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Lex Products Welcomes Jim Binch as New CEO

Lex Products Welcomes Jim Binch as New CEO

James (Jim) Binch is the new CEO for Lex Products

Lex Products has announced that James (Jim) Binch has been appointed Chief Executive Officer following an extensive search to lead the company into the next stage of growth. Binch succeeds the previous Co-CEOs, Bob Luther (founder of Lex Products), and Nate Lowery, in this exciting role that oversees the strategic roadmap and all three operating locations (Shelton, CT; Davie, FL; Pacoima, CA). Luther and Lowery move into Board positions.Read More »Lex Products Welcomes Jim Binch as New CEO

London’s Roundhouse Rounds off All Robe Moving Light Rig with new ESPRITES

Burna Boy at Roundhouse, London, UK. Photo by John Williams

London’s famous Roundhouse concert and performing arts venue in Camden now has an all Robe moving light rig with a recent investment in 20 ESPRITE luminaires, fitted with the HP (High Performance) LED engine for the highest output and strongest colors. The order was overseen for Robe UK by Curtis Lewis, their business development manager for the London area. These fixtures join 82 existing Robe moving lights at the venue – 42 LEDBeam 100s, 16 DLF Washes, 6 DLX Spots and 6 LEDWash 600s – with the ESPRITES now the primary house rig spot fixtures, and available to all incoming productions. Roundhouse Head of Lighting Steve Royle explained that the new ESPRITES are part of a major technical update and an ongoing sustainability drive to make the Roundhouse as energy efficient as possible.Read More »London’s Roundhouse Rounds off All Robe Moving Light Rig with new ESPRITES

Circus Knie Creates Magic with CHAUVET Professional

A circus is magic. How else to explain how, in a single afternoon, it can turn even the most serious adult into a child, eyes wide open with wonder, marveling at acts that turn reality on its head. Circus Knie, one of Europe’s oldest and among the world’s most famous circuses has been turning out such moments for over a century. Its just-concluded 2023 season was no exception, as it featured breathtaking acts from dancing horses to motorcycles spinning around in a sphere at high speeds whilst parallel to the ground.Read More »Circus Knie Creates Magic with CHAUVET Professional

Bandit Lites Gathers for Annual General Meeting

Bandit Service Awards

Bandit Lites recently held its Annual General Meeting to launch 2024, celebrating the previous year’s accomplishments and revealing the company’s new goals and updates. Following a wildly successful 55th year, Bandit Chair Michael T. Strickland offered remarks and insight on Bandit’s successes and its continuing goals in the New Year.Read More »Bandit Lites Gathers for Annual General Meeting

ISE 2024 Opens; Show Set for Jan. 30-Feb. 2

Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) 2024 is now open and set to run for a four-day span from Jan. 30 through Feb. 2, 2024. Along with the largest show floor ever for this milestone 20th anniversary edition of the event, the exhibition is promising the most comprehensive content program to date, with nine conferences covering a wide range of topics critical to the AV and systems integration industry.Read More »ISE 2024 Opens; Show Set for Jan. 30-Feb. 2

You Don’t Need a Backup Plan…You Need TEN!

Michael Brammer, son of Parnelli Lifetime Achievement Award winner Jim Brammer, stepped up to the podium on January 26 to present the plaque to his dad. After some private plane piloting and skydiving jokes, Michael quickly disabused the crowd of the notion that his dad is the kind of guy who ever takes on big risks with a backup plan. “He’ll have TEN backup plans,” Michael said, a truth reflected in the panoply of companies now under the Concert Stuff Group (CSG) umbrella, including Special Event Services (SES) and many others.

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The 22nd Annual Parnelli Award Winners Presented at Sold-out Event

The 22nd annual Parnelli Awards welcomed the live entertainment production industry to the sold out dinner event which took place at the Anaheim Convention Center on Friday, January 26 during NAMM 2024 . There was an array of creatives, technicians, as well as manufacturers, vendors, and rental houses present to honor the backstage professionals who worked on some of the biggest concert tours and live events during the past year. This year’s list of nominees were a diverse industry cross section from early career through to time tested veterans, with many of this year’s biggest tours and events represented – Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Luke Combs, P!nk, and U2:UV Achtung Baby Live at Sphere.Read More »The 22nd Annual Parnelli Award Winners Presented at Sold-out Event

Timeless Communications Honored by NAMM for 25-Year Milestone

Terry Lowe and John Mlynczak

While the whole world joined Prince and partied like it was 1999–or nervously awaiting the global calamity of the much-feared Y2K meltdown of the world’s computer systems–Timeless Communications President Terry Lowe was busy lining up advertisers and reviewing editorial content for the inaugural February 2000 issue of Pro Lights and Staging News, the precursor to today’s PLSN magazine.Read More »Timeless Communications Honored by NAMM for 25-Year Milestone

Bruno Poet Works Magic with Ayrton Khamsin TC for ‘Macbeth’ at London’s Donmar Warehouse

Max Webster’s intense production of Shakespeare’s bloody, supernatural tragedy, Macbeth, featuring David Tennant and Cush Jumbo, opened to fantastic reviews at London’s Donmar Warehouse in December. Played out on Rosanna Vize’s stark, minimalist set, comprising a flat white platform backed by a glass wall that isolates off-stage actors from the action, the audience listens through binaural headphones that catch every nuance of the actors’ speech, drawing them deeper and more intimately into the text—and Macbeth’s mental state.Read More »Bruno Poet Works Magic with Ayrton Khamsin TC for ‘Macbeth’ at London’s Donmar Warehouse

Claypaky at ISE 2024 with Wide Ranging Product Portfolio

At this year’s Integrated System Europe (ISE), Claypaky will be showcasing its recently launched products for first-class entertainment at all kinds of events from touring to theater productions. Booth 1D150 at Fira Barcelona is where visitors can see and learn about the latest top-of-the-line products and innovative technologies for the entertainment industry.

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