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  Bandit Makes Strategic Investment in New Inventory
Bandit Lites has again made a large strategic investment into a wide variety of additional, high-demand lighting equipment. This investment was created by an increased demand, on a repeating basis, for all of the products involved. ...
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Chroma-Q Announces Appointment of John Fuller as Global Brand Manager
Chroma-Q, a brand of premium performance LED lighting solutions manufactured in North America, announces the appointment of 30-year industry veteran, John Fuller, as the company's Chroma-Q global brand manager -- effective ...
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A.C. Lighting Inc. to Provide Jands Vista and ArKaos Lighting and Media Control Training at LDI
Toronto-based North American entertainment technologies reseller, A.C. Lighting Inc., has announced that it will be providing factory-certified Jands Vista and ArKaos product training sessions at LDI 2015 -- in ...
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Market Responds as GLP Launches Unique X4L
The large pre-order numbers for GLP's impression X4 L, the company says, has "established it as an instant success" -- almost before it arrived in production inventories.
The features that are really capturing the imagination are ...
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Lock & Lite -- Penn Elcom News for PLASA 2015
Flightcase, loudspeaker component, and 19" rack manufacturer Penn Elcom highlights two exciting new products at the 2015 PLASA London expo -- a brand new LED rack light, and the robust and innovative MOL3 latch with patented ...
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Triple E's ModTruss Stages Land at PLASA London
Triple E's ModTruss is being deployed as the "universal building system" for the Theatres Trust stage, the Technical Theatre Awards/USITT stand, and the Technical Theatre Awards stage at PLASA this year. ...
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Martin Audio Offers Special MLA Training Sessions in Nashville
Martin Audio will hold three days of special training for its award-winning Multi-cellular Array (MLA) technology loudspeaker system in the Nashville area from November 16 - 18.
This special training is intended to provide ...
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Robe Rocks at the Rockhal
Robe BMFLs are the latest major addition to the house lighting rig at the famous Rockhal in Esch / Alzette (Luxembourg).
The country's best known club and concert venue is located appropriately in the Avenue du Rock 'n' Roll in ...
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Adamson Supports Pope Francis' Mass in Ecuador
Sound production company C. Vilar, headquartered in Bogota, Colombia, provided an Adamson sound reinforcement system, as well as video support, for mass performed recently by the Pope in Samanes Park, located in the port town ...
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Plopsaqua Brings Renkus-Heinz to the Pool Party
Indoor water parks have become increasingly popular across Europe in recent years, bringing year-round swimming to a region with never enough summer. While most European water parks sport soaring glass walls and palm trees, Belgium's ...
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SGM P-5s Breathe Life into Art Zone Installation for Roskilde Festival
Jakob Kvist, who is behind the light design on Art Zone, was on the lookout for a weatherproof wash light with deep saturated colors and high output for this installation. The SGM P-5 LED wash light met all of his demands. ...
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Rugby World Cup Kicks Off with White Light
Friday, September 18, saw the start of one of the greatest sporting spectacles on earth: the Rugby World Cup 2015. Being held in Great Britain for the first time, this year's contest promises to be one of the biggest ever. Taking place ...
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Theatre in Review: Daddy Long Legs (Davenport Theatre)
Clearly, Paul Gordon has a thing about orphans. The composer-lyricist's resume includes the 2000 Broadway musical Jane Eyre, featuring one of the most benighted (and parentless) heroines in nineteenth-century literature, and < ...
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Robe Presents a Full Spectrum at PLASA 2015
Building on the great success of the "Robe Arena" at PLASA 2014 to mark the company's 20th anniversary, this year Robe takes another large space at PLASA London 2015 in the ExCeL Center, and will make a big impact with its ...
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The Lights Burn Bright at PLASA 2015
PLASA 2015 opens its doors to the public in less than two weeks, but already the lights are on and burning brightly as the industry's leading brands turn their attention towards this year's event. Robe will once again carry ...
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PLASA Launch for BroadWeigh's New Wireless Load Monitoring System
A more powerful load-cell monitoring system with improved coverage, increased security, and a range of up to 800m will be showcased by load-cell brand BroadWeigh at PLASA 2015.
Development engineers at BroadWeigh's parent ...
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PR Lighting Sets the Bar High with New XR 330 BWS "All-in-One" Moving Head
PR Lighting's XR 330 BWS is a newly-launched, high-output moving head, which integrates three features (beam, wash, and spot) in a single unit. This fixture has adopted PR patented technology, and combines advanced 330W lamp ...
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Renkus-Heinz Launches RHAON II for ICONYX Gen5
Renkus-Heinz, a manufacturer of steerable sound, has announced the official release of RHAON II for Iconyx Gen5. RHAON II represents the next generation of RHAON (Renkus-Heinz Audio Operations Network), offering a dramatically ...
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EIKI International Announces 12,000 Lumen EK-800U DLP Projector with Portrait Mode
Eiki International, Inc. a provider for over 40 years of projection technology, announces the new EK-800U single chip DLP projector with 12,000 ANSI lumen brightness and a 5000:1 (DA:ON) contrast ratio. Featuring a native WUXGA (1920 ...
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Short Black ILDA Cable for New-Style Network Laser Control Interfaces
The latest, modern network control interfaces for laser show systems are designed for being placed right beside or on top of the laser projector: The long connection to the control computer is done by LAN, but there is now a need of a ...
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WorldStage Introduces New Christie Boxer 4K30 Projector with a Fun Evening of 4K Display Magic
This summer a large group of event technology followers gathered at New York City's Metropolitan Pavilion to eat Papaya King hot dogs and learn about the latest 4K display technology.
Presented by WorldStage, the hands-on work ...
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Cleveland Synagogue Renovated and Reborn as Case Western Reserve University's Milton and Tamar Maltz PAC
On the edge of Cleveland's Case Western Reserve University, the historic Temple Tifereth-Israel has stood as an iconic fixture for the college, city, and local Jewish community for more than 90 years. Now, after a historically sensitive ...
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Powersoft Strengthens Sales Force to Increase Momentum
Following a year of outstanding success, Powersoft has emerged from the summer recess by announcing a new-look sales force, boosted by two key appointments.
According to the company's pro audio business unit manager, Luca ...
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Theatre in Review: The Gray Man (Pipeline Theatre Company)
These are the elements that make up Andrew Farmer's new play: An eerie lullaby about a little girl who is carried away into the woods, where she dies. A pair of women, bearing lanterns in the darkness and frightening unseen children ...
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Theatre in Review: Spring Awakening (Brooks Atkinson Theatre)
Since the new production of Spring Awakening has been brought to Broadway by the Deaf West Theatre Company, it is fitting that many of its most telling moments unfold in silence -- or nearly so. As a matron uncomfortably ...
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Chauvet Professional Launches STRIKE 4 Warm White LED Blinder and Synapse 4 Intelligent Relay Pack at LDI2015
A pair of 4s might not get you very far at the poker table, but there are two "4s" you can bet on to be big winners in Vegas this fall: Chauvet Professional's STRIKE 4 and Synapse 4, which will be showcased at LDI 2015, held ...
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Sign up for Mixing Webinar with Scandinavian FOH Engineer Mads Stærke
Scandinavian front-of-house engineer Mads StærkeMeyer Sound Mixing Workshop webinar series. Stærke will be joining program host ...
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Pro Sound Effects Hybrid Library Now Available For Annual Licensing
Pro Sound Effects (PSE), the Next Level sound library company, has made it's Hybrid Library available for annual licensing to media production companies with a single-user to 1,000's. The Hybrid Library is PSE's most storied ...
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Skywriter HPX Projector Debuts as X-Laser's Newest All-Around Performer for Aerial Beams and Graphics
With seven generations of Skywriter models before it, the all-new Skywriter HPX from X-Laser USA takes its place in the middle of X-Laser's diverse lineup ready to outshine the competition. X-Laser engineered the Skywriter HPX to ...
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Grundorf Corporation and Sierra Marketing Ink Representation Agreement
Grundorf Corporation, a manufacturer of equipment for musicians and audio professionals and parent company of loudspeaker manufacturer Grund Audio Design, announces the addition of Dallas, Texas-based Sierra Marketing ...
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Sennheiser Participates in Parks Canada and CBCMusic's Quietest. Concert. Ever
On August 29, a pristine natural wonder best known for its dramatic tides, sandy beaches, and lush greenery was the site for a concert by award-winning performing artist Serena Ryder. The concert, held "on the ocean floor" at low ...
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ArcSystem, Camera, Action!
Radio Télévision Suisse (RTS) is a Swiss public broadcasting organization which handles production and broadcasting of radio and television programming in French for Switzerland.Two RTS channels cater for Switzerland's 1.6 million ...
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Ayrton MagicBlade-R Cuts Above the Rest on Maroon 5 V World Tour
Two hundred and ten Ayrton MagicBlade-R fixtures form the dramatic backbone of LeRoy Bennett's lighting design for Maroon 5's year-long World Tour 2015 in support of V, the band's fifth studio album. ...
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Protec Flawlessly "Tracks" the NAS Sports Tournament Opening Ceremony Using BlackTrax
Protec supplied its client HQ Creative with lighting, video, and rigging for the recently held Nad Al Sheba Sports Tournament 2015 Opening Ceremony in June 2015. Protec used the BlackTrax real time motion tracking ...
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Avolites Sapphire Touch Tours the US and UK with Hozier
Lighting designer Matthew Kilmurry is controlling Irish musician Hozier's US and UK tour lighting
Kilmurry's design for the Hozier tour is based around a warm tungsten atmospheric feel, using old school Edison bulbs dotted ...
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VUE Audiotechnik Brings al-Class and Sophistication to 30th Anniversary Celebration of Concorso Italiano
When Italian automobile enthusiasts from around the world ascended on Black Horse Golf Course in Monterey, California for the 30th anniversary of Concorso Italiano, VUE Audiotechnik had pulled up to the event as well. The company's ...
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Band Says FBT Makes Better Music
When banjoist Dale Reichert needed new monitors for his band, Art Stevenson and High Water, he turned to Kent Laabs, president of SoundWorks Systems, Inc., for guidance. A group of award-winning bluegrass musicians who ...
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Theatre in Review: A Midsummer Night's Dream (Pearl Theatre Company/Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival)
Welcome to the age of Downsized Shakespeare. The idea is afoot these days, in many of the better theatres, that you don't need all that pageantry and all those extras to do one of the Bard's works; half a dozen actors will do nicely, thank ...
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PLASA Announces First Nominees for Awards for Innovation
PLASA announces the first of its nominees for the 2015 Awards for Innovation, which recognize and reward new product ideas. Nominated products should meet at least one of the Awards' criteria for "Innovation" -- to offer a new style ...
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RC4 Wireless Launches Powerful DMXpix Pixel Controller at PLASA London
"LED pixel strings are this century's phenomenal new entertainment technology," says James David Smith, president and chief product designer at RC4 Wireless. "Wireless control of those pixels with a miniature battery-powered ...
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Avolites to Showcase Total Visual Control at PLASA London
Lighting and video control specialist Avolites is going all out for PLASA London this year with a brand new stand designed to echo the coherence of the current Titan and Ai product ranges.
This will feature two specific ...
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d3 Technologies to Introduce Innovative Products at London's PLASA Show
d3 Technologies will unveil several innovations to its product line at the PLASA Show in London, October 4-6. On hand in Booth J40 will be d3's new r12 software, the recently released d3 2x2plus, and the forthcoming VFC ...
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Elation Adds World Premieres to Upcoming PLASA Product Launches
Elation Professional has added new innovative products to its list of world premiere product launches scheduled for the upcoming PLASA show October 4-6 in London at Stand A40.
Joining the world premiere of the Satura Profile ...
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Mega-Lite Launches the Axis Beam 2R
The Axis Beam 2R is a new pencil sharp moving head beam fixture from Mega-Lite. This automated unit has a 2R lamp and motorized focus for projecting tight, vibrant beams. It is equipped with a 13-color wheel and 14-gobo wheel, both ...
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Christopher Acebo Appointed to TCG Board of Directors
Christopher Acebo, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival's associate artistic director for 10 seasons, has been appointed to the board of directors of the Theatre Communication Group (TCG).
"The tectonic theme in my life as an ...
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Syncrolite Promotes Jerry Trojan and Steve Washington
Syncrolite LLC announces that Jerry Trojan, current executive vice president, will assume the role of chief executive officer and that Steve Washington, current vice president of operations, will assume the role of ...
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ETC Announces 2015 LDI Student Sponsorship Recipients
Every year ETC invites students with an interest in lighting design and stage technology from around the world to apply for the company's annual LDI Sponsorship as a part of its commitment to nurturing young people looking ...
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Three New Designer Hires at Available Light
Available Light announces the hiring of three new Designers: John Delfino, has set up shop in the New York studio, while Jessica Krometis and Paige Stockman, bring new skills and enthusiasm to the Salem MA ...
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PreSonus Ships StudioLive CS18AI for Advanced Control of StudioLive RM Mixers
The PreSonus StudioLive CS18AI mix controller is now available at PreSonus dealers worldwide. This versatile, scalable, modular control surface controls StudioLive RM-series rack-mount, Active Integration digital mixers, and PreSonus' ...
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Listen Technologies Appoints Anew C.T. as Manufacturer's Representative
Listen Technologies Corporation, a designer, manufacturer, and supplier of assistive listening products for over 16 years, has appointed Anew Communications Technology, Inc. (Anew C.T.) as the manufacturer's representative ...
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Roland Launches Online Lifestyle Merchandise Store
Roland Corporation U.S. has launched the Roland Merchandise Store, its first official online store for apparel and accessories. Musicians and fans can find stylish men's and women's AIRA-branded outerwear and shirts featuring a ...
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BroaMan's Immersive Stand Turns IBC2015 into Best Show Ever
BroaMan -- along with sister company Optocore -- has become known as much for its hospitality as for its solution-driven optical network technology, the company says.
This was no better exemplified than at the recent IB ...
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Lex Products Corp. and TM3 Systems Inc. Merge to Form LexTM3 LLC
Lex Products Corp, a manufacturer in the field of portable and specialty power distribution for over 25 years, and TM3 Systems Inc., a developer of patent-pending, cutting-edge technology for smart power applications such as ...
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Innovation Set to Reign for Elation Professional at LDI2015
Innovation is set to reign for Elation Professional at this year's LDI show with a number of premiere launch products set to impress at booth 1117, October 23 - 25. As a premier partner of North America's top trade show for ...
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Pope Francis' Historic Address to Congress to be Broadcast on GoVision LED Screens Outside Capitol
Enormous crowds are expected to gather along the National Mall to get a glimpse of Pope Francis when he addresses a joint session of Congress this Thursday, September 24.
And as they have for the past three Presidential Inaugurations, ...
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Total Structures Announces Pointman Summer Road Trip Stop in California and October Las Vegas-Based Training
The Pointman Summer Road Trip finally comes home to Ventura, California on Wednesday, September 30, after over two months on the road and after being seen by hundreds of users all across the country this summer. The full line of ...
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Mega-Lite Releases the XS Strobe LED RGB
The XS LED Strobe RGB is a bright, versatile fixture from Mega-Lite. It is equipped with a total of 324 RGB SMD LEDs. The LEDs have a wide 140-degree LED angle and the luminaire can operate as a wash or strobe. The XS LED Strobe RGB ...
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RCF Transducer Engineering Allows for Expansion of ART 700 Series
For nearly a decade, RCF has manufactured the flagship ART 700 Series of two-way polypropylene molded active speakers. The original series offered 10", 12", and 15" versions with a 1" neodymium high frequency compression driver. ...
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Community Appoints CM Tech Group as its Sales Representative for Canada
Community announces the appointment of CM Tech Group as its sales representative for Canada beginning October 1.
CM Tech Group is a professional collaborative of three well respected Canadian independent manufactures' ...
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Lectrosonics Presents 2015 Awards to Two Outstanding EMEA Dealers
Lectrosonics announces the recognition of two of the company's most valued EMEA dealer partners with awards during the recent IBC show, with a 2015 EMEA Best Dealer Award given to AudioSense in Belgium, and the 2015 ...
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Laserworld Group Amazes Audience at BPM / PRO Show in Birmingham, UK
The PRO Show in Birmingham, UK, mainly targets professional entertainment technology customers and the BPM Show running alongside is a special exhibition for DJ's and entertainers. The large product portfolio of Laserworld ...
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The Cutting Room Welcomes the Drunk Unkles for Mayhem in Manhattan
The NSCA Education Foundation announces the Drunk Unkles next performance. Dubbed "Mayhem in Manhattan," the gig will be held on Thursday, October 29, at The Cutting Room in New York City. Doors open at 6:00pm and the band ...
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Powersoft Ottocanali DSP+D and M-System Nominated for NAMM TEC Award for Outstanding Technical Achievement
Powersoft, a manufacturer of professional power amplifiers, announced that its Ottocanali DSP+D amplifier and M-System loudspeaker transducer have both been named nominees for the 31st Annual NAMM Technical Excellence & ...
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Outline's GTO C-12 Makes British Festival Debut at Beat-Herder 2015
Celebrating its tenth anniversary in 2015, the Beat-Herder Festival showcases an extraordinarily eclectic mix of music and performance art spread across 17 separate venues within a working farm near Clitheroe in Lancashire. Staged on the ...
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Theatre in Review: Fulfillment (The Flea Theater)
Thomas Bradshaw's career as a playwright has depended so much on shock value that one might be forgiven for thinking that "provocateur" is his first name. Still, it's surprising to see how, well, sedate his work is getting. I'm ...
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Ken Billington Inducted into Theater Hall of Fame
Noted theatre lighting designer Ken Billington is to be inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame. The latter is a not-for-profit organization that honors professionals of the American Theatre. Each year, a handful of theatre ...
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Wenger Spotlights Performing Arts in Realignment; John Hastie Hired to Support Growth Initiative
To better serve the unique needs of the performing arts market, Wenger Corporation has announced organizational changes to support the growth strategy of this global segment. These changes reflect the company's initiatives in this ...
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Ron Morissette Steps Down from Solotech
After a long and successful career that led Ron Morissette to be in involved in virtually every aspect of the entertainment industry, he recently announced that he has chosen to hang up his skates! ...
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Mega-Lite Releases the XS Strobe LED W
The XS LED Strobe W is an immensely bright, versatile fixture from Mega-Lite. It is equipped with a total of 324 white SMD LEDs. The LEDs have a wide 140-degree LED angle and the unit can operate as a wash, strobe, or blinder light. ...
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ArKaos PRO Exhibits at PLASA London 2015
ArKaos PRO, pioneers in interactive video technologies, will exhibit at PLASA London 2015, October 4 - 6, on the stand of its exclusive UK distributor, White Light in stand C30.
ArKaos PRO will demonstrate the ...
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GoboPlus.com and CutColourPlus at PLASA London 2015
GoboPlus.com, the one-stop online shop dedicated to the supply of custom and stock metal gobos, glass and digital gobos, and projection images, will launch 350 new gobos designs and a newly upgraded website at PLASA London 2015
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Robert Juliat Introduces the Dalis at PLASA 2015
Robert Juliat will be in full attendance at PLASA 2015 in its brand new hospitality area within the Ambersphere stand B10, October 4 - 6, where the team will be on hand to introduce visitors to the latest from the ...
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VUE Audiotechnik to Sponsor Dante AV Networking World
VUE Audiotechnik announces its participation in the Dante AV Networking World Fall Tour 2015. Co-sponsored by more than 20 leading professional audio manufacturers, AV Networking World conferences are free educational events ...
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Elation Professional's Unique Platinum FLX Hybrid Moving Head Now Shipping
Elation Professional's new Platinum FLX multi-functional moving head luminaire is now shipping. Unlike any other hybrid lighting fixture on the market, the Platinum FLX houses a patent-pending dual optical system that the company ...
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ADJ Launches the ADJ Warlock
Unbelievably bright and offering room-filling multi-moonflower effects, the Warlock from ADJ is a powerful new luminaire that doesn't compromise on price. A truly "magical" effect for mobile entertainers, nightclubs, and ...
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Penn Elcom Invests Nearly £2 million in Its Global Manufacturing Facilities
Flight case and speaker component manufacturer Penn Elcom has invested close to two million pounds in new manufacturing plant and technology across the group's international operations in China, Mexico, and the UK. ...
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WYSIWYG from CAST Software Wins a Technology & Engineering Emmy Award
CAST Software's WYSIWYG was selected as a winner in the Pre-Production Visualization System category of the 2015 Technical /Engineering Achievement Awards for the 67th Annual Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards. This is the second ...
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Sennheiser Receives Five TEC Nominations
Audio specialist Sennheiser announces that five of its new products have received nominations in three different categories for the 31st Annual TEC awards. MKE 2 Digital and ClipMic Digital received nominations in the ...
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Theatre in Review: How to Live on Earth (Colt Coeur/HERE)
The characters in How to Live on Earth want to be sent to Mars, never to return, and, having spent 90 minutes with them, I heartily endorse the plan. The playwright, MJ Kaufman, posits a countrywide search for ...
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Theatre in Review: The New Morality (Mint Theater Company)
The program notes for The New Morality call it a "tempest-in-a-teapot" comedy. I'm afraid that the tempest is barely a squall and the tea is exceptionally weak.
We live in an age that no longer believes in light comedy's ...
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Audio Embraces PLASA 2015
The pro audio sector continues to support PLASA ahead of the annual 2015 show, at The ExCeL exhibition center in London's Docklands on October 4 - 6, where the show has gathered support from many well-known audio manufacturers and ...
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Ayrton at PLASA London 2015
French LED lighting manufacturer, Ayrton, is proud to be supporting the Knight of Illumination Awards for the second year running, the company says. The glittering celebration of light will take place during PLASA London ...
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Elation Professional "Visualizes" the Future with Capture Design Software
In April 2013, when Elation Professional entered into an agreement with Capture Visualisation AB of Sweden to distribute the company's Capture lighting design software, it marked the end of Elation's search for a professional ...
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Deadline for ETCP Testing Opportunities at LDI 2015 Approaching
All three ETCP examinations will be offered at LDI in Las Vegas, NV on the morning of Saturday, October 24, 2015.
Interested applicants must submit their application, along with supporting materials and fee, to the ETCP office
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Clay Paky New Products @ LDI 2015
Visitors to LDI 2015 can visit Clay Paky/ACT at Booth 824. Scenius is the new, extremely silent moving head spotlight in the Clay Paky range. Its advanced optical unit and the new 1,400W - 6,000K OSRAM discharge lamp provide ...
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139th International Audio Engineering Society Convention Welcomes Attendees with Special Presentations
This year's 139th AES International Convention, October 29 - November 1, 2015, at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City, offers a full program of Special Events and professional presentations open to all attendees. For everyone ...
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Johnson Systems Inc. Announces Environ Power Modules
Johnson Systems Inc. (JSI) announces the release of the new Environ Power Modules. These relay power modules provide non-dim power control of existing Strand Digital Environ (DE90) and Environ 2 architectural dimmer rack load ...
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Charcoalblue Announces a Trio of Changes to its Senior Management Team
Charcoalblue has announced the opening of its Melbourne, Australia studio.
The Antipodean branch of the London-based theatre consultancy launched on the 1st of September 2015, and follows the opening of the company's New York ...
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Knight of Illumination Awards 2015 TV Shortlist Announced
The Knight of Illumination Awards (KOI) TV judging panel announces its anticipated shortlist for this year's ceremony, which will take place at London's Troxy club on Sunday, October 4.
Organized by the ALD, STLD, The Fifth ...
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Radio Active Designs Debuts UV-1G Wireless Intercom System Enhancements
James Stoffo, CTO of Radio Active Designs, announces several enhancements to their UV-1G wireless intercom system. The improvements include a new audio board along with Base Link and system synchronization technology. ...
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Nick Mundth Promoted to Web Population Lead and QC Specialist
Full Compass Systems announces the internal promotion of Nick Mundth as web population lead and QC specialist. His broad knowledge in the musical instrument, musical recording, and professional audio industry will continue to ...
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Lasergraph DSP Laser Show Control Systems New at Laserworld
Lasergraph DSP, the professional, de-central laser show control solution, is now available at Laserworld as of August. Many of the high-profile show designing companies have relied on Laseranimation's Lasergraph DSP for many years: ...
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WorxAudio Technologies Helps Henderson Church of Christ Deliver the Message Clearly
In many houses of worship, the ability to clearly understand what is being said is among the biggest challenges the congregation faces. Recognizing the importance of speech intelligibility, the management of Henderson Church of Christ (
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Royal Albert Hall Gets Spaced Out with Robe
London's Royal Albert Hall (RAH) venue purchased 17 x Robe BMFL Spot moving lights in February which have been used on a myriad of shows and events in the last few months including Space Spectacular, a co-promotion between the RAH ...
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CPL Helps Arcadia Morph into Bristol
Arcadia's giant fire-breathing spider landed in the Queen's Square in Bristol and unleashed the incredible new "Metamorphosis" show -- compete with three mini-spiders, Lords of Lightening, an eye-popping mixed-media and visual extravaganza ...
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Avolites Ai Servers Drive 400m LED Screen at Singapore National Day Parade
A squadron of six Avolites Ai Infinity EX8 servers were out in force for the Singapore National Day Parade celebrations in August driving specially created content onto a massive 400m-long LED screen. ...
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Avenue Services Selects Allen & Heath for O2 Festival
The UK's Kent-based production company, Avenue Services, was appointed by The Salvation Army as one of the two production companies to provide technical production for its 150th International Anniversary celebrations in London's O2 ...
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Events United Adds Versatility to the SoulFest Stage with Chauvet Professional
The 13,000 people who came to Gunstock Mountain Resort every day for three days to participate in the SoulFest Christian music festival could count on seeing a lot of good things, like inspiring speeches and great performances by bands ...
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Reshaping Excellence -- Unique Live Concert Experience and 3D Immersive Audio Recording at Sennheiser Event
On August 27, audio specialist Sennheiser presented an extraordinary concert at London's Central Hall Westminster, featuring performances by Grammy award-winning artist Imogen Heap and the Junge Deutsche Philharmonie orchestra ...
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PixelFLEX FLEXCurtain HD Receives Parnelli Award Nomination
PixelFLEX announces that the FLEXCurtain HD has received a 2015 Parnelli Award nomination for Indispensable Video Technology. As the premier awards show for the live event production industry, winners of the Parnelli Awards ...
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TCU's "Lady Frogs" Rumble The Stadium With L-Acoustics
On the heels of the US women's soccer team winning their third FIFA World Cup championship this summer, Texas Christian University's own team -- the Horned Frogs, better known as the "Lady Frogs" -- are benefitting this fall from crystal ...
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Jazz Music's "New Messiah" Uses DPA Microphone to Record Live Stage Shows
UK artist and Quincy Jones protégé Jacob Collier is only 20 years old, yet his undoubted talent as a musician and singer has already earned him the epithets of "jazz's new prodigy" and "jazz music's new messiah" from some heavy-weight ...
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Theatre in Review: The Christians (Playwrights Horizons)
In Lucas Hnath's new play, a pastor preaches a sermon on redemption and opens the door to a personal purgatory. Paul, the pastor, has every reason to consider his life blessed. Standing in his sumptuous sanctuary, backed by an ...
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Theatre in Review: Hamlet in Bed (Rattlestick Playwrights Theater)
The minute he steps on a stage, Michael Laurence sends out a powerful force field of neurosis; he's a walking double bind, sending a white-hot mixed message that screams "Don't look at me; no, look at me!" With his lean, lanky frame ...
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VER Completes Acquisition of Aurora Lighting Hire Ltd
Video Equipment Rentals (VER), a global provider of production equipment and engineering support, announces that it completed its acquisition of Aurora Lighting Hire Ltd ("Aurora"), the UK's lighting rental specialists for ...
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d&b audiotechnik Debuts New V-Series Point Source at PLASA London 2015
PLASA London 2015 marks the UK debut of the d&b audiotechnik V-Series point source loudspeakers. Launched earlier this month V7P, V10P, and V-GSUB will be on the d&b stand J50 alongside other mobile and installation products, ...
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LynTec Announces Series of High-Current Latching Contactor Panels to Control Loads Higher Than 30A
LynTec, a manufacturer of innovative electrical power control solutions for professional audio, video, and lighting systems, announces the CTR Series of high-current latching contactor panels for the company's RPC Series controllers ...
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Analog Way Releases New LiveCore Firmware Upgrade
Analog Way, a designer and manufacturer of presentation mixers and image converters, announces the immediate availability of the new v03.01.60 firmware for all the LiveCore Presentation Mixers. The new firmware offers major ...
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Chauvet Professional in the Limelight at PRO 2015
Held at Birmingham's NEC September 12 - 14, the PRO Show -- sister to the long-established BPM show -- is the latest trade show to cater to the professional AV industry in the UK. Exhibiting for the second time, Chauvet ...
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Harman Professional Solutions Division Introduces Leadership Team for Enterprise Customer Solutions Units
Harman Professional Solutions division announces the leadership team for its enterprise strategic business unit's (SBU) customer solutions units (CSUs). The enterprise SBU is made up of three CSUs: Hospitality led by David ...
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Sensaphonics President Michael Santucci Invited to Address World Health Organization Conference
Sensaphonics, the music industry leader provider of wellness technology and innovation, announces that company founder and president, Dr. Michael Santucci, has been invited to address global conference on hearing health. The ...
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Simworx Deploys AV Stumpfl SC Master Show Control
The high-performance AV Stumpf SC Master from Austria's AV Stumpfl acts as a central control system inside 4D theatres delivered to clients worldwide by Simworx.
"We are using SC Master to control show effects and ride ...
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Robe BMFLs for KolOr Eli
Israeli rental company KolOr Eli -- based in Ceasaria and owned by Linda and Eli Avitan -- reports it is delighted with their investment in Robe BMFL Spots, 14 of which were supplied by Robe's Israeli ...
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Infinity Summer Festival in Shanghai Uses High-End Gear from the Laserworld Group
The first Infinity Summer Festival took place on August 8th in Shanghai, being the first interactive carnival themed music festival there: The festival was EDM oriented, with a lot of house and trance music. ...
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English Version of Vectorworks 2016 Design Software Hits the AEC, Landscape, and Entertainment Markets
Global design software developer Vectorworks, Inc., formerly Nemetschek Vectorworks, Inc. announces the release of Vectorworks 2016, as well as its rebrand. The release includes more than 100 updates and features for its award ...
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White Light on Display at PLASA Show 2015
This year has seen complete production solution specialist White Light further develop its wide range of services. Over the past nine months, the company has not only forged its own dedicated audio department but also acquired Sho ...
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Meyer Sound Grows Tech Support for Northeast US and Canada with David Vincent
David Vincent has joined Meyer Sound as technical support specialist to bolster support for the growing customer base in Canada and the Northeast US. Vincent comes to Meyer Sound with extensive experience designing and ...
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DWP Live First in the World to Use Replaceable VFC Card
Video production and projection mapping industry company DWP Live will mark the world debut of d3 Technologies' new Video Format Conversion (VFC) output card for a live event, which will take place in September. ...
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AV Stumpfl's Wings Engine Raw Takes Home IBC 2015 Best of Show Award
The world's first three-stream uncompressed 4K60 media server, Wings Engine Raw from AV Stumpfl won a Best of Show Award from Installation, published by NewBay Media, at IBC 2015.
The award citation described Wings ...
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Bandit and Clients Nominated for Parnelli Awards
Bandit Lites is rounding out its incredible year with another nomination for Lighting Company of the Year from PLSN and FOH Magazine's annual Parnelli Awards.
Since 2001, the Parnelli Awards recognize the ...
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New Gefen Matrix Provides 4K Ultra HD Switching and HDCP 2.2 Compatibility
Gefen announces its next generation matrix switcher: the 4K Ultra HD 8x8 Matrix for HDMI with HDCP 2.2 (EXT-UHD-88). This matrix offers cross-point routing of eight 4K Ultra HD sources to any combination of eight displays, along ...
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Hall Research Enlists Vision2 Marketing as Manufacturer's Representative for Southeastern USA
Hall Research announces Vision2 Marketing as its new manufacturer's representative in the Southeastern US region (Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee). ...
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Central Baptist Church Has Big Plans for Small Console with Harman's Soundcraft Si Impact
Central Baptist Church in Gaffney, South Carolina recently became one of the first houses of worship in the world to adopt Soundcraft's new Si Impact digital mixing console. The Si Impact caught the attention of the church's media ...
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Chauvet Professional Revs Up Lighting at World's Largest Motorcycle Rally
A small spec on the map in the western part of America's 46th most populous state is hardly the type of place where one would expect to encounter a traffic jam. However, anyone who journeys to little Sturgis, South Dakota (population 6,900) ...
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The Hall at MP Taverna Takes Control with Martin Audio MLA
One of several upscale Greek restaurants from chef Michael Psilakis in New York City, MP Taverna is located in the heart of Williamsburg and has a small live venue and beer hall located alongside. Simply named The Hall, it benefits from a < ...
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Attero Tech Dante Wall Plates in BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir
Built exactly 11 years ago, the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Stafford, Texas is the first of six traditional marble and limestone Hindu temples in North America. Its detailed iconography is very reminiscent of the finest stone temples ...
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Theatre in Review: Isolde (New York City Players/Theatre for a New Audience)
Isolde left me speechless; I hasten to add that this is not a compliment. This was my first experience with the theatre of writer-director Richard Maxwell, who, over the last couple of decades, has built a following ...
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Cosmic Truss Continues Growth of U-Torm Product Range
The U-Torm system from Cosmic Truss which initially hit the market in 2014, now has an expanded range offering even greater flexibility in creating hanging positions for lighting, video projectors, and other equipment. ...
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K-array Launches the KX12 -- A Radical Interpretation of the Traditional Coaxial Speaker
Coaxial systems have the ability to cumulate low and high frequency outputs on all positions of the off-axis to transcend into a point source. This helps combat uneven frequency response in the crossover region especially close to the ...
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4Wall Adds Rogue R1 Wash to Rental Inventory
Any company that makes Inc. Magazine's list of the fastest growing privately owned businesses six years running must be doing a lot of things right. For 4Wall Entertainment, which has made this prestigious list every year ...
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Arup Announces Grand Opening of National Music Forum, Poland
Arup, a worldwide design and engineering firms with a reputation for innovative acoustics, theatre, and audio-visual design, announces the opening of the National Forum of Music in Wroclaw Poland on September 4, 2015. The opening ...
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Hall Research's Model UH-1D Economically Extends HDMI on UTP Cable
Hall Research has announced the availability of the Model UH-1D for extending uncompressed HDMI or DVI video economically using a single twisted pair (UTP) cable. The easy to install kit is comprised of a compact and sturdy sender ...
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Elation Lighting Upgrade for Focus on the Family's "Chapelteria"
Focus on the Family, one of the largest Christian ministries in the US, put out a request for bid to upgrade the lighting system in its Chapelteria, a 750-seat large multi-functional conference and event space at its headquarter campus in ...
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Yamaha CL5 Digital Audio Console Installed at the Algonquin Theatre
The Algonquin Theatre in Huntsville, Ontario Canada, officially opened its doors in 2005. Part of the Huntsville Civic Center, and located in the heart of downtown, the 400+-seat theatre has played host to a wide variety of plays, musical ...
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White Light Presents Mrs. Henderson in World Premiere
Last month, the brand-new musical Mrs. Henderson Presents received its world premiere at the Theatre Royal Bath and has just completed what was an incredibly successful run. Based on the hit 2005 film which starred Judi Dench and ...
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Clay Paky Illuminates the NAS Sports Tournament Opening Ceremony
Protec supplied HQ Creative with lighting, video, and rigging for the opening ceremony of the 2015 Nad Al Sheba Sports Tournament, held at NAS Sports Complex on June 21st.
The lighting aspect of the event was created using ...
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Highpointe Church Rebounds with Fulcrum Acoustic
When a church is struck by lightning, it's likely to make one pause and consider-and then get on with repairs as quickly as possible. So when Highpointe Church in Oklahoma City was zapped in an August 2013 electrical storm, demolishing the ...
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SGM's Q-7 W Ticks All the Boxes
When lighting designer Owen Pritchard-Smith from Spirit Design was tasked with the light setting for Nobel Biocare's stand at EuroPerio 2015 in ExCeL London, he met a challenge that led him to test out many different ...
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Theatre in Review: Stoopdreamer (the cell)
A lost slice of New York comes to achingly vivid life in Stoopdreamer. I'm referring to Windsor Terrace, a section of northwestern Brooklyn that was once home to a thriving community of Irish Catholics. It was the kind of ...
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PLASA to Present Volunteer of the Year Award to ETCP Entertainment Electrician Subject Matter Experts
PLASA will present the 2015 Volunteer of the Year Award to the ETCP Entertainment Electrician Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) for their continued dedication and extraordinary amount of work with the ETCP Program. The ...
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Smaller Is Better as AKG by Harman Introduces MicroLite Series Ultra-Miniature Microphones
AKG by Harman is introducing the MicroLite series of miniature wearable reference microphones, offering sound quality and durability in a tiny, discreet form factor. Ideal for broadcast, theatre, and conference applications, the ...
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Flex Rental Solutions Announces Release of Flex 4.11
Flex Rental Solutions CEO Chris Stein announces the release of Flex 4.11. Flex 4.11 contains several new features, performance improvements, and bug fixes for the Flex Production Manager, including the much-anticipated job ...
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Clear-Com Launches DX410 2.4 GHz Digital Wireless Intercom System
At IBC 2015, Clear-Com launched the DX410 Wireless Intercom system, a two-channel 2.4GHz digital wireless system that features 7KHz wideband audio for exceptional audio clarity. Easy to set up and configure, the DX410 also ...
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Laserworld Launches Garden Series Laser Effect Light
Hundreds of light dots dance around illuminating bushes, trees, or the house: The Laserworld Garden Series laser light effects are great outdoor ambient effect lights for indoor and outdoor use. The effects lights are available with ...
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Bridgestone Arena to Install LED Lighting from Ephesus Lighting
Ephesus Lighting, the leader in developing digital lighting solutions for sports arenas, stadiums, and fields of all sizes has been selected to create an LED arena lighting solution for Bridgestone Arena, home of the National Hockey ...
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Robe BMFLs for TransAlta's Grandstand Show at the Calgary Stampede
Robe BMFL Spots and Blades were an integral element of the lighting scheme designed by Pierre Marleau of Orange Frog Productions Inc. for the Grandstand concert stage at the 2015 Calgary Exhibition & Stampede, arguably ...
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Ambersphere Joins Up Ayrton's MagicDots Down on the Farm
The Barn on the Farm is one of the growing number of independent events that now populate the UK summer festival calendar. Since 2010, the event has grown year on year and now presents a broad spectrum of up and coming artists on multiple ...
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Akshardham's Famed Fountains Get Renkus-Heinz Sound
Founded more than a century ago, the Bochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha (BAPS) is a global socio-spiritual organization based upon the Hindu teachings of Bhagwan Swaminarayan.
With a worldwide network of mandirs (t ...
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WIcreations Creates Flying, Fire, and Flames at the European Games
Audiences were left enthralled and entranced by two dazzling opening and closing ceremonies staged in the National Stadium in Baku, Azerbaijan, for the first European Games ... which saw Belgian-based engineering specialist WIcreations
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Theatre in Review: Pondling (Gúna Nua and Ramblinman/59E59)
The instant that Genevieve Hulme-Beaman walks on stage and speaks the opening words of the solo show Pondling ("I had my new shoes on. They were my new shiny black ones. Fresh and shiny from a shiny green and white box ...
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Theatre in Review: Judy (Page 73 Productions/The New Ohio Theatre)
I have seen the future and it is vague. At least, that's the prognostication offered by Max Posner in his rather baffling new play. Judy is set in the year 2040, and, as he envisions it, the world has gone through more ...
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Stage Lighting Super Saturday Announced for 2016
The 11th annual Stage Lighting Seminar event, continuing its practical presentations and hands-on educational demonstrations, will take place on Saturday, January 9, 2016 at the New York University Tisch School of the Arts located ...
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i-Pix Announces US Distributor for Db1
UK-based specialist lighting manufacturer i-Pix announces Florida-based Inner Circle Distribution (ICD) as exclusive distributor in the US plus Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, and South America for its new and unique db1 video ...
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Audinate Zooms Past 500 Dante Enabled Products
Audinate, creator of the industry-leading media networking solution Dante, has announced that over 500 Dante-enabled products are now available from licensed manufacturers worldwide. This represents more than a 60% increase ...
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Meteor Lighting Launches 6" Cylinder Slim with 3,000 - 9,200 Lumen Packages
The new Cylinder Slim Series from Meteor Lighting is an economical LED downlight that delivers wide range of lumen packages from 3,000 to 9,200lm with multiple optical options. With the breadth of lumen packages and beam ...
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ChamSys USA Introduces the MagicQ MQ80 Compact Console
ChamSys announces the new MagicQ MQ80 compact console -- 24 universes direct from the console.
The MQ80 has a large central touch screen, full-size faders, and what the company says is "blazing fast graphics for a great response ...
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Waves Audio Now Shipping the eMo D5 Dynamics Plugin: Five-in-One Multi-Dynamics with Parallel Detection
Waves Audio is now shipping the eMo D5 Dynamics plugin. The first plugin to use Waves' parallel detection technology, Waves eMo D5 delivers the power of five state-of-the-art dynamics processors -- gate, leveler, de-esser, ...
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AKG by Harman Announces Dante Compatibility with DMM8 ULD and DMM14 ULD Reference Digital Microphone Mixers
At IBC 2015, AKG by Harman is expanding its line of reference digital microphone mixers and offering more connectivity options with the new Dante compatible DMM8 ULD and DMM14 ULD models. Ideal for large meeting rooms ...
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Salzbrenner Presents New Release 1.5 for Polaris Evolution at IBC 2015
With release 1.5, the Salzbrenner Polaris Evolution presents both new and familiar but further refined features for an even faster workflow at IBC 2015. Several features such as an external meter bridge using a tablet, the reworked ...
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Avid Strengthens Innovation and Execution of Avid Everywhere with Addition of Chief Technology Officer
Avid announces that software development veteran Rashid Desai has been named senior vice president and chief technology officer. A key member of Avid's executive leadership team, Desai will tap into more than 20 years of ...
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Shure Hosts Second Annual Golf Outing
On June 27, 88 golfers and 110 dinner guests came together to support the Merit School of Music at the second annual Shure Invitational Golf Outing. The event was held at White Pines Golf Club in Bensenville, Illinois. The event ...
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Paul Bell Joins Group One Ltd. as Technical Support Engineer for DiGiCo
Group One Ltd., DiGiCo's US distributor, announces the appointment of Paul Bell as its technical support engineer for the digital console brand. The announcement comes from Group One president Jack Kelly, to ...
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Focus on Qualification: First Prolight + Sound Trainee Day
Next year's Prolight + Sound will be of greater interest than ever before to trainees and university and vocational-school students. For the first time, there will be a special Trainee Day at the international fair of technologies ...
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Sennheiser evolution wireless D1 Debuts on the Vans Warped Tour
As the Vans Warped Tour wraps up its 21st year, it remains not only the largest touring music festival in the United States, but also the longest running in North America. This year, the Vans Warped Tour once again lived up ...
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Theatre in Review: Desire (The Acting Company/59E59)
Half a dozen eminent playwrights tackle the short fiction of Tennessee Williams in this intriguing theatrical omnibus. It's fair to say that Williams' prose comes in a distant second to all but his weakest plays -- it's hard to ...
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PLASA Show 2015 Set to be Most Successful Since Move to ExCeL
With just a month to go until PLASA Show 2015, pre-registrations are up 10% compared to 2013 and 2014, making this year's show already the most successful since the move to ExCeL in London's Docklands. ...
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Lex Products' Full Range Power Control Solutions -- Now Shipping
Over the past several years, the adoption of LED's and other non-traditional lighting fixtures has greatly increased along with the advancements in audio and video equipment, requiring a whole new set of technical requirements. These ...
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Harman's Martin Professional Now Shipping JEM ZR45 High-Performance Fog Machine
Harman's Martin Professional announces the JEM ZR45 is now shipping.
The company says the JEM ZR45 is a high-end fog machine designed to deliver superior and uninterrupted performance in demanding professional applications. With ...
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Carnegie Mellon University and its ETC to Host SATE 2015 Conference on Themed Entertainment
Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and its Entertainment Technology Center (ETC) are partnering to host the Themed Entertainment Association's (TEA) annual SATE conference, September 17 - 18, 2015. Shirley Saldamarco
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Steve Pollock Celebrates 30-Year Anniversary
Congratulations to Steve Pollock who celebrates 30 years with Auerbach Pollock Friedlander.
Pollock has been with the San Francisco office since 1985 and was named vice president in 1993. He has been responsible for the ...
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Harman Professional Solutions Division Introduces Customer Solutions Units and Entertainment CSU Leaders
Harman Professional Solutions division today announced an additional layer of its new customer-centric organizational model. Each customer-facing strategic business unit (SBU) is supported by newly created customer solutions units (C ...
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Vaddio's Expanding RoboSHOT Camera Line Now Offers HD-SDI with Remote Operation
Vaddio announces its latest camera in the RoboSHOT series, the RoboSHOT 12 HD-SDI and RoboSHOT 30 HD-SDI. Available in 12x and 30x optical zoom ranges, the RoboSHOT HD-SDI is equipped with simultaneous HD-SDI and HDMI digital video ...
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Fishman Appoints Pennebaker as Artist Relations, Nashville
Fishman has appointed musician and artist relations veteran James Pennebaker to represent the company in Nashville.
In his new capacity, Pennebaker will represent Fishman and its products as part of the company's expanded ...
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MediaMation's MX4D Motion EFX Helps Move Inner-City Theatre Arts Mission Program Forward
Veteran interactive technology house MediaMation, Inc. (MMI) of Torrance, California was among several key philanthropic vendors to contribute special effects technology -- including 24 MX4D Motion EFX seats, "snow, wind, and strobe ...
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Grace Community Church Gets the Right Audio Components for Its Campuses with Guitar Center Pro
Everybody likes a great deal, but non-profit organizations, especially, really have to make every dollar stretch. For Grace Community Church, with campuses in Texas and California, a nearly 10-year relationship with Guitar Center ...
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Auralex Is Now Shipping Its Sustain v2 Bamboo Sound Diffusors
Auralex Acoustics, Inc., a provider of acoustical treatments, is now shipping enhanced "v2" models of the popular Sustain Bamboo Sound Diffusors. The new and improved design is based on customer input and extensive testing. ...
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Theatre in Review: The Legend of Georgia McBride (MCC Theater/Lucille Lortel Theatre)
Just when you thought the theatre had squeezed every last drop of amusement out of the overwrought ways of drag queens, here comes The Legend of Georgia McBride to deliver an unexpectedly fresh twist on an old formula. ...
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Theatre in Review: Laugh it Up, Stare it Down (Cherry Lane Theatre)
You're likely to do more staring than laughing at this oddball entertainment, an old-fashioned sex comedy crossed with a kind of Socratic dialogue. The playwright, Alan Hruska, doubles down on his peculiar premise: Laugh It Up ...
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Steve Terry to Receive PLASA's Swan Award at the PLASA AGM in October
PLASA has announced that Steve Terry will receive its highest honor, the Eva Swan Award, which recognizes exceptional long-term commitment to the association. The award will be presented at PLASA's Annual General Meeting on ...
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4Wall Entertainment, Inc. Announces Strategic Investment and Promotion
4Wall Entertainment, Inc. (4Wall), a provider of state-of-the-art entertainment and event lighting nationwide, has received a strategic investment from Odyssey Investment Partners, LLC (Odyssey) and named Kathy Torjman ...
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Elation Bringing World and European Premiere Products to PLASA 2015
Elation Professional's new Emotion moving head digital luminaire will have its European debut October 4 - 6 at the PLASA Show in London where a number of other top innovations will also be on display at Elation stand A40, ...
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Shanda Takes Office as USITT's New President
Mark Shanda, professor of theatre design and technology and former dean of arts and humanities at The Ohio State University, has begun a three-year term as president of USITT, the United States Institute for Theatre Technology ...
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Analog Way Exhibits at LDI 2015 - Booth 1922
Analog Way is pleased to exhibit at LDI2015. From October 23 - 25, 2015, in Las Vegas, USA, Analog Way will present its new VIO 4K, a high-end multi-format converter offering the latest generation of digital connectivity. In ...
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InfoComm International Names 2015 Michael Vergauwen Scholarship Winner
The International Communications Industries Foundation (ICIF), the foundation of InfoComm International, a professional audiovisual trade association, announces that Dean Philip, a junior at the University of South ...
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Coming to America: The Novalight Nova-Scope
Italian lighting manufacturer, Novalight, introduces its latest moving light fixture: the Nova-Scope; now sold, supported, and serviced in North America by the entertainment equipment distribution company DNJ Pro. ...
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Black Lion Audio Releases 500 Series B12A MKII
Black Lion Audio, an independently owned hardware manufacturer, announces the release of the B12A MKII 500, an API-style single channel microphone preamp just like the popular B12A MKII half rack unit, but in the convenient and ...
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MAXON, Greyscalegorilla, and X-Particles Team Up to Present Half Rez 2015, September 9th, Chicago
MAXON, in conjunction with Greyscalegorilla and X-Particles, presents Half Rez 2015, taking place September 9, at Lincoln Hall, Chicago. Organized by Greyscalegorilla, the popular online community and resource ...
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Listen Technologies to Exhibit at Almo Professional AV's "Fully Charged" E4 Houston and New York Events
Listen Technologies Corporation, a designer, manufacturer, and supplier of assistive listening products for over 16 years, has teamed with Almo Professional AV to give resellers, integrators, and consultants the opportunity ...
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Alcorn McBride's Loren Barrows Participates as Co-Chair of TEA's SATE 2015 Conference
Alcorn McBride's director of business development, Loren Barrows, is serving as co-chair of the Themed Entertainment Association's annual SATE Conference. A unique, professional conference on experience design ...
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Community Welcomes Audio Americas as its Sales Representative for Central and South America
Community announces the appointment of Audio Americas as its sales representative for Central and South America, effective immediately.
With its head office in Santiago de Chile, Audio Americas is a Latin America sales ...
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Patrick West Joins BMG-Hudson Sales & Marketing
BMG-Hudson Sales & Marketing, an independent manufacturer's rep firm in the tri-state New York region specializing in the commercial audio/system integration, professional audio, MI/DJ, and live sound markets, announces the ...
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GLP Sets Up New Nordic Base in Sweden
In order to work more closely with customers in one of their key markets, and to better understand their needs, GLP (German Light Products) has announced a new GLP Nordic office, based in Sweden.
Running the operation (as sales ...
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Theatre in Review: Little Thing, Big Thing (Fishamble: The New Play Company/59E59)
One doesn't usually expect to find 59E59 hosting an action comedy thriller with an odd-couple twist, but Donal O'Kelly's new play features a plot borrowed from the summer offerings at your local multiplex. The biggest innovation ...
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Media Integrator SGR Media, Inc. Announces Plans for National Expansion with "Cohesive Team of Professionals"
Audio, video, and lighting integrator SGR Media, Inc. announced plans to expand its operations with the hiring of skilled specialists across multiple disciplines and geographic regions.
The company, headquartered in the Phoenix ...
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Nemetschek Vectorworks Opens Atlanta Office
With an objective of reaching emerging software engineers and a thriving metro population of over five and a half million people, global design software developer Nemetschek Vectorworks, Inc. officially opened the doors of its ...
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CS-1000RGB MKII Follows the Legendary Club Series Laser of Laserworld
With their new CS-1000RGB MKII, Laserworld releases the next generation of the successful Laserworld CS-1000RGB. The company says the "expectations are high, as the CS-1000RGB was probably the highest selling RGB show laser light ...
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VUE Audiotechnik Spreads Sound Over the Mid-Atlantic Region Via the Zeo Group
VUE Audiotechnik announces that the Zeo Group, a Pennsylvania-based technical and creative services company offering live event production, rental/retail, corporate AV, and custom installation, now offers an abundance of high ...
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FOR-A's New Cost Efficient HVS-2000 Video Switcher Now Shipping Worldwide
FOR-A announces that its newest video production switcher, the HVS-2000, recently began shipping and is being delivered to a diverse customer roster. The switcher was designed based on significant customer feedback, and includes ...
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Ashly Audio Appoints Cardone, Solomon & Associates Rep for Greater New York City and New England
Ashly Audio, manufacturer of amplifiers, processors, and user controls for the installed sound and other professional audio markets, has appointed veteran pro audio manufacturers rep firm Cardone, Solomon & Associates (CS&A) ...
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NewTek Announces NDI - Open Protocol for IP Production Workflow
NewTek announces Network Device Interface (NDI), a new open standard for live production IP workflows over Ethernet networks. NDI allows multiple video systems to identify and communicate with one another over IP, and to ...
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Prolight + Sound Shanghai 2015 Programming Addresses Tomorrow's Entertainment Technology
A full range of fringe programming will be held during Prolight + Sound Shanghai 2015, which takes place October 14 - 17, at the Shanghai New International Expo Center. The program will address leading-edge technologies in the ...
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Port Lighting Systems Grows Inventory with Clay Paky Alpha Spot QWO 800 Fixtures
Port Lighting Systems in Seabrook, New Hampshire has taken delivery of 16 Clay Paky Alpha Spot QWO 800s for its inventory. The company offers entertainment lighting production services for special events, corporate meetings, ...
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Tender Sound Achieves "Dream Audio System" with Powersoft X Series and Danley Loudspeakers
Ted Christensen started his audio services company six years ago, providing high quality sound for DJ performances, music festivals, and corporate events around the mid-western US region. Since then, his company, Mankato, Minnesota ...
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Bose F1 Model 812 Flexible Array Loudspeaker and F1 Subwoofer Now Available
Bose Professional announces the availability of the F1 Model 812 Flexible Array Loudspeaker and F1 Subwoofer, the latest additions to the company's range of portable PA offerings. Designed to serve an even broader set of ...
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Theatre in Review: Love and Money (Signature Theatre Company)
Cornelia Cunningham, the heroine of A. R. Gurney's latest comedy, hasn't had that much love in her life, and now she's getting rid of all her money. "I'm expiating my crime before I die," the elderly, widowed matron announces, ...
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Philips Vari-Lite VL4000 Spot Luminaires take on The End Times Tour
When The End Times tour kicked-off at the Concord Pavilion in California, it was the first official tour for the Smashing Pumpkins following the release of their latest album Monuments To An Elegy. As the longtime tour ...
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Special Olympics World Games Benefit from Radio Active Designs Wireless Communications
The Special Olympics World Games, recently held at the Los Angeles Coliseum, drew athletes and coaches from 165 countries, along with 30,000 volunteers and 500,000 spectators. Valencia, California-based ATK Versacom, responsible for ...
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Nexus and Next NXT-1 Bring Powerful One-Two Punch to American Ninja Warriors
Intensity is the name of the game at American Ninja Warriors. More of an athletic event than a reality show, the popular NBC program, which is perennially number one in its time slot, treats its six million viewers to a breathtaking ...
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Oakwood Adventist Academy Features Renkus-Heinz CFX Series
Housed on the campus of Oakwood University, Oakwood Adventist Academy (OAA) has been an integral part of the Huntsville community since its founding in 1896 as the Oakwood Industrial School. In recent years, the coeducational, pre-K-12 ...
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Wenger Introduces Transcend Active Acoustic System at Wartburg College
Wenger Corporation, a manufacturer of stage, sound, and storage solutions for performance spaces, is currently completing the first installation of its new Transcend Active Acoustic System for indoor performance spaces at Wartburg ...
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GLP X4S Joins the Aerial Action at Nitro Circus Live
Veteran Australian lighting designer Francesco Calvi recently put GLP's impression X4 LED moving heads to the ultimate test -- chasing a team of all-action daredevil bike riders known as Nitro Circus. ...
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Melpomen Completes First Stadium Install with Harman's JBL EN54-24 Compliant AW595-LS
Fully certified, all-weather loudspeaker enclosures from Harman's JBL have been specified and installed at the Stade de la Source in the French city of Orléans.
Home to the Union Sportive Orléans Loiret football club (US Orléans ...
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West Jordan High School Lowers Costs with Dante
West Jordan High School, a public institution located southwest of Salt Lake City, has vastly increased audio quality and optimized flexibility in its main auditorium with a new multi-vendor Dante audio networked solution from Aud ...
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Giovanni Pinna Talks about Clay Paky Luminaires on Vasco Rossi's Summer 2015 Tour
Giovanni Pinna has worked with Vasco Rossi, Italian siinger-songwriter, since the dawn of time, 1991. What is the secret of this alliance?
"Vasco believes in people's ideas. Moreover, all the technical and creative workers who ...
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Zylight Shines with F8-200 2K LED Fresnel, Newz On-Camera Light at IBC2015
Zylight, a manufacturer of innovative LED lighting solutions, will showcase its new F8-200 LED Fresnel and Newz on-camera LED light at IBC2015 in stand 11.E38, which runs September 11 - 15 at RAI Amsterdam. The F8-200 is ...
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Vintage King Names Four New Los Angeles Sales Reps
In an unprecedented staff increase, Vintage King Audio has added four talented sales reps to its Los Angeles team: Matt Knobel, Bill Learned, Dylan Wood, and Thomas O'Conor.
Born in Florida and raised in Queens, ...
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Riedel Solutions Support Communications for 50th National Day Parade
As Singapore celebrated the 50th anniversary of its first National Day, Riedel Communications equipment supported all communications for technical and production-oriented coordination of the National Day Parade (NDP). Supplied and ...
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Sinatra Goes Wireless -- Twice -- in London with RC4
This is the year that iconic crooner Frank Sinatra would have celebrated his 100th birthday, and to mark that milestone, Sinatra -- via 3D rotoscoped imagery and never before seen video -- is on stage once again at the London Palladium, ...
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Rhino Sound Increases EAW Inventory with Otto Subwoofers
Seoul, South Korea-based Rhino Sound recently added 24 EAW Otto (subwoofer) array modules to their rental inventory. The subwoofers join 32 Anya (full-range) line array modules purchased earlier. ...
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Robe Has Divine Role in Sister Act
There's no greater "goosebump moment" for any lighting designer than audible gasps of amazement from a crowd reacting to a lighting or visual effect ... that's what happened each night in the Joburg Theatre, downtown Johannesburg as a ...
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Lighting Designer Seth Jackson and Bandit Lites Call on Chauvet Professional Legends for Toby Keith Tour
It seems only natural that the Ford F-Series has been a sponsor of Toby Keith tours. Like the country superstar, who's had 21 No. 1 hits in his storied career, the F-Series has enjoyed longstanding success. In fact, it's been the best ...
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Learn to Optimize Sound Systems with SynAudCon In-Person Training
SynAudCon announces that registration for their three-day Sound Reinforcement for Technicians (SRT) seminar, held in the Chicago metropolitan area October 5 - 7, is now open.
SynAudCon's SRT will utilize a multi-media ...
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Mats Karlsson Launches Product Innovation Consultancy Intendor
Mats Karlsson, an industry veteran with a string of successful products and positions with several major companies, has started Intendor -- a product innovation consultancy.
"My mission is to help companies get ahead of ...
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Sonnet's Thunderbolt 2-to-PCIe Expansion Card Systems Enable 96K Recording Workflow on Grateful Dead Last Tour
Sonnet Technologies' award-winning Echo Express III-R and xMac Pro Server rackmount expansion systems played starring roles in a 96K recording workflow adopted by Music Mix Mobile (M3) and used for the Grateful Dead's ...
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Fostex Releases New RP-Series Professional Headphones
Fostex announces the release of the newly updated RP mK3 series headphones.
The company says these redesigned models are the newest incarnations of Fostex's legendary RP and T-series models, which for more than 30 years have been ...
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Harman Professional Delivers in New El Dorado International Airport Terminal
El Dorado International Airport is the largest airport in Colombia and the second largest in Latin America, serving more than 25 million passengers annually from more than 30 airlines and accounting for more than 49 percent of the country's ...
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Clay Paky on Renzo Arbore and the Orchestra Italiana's 2015 Summer Tour
Renzo Arbore sits on the chair in front of Fabio Fazio as it is announced that he will be the special guest in the final show of Che Fuori tempo che fa (Fazio's talk show). The transmission will be devoted to Quelli della note ...
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Philips Entertainment Lighting Sees Major Install into National Forum of Music
More than one hundred Philips Entertainment Lighting products have been installed into the National Forum of Music (NFM), a brand-new, state-of-the-art concert venue in the heart of Wroclaw, Poland (Breslau). ...
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Robe Rig for Blood Brothers Supergroup
Blood Brothers, South Africa's first ever supergroup, is a project featuring 10 of the country's best known musicians and rock heroes, who recently played a special one-off concert to a hugely enthusiastic 3,500 capacity audience at ...
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Riedel Gear Supports Singapore's Celebration of 28th SEA Games on Republic's 50th Anniversary
Singapore hosted the 28th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) June 5 - 16 in conjunction with the republic's 50th year of independence, using Riedel Communications' Artist digital matrix intercom system and Acrobat digital wireless ...
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Ed Sheeran Captivates Wembley and Croke Park Stadiums with Meyer Sound LEO
With a Meyer Sound LEO linear large-scale sound reinforcement system, Ed Sheeran has become the first solo artist to sell out five 80,000-capacity shows at London's Wembley Stadium and Dublin's Croke Park Stadium. For the one-man ...
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More Than 70 PR Lighting Heads Support Beth Hart in Bucharest
More than 70 high-power discharge and LED fixtures from PR Lighting were on duty when Beth Hart's Better Than Home European tour arrived in Bucharest recently.
The Los Angeles-based singer songwriter appeared at the Palace ...
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Willie Nelson Front-of-House Engineer Bobby Lemons Relies on PreSonus ADL 700
Live-sound engineer who can handle the lifestyle, might wish they had Bobby Lemons' gig handling front-of-house for Willie Nelson. Nelson and his Family Band tour almost constantly, and Lemons loves it. But as hard as he works, he ...
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Nominations Open for USITT Young Designers & Technicians Awards
Student and early career theatrical artists can gain recognition, cash, and a trip to USITT 2016 in Salt Lake City if chosen for one of 11 Young Designers & Technicians in the Performing Arts (TD&T) awards from the United States ...
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Clay Paky "Extremely Popular" with Major Acts on Parklife
A wide array of Clay Paky fixtures were spread over numerous stages at one of UK's biggest dance festivals, Parklife, with several of the major acts' lighting designers reporting they were "very happy" to discover them in the rig. ...
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Summerland Tour Chooses Allen & Heath
The Summerland Tour, previously hailed by Rolling Stone magazine as one of the "10 Hottest Summer Package Tours," returned this year with Allen & Heath iLive digital mixing systems managing front-of-house and monitor ...
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Elation Lighting Used to Light Chicago's St. Vincent de Paul Parish Church
With a mission to train the next generation of theatre artists in all disciplines, The Theatre School at DePaul University in Chicago had lighting design students illuminate St. Vincent de Paul Parish church in storytelling visuals and ...
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LED Project Makes a Point with Robe
The rich and vibrant Latin music scene generates a lot of "crossover" between artists and the production side of the industry in the Mexican rental world. Most people involved in companies started their industry careers playing in bands ...
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NUAGE Is "His Thing"
Audiogrotto is a full-service audio recording facility built in a turn-of-the-century church and located in the historic East Row district of Newport, Kentucky, serving the greater Cincinnati area. ...
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FOLD Festival Stars Shine with ProSho and Chauvet Professional
For the better part of five decades, the legendary Nile Rodgers has demonstrated an uncanny ability to weave diverse musical influences together in unexpected ways. Whether it's been as frontman for his own group Chic or as a producer for ...
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Euroscreens Goes Live with Calibre LEDView530
Specialists in the hire of giant video screen technology for events, broadcast, TV, and entertainment industries, Cheshire, UK-based Euroscreens Ltd has taken delivery of Calibre LEDView530 Universal rental, staging, and ...
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AV Stumpfl Sets Focus on Simulation, Education, and Training
Austrian engineering company, AV Stumpfl has expanded its presence in creating an extensive visual systems product and service offering to its extensive international client base.
In speaking about the expansion, Tobias ...
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Visionary Light & Media Turns to 4Wall for LPL Focus Event
Visionary Light & Media (VLM), led by lighting designer Michael Creason, recently turned to 4Wall New York for the lighting gear needed for LPL Focus at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. LPL Focus is a ...
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Deadline to Order Behind the Scenes Holiday Cards Is September 14th
The deadline for ordering 2015 Behind the Scenes Holiday Cards is less than a week away. These unique cards were created especially for Behind the Scenes by designers William Ivey Long, Robert Mendoza, Bruce Rodgers, Court ...
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PLASA Publishes Makeup Mirror Lighting Standard, Launches "Our Common Goals Initiative"
PLASA's Technical Standards Program (TSP) announces two actions to widen the program's benefits in the entertainment industry. The first is a new standard, one that will help performers and performance venue designers; the second is ...
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City Theatrical Appointed Exclusive Distributor for Core Lighting in The Americas
City Theatrical has been named by UK lighting manufacturer Core Lighting as their exclusive distributor in the Americas.
Core Lighting specializes in designing and manufacturing fully weatherproof battery powered LED ...
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Clay Paky Delivers "Maximum Versatility" on Sky Arts Sessions
Clay Paky Mythos, Sharpy, Alpha Spot HPE 300, and Sharpy Wash 330 fixtures are performing crucial lighting roles during season two filming of music show Sky Arts Sessions, allowing Sky TV lighting designer Richard Bowles
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All LED Elation Lighting Package for North Carolina's Raleigh First Assembly Church
CSD Group, Inc., an award-winning creative design/build AVL firm based in Fort Wayne, Indiana, turned to an all LED Elation Professional lighting package for a new large worship space for Raleigh First Assembly Church. A ...
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Vince Gill Carries VUE Loudspeakers on Tour
Country music legend Vince Gill uses a streamlined approach to touring, using house sound systems in virtually every venue he plays. To ensure the full coverage and sound quality that fans expect, production manager and front-of-house ...
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Songstress/Composer Shana Halligan Warms Up to Harman's dbx 676 Tube Mic Preamp
Shana Halligan's voice is sweet, sultry, and compelling, drawing listeners directly into the emotional heart of her songs. Vocalist, composer, and lyricist Halligan was one of the co-founders of trip-hop duo Bitter:Sweet and has ...
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Chauvet Professional Next NXT-1 Panels Win Friends at Pacific Amphitheatre
It's easy to see why, the Pacific Amphitheatre became an instant favorite among touring artists when it opened in 1983 with a concert by Barry Manilow. Located on the Orange County fairgrounds, the 8,000-capacity venue combines beautiful ...
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Colour Sound Keeps Nearly 500 Moving Lights ... A Secret!
Colour Sound Experiment continued its frenetic 2015 summer festival season supplying lighting to 12 major stages, 24 smaller performance areas, and eight bars at the 2015 Secret Garden Party (SGP) event staged in Abbots Ripton near ...
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Dave Matthews Band Gets Away from the World with BMFLs
Lighting and visuals designer Fenton Williams and co-lighting designer / programmer Aaron Stinebrink again collaborated to produce a stunning production design -- incorporating lighting, set, and video -- for the current Dave ...
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Charcoalblue Sounds Out "Sublime" Acoustics at St George's Bristol
Theatre and acoustics consultancy Charcoalblue carried out acoustic testing at Bristol's St George's concert hall recently in preparation for a £5.5m redevelopment, with some surprising results.
The hall was originally built as ...
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BroadWeigh Key for Vasco Rossi Concert in Italy
The Stadio San Nicola in Bari, Italy, recently played host to a much anticipated Vasco Rossi rock concert, organized by Live Nation Italy. Predominantly a venue used for football matches, the stadium, which has the capacity to hold ...
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