The ESTA Foundation and USITT Announce Lighting and Console Training at NCSA

posted May 13, 2008

The Joint Training Initiative of The ESTA Foundation and USITT announces Lighting and Console Training Sessions to be held at North Carolina School of the Arts, a four-day schedule of courses for lighting programmers, technicians, and electricians, at both basic and advanced levels. This dual track of sessions will be held July 7th through July 10th on the campus of NCSA. The courses will be taught by ETCP Certified Electricians Richard Cadena and Eric Rimes. 

Upon completion of the courses, students will qualify for Continuing Education Credits through NCSA as well as Renewal Credits for ETCP Certified Entertainment Electricians.

Eric Rimes, NCSA Professor, ETCP Certified Entertainment Electrician and ETCP Recognized…

Liberty Wire & Cable Announces New, Expanded Product Guide for Wall Plates, Panels & Assemblies

posted May 12, 2008

Liberty Wire & Cable, supplier of wire and cable products for the audio/video trade, including custom installers and systems integrators, has announced publication of a new and expanded 2008-2009 edition of its popular Product Guide for Plates, Panels & Assemblies.

The New Liberty Wire & Cable Product Guide for Wall Plates, Rack Panels & Assemblies Designed for A/V professionals, is a 128-page spiral-bound Product Guide for wall plates, rack panels, and assemblies. It provides a wide selection of custom and molded assemblies, single and double gang wall plates, active plates, floor box inserts, and rack plates. The pocket-size Product Guide showcases more than 2,500 products in full-color, easy-to-use pages,…

Michigan Church Hosts Yamaha and Nexo Staff for Showcase

posted May 9, 2008

Attention acoustical consultants and sound system engineers in the Detroit Area!
Yamaha Commercial Audio Systems, Inc. cordially invites you to listen to and critique the new NEXO GEO S 1210/1230 Series compact loudspeaker array.

Company staff will be in Detroit, Michigan May 21 and May 22 to showcase this new high-performance SR speaker system fronted by new models of Yamaha Commercial Audio electronics driving the system. NEXO loudspeaker specialists Joe Rimstidt and Peter Robinson will join Yamaha district manager Martin Dombey in presenting the Physical (rigging), Technical (GeoSoft 2), and Performance (throw and coverage) aspects of this new series as applied to sound reinforcement for installations and professional tour…

Protocol is now Available Online

posted May 9, 2008

Readers will now be able to view Protocol, the quarterly journal of the entertainment technology industry, online. Published by the Entertainment Services and Technology Association (ESTA), every issue of Protocol since its inception is now accessible through a link on the ESTA website at http://www.esta.org. Protocol is highly respected for the quality of its technical and business articles and demand has been high for virtual access.

The online version of Protocol has the look of each actual issue and includes a page-turning effect so the viewer has the feel of paging through the publication. There are also internal quick links available on the cover and table of contents that take the viewer directly…