Not too long ago, needing a mic cable meant making a mic cable. Pre-made cables were available, but were difficult to find and expensive to purchase. Now almost every music store inventory includes sound equipment and the internet has an audio cable vendor on every “corner”. Part of learning to be an audio technician (sound [...]
The Critical Role of Higher Education in Arts Education Americans for the Arts now has excellent webinars on understanding the roles of seven different constituencies that influence arts education policy: federal, state-level, school boards, superintendents, business partnerships, principals, and parents. Perhaps I suffer from a perspective biased because of my own professional experience, but there [...]
It’s Not Tape, But It’s Close Enough
Here’s a tip of the tapeworks hat to Elmer’s Kids In Need Foundation‘s grant for teachers and classroom projects. Elmer’s Products, the maker of the glue and other adhesive products used in arts and crafts has announced their Teacher Grant Program to provide free school supplies to economically disadvantaged school kids. Grants in amounts up [...]
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Partners in Preservation (from The pARTnership Movement) Historic Preservation may not be the first thing that pops into your mind when you think of the arts or corporate philanthropy, but the preservation, restoration, and reuse of cultural assets like historic buildings, monuments, and parks can revitalize neighborhoods, stimulate tourism and local economies, and preserve our [...]
Continue Reading →Why Gaffers Tape Belongs in Every Photographer’s Gear Bag
Here’s a link to a good YouTube video about how essential gaffers tape is for a serious photographer. Thank you dslr video shooter Thetapeworks.com is the internet’s top choice for gaffers tape, batteries, mic stands,extension cords, audio cables and lots of other “Satisfaction Guaranteed” audio visual and entertainment production products.
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We don’t normally promote the competition, but occasionally we’ll make an exception. Monday is the deadline to apply for the Rose Brand Scholarship for technical theatre students. Rose Brand, based in Secaucus, NJ is a supplier of theatrical supplies, drapes, costumes and expendables. The scholarship award provides $5000 to the winning student and a $2500 [...]
Continue Reading →TheTapeworks.com introduces a new line of extension cords
For many years we sold a very useful multi-outlet extension cord made by a company called Electratrac. Our customers loved it for applications like onstage wiring, trade show set up and tent lighting. You got outlets spaced every five or ten feet, which made providing a power outlet exactly where it was needed a snap. [...]
Continue Reading →Use Less Tape! That’s Right, You Heard Me.
When the going price for a case of gaffers tape breaks the $300.00 mark, it is time to look for some tape saving strategies. Gaffers tape is our most important product, but we came from a sales and distribution background and we know the pain of handling the cost of expendables. Here are a few [...]
Continue Reading →Considering Drama School? You Need This Directory
The New 2012 College Theatre Directory from the publishers Dramatics Magazine is a “must read” if you are a high school student considering pursing an education in dramatic arts. The latest edition of this directory lists every drama program in the country and provides lots of detail about costs, level of competitiveness and program strengths. [...]
Continue Reading →Thetapeworks.com Web Photographer Wins Scholarship For Poster Design
Charlotte Harrison, the photographer who took the “smiling faces” photos that appear in thetapeworks.com web site has been awarded a $2000 scholarship in the Savannah College of Art and Design “SCAD Challenge” competition. Charlotte, a former Northwood High School student, is currently a senior in the high school program at the University of North Carolina [...]
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