New Jersey-based Starlite has purchased a complement of Ayrton Khamsin-S, Ayrton’s super-compact and highly versatile profile fixture. The company has one of the largest inventories of AV, lighting and control equipment on the East Coast with which to meet the needs of clients in the broadcast, concert touring, corporate, performing arts and educational markets. The Khamsin-S purchase represents Starlite’s first acquisition of Ayrton products. “ACT Lighting (Ayrton’s exclusive distributor for in North America) demo’d the whole Ayrton line for us, and we evaluated the Khamsins in our shop for our rental inventory and use on our own productions,” said President…
Author: James Robertson
Bespoke productions specialist, Subfrantic has invested in PROLIGHTS’ next generation OmegaPIX LED video screen to deliver a state-of-the-art visual experience for client events. Established in 1993, Subfrantic supplies high-end AV and lighting equipment to the events industry, including tours & festivals, one-off shows, theatre, corporate events, gospel and houses of worship. Subfrantic prides itself on offering an extensive inventory of equipment from only high-quality brands. As the first phase of a new investment in its Video inventory, Subfrantic Director, Stephen Davies contacted one-stop equipment distributor, A.C. Entertainment Technologies Ltd. to recommend a solution. He commented: “We had made a small…
Over 200 of ADJ’s 12P HEX IP IP65-rated wash fixtures, as well as a host of ADJ atmospheric effect units, were used to bring to life the Nights Of The Jack Halloween experience. This family-friendly event, hosted at the King Gillette Ranch in the Santa Monica mountains of Los Angeles, features a vast number of intricately hand-carved and illuminated jack-o’-lanterns spread across a half-mile trail. Named after King C. Gillette, founder of the Gillette razor brand, who owned and developed the land in the 1920s, the King Gillette Ranch is a 588-acre site in the Calabasas region of Los Angeles…
Marilyn Manson embarked on a 2019 tour in support of his latest release Heaven Upside Down. Mixing a bombastic selection of both classic Manson and new songs always presents a challenge to engineers. Thankfully, Manson has 2 great FOH engineers he relies on and they rely on VUE Audio i-8a loudspeakers when they mix. Touring systems can take time to set-up and Manson’s primary Front of House engineer of 13 years, Herbert ‘George” Chapman, chose a pair of VUE’s i-8a loudspeakers to assist in mixing the show by utilizing the active 2-way speakers as FOH monitors. George has worked Front…
PROLIGHTS have announced that leading distribution and project engineering company A+SF (ASF SES ISIK VEGOR. SIS. A. S.) has joined its international distribution network. A+SF – now the largest AVL company in Turkey, was the result of a merger between the two leading AVL companies in Turkey: Asimetrik and SF. With elements of the company dating back to early 80’s, A+SF come with a sterling reputation of being the first company in Turkey to really ‘do’ Pro AVL. A+SF come with their own extensive network of dealers, a vast rental network and a reference portfolio of more than 2000 projects…
The d&b Soundscape stage offered audiences at WOMAD 2019 an immersive festival experience and featured a variety of artists from around the world, including Saving Grace feat. Suzi Dian and Robert Plant, Szun Waves, and Muthoni Drummer Queen. Get a technical insight into d&b Soundscape in a Festival environment, as the FoH Engineers and Stage Manager at WOMAD talk about their experience with this creative tool for artists and engineers. www.dbsoundscape.com
Bringing together a broad range of artists from myriad disciplines, Manchester International Festival 2019 saw innovative artworks, films and music take centre stage at venues across the city. One of the festival’s most talked-about pieces came from Mexican Canadian artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer. https://issuu.com/mondiale/docs/tpisep19_digitallr/70 Photos: Mariana Yáñez & TPi www.mif.co.uk www.dbnaudile.co.uk www.tubeuk.com
To mark the 35th anniversary of its founding, L-Acoustics has announced the creation of the Audio Engineering Society (AES) Dr. Christian Heil Future of Sound Scholarship. A stipend of $5,000 offered annually to graduate students in the field of audio engineering who are members of the AES, The Dr. Christian Heil Future of Sound scholarship, the first of which has been granted to McGill University student Ben Creelman, who is pursuing a master in music in the field of sound recording, will be granted yearly to students who demonstrate curiosity and dedication to shaping the future of sound. From its…
The NEC Group has recently announced that four of its latest employees have completed their Live Event Rigging Apprenticeship. Sam Carr, Tyler Smyth, Luca Monaco and Connor Millington have had the opportunity to work across a range of live events at Arena Birmingham, Resorts World Arena and the NEC during a three-year apprenticeships. https://issuu.com/mondiale/docs/tpisep19_digitallr/106 Photo: NEC Group www.necgroup.co.uk
After kicking off the disguise EMEA Open House tour in Poland earlier this month, the roadshow will head to eight more locations across Europe and the Middle East over the next six weeks, including stops in London, Amsterdam, Madrid, Barcelona, Dubai, Berlin, Oslo and Gothenburg. An open invitation is extended to join industry experts and become immersed in real stories and case studies from the disguise creative and technical community. Learn how disguise has powered and helped create industry-leading live productions, with disguise sitting at the heart of some of the most iconic visual performances across the world. Attendees at…
Claypaky has announced that Marcus Graser is, with immediate effect, the new CEO of the Company. Marcus takes the place of Pio Nahum who, starting from 1 October 2019, will retire after spending 30 years in the lighting industry. Marcus Graser, 42, is an experienced executive coming from OSRAM – mother company and sole shareholder of Claypaky – where he spent the last fifteen years in a variety of different roles. When Claypaky was acquired, he led the OSRAM side of the integration and, since that time, entertainment has been one of his business focal points. “I am proud of…
2020 sees Creamfields celebrate 15 years in Daresbury, Cheshire, what started as a one-day dance music event in 1998, has become one of the world’s leading electronic music festivals attracting 70,000 music fans who make the annual pilgrimage every August Bank holiday weekend. It’s success rests upon its continued investment to evolve and improve and listening to the valuable input and feedback from fans who attend year on year, and it’s with this commitment to delivering the best possible show that 2020 will mark a new era for Creamfields, with a £2 million investment going towards a number of key…
A multicamera SMPTE fiber solution, featuring the Blackmagic URSA Broadcast with ATEM Camera Control Panel, was deployed across the main stage at Festival Beauregard 2019, and delivered live coverage of performances by Fatboy Slim, Interpol, Disclosure and more. Set in the grounds of the Chateau de Beauregard, and in its eleventh year, the festival is an eclectic mix of homegrown French talent and international artists spanning pop, rock, punk and dance. The backend video system and camera packages were supplied by F & G Productions. “We’ve been fans of Blackmagic live production hardware for a number of years now, but…
Global design and BIM software provider Vectorworks announces the 2020 release of Vectorworks Architect, Landmark, Spotlight, Designer and Fundamentals, as well as 2020 versions of Vision and Braceworks. This newest release brings improved software performance, quality enhancements and new data-driven workflows. “Data and usability are the cornerstones of this year’s product line enhancements,” said Vectorworks CEO Dr. Biplab Sarkar. “When we looked at the future of the industry and what our customers’ needs were, we kept coming back to data, particularly data-driven insights. Vectorworks 2020 is centered around providing our customers with intuitive ways to use the powerful tools of our products, while also…
The official opening of Samsung KX, Samsung Electronics’ new ‘digital playground’ in London’s Kings Cross, featured the world’s first vertical gig. The event has made history, revolutionising how gig-goers experience concerts. The concept was devised by Iris Experience’s Creative Director Henry Scotland, and realised with support from video rental house, Universal Pixels. Responding to research that shows 79% of smartphone users prefer portrait videos – a trend driven by the upright configuration of ‘Stories’ on Instagram, Facebook and Snapchat – Samsung staged the spectacular vertical gig with R&B artist Mabel performing tracks from her smash-hit back catalogue. The multitiered performance…
Ocean Colour Scene’s drummer, Oscar Harrison, leads a double life – he’s the drummer and multi-instrumentalist with Birmingham’s Ocean Colour Scene and a leading DJ in his own right. Determined to make himself really heard, Harrison has just taken delivery of a brand-new rig from the UK’s fastest growing PA manufacturer, Yorkshire-based BishopSound. Harrison commented on his decision to use Bishop Sound: ‘I recently found myself at a friend’s wedding party … at entering the venue, I was stunned by the sound I was hearing… I was amazed at how the sound filled the room with over 400 people, with…
For over a decade, P!nk fans have become accustomed to extravagant, theatrical and often acrobatic shows. Suffice to say, Beautiful Trauma, P!nk’s seventh album and tour, was no exception. Having kicked off in Phoenix, Arizona in March 2018, the unrelenting live offering is scheduled to draw to a close at the end of the year. https://issuu.com/mondiale/docs/tpisep19_digitallr/24 Photos courtesy of silentHOUSE www.beautifultraumatour.com www.stageco.com www.solotech.com www.britanniarow.com www.clairglobal.com www.taittowers.com www.fivepointsproductionservices.com www.legacypowerservices.com www.pyrotekfx.com www.eps.net www.beatthestreet.net www.mcguinness.eu www.soundmoves.com www.theatrewireless.com www.airworksinflatables.com
A staple of the UK dance scene, Creamfields outdid itself this year. Overseeing the daily roster of 200 DJs was Creamfields veteran, Ian Greenway. This year the PM and the LarMac LIVE team battled varying weather conditions to pull off the impossible, presenting a musical feast. https://issuu.com/mondiale/docs/tpisep19_digitallr/36 Photos courtesy of Geoffrey Hubbel and Anthony Mooney www.creamfields.com www.larmaclive.com www.acorn-events.com www.britanniarow.com www.capital-sound.co.uk www.adlib.co.uk www.vanguardia.co.uk www.coloursound.com www.christielites.com www.prg.com www.bpm-sfx.com www.showforce.com
