--- title: et cetera... a blog of bright ideas from ETC | Hog 4 description: Hog 4 | 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/hog-4#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) # Hog 4 [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/big%20hog.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/when-pigs-fly-birth-of-the-wholehog-0) [SPOTLIGHT](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/spotlight) ### [When Pigs Fly: Birth of the Wholehog](https://blog.etcconnect.com/when-pigs-fly-birth-of-the-wholehog-0) By [Bruce Jordahl](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/bruce-jordahl) 29-May-2025 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. [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/when-pigs-fly-birth-of-the-wholehog-0) [![](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/WWE%20Hog_9440_featured2.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/event-resource-group-brings-hog-os-4.0-to-wwe-trailer) [SPOTLIGHT](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/spotlight) ### [Event Resource Group Brings OS4.0 to WWE Trailer](https://blog.etcconnect.com/event-resource-group-brings-hog-os-4.0-to-wwe-trailer) By [Bruce Jordahl](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/bruce-jordahl) 11-Jul-2024 Tampa based Event Resource Group, renowned for cutting-edge lighting designs, successfully completed an impactful and immersive lighting project for the WWE WrestleMania XL Teaser Trailer. The project, which was led by Lighting Designer Marc Reed, was commissioned by Diamond View Studios and filmed... [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/event-resource-group-brings-hog-os-4.0-to-wwe-trailer) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Dikki_Hog_New_Featured.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/inspire-solutions-drives-hog-4-for-corporate-events) [SPOTLIGHT](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/spotlight) ### [Inspire Solutions Drives Hog 4 For Corporate Events](https://blog.etcconnect.com/inspire-solutions-drives-hog-4-for-corporate-events) By [Bruce Jordahl](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/bruce-jordahl) 12-Apr-2024 Based in Irving, Texas, Inspire Solutions is a service event, creative, and digital production company serving many clients, ranging from local, regional, and even international touring to corporate events and beyond. Inspire Solutions’ National Director of Lighting for Show and Event Services,... [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/inspire-solutions-drives-hog-4-for-corporate-events) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Jazzfest_1-1.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2023-jazz-festival-shines-with-high-end-systems-lighting) [SPOTLIGHT](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/spotlight) ### [2023 Jazz Festival Shines with HES Lighting](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2023-jazz-festival-shines-with-high-end-systems-lighting) By [Bruce Jordahl](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/bruce-jordahl) 1-Nov-2023 A beloved Michigan tradition for over 40 years, the 2023 Detroit Jazz Festival featured over 60 performers, spontaneous late night jam sessions, and 350,000 attendees; online viewership of the festival topped 2.5 million live views. Now a division of Display Group, Fantasee Lighting has been... [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2023-jazz-festival-shines-with-high-end-systems-lighting) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Cornell_featured_IMG_0337.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/headline-productions-installs-hes-lighting-and-hog-control-in-cornell-complex) [SPOTLIGHT](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/spotlight) ### [Headline Productions Installs HES Lighting and Hog Control In Cornell Complex](https://blog.etcconnect.com/headline-productions-installs-hes-lighting-and-hog-control-in-cornell-complex) By [Bruce Jordahl](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/bruce-jordahl) 27-Jul-2023 Headline Productions provides turnkey services of audio, video and lighting equipment in southwest Missouri and neighboring areas; the company recently specified and installed High End Systems lighting and [Hog 4](https://www.etcconnect.com/Products/Live-Events/Hog-4-Consoles/) control in Connect2Culture’s new indoor performance hall located in the Harry M.... [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/headline-productions-installs-hes-lighting-and-hog-control-in-cornell-complex) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/WalkerHayes_7_weblarge.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/darkroom-creative-hog-solapix-walker-hayes) [SPOTLIGHT](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/spotlight) ### [The Darkroom Creative Spec Hog 4-18 and SolaPix on Walker Hayes Tour](https://blog.etcconnect.com/darkroom-creative-hog-solapix-walker-hayes) By [Bruce Jordahl](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/bruce-jordahl) 30-May-2023 A collaboration between production designers Seth Jackson and (programmer extraordinaire) Nathan Alves, The Darkroom Creative is a full-service design firm that leverages the partners' experience in the entertainment industry to create impactful designs across a variety of price points. The firm... [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/darkroom-creative-hog-solapix-walker-hayes) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/CovenantChurch_SanAntonio_service2_featured.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/covenant-communications-packs-cornerstone-church-with-hes-lighting) [SPOTLIGHT](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/spotlight) ### [Covenant Communications Packs Cornerstone Church with HES Lighting](https://blog.etcconnect.com/covenant-communications-packs-cornerstone-church-with-hes-lighting) By [Bruce Jordahl](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/bruce-jordahl) 18-May-2023 Covenant Communications completed a major renovation of High End Systems and ETC products in Cornerstone Church, a San Antonio based mega house of worship. Founded by entrepreneur Shawn Mullins, Covenant’s unique business model involves being a full-service design/build integration firm, including... [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/covenant-communications-packs-cornerstone-church-with-hes-lighting) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/j1CinzjI.jpeg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/etc-france-presents-the-latest-at-jtse) [SPOTLIGHT](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/spotlight) ### [ETC France presents the latest at JTSE](https://blog.etcconnect.com/etc-france-presents-the-latest-at-jtse) By [Opasna Randev](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/opasna-randev) 19-Dec-2022 The ETC France team had a very busy few weeks gearing up for the 2022 JTSE trade show in Paris… and what a jam-packed couple of days they had! [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/etc-france-presents-the-latest-at-jtse) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Blog_Tattoo_1200x600-1.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/theatre-tattoos-around-the-industry) [SPOTLIGHT](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/spotlight) ### [Theatre Tattoos Around the Industry](https://blog.etcconnect.com/theatre-tattoos-around-the-industry) By [Quinn Wirth](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/quinn-buchanan) 15-Sep-2022 In an industry centered on the arts, it's no surprise that we've come across some amazing theatre tattoos and lighting themed ink over the years. Here, we've gathered tattoo submissions and stories from our fans. Thank you to everyone who contributed. We're inspired by you and your artists'... 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