Brompton Technology will demonstrate its latest technology at the LDI Show, taking place in the West Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center from 3-5 December. Exhibiting in booth #903, Brompton will show off its TrueLight technology. TrueLight is powered by Brompton’s new Tessera G1 receiver card, and it builds upon Brompton’s Dynamic Calibration technology. TrueLight ensures that colourimetric precision and full colour and luminance correction are applied on a per-pixel basis, allowing for intelligent RGB to RGBW conversion that gives a broader spectral output for better lighting quality, while also maintaining precise colour accuracy. Brompton will offer TrueLight presentations…
Author: Alicia Pollitt
Since its founding in 2003, ChamSys has taken great pride in the ability of its cutting-edge software and hardware control solutions to adapt to the myriad and evolving needs of lighting programmers and designers. This spirit the company has adapted to the changing needs of its expanding footprint in the French market, by announcing that its entire product line will be distributed starting 1 December, 2023 in this market by Chauvet France, a wholly own subsidiary of ChamSys’ parent company Chauvet. Chauvet France will sell, service, and provide training for the entire line of ChamSys consoles, including the popular Stadium…
Pliant Technologies announced its recent distribution partnership with MediaPower, expanding its reach to the Italian market. For 30 years, MediaPower has provided its clients with design, distribution, and implementation of AV services and IT workflows. MediaPower will now offer Pliant Technologies’ wireless intercom solutions throughout Italy. “Pliant’s product range has a long history of providing intercom solutions for both the broadcast and production markets,” commented Gary Rosen, Vice President of Global Sales at Pliant Technologies. “This new partnership with the renowned MediaPower in Italy will enable us to expand into very promising markets, given its strong presence and experience with…
Over 1,000 cultural organisations, leaders and practitioners have added their voices to a Global Call to Action in advance of this year’s COP 28 in Dubai. Urging the UN Climate Change Convention (UNFCCC) to adopt a groundbreaking ‘Joint Work Decision on Culture and Climate Action’ to ensure culture-based solutions to climate change are recognised and implemented. Culture-led solutions that are inclusive, rights-based, place-specific, demand-oriented, and focused on people and nature are already abundant. Yet despite its potential, culture has not yet been integrated into climate policy and planning. This global campaign asks for a ‘Joint Work Decision (JWD) on Culture…
“We have played over two thousand concerts in the past 32 years,” noted CGT member Paul Richards. “Each of us comes from a different musical background, including classical, surf, jazz, metal, classic rock, and blues – all of those influences have meshed into our performances.” The group had been touring with their own mixing console for a while but realised that they needed something better suited to their needs. “A house engineer at a recent gig told us that all our gear was top-of-the line, except our mixer,” explained Richards. “It was hurting both the sound of our live performances…
The LightShark range of DMX-based hardware lighting consoles from Spanish manufacturer Equipson has undergone a software upgrade that introduces many new features. The latest software upgrade (version 1.5.25) applies to all products within the LightShark range, including the LS-1 hardware console with assignable faders and rotary controls, the more affordable LS-Core, the LS-Wing Open Sound Control (OSC) hardware controller and three multiprotocol DMX streaming devices – each supporting a different numbers of DMX universes – that are collectively referred to as LS-NODE. The latest version of the software introduced Record Merge, a development that makes it possible for programmers to…
The rousing success of John Mayer’s recently concluded Solo Acoustic Tour relied on a connection with his audience, accomplished via a reinforcement system of Meyer Sound PANTHER large-format linear line array loudspeakers provided by UltraSound. According to Featherstone, mixing one voice accompanied by guitar or piano is not the simple chore it might seem. “With one vocal and one instrument, there is nothing for the artist or engineer to hide behind,” he pointed out. “The mix is either right or wrong. The detail in compression and effects is plainly audible so you have to mix with greater accuracy.” Accordingly, he…
Nigel Catmur is a highly experienced lighting designer with a career spanning 35 years. He recently played a pivotal role in creating the lighting design for The Coronation Concert, which took place at Windsor Castle in May. Speaking to TPi’s Alicia Pollitt, the LD shared his thoughts and experiences of the spectacle. “It was an amazing experience, and I am proud of what we achieved,” he began. “I had to pinch myself at the prospect of creating the lighting design for such a landmark event, while concentrating on the task at hand.” Catmur discussed the impact of staffing the event…
The production design for the ENGST tour is the work of Jonas König of Koeniglicht, who, in addition to deploying many empty beer crates within the set, will be using exclusively GLP fixtures. This is the epitome of stretching a tight production budget for a young, up-and-coming band. “A beer crate costs practically nothing and fits the theme quite well,” laughed Jonas. He uses a matrix made of GLP impression X5 Compact behind a central wall constructed of beer crates. On the floor in front of the wall he has placed impression X5 Bar 1000. Other crates, stationed in the…
Ultratec Special Effects announced the launch of their latest low fog generator,the Sovereign LFG. The Sovereign LFG is a Live Design International Best New Product Award Nominee in the Special Effects category. The base model has an industrial condensing unit and a G3000 Fog Generator along with the Sovereign LFG. The condensing unit can be installed away from the Sovereign LFG, and the 10” flex hose box can be rotated 90 degrees for specific installations. The condensing unit is controlled using 1-channel DMX. Operating using 5-pin DMX or digital display, the G3000 uses its Dual Core Rapid Change Block to…
Robe set to launch four new products on Booth 911A at the 2023 LDI expo in Las Vegas next week, the iT12 ProfileTM, the T32 CycTM, and two new variants of the PATT series of scenic illumination, the HolyPATTTM and the MolyPATTTM. Additionally, shown for the first time at an expo in North America will be Robe’s new iSeries of IP-rated moving lights, the iFORTE LTX together with iESPRITE, iPAINTE, iTetra2TM and iBeam350TM luminaires. The Las Vegas version of Robe’s 2023-24 expo spectacular live show, “The Power of Imagination” will be presented five times a day at the booth, highlighting…
Clear-Com’s announced the appointment of Dennis Low to its Singapore-based team as a Technical Support Associate. Low has worked in a wide variety of roles in the audio industry, as a sales engineer/technical support for SMX Electronics, an entrepreneur and distributor (as co-founder of Big Knob, Malaysia), and as a House of Worship AV Technician at St Andrew’s Cathedral, and the Full Gospel Assembly in Singapore. “Having taken on the role of AV department head and leading teams of volunteers in my previous roles, I believe in empowering people with the right skill sets so they do not feel overwhelmed…
Vari-Lite announced that they will be presenting several new console products at the LDI Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. New solutions that will be shown in the Vari-Lite booth at LDI include the recently launched Vari-Lite Neo X5 Console, a preview of the next-gen Neo X Server, and new updates to the Neo and ZerOS console software platforms. The Neo X5 Console is a compactb5-fader lighting console running the Neo platform. “The Neo X15, the larger 15-fader member of the Neo X Series, launched at LDI 2022 to resounding success,” commented Jon Hole, Global Product Manager, Vari-Lite Systems and…
Visitors from around the world will pour into the Anaheim Convention Center exhibit halls between 25-28 January 2024 in Anaheim, California to celebrate the NAMM Show. Among the brands joining their peers in ACC North will be d&b audiotechnik, DiGiCo, Adamson Systems Engineering, EAW, Meyer Sound, Solid State Logic, Audinate, Blackmagic Design, Genelec, Avid, QSC, Sennheiser, Alcons Audio, RCF, Electro-Voice, DPA Microphones, Waves, Shure, Sony, Mackie, PMC, Allen & Heath, FBT and a range of brands from Music Tribe, including Midas. “The professional audio community is an essential ingredient of what makes The NAMM Show so special, and we are…
HARMAN Professional Solutions announced the launch of the Martin MAC One, its new Beam, Wash and Eye-Candy fixture, featuring a captivating Fresnel lens. MAC One has three feature areas, first its narrow beam and its Fresnel lens creates a soft wash with a 4 to 27-degree zoom range. Rounding out the feature-set is a backlight system with 24 RGB effect LEDs within the lens. With an output of 2,400 lm and a narrow beam intensity of 300,000 cd it is also powered by a custom-developed 120 W RGBL (Red, Green, Blue, Lime) LED engine. For versatility, MAC One can also…
Sennheiser has announced that new components of the EW-DX microphone system are shipping and available to customers. Among the newly available products are a two-channel Dante receiver in a half-rack size, a network charger with cascading, and an active directional wall-mounted antenna. In addition to the new hardware, Sennheiser’s Control Cockpit, Wireless Systems Manager and Smart Assist App software has been updated to include support for the new EW-DX components. Adding to the two-channel receiver without Dante, Sennheiser now offers the EW-DX EM 2 Dante, a half-rack (9.5”) two-channel receiver, which allows for various network modes to flexibly integrate into…
AVIXA announced the election results for the 2024 AVIXA Board of Directors and Leadership Search Committee. Brad Sousa, CTO, AVI Systems, had been elected as Secretary-Treasurer of the Board by AVIXA membership prior to suddenly passing away on 8 November 2023. The Leadership Search Committee will be announcing a special election for the Secretary-Treasurer position prior to the end of the year. AVIXA members have elected to the Board Kaushik Mukhopadhyay, CTS, Managing Director & CEO, AVID, and Christian Carrero, Managing Director, prodyTel. The Leadership Search Committee (LSC) appointed Laila Hede Jensen, Global Group Chief Business Expansion Officer, ZetaDisplay, and…
Audix announced the appointment of Glenn Roop to the position of Key Account Manager and Consultant Liaison. Glenn Roop brings a wealth of experience to the company which spans the professional audio and broadcast industries. Prior to pursuing his studies at Kent State University, he embarked on his professional career at radio station WKNT. After college, he established his own DJ company, Entertainment Concepts. Then he secured a role in inside sales at Audio-Technica, where he progressed over the years from Regional Director to National Director, ultimately assuming the role of Director of Professional Products. Glenn later joined CAD Audio,…
