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  L-ACOUSTICS Launches ARCS II Constant Curvature WST Line Source
More than a decade and a half after the debut of its popular ARCS, L-ACOUSTICS officially unveiled the new ARCS II constant curvature line source on SSE Audio Group's PLASA stand in London two weeks ago. ...
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AKG Launches IVM 4500 In-ear Monitor
At the PLASA Show two weeks ago, AKG showed the IVM 4500 in-ear monitor. The company says the product offers a highly diversified system, which includes high-end radio electronic signals and a manual radio signal attenuator ...
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Harman's JBL Professional Introduces AW (All Weather) Series Loudspeakers
At PLASA 2011 in London two weeks ago, Harman's JBL Professional introduce its AW (All Weather) Series loudspeakers. The AW Series is a family of high-power, lightweight, two-way, full-range loudspeaker systems. The AW ...
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Robert Juliat Victor Followspots Selected for New Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in Kansas City
The new Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, which opened September 16 in Kansas City, Missouri, took delivery of six Robert Juliat Victor 1800W MSR followspots provided by Clair Brothers Systems. ...
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Bosch at Wonder Full, New Attraction in Singapore
The largest light and water spectacular in South East Asia has opened on the doorstep of the Marina Bay Sands, Singapore. Using lasers, searchlights, LEDs, video projectors, and giant water screens to create stunning visual ...
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Theatre in Review: Lidless (Page 73 Productions/Walkerspace)
There's nothing more dismaying than watching a playwright get her hands on incendiary material, only to write the life right out of it. That's the case with Lidless; the author, Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig, sets out to ...
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Renkus-Heinz at Dallas' Winspear Opera House
More than a quarter century in the making, Dallas' AT&T Performing Arts Center is a cultural nexus in the city's revitalized downtown arts district. The area is home to a number of different entertainment venues, from the Dalla ...
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K-array Loudspeakers at Harry Potter Premier in New York City's Lincoln Center
At the premier of blockbuster movie Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 -- which took place at New York's Lincoln Center Plaza on July 11 -- K-array's Redline series of loudspeakers were on hand.. ...
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GLP Volkslichts Turn Selena Gomez Tour Into A Dance Party
Recording artist and actress Selena Gomez, along with her support band The Scene, hit the road this summer with the intention of creating a massive arena dance party.
The fact that We Own The Night - her first ...
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Chaos Visual Productions Provides Video Straight to Josh Groban
Josh Groban's North American leg of his 2011 Straight to You Tour, managed by Peter Mensch, Cliff Burnstein, and Tony Dicioccio of Q Prime- NYC, has been on the road with video provided by Chaos ...
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Technomad Delivers Big Sound in Compact Package for Illinois Zoo
The bird calls, primate howls and other noises coming from the Philips Park Zoo in Aurora, Illinois, are balanced with a new audio system that delivers news, exhibit information, and background music to some 200,000 visitors each ...
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AV Concepts Paints the USS Midway with Projection for Patriot Awards
Recently AV Concepts transformed the aircraft carrier USS Midway in San Diego with projection mapping during the 5th Annual Midway American Patriot Awards honoring acclaimed naval aviators and American "heroes," ...
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Finland's Spa Hotel Levitunturi Receives D.A.S. Audio Sound System
Finland's' Kylpylähotelli Levitunturi spa/hotel offers 220 guest rooms spread across ten hotel buildings; a generous selection of restaurants, cafes, and clubs; plus spa and bowling facilities. The hotel has recently added a new ...
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Tommex Chooses Community for New Stadion Piast Stadium
Located in Gliwice, in the Upper Silesia region of Poland, the new Stadion Piast is the first stadium in the Silesia region to comply with Union of European Football Association's regulations for international ...
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Ashly Amplifiers and Symetrix Processing at Poland's Gdynia Municipal Football Stadium
Located in the port city of Gdynia, Poland, the new Gdynia Municipal football stadium is home to Arka Gdynia, the city's football club (soccer). The new stadium is seats 15,000. The venue's sound system features D.A.S.
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Philips Strand Lighting and Philips Selecon Continues Realignment in North America
Philips Strand Lighting and Philips Selecon announce realignment of key manager positions designed to strengthen its sales and marketing operations in North America. In order to continue the worldwide operational ...
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Le Mark Launches All-New Phoenix Glove
DirtyRigger, the range of gloves and accessories designed, marketed and sold by Le Mark Self Adhesive Ltd., announces the launch of the Phoenix heat resisting glove.
DirtyRigger has, in a very short period of time, gained a ...
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James Thomas Engineering, PixelRange Report Successful PLASA
James Thomas Engineering and PixelRange have reported a successful exhibition at PLASA 2011. The stand featured the latest truss products from James Thomas, including the pre-rigged, time-saving Lo-Pro Truss and a ...
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TC Electronic to Participate in Loudness Panel at AES 2011
TC Electronic (Booth 541), the manufacturer of digital signal processing and loudness control technologies for the professional audio, broadcast and post-production markets, will participate in the AES 2011 panel, "Loudness ...
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CADAC Celebrates Success at PLASA
CADAC literally cut the cake in celebration of major accomplishments at this year's PLASA exhibition, marking return to the show for the great heritage mixer company. Cadac's management was unequivocal in its appraisal of ...
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Theatre in Review: The Submission (MCC Theatre/Lucille Lortel Theatre)
Jeff Talbott does himself no favors in the first 15 minutes or so of The Submission; it's rare that a play can get past such a weak premise to become something really interesting. As it happens, however, the author ...
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Theatre in Review: Lemon Sky (Keen Company/Theatre Row)
Are we due for a Lanford Wilson revival? The time seems ripe. Arguably the most critically acclaimed American playwright of the 1970s, his output began to dwindle at a relatively early age, his fortunes seemingly tied to the ...
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Leprecon Makes Additions to Sales Team
Leprecon Lighting, manufacturer of theatrical dimming and control, has added Larry Klenk to its sales team.
Klenk's experience includes several years with Hewlett-Packard, selling instrumentation products then ...
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Eloise Bailey Joins Martin EMEA as Project Sales Manager UK
Martin Professional's EMEA sales organization announces that Eloise Bailey has joined the Martin UK sales team as project sales manager. Bailey, who joined the company on September 27th, will oversee project activities ...
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Dave Hetrick Joins American Music & Sound as National Sales Manager for beyerdynamic, Fostex, and Alpine
American Music & Sound announces the appointment of Dave Hetrick to the position of national sales manager for beyerdynamic, Fostex, and Alpine in the United States.
Hetrick is a singer/songwriter/musician ...
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Pangolin Systems Rock The Lasers During Pitbull's Performance At 2011 MTV VMA
The Miami rapper, Pitbull took the stage in dramatic fashion the MTV Video Music Awards this year, performing his hit single "Give Me Everything" alongside Ne-Yo and female recording artist Nayer. The ...
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Chaos Visual Productions helps Sade Go Live.
Following a successful European tour, Sade's 2011 Live world tour, which launched stateside in Baltimore at the beginning of May, recently made it's way through Los Angeles, where contracted video company, Chaos Visual ...
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Jands Vista in Control for Alban Arena
The multi-purpose Alban Arena in St Albans, Hertfordshire, UK, has taken delivery of a Jands Vista I3 lighting console, running the next-generation Vista v2 software, to complement a new rig of GLP Volkslicht LED ...
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MILOS at the Makkah Awards for Excellence
The largest MILOS trussing installation in the Middle East to date was built for a special presentation ceremony to give out the 2011 Makkah Awards for Excellence, staged in the Hilton Hall of the Jeddah Hilton Hotel, ...
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YOSO Rocks the House with Community M-CLASS Monitors
Featuring Toto singer Bobby Kimball and Billy Sherwood and Tony Kaye of Yes, supergroup YOSO creates a musical blend that combines the sounds of both bands. ...
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Renkus-Heinz Provides the Sound for Dubai's Swim Stadium
Rising like a blue wave from the sands of the Arabian Peninsula, the Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Sports Complex is a futuristic-looking building. Created by FaulknerBrowns Architects and ARUP, its ...
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Pete's Big TVs on BET's Evening of Stars
Pete's Big TVs recently outfitted multi-projection areas for the stage of the 33rd annual An Evening of Stars benefit for the United Negro College Fund. The show was taped in front of a live audience August 14 at ...
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Harman's Soundcraft Studer Teams with Julie's Bicycle to Gear Towards a Greener Industry
Soundcraft Studer recently became an associate member of Julie's Bicycle, a not-for-profit organization working with the creative industries to identify and reduce their environmental impacts. The membership makes Soundcraft ...
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Illumination Dynamics Hosts Martin Professional Road Show, October 4
On Tuesday, October 4, from 10am to 4pm, the Los Angeles office of Illumination Dynamics, an ARRI Group company, will host the Martin Professional, Inc. road show. Martin will bring a trailer full of state-of-the-art ...
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GLP's Scenex Lighting Launches New White Studio PAR
GLP's brand of non automated fixtures, Scenex Lighting, has announced that its LED Studio Par range is now available in a white finish as standard, alongside the black and gunmetal grey already in the range. ...
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Robert Juliat Aledin LED Wash Makes a Splash at PLASA
Robert Juliat's launch of the Aledin 330LF LED Wash was hailed by the company as a great success at PLASA 2011.
Designed as a complement to the award-winning Aledin 630 Profile, the industry's first LED profile, which ...
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Enhanced LightCue DMX Recorder Now Available Alcorn McBride
Alcorn McBride is now shipping LightCue with Ethernet, an enhanced version of its LightCue. The new LightCue with Ethernet replaces expensive lighting consoles in permanent installations by capturing the DMX data and playing it ...
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Theatre in Review: Newsies (Paper Mill Playhouse)
If you're feeling a little low energy, drop in on Paper Mill Playhouse, where Newsies, the running, jumping, and brawling new musical is currently threatening to leap right off the stage. Disney Theatricals, having ...
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Chauvet to Show New Products at LDI
Chauvet will showcase new products ideal for the production, touring and theater markets at LDI 2011, October 28-30, Orlando, Florida, at Booth 183. These include the Legend 412 pixel-mapping moving yoke, Q-Wash 560Z-LED ...
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AC-ET is First Reseller to Gain Official CM Certification for Engineers
Engineers from A.C. Entertainment Technologies (AC-ET) Ltd's rigging division have passed the new official Columbus McKinnon (CM) "certified hoist technician" examination, making AC-ET the only CM Entertainment reseller and ...
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HSL Expands Inventory with Martin Lighting and Video Products
The lighting rental company HSL, of Blackburn, UK, has recently made a substantial investment in Martin Professional lighting equipment, a purchase that also marks HSL's entry into the sector of LED video displays. ...
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Coemar Shows Reflection LEDko at PLASA 2011
The Reflection LEDko range was the center of attention at the Coemar stand at PLASA 2011, held at Earls Court, London, September 11-14.
Coemar's stand was visited by many attendees, attracted by the slogan - "instan ...
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Gepco Extends Partnership with Tower Products
Gepco International and General Cable are extending their distribution partnership with Tower Products, Inc. to include Upstate New York (excluding New York City), New Hampshire, Vermont, Maryland, New Jersey (excludin ...
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Bon Iver Transposes New Recordings from Studio to Stage with DiGiCo
Singer-songwriter Justin Vernon was determined to transpose his band's eponymous second outing -- Bon Iver -- from studio to stage when he decided to tour behind its release in the spring of 2011. Adding several of the ...
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LDI 2011: Chauvet Launches Épix Series
Chauvet debuts Épix, a series of flexible, pixel-mapping LED fixtures run by ArKaos' Kling-Net protocol.
"The launch of the Épix Series marks a bold direction in the world of affordable pixel mapping fixtures for ...
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LightFactory Version 2.8 Now Available
Dream Solutions announces the immediate availability of the latest update for its LightFactory software. Release 2.8 is available just in time for the fall show season. Features include:
Direct editing (paint style) of ...
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Bob Rieder Joins Electro-Voice as Product Marketing Manager
Bosch Security Systems, Inc., communications systems division recently named Bob Rieder as its new product marketing manager for pro sound -- install. Rieder will support the Americas region by developing and implementing ...
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Artistic Licence Engineering at PLASA Show's Skills Wednesday
Artistic Licence Engineering's training seminar "DMX and RDM Protocols - An Overview" was presented to a packed room as part of the PLASA Education and Training Program on 'Skills Wednesday, September 14. ...
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Multiform GIIs at ProLight & Sound Shanghai 2011
Celebrating 40 years in the entertainment technology business, Multiform Lighting will display its new MultiSpot and MultiWall GII fixtures on the booth of its international distributor, Adelto Ltd. at Prolight + Sound Shanghai< ...
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Theatre in Review: Follies (Marquis Theatre)
The ghosts are back, and Broadway is better for it. As soon as the curtain rises on the single, impassive spirit of a showgirl past, you know you're going to be in good hands - and so it proves with Eric Schaeffer's revival of < ...
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Theatre in Review: Play It Cool (Theatre Row)
All hail Sally Mayes, one of our most distinctive musical theatre stars. Both a Broadway and a jazz baby, she can deliver a ballad straight, no chaser, breaking your heart in the process, and she can bend notes with the best of ...
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The Week in Review
Theme Park Rebound?: The world's economy may be dreadful but money is being spent, big time, in the theme park sector. Variety reports that Disney is dropping as much as $500 million on a set of attractions related to ...
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ADLIB at Creamfields 2011
Liverpool, UK-based audio and lighting rental company ADLIB was well prepared in all ways for the Creamfields 2011 staged in Daresbury, Cheshire. The company supplied three integrated sound and lighting/visual packages for ...
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Robe Lights Roger Daltrey Tour
Robe ROBIN 600 LEDWash and ROBIN 600 Spot moving lights were used by LD Dave Farmer on the recent Roger Daltrey UK tour -- which saw the legendary singer/songwriter and lead singer of UK rock band, The Who, perform ...
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Slightly Stoopid's Seedless Summer Gets Loud with Meyer Sound MILO and Rainbow Production Services
The Seedless Summer Tour of the San Diego rock/blues/reggae band Slightly Stoopid is rolling across the US with a Meyer Sound system provided by Rainbow Production Services of Hampstead, New Hampshire. ...
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Ward Steedsy Uses iLive For Third Year Running at Solfest
Scottish hire company, Ward Steedsy, provided the PA for the Solfest Dance Tent over the recent August bank holiday weekend, selecting a combined Allen & Heath iLive digital mixing system to manage FOH and monitors.
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EAW Mourns the Loss of Moray McMillin
EAW announces the passing of Moray McMillin, a concert touring veteran and EAW application support group representative for the EMEA region. He passed away at age 58 after a long battle with cancer. ...
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i-Pix Has "Best" PLASA to Date
Specialist UK LED manufacturer i-Pix reports having enjoyed its "best" PLASA exhibition to date last week at Earls Court in London, showcasing and previewing a number of new LED products ideal for the entertainment and ...
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ArKaos Reports Success at PLASA 2011
ArKaos, the world-leading provider of technology for live visual performances, reports a successful PLASA with the launch of its new protocol, Kling-Net and a celebratory dinner for its distributors at the prestigious D ...
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First Light for Alderamin Group at PLASA 2011
Alderamin Group, the international lighting projects specialist, made an industry debut at PLASA 2011. The centrally located stand -- with its minimalist white space and dramatic LED overhead feature -- raised the group's ...
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Robe Celebrates 5,000th Sale of ROBIN 600 LEDWash
Robe lighting celebrated the sale of its 5000th ROBIN 600 LEDWash fixture at the PLASA lighting and sound exhibition last week in London; the unit was purchased by French distributor Axente. The LEDWash 600 is the ...
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Theatre in Review: After (Partial Comfort Productions/The Wild Project)
Monty, the protagonist of After, has just been released from prison after 17 years -- or, roughly, half his life -- exonerated for a rape he didn't commit. The playwright, Chad Beckim, tells us very little about the ...
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Le Mark to Make US Launch at LDI
The Le Mark Group, formed in 1983, is a manufacturer and supplier of a range of, self adhesive products which includes Magtape, Blacktak, Slipway, and the PAL road case label. Since its inception, the range of products ...
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Gerriets Publishes Source Book
Gerriets International Inc., a provider of theatre equipment solutions, announced publication of the Gerriets Source Book, a new catalogue that showcases the full range of the company's products and services. ...
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Tannoy Outdoor Speakers Weather Tropical Storm Irene
When composer Joseph Bertolozzi and sound engineer Ron Kuhnke chose Tannoy Di 8DCs for an outdoor, site-specific art installation on the Franklin D. Roosevelt Mid-Hudson Bridge in New York, they knew the speakers ...
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Allen & Heath Announces Distributor of the Year
Allen & Heath chose PLASA 2011 to announce its Distributor of the Year, awarding the company's Russian distribution partner, MixArt. The award recognizes the best overall performance by an international distributor ...
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IT AUDIO and Meyer Sound MM-4XP Let Music and Ideas Flow at Berlin's MADE
The latest installation of Meyer Sound's MM-4XP miniature loudspeaker system recently debuted at MADE, a mix of a creative space, studio, and gallery, located on the ninth floor of a high-rise in Berlin, Germany. Designed ...
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RCF AT Juventus Stadium
The new Juventus Stadium, home of the popular Juventus football club, located in the "Continassa" area of Torino, Italy has a capacity of 41,000 seats and 120 executive boxes. It will be the center of a renewed area that also will ...
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D.A.S. Road Series Monitors at UK Festivals
Given the unpredictable nature of the British climate -- with its deluges of rain from above and the resulting mud below, festival stages provide one of the toughest environments for sound reinforcement systems. Wellington, Somerset, UK ...
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Dataton in art at Ruskin Digital Gallery
Toby Wise, managing director at Snelling Business Systems explains: "The gallery has been installed with Dataton WATCHOUT throughout, enabling content to seamlessly flow from screen to screen via a dedicated fiber- and ...
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Winners of Fourth Knight of Illumination Awards Announced
Hundreds of lighting professionals gathered at the fourth Knight of Illumination Awards in London on September 11 to celebrate the work of lighting designers working in the UK.
Organized by The Society of Television and ...
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4Wall to Purchase JR Lighting Inc. and Welcome Jim Riendeau as 4Wall LA General Manager
In a move that adds rental inventory as well as experienced staff members, 4Wall has announced the acquisition of JR Lighting Inc. of California. In addition to adding all inventory assets of the company, the move will also ...
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Sanken Introduces New COS-11D HWM Miniature Head Worn Mic at AES
Sanken Microphones is introducing for the first time at AES the new head worn COS-11D HWM, utilizing the same miniature mic used extensively as a lavalier in feature films and TV. This ultra-miniature new generation microphone was ...
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Goboland Reports One of the Best PLASA Shows to Date
Goboland Worldwide reports one of the best PLASA shows to date for the company with a very successful promotion of its GoboSlides and presentation of the new Goboland website and catalogue. ...
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Audio-Technica U.S. Appoints New Personnel to Its Latin American Sales Team
Audio-Technica announces two appointments to its Latin American sales team. Mary Eisaman has been named sales and marketing manager for Latin America. She will be responsible for all countries in Central and South America ...
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Theatre in Review: Completeness (Playwrights Horizons)
Here's how boy meets girl in Completeness: Molly, a budding microbiologist, is running an experiment involving yeast cultures, genetics, and ailing lab rats. (Please don't ask me more; my science grades were only marginally ...
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The Goddard Group Announces New Projects for Asia and Europe
Hollywood, California-based Gary Goddard and his company, The Goddard Group, specialists in concept, master planning, schematic design, and show design of mega resorts, casinos, retail destinations and theme parks, on a ...
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Outline GTO Provides Flexible Solution at Leeds Castle
On July 16-17 at Leeds Castle near Maidstone in Kent, UK hosted a major two-day musical event, with large Outline GTO and Butterfly systems deployed by SRD Group for both concerts.
On Saturday, the Heritage ...
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Big Martin MAC Rig for Large Pippi Longtstocking Ice Show Across Sweden
Astrid Lindgren's beloved character, Pippi Longstocking, took to the ice on a large scale production that toured across Sweden prior to the summer. Pippi -- An Adventure on Ice mixed melody with skating and featured ...
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Eureka Casino Resort Upgrades with Community's New Distributed Design Series
Nestled among the scenic red mesas of the southern Nevada desert, the Eureka Casino Resort is a favorite with golfers and gamers alike. The 214-room resort is located about 80 miles north of Las Vegas, surrounded by six golf ...
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DiGiCo SD7 Mixes Glee Live! In Concert!
Glee's transition to the stage has proved as huge a hit as the television show itself. Following a sold-out US tour in 2010, the show crossed the Atlantic for an equally successful tour of the UK, including multiple sold out ...
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Allen & Heath Selected for New Saudi Arabian University Installation
Allen & Heath mixing consoles have been installed throughout the new Princess Noura bint AbdulRahman University for Women in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Supplied by CAP France BAT with the support of Allen & Heath ...
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Turbosound at SKYBAR, Beirut
SKYBAR, the high-end open-air nightclub, has made a considerable splash in Beirut. It was designed by the architect Sari El Khazen to ensure that people remain in constant relation with each other no matter where they are ...
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Reflections on the Liverpool Waterfront for dbn
Manchester, UK, based lighting rental company dbn supplied large scale architectural lighting to Culture Liverpool for a special event celebrating both the 100th anniversary of the iconic Liver Building and the opening ...
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Montana State University Delivers Hi-Fi Audio to Nearly 17,000 Seats with One Danley Jericho Horn
With capacity crowds squeezing into the 12,000-seat Bobcat Stadium, home of Montana State University's Bobcats. the school funded a plan to dramatically upgrade the facility. The upgrade added 5,200 seats, a new scoreboard, and an ...
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Brazil Central Adventist Church Redesigns Sound with Iconyx by Renkus-Heinz
The Central Adventist Church of Curitiba, Brazil is considered an architectural landmark in this thriving capital of the southern Brazilian province of Paraná. In fact, the newly expanded Seventh Day Adventist church is so ...
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27th Annual TEC Awards Announces Nominees for Outstanding Technical Achievement
The TEC Foundation for Excellence in Audio has announced the nominees for the 27th Annual Technical Excellence and Creativity Awards, to be held Friday, January 20, 2012, at the NAMM Show in Anaheim, California. The ...
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Lex Products adds Bento Box to Product Lineup
Lex Products, the North American-based manufacturer of power distribution and control products for entertainment, military, and industrial markets, announces Bento Box: the smallest, lightest weight power distribution box for the ...
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Sennheiser Celebrates 20 Years of Commitment to Connecticut
For the past 20 years, Sennheiser has based its U.S. operations out of the shoreline town of Old Lyme, Connecticut. From this quiet location, Sennheiser staff markets, sells, customizes and services premium audio products that ...
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Clay Paky Announces Winner of Sharpy PLASA Competition.
A lighting designer and programmer from Tel Aviv, Israel has been named the winner of Clay Paky's Win-a-Sharpy competition at the recent PLASA Show in London.
Alon Cohen, 41, said it was a "huge surprise" to hear ...
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LumenRadio at PLASA Show
LumenRadio reports having enjoyed a very successful PLASA Show in London last week with exceptionally positive customer response to its new CRMX products, a new catalog with extensive case presentations, and a dozen new ...
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Theatre in Review: The Wood (Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre)
It's remarkable how quickly a fine actor, armed with some powerful words, can wake up a sleeping play. Shortly into Act II of The Wood, we encounter Abner Louima, the Haitian immigrant who, in 1997, was brutally attacked by ...
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Audinate Selects Digicustics S.R.L. as Authorized Distributor, Engineering Partner for South America
Audinate has entered into a distribution agreement with Digicustics S.R.L. to support the South American market. Under the agreement, Digicustics shall act as an authorized distributor and engineering partner for all of ...
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APart Becomes 100th Loudspeaker Manufacturer to Offer EASE Data
Berlin-based AFMG (Ahnert Feistel Media Group) reached a milestone recently when Belgian manufacturer APart Audio became the 100th pro audio company to enter its loudspeakers into the EASE database. "We're very ...
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Rik Coder Joins projectiondesign as VP Federal Government Sales
Rik Coder has joined projectiondesign as VP, federal government sales. The newly created position reflects projectiondesign's investment and global growth strategy to provide local and dedicated support to government partners and in ...
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UK's Stage 2 Productions Adds Allen & Heath iLive
Jersey, UK PA company, Stage 2 Productions used Allen & Heath iLive digital mixing systems for a majority of events during the company's busy summer season and has decided to increase its iLive stock. ...
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Martin Equips Another AIDA Cruise Ship
The 2,194 passenger capacity AIDAsol is the fifth of seven ships for AIDA Cruises built by the Meyer Shipyards in Germany and is the latest luxury liner to set sail outfitted with Martin Professional ...
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Christie Digital Cinema at the Center of Science and Industry Museum, Ohio
The Center of Science and Industry Museum (COSI) in Columbus, Ohio, which selected two Christie Solaria Series CP2230 projectors to power its Extreme Screen Theatre -- the largest screen in Ohio. The projectors deliver a ...
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Upstage Video Provides Greenbrier with Daktronics Screens for PGA Tour Event, Black Eyed Peas Concert
For the second straight year, Upstage Video provided two Daktronics video displays on the course of The Greenbrier Classic PGA Tour Tournament, July 25-31. The golf event overlapped with The 2011 Greenbrier Classic ...
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Midas PRO6 Fits the Bill for Foo Fighters
A Midas PRO6, supplied by Britannia Row Productions in Europe and Delicate Productions in the USA, has gone out for the first time on monitors on Foo Fighters' world tour in support of their seventh ...
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Chauvet Lights the Dalai Lama
Chauvet , has announced that in Fayetteville, Arkansas at the main stage of Bud Walton Arena, University of Arkansas, was lit by 20 COLORado 1 Tri Tour wash lights for a special event featuring the Dalai Lama. The ...
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JBL VERTEC Line Arrays, Crown Amps at L.A. Rising Music Festival
The L.A Rising Festival was one of the major events to date for the North American summer concert season, hosting more than 60,000 people and featuring a rare appearance by Rage Against the Machine in the band's only concert ...
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PLASA 2011 Exhibitors Label Show "a Great Success"
With preliminary visitor figures of over 12,000, showing a marginal increase over 2010 and strong international engagement from across the world, organizers PLASA Events is "delighted" with the positive feedback to this year's PLASA ...
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Robe Rocks PLASA 2011
Robe lighting enjoyed an "awesome" PLASA 2011 exhibition at Earls Court in London, combining flair, innovation and action with many highlights including the showcasing of new products, plus the launch of the ROBIN DLX Spot - ...
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Ian Bond, of IBP Audio, Buys Midas PRO2 and PRO2C
Midas digital fan Ian Bond, owner of Midas PRO6 serial number 007, has become one of the first clients to purchase both a PRO2 and a PRO2C live audio system.
Bond has purchased one each of the new Midas digital ...
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Harman's Soundcraft Takes "Mixing with Professionals" Program to United States
Harman's Soundcraft is bringing its "Mixing With Professionals" series to the United States for the first time with two seminars featuring Gert Sanner, front of house engineer for rock band Deep Purple. The half-day ...
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Mary Peavey Appointed to Arts Commission
Arts and education advocate and music-industry executive Mary Peavey is the newest appointee to the Mississippi Arts Commission's board of commissioners.
Mary Peavey, a native Mississippian, is president of Peave ...
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Theatre in Review: The Select (The Sun Also Rises) (New York Theatre Workshop)
New York Theatre Workshop has long been the home of what you might call Novel Theatre. Over the last decade or so, the company has produced adaptations of books by Dorothy Allison, Michael Cunningham, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, William ...
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Maarten Gossye Joins Martin EMEA as Key Account Manager for Belgium and Luxembourg
Martin Professional's EMEA sales organization announces that Maarten Gossye has joined the company as key account manager, covering the Belgian and Luxembourgian markets.
Maarten, an industrial engineer with a ...
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Global Caché and High Resolution Systems Form Strategic Alliance
Global Caché, an independent manufacturer of IP and Wi-Fi connectivity products for the control and automation market, and High Resolution Systems, developers of Universal Device Controller (UDC) software and hardware have ...
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Lighthouse Teams with Mobile View for Largest Mobile Screen in the US Market
Lighthouse Jumbovision has teamed with Mobile View to offer a new large mobile screen featuring Lighthouse's R7-ER outdoor enhanced resolution oval LED video panel.
"We chose Lighthouse," says John Sweeney, owner ...
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LD Carlos Colina Chooses Vari*Lite Luminaires for Premios Juventud 2011
When Premios Juventud 2011 aired live on Univision, millions of votes had been cast to honor Spanish-speaking celebrities in the areas of film, television, music, sports, and fashion. The awards ceremony is filled with ...
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LDR at the Vanemuine Theatre, Estonia
The Vanemuine Theatre in Tartu, Estonia is one of the oldest and prestigious theatre of all the Baltic republics. Originally built in 1865, it survived 50 years of Soviet occupation, retaining its essential character. ...
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Violinist David Felberg Opts for Lectrosonics Mics
When it comes to symphonic and chamber music literature, violinists usually don't perform with a microphone. As such, the inclusion of this instrument into contemporary literature presents challenges many violinists routinely don't ...
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City Theatrical Launches SHoW DMX Neo and SHoW DMX SHoW Baby at PLASA 2011
City Theatrical reports record-breaking attendance at its stand at PLASA 2011 caused by the great buzz on the show floor about SHoW DMX Neo and SHoW DMX SHoW Baby. These two products are the latest innovations in City ...
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GDS Reports Exceptional PLASA Success
Multi-award winning UK manufacturer has reported phenomenal success at this year's PLASA Show held at Earls Court last week. GDS reported a high footfall over the four-day event with particular interest being paid to ...
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W-DMX Awards Best OEM Partners and Distributors
Wireless Solution Sweden AB named the Best of W-DMX winners for 2011, awarded at a special ceremony during the PLASA Show (held last week in London) to celebrate 100,000 W-DMX units shipped worldwide. The company held its ...
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Adamson Unveils Project Energia
Adamson Systems Engineering announces the commencement of Project Energia, which, the company says, was conceived after years of analyzing the inefficiencies found in sound reinforcement and performance venue optimization. ...
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Martin MAC Aura Wins PLASA Award for Innovation
Martin Professional's new MAC Aura LED moving head wash light is a winner, having walked away with an Award for Innovation at the recently concluded PLASA Show in London.
With the words "eye candy... we've never seen ...
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Theatre in Review: Sweet and Sad (Anspacher Theatre/The Public Theater)
Sweet and Sad begins with the off-stage strains of liturgical music; later, bells will toll the melody of "Onward, Christian Soldiers." Both are lovely, but they can't compete with the eloquent verbal chamber music of Ric ...
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The Week in Review
PLASA Show Ends on a High Note: The PLASA Show was marked by lively attendance, plenty of networking, and an equal amount of socializing, right up to the final day on September 14. Congratulations to the winners of the PLASA ...
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Audinate Releases Mac OS X Lion Compatibility for Dante Virtual Soundcard
Audinate has completed support for both Windows and Mac 64 bit operating systems with the availability of Dante Virtual Soundcard for Mac OSX 10.7 Lion.
The Dante Virtual Soundcard software allows your computer to connect ...
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American Audio Plays Host to VMS4.1 Launch Party
American Audio threw a party for a group of Southern California DJs on September 15 to introduce the VMS4.1 digital work station. The temporary stage at "party central" in the company's headquarters was set up to look like ...
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Fishman Launches Multi-faceted Dealer Support Page
Fishman Acoustic Amplification has launched a comprehensive dealer resources support page on its new website designed to provide its dealers with a variety of in-depth product and branding information, a video channel, photos, ...
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FMS Force Media Swiss AG Becomes New Russian Distributor for Green Hippo
The first week of August saw Simon Harris, Green Hippo's head of training, give a three-day workshop at Moscow's Strelka Institute for Media, Architecture and Design, which was organized in conjunction with Green Hippo's new ...
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Meyer Sound MM-4XP at War Exhibit in UK Castle
Deep beneath the white cliffs of Dover Castle, a new historical exhibition recreates some of England's darkest days -- and most heroic efforts -- during World War II. In two featured exhibit spaces, depicting the Battle of France ...
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coolux Releases Pandoras Box Version 5
coolux Pandoras Box Version 5 is the next step in the development of the award winning Pandoras Box product family. For the first time ever, it is now possible to use Pandoras Box all the way from the inception of a project idea, ...
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Yamaha Audioversity Held in Vegas
The second Audioversity Expo held by Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems, Inc. in Las Vegas during late August, was deemed an unequivocal success by the more than 500 attendees, reports the company. The specialized event was ...
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Pyrotek Special Effects and The Throne at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards
The annual MTV Video Music Awards took place on August 28 at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. The telecast brought in the largest audience to date with 12.4 million viewers and, as is the way with MTV, the show was filled ...
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LMG Touring on the Road with Maroon 5 And Train
LMG Touring is currently on the road with Maroon 5 and Train on its summer tour through North America, which kicked off in late July in California. The tour will hit over 40 cities including Las Vegas, Nashville, ...
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Projection Studio and Two's A Film Win Christie Special Mention Award
Ross Ashton, from London, UK-based The Projection Studio, and Himanshu Sabharwal, of Delhi-based Two's A Film Company, were guests at Christie Digital's 2011 Asia Pacific partners meeting, where their ...
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Lighting Designers for Activision and Nintendo Booths at E3 Expo 2011 Choose Prelite Studios
Activision and Nintendo always draw crowds at the E3 Expo (formerly the Electronic Entertainment Expo), so when it came time to previsualize high-energy lighting and video elements for the software developers' 2011 ...
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New-media Installation RealTime UnReal Exhibit Uses Barco's DLP Projection
International art collective Workspace Unlimited has selected Barco's RLM-W6 DLP projectors to showcase its unique, interactive exhibit in which art and architecture converge to create a surreal, immersive experience. Now at the
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Jazz à Juan Features DiGiCo SD Ten
Two weeks in July heralded the 51st edition of the International Jazz à Juan, held beachside in Antibes/Juan-les-Pins in the south of France. The event, which feature Herbie Hancock, B.B. King, and Santant, featured < ...
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Alcorn McBride at new Moonlight Pre-show at French Theme Park
Alcorn McBride's LightCue Pro, along with Alcorn's V4 Pro, Video Binloop, and an integrated PC running Alcorn's Touch Interface software, play key roles in Moonlight, the new pre-show for The Little Prince 4D attraction at ...
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Meyer Sound MICA Supports Chapel Services at Oral Roberts University
Held in the 3,500-seat Christ's Chapel, the twice-weekly student chapel services are a key part of student life at Oral Roberts University (ORU) in Tulsa, Oklahoma A recent upgrade to a Meyer Sound MICA line array ...
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Community Outfits Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center
Situated on 60 acres in the heart of Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center is an 11-building complex that includes three arenas, seven exposition halls, and a banquet hall, all designed by Bala Cynwyd
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Alliance Redwoods Conference Grounds Deploys One-of-a-Kind Harman Portable Audio System
Alliance Redwoods Conference Grounds is a Christian retreat, conference center, and summer camp located in the northern California's Sonoma County redwoods. Since 1946, it has been providing families, churches, and schools with ...
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Jands Vista v2 is a Star on Hellbillies Tour
Norwegian lighting designer Roy Arne Wold is using a Jands Vista T2 console, with the next generation Vista v2 software, to control lighting and video on the current Hellbillies tour. ...
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Symetrix Arc-Web Technology at St. Joan of Arc's Catholic Church
Just paces from the Arizona border, in Blythe, California, St. Joan of Arc is not your average Catholic church.
Father Henri Licznerski stays ahead of the technological curve, as evidenced by the church's video system ...
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Meyer Sound's Buford Jones Devotes Energy to Audio Education; Hosts Mixing Webinars
Buford Jones, the front-of-house mixing engineer and founder of Meyer Sound's office in Nashville, has been promoted to the role of live audio and education specialist. In his new role, Jones will expand his focus on ...
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ShowLED Launches New Website at PLASA 2011
ShowLED has launched a new ProcessWire-based website www.showled.com at PLASA 2011 in London, which ended yesterday. The site's homepage welcomes visitors with bold bright colors, a clean uncluttered design, and moving ...
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DPA Launches d:fine Headset Mics
DPA, manufacturer of the original headset microphone, has launched its brand-new head-worn range on stand 8.D70. The new d:fine headsets join the DPA 4066 and 4088 head-worn models, which are widely used by the ...
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projectiondesign Sponsors Virtual Efficiency Congress
For the third year running, projectiondesign is participating at the Virtual Efficiency ...
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D.A.S. Audio Deployed at Fort Worth's New Cendera Center
The recently opened Cendera Center is a multipurpose facility designed to accommodate a wide range of functions, including fine arts performances, meetings, training sessions / presentations, boxing events, parties, and more. ...
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Countryman E6 Earset Microphones Deployed at San Francisco's Grace Cathedral
An international pilgrimage center for church-goers and visitors alike, San Francisco's Grace Cathedral is famous for its reproduction of Ghiberti's Gates of Paradise, two labyrinths, stained glass windows, its medieval ...
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Pro Audio Pioneer Terry Clarke Wins 2011 Gottelier Award
One of the best known designers in pro audio and a veteran of some 40 years in the industry, Terry Clarke of amplifier manufacturer MC2, was this year's recipient of the prestigious Gottelier Award at the 2011 ...
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Vectorworks 2012 Product Line Released
Nemetschek Vectorworks, Inc. has announced the availability of the 2012 version of its award-winning Vectorworks line of design software, including: Vectorworks Designer, Architect, Landmark, Spotlight, Fundamentals, and ...
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JBL Professional Launches Pilot Program for VERTEC V5 DSP Presets
JBL Professional announced at the PLASA Show (ending today at Earls Court London) that it has launched the pilot program for its new VERTEC V5 DSP presets -- software plug-in upgrades for VERTEC VT4889, VT4888, VT4880, and ...
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AKG Introduces DMS 70 Digital Wireless Microphone System
AKG introduces its DMS 70 digital wireless microphone system -- billed as the first true uncompressed digital wireless system in the industry. The DMS 70 operates in the 2.4GHz ISM band, a worldwide license-free frequency range, to ...
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Crown Audio Introduces PIP-BLU Programmable Input Processor Card for CTs Series Amplifiers at PLASA 2011
At PLASA 2011, ending today at Earls Court, London, Crown Audio announced the introduction of its PIP-BLU programmable input processor (PIP) card for the Crown CTs Series power amplifiers. The PIP-BLU adds BSS Audio ...
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4Wall Part of Inc. Magazine's "Fastest Growing Companies" for Second Year
For the second consecutive year 4Wall Entertainment was named to Inc. Magazine's Inc. 5000, a list of the fastest growing private companies in the nation. The rankings are based on the growth of each company during the last ...
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Stuart Kopple Returns to Creative Technology as National Account Executive
Creative Technology San Francisco has named Stuart Kopple national account executive. Kopple, a 25 year industry veteran, had previously served as project manager-account executive with AVTS/Creative Technology for over ...
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IGI Launches Revamped Website
IGI has launched a completely redesigned website; the easy to navigate site welcomes visitors with a clean, uncluttered look and showcases the company's new branding, the company says.
Central to the new design are screen ...
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Clay Paky Sharpy Fixtures in New Lighting Rig for Paul McCartney with grandMA Control
When it came time for rock legend Paul McCartney to acquire a new lighting rig for his many appearances from coast to coast, lighting designer Roy Bennett selected an array of Clay Paky Sharpy fixtures controlled by ...
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Robe at Appearance of Dalai Lama
Robe ROBIN 600 LEDWashes were central to the lighting rig designed by Aaron Brown of TES Productions for a special visit by His Holiness the Dalai Lama to the University of Arkansas' Bud Walton Arena in ...
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L-ACOUSTICS at Sunset Strip Music Festival
Each year, West Hollywood's world-famous Sunset Strip celebrates its rich musical history and influence with the Sunset Strip Music Festival (SSMF), a three-day event featuring dozens of bands performing at Key Club, The Roxy ...
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2011 PLASA Awards for Innovation Announced
The popping of Champagne corks heralds one of the major highlights of the PLASA Show - the PLASA Awards for Innovation presentation and the announcement of the prestigious Gottelier Award, which took place last night ...
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Chauvet Launches New Products at PLASA 2011
Chauvet announces the release of Q-Wash 260-LED, COLORado Zoom Tour and AmHaze to the European market at PLASA 2011 (today and tomorrow, Earls Court London), Stand F-53. Additionally, Chauvet will be participating in this ...
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JBL HiQnet Performance Manager Software Launched at PLASA 2011
At PLASA 2011, today and tomorrow at Earls Court, London Harman is showcasing its JBL HiQnet Performance Manager software, which has undergone an extensive beta test period in advance of its imminent shipping. The company ...
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Harman's Crown Audio Showcases XTi 2 Series Amplifiers at PLASA 2011
Crown Audio is showcasing the XTi 2 Series of amplifiers at the PLASA Show, today and tomorrow, Earls Court, London. Offering increased control, an enhanced feature set and a sleeker design, the XTi 2 Series amplifiers bring ...
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BSS Audio Introduces Soundweb London BLU-8v2 Wall Controller at PLASA 2011
BSS Audio has introduced the Soundweb London BLU-8v2 wall controller as an updated replacement for the original BLU-8 Wall Controller at PLASA 201, today and tomorrow and Earls Court, London. ...
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MRG Adds intellaspots and Road Hog Full Boars to Lighting Inventory
High End Systems, a Barco company, has announced that Media Resource Group (MRG) has added 52 intellaspot automated luminaires, Road Hog Full Boar consoles, Road Hog wings, and DMX Processor 8000s to their inventory. ...
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Atomic Rental Announces Pippa
Atomic Rental adds another member to its modular family of products - PIPPA. This new product is available to rent immediately. The PIPPA, crafted from a durable material called Komatex, are 22.5" by 22.5" squares cut into a ...
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XL Video Tours with Arcade Fire
XL Video continues the worldwide supply of production video equipment and crew to multi award winning Canadian indie rockers, Arcade Fire, for the final UK and European festival leg of their acclaimed tour. ...
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Midas Launches New Additions to PRO range: PRO2 and PRO2C
Midas has announced the latest additions to its PRO Series of digital consoles: the Midas PRO2 and PRO2C live audio systems. The PRO2/PRO2C takes the audio quality, performance and values of the top-end Midas XL8, and makes them ...
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Avolites Announces Media Division, Makes Alliance with Immersive Ltd.
At the PLASA Show, Avolites has announced that its newly formed Avolites Media division has formed a strategic alliance with Immersive Ltd., which gives Avolites ownership of the intellectual property rights of the Addict ...
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Martin Launches MAC Aura
The Martin Professional MAC Aura, launching this week at the PLASA Show (through September 14, Earls Court, London) is the first compact LED moving head wash light with zoom that , the company says, offers never-before-seen ...
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W-DMX Built into New Clay Paky Products
Wireless Solution Sweden AB has announced Italian lighting manufacturer Clay Paky SpA as the latest OEM partner to offer W-DMX built into select products. The technology will be installed directly at Clay Paky's factory in ...
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Details Announced for NATEAC Conference
The North American Theatre Engineering and Architecture Conference (NATEAC) will take place on July 22 and 23, 2012 at the Hilton Hotel at 54th Street and 6th Avenue, New York City. Building on the success of the 2008 NATEAC, the ...
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The Week in Review
PLASA 2011 Begins: The 2011 edition of the PLASA Show kicked off on Sunday with lively crowds and plenty of new products. Among those products receive official press launches on the first day, Cooper Controls showed the ORB ...
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CAST Takes on PLASA with New Products and Prize Winners
CAST, of Toronto, Canada, the maker of WYSIWYG previsualization software, is celebrating PLASA 2011 (through September 14, Earls Court, London) with new products and a daily giveaway.
During PLASA, CAST is demonstrating ...
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i-Pix at PLASA 2011
Specialist UK-based entertainment industry LED manufacturer i-Pix launches two new products at PLASA 2011 - today through September 14, Earls Court, London -- and previews upgraded and improved versions of two of its other ...
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Rose Brand Announces a New Scholarship Program
Rose Brand has announced the creation of the Rose Brand Scholarship Program. The Rose Brand Scholarship is awarded to a student in the amount of $5,000. A Rose Brand credit for $2,500 will also be given to the student's ...
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ENTTEC Expands Sales Team in North America and Australia
ENTTEC Pty Ltd. expanded its sales team to educate the industry on its growing product lines of both lighting control systems and new LED lighting solutions released last month.
Lighting industry veteran Carl Spaulding
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131st AES Convention Tech Tours Announced
No AES 131st convention committee chair Jim Anderson reports that technical tour chair Lou Manno and Joel Spector, of the AES NY Section, have developed a series of tours that dramatically illustrate the scope of NYC' ...
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High Resolution Systems Launches Integrated Training Package
High Resolution Systems is now offering comprehensive training for video professionals who want to master the Vista Spyder video processor, DVI routers and switchers, and device control. The package combines hands-on ...
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Prosound/T&A Lighting Takes on SGM Distribution in South Africa
The Italian lighting manufacturer SGM has appointed the South African importer, Prosound, as its new distributor for Sub-Saharan Africa, with immediate effect.
SGM joins Prosound's broad portfolio of sound and lighting ...
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Cloud Electronics Appoints German Distributor
Cloud Electronics, the UK-based manufacturer of pro audio products, has announced S.E.A. Vertrieb & Consulting GmbH as the exclusive distribution channel for the full range of Cloud audio mixers, zoners, multi-channel ...
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GLP Inc. Adds Carl Wake, Dusty Hudgins to Staff Lineup
California based GLP German Light Products Inc. has announced a couple of significant changes to its staff lineup.
Carl Wake has taken on the new role of technical services director within the company, with ...
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Cooper Controls at PLASA 2011
PLASA 2011, September 11-14, Earls Court, London, sees Cooper Controls show a host of new products from its leading UK brands -- architectural LED manufacturer Cogent and lighting control manufacturer LightProcessor.
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Brad Haynes Named Senior Project Manager at Martin US
Martin Professional, Inc. has established a dedicated project sales department and announces that Brad Haynes will head the new department as senior project manager.
Haynes is a familiar face around the industry, having served ...
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RGB Lights Launches New FlexiFlex Touring Truss at PLASA 2011
RGB Lights, the creator of FlexiFlex, will launch its new FlexiFlex Touring Truss at PLASA 2011, September 11-14, Earls Court, London. The new truss is the first specifically created to simplify and speed up large ...
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Lightfactor at PLASA 2011
The UK- based professional lighting sales company Lightfactor will feature the latest products from its raft of international brands at the PLASA Show - September 11-14, Earls Court, London, including DTS, LDR, Integrated ...
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Lee House Joins Green Hippo as Hippotizer Product Manager
In August, Green Hippo added Lee House to its London based team as product manager for the firm's Hippotizer media server range.
The company notes that House has a strong background in the world of lighting and ...
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Allen & Heath Launches 64-Channel Waves Soundgrid Interface for iLive
Allen & Heath has chosen the PLASA show in London (September 11-14, at Earls Court) to launch a Waves SoundGrid option module for the iLive digital mixing series, which provides a low-latency 64 channel bi ...
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Safety in Entertainment Website Launched
PLASA has announced the launch of the Entertainment Industry Safety Initiative website, now live at www.safetyinentertainment.org. The site is designed to raise awareness of safety in the live event production industry among ...
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Clear-Com to Show New Intercom Solutions at PLASA 2011
Clear-Com will bring its HME DX210 to this year's PLASA 2011 September 11-14, Earls Court, London (Stand 1.F29). The company will also showcase its Eclipse Digital Matrix System Version 5.2 with Optocore digital fiber and ...
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LumenRadio Announces CRMX Unity, SuperNova 2.0 and new OEMs at PLASA
CRMX Unity, SuperNova 2.0, and a dozen new OEMs have been announced by LumenRadio in conjunction with the PLASA 2011 show in London, September 11-14.
CRMX Unity is a new technology platform from LumenRadio offering, the ...
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Rose Brand Introduces Custom Foil Embossed Fabrics
Rose Brand's new foil-embossing process turns ordinary fabric into your own custom creation, with intricate metallic patterns that reflect light magnificently. Customers can design their own pattern or select from Rose Brand's in ...
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Shure PSM 1000 Personal Monitor System Now Shipping
Shure Incorporated has announced that the new PSM 1000 personal monitor system -- a dual-channel, networkable, professional monitoring system -- is now shipping. "The Shure PSM 1000 personal monitor system outperforms other in-ear ...
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ESP Vision Extends Media Server Integration with Hippotizer and Datapath
ESP Vision has completed a comprehensive media server and video capture enhancement to its PC product, Vision 2.3 PC. Included in this new functionality is integration with the Datapath Vision SD series of video capture cards, H ...
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Theatre Projects at Opening of Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
Theatre Projects, in collaboration with architect Moshe Safdie and acoustician Nagata Acoustics, designed and planned the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, opening this month in the heart of Kansas City ...
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Ladd Temple Joins Renkus-Heinz as Technical Sales Manager
Renkus-Heinz has announced the appointment of Ladd Temple to the position of technical sales manager.
Temple comes to Renkus-Heinz after more than a decade with Peavey Electronics, where he most ...
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New Martin Professional Organization in Spain
Martin Professional A/S has agreed with Ecler to end its longtime exclusive distributor relationship in Spain and to start a new distribution model. Effective September 10, Martin will serve selected Spanish customers ...
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Full Compass Systems Earns SBA 100 Award
Full Compass Systems was recently visited by Karen Mills, administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), as part of the company's induction into the SBA 100. The SBA 100 recognizes one hundred ...
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Megan Duckett, of Sew What? Takes to Stage, Joins Band
For Megan Duckett, it is finally time to stand in front of the backdrop again, rather than behind it. Theatrical drapery manufacturer Sew What? Inc. president and partner with Marce Forrester in sister company R ...
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ETC Introduces Gio Lighting Control Console
ETC's award-winning Eos lighting-control family is expanding -- but the newest console in it is not. The buzz since July (when ETC gave their end-users at their CUE conference an exclusive first look) is about the elegantly ...
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Theatre Projects Opens New Office in Los Angeles
Theatre Projects has just opened its first office on the West Coast. The firm has been working on the West Coast for 30 years, and has now established a permanent home in Los Angeles.
Some of Theatre Projects' more visible West ...
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Dawn Borsella Joins A.C.T Lighting in Tech Support
A.C.T Lighting continues to expand its team of highly-qualified professionals with the addition of Dawn Borsella as a technical support specialist. Based in A.C.T's New Jersey office, Borsella will support the entire ...
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Sera Daemi Joins I. Weiss
I. Weiss has announced that Sera Daemi has joined the company as director of operations. Most recently, Daemi was general manager at RTR Technologies, a leading manufacturer of heating products and control systems ...
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Scott Johnson Joins the TOMCAT Team as Project Manager
Scott Johnson joined Tomcat as project manager. Previously, he was senior design engineer at James Thomas Engineering, where he worked for almost 11 years.
"We are thrilled to welcome Scott as the newest member of our ...
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Lectrosonics to Co-Sponsor MultiMic, Multi-Source Mixing for Live Events Webinar
Lectrosonics is a co-sponsor of the forthcoming webinar "MultiMic, Multi-Source Mixing for Live Events: DSP Audio Processing for Boardrooms, Courtrooms, Classrooms, and Multipurpose Venues." Scheduled for September 20, it is an ...
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AES Convention Preliminary Event Calendar Goes Live
With the culmination of fine-tuning for the 131st AES convention, October 20-23 at the Jacob Javits Center in New York, comes the posting of the preliminary event calendar. Chock full of descriptive abstracts, dates, times, ...
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Funktion One Introduces New Tooling for Loudspeakers
In order to keep pace with the huge success and high demand of the recently introduced Resolution 3, Funktion One has enhanced its production with a new set of tooling for the mid high wave guides. This new tooling created the ...
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Lawo Names Stefan Ledergerber Director Research and Development Lawo Group
Lawo's new director of research and development, Stefan Ledergerber, takes over the coordination of research and development across all of the company's facilities. In this newly created position, he will network with all ...
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Behringer Launches Informative iPad Interface Video Series
Behringer, the manufacturer of professional audio equipment and musical instruments, announces the launch of its iPad Interface Video Series, which gives an informative and easy to follow insider look at how to use several of the ...
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Elation's Platinum Beam 5R a L.A. Rising Festival, Coldplay Live TV Performance
Running on a mere 189W of electricity, Elation Professional's new Platinum Beam 5R DMX ACL beam effect isn't an obvious choice for lighting up large outdoor concert venues. But it proved it had the beam brawn to illuminate, not ...
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Projection Studio at Edinburgh Castle
Ross Ashton's, The Projection Studio is once again wowing the crowds with amazing projected visuals onto the walls of Edinburgh Castle making it an even more spectacular backdrop for the 2011 Military Tattoo.
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Studer Vista 5 SR at World Gymnaestrada
The 14th edition of the World Gymnaestrada recently concluded, drawing almost 20,000 participants from 55 nations, making it the world's largest general gymnastics exhibition and the biggest sports event ever held in Lausanne, ...
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Soundcraft Vi6 and Vi1 Digital Consoles at Annual SAP Conference
Supporting the global audience tuned into the world's premier business technology conference led by SAPPHIRE NOW and ASUG, the annual SAP Conference, held in Orlando, Florida, was mixed, monitored, and distributed ...
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JBL VERTEC Line Arrays at Serbia's Exit Festival
JBL VERTEC line arrays were out in force at this year's four-day Exit 2011 Festival in Serbia, which saw bands such as Arcade Fire, Jamiroquai, Pulp, Portishead and Grinderman among the headliners. Studio ...
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Robert Juliat to Show New Products PLASA 2011
Robert Juliat will be exhibiting at PLASA 2011, September 11-14 at London's Earls Court Exhibition Center, where the Aledin 630 LED profile and the new Aledin 330 LED wash light will be presented -- the latter for ...
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Philips Strand Lighting and Philips Selecon Realign North American and Global Operations
Philips Strand Lighting and Philips Selecon announce the creation of three new regional commercial leader positions and a realignment of key managers to strengthen its operations in North America and around the world. In ...
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Keep The Noise Down! - RG Jones' Guide to the Sound of Glastonbury's Pyramid Stage at PLASA 2011
RG Jones, the London-based audio gear supplier, will present an overview of the sound for the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury, as part of the PLASA 2011 seminar program, on Wednesday September 14.
The seminar is an entry-level ...
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ShowTex Drapes Theatres Trust Ecovenue at PLASA11
ShowTex will sponsor all stage drapes and masking fabrics for the Theatres Trust Ecovenue feature at PLASA 2011., September 11-14, Earls Court, London.
Located in Earls Court 2, the stand will display ShowTex Oeko-Tex 100 ...
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Philips Entertainment Luminaires join STLD LED Shoot Out at PLASA
This year's PLASA Show -- September 11-14, Earls Court, London, will see Philips Selecon LED luminaires participate in the Society of Television Lighting Designers (STLD) LED fixture shootout on Stand 1F-60. ...
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Dugan-MY16 Card Now Shipping
Dan Dugan Sound Design has announced the immediate availability of the Dugan-MY16 card for current model Yamaha digital mixers and processors including Yamaha 01V96, DM1000, 02R96, DM2000, M7CL, LS9, DSP5D, PM5D ...
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Artistic Licence's Multichrome Tube to be Released at PLASA 2011
The latest in the wave of new products to be launched by Artistic Licence Engineering at the PLASA Show, September 11-14, Earls Court, London is Multichrome Tube, a linear, double-sided LED fixture based on Artistic Licence's ...
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W-DMX Helps Illuminate Warsaw's Palace of Culture
Wireless Solution Sweden AB has its W-DMX technology on display at Warsaw's Palace of Culture.
The Palace of Culture and Science (Palac Kultury i Nauki, or PKiN) is the tallest and most dominant building in Poland, ...
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Pacific Coast Entertainment Supplies New Tour of Peter Pan
Pacific Coast Entertainment, based in Huntington Beach, California, is supporting the new McCoy-Rigby-produced national tour of Peter Pan starring Cathy Rigby. PCE provided the production's entire complement of power, ...
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PLASA Announces Finalists for 4th Annual Rock Our World Awards
PLASA has announced the finalists for the fourth annual Rock Our World Awards, to be presented at the PLASA cocktail and awards reception at LDI 2011, October 28-30, Orlando, Florida. (The reception will be held on October ...
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Three PLASA Electrical Power Standards Available for Public Review
Three draft electrical power standards are available for public review on the PLASA website now through October 17. They are available for free download at the URL listed below. The reviews are over and the links to the documents will ...
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Two PLASA Photometrics Standards Available for Public Review
Two draft photometrics standards are available for public review on the PLASA website now until late October. The two standards are BSR E1.25 - 201x, Recommended Basic Conditions For Measuring The Photometric Output Of Stage And Studio ...
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W-DMX to Celebrate 100,000 Unit Sales with Vodka and Meatballs
< b>Wireless Solution Sweden AB is celebrating sales of 100,000 W-DMX units during PLASA 2011 (September 11-14, Earls Court, London) in typical Swedish style, with a vodka and meatball party. Visitors can join the celebration ...
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Jands Showcases Next Generation Vista v2 Software at PLASA 2011
Jands will showcase its award-winning range of Vista lighting and media control solutions, including the recently launched Vista v2 software, on the A.C. Entertainment Technologies Ltd. stand (1-E10, Hall 1) ...
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Chroma-Q to Showcase Latest LED Innovations at PLASA 2011
Chroma-Q will showcase its award-winning range of LED lighting and visual effects products and original lighting accessories, designed for a wide range of entertainment, broadcast and architectural applications at the PLASA Show, ...
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LumenRadio Cancels Launch of 5.8GHz Platform, Citing New Radio Regulations
LumenRadio has canceled the commercial launch of its dual-band 2.4/5.8 GHz "White" platform as recent ETSI regulations have rendered the 5.8GHz band useless for professional wireless DMX and RDM systems. ETSI is the European ...
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The Week in Review:
RIP, Barry Cobus: The saddest news of the week was the passing of Barry Cobus, a founder and publisher of the influential publication Technologies for Worship. A man with a long history in the music industry, he was kind and ...
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Ted Harshberger Named Senior Director, Global Operations, JBL Professional
Ted Harshberger has been named senior director, global operations for JBL Professional.
In this newly created position, Harshberger will be responsible for optimizing global loudspeaker operations and leveraging ...
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Martin EMEA Hires Mikkel Toksværd, Project Sales Manager Nordic
Mikkel Toksværd has been named project sales manager Nordic, at Martin Scandinavia, overseeing project activities throughout Scandinavia for Martin's Danish-based EMEA sales organization.
Mikkel, 47, will cover the ...
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Otte-Pieter Banga Appointed COO of Ampco Flashlight Rental BV
Ampco Flashlight Rental BV announces the appointment of Otte-Pieter Banga as operations director.
Banga will take up the position on September 7 and will assume responsibility for the day-to-day management of the company.< ...
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Duran Audio to Showcase New Products at PLASA Show
Duran Audio will be show the latest AXYS iOS software at PLASA 2011 September 11-14, Earls Court, London. There are two apps currently available from the Apple App Store.
The Control App is designed as a tool for sound ...
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Barry Cobus is Dead at 65: Founded Technologies for Worship
Barry Cobus, a founder and publisher of Technologies for Worship magazine, died on August 31 at his home in Queensville, Ontario. He was 65. The cause was brain lymphona.
Originally a musician, he founded Barry Cobus ...
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Four More Draft Rigging Standards Available for Public Review
Four more draft rigging standards have been added to the list available for review on PLASA's public review online. The reviews run through October 17. The links will disappear when October 18 starts.
BSR E1.1 - 201x, ...
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One Draft Control Protocol Standard in Public Review
BSR E1.33 - 201x, Entertainment Technology - Extensions to E1.31 for Transport of ANSI E1.20, is available for public review online through October 17. The link to the document will disappear when October 18 starts. ...
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Clay Paky New Products at PLASA 2011
Among the new products that Clay Paky will showcase at the PLASA Show (September 11-14, Earls Court, London) are the following:
The Alpha Spot QWO 800 uses the latest MSR Platinum lamp -- an 800W light source that, the ...
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Robe at PLASA 2011 - Stand 1-F47
PLASA 2011 continues a hugely exciting year for the Czech Republic based manufacturer which launches two important and unique new LED products - the ROBIN 1200 LEDWash, and the ROBIN DLX Spot, and previews the upcoming ROBIN "Sniper ...
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Artistic Licence Engineering to Present DMX and RDM Workshop on PLASA Skills Wednesday
As part of the PLASA Education and Training Program, Artistic Licence Engineering will be holding a training seminar on the DMX and RDM protocols during the show's "Skills Wednesday." The seminar, titled "DMX & RDM Protocols ...
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Nemetschek Vectorworks Announces Vectorworks 2012 U.S. Virtual Event
Nemetschek Vectorworks, Inc. presents the Vectorworks 2012 U.S. Virtual Event, Sept. 13-16, 2011, to unveil the next version of Vectorworks software.
Beginning at 1p.m. EDT on September13 with a keynote address by CEO Sean ...
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Elation to Launch New Products at LDI
Elation reports that it will show a number of new products at LDI, October 28-30, Orlando, Florida. The products include.
The EVCMH is a DMX-512 moving head video camera designed to spotlight almost anything and ...
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High End Systems and The Light Hospital Form Partnership
High End Systems, a Barco company, announces its partnership with UK based The Lighting Hospital. This cooperative agreement aids High End Systems customers in the UK and Europe by providing a UK service location. The ...
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WJHW Design Outfits Ohio State University's Archie M. Griffin Grand Ballroom with Harman's JBL Line Arrays
Designed by Dallas-based consultants, Wrightson, Johnson, Haddon & Williams (WHJW) to fit the physically and acoustically demanding environment of Ohio State University's Archie M. Griffin Grand Ballroom, a Harman JBL ...
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IATSE Local One Certifies 19 ETCP Entertainment Electricians
The Entertainment Technician Certification Program (ETCP) has awarded 19 International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local One members with its entertainment electrician certification. Among those newly ...
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Last Chance to Order 2011 Behind the Scenes Holiday Cards
Orders close September 8 for 2011 Behind the Scenes Holiday Cards. After that date, a limited number of card packs and electronic cards will be available online, as well as for sale at the LDI show in Orlando, Florida. ...
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Nominations Announced for Jeff Awards
The nominations have been announced for the Joseph Jefferson Awards, which honor achievement in the Chicago professional theatre scene. The design nominees are:
SCENIC DESIGN - LARGE
David Korins - Chinglish
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JoeCo Ships Blackbox BBR-Dante Recorder
JoeCo Limited is now shipping the BBR-DANTE version of the Blackbox Recorder. This latest addition to the multi-channel live audio recorder family is the result of a collaboration, announced during 2010, between JoeCo and Audina ...
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Charcoalblue Approaches Completion on Marlowe Theatre
The Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury, UK, following a £25.6m ($37m) development project, will open on October 4. The theatre consulting firm Charcoalblue was appointed by Canterbury City Council, the theatre's owner, and was ...
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Philips Selecon at The Atterbury Theatre, South Africa
Philips Selecon has been specified for the Atterbury Theatre in South Africa.
With the explosion of festivals in South Africa, there is an increasing need for smaller theatres, outside of the festival scene, to provide ...
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HSL Supplies Lighting 'specials' for Arcade Fire Summer Festival Tour
Blackburn, UK based lighting rental company, HSL is supplying a substantial 'extras package' for Arcade Fire's summer European Festival tour, with lighting and set designed by Susanne Sasic, which is the latest leg ...
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Judas on Final World Tour with DiGiCo SD7
After storming the globe for nearly 40 years, Judas Priest, is going out strong as they rock the planet on the massive EPITAPH tour. Hitting all the major cities throughout the world on what will be their final world tour ...
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Robe and Anolis Light Key Events at 51st Zlin Film Festival
Robe lighting supported the 51st Zlin Film Festival - International Film Festival for Children and Youth in Zlín - Czech Republic, which is the oldest and among the largest film festivals of its kind worldwide. It attracts ...
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Crown, JBL VERTEC Line Arrays, and Soundcraft Vi Digital Console at Celebration Music Theatre Renovation
Located in Surfside Beach, part of South Carolina's Myrtle Beach resort area, the 950-seat Celebration Music Theatre opened earlier this year. It features the artist tribute show SUPERSTARZ! Live! with entertainers ...
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