Torn straight from the pages of a Philip K. Dick science fiction novel, Muse’s Drones tour showcased the technical innovation of live touring. Four years on, the band has further pushed the boundaries with Simulation Theory World Tour, a production influenced by the dynamic realms of science fiction, simulation hypothesis and the band’s latest VR-themed album. During the height of Mancunian summer, a sodden TPi arrived at Etihad Stadium to lift the lid on the technical cogs and crewmembers behind the feat. https://issuu.com/mondiale/docs/tpijul19_digitallr Photos: Andrew Benge & TPi www.airworksinflatables.com www.er-productions.com www.eps.net www.legacypowerservices.com www.phoenix-bussing.co.uk www.prg.com www.rockpooltourcatering.com www.showsmiths.co.uk www.silentpartnersstudio.com www.skanpa.co.uk www.soundmoves.com…
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This year’s Sweden Rock Festival in Sölvesborg saw crowds of 35,000 rocking out to huge names including KISS, Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow and Def Leppard. An end to end solution for live production comprising of Blackmagic Ursa cameras, Atem Television Studio Pro 4K and Smart Videohub 40×40 handled video requirements including IMAG production for the festival’s two main stages. Soundforce Scandinavia worked with live specialist Cloud Production to design two identical PPU systems, with Digital Video Tools in Sweden supplying the hardware. “We had discussed a central production hub, however, the scale and distances between stages, combined with the packed lineups…
Grammy-nominated punk rock hip-hop band Fever333 recently took the iconic Electric Ballroom in Camden by storm. The Californian band commissioned Lighting Designer Hayden Borgars to design the atmosphere and electrifying show that they rapidly becoming popular for. Having used Prolights fixtures on numerous occasions before, Borgars was already familiar with the fixtures and explained how he found them “really reliable and innovative” therefore it was no surprise that the package featured a number of the compact-yet-powerful Prolights Diamond7 washes. The band, known for their parkour-like stunts in, on and off the stage required some clever designing. Borgars explained: “The notes sent…
pixl evolution supplied 11-screen solution for A-list Roundhouse Save the Children Centenary charity gala. Renowned charity Save the Children has been transforming the lives of children all over the world since its foundation in 1919. Working in 120 countries, helping the most vulnerable and hard to reach, in 2018 the charity provided assistance to more than 40 million children across the globe. Save the Children recently staged their Centenary fundraising gala at London’s Roundhouse. Hosted by David Walliams and featuring a series of unique theatrical and musical collaborations, the fundraiser showcased the very best of the international entertainment industry. The…
disguise will showcase the latest in its software integrations for the US market at InfoComm 2019. On booth #521 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando between June 8 – 14, disguise will preview the powerful new gx 2c server, and also introduce the award-winning vx 4 server. On show will be the latest in disguise’s gx range of media servers, the gx 2c, which features more GPU processing power than ever before for faster, more powerful performance to render more particles, effects and rich content environments, all at higher resolutions and smoother frame rates. Designed to scale and fit as part of a bigger media server…
NEXO’s new P12 is an ultra-versatile multi-purpose loudspeaker, brings technical innovation to a wide range of sound reinforcement applications. This is the first time the company has designed a 12” enclosure. The P12 promises to establish a new benchmark for the all-purpose point-source cabinet that can deliver at front-of-house, on stage, and as part of a distributed system. Inside the curvilinear enclosure of custom birch and poplar plywood, the P12 employs a purpose-designed 12” LF Neodymium driver and 3” diaphragm HF driver in a coaxial configuration. The cabinet footprint is very compact, measuring 531mm by 432mm by 317mm. Frequency response…
Philip Giffard, President, Sales and Systems Integration Division, has announced the appointment of Peter Woods as Director of Operations for the Solotech’s Toronto office. Reporting directly to Giffard, Woods will be responsible for the planning, enhancement and management of operations, thereby ensuring the overall continued successful performance of the Systems Integration Division in Toronto. Drawing from nearly 30 years of experience in the North American audiovisual industry, including at Crestron Electronics, Jason Sound and AMX, Woods brings an extensive knowledge in project and financial management and possesses all the qualities of a team leader. “His vision, leadership and analytic skills…
Prolight Concepts Group was recently approached by Lynx Pro-Audio to distribute its sound reinforcement product offering. All Lynx Pro-Audio products are designed in-house by their team of engineers and manufactured by highly qualified staff in their headquarters in Valencia, Spain. Prolight Concept’s Group’s recent visit with Lynx Pro-Audio allowed it to experience the quality sound reproduction and master cabinetry first hand. Prolights have already added multiple product ranges manufactured by Lynx, going forward it looks to expand the range further to offer its customers even more audio solutions. Lynx Pro Audio’s Ben Sinclair commented: “Prolight Concepts have grown very quickly,…
With over 45,000 audience members per night, over three consecutive dates, the Scandinavian dance trio returned to live performing – following a six-year hiatus – with a huge production at Sweden’s Tele2 Arena. Production managed by Mattie Evans and mixed at FOH by sound engineer Wayne ‘Rabbit’ Sargeant, the SHM team chose to use Britannia Row for the highly-anticipated gigs. Rabbit, whose connection with Brit Row spans two decades, noted that the company is great to work with as all of the team: “get fully involved in the design of the system; it’s always good to have the best people…
Lighting Designer Jacopo Ricci selected a high-impact lighting system for Italian rapper Fedez’s latest shows, consisting of 52 Mythos 2 units and20 Claypaky B-EYE K20s, all supplied by Mister X service based in Grumello Cremonese. Ricci said: “I chose Mythos 2 units for the great versatility they allowed me. With these units, I could go from beam light to spotlight depending on the needs during the individual parts of the show, and I could program the fixtures differently during the show while exploiting the same installation points. I don’t normally use beam lights very much, but in this case, the…
Production AV supplied the camera, projection and IMAG screen solution for Jack Savoretti’s Wembley date in May 2019. “We had just a seven-day turnaround to design and deliver the camera and screens package to Savoretti’s tour team, managed by Production Manager Neil Anderson,” explained Pete McCrea, Production AV MD. “As this was the big one – Wembley! – they wanted to ramp up the production and include video to enhance the audience experience. David McIntyre had created a real visual spectacular with the lighting, and they wanted to enhance this by relaying live on-stage footage as well as pre-recorded content…
Hung on five 30’ truss fingers that rise at a 30° angle as they go from upstage toward the audience, the Chauvet Professional Nexus Aw 7×7 fixtures at the heart of Greta Van Fleet’s lighting rig suggest the feeling of a plane taking flight. It is an apt metaphor for the hard rockers from Frankenmuth, Michigan, who have risen from obscurity to the heights of stardom with the speed of a supersonic jet. Eric Cathcart, the band’s lighting designer, has a firsthand appreciation of this dizzying trajectory. The owner of Bigtime Lighting Design, Cathcart was with the quartet on some…
Kheong Sen Lim has joined d&b audiotechnik as Business Development Manager for the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, based in the company’s Singapore office. Sen Lim has spent the last thirty years working in various capacities in the audio and performing arts industry. He has hands-on experience in sound system design, distribution sales, system integration and project management. Fluent in English, Malay and Chinese, Kheong will travel across the APAC region, predominantly focusing on enhancing reach and awareness of the latest developments from d&b, including the SL-Series and the Soundscape system. Most recently, Sen Lim was a Senior Consultant for Marshall Day…
WHATSIT, the French video mapping consultant and mega events specialist, has announced the launch of Lumings – a plug-in for the 3D design and modeling software application Sketchup, whose purpose is to simulate the technical rendering side of video mapping in the most realistic way possible. The video projection design tool is set to save valuable time and substantially reduce technical costs for technical videographers, scenographers and project managers alike. Lumings makes it possible to design an entire scenography before setting foot on site, thanks to its accurate and precise models and information. Another advantage, and what makes it unique…
BishopSound, the UK PA company, is making its debut at the Glastonbury Festival 2019, Wed 26th-Sun 30th June. BishopSound speakers are to be used exclusively on a new stage being run by the long-established Glastonbury suppliers, Bristol based A1 Entertainments. For the brand-new stage, which will be used to host up and coming DJs, BishopSound has supplied four Beta BB118 enclosures and four Beta BB215s. The BB118 is a passive sub-woofer particularly popular with DJs for its tight, well-defined bass frequency response. Each speaker will handle 1,000 Watts RMS from 35-100Hz with 107dB sensitivity. The BishopSound Beta Twin 15 BB215…
RealMotion, the pioneering designer of content management and creation software and hardware, today announced its new Gold Series servers, which utilize the latest video hardware and the RealMotion content creation platform to deliver up to four 4K content streams and enable interactive and generative FX installations. The new product line was launched at InfoComm 2019 in Orlando, Florida at Booth #201 in the Orange County Convention & Visitors Center. According to RealMotion Director Geoffrey Platt: “Our goal is to provide a superior real-time content management and creation platform that empowers creativity by enabling the prototyping, execution and deployment of next-generation…
Coda Audio launched its brand new ultra-compact 2-way Arrayable Point Source N-APS at this year’s InfoComm exhibition in Orlando. Combining the versatility of a point source with the perfect arrayability of a line array, N-APS creates a unique category of sound reinforcement system for small to medium size venues by delivering twice the power handling, as well as significantly more low-end, than other comparable sized systems. The ultra hi-fidelity N-APS delivers large dynamic range, incredible flexibility and variable horizontal directivity. N-APS is the supercharged smaller sibling of CODA Audio’s APS system. Where APS addressed the limitations of traditional point source…
Area Four Industries introduce the Milos Armor Cart, a new hoist utility vehicle that provides safe and convenient transport and storage for up to four of your hoists. Constructed from light and durable aluminium, the Armor Cart comes in two versions – model MAC-01-4025-A1 holds 4x 250kg hoists and model MAC-01-2100-A1 holds 2x 1t hoists. Due to its compact form factor, and the possibility of stacking Armor Carts on top of each other, transport volume is reduced up to 50% compared to flight cases. In addition, its open-air design reduces humidity within the interior and allows your hoists to dry…
