Archive for the 'Sightings' Category

QLab controls Blaze

Monday, July 12th, 2010

Memo Akten wrote to tell how he is using QLab to coordinate this awesome streetdance show. Check it out:

Blaze from Memo Akten on Vimeo.

The show consisted of 18 sections (group cues), each with its own MTC. Some of these cues would roll onto the next automatically, others were triggered manually after audience applause or [...]

QLab feeding Clear Com

Monday, June 21st, 2010

Lighting designer Matt Mills recently told us about a creative way he is using QLab in his lighting work:

Hello, I was looking at your site and thought I’d tell you how I am using your product. I am the Lighting Director for the band Daughtry and I use QLab to call all my spotlight cues. [...]

Sighting: QLab at the Olympics!

Friday, February 26th, 2010

Yes! The Olympics! It’s now officially public that QLab is running both the live audience and broadcast audio for the 2010 Olympic medal ceremonies! We’ve known for a while, and wanted to share the great news, but our source didn’t have the authority to give us permission to do so. But, oh [...]

QLab + scripting + custom software = win!

Saturday, February 6th, 2010

Søren Knud sent us this short video showing an awesome combination of QLab with custom video projection software from Ole Kristensen and Jonas Jongejan. Very cool stuff guys! (This is all for a show with Recoil Performance Group.)

(Please note: If the F-word is not welcome in your workspace, then this video is Not [...]

Figure 53 in the Baltimore Sun

Friday, January 8th, 2010

On Wednesday the business section of the Baltimore Sun ran a great article about QLab and Figure 53.

The reporter, Gus Sentementes, also posted extra notes from the interview on his blog. This includes a video of me attempting to summarize QLab in 60 seconds. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.

Thanks Gus! (And thanks [...]

Congratulations to the 2009 Tony winners in Sound Design!

Thursday, June 11th, 2009

Big ups to Gregory Clarke and Paul Arditti who won the 2009 Tony awards for sound design! Gregory bagged “Best Sound Design of a Play”, and Paul took home “Best Sound Design of a Musical”.

I am, of course, contractually obligated to mention that both of these designs were powered by QLab. I’m also [...]

New v2 Showcases

Friday, April 10th, 2009

Big thanks to Saul Slezas and Dave Mickey for the first two showcases featuring QLab 2!

Saul reports on his award-winning high school production. It is so awesome to see students like Saul who are able to make something like this because of the new rental licenses. That makes me happy.

Dave Mickey (now making [...]

QLab at USITT 2009

Monday, February 16th, 2009

Yo! I’ll be heading to USITT this year for the first time! Let’s hang out!

QLab-related goodness that the sound commission has organized for the conference includes:

Sound Playback with QLab
Thursday March 19th / 2:30 PM – 3:50 PM

“[For the] Day of Focus on Sound Playback Systems, a demonstration and description of the QLab playback [...]

Live Design Sound Awards Presented at BSMC

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

Last weekend I had the great pleasure of traveling to New York as a sponsor for the 2008 Broadway Sound Master Classes. I had the honor of meeting so many amazing folks, from Scott Lehrer (a QLab user whose work on South Pacific was recently nominated for the first-ever Tony Award for Best Sound [...]

Sighting: Lifecoach in the West End

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

Anthony Lynch writes:

The show hasn’t opened yet (it opens officially on 22nd May) but I will be using QLab for the sound playback of Lifecoach starring UK comedian Phil Juptitus at the Trafalgar Studios in the West End.

Having been introduced to QLab at Theatre South Carolina, where I’ve been for the last year, I am [...]

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