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Category Archives: Pro lighting
This Experiment Didn’t Take Long
As the raw material in batteries continues to increase in price, we feel real pressure to try and save customers some money. We’ve steadily watched the cost of alkaline batteries increase, so I like to test non-name brand competition whenever … Continue reading
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A Box of Shakespeare
We‘ve been involved in the New York theatre market for many years, supplying tape products to some of the most successful productions on Broadway. Getting the show up and running is one thing. Getting the whole theatre up and running … Continue reading
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We Could See This One Coming
We count lots of smaller, mid-market arenas as good customers, and have been in the supply business for long enough to see lots of changes in the development of 3000-10,000 seat venues. While it’s great to have new customers, it … Continue reading
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Tagged arena, auditorium, coliseum, theatrical supplies
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And Now For My Second Act…
I have written before about how live event production is failing to attract new, young talent and how this industry, particularly concert sound production, continues to “gray”. The most recent edition of Front of House magazine (one of my favorite … Continue reading
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Tagged Pro Sound, sound man, sound reinforcement, sound tech, trade journal
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Instant Church
We have had a strong involvement in supporting sound and audio-visual technicians in the church market for many years, and I have recently become aware of an exciting new trend in church services. This involves churches that hold services in … Continue reading
Where Will New Techs Come From? Here Is One Answer
Awhile back, I observed how the pool of concert and special event technicians was aging out and posed a question regarding where new technicians would be coming from. Little has changed since I posted that article. The median age for … Continue reading
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
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
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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