4Wall Entertainment, a global provider of entertainment equipment rentals and services, recently added thousands of CHAUVET Professional products to its rental inventory including moving lights, battens, LED PARs, and TV soft light panels with majority of the gear being IP65 rated for outdoor use.Read More »4Wall Entertainment Adds Thousands of New CHAUVET Professional Fixtures to Rental Inventory
Global design and BIM software provider Vectorworks, Inc. releases Vectorworks 2023, featuring performance improvements and tools developed to give users more time to design. The 2023 release includes Vectorworks Spotlight, Architect, Landmark, Fundamentals, Braceworks, ConnectCAD, and Vision with the English-language editions of these versions available today.Read More »Vectorworks, Inc. Launches 2023 Version of BIM and CAD Product Line
Claypaky took part in PLASA 2022, welcoming a large number of industry professionals and practitioners from all over the world at its booth and in the spacious rooms set up in the Henley Suite.
Alberico D’Amato, Claypaky Sales Director, said: “PLASA was, as ever, a ‘must-attend’ event for the British market, which has always been one of the most dynamic and proactive in our industry. However, we were positively surprised by the number of customers from other European countries, and even from Asia, Australia, America, and the Middle East. It is a show with an international dimension.”Read More »Claypaky Presents a Wide Range of Products at PLASA
TDF, the not-for-profit service organization for the performing arts, is proud to announce that celebrated costume designer Fred Voelpel and legendary scenic designer Eugene Lee are among the 2022 TDF/Irene Sharaff Award recipients. Although Voelpel passed away in June, he will be honored posthumously with the TDF/Irene Sharaff Lifetime Achievement Award for costume design while Lee will receive The Robert L. B. Tobin Award for Sustained Excellence in Theatrical Design. Additionally, costume designer Dede Ayite will receive the TDF/Kitty Leech Young Master Award and visual artist Michael Curry will receive the TDF/Irene Sharaff Artisan Award.
The awards ceremony will be presented through the TDF Costume Collection on Friday, October 7 at 6:30 p.m. at The Edison Ballroom. A pre-awards cocktail reception will begin at 5:30 p.m. This year’s TDF/Irene Sharaff Awards ceremony is being generously underwritten by The Tobin Theatre Arts Fund.Read More »2022 TDF/Irene Sharaff Awardees Announced
Hollywood Park, the largest urban mixed-use mega development under construction in the Western United States, announces a new signed tenant, Cosm, a leader in experiential media and immersive technology, which will introduce its first public venue in Hollywood Park located in Los Angeles, CA.Read More »Cosm Unveils Plans to Develop First-of-a-Kind Venue in Los Angeles
The sprawling Belgravia Sports Club in Harare, Zimbabwe, was packed with fans this summer when Grammy winner Burna Boy stepped onto the stage as part… Read More »Events Evolution Connects Burna Boy to Crowd with Chauvet Professional
The largest open-air concerts ever held in Munich, and the largest in Germany this year, took place at the Munich Exhibition Center in August with more than 300,000 fans total attending shows by Andreas Gabalier, Helene Fischer and Robbie Williams. Roland Greil lit the epic shows and massive 150-meter wide stage using a rig that included over 450 Elation Professional luminaires.
BLUMANO, engineering consultancy and advisers for safety and stage machinery design, is proud to announce its expansion with BLUMANO Deutschland. This base, located in the heart of Western Europe, will work closely with BLUMANO’s network of offices in Ireland, the UK, Italy, South Korea, and the Netherlands.Read More »Engineering Consultants BLUMANO Launches in Germany
LMG, a national provider of video, audio, lighting and LED, announces the purchase of land in Austin, TX along with plans to build their 11th US location. The site at 8016 Burleson Rd will soon be home to a new LMG location including offices, warehouse space, a production studio, and a state-of-the-art rehearsal studio, and will span approximately 30,000 sq. ft.Read More »LMG Purchases Land in Austin, TX; Announces Plans to Build 11th US Location
Following the PLASA Innovation Awards, the prestigious Gottelier Award was presented to JB Toby, Technical Director for Avolites. This award, named in memory of Tony Gottelier, the renowned industry innovator and commentator who passed away in 2006. The Gottelier Award recognizes individuals or teams of people who have made sustained and significant contributions to the development of entertainment technology. Read More »PLASA 2022: The Gottelier Award Honoree is JB Toby – Technical Director for Avolites
Robe Lighting, an entertainment lighting manufacturer, has agreed to acquire Artistic Licence, leaders in the design and manufacture of lighting control products and originator of Art-Net. The official announcement was made in the UK on Friday, Sept. 2.Read More »Robe Lighting s.r.o. Agrees to Acquire Artistic Licence, Inventor of Art-Net Protocol
Production Resource Group, LLC (PRG), a leading provider of production solutions for entertainment and live events producers, announced that it is making a significant investment in the new VL3600 PROFILE IP automated luminaire from Vari-Lite.Read More »PRG First to Purchase New VL3600 PROFILE IP Lights for Entertainment Industry