When there’s a 52-inch high-definition plasma screen in the home, the standard-issue 27-inch CRT still found in most classrooms looks dowdy by comparison. How the… Read More »Schools Graduate to a Higher AV Standard
Read More »Sept. 12-16, 2009 Amsterdam RAI Amsterdam, The Netherlands www.ibc.org
Read More »Sept. 13-16, 2009 Earls Court London, U.K. www.plasashow.com
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SYRACUSE, NY — J. R. Clancy, Inc. has hired Charles B. Shatzkin as international sales manager, part of the company’s plan to increase overseas sales of its products. Shatzkin, a working lighting designer, also has more than 25 years’ experience in marketing, sales and public relations, plus experience in technical theatre.
Read More »The draft version of BSR E1.31 — Lightweight streaming protocol for transport of DMX512 over ACN is out for public review. As the title says,… Read More »Slaying the Cable Monster
Read More »Oct. 9-12, 2009 The Javits Center New York, N.Y. www.aes.org
Read More »The Renaisance Man is a master of many disciplines, but the Renaissance Machine is what was on display at PLASA 2008. The new technologies and new adaptations of existing technology were unparalleled in the industry. Here's a sample…
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About 6 months ago a friend of mine sent me an email. Said he was doing me a favor and had signed me up on an open forum where old touring road dogs could find each other. It was fairly new and went by the moniker Crewspace.com
Read More »Oct. 13-16, 2009 SNIEC Shanghai, China www.messefrankfurt.com
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One of the few original musicals unleashed on Broadway in recent years — and one that will also be available in a DVD version filmed by Spike Lee — Passing Strange chronicles the life of a young musician who flees his stifling suburban Los Angeles environs to find himself and explore his musical artistry in Amsterdam and Berlin.
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Within the last two decades, Las Vegas has seen a cycle of high-stakes one-upsmanship among the casinos lining the Strip, with aging casinos imploding to make way for full-service resorts that have become world-class destinations for gambling, fine dining and relaxing in the sun. The competition to fill the seats of the vast casino showrooms is no less intense.
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“Musicianship” might be a word more commonly associated with a Chopin concerto or chamber ensemble than with the thrash metal bands Megadeth, In Flames, Children of Bodom, Job for a Cowboy and High on Fire. Those bands toured North America this year as the latest incarnation of Gigantour, the annual shred-fest launched by Megadeth front man Dave Mustaine in 2005.
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