disguise has unveiled its new rx II hardware release, calling it the fastest and most powerful professional GPU available on the market. The new rendering node unlocks 40% more graphics processing power than its rx predecessor, allowing it to reliably render larger and higher quality scenes in real-time engines such as Unreal Engine, on any display canvas and across any industry application.
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DANVILLE, Ill. — Rantoul Family Sports Complex, a new 60+ acre sports facility designed to draw upwards of 150,000 visitors annually and create more… Read More »Watchfire Signs Selected to Outfit Rantoul Family Sports Complex with Digital Scoreboards and Video Boards
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ACT Lighting, Inc. is pleased to announce that Bradley Cronenwett has joined the company as Regional Outside Sales for the southeast. An Ohio native, Cronenwett brings to his new post more than a decade of production experience in lighting and design with touring shows such as Cirque du Soleil as well as theme park design at Universal Creative.Read More »ACT Lighting Welcomes Bradley Cronenwett as Regional Outside Sales
Bandit Lites is pleased to share the hiring of Melanie Miller as its Accounts Payable Manager. Miller earned a degree in business administration with an emphasis in accounting from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. She gained experience in investment and international accounting and has held positions as a controller and chief financial officer. Miller is also a member of the NACM – National Association of Credit Management, SHRM- Society for Human Resource Management, and NAPW- National Association of Professional Women. Read More »Bandit Lites Hires Melanie Miller to World Headquarters
The University of Wisconsin – Madison: Department of Theater and Drama is proud to announce two online summer courses specifically designed for the needs of K-12 theater, music, and dance teachers, and those who work on those shows: Audio for Performing Arts Teachers, and Lighting for Performing Arts Teachers. Read More »UW Madison Offers New Technical Theater Courses for K-12 Teachers
UC College-Conservatory of Music Dean Stanley E. Romanstein has announced the addition of Kevin Lawson to the college’s roster of distinguished performing and media arts faculty members. An award-winning theater and television professional, Lawson’s appointment as Assistant Professor of Lighting Design and Technology begins on Aug. 15, 2021.
Lawson’s early career was spent in theater, working as an assistant/associate and lighting designer in regional, off-Broadway and Broadway theaters. After a serendipitous career shift to broadcast television, he has spent most of the last 21 years as a lighting designer, lighting director, and/or programmer on more than 200 televised productions.Read More »Lighting Designer Kevin Lawson Joins UC College-Conservatory of Music’s Faculty
SM Tech Fridays are Back!
The 2021 Broadway Stage Management Symposium was amazing, but they now turn their attention towards the future and summer. Theaters across the country are preparing to re-open, welcoming artists and audience back. We have a few more months to continue our exploration of technologies & services to help stage managers. We can still learn new and better ways to manage the production process. Soon, we will hopefully all be busy making theatre again!
This Friday, June 11th at 4:00 p.m. EDT, the BSMS dives into Vectorworks in this Free for everyone session. This session will be led by Frank Brault from Vectorworks along with the BSMS’s Matt Stern. You may have heard about this popular tool for designers, technical directors, and production managers. But stage managers?Read More »Broadway Stage Management Symposium’s Free SM Tech Friday Program | Vectorworks
“Time is very long for those who wait,” wrote Shakespeare. The bard penned these words more than four centuries (and a couple of pandemics) ago. But those deprived of the joy of live theatre during the coronavirus lockdown, know all too well the excruciating anguish of which he wrote.
Among this group are patrons of the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. Just before the pandemic, they were eagerly awaiting its production of Shakespeare in Love. They continued to wait for over a year. Happily, now at least a small number of them have been able to enjoy a live performance of the classic romantic comedy.Read More »Mountview Theatre’s Shakespeare in Love Gets Varied Looks from Adam King and CHAUVET Professional
FREMONT, CA,– Blackmagic Design today announced that the indie music label Scruff of the Neck is broadcasting live as part of an official Twitch… Read More »Scruff of the Neck TV Streams Live Music Performances with Blackmagic Design
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NASHVILLE – Bandit Lites clients are leading the return to live events in 2021. After supporting events including the 2021 inauguration and NFL Draft, Bandit-supplied gear has lit Toby Keith’s tour and Jason Aldean’s set at Concert on the Farm, and the company is gearing up to support shows by Chris Young and Garth Brooks, among others.
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LAGUNA HILLS, CA – Take1 Insurance recently announced that its underwriting partner, Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions, will sponsor ESA’s online Event Safety Access Training (ESAT) course for a 90-day span, letting live event professionals complete the training free of charge.
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