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LOS ANGELES –  – The first company in the US to acquire Claypaky Mini-B fixtures, Burbank-based Volt Lites, Inc. has seen a steady pace of… Read More »LD Arnold Serame Chooses Claypaky Mini-B Fixtures from Volt Lites for the Riot Games

LAS VEGAS – Timeless Communications, publisher of PLSN, FRONT of HOUSE and Stage Directions, is looking beyond the pandemic to a strong future for the industry and its publications. To that end, they announced on June 21 that Stage Directions magazine will merge into PLSN.

NEW YORK – Longtime touring stage manager Andy Pollard passed away on June 18. He had been scheduled to work the Foo Fighters Madison Square Garden show over the weekend to mark concerts returning to the NYC venue after almost 500 days. The band honored Pollard with the tribute in NYC pictured here.

LOS ANGELES – The 2021 Pollstar Awards pivoted to honor artists, venues and events of the decade while paying tribute to individuals who went above and beyond to support an industry devastated by the Covid-19 pandemic. Bandit Lites owner and chair Michael T. Strickland, the first “Heroes of Live” recipient of the night, was honored for his activism on behalf of the live events industry.

LONDON – Taking place from 5-7 September at Olympia London, the show will meet the needs of the industry by delivering future-facing technology and essential… Read More »PLASA Show, the London event for entertainment technology, returns in 2021

NASHVILLE – Along with its classic looks, the visuals for Toby Keith’s “Country Comes to Town” tour also include a bold, unflinching tone, reflective of Keith’s own determination to stand tall during the pandemic. Seth Jackson, Nathan Alves and Eddie Connell are using a Bandit-supplied rig that includes gear from Chauvet Professional.

  CARY, NC – Familiar and reassuring, landmarks, at their best, tend to weave their way into the heart and soul of a community, reminding… Read More »Bandit Lites Calls On CHAUVET Professional For Cary’s Pride Month Celebration

LONDON – Jakarta-based Mola TV’s “Chill Fridays” present an interactive weekly livestream with mellow music in an intimate setting. Many of the episodes are filmed at Mola’s London TV studio, where LD Martin Dudley uses a ChamSys PC Wing and MagicQ software on a touch screen laptop.

LOS ANGELES – It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that the ADJ Group says goodbye to our valued colleague and treasured friend José… Read More »In Memoriam: ADJ Group Mourns Loss of Valued Colleague and Treasured Friend José Mario Estrada

PLSN offers readers an essay penned by Bill Edwards of Tyler Truss. June 2021…Summer is finally here. And events are starting to pack ‘em in!… Read More »Our Industry’s Greatest Comeback Has Begun…  Whew!

COLUMBIA, MD – Continuing its support for emerging designers, global design and BIM software provider Vectorworks, Inc. announces Leslie Majer as the Richard Diehl award winner for… Read More »Vectorworks, Inc. Names Leslie Majer Richard Diehl Award Winner