LAS VEGAS - Pyrotek Special Effects was honored to accept one of three ESTA’s New Rock Our World Awards for the development of one of their latest products, Aqua Visual FX. The Annual Dinner & Awards Ceremony was held at LDI 2008. With over 30 nominations, the screening panel narrowed the field to nine finalists that were presented to a panel of top-notch more

Wybron’s Gel Swatch Library for the iPhone took home ESTA’s 2008 Member’s Choice Product Award in the “Widget” category at the LDI Conference and Trade Show held Oct. 24-26 in Las Vegas.

Members of the nonprofit organization voted on the nominees in the category featuring products that cost less than $150 and aren’t frequently replaced, according to ESTA more

Consistent with its longstanding support of the professional recording community, Harman Professional today announced its sponsorship of the new GRAMMY MuseumSM at L.A. LIVE, which opens in downtown Los Angeles in December.   In doing so, the company will provide category-leading audio technologies from its JBL, Crown, BSS Audio, AKG and Soundcraft brands which will be deployed throughout the ambitious and impressive new museum and will also be the lead sponsor more

BUENA PARK, Calif.─On November 4th & 5th, Yamaha Commercial Audio Training Seminars (YCATS) will be held in New York City in collaboration with Shure Microphones, offering a unique two-day comprehensive Sound Reinforcement seminar that will include:

- Wired and wireless microphone types, use and selection/applications

- Digital snakes and applications

- Digital consoles and R applications/use

- DSP Processing

- Amplifiers and proper selection

- Speaker design principles, speaker types and specific applications for each type

- more

The long-awaited road show Randy Jackson Presents America’s Best Dance Crew Live, based on the much-acclaimed MTV series, clearly gets its kicks being run entirely on a full-size MA Lighting grandMA console. The theater-to-theater U.S. tour will feature a total of five dance crews culled from the first and second seasons. A.C.T Lighting is the exclusive distributor of the grandMA in North America.

Co-designer/programmer/operator more

–New CP-WX410 3LCD Projector Offers a 16:10 Aspect Ratio, Optical Zoom and HDMI Input –

Offering widescreen capability and full connectivity, Hitachi Home Electronics (America), Inc., Business Group, has introduced the new CP-WX410 3LCD projector. The CP-WX410 offers a 16:10 aspect ratio, 3,000 ANSI lumens brightness and optical zoom.

The CP-WX410 projector includes a variety of connectivity options, including HDMI input. Additionally, automatic vertical keystone, input more

When Fashion Week brought its glitter and glamour to New York this fall, Scharff Weisberg was on hand to support an array of lighting designers and show producers with lighting, audio and video packages to enhance the runway shows and hot-ticket parties.

This season Fashion Week celebrated Calvin Klein’s 40th anniversary at a party and benefit for the Highline development project. A temporary, more

UK-based stage set fabricators, Brilliant Stages have designed and constructed the dynamic and exciting set for the Alicia Keys As I Am Tour. Following a European launch at the beginning of the year and a summer spend touring the States, the tour has returned once more to Europe, before embarking on its final leg in Australia later this year.