Category Archives: Pro lighting
Who’s The Winner Here? Probably Not You
This week’s announcement that the US Justice Dept. would allow the merger of Live Nation and Ticketmaster is a game changer for the entertainment industry. If you’ve attended a major concert or other arena event recently, you realize that you … Continue reading
A Round Peg In A Square Hole
Recent responses to an older blog posting about using XLR connectors on speaker cables caught me by surprise. It got me thinking about how ongoing evolution in this connector system has allowed it to stay relevant through generation after generation … Continue reading
Your Local High School Needs You
We enjoy working with our local schools and are particularly proud this holiday season to be involved with the arts curriculum at Northwood High School, the school my daughter attends. They are finishing up a series of special events this … Continue reading
A Seasonal Reminder From Google Alerts
I use the Google Alerts notification system in order to track information about our customers, products and vendors. It’s a great time saver and turns up a lot of unexpected information. One of my alerts is set to the search … Continue reading
How Do You Get To Carnegie Hall? Join the Stagehands Union
I spent a number of years working as a union stagehand, rising to the position of vice-president of my local and enjoying a steady income while seeing lots of great shows. I gave this sort of work up several years … Continue reading
The 20 Amp Extension Cord Mystery
We have a great line of extension cords intended for heavy duty use. They use 12 gauge cable which gives them a 20 amp capacity, but we can’t really call them 20 amp cables because of the connectors that we … Continue reading
How About A Little Balance Here
I spend my entire day online staring at four computer monitors. It is not exciting as life was when I was a special event producer, but it is a heck of a lot better way to get my childrens’ tuition … Continue reading
Let iGoogle Do The Heavy Lifting
Anybody who has tried to us a web service called RSS (Really Simple Syndication) to subscribe to online news, podcasts, blogs, etc. knows that the first “S” in RSS stands for anything but “simple“. In theory, by subscribing to a … Continue reading
Don’t Forget To Water Your Par Cans
There are lots of very exciting things happening in the development of new lighting technologies. The desire to save energy and use fewer natural resources in lighting manufacturing means that big changes are right around the corner. General Electric is … Continue reading
Is There A Place For Us In The Green Theatre Initiative?
I recently came across an interesting article in Stage Directions magazine and it leads to a discussion that we need to be a part of. The article, by Mike Lawler, features Gideon Banner of the Green Theatre Initiative . It … Continue reading