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(3/16/2020)

-COVID-19 Update: Ten Days That Shook the Industry: Worldwide Sweep of Coronavirus Puts World on Hold

COVID-19 Update: Ten Days That Shook the Industry: Worldwide Sweep of Coronavirus Puts World on Hold

As the spread of the coronavirus known as COVID-19 swept the globe in early March, the entertainment technology industry has faced major interruptions in business activity that are certain to last at least for some weeks to come. ...More

(3/16/2020)

-COVID-19 Update: NATEAC Still Scheduled for July; Final Decision to be Made in April

COVID-19 Update: NATEAC Still Scheduled for July; Final Decision to be Made in April

As the industry faces a wave of closings and postponements on both the production and trade show sides, the North American Theatre Engineering and Architecture Conference (NATEAC) remains scheduled for July 19 - 20 in New York ...More

(3/16/2020)

-COVID-19 Update: IATSE Calls on Congress to Pass Relief Package that Includes Displaced Entertainment Workers

COVID-19 Update: IATSE Calls on Congress to Pass Relief Package that Includes Displaced Entertainment Workers

Matthew D. Loeb, International President of the IATSE, released the following statement with regards to the coronavirus:<> "As social distancing measures are enacted and events and projects across all sectors of the ...More

(3/16/2020)

-COVID-19 Update: Geezers of Gear to Discuss Current COVID-19 Impact on Production/Touring Industry

COVID-19 Update: Geezers of Gear to Discuss Current COVID-19 Impact on Production/Touring Industry

The Geezers of Gear podcast is moving to address the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. Here is a statement from Marcel Fairbairn:
"Obviously, nothing has ever impacted the touring and production industry more than ...
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(3/16/2020)

-COVID-19 Update: Hemsley Portfolio Review Cancelled

COVID-19 Update: Hemsley Portfolio Review Cancelled

This year's edition of the Hemsley Portfolio Review, held each spring in New York, has been cancelled. The exhibit typically features the work of over 35 graduating lighting students from design programs all across the country ...More

(3/16/2020)

-COVID-19 Update: TEA Summit and Thea Awards Gala at Disneyland Resort Rescheduled to July 2020

COVID-19 Update: TEA Summit and Thea Awards Gala at Disneyland Resort Rescheduled to July 2020

A message to Themed Entertainment Association (TEA) members and the global visitor attractions community, from the TEA International Board, Michael Blau, TEA International Board president, and Jennie Nevin, TEA chief ...More

(3/16/2020)

-Showlight 2021 Announces First Sponsors Fontainebleau, France - May 22 - 25, 2021

Showlight 2021 Announces First Sponsors Fontainebleau, France - May 22 - 25, 2021

With the immediate global focus on the containment of the COVID-19 virus, international events are being hit quite badly with cancellations and postponements of trade shows and conferences taking the headlines on a daily basis. ...More

(3/16/2020)

-Blue Man Group Drums Up Excitement with L-ISA Hyperreal Sound on Tour

Blue Man Group Drums Up Excitement with L-ISA Hyperreal Sound on Tour

The singular, award-winning Blue Man Group has taken to the road, and is taking immersive sound along with it for the first time. The group's current North American tour officially opened this past September at the Hollywood Pantages ...More

(3/16/2020)

-Jon Eddy Chooses Claypaky Sharpys for the Original Misfits' Reunion Shows and the Psycho Las Vegas Festival

Jon Eddy Chooses Claypaky Sharpys for the Original Misfits' Reunion Shows and the Psycho Las Vegas Festival

Lighting/production designer Jon Eddy is using 38 Claypaky Sharpys to illuminate the Original Misfits reunion shows featuring Glenn Danzig and Jerry Only. He also incorporated his Misfits lighting design into 2019 Psycho ...More

(3/16/2020)

-Successful First Edition for ROE Academy at ROE Visual Nashville Office

Successful First Edition for ROE Academy at ROE Visual Nashville Office

There's a whole world of knowledge behind the great visuals displayed on any LED screen. Hardly any other product brings together so many aspects of hardware, software, and electrotechnics. To reach out to those technicians who want to ...More

(3/13/2020)

-COVID-19 Update: Prolight + Sound 2020: Event Has Been Cancelled

COVID-19 Update: Prolight + Sound 2020: Event Has Been Cancelled

Prolight + Sound will not be held in 2020. On March 12, the Hessian Ministry for Social Affairs and Integration issued general decrees prohibiting large-scale events expected to attract more than 1,000 visitors. At the present ...More

(3/13/2020)

-COVID-19 Update: Lightfair 2020 Postponed

COVID-19 Update: Lightfair 2020 Postponed

LightFair announced postponement of its 2020 trade show and conference due to growing concerns around Covid-19, shifting industry sentiments and an overall wish to preserve health and safety. The May 3 -- 7, 2020 event will now take ...More

(3/13/2020)

-Eurotruss GmbH Adds Next Truss to its Portfolio to Support Growing Market Demand

Eurotruss GmbH Adds Next Truss to its Portfolio to Support Growing Market Demand

In response to an increased worldwide demand for its staging products and solutions, Eurotruss Group announces its expansion across Germany by adding the full NEXT Truss product line to the Eurotruss office and warehouse in ...More

(3/13/2020)

-Alison Krauss Tours with Alcons Pro-Ribbon Systems Memphis-based ProductionOne Invests In LR18 Systems

Alison Krauss Tours with Alcons Pro-Ribbon Systems Memphis-based ProductionOne Invests In LR18 Systems

In a city renowned worldwide for its music, live production companies need something extra special to highlight their status as a truly premier audio provider. Based in Memphis, Tennessee, ProductionOne has achieved this with the ...More

(3/13/2020)

-Great Hall, Great Lighting

Great Hall, Great Lighting

Town Hall is a unique arts hub and performance center in Seattle. Though the organization has an ambitious mission to present a "present-tense reflection" of the Puget Sound, it is housed in a historic building that needed upgrades. ETC< ...More

(3/13/2020)

-Robe is Hungry for Worakls Shows

Robe is Hungry for Worakls Shows

Classically trained French musician, DJ, and electronic music producer Worakls is renowned for his melodic and experimental sounds. He toured his latest Orchestra album throughout 2019 to a series of 1,000 -- 1,500 capacity venues ...More

(3/13/2020)

-Kaiser Chiefs Duck Tour Powered with ChamSys MagicQ MQ 500

Kaiser Chiefs Duck Tour Powered with ChamSys MagicQ MQ 500

There may be thousands of people filling arenas on the Kaiser Chiefs' current Duck Tour, but after only a few notes have been struck, most of them probably feel like they're enjoying the convivial company of close friends in the ...More

(3/13/2020)

-Black News Channel Launches with Brightline LED Fixtures

Black News Channel Launches with Brightline LED Fixtures

Brightline, energy efficient lighting systems manufacturer, today announced Black News Channel, which launched on February 10 and is the nation's only African American news network, features a dynamic news set lit with Brightline L1 ...More

(3/13/2020)

-Country Freedom Festival Employs a ShowMatch Line Array System from Bose Professional

Country Freedom Festival Employs a ShowMatch Line Array System from Bose Professional

The latest installment of the Country Freedom Festival took place February 22 -- 23 at Windsor Beach in Lake Havasu State Park, located in Mohave County, Arizona. The two-day festival is a celebration of America and honors all who have ...More

(3/13/2020)

-Emmaus Media and Design Installs Danley Jericho Horn Sound Reinforcement System at Christian Life Assembly

Emmaus Media and Design Installs Danley Jericho Horn Sound Reinforcement System at Christian Life Assembly

Christian Life Assembly is a thriving church in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania. Its pie wedge-shaped sanctuary seats approximately 2,000, a capacity that is met many times over during the staging of its regionally-famous Christmas pageant. ...More

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