ADJ Adds CMY Color Mixing to Hydro Series with New IP65 Beam Fixture

ADJ has expanded its outdoor-rated Hydro Series with the Hydro Beam CMY, pairing a 310W discharge source with full CMY color mixing in an IP65 enclosure.

Weekend Roundup — August 17–22, 2026

MONDAY, AUGUST 17 Elation Expands the Rebel Line with a Profile and a Beam Mover Elation has been methodically building out the Rebel series since the line launched, and the […]

CrewBrain Puts Crew Scheduling, Payroll, and Rental System Integration Under One Roof

If you’re still managing your event crew with a spreadsheet and a prayer, CrewBrain wants a word. The web-based crew management platform is purpose-built for the event industry — handling […]

Designing with Light Hits Its 8th Edition — Gillette and McNamara’s Essential Stage Lighting Text Gets a Full Refresh

Nearly five decades since it first landed on university syllabi, Designing with Light: An Introduction to Stage Lighting is now in its eighth edition — updated by J. Michael Gillette […]

Truck Packer Is the Load-Planning App Touring Shops Have Needed

If you’ve ever spent two hours doing math on a whiteboard trying to figure out how to fit a tour’s worth of gear into three semis, Truck Packer was built […]

Learn the grandMA 3 from A Pro Online at the Sandbox Institute

Lighting programmer Aria Hailey has launched Sandbox Institute, a grandMA3-focused online training platform built around real-world workflows rather than button-by-button feature lists.

Vectorworks 2026 Update 6 Tightens Up Spotlight, ConnectCAD, and Project Sharing

Vectorworks has pushed out Update 6 for its 2026 product line, delivering targeted performance and interoperability improvements across its entertainment, architecture, and landscape toolsets. For Spotlight users, this one is […]

Q-SYS — The AV Platform That’s Running More of Your Venues Than You Might Think

If you’ve done a load-in at a performing arts center, a theater, a casino, a theme park, or a convention center in the last decade, there’s a decent chance Q-SYS […]

LDI 2026 Registration Open: Early Bird Pricing Runs Through October 16

LDI 2026 opens registration with early bird pricing still on the table through October 16 — the show runs December 6–8 at the Las Vegas Convention Center West Hall, with […]

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.