After a thorough search process, Shure has named Sameh “Sam” Sabet as its new Chief Technology Officer, replacing Avi Vaidya, who retired from that role. Sabet joins Shure after serving as Senior Vice President of Engineering and Head of Product Development and Delivery at Crestron Electronics.Read More »Shure Hires Sam Sabet as New Chief Technology Officer
For almost 100 years, the Morton Salt complex housed the packaging and distribution operations of the Morton Salt Company. Chicago’s 16 on Center (16OC), who operates other Chicago music venues including Thalia Hall and Empty Bottle, joined forces with local developer Blue Star Properties, R2, and Sky Deck, to transform the historic site into a creative hub that includes performance venues. This spring, a 3,500-capacity indoor space opened with a lighting assist from Upstaging. The new indoor space complements the 5,000-capacity outdoor concert area that began hosting shows last summer. PLSN spoke with Account & Project Manager, Steve Wojda of Upstaging and The Salt Shed’s Director of Production, Tim Schoen about this noteworthy example of adaptive reuse.
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Elation Professional’s exclusive sales partner in South Africa, The Production Warehouse, took to the road in mid-May to show first-hand to customers an array of its latest lighting products including luminaires from Elation’s popular Proteus, Fuze, and KL series.Read More »The Production Warehouse Roadshow 2023 – Fostering Customer Relationships in South Africa
On May 31, 2023 the winners for the 67th Annual Drama Desk Awards were announced. In keeping with the Drama Desk‘s mission, the nominators considered shows that opened on Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off Broadway during the 2022-2023 season for this year’s awards. Among the winners are Life of Pi designers: Tim Hatley for Lighting and Andrzej Goulding for Projection and Video. Here is a glimpse of their award-winning work and a list of all the Drama Desk design winners.
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Matrox® Video announces the launch of the LUMA Pro Series, a new line of graphics cards powered by Intel Arc GPUs. Engineered to power digital signage and video wall systems, the low-profile LUMA A310FP and the standard-height LUMA A380P offer the ultimate display flexibility, supporting up to two 8Kp60, two 5Kp120, or four 5Kp60 DisplayPort 2.1 monitors. They can also be combined to drive a high-density-output video wall of up to 16 synchronized 5Kp60 displays.Read More »InfoComm 2023: Matrox Video Introduces LUMA Pro Graphics Cards
Video processing and AV signal distribution technology company tvONE has announced it will be exhibiting alongside its media server brand, Green Hippo, at InfoComm 2023 in Orlando from June 14 to 16, 2023 (Booth #2901).Read More »InfoComm 2023: tvONE Previews New Video Solution
Wenger Corporation introduces their latest breakthrough innovation, StageTek® Outdoor Staging, engineered to excel regardless of rain, shine, heat or cold. These platforms are the latest addition to the highly acclaimed StageTek system, which has a decade-long reputation of excellence in thousands of schools, theaters, event centers and more.Read More »New StageTek® Outdoor Staging by Wenger Corporation
Experiencing tremendous growth, 3LR Design, a lighting and controls systems design, consulting, and experiential services announces the addition of Consultant Ziggy Jacobs to the team.Read More »Ziggy Jacobs Joins the UK Team at 3LR Design
Lil Wayne, Third Eye Blind, Wu-Tang Clan, Nile Rodgers, Babyface Ray, Maren Morris… There were plenty of stars at Pharrell Williams’ Something in the Water festival, but sadly, there was plenty of water too. High winds and rains along the Atlantic coast battered the superstar’s three-day event; a tornado even touched down nearby. Things got so bad, Friday and Saturday’s shows had to be delayed, while Sunday’s was completely canceled.Read More »Pharrell Williams’ ‘Something in the Water’ Shines in the Rain with Harford Sound and CHAUVET Professional
It’s been said that modern art moves to the rhythm of jazz. Anyone who’s appreciated the work of painters like Picasso, Dali, and Jackson Pollock, all inveterate fans of the genre, will readily agree with that. The influence of jazz is felt everywhere on their canvases, from the fearless, unconventional spacing, to the liberating sense of improvisation.Read More »Denise Simpson Adds Artistic Touch to Jazz Social with CHAUVET Professional
SGM Light announces the release of the i-1 Linear, the latest addition to their product line. It offers flexibility and configurability with three length options, two LED engines, seven different optics, and various output levels.
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In recent years, lighting professionals have made increasingly precise demands, and manufacturers have geared their production to certain market trends which have become impossible to ignore. One of these, IP66 rated weather-resistant lights, has been taking an ever-greater market share. They are not only seen as the perfect fixture for outdoor events, but also as ideal lights for indoor productions, since they are protected against the harmful effects of dust and a variety of other external agents, and therefore require less maintenance. In the long run, this results in time and cost savings, and a better return on investment.
The Arolla Aqua is Claypaky’s top-of-the-range weather-resistant light. It is a true workhorse with an IP66 rating and technical and construction features which were once unimaginable for this kind of light. Here’s a product introductory video on the Arolla Aqua from Claypaky: