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AutoCAD For Mac OS X 

Sep 9, 2010, By Daniel Brodie

Last week, Autodesk dropped a bomb on the computer graphics community: AutoCAD will also be released for Mac OS X....

Design At "The O’Neill"? Yes, Indeed! 

Sep 9, 2010, By Brad Hathaway

Designing sets for staged readings at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre Center in Waterford, CT...

ESTA Announces Finalists for 3rd Annual Rock Our World Awards 

Sep 8, 2010

Rock Our World Awards to be presented at ESTA Annual Dinner & Awards Ceremony at LDI2010...

5 Questions for Marcel Fairbairn 

Sep 7, 2010, By Marian Sandberg

Chatting with Marcel Fairbairn, founder and president Of Gear-Source, Inc., new US distributor for Coemar...

Johnny Perri To Teach Rigging Classes At LDI2010 

Sep 6, 2010, By Ellen Lampert-Gréaux

Two in-depth rigging courses carry ETCP renewal credits...

Osram Sylvania's “Color In Light” At LDI2010 

Sep 2, 2010, By Ellen Lampert-Gréaux

Join Osram Sylvania at LDI2010 for John Selverian's technical presentation on color in light...

Rock In The Round
Creating An Unforgettable Concert For Both Live And Web Audiences On 311 Day 

Sep 2, 2010, By Robyn Baker

LMG Touring and lighting designer Joe Paradise create an all-around memorable 311 Day all-around...

Tomcat USA Training at LDI2010 

Sep 2, 2010, By Ellen Lampert-Gréaux

Truss design and usage, roof systems, outdoor structures, and fall arrest in a 1.5-day course ...

CMC, Backstage Disney, And Training Day Events 

Sep 1, 2010, By Marian Sandberg

During the first-ever Concert Master Classes (CMC) taking place at CenterStaging in Los Angeles in December, attendees have the opportunity to extend their stay...

Le Rêve Featured At LDI2010 

Sep 1, 2010, Ellen Lampert-Gréaux

Two great ways to experience Le Rêve at The Wynn Resort...

Taking Science By Storm 

Aug 31, 2010, By Ellen Lampert-Gréaux

Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry on Lake Shore Drive has taken center stage with Science Storms, a series of new interactive exhibits...

5 Questions For Andy Leviss 

Aug 30, 2010, By Ellen Lampert-Gréaux

Chatting with Andy Leviss, Local 1 sound engineer, designer, and manufacturer...

Spaced Out - Designing Lighting And Sets On A Dime For Hamlet 

Aug 27, 2010, By Natalie Robin

The opportunity: Design sets and lights for Hamlet. The challenge: Do it for $2,000...

Seat The Press: A New Desk For Meet The Press 

Aug 26, 2010, By Marian Sandberg

When NBC's Meet the Press wanted a new set for the news program, it needed something to meet high-definition needs, was both multifunctional and modern, and also reflected the show’s 60-year history...

Product of the Month: HME DX200 With Spectrum-Friendly Technology 

Aug 26, 2010, By Marian Sandberg

The DX200 system itself isn’t exactly a new product, but what is new in the last year for HME is its Spectrum-Friendly™ technology, and all DX Series products now have it...

Smaart Training at LDI2010 

Aug 25, 2010, By Ellen Lampert-Gréaux

Rational Acoustics teams up with LDI2010 to offer Smaart Training in Las Vegas...

Building A Sonic Forest 

Aug 25, 2010, By Ellen Lampert-Gréaux

Christopher Janney has always been able to see the forest for the trees: in his case, it's a "sonic forest," one with technical trees...

The K-Array KH4 (I Think I Am In Love With A Speaker) 

Aug 25, 2010, By Shannon Slaton

I am fascinated with the K-Array KH4 a high-performance self-powered two-way line array...

Essence Music Festival: The VIP Area 

Aug 24, 2010, By Stefan Beese

The VIP area design for the 2010 production design and elaborate stage build for the 2010 Essence Music Festival might be looked at as a prototype for its effort to fuse elements like lighting, scenic, audio, and video...

VIDEO: Pokerstars.net Commissions Massive Projection On Palms Hotel 

Aug 24, 2010, By Marian Sandberg

AD X Media was commissioned by Pokerstars.net to add some pizzazz to the Palms Casino Resort, not at the tables, but outside the hotel...

Miking It Better 

Aug 24, 2010, By John Leonard

Recently, I decided that I needed to add a microphone or two to my microphone stock...

Star Wars: In Concert Featured at LDI2010 

Aug 23, 2010, By Ellen Lampert-Gréaux

Steve Cohen, Seth Jackson, and Bryan Barancik bring the force of the Star Wars tour to LDI in October...

2010 Henry Hewes Design Awards Honorees Announced 

Aug 19, 2010, By Ellen Lampert-Gréaux

Nine designers to be honored by the Henry Hewes Design Awards Committee at its 46th Annual Awards this fall...

An Open Letter To Entertainment Industry Manufacturers 

Aug 19, 2010, By Curtis Kasefang

We are writing to ask you to help us support our clients in their efforts in sustainability, which may, at the same time, help you promote your products...

Design Gallery: Promises, Promises at Stages St. Louis 

Aug 19, 2010