The Board of Directors of the Stage Managers’ Association Foundation (SMAF) voted, at its November 2024, meeting, to change its name. It is now DBA Foundation for Stage Managers (FSM). The mission of FSM is to support stage managers by providing funds for continuing career education and development, and for public events that enhance stage management skills.
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Kadokawa Daiei Studio Co. Ltd., a video and film production studio based in Tokyo, Japan, has unveiled its cutting-edge facility, No.C Stage. This state-of-the-art virtual production studio now features Brompton 4K Tessera SX40 LED processors and Tessera XD 10G distribution units powering Sony Crystal LED VERONA, marking a significant investment in advanced LED display technology.
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Elation capped off LDI 2024 by winning an LDI Debuting Product Award – Lighting for PARAGON, the company’s new flagship series of intelligent lights for entertainment.
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While the media focused on Lady Gaga’s impressive fashion statement at the London premiere of the Warner Bros. film Joker: Folie à Deux the team at Milton Keynes-based Impact Productions Services (IPS) were awed by another impressive sight – how vivid the images displayed on the CHAUVET Professional REM 3IP panels they installed looked in the press coverage of the event.
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SPH Engineering has launched Drone Show Software V (Version 5), a major update designed to streamline the drone show production process. The new version includes a one-click show launch feature, allowing operators to instantly start their drone shows with ease and precision. This update simplifies the production process, making it faster, more reliable, and accessible to operators of all levels.
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Cameo announces the forthcoming availability of the ORON H2 for the U.S. market. With the official approval from the FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) for radiation-emitting devices, the IP65 hybrid moving head with phosphor-laser engine is ready for purchase by customers in the U.S. The ORON H2 is exclusively distributed by Cameo’s North American distributor ATS Pro.
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The Last Dinner Party is a British indie rock band formed in 2021 and fronted by lead singer Abigail Morris. Promoting their new album, ‘Prelude to Ecstasy’, the band has just completed a two-month UK and EU tour with a theatrical set, and lighting design by award-winning LD, Ed Warren. Key to Warren’s design were Ayrton Rivale Profiles and Kyalami laser-sourced spots.
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If you haven’t taken the time to fill out the ballot for the 23rd annual Parnelli Awards, now is the time! You only have until this Friday, December 13 to make your voice heard, by voting. The ballot is posted online at parnelliawards.com, and it’s up to YOU, the PLSN reader, to decide who among the nominees will step up to the awards podium at the Anaheim Hilton in Anaheim, CA on the evening of Jan. 24, 2025 during the NAMM Show.
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Now that Formula 1 racing has pushed the LDI Show and Parnelli Golf Tournament firmly into December, it seemed likely that the golfing pace for the Dec. 7 event at Henderson, NV’s Legacy Golf Club would be as brisk as the weather.
Read More »The Foundation for Stage Managers (FSM), formerly known as the Stage Managers’ Association Foundation, is pleased to announce that three grantees – two arts organizations and an… Read More »The Newly Renamed Foundation for Stage Managers Announces Fall Grants
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Country music group Midland has taken to the road for the Get Lucky Tour with a lighting system provided by long time vendor, Bandit Lites.… Read More »Bandit Lights Up Midland with LD Paolo Alfaro
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LD Brian Courchine called on the color rendering prowess of an array of CHAUVET Professional Rogue fixtures to create his multi-hued show for the well-known Northland Music and Arts Festival.
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