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BALANCE – The 12th Annual Touring Career Workshop Scheduled for November 14 in Nashville

BALANCE – The 12th Annual Touring Career Workshop Scheduled for November 14 in Nashville

The 12th annual Touring Career Workshop (TCW) will be held Tuesday, November 14, at the Soundcheck Annex in Nashville. Free event for the touring music industry offers expert advice on topics including financial planning, mental and physical health, establishing a business, event safety, health insurance options, networking opportunities, and more. Registration for the free event is now open and can be accessed by logging onto the website, www.touringcareerworkshop.com/workshopRead More »BALANCE – The 12th Annual Touring Career Workshop Scheduled for November 14 in Nashville

Lighting Designer Jamie Roderick Used zactrack for Skylight Music Theatre’s ‘SuperYou’

New York-based Lighting Designer Jamie Roderick used the zactrack SMART automated follow system on the world premiere developmental presentation of SuperYou produced by Skylight Music Theatre at the Cabot Theatre in Milwaukee, WI. ACT Entertainment is the exclusive distributor of zactrack systems in North America. SuperYou follows the journey of a comic book artist whose superhero creations come to life, reminding her of the incredible power of her own voice.  It ran from May 26 to June 18 at the Cabot Theatre; the show had previously been staged as a concert and made its Carnegie Hall and UK debuts last year.Read More »Lighting Designer Jamie Roderick Used zactrack for Skylight Music Theatre’s ‘SuperYou’

High Output Vari-Lite VL6500 Wash Stands up to Pyro on Disturbed’s ‘Take Back Your Life’ Tour

Show designer Scott Holthaus of Happy Machine Design wanted “a big and bright fixture” for metal band Disturbed’s Take Back Your Life tour, and the Vari-Lite VL6500 Wash “checked all those boxes with flying colors.” The large format wash fixture from Vari-Lite, the originators of the modern moving head light fixture and Signify entertainment lighting brand, offered “a gigantic source of power” to the Disturbed show according to Holthaus, placed in a direct view position on stage where its high output stood out even against the pyrotechnics and other effects on stage.Read More »High Output Vari-Lite VL6500 Wash Stands up to Pyro on Disturbed’s ‘Take Back Your Life’ Tour

Introducing OneTrack by ETC

ETC introduces OneTrack by ETC, a versatile track lighting system, designed to deliver unparalleled flexibility, capability, and reliability for a wide range of installations. OneTrack by ETC offers two 20A circuits that can be independently switched or dimmed, providing ultimate control over lighting setups. Its robust data circuit, integrated directly into the track, ensures seamless compatibility with low-voltage dimming, via DMX, 0–10V, DALI, and other signal types.Read More »Introducing OneTrack by ETC

Kelly Fair Promoted to National Sales Manager at Lectrosonics

Kelly Fair

Lectrosonics, a leading manufacturer of wireless microphone systems and audio processing products for the film, broadcast, theater, music, live sound performance and installed sound markets, announces the promotion of Kelly Fair to the position of National Sales Manager for the company. In his new role, Fair will be heading up the US sales team and its representatives, serving the company’s diverse customer base in a variety of marketplaces, always with the goal of complete customer satisfaction.

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NASH Ingeniería and CHAUVET Professional Unleash Imagination at Argentina’s New UADE Auditorium

A facility named after a living legend must uphold the highest standards of production. Such is the case with the Héctor Cavallero Auditorium, at the Argentine Business University (UADE). Providing a practice and exhibition room for students of the Bachelor of Performing Arts, the facility is named in honor of Cavallero, current director of the Bachelor of Performing Arts at UADE. It is a giant name to live up to. Héctor Cavallero is among the most renowned theater producers in the history of Argentina. Bringing Michael Jackson to the country and inaugurating the shows at Campo Argentino del Polo with Luciano Pavarotti, are just two of his many accomplishments.Read More »NASH Ingeniería and CHAUVET Professional Unleash Imagination at Argentina’s New UADE Auditorium

Steve McCracken Makes Magic with ChamSys At Fly Open Air Festival

The transformation seemed magical. For three nights this summer, Princess Gardens Park, a refined and stately 37-acre oasis of green in the middle of a downtown shopping district, took on the air of an EDM club as thousands of fans piled in to see stars like Kerri Chandler, Shanti Celeste, Mr. G, and DJ Boring, perform at the Fly Open Air Festival. Setting an appropriately intense tone for the proceedings was a bright, bold, and fast moving 14-universe lightshow run by Steve McCracken on his ChamSys MagicQ MQ500M Stadium that featured a massive 40-meter-long EDM-club-worthy wall of light.Read More »Steve McCracken Makes Magic with ChamSys At Fly Open Air Festival

TMS and Elation Proteus Shine Bright at Record-Breaking Volleyball Event in Nebraska

In a historic night of volleyball and music, Proteus Lucius profile moving heads and Proteus Rayzor 1960 wash effects from Elation Professional, supplied by TMS, illuminated the stage for a captivating post-match concert by country music artist Scotty McCreery. The spectacular event took place on August 30th at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, NE, as part of the Volleyball Day in Nebraska celebration.Read More »TMS and Elation Proteus Shine Bright at Record-Breaking Volleyball Event in Nebraska

Astera Announces Carl-Johan Sköld as New Group CEO

Carl-Johan Sköld

Award-winning wireless LED lighting manufacturer Astera announces the creation of a new Group CEO position with the appointment of Carl-Johan Sköld. He will be based in Hong Kong and collaborating closely with both the German HQ and design center and Astera’s Chinese manufacturing teams to shape the company’s medium term and future growth strategies. With extensive expertise in long-term business development and strategy, Sköld will outline some ambitious goals for Astera’s future, whilst also fortifying the brand’s current standing as a market leading lighting technology brand.Read More »Astera Announces Carl-Johan Sköld as New Group CEO