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  • Wednesday, February 08, 2012
    Indiana Officials Issue Safety Violations For State Fair Stage Collapse
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    PSW Staff 02/08/12 01:11 PM,
    The Indiana Department of Labor today cited concert and event production company Mid-America Sound Corp. of Greenfield, IN with three safety violations in the collapse of an outdoor stage at the Indiana State Fair last August just prior to a show by the country band Sugarland. Seven people died and 58 were injured after the stage collapsed when a gust of wind toppled equipment that hung over the stage. CBS News also reports that Mid-America Sound Corp. has been issued… View this story
    Filed in: AV • Live Sound • Church Sound • News • Blog • Audio • Business • Sound Reinforcement

  • Thursday, March 10, 2011
    Tomcat Supports Student Achievement Through Real-World Experience
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    PSW Staff 03/10/11 09:00 AM, 0 Comments
    Tomcat USA is proud to announce they were an Executive Producer of the 2011 Region 6 Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) that took place recently in Amarillo, Texas. Hundreds of students came from Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Missouri and New Mexico to participate in the festival. Design, Technology and Stage Management students had an opportunity to showcase their work and receive outside assessment by KCACTF respondents. “Tomcat is honored to support the Kennedy Center American College Theatre festival… View this story
    Filed in: Live Sound • News • Poll • Audio • Concert • Education • Engineer • Installation • Line Array • Loudspeaker • Sound Reinforcement • Stage • System • Technician

  • Thursday, January 06, 2011
    TomCat 2011 Hoist & Rigging Workshop Registration Still Open
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    PSW Staff 01/06/11 08:00 AM, 0 Comments
    Registration is still open for TOMCAT’s 2011 Hoist & Rigging workshops on February 16-19 in Midland, Texas. Further information can be found on the TomCat website. The workshops are an excellent educational opportunity for those new to the entertainment industry as well as veterans of the business interested in receiving training in their area of specialization: hoist or rigging. “We have been delivering these workshops for 17 years now and our team of world-class instructors is ready to provide a… View this story
    Filed in: Live Sound • News • Poll • Education • Engineer • Mixer • Sound Reinforcement • Stage • System

  • Friday, December 10, 2010
    TomCat Announces Its 2011 Hoist & Rigging Workshops
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    PSW Staff 12/10/10 07:45 AM, 0 Comments
    TomCat has announced that registration is now open for the 2011 Hoist & Rigging workshops on February 16-19 in Midland, Texas. A team of instructors has been assembled to deliver the Hoist & Truss workshop and the Rigging & Truss workshop. This ETCP recognized training program will provide a unique, hands-on-learning experience for participants interested in receiving both basic and advanced training in their area of specialization: hoist or rigging. “With the Hoist & Rigging workshops, TomCat has established a… View this story
    Filed in: Live Sound • News • Poll • Audio • Education • Software • Sound Reinforcement • Stage • System

  • Thursday, September 16, 2010
    LS-Live Announces Independent Company Following Merger
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    PSW Staff 09/16/10 07:50 AM, 0 Comments
    Following the recently announced merger between UK structural aluminium specialists Litestructures, and Dutch trussing, staging and lifting company Prolyte, the branch of Litestructures formally known as Litestructures Live has been launched as a new, independent company called LS-LIVE. LS-LIVE is now a unique facility that unifies three previously distinct areas of operation, namely hire, stage & set, and of course the studio, which is Europe’s largest purpose-built arena rehearsal facility. As a result, LS-LIVE intends to be the most capable,… View this story
    Filed in: Live Sound • News • Poll • Audio • Business • Concert • Sound Reinforcement • Stage • System

  • Tuesday, September 07, 2010
    Prolyte & Litestructures Announce Merger
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    PSW Staff 09/07/10 02:40 PM, 0 Comments
    At PLASA 2010, two trussing and staging companies will celebrate a strategic merger; Prolyte Products Group, based in the Netherlands, and UK-based Litestructures. Both companies represent the cutting edge in professional truss and staging systems, each with their own strengths and specialities, their drive for high quality products and innovative design making them a natural fit. This merger will create a new organization that is stronger in every sense and is set to become a dominant force in the industry… View this story
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