July 31, 2008

Vickie Claiborne joins PRG as product specialist

New Windsor, NY — Vickie Claiborne has joined Production Resource Group (PRG), a leading supplier of entertainment technology, as a product specialist for their proprietary consoles and media server. Based in PRG’s Las Vegas office, Claiborne will provide training, programming and applications assistance for PRG’s proprietary Virtuoso® lighting control console and Mbox Extreme® media server as [...]

July 3, 2008

Production Resource Group (PRG) acquires Hi-Tech Rentals

New Windsor, NY—Production Resource Group, L.L.C., a leading entertainment technology company, has purchased Hi-Tech Rentals, Inc. (“Hi-Tech”), PRG’s chairman and CEO Jere Harris announced today. Headquartered in Atlanta, with additional facilities in Orlando and Las Vegas, Hi-Tech supplies audio, video, lighting, and related services for trade shows, corporate meetings, and other events. “Hi-Tech has built an [...]

May 27, 2008

PRG helps Sight & Sound Theatres span a thousand miles plus a decade of technology

New Windsor, NY — When Sight & Sound Theatres® inaugurated its 2,080-seat Branson, Missouri venue, it marked a major milestone in the company’s two decade-long collaboration with PRG. For the new theatre, PRG partnered with Sight & Sound’s design team to build a leading-edge lighting system that is fully compatible with the company’s 10-year-old Millennium [...]

May 8, 2008

PRG Virtuoso brings light to Sunday in the Park With George

New Windsor, NY — The Roundabout Theatre Company’s Broadway production of Sunday in the Park with George, the award winning transfer from London, by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine is a musical celebration of life, love, art, and the spirit of creation. The Pulitzer Prize-winning love story takes inspiration from painter Georges Seurat’s masterpiece, “A [...]

May 5, 2008

PRG Series 400 assists Jay-Z and Mary J Blige

The four lighting consoles at the heart of the Jay-Z and Mary J Blige Heart of the City tour are networked into a PRG Series 400 system, which provides both power and data distribution for the show. Click here to read the full article on Live Design Online.

May 2, 2008

PRG inhabits new territory in the UK

Longbridge, UK — “A good plan applied with vigour now is better than a perfect plan implemented too late.” General Patton knew what he was talking about, any complex operation, be it battle, marketing campaign, or just moving home, requires forethought. The recent relocation of PRG’s main UK office from the former bus garage at Coventry [...]

April 21, 2008

PRG Distribution brings top entertainment technology solutions to North American buyers

Dallas, TX — Production Resource Group, L.L.C., (PRG) has formed a new company, PRG Distribution, L.L.C. (PRG Distribution) to distribute entertainment technology product lines from leading global manufacturers to dealers in North America. PRG vice president Tim Brennan will oversee the new company, which operates independently from PRG with headquarters in Dallas, Texas. Brennan emphasizes that [...]

April 18, 2008

PRG has supporting role in Hollywood’s big night

New Windsor, NY—Production Resource Group, L.L.C., (PRG) was pleased to play a supporting role in this year’s 80th Annual Academy Awards®. Over the last several years, PRG has had the honor of supplying both production support and equipment for this special live telecast. PRG worked closely with Bob Dickinson and Full Flood, Inc. on the [...]

February 15, 2008

Super Bowl XLII Halftime – PRG supports the most intense 20 minutes in show business

New Windsor, NY — As the last seconds of the first half of Super Bowl XLII came to an end and the two teams prepared to head to the locker room for halftime, another team consisting of hundreds of crew and volunteers prepared to race against the clock themselves. They would run onto the field [...]

November 15, 2007

PRG debuts new software for Virtuoso® console and other control products at LDI

New Windsor, NY—Production Resource Group, LLC, (PRG) invites you to visit its booth, #1517, at LDI 2007, in Orlando, Florida, November 16 -18. Among the many products to see will be the new v6.0 software upgrade for the Virtuoso® lighting control console; the ChamSys MagicQ MQ100 console; the Series 400™ Power and Data Distribution System; [...]

November 6, 2007

PRG announces software upgrade for Virtuoso® control console

New Windsor, NY — Production Resource Group, LLC, (PRG) has officially launched the V6.0 software upgrade for the Virtuoso® control console. The Virtuoso console as well as the V6.0 upgrade will be highlighted at their LDI 2007 booth, #1517, in Orlando, Florida, November 16 -18. Of particular note are two major features that have been added [...]

November 2, 2007

Tom Celner joins PRG as controls and networking product manager

New Windsor, NY—PRG, a leading supplier of entertainment technology, has hired Tom Celner as its controls and networking product manager. In the newly created position, Celner will serve as PRG’s national resource for two proprietary products, the Virtuoso® lighting control console and the Series 400® Power and Data Distribution System. He will demonstrate the products to [...]

October 31, 2007

The upgraded VL6C+™ proves to be a winning recipe

Production Resource Group, LLC, has nearly completed a makeover of their entire 1,200-plus rental inventory of VL6C units, a makeover that goes far beyond merely cosmetic.

September 4, 2007

Brian T. Edwards joins PRG as Los Angeles General Manager

Brian T. Edwards has joined Production Resource Group, LLC (PRG), as general manager of the company’s Los Angeles office.

August 27, 2007

PRG helps Branduin Creative turn a bare field in California into a fantasy playground

In just four days, PRG helped producer Branduin Creative transform the 40-acre Oaks/Blenheim Riding Park in San Juan Capistrano, California, into a fantasy playground – ready to entertain guests with supersized video games, carnival rides, laser tag and a concert starring the rock group, KISS.

July 23, 2007

PRG adds Barco Folsom’s Encore Presentation System to its rental equipment line

PRG has added Barco Folsom’s Encore Presentation System to its product inventory, continuing an 24-month expansion of its video division.

June 22, 2007

PRG’s big event experience and Series 400™ 10-Port Ethernet Switches connect for success at Sapphire 2007 Atlanta

When it comes to supporting large-scale events, experience makes the difference.

May 14, 2007

PRG Lights Up the stage and sky at the Coachella 2007 Festival

Appearances by more than 100 of the world’s top rock bands made the 2007 edition of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, April 27-29, the hottest place to be in Southern California – out-sizzling even the 100 degree temperatures that cloaked the Empire Polo Field venue.

May 7, 2007

Mickey Curbishley named head of PRG’s Global Concert Touring Group

PRG has named Mickey Curbishley senior vice president of its concert touring group.

April 16, 2007

PRG and High End Systems, Inc. announce joint licensing agreement for patents

New Windsor, NY – Production Resource Group, L.L.C., (PRG) and High End Systems, Inc., (HES) today announced a joint licensing agreement regarding their patent portfolios of lighting and control technology.

March 30, 2007

PRG Shows Cardiologists a New Dimension in Exhibit Technology

Visitors to the booth of a major pharmaceutical exhibitor at the American College of Cardiology’s Scientific Session March 24-27 in New Orleans literally got a glimpse of the future: stunning video images that appeared to rise in three dimensions from the surface of a 40-inch 3D MultiView display from NewSight Corporation.

March 30, 2007

Paul Morrill joins PRG as Account Executive

New York, NY – Production Resource Group, LLC, a leading supplier of entertainment technology, has named Paul Morrill account executive for the company’s corporate and special events group. He will work out of PRG’s offices in New York City.

March 16, 2007

PRG Expands Video Services with Acquisition of High Performance Images

Production Resource Group, LLC, (PRG) and High Performance Images (HPI), a Chicago-based video company, today jointly announced PRG’s acquisition of HPI.

March 14, 2007

PRG Provides Full Production Services for Pride.33’s Mixed Martial Arts Spectacular

Las Vegas, NV – Combining sport and pageantry, Pride.33: The Second Coming, staged on February 24 at Las Vegas’ Thomas & Mack Center, was a much-anticipated return engagement for this Japan-based brand of mixed martial arts competition.

March 13, 2007

ABC TV Upfront

Mt Vernon, NY – When Disney-ABC Television Group previewed its new fall lineup of children’s programming at its 2007 Upfront earlier this month, all eyes were on the shows and their corporate presenters – which was just where they needed to be.