Meyer Sound returned to Denmark as the exclusive sound provider for the Roskilde Festival. Held from June 29 to July 6, this year’s event showcased 200 shows on seven stages, all powered exclusively by Meyer Sound systems. Roskilde is immense in scale — for one week, the festival transforms into Denmark’s fourth-largest city and a haven for more than 130,000 concertgoers. The week-long event merges art, culture, and activism, offering more than 100 events that inspire action on issues from human rights to climate change. To date, the non-profit Roskilde Festival Charity Society has donated more than 59 million to…
Author: Alicia Pollitt
PRG Germany has been responsible for providing The Tollwood Summer Festival’s entire equipment inventory for over 20 years. This applies to all tents, as well as all outdoor and ambient lighting. This year PRG relied on a large number of outdoor-capable (IP65) LED PAR spots with zoom from the X-PAR series from FUSION by GLP. 142 FUSION X-PAR 12Z, 78 of the ultra-compact FUSION X-PAR 8Z, 32 GLP impression X5 Wash and various other models were used in different positions. “The GLP fixtures were actually distributed across the entire festival site—both inside and outside,” confirmed Stefan Templer, PRG Account Manager.…
Ukrainian rock band KARTA SVITU launched their new album The Space of Important Things with a showcase gig at the Bel Etage venue in Kyiv, Ukraine. The show was directed by Mari Pogrebynska and Pavlo Zakrevskyi and included lighting design by Anton Semeniuk who utilised 32 Robe Spikie moving lights, six ColorWash 575s and a BMFL Follow Spot controlled via a RoboSpot system among other lights, all supplied by Ukraine’s largest lighting rental company, Alight. Like everything in Ukraine, the show, production and entertainment industry has adapted to the realities of wartime, and while Alight has moved much of its…
The lighting set-up for the NowHere stage at Glastonbury Festival 2024 was taken up by Lighting Designer James R. Dickson from Elixir Lighting who utilised the Cameo OTOS H5 and ZENIT W600 SMD. “The NowHere stage is very different from the festival’s other stages. Everything here revolves around electronic music and creativity,” acknowledged Dickson, who – together with his company Elixir Lighting – is responsible for the lighting design, operation, and provision of lighting technology on the medium-sized stage. “Our job was to create a nightclub in the middle of a green field. To do this, we put the lights…
Neg Earth Lights has announced its partnership with British Ukrainian Aid. (BUA) a UK registered charity. Neg Earth will be donating a truck through the Donation scheme to support the valuable work of this charity. Since it was permitted from 15 March 2024, British Ukrainian Aid (BUA) is operating the donation scheme with Transport for London (TfL) to donate vehicles to Ukraine through the ULEZ programme, where they would be used for medical and humanitarian purposes. Whilst Neg Earth Lights is not eligible for the for the scrappage scheme, they have decided to purely donate a vehicle through the charity.…
After launching the Nexadyne Dynamic Vocal Microphone, Shure will be shipping Nexadyne 8/C and 8/S with Axient Digital Wireless System, ULX-D Digital Wireless, QLX-D Digital Wireless, and SLX-D Wireless Microphone Systemhandheld transmitters. The handheld transmitters streamline Nexadyne Vocal Microphone selection for the professional touring market, offering sound quality and confidence benefits to performers and engineers alike, now with wireless flexibility and management. This is made possible by the patented Revonic Dual Engine Transducer Technology, which uses two paired dynamic transducers for clarity and noise reduction. www.shure.com
Plymouth Argyle FC hosted its first two-day concert weekend at its Home Park stadium. Run in conjunction with the local Depo nightclub, who also hosted the after parties, day one was EDM-oriented, and dubbed ALIVE at Argyle, followed by the more family-focused RELIVE at Argyle on the sunday. Local production company, and Martin Audio partner, Nub Sound were brought in to provide technical infrastructure. Having worked with the promoters on various events at their nightclub, in addition to the PA, they also provided the stage structure and upstage video elements. Explained their project engineer (and Audio lead), Gareth Fine, “Although…
MDG talks to Emile Chauvin, the Lille-based laser manufacturer, designer and operator working with specialists in new and used lighting and sound equipment, JSFrance, and ECS laser systems. MDG: Your work life covers many aspects as a laser manufacturer, designer, programmer and operator. Please give us an outline of what your work entails. “When people talk about laser shows they often think of big festivals. I like to call my lasers ‘special light effects’ since the applications vary a lot. There is a lot you can do with a laser, a beam of light. From mapping outlines onto a building…
NEXO rental partners have rallied around Serenityaudio after a fire at their base in Chippenham. When Serenityaudio’s Danny Kitainik finished prepping his NEXO inventory on July 2nd for a busy weekend of gigs, he could have loaded the truck that evening but the team were ahead of schedule and the load up could wait until tomorrow. Within half an hour of arriving home that evening, Kitainik got a call that a fire had started in the garage premises next door and spread quickly to his unit. His NEXO inventory was a total loss. “We had bookings for a celebrity cricket…
Showlight 2025’s Papers Committee are meeting to discuss the first raft of Papers submissions for the central programme, the first sponsors are already signed up and visible on the Showlight website and 60% of the exhibition spaces have already been sold. The exhibition area is the place to meet lighting designers, directors and delegates across all disciplines, in a relaxed and informal atmosphere, at morning, afternoon and lunchtime breaks. These breaks are a key part of Showlight’s unique networking opportunities and allow much closer contact with entertainment lighting users and specifiers. In 2025, as part of the new look Showlight,…
Elbow take brand new album ‘Audio Vertigo’ on the road with a Skan PA Hire audio package. Operated by the band’s long-standing engineers, Danny Evans, FOH, and Julien Helme, Mons, the combination of Avid VENUE S6L 24Cs at both ends, and a d&b audiotechnik GSL Series PA system design by Skan’s Scott Essen, made an impact as the new album was heard by live audiences. “We have a very long-standing relationship with Skan, who are the long term and very much preferred audio supplier for Elbow tours,” Tour and Production Manager, Tom Piper, commented. “They provide state-of-the-art systems and are…
Lightware Visual Engineering has announced the appointment of Roger Takacs as Executive Vice President of Sales at Lightware Americas and the promotion of Marc Jones to National Sales Director for the United States. Takacs has been appointed Executive Vice President of Sales for the Americas. In his new role, Takacs will be responsible for leading Lightware’s sales teams across North, Central, and South America, driving strategy, and fostering relationships with key clients to expand its market presence. “Roger’s extensive experience and proven leadership make him the ideal candidate to lead our sales efforts across the Americas. His vision and commitment…
No fewer than 260 Martin Audio loudspeakers were on duty for a series of concerts at the Puskas Arena in Budapest. The first weekend saw singer-songwriter Azahriah, playing three shows, such was the demand for tickets, to a total of 120,000 people. This was followed by long-serving band Hungaria with their 1950s rock and roll style, and the final band was Halott Pénz (Dead Money). It was the first time the production company had worked at this venue. Closed from 2002-2019 for a complete rebuild, according to BG Event’s Gábor ‘Mazsi’ Bácskay, “The team of architects failed to take into…
Solotech has announced the expansion of its UK operations with a new facility in Manchester. Imperial 76, the new premises located in the Kingsway Business Park, will serve as a hub for Solotech’s Sales and Systems Integration Division, as well as support Live Productions operations. With 76,000 sq. ft. of floor space, the facility features eight truck bays, six level loading bays, as well as a centralised hub for stock supporting the company’s sales and systems integration plans. Martin Tremblay, President and Chief Executive Officer, said: “This investment reflects the success of our Manchester team and highlights our substantial growth…
TAIT has announced that the private equity business at Goldman Sachs Alternatives will acquire a majority stake in the company from affiliates of Providence Equity Partners, subject to obtaining customary regulatory approvals. “Since its inception, TAIT has partnered with clients across the globe to bring visionary concepts to reality and create extraordinary live experiences. As we look to our future – where the digital and physical worlds seamlessly merge into bespoke, individually tailored events, we are thrilled to partner with Goldman Sachs,” Adam Davis, Chief Executive Officer of TAIT, said. “This collaboration will unlock new opportunities and reinforce TAIT’s position…
100 Broadweigh wireless load cells took to the main stage at the Miami Ultra Festival 2024. The event was produced and designed by Technical Arts Group (TAG). Load Cell Rental was brought on board to work alongside Kevin Mignone, CRO, TAG and Matthew Hannon, Head Rigger with the main task of weighing the rig on the main stage. “Our main task at Ultra was to monitor the weights of various structures during the build and to ensure that the roof beams and hoists were not overloaded,” Ian Barrett, Project Manager, Load Cell Rental commented. “We have worked with TAG and…
The CHAUVET Professional Color STRIKE M played a role for Glastonbury 2024 Saturday night headliners Coldplay. Supplied by Upstaging, the IP65-rated fixtures were positioned throughout the rig by LD Shaheem Litchmore. Another CHAUVET Professional fixture made waves on the Pyramid Stage the night earlier for Friday headliner Dua Lipa. Lining the contour of the stage and thrust deck, was the COLORado PXL Curve 12, supplied by LCR. LD Matt Pitman and the Pixelmappers team created a flowing visual accompaniment to the moves of the Grammy and Brit Award winner which included 12 COLORada PXL Curve 12’s. Earlier on the Saturday…
Outline has entered into a distribution agreement for the Italian territory with Audio Link, the renowned Parma-based pro audio distribution company. At their onset, Audio Link brought Italy those blue-painted British sound reinforcement systems, complementing them with Midas mixing consoles, Klark-Teknik and BSS electronics, years before these brands kicked-off the first merger-and-acquisition wave in the pro audio industry. “Integrating Outline solutions into our portfolio, Audio Link can now offer a complete, highly-trusted audio signal chain of utmost quality and long-term value – with links by Digico, Optocore, Sound Devices, Klang, TiMax, and Waves, to name but a few!”, shared Federico…
