Why is load monitoring so important? Tens of tons of equipment are hung above people in live events. Anytime a load is suspended using multiple lift points there exists the potential for a structure to become “statically indeterminate,” making it impossible to calculate the loads on e

Did you miss our latest episode of The Venue? Never fear, you can listen to the above recording of it. This latest edition featured guest host Joe Durr, director of event services for PORTLAND’5 Centers for the Arts. Together with Durr, we discuss such subjects as ideal outdoor row an

When is the last time you experienced a “mountaintop experience” in your professional career? You hear people describe these experiences in their personal lives after they come back from a thrilling adventure or exotic vacation. Something happens that is uplifting and inspiring, maybe

I graduated college in 2005 and was lucky enough to get a gig at Strathmore, an arts complex in Bethesda, Maryland, where I had interned the year prior. I’m certain I bombed the interview. They still poke fun at me about how I was expecting to have “more time to play video games” now

The mobile app VenueNext has raised $9 million in Series A financing from Causeway Media Partners with participation from Live Nation Entertainment, Twitter, Aruba Networks, and others. The technology made its debut during the San Francisco 49ers season this past year at Levi’s