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I'm John Huntington, author of Control Systems for Live Entertainment, the first book on show control and entertainment control systems. Zircon Designs is my entertainment control system and audio consulting, design and implementation firm, but Control Geek is an open, non-commercial site, including many companies and resources.

 

While Control Systems for Live Entertainment covers entertainment control systems for all aspects of the live entertainment industry, this site focuses on show control, technologies that allows a system designer to connect more than one show system together into a "meta" system. There are many other sites out there that cover lighting, sound, machinery, pyro, etc. This page is a clearing house for information about show control, so if I've missed anything, or you have any comments or suggestions, please let me know.

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  • Consultants and Integrators I Know

    The following are people and companies I know personally.
    • Birket Engineering
      Birket is a manufacturer and system integrator. They specialize in doing control systems for the dangerous stuff--fire, explosions, etc.
    • Edwards Technologies
      Well known in the theme park world. I know a number of people who have worked there over the years.
    • Electrosonic Systems
      Electrosonic is a large video and systems company.
    • Entertainment Design Group
      Georgia-based company that does a variety of show control work. Show control division headed by Chris Morning.
    • Granite Precision
      Jeff Long's company. Jeff is formerly of Alcorn McBride and LCS.
    • Logic Box Controls
      This is Mike Brister and Ray Dorman's Vegas-based company. Both have expert backgrounds in live shows which I can't really detail here (legal reasons), but both are very nice and very smart guys.
    • Rapenburg Plaza
      This company does very interesting, large scale show control products, is headquartered in Holland and is run by Sierk Janszen and Rutger Van Dijk.
    • ShowSys
      This is Scott Arnold's show control and entertainment system consulting company.
    • Thomas Gregor Associates
      Thomas Gregor Associates (or TGA) is a design/build firm for themed entertainment systems. I've known a number of people there over the years.
    • Timberspring
      Jim Janninck's show control consulting company.
    • Zircon Designs
      This is my control and sound consulting company.
  • Other Show Control Consultants and Integrators

    Note: The following links have been submitted to me, typically by a representative of the company being submitted. They may be excellent companies, I just don't have any personal experience with them.
    • Automated Control Solutions, Inc.
      A Florida-based control company.
    • Conceptron Associates
      This is Gary Musgrave's consulting company.
    • Interactive Controls Pty Ltd
      Interactive Controls is an Dataton and Medialon integrator and distributor working primarily in Australia and New Zealand.
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