A Glimpse of Prolight + Sound 2023
After four days full of innovative presentations, exciting conferences and emotional encounters, Prolight + Sound 2023 closes with a noticeable increase in visitor numbers. More than 27,500 professionals from 113 countries, and 457 exhibitors from 34 countries demonstrated the industry’s innovative strength in an impressive way. There were also numerous conversations, presentations, approaches and solutions shared for current topics such as the implementation of sustainable events or the increasing demand for skilled and junior staff. Here are three videos with a glimpse of the show.
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Actors’ Equity Association, the national union representing more than 51,000 professional stage managers and actors working in live theatre, and The Broadway League, the national trade association for the Broadway industry, officially have a new contract governing touring productions, following ratification by vote of Equity membership. The new Touring Agreement will be in effect through September 7, 2026.
Physicists tell us that light makes no sound. That may be technically true, but when a lighting design wraps itself around ferocious metal music and a theatrical stage show to the point where they all merge into one experience, it’s easy to see how fans (and even music critics) can feel that they “heard” the light. Just asked the reviewer who wrote about Avatar’s show at the Manchester Academy during the just-concluded EU-leg of the Swedish metal band’s Dance Devil Dance tour. He described the experience as seeing “bright shafts of musical light passing before your eyes!”
Brompton Technology is delighted to announce its groundbreaking Tessera G1 receiver card has won a coveted Product of the Year Award, following a live awards ceremony on April 18 at the 2023 NAB Show in Las Vegas. The G1’s triumph in the Digital Signage & Display Systems category is a testament to its pioneering design and unparalleled performance, which caught the discerning eyes of a distinguished panel of industry experts tasked with evaluating the most significant and promising new products and technologies exhibited at the show.
4Wall Entertainment has acquired Atmosphere, Inc., Washington DC’s premier event lighting production company. For almost 30 years, Atmosphere has been providing production services including lighting and rigging for events and venues throughout the DC region. The acquisition unites two industry-leading businesses in the DC area, with Atmosphere’s expertise in special event production complementing 4Wall’s extensive range of live entertainment equipment and services already in place.
