--- title: et cetera... a blog of bright ideas from ETC | GEAR description: GEAR | 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/gear#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) # GEAR [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/GigaPix%20MegaPix%20Outdoors.png)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/megapix-and-gigapix-weather-the-elements-with-ip54-rating) [FEATURED](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/featured) ### [GigaPix and MegaPix Weather the Elements with IP54 Rating](https://blog.etcconnect.com/megapix-and-gigapix-weather-the-elements-with-ip54-rating) By [Quinn Wirth](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/quinn-buchanan) 13-Aug-2026 This spring, we decided to take advantage of Wisconsin's unpredictable weather to show you just how durable MegaPix and GigaPix are. With an IP54 rating, these pixel wash fixtures are protected against dust and rain. [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/megapix-and-gigapix-weather-the-elements-with-ip54-rating) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Lonestar%20Prime_rainfall-1.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/ip-ratings-explained) [FEATURED](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/featured) ### [IP Ratings Explained](https://blog.etcconnect.com/ip-ratings-explained) By [Quinn Wirth](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/quinn-buchanan) 2-Apr-2026 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. [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/ip-ratings-explained) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/_BAV9155A.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/les-indes-galantes-switches-to-eos-just-before-tour-time) [Eos](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/eos) ### [Les Indes Galantes Switches to Eos Just Before Tour Time](https://blog.etcconnect.com/les-indes-galantes-switches-to-eos-just-before-tour-time) By [Opasna Randev](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/opasna-randev) 25-Nov-2025 When the creative team behind *Les Indes Galantes* chose to switch to ETC and change lighting consoles mid–pre-production it sounded like an impossible task. But with a mix of skill, teamwork, and the unwavering support of the ETC team, the transition to [Eos](https://www.etcconnect.com/Eos/) - just before heading out on tour - turned... [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/les-indes-galantes-switches-to-eos-just-before-tour-time) [![](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. [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/celebrating-50-years-of-etc-in-london) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Sammy%20Hagar%201_Photo%20Credit%20Niel%20Lim%20Samg.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/etc-automated-lighting-and-hog-control-rock-the-stage-with-sammy-hagar) [FEATURED](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/featured) ### [ETC Automated Lighting and Hog Control Rock the Stage with Sammy Hagar](https://blog.etcconnect.com/etc-automated-lighting-and-hog-control-rock-the-stage-with-sammy-hagar) By [Quinn Wirth](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/quinn-buchanan) 10-Jul-2025 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. [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/etc-automated-lighting-and-hog-control-rock-the-stage-with-sammy-hagar) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Pepijn%20best%20featured.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/pepijn-van-der-sanden-hog) [SPOTLIGHT](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/spotlight) ### [LD Pepijn van der Sanden: A Hog 4 All Seasons](https://blog.etcconnect.com/pepijn-van-der-sanden-hog) By [Bruce Jordahl](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/bruce-jordahl) 3-Apr-2025 Lighting and sound designers are often fiercely loyal to their control platform of choice; this concept is not better exemplified than in the work of Dutch lighting designer Pepijn van der Sanden. A true-blue fan of the ETC Hog platform, Pepijn is still an in-demand LD for tours and corporate... [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/pepijn-van-der-sanden-hog) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Prodigy_Balance_Rigging%20(9).jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/the-counterweight-argument) [FEATURED](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/featured) ### [The Counterweight Argument](https://blog.etcconnect.com/the-counterweight-argument) By [Rachel Frederick](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/rachel-frederick) 6-Mar-2025 ETC has improved century-old rigging technology through innovative engineering to encourage safer backstage environments. We found a way to make rigging safer and easier for staff to use and teach. Meet Prodigy Balance.   [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/the-counterweight-argument) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/ETC-New-Office-57.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/meet-the-new-face-of-etc-ltd-our-next-chapter-for-future-growth) [FEATURED](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/featured) ### [Meet the New Face of ETC Ltd: Our Next Chapter for Future Growth](https://blog.etcconnect.com/meet-the-new-face-of-etc-ltd-our-next-chapter-for-future-growth) By [Opasna Randev](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/opasna-randev) 21-Jan-2025 [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/meet-the-new-face-of-etc-ltd-our-next-chapter-for-future-growth) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/SpanishForkHS-1.jpeg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/not-your-parents-high-school) [SPOTLIGHT](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/spotlight) ### [Not Your Parents' High School](https://blog.etcconnect.com/not-your-parents-high-school) By [Marshall Bissett](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/marshall-bissett) 31-Oct-2024 What comes to mind when you picture the rigging from your high school theatre experience? A few overhead pipes tied off to wall-mounted cleats? If that is your memory, then you are not a graduate of the Utah school system. [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/not-your-parents-high-school) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/_BAV7743.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/eric-wurtz-lights-marseille-eos-apex) [FEATURED](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/featured) ### [Eric Wurtz lights up Marseille with Eos Apex](https://blog.etcconnect.com/eric-wurtz-lights-marseille-eos-apex) By [Jonathan Grimaux](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/jonathan-grimaux) 17-Oct-2024 This summer, the National Ballet of Maresille literally set the Vieux-Port harbor on fire, transforming the space into a dance stage for the occasion. In this "concert" configuration—and in front of an audience of 23,000 people—Éric Wurtz's lighting design was controlled by ETC’s Eos Apex console,... 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