Mon 8 Sep 2008

Production Profiles

INTO THE HOODS

July 2008 Sound Designer Rory Madden and LD Adam Bassett get jiggy on the 'urban fairy tale' that's packing 'em in at London's Novello theatre. Mark Cunningham reports...
THE OSMONDS
July 2008 The world's most famous Mormon family celebrate 50 years in showbiz on their latest tour of the UK & Europe. Mark Cunningham relives his introduction to the concert world...
THE PIGEON DETECTIVES
July 2008 Papa Cunningham gets down with the kids as yet another Yorkshire band make it big on their first production tour...
KAISER CHEIFS AT ELLAND ROAD, LEEDS
July 2008 Thirty-five thousand people are on the pitch... they think it%u2019s all over... but, oh my God, this is only the beginning of the next phase...TPi reports on the weekend that saw the kaiser chiefs return to their Leeds hometown and turn their local football stadium into a temple of %u2018beer rock%u2019...
CELINE DION: TAKING CHANCES TOUR
July 2008 Mark Cunningham meets the production team behind the Taking Chances world tour, the French-Canadian diva's first major outing since her five-year Las Vegas residency...
JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE OF THE PUNCHLINE
When prog rock keyboard maestro Rick Wakeman took his hilarious one-man show on the road, TPi soaked up the controlled mayhem...
A TONIC FOR THE TROOPS
July 2008 The City of London salutes British forces with a fund-raising spectacle at St. Paul%u2019s Cathedral
FOOS CONQUER WEMBLEY
July 2008 It was a career first for Dave Grohl%u2019s Foo Fighters when Stageco put the band in-the-round at Wembley Stadium. Mark Cunningham reports...
THE KOOKS
June 2008 Is it possible that The Kooks' current tour design was influenced by this year's TPi Awards? Read on...
SUPERGRASS
June 2008 More than a decade after their defining summer hit 'Alright', Supergrass continue to deliver the goods to sold out crowds. Louise Stickland witnessed the closing dates of their latest UK tour...

Installations

PARADISO
DigiDesign's Venue D-Show leads legendary rock venue into new era.
LA SCALA
TPi looks at the rich and chequered history of a London landmark, and how it has been brought up-to-date with a new audio upgrade...
USJ MAIN STREET
In April 2007, Universal Studios Japan (USJ) invited Stufish to create the self-propelled scenery for a new outdoor street show. Planned for USJ Main Street, the daylight production would be staged several times each day.
PROUD CAMDEN
In the effervescent and culturally profound world of Camden, where trends are set and names are made, the quaint image of barges being drawn by horses send a flutter to the heart.
ANYTHING GOES!
February and March saw technical production company ELP fulfil a challenging brief for a BBC show that exposed street level talent...
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Events

SPORTY SPICE
Vertigo gets the 2008 Laureus Awards moving.
NEW YORK NOIR
When LD Scott Chmielewski was asked to light U.S. designer label Rock & Republic's latest fashion show, he turned to Martin Pro's new LED products.
CASHEL ROCKS
Louise Stickland donned her 'posh' wellies and joined in the crac in Co. Tipperary for a distinctly different St. Patrick's Day
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