Martin Audio’s Mexican rental partner, Audio Teck Pro, recently deployed a large WPL line array for the performance of veteran singer José María Napoleón. Audio Teck Pro Systems Engineer, Raúl Román explained: “In our experience it is a great advantage to have Martin Audio equipment in our inventory as the brand is frequently requested on artists’ riders, and the systems always respond well. Other brands we have used do not achieve the same results, especially in the treble; this is very important because with other equipment, the treble starts to fall away at a distance of about 50m or 60m…
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Integrated Systems Events has expanded its Senior Leadership Team with key appointments ahead of ISE 2024. Tom Barker-Harrold joins as Senior Marketing Director and Jeroen Perquin as Senior Finance Director. “At ISE, we have ambitious goals for the future so it’s important that we have the right team in place to get us there. Tom and Jeroen join at an exciting time, as we prepare for our special 20th anniversary edition at ISE 2024, and we’re thrilled to welcome their unique knowledge, insights and experiences to our dynamic and international team,” commented Mike Blackman, Managing Director, Integrated Systems Events. Jeroen…
NicLen’s latest investment in the ZENIT Z180 G2 LED PAR spotlight, the dry hire provider is expanding its lighting technology portfolio with a PAR all-rounder with RGBW COB LED, motor zoom (10°-40°) and an IP65 protection rating. The RDM-enabled Cameo ZENIT Z180 G2 is based on a 180 W RGBW COB LED, which, in combination with 16-bit technology, enables homogeneous, high-resolution colour mixing and dimming behaviour. The motorised zoom operates in the range from 10° to 40° and covers both sharp, narrowly focused beams and broadly diffused areas. Furthermore, thanks to its six selectable PWM frequencies and IP65 rating, the…
Vari-Lite’s new Neo X5 console is now shipping, making the entire line of consoles from Vari-Lite available to purchase. The Vari-Lite Neo X Series is a family of lighting consoles designed for mixed-use applications such as performing arts centres; stadiums and arenas; houses of worship; studios; schools; touring rentals; and more. The Neo X Series includes the 15-fader Neo X15 and the newly shipping Neo X5. “Feedback on the Neo X Series has been great,” commented Jon Hole, Global Product Manager, Vari-Lite Controls at Signify. “Customers speak highly of the professional-quality hardware and premium features of the X15, with a…
GLP’s X5 Family integration reaps rewards at PLASA Show. GLP reported its best PLASA Show footfall for a number of years. According to the head of GLP UK, Simon Barrett, this was partly because of its unmissable stand but also because it placed a clear focus on promoting the new impression X5 product family integration. Andrew ‘Twiggy’ King’s choreographed light show, which demonstrated the entire impression X5 Family. This included the impression X5 Wash, impression X5 Compact, X5 IP Bar, X5 IP Maxx and impression X5 Bar 1000 – the last two being shown in the UK for the first…
Vision 2025, supported by The Showman’s Show and Festival Republic, continues to shape climate action for the UK outdoor event industry by bringing event organisers, suppliers, climate organisations and green leaders together. The free-to-attend conference is open for registration, with limited capacity. SES 23 is made possible by the support of a range of speakers and event partners: Arena Group, Events Industry Forum, GL Events, LS Events, Pearce Hire, T&L Marquees and Sunbelt Rentals. SES23 takes place on Newbury Showground within the Showman’s Show John Rostron, Chair of the Association of Independent Festivals commented: “We have seen some very encouraging…
Where does the design process begin? For Erich Bertti, the answer is clear. “When conceiving a design, my first concern is for it to be versatile,” commented the Santos, Brazil-based designer. Bertti hooked up with the creative soul twin this summer when he created the lightshow for Grammy-winning Swedish hard rockers Ghost on their 27-date USA tour, which ended with a September 11 show at LA’s Kia Forum. “The main characteristic that caught my attention about Ghost is their versatility,” said Bertti. “I love their interaction of rock and theatrical. The way they go from real heavy ballads to up-beat…
LIVE has appointed live music advocate and Radio DJ Steve Lamacq as its new Chair. This comes as LIVE also welcomes its 16th member, Musicians’ Union (The MU), and appoints three new co-opted Directors in a move to diversify LIVE’s board and strengthen its decision-making. Lamacq has been a central part of BBC Radio programming for over 25 years as co-presenter of The Evening Session on Radio 1 before moving to host 6 Music. Kelly Wood, National Organiser for Live Performance, will join LIVE’s board on behalf of The MU’s community of over 33,000 musicians. In addition, three new co-opted…
The UK’s annual seven-day celebration of independent music and arts venues and the people that own, run and work in them, has unveiled initial plans for 2024. New plans include a new steering board, drawn from across the music business, who will help guide the much-loved event into its second decade. The inaugural board includes: Claire Courtney, Co-Founder, Earth Music Agency, Dom Frazer, Founder, The Boileroom, Natasha Gregory, Co-Founder, Mother Artists, Sarah Jones, General Manager, Songkick, Ben Lovett, CEO & Founder, The Venue Group, David Martin, CEO, Featured Artists Coalition, Christine Osazuwa, Chief Strategy Officer, Shoobs Adam Webb, PR consultant…
The Rolling Loud festival situated at the trade fair centre in Munich, drew in a crowd of over 60,000 fans to an array of performances, including Kendrick Lamar, Travis Scott, Ayra Starr, and Wizkid. The main stage was equipped with L-Acoustics K Series, including the industry benchmark K1, to provide a powerful yet flexible soundscape for the performances. FeedBack Show Systems were entrusted with designing a concert sound system with SPL per metre and precise directivity control. Their challenge was to ensure dynamic, bass-driven sound to every corner of the audience while minimising noise spillage to the surrounding neighbourhood. FeedBack’s…
The Mega-Monsters Tour is a co-headliner tour with Mastodon and Gojira featuring a raft of Robe fixtures. The tour has creative and lighting designers Eric Price (Mastodon) and Pete Cary of Summit Production Design (Gojira), who share an overhead rig of primarily Robe moving lights specified by both, to which they added some individual floor elements and SFX. Gojira’s set features a single circular riser with extensive video elements while Mastodon has two risers and lots of lasers. Apart from that, around 95% of the lighting is shared. Lighting equipment was supplied by Jason Reberski at Chicago-based rental specialist JRLX…
Karno has introduced SEPIA. The goal of SEPIA is to put the signal path of today’s outboard and effects units into a compact, modular, digitally controllable package optimised for live, theatre and modern studio workflows. SEPIA Modules are created by original hardware manufacturers, incorporating core tonal elements of currently available hardware as well as reviving sought-after extinct designs. SEPIA Modules are accommodated in a Host unit, created by Karno, utilising the Mainframe which contains SEPIA’s Universal Elements (UEs). The Mainframe creates a patent-pending bridging signal flow between Modules and Hosts to recreate the full original circuit. With a fast-growing library…
Movie industry luminaries gathered for the 50th anniversary of the Telluride Film Festival with Meyer Sound a supporter of the festival, returning this year as a Signature Sponsor and Cinema Sound Partner. Meyer Sound cinema audio systems carried the soundtracks at four of the festival’s principal theatres, three of which were spaces temporarily repurposed for the weekend’s festivities. “The Telluride Film Festival greatly appreciates our long-term partnership with Meyer Sound,” commented Festival Director Julie Huntsinger, “as we continue to expand their extraordinary audio systems within our festival environment to support the artistic intentions of our world-class filmmakers.” “We congratulate everybody…
Sound Architecture was established in collaboration with Ilusovi Servicios. Building on the company’s years of experience in the AV industry, Sound Architecture is ready to apply its expertise to the integration sector, with the latest in audio technology as its flagship product solution. When standard services and products fall short of solving their client’s needs, Ilusovi offers customised AV system design and development, leveraging its expert R&D and electroacoustics departments. The ethos is underlined by the decision to make an investment in the HOLOPLOT X1 Matrix Array technology and simultaneously create a new company, Sound Architecture, which has been appointed…
Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW) announced Audrey Ensor as their marketing and communications manager. Ensor’s addition to the EAW team marks an exciting step for the brand, with the expansion of the marketing department at the company. “EAW is currently reintroducing itself to the pro audio world and sharing our brand story is a key component to this initiative; Audrey’s guidance will be indispensable for reaching this goal,” explained T.J. Smith, president of EAW. “We are excited to work alongside her as she helps us take advantage of new opportunities to tell our story, both within the organization as well as…
DPA Microphones has opened a new headquarters in Kokkedal, Denmark. “DPA continually aims to inspire sound professionals looking to improve their solutions, and we are confident that the new headquarters will further enable this growth,” commented DPA Microphones CEO, Kalle Nielsen. “The facility offers a great environment for close collaboration across the organization and with outside partners, which is the foundation we need to provide strong solutions. This high-tech environment will be the home base for some of the world’s best microphone specialists, enabling them to create even better microphones and provide more education to the pro audio community.” The…
Alpha Show 2, the concert of the hip-hop singer Noizy, was illuminated by PROLIGHTS fixtures. The concert, organised by the event company Kuadr Events, was illuminated by ASVL Albania, PROLIGHTS distributor in the area. The team developed a lighting setup made up of 533 PROLIGHTS projectors including PanoramaIP Spot, PanoramaIP AirBeam, PanoramaIP WBX, Razor 440, Unico, Stark400, Lumipix 15IP, LumiPix 9UHEPro, Lumipar 12IP, Lumipar 18QPro, Sunrise 2IP e ArenaCob 4FC. The ASLV team commented: “From the vibrant chromatic effects to the striking beams of light, the PROLIGHTS lighting system amplified the charisma and stage presence of the singers, integrating perfectly…
The venue, which hosted concerts by Grammy winners, the Davis Cup, and other marquee events, served as the site of the Church of the Highlands Motion 23 Conference. Brian Worster, and Broadcast-Lighting Director Griffin McCravy, along with the rest of their team, set the stage for the 17,000-seat arena. “This is a student conference born out of our local church’s youth ministry,” said McCravy. “Although the conference has grown over the years to become an arena event, we always want it to reflect this vision. With this goal in mind, we built a rig and design that could be big…
