Northamptonshire business, Unusual Rigging will commence building works on a ground-breaking new headquarters in July 2023, showcasing its commitment to respond to the climate emergency. The innovative project is set to see the company pave the way as pioneers within the local economic region – showing what can be done towards regenerative design within the built environment whilst also sharing the obstacles they face with the wider industry. Unusual is determined to demonstrate that ‘business as usual’ can be business as Unusual, in pursuit of ecologically intelligent design principles. The organisation, renowned for its work on events like the Olympics,…
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Powersoft is preparing for a new era of growth in Japan following the opening of a dedicated office in Tokyo. The Japanese office is the Italian company’s fourth, joining its headquarters in Scandicci, its US business in Flanders (New Jersey) and its China representative office in Beijing. Spearheading Powersoft’s expansion in Japan is its newly appointed market development manager, Haruka Murayama, a pro-audio veteran who brings nine years’ industry experience to the role. Murayama most recently spent five years in sales with Bose Professional’s Japanese subsidiary, where she became familiar with X Series, Powersoft’s high-powered live sound amplifier platform, and…
Stage Precision supports the frame:work:losangeles conference as director-level sponsors. Taking place on August 4th and 5th, the two-day event, organised in partnership with XR Studios, will play host to a gathering of industry experts, creative practitioners, production leaders and students to discuss the challenges and innovations in creating video for physical spaces, live performances and virtual worlds. frame:work:losangeles offers a platform for attendees to exchange insights about video content creation, media server engineering, virtual production, mixed reality and real-time generative content. The conference, which will be the first of its kind in-person, aims to foster collaboration and exchange of ideas…
GLX Productions has continued its investment in CHAUVET Professional fixtures and Chamsys control systems. This is a major move for GLX Productions on its mission to offer high standards of equipment at affordable price points for all productions across the country. GLX has bought a large quantity of Chauvet Professional Outcast 1L Beam, Color Strike-M, Outcast 1 Beam Wash, Strike 1, Strike Array 2, COLORado PXL 16, RDMX8 Splitters and NET-X II. Their investment in control has expanded exponentially, now stocking Chamsys Compact consoles including MQ50, MQ70 and MQ80 as well as their full Stadium Series of MQ250M, MQ500M including…
Solid State Logic announces its latest plug-in, the G3 MultiBusComp. The new plug-in, which leverages SSL’s storied legacy in compression technology, adds multiband capabilities and advanced processing tools to the renowned G Series glue & punch maker. G3 MultiBusComp is available now in several formats including VST2, VST3, AAX and AU as part of the ever-growing SSL Complete subscription from $14.99 per/m (Ts&Cs apply), SSL’s Rent To Own plan, and perpetual purchase. The SSL G3 MultiBusComp Plug-in takes the original G-Series Bus Compressor and enhances it with multiband technology, advanced processing, and powerful sidechain routing. It is a must-have production…
In 2022, lighting professional Jose Lorenzo used Obsidian’s NX2 lighting console on Giovanni Pernice’s This is Me dance show so when the Strictly Come Dancing star decided to tour a bigger show in 2023—Made in Italy—the designer again turned to Obsidian, but this time upgraded to the greater control possibilities inherent in the NX4. “Because it was a bigger show, Made in Italy required an expanded control surface and more controls,” Lorenzo explains of his decision to upgrade. “There was more busking involved and I needed access to more faders and more buttons. Also, as requirements have increased and Giovanni…
HOF has appointed Acson as a distribution partner in Spain. The cooperation will start with immediate effect. Acson is a professional lighting and sound system distribution company that has been in the industry for more than 30 years. Alex Costa, Managing Director at Acson, said: “Many of our customers are production companies that need brands and products that help them reduce set-up and dismantling times for their shows across Spain. We found HOF to be the perfect match to what we were looking for to be able to meet our customer’s requirements.“ Edwin Duivelaar, Export & Sales Manager at HOF,…
The stage production supporting the High School Reunion tour with Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa celebrates the past, present and future, combining some retro video looks with sleek contemporary geometric patterns and blazingly bright, colorful effects from 48 CHAUVET Professional Color STRIKE M fixtures. Production designer Justin Casey of HELM Projects, which supplied all the gear for the tour, approached this project with a narrative perspective that could reflect different phases of the two artists’ careers. “I designed the rig around the concept of having a story board screen on the upstage and then having textural set piece video walls…
Three-time Grammy Award winners Maroon 5 took off on a concise but intense tour this year. UK + Europe 2023 was the 15th concert tour by the band, who have also won eight Billboard Music Awards and all 27 of their BMI Pop Awards nominations, in support of their seventh studio album, 2021’s Jordi. The tour began on June 13 in Lisbon, Portugal and traveled through Spain, Italy, Czech Republic, Denmark, Netherlands, Germany, and France before concluding on July 4, 2023, in Birmingham, England. But Maroon 5 also have a completely different live identity: their ongoing residency at the Dolby…
d&b audiotechnik has launched NoizCalc 4.0 software, the latest version of its advanced simulation tool designed to accurately predict noise arising from outdoor events equipped with d&b systems. Version 4.0 features a range of enhancements over previous versions, including a new Graphical User Interface and an optimised workflow to ensure an accessible and intuitive user experience. Among the enhancements are greater similarity and alignment with ArrayCalc and the R1 remote control software, so users of those tools will immediately find themselves in a familiar environment, without too steep a learning curve. NoizCalc enables proactive noise management in advance of an…
Radiotek will now be a brand of the communications giant, CSE Crosscom. CSE Crosscom, is recognised throughout the Asia Pacific region, North America and now too in the UK, having bought together four leading independent two-way radio and communication specialists, uniting them as one organisation. These are Chatterbox, Zycomm, Radiotek and DTS. Radiotek, is the second of the brands to be aligned with CSE Crosscom following Chatterbox. Each client will receive the same level of service and support through the backing of the CSE Crosscom group. All contact details will remain the same to make the transition seamless with a…
A Green Hippo Hippotizer Tierra+ MK2 Media Server drove centre-stage visuals at the VEX Robotics World Championship 2023, which brought young innovators from around the world to compete using their school-engineered robots. Held at the 10,000-capacity Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in downtown Dallas, the championships took place over ten days and featured an opening and closing ceremony, competition battles, and an awards presentation. This year’s visual setup was made up of a 3:1 aspect ratio (63’ wide by 20’ high) main stage wall, which included a 12’ by 9’ guillotine door in the center for presenters to enter and…
Martin Audio US has announced a two-day training workshop, specifically designed to familiarise customers and partners with the art of line array optimisation. This is achieved using its proprietary DISPLAY system design and prediction software, and associated Vu-Net control and monitoring software first introduced to provide advanced and unique control of its MLA multi-cellular PA. The event will take place at the HQ of event technology specialists, Alford Media, 296 Freeport Pkwy, Coppell, TX 75019 on August 3 and 4, commencing 10am on each day.Supporting both MLA, the next generation Wavefront Precision optimised line array systems and TORUS constant curvature…
On Mumford & Sons’ current global festival tour, designer Ed Warren creates a background that uses a combination of video tiles and lighting, along with fireworks from Strictly FX, to convey dramatically different impression throughout the band’s 90-minute-plus shows. At times, Warren creates a bright, seemingly solid wall of light behind the group, using the majority of the 108 CHAUVET Professional STRIKE 1 fixtures in his kit, which is being supplied by Neg Earth in the UK and Europe, and Upstaging in the USA/Canada. During other segments of the show, the designer will have video images shine through the diamond-shaped…
TT+ AUDIO’s new GTX Line Array System begins with a forward-thinking external amplifier concept and adds innovations in electronics, transducer design, cabling and rigging hardware. Unlike other TT+ AUDIO products, the new GTX system separates the power amplification from the loudspeaker enclosure, moving it to newly designed touring racks, each with up to three XPS 16K 4-channel DSP amplifiers and including AC power, signal routing and network connections. One rugged, waterproof power connector provides streamlined cabling from the rack to system modules. This augmented philosophy in power management seamlessly integrates self- and externally-powered TT+ modules via the RDNet management platform…
Bigabox Productions has commemorated a decade in business with the advancement of its LED video and lighting solutions. Its new LED video investment comes in the shape of Unlumin UPADIV P2.6, which offers a range of innovative features that set it apart from the competition, including its versatile and creative cube design, brilliant visual performance with dual drive configuration technology and HDR capability, high precision curving and creative display and 7680 HZ Refresh Rate. It features new technology that makes the colour balance more adaptive and more easy to control. In addition it’s available in both flat panels and cube…
HOLOPLOT, announces the launch of its latest product: X2. Wrapped in a more compact hardware design, HOLOPLOT’s newly conceived X2 embraces the same core technologies of 3D Audio-Beamforming and Wave Field Synthesis as the multi-award winning X1, making it more accessible for integration projects across a variety of sectors. The highly anticipated X2 is optimized for speech applications and builds on achievements from HOLOPLOT’s formative years, when tests of a technology prototype resulted in some of the highest Speech Transmission Index (STI) measurements ever recorded on a train station platform. The Modul 30 (MD30) is a Matrix Array loudspeaker, incorporating…
In May 2023 the world’s eyes were on the spectacular ceremony celebrated at Westminster Abbey for the coronation of King Charles III, a key moment in recent history. For the celebration, including the start-studded Coronation Concert at Windsor Castle, Terry Tew Sound and Light was elected as the official audio supplier who relied on Shure gear to provide outstanding audio throughout these historic events. Shure equipment included 24 channels of Axient Digital Wireless System handhelds and body packs, and 255 Shure Sound Isolating Earphones. The technical team used a Shure AD600 Axient Digital Spectrum Manager, along with Shure Wireless Workbench…
