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Lighting Designer Lonnie Juli Joins Forces with Angry Badger Productions

Angry Badger Productions is excited to announce that renowned, award-winning Lighting Designer/Director of Photography Lonnie Juli has joined the ABP team as Chief Creative Officer. With four decades of network television production experience with both CBS Network and NBC, Juli brings to ABP, traditional high standards and a focus on cutting-edge technology and streamlined operations. His operational experience is invaluable to Angry Badger’s clients in streamlining workflows and controlling costs to provide exceptional results.Read More »Lighting Designer Lonnie Juli Joins Forces with Angry Badger Productions

Chris Zervos Appointed Director of Project Management for ChoiceLIVE

ChoiceLIVE (formerly Upstage Video), premier provider of AV and production services for live events, is pleased to announce the promotion of Chris Zervos to Director of Project Management. Zervos, who has been with ChoiceLIVE for over a year as a project manager, will now oversee the entire project management team and ensure that all live events are delivered seamlessly.Read More »Chris Zervos Appointed Director of Project Management for ChoiceLIVE

Relation Lighting Agency (RLA) New Elation Sales Rep for California, Nevada, and Hawaii

RLA personnel (l to r): Robert Pullman, Principal; Jonathan Hale, VP of Sales; Chandler Dean, Director of Development and Accounts Manager

Elation Professional is pleased to announce that Relation Lighting Agency (RLA) has been appointed the new sales representative for Elation Professional products in California, Nevada, and Hawaii. Headed by lighting industry veteran Robert Pullman, the new sales rep firm boasts decades of industry experience and will draw on that expertise to represent the entire Elation lighting portfolio, including Obsidian Control Systems and Magmatic atmospheric effects.Read More »Relation Lighting Agency (RLA) New Elation Sales Rep for California, Nevada, and Hawaii

ESTA Announces the 2023 Board of Directors Election Results

Todd Spence

The results are in for the 2023 ESTA Board of Directors election. Incumbent Todd Spencer of Ventana Capital Investments will return as President, and incumbent Joe Aldridge will return as Individual Director. Hannah R. D’Amico of IATSE has been elected as the new Organizational Director. She will succeed Alan M. Rowe, who reached his term limit.Read More »ESTA Announces the 2023 Board of Directors Election Results

ams OSRAM Signs Agreement to Sell its Entertainment Lighting Business Claypaky to ARRI AG

  • ams OSRAM announces the planned divestment of Claypaky
  • The business will become part of ARRI, a global player within the motion picture and broadcast industry
  • With this agreement, ams OSRAM implements the last of the divestments which the company had communicated to pursue following the acquisition of OSRAM, strengthening the focus on core technology areas.

ARRI’s Dr. Matthias Erb (left) and Claypaky’s Marcus Graser (right)

Premstaetten, Austria (December 20 2022) – ams OSRAM (SIX: AMS), a global leader in optical solutions, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Claypaky entertainment lighting business to Germany based ARRI AG.  The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions.Read More »ams OSRAM Signs Agreement to Sell its Entertainment Lighting Business Claypaky to ARRI AG

Gena Buhler Named Associate Principal as Theatre Projects Deepens Focus on Strategic Planning

Theatre Projects believes in reaching beyond the brick and mortar. The firm, primarily known for space and technology design, has reimagined its services in recent years to heighten focus on AV and strategic planning. Strategic planning, notably, has marked tremendous success for Theatre Projects, forging stronger connections between the firm and the communities that make its venues thrive.

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Shurtape Technologies, LLC, Acquires Pro Tapes & Specialties, Inc.

Transaction poised to accelerate growth for both companies through increased investments in manufacturing capacity, sales efforts, and marketing activities

Shurtape Technologies, LLC, an industry-leading producer of pressure-sensitive tapes, today announces the acquisition of Pro Tapes & Specialties, Inc., a tape manufacturer and converter that services a variety of markets, including graphic arts, library and school supply, precision die-cutting and fabricating, contract and custom converting, retail and general industrial. The culmination of a nearly two-decade partnership, the transaction brings together two companies that share a relentless commitment to exceptional product quality and innovation as well as industry-leading customer service.Read More »Shurtape Technologies, LLC, Acquires Pro Tapes & Specialties, Inc.

InCord Awarded Women-Owned Small Business Certification

(L to R) Meredith Shay and Robin Ritz lead InCord

Colchester, CT-based InCord is honored to announce that InCord has been certified as a Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). For InCord, this is a milestone and a transition from its founding years, recognizing Meredith Shay and Robin Ritz as sole owners of InCord, a woman-owned and operated manufacturing business entity, on a federal level.Read More »InCord Awarded Women-Owned Small Business Certification

Moving on Up: Solotech Cracks the Top 5 on List of Top Systems Integrators

The world continues to be shaped in one way or another by the pandemic-fueled fluctuations in all aspects of business and life. Through those ups and downs, Solotech maintained a steady upward trend that saw it catapulted from 9th to 5th position on the 2022 Systems Contractor News Top 50 systems integrators in just one year. Equally impressive, Solotech remains the only Canadian company included in the global ranking.Read More »Moving on Up: Solotech Cracks the Top 5 on List of Top Systems Integrators