Pixotope has appointed Phil Ventre, Vice President of Strategy and Global Business Development and Vivian Yu, Marketing Director, APAC and Global Sales Enablement Lead as part of their commitment to address the worldwide growth and demand to virtual production. These strategic appointments mark an exciting phase of global growth for Pixotope. Welcoming Phil and Vivian to the team exemplifies the company’s commitment to access to virtual production technology globally. The result is the further fortification of Pixotope and its ability to meet the growing demand for virtual production solutions in live sports, events, gaming, and entertainment industries. Ventre’s industry experience…
Author: Alicia Pollitt
Lighting Designer Eric Price turned to Elation’s Proteus Lucius as the feature light of an all-purpose floor package for rock band Taking Back Sunday as they headlined the travelling Sad Summer Festival in the U.S. in July. Serving as the bands Lighting Designer, Programmer and Operator since 2017 Price had used the Proteus Lucius before on a tour with Mastodon: “The Proteus Lucius is great technology with a lot of features and you don’t lose anything with it being IP rated,” Price explained. “It makes no feature compromises and is just what you would expect from a professional moving fixture.”…
QSC Pro Audio division has announced the hire of Jeff Gorton and Colin Smith as Directors of Sales in EMEA and the UK. Gorton joins QSC after two decades of experience in commercial pro audio/AV space. “The current and future of QSC products are inspiring and are certain to set benchmarks for the industry,” commented Gorton. “It’s exciting times and I’m delighted to be part of the company’s future and play a role in its success.” Smith, whose experience includes managerial roles in both retail and AV industries stated: “I am excited and honoured to be appointed as the UK…
Clear-Com has announced the appointments of several key members to its U.S. team: Jeremy Thelen and Greg Wolf join as Applications Engineers and JP Torres joins as Senior Product Training Specialist. JP assumes the role formerly occupied by Frank Linton, who has accepted a new position within Clear-Com as Product Manager for Military, Aerospace and Government. Both Jeremy and Greg join Clear-Com from Game Creek Video, where they were Mobile Unit Engineers and EIC (Engineers in Charge) and worked on some of the largest sports broadcasts in the country, including “NFL on CBS” and multiple Super Bowl championships, “Final Four,”…
Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre in London has become the first UK open air theatre to install Ayrton Perseo fixtures as part of its plan to update to a more sustainable and environmentally responsible lighting rig. 20 Perseo Profiles have been supplied to this unique venue by White Light for the summer season. White Light worked in close collaboration with the teams at Regent’s Park and Ambersphere, Ayrton’s exclusive distributor for the UK, to understand the aims, and facilitate the provision of the correct LED fixtures, to meet all the theatre’s requirements. Joe Kirk, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre’s Head…
Christie has introduced two new RGB pure laser projectors: the M 4K15 RGB and M 4K+15 RGB. Part of the award-winning M 4K RGB Series, it delivers 15,750 lumens and are designed for the most demanding applications, including staging and live events, projection mapping spectacles, and theme park attractions. “Our original M Series projectors, first introduced in 2007, were our most successful line of Pro AV projectors with over 16,000 units sold,” explained Joel St-Denis, Director of Product Management, Christie. “Our new models continue the tradition of innovation which has made the M Series so popular, combining ruggedness, reliability, and…
GLP has appointed Vari (Video Audio Representation and Engineering) as its new exclusive distributor in Mexico with immediate effect. This will increase the German manufacturer’s outreach into the country, and further into Latin America. According to Vari president Ing. Hugo Patiño and sales director Juan Francisco, they have always formed a strong impression of GLP when attending world expos such as LDI. “Their fixture demonstrations stand out and we always see their name on international touring riders,” continued Ing. Patiño. “Products such as the JDC1 and X4 Bar 20 have become industry standards in the market.” The brand had little…
For the 50th Independence Celebration, Rashad Mcphee (aka Shaddy Einstein), FOH engineer and owner of rental company Audio Doctors, was handed the task of ensuring an audio experience for the thousands of attendees. The responsibility of handling the FOH mix for such a significant event demanded a reliable and powerful mixing console, and Einstein opted for an Allen & Heath dLive system. “The Bahamas’ 50th Independence Celebration was a moment of great pride for our nation, and I wanted to ensure that the audio experience was nothing short of exceptional,” commented Einstein. “The dLive S5000 control surface allowed me to…
In Autumn 2022 Martin Audio partner, 22live, completed its first full production tour, with The Australian Pink Floyd show, tribute band. For the band’s 2022 UK tour Paul Timmins, now Hire Director and one of the founders of the recently formed pro-audio service company, 22live, was reunited with the long-term team of band manager Kevin Hopgood, production manager Chris Gadd, and FOH engineer Trevor Gilligan. There were a number of factors to consider for Timmins, along with 22live Technical Director, Simon Gladstone, and operations director Stefan Phillips, when they were preparing their bid as a new player in the market.…
PSCo, part of the Midwich Group, has introduced Absen MR2.5, the LED floor display. The floor display is exclusively available from PSCo in the UK for trade-only rental and purchase. The MR series LED floor panel is available in 2.5mm pixel pitch and uses a GOB SMD packaging process resulting in deep blacks with a non-reflective surface. Specified with Brompton R2 processing, the wide colour gamut and high-contrast performance of the MR2.5 produce in-camera performance versus other LED floor technologies. Asset Manager for PSCo Tom noted: “As a trade-only supplier of the latest display innovations, we have been blown away…
American emo-pop-punkers Fall Out Boy embarked on their 2023 US tour, which played amphitheatres across the country backed with LED and projection driven by Green Hippo Hippotizer Boreal+ MK2 Media Servers. Screen content is guiding the audience through the hitlist set via colour, with strong orange content for the daytime and cooler blues, greens, and purples for the night time scenes. The Boreal+ MK2 Media Servers are running pre-made content and Notch Blocks as well as live feed for the IMAG screens, with one live and one as backup. BAFTA and Billboard Award-nominated Creative Directors, TAWBOX, consisting of London-based visionaries…
At the Pozań Philharmonic Orchestra open air concert, Austrian Audio help tackle amplifying the sound of the orchestra in the outdoor venue. Radek Barczak, the Music Director of the Poznań Philharmonic Orchestra concert in Poland commented: “This was probably the largest sound capture with Austrian Audio microphones in the world. Producing a large symphony orchestra concert is quite an equipment challenge. “Prior to the Poznań Philharmonic concert, our agency, ViolinArt, already owned an arsenal of Austrian Audio microphones: we had 16 CC8s, four OC818s, four OC18s, an OC16 and an OD5, but we couldn’t put on the concert without additional…
Theatrixx Technologies has launched its new Nomad TPEP+ 2.6 indoor LED panel, now available with Brompton Technology processing. The panels incorporate a new proprietary Titanium Polymer Edge Protection technology (TPEP+). A liquid shader has now replaced the traditional brittle plastic shaders, resulting in a +170-degree viewing angle. The polymer compound forms mechanical bonds between each pixel without covering the LED lenses or altering its colour spectrum. With individually batched premium SMD diodes, a 1/16 driving mode, and 16 bits of greyscale depth, coupled with a refresh rate of 7,680hz, make the Nomad Brompton series. Interested event and production companies in the UK…
Virginia based rental and production company, Lite Tek Entertainment has grown with Elation Professional through the years and recently continued the close relationship with an investment in Elation’s Fuze series of lights. “The Fuze series products have great features and high-quality construction but come in at price points that make them fit our markets,” stated Lite Tek founder and owner Darren Lewis. “Elation has proven that they didn’t forget us in the middle of the market and still want to support the smaller lighting companies with quality products.” Lite Tek’s recent purchase includes 32 Elation Fuze MAX Spot, 16 Fuze…
Vari-Lite have announced Neo 4.1 software for all current and legacy Neo Series products. The new update brings features first seen on the Neo X Series consoles to the entire Neo family, eliminating the need to ‘unlock’ universes and adding an updated user experience. “The Vari-Lite Neo X5 and X15 consoles ship with the full 100 DMX universes possible by the hardware out of the box. Many consoles, including others in the Neo Series, require universe upgrades to ‘unlock’ the full capabilities of the hardware they have purchased,” explained Jon Hole, Global Product Manager, Vari-Lite Systems and Control at Signify.…
A number of CHAUVET Professional Rogue Outcast 1L Beam fixtures were supplied by The Design Oasis for the recent Floyd Mayweather fight at the FLA Live Arena, Florida. “The 1L beams really created an impact throughout the arena,” commented Abbas Ritscher, of The Design Oasis. “They were small, which allowed our Lighting Designer John Hollingshead to bunch a lot of them together, keeping the cables clean but still creating impact by directing beams of lights across the entire venue. They have a very tight 1.4ﹾ beam angle, so they looked thick and bright even when their light was a hundred…
SIXTY82 has appointed Progear OÜ as its exclusive distributor for Estonia. Progear OÜ quickly emerged as a significant player in the Estonian market, they have built up a comprehensive stock of SIXTY82 products, ready for distribution. “We are thrilled to collaborate with Progear OÜ and extend our market reach in Estonia,” stated Rainier Smeding, Sales Director of SIXTY82. “Progear OÜ mirrors our dedication to delivering top-tier products and services. Their industry knowledge, resources, and passion position them perfectly to represent our brand and fuel our growth in this region.” Brand Manager for SIXTY82 at Progear OÜ, Andreas Reinula, will be…
Las Vegas-based independent Lighting Designer Gregg Maltby is using 15 Claypaky Xtylos laser-source compact beam moving lights on Peter Frampton’s Never Say Never tour. The legendary artist’s North American tour kicked off in June in Huber Heights, Ohio. OSA International in Nashville, the lighting vendor for the tour, provided the Claypaky Xtylos to longtime customer Maltby. “When I designed the tour I drew in Claypaky Sharpys, which I use a lot,” emphasised Maltby. “Then I went to OSA and Vice President Mark Fetto said, take a look at these laser-source lights, and he gave me a demo.” “Gregg has been…
