Adlib took care of the audio on the Howard Jones tour, the tour opting for a CODA Audio system based around the company’s ViRAY compact line array. CODA has been FOH engineer Chicky Reeves’ choice for Howard Jones since he began working with the artist in 2016, he described his experience with ViRAY: “I’d initially been reluctant to stray from what I was used to, but having been persuaded to take the system out with OMD, I haven’t looked back. When we set up for our first show, which was more of a production rehearsal with an audience, I walked…
Author: Alicia Pollitt
Jerry Appelt created Wacken lighting architecture with weatherproof moving lights for the Wacken Open Air. Days of constant rain had so softened the “Holy Ground” of the festival site that a travel stop had to be imposed for the first time in the festival’s history. Appelt, who has been associated with the massive metal festival for 20 years, has also experienced a lot in Wacken. “I am emotionally attached to the festival,” he said, adding, “It was remarkable how the organisers dealt with the very difficult situation this year.” Elation‘s Proteus series of weatherproof lights showed its advantages under the…
Sennheiser was the official audio sponsor of the United States reception during World Radio Conference 2023. Organised in the opening week of the conference, the event was a success, welcoming more than 1,200 delegates who enjoyed a captivating gig by the Sonic Crusaders. The band used Digital 9000 wireless microphones, with a hand-built WMAS development prototype ensuring crystal-clear digital in-ear audio for the band members. Dubai-based event service provider 3DB, with project manager Stuart Andrews, supplied all audio, video, lighting and stage production requirements for the event. “We are honoured that the U.S. ITU Association (USITUA) selected Sennheiser as the…
JPRO marks a significant milestone as it celebrates 35 years of success. Established in 1988, JPRO began as the demand for JBL Professional products increased in New Zealand. Over the past three and a half decades, the company has evolved with a diverse portfolio of brands, customised solutions, and technical expertise. The company takes pride in collaborating with a diverse range of clients, from the small one-man integrator to multinational corporations, fostering relationships built on trust, mutual growth and a passion for the AV industry. The commitment to understanding and meeting the unique needs of each partner has been a…
Burna Boy’s production team relied on Shure’s Axient Digital Wireless system for the artists’ London show. The production team aimed for a sound system that could handle 40 channels accommodating Burna Boy, his core band, an 11-piece marching band, and a 10-piece choir. A Shure Axient Digital Wireless System equipment range was selected and deployed by Jamie Skey, Hire Project Manager – Live Productions at Solotech, and Valentin James, RF Technician at Solotech. Skey said: “Having extensive experience with Shure wireless products in the field, I was confident we could achieve exceptional performance, even in the congested RF environment. Shure’s…
LSI bids farewell to their Projects Director Bob Peill who leaves behind a legacy of three decades. As the company embraces change, a new era begins with the arrival of Nick Broad and the senior management team. Bob Peill has contributed to LSI’s position in the systems integration world. The company expresses its heartfelt gratitude for his pivotal role in achieving significant milestones that have defined its success from the first projects in China in the early 90s up to and including one of the company’s largest projects to date in the form of the New Cairo Opera House in…
Manchester-based dbnAudile has served as an event technology provider for The Warehouse Project ever since the series of popular club nights debuted in 2006. This year, seeking a new linear lighting effect the company turned to Elation’s PROTEUS RAYZOR BLADE. Pete Robinson project manages the operation for dbnAudile and has served as lighting designer since The Warehouse Project’s inception. He explains that the 10,000-capacity former railway station is a significantly bigger venue than the previous location and therefore required upscaled production. “Each year we try to find an upgrade or change in design to keep the look fresh and interesting…
ACT Entertainment expanded its reach in the AV technology sector with the acquisition of tvONE, among its brands is the Green Hippo line of media servers and digital display products, which tvONE acquired in 2018. The acquisition marks the first foray into video equipment for ACT Entertainment. Since 2017 the company has completed multiple acquisitions bringing RapcoHorizon, AC Power Distribution and other industry-leading brands under the ACT banner. “We are pleased to announce the acquisition of tvONE, which continues to build on ACT’s mission of providing tools to help our customers realize their creative vision,” commented Ben Saltzman, CEO of…
The 24th Latin GRAMMYs trusted the Shure Axient Digital Wireless System and Shure software to enable audio for a night celebrating Latin culture, passion, and music. Sound company Fluge provided 60 channels of Shure Axient Digital Wireless and 32 channels of Shure PSM1000 In-Ear Personal Monitoring System. “Shure PSM 1000 continues to be a consistently reliable piece of a complex live show puzzle, which demands both high-quality audio and rock-solid RF,” said Michael Bové, Monitor Mixer for Latin GRAMMYs 2023. The technical team relied on Shure software, including Wireless Workbench (WWB) and WAVETOOL by Shure. Diogo Nunes Pereira, RF Coordinator…
Vari-Lite announced a new upgrade for their VL2600 Series fixtures. The light engine upgrade provides higher output to the popular line of moving head luminaires while aligning with Signify’s commitment to sustainability by promoting circular economy, and minimising waste by extending the existing product lifecycle. “The VL2600 Series is now entering its 7th year of production, and it’s amazing to see how little technology and feature trends have changed in that time,” commented Martin Palmer, Vari-Lite Product Management and Marketing Leader at Signify. “Although technology in areas such as the efficiency of LEDs may have improved, the core technologies and…
Production Futures has announced a partnership with Cheshire College – South and West. The arrangement sees the College’s Programme Leader for Events and Technical Theatre, Angie Berwick, become Production Futures’ Education Ambassador. Berwick is well-placed to take on the challenge, combining as she does her Programme Leader role with more than twenty years’ experience of running her own events business. She will provide expert strategic advice to Production Futures on the needs of young people in education, as well as working with education providers to raise awareness of the opportunities within the production industries, helping them to develop job-ready talent…
RBD recently embarked on their highly anticipated reunion tour, entertaining audiences in 26 cities. With an analogue split being used between the FOH and monitor systems, Miguel Tapia, FOH engineer and Senior Consultant for Allen & Heath’s Mexican distributor Representaciones de Audio, had free rein when it came to choosing a mixing platform to deliver his preferred sound for the FOH mix, so he opted for a dLive system, supplied by Clair Global, based around a DM64 MixRack and an S7000 Surface. The DM64 MixRack, featuring 64 XLR inputs and 32 XLR outputs, acts as the heart of the system,…
d&b audiotechnik today announced the launch of En-Bridge, a new software tool for the Soundscape ecosystem. With this new software, d&b streamlines the interoperability between the DS100 signal engine and leading third-party systems. En-Bridge is a standalone software available for Windows and MacOS that provides OSC bridging and third-party protocol translation for remote control of Soundscape parameters on the DS100 signal engine. It allows BlackTrax tracking systems to be used for automatic object positioning on a Soundscape system, including their latest BT-1 system, by translating the BlackTrax RTTrPM protocol into DS100 OSC commands and providing additional mapping functionality. En-Bridge also…
EFM Global has promoted former Kuehne + Nagel lynchpin Mattias Becker to vice president for North America, with immediate effect. Becker, who joined EFM from Fluence, a Siemens and AES company in Alpharetta, Georgia, brings more than 30 years of logistics experience to the VP role. Based in the States since 2003, Becker has also worked in Europe and Asia for companies including Schenker and Birkhart Fairs + Events. Becker commented: “I watched EFM’s reach and reputation grow in the United States and I wanted to be a part of it. The mix of EFM infrastructure and people, coast to coast,…
En-Snap, the d&b Soundscape cue automation and show control software provided in collaboration by d&b and Gareth Owen Sound, has been given a major upgrade and is now available to all Soundscape users as En-Snap V3. The update adds the ability to use En-Snap as a standalone sound object control user interface for FoH for all types of immersive live stage performances using a d&b Soundscape system. The all-new Object Viewer allows users to monitor and control the positions of sound objects directly in En-Snap, within an intuitive workflow that supports positioning and parameter editing for a single object or group selections…
Rock-it Global will be rebranding back to Rock-it Cargo as it celebrates its 45th anniversary. Since 1978, Rock-it Cargo’s team has pulled together the logistical operations to make concerts worldwide possible from Live Aid and Bruce Springsteen, to Madonna and Lady Gaga. Rock-it Cargo was set up with the vision of helping transport meaningful moments for more people to more places all over the world, and while this first took root in the Rock ‘n’ Roll community in the 70s, over the decades Rock-it Cargo has expanded to the world of live sporting events, motorsports, theatrical sets, and arena spectacles.…
“The event gods were not smiling on us,” said John Garberson of Creative BackStage, who set up production for Desert Sky. “It rained off and on for eight hours, creating a lot of mud. There was a power outage, a medical emergency, though fortunately that turned out ok, and networking issues that disrupted the sound and lighting.” Setting a tone for the festival were the lightshows that fit each artist’s music and personality. The Creative BackStage team made that happen through some careful planning and the thoughtful placement of over 75 versatile CHAUVET Professional fixtures in the festival rig. “There…
DirectOut announces the availability of PRODIGY.MX, the latest addition to its PRODIGY Series. Following its successful debut at the IBC Exhibition in Amsterdam, the first batch of the new Multiformat Audio Matrix is now shipping. PRODIGY.MX boosts an extensive channel count, offering up to 1664 inputs and 1668 outputs granularly handled by a single-channel routing matrix. This compact 2RU device converts, connects or even isolates various digital audio formats, including MADI, Dante, RAVENNA/AES67, SoundGrid, and AVB/MILAN. Optional HD SRC technology bridges different clock domains seamlessly. With this versatile internal structure, PRODIGY.MX excels as powerful infrastructure device that enables any signal flow while acting…
