Pro Audio Spotlight

Pro Audio Spotlight - AUGUST Newsletter - Now Available!

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If you work in music, pro audio, lighting, video, or music retail — you know how much this industry runs on who you know and what you know first.

That's exactly why we built Backstage Circle. It's a free community for entertainment professionals where you get:
→ Industry spotlights — curated news and moves across music, pro audio, lighting, video, and music retail
→ Knowledge — resources, podcasts, and webinars that build real, usable skills
→ Connection — networking with serious pros who actually engage
→ Action — turning what you learn into permanent change in your career, your business, and your life
→ A front row seat — to what's happening in the business before it hits the trades

No algorithm. No noise. Just the people and information that matter to your corner of the industry.

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See you backstage

Jim Norris Backstage Circle
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Stay ahead in pro audio. The Pro Audio Spotlight Newsletter delivers monthly updates built for working audio professionals — new gear and workflows, industry moves, and the insights that keep you competitive in a fast-changing field.

No fluff, no daily inbox clutter. Just one focused issue a month.

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The July issue of the Linkedin Newsletter - 'Advice From Jim Norris' has been published.

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Resources, opportunties and events covering marketing and career planning.

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Backstage Circle has grown into a global community of musicians and entertainment industry professionals — and it runs on three things:

📚 Knowledge — resources, podcasts and webinars that build real, usable skills
🤝 Connection — networking with serious pros who actually engage
⚡ Action — turning what you learn into permanent change in your career, your business and your life.

No noise. No algorithm deciding what you see. Just working professionals comparing notes and moving forward together.

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Pro Audio Spotlight JULY Newsletter Now Available!

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Do you work in live events or performing arts production? If so, then Rendez-vous is for you!

Held in a different Canadian city each year, the Rendez-vous conference brings together emerging and established professionals from across the live performance and events industry for an exciting program filled with professional development, networking, and collaboration.

The main program features a wide range of training workshops, educational sessions, roundtables, and panels covering key aspects of live performance production and presented by experts in their fields. These sessions are complemented by a 1-day industry trade show featuring products and services for the live production sector, a Loudspeaker Showcase, a Lighting Fixture Showcase, a stage track system training presented by Triple E, the IATSE Training Hub, venue tours and social activities designed to build community and spark collaboration.

Rendez-vous is open to all, with options for Full Conference or Day Passes, low student and freelancer rates, and a special offer for members of performing arts organizations and unions. Early-Bird Rate: Register before midnight EDT on July 10, 2026, to secure your conference pass at the best price!

The 2026 edition will take place at the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Arts Department of Theatre, LabO Building, and Arts Court (10, Daly Ave).

- Pre-conference Workshops: August 11 and 12
- Conference: August 12 to 14
- Industry Trade Show + Loudspeaker Showcase + Lighting Fixture Showcase presented by Christie Lites + Hands On Track Training presented by Triple E (free admission - open to the public): August 13 and 14

Connect with your peers in Ottawa this summer!

LEARN MORE + REGISTER ⇢ bit.ly/CITTICTSRendez-vous

Rendez-vous is presented by CITT/ICTS (Canadian Institute for Theatre Technology/Institut canadien des technologies scénographiques)

Two years ago, we unveiled GearConnect. What began in Canada as a new way to draw AV and live event systems is now trusted by some of the biggest names in the industry around the world.

It's a data-driven system drawing app where every piece of gear, port and connection is a real database record, so your drawings stay accurate, not just pretty.

To celebrate two years, take 35% off yearly Pro and Team plans until the end of the month! Just use code YEAR-2 at checkout.

Thank you for two great years!

Learn more at: gearconnect.ca

InfoComm 2026, held June 13-19 in Las Vegas, Nevada, brought together the global pro AV industry for a week of innovation, education, networking, and business development. The show welcomed 28,132 verified attendees from 94 countries, with international attendance representing 20% of attendees, and end users representing 37%. Total registrants totaled 35,707.

InfoComm 2026 hosted 807 exhibitors and 395,500 net square feet of show floor space across the Las Vegas Convention Center, showcasing the latest technologies in audiovisual solutions, collaboration, retail, broadcast, digital signage, AI-driven systems, workplace innovation, immersive experiences, and more.

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