The Stage Managers’ Association Foundation (SMAF) announces the Keystone Campaign, their Fall Fundraising Campaign. Please join Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Daniel Fish, Matt DiCarlo, and others in celebrating the collaboration between directors and stage managers, in honor of International Stage Management Day, 10/10/2024.
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Elation announces that Sound Technology has been appointed as the exclusive distributor for Elation and Obsidian products in the UK and Ireland, effective September 1, 2024. In addition to its existing portfolio, Sound Technology will manage all aspects of Elation and Obsidian sales, service, training, and support in the region.
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The 2024 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) celebrated its 40th anniversary on September 11, 2024, at the UBS Arena in New York. The visual centerpiece of the design was a towering 60’ tall Moon Person, designed by Matt Steinbrenner, emerging from a massive video wall and reaching 55’ into the room as if stepping out of the digital world and into the physical.
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Megapixel and ROE Visual announced the extension of their partnership for GhostFrame technology at IBC 2024. This groundbreaking technology, a software tool set within Megapixel’s award-winning HELIOS Processing Platform, redefines the future of broadcast, live events, and virtual production.
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Neutrik Americas, part of the Neutrik Group, the world’s leading provider of professional AVL connectivity solutions, is pleased to announce the debut of etherFLEX TOP cable assemblies. Combining world-class quality, superior reliability, and guaranteed performance, the new etherFLEX TOP cable assemblies deliver dependable Cat 5e performance that mission critical applications depend on.
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A metal design should at turns be bright and bold, yet subtle and nuanced, pushing and pulling the audience’s emotions to new places, while supporting the music of the artists on stage. Parnelli Award-winning Lighting Designer, Rob Koenig and his team, are doing all this and more for Metallica on the second North American leg of the band’s ‘M72 World Tour’.
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The 76th Emmy Awards were broadcast live on Sunday, Sept. 15th, but the Creative Arts Emmys were awarded over two evenings on September 7th and 8th during ceremonies held at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. Click below to see the production and design winners of the Creative Arts Emmy Awards.
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Out of complexity find simplicity… Albert Einstein was fond of giving this advice to students. Something to keep in mind when trying to capture the deeply nuanced and multi-faceted music of a band like Opeth. That’s especially true on a two-leg tour, each one involving a very different type of show. Just ask Designer Niller Bjerregaard.
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LunaBulb, a practical light that can modify its beam, texture and output. Building on the remarkable success of their LunaBulb launch, lighting solutions experts Astera will further expand both the creative and technical potential of the LunaBulb with their LunaBulb Accessory Kit, which will incorporate a range of blockers, diffusors, reflectors and lenses within a single, lightweight portable case.
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Lectrosonics, Inc. is pleased to announce the introduction of the StandWrench multi-tool, ideal for use by musicians from students to professionals, bands, performers, churches, and educational facilities. The StandWrench provides a variety of utilities, especially for anyone who is faced with the “loose music stand” problem at gigs, rehearsals, and even in the home.
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Global design and BIM software provider Vectorworks, Inc. is excited to announce the release of Vectorworks 2025, the latest iteration of its comprehensive design software suite. The 2025 release encompasses Vectorworks Architect, Landmark, Spotlight, Design Suite, Fundamentals, ConnectCAD, Braceworks, and Vision, with the English-language editions of this version now available.
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Fifty minutes of total immersion – that is the aim of “Lumina Catedral de Toledo”. Visitors experience the sensational multimedia production in the Gothic cathedral of Toledo in the centre of Spain. The main components are large-scale project mapping and a lighting design that makes the architecture of the cathedral appear even more impressive. As the technical service provider, Meraki Cultura Audiovisual SL relied on Cameo lights from the ZENIT®, OPUS®, and EVOS® series for the lighting of the temporary installation.
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