Since 2021, Adlib has orchestrated audio for the ‘Live After Racing’ event. Adlib’s Account Manager, Richy Nicholson, noted that this is the third year that Adlib has supported York Racecourse and Music Plus Sport: “Dick Tee from EnTEEtainment brought us onboard, and I think York Racecourse may have been one of the first shows we looked after in 2021 post-COVID.” “The primary objective for York Racecourse in hosting these gigs was to provide a concert-grade experience to audience members across the 300 metre, and the lawn within the track, as well as to additional VIP areas,” Billy Bryson, System Tech…
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Situated in the Beaches neighbourhood in the east end of Toronto, History is a 2500-capacity venue run by Live Nation, with a packed programme of events that sees a wide variety of artists and bills that feature multiple acts. These multi-band events present audio challenges all of their own. Often, each band on the bill will bring its own mixing console which requires patching into the venue sound system for each soundcheck and between each set. Technicians are only too aware of the pressure points that this can create, so to meet the demand for a solution to potential disruptions…
Equinox Charter, has announced the launch of its new rewards programme, ‘Beyond’. Together with sister company and travel arm Equinox Travel, the London-based organisation introduced an Equinox-wide points programme with reward opportunities. Members of the new programme will receive ‘Equinox Travel Credits’ when booking private travel with Equinox Charter. ‘Beyond’ is different from other similar loyalty programmes, offering credits which can be redeemed against any travel booked through Equinox Travel including scheduled flights, hotels, villa rental, ground transportation and more. “We’re thrilled to launch Beyond, Equinox’s first rewards programme and a world first in terms of its scope,” said Elliot…
NAMM is returning to its usual show dates of 26-28 January 2024. NAMM is trusting Clear-Com as the official intercom supplier for the Yamaha Grand Plaza Stage, which will showcase both up-and-coming and established musical artists. Clear-Com was brought on to the production by long-time Partner, Mastermind Production Group. Chad Griswold, CEO of Mastermind stated, “Clear-Com’s a natural choice for this production since they are a first choice in intercom for the touring and live music market and our first choice for all of our events in the music and corporate event spaces we work in. We used the Arcadia…
Fresh Entertainment CEO Jonathan Collado has turned to Elation fixtures since 2012 to elevate a range of projects in Gibraltar, from conferences to major music festivals. “We’ve chosen to use Elation on all our festivals and many of our other events and installations,” he stated, referencing the Elation moving heads, SixPar, SixBar, DTW Blinder and Protron lights Fresh Entertainment holds in inventory. “The products are professional standard and really stand the test of time. As an example, we have had SixPar 300 IP fixtures working at the Moorish Castle for nearly ten years and have had very few issues over…
Lightware Visual Engineering has announced the appointment of Candice Siow as Regional Director for Southeast Asia. Based in Singapore, Candice joins Lightware with more than 15 years of sales management experience in the audio-visual industry. In her new role, she will be responsible for the company’s operations in Southeast Asia and will focus on expanding Lightware’s presence in the region, working in close collaboration with key stakeholders to deliver a unified corporate message and go-to-market approach. Prior to joining Lightware, Candice spent 15 years with Kramer Electronics, most recently serving as Regional Sales Director ASEAN. “I am delighted to join…
Reclaim Audio has been named as a finalist in the Festival Supplier Awards 2024. The company is shortlisted in the Best New Product/Service of the Year category. “The quality of our shortlisted suppliers is outstanding, a welcome reminder of the excellence and professionalism that exists within the outdoor event and festival industry,” commented Michelle Tayton, Event Director of the Festival Supplier Awards. “We’re delighted that Reclaim Audio has been recognised for its pursuit of excellence, given the tough competition in its field.” “The whole Reclaim Audio team is incredibly proud to be shortlisted for a Festival Supplier Award,” added Reclaim…
Vectorworks has revealed the winners of this year’s Vectorworks Design Scholarship, naming Brenda Vaca Michan as the Richard Diehl Award winner. With over 1,000 submissions, scholarships were awarded to 21 students for 18 projects in the architecture, interior design, landscape and entertainment industries. The winning Richard Diehl submission “Venus” by Vaca Michan is a lighting design project for the 19th-century play written by Suzan-Lori Parks and directed by Mike Payette at the National Theater School of Canada. Vaca Michan utilised Vectorworks Spotlight for the lighting design to maintain consistency. “Brenda’s project description communicated the long and complicated journey of the…
Elation was busy at its booth each day at the LDI trade show in Las Vegas December 3-5, the Elation team also hosted a pair of invitation-only IYKYK events for lighting professionals that proved just as popular. “That was one of the busiest trade shows I’ve experienced in quite some time!” enthused Elation Global Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Eric Loader. “Our booth was consistently packed and our new products were very well received, especially the new Proteus series fixtures and the new fanless Fuze Teatro. We also surprised some people by showing the first fixture in our new…
The layout of the open air Musilac Festival is designed with two main stages situated side by side – one near the water’s edge and the other abutting the mountain. This setup required a sound system that can cover a wide audience with concert-grade sound for all. L-Acoustics Certified Provider Dushow has provided sound for Musilac for the last 15 years. Dushow designed a double left-right configuration with three hangs of L-Acoustics long-throw K1 and K2 loudspeakers. Using Soundvision Dushow was able to design and simulate the sound setup before arriving onsite. They created a left-right/left-right system using three hangs…
Adam Hall Group appoints H. ITO & CO as exclusive Cameo distribution partner in Japan The Adam Hall Group is expanding its global sales network. H. ITO & CO has gained a new partner who will take over the exclusive distribution of Adam Hall Group brand Cameo lighting technology solutions in Japan with immediate effect. “We are excited about the new distribution partnership with the Adam Hall Group,” commented Akihiko Sato, President of H. ITO & CO. “Cameo’s solutions cover all professional lighting requirements and give us the opportunity to offer new, innovative products to the Japanese lighting industry.” Glenn…
Keeping pace with Gryffin and reflecting his energy with colours and motion was a stage production by Lighting Designer Julie Reux, content creator/VJ Eddie Perez, and TM Jonny Stiegler. “Everything about any show I do begins with balance,” said Reux, owner of Black Lantern Creative. “Our team wanted to give every visual aspect of the show a unique character. At the same we wanted everything to create this single, seamless cinematic visual feel.” Contributing to this was a collection of 4Wall Entertainment-supplied CHAUVET Professional fixtures that included 90 Color STRIKEM motorised strobe/blinders, 30 COLORado PXL Bar 16 motorised tilting battens,…
The UK live music industry came together last night for the second annual LIVE Awards to celebrate talent and achievements across the sector in 2023. The event hosted by comedian Thanyia Moore the Awards brings together the live music industry to celebrate the venues, promoters, festivals, and others in 2023. The 15 awards highlighted the successes companies and individuals across the entirety of the UK live music scene. Last night’s award winners included The O2 for the LIVE Green Award, sponsored by Ecotricity. Live Nation took home the National Promoter of the Year Award, sponsored by One Fiinix Live,…
Riedel Communications has expanded its leadership in APAC to better align with market needs and position itself for continued success. With significant growth in sales and team size, the company will divide the APAC region into two separate teams, Asia and Oceania. Effective this October, Chris Johnson has been promoted to the role of director Oceania, overseeing Australia, New Zealand, and surrounding countries. With almost two decades of experience in broadcast and live events, Johnson has been instrumental in leading the region to new heights since joining Riedel in 2016. “We’re really proud of what we’ve been able to accomplish…
Robe enjoyed a busy year in North America at the 2023 LDI Conference and Tradeshow inside the new West Hall at Las Vegas Convention Center. The Czech manufacturer launched three exciting and innovative products, while presenting its new live show “The Power of Imagination”. The show won the 2023 LDI Award for ‘Best Product Display’. The Robe debuting products at LDI included the iT12 Profile, the T32 Cyc, and two new variants of the cool and successful PATT series of scenic illumination tools, the HolyPATT and the MolyPATT. Also showing at a USA expo for the first time were several…
On the Sacred Blasphemy UK tour by Creeper, Hayden Borgars utilised the CHAUVET Professional Color STRIKE M, using the motorised fixture to follow the hauntingly notes played by the band’s keyboardist Hannah Greenwood, and beats by drummer Jack Fogarty. “Aside from the silhouette looks I got from the Color STRIKE’s, I also used a lot of the fixture’s pixel effects to go along with the keynotes from Hannah,” he said. “I also used the clap-out effect on both the beam and plate pixels to accent some of the drum hits and whip effects. It’s part of how I treat light…
Grass Valley announced the appointment of Michael Prinn as the Company’s new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective 4 December, 2023. Prinn brings a wealth of experience and expertise garnered from his previous roles as CFO for technology companies such as Poplar Homes and SeaChange International. Jon Wilson, Chief Operating Officer at Grass Valley, commented: “Mike’s appointment as CFO represents the final piece in our go-forward leadership team. Mike’s track record as a financial executive includes leading companies through both business model transformation and growth phases. His joining signifies our commitment to further enhancing our operational capabilities and advancing our growth…
Pixotope announced the addition of zoom capabilities to its through-the-lens (TTL) camera tracking software solution, Pixotope Tracking – Fly Edition (Pixotope Fly). The solution gives broadcasters and content creators access to zoom capabilities beyond the current limitations of one fixed lens position on drones and other cameras. This enables more dynamic shot composition for augmented reality (AR), extended reality (XR), and virtual studio (VS) workflows. This new feature enhances content quality and production efficiency with the ability to zoom in and out of a space without physically having to move the camera closer or farther away. “We’re not known to…
