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  Pro Audio Partners Embrace AudioLab at PLASA London 2013
PLASA London 2013, which takes place at ExCeL London from October 6 - 9, 2013, is pleased to announce specialist asset finance company Medialease as the sponsor for the AudioLab Arena, while eight new partners will ...
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LSC Introduces Three New Products at PLASA 2013
LSC is attending PLASA London again as part of the White Light zone and will be found on booth G60. PLASA London runs October 6 - 9 at ExCel London. This year LSC will introduce three new products to the marketplace. ...
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Artistic Licence Previews nanoScope at PLASA London 2013
Artistic Licence announces nanoScope, a pocket-sized, battery-powered tester for DMX512 and RDM. The product will be previewed at the forthcoming PLASA London show at Excel London in stand L50, October 6 - 9, 2013. ...
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Elation Launches the TVL F1WW and TVL F1CW Warm/Cool White LED Fresnels
Elation Professional introduces the new TVL F1WW and TVL F1CW white LED Fresnels. A 3,200K warm white and 5,600K cool white LED Fresnel respectively, the TVL F1WW and TVL F1CW are ideal for TV/video lighting, thanks to their quiet, ...
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New Meyer Sound Tutorial Videos for CAL Column Array Loudspeaker and MAPP Online Pro
To expand its training support for product users, Meyer Sound has released two new online tutorial videos, focusing on the use of the MAPP Online Pro acoustical prediction program and the Compass control software for the CAL column ...
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iWeiss Adds Russ Dusek as Project Manager
iWeiss announces that as of November 1, Russ Dusek will be joining the staff as a project manager to better service clients and projects in the Chicago Mid-West region. Dusek moves to iWeiss from Reed Rigging, bringing over ...
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Mackie DL1608 and DL806 with Apple Lightning Connector Now Shipping
Mackie announces two new versions of the popular DL1608 and DL806 digital live sound mixers that feature the Apple Lightning connector. These new DL Series mixers enable direct docking of the iPad (fourth generation) and iPad mini (u ...
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FSR's DR-SOCK Provides Easy Cure for Pulling Cables
FSR's new DR-SOCK is a handy and affordable cable-pulling tool designed to simplify and accelerate every installation requiring cables and connectors.
A must-have for every installer's toolbox, DR-SOCK is pre-assembled, easily ...
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HK Audio Debuts Its New Pulsar Cabinet Line
German sound reinforcement manufacturers HK Audio have unveiled Pulsar, their newest line of affordable cabinets.
Built to the HK Audio standards, the three cabinets in the Pulsar lineup are solid, reliable, and the company says ...
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GearSource.com e-Commerce Platform Upgrades with A.I.D.
GearSource.com introduces their Automated Inventory Disposal (A.I.D.) module. A.I.D. is an offer generator that incorporates an automated activation feature, as well as a manual option.
The company says they noticed that many ...
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Clay Paky Lighting Fixtures Wrap a Summer on the Road with the 311 Unity Tour 2013
Omaha, Nebraska-based alternative rock band 311 completed its summer Unity Tour 2013, and a large complement of Clay Paky lighting went along for the 26-show ride coast-to-coast. The tour marked the 11th consecutive summer ...
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Washington State School Discovers Daktronics Automated Rigging Advantage
Audiences in Woodinville, Washington, will experience their 2013 opening performances at the new Woodinville High School Theater equipped with Daktronics automated rigging system manufactured by Daktronics of Brookings, South Dakota ...
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New Products Unveiled at PLASA London 2013
PLASA London 2013 will host a plethora of global, European and UK product launches for the pro-audio and entertainment lighting industries at ExCeL London from October 6 - 9, 2013. Many of the new products on show are also ...
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Technical Theatre Awards Debuts at PLASA London 2013
Thanks to the generous support of PLASA and The Theatres Trust, the Technical Theatre Awards (TTAs) will be on stand A15 throughout the PLASA London show promoting the event -- and presenting the awards on stand A59 (Th ...
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LumenRadio Debuts SuperNova 3 at PLASA London Show
LumenRadio is exhibiting at the PLASA London 2013 show, October 6 - 9, at ExCel London in stand P30, and will debut the new SuperNova 3 software.
Utilizing the Art-Net and RDM management protocols, SuperNova 3 enables ...
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SSL Live Console Is Now Shipping
The SSL Live console premiered at Prolight + Sound in April 2013. Solid State Logic has been a player in the design and manufacture of consoles for music, broadcast, and post for more than 35 years, but it had never produced a ...
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Latest LSC Catalog Now Available
LSC announces that its latest 2013 International Catalog has been released and is also available on the company's website as a PDF download in both standard and print quality formats.
This latest catalog has detailed information ...
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ADJ Offers Mobile-Friendly Mega Par Profile RGB Wash Lights
"Taking it with you" has never been easier for DJs and mobile entertainers - when it comes to a professional LED light show. ADJ is now offering its Mega Par Profile RGB LED par cans in four- and eight-fixture packs that include a ...
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Carlos Vargas Joins LOUD as Director of Latin American Sales
LOUD Technologies Inc. announces that Carlos Vargas has joined the company as director of Latin American sales for the Ampeg, EAW, and Mackie brands. Vargas will ensure distributors region-wide realize the full ...
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James Thomas Engineering Appoints AC-ET as Exclusive European Master Distributor for Lighting Products
James Thomas Engineering (JTE) has realigned its distribution network to maximize the efficiency with which its customers are served and supported across Europe.
To this end, A.C. Entertainment Technologies Ltd (AC-ET) has ...
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Kinetic Lighting Provides Lighting for Star Trek Into Darkness DVD Release Party
For the DVD release party celebrating Paramount Home Media Distribution's Star Trek Into Darkness, Kinetic Lighting worked some lighting magic with an assist from the coolest and most apt prop imaginable: the space shuttle ...
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Robe for Hakkasan Las Vegas
Hakkasan Las Vegas is a high-profile, new 80,000-sq.-ft. restaurant experience at MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, the result of a collaboration between international dining group Hakkasan Ltd and nightlife aficionados Angel Management Group (AMG) ...
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WorldStage Draws Crowds to DevCon 2013 for Live Demonstrations of the Latest Event Technology
WorldStage welcomed more than 100 industry professionals to the latest installment of its long-running Developers' Conference series, DevCon 2013, held at its west coast office in Tustin, California. Attendees were able to choose ...
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Sacramento's "Best of Broadway" Sizzles with Lectrosonics
As a nonprofit organization, Best of Broadway is dedicated to bringing a live theatrical experience to the community of greater Sacramento, California. Each year, the Best of Broadway troupe performs a musical and dance extravaganza to ...
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Theatre in Review: Natural Affection (The Actors Company Theatre/Theatre Row)
We're lucky to have the likes of The Actors Company Theatre, The Mint Theater, and Keen Company, all of which have made it their mission to curate our theatrical past. It wasn't that long ago that no producing organization in New York ...
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SGM G-Spot LED Moving Head Ready for Delivery
The initial prototype of the SGM G-Spot LED moving head luminaire, on display in Frankfurt at Prolight + Sound last March, has now been supercharged, and the IP65-rated LED spot has been designed to deliver luminous advantages -- ...
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Rose Brand Announces Discount on Selected Products
For four days only Rose Brand's standard pipe and base and accessories are 25% off. This sale started September 24 and ends on September 27, 2013. This is a limited-time offer on their pipe and base collection and accessories. ...
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Rusty Waite to Lead EAW Worldwide Sales
On the heels of the Anya adaptive touring sound system rollout, and recent EAW installations at Barclay's Center (Brooklyn, NY USA) and the soon-to-be-commissioned Singapore Sports Hub, EAW announces the appointment of Rusty ...
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CLD Distribution Gets the Gig
Professional audio, AV, and broadcast cables specialist CLD Distribution launches its new Gig series of audio cables on stand J10 at the PLASA London 2013 exhibition at ExCeL London, October 6 - 9. ...
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Alcorn McBride Adds Dante Option to Binloop Family of Audio and Video Players
Alcorn McBride announces that its Binloop family of products (Digital Binloop, A/V Binloop, A/V Binloop HD) has added Dante as an option to the product line. The Binloop is the industry standard for perfectly synchronized A/V ...
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GoVision's 5mm LED Tiles Debut at Texas Motor Speedway Media Event
For more than a decade, GoVision has provided Texas Motor Speedway (TMS) with the most advanced LED video technology on the market to ensure that its giant crowds have the best possible views of the races, concerts, and other major ...
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Robe Expands in the Middle East
European moving light manufacturer Robe lighting is expanding its Middle East operation with the formation of Robe Middle East Trading LLC, a new company complete with new regional headquarters in Dubai. ...
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CADAC Appoints The Audio Specialists UG for Germany and Benelux
CADAC has appointed new German-based distributor, The Audio Specialists UG, to distribute its console range exclusively in Germany and Benelux.
The newly formed distributor is an independent subsidiary of the Dutch TAS
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Allen & Heath Appoints Exclusive Distributor in Thailand
Allen & Heath has appointed One Systems as its exclusive distributor in Thailand. Selected by Asian sales agent, Global Market Management, One Systems has been importing and selling Allen & Heath products into Thailand ...
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Theatre Projects Celebrates the Opening of Milton Court, a New Building for Guildhall School of Music & Drama
The Guildhall School of Music & Drama will celebrate the opening of their new building, Milton Court, with a concert and reception on Thursday, September 26. Milton Court will provide much needed additional teaching space for the school ...
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"Lighting the Stars" Conference Set for October 16 in Stockholm
In the conference "Lighting the Stars," Patrick Woodroffe will share some of his more exciting experiences: the lighting design for the 2012 Olympic Games in London, and the case study for the Michael Jackson's This Is It - a ...
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Science Museum of Virginia Chooses E&S Digistar 5 for New, High-Res 3D Digital Dome Theatre
Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation (E&S) announces that the Science Museum of Virginia, in Richmond, Virginia, has selected the E&S Digistar 5 digital projection ("fulldome") system for its new dome theatre set to open in early ...
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Final Call for 2013 PLASA Awards for Innovation
PLASA London 2013, which takes place at ExCeL London October 6 - 9, 2013, is putting out a final call for entries for the 2013 PLASA Awards for Innovation, before the deadline of Friday, September 27. More than 25 ...
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Martin Audio Demos MLA Compact in New York and D.C.
Martin Audio will be holding exclusive demonstrations of its award-winning MLA Compact loudspeaker system in New York City and Washington D.C.
The New York demonstration is on October 21 and 22 in the Grand Ballroom, Manhattan ...
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Announcing the Final Nominees for the 2013 Knight of Illumination Awards
The anticipated shortlists of lighting designers nominated for a Knight of Illumination Award have been announced.
Established to celebrate outstanding achievements in British lighting design in the sectors of TV, Theatre and ...
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MDG Launches e-series Haze and Fog Generators
MDG has released its new e-series, an exciting new evolution of its Atmosphere APS Series haze generator and MAX APS Series fog generator. The e-series is MDG's most recent innovation in atmospheric effects and the company says ...
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ArKaos Pro at PLASA London 2013
ArKaos, Belgian-based creators of interactive video technologies, will be exhibiting in the White Light Zone at PLASA London 2013, October 6 - 9, on stand E56, at ExCel London.
The ArKaos team will be demonstrating ArKaos ...
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Blue Pony Promotes Karey Davis to Sales Director
Apollo Design Technology, Inc.'s sister company, Blue Pony, announces the promotion of Karey Davis to the new position of sales director. As sales director, Davis will lead the sales team in generating new business, ...
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Vectorworks Nomad Now Compatible with Apple iOS 7
Nemetschek Vectorworks announces mobile support for Apple iOS 7. This means that the company's mobile application, Vectorworks Nomad, will support the new iOS 7 mobile operating system and match the new user interface look and feel. ...
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The Creative Arm of Milos Group Welcomes a New Member to the Team
Milos Concepts GmbH is a design laboratory and project development company which is responsible for the creation of modular space structures and xtruss systems. With the goal of consistently improving existing systems, and inventing ...
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Robe to Distribute LumenRadio in Czech Republic and Slovak Republic
LumenRadio announces that moving light and LED manufacturer Robe lighting has been appointed distributor for the CRMX brand in Czech Republic and Slovak Republic.
Robe and LumenRadio have been working closely for a long ...
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Lectrosonics Wireless Mic Technology on the Red Carpet at the 2013 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards
The Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, traditionally held the weekend before the live Primetime Emmys telecast, are largely dedicated to key technical disciplines and behind-the-scenes crafts essential to television production, including ...
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D.A.S. Audio Manufactures 10,000th Aero 12A System
With over 40 years in the industry and an extensive background in sound reinforcement solutions, D.A.S. Audio continues to hit milestones. In July the company manufactured the 10,000th unit of its successful Aero 12A powered line ...
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Alcorn McBride Equipment Helps Lure Visitors to New Fishing-Themed Gallery in Hood River, Oregon
The Luhr Jensen & Sons Gallery has opened at The History Museum, Hood River, Oregon with an array of Alcorn McBride equipment supporting A/V installations in the permanent exhibition. The product list includes a V4 Pro controller, a ...
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Be Media Selects VUE i-Class Systems for Buffalo Wild Wings
Citing exceptional sound quality and value, AV design firm Be Media recently selected VUE Audiotechnik's i-Class for a system upgrade at the popular Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant and sports bar franchise. ...
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Toby Keith and Bandit Lites Hammer Down on Tour
Twenty years after Toby Keith's debut album hit the stands, the country music superstar is raising his Red Solo Cup and calling for Drinks After Work for his Hammer Down tour. Bandit Lites supplied the gear for Keith's tour, ...
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Theatre in Review: Arguendo (Elevator Repair Service/Public Theater)
An exotic dancer, surrounded by reporters, keeps repeating the same inane talking point about the beauty of her career. ("I'm sending a message of, of sensuality, there's nothing wrong with the nude female body, I am proud of ...
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PLASA Rigging Conference 2013 Examines International Rigging Standards
The final two sessions to be announced at the fourth annual PLASA Rigging Conference both examine aspects of international rigging standards at the event on October 7 - 8, 2013 at ExCeL London.
"Codes of Practice -- The Next Steps ...
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Chromlech to Exhibit at PLASA London 2013
Chromlech, Brittany-based manufacturers of specialist lighting fixtures including the award-winning Elidy LED matrix fixture and Gleamer low-voltage dimmer, will be exhibiting at the PLASA London 2013 show in the White Light ...
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d3 Technologies Showcases d3 Studios and d3 Trial at PLASA London 2013
d3 Technologies will be exhibiting at this year's annual PLASA London show, October 6 - 9, at ExCel London, in stand Q40. This year's focus will be on the international community and the promotion of the company's growing ...
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Robert Juliat to Exhibit at PLASA London 2013 with Ambersphere Solutions
Robert Juliat, French manufacturer of tungsten, discharge, and LED lighting fixtures and followspots, will be exhibiting at PLASA London 2013, October 6 - 9 at ExCel London, on stand T76 in the Ambersphere Solutions ...
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The Long Reach Long Riders Announce the Dates for their Next Charity Ride
The 11th annual Long Reach Long Riders (LRLR) charity ride, dubbed Carpe Diem! Carpe Twisty! 11 Great Years of Riding, is scheduled for July 12-19, 2014. The ride will begin in Baltimore, Maryland and meander through the West ...
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4Wall Named to Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Companies for Fourth Consecutive Year
4Wall Entertainment Lighting was once again named to Inc. Magazine's annual list of the nation's 5,000 fastest growing privately owned companies.
This year marked the fourth consecutive year that 4Wall captured a spot on ...
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Steve Johnson Appointed Community CEO
Community Professional Loudspeakers announces the appointment of Steve Johnson as CEO. Johnson has over 25 years of engineering, marketing, and management experience in the pro audio and communications industries. In his new ...
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AES Announces Technical Tour Program at the 135th Audio Engineering Society Convention
Continuing a long tradition, the 135th Audio Engineering Society Convention, running October 17 - 20, 2013, at the Javits Center in New York City, will include a four-day set of technical tours, itineraries that will take visitors ...
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TC Group Appoints Danmon Asia as Broadcast and Production Distributor in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, and Myanmar
TC Electronic, a developer and manufacturer of professional broadcast audio equipment, has appointed Danmon Asia its new distributor in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, and Myanmar. The Danish firm, founded in 1976 has a wide product ...
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Over 250 Robe Fixtures Purchased by Procolor for Alejandro Fernandez World Tour
Guadalajara, Mexico-based rental company Procolor has purchased over 250 new Robe moving light fixtures that were specified by Belgian lighting designers Alain Corthout and Ignace d'Haese for the world tour of ...
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Theatre in Review: Philip Goes Forth (Mint Theatre Company)
The action of Philip Goes Forth turns on the question of whether or not young Philip Eldridge should move to New York and become a playwright. Fair enough; the trouble is, playwright George Kelly provides a definitive ...
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The Week in Review
Britney Spears Takes Vegas: Britney Spears is the latest pop star to announce a long-run gig in Vegas. It's a two-year contract at Planet Hollywood, to be directed by Baz Halpin, who also designed her last tour or two. The ...
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New Role for Bill Gallinghouse with ETC
ETC's Bill Gallinghouse is transitioning to a new position with the company, dedicated to the development of the ETC Rigging family, beginning October 1, 2013. In his new role as a consultant, Gallinghouse will be able to ...
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Artistic Licence Previews eSense at PLASA London
Artistic Licence will be previewing eSense, the first dedicated coordinator for RDM (Remote Device Management) at the forthcoming PLASA show at Excel, London, October 6-9, in stand L50.
eSense incorporates RDM monitoring, data ...
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Elation Launches the 300W RGBW Satura Spot LED Pro
Elation Professional introduces the Satura Spot LED Pro. This 300W RGBW moving head's color-mixing engine produces an output in all colors that, according to the company, is as bright and powerful as a traditional 575-watt discharge ...
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Triple E Sponsors the Technical Theatre Awards 2013
Track systems specialist Triple E is sponsoring the Technical Theatre Awards' (TTA) for "Outstanding Achievement in Building & Set Construction" this year.
Triple E -- which has for thirty years created curtain and ...
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DynaCove Linear LED Cove Fixtures from Acclaim Lighting Deliver the Light, Indoors or Out
Acclaim Lighting offers DynaCove interior and exterior linear LED cove fixtures, the perfect options for any cove, millwork, and signage applications. These high-powered, white LED fixtures are available in one- and four-foot ...
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CAD Audio Names Bob Habel Sales Manager for Installed Products
CAD Audio announces the appointment of Bob Habel as sales manager for Astatic Commercial installed products.
In this capacity, Habel will be responsible for managing all commercial accounts and Astatic rep firms ...
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Don Stevens Joins Dan Dugan Sound Design as Office Manager
Dan Dugan announces the appointment of Don Stevens as office manager at Dan Dugan Sound Design. Stevens will be responsible for sales, rentals, and general day to day management of the company. ...
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Tim Troast Joins Middle Atlantic Product Development Team
Middle Atlantic Products has named Tim Troast as director of physical infrastructure products, an integral part of the company's product development team.
In this newly created position, Troast will oversee the development ...
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Over 2000 Robe LED Wash Fixtures Work the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA)
Over 2,000 Robe LEDWash fixtures are in action on a series of high profile stands -- including Audi, BMW, Mini, Opel, Porsche, Seat, and Volkswagen -- at the Frankfurt 65th International Motor Show (IAA). ...
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Metallica Headlines Roskilde with Harman Martin Lighting
The Roskilde Music Festival in Denmark, one of Europe's biggest summer music festivals, has brought together some of the world's most popular artists since the early 1970s. On this year's Orange Stage, Metallica headlined the festival, ...
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Clay Paky Luminaires Reign Supreme at Coronation Festival Gala
Celebrated lighting designer Vince Foster recently employed a battalion of Clay Paky fixtures to honor Queen Elizabeth II's 60 years on the throne. Foster used the Clay Paky fixtures to deliver a striking, yet flexible ...
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Philips Entertainment Luminaires Bring A Dancer's Dream to Life
Founded in 1842, the New York Philharmonic is the oldest symphony orchestra in the United States playing over 180 concerts per year, but this year they played one program which was unlike any before. In A Dancer's Dream: Two Works by ...
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PR Lighting Illuminates Delhi's Guru Tegh Bahadur Memorial
The amazing Guru Tegh Bahadur Memorial structure in New Delhi has been brought to life with a stunning light show -- featuring fixtures from PR Lighting. The newly programmed show is the result of a design from the attraction's ...
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Starlight Express Celebrates 25th Anniversary with Martin Audio MLA Compact
When the updated production of Starlight Express opened at Bochum, Germany's Stadionring -- celebrating 25 years since its premiere performance at the specially constructed "Starlight Express Theatre" in 1988 -- it featured Martin ...
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Xone Becomes Resident during Ibiza 2013
Allen & Heath's renowned Xone DJ mixers were used throughout the Ibiza, Spain season at various venues across the island, requested by top DJs including Pete Tong, John Digweed, Chris Liebing, Juanjo Martin, and Richie Hawtin. ...
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StratCrowd Associates Launches to Manage Crowd Safety
StratCrowd Associates announces the launch of a specialized response to the increasingly complex field of crowd safety management. "It is all very well to have the resources available, but without a coherent crowd management plan, ...
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SynAudCon Offers "Sound Reinforcement for Technicians" October 28 - 30 in Burbank, California
"Sound Reinforcement for Technicians" is a three-day, in-person training program offered by SynAudCon (Synergistic Audio Concepts) to be held in Burbank, California from October 28 - 30 that puts learning in the hands of the ...
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Video Control for All Enlighten Products with Download of v. 4.0
The Enlighten suite of products now has the ability to control video. With the +Media feature in v. 4.0, users can now cross-fade lighting and video at the same and control multiple layers directly from the board. ...
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Point Source Audio's SERIES8 Raises the Bar on Miniature Microphones
Point Source Audio (PSA), an innovator of the original "unbreakable boom" microphone, announces its SERIES8 miniature microphones are now officially shipping in three different styles: headset, earworn, and lavalier. Created for use ...
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Allen & Heath Launches GLD Editor Control Software
Allen & Heath has launched GLD Editor, a free, computer-based control suite offering all of the key facilities of the GLD digital mixer with capability to display multiple information panels simultaneously. Available for PC and Mac, ...
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Grass Valley Launches LDX 80 Compact Series Compact Cameras
Grass Valley has launched the LDX 80 compact series of camera heads, which offer a compact form factor for use in productions requiring cameras on robotic heads, fixed position cameras, or standalone cameras. The LDX 80 compact ...
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Pyrotek Special Effects Awarded with the 2013 Perennial Award from Tour Link
With over 25 years of experience, Pyrotek Special Effects Inc., with offices located in the Toronto and Las Vegas areas, announces a new award received from Tour Link -- the 2013 Perennial Award for Pyro Company of the Year.
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Music Group Appoints Graham Rowlands to Lead Installed Sound in APAC
Following on the recent appointment of industry veteran Graham Rowlands to head the business development efforts of Music Group professional brands Midas, Klark Teknik, and Turbosound, the company has announced ...
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Professional Development to Take Center Stage at ISE 2014
The 11th edition of Integrated Systems Europe will boast a more comprehensive training and development offering than any previous ISE, the show's organizers announced today. ISE 2014 is scheduled for February 4-6, 2014 at Amsterdam ...
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Osheaga Music and Arts Festival Leaps onto the World Stage with Sennheiser and K-Array
Montreal's Osheaga Music and Arts Festival, held every summer at the city's breathtaking Parc Jean-Drapeau on Île Sainte-Hélène, is not only well established as Canada's top music festival, but is also ranked as one of the top music ...
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JR Lighting Design Provides Christian Life Center with GLP impression X4S LED System
When the Christian Life Center (CLC) in Tinley Park, Illinois, wanted to supplement its existing technical infrastructure and add automated lighting technology to its services, the organization brought in lighting consultant, Jason ...
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Bruno Mars' Moonshine Jungle World Tour Goes All Digital With DiGiCo
Bruno Mars is riding high off the success of his sold-out Moonshine Jungle outing. Sporting a diverse set-list with a mix of eclectic covers, radio hits, originals (many from his latest outing, Unorthodox Jukebox CD), the ...
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Lumenpulse Revitalizes Buckley Recital Hall with Lumentalk Technology
Lumenpulse Inc., a manufacturer of high-performance architectural LED lighting solutions, has completed an innovative installation of its Lumentalk technology, converting the Buckley Recital Hall at Massachusetts' Amherst College ...
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PLASA London 2013 Presents the Avolites Aftershow Party
PLASA London 2013, which takes place at ExCeL London from October 6 - 9, 2013, announces the return of the ever-popular Avolites aftershow party, co-hosted by DiGico, Martin Audio, and Amptown. ...
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Philips Entertainment Sponsors the Technical Theatre Awards 2013
Philips' entertainment lighting brands Selecon, Showline, Strand Lighting, and Vari-Lite will be lending their support to the Technical Theatre Awards (TTA) 2013, which will be hosted at this year's PLASA London ...
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Nemetschek Vectorworks Releases Vectorworks 2014 Software
Nemetschek Vectorworks, Inc., a provider of CAD and Building Information Modeling (BIM) software solutions that enable designers to easily, accurately, and efficiently capture their ideas, develop them, and communicate them, ...
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American Audio's Multi-Functional ELS15 BT Speaker Allows Music Playback Via Bluetooth or MP3/SD Card Input
Now DJs, clubs, and entertainers can play music from virtually any mobile-friendly device they choose -- from Bluetooth-enabled mobile phones and tablets, to MP3 players and SD cards. American Audio has introduced the ELS15 BT, a ...
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Harman Professional Enhances Architectural Media Systems with Release of HiQnet Audio Architect Version 1.1
Harman Professional announces the introduction of its HiQnet Audio Architect version 1.1 professional audio configuration and control platform, an upgrade that brings new functionality and features, including control of Audinate ...
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The Networked Audio Track at the 135th AES Convention Explores the Future of Audio Connectivity
Following the recent publication of AES67-2013, a new engineering standard for networked/streaming audio-over-IP interoperability, the 135th Audio Engineering Society Convention, running October 17 - 20, 2013, at the Javits ...
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LumenRadio Now Available in DTS Fixtures
LumenRadio announces that DTS fixtures will now be available with LumenRadio's OEM modules. For over 30 years, DTS has manufactured professional lighting for entertainment, as well as products for architectural applications. ...
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LED Source Hires Commercial Lighting Veteran for East Coast Business Development Role
LED Source, a North American LED lighting solutions provider specializing in architectural, entertainment, and retrofit applications, announces Rick Lindemann as its new east coast business development manager. ...
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W-DMX Holds Open Days at Headquarters in Sweden
Wireless Solution Sweden AB recently held open days with sales and technical training August 27 - 28. Guests from 11 countries including distributors and partners attended the event. The event was a success with plenty of networking ...
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Mackie and CCI Bring Audio Salvation to Acoustically Challenged Life Church
CCI Solutions an Olympia, Washington-based AV design firm, is behind the unique installation at Life Church in nearby Oak Harbor, featuring a 360-degree all-Mackie audio system.
With multiple weekly services hosting a ...
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Clay Paky Sharpys Shine in the New Hakkasan Club in Las Vegas
The brand new Hakkasan nightclub within the MGM Grand in Las Vegas has added dazzling sparkle to its huge main dance floor by installing 16 of Clay Paky's powerful beam Sharpys.
The 16 perfectly parallel beam Sharpys are rigged ...
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Santana Blossoms with SGM SixPack
Brazilian singer Luan Santana had his breakthrough in 2010 with a best-seller album, before continuing to climb the Billboard charts with his second album. Already known for presenting some of the most expansive concerts, there was ...
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Chicago Lightscape Lighting and Sound experience enhanced by DesignLab Chicago
When the Chicago Loop Alliance (CLA) wanted to attract more people to the shops and businesses of State Street they weren't sure exactly what type of experience they would create. They knew, however, that they wanted a unique placemaking ...
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Theatre in Review: The Old Friends (Signature Theatre)
The great thing about Horton Foote is you can never pin him down. His critics -- and even some of his friends -- like to pigeonhole him as a cracker barrel Chekhov who spins sentimental tales of simple country folk, their dreams ...
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PLASA Focus Triumphs for Second Time in Texas
Packed seminars, busy booths, and new product launches confirmed PLASA Focus: Austin as an unmissable industry event for Texas.
Over 700 attendees gathered on the show floor at the Palmer Events Center to see over 50 of the ...
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The University/Resident Theatre Association Announces Changes to the National Unified Auditions and Interviews
URTA is a consortium of 39 university, graduate training programs in theatre from across the nation and in the UK. Each year, the National Unified Auditions and Interviews (NUAIs) -- commonly known as the "URTAs"-- are ...
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Learning and Growing with d&b at PLASA Focus: Austin
"I am constantly impressed by our industry's desire to learn. PLASA is an accessible forum for all of us to stay informed and connected," said Christopher Kulesa, head of education for d&b audiotechnik US, who recently ...
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Martin Audio Unveils New Strategy to Communicate Uniting the Audience Experience
For many years Martin Audio has used the tagline, "The Martin Experience." But actually defining what that is, and what it means to the industry, has been less clear. After reviewing Martin Audio's profile in the industry today -- ...
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135th Audio Engineering Society Convention Adds Product Design Track
The 135th Audio Engineering Society Convention, running October 17 - 20, 2013, at the Javits Center in New York City, will again feature an increasingly popular event focused on pro audio products. The Product Design Track (taking ...
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Waves Virtual Stock Software Distribution (VSSD) System Enhances Eventide Product Availability
Waves Audio announces that Eventide will join Waves' virtual stock software distribution (VSSD) fulfillment program, as an alternative means of product distribution. Now, end-users will always have access to the complete ...
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Electrosonic's Conte and Kent to Moderate Lighting and Projection Technology Session at TEA's SATE '13
Chris Conte and Paul Kent of Electrosonic will moderate the session, "The Death of Halogen and the Rise of Coherent Light," at SATE '13, the Themed Entertainment Association's (TEA) annual experiential ...
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Shure Pledges $25,000, Issues New Industry Education Challenge
Shure Incorporated announces that it will match combined donations to the NSCA Education Foundation, up to $25,000, which will be used to further advance the skills of individuals in the commercial electronic systems industry ...
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Take1 and the Event Safety Alliance to Host Industry's First Webinar on Live Event Safety
Take1 Insurance, an insurance provider to the entertainment industry, announces that it has teamed with the Event Safety Alliance (ESA) to host the industry's first webinar focused on producing safer live events. ...
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TSD Group Appointed Argentinian Distributor for Prolyte Group
Prolyte Group announces that TSD Group has joined its partner network, to become its distributing partner for Argentina.
The partnership was unofficially engaged at the Infocomm show, where Daniel Lema, managing ...
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Tubrosound Delivers Sweetest Sound for MFO Producciones
Spanish production company MFO Producciones has taken delivery of a Turbosound Flashline PA system consisting of 24 TFS-900H four-way line array modules, 18 TFS-900B double 18" subwoofers, and six complete amplifier racks, ...
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InfoComm Sets Agenda on Corporate Communications for Next UK Roundtable Event
InfoComm International, the trade association representing the commercial audiovisual technology industry, will be hosting its next roundtable event focusing on the use of AV for corporate communications at the Hilton Green Park, ...
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Theatre in Review: stop.reset (Signature Theatre Company)
That our lives have been altered almost beyond recognition by the advent of digital technology is beyond a doubt; that Regina Taylor has anything to say about this phenomenon is not at all clear. In any case, she has written stop ...
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ADJ Hits the Road with a Learning Experience
ADJ is offering a learning experience to dealers as well as DJs and other end-users across the country -- at no cost.
It's all part of "ADJ On Tour," a multi-city coast-to-coast educational swing that will provide hands-on ...
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Leprecon Updates LPC Controller Line
Leprecon LLC, a provider in theatrical lighting consoles, power distribution, and dimming systems, announces the release of a new version of the LPC series lighting console. The new consoles features version 3.0 software and three ...
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AV Industry Veteran Bob Stern Joins Hall Research
Hall Research announces that Bob Stern has been hired as their western business development manager. Stern has been serving the professional A/V marketplace for over 20 years, including over eight years as central regional ...
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Robert Juliat Appoints Electric Claudio Merlo as Distributor for Switzerland
Robert Juliat announces the latest addition to the Robert Juliat distributor family with the appointment of Electric Claudio Merlo Lighting Equipment SA (ECM) as its new distributor for Switzerland. ...
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Renkus-Heinz Helps Prairie Meadows Cut to the Chase
In 1989, Prairie Meadows Raceway opened its doors with the goal of giving central Iowa residents a horse racing facility of their own. Twenty-five years later, Prairie Meadows has grown to include a 168-room hotel with state-of-the-art ...
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New York Philharmonic Presents Summer Park Concerts with Meyer Sound LEO
This summer, New York Philharmonic performed a series of five concerts in parks throughout New York City using a Meyer Sound LEO linear large-scale sound reinforcement system. Two large shows took place on Central Park's Great Lawn, ...
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LA ProPoint Develops Giant Wheel for Getty Villa's Outdoor Theatre Production of Prometheus Bound
LA ProPoint, a creator of design, engineering, fabrication, and installation for stage and show systems, has developed a giant 23' steel wheel for the upcoming production of Prometheus Bound, which the Getty Museum and ...
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St. Jude the Apostle Catholic Church Thrives with Lectrosonics
In the fall of 2009, St. Jude the Apostle Catholic Church in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, embarked on an ambitious campaign "To Build a Future of Hope!" Among its various directives was the complete renovation of the church. Recognizing the ...
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Excel Lighting Services Highlights Baltimore Ravens Ring Ceremony
SuperBowl XLVII was unforgettable in many aspects; from brothers as opposing head coaches to the famous "blackout" during the second half, the game (and season) was a rich experience for SuperBowl Champion Baltimore Ravens. When the Ravens' ...
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Dataton Takes Danish Visitors on a Caribbean Island Retreat at The Reef Hotel & Resort, Copenhagen
During those cold winter months, the people from Denmark and wider Scandinavia can escape to the warmer climes of the Western Caribbean at The Reef Hotel & Resort. The attraction located just meters away from the ferry terminal in ...
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Theatre in Review: You Never Can Tell (Pearl Theatre Company/Gingold Theatrical Group)
Summer is waning, but a holiday air prevails at the Pearl, where You Never Can Tell is casting an impudent and amused eye at the follies of thoroughly reasonable people forced into thoroughly unreasonable situations thanks to the ...
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Theatre in Review: Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric Play (Playwrights Horizons)
What if the world ended and only pop culture survived? That's the premise of Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric Play, a thoroughly original, if not to say bizarre, black comedy that, before it jumps the shark, provides a distinctive ...
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The Week in Review
New York City Opera Threatens to Cancel Season: The endlessly beleaguered New York City Opera, having decamped from Lincoln Center, slashed its budgets, and drastically reduced its production schedule, now finds that such economies ...
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PLASA Rigging Conference 2013 Welcomes Key Sponsors
The fourth annual PLASA Rigging Conference announces that it will be supported by major sponsors for the first time, cementing its growing reputation as an essential event for the industry. Unusual Rigging becomes the ...
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ArKaos Launches GrandVJ 2
September sees the brand new launch of ArKaos GrandVJ 2, the latest version of the ArKaos GrandVJ software for VJs, DJs, clubs, and musicians.
The new software brings new features that answer the demands of customers in the ...
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Artistic Licence launches Art-Osc at PLASA London 2013
Artistic Licence announces Art-Osc, a new protocol that allows remote interfacing of lighting control data via smartphones or tablets. The protocol will be launched at the forthcoming PLASA London show at Excel London, ...
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Starlite Productions Brings the Pros to You
Starlite Productions invites members of the entertainment technology industry to join them at the 2013 Technology Showcase, Thursday, September 19, from 3:00 to 8:00pm at Starlite's offices: 9 Whittendale Drive, Moorestown, NJ 08057 ...
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USITT Invites Applications for Free Stage Inspections
USITT, the United States Institute for Theatre Technology, offers free inspections and stage crew safety training through its Rigging Safety Initiative.
The program, launched in 2011 with a $25,000 donation from J.R. Clancy ...
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ADJ Launches Vizi Beam Hybrid 2R Intense-Beam Moving Head
ADJ introduces one of its most sophisticated moving head fixtures to date: the Vizi Beam Hybrid 2R. A visually striking, beam effect with a tight four-degree beam angle, the lightweight, energy-efficient Vizi Beam Hybrid 2R is ...
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Tomcat Appoints Scott Johnson as President and Will Todd as COO
Tomcat, a designer and fabricator of aluminum truss, structural components, and custom stages for the entertainment, audiovisual, exhibition, and worship industries and a brand of The Milos Group, announces it has appointed
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Concert Systems Adds Adamson Monitor Rig
Concert Systems Production Group, located in Pensacola, Florida, recently added 28 Adamson Systems Engineering M212 stage monitors to their live event production inventory.
"If you had asked me a few years ago if I would ...
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Williams Sound: Direct from the InfoComm AV Executive Conference
Williams Sound announces it is a sponsor of the InfoComm AV Executive Conference (AVEC) 2013, taking place this week in Amelia Island, Florida. Professionals attending AVEC are said to be the "Who's Who of the Pro-AV Industry" ...
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Harman's BSS Audio Handles Audio Processing and Networking for Wisconsin's Life Church
Since its founding in the year 2000 with 35 people attending a service in a high school auditorium, Wisconsin's Life Church has enjoyed continued growth. It now occupies two locations and in May 2013 completed an expansion of its ...
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Brazil's Electralight and LPL Rock Lollapalooza with LightConverse
Lollapalooza's return to São Paulo, Brazil earlier this year was made all the more successful by Electralight, in partnership with LPL Lighting Productions, and their use of LightConverse visualization software. ...
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Danley OS-80 Weatherproof Speakers Deliver Sonic Clarity at the New Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Stadium
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi is situated on Ward Island, braced on one side by Oso Bay and on the other side by Corpus Christi Bay. With some of the highest average wind speeds in the nation, the entire campus possesses a maritime ...
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Community Escalates Performance, Style, and Musicality of R-Series with New "R-MAX" and Compact Models
Community Professional Loudspeakers announces the introduction of eight new models to its premiere R-Series line, with new performance dimensions that expand the applications of this loudspeaker range. Three new compact models, the ...
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Behringer EUROLIVE B1200D-PRO Now in Stores
Behringer announces the EUROLIVE B1200D-PRO 500W active subwoofer is now available in stores and through online retailers worldwide. Designed for live sound engineers, audio rental companies, and performers working in churches, ...
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Harman Professional Names Amanda Divine Associate Director, Sales Information/Systems
Harman Professional has appointed Amanda Divine to the position of associate director, sales information/systems. In this position, Divine will be responsible for the development, implementation, and retention of sales ...
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William Posey Joins UsedAV.com
UsedAV.com, a division of 4Wall Entertainment and sister-site to UsedLighting.com, has added AV veteran William Posey as VP of national sales.
Posey's focus will be the development of new business as well as ...
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Main Light Expands Its Clay Paky Rental Inventory with New Shotlight Wash Fixtures
Main Light Industries, Inc., the Wilmington, Delaware-based firm, which is a large rental house, has further expanded its inventory with Clay Paky Shotlight Wash fixtures. A.C.T Lighting is the exclusive distributor of ...
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Evolve Media Group Adds Lightware MX-FR33L Modular Matrix Frame to Rental Inventory
Evolve Media Group has taken delivery of a Lightware Visual Engineering MX-FR33L modular matrix frame for its rental inventory. This addition is the third Lightware acquisition for Evolve; the company also has two 16x16 ...
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QSC Appoints Meyer Marketing as US Representative in Florida
QSC Audio Products, LLC announces the appointment of Meyer Marketing as their manufacturer's representative firm in Florida.
With over 28 years' experience in the region, Meyer Marketing has been honored over the years with ...
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"Light Up!" Demonstrates W-DMX Technology in Chile
Wireless Solution Sweden AB demonstrated W-DMX during Chilean distributor Iluminacion Profesional VALOOK SA's "Light Up!" recent training sessions and open house in Santiago, Chile.
The Light-Up! show hosted approximately ...
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WorldStage Teams with Rafael Lozano-Hemmer on "Voice Tunnel," a Large-scale Interactive Art Installation
The New York Department of Transportation's Summer Streets 2013 arts festival featured many unique installations but none more unusual than Mexican-Canadian artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer's "Voice Tunnel," which opened the 1,400' vehicle ...
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Antelope Audio Goes Atomic on Rihanna's Internationally Acclaimed Diamonds World Tour
Rihanna's Diamonds World Tour is making its mark as one of this year's most successful tours to date. According to a mid-year chart by Pollstar, it already ranks as the 11th largest grossing worldwide tour, having generated more ...
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Rock Legend Sammy Hagar Tours with Bandit Lites
The Red Rocker is on the road again with Bandit Lites, as Sammy Hagar brings more than 40 years of hits to audiences around the country. The tour features performances from past and present band mates of Hagar, including Michael ...
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VUE Line Arrays Make Motor City Debut at Detroit Jazz Festival
The Detroit Jazz Festival celebrated its 36th season last weekend with an impressive roster of Jazz talent representing the genre in its varied forms. This year, artists on two of the festival's stages were joined for the first time by V ...
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Theatre in Review: Fetch Clay, Make Man (New York Theatre Workshop)
Credit Will Power for unearthing one of the odder pairings in modern American history; credit him further for making it the stuff of powerful drama. As strange as it seems, Muhammad Ali, whose unapologetically assertive personality ...
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2013 Outstanding Historic Theatre Award Honors New York City Center Renovation Led by Duncan Hazard / Ennead
In celebration of excellence in the preservation, restoration, and sustainable operation of historic theaters throughout North America, New York City Center was recently presented with the 2013 Outstanding Historic Theatre Award by The ...
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Robert Shook Accepted Into the IALD College of Fellows
Schuler Shook announces that Robert Shook, FIALD, LC, has been accepted as a member of the International Association of Lighting Designers' College of Fellows. A founding partner of architectural lighting and theatre ...
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Save 15% Off on Select Rosco Scenic Paints During the Rose Brand 4-Day Paint Sale
Rose Brand's four day paint sale features a 15% discount on Rosco Off Broadway paint and Rosco Supersaturated paint now through September 13, 2013.
Rosco manufactures the finest quality scenic paints in the industry, ...
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Ferri Lighting Design & Associates Creates Largest LED Lighting Studio Design for NBC Sports Group
Ferri Lighting Design & Associates (FLDA) announces that it has completed a year-long project to light the recently opened NBC Sports Group International Broadcast Center in Stamford, Connecticut. The FLDA design, which encompasses ...
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Williams Sound Donates Early Assistive Listening System to Full Compass Museum
Williams Sound announces its donation of a personal PA system (PPA T2 transmitter and PPA R1027A receiver) to Jonathan and Susan Lipp, owners of Full Compass. Full Compass, located in Madison, Wisconsin, has ...
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Music Group Expands Professional Division Marketing Team
Music Group announces they have expanded the marketing department for their recently-formed professional products division, with the addition of industry veterans Paul O'Farrell-Stevens and Graeme Taylor. ...
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Lighthouse and TS Sports Install Indoor and Outdoor LED Video Displays at US Cellular Center
LED video provider Lighthouse and TS Sports have installed indoor and outdoor LED video displays at US Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Two exterior LED video building marquees, positioned on the northwest and ...
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SES Supports The Avett Brothers With Martin Audio MLA
SES (Special Event Services) of Winston-Salem, North Carolina and Nashville, Tennessee recently supported the popular Avett Brothers on the first leg of their world tour with a Martin Audio MLA System 36 loudspeaker system. ...
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Harman's Soundcraft Si Expression 3 Console Provides an Educational Experience at SIU Edwardsville
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) is a four-year public university whose department of theatre and dance offers a broad variety of academic courses and practical experience in performance, dance, design and technical theatre ...
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MLB Concert Features New York Philharmonic, Mariah Carey, and Lighting from 4Wall New York
4Wall New York recently provided lighting for the 2013 MLB All-Star Charity Concert, featuring Mariah Carey and the New York Philharmonic. The event was held on the Great Lawn in Central Park.
For more than 40 years the ...
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Branded Cities, Panasonic, and ABC RSES Align With NASDAQ OMX to Transform Times Square
Branded Cities Network ("Branded Cities"), Panasonic Eco Solutions North America ("Panasonic"), and ABC Regional Sports & Entertainment Sales ("ABC"), have created an alliance to upgrade and redesign the NASDAQ ...
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Harman Professional Names TechData Co. Ltd Its Distribution Partner For South Korea
Harman Professional announces the appointment of TechData Co. Ltd as its distribution partner for JBL Professional, Crown Audio, Soundcraft, dbx, Lexicon, BSS, and AKG in the Republic Of Korea. TechData Co. Ltd ...
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2013 Henry Hewes Design Awards Honorees Announced
Four theater artists will be honored by the Henry Hewes Design Awards (HHDA) Committee during the presentation of its 2013 Awards in a luncheon ceremony scheduled for October 21. Mimi Lien (Natasha, Pierre and the Great ...
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USITT Presents Rigging Seminar with Bill Sapsis October 1 in San Diego
Bill Sapsis of Sapsis Rigging will lead the next USITT Presents one-day training with a "Rigging for Theatre" workshop at the San Diego Civic Theatre on Tuesday, October 1.
The class will cover current entertainment ...
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135th Audio Engineering Society Convention to Feature First-Ever "Systems Sound Symposium" Sessions
The 135th Audio Engineering Society Convention (October 17 - 20, 2013, at the Javits Center in New York City) this year will present the first comprehensive look at one of professional audio's most robust market sectors. Sponsored ...
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Elation to Unveil New COB (Chip On Board) Series, at 2013 WFX Show
"Some of most exciting new technology ever displayed together in one show booth," is how Elation Professional's director of sales Eric Loader summed up the company's upcoming exhibit at this year's WFX Show, held in Dallas, Texas, ...
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Creative Stage Lighting Hires John McDowell as Regional Sales Manager
Creative Stage Lighting (CSL) announces the hiring of John McDowell. McDowell has taken the position of western regional sales manager.
McDowell comes to CSL with extensive sales, system integration, and entertainment ...
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Harman Soundcraft's "Mixing with Professionals" Seminar Comes to Charlotte with Lucas "Rico" Corrubia
Harman Soundcraft's "Mixing with Professionals" (MwP) series is making a stop at The Fillmore in Charlotte, North Carolina on September 17, 2013, hosted by Broadway and tour sound engineer Lucas "Rico" Corrubia. ...
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A.C.T Lighting Supports Stagecraft Institute Las Vegas 2013 with Clay Paky Fixtures and grandMA2 Consoles
Sometimes what happens in Vegas leaves Vegas. Just ask the participants of Stagecraft Institute Las Vegas 2013 (SILV) who left town with valuable knowledge about live entertainment production they didn't have before. Once again, A ...
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Green Hippo Welcomes Sarah Cox as New Technical Sales Manager and Trainer
Green Hippo Ltd. announces Sarah Cox has been added to the company's sales team as technical sales manager for several European territories including France, Italy, and Spain. In addition, Cox will also spend some of her time ...
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PreSonus Supports LSU's College of Engineering
To support education and research in the division of electrical and computer engineering at Louisiana State University, PreSonus Audio Electronics has pledged $200,000 to establish a digital signal processing (DSP) laboratory. ...
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Sensaphonics Again Expands Gold Circle
Sensaphonics, a manufacturer of personal monitoring equipment, announces the completion another Gold Circle seminar for audiologists. The two-day course includes in-depth teaching sessions at Sensaphonics headquarters, plus a hands ...
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LED Source Invited to Speak at Cloudbeat Panel on Cloud Integration and the Future of Franchising
LED Source director of marketing, Dean Ernst, will team up with Scribe vice president of sales Lou Antonucci for a panel at the 2013 CloudBeat Conference on Tuesday, September 10, at 12:00pm titled "Shining Light on ...
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Clay Paky Sharpys Rock with Rush as Band Wraps Clockwork Angels Tour
Rock band Rush just wrapped its Clockwork Angels tour in the US in support of its eponymous album, and Clay Paky Sharpy fixtures went along for the ride.
Rush began its US tour last September on the heels of a successful ...
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Boulevard Pro Installs Two Yamaha CL5s at bergenPAC
Boulevard Professional of Ridgefield Park, New Jersey, recently installed two Yamaha CL5 digital audio consoles along with four Rio 3224-D input/output boxes, one at front of house and one for monitors, at the Bergen ...
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PLASA London 2013 Presents DJ Sessions as Part of Professional Development Program
PLASA London 2013, which takes place at ExCeL London October 6-9, announces the return of a series of DJ sessions, supported by the National Association of Disc Jockeys (NADJ). The sessions will run on Sunday, October 6, as ...
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ADJ Launches Battery-Powered Mega GO Par64 RGBA and Jelly GO Par64 RGBA
ADJ introduces the new cordless Mega GO Par64 RGBA and Jelly GO Par64 RGBA quad LED color-mixing Par 64 fixtures that run on a rechargeable lithium battery, giving lighting users the freedom to produce bright stage and wall washes ...
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Morpheus Lights Announces Sales of 500+ Ayrton MagicPanel602 LED Luminaires Since July 1 US Introduction
Morpheus Lights, the exclusive US distributor of Ayrton LED luminaires, announces sales and delivery of over 500 MagicPanel602 LED luminaires since the product's US introduction on July 1, 2013. ...
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Show Production Services Expands and Adds Equipment
UK lighting rental company Show Production Services (SPS) has invested £1.6m into equipment for their new West Sussex base.
The large investment comprises equipment from a number of leading industry manufacturers including Phil ...
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Adlib Gets in the Mix at Creamfields 2013
Liverpool-based Adlib was delighted to supply complete visual and sound design and equipment packages to four high profile arenas at Creamfields 2013 -- the UK's electronic dance music festival.
Adlib again worked closely with ...
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Robe for Starlight Express in Johannesburg
Lighting designer Declan Randall wove Robe moving lights into his intricate lighting design for the epic roller-skating Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Starlight Express staged in The Mandela venue at the Joburg Theatre ...
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Hawke's Bay Opera House Upgrades to LX600
The Hawke's Bay Opera House situated in Hastings in New Zealand is one of the Southern Hemisphere's most impressive examples of Spanish Mission architecture.
The theatre, with its extravagant art nouveau interior decorations, is the ...
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Entec Supplies Sound for Skunk Anansie Tour
West London-based rental and technical solutions provider Entec Sound & Light is supplying the current Skunk Anansie festival tour with a control and monitor system, working with the band's long term engineers Paul Ramsay, ...
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iLive and ME Manage Tindersticks Anniversary Show
An Allen & Heath iLive system with 18 ME-1 personal mixers were employed for a special 21st anniversary show of UK band, Tindersticks. Part of a European summer tour, the band performed a special set at the Blue Balls Festival in ...
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Theatre in Review: The Recommendation (Flea Theatre)
Friendship is many things in The Recommendation -- patronage, commerce, and blackmail, among others -- but it is rarely truly friendship. That's because the three characters in Jonathan Caren's cracklingly paced, ...
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Theatre in Review: The Hatmaker's Wife (Playwright's Realm/Peter Jay Sharp Theatre)
If theatrical whimsy is to you the equivalent of one part Karo syrup and two parts castor oil, then you may want to avoid The Hatmaker's Wife, which should come with a red band on the program, with "Warning: Fable Ahead" ...
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Harman Professional Launches E-Commerce Initiative to Support US Dealers with Customer Gateway
Harman Professional announces the availability of a highly-evolved e-commerce site at www.harmanpro.com to provide customers in the United States with a uniform, comprehensive gateway to access Harman Professional products from AK ...
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Sessions on Live Sound to Be Highlighted at 135th Audio Engineering Society Convention
The 135th Audio Engineering Society Convention, scheduled for Thursday, October 17, through Sunday, October 20, 2013, at the Javits Center in New York City, will again feature a Live Sound Track of events, bringing a high level of ...
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RC4Wireless Offers RC4Magic Starter Kits and Wireless LED Dimming Kits
Props people, lighting designers, and electricians will be excited to discover that RC4Wireless is now offering specially priced RC4Magic Wireless DMX and Dimming Starter Kits for a limited time. Every new kit comes with three ...
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Chauvet Opens Mexico Subsidiary
Chauvet, a global supplier of entertainment lighting and trussing, announces the opening of a full-service subsidiary in Mexico, Chauvet and Sons de Mexico S DE RL DE CV, following the acquisition of the assets of long-time ...
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Shure Adds Chester Trocha to Executive Staff
Shure Incorporated announces that Chester Trocha joined the company as its senior vice president of operations. Trocha joins Shure from Zebra Technologies, a manufacturer of thermal printers, where he was vice president of ...
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2013 MTV Video Music Awards Get the Pointe
The bold stage and presentation aesthetics for 2013 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, took inspiration from the ultra-cool MTV Moon Man Award statue that received a special 30th anniversary ...
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Acclaim Lighting's New ALQ Series Illuminates Buildings, Landscapes, and More with a Spectrum of Colors
Acclaim Lighting, a provider of lighting technology, offers the ALQ series, featuring high-powered linear graze and parabolic-aluminized-reflector (PAR) wash fixtures that deliver a spectrum of perfectly blended colors for ...
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Allen & Heath Adds ICE-16D to Range
Allen & Heath introduces the ICE-16D, an alternative version of the ICE-16 multi-track recorder launched last year. Both units are 16 in/16 out audio interfaces, allowing performers and audio engineers to easily capture high quality ...
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Rental and Staging Network Members and Vendors Focus on Growth and Collaboration at Leadership Symposium
At the third annual Rental and Staging Network (RSN) Leadership Symposium, at the Omni Houston Westside Hotel from July 23 - 26, members from 22 companies across the US had the unique opportunity to network with the industry's ...
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LumenRadio Announce TSD Group as Distributor for Argentina
LumenRadio announces the new partnership with TSD Group for distribution of the CRMX brand in Argentina.
Run by Daniel Lema, the Buenos Aires based TSD Group has, since 1994, been one of the leading suppliers for ...
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Creative Stage Lighting Lights Camp Bisco 2013
Creative Stage Lighting recently provided lighting crew and equipment for the Camp Bisco music festival. Camp Bisco 2013 took place at the Indian Lookout Country Club July 11 - 13 and featured performing artists including Passion ...
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iLED to Distribute Symetrix Audio Processors and Control Technology in South Africa
Symetrix has appointed iLED to distribute all of its products, including the open-architecture SymNet Edge and Radius Dante networked audio signal processors and their associated AEC conferencing solutions, throughout South ...
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Many New Product Launches Planned for PLASA Focus: Austin
With less than a week until the doors open at PLASA Focus: Austin, taking place at the Palmer Events Center in Austin, Texas, on September 10-11, 2013, exhibitors have been busy releasing details about the products they will have on ...
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PLASA London 2013 Offers Free Educational Sessions That Brings Together the World's Best
PLASA London 2013, which takes place at ExCeL London from October 6 - 9, reveals the first entertainment lighting and stage technology sessions in its anticipated Professional Development Program. The packed program offers ...
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IATSE Shows Support for Behind the Scenes at All Levels
At the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) general executive board meeting in July in Boston, president Matthew D. Loeb asked the board members to set an example by approving a $25,000 donation to B ...
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PLASA Announces Finalists for Sixth Annual Rock Our World Awards
PLASA announces there are eight finalists in the sixth annual Rock Our World Awards, to be presented at the PLASA Cocktail and Awards Reception at LDI 2013. The Rock Our World Awards were created to honor ground ...
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Lumenpulse Appoints Phil O'Donnell to Executive Team
Lumenpulse announces the appointment of Phil O'Donnell as vice president sales for the Asia Pacific region. O'Donnell is an industry veteran, with over 35 years of senior-level sales, business development, and management ...
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EnvironmentalLights.com Named to Inc. 5000 as One of America's Fastest Growing Private Companies
EnvironmentalLights.com, an online retailer for energy-efficient LED lighting, has been named to the 2013 Inc. 500|5000 list of America's fastest-growing private companies. Environmentallights.com ranked 3,102 nationally and 68th in ...
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AES Educational Foundation Announces 2013 Awards
The Educational Foundation of the Audio Engineering Society (AES) has announced the recipients of the 2013 AES Educational Grants for Graduate Studies in Audio Engineering. The announcement was made by Don Puluse, President ...
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John Batliner Appointed US Sales Leader for Harman's AKG
Harman's AKG announces John Batliner has assumed additional responsibility as US AKG sales leader in addition to his role as senior director, sales, amplifiers BU. In this role, Batliner will be responsible for developing the ...
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ArKaos Pro Teams Up with AC-ET to Expand European Distribution Network
ArKaos Pro announces the expansion of its distribution network across a further 12 European countries as it develops its successful collaboration with the A.C. Group of entertainment technology resellers. ...
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PR Lighting Appoints Prosound as South African Distributor
PR Lighting has changed its South African distribution arrangements, appointing Prosound, with immediate effect as sole reseller for its extensive range of LED and automated discharge solutions. ...
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St. Joseph Fullerton Hosts Traditional and Contemporary Mass with Community
Founded in 1850 by German immigrants, St. Joseph Fullerton is a Roman Catholic church located just north of Baltimore in Perry Hall, Maryland. St. Joseph's current building, an octagonal structure with around-the-sanctuary seating, and ...
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Masque Sound Keeps the Laughs for Bay Street Theatre's A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
The historic Bay Street Theatre in Sag Harbor, New York, is one of the country's pre-eminent regional theatres, offering year-round entertainment and events. In anticipation of the theatre's final production of the 2013 mainstage season, ...
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Theatre in Review: The Hill Town Plays (Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre)
The new season kicks off with an extraordinarily ambitious project that is both an enormous gift to a playwright and a major gamble -- for her and the producing organization: Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre has chosen to simultaneously ...
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Theatre in Review: Why We Left Brooklyn (Theatre Accident and Blue Coyote/Fourth Street Theatre)
In Why We Left Brooklyn, Matthew Freeman has done a radical thing: He has written a three-act play. This may not sound like much to you, but let me assure you that this format, once a staple of contemporary drama, went the ...
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PLASA Rigging Conference 2013 Examines Safety Issues and Lessons Learned from Structural Failures
More industry experts have been confirmed to speak at the fourth annual PLASA Rigging Conference which takes place October 7 - 8, 2013 at its new home, ExCeL London. Topics include control system design, truss design criteria, and ...
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Joseph Jefferson Award Nominations Announced
The nominations are out for the Joseph Jefferson Awards, which honor achievement in Chicago's professional theatre scene. During the 2012-13 season, Jeff Awards judges attended opening nights of 143 Equity productions offered by 51 ...
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Stolen Equipment Surfacing on the American Continent -- Procolor and L-Acoustics Request Vigilant Support
In January 2012, L-Acoustics sent out a notification that a trailer had been stolen on December 8th, 2011, in Mexico City, following a Britney Spears concert. The missing 53' trailer contained 24 L-ACOUSTICS K1 and 18 V-DOSC line ...
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Elation Introduces 28,000-Lumen LED Strobe in IP65 Cast-Aluminum Par-Style Case
Elation Professional takes strobe lights to new levels of output and versatility with the Protron LED Strobe, a powerful LED strobe that comes housed in a conventional par-style case. Utilizing 576 pieces of white 6,500K LED diodes, ...
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Harman Professional Appoints Chris Vice to Newly-Created Position of Manager, Global E-Commerce
Harman Professional announces the promotion of Chris Vice to the newly-created position of manager, global e-commerce. Reporting to Jay Woolley, director of marketing, Harman signal processing, Vice immediately assumes ...
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MAXON Announces Availability of CINEMA 4D Release 15
MAXON announces immediate availability of CINEMA 4D Release 15 (R15), a milestone release of its flagship 3D motion graphics, visual effects, painting, and rendering software application. Marked by new features and powerful 3D ...
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Electrosonic Completes Final Phase of Global Immersion Acquisition and Launches New Immersive Theater Website
Electrosonic announces that it has completed the final phase of its previously announced Global Immersion acquisition. The Global Immersion team of digital giant screen cinema and planetarium experts is now part of ...
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Grass Valley Appoints Lisa Prentice as Chief Financial Officer
Grass Valley announces the appointment of Lisa Prentice to the position of chief financial officer. Effective immediately, Prentice will assume overall responsibility for all aspects of Grass Valley's global finance, ...
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Fuzion Ltd. to Distribute VUE Audiotechnik in UK and Ireland
VUE Audiotechnik announces the appointment of Fuzion Ltd. as exclusive distributor for the VUE Audiotechnik brand in the UK and Ireland. The appointment is effective September 1, 2013.
Founded in 1994, Fuzion's commitment ...
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Noble Park Aquatic Center is First Anolis ArcDot Installation in Australia
Over 300 Anolis ArcDot LED pixels have been installed to light the façade of the landmark waterslide at Noble Park Aquatic Center (NPAC) in Melbourne, Australia.
The new lighting scheme designed by Electrolight for Suters ...
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HRS Control Launches HRS KP Automation App to Simplify Control of Multiple AJA Ki Pro Units in Production
HRS Control has introduced two new software products for automated control of AJA's popular Ki Pro family of file-based recorder/players including Ki Pro, Ki Pro Mini, Ki Pro Rack, and Ki Pro Quad. HRS KP Automation and the next ...
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grandMA2 and MA VPU plus Help Create Pixel-Mapped Light Show on the Empire State Building
The city that never sleeps put on a Fourth of July show that extended well beyond the 37th Annual Macy's Fireworks Spectacular to the Empire State Building (ESB) where a grandMA2 console and an MA VPU plus video processing unit controlled ...
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Professional Development Program Brings Interactive Experiments and Expertise to PLASA London 2013
PLASA London 2013, which takes place at ExCeL London October 6-9, reveals the first audio sessions in its Professional Development Program. The packed program offers four days of free sessions that give visitors a glimpse of ...
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Sustainability is the Theme at World Stage Design 2013
Theatre is a process of reinvention, making, and remaking. The question of: How do we consider the resources that go into bringing something to the stage? What is our responsibility to materials and energy? How do we create efficient ...
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Truss Aluminium Factory Introduces the TAFtool
Truss Aluminium Factory a.s. announces that after a year of work the TAFtool building and design software is here. This unique software was created in order to help clients to easily build up their own stands or designs from ...
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Pixar's Liz Gazzano, Roger Gould to Speak at TEA's SATE '13 Conference in Savannah October 3 - 4
"The Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) proudly welcomes Liz Gazzano and Roger Gould of Pixar Animation Studios as featured speakers in the SATE '13 Experience Design conference presented by Christie ...
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Harman Professional Appoints TJ Smith General Manager, Signal Processing Business Unit
Harman Professional has appointed Timothy (TJ) Smith to lead its signal processing business unit. In this role Smith will oversee all aspects of the BSS Audio, dbx, Lexicon Professional, and DigiTech brands. He ...
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Riedel Communications Supports AVnu Alliance at the AVB@IBC Conference
Riedel Communications, provider of real-time video, audio, data, and communications networks, announces its participation in the AVB@IBC Conference, scheduled for September 15 in conjunction with IBC2013 in Amsterdam. ...
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Tom Kenny's Harman Martin Lighting Rig Shines at Brooklyn's 2013 MTV VMAs
With widespread continued talk on the winners, exciting performances, band reunions and the outfits of those attending, the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards was another spectacular event held at the year-old Barclays Center in Brooklyn. ...
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Esteemed Cleveland Church Opens a New Chapter with Renkus-Heinz VARIA
Roots run deep at Olivet Institutional Baptist Church, a cornerstone of Cleveland, Ohio, community and worship since 1931. Over the years, the church's pulpit has played host to such luminaries as the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., ...
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Elation Platinum Beams Add Kick to ICC Soccer "Life In Color" Halftime Show
When combining an international soccer championship final match with a unique live concert experiences, it will be a pretty spectacular event. Lighting up the arena for such an event requires something pretty spectacular too. ...
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Bandit Illuminates Forecastle Festival
Bandit Lites wrapped another successful festival with The Forecastle Festival, a three-day event that began on July 12 and continued through July 14. The event was complete with amazing music, artisanal bourbons, and lighting ...
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Historically Significant St. John's Congregational Church Builds New Sanctuary, Installs Danley
Originally known as "Free Church" when it was founded in 1848, St. John's Congregational Church in Springfield, Massachusetts is one of the nation's oldest predominantly African-American churches, and its history is intertwined with the ...
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We Came As Romans Conquers with PreSonus StudioLive
Fueled by the massive success of their sophomore release, Understanding What We've Grown To Be, Michigan metalcore giants We Came As Romans (WCAR) have hit the road in support of their third full-length album, Tracing Back Roots
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Stardraw.com Migrates All Services to the Cloud
Software provider Stardraw.com announces the migration of all their content and services over to the Cloud, bringing to an end all physical server-based storage.
"Over the past few years we have been using the Cloud for the ...
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