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Vari-Lite VL5LED Wash Shines Vivid On-Brand Colors for Live-Streamed GSK Event

Events solutions provider Encore collaborated with Lighting Designer Simon Grant in June to elevate a live-streamed corporate event for global pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). Together, they specified 100 Vari-Lite VL5LED Wash luminaires from Signify, to create on-brand colors and eye-catching effects that would look great on camera and on set.Read More »Vari-Lite VL5LED Wash Shines Vivid On-Brand Colors for Live-Streamed GSK Event

Unilumin’s Orlando Warehouse Assures Fast Delivery of its LED Displays for Rental Houses

Unilumin has announced that 3,000-square-meters of its rental products is available from its Orlando, FL warehouse for fast delivery across the US. Products available are among Unilumin’s most popular lines including the award-winning Unano1.8, UpadIV2.6, as well as three lines from the comprehensive URMIII series, the URMIII3.9 Pro, URMIII03 PRO, and URMIII04 PRO.Read More »Unilumin’s Orlando Warehouse Assures Fast Delivery of its LED Displays for Rental Houses

Barbizon Lighting Company Announces New Director of Eastern Region Sales, Jaison O’Connor

Jaison O’Connor

Barbizon announced the promotion of Jaison O’Connor to Director of Eastern Region Sales. This change supports the growing needs of the products and expendables business across the Eastern Region of Barbizon Lighting.Read More »Barbizon Lighting Company Announces New Director of Eastern Region Sales, Jaison O’Connor

New York City’s Javits Center Expands Featuring AV Integration by Metinteractive

Javits Center Expansion 2021, Location: New York NY, Architect: TVS Design

It goes without saying that space is at a premium in Manhattan. Greatly expanding an existing commercial facility to enhance its utility, improve its efficiency and elevate its profile in a competitive market is no mean feat. But the 1.2 million-square-foot addition to New York City’s Jacob K. Javits Convention Center has achieved just that.Read More »New York City’s Javits Center Expands Featuring AV Integration by Metinteractive

USITT News: Jay O. Glerum Entry Level Rigging Class Set for Oct. 24-25, 2022 in Indianapolis

The USITT Glerum Rigging Masterclass will take place in Indianapolis, Oct. 24 & 25, 2022 from 9:00 a.m – 5:30 p.m. EDT. This entry-level track is geared toward those needing to reaffirm their knowledge of or build upon their understanding of the basics in counterweight rigging safety and operations.Read More »USITT News: Jay O. Glerum Entry Level Rigging Class Set for Oct. 24-25, 2022 in Indianapolis

USITT News: Ken Vannice Electrical Workshop Set for Oct. 24, 2022 in Indianapolis

The USITT Ken Vannice Electrical Workshop is heading to Indianapolis this fall. It will take place on October 24, 2022 at Newfields: A Place for Nature & the Arts – Indianapolis Museum of Art from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. EDT. This Electrical Workshop will be held concurrently with USITT’s Glerum Rigging Masterclass.Read More »USITT News: Ken Vannice Electrical Workshop Set for Oct. 24, 2022 in Indianapolis

In Memoriam: The Industry Remembers Randy Mayer

Randy Mayer, longtime Director of Concert Touring for Screenworks/NEP, died Aug. 2, 2022 at age 48. Based in the Los Angeles area, Mayer joined Screenworks in Jan. 2010 after playing a key role expanding West Coast sales for High End Systems and related products. He is survived by his wife Jocelyn and two sons. Mayer also leaves behind many industry friends, some of whom shared their remembrances with PLSN.

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Squeek Lights Gives Coheed and Cambria Unique Looks with 27’ Inflatable and Chauvet Professional

Like some ancient deity of the underworld, Quintillian Speakers are shrouded in mystery. Even readers engrossed in the Vaxis 2 story, from which they sprang, know little about this ancient race of beings, other than that they are made of energy, and can turn up anywhere—even at this summer’s Coheed and Cambria tour across North America.Read More »Squeek Lights Gives Coheed and Cambria Unique Looks with 27’ Inflatable and Chauvet Professional