As the Holland Performing Arts Center in Omaha, Nebraska celebrates its 20th anniversary, the venue is marking the milestone year with a transformative upgrade to its lighting system. Among the new technology installed in the space is ETC’s Halcyon Silent and Halcyon Platinum fixtures. With these...
Thoughts of cooler weather, fall sports, and pumpkin spice-flavored everything go hand-in-hand with heading back to school. That is why we thought it might be the perfect time to take a closer look at our Education Center, a department that never stops teaching, no matter the season.
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Located in Texas, Dripping Springs High School produces theatre productions throughout the school year for the community, while also competing in UIL competitions such as One-Act Play and Theatrical Design. The auditorium serves as a multipurpose learning and performance space for band, choir,...
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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.
From a handmade lighting console built in a Madison garage to cutting-edge fixtures illuminating some of the world’s most iconic stages, ETC’s product journey over the last 50 years is a story of passion, creativity, and constant reinvention. As we celebrate ETC’s 50th anniversary, we’re taking a...
At the 60th Academy of Country Music Awards, legendary artists took the stage to celebrate six decades of country music. Ford Center at The Star, the practice facility for the Dallas Cowboys, hosted the event in Frisco, TX with a capacity of 14,000 people. To help the star-studded performances...
We at ETC continue to celebrate our 50th year with fun, education, products, and some of our favorite people! CUE 2025 took place in Middleton, WI, on June 17-19, and nearly 400 attendees from various ends of the industry joined in the fun. If you were unable to attend, here’s a quick recap of the...
When rock icon Sammy Hagar took over the Dolby Live in Las Vegas for his recent residency, Lighting Designer Jamie Fadden brought bold and nostalgic visuals to the stage with the help of High End Systems SolaPix Fan 8 and Zeo fixtures, as well as Hog lighting control.
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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...
As ETC prepares to build and ship a new generation of Hog hardware, here’s a nostalgic look back at how the story of Flying Pig Systems unfolded over 30 years ago, with three young men ultimately delivering a quantum leap and a radical shift in stage lighting control capabilities.
