The Long Reach Long Riders and Behind the Scenes will host their annual fundraising raffle at the USITT Conference March 16-18 in St. Louis, MO. This year's raffle will celebrate the 20th An…
The worst band in Hungry! The popular quintet, Republic, has, on occasion, introduced themselves as such, tongue planted firmly in cheek. Of course, anyone familiar with this legendary group…
Special Event Services (SES) has significantly expanded its Ayrton lighting inventory with additional purchases of Domino LT, Bora S, and Khamsin fixtures and further committed to the produc…
Elation Professional and Obsidian Control Systems are proud to be partnering with Backstage Academy, the UK's premier institution for the education of the next generation of live event profe…
INFiLED, a global leader in LED displays, announces the hiring of Kathy Skinski as Vice President of Sales for INFiLED North America. Skinski has over 25 years of experience in the technolog…
A.C. Lighting Inc., distributor of lighting and rigging technologies, announces the appointment of Fred Mikeska to the newly created position of Executive Vice President of Sales, and joinin…
Purchase College, State University of New York's Broadway Technical Theatre History Project, will present the Ninth Broadway technical Backstage Legends and Masters Award to theater legen…
Chase M. Strickland has worked in and around Bandit since a very young age, starting in the shop and eventually moving on to the road. This experience provided Strickland with a wide view of…
Main Light, LLC, a preeminent lighting rental partner, has expanded its support for its clients by opening a new facility in Teterboro, NJ, just outside New York City. With the opening of th…
4Wall Entertainment provided a lighting rental package to LD George Gountas for Trevor Noah's third comedy special on Netflix, I Wish You Would. The special was directed by Noah's The Daily …
Stuck smack in the middle of the alphabet, the letter "M" has a bit of an identity crisis. Being the 13th letter, it's sometimes associated with bad luck. Palm readers say it portends danger…
The Snow Queen premiered at the Nokia Arena in Tampere, Finland, a unique ice ballet extravaganza produced by the Tampere Hall & Kantelinen Company, which is as edgy as it is elegant and…
With their high walls and long cavernous spaces, the sturdy buildings were ideal for constructing ships and submarines. It was a function they fulfilled proudly for over 90 years during the …
Actors' Equity Association, the national union representing more than 51,000 professional stage managers and actors working in live theatre, recently issued a request for proposal (RFP) to g…
LPS Production in Miami Lakes, FL has invested in more than 60 Ayrton Perseo Beam fixtures"compact, waterproof multi-function beam effect LED luminaires. LPS offers a full range of live show…
AV Stumpfl's award-winning media server platform, PIXERA, supplied the video backbone for Mandela, a musical about the life of Nelson Mandela which recently finished its run at London's Youn…
Phoenix-based High Resolution Engineering (HRE) has added disguise vx 4+ media servers to its equipment rental inventory. The purchase marks the first disguise acquisition by HRE, which also…
Bandit Lites announces the complete overhaul of its website, www.BanditLites.com. Bandit's team sought to revamp the online experience for both current and potential clients as well as its t…
Carl Terence Tovey, stage manager for Jay-Z and other top acts, died Feb. 3, 2023 at his home in St. Augustine, FL. He was 61. Born in Trehafod, Wales, Tovey was remembered for his devotion …
The growing importance of ISE following the expo's move to Barcelona was illustrated by the enormous attendance at this year's trade fair. With the show having mushroomed since its origins i…
"Hope spreads the seeds of beauty," or so an ancient adage goes. The words are an apt metaphor for a recent concert by Kol Esperanza at the Spanish River Church. The name of this Israeli tri…
After a comprehensive year-long search, The NAMM Executive Committee and CEO Search Committee is pleased to announce industry veteran and music education advocate John Mlynczak as the next P…
Since the grand opening of the ICP Production Centre, In Concert Productions founder, Jay Rabbit, has been looking at expansion opportunities. The 30,000-square-foot facility is set to doubl…
3LR Design, Inc. announces that Richard Cadena has joined the company as Senior Consultant " Technical Systems.
Garrett McConchie experienced a brief moment of disorientation recently and was both confounded and excited by what he saw. The Project Manager of CNXN Live, a real-time in person and livest…