IBC
Sept. 12-16, 2009 Amsterdam RAI Amsterdam, The Netherlands www.ibc.org
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PLASA 09
Sept. 13-16, 2009 Earls Court London, U.K. www.plasashow.com
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J. R. Clancy Adds International Sales Manager
SYRACUSE, NY — J. R. Clancy, Inc. has hired Charles B. Shatzkin as international sales manager, part of the company’s plan to increase overseas sales of its products. Shatzkin, a working lighting designer, also has more than 25 years’ experience in marketing, sales and public relations, plus experience in technical theatre.
Read More »Slaying the Cable Monster
The draft version of BSR E1.31 — Lightweight streaming protocol for transport of DMX512 over ACN is out for public review. As the title says,… Read More »Slaying the Cable Monster
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Oct. 9-12, 2009 The Javits Center New York, N.Y. www.aes.org
Read More »PLASA 2008: Renaissance Machine
The Renaisance Man is a master of many disciplines, but the Renaissance Machine is what was on display at PLASA 2008. The new technologies and new adaptations of existing technology were unparalleled in the industry. Here's a sample…
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About 6 months ago a friend of mine sent me an email. Said he was doing me a favor and had signed me up on an open forum where old touring road dogs could find each other. It was fairly new and went by the moniker Crewspace.com
Read More »Pro Light + Sound Shanghai
Oct. 13-16, 2009 SNIEC Shanghai, China www.messefrankfurt.com
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A Light Wall, Revealed
One of the few original musicals unleashed on Broadway in recent years — and one that will also be available in a DVD version filmed by Spike Lee — Passing Strange chronicles the life of a young musician who flees his stifling suburban Los Angeles environs to find himself and explore his musical artistry in Amsterdam and Berlin.
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After Celine, Another Day Dawns
Within the last two decades, Las Vegas has seen a cycle of high-stakes one-upsmanship among the casinos lining the Strip, with aging casinos imploding to make way for full-service resorts that have become world-class destinations for gambling, fine dining and relaxing in the sun. The competition to fill the seats of the vast casino showrooms is no less intense.
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Megadeth Goes Beyond Pyro
“Musicianship” might be a word more commonly associated with a Chopin concerto or chamber ensemble than with the thrash metal bands Megadeth, In Flames, Children of Bodom, Job for a Cowboy and High on Fire. Those bands toured North America this year as the latest incarnation of Gigantour, the annual shred-fest launched by Megadeth front man Dave Mustaine in 2005.
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Michael Tait – 2008 Parnelli Visionary Award Winner
“Michael Tait is the reincarnation of Leonardo da Vinci — an artist, an engineer, a sculptor, a true genius,” says production designer Steve Cohen. “He single-handedly raised the bar on production design in my lifetime and stewarded the growth of our little business into the gift that keeps on giving.”
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