About Stagelink.com

Some interesting facts and information about Stagelink.com

Who runs Stagelink.com?

Stagelink.com is run by Piers Shepperd, more information about Piers can be found here.

Aims

We aim to display high quality content that is useful and informative for professionals and companies working in the Technical Production Industry.
We use sophisticated web technologies to ensure that the site delivers consistently high levels of service.

Which users visit Stagelink.com?

We have users from all over the world:

Professional Crew & Technicians
Designers
Companies & Consultants supplying products and services to:

Live Theatre
Concert Touring
Conference and Corporate Events
Special Events
Live Entertainment venues

Companies & Consultants designing and specifying products and services used in:

Live Theatre
Concert Touring
Conference and Corporate Events
Special Events
Live Entertainment venues

Students of all ages studying Theatre and Media courses
Interested members of the public, not directly connected to the Technical Production Industry

History

Stagelink.com was opened to users in January 2005, using data collected from the Shepperd website.
The Shepperd website was launched in January 2000 by Piers Shepperd.
This site was initially set up displaying a small collection of 150 links that Piers had found useful whilst working in the industry.
Over the years the site was automated, allowing other users to add their own sites.
The site was listed on search engines across the world and before its closure in January 2005, had collected over 1400 links.

How does Stagelink.com run?

Stagelink.com is hosted on a high specification dedicated Linux server in Londons Docklands provided by Positive Internet
The database of information is held on a MySQL database and delivered to the internet using the Apache web server
The customised programming has been completed entirely inhouse based on commercial scripts available from Gossamer Threads and Photopost

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