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Level Up Your Mental Health Awareness

We’re glad you’re joining us for more industry conversations. This month, I would like to give over my Editor’s Note to Kara Kemp, General Manager for Touring Career Workshops out of Nashville. Kara created a blog post for May, which was Mental Health Awareness Month, but since Mental Health is a topic which we need to be addressing all throughout the year, PLSN wanted to share this.

Media Servers

This month we look at the current crop of Media Servers, offering a range of choices for controlling video, images, and creative content. They are used in a variety of market segments from live music to broadcast to corporate to theater, as well as being at the heart of Virtual Production Volumes driving a shift in TV and film production.

Product News: June 2024

PLSN begins with a detailed look at the featured product of the month, Blizzard Lighting’s Typhon™ IP Profile 1000, with more new product news from ADJ, AOTO, Ayrton, Claypaky, hazebase, INFiLED, Vari-Lite and Yes Tech.

Blizzard IRiS® ICON™ IP3 LED Panels

Waukesha, WI-based Blizzard Lighting offers a range of LED video panels to suit any environment. The ICON series of professional panels comes in a variety of pixel pitches and is IP-rated for both indoor and outdoor use.

Ayrton Rivale Profile

Sleek lines and square framing around its round lens give this compact fixture a distinctive look. The first in Ayrton’s new “ultimate” series, it checks all the boxes with a full array of high-quality features.

The Mbox® v5

With a solid track record of over 20 years, PRG’s Mbox® has consistently delivered creative solutions for powerful and flexible media manipulation and playback.

Elation’s TruTone Technology

Elation’s TruTone technology, now available with the company’s Proteus Odeon, lets designers adjust CRI to fine-tune the tone and depth of colors with unparalleled precision.

‘Masters of the Air’

PLSN heads into the wide blue yonder with a look at the virtual production work on “Masters of the Air,” the 3rd installment of a limited series produced by Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg and presented by by Apple TV+.

AOTO

With 31 years of history and experience, AOTO is a world-class provider of intelligent visual communication solutions catering to a broad spectrum of industries.

Video Hardware

This month, the InfoComm 2024 show returned to Las Vegas and many of the companies listed in this Resource Guide for Video Hardware were exhibiting on the show floor. Here’s a look at some of the products these companies are offering to make the video department’s lives easier. You can also go to their websites for further information on these and other video hardware products.

NFL Draft ’24 Detroit

The 2024 NFL Draft in Detroit was a team effort with Director of Production Shawn Worlow, Lighting Designers Jon Kusner, and Chris Lisle getting production support from 4Wall Entertainment.

Beartooth: Positive Vibes

Designer Ben Jarrett of Squeek Lights checked all of the boxes with his design for metalcore band Beartooth on its 2024 North American tour.