4Wall New York Vendor Showcase and BBQ Returns to Moonachie This October

The 4Wall New York facility in Moonachie, NJ is throwing open its doors again for the annual Vendor Showcase & BBQ on October 29, 2026, running 3–8 pm. If you’ve […]

High End Systems Dataflash 5000: The Icon Gets an LED Engine and IP65 Rating

The Dataflash name is back, and this time ETC has replaced the xenon tube with a full LED engine. The High End Systems Dataflash 5000 puts out 52,000+ lumens from […]

GDTF and MVR Expand Beyond Lighting, Eye Audio Integration

The consortium behind GDTF and MVR is pushing the open data standards into new territory, with audio sector integration on the roadmap and recent work making the formats compatible with Open Sound Control and OpenUSD.

Conduit Is the Show-Network Course the Industry Has Needed for a While

Strange Fuel, based out of the Canadian Rockies, has built something the industry has quietly needed for years: a networking course specifically designed for entertainment technicians — not repackaged CompTIA […]

Elation Expands the Rebel Line with a Profile and a Beam Mover

Elation Lighting has expanded its Rebel series with two new moving fixtures — the Rebel Profile and the Rebel Dartz — bringing the line’s IP65-rated outdoor-ready build quality to both the profile and beam categories.

Weekend Roundup — August 10–15, 2026

MONDAY, AUGUST 10 Chauvet Professional Strike Array Ultra: IP65 Blinder with a Motorized Axis and RGB Halo Ring Chauvet Professional’s Strike Array Ultra takes the audience blinder concept and adds […]

ProPlex Takes Its IQ, Opto, and Switch Hardware Outdoors with IP65/67-Rated IP Series

ProPlex has been the go-to for touring DMX infrastructure for a long time, but the gear has always been happiest indoors or in a dry stage pocket. The new IP […]

CrewLAN PRO Adds OSC, API, and Bitfocus Companion to Its Local Crew Communication Platform

If you’ve ever tried to get a lighting console, a media server, and a mixing desk talking to the same crew communication layer without cloud dependency, CrewLAN PRO is worth […]

Swisson XMT-500 Gets a Node App and Full RDM Package in Latest Update

Swisson has pushed two significant additions to the XMT-500 — a Node App and an Advanced RDM Feature Package — making what was already a serious field diagnostic tool considerably […]

Lighting Design Beyond Theatre — Allen Branton and Sharon Huizinga Put 50 Years of Live Event LD Knowledge on Paper

There are plenty of books on theatrical lighting design. Far fewer tackle the business and process side of live event work from the perspective of someone who has actually spent […]

City Theatrical Multiverse Connect Module Brings Wireless DMX to ETC High End Systems Fixtures

City Theatrical’s Multiverse wireless DMX/RDM ecosystem just got a direct line into ETC’s High End Systems fixture lineup. The Multiverse Connect Module is a small plug-in device that drops into […]

Bitfocus Companion: The Free Shotbox That Ties Your Whole Rig Together

If you’ve spent any time on a busy show site, you’ve probably seen a Stream Deck sitting next to someone’s laptop, running a handful of cues or firing video clips […]