 The ALD Announces the Winners of the ALD Awards for Excellence 2020
The ALD -- for people in performance lighting -- has announced with great pride the winners of this year's Awards for Excellence, which exist to highlight the new generation of young production talent emerging from UK universities ... 
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 Vin Pugliese Lights Pink Talking Fish Drive-in with Chauvet Professional and High Peak Event Production
"A Teenage rock and roll spree," that's how Richard Linklater described his cult film Dazed and Confused. How right he was. Iconic songs pop up throughout this coming of age classic, giving it a unique rhythmic power. This ... 
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 Deutsche Telekom's 5G Launch Reaches New Heights with AO Drones
AO Drones' highly agile, elite fleet of drones lit up the sky above Munich's Olympic Park in October to mark the launch of Deutsche Telekom's 5G network in the city. The GPS-guided, 300-strong swarm of drones performed a ... 
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 Longtime Clear-Com User SFJAZZ Maintains Safe Concerts and Music Programs During COVID-19
Founded in 1983, SFJAZZ has grown to become a recognized international leader in jazz creation, presentation, and education. In 2013, SFJAZZ took a momentous step opening the 36,000-sq.-ft. SFJAZZ Center in the heart of San Francisco's ... 
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 Fulcrum Acoustic Helps New Theater with Quick System Overhaul
The Fuquay-Varina Performing Arts Center in Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina features art galleries, dance studios, and an intimate theater. The theater is a rectangular 294 seat intimate space with tiered seating. ... 
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 ATK Versacom Adopts RTS VLink Virtual Intercom Matrix for Remote Production of Major Live Events
When COVID-19 struck, the entire live event industry ground to a halt. Yet ironically, the lockdown created even stronger demand for entertainment. Faced with high content demand and strict safety protocols, ATK Versacom (Valencia ... 
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 Dara AV Installs VUE Audio i-Class in New Jersey Premium Steakhouse
Staten Island-based Dara AV, recently completed an installation of 23 VUE Audiotechnik i-Class loudspeakers into New Jersey's Gabriella's Italian Steakhouse. Founded more than 10 years ago by owner Jak Daragjati as ... 
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 COVID-19 Update, October 30, 2020: Denial
The US passes another grim milestone, one ignored by the president and his associates -- a fact that -- eight months into the pandemic -- is still difficult to process. As never before, denial is shown to have deadly consequences. Europe ... 
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 LMG Raises the XR Bar with the Colossal Cube
As Extended Reality (XR) technology is sweeping the globe, LMG, a national provider of video, audio, lighting, and LED support based in Orlando, FL, has raised the bar for XR stages with the launch of the LMG Colossal Cube, the ... 
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 Vejle Musikteater Makes New Robe Investment
Vejle Musikteater, in the attractive fjord-side town of Vejle in Denmark, is - usually -- a bustling hub for live entertainment, events, and all types of performance, as one of the busiest multipurpose venues in the country offering a ... 
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 Chroma-Q Fixtures Highlight WGN News Nation
Eastern Lighting Design has been relying on Chroma-Q products for many years and many projects, including their most recent lighting design project for WGN's News Nation Studio. Specializing in TV and Broadcast Studios, Matt ... 
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 Musically Fed and World Central Kitchen Team Up To Deliver Food to 100 Nashville-Area Families
Musically Fed, World Central Kitchen and Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee partnered with Rhino Staging to deliver boxes of food to 100 families on Saturday. The drive-thru event focused on families who work in the live ... 
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 Tom Kenny Lights 2020 iHeartCountry Festival with Bandit Lites
For the seventh year in a row, the biggest stars of country music performed in a celebration of all things country at the 2020 iHeartCountry Festival presented by Capital One. Taking place at the Steel Mill with a lighting rig supplied by ... 
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 Konzerthaus Dortmund Elevates Performances by Upgrading to World-Class Harman Professional Audio Solution
Looking to provide guests an even greater live sound experience, Konzerthaus Dortmund collaborated with Audio Pro and integrators B+B Event Technology to upgrade its sound system to a state-of-the-art Harman Professional audio ... 
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 Guildhall School of Music & Drama Brings Music Back to Campus Safely with Audinate's Dante
Guildhall School of Music & Drama in London is one of the premiere arts colleges in the world. Among its notable alumni are actors Ewan McGregor and Daniel Craig, and musicians Jacqueline du Pré and Sir Bryn Terfel ... 
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 COVID-19 Update, October 29, 2020: "A Very Difficult Trajectory"
These are the words of Dr. Anthony Fauci, arguing that, despite the president's insistence at we are at the beginning of the end of the pandemic, we aren't even at the end of the beginning. Meanwhile, COVID-19 runs riot in Europe, ... 
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 inMusic Adds ArKaos to its Family of Premier Technology, DJ, and MI Companies
inMusic, home of music technology hardware, software, and consumer electronics, is announces the acquisition of ArKaos. Founded in 1996, ArKaos specializes in video processing technologies, including software and hardware ... 
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 Harman Professional Learning Sessions Relief Effort Nominated Finalist for AV In Action Award
Harman Professional Solutions is honored to be nominated as a finalist for AV Magazine's 2020 AV In Action Award for its Learning Sessions series relief effort. The series has garnered attention for hiring AV and lighting ... 
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 12 Million Unemployed in Live Entertainment is a Total Clusterf***. Helping Them is a Fustercluck.
When the live entertainment industry shut down in March due to the Coronavirus pandemic, 12 million people lost 100% of their income -- from artists and entertainers to crews, ticket-takers, and concession workers. In an interview with ... 
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 MixOne Sound Drives dLive from Hardcore Punk to Classic Funk
For over a decade, Southern California based full-service AV and staging company MixOne Sound has tackled live and virtual concerts, conferences and commercial productions of all sizes. Two of their most recent shows highlight rap rock ... 
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