Across two separate stages, more than 70 ADJ fixtures were supplied for Feest In Het Park festival 2023 by Ultrasound Productions, which utilised both moving heads and static washes to illuminate the performance spaces. The 2023 instalment began with a free party on Friday evening before the main event ran throughout the Saturday afternoon and evening with performances from more than 25 artists. Ultrasound Productions specialises in rental, sales and installation of lighting, sound, video and staging, and equipment. The company was founded by Youri Laanbroek in 2005 to supply mobile DJ services but quickly grew into a full-service production…
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Obsidian Control Systems will exhbit new NETRON solutions on stand D50 at the PLASA Show at Olympia in West London on 3 to 5 September 2023. Sampling a host of new innovations including the modular NX1 lighting console and latest ONYX software, as well as the world’s first IP65 data distribution range and other NETRON data distribution devices. The software expansion of the ONYX control platform will be available to view and test drive. Featuring NDI Video Input, Realtime audio analysis and Beat Sync. Visitors will have a chance to demo the NX1, Obsidian’s scalable, full-featured lighting console. A compact,…
Lighting Designer, Tyler Veneziano utilised CHAUVET Professional Rogue R1 FX-B with its five individually controlled RGBW moving heads for Breaking Benjamin’s North American Tour. When lighting the band earlier in summer 2023, Veneziano stopped himself from using this feature at points during the band’s set: “I love the infinite pan and tilt, but I didn’t want to over-use it and become predictable,” he explained. “My plan was to save these looks for key moments to maximise their impact.” When they did rock the crowd, Veneziano was ready with his 12 Rogue R1 FX-B units, which was supplied by Bandit Lites. Veneziano…
Robe will be launching three new products and debuting a brand-new live performance concept on stands A70 & C28. Robe’s partner companies Anolis and Artistic Licence will be on adjacent stands and this area of the show floor. The iFORTE LTX WB will be at PLASA with its solid beam and 245 mm front lens, powered by iSE-TE™ 1000W XP (Xtra Performance) IP65-rated White LED TRANSFERABLE ENGINE offering typical lumen maintenance of L70\B50 50.000 hours. The iFORTE LTX WB can create a visual statement with its solid beam and 245 mm front lens. The luminaire also contains three zoom modes:…
Allen & Heath has unveiled its new CQ series, a trio of compact digital mixers for musicians and bands, audio engineers, home producers, small venues, and AV installers. “CQ takes our renowned processing and effects, adds exciting new assistive mixing tools, and packages it all up into our smallest, and most affordable, digital mixer series yet,” commented Keith Johnson, Product Manager at Allen & Heath. “Usually at this price point, users are forced to choose between a mid-range analogue mixer, lacking in modern features, or an entry-level digital mixer, where corners have inevitably been cut. With CQ there are no…
Safer Spaces Now CIC will be working in partnership with Notting Hill Carnival, Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) and the Metropolitan Police again this year. Safer Spaces Now CIC is a non-profit organisation supporting women and girls, by tackling domestic abuse and sexual violence at festivals and large events. Safer Spaces are gender-informed but gender inclusive, turning no one away that is in need of support and offering gender-specific spaces if required. This year Safer Spaces Now has also joined forces with The Lioness Pride CIC, which is a specialist and frontline community organisation based in Croydon. Their…
Elation Professional presents a line-up of new lighting tools on 3-5 September at the PLASA tradeshow at Olympia in West London. Visitors to Elation Stand D50 will be some of the first in the UK to see the luminaires in the company’s Proteus, Fuze and KL lines, along with other lighting solutions. Highlights in the market-leading Proteus IP65 series include the new Proteus Radius, a high-intensity Beam FX fixture with Solid State phosphor-converted light engine, and Proteus Odeon, a framing profile fixture with a CRI LED engine. Visitors will also be some of the first to see the Proteus Hybrid…
Robert Juliat will be exhibiting at PLASA 2023 with its exclusive distributor for the UK, Sound Technology on stand C22. The stand will feature Robert Juliat LED products, focusing on RJ’s Sully 4C profile and Fresnel fixtures and Tibo HE in the generic ranges, Dalis 862 variable white and Dalis 864 4-colour Footlights, and RJ Arthur LT 800W LED long-throw 4°-10° followspot. Robert Juliat’s real-time position-tracking system, SpotMe, will also be presented. Sully 4C Profile (650SX 4C) is a four-colour (RGBLime), 200W LED profile that delivers perfect whites and high-quality saturated and pastel colours and is also a swift and…
Smode Tech announced the release of a free SMODE version, called Smode Community. In line with Smode Tech’s unwavering commitment to the community, the company is also dedicated to combating climate change and minimising its environmental impact. Smode Community is a free software license for non-commercial use, designed to give everyone access to SMODE’s tools and allowing enthusiasts to explore and express their creativity in real-time. “One of our goals in Smode Tech is creative accomplishment and excellence,” commented Francis Maes, CEO of Smode Tech. “We strongly believe that art matters and with Smode Community we are committed to help…
Beartooth’s 37-city tour has included a wildly mixed bag of shows as they’ve moved from headlining their own appearances, to supporting bands like Breaking Benjamin and Disturbed, with a healthy sprinkling of festivals thrown in. “It was just kind of all over the place on this run,” commented Lighting Designer, Dan Michie. “This made it critical to have a floor package that was not only very versatile but could also be set up and torn down fast.” Michie got what he wanted with a rig from Squeek Lights that featured a collection of CHAUVET Professional fixtures. “The Squeek rig was…
The Spanish musical Los Chicos del Coro (The Choir Boys) premiered at the Teatro La Latina in Madrid in late 2022 with Lighting Designer Juanjo Llorens harnessing Cameo OPUS and EVOS series moving heads by Adam Hall Group. The multi-award-winning production unites renowned musical performers with an 80-member children’s choir, directed by Juan Luis Iborra. With its vertical, open slats, David Pizarro’s stage set offers plenty of creative scope to create “moods and spaces that don’t actually exist” with the Cameo OPUS SP5 and EVOS W3 moving heads. Among other things, the OPUS SP5s are used to simulate the natural…
OSA International carries a vast inventory of show production solutions. One of the most recent acquisitions from its Las Vegas HQ has been the first tranche of 100 FUSION X-PAR 12Z fixtures. According to OSA head of lighting design Duke Carlisle, aside from replacing old generic PARs in their inventory with modern LEDs it has already found favour as an installation item in a modern church and has been deployed on a number of blue-chip corporate events. “We didn’t want to do the whole retro-fit single colour and we had tried a few other options that didn’t have the zoom,”…
The Institute of Professional Sound is turning up the volume on its Pro-Audio Show 2023 at Greenford Hall in west London on Saturday 14 October. With live Q&A sessions, over 30 international exhibitors representing more than 70 brands, and UK debuts of several technology products, the free one-day event caters for everybody with a passion for professional sound. “Depending on working genre, the nature of sound work can be quite solitary from a craft point-of-view, and the IPS Pro-Audio Show is about redressing that balance,” commented Show Coordinator Ian Sands. “While the show serves the entire sound community across TV,…
Christie Pandoras Box Software Version 8.8 technology is powering the projection mapping at Schlosslichtspiele Festival at Karlsruhe Palace, Germany. Technical team AV Active has deployed two Pandoras Box licenses, two Christie Widget Designers and 24 Pandoras Box outputs to power projection mapping onto the 172m by 17m façade of Karlsruhe Palace. Among this year’s events is mapping virtuoso Maxin10sity’s 80’s Flash show to tie in with a 1980s museum exhibit inside the building, while German electronic band Kraftwerk performs in front of the Palace during the festivities. The show runs from 16 August to 17 September. “We’re always happy to use…
San Francisco’s Outside Lands Festival once again tapped UltraSound to provide audio for the Lands End main stage from 11 to 13 August 2023 and the Bay Area-based touring audio solutions chose Meyer Sound’s PANTHER large-format linear array loudspeakers. The three-day event in Golden Gate Park featured music on eight stages presented by Another Planet Entertainment, Superfly, and Starr Hill Presents, fans experienced performances by more than 100 acts, including Kendrick Lamar, Foo Fighters, ODESZA, and Megan Thee Stallion. Meyer Sound solutions provided by UltraSound, LLC and McCune Audio supported stages throughout the festival, including the Lands End main stage,…
Chameleon Touring Systems has upgraded its communications solution from an old analogue party line system to a GREEN-GO digital package. GREEN-GO dealer Event Communications Australia masterminded Chameleon Touring’s investment, drawing on extensive experience in digital communications solutions for the live music touring market. “Chameleon’s previous communications systems were based around a basic single channel, analogue party line system which was starting to be less reliable, so it was time to update to current technology,” explained Event Communications Australia’s Rod McKinnon. “We worked closely with Graham Walker at Chameleon Touring to curate a kit list of GREEN-GO products that we knew…
Over two nights in June, Adlib’s sizeable inventory of Martin MAC Ultra fixtures was deployed for Sam Fender’s gigs at Newcastle’s St. James’ Park. Specified by Lighting Designer Sam Tozer, with Lighting Director Luke Avery, and Design Associate, Harry Williams – a combination of MAC Ultra Performance and MAC Ultra Wash fixtures delivered impact for the 100,000 strong audience. Explaining his initial design concept Sam Tozer commented: “We wanted to create a show that felt heavy and dynamic. Something visually impactful but with the capability to create unique spaces with visuals and light. It needed to be able to match…
Adam Hall Group will present Cameo lighting and LD Systems solutions on stand B13 at this year’s PLASA Show from 3 to 5 September in London. The focus will be on the lighting solutions from Cameo, which has been nominated for one of the renowned PLASA Innovation Awards in the form of the new PIXBAR G2 IP65 LED Bar series. In 2022, the Adam Hall Group showcased LD Systems MAILA line array system to visitors. This year, the company is turning the spotlight on its Cameo lighting brand. In addition to the PIXBAR G2 series, visitors can look forward to…
