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  USITT Announces YDMT Award Winners
USITT announces the winners of its 2025 Young Designers, Managers, and Technicians (YDMT) Awards, which bring recognition and support to young designers, managers, and technicians at the beginning of their careers. "They are made ...
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Vectorworks, Inc. Names Jason Pletcher as New CEO
Vectorworks, Inc. announces a significant leadership transition. Dr. Biplab Sarkar, CEO, will retire in March 2025 after a 25-year tenure. Jason Pletcher, COO and CFO at fellow Nemetschek brand, GoCanvas, will step ...
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DPA Microphones Adds to Sales and Marketing Teams
DPA Microphones welcomes Nicholas "Nick" Mariano and Vincent "Vince" Divine to the US sales and marketing teams, respectively. Mariano will serve as the regional sales manager for the mid-south region, while Divine ...
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Fisher-Dachs Names Madaski Head of Stage Rigging and Automation
Scott Madaski has been promoted to head of Fisher Dachs Associates' stage rigging and automation department. In a statement, the firm says, "Those who have worked with Scott know his deep expertise in stage rigging and his ...
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Kinjal Patel Joins A.C. Lighting as Sales Representative Covering the Canadian Market
A.C. Lighting announces the appointment of Kinjal Patel as sales representative for Canada.
Reporting to Chris Souza, national sales manager, Patel is responsible for growing A.C. Lighting's business across Canada ...
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Henk-Jan Blok Appointed Technical Applications Specialist at Follow-Me
Follow-Me announces the appointment of Henk-jan Blok as technical applications specialist. With two decades of experience in the live production industry, Blok brings a wealth of knowledge in technical applications, systems ...
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3G Productions Continues to Expand Sales Team
West Coast-based live event production and systems integration services provider, 3G Productions LLC, reports that it has bolstered its sales staff with two recent hires: Sebastian Yepes as director of accounts, and Juan ...
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A.C. Lighting Promotes Chris Souza to National Sales Manager
A.C. Lighting announces Chris Souza's promotion to national sales manager. Reporting to Fred Mikeska, executive vice president of sales, Souza will oversee A.C. Lighting's sales team across the US and Canada. In his ...
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A.C. ProMedia Welcomes Kurt Metzler as Business Development Manager
A.C. ProMedia announces Kurt Metzler's appointment as business development manager.
In his new role, Metzler will report directly to Fred Mikeska, executive vice president of sales. He will focus on expanding the ...
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Purchase College to Honor Technical Theatre Legend Michael Wyatt
Purchase College, State University of New York's Broadway Technical Theatre History Project will present the Eleventh Backstage Legends and Masters Award to Michael Wyatt on April 28 at The Performing Arts Center, Recital Hall ...
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Obsidian to Showcase ONYX Lighting Control at ISE 2025
The Obsidian Control Systems team will be attending ISE 2025 in Barcelona, where lighting control experts will share insights into the ONYX platform. From February 4 to ...
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NAMM Announces Eight New Board Members Joining in 2025
NAMM reports that eight newly elected board members will join its board of directors. They will serve a three-year term through January 2028. The board consists of 24 directors elected by the NAMM membership, each serving three-year ...
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Kent Shafferman Has Left the Building: A Remembrance by Michael T. Strickland
On the passing of Kent Shafferman, who worked for many years at Bandit Lites as a lighting technician, crew chief, lighting operator, and lighting director, Michael T. Strickland, the company's founder, issued the ...
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Jeffrey Yukelson Joins ADJ's USA Sales Team in the New Role of Technical Product Specialist
ADJ Lighting announces the expansion of its US sales team through the appointment of lighting industry professional Jeffrey Yukelson to the position of technical product specialist. He will support ADJ's sales team ...
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AVANTE Audio Appoints Ray Varela as National Sales Manager
AVANTE Audio announces the appointment of Ray Varela as national sales manager for the US. This will begin with the release of the new Akro Series of touring line array speakers.
In his new role as national sales ...
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Ingo Dombrowski Retires from Robe at 21
After 21 "brilliant" years working with Czech lighting and LED manufacturer Robe s.r.o., outgoing global sales director Ingo Dombrowski will step away from the business and retire from active duties at the end of 2025. ...
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Showlight Announces More Speakers
The countdown to Showlight 2025, May 19 - 22 at Le Parc des Expositions et Congres de Dijon, is upon us and it's time to announce the next round of speakers engaged to share their experiences over three days. ...
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Astera Welcomes New Head of Sales Agata Birn
Astera announces Agata Birn as the company's new head of sales.
Birn brings over 12 years of experience in international business development and distribution strategy. With a track record of handling motion picture ...
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Longtime Adamson Collaborator Morten Lave Joins JOYNED
Adamson announces that Morten Lave has joined the team of JOYNED as chief technology officer. As Adamson's network engineer and as an independent consultant, Lave has been a crucial contributor to the implementation and ...
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Elliot Baines Gets Gritty for Sainte at All Points East with CHAUVET Professional
UK rapper Sainte kicked off his Still Local Tour at the All Points East festival, with a fast-moving Elliot Baines lighting design.
Representing a city-street basketball court with custom made controllable "streetla ...
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