To keep pace with evolving technology and its demanding schedule, the Tarkington in Carmel, Indiana, recently upgraded its lighting system with ETC and High End Systems solutions. From hosting Broadway-style theatre productions and resident dance companies, to touring performances, rentals, and...
What are IP ratings and what do they mean for your fixtures? Ultimately, they identify how much protection your gear has against dust and liquids. In this article, you'll find helpful tips to understand IP ratings and which might be the best for the environment you're working in. Let's dive in.
Sometimes it feels like it's always tradeshow season at ETC. With ISE, LEat X, Superyacht Technology, and USITT now behind us, let's take a look at the products, people, swag, and awards from the past couple of shows.
Lighting designer Richard Larkum has spent nearly two decades touring the world with Hog consoles. From his early days on the Hog IPC, to taking the new Stage Hog on tour with Biffy Clyro, his workflow has evolved in tandem with the platform.
Located in Seattle’s historic Montlake neighborhood, St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church stands as a spiritual and cultural anchor for the region. The current parish, completed in 1962, blends modern construction with the beautiful and signature hallmarks of Orthodox architecture.
In 2018, Jasmine Lesane was gearing up for her final undergraduate semester at Carnegie Mellon University. ETC was fortunate enough to cross her path as she joined the Fred Foster Student Mentorship Program that year, traveling with us to LDI to network with some of the industry’s brightest.
Penko has an interesting dual heritage of industry and art. It became part of the ETC family in 2004 as a competitive move to dominate the market for entertainment lighting dimmers in Europe and Asia, leveraging Penko’s noise-free lighting dimmers, which they had installed in arts centers such as...
When lighting designer Vince Foster heads out on tour, there’s one constant at FOH: a Hog console. For Jamiroquai’s latest tour, Foster is running the show on ETC’s newly released Tour Hog, part of the next-generation Hog family. With more than 30 years of experience on Hog platforms, Foster...
If you ever find yourself in Fort Wayne, Indiana, take some time to visit the historic Arts United Center. Designed by influential American architect Louis Kahn in 1973, it is the only theatre Kahn ever designed and is unlike any other arts center in the country. Because of this theatre, Fort Wayne...
As the entertainment lighting industry continues to evolve at pace, so too do the skills required to work within it. From increasingly complex lighting rigs to networked systems and data-heavy workflows, today’s technicians and programmers need a broader and deeper knowledge base than ever before....
