Lighting&Sound America

Infobox Magazine
title = Lighting&Sound America


image_size = 160px
image_caption = "Lighting&Sound America"
editor = David Barbour
editor_title = editor-in-chief
frequency = monthly
circulation = 18,000 (BPA audited)
category =
company = PLASA Media Inc
publisher = PLASA Media Inc
firstdate = May 2004
country = USA
language = English
website = [http://www.lightingandsoundamerica.com/ www.lightingandsoundamerica.com]
issn = 1552-1273

Lighting&Sound America is a USA monthly published in New York by PLASA Media Inc, a commercial arm of the Professional Lighting and Sound Association (PLASA) and is distributed around the world in English. Lighting&Sound America covers the broad range of the entertainment, presentation and events industries worldwide, including theatre, live touring, clubs, themed venues, corporate events and presentations, as well as in-depth profiles of the people and companies who put it all together – and the issues affecting them. [cite web |url=http://www.stagelink.com/resources/Media/index.html |title=Stagelink Live Entertainment Media |accessdate=2007-10-26 |author=Stagelink |date=2007-10-26] [cite web |url=http://www.themeit.com/cgi-bin/teasearch.cgi?index=l |title=TEA Members Directory |accessdate=2007-10-26 |author=TEA |date=2007-10-26]

Lighting&Sound America is a member of USITT, ESTA [cite web |url=http://esta.org/memdir/search.php?memname=America&memtype=&interest=&memstate=NY&memcountry=&Submit=SEARCH+DIRECTORY |title=ESTA Members |accessdate=2007-10-26 |author=ESTA |date=2007-10-26] and ETCP.

History

Lighting&Sound America was launched in May 2004 in New York, where it is still based now, under the editor-in-chief David Barbour [cite web |url=http://www.providence.edu/Theatre/Callback+Theatre+Alumni.htm |title=Callback Theatre Alumni |accessdate=2007-10-26 |author=Providence College |date=2007-10-26] , as a monthly magazine to the lighting and sound industries.

It is the sister magazine to "Lighting&Sound International" [cite web |url=http://www.lsionline.co.uk/ |title=About Lighting&Sound International |accessdate=2007-10-26 |author=PLASA Media |date=2007-10-26] , and has a page count of over 100 pages.

The magazine has collaborated with other large organisations within the industry on a number of different projects, such as the "2007 Staged Events Award" [cite web |url=http://www.infocomm.org/cps/rde/xchg/infocomm/hs.xsl/avindustry_4578.htm |title=Lighting&Sound America and InfoComm Announce Winners of 2007 Staged Events Awards |accessdate=2007-10-26 |author=Lighting&Sound America and InfoComm International |date=2007-06-18] [cite web |url=http://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2007-06/artikel-8445852.asp |title=Lighting&Sound America and InfoComm Announce Winners of 2007 Staged Events Awards |accessdate=2007-11-09 |author=finanznachrichten.de |date=2007-06-19] and the 2005 "InfoComm" trade show in Las Vegas [cite web |url=http://www.alia.com.au/business/business_june2005.htm |title=ICIA and PLASA Media announce partnership |accessdate=2007-11-09 |author=Lighting&Sound America and InfoComm International |date=2005-06-01] and has become a valuable resource for people working in the industry [cite web |url=http://www.mikewoodconsulting.com/articles.htm |title=Mike Wood Consulting - Articles - Product Evaluations and Reviews |accessdate=2007-11-09 |author=Mike Wood Consulting |date=2007-11-09] .

Circulation

Lighting&Sound America is sent out to 18,000 subscribers around the world and its circulation is audited by the BPA.

References

External links

* [http://www.lightingandsoundamerica.com LSA Online]

See also

*PLASA
*Lighting&Sound International