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Lectrosonics Debuts New U.S. Online Store for Parts and Accessories

The new Lectrosonics’ site offers wide range of accessories and replacement parts for current and legacy Lectrosonics products

Lectrosonics is pleased to announce the debut of their new Lectrosonics U.S. Online Accessory Store which provides a place for customers in the United States to order a wide range of parts and accessories for Lectrosonics current and legacy products, including antennas, silicone sleeves, belt clips, pouches, power supplies and rack mount hardware. The new site also offers commonly needed replacement parts such as screws, washers, memory cards, and specialized batteries. Lectrosonics’ serialized products, such as transmitters, receivers and other wireless products will not be available for sale on the site but only through authorized dealers.Read More »Lectrosonics Debuts New U.S. Online Store for Parts and Accessories

TV Premiere for GLP impression X5 on Finals of “Germany’s Search for a Superstar”

Deutschland sucht den Superstar (Germany’s Search for a Superstar), better known as DSDS, is one of Germany’s longest-running television hits, having just concluded series 19. For GLP, and lighting designer Manuel da Costa, who has been in charge of the TV format for 16 years, this year’s live finals were something special, because 100 of the new, next-generation impression X5 wash lights received their German TV premiere in the MMC Studios in Cologne.Read More »TV Premiere for GLP impression X5 on Finals of “Germany’s Search for a Superstar”

Register for the Midwest Rigging Intensive, August 25-27 in Chicago

ESTA will host the very first Midwest Rigging Intensive on August 25-27 in Chicago. The weekend-long event will feature a curriculum developed by a group of dedicated instructors, all of whom are ETCP Recognized Trainers. With a focus on practical learning for entertainment riggers, the Midwest Rigging Intensive will be a fantastic opportunity to train with some of the top minds in the industry: Ben Brian (Reed Rigging), Tyler DeLong (DeLong Rigging Solutions), Brent “Mickey” Henry (ETC), Ed Leahy (Chicago Flyhouse), Tracy Nunnally (Vertigo), Patrick Stewart (ETC), Shane Kelly (DePaul University), Rebecca Knipfer (ETC), and Verda Beth Martell (DLR Group). This exciting new event will provide enough hours to fulfill a technician’s ETCP Education Renewal Credits requirement.Read More »Register for the Midwest Rigging Intensive, August 25-27 in Chicago

New Summer and Fall Dates Announced for Mental Health First Aid Training

Mental Health First Aid Training Classes for July, August, and September 2022 are now posted on the Behind the Scenes website at btshelp.org/mhfa. Take an active role in helping to care for those you work with. Don’t miss this opportunity to expand your skill sets by learning how to identify, understand and respond to signs of distress in your colleagues and help make our workplaces healthier and safer spaces for all. You will be able to use the information you learn every day in interactions with your co-workers as well as friends and family.Read More »New Summer and Fall Dates Announced for Mental Health First Aid Training

Hall Technologies Deploys Discovery Series for Video Conferencing Applications

Hall’s solutions support collaboration and connectivity for seamless communications

Hall Technologies has introduced the Discovery Series Transmitter/Receiver Kit with multiple USB and HDMI capabilities for software video conferencing and audio extraction.Read More »Hall Technologies Deploys Discovery Series for Video Conferencing Applications

Meredith Willson’s “The Music Man” Revives a Broadway Classic with Martin Professional Lighting Solutions

Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster in The Music Man. Photo by Julieta Cervantes

To ensure a visually stunning stage lighting design with true-to-life color, The Music Man on Broadway recently worked with PRG and Martin Professional to deploy an array of Martin lighting solutions, including MAC Viper, MAC Encore Performance, and the brand-new MAC Ultra Performance and Ultra Wash fixtures.Read More »Meredith Willson’s “The Music Man” Revives a Broadway Classic with Martin Professional Lighting Solutions

Robe’s T11 Series Products Win 2022 ABTT Lighting Award

Robe’s Dave-Whitehouse with T11 and the ABTT “hook clamp” lighting award. Courtesy Robe UK

Robe enjoyed a successful ABTT (Association of British Theatre Technicians) show at Alexandra Palace in London, UK, a highlight of which was winning the Lighting Product of the Year category of the 2022 ABTT Awards for its T11 fixtures.

Robe’s booth in the main exhibition hall featured a selection of the newest Robe and Anolis brand technologies and ran in tandem with a black box demonstration area downstairs where fixtures were shown ‘in situ.’ RoboSpot workshops were also running downstairs throughout the show for those keen to expand their knowledge of Robe’s remote followspot control system.Read More »Robe’s T11 Series Products Win 2022 ABTT Lighting Award

Vari-Lite: VL3600 Profile IP, a Large-Scale IP Rated Luminaire

Vari-Lite, a Signify entertainment lighting brand, announced the VL3600 Profile IP, a large-scale, high output production profile fixture with an IP65 rating. Designed to withstand inclement weather, yet with weight and size comparable with similar non-weatherproof fixtures, the VL3600 Profile IP is designed for touring and TV productions, stadiums and arenas, and large theaters and houses of worship. Here’s a video preview of the VL3600 Profile IP at this year’s Prolight + Sound tradeshow:

https://youtu.be/d1zRDXLt03I

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