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  2024 LEDucation Trade Show and Conference News
Sponsorship opportunities are open for the 2024 LEDucation Trade Show and Conference. Companies can drive brand awareness, differentiate themselves from competitors, and attract more prospects even before the show starts. ...
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Join Benjamin Wahiche as He Leads Luminex Level 1 Training
Luminex Network Intelligence, in partnership with A.C. Lighting Inc. is to participate in the LDIInstitute with Luminex's Level 1 Training program.
Join Benjamin Wahiche, application specialist with Luminex, as he leads ...
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Neutrik Expands the FIBERFOX Expanded Beam Connector and Cabling Product Group
Neutrik Americas, part of the Neutrik Group, announces an expansion to its FIBERFOX rugged fiber optic product line. FIBERFOX uniquely bridges between the physical contact world and the expanded beam world using chassis connectors ...
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Emily Ann Roberts Shines at Bijou Theatre with Bandit Lites
Bandit Lites lites up American country singer Emily Ann Roberts at her album release concert at her hometown Knoxville's Bijou Theatre. Before she even graduated from high school, Roberts made a name for herself on Blake ...
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GLP's New impression X5 IP Bars Spice Up Wizkid's Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Show
When Entec Sound & Light was asked to provide technical services for Afrobeats legend Wizkid at the near 63,000-cap. Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, it found itself making one of the first deployments of the new weatherproof impression ...
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Ed Warren Works Magic for Sugababes at the O2 with ChamSys
"A stunning celebration of chemistry!" That's how one music journalist described the triumphant return of the original Sugababes when the multi-platinum Brit Award winning trio made their moving O2 homecoming on September 16. The 15,000 ...
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Robe Shines Bright at Sziget 2023
Hungary's Sziget Festival celebrated 30 years in 2023 earning its place as one of Europe's largest, most popular and diverse music and cultural festivals which is staged annually in August on Óbudai-sziget ("Old Buda Island"), a fantastic ...
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4Wall Provides Lighting and Rigging Gear for Free Chapel's 2023 Forward Conference
4Wall Entertainment provided a lighting and rigging rental package to Free Chapel for their once-a-year event, "Forward Conference," held at the Gas South Arena in Duluth, Georgia. This annual event brings 13,000 students into one ...
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Theatre in Review: Purlie Victorious (Music Box Theatre)
Purlie Victorious is that rarest of things, a farce about race relations in America, and why not? In the view of the playwright, the late, great Ossie Davis, race relations in America are a farce. Subtitled A ...
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Meyer Sound to Hit New Lows at CFX 2023 in Dallas
As part of the company's renewed focus on the worship market, Meyer Sound will return to Dallas for the Church Facilities Expo (CFX) at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center from October 9-11. Meyer Sound will be hosting ...
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Blaze Audio Announces Audinate Dante Equipped Versions of its PowerZone Connect Amplifiers
Blaze Audio announces Audinate Dante AoIP compatibility across its acclaimed PowerZone Connect amplifier series -- now catering to the demands of networked audio systems that require up to 4x4 channels at a sample rate of 44.1 ...
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ROE Visual Announces the Topaz Series
ROE Visual unveils the Topaz Series, offering unprecedented flexibility in rental inventories and empowering designers to unleash their creativity.
The Topaz series encompasses curved panels that seamlessly bend and shape to ...
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Chauvet Professional and Squeek Lights Help Joshua Schultz Set Tone for Turnpike Troubadours at Beacon
Joshua Schultz admits it; at first, he wasn't overly enthused about lighting a show against a large, deeply rippled curtain background for his client, Turnpike Troubadours when they performed at the historic Beacon Theatre. That ...
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Disney's Re-imagined Aida Attracts Acclaim and Nominations in The Netherlands with JBL
Internationally renowned sound designer Tony Gayle was recently nominated for best original sound design in Disney's latest theatre production of Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida using JBL Professional ...
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Theatre in Review: Golden Rainbow (York Theatre Company/Theatre at St. Jean's)
Show fans who have been yearning for the good old days of fun-bad musicals shouldn't miss this 1960s artifact, a star vehicle that had a decent run and then vanished, living on only in myth and legend. Time was when Broadway was loaded ...
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Abe Jacob To Receive Ming Cho Lee Lifetime Achievement Award
Sound designer Abe Jacob will be honored with the Ming Cho Lee Award for Lifetime Achievement in Design bestowed by the Henry Hewes Design Awards at the 59th annual ceremony on October 23, in New York. Jacob, known as the "Godfath ...
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L-Acoustics Wins Historic $5 Million Judgment Against Rental Company for Trademark Infringement and More
An investigation led by L-Acoustics late last year resulted in the seizure of an extraordinary 136 counterfeit products from Tampa-based rental company Se7ven Sounds Music, Inc. Along with the seizure, L-Acoustics filed a complaint ...
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Mods Art Partners as 1 SOUND's Exclusive Italy Distributor
1 SOUND, an American-made premium loudspeaker brand, is beginning to gain traction overseas as they establish this partnership with Mods Art to be the official 1 SOUND Italy Distributor.
Earlier this year, Mods Art showcased 1 ...
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Neutrik Americas Announces REAN Airtight Chassis Connectors
Neutrik Americas, part of the Neutrik Group, announces the availability of new REAN airtight chassis connectors. Available for both XLR and locking RJ45/Ethernet, the new REAN airtight chassis connectors provide rugged durability ...
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Adamson Integrates User Input in ArrayIntelligence V1.1
Adamson has released the latest version of its loudspeaker design and deploy software -- ArrayIntelligence V1.1. The update reflects the Adamson development team's focus on encouraging user-generated feedback and quickly including ...
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Black Veil Brides Bring Bandit on the Road
As 2023 dips into shorter nights and colder seasons, American rock band Black Veil Brides is transporting fans into a transcendent gothic heavy metal revelry. Their tour kicked off in early September with Bandit Lites supplying ...
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Studio School of Design Announces Fall 2023 Courses
The Studio School of Design, the learning community created to prepare designers for the 21st century and to create pathways to an equitable, inclusive, and diverse community, has announced its fall courses. ...
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Vari-Lite Neo X5 Console Now Shipping
Vari-Lite announces that the premium Neo X5 console is now shipping, making the entire line of consoles from Vari-Lite available to purchase. The Vari-Lite Neo X Series is a family of high-performance lighting consoles designed ...
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Renkus-Heinz Brings The Sound Solution To CFX 2023
Renkus-Heinz will attend Church Facilities Expo (CFX) from October 9 to 11 at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas, Texas. CFX 2023 attendees will have the opportunity to experience The Sound Solution in person at ...
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Lone Star College Implements HyFlex Upgrades Using TEKVOX Solutions
Lone Star College has selected TEKVOX technology solutions to provide HyFlex, or hybrid flexible, learning across its campuses where the AV capabilities of classrooms have undergone a large-scale upgrade. ...
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Robe FORTE RoboSpot in the Pink for Lukas Graham Tour
Danish lighting designer Johnny Thinggaard was asked to create a production design for popular Danish pop / soul artist Lukas Graham's The Pink Tour, for which Thinggaard presented a clean, modern, and stylish ...
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Zalight and Chauvet Professional Help Nicolò Damiani of MG Service Accent Beauty of Tones Teatro Natura
Quarries in the mountainside have been described as "windows into the heart of the earth." They are not only a source of beauty in their own right, but also through the works of art and architecture that are wrought from the marble, ...
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Theatre in Review: Doppelganger (Park Avenue Armory)
I write with some hesitation about this music-theatre performance piece, being not especially well-versed in classical music or the high-concept work of director Claus Guth. Yet Doppelganger is so stunningly designed ...
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DAS Audio Welcomes Robert Louis Associates
DAS Audio announces the appointment of Pittsburgh, PA-based Robert Louis Associates as the company's representatives for Western Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, and West Virginia. ...
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AMX Introduces AMX MUSE Automation Platform and Four New Controllers
Harman Professional Solutions announces its new AMX MUSE Automation Platform, four new MUSE Automation Controllers, and several supporting developer resources.
Like no other automation platform on the market, AMX MUSE tears ...
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NF Takes DiGiCo SD5 Consoles Out on a Mission of HOPE
Hip-hop artist Nate Feuerstein, known as NF, is out on the HOPE Tour, his first headlining arena trek in support of his new album of the same name. Visiting 47 venues across North America, Europe, and UK this year, the ...
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CP Communications Goes All-RF for CrossFit Games Coverage
CP Communications recently wrapped a series of live production projects with HRP-Live culminating with the recent 2023 NOBULL CrossFit Games at Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wisconsin. HRP-Live, a production company that works ...
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HiLights Group Invests in Ayrton Cobra, Domino LT, and Domino Profiles for MENA and GCC mega events
HiLights Group has invested in a large shipment of Ayrton fixtures, comprising Ayrton Domino Profile, Domino LT, and Cobra fixtures, purchased both for stock and specific projects in the region. "By acquiring a significant ...
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ISE Grows Senior Leadership Team
Integrated Systems Events announces the expansion of its Senior Leadership Team with key appointments ahead of ISE 2024. Tom Barker-Harrold joins as senior marketing director and Jeroen Perquin as senior finance ...
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ADJ USA Prepares for Continued Growth with the Appointment of Technical Sales Specialist Rich Anders
Bringing a wealth of technical AVL knowledge as well as decades of industry sales experience, Rich Anders has joined the ADJ US Sales Team as a regional sales manager. Based out of Katy, Texas, Anders will drive forward ...
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Optimal Audio Expands Ecosystem with Cuboid Additions
Optimal Audio announces the introduction of its latest loudspeakers, the Cuboid 6 and 6TX.
The popularity of Optimal Audio's Cuboid 3, 3TX, 5 and 5TX models has led directly to the release of the Cuboid 6 loudspeaker and 6TX ...
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Robe For Mega-Monsters Tour
The Mega-Monsters Tour is a block-busting Spring and Summer co-headliner that is blistering across North America with Grammy Award-winning heavy rockers Mastodon joining forces with French heavy metal phenom, Gojira, for a mind ...
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NF Takes HOPE on the Road, and L-Acoustics Delivers the Impact
Rapper and producer NF -- née Nathan John Feuerstein -- is taking his massive HOPE Tour to 47 venues across North America, Europe, and the UK this year in support of his new HOPE album that dropped April 7. NF's ...
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Chauvet Professional Helps Erich Bertti Bring Multi-Faceted Looks To Ghost Tour
Where does the design process begin? For Erich Bertti, the answer is clear. "When conceiving a design, my first concern is for it to be versatile," says the Santos, Brazil-based designer.
Bertti hooked up with the perfect ...
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Elation Lighting Refurb Enhances Safety, Opens Possibilities at Royal Oak Middle School Theater, California
Entertainment market contractors BCT Builders, part of leading AV production company BCT Entertainment, recently upgraded an outdated lighting system at Royal Oak Middle School Theater in Covina, California, with a rig of Elation ...
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Theatre in Review: Dig (Primary Stages 59E59)
Is there something in the air? Our playwrights -- some of them, anyway - are suddenly focusing on the deep unease underlining life in the American heartland. The just-opened Swing State, set in rural Wisconsin, takes on climate ...
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Theatre in Review: Mary Gets Hers (The Playwright's Realm)
If you've been looking for a lighthearted romp among medieval anchorites, Mary Gets Hers is just the thing. Still, even the play's stoutest enthusiasts must be aware that they are targeting a necessarily limited audience.
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PAMA and Shure Incorporated Announce Recipients of 2023 Mark Brunner Professional Audio Scholarship
The Professional Audio Manufacturers Alliance (PAMA), in partnership with Shure Incorporated, announces the 2023 recipients of the third annual Mark Brunner Professional Audio Scholarship. Brunner, a long-time Shure executive, a ...
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EAW Introduces Audrey Ensor as Inaugural Marketing and Communications Manager
Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW) welcomes Audrey Ensor to the position of marketing and communications manager. Ensor plans to help spread the brand story by managing a range of content from channel communications, press ...
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DirectOut Introduces Audio Solution Model (ASM)
DirectOut introduces the Audio Solution Model (ASM), redefining the way audio solutions are designed to emphasize flexibility for designers, engineers, producers, and musicians. ASM offers modularity in both hardware and software, ...
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Adam Hall's LD Systems Presents New MON G3 Series of Stage Monitors
LD Systems presents its new MON G3 Series. This third generation of active stage monitors has been completely redesigned, both technically and visually, and offers discerning musicians, bands, DJs and event technology service ...
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Claypaky Volero Waves and Panify Light Up Duke Dumont "All Night Long" at The Brooklyn Mirage
Grammy nominated electronic artist and music producer Duke Dumont played a six-hour extended set "All Night Long" at The Brooklyn Mirage on August 25 where 16 Claypaky Volero Wave LED bars, each with eight independent moving ...
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Renovated Vaudeville-era Iowa City Playhouse Chooses d&b A-Series
The Englert Theatre in Iowa City, Iowa is a renovated vaudeville-era playhouse now serving as a community arts presenter and 725-seat performance venue. It is owned and operated year-round by Englert Civic Theatre, a non-profit arts ...
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Christie RGB Pure Laser Projectors Illuminate Buddhist Artifacts at Mogao Grottoes Digital Exhibition Center
Christie announces that its high-performance RGB pure laser projectors are illuminating several giant-screen and dome theatres with magnificent visuals that accentuate the splendor of the world-famous Mogao Grottoes. ...
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Getting STUK into the Future with CODA Audio
STUK is an international arts center in the Belgian University city of Leuven. Driven by an open view of the world, the center seeks to connect its patrons with contemporary dance, visual, and audiovisual arts, sound art and adventurous ...
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Theatre in Review: Swing State (Audible Theater at Minetta Lane Theatre)
The best thing about Swing State is that it exists at all; at a time when so many younger playwrights are consumed with personal identity issues, Rebecca Gilman takes the long view, daring to wonder if the human ...
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Shure Announces Agreement to Acquire AB Wavemark Oy
Shure announces that an agreement has been reached for it to acquire Ab Wavemark Oy, a leader in software products for theatre, film, TV, broadcast, and content streaming applications. The acquisition will add Wavemark's products ...
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Cameras Love The New Chauvet Professional REM Series
The new Chauvet Professional REM series of LED video panels is billed as the ultimate in camera-friendliness, both in terms of the images it displays, and in the way those images are picked up by cameras for broadcast, livestream, ...
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AES Launches Audio Loudness Web Portal
Frantically fumbling for the volume control when changing television channels or having to adjust volume at song transitions when listening to music is becoming a thing of the past. This welcome transition is in no small part due to the ...
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Epson Offers Both Black and White Models in Lamp-Free Extreme Short Throw Laser Lineup with 4K Enhancement
Epson announces the PowerLite 815E is now available. Hot on the heels of the PowerLite 810E launch, the new projector adds a black chassis option to Epson's new lamp free extreme short throw laser display lineup with 4K ...
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Meyer Sound Joins the Celebrations for Telluride Film Festival's 50th Anniversary
In early September, a small resort city nestled high in the Colorado Rockies was the center of the cinema world as scores of movie industry luminaries gathered for the 50th anniversary of the Telluride Film Festival. Meyer Sound ...
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ETC and Barbizon Lighting Provide Singular Red with a Multiverse of Connectivity for Dawg Country
Any college football fan will tell you that for the University of Georgia in Athens, of all the colors in the spectrum, red is the only one that matters. ETC and Barbizon Lighting Company were able to give them red, and a ...
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ADJ Lighting Chosen for California's Legendary Ice House Comedy Club
America's longest-running comedy club, The Ice House in Pasadena, CA has seen performances from thousands of comics, including many household names. The venue recently underwent an extensive renovation, preparing the club for many more ...
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Theatre in Review: Job (Soho Playhouse)
The playwright Max Wolf Friedlich doesn't waste time; Job begins with Loyd, a therapist, at bay in his office, staring at a young woman holding a gun. It's an attention-getter, all right; the play ends with a twist ...
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Henry Hewes Awards Nominees, Winners Announced for 2023
The Henry Hewes Design Awards Committee today announced the 2023 Henry Hewes Design Awards Honorees who will be recognized at the 59th annual ceremony on October 23 in New York.
"We are delighted that the Henry Hewes Design ...
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tvONE Welcomes Mitch Rosenberg as Business Development and Special Accounts Manager for the Americas
tvONE announces the latest addition to its Americas Sales Team. Mitch Rosenberg has been appointed as the business development and special accounts manager for the Americas, effective September 5, 2023. ...
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Rosco Announces New Dance Floor Surface Duette
Rosco announces the release of Duette -- a reversible, widewidth, vinyl dance surface for touring productions and studio installations. Duette is manufactured to be dimensionally stable. It features a woven glass fiber ...
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Baltimore's Newest Live Event Venue, M&T Bank Exchange, Shines with Elation
M&T Bank Exchange in Baltimore has opened as the city's newest live event venue with an Elation Professional lighting package that can cater to any occasion from concert to reception and everything in between. The new 14,193-sq.-ft ...
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Robe Colors it Up in Ostrava
Colours of Ostrava is the Czech Republic's largest and most eclectic music festival, currently staged against the imposing backdrop of old blast furnaces, cooling towers, ore cauldrons, casting shops and other enormous industrial relics ...
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Theatre in Review: 9 Kinds of Silence (Playco/PS122CC)
Abhishek Majumdar's new play takes place in a kind of all-purpose hell, which, in a way, is the problem with it. It's a concrete bunker near the seaside, the floor covered with sand, with plastic where the windows should be. We ...
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VLS Welcomes New Director of Sales for Rental & Production
Vincent Lighting Systems (VLS) announces the appointment of Lauren Lombardi as the director of sales for rental and production. With a record of proven successes within the live events and hospitality industries, Lombardi ...
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Gilsama and Xilica Enter Distribution Partnership for Mexico
Xilica, announces a distribution agreement with Gilsama SA de CV for Mexico. With significant growth in its enterprise, education and government business, this new partnership with Gilsama marks Xilica's entry into the Mexican ...
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US Metal Legends Reunite With Unique Outline + Midas Advantage
One of the most eagerly-awaited returns in the world of heavy rock finally happened in December '22 as hugely influential American metallers Pantera played their first show in over two decades at Mexico's Hell & Heaven Metal Fest, with the ...
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CJD Productions Tours with Custom Allen & Heath dLive Build
When sound engineer Chris DiCorpo made the switch to Allen & Heath's dLive platform, he already understood the concept of mixing without a full-fledged dLive control surface. "I had a CDM32 MixRack and an IP-8 controller for ...
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Miami's Regatta Grove Installs 1 SOUND Gear
Breakwater Hospitality Group -- the Miami-based team behind hotspots like The Wharf, Carousel Club, and John Martin's -- unveiled a new concept, Regatta Grove in Coconut Grove's Regatta Harbour this summer. The gathering spot offers four ...
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Integrated Scoreboard and Sound System, with Electro-voice and Dynacoard, for Trinity Christian Academy
Trinity Christian Academy (TCA), a growing college preparatory Christian school in Willow Park, Texas, recently debuted a new home for its football team -- Eagle Stadium -- with seating for 1000, an OES digital scoreboard, and a sound ...
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Bellevue Theatre Chooses Robe TX1 PosiProfiles
Bellevue Teatret (Bellevue Theatre) is located in Klampenborg, a desirable suburb north of Copenhagen, Denmark. Its scenic location is about 100m back from the beach, and stunning views from the front of the building overlook the Øresund ...
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Theatre in Review: Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors (New World Stages)
The spirit of Charles Ludlam lives again in this brand-new travesty of everyone's favorite creature of the night. I confess to attending Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors with a certain skepticism, wondering if anyone could ...
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AES 2023 International Conference on Spatial and Immersive Audio: A Resounding Success!
The Audio Engineering Society (AES) announces the successful conclusion of the 2023 International Conference on Spatial and ...
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Schnick-Schnack-Systems Names Topstage Exclusive Distributor for Sweden
Schnick-Schnack-Systems announces their partnership with Topstage in Sweden for the exclusive Swedish distribution of their premium quality LED modules and controls.
Topstage represents some of the industry's most elite ...
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Blockhouse Studios Lights up Indiana Center for Performing Arts with Epson Laser Projectors
Blockhouse Studios, a bespoke multimedia production company, leveraged 12 Epson EB-PU2220B 20,000-lumen large venue laser projectors as part of a permanent projection mapping display system to light up the Carter Green Palladium ...
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Matt Mills Powers Mötley Crüe Looks on Co-Headline Tour with Chauvet Professional
Each band has sold over 100 million albums. One has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The other has its own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Collectively, their wildly intense sound and explosive stage presence have ...
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Prolights Fixtures Illuminated the 63rd Edition of TV Week Logie Annual Awards
The exceptional sparkle and enchanting ambiance that characterized the 63rd annual TV Week Logie Awards has been further enhanced by the innovative lighting solutions offered by Prolights. This extraordinary event, held at Sydney's ...
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Key Digital Delivers for Restaurants and Bars
AV integrators working with bars, restaurants, and gaming venues find commonality in the requirements of their customers: ease of use, high quality video, flexibility, and cost effectiveness. These integrators are increasingly satisfying ...
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TAF Releases its 25th Anniversary Video
TAF announces the official release of its new video, celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the brand -- Watch the growth of TAF since its founding in 1998!
Today, TAF has a full range of aluminum truss products and accessories ...
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Anolis Enjoys Busy PLASA 2023
LED architectural and architainment lighting manufacturer Anolis Lighting -- A Robe Business -- enjoyed a productive, and successful PLASA 2023 expo at London's Olympia, where its stand was prominent in the "village" of parent ...
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MEGA-LITE Chooses Secure Streaming ACN Lighting Protocol from Pathway Connectivity
Pathway Connectivity Solutions announces its collaboration with MEGA-LITE, a manufacturer of LED lighting, lighting controls, and software, to elevate control product security. MEGA Control Systems, a division of MEGA-LITE, has ...
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Ayrton Fixtures Accompany Peter Frampton's Never Say Never Tour
Gregg Maltby, a Las Vegas-based independent lighting designer, chose an array of Ayrton fixtures for Peter Frampton's Never Say Never Tour. Versatile Ayrton LED fixtures such as the Diablo and Eurus profiles and the Zonda 9 ...
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Meyer Sound PANTHER Is a Spot-on Solution for Hayden Homes Amphitheater
Hayden Homes Amphitheater in Bend, OR attracts top-tier touring artists with its stunning natural setting and superb technical facilities. Situated in the shadow of the snow-capped Cascade Mountains and bordered by the pristine Deschutes ...
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John & Jane Creates Single Rig for Two Festivals One Week Apart With CHAUVET Professional
This year's Kingdance Festival and Dance4Liberation had a great deal in common. Both celebrated important national holidays, the King's birthday, and the liberation of the Netherlands from Nazi occupation in the closing days of World War ...
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New Iluminati 3D Design Concept Proves a Winner for GLP
The Antwerpen Sportpaleis played host to a cornucopia projected lasers and lighting earlier this summer when promoters, Zillion presented their new immersive "Iluminati" dance concept.
This brand-new design, conceived by Frank ...
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cavlo Houston Show Postponed Until 2024
cavlo Tech Trade Show made the announcement last week that it will be postponing its Fall show in Houston due to pre-existing manufacturer commitments and budget allocations. cavlo's exhibitor model is aimed towards AVL systems ...
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Blaze Audio Expands Company Sales Team
Blaze Audio announces the addition of three new sales professionals to the company's roster for the Americas. Darrell Champagne, James Duvall, and Rob Howitt -- all seasoned professionals -- will be tasked with ...
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Vectorworks, Inc. Releases New 2024 Product Line
Global design and BIM software provider Vectorworks, Inc. announces the availability of Vectorworks 2024, featuring comprehensive solutions and quality improvements that automate processes and empower designers to unleash their ...
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KLANG Brings New Monitoring Tech to Lionel Richie's Classic Sound
It can take a while to get a group of people to embrace a new way of doing things, and it certainly doesn't help when a two-year-plus-long pandemic complicates the process. However, it is easier when the new way is so undeniably ...
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Elation's Proteus Powers Mötley Crüe/Def Leppard/Alice Cooper Summer Stadium Shows
Showing there is plenty of gas left in the tank, rockers Mötley Crüe and Def Leppard had one of the biggest grossing tours of 2022. The momentum carried into 2023 with the summer culminating in a string of US stadium shows lit using ...
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Roosevelt Dsouza Sets Mood for Jubin Nautiyal's Australian Tour with Chauvet Professional
There are many ways fans and critics describe the music of multi award-winning playback singer Jubin Nautiyal, and almost all of them revolve around a single word, "soulful." The Dehradun, India-born superstar has an uncanny ...
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ETC Introduces Hyperstar
ETC introduces the High End Systems Hyperstar, a new companion to the Lonestar automated luminaire. A powerful, compact moving light optimized for projection versatility, Hyperstar will help create uniquely beautiful designs for a ...
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Another Double Innovation Award Winning PLASA for Robe
Robe received two more PLASA Innovation Awards -- for its Footsie and iFORTE LTX products -- at the 2023 PLASA entertainment technology expo staged in London last week, capping off another busy and brilliant 3 days for the Czech ...
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High Praise for PLASA Show 2023
In step with the welcome return of the British summer, PLASA Show made a triumphant return to the Grand Hall of Olympia London from September 3-5, proudly spanning a third more floor space with a striking 28% increase in visitors.
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Blue-i Group Invests in PIXERA Media Servers
Blue-i Group, known for their work on live events and theatrical productions like Disney's' Aladdin - El Musical in Madrid, Tina Turner - das Musical in Stuttgart and the Les Misérables European tour, have recently ...
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Ocean Way Audio Releases GLL Loudspeaker Data for AeroWave AW9090
Ocean Way Audio has releasesd GLL (Generic Loudspeaker Library) Data for their AeroWave 9090 systems. The aptly named AeroWave 9090 speakers offer 90° of coverage in both the horizontal and vertical planes, ensuring that the entire ...
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Metinteractive Designs New Audio System for New Britain, Connecticut's Renovated Osgood Park
Osgood Park in New Britain, Connecticut, which has had only minor renovations since opening in 1960, experienced a complete makeover earlier this year. Metinteractive, which provides strategic solutions for architecture, ...
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Asking Alexandria Takes to the Road with Bandit Lites
English rock band Asking Alexandria is out on tour promoting their latest album with a lighting system provided by Bandit Lites. Comprised of guitarists Ben Bruce and Cameron Liddell, drummer James Cassells, ...
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St. John Vianney Church Improves Intelligibility with ICLive X Loudspeakers from Renkus-Heinz
In the suburbs of Detroit lies Shelby Township, home to St. John Vianney Catholic Church. The quiet and unassuming church hosts a vast nave, with seating for more than 1,200 people. The rectangular nave features brick-lined walls and ...
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The 1/52 Project Announces $88,000 in Grants Distributed to Seven Early Career Designer Recipients
The 1/52 Project, the financial grant program founded by Tony Award-winning set designer Beowulf Boritt, has selected the second round of seven early-career designer recipients to benefit from $88,000 in grants. Applicants ...
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Robe Announces LSD as New Serbian Distributor
Belgrade, Serbia-based company Light and Sound Design D.O.O. (LSD) is Robe's new exclusive distributor for Serbia and Kosovo and will also be a project partner for business in the neighboring Balkan countries of Bosnia & ...
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ChamSys Immerses Large Crowds at PLASA
A frame not only contains a subject; at times, it can also serve as a window into bold new visions and unlimited opportunities. Such was the case earlier this week at the ChamSys PLASA London stand. Built around the theme of "Frame ...
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Two Weeks Left to Order Behind the Scenes 2023 Holiday Cards
There is just two weeks left to order Behind the Scenes 2023 Holiday Cards! BTS Holiday Cards are available in card packs of 10 with a standard greeting ...
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Void Acoustics Prides Itself on High Energy Sound System for LA's Heart Nightclub
The celebrated LGBTQ+ district of West Hollywood, LA, is where you will find Heart Weho dance and night club, boasting one of the most technologically advanced audio systems in the US.
Heart Weho is a 1,500 capacity venue making it ...
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CTS AVL Sends Off Vanderbilt University's Class of 2023 with Help From Harman
To provide this year's Commencement celebration at Vanderbilt University with reliable and versatile audio even in the face of inclement weather, CTS AVL, a Nashville-based live production and AVL integration company, deployed several ...
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Theatre in Review: No Good Things Dwell in the Flesh (ART/New York Theatres)
In her new play, Christina Masciotti places a captivating character at center stage, then leaves her stranded, dramatically speaking. The title of No Good Things Dwell in the Flesh -- an apparent allusion to St. Paul' ...
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Theatre in Review: The Lieutenant (York Theatre Company/Theatre at St. Jean's)
For the latest entry in its Musicals in Mufti series, York Theatre Company has taken a deep dive into the murky depths of musical theatre history, bringing back a fascinating cultural artifact. Is there a musical theatre fan not ...
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GLP Appoints AV Light as Exclusive Distributor for Poland
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GLP has appointed the Warsaw-based company AV Light as its exclusive sales partner in Poland. A corresponding agreement was signed last spring. The cooperation aims at increasing the availability of GLP ...
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Sennheiser Wireless Multi-Channel Audio Systems (WMAS) Preview Inspires NYC's Pro Audio Industry Leaders
New York's pro audio industry leaders across the live production space came together on August 15 to attend an exclusive hands-on workshop demonstrating the potential of Sennheiser's Wireless Multi-Channel Audio Systems (WMAS) ...
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Kino Flo, Chauvet Professional and ChamSys To Bring Immersion Into Focus at IBC Show
There's a good reason why "immersion" is commonly cited as a principal goal of lighting design. The word, which comes to us from immergere, Latin for "submerging in water," has been used for thousands of years to describe the ...
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Sony Electronics Announces New Crystal LED VERONA Virtual Production Focused LED Displays
Sony Electronics announces four new Crystal LED displays under the product name VERONA, purpose-built to meet the needs of virtual production applications. Each new panel benefits from technology advancements developed ...
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Introducing 2inspire by Chroma-Q
Chroma-Q introduces their all-new 2inspire family It is a compact, silent, bright fixture available in three sizes, with each installation luminaire delivering both studio-grade tuneable white light and pure theatrical quality ...
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Sommer Cable Introduces New SC-Mercator Cat.6a Proflex
Sommer Cable is now shipping its new SC-Mercator Cat.6a Proflex patch cable. Many applications require cables with enhanced flexibility -- which in turn may affect the durability of a cable. Sommer Cable has developed and fitted ...
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Taihu Jazz Festival Creates Immersive Sound Experience with L-Acoustics L-ISA
Each spring, on the grounds of the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) in Beijing is the stage for the Taihu Jazz Festival, the Taihu Dance and Arts Centre's outdoor celebration of jazz. Co-organized by the NCPA and China ...
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IA Stage Welcomes Brian F. Evans as Manufacturing Director
IA Stage announces that Brian F. Evans is joining the company as manufacturing director. The position will provide centralized leadership and guidance for IA Stage's busy manufacturing plant. Evans will also head up factory ...
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IBC2023: Sound Devices Celebrates 25th Anniversary and Astral Family Wireless Products
Sound Devices will be celebrating its 25th Anniversary with an appearance at IBC2023 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. During the show the company will showcase its complete family of Astral wireless devices, including the brand new ...
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Lyric Opera of Chicago Announces the SoundShirt
Lyric Opera of Chicago announces the launch of a new accessibility initiative for its 2023/24 Season: the
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MA Lighting's grandMA3 for Anuel Tour
Puerto Rican rapper and singer Anuel AA played several high-profile venues -- including MSG and others on the recent North American leg of his Legends Never Die Tour, complete with a spectacular lightshow! This was ...
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LD Kyle Kegan Uses Elation on ODESZA's The Last Goodbye Tour
Electronic dance music pioneers ODESZA launched their The Last Goodbye Tour last summer to critical acclaim and the popular duo continue to mesmerize audiences with dates on the schedule into October 2023. Lighting design is by
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Cody James Balances Divergent Visions for Yellowcard With Help From Chauvet Professional
There are things that are impossible to achieve, like being in two places at once, or standing up and showing someone your lap. Then there are other actions, that while not "impossible," are extremely difficult, because they call for ...
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Claypaky Fixtures Shine at Spectacular Anniversary Concert for Zion & Lennox in Santiago, Chile
Lighting designer Deivid Rojas used a large complement of Claypaky fixtures when reggaeton stars Zion & Lennox marked their 23rd anniversary as a musical duo with a spectacular show at the Moviestar Arena in Santiago, Chile. < ...
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Marketa Fantova Joins Robe to Expand NRG Initiatives
Marketa Fantova joins the team at Robe lighting s.r.o. as international education program coordinator and designer, where her role will be co-ordinating Robe's existing NRG program on an international level. ...
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Latest Update to Clear-Com's Arcadia Central Station Makes it the Most Powerful 1RU Intercom System
Clear-Com announces new features for Arcadia Central Station with the addition of I.V. Direct, an IP interfacing feature that connects Arcadia and the LQ Series of IP Interfaces, Eclipse HX Digital Matrix System (via E-IPA card), ...
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Lectrosonics DSR Dual-Channel Receiver Now Shipping
Lectrosonics announces that the DSR Digital Dual-Channel Slot Receiver designed for ENG and portable location sound systems, is now shipping.
The DSR represents the latest state-of-the-art technology in miniature receivers. ...
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SGM Light Introduces the P-3 Vision
SGM Light unveils the launch of the P-3 Vision, the first fixture released in the new 3-series platform of SGM Light fixtures. This family of fixtures introduces numerous features and performance improvements which makes it unique ...
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Zac Brown Band Takes Bandit Lites Gear on From the Fire Tour
Bandit Lites is providing the lighting for multi-platinum, GRAMMY Award-winning Zac Brown Band on their 2023 From the Fire Tour. Comprised of Zac Brown, Jimmy De Martini, John Driskell Hopkins, Coy ...
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Meyer Sound PANTHER Anchors Total Audio Upgrade at The Fillmore
A San Francisco landmark, and arguably the most celebrated venue in rock history, The Fillmore promises to carry its iconic status into the future thanks to a complete audio upgrade anchored by a new Meyer Sound reinforcement system ...
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Winners Announced for PLASA Awards for Innovation 2023
The winners of this year's PLASA Awards for Innovation were announced last night at PLASA Show at Olympia London. The awards, run in association with LSi magazine, are respected industry-wide for celebrating future ...
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In Memoriam: Franne Lee
Costume and scenic designer Franne Lee died on August 27 in Atlantis, Florida, following a short illness. She was 81.
Born Frances Elaine Newman in New York, in 1941, Lee studied art at the University of California, Berkeley, ...
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Ayrton Launches IP65-rated Argo 6
Ayrton announces the official launch of its new IP65-rated Argo 6 Wash and Argo 6 FX fixtures. For the first time in its history, Ayrton is launching a weather-sealed effects luminaire that offers as much creative potential ...
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Zooming In: ADJ's New Encore LP12Z IP Lime-infused, IP-Rated LED Par Has It All
Offering the ultimate utility lighting fixture, ADJ's new Encore LP12Z IP sets a new benchmark for LED par can versatility. It offers huge brightness with lime-infused LEDs, motorized zoom for easy beam angle changes, a robust ...
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One Step Beyond -- LD Systems Presents New MON G3 Series of Stage Monitors
LD Systems presents its new MON G3 Series. This third generation of active stage monitors has been completely redesigned, both technically and visually, and offers discerning musicians, bands, DJs, and event technology service ...
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TAF Celebrates 25 Years of Truss Manufacturing Excellence
Since its founding in 1998, TAF (Truss Aluminium Factory) has earned the trust of its global customer base with the production and timely delivery of safe, high-quality aluminium truss and support structures, along with the design ...
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LD Gigi Pedron Employs Elation KL Panel as Rock 'n' Roll Art for Queens of the Stone Age
Lighting designer Emmanuelle "Gigi" Pedron has taken Elation Professional's broadcast market KL Panel XL IP LED soft light and transformed it into a high-impact, ...
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Janet Jackson and zactrack on Together Again Tour
Iconic American singer, songwriter, actress, and dancer Janet Jackson has just completed her Together Again major North American tour with tour direction, production design, and technical direction by Eric Wade from Dallas, ...
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Le Mark Group Celebrates 40th Anniversary
Le Mark Group, the UK-based supplier of self-adhesive tapes, labels, floors, and crew wear to the live entertainment, television, and film industries, celebrates its 40th anniversary.
Founded in 1983 by Stuart Gibbons ...
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Vectorworks, Inc. Hosting Worldwide Design Day Series
Global design and BIM software provider Vectorworks, Inc. invites architects, interior designers, landscape professionals, site designers and entertainment design professionals to its worldwide Design Day series. Across the globe, ...
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Refik Anadol First to Transform Sphere's Entertainment into Immersive Canvas
Sphere Entertainment Co. announces that on September 1, internationally renowned media artist Refik Anadol will become the first artist to utilize the Exosphere, the fully programmable LED exterior of Sphere in Las Vegas, as ...
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Top 100 Global Retailers Recognized by NAMM
NAMM (www.namm.org/news), the world's largest not-for-profit music trade organization representing the $17 billion music industry, announces its list of independent music product retailers to ...
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Paul Fielder Appointed GLP UK's New Key Account Manager
GLP UK has appointed the experienced Paul Fielder as its new key account manager.
Coming from a theatre lighting background, he was previously technical sales consultant at Stage Electrics after leaving the Royal Opera ...
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Bob Leonard Appointed as Solotech's Vice President of Operations, Sales and Systems Integration USA
Solotech announces the appointment of Bob Leonard as the vice president of operations, sales and systems integration division, USA, starting September 5, 2023.
"Solotech Inc. has a strong reputation in the industry and is ...
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Clear-Com Intercom System Enhances Communication and Boosts Productivity for Zenway Productions
Zenway Productions, a leading Singapore-based AV rental company, has recently implemented the Clear-Com FreeSpeak II Wireless Intercom System. The new intercom system has proven to be an invaluable tool, addressing key challenges, ...
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Felix Peralta Sets Stage for Café Tacvba at Hollywood Bowl with Chauvet Professional Fixtures
Nowadays, it seems like just about every show "has to be lit ready for broadcast, I-Mag and or social media at any time," says Felix Peralta. The noted designer and programmer knows whereof he speaks, having worked with many big ...
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Astera Dreams in the Park
A Midsummer Night's Dream -- one of William Shakespeare's most enduring, timeless, and intricately cerebral comedies -- is always a delight to light, and Singapore-based lighting designer Gabriel Chan relished this ...
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