Naostage’s K SYSTEM was utilised at the recent Montreux Comedy festival in Switzerland. Montreux Comedy celebrated its 34th edition over ten days last November, welcoming more than 20,000 fans to be entertained by comedians including Fabien Olicard, Hakim Jemili, Redouane Bougheraba, Alexandre Kominek and Thaïs, to the Théâtre de Beaulieu in Lausanne. In charge of illuminating these leading lights of comedy was Laurent Jaussi, Montreux Comedy’s long-time lighting designer, who trusted K SYSTEM for the first time at the 2023 festival, having been introduced to the system by Nicolas Oberson (of local Naostage partner streaming-live.me) earlier in the year. From…
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Martin Audio US has set two training days to ensure system users and designers are properly equipped to get the best outcome from their implementations. They will learn how to achieve full optimisation, control and monitoring of performance on a variety of Martin Audio systems. The two-day programme will take place on March 13-14 2024 at Frost Productions, 6 Empire Blvd, Moonachie, NJ 07074 and the trainer will be Product Support Engineer, Joe Lima. Day 1 will examine in depth Martin Audio’s proprietary software platforms, Display 2, Display 3 and Vu-Net. The following day will see attendees explore the MLA…
San Holo’s ‘Existential Dance Music Tour’ featured high-octane production from start to finish. The 33-show run featured a production which heavily utilised the ADJ Jolt Series of multifunctional LED fixtures. The rig featured Jolt Bar FX, Jolt 300 and Jolt Panel FX fixtures, which were utilised almost continuously throughout each concert. The responsibility for managing this production fell to Jeff Meuzelaar, who has served as San Holo’s Tour & Production Manager since 2018, making him one of the artist’s longest serving team members. Meuzelaar’s company, Pinnacle Productions started out in 2014 hosting EDM shows and events, first in South Dakota…
Andrea Casta has taken his music to over 30 countries and boasts a social fanbase of nearly half a million followers. Many of Casta’s performances are smaller, “boutique” events and for those, the artist has chosen a TT+ Audio System that satisfied his desire to bring the highest possible sound quality and musical clarity to his audiences while being highly versatile, portable and aesthetically discreet. “My smaller performances were a real challenge,” said Casta. “I needed a compact and easily transportable system, capable of taking my music to my audiences with the same quality found on big live stages. And…
Powersoft has appointed AVL Media Group, a division of Intellimix Corp, as its new distributor and service centre for Canada. “We are excited to be representing Powersoft in Canada and we are looking forward to informing Canadian customers about Powersoft’s offerings with particular emphasis on Mezzo, the new Unica amplifier platform, and the recently announced Verso cloud gateway,” commented Andrew Hope, managing director of AVL Media Group. AVL Media Group will focus on promoting Powersoft’s products and technologies, making its customers and potential partners aware of their features and benefits to grow the Italian audio manufacturer’s footprint in Canada. “Powersoft’s…
PLASA is running an industry-wide survey on sustainability. The association aims to understand how and if companies across the entertainment technology sector are tackling the important issue of sustainability and carbon reduction. The survey was launched during the Member Business Forum on Sustainability and Carbon Reduction, which took place in London on 18 January 2024. However, the survey is now open to the wider industry until 29 March, in partnership with #WeMakeEvents, LSi magazine, LIVE and PEARLE. Even though there are no current legal requirements in the UK to implement such plans, PLASA recognises the importance of sustainability across the…
Music Venue Trust has announced a new agreement with RADAR Festival. A percentage of every ticket sold for the independent festival will go towards supporting grassroots music venues via the charity’s Pipeline Investment Fund. RADAR becomes the first festival to agree to donate to the Pipeline Investment Fund which has awarded more than £260,000 to 61 UK Grassroots Music Venues since it was founded in 2022. The announcement follows renewed calls from MVT for a ticket levy on all major stadium and arena gigs to support GMVs in the wake of the news that 16% (125) of UK Grassroots Music…
Making its debut at the Winter NAMM show, StageStrike, a new company formed by Castor Milano, came out swinging. Headquartered in Orlando FL, StageStrike manufactures a product line of modular, stackable, inter-lockable organisation systems for wireless packs and handheld microphones that provide solutions for organising and improving workflow for both touring and corporate live sound operators. The system consists of the MiQb and the packHolder, patent pending stands and holders sourced from industrial 3D printing technology which allow for fast product development cycles as well as user feedback generated updates. Company owner, Castor Milano, created the StageStrike system by stepping…
Creative Technology Australia and New Zealand, opted for QC-Check to address three main needs in terms of product inspection: socapex cable testing, the safe inspection of twin-frame distribution boards, and the ability to set up the specific testing processes needed to be carried out by anyone in the warehouse. Maintenance manager, Myles Barlow, explained that the company’s highest priority was to be able to test multipin connectors such as Socapex three-phase cables, as “…there’s just no safe way to test them,” he found that “…standard pat testers fail products that have lots of internal relay, control voltages and several limit…
Andrew Dingman set out to light the Clayton King Ministries’ Crossroad Winter Conference. “The room and rigging will always be the biggest challenge when designing a show like this in a venue like this,” he began. “But as is true in every case, there are always ways to overcome challenges.” In this three-day conference, Dingman met the challenge presented by the relative lack of overhead space by modifying his plans. “Originally, I wanted to do another LED Banner above my Mid Stage LX Truss, but was unavailable due to trim,” he explained. “Flying my MS LX Truss to max trim…
Martin Audio is joining forces with pro audio brands from the Focusrite Group stable to showcase their respective offerings in a series of Open Days running 12-14 March at High Wycombe, UK. Martin Audio will be conducting a set of audio demonstrations highlighting rich pickings from its line-up across stage monitors, point sources, constant curvature and line array, while also providing educational classes on its predictive software, DISPLAY 3. The latest additions to the Focusrite Group, TiMax and OutBoard, will be making their Open Day debut. TiMax will have a dedicated showcase of its immersive sound solutions and stage tracking,…
Tokyo Sanko recently added two DiGiCo Quantum 338 consoles to its inventory. “DiGiCo is a super machine. The company produces faultless consoles that can adapt to many different scenarios,” commented Mr Tetsuya Matsunaga, Audio Department Manager and System Engineer at Tokyo Sanko. “We’ve been using their desks for over a decade now and are consistently impressed by what we’re able to achieve.” The company first heard about DiGiCo when it was introduced by an agency during the industry’s transition to digital consoles back in the early 2000s, but it was the flagship SD7 that sealed the team’s decision to invest.…
The size of the rig at the iHeartRadio ALTer Ego concert made the production bigger than previous shows. “We wanted to make the show seem larger this year,” said Patrick Dierson of The Activity. “Yet, there’s no bravado when I tell you that this was literally the smallest lighting rig that I’ve been a part of in the past 20 or so years.” Dierson explained how it sharpened his creative visions. “It’s good to be forced to get more out of less,” he said. “That may be sort of an age old saying, but it’s also the truth. There’s certainly…
Area Four Industries UK expanded its team with the appointment of Theresa Gibson to the newly created role of Head of Marketing. After four years as Head of Marketing for Robe Lighting UK, she brings extensive experience across the sector. Gibson will harness her 20+ years in global marketing gained across a mix of sectors including blue chip, SME, and several marketing and live event agencies. Her spectrum of knowledge embraces multi-disciplines including event management, sponsorship and PR activations, planning and delivery of engagement campaigns alongside digital marketing management and content creation. This new appointment represents a strategic pillar for…
Riedel Communications announced that Japan’s ATLinkage is enhancing and expanding its rental portfolio with the addition of Riedel’s Bolero wireless intercom system. The Bolero system allows ATLinkage to deliver communications solutions that improve range and sound quality. “While Bolero’s wide antenna coverage area and beltpack battery life match the requirements of concert tours, the ease of installation when operating the Bolero has also led many of our customers to order rental equipment,” said Tsukasa Ishii, Video Engineer at ATLinkage. “The fact that up to 10 beltpacks can be connected to one antenna — with the option to add antennas and…
The LIFTKET Group announced the appointment of Benjamin Göldner as Vice President Stage with effect from 1 March 2024. Göldner who joined LIFTKET as Head of Purchasing in 2017 and took over the management of CHAINMASTER in 2021, brings extensive experience and expertise to the new role and together with Jürgen Dlugi and Thomas Birke, Benjamin Göldner will form the management team of the LIFTKET Group. The purpose of creating this position is to improve communication and efficiency in the stage area and to drive strategic growth. The focus will be on the global requirements for the Group, strengthening the…
Nathaniel Rateliff and his band The Night Sweats played their annual homecoming holiday concert at the Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado with lighting crafted by Jeremy Roth, who utilised over 100 Robe moving lights, including FORTES, Spiiders and MegaPointes plus a RoboSpot system for the show. He programmed and operated lights for this performance himself, working alongside Lighting Director Adam Waguespack. At Ball Arena, Waguespack took on the vital role of coordinating the follow spots and RoboSpot system. Additional video came in for the production in the form of three large upstage screens, with the department overseen by Mike Grant…
Star Live has invested in a QC-Check safety inspection system from Data Strategy following its recent investment from LDC, part of Lloyds Banking Group. For Star Live’s purpose, QC-Check’s ability to facilitate the equivalent tracking and maintenance of data from the new heavy-duty mechanical testing equipment made it a part of the plan. Star Live Technical Director, Roger Barrett, commented: “QC-Check has absolutely transformed our testing capabilities here. It’s been noted by people who’ve been with us a long time that there’s a new level of confidence now: knowing that when they grab half a dozen cables on-site, they’re all…
