“Water for Elephants,” the breathtaking Broadway production captivates thanks to the design team of Projection Designer David Bengali, Lighting Designer Bradley King, and Scenic Designer Takeshi Kata. The team turned to technology partner PRG to provide comprehensive production services for this stunning stage spectacle.
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The team behind the Rock Lititz production campus and rehearsal venue has begun construction on Rock Nashville, a new premier destination entertainment rehearsal and production campus anticipated to open in 2025. PLSN spoke with Andrea Shirk, President and CEO of Rock Lititz, about the vision behind this exciting expansion.
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This special focus section is a guide to companies offering touring logistics solutions, including buses, trucks, freight forwarders, cases and logistics software providers. Getting the touring logistics right is truly the make-or-break elements of any production that hits the road. These companies ensure they get it right.
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As Brown Note Productions marks its 20th anniversary of offering 360°, full-service production solutions for the range of market segments in the industry, PLSN spoke with CEO/Owner Sara Knutson, and President/Owner Ryan Knutson. They reflect on some milestone projects as well as talk about their continued growth which is taking them into the future.
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The Theatrical Sound Designers and Composers Association (TSDCA) announced their ninth annual membership meeting. On May 18 – 20, 2024, TSDCA will hold three days of public panels and discussions regarding sound design and composition for theatre. The first two days will be held at the Loreto Theater of The Sheen Center for Thought and Culture, and the third day will be held at the Dolby 88 Screening Room.
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Audio Progress is a busy and inventive audio, lighting, and staging company based in Palmerston North tucked into the beautiful southern rural heartlands of New Zealand’s North Island, about 150km from capital city Wellington. The enterprise is run by Malcolm McKinnon, who founded it back in the 1980s, originally as an audio specialist, and since then, he and the team have built a solid reputation for delivering high quality productions for all types of shows and events, concerts, and festivals.Read More »Progressing to LEDBeam 350s
Obsidian Control Systems is pleased to offer the NETRON CLU, an easy-to-navigate central utility interface useful in discovering and managing NETRON data distribution devices across a lighting network. Especially helpful when deploying networks that use multiple nodes, or when working with nodes that lack integrated screens, the NETRON CLU makes NETRON data signal devices even easier to configure, eliminating the need to physically access the devices themselves.Read More »Free NETRON CLU from Obsidian Makes Data Management a Breeze
Visual Productions is releasing its new Encolor T10 DMX Controller at InfoComm 2024 (ACT Entertainment Booth C8034). The non-programmable, wall-mounted, glass touchscreen controller is designed for small, basic, single-zone, permanent installations. Its stylish design and clear layout make it shine in any environment or application — from theaters and entertainment venues to residential and hospitality settings. ACT Entertainment is the official U.S. distributor of Visual Productions solutions.Read More »Visual Productions Unveils New Encolor T10 at InfoComm 2024
Ayrton announces the official launch of Kyalami, its first IP65-rated laser source luminaire in its Creative Solution series. Kyalami is inspired by the multiple award-winning MagicDot. First released in 2015, MagicDot sold by the thousands within months, and still inspires creativity. Nine years later it has given birth to Kyalami. Here’s a video overview of the Kyalami:
Vari-Lite, the originators of the modern moving head light fixture and Signify entertainment lighting brand, announced the new VL2600 SE Series, an upgraded version of the iconic VL2600 Series of fixtures that includes the recently announced SE Upgrade Engine built-in.Read More »Vari-Lite Updates VL2600 SE Series with More Output
At times during his performances on his recent arena tour of the US/Israeli superstar Eden Hason seemed to be elevated in space as if he were seeking to connect himself and the audience to some higher, more hopeful meaning. It was an apt metaphor for these times, which is exactly what the singer and his Lighting Designer, Alon Shnaiderman hoped to create when they worked on the vision for this show together.Read More »Alon Shnaiderman Powers Eden Hason with ChamSys MagicQ MQ500M Stadium Console
Tim Goodacre is a busy and in-demand freelance Gaffer and Lighting Specialist based in Sydney and working all over Australia, primarily on TV dramas. He has invested steadily in Astera to help drive his business over the last two years, most recently purchasing one of the new LeoFresnel products from Astera’s Australian and New Zealand distributor—ULA Group, which is added to his existing stock of AX3 Lightdrop and NYX Bulb kits and workhorse Astera Titan and Helios Tubes. Read More »Gaffer Tim Goodacre Talks Astera