--- title: et cetera... a blog of bright ideas from ETC | 50yearsofETC description: 50yearsofETC | Home to ideas, tips, interviews, news, views and all kinds of other stuff related to ETC, its products, customers, and the industry in general. 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/tag/50yearsofetc#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) # 50yearsofETC [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Screenshot%202025-10-23%20132121.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/50-years-of-history-at-etc) [ETC](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/etc) ### [50 years of history at ETC](https://blog.etcconnect.com/50-years-of-history-at-etc) By [Opasna Randev](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/opasna-randev) 23-Oct-2025 Picture this: it's 1975. Flares are in fashion (weirdly, they’re back again), disco is on the rise, and the world of lighting is on the cusp of a shift towards something much bigger… [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/50-years-of-history-at-etc) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/25_09_AE_50th-Customers_0177%20(1).jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/celebrating-50-years-of-etc-in-london) [FEATURED](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/featured) ### [Celebrating 50 years of ETC in London](https://blog.etcconnect.com/celebrating-50-years-of-etc-in-london) By [Opasna Randev](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/opasna-randev) 16-Sep-2025 You may have heard that this year marks a major milestone for ETC – our 50th anniversary! We've been celebrating this incredible journey with events across our global offices, and most recently, the festivities made their way to ETC Ltd. 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[Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/50-years-in-48-pages) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/ETCNighthawksScene-1.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/50-years-of-listening) [ETC Culture](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/etc-culture) ### [50 Years of Listening: How ETC’s Customers Have Shaped Our Innovation](https://blog.etcconnect.com/50-years-of-listening) By [Jacob Coakley](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/jacob-coakley) 24-Jul-2025 For 50 years, ETC has been more than a manufacturer of lighting equipment—we’ve been a partner to the people who use our products. [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/50-years-of-listening) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/ETC_Inc_17%20(1)-1.png)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/50-years-of-etc-office-buildings) [FEATURED](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/featured) ### [50 Years of ETC Offices](https://blog.etcconnect.com/50-years-of-etc-office-buildings) By [Bryce Corning](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/bryce) 30-Jun-2025 In 1975, brothers Fred and Bill Foster, along with their friends James Bradley and Gary Bewick, began work on a prototype lighting control console called Mega Cue. During the Mega Cue years, the ETC team consisted of four twenty-somethings who were collectively broke. There was hardly room in ETC’s... [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/50-years-of-etc-office-buildings) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/image-20250408-083950-38aec751.jpeg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tradeshow-talk-prolight-sound-and-nab) [SPOTLIGHT](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/spotlight) ### [Tradeshow Talk: Prolight + Sound and NAB 2025](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tradeshow-talk-prolight-sound-and-nab) By [Opasna Randev](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/opasna-randev) 17-Apr-2025 It’s been a busy week of tradeshows for us! From Frankfurt to Las Vegas, Team ETC has been on the move, showcasing our newly launched products at industry tradeshows Prolight + Sound and NAB. Find out what the highlights were below. 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