Live Design

Harman Pro Group Supplies California’s Gallo Center For The Arts 

Jan 31, 2008

Harman Pro Group has showcased an advanced networked system at the Gallo Center For The Arts in Modesto, California comprising JBL Vertec® and VRX line arrays, Crown amplifiers, and BSS Audio processors...

The 2008 Broadway Sound Master Classes Faculty Has Arrived 

Jan 31, 2008

Abe Jacob, creative consultant for the sixth annual Broadway Sound Master Classes (BSMC) has announced an outstanding faculty of top name sound designers for this year’s classes which include a ticket to see Young Frankenstein on Broadway on Friday evening, May 16, and in depth sessions on Saturday and Sunday, May 17 and 18, at the NYU Tisch School of the Arts, 721 Broadway New York City.

The faculty includes Jonathan Deans, who designed the sound for Young Frankenstein, Peter Hylenski, Rob Milburn, Michael Bodeen, Steve Sockey, and Dan Moses Schreier...

Seen And Heard 

Jan 31, 2008

Seen on Broadway: By far the cleverest screen-to-stage adaptation I’ve seen of late is the British import The 39 Steps, a Roundabout Theatre Company production at the American Airlines Theatre. Alfred Hitchcock’s 1935 film classic, based on John Buchan’s novel of between-world-wars spy games, has several...

Crown Unveils Copper Macro-Tech Anniversary Models 

Jan 31, 2008

Having recently experienced its 60th year and more than two decades of producing the industry-standard Macro-Tech Series of power amplifiers, Crown International is commemorating both milestones with a special, one-time production run...

Rose Brand Sets The Scene For Chocolate Decadence And Politics 

Jan 31, 2008

Rose Brand has provided Voile Sheer curtains to the Meetinghouse Companies for their showcase event at “Temptation” in Las Vegas next month as well as supplying drapes for numerous recent presidential and legislative campaigns across the country...

Designlab Chicago Open House On Feb. 14 and 15 

Jan 31, 2008

Designlab Chicago will host a mini-trade show and open house in its offices at 328 N. Albany, Chicago, IL on Thursday and Friday, February 14 and 15, 2008...

Blue Man Group Rocks Out With SFX  

Jan 31, 2008

Stage Research, Inc. is pleased to announce that its SFX software is being used by the Blue Man Group in its shows in Las Vegas, Orlando, Berlin, Oberhausen, Tokyo, and Stuttgart...

UCSD Extends MFA Application Deadline For Theatre - Sound Design  

Jan 31, 2008

The department of Theatre and Dance at University of California, San Diego (UCSD) is accepting applications for the MFA in Theatre - Sound Design degree for the 2008/2009 academic year until Feb 29th, 2008...

Behind The Scenes At USITT 

Jan 31, 2008

The ESTA Foundation’s Behind the Scenes program is pleased to announce that three companies have already stepped forward as challenge grantors for the Behind the Scenes / Long Reach Long Riders raffle at USITT in Houston...

14th Annual Thea Awards Honor Outstanding Achievement  

Jan 31, 2008

“The annual Thea Awards recognize and honor excellence in the creation of outstanding visitor experiences, attractions, exhibits and places,” says TEA president Nick Farmer of Farmer Attraction Development, Leicester, UK...

Excellence Awards: Last Chance To Cast Your Vote 

Jan 28, 2008

Don't be the only one who didn’t weigh in on the Excellence Awards. Voting ends Tuesday, Feb. 6., and we want to know who among the nominees you think is outstanding...

grandMAs In Sold-Out Garth Brooks Concert Series 

Jan 28, 2008

grandMAs played a key role in a series of recent eight, sold-out concerts in Kansas City featuring country music legend Garth Brooks. The concerts, which were staged from October 31 to November 15, 2007, included a simulcast to local cinemas which later aired on cable’s...

Bandit Lites UK Announces Two New Hires 

Jan 28, 2008

Bandit Lites UK is pleased to announce the recent additions of Mick Freer as business development manager and Ben Martin as generic technician...

TiMax At Zoria Military Tattoo Debut 

Jan 28, 2008

Tattoo events around the world follow a long-established template provided by the Edinburgh original. In this respect, the inaugural Russian event was no exception as marching bands from the Moscow Garrison and German Army Corps were joined by the perennial Scottish bagpipers and drummers...

LTM Expands Product Range With Amptown’s Transflex Cases 

Jan 28, 2008

Lift Turn Move (LTM) has added the general-purpose Transflex flight cases to its product range...

Robe And Avolites Spice It Up 

Jan 28, 2008

Robe moving lights and an Avolites D4 control console took center stage as the Spice Girls hit the button with Richard Branson recently to launch the new Virgin Atlantic check-in at Terminal 3 of London’s Heathrow Airport...

tarmLED 4x4's Happy New Year 

Jan 28, 2008

tarmLED 4x4 passed its first “official” hardship test recently during the city of Bucharest, Rumania’s New Year’s-eve celebration. The system withstood temperatures as low as negative 15°C (– 26°F) and also extremely high humidity...

ETC’s Behind The Scenes Of Successful BTS Grant 

Jan 28, 2008

In October 2007, ETC CEO Fred Foster issued a challenge to companies and individuals working in the entertainment industry: Donate to The ESTA Foundation’s Behind the Scenes fund, a program that provides financial assistance to entertainment technology professionals who are seriously ill or injured ...

USITT And The ESTA Foundation Seek Workshop Coordinator 

Jan 25, 2008

USITT and The ESTA Foundation are in the process of coordinating their efforts to offer the entertainment industry seminars and training across the United States. To service this goal, a position has been identified for a workshop coordinator...

Chauvet Brings New Life To The Mortuary 

Jan 25, 2008

In a town like New Orleans, where haunts are so prevalent that Halloween is termed the “second Mardi Gras,” The Haunted Mortuary manages to stand out ...

Programming From One Mile Away With WDMX 

Jan 25, 2008

Wireless Solution Sweden AB was recently put to the test by Koster Design of Hollister, Missouri. The company devised a unique way to test...

Mark O’Brien Joins Rose Brand Sales Team 

Jan 25, 2008

Mark O’Brien, a scenic industry professional, has joined Rose Brand as a sales representative in Secaucus, New Jersey ...

Led Zeppelin Reunite For Tribute Show 

Jan 25, 2008

The 2007 live event season ended with a bang on December 10th when Led Zeppelin members Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones, and Jason Bonham performed a tribute concert to late Atlantic Records cofounder Ahmet Ertegun at the 02 Arena in London ...

ETC Paris Projects Giulietta e Romeo 

Jan 24, 2008

ETC Paris are supplying their proprietary OnlyView multimedia control software and Christie HD video projectors to Franco-Italian scenic design specialists Danny Rose for the acclaimed new production of Giulietta e Romeo (Romeo & Juliet) which is currently touring Italy...

Gefen Unveils New 4x4 Component Audio Matrix Switcher  

Jan 24, 2008

Gefen’s 4x4 Component Audio Matrix is a rack mountable matrix that enables a plug-and-play connection between four component video sources and four component video displays...