To express the company’s ongoing commitment to the Live Sound/Theater Industry, Clear-Com presented Tyler Jacobson of Carnegie Mellon University with the 2015 Stage Management Award at this year’s USITT expo.
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The second annual Vectorworks Design Scholarship is now accepting applications.
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Lighting Designer Rachel Miller chooses Chauvet Professional COLORado 1-Quad Tours and Wash FX for Lucid Candy.
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MADISON, WI – ETC released details on this year’s CUE (Create. Understand. Experience) conference, to be held June 26-28, 2015 at Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center.
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LOS ANGELES – Production company Smoothworld TV and lighting visual effects/LD Jeff Barco recently turned to 4Wall Los Angeles to provide gear for a tightly scheduled commercial shoot for Nissan. The commercial, titled “Spotlight,” shows the Nissan X Trail SUV being caught in the spotlight no matter where it goes in the city.
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CHICAGO – For “The Marvel Experience,” a touring attraction staged so far near Phoenix (Nov. 12 2014-Jan. 3, 2015), Dallas (Jan. 9-Feb. 1), San Diego (Feb. 7-March 1) and Chicago (since April 2), Electrosonic and PRG have been providing visual support. The touring production operates out of inflatable domes erected on parcels of rented land.
Read More »FRANKFURT, Germany – The Messe Frankfurt Group reported that for the 2015 edition of Prolight+Sound and Musikmesse, held April 15-18, a total of 2,257 exhibitors from 57 countries gathered to feature their latest lighting, audio, video (and, on the Musikmesse side, musical instrument) products. The event’s overall exhibitor count grew from 2,216 in 2014, bolstered by an increase from 898 to 928 exhibiting companies for Prolight+Sound, the fastest-growing portion of the massive show.
Read More »ROYAL OAK, MI – Elation Professional announced an upcoming Elation Road Show tour stop at the Royal Oak Music Theatre at 318 W 4th St. in Royal Oak, MI on Thursday, May 7, 2015 from 10am to 8pm. Featured fixtures include the Elation Sniper along with hybrid Beam/Spot fixtures and high CRI LED lighting.
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NEW YORK – Broadway and regional scene designer Douglas W. Schmidt will be in New York City on Thursday, April 30, to celebrate the release of a new book on his work, The Designs of Douglas W. Schmidt, at The Drama Book Shop, 250 W. 40th St. Schmidt will participate in a Talk Back interview at 5 p.m., followed by a book-signing and wine and cheese reception with the book’s authors, Annie and Barry Cleveland. Schmidt, who was recently awarded USITT’s 2015 Distinguished Achievement Award in Scene Design, is pictured here at the awards presentation last month in Cincinnati with USITT’s Michelle Harvey.
Read More »KANSAS CITY, MO – PLASA recently announced additional seminars for its PLASA Focus event set to take place at the Kansas City Convention Center on May 20 and 21. The seminars, “A Life Untethered” and “Upgrading to LEDs,” are sponsored, respectively, by RC4 Wireless and Barbizon Lighting.
DAPHNE, AL – To support contemporary services at the new 1,500-seat worship center at the Malbis campus of Bay Community Church, ESB Group of Springville, AL provided a comprehensive AV assist that included eight each of Clay Paky’s Mythos and B-EYE K10 fixtures, both of which are distributed by A.C.T Lighting.
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