The Vulcan Shockmount Chassis is another ingenious new technically enhanced 19-inch rack mount product launched by global flight case hardware specialists Penn Elcom … that gives affordable military grade (ANSI accredited to MIL STD 810G) protection against impact, shock and vibration. This is ideal for the secure housing and transportation of a diversity of sound, lighting, AV and IT equipment. A basic Vulcan rack can be assembled in just 6 minutes and due to the incredibly pragmatic design, the units are available in a super easy-to-assemble flat-pack format! This saves vital storage space for customers and re-sellers wanting to keep…
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Pop artist Billie Eilish’s sold-out global tour dates feature flyable Allen & Heath dLive rigs at both FOH and monitor positions. Drew Thornton, FOH engineer, and Salim Akram, monitor engineer, use compact, 12-fader C1500’s to mix over 50 inputs from an array of live instruments and backing tracks. Their innovative rig is fed by a quartet of DX168 stage boxes connecting to a DM0 MixRack via EtherCon connections. Thornton designed the dLive system to travel with the band. “Throwing down your stage box and pushing out everything patched and line-checked in ten minutes is amazing,” he said. “We plug it…
Spanish lighting designer Eduardo Valverde of Pixelmap Studios utilised the dynamic multi-functionality of Robe’s MegaPointe moving lights together with Robe LEDWash 800s and other fixtures to help create some amazing vibes and atmosphere for Popland a musical journey staged at the WiZink Center in Madrid. The show was a diverse electronic and symphonic fusion illustrating some of the most iconic pop, rock and dance music ‘moments’ from the last fifty years, presented by one of Spain’s most influential mix-masters, DJ Nano, in conjunction with Catalan experimental theatre company La Fura dels Baus and the Darevitam! Orchestra conducted by Bruno Axel.…
The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo (HLSR) is the largest livestock exhibition and rodeo in the world, drawing more than two million people each year. An especially large draw is the 20 consecutive evenings of rodeo and concerts held at Houston’s NRG Stadium. HLSR recently unveiled a new star-shaped concert stage and backdrop truss structure for the shows that supports LED video and hundreds of intelligent lights, among them Elation Protron Eclypse™, Elation Paladin™, and Elation Fuze Wash Z350™ fixtures. Production company LD Systems, www.ldsystems.com, has been working on HLSR since 1985 and for the 2019 version (February 25 to…
TPi’s annual event for burgeoning talent in the industry sets its sights on Fly By Nite Rehearsal Studios’ Redditch headquarters. https://issuu.com/mondiale/docs/tpimay19_digitallr/96 www.productionfutures.co.uk
Maestra Group has made some major sound, lighting and video equipment investments recently in the London office, including white sound and lighting kit, which will ensure all its clients have the most flexible and dynamic solutions available for their shows and events. The ‘white stuff’ is proving especially popular for car launches and other automotive events, fashion shows, corporates, industrials and expo stands as well as for art exhibitions, parties and architainment applications, where white equipment is often better suited to blend into the environment than traditional black. The kit includes a substantial purchase of 30 custom coated white Robe…
FOH engineer Eric Breaux used an Allen & Heath dLive system for 11-piece New Orleans band The Phunky Monkeys which allowed him to mix from anywhere in the house on an iPad. The Phunky Monkeys perform a wide range of music for diverse audiences at New Orleans clubs and at weddings, corporate events and festivals. Band owner Michael Taylor said: “Given the millions of visitors who come to Bourbon Street every year, we have to perform all genres of music. And, we pride ourselves on how we sound. That’s one of the reasons we switched to the dLive. Its sound…
Montreal-based Solotech has been awarded A/V Production Company of the Year at the prestigious Live Music Industry Awards. Held at the Sheraton Centre Hotel in Toronto and hosted by musician Kim Stockwood, the 4th edition of the Live Music Industry Awards took place on Friday, May 10, as part of the 2019 Canadian Music Week (May 6-12), one of the country’s largest and most influential media and music conferences. Created by Canadian Music Week in partnership with the International Festival Network (IFN) and Canadian Live Music Association, the Live Music Industry Awards honour outstanding festivals, venues, companies, productions and individuals…
Claypaky announces that it is going to restructure its sales organization in Germany and Austria until the end of 2019. This realignment will ensure that all customers will continue to have the best possible access to Claypaky’s premium products and benefit from professional technical support. Lightpower will be the distributor in Germany and Austria until September 30, 2019. However, after so many years of partnership, the two companies agreed to manage the transition in a smooth and professional way so that all Claypaky customers enjoy the full range of services they have been used to. “We will personally inform our…
As an innovative technology company, Barco is constantly at the forefront of bringing new capabilities to the event industry. Following the success of the Barco 4K truck tour in 2017, the decision to once again bring the tradeshow to end-users this year was a “no brainer”. https://issuu.com/mondiale/docs/tpimay19_digitallr/14 www.barco.com/ontour
Although the core Leo family loudspeaker components are similar to those used in Bublé’s 2013 outing, for this tour the configuration has been altered dramatically to remedy monitoring issues and also to provide a more intuitive experience for the audience. The ‘dual hybrid’ audio configuration complements and enhances the production’s split staging. This included a large end-stage accommodating a full orchestra and background singers (up to 38 in total), and a smaller b-stage centered in the arena and connected to the main stage by a catwalk. https://issuu.com/mondiale/docs/tpimay19_digitallr/10 Photos: Jay Blakesberg www.michaelbuble.com www.meyersound.com
More than 40 years on and KISS can still draw a crowd anywhere in the world with their crowd-pleasing hits and, undoubtedly, elaborate live show. “It’s simple, four-on-the-floor, rock ‘n’ roll music with heavy guitar riffs,” said Production Designer, Sooner Routhier, of the music’s continuing appeal. “As far as lighting, it requires an old school light show with simple cuing that accents the music but isn’t overly embellished.” https://issuu.com/mondiale/docs/tpimay19_digitallr/8 Photos: Todd Kaplan www.kissonline.com www.elationlighting.com www.christielites.com
TPi first got to experience the new look of the band almost three years ago during their Death of A Bachelor tour; an extremely tight show with the ambition of an arena performance. Fast forward to early 2019, and the PATD family had a full run of the Manchester Arena, loading-in an impressive video set up, an arsenal of pyrotechnics and even a flying piano. https://issuu.com/mondiale/docs/tpimay19_digitallr/48 Photos: Jake Chamseddine www.panicatthedisco.com www.prg.com www.fuse-tg.com www.8thdaysound.com www.strictlyfx.com www.allaccessinc.com www.sgps.net www.mojobarriers.com www.flybynite.co.uk www.beatthestreet.net www.bittersweetcatering.co.uk www.thepowershop.eu
Last year, USA Today published an article proclaiming rap and hip-hop had dethroned rock music as the most popular genre in America, according to the Nielsen Music year-end report. A recurring name was Drake, who has become the poster boy the modern hip-hop and rap in the past decade. The Canadian native has set the standard for contemporary hip-hop stars in his music and his ambitious touring productions. The artist’s previous European outing, Boy Meets World, was met with adoration by fans and critics and even made it to the cover of the March edition of TPi in 2017. Two…
Having stormed into the music charts with number one single Stitches in 2015, Shawn Mendes has consolidated himself as a live tour-de-force in recent years. Off the back of his latest self-titled record, the Shawn Mendes camp hit the road with a brand-new production. TPi caught up with the crew members 20 dates deep into the touring cycle. https://issuu.com/mondiale/docs/tpimay19_digitallr/18 Photos: TPi, Andrew Benge & Josiah Van Dien www.shawnmendesofficial.com www.24-7productions.co.uk www.brilliantstages.com www.clairglobal.com www.flybynite.co.uk www.phoenix-bussing.co.uk www.q-sfx.com www.videoscreenservices.com www.pixmob.com www.ayrton.eu www.christielites.com uk.harlequinfloors.com www.radiotek.co.uk www.teamaudio.net
At the beginning of May, a two-year project came to be realised for inspirational Guildford School of Acting lighting tutor Michelle (Mig) Burgess when her unique design installation Blackout was revealed to the industry. Blackout harnessed the collective powers of light, sound and video in the hope of affecting genuine changes in an approach to mental health. Burgess is searingly open about living with Bipolar II disorder – a condition with which she was finally diagnosed in her late twenties. And for the past couple of years, she has been formulating a plan to create a design installation to portray,…
Arkaos, the digital media specialist and leading provider of real-time visual processing technologies for the entertainment industry has announced that with immediate effect its dynamic product range will be distributed by and available throughout the UK and Ireland via sales specialist Entedi. Entedi is a technology equipment solutions provider, supplying clients in the stage, concert, theatre, corporate event, production, rental, venues and installations sectors – among many others. This announcement coincides with the 2-day PLASA Focus expo 2019 in Leeds – 14 & 15 May – where key ArKaos products including the new 4K Studio range of media servers and…
Brompton Technology will unveil its latest Tessera Processor Software 2.3 for its entire range of processors, as well as High Dynamic Range (HDR) video technology, on booth 2889 at InfoComm 2019. Tessera Processor Software 2.3 will include a number of new features for the SX40 such as High Frame Rate and sub-fixture support, and Ultra Low Latency mode. In addition, processor-wide features including OSCA seam correction enhancements, scaling with custom resolutions enabled and genlock following the active input are also available. The SX40 currently offers support for up to 60Hz with 12 bits per colour output. The V 2.3 High Frame…
