Creative Technology supports the technical delivery of the projection which is displayed across Edinburgh Castle throughout each of the shows that take place for The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo. Utilising 23 Panasonic RQ35K laser projectors the Creative Technology team can display a 6K canvas over Edinburgh Castle – projecting content created by Kate Dawkins across the structure. “To project onto such an iconic building is the stuff of dreams and I feel honoured to be a part of this prestigious show. One of the most exciting things about this project is having the opportunity to do it more than once;…
Author: Alicia Pollitt
Cody James created the lighting and production design for Yellowcard’s current Ocean Avenue 20th Anniversary Tour with the help from CHAUVET Professional. “This design was built on two main ideas,” explained James. “I wanted to have no blank space, but at the same time I didn’t want the stage to feel cluttered. Also, I wanted the whole thing to have an almost organic feel, something that felt natural and didn’t take away from the band playing their first shows in seven years.” His design fills the stage with looks from three large video walls and a collection of intensely bright…
The winners of this year’s PLASA Awards for Innovation were announced at PLASA Show at Olympia London in association with LSi Magazine. 40 products were entered this year, with the judges ultimately awarding eight products. This year’s judging team comprised 12 independent technical specialists from a wide array of backgrounds, chaired by chartered engineer and LSi columnist, James Eade. The winning products include: Astera PlutoFresnel,Coda Audio SPACE, Elation Netron EN6 IP, Funktion-One, VX M-BEAM, Martin MAC Aura XiP, Robe Lighting iForte LTX and Robe Lighting Footsie. This year, the Gold Award went to Brompton Technology, Tessera G1. In addition to…
Unlimited Vision & Sound has invested in Robe T1s and LEDBeam 350s. The business is servicing B2B events and corporate activations. The business was started by Pascal van Engelen in the 1990s, he’s currently joined by 13 full-time employees plus a raft of regular freelancers. Engelen explained that his very first ‘Robe’ purchases actually date to the 1990’s when he was still DJ’ing and Robe was still an OEM manufacturer, making hardware for brands like Movitec and Futurelight. “We all saw then that there was a great company in the background producing this stuff. It was extremely well engineered,” he…
Gondek Stage & Events provided the audio infrastructures and other facilities for some of the festivals staged in Eastern Europe through the spring and summer of 2023. An Outline client, Bydgoszcz-based Gondek have recently added a stock of Superfly to their existing inventory. Starting in May they delivered a package for the Sunrise Festival at the Ergo Arena Upperground in Gdańsk, which was followed in June and early July by supplying two stages at the Open’er Festival at the Gdynia-Kosakowo airport in Gdynia. Right after that they delivered not only the sound but also the main stage and entire…
For this year’s Smukfest, the ROXX CLUSTER B2 FC was used on the festival’s main stage. Around 40,000 guests flooded the festival grounds every day to experience five days of performances by international artists across five stages. Nordic Rentals, who supplied lighting for the festival’s main stage, Bøgescenen, chose to use 72 ROXX CLUSTER B2 Full Colour blinders. The ROXX CLUSTER Blinder made its debut last year at Glastonbury Festival, Rock am Ring and Rock im Park and has since found its way to many stages in the world. The LED blinder from ROXX imitates the DWE source of a…
At their third year at the South Facing Festival, Solotech UK found themselves working with a new production team. Method Events were the new incumbents this year, and for the production company’s award-winning co-founder Will Holdoway it was a welcome reunion with Solotech Account Manager, David Preston. “It was a pleasure to be working again with David and the Solotech team for the first time since operating shows together at Drumsheds, North London until February 2022,” he reported. The programme included Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds providing the highlight. Also featured were Primal Scream and Jesus & Mary Chain, Rudimental…
Electronic dance music pioneers Odesza launched their The Last Goodbye Tour. The lighting design is by Kyle Kegan and uses a rig that includes 78 Smarty Hybrid and 26 Artiste Monet moving heads from Elation Professional. Kegan, who has been lighting the duo since 2017, works on the design process with creative directors Luke Tanaka and Sean Kusanagi, as well as artists Harrison Mills and Clayton Knight themselves. Programming started early last year and after months in pre-vis and two weeks of tech rehearsals. Kegan says that lighting plays a very big role in the highly dynamic show. “Lighting becomes…
Riedel Communications announced a partnership with AV Worx. As an authorised distributor, AV Worx will work with Riedel to provide Southern African customers with its cutting-edge audio, video, and communications solutions, complemented by unparalleled technical support. “We are thrilled to partner with Riedel Communications,” said Lee Brune, Audio Product Specialist at AV Worx. “Riedel’s reputation for delivering high-quality and reliable solutions aligns with our commitment to provide professional systems integrators with advanced and innovative products. This partnership strengthens our position as a trusted industry authority in Southern Africa.” Through engagement with the local Southern African market and an on-the-ground presence,…
Puerto Rican rapper and singer Anuel’s AA Legends Never Die tour was programmed by Anuel AA’s lighting director Kenry Solano and programming specialist Nesmar Estiven Cepeda Medina utilising grandMA3 control. Kenry, based in Costa Rica has worked as Anuel’s lighting director for a year. The lighting design for the US tour was created by him and production manager Pedro “Papito” Jimenez, in collaboration with Chronos Creative and DIH Studio. Nesmar was asked to assist on the programming due to the short timeframe after Kenry made the decision to utilise a full grandMA3 set-up. This comprised two grandMA3 full-size consoles running…
Warsaw-based company AV Light has become an exclusive sales partner for GLP in Poland. The cooperation aims to increase GLP products’ availability and gives Polish customers sustainable access to technologies and products previously unavailable locally. In addition to the GLP portfolio, AV Light also sells LED displays and audiovisual technologies for production companies, dry hire and fixed installations. Within the sales division of the group, a team from AV Light will work closely with Polish customers. The founders are convinced that setting up a pure sales company is the ideal way to optimise the group’s portfolio. “We have decided to…
Lighting Designer, Deivid Rojas used a complement of Claypaky fixtures when reggaeton stars Zion & Lennox marked their 23rd anniversary at the Moviestar Arena in Santiago, Chile. “We aimed to impress the audience with a massive setup where the artists would be the center of attention,” commented Rojas. “We incorporated extensive LED screens and lights, including Claypaky fixtures, to achieve a striking show. Our goal was to provide the audience with the best experience while keeping the focus on the artists.” He designed the rig with 40 Claypaky Sharpy Plus, 30 Midi-B, 27 Sharpy and eight Alpha Wash 1500 fixtures…
Grass Valley has completed the three-year business transformation and has transitioned to growth mode. Together with investment in the cloud-native AMPP ecosystem and connected GV Alliance solutions, the Grass Valley Media Universe (GVMU) has created an open and integrated ecosystem in the market. “I’m very proud of the incredible transformation that the Grass Valley family has navigated,” said Grass Valley’s Chairman and CEO, Louis Hernandez Jr. “We set out a bold ambition to reimagine the future workflow for media and to accomplish this we’d have to work closely with our clients, who themselves are transforming to win in the next phase.…
Depeche Mode’s Memento Mori Tour marks 30 years of live sound collaboration with Britannia Row Productions. Led by Production Manager, Tony Gittins and touring in support of their 15th studio album of the same name, band members Dave Gahan and Martin Gore bring Memento Mori to the live stage. With help from Britannia Row Productions Account Executive, Dave Compton, the touring audio team has specified a plethora of tools including an L-Acoustics K Series PA system, and SSL and Avid control surfaces. Systems Engineer, Terence Hulkes commented: “Depeche Mode are a long-standing client of Brit Row’s, and as their crew,…
Stage Precision has released SP version 1.1.0. This updated software introduces a variety of features and integrations. One of the features of SP version 1.1.0 is its Camera Calibration. Recently trialled on a project for the Gamers 8 event in Saudi Arabia. “We’ve made it much simpler and faster to calibrate a lens profile and align a tracking system,” explained Axel Lambrecht, CTO of Stage Precision. “This will further reduce reliance on manual measurements and enable much of the camera and lens calibration workflows to be handled offsite, allowing more time for fine-tuning onset and much faster setup times.” Additionally,…
The Showman’s Show, Production Futures and the Power of Events are teaming up to create a pop-up job clinic Your Calling at this year’s event. Held at the show on Thursday 19 October, it will play host to a series of insightful sessions and networking opportunities aimed at helping young people and freelancers who are actively looking for work in events. As well as the content there will be an opportunity for Showman’s Show exhibitors and visitors who are actively recruiting to meet with potential employees. Both candidates and employers will be screened ahead of the event to ensure that…
Stormzy made his first UK performance this year, headlining the opening night of All Points East (APE) at London’s Victoria Park. “The first hour centres on ‘This is what I mean’, his most recent album,” Lighting Designer Tim Routledge told us. “Bronski and Amber this time reflect a more soulful Stormzy. (Chris ‘Bronski’ Jablonski and Amber Rimell of Tawbox who lead on show design). The show is in three parts: a jazz lounge look for the first hour, a mid-section filled with his more familiar high-energy hits and then a return to the more sumptuous initial palette for the final…
Belgrade-based company Light and Sound Design D.O.O. (LSD) has become Robe’s new exclusive distributor for Serbia and Kosovo and will also be a project partner for business in the neighbouring Balkan countries of Bosnia & Herzegovina and Montenegro. Led by Milan Scepanovic and team, LSD’s proactive strategy for introducing premium brands and technology was one of the many aspects that united LSD and Robe in business and spirit. Michel Arnz, Robe Key Account Manager, commented: “We are delighted to have LSD onboard! The first time I met Milan and saw the set-up, I realised that this was a match for…
