSCA leadership as part of its executive committee, including a new president, as well as many other NSCA leadership changes and the addition of a new officer to its board of directors for 2024 ...

Allen & Heath and BASSBOSS to Power Honda Center Stage at 2024 Guitar Fest

BASSBOSS once again announces their participation in the second annual OCVIBE Guitar Festival at the Honda Center, Anaheim, CA along with Allen & Heath. The event, set to take place on Saturday, July 20, from 10am to 5pm, promises a ...

Definitely Robe for AJR's Maybe Man Tour

AJR -- Adam, Jack & Ryan Met -- are singer-songwriters known collectively as a tuneful, quirky, intelligent and highly entertaining band with witty lyrics, massive energy and skyrocketing popularity! They are a joy to work with for ...

Ayrton Eurus and Perseo Shine for Estopa's 25th Anniversary Tour

Spanish duo Estopa is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a tour that is making a mark in every city they visit. In addition to their unmistakable musical style and unique charisma on stage, one of the highlights of this celebration is ...

Woodroffe Basset Accents Massive AC/DC Power Up Tour Production with Chauvet Professional

On September 20, 2016, AC/DC wrapped up the final show of their iconic Rock or Bust tour at Philadelphia's Wells Fargo Center. The band never appeared on the concert stage again... that is until they kicked off their Power Up Tour ...

Theatre in Review: From Here (Renaissance Theatre Company/Pershing Square Signature Center

Nobody exploits like the sincere. I'm referring to artists who, ready or not, want so much to move an audience, to convince it of the rightness of their causes. They put themselves out there, as vulnerable as all get-out, advocating ...

Christie is Official Technology Partner for 8th Edition of HUB Montreal

Christie announces that it's the official technology partner for the 8th edition of HUB Montreal, an international business accelerator event for creative industries in the entertainment, cultural, and experiential marketing sectors ...

Wysiwyg Makes Academy Training Videos Free for All Users

In line with their mission to provide high-quality education and professional development accessible to everyone, CAST Group, creators of WYSIWYG announces effective immediately, all training resources available through the CAST ...

ADJ's New Vizi Beam CMY Offers A Spectrum Of Possibilities

The Vizi Beam CMY is the next evolution in ADJ's Vizi Series of automated luminaires. A versatile beam fixture, it combines immensely powerful output with an extensive collection of beam-shaping features, the company says. ...

Seth Bernstein Lights Unique Mercedes-Benz Electric Vehicle World Premiere with Chauvet Professional

Every bit of magic has more than a little technology behind it. The unveiling of the new Mercedes G-Class all electric wagon at Franklin Canyon Park in Beverly Hills was living proof of that...but the transformative power of tech wizardry ...

Giovanni Pinna Chooses Ayrton Cobra Again for Vasco Live 2024

The latest tour of the legendary Italian rock star Vasco Rossi captivated thousands of fans (620,000 tickets sold) with epic concerts at the San Siro Stadium in Milan and the San Nicola Stadium in Bari. Rossi delivered unique ...

China's Singer 2024 Returns with New L-Acoustics L Series Line Array

Hunan TV's hit music contest Singer 2024 has made a triumphant return to television after a four-year hiatus, electrifying in-studio audiences, television screens, and social media channels across China with a star-studded lineup ...

Registration Now Open for IAAPA Expo 2024

Registration is now open for IAAPA Expo 2024, the global attractions ...

Poppy Hanton Joins Celestion as Marketing Executive

Celestion announces the appointment of Poppy Hanton as marketing executive. In her new role at Celestion, Hanton will work on a number of projects across the company's marketing landscape including web, social media, content ...

Xavier Costas: Two Decades of Lighting Success with the ONYX Platform

One of Spain's most prominent lighting designers, Xavier Costas, a member of the Asociación de Autores de Iluminación (AAI), has been a cornerstone in the audiovisual industry for many years. With a career spanning television, ...

Epson America Launches New Projector Stacking Frames, Ceiling Mounts and Accessories

Epson announces a new lineup of projector stacking frames, ceiling mounts, and accessories designed and manufactured in Italy by Euromet to complement its 3-chip 3LCD large venue laser projectors. To meet the rising demand for ...

Meyer Sound PANTHER Powers Dave Matthews Band 2024 Tour

Dave Matthews Band (DMB) brings its eclectic fusion of rock, jazz, and folk to sheds and festivals across the US this summer, carrying a Meyer Sound PANTHER system provided by UltraSound, LLC. The 32-date tour marks nearly three ...

tvONE Video Processing Drives Multiple High-resolution Screens at the Live! Casino Hotel

Live! Casino and Hotel Maryland's Sports & Social sportsbook and sports bar, the centerpiece of the casino floor The R Bar, and the hotel's entrance have been equipped with tvONE's CORIOmaster & CORIOmaster2 video processors, ...

Prolights Products Illuminate the New PBS News Studio

Prolights products are part of the new lighting setup for the PBS News studio. The studio embraces a modern and minimalist design in line with the rebranding of the broadcast, which changes its graphics, logo, and name, ...

Robe for the 2024 Metro FM Awards

2024 was the second year that South African lighting designer Renaldo van den Berg has lit the prestigious Metro FM Awards, which is a leading celebration of African musical talent and creativity. ...

Theatre in Review: Inspired by True Events (Out of the Box Theatrics/Theatre 154)

At Theatre 154, we are taken into a green room; little do we know it's a trap. Scenic designer Lindsay G. Fuori has reworked the backstage actors' hangout at the former New Ohio Theatre, accommodating 35 audience members; we're ...

TAIT Announces Equity Investment from Goldman Sachs Alternatives' Private Equity Business

TAIT announces that the Private Equity business at Goldman Sachs Alternatives will acquire a majority stake in the company from affiliates of Providence Equity Partners, subject to obtaining customary regulatory approvals. Financial ...

In Memoriam: Toni Roger Fishman

Toni Roger Fishman, electronic visionary and founder of pioneering microphone company TELEFUNKEN Elektroakustik, passed away on July 12, 2024 at his vacation cottage near company headquarters in South Windsor, Connecticut. At ...

DirectOut Appoints Beamcast as New Distributor in the Middle East and North Africa

DirectOut introduces Beamcast as its official distributor for the broadcast market in the Middle East and North Africa.
"We have had excellent relationships with many system integrators in the region for years, yet we have ...

American Music & Sound Appoints Kaitlyn Trahan to the Internship Program in Partnership with WAVIT

American Music & Sound (AM&S) announces the appointment of Kaitlyn Trahan to their Music Industry Internship Program in partnership with Women in AV/IT. Trahan's hiring exemplifies the ongoing initiative between WAVIT and ...

K-array USA Enhances the Auditory Experience at Café Boulud and Maison Barnes in New York City

The newly reopened Café Boulud and the debut of Maison Barnes at 100 E 63rd Street in New York City now feature an exemplary audio installation by K-array USA. This prestigious project, executed by Architech Designs, integrates K ...

NicLen Invests in Adam Hall's New Cameo ORON H2 Phosphor-Laser Moving Head

NicLen GmbH continues to rely on Adam Hall's Cameo in 2024. With its latest investment in the new ORON H2 phosphor laser moving head, the leading dry hire provider has added a real game-changer to its lighting technology portfolio. ...

Theatre in Review: A Midsummer Night's Dream (Classical Theatre of Harlem/Richard Rodgers Amphitheatre)

The music emanating from Marcus Garvey Park these nights is sweet and hot, if not necessarily Shakespearean. The troublemaking Puck, parting a sumptuous blue show curtain and eyeballing the audience, steps out and launches into "Fascinatin' ...

Proplex CodeClock is Live Design's Gear Product of the Year 2024 Winner

ProPlex CodeClock has been awarded as Winner of Live Design's Gear Product of the Year 2024. Live Design's Product of the Year Awards recognize the best new tech in lighting, sound, projection, and gear. TMB is ...

Avid Upgrades NEXIS Software to Meet the Most Demanding Audio Workflows

M&E tech provider Avid announces enhancements to its software-defined storage solution, Avid NEXIS, to meet the performance needs of audio and video professionals -- from small teams to the largest media enterprises. ...

Linea Research Announces Distribution Partnership in Portugal with Sons do Marques

Linea Research, high power amplification and DSP solutions specialist, has announced a new distribution channel for Portugal, taking audiovisual event production company, Sons do Marquês, as network partner in the region to extend ...

Blink-182 Arena Tour Dazzles with Green Hippo's Hippotizer Tierra+ MK2

Legendary American rockers Blink-182 are treating fans to LED-focused, in-the-round arena shows on their current One More Time Tour. Each show is packed with lights, pyrotechnics, and fireworks as well as LED screens and staging ...

Albania's Premier Hip-Hop Event Aided by Outline

On June 27, Kuadr Events, the country's leading production house, hosted the highly anticipated Alpha Show III, the largest hip-hop event ever staged in Albania, at the newly upgraded Air Albania Stadium. ...

Ayrton Cobra Joins the Party at Fairground Festival

Cologne-based motion design and show development studio, visualprime, is used to doing things on a large scale, and Hannover's Fairground Festival of electronic music is no exception. The second iteration of this relatively new ...

Theatre in Review: Ain't Done Bad (Pershing Square Signature Center)

Are we witnessing the birth of a new musical theatre sub-genre? Suddenly, the narrative dance piece is making a bid for recognition. First, Illinoise, choreographed by Justin Peck to a scenario by Jackie Sibblies Drury and set to ...

Elation Announces New SIX+ BAR Series

Elation announces the new SIX+ BAR , representing a line of creative IP65-rated LED batten solutions that harmonizes the latest in LED color technology with versatile ...

Lancashire PA Hire Lands HK Audio Linear 5 MK II

Established for more than fifteen years, Lancashire PA Hire is a trusted supplier of audio systems for a wide range of events both locally and nationally. Festivals, gigs, weddings, corporates, parties, and mobile DJs are all catered for ...

Meyer Sound Brings the Thunder at Tampa Bay's AMALIE Arena

With dazzling attractions like lightning-throwing Tesla coils, 360° LED video displays, and a mighty five-manual digital pipe organ, AMALIE Arena, home of three-time Stanley Cup champion the Tampa Bay Lightning, delivers world-class ...

Daniel Knipper Enchants at Strasbourg Cathedral with Chauvet Professional

Can the captivating spell of rhythm be unleashed without music? Well, with all due respect, to passionate musicians everywhere, the answer is yes, especially if beautifully colored light is allowed to play unfettered on a majestic ...

Robe Makes a Positive Impression at the Baltic Opera Gdansk

The award-winning Opera Baltycka (Baltic Opera) in Gdansk, on Poland's stunning north coast, has invested in new Robe lighting fixtures with the purchase of 18 TX1 PosiProfiles and four PAINTES which have been installed into its ...

DirectOut PRODIGY.MP System Deployed at Next Gen ATP Finals in Jeddah

When facilitating a massive broadcast and live sporting event like the Next Gen ATP finals, play cannot be interrupted for any reason. DirectOut's PRODIGY.MP ensured that the event stayed on air, without the possibility of failure ...

GizaGiza Inc. Named Exclusive Distributor of 1 SOUND in Japan

Three prominent companies specializing in various facets of the AV industry have joined forces to form GizaGiza Inc., a commercial distribution company dedicated to representing 1 SOUND as its exclusive distributor in Japan. With ...

ADJ's Updated Vizi Beam RX2 Takes Best-Selling Fixture to the Next Level

Building on ADJ's Vizi Beam RXONE, the new Vizi Beam RX2 features the same high output and small form factor but combined with an enhanced feature set. A tiny fixture that packs a serious punch, this dedicated moving head beam ...

Waves eMotion LV1 Live Mixer and IONIC 16 Chosen for Sean Paul's 2024 Tour

Front-of-house engineer Omatali Beckett (Gwen Stefani/monitor, Mariah Carey/monitor, T-Pain/FOH) and monitor engineer Dwight "Coolie" Bancey (Jimmy Cliff, Billy Ocean, Cham) choose the Wav ...

DAS Audio and 5 Words Media Make Dreams Come True for FreeChurchAV Winners

For most small and mid-sized houses of worship, finding the budget to invest in new audio and video systems can be a daunting challenge. For Phoenix, AZ based integrators 5 Words Media, that has been the inspiration behind #FreeChurchAV.

New Lío Mallorca Lights Up with GLP

The new Lío Mallorca nightclub in Palma has opened with a spectacular dinner show, featuring a troupe of singers, dancers, acrobats and international artists. Cabaret Espectacular is billed as a high octane cabaret for the 21st ...

Reliability Rules at Glastonbury FOH Positions with ChamSys

Magic flourishes in the fields at Worthy Farm. How else to explain the sudden appearance of beautiful, unexpected unicorn events every year at Glastonbury?
The 2024 edition of the iconic festival was no exception. For example, there ...

PRG Helps Deliver Girls Aloud Tour Production

Girls Aloud are back on the road for the first time in 11 years, with their fabulous Girls Aloud Show Tour, a lively, edgy, pop-tastic collage of foot tapping hits that helped define the sounds of the noughties, creatively directed ...

Theatre in Review: Empire (New World Stages)

Empire, a musical about the problems of building a certain skyscraper at Fifth Avenue and 34th Street, could use an architectural review. Its book rests on a shaky foundation, is shoddily constructed, and relies on ...

EAW Names Sales Force as New Manufacturer's Rep in Florida

Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW) announces Sales Force & Associates, Inc. as its new manufacturer's representative in Florida. Based in Hollywood, FL, Sales Force also serves the Southeast and Caribbean regions. ...

Call for Nominations for PLASA's Gottelier Award

PLASA and LSi are calling for nominations for this year's Gottelier Award. Named after the late lighting designer and innovator Tony Gottelier, the award recognizes the invaluable contributions of the people ...

Bad Bunny Wraps Most Wanted Tour with L-Acoustics

As Puerto Rico's biggest export neared the end of his electrifying Most Wanted Tour in June, Billboard made a powerful assertion: "If you've seen Bad Bunny perform, but you haven't seen him in Puerto Rico, then you haven't ...

Palmetto Pointe Church Brightens its Venue with 30 elektraLite Stingray Profile Cast RGBW Fixtures

It started in 1994 as the Gatlin Brothers Theatre, and later the Crook and Chase Theatre, before housing Christ United Methodist Church; ultimately, it would become the home of Palmetto Pointe Church. But the building on Fantasy Way in ...

Elation Lights Up Raw Cereal's Spectacular Designs for Two of Country Music's Biggest Stars

Stepping into the world of Raw Cereal means diving into a realm of creativity and cutting-edge technology. The global creative and production studio with the intriguing name creates immersive live experiences for some of the world's best ...

GLP's JDC2 IP Helps Bring Maktive's MACROdose "Mushroom" Stage to Life at Coachella 2024

In recent months, turnkey production design studio and rental company Maktive has invested heavily in GLP's new impression X5 IP platform -- sensing both the potential for deployment in the arduous weather conditions of the outdoor ...

Carlos Dickson Takes Feid's Monitors to the Next Level with DMI-KLANG

Feid, the Colombian musical phenomenon and to top-10 artist globally on Spotify with over 17.6 billion streams, is currently taking his hits and his band out on the road. Produced by Live Nation, the FERXXOCALIPSIS Tour 2024 kicked off in ...

Royal Theater Carre is Illuminated by Anolis

The Royal Theater Carré (Koninklijk Theater Carré) is an attractive Neo-Renaissance style theatre in Amsterdam, the Netherlands located on the banks of the river Amstel. Founded in 1887, it was originally built as a permanent venue for ...

Maarten De Man Reflects Meaning of Tourist LeMC Tour with Chauvet Professional

"The atmosphere during a concert in a theatre hall is very different from that at a festival or in an arena," Tourist LeMC told a journalist at the start of his Onrust Tour. That is precisely why the renowned Flemish hip-hop ...

Johnson Systems Inc. Acquired by a Private Investor Group

Calgary, Alberta-based lighting controls manufacturer Johnson Systems announces that it has been acquired by a private investor group.
Shaun Johnson, the company's founder, says, "After 37 years, it was time for me to ...

All-inclusive cavlo Tradeshow Heading to Northwest for Seattle Fall Show

cavlo Trade Show has tapped the Jewel of the Pacific Northwest, Seattle as its next tradeshow destination. Seattle not only boasts some of the most recognizable Fortune 500 Companies, but also a rich arts and culture scene. The 2 ...

Canadian AV Production Leader bb Blanc Invests in Claypaky Sharpy X-Frames

Vaughan, Ontario-based AV production company bb Blanc has expanded its equipment portfolio with the acquisition of 48 Claypaky Sharpy X-Frame lighting fixtures. "bb Blanc's decision to invest in Claypaky products was driven by the ...

K-array USA Appoints David Rees as Business Development Manager for Production and Touring

K-array USA welcomes the appointment of David Rees as business development manager for production and touring. In his new role, Rees will be responsible for expanding K-array's visibility within the touring and live event ...

Powersoft Bolsters Global Team with Five New Hires

Powersoft announces the expansion of its global team with the appointment of two new business development managers and three new solution engineers. This growth is in line with Powersoft's commitment to strengthen and build ...

Ayrton Launches IP65 Rivale Wash Create to Sublime

Ayrton announces the official launch of its new IP65-rated Rivale Wash, the first ultra-equipped wash luminaire in Ayrton's brand new "ULTIMATE" range. A new addition to its IP65 3 Series, Rivale Wash has been developed especially ...

Environmental Lights Announces the Launch of Cove Wash - Dual Bend LED Lighting Products

Environmental Lights announces the launch of their Cove Wash - Dual Bend product family.
Cove Wash - Dual Bend is billed as a low voltage lighting solution that simplifies cove light installations and provides a high lumen ...

Vari-Lite VL3600s Bring Native White and Saturated Colors to The Who's Tommy

When lighting designer Amanda Zieve needed a high output luminaire for the newly reimagined Broadway production of The Who's Tommy, she knew she wanted excellent colors, a beautiful native white, and a good selection of ...

Analog Way Aquilon C+ Drives Main Stage Screen at Coachella 2024

Analog Way's Aquilon C+ fully modular and scalable 4K/8K multi-screen presentation system and videowall processor drove a massive curved ROE CB5 LED video screen on the Main Stage, or Coachella Stage, at the eponymous musical ...

Chauvet Professional Lights Glastonbury Pyramid Stage For Headliners Coldplay and Dua Lipa

The Chauvet Professional Color STRIKE M got to make over 100,000 pairs of eyeballs dance at Glastonbury this year. Playing a role in what Rolling Stone called "a stunning lightshow" for Saturday night headliners Coldplay, the ...

In Memoriam: Bill Klages

Lighting&Sound America has learned that television lighting legend Bill Klages passed away on July 7. He was 97.
A native of Long Beach, New York, Klages obtained a bachelor's degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ...

Matt DeLong Joins Imperial Pyro & Special Effects as Chief Operating Officer

Imperial Pyro & Special Effects, the Bunnell, Florida-based specialist specializing in fireworks, proximate displays, sporting events, and custom production, has appointed Matt DeLong as COO.
Beginning his career as a lighting ...

Marisa Abbott Joins Inner Circle Distribution

Inner Circle Distribution (ICD) announces that Marisa Abbott has joined the ICD Family as a specifications manager. With a decade of experience, Abbott brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the team. ...

Advanced Systems Group Appoints Andy Wiswell as Production Technology Ambassador

Advanced Systems Group, LLC (ASG)Andy Wiswell as the company's production technology ambassador. Well known in the media and entertainment industry for his 40-plus year career with Sony ...

Outline Grants Audio Link Distributor Status for Italy

Outline has entered into a distribution agreement for the Italian territory with Audio Link, the Parma-based pro audio distribution company.
Both companies fueled their start off a strong appetite for technical prowess, and a ...

Prolights Introduces the EclDisplay Series with Integrated Wireless CRMX

Prolights announces the launch of the EclDisplay CRMX series, the latest addition to the EclDisplay LED projector range for gallery applications, featuring integrated wired and wireless CRMX control. The CRMX technology allows ...

DiGiCo SD12-96 Does a Deep Dive for the US Olympic Swimming Team Trials at Lucas Oil Stadium

The US' historic dominance of the Olympic swimming competitions makes the sport a central one for fans here and it made the US Olympic Swimming Team Trials as gargantuan as an NFL Draft event. The Trials, which took place from June 15 to ...

Terre Haute Casino Resort Opens with a 1 SOUND System for Game Floor Bar

Indiana's Terre Haute Casino Resort celebrated its grand opening with integrated 1 SOUND loudspeakers. NV5, a consulting and engineering firm, and American Sound and Electronics Inc. worked together to design and install AV systems ...

The Robe Songbook So Far with Calum Scott

Popular UK singer and former Britain's Got Talent contestant Calum Scott is back on the road in 2024 with a new campaign, The Songbook So Far a world tour, which is playing larger venues than before for headliner ...

ARRI Rental Opens New Lighting and Grip Equipment Facility in Vienna

ARRI Rental announces the expansion of its service offerings in Vienna, Austria, with the opening of a new facility supplying lighting and grip equipment as well as logistics to productions of all types and sizes. Camera equipment ...

HOLOPLOT Launches Extensive Updates to its Software Ecosystem

HOLOPLOT has released the latest version of its sound system design software, Plan 2.0. The release introduces a cornerstone of the company's second generation software capabilities, kicked off by a major upgrade to its operating ...

PK Sound Highlights Complete Robotic System Offering with Addition of Tx Series Point-Source Modules

PK Sound, the robotic line array company, in partnership with ACT Entertainment, the brand's exclusive North American distributor, announces its forthcoming Tx Series of intelligent, multipurpose point-source modules as ...

Live Sound with Avid for Madonna's Record-breaking Celebration World Tour

Perhaps the most transformative chapter in Burton Ishmael's career came with the opportunity to work alongside music icon Madonna. A chance encounter at Madison Square Garden set the stage for a collaboration that would push ...

Alain Corthout Powers Black Eyed Peaswith ChamSys Stadium MagicQ MQ500M

The ancient Greek philosopher Hierocles was fond of using concentric circles to represent something he called oikeiosis, the essence of our identity as humans, with the inner circle symbolizing the individual, and each succeeding ...

Revuca's House of Culture Shines with Prolights

Revuca's House of Culture has completed a significant renovation project, updating its lighting setup with Prolights products. This major cultural venue in the Slovak region, dedicated to artistic creation and organization of ...

Fulcrum Acoustic Appoints Avientek as Exclusive Distributor for the Middle East and Africa

Fulcrum Acoustic continues its expansion into the EMEA region with the appointment of Avientek as exclusive distribution partner for the Middle East and Africa. With offices established across the region, Avientek will represent the ...

NW Group Invests in More Robe

NW Group is New Zealand's largest live event technology and full production -- lighting, audio, and video -- specialist in New Zealand, where it's represented by the Oceania and Spyglass brands with bases in Auckland and Wellington on the ...

K-array Presented its EcoSystem at InfoComm; Webinar July 5 on New Software Products

At InfoComm 2024, K-array's demo room showcased the K-array Ecosystem, billed as the backbone of any proper K-ARRAY/KGEAR/KSCAPE solution. This comprehensive software suite allows users to easily manage system design, monitoring, and ...

MEGA-Lite Announces the Circa Giant Scoop

MEGA-Lite announces its Circa Giant Scoop, billed as the largest of its Circa Scoop series with all the same features of the circa scoops in one new giant package.
The Circa Giant Scoop LED has eight segments of control for the ...

Claypaky Sharpy X-Frames and Midi-B FX Hit the Road with Gary Clark, Jr. Tour

Four-time Grammy Award-winning guitar player and singer/songwriter Gary Clark, Jr. has embarked on the North American leg of his 2024 world tour with Claypaky Sharpy X-Frames and Midi-B FX fixtures filling the lighting rig.

Las Vegas' Atomic Golf Takes Putting to the Next Level with Christie Projectors

The Las Vegas Strip has a new attraction: Atomic Golf. Opened at the end of March, the four-story venue is spread across 99,000 sq. ft. with over 100 golf bays and eight virtual putting areas. The virtual putting areas were created and ...

Bose Professional Celebrates Global Expansion with Tokyo Office Grand Opening

Bose Professional recently celebrated the grand opening of a new sales office and Experience Center in Tokyo, Japan, marking a major milestone in the company's continuing international expansion. ...

Vincent Lighting Systems Names New President

Brian C. Offutt, a Cleveland native and former senior executive at Viacom (now known as Paramount Global NASDAQ: PARA), has been named the new president of Vincent Lighting Systems (VLS).
Offutt brings senior leadership ...

Harrison Reilly and Riley Rowan Join Bandit Lites

Bandit Lites announces the hiring of Harrison Reilly and Riley Rowan as integration specialists, one of Bandit's fastest growing departments. They will provide support to project managers in the office, work on site ...

MMT is New Exclusive Distribution Partner for MA Lighting

MA Lighting International announces MMT as the new exclusive MA distribution partner in Chile. From July 1, 2024, MMT will offer the entire MA Lighting product range, support and service for hardware and software, as well as ...

SeeSound Becomes Exclusive zactrack Distribution Partner in Spain

"We are delighted to partner up with SeeSound for the distribution of zactrack in Spain," says Stephan Saremba, managing director for zactrack International. "With their wide product portfolio of audio, lighting and video solutions ...

Astera Joins Sightline's Inventory

Adriano Candeloro is a founding director and technology guru at Sightline Productions -- a busy and successful NSW-based AV and rental company specializing in delivering the very highest technical production values to a range of ...

Winspear Centre Installs Canada's First L-Acoustics L Series Concert Sound System

From its grand opening in 1997, the Francis Winspear Centre for Music's 1,716-seat Enmax Hall has served as the primary performance space for the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra. But the resplendent concert hall is just as well known for ...