Production Resource Group, LLC (PRG), a leading provider of production solutions for entertainment and live events producers, announced that it is making a significant investment in the new VL3600 PROFILE IP automated luminaire from Vari-Lite.Read More »PRG First to Purchase New VL3600 PROFILE IP Lights for Entertainment Industry
Industry leader Bandit Lites has again invested in some of the latest new offerings from Chauvet Professional. Jake Tickle, Bandit Vice President of Business and… Read More »Bandit Lites Sends New Chauvet on the Road
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SESCO Lighting, Inc., headquartered in Maitland, FL is excited to announce the acquisition of WHOCO Lighting & Controls (formerly W.H. Onley Company, Inc.) effective Sept. 1, 2022. The acquisition of WHOCO Lighting & Controls will further strengthen SESCO Lighting’s growing presence in the Carolinas with nearly 70 employees between the two states. Additionally, SESCO Lighting will expand with its representation of manufacturer partners like ETC, Canto, TMB, and others.Read More »SESCO Lighting Acquires WHOCO Lighting & Controls
Elation Professional is pleased to announce that Illumixx—a new distribution company owned by Christie Lites—has been appointed the exclusive distributor for Elation Professional products in Canada. The distribution partnership with Illumixx, which also covers the distribution of Obsidian Control Systems and Magmatic atmospheric effects products, goes into effect on September 1, 2022.Read More »Illumixx Appointed New Elation Professional Distributor in Canada
The Black Keys’ current Drop Out Boogie tour features a blow-through video wall with 96 Chauvet Professional STRIKE 1 fixtures supplied by Upstaging. Michael Grant and Eric Cathcart of Bigtime Lighting Design designed the set and lighting looks.
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Every two years, veteran American rock band 311 celebrates 11 March (3/11) with a massive party-style celebration concert for fans over two nights at the Park Theater’s Park MGM in Las Vegas. The pressure is on LD Bobby Grey, of Notan Creative (and the entire production team), to exceed the excitement of the previous event in this biennial calendar. “We went into this wondering how we could top what we did last time… but ended up taking the whole production to a new level,” recalls Grey. Helping him along the way once again were a slew of GLP’s impression X4 Bar 20 and JDC1, which have frequently been his go-to products in the past.Read More »GLP Lights the Way to Another ‘311 Day’ Party Success in Las Vegas
The Event Safety Alliance (ESA) has just added a new virtual OSHA 30 General Industry course to its fall calendar. This online, instructor-led learning opportunity will be delivered via Zoom over eight weeks, beginning October 4. Class will be held on Tuesday evenings from 5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. PDT.Read More »ESA Announces New Training Opportunity: OSHA 30 General Industry Training
Global design and BIM software provider Vectorworks, Inc. will soon launch the 2023 version of its product line, focused on providing time-saving tools that automate tedious processes and let designers focus on high-quality design. The upcoming release includes Vectorworks Architect, Landmark, Spotlight, and Fundamentals, along with 2023 versions of ConnectCAD, Braceworks, and Vision.Read More »Vectorworks 2023 to Provide Time-Saving Benefits to Designers
Trade shows are widely regarded as a forum for making and nurturing connections. The ChamSys team will be taking this to heart quite literally at PLASA on Stand C-16 staring 4 September, as they expand their popular Connect family of products with the world preview of the MagicQ Compact Connect and MagicQ Compact Mini Connect.Read More »ChamSys Connects at PLASA 2022
Robe anticipates a busy and vibrant PLASA 2022 with the industry, shows, and events back and working at full speed. It will be the official launch of Robe’s potent and impressive iFORTETM moving light, an IP65 version of FORTETM, the brand’s current highest-powered TETM (Transferable Engine) LED luminaire.Read More »Robe at PLASA 2022
The American Theatre Wing launches applications for its 6th year of Classroom Resources Grants – a continuation to directly address key systemic issues that create obstacles in the education and training pipeline. With the generous support of the Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation, the American Theatre Wing (The Wing) is investing in public K-12 schools to help drama teachers get more of the resources they need to provide quality theatre instruction in their schools. These grants were established to distribute funds directly to under-resourced public schools to provide equipment, instruments, and other necessary materials to create new teaching opportunities, enhance existing theatre programs, to provide access and an introduction to theatre for children in schools. You do need to Apply by Friday, September 30th at 11:59p.m. Eastern Time.Read More »American Theatre Wing Now Accepting Applications for Classroom Resource Grants