Chris Lose, PLSN columnist and lighting/video designer, led one of the free educational sessions offered as a part of NAMM’s Believe In Music online event, which was livestreamed Jan. 20-21. Lose interviewed Production Manager Phay Mac Mahon for a session titled Take the Stress Out of Touring: The Artist and Crew Relationship.
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PLSN is sorry to hear of the passing of singer and actor, Meat Loaf, who was born Marvin Lee Aday on September 27, 1947 in… Read More »In Memoriam: Meat Loaf, 74
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The Music Center at Strathmore is a modern glass-and-steel multidisciplinary arts space in North Bethesda, MD. Well-appointed with excellent acoustics, it is like many other performance venues in American suburbs. But last month, this fairly typical space became, in the words of one critic, “a heavenly place to be.”Read More »Sarah Brightman Soars with Help from Dedicated Design Team and ChamSys
Lectrosonics is pleased to announce that the DBSM single battery/DBSMD dual-battery bodypack transmitters have been nominated as a finalist for the 37th Annual NAMM Technical Excellence & Creativity (TEC) Awards for Technical Achievement in the category of Wireless Technology. The NAMM TEC awards recognize innovative product design and excellence in audio and sound production, with outstanding technical achievement including 21 categories which span across the professional audio product spectrum.Read More »Lectrosonics DBSM/DBSMD Bodypack Transmitters Named as a Finalist for NAMM TEC Award
The new AA3000 series electric cylinders from Beckhoff are ideally suited as direct drives for linear motion applications with high process forces and speeds. The series offers optimal force, dynamics and a compact footprint combined with the advantages of servo technology, such as closed-loop positioning, safe positioning at a standstill and high energy efficiency.Read More »Beckhoff AA3000 Electric Cylinders Provide Precise, Energy-efficient Motion
When the state of Illinois eased its stringent lockdown rules, and Chicago’s busy outdoor events schedule resumed, one person who was primed and prepped was… Read More »GLP Air Domes, Rain Covers Protect LEC’s Festival Lighting in Chicago Weather
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There were some showers during the glitzy red-carpet premiere of Dune outside the Odeon Leicester Square, but that did nothing to dampen the enthusiasm of the crowds or global press corps who turned out for the star-studded affair, produced by Limited Edition Event Design.Read More »IPS Creates Stellar Setting for Dune Premiere with Chauvet Professional
The Olympic Qualification Tournament in curling took place in the Netherlands in December and the ice has never looked better thanks to MHB AV and Elation’s tunable Kl Panel™ LED soft lights. Held at the Elfstedenhal sports complex in the town of Leeuwarden, a professionally illuminated surface of the highest standard was a must for the Olympic qualifying event.Read More »Elation KL Panel™ meets Olympic Standard for Curling Qualification
Be an #artshero testified before Congress on Jan. 19 in first ever hearing on creative economy in its entirety to advocate for Secretary of Arts and Culture
On January 19, 2022, Congress held a historic hearing in the Small Business Committee surveying the current state of the creative industry and its overall impact on the American economy. The hearing gathered artists and creative workers led by Carson Elrod, co-founder of Be An #ArtsHero/Arts Workers United, to testify on the devastating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on their industry and ways that Congress can better support the creative economy moving forward. Here is a video of the hearing in case you want to watch or rewatch it:
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The grace and fluidity of dancer’s movements were enhanced by an equally elegant lighting design by Koen De Clerck for Cogétama a specially choreographed ballet work created and produced by Glen Lambrecht Productions, commissioned by the Municipality of Aalter. It was staged at the City Hall Auditorium of Aalter in Belgium and played 12 completely sold-out performances.Read More »Robe Helps the Cogétama Ballet Story Unfold
With the new TF6105 function, Beckhoff now offers direct integration of OPC UA Pub/Sub communication into the TwinCAT 3 runtime. This new capability establishes straightforward and secure machine-to-machine (M2M) and device-to-cloud (D2C) scenarios based on the OPC UA Pub/Sub specification.Read More »Beckhoff’s TwinCAT 3 Directly Integrates OPC UA Pub/Sub
On Our Team has developed a first of its kind tool to help theater companies establish pay equity within their organization and serve as a public recognition for equitably paid theater.Read More »On Our Team Launches New System for Establishing and Recognizing Pay Equity in Theater