Southern rock stalwarts Drivin N Cryin performed a big-looking show on the compact stage at Ghost Train Brewing Company in Birmingham, AL with expansive visuals from Gable Larramore. The LD used a ChamSys MagicQ MQ80 to drive the lighting rig supplied by Kauffman Sound that included Rogue R1 FX-B, Maverick MK1 Spot, and COLORado 1 Quad Zoom fixtures from Chauvet Professional.
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Bandit Lites was awarded Best Concert Visuals at the 33rd annual Pollstar Awards. The event was hosted by Steve Treviño and held once again at Los Angeles’ Beverly Hilton. Michael T. Strickland, Bandit Lites chair and founder (pictured here), accepted the award.
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In 2021, Zac Brown Band hit the road again with their Comeback Tour, re-energizing a live campaign that had originally started in 2019, rolled into 2020 and then was abruptly halted due to the pandemic. LD Chris Cockrill updated his original design for the fall 2021 tour, keeping Robe Spiider LED wash beam moving lights as a major element in the rig.
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AMPD Lighting and Audio Visual in Spokane, WA has purchased 24 Ayrton Diablo-S profile luminaires and a grandMA3 light console to add to the company’s rental inventory and use for professional event production. AMPD Lighting and Audio Visual offers production, rental, sales, and installation services to a wide range of markets in the Pacific Northwest. The company’s investment in the Diablos and grandMA3 light has been paying dividends since the products arrived. ACT Entertainment exclusively distributes both brands in the US.Read More »Ayrton Diablo and grandMA3 light Investments Pay Off for Spokane’s AMPD Lighting and Audio Visual
On Sunday, February 13, 2022, the Super Bowl LVI Pepsi Halftime Show with Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, and Kendrick Lamar brought the neighborhood to SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles. All Access was tasked with fabricating the scenic ‘neighborhood’ and designing and providing the carts the impressive set pieces rode upon.
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Stage Directions in PLSN has learned of the death of Production Stage Manager and Production Supervisor Alan Hall, who died Monday, February 7, 2022, in Spruce Head Island, ME. Born in England in 1936, Hall was 85. Here’s a great and informative video interview with Hall from the American Theatre Wing’s Guide to Working in the Theatre series, where Hall speaks in-depth on the role of the Production Stage Manager. Hall describes a PSM as “a benevolent dictator”:
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The Student Ambassador Program is co-sponsored by the Fellows and the International Activities Committee. The program pairs three student members with three international guests at the annual conferences. They then have the opportunity for individual conversations about working in theatre abroad. This year’s winners will be able to meet the international guests in person again.Read More »USITT News | 2022 Student Ambassadors Announced
cavlo recently announced that V2 Marketing, a premier manufacturer’s rep for the AVL industry in the Southeast, will serve as Platinum Partner for their upcoming… Read More »V2 Marketing Named Platinum Partner for cavlo’s May 11 Trade Event in Nashville
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Four industry leaders – Charlie Hernandez, Jake Berry, Marty Hom, and Stuart Ross (CJMS for short) – announced plans for a three-day conference to take place Dec. 7-9, 2022 on the Rock Lititz campus in Lititz, PA.
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As part of their commitment to the next generation of theater and live performance professionals, Clear-Com® will be exhibiting on Booth #217 at the USITT Conference & Stage Expo from March 3 – 5 in Baltimore, MD.Read More »Clear-Com Debuts New Arcadia Central Station at USITT 2022 Stage Expo & Sponsors Stage Management Award
After two long years, VLS announces the return of its Rotational Internship Program. Positions are available during the Summer and Fall of 2022 at the company’s facilities in Cleveland, OH, Cincinnati (Erlanger, KY), and Pittsburgh, PA.
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Anaheim-based BCT Entertainment, a leading AV production company with a full inventory of lighting, video, pro audio, lasers and staging available for rental or sale, has invested in a large complement of Ayrton Diablo fixtures. ACT Entertainment, Inc. is the exclusive distributor of Ayrton lighting in North America.Read More »BCT Entertainment Adds Ayrton Diablo Fixtures to Lighting Inventory