One of the largest dry-hire rental houses in the United States, Main Light, has added Elation Professional’s new Fuze MAX Spot LED moving head to its growing inventory of high-quality lighting products. The full-color-spectrum automated LED Spot fixture is currently in stock and available to rent across all Main Light locations. Here’s a video from […]
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LEA Professional Connect Series Achieves EN54-16 Certification
SOUTH BEND, IN – LEA Professional noted that it has achieved EN54-16 voice alarm certification with its Connect Series amplifiers including its 352, 354, 702, 704 Network models as well as its 352D, 354D, 702D, and 704D Dante models. More details from LEA Professional (www.leaprofessional.com); Since its launch in 2019, LEA Professional has consistently invested […]
Soundworks Upgrades The Broadberry with Martin Audio Torus System
The crew. Photos by Ashley Travis RICHMOND, VA – Soundworks of Virginia provided a new Martin Audio Torus system to The Broadberry, a 550-capacity live music venue in Richmond, VA. More details from Martin Audio (www.martin-audio.com): Soundworks has been working with the venue, owned by Lucas Fritz and Matt McDonald, providing sound for their outdoor […]
In Memoriam: Rick ‘Ricco’ Massei, 68
Rick ‘Ricco’ Massei CATHEDRAL CITY, CA – FRONT of HOUSE recently learned of the passing of veteran touring audio engineer Rick “Ricco” Massei earlier this year. He “spent his entire 45 year career as an engineer, primarily in the monitor hot seat,” noted his widow, Annie Massei. “For 25 years he spent over 220 days […]
Claypaky: Tambora Flash, Three in One Fixture
Following on from its range of LED bars introduced last year, Claypaky has now expanded the Tambora family further and introduces Tambora Flash. It is a hybrid fixture that can act simultaneously as a strobe, wash, and blinder, specifically designed with a modular approach for use in a linear array, that offers new creative opportunities […]
In Memoriam: Dave Hagar, 44
David Hagar NASHVILLE – Dave Hagar passed away in June 2022 after a battle with cancer. For 23 years, he worked for Spectrum Sound in Nashville, TN as a Front of House Engineer, Monitor Engineer and System Tech. Some of the many clients he toured with over the years include Mercy Me, Dustin Lynch, ELO, […]
Pytch, Chauvet Professional Rock World Procurement Awards
Organizers of the World Procurement Awards, which celebrates the achievements of companies and individuals involved in the procurement supply chain, wanted to endow their show with a “rock vibe” to reflect the bold convention-challenging attitude that drives that industry. Helping to convey this mood was a dynamic production and lighting design by Pytch that emulated […]
Meyer Sound Panther Extends 36 Years of Audience Enjoyment at Oregon’s Britt Festival
Photo by Matt Honnies JACKSONVILLE, OR – George Relles of George Relles Sound has been providing the Britt Music & Arts Festival with Meyer Sound systems for 36 years, starting with MSL-3 loudspeakers for the Britt Pavilion in 1986, and continuing this year with Meyer Sound’s new Panther large-format linear line array systems. More details […]
GLP Helps Lüz Studio Create Illusory 3D Effect for Jack White’s Tour
When Canadian Creative Director Matt Larivée, of Lüz Studio, sat down to design the stage set for Jack White’s Supply Chain Issues tour, GLP’s trusty JDC1 hybrid strobe and X4 Bar 20 batten were prominent in his tool kit. And so were an 144 additional ‘virtual’ X4 Bar 20s. “The JDC1 is one of my […]
Sennheiser Digital 6000 Takes Center Stage with Ed Sheeran
The in-the-round stadium shows feature an innovative mast-supported production design to suspend the speaker system. Photo by Chris Matthews COPENHAGEN, Denmark – For Ed Sheeran’s in-the-round +–=÷x (Mathematics) concert tour, now visiting stadiums in Europe, production company Major Tom and audio crew members Chris Marsh and Dave White are supporting the artist with a Sennheiser […]