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New York Harbor September 11th Memorial Drone Show

PLSNLive & DJNew York Harbor September 11th Memorial Drone Show On the 25th anniversary of September 11th, Sky Elements Drone Shows sent 2,977 lights flying over New York Harbor and rebuilt the Twin Towers in the sky. They noted that the show was a gift to New York City, to every fam

Frédéric (Aldo) Fayard and Concept K Call on CHAUVET Professional at Rock En Seine

PLSNLive & DJFrédéric (Aldo) Fayard and Concept K Call on CHAUVET Professional at Rock En Seine Frédéric (Aldo) Fayard and his Concept K team designed the Main Stage and the Boursobank Stage rigs at the Rock En Seine festival in France. The Concept K design harmonized the big stage and brought it into focus with an

François Mondié to Represent ROXX in France

PLSNLive & DJFrançois Mondié to Represent ROXX in France ROXX is strengthening its presence in France with François Mondié as Business Development Manager for ROXX France. He has been responsible for the French market since September 1, 2026. He brings more than two decades of

Kino Flo Portfolio Expands To Include LiteGear Product Lines

PLSNLive & DJKino Flo Portfolio Expands To Include LiteGear Product Lines Chauvet is bringing LiteGear’s acclaimed product lines into the Kino Flo portfolio, creating an expanded cinema lighting ecosystem designed to give film, television and broadcast professionals greater access to complemen

Technotrix Marks One Year Since the Passing of Founder Kevin Kiefer

PLSNLive & DJTechnotrix Marks One Year Since the Passing of Founder Kevin Kiefer Nearly one year after the unexpected passing of Technotrix founder and long-time owner Kevin Kiefer, the company is honoring his legacy and the foundation he built while continuing forward under its established leadershi

Behind the Scenes Announces Fall Training Opportunities on Mental Health and Workplace Safety

PLSNLive & DJBehind the Scenes Announces Fall Training Opportunities on Mental Health and Workplace Safety This fall, Behind the Scenes is bringing practical mental health and bystander intervention skills to entertainment professionals with a series of training opportunities. These trainings give entertainment professionals

Andrew Dawson Reflects Minnie Riperton’s Story with CHAUVET Professional

PLSNLive & DJAndrew Dawson Reflects Minnie Riperton’s Story with CHAUVET Professional Lighting Designer Andrew Dawson relied on CHAUVET Professional products at Toronto’s Harbourfront Stage during the Luminato Festival's presentation of Juno Award-winning singer Divine Brown's 'Lovin’ You: The Minnie Ripe

TOMCAT Adds Two New Sales Managers

PLSNLive & DJTOMCAT Adds Two New Sales Managers TOMCAT announces two sales team updates. With extensive technical knowledge, hands-on industry experience, and a shared commitment to customer service, Chad Kramer and Zep Elkerton are ready to help TOMCAT's customers fi

PLSNLive & DJWenger Corporation Launches GearBoss® Sports Rigging for Sports and Entertainment Venues Wenger Corporation announces the launch of GearBoss® Sports Rigging, expanding the company’s capabilities to provide engineered rigging solutions for sports and entertainment venues across North America.

Gahrens + Battermann Relies on Cameo Zenit W600 G2 Across Germany

PLSNLive & DJGahrens + Battermann Relies on Cameo Zenit W600 G2 Across Germany When the doors to the annual general meeting open, there is often only a limited window of time in which to set everything up. It was precisely this reality that led Gahrens + Battermann to add the Cameo Zenit W600 G2 IP

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XLR is a magazine, a radar and a diary about music gear and the making of music — for the people who make records and put on shows, wherever they do it.

The name is the three-pin connector that every signal in the business passes through: the microphone on stage and in the booth, the line to the desk, the DMX cable that runs the lights. Studio, stage and lighting rig share it, and so does this magazine. Every few hours XLR collects what the makers shipped, what the reviewers heard, what the studios and the touring crews are doing, which producers and collectives are surfacing and what they are saying — synths and modular, plugins and DAWs, guitars and drums, microphones, monitors, PA and lights, the rooms and the people — from a few hundred sources in English, German, French, Spanish, Japanese and more, then plots what is moving. The editor writes a letter every few days. Nothing is sold here; when a link leads to a shop, that is the maker's shop, not ours.