Thom Schilling, the general manager, production supervisor, and stage manager for dozens of Broadway, Off-Broadway, and global tours for over 40 years, died in his sleep on August 19, 2021, in New York City. The cause of death is not presently known. Born in 1956, Schilling was 64 years old.Read More »In Memoriam: Thom Schilling, Production Supervisor, Stage Manager, and General Manager
MIDDLETON, WI – The hosts of the popular YouTube channel The Game Theorists wanted to produce a record-setting and award-winning live-stream event to raise… Read More »Mobeon equips next-gen studio with fos/4
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MIAMI – Sunlight seems to fill a room with extra-blinding brightness when a long closed shade is finally open. Such was the feeling at Hard Rock Stadium in late July, when, after an 18-month hiatus due to Covid, many of hip-hop’s biggest stars appeared at Rolling Loud, their first live festival since the lockdown began.
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SCOTLAND – Paul Bates of Quay Light has stayed busy through 2020 and 2021 as the pandemic has prompted a surge in demand for film, TV and video material. Quay Light now owns several hundred Astera LED fixtures with the largest stock in Scotland, and Paul, who has built a successful career as a Best Boy in the film and television lighting sector, is now focusing full time on this business.
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LONDON – Before Epic Games released Unreal Engine 4.27, disguise worked with the Unreal Engine team to create a ready-made solution for its users. With disguise’s new r19 software and the free, open-source RenderStream plugin, users can seamlessly integrate Unreal Engine alongside their disguise workflow.
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FREMONT, CA – Blackmagic Design says its recently-launched DaVinci Resolve 17.3 adds support for a new processing engine that allows the speed of DaVinci Resolve to work up to three times faster on Apple Mac models with the M1 chip.
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MARTINSVILLE, VA – Since 2008, the Rooster Walk Festival at Pops Farm has been a Memorial Day tradition in this small hamlet tucked away… Read More »Jason Patsel Lights “moe.Morial” Show with CHAUVET Professional
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LONDON, UK – British rental house TSL Lighting is now offering a range of VL2600 PROFILE and VL2600 WASH luminaires from Vari-Lite, a Signify (Euronext:… Read More »Vari-Lite VL2600 luminaires land at TSL Lighting for Riot Games tournament
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DUBAI – Elation distributor Venuetech Audiovisual & Lighting Systems supplied 100 Kl Fresnel 4 CW LED Fresnel lights to Al Arabiya’s new broadcast studio in Dubai. The cold white LED lights provide bright and uniform white light for several areas of the modern studio including the main newsroom.
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LAS VEGAS – The 2021 National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show, still set to take place as a live event at the Las Vegas Convention Center with exhibits open from Oct. 10-13, will require all attendees to provide proof of vaccination, according to an announcement made on Aug. 18.
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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – Walking down Sturt Street, it is all but impossible not to be intrigued by the three-story building at the corner of… Read More »Showtools International and CHAUVET Professional Add New Dimension to Melbourne Recital Centre
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NASHVILLE – Citing the unexpected intensity of the current wave of Covid-19 infections, Garth Brooks announced that shows planned for the next five cities on… Read More »Next Five Cities for Garth Brooks Stadium Tour Get Canceled Due to Covid-19 Resurgence
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