When John Legend and his 11-piece band performed at this year’s BluesFest for his only UK show of 2019, it was through a Martin Audio MLA loudspeaker array provided by Capital Sound at the O2 Arena. Introduced to the event by production manager Neil McDonald in 2017, Capital’s crew won plaudits both from Legend’s own production manager, Chris Stinebrink, and FOH engineer, Paul Klimson (Theory One Productions)—who was also hugely impressed with the PA. “The MLA system caught my attention from the instant [system tech] Ben Turnbull started the tuning,” he said. “Both he and [FOH tech] Dave Preston made me feel right at…
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RCF spa has appointed the newly-created RCF LATAM as its distributor for Central America, Colombia and the Caribbean. The company has strong roots in the professional audio industry, boasting more than 20 years’ experience. Stated RCF LATAM director, Jose M. Gonzalez: “Our company is fully committed to the distribution and positioning of RCF as a leading brand within the designated markets. “The owners of RCF LATAM have successfully distributed the RCF brand for several years, and their aim is to develop the brand in the weakest markets and support its presence generally in Latin America.” This was backed up by…
JSTV’s 99 Juhuasuan Shopping Day Show is big by any measure. The sheer volume of sales generated by the event sponsored by this Alibaba subsidiary leave no doubt about that. Neither does the spectacular lighting design by Ghent, Belgium-based Arf & Yes. Hovering over the 40-meter wide by 45-meter deep stage like some giant extraterrestrial craft, the stunning show transfixed the audience at this high-profile happening by directing intense, colorful beams of light outward, downward, and in every other conceivable direction to create an immersive matrix of effects that was balanced beautifully against a captivating pixel wall. Featuring 1,533 moving…
The first DiGiCo SD7 Quantum console sold in Germany is to Protones Veranstaltungstechnik, a newly appointed DiGiCo rental and installation supplier in northern Germany. Protones is an established rental company with many well-known German pop and rock bands on its client list, such as Fury in the Slaughterhouse, as well as servicing and audio refurbishment contracts with several worldwide cruise lines, theatres and other key installations. “Working in both rental and installation markets, we employ a lot of DiGiCo consoles and are completely won over by the sound and build quality. It was a logical step to become an official…
Adlib supplied a full production package incorporating lighting, video, sound and rigging for the recent UK leg of acclaimed comedy superstar Russell Howard’s “Respite” stand-up tour. This provided a great opportunity to further finesse their aggregate knowledge of designing and running the technical provision for an ultimate in-the-round experience. The Liverpool UK-based production and rental specialist had previously presented Howard performing in the same format in 2017 and were thrilled to be back on the road with the comedian and his team. Neil McDonald from Clockwork Productions oversaw production and brought Adlib on board, having worked together on many previous…
Leyard and Planar, global leaders in visualization products, today announced the launch of the Leyard VS Series, a full-featured series of rental and staging LED video wall displays built for easy assembly and transport, adaptability to diverse environments and fast serviceability. The new product line will be on display at Live Design International 2019. Offered in 2.5, 3.9 and 4.8 millimeter pixel pitches, the new Leyard VS Series is aimed at rental and staging professionals who assemble video walls for events, concerts and mobile studio backdrops. The LED displays have been built from the ground up to address the real-world…
When Hillsong United announced its highly-anticipated The People Tour, which included over 30 cities in the Americas, the group noted: “We have been working hard on a brand-new experience.” The tour kicked-off in Austin, Texas on the eve of the release of their 14th live album People, which made its late-April debut as the week’s top-selling album in US charts and recently won the Dove Award for Best Album of the Year. To bring their audiences a new experience Hillsong United’s production team relied on Solotech, a global leader in entertainment technology, to supply the audio, video, lighting, rigging and…
DMX control specialist ELC Lighting will unveil its latest innovation, designed to enable the creation of fully-redundant DMX networks, at the LDI show in Las Vegas this month. Now, for the first time, a damaged DMX cable is no longer liable to be a show-stopper. Until now, redundant DMX networks could be built right up to the ethernet-to-DMX node. However, the last link in the essential chain of lighting data – the DMX cable itself – always remained vulnerable as a single point of failure. With the new Redundant DMX feature, lighting production crews can rely on ELC Lighting’s dmXLAN…
Will Young’s brand new show An Evening with Will Young visited 21 cities around the UK throughout October, with a complete audio infrastructure provided by London-based Capital Sound Hire. Young released his seventh studio album Lexicon in June of this year, the latest milestone in a career which started with his win in the inaugural series of Pop Idol in 2002. Since then he has won two Brit Awards and achieved global sales in excess of eight million albums, several of which have achieved multi-platinum status in the process. Young is also an author and actor, having appeared in film, in…
For Meyer Sound, 2019 was the year of exciting new product launches and an increase in global festival collaborations. Starting as early as March, Meyer Sound LEO Family loudspeaker solutions were deployed at more than 60 festivals with musical genres ranging from heavy metal to jazz music. For five festivals, hospitality lounges were added to provide a relaxation space for the hardworking production crews on the road. “We are very excited about our increased festival presence this year. We have been able to make great connections and strengthen existing ones at festivals not just in our backyard, but around the…
TAIT has announced that its completed acquisition of the entire share capital of Brilliant Topco Limited (Brilliant), a premier provider of staging and design capabilities for live events. The acquisition brings together over four decades of complementary live event expertise to create an even more competitive platform capable of deploying a truly global suite of live event technology and solutions. Since 1978, TAIT has been a premier global provider of advanced creative, engineering, and automation services to the live entertainment industry. TAIT’s diverse group of clients and markets include Princess Cruises, Fortnite World Cup, Disney, Dubai Expo 2020 and the…
Highlite are holding an open day at its headquarters in Wiltshire on Tuesday 172 November. During the day product specialist Jack Kelly will lead Infinity Chimp trainings and demonstrations. If you are looking for a cost effective Line Array solution you can also enjoy the power of a large Odin outdoor configuration including the Double 18” Ultra-Sub powered by CELESTION. Highlite is going to introduce you to our latest range of products. On display will be moving heads from its Infinity Furion series, the new IP-65 rated Polar series moving heads, Showtec Performer series and much more. Featured on the…
It would be amusing to have a conversation with the various focus groups and organisations who, in the ’60s and ’70s, made Alice Cooper the poster boy for controversy, and let them know that in 2019, he would still be playing in large arenas and reinventing his live horror shows to thousands of fans each night. The longevity of Cooper’s career is truly outstanding, and while watching his latest tour, Ol’ Black Eyes Is Back, it was clear to see that the 71-year-old still carries the charisma from back in the day – much to the delight of the fans,…
Following his GRAMMY Award-winning breakout album, Freudian in 2017, the wholly independent Toronto-born singer-songwriter has collaborated with Pharrell Williams, John Mayer and Jacob Collier, to name but a few. As well as receiving critical acclaim, Caesar has garnered the plaudits of fellow Canadians, Shawn Mendes and Justin Bieber – the latter witnessed regularly at a string of the singer’s sold-out, hometown shows in recent years. Returning to centre stage with his follow-up album and worldwide tour, CASE STUDY 01, Caesar brings international concert goers closer than ever before… https://issuu.com/mondiale/docs/tpinov19_digitallr/62 Photos courtesy of 24/7 Productions. www.danielcaesar.com www.24-7productions.co.uk www.prg.com www.solotech.com www.8thdaysound.com…
Two Door Cinema Club ascended from the indie ether in 2010 with their platinum-selling debut LP Tourist History. In the six years that followed, the Northern Irish band toured the world, headlined festivals and frontman Alex Trimble sang as part of Danny Boyle’s 2012 London Olympics opening ceremony. After dropping Beacon in 2012 and Gameshow in 2016 – both albums charting in the Official UK Albums Chart top five, the band took a well-deserved studio hiatus in 2016. Now returning to the stage with the release of their highly anticipated fourth album and tour, False Alarm, the three-piece have upped…
With an extensive tour that sees the musician pass through Spain, the US and South America, Alejandro Sanz is leaving no stone unturned when it comes to pleasing his throngs of Latin American fans. https://issuu.com/mondiale/docs/tpinov19_digitallr/18 Photos: Visionlite www.alejandrosanz.com www.visionlite.eu
For a band that is larger than life in every sense, it’s surprising that Rammstein has never entered the world of stadium touring. An everpresent name on the live bucket lists of most metal and rock fans, the German powerhouse has raised the bar year after year, with some of the most extreme shows imaginable. So, when TPi got the invitation to come along and witness the final night of the band’s European Stadium Tour, I couldn’t book my flights fast enough. Photo: Manfred H. Vogel https://issuu.com/mondiale/docs/tpinov19_digitallr/26 www.rammstein.de www.woodroffebassett.com www.negearth.com www.solotech.com www.sseaudiogroup.com www.stageco.com www.wicreations.com www.brilliantstages.com www.thepowershop.eu www.ffp-fx.net www.wonder.co.uk www.showtex.com www.truckingservice.de
As the 2019 festival season fades in the rearview mirror there is always a period of review and reflection for live event suppliers of all types, the insurance industry is no different. For the past thirty years and more individuals at Integro have been providing insurance to the industry at a multitude of levels covering many different subjects, prominent among which of course is Event Cancellation Insurance. In August this subject hit the headlines due to the arrival of storm Idris and the subsequent cancellation of an unusually high number of UK events including Boardmasters, Houghton Festival, Rewind Festival North…
