NEW YORK – WorldStage reported the passing of Michael “Mikey A” Alboher, on March 24, 2021. Michael’s long tenure as a video engineer began at WorldStage predecessor Scharff Weisberg Inc. in 1994, and he remained a company stalwart until the very end.
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CALGARY, Canada – A multi-venue arts center in downtown Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Arts Commons (formerly EPCOR Centre for the Performing Arts) has invested in a… Read More »Calgary’s Arts Commons Expands Lighting Inventory with Ayrton and Robert Juliat Fixtures
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LOS ANGELES – “All Together Now LA2,” a charity telethon event (benefitting the L.A. Emergency COVID-19 Crisis Fund), is coming to Los Angeles CBS Affiliate… Read More »“All Together Now LA2” Charity Live-Stream Event Set for March 27
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LONDON – disguise says it has a major software release that will be coming in early April that will leverage cluster rendering technologies. This promises to let users scale out their real-time content rendering as their productions increase in size or complexity. disguise invited a select group of global partners to pressure test and implement the technology into their workflows in preparation for public release.
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TEMPE, AZ – From April 9-25, designspace, a unique and artistic drive-through experience, will take over the Packard Parking Structure on Arizona State University’s Tempe campus and serve as a showcase for students to display the art, design, and production skills they have acquired through their studies with the theater department.
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SHREWSBURY, MA – Darren Lussier and his team at Image Production Services launched the Image Theatre Virtual Venue after building two complete sets outfitted with a large video wall and more than 40 fixtures from Chauvet Professional.
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LOS ANGELES – Obsidian Control Systems offers new training videos covering the NX4 lighting console and ONYX lighting control platform. The new videos are in keeping with the company’s efforts to provide comprehensive educational resources for lighting designers and programmers.
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NEW YORK – The Behind the Scenes Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Initiative announces online Mental Health First Aid training will now be available to… Read More »Behind the Scenes Launches Mental Health First Aid Training for Entertainment Industry Workers
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MONTREAL – Solotech, which told the industry of its plan to acquire Nashville-based Morris Light & Sound on Feb. 23, announced March 22 that the acquisition is now complete. Along with Morris, Solotech acquired its system integration division, InteRise.
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MONACO – Jacob “Jake” Raggio, who had already earned some measure of fame for going the extra mile backstage and was starting to get better known as a performer of freestyle music on both sides of the Atlantic, died recently in Europe. The loss hit PLSN editor Nook Schoenfeld hard – he knew Raggio well, and penned the following tribute to his protégé and friend.
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CALABASSAS, Ca.- With live concert performances and touring still suspended due to the coronavirus, musical artists are looking for new ways to present material… Read More »Xite Labs Creates xR Worlds for Bryson Tiller’s Innovative Online Show, “Trapsoul Series”
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SPRING HILL, TN – “We cannot deny with our culture what we declare with our message,” the multi-campus Bridge Church proclaims on its website.… Read More »Mike Marcario and CHAUVET Professional Animate “Attention” Video For Bridge Church
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