July 1, 2008
Articles
End Of An Era?
A lot of us heard the rumors they've been buzzing around for maybe a year. So it didn't come as a huge surprise when Barco and High End Systems announced...
I've Got My Eye On You
Returning to the Bregenz Festival's floating stage on Lake Constance in Austria from July 23 to August 23 is an astonishing new vision of Giacomo Puccini's...
Five Questions For Merritt Belisle, Chairman, High End Systems
Barco has just acquired High End Systems. What brought about this transaction, and how long has it been in the works? Merritt Belisle: The transaction...
Who's Doing What
Jeff Ravitz's lighting design for Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band is currently on tour in the US and will head to Europe this summerChoice Theatricals...
LDI 2008 Backstage Las Vegas Announced
LDI 2008 kicks off with Backstage Las Vegas from October 20 to 22, prior to the exhibit hall dates and featuring an insider's tour of the hottest shows...
Pool, Lehrer Take First Tonys In Sound
The Tony Awards were announced for the 62nd time on Sunday, June 15, but it was only the first time sound designers walked away with a coveted trophy....
It's a Wrap!
The 2008 Live Design Master Classes was an exceptional event in many ways. The professional-level training program kicked off on Friday, May 16, when...
Spanoramic View
Unlimited Visibility Lighting Design (UVLD) and Production Glue collaborated to mark the 125th birthday of the Brooklyn Bridge for a five-day celebration...
High School Musical
The buzz at New Jersey's Memorial High School (MHS) was not a good one. Each spring for the past 12 years, chemistry teacher Steven Hempel has directed...
Now Hear This: High School Acoustics
This is my first in a series of occasional ramblings about acoustics and sound. In our experience, performance venues fall into three or four broad categories...
Green House
Located on the shores of Lady Bird Lake with enticing views of the Austin, TX skyline, the new Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long Center For Performing Arts incorporates materials from an older building that was partially demolished — the outdated Palmer Auditorium built in 1959 — and reused more than 65% of the materials in the construction of the new venue (and 95% of the debris was reused here of elsewhere rather than becoming landfill). ...
A Day In The Life
If you have a pulse, a Rush concert is always a glorious experience, and while the band has been out for the last year supporting its latest album Snakes...
Live Design's Light Lunch: 3 Men and a Little Pizza
Every so often, the entertainment technology industry reverberates with earth-shattering business news: a major player moves to the competition, massive...
How We Did That: At Your Servers
Back in December 2007, Kris Murray, TMB server superstar, gave my contact info to Richard Willis of bandit lights, who asked if I would be interested...
Problem/Solution: Projection To The Rescue
San Diego's La Jolla Playhouse (LJP) thinks of itself as a research and development lab for new American plays headed for Broadway. Shows have to be big,...
Light Reading
One of the major changes poised to sweep through theatres and other performance buildings in the next decade is the move to automation. At conferences...
Wireworks AV2000 Multicable
When you talk about multicable, you end up talking about almost every aspect of sound. You talk about the past, present, and future. You talk about all...
City Theatrical SHoW DMX
SHoW DMX from City Theatrical (CTI) is the newest generation of frequency-hopping spread spectrum (FHSS) wireless DMX, incorporating many features to...
Product News
LIGHTING DMX D-Fi 2.0 Chauvet DMX D-Fi 2.0 uses two D-Fi units, eliminating cable runs over distances as far as 120m. Version 2.0 features more assignable...
What I'm Using Now
At the Oregon Shakespeare Festival (OSF), we are using a Digital Projection, Inc (DPI) Lightning 40HD-T projector with 21,000-lumens with a 1.0:1 lens...
Sketchbook: Way To Glow!
Visitors after dark to three different Six Flags amusement parks are in for a spectacular treat this summer with the premiere of the Magic Light Parade...
