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With a focus on helping houses of worship navigate the tricky world of AVL and production, Technologies for Worship Magazine offers educational articles, product reviews, product and industry news, and training opportunities for worship volunteers, technical directors, worship leaders, pastors and anyone else with a passion for excellence in worship production.
Re-evaluating Our Communications and Emergency Backups, Part 1
by Peter Blue With the constant, non-stop “news” that we’re barraged with, often times significant stories come and go almost in a blink of an eye. The problem with this is that before we’ve had time to think about what occurred that caused the story, we’re whisked...
Better Projection Without Upgrading
By Tim Adams There are so many churches that struggle with their projection systems with washed out images, mismatched aspect ratios and resolutions leading to squished or stretched images, images that are larger than the screens they are throwing onto, or any number...
For Small to Large Churches, Quality Speakers Make a Difference
By Andres Caamano When deciding on the right speakers for your worship space, there’s certainly no shortage of choices within the market. Before diving into a particular model for your main PA, have a strong grasp on your new system’s goals. Whether your worship space...
EXPO-SCÈNE, Canada’s premier Entertainment technology show returns in 2025
EXPO-SCÈNE 2025 will mark the 11th edition of Canada’s premier entertainment technology trade show, returning to Montréal to showcase the latest innovations in pro-audio, sound, lighting, and stage technology. The event, set to take place April 2025, promises to offer...
From There to Here
by Matt Hemmele Whenever you enter an organization there is this internal pressure, drive, initiative, etc., to contribute as fast as possible and help push the organization forward. It’s natural, it’s healthy, and it should be something we embrace; however,...
Grace Church engages Mankin Media Systems in their 4D process (Dream, Design, Deploy, Defend)
Grace Church, located just outside of Erie, PA, was founded in 1895 in Erie, PA. In their nearly 130-year history, Grace has outgrown their building a couple of times, embraced a multi-site strategy, and continued to adapt and change for the purpose of spreading the...
Array of Hope Transforms Worship Experiences With KRK Monitors
Array of Hope is a faith-based organization that creates and produces transformative events, films, and music for Catholic parishes and dioceses. With a mission to “reveal the truths of faith,” Array of Hope leaders believe that music is a powerful conduit for...
DPA Microphones Delivers Stellar Results For Live Sound Engineer Jade Payne
Celebrated independent Live Sound Engineer Jade Payne’s career began over 15 years ago in New York’s vibrant music scene, where she got her start in some of the city’s most famous venues. Today, Payne can be found touring with musical trio Khruangbin, for which DPA...
Absen Empowers Visualization at the University of Florida’s Malachowsky Hall
The University of Florida (UF), located in Gainesville, is a leading public land-grant research university known for its comprehensive academic offerings and vibrant campus life. As the third-largest university in Florida and the fifth-largest single-campus university...
On Seven Veils, Trevor Goulet Straddles Film Production and Live Opera with Lectrosonics Digital Wireless
Avant-garde director Atom Egoyan has staged several iterations of Richard Strauss’ opera Salome, inspired by Oscar Wilde’s play, in turn inspired by the Biblical account of the titular character and John the Baptist. Egoyan accompanied his latest version — performed...
Luminex Network Supports Rodeo Houston
The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, better known as Rodeo Houston or just the Houston Rodeo, draws huge crowds every year to NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. Over two million visitors walk through the doors to witness the rodeo events, livestock shows, arena...
Wisycom Provides Unbeatable Global RF Coverage For Jonas Brothers Monitor Engineer Andy Hernandez
With a Jonas Brothers history that dates back to Joe Jonas’ early tours with the group DNCE, Touring Monitor Engineer Andy Hernandez knows what it takes to keep the brothers’ concerts running. For nearly a decade, Hernandez has been devoted to providing members of the...
L-Acoustics Ai Series Brings Concert-Grade Sound to Eric Church’s Chief’s, Nashville’s Newest Music Destination
Chief's, the brainchild of Eric Church and founder and CEO of AJ Capital Partners, Ben Weprin, joined Nashville’s vibrant Lower Broadway earlier this year. Spread over six stories, the space features Rodney Scott’s Whole Hog BBQ from James Beard Award-winning...
Brown Note Productions employs RF Venue wireless audio essentials for Austin Stone Church
Austin Stone is a six-site church in the Austin, Texas area. The church’s southwest campus serves a congregation that had previously been meeting in a school as a set-up, tear-down church for about 11 years. Finally, they were in a position to build a...
Lawo Releases Software Version 12.0.0 for mc² Audio Mixing Systems
Only days after its momentous 10.12.0 software release, Lawo is pleased to announce the availability of version 12.0.0 for its current mc² mixing console systems. In addition to the features provided by the preceding software release, version 12.0.0 adds native...
Elation PARAGON Wins Product Innovation Award at LDI 2024
Elation capped off a fantastic 2024 LDI Show by winning the coveted Product Innovation Award for PARAGON, the company’s new flagship series of intelligent lights for entertainment and a new standard in professional lighting. Toby Velazquez, ADJ Group Global CEO,...
Sarah McLachlan Tour Achieves Sonic Ecstasy with Sustainable L Series Concert Sound System
Earlier this year, Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan embarked on a North American tour to mark the 30th anniversary of Fumbling Towards Ecstasy, her breakout third album. The 12-song collection sold over three million copies and teed up 1997’s Surfacing, the...
TASCAM’s Portacapture X8 Brings Creative Versatility to Rico Casazza’s Workflow
As an electronic music producer, DJ, and film sound designer/location sound recordist, the ability to capture a wide array of sonic innovation keeps Rico Casazza very busy. As a music producer, he has been creating electronic music for over 15 years. As a film sound...
RoomReady Standardizes on Sennheiser’s TeamConnect Ceiling 2 Microphone When Delivering Predesigned AV Solutions to Customers
Sennheiser, the first choice for advanced audio technology that makes collaboration and learning easier, is proud to announce meeting room technology provider RoomReady has chosen the Sennheiser TeamConnect Ceiling 2 (TCC 2) as the standard ceiling microphone solution...
Audio Innovation Leader L-Acoustics to Open Future Americas Operations Headquarters at Nashville Yards
Southwest Value Partners, AEG, and L-Acoustics, a leading global creator of professional sound technology, today announced that L-Acoustics is the latest entertainment industry leader to open office space at Nashville Yards. Expected to launch in the summer of 2025,...
