ROXX is now adding two key positions to its internal sales team. Carmen Tauterer has been strengthening the internal sales team nationally since September. Carmen brings along almost 20 years of experience in internal and external sales as well as expertise in the field of professional LED lighting. Sascha “Schmidty” Schmidt is the second new member of the ROXX team joining in September. Sascha also brings 25 years of sales and management experience to the team. As a newcomer to the lighting industry and a passionate concert-goer, he is very much looking forward to his new sphere of activity in…
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DirectOut announced the Audio Solution Model (ASMTM). ASMTM offers modularity in both hardware and software, ensuring both adaptability and longevity. It evolves with customers’ needs, using a five-layer structure built on high-quality hardware platforms that provide cost-effective and flexible application. “While ‘DirectOut Technologies’ initially referred primarily to hardware, it has now evolved into a much broader, multi-dimensional, multi-layered concept that focuses entirely on the application: the Audio Solutions. We are no longer just a hardware company; we are a solution provider and proud to be at the forefront of the audio technology industry,” commented Claudio Becker-Foss, CEO and CTO of…
Grammy-nominated electronic artist and music producer Duke Dumont played a six-hour extended set All Night Long at The Brooklyn Mirage on August 25, 2023 where 16 Claypaky Volero Wave LED bars, each with eight independent moving heads, teamed with Panify to light up the night. Lighting and rigging vendor Gateway Productions supplied the products to Lighting and Production Designer Chris Thoms of Dumont’s Studio Blasé. “We wanted to try something new and innovative which had not been seen in this iconic venue before,” commented Thoms. “We also had to cater for a six-hour performance and ensure that we had the…
For their summer reunion shows across the UK and Ireland, Pulp took a Skan-supplied control package for performances at Latitude Festival, London’s Finsbury Park, Isle of Wight Festival, Dublin’s St Anne’s Park plus many more, while Sheffield’s Utilita Arena hosted the band for two nights with a Skan d&b PA rig in tow. “I quickly recognised the need for attention to detail, quality equipment and a great crew, so Skan were my first and only choice for this tour,” commented Production Manager, Joel Stanley. “After my initial calls with Barak Koren, our FOH Engineer, I knew that audio would be…
GERDON DESIGN has been providing the NATURE ONE festival with creative designs for over 10 years, this year was no exception, with designer Marek Papke’s team responsible for the event’s open-air floor. Numerous pyramids, which formed part of the set construction, and the unbridled light output from 64 GLP KNV Cubes played a key role. “As a design element, the pyramid already existed at NATURE ONE in 2019,” noted Papke. “The pyramids, which were originally made as a special construction, were still available and everyone involved wanted not only to use them again but to develop this theme on a…
The Power of Events announces its cross-four-nation tour to introduce the Event Industry Insight App. It is designed to be a tool for industry partners to help them with their insight/data and research needs, leveraging the unique cross-7 sectors supporter community and trust in The Power of Events mission. All event professionals are invited to download it from the App/Google stores and register. The Power of Events tour comprises over 20 engagements throughout October, launching in Wakefield at Production Futures ON TOUR on 28 September 2023, then landing in Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and across England. Attendees can participate in…
All of it Now (AOIN) at Coachella 2023 involved crafting augmented reality (AR) experiences, AOIN used Stage Precision’s SP software. As the sun rose on Coachella 2023, AOIN faced several challenges. The project brief included enhancing the main stage livestream broadcast to create a new augmented reality platform for artists including Gorillaz, Bad Bunny and Blackpink. As a central component of Coachella’s 2023 marketing campaign, Coachella introduced the “mirage effect,” an interstitial element that combined real-world objects with digital elements, a task undertaken within Unreal Engine’s real-time compositing pipeline. To achieve this, AOIN collaborated closely with Nexus, and stYpe’s team…
Robin Enlund has joined Lightware Visual Engineering as President for the Greater APAC region. Based in Sydney, Enlund joins Lightware with more than two decades of management and sales experience in audio-visual, IT, SaaS and workplace technology solutions across Asia Pacific. He will work closely with Lightware offices in the region, distributors, and consulting companies to support large business opportunities. In addition, Enlund will act as a conduit between Greater APAC and Lightware HQ in Budapest. He will also work in close collaboration with his counterparts, the President of Americas, Clint Hoffman, and the President of EMEA, Siegfried Hermann. Enlund…
The current world tour, extending into 2024, has already broken records by selling over 109,000 tickets for the Cotai Arena and hosting 11 shows at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. DiGiCo Quantum5 consoles and a KLANG immersive monitor system for the tour, were provided by Rightway Audio Consultants (RAC) – DiGiCo’s official distributor in China. At the project’s outset, the RAC team offered support in system design, setup, and decisions about the mixing console to be used, as well as the connectivity of the KLANG system. It was during this phase that they recommended using the Quantum5. The set design…
Joint Venture Audio Visual and Lighting has been named the exclusive distributor of Adam Hall Group’s product line for the Philippines. Taking over the exclusive distribution of Adam Hall Group’s own brands LD Systems, Cameo, Gravity and Palmer. The event technology provider with headquarters in Neu-Anspach, Germany, thus gains another distribution partner for the important APAC region. Joint Venture Audio Visual is a corporate merger of several companies, including full-service provider Systech Lighting and Controls. Under the umbrella of Joint Venture, Systech will represent the AVL brands of the Adam Hall Group in the Philippine market. “We are pleased to…
The new CHAUVET Professional REM series of LED video panels is intended for camera-friendliness, both in terms of the images it displays, and in the way those images are picked up by cameras for broadcast, livestream, and virtual/augmented reality productions. Featuring two panels, the 1.9mm REM 1, and the 3.9mm pixel pitch REM 3IP, and its (7,680 Hz) refresh rate. The REM 1 has an output of 800 NITS, while its stable mate, the indoor/outdoor REM 3IP comes in at 4,500 NITs. Both panels feature low latency performance, and thermal calibration capabilities. Both are also driven by a potent Novastar…
Mitch Rosenberg has been appointed as tvONE’s Business Development and Special Accounts Manager for the Americas. In his new role, Rosenberg’s primary responsibility is to drive the growth of Green Hippo and tvONE’s net new business in the Americas. He will focus on engaging with consultants, architects, designers, specifiers, end-users, and special projects in collaboration with complementary display manufacturers. Rosenberg’s role complements the efforts of the tvONE Americas Sales Team, with an emphasis on supporting global sales. His industry knowledge and network will position tvONE to capitalise on emerging opportunities and strengthen the company’s market presence. He will report to…
Lauten Audio has released Snare Mic – a purpose-built and compact FET condenser microphone designed explicitly for use on snare drums, providing up to 28dB of off-axis sound rejection. “Snare drums are the lifeblood of music. When you’re in a room with one, you don’t just hear it. You feel it in your bones. That sensation is really difficult to capture, which is why people throw so many microphones, post-processing, and even sound replacement at snare drums,” commented Lauten Audio President, Trent Thompson. “Our goal with Snare Mic was to make that process easy — one microphone that captures the…
The League of Legends EMEA Championships (LEC) took place 8 to 10 September at the Sud de France Arena in Montpellier, France. TSL provided the lighting package for the three-day event, working with Head of Production Ben Vignola from 1 Up Productions Ltd and Lighting Designer Mat Stovall on behalf of ConCom inc. A range of TSL’s fixtures were utilised from manufacturers such as Ayrton, SGM, Robe, GLP, Martin and more. Over one hundred Ayrton Perseo Profiles were used to provide audience illumination as well as effect lighting. TSL’s Robe Spiider enabled programmers Eric Barth and Zach Matusow to ensure…
Colours of Ostrava is staged against the imposing backdrop of old blast furnaces, cooling towers, ore cauldrons, casting shops and other enormous industrial relics from the Dolní Oblast Vitkovice (DOV) steelworks in Ostrava. The 2023 edition had over 250 artists appearing across 20 stages over four days. Robe moving lights had a big presence, including on the two largest performance areas, the Ceska Sporitelna and the adjacent Liberty Stage. Technical Director, Josef “Pepa” Ženíšek led a core production team of 35 from his Prague based company, SMART Production, who co-ordinated all aspects of the technical production. At times, over 550…
Production Futures ON TOUR is set to take place at Production Park in Wakefield on Thursday, 28 September. This free-of-charge event will promote employability, transferable skills and paid work opportunities, and is set to attract a wide range of young people from across West Yorkshire. This event will deliver a schedule which includes special guests, talks and panels, including ‘The World of Broadcast’, ‘Global Work Opportunities – The World is Your Oyster’, ‘Life Cycle of an Event’, ‘Freelancers – Ask Me Anything’, and ‘Set Design – Creative Ideas Brought to Life’. Industry workshops will offer young visitors the chance to…
Oceanus Media Global (OMG) recently worked with Mediacorp to create the opening segment and after credit scene for the award ceremony using their next-generation Futurealistic Studio, with an LED volume powered by Brompton Technology LED processing. The LED setup at OMG’s Futurealistic Studio included a 4K curved LED screen comprising broadcast standard P2.6 LED panels from ShowHo, measuring 11 metres long by six metres deep and four metres high. The screen is powered by 4K Tessera SX40 LED processors, offering a wealth of industry-leading features, including HDR and Dynamic Calibration, as well as Extended Bit Depth, PureTone, ChromaTune, Dark Magic,…
When sound engineer Chris DiCorpo made the switch to Allen & Heath’s dLive platform, he already understood: “I had a CDM32 MixRack and an IP-8 controller for a while,” he explained. “I was mixing with just the IP-8 for faders, and a laptop running dLive Director to make deeper configuration changes.” Compact dLive ‘Wings’ rigs like DiCorpo’s allow for systems that can be transported without sacrificing processing power – since all 128 channels and 64 busses of 96kHz FPGA processing are handled in the MixRack. “I actually did take that system out to the UK for a few shows, which…
