--- title: et cetera... a blog of bright ideas from ETC | Allison Suchon description: ETC counts thousands of customers worldwide including theaters, restaurants, schools, performing arts centers, television studios, houses of worship, casinos, museums, theme parks, sporting arenas, and opera houses. image: https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Logos%20-%20Icons%20-%20Design%20Elements/ETC_4c-1.png --- - [ETCCONNECT](https://etcconnect.com/) - [ABOUT](https://blog.etcconnect.com/about) - [AUTHORS](https://blog.etcconnect.com/blog-authors) - [CONTACT](https://blog.etcconnect.com/contact) [Follow us on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/ElectronicTheatreControls) [Follow us on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/ElectronicTheatreControls) [Follow us on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/electronic-theatre-controls) [Follow us on LinkedIn](https://www.youtube.com/user/ETCVideoLibrary) [![EtCetera\_319x104](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hs-fs/hubfs/EtCetera_319x104.png?width=319&height=104&name=EtCetera_319x104.png "EtCetera_319x104")](https://blog.etcconnect.com) [![ETC Blog](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hs-fs/hubfs/EtCetera_319x104.png?width=319&height=104&name=EtCetera_319x104.png "ETC Blog")](https://blog.etcconnect.com) - [SPOTLIGHT](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/spotlight) - [ETC CULTURE](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/etc-culture) - [GEAR](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/gear) - [LEARN](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/learn) - [ODDS & ENDS](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/odds-ends) - [BRIGHT IDEAS](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/bright-ideas) Search ## [![blog-header](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hs-fs/hubfs/blog-header.png?width=476&height=155&name=blog-header.png "blog-header")](https://www.etcconnect.com) [Follow us on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/ElectronicTheatreControls) [Follow us on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/ElectronicTheatreControls) [Follow us on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/electronic-theatre-controls) [Follow us on LinkedIn](https://www.youtube.com/user/ETCVideoLibrary) [✕](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/allison-suchon#gwen-offcanvas-primary) - [SPOTLIGHT](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/spotlight) - [ETC CULTURE](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/etc-culture) - [GEAR](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/gear) - [LEARN](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/learn) - [ODDS & ENDS](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/odds-ends) - [BRIGHT IDEAS](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/bright-ideas) ![Allison Suchon](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hs-fs/hubfs/allison.png?width=200&name=allison.png) # Allison Suchon ETC counts thousands of customers worldwide including theaters, restaurants, schools, performing arts centers, television studios, houses of worship, casinos, museums, theme parks, sporting arenas, and opera houses. [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/logo-collage-750x499.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2017/07/whats-in-a-name) [Eos](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/eos) ### [What’s in a name?](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2017/07/whats-in-a-name) By [Allison Suchon](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/allison-suchon) 11-Jul-2017  Would a [Source Four](https://www.etcconnect.com/Products/Lighting-Fixtures/Source-Four/) by any other name light so sweet? That’s the type of question that keeps some of us at ETC up all night. At some point in ETC’s 40 years of product manufacturing, you must have had a strong reaction to the name we chose for a new product, whether you absolutely loved it or... [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2017/07/whats-in-a-name) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Demetia_Hopkins_and_Akua_Parker_in_Alvin_Ailey_s_Revelations_-_AAADT__Photo_by_Gert_Krautbauer-750x500.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2017/04/part-iv-revelations-road-touring-alvin-ailey) [SPOTLIGHT](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/spotlight) ### [Part IV: Revelations from the road: touring with Alvin Ailey](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2017/04/part-iv-revelations-road-touring-alvin-ailey) By [Allison Suchon](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/allison-suchon) 18-Apr-2017 Outreach is at the heart of the [Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater](https://www.alvinailey.org). For nearly 60 years, the company has introduced communities to modern dance and inspired people all over the world. The Ailey Company has been responsible for sparking a new love for the arts and launching the dreams of... [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2017/04/part-iv-revelations-road-touring-alvin-ailey) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/How-It_s-Made-750x393.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2017/04/source-four-led-made) [Source Four LED](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/source-four-led) ### [Source Four LED: How It’s Made](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2017/04/source-four-led-made) By [Allison Suchon](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/allison-suchon) 11-Apr-2017 I owe you an apology if you saw the title of this post and clicked on it assuming I was going to reveal a well-guarded secret and give you the instructions on how to make your own [Source Four LED](https://www.etcconnect.com/Products/Lighting-Fixtures/Source-Four-LED/). I hate to crush your dreams, but I’m not going to reveal any trade secrets here. However, if you’ve... [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2017/04/source-four-led-made) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Alvin_Ailey_American_Dance_Theater_in_Alvin_Ailey_s_Revelations_with_cast_of_50__Photo_by_Christopher_Duggan-750x500.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2017/03/part-iii-revelations-road-touring-alvin-ailey) [SPOTLIGHT](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/spotlight) ### [Part III: Revelations from the road: touring with Alvin Ailey](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2017/03/part-iii-revelations-road-touring-alvin-ailey) By [Allison Suchon](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/allison-suchon) 30-Mar-2017 **Part III: Revelations from the road: touring with Alvin Ailey** [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2017/03/part-iii-revelations-road-touring-alvin-ailey) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/3-AAADTinAlvinAileysRevelations_PhotobyRosalieOConnor-750x500.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2017/03/part-ii-revelations-road-touring-alvin-ailey) [SPOTLIGHT](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/spotlight) ### [Part II: Revelations from the road: touring with Alvin Ailey](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2017/03/part-ii-revelations-road-touring-alvin-ailey) By [Allison Suchon](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/allison-suchon) 7-Mar-2017 One of the things that every touring company deals with is fitting a show into different venues, whether they have fewer fixtures than you’re used to or the stage is smaller. For international tours, you’re also faced with different electrical requirements and approaches to work. [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2017/03/part-ii-revelations-road-touring-alvin-ailey) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/EJ-Corrigan_960.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2017/02/revelations-road-touring-alvin-ailey) [SPOTLIGHT](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/spotlight) ### [Revelations from the road: touring with Alvin Ailey](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2017/02/revelations-road-touring-alvin-ailey) By [Allison Suchon](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/allison-suchon) 14-Feb-2017 You can’t talk about the history of dance in the United States without focusing on the [Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater](https://www.alvinailey.org/). It made its first stamp on history in 1958 when Alvin Ailey and a group of African-American dancers put on a tide-changing performance in New York City. In the nearly six... [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2017/02/revelations-road-touring-alvin-ailey) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/2_LED-cyc-light-system-in-the-Salt-Lake-Tabernacle_sm-699x500.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2017/02/battle-of-the-bulbs) [Source Four LED](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/source-four-led) ### [Battle of the bulbs](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2017/02/battle-of-the-bulbs) By [Allison Suchon](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/allison-suchon) 7-Feb-2017 *This article by Rob Gerlach first appeared in the January-February 2016 edition of* [Entertainment Technology Asia](https://www.e-techasia.com/) *magazine.* [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2017/02/battle-of-the-bulbs) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Pizza-750x500.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2017/01/parbecue-pizza) [PAR](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/par) ### [PARbecue pizza](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2017/01/parbecue-pizza) By [Allison Suchon](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/allison-suchon) 19-Jan-2017 When I was a kid, the hottest toy (no pun intended) was an [Easy-Bake Oven](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=et-xLZqNH5g). I begged my parents incessantly for one. They finally gave in – probably because they got sick of hearing me talk about it – and got me one for my birthday.I couldn’t wait to whip up some culinary masterpieces. [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2017/01/parbecue-pizza) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Liter-of-Light-750x427.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2017/01/liter-of-light) [Consoles](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/consoles) ### [A liter of light](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2017/01/liter-of-light) By [Allison Suchon](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/allison-suchon) 3-Jan-2017 Here at ETC, we spend years developing products, in order to give you the most cutting-edge tools. We experience breakthrough after breakthrough as new technology is developed, and we celebrate the ways it will advance our industry. 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