Sunday, June 8, 2025
The 78th Annual Tony Awards returned to the legendary Radio City Music Hall in New York City on Sunday, June 8, 2025. This year included a near sweep for the design team of one play. PLSN co…
SOURCE: PLSN at 01:08PMTuesday, June 3, 2025
The lighting design community is mourning the loss of Paul Marantz, co-founder of Fisher Marantz Stone, who has passed away. A lighting visionary who, through his extraordinary contributions…
SOURCE: PLSN at 05:57PMMonday, June 2, 2025
InfoComm 2025 is coming up, June 7 - 13, with exhibits happening June 11 - 13 at the Orange County Convention Center, West Building | Orlando, FL. Here's a roundup of the news from manufact…
SOURCE: PLSN at 09:36AMFriday, May 30, 2025
The Parnelli Awards Board of Advisors have announced an additional award to be handed out this year, Stage Manager of the Year. The gala will be held Saturday, January 24th, and will be in t…
SOURCE: PLSN at 12:09PMThursday, May 29, 2025
GLP fielded its large ever deployment of fixtures at Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival for the recent 2025 event – including all its latest touring products. Various stages – in…
SOURCE: PLSN at 03:00PMPyrotecnico, a Live Events Company is pleased to announce that David Kennedy has joined Pyrotecnico as its newest Designer. Kennedy will lead design efforts across laser, pyrotechnics, drone…
SOURCE: PLSN at 11:24AMFriday, May 16, 2025
The Parnelli Board of Advisors have announced the three lifetime honorees to receive Parnelli Lifetime Achievement Awards at the 24th Annual Gala on January 23, 2026. They are: Tour Manager …
SOURCE: PLSN at 02:34PMThursday, May 15, 2025
A football final is always a moment of high emotion—but when light joins the game, the experience becomes unforgettable. That’s exactly what happened at the 2025 Copa del Rey Final, wher…
SOURCE: PLSN at 01:37PMFriday, May 2, 2025
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division on May 1, 2025 issued a field assistance bulletin providing guidance on how to determine employee or independent contractor status…
SOURCE: PLSN at 09:31AMThursday, May 1, 2025
The 78th Annual Tony Awards will return to the legendary Radio City Music Hall in New York City on Sunday, June 8, 2025. Nominations in 26 competitive categories for the American Theatre Win…
SOURCE: PLSN at 09:06AMWednesday, April 30, 2025
NAMM interviewed Malcolm Weldon, who was honored with the Parnelli Lifetime Achievement at the annual ceremony in Jan. 2025. Here’s link to the interview, followed by a synopsis of the int…
SOURCE: PLSN at 05:28PMWednesday, April 23, 2025
Bandit Lites Nashville office continues its growth in Gen8 with several new hires including Michael Holmes as Bandit’s Chain Hoist Technician.
SOURCE: PLSN at 06:16PMMonday, April 21, 2025
Danbury Global Ltd. announced a Timed Online Auction of professional-grade live event production equipment. The auction opens on Thursday, May 8 at 10 a.m. in Belleville, MI. The sale featur…
SOURCE: PLSN at 03:54PMThe 2025 edition of the Event Production Directory is now online. There are thousands of companies supporting live entertainment that are categorized by company specialty including lighting,…
SOURCE: PLSN at 12:42PMWednesday, April 16, 2025
PLSN was sorry to hear of the passing of Denis Richards, of Christie Lites, who passed away on March 29, 2025. Born on March 3, 1956, Richard was 69. Christie Lites shared the following obit…
SOURCE: PLSN at 11:39AMThe National Historic Landmark Lorain Lighthouse, a 108-year-old beacon in Lake Erie, has been brilliantly reborn with a cutting-edge lighting upgrade that beautifully merges preservation wi…
SOURCE: PLSN at 10:22AMMonday, March 31, 2025
Here is a round up of the latest press releases from manufacturers and distributors that will be showcasing products and services at the upcoming Prolight + Sound 2025 in Frankfurt, Germany,…
SOURCE: PLSN at 11:21AMHere is a round up of the latest press releases from manufacturers and distributors that will be showcasing products and services at the upcoming NAB 2025 in Las Vegas, NV, April 6-8, 2025. …
SOURCE: PLSN at 11:16AMTuesday, March 25, 2025
For those of you who were not able to make it to the Parnelli Awards this year, here is your chance to see the highlights. Take a few minutes to check out this video recap. This year's Parne…
SOURCE: PLSN at 05:12PMLighting Designer Mason Felps with 46 Entertainment has created an eye-catching lighting design including 68 Robe iFORTE and 16 iSpiider moving lights supplied by Backstage Productions for t…
SOURCE: PLSN at 03:50PMMonday, March 24, 2025
To keep up with the ever-growing list of tours hitting the road this year, Bandit Lites has invested in expanding their touring inventory with a significant purchase of Claypaky lighting fix…
SOURCE: PLSN at 03:09PMTuesday, March 18, 2025
Global design and BIM software provider Vectorworks, Inc. has released its fourth update to the Vectorworks 2025 product line, delivering powerful AI-driven design enhancements, expanded…
SOURCE: PLSN at 10:56AMMonday, March 17, 2025
New Jersey-based Squeek Lights has expanded its inventory by adding Elation’s new PARAGON LED profile moving head, becoming one of the first rental companies in the U.S. to stock the award…
SOURCE: PLSN at 09:52AMTuesday, March 11, 2025
PLSN has learned of the passing of Mark Conners, who most recently worked as a Rental Account Executive for Main Light, in their office in Wilmington, DE. Here's a statement on Conner's pass…
SOURCE: PLSN at 06:10PMFriday, March 7, 2025
A lighting rig comprised of 92 ADJ fixtures has been installed by FutureTech Pro at Hive nightclub on the Mediterranean island of Malta. A combination of moving heads, static pars, LED strob…
SOURCE: PLSN at 04:28PMUltratec Special Effects announced the passing of Rachelle Ann Aline Curran (formerly Robson) on March 4, 2025 after a long illness. Survived by her parents, Angele and Maurice Allard; her h…
SOURCE: PLSN at 02:01PMThursday, February 20, 2025
InCord ended 2024 and began 2025 with two donations to Behind the Scenes on the show floors of both LDI and NAMM. These donations reflect a percentage of profits from sales of their Theatric…
SOURCE: PLSN at 09:57AMFriday, February 14, 2025
Vince Edwards, longtime Sound Engineer for Sound Image Productions and host of 'Beyond the Backstage Pass', died Feb. 6 at age 57. Vince found time to share his expertise and create online c…
SOURCE: PLSN at 11:15AMMonday, February 10, 2025
Here is a timelapse look from setup to load-out of this year's Super Bowl Halftime show, along with a list of some of the creative and production team for the Feb. 9th Apple Music Super Bowl…
SOURCE: PLSN at 09:27AMSunday, February 9, 2025
Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) 2025 has wrapped up a highly successful week in Barcelona. This year’s show was richer than ever in innovation, industry advancements, and groundbreaking te…
SOURCE: PLSN at 05:42PMWednesday, January 29, 2025
John “Two Dogs” Saner has finally gone to that big, long rigging call in the sky after a long battle with Ankylosing Spondylitis (a severe form of arthritis in the spine and joints) f…
SOURCE: PLSN at 12:02PM 
