Long before digital audio came to live sound mixing consoles, lighting control was being done in the digital domain. Using the standard dmx512 protocol, along with some others, up to 512 discrete sets of information could be transmitted from console…
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Outdoor Show Safety Standards Gain Traction
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The Event Safety Alliance, an organization headed by Jim Digby, the tour manager for Linkin Park, has adopted the slogan “Life Safety First” as a way to move concert safety issues into the forefront in the minds of event planners…
Will Conductive Ink Impact What You Pay For An Extension Cord
Doesn’t really make much sense does it? Let me explain. New developments in ink technology may someday soon lessen the need for copper in producing electronic devices. Less demand for copper could mean lower prices for the copper items we…
They Do It A Little Differently In Israel
Jeff
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Almost a year after the disastrous stage collapse at the Indiana State Fair, it continues to generate reports, lawsuits and finger pointing. What it has not done is actually improve the safety of outdoor temporary staging structures or create standards…
Are Virtual Performances Just Around The Corner?
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A Tupac Shakur video shown at the Coachella Festival was presented as though it was an actual performance, with the late rapper appearing to perform onstage with Dr. Dre and Snoop Dog. It has gotten notice from all sorts of…
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Is This Opening Week of Stage Collapse Season?
Last year’s outdoor concert season brought a disturbingly high number of stories about stage collapses. The collapse of the stage at the Indiana State Fair before a Sugarland concert that killed 7 people was the most high profile, but there…
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Is Copper The New Gold?
Jeff
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On a recent cross country plane trip, I found myself seated beside a very talkative Oriental man. He spoke pretty good English, and after a while I understood that he was a Chinese mining engineer who was on his way…
Glad I Didn’t Invest In That Career
Jeff
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Back in the days when I worked as a production manager for large corporate events, the sub-contractor whose job I envied most was the guy who provided the teleprompter service. Corporate CEO’s wanted to be able to deliver their remarks…
Watching A BIG TV
I took my son Kevin to see Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band last night in Greensboro. I had seen the E Street Band before several times, but my son, who is about a third the age of Springsteen,…
Battery Recycling Finally Lands In The Right Laps
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The Wall Street Journal’s online publication, Market Watch, reports that the presidents of the five major alkaline battery manufacturers in the United States met last week in an attempt to move forward a major initiative on consumer battery recycling. This…
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