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supplier directory
Sound Essentials
DiGiCo (U.K.) Limited
www.digico.org
(visit Web site for a list of U.S. distributors)
(877) 292-1623
Formed in early 2002, DiGiCo created the world’s first truly open-ended console system dedicated to advancing the art of live sound engineering. The D5 Live digital mixing system is a revolutionary approach to both the live sound console and the way it interfaces with both ends of the audio chain. This design philosophy ensures your invest-ment in state of the art audio technology today will remain state of the art in the future.
Lectrosonics
www.lectrosonics.com
(800) 821-1121
Lectrosonics offers a full range of reliable, rugged wireless microphone systems that open up the stage, greatly enhancing speech intelligibility, along with opportunities for more sophisticated lighting and choreography. In today’s theater world, wireless systems have taken on increased importance due to more sophisticated set design and larger venues. Digital Hybrid Wireless™ ensures compandor- free audio for the most natural sound possible through a wireless system.
TransAudio Group
www.transaudiogroup.com
(702) 365-5155
TransAudio Group is a distributor of professional audio to the American market for the recording, live sound, broadcast and sound contracting markets. TransAudio provides a conduit to the manufacturer to offer products that are supported technically, have unique attributes and offer an outstanding value for your money. Products are sourced from all over the world, including Germany, England and the US and must meet specific criteriea before being offered by TransAudio.
Lighting Essentials
Your Business Essentials for Products
The Lighting Essentials features manufacturers and suppliers creating products for the theatre. Essentials gives you information about their company, whether it be the products they produce or why you should be doing business with them, along with quick access to their Web site and a phone number.
Please contact these vendors to get the essential information
about their products and companies or visit our supplier’s directory
online at www.dramabiz.com.
Color Kinetics, Incorporated
www.colorkinetics.com
(888) 385-5742
Color Kinetics Incorporated lighting systems combine the many advantages of LEDs with advanced digital control technology. More than a simple light source, Color Kinetics delivers complete system solutions that comprise versatile fixtures, controllers, authoring software, power/data supplies and accessories for wide-ranging applications. From Broadway sets and television studios, to renowned architectural structures, interiors, and artworks, Color Kinetics’ customers break boundaries in their forward-looking use of light to transform spaces, build brands, and incite imagination.
De Sisti Lighting
www.desistilighting.com
(908) 317-0020
De Sisti Lighting has emerged one of the world leaders in the design, manufacture
and distribution of lighting for the entertainment industry. With a strong
emphasis on craftsmanship and performance, the De Sisti Lighting systems are
automated to allow any light source to be vertically moved, finally adjusted,
color changed and beam spread within seconds by a single technician. De Sisti
Lighting presently operates and distributes in more than 35 countries worldwide.
Element Labs
www.elementlabs.com
(512) 491-9111
Element Labs is a global designer and manufacturer of innovative LED lighting products for applications ranging from entertainment lighting to architectural lighting to signage. From NeoFlex, a flexible tubular LED light, to the whole line of Versa products including pixel and tile lighting, Element Labs has harnessed the advantages of LED into unique products for theatre lighting. With offices in America and Europe, Element Labs is able to serve a multi-national customer base.
GAM Products, Inc.
www.gamonline.com
(323) 935-4975
GAM has been a leading originator and manufacturer of lighting products and
special effects lighting equipment for close to 30 years. GAM pioneered the
original off-the-shelf family of Great American Patterns (gobos), the original
TwinSpin (double pattern rotator), StarStrobe, Stik-Up, and many other items
that have become standard production tools in the theatre. GAM’s complete
line of products are sold via a dealer network and through a catalog that
can be requested through their Web site.
Rosco International
www.rosco.com
(800) 767-2669
Rosco is one of the world's largest manufacturers of products for theatre,
film and television production. Products include color filters, gobos, scenic
paint, fog & smoke machines and dance floors. Rosco has provided this
variety of theatrical products for over 30 years with special emphasis on
lighting filters, gobos, ImagePro projectors and motion effects units. These
products can be sourced online or by requesting a Rosco catalog. Rosco operates
worldwide and through distributors.
Box Office and Management Software Vendors
AudienceView
www.audienceview.com
(416) 913-6181
Audience View provides a fully integrated ticketing, customer relationship
management and funds management system. Its easy-to-use, point-and-click Web-based
interface makes managing subscriptions, groups, bundles, single ticket and
Web sales easy. With AudienceView, theaters can customize ticket-sale plans
such as season tickets, mini-plans and special event bundles. Event Building
allows easy configuration of taxes and service charges, as well as gift certificates,
general admission and assigned seating. Whether selling tickets online or
through multiple outlets, AudienceView provides efficient venue management
with up-to-the-minute reporting to ensure everyone is viewing the same seat
inventory.
Blackbaud
www.blackbaud.com
(800) 443-9441
Serving venues of all sizes and types, Blackbaud's software package, The Patron
Edge™, offers live inventory status for online patrons, easy hall design
and configuration, and easy management of memberships/series and subscriptions.
Additionally, the company offers fundraising capability and nonprofit financial
management via separate products that can be integrated with The Patron Edge™.
Customer support is available by phone on weekdays, and online support is
available seven days a week. The company also provides extended-hour support
during critical, client-determined periods. Variable pricing begins at $6,000
and includes software, data conversation, training, implementation services
and annual maintenance.
Box Office in a Box
www.astorstreet.com
(414) 276-6100
Astor Street targets small to mid-size arts venues with its Windows-based
software, Box Office in a Box, which facilitates ticket sales, ticket printing,
reports, mailing and analysis. The software also may be integrated with Astor
Street's donation management software. The system manages patron names, addresses
and ticket buying history in a single database, and cross references patrons
by donation history. Startup costs average $3500 with a high-speed thermal
ticket printer, and the company offers annual support contracts, giving venues
unlimited technical support by phone, email or fax, for about $800 per year.
Software updates come at no cost.
Center Stage Software
www.centerstage.com
(831) 583-0641
Center Stage began by targeting nonprofits and smaller theaters, but now handles
larger venues as well. Average startup cost is $995. The starter package,
which facilitates online and point-of-sale ticket purchases, comes with 60
days of free phone support, 1,000 tickets, the venue's main seating plan,
and mailing list conversion. There is no monthly cost to operate the system,
and regular updates can be downloaded free from the Center Stage Software
Web site. The company emphasizes ease of us and identifies with its customers,
as the company's founders were originally box office managers themselves.
Choice Ticketing
www.choiceticketing.com
(303) 402-0400
Choice Ticketing offers a variety of products to mid-size venues with their
own equipment and Internet connection: ticketing software, fundraising software,
membership software and volunteer management software. The company will spend
four full days training box office staff on the system. Subsequent technical
support is available online 24 hours a day, and by telephone Monday through
Friday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. EST; after-hours calls are directed to a pager
and returned promptly. According to the company's Web site, Choice Ticketing
includes all of the above features in one easy-to use-system.
InstantSeats
www.instantseats.com
(800) 722-3306
InstantSeats handles small to medium theaters up to 750 seats, with no startup
cost to venues with a computer and an Internet connection. The company's Web-based
software enables visitors to purchase and print tickets, and charges the buyer
a per-ticket fee, making it a good fit for community theater. Tickets are
bar coded to check against the database in order to prevent duplication of
tickets. InstantSeats' Event Manager lets venues manage an event from beginning
to end, including online registration, payment, confirmation and ticket/receipt
generation. The system also provides seating chart ability and an opt-in email
list for event promotion, and compiles weekly sales reports showing total
revenue and buyer details.
New Concepts Software
www.ncsoftware.com
(877) 800-0222
With one product for small to medium theaters, and a separate one for large-scale
venues, New Concepts Software offers a Windows-based box office ticketing
and point-of-sale system to fit most venues' needs. Tick-It! 2K, for venues
with 10,000 seats or fewer, handles reserved seating and general admission,
is multi-user and network-ready, tracks customer records, prints tickets and
receipts, supports thermal printers and produces a variety of customizable
reports. Startup cost: approximately $1,000. Tick-It! Trak Pro, for larger
venues, allows combinations of general and reserved seating, concession and
retail sales, and direct Internet ticketing. Startup cost: approximately $6,000.
The company provides 30 days of free technical support and allows clients
to purchase support packages for use after the free period.
RepeatSeat
www.repeatseat.com
(866) 737-3285
RepeatSeat offers private label ticketing in the United States, Canada and
Europe. The company promotes its clients’ brand and its own Ticket Relationship
Manage-ment (TRMTM) solutions that provide point-of-sale, Internet, and wireless
applications. Patrons purchase tickets through individual theaters' Web sites
via fast, secure and reliable transactions. RepeatSeat also facilitates season
ticket sales and ticket exchange. All solutions feature full end-user data
capture and management, and the company offers targeted permission e-mail
programs.
Tessitura
www.tessiturasoftware.com
(214) 265-1908
Tessitura's system began as the in-house box office system for the Metropolitan
Opera. The system requires internal IT resources in order to run properly,
so the program leans toward larger venues with higher budgets. Smaller venues
may use the program by piggybacking onto a master license holder. Tessitura's
program offers box office operations, fundraising, reporting, marketing and
customer relations management. The cost of the software depends on a number
of factors, such as the operating budget of the venue, ticket volume and fundraising
volume, and the company charges a one-time perpetual licensing fee, allowing
venues to charge ticket buyers per ticket and pocket the fee.
TicketFusion
www.ticketfusion.com
(877) 548-3237
TicketFusion provides clients with a hybrid of existing approaches to ticketing,
offering total control, private labeling, real-time cash flow via direct banking
solutions, a 24/7 call center, a high overall service level, in-house box
office support, and all the capabilities of a "big" system. Equipped
to handle venues of varying sizes, as well as variable seating arrangements
and season tickets, TicketFusion maintains and delivers data from their own
servers, but also offers complete in-house box office services. Because of
this, the startup cost to clients is minimal. The company installs equipment
at cost and recoups fees on per-ticket licensing. Per-ticket fees vary according
to the venue's business volume.
TicketGuys.com
www.boxofficeguys.com
(831) 656-9163
TICKETGUYS.COM Online Ticketing is brought to you by Box Office Guys a team
of experienced consultants with over 25 years in the box office industry.
This box office system has no up-front cost or listing fees while offering
some of the lowest convenience fees in the industry. TICKETGUYS.COM Online
Ticketing offers your customers 24/7 access to your tickets without forcing
you into long term contracts. Receive advance revenue for future events, reduce
unpaid no-shows and make money while you sleep. With TICKETGUYS.COM Online
Ticketing there are no hard-to-learn computer programs and you will receive
bi-weekly payments for tickets sold.
Vendini
www.vendini.com
(800) 901-7173
Covering a range of venues from 100-seat theaters to a 50,000-seat theaters,
Vendini offers Web site ticket sales, patron management, event promotion, printing
functionality, inventory manage-ment and user support. The software package
installs on the client's desktop and enables the box office to log into Vendini's
servers to conduct transactions. The company emphasizes ease of use as the software's
most important selling point. That ease extends to account setup, and can have
a box office up and running in one day if given the necessary information. The
com-pany charges a setup fee, as well as a fee for any training necessary, but
the bulk of its revenue is based on per-ticket charges.
