Wisycom has appointed John B. Anthony Company as its new manufacturers’ representative for the northeastern United States. Founded in 1960, John B. Anthony Company has been committed to being the best sales, marketing and support solutions company in the professional A/V market. Dynamic and results-driven, the team’s goals are to drive growth and add value to the brands and products they represent through their knowledge and innovation. John B. Anthony Company will represent Wisycom’s entire suite of products, including its new MTP61 Miniature Multiband Transmitter, the smallest and lightest multiband bodypack transmitter on the market, as well as its new…
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RCF introduces TT+ AUDIO, a new premium brand founded on decades of RCF experience designing high-performance products that provide integrated, reliable solutions for professionals seeking the highest quality in sound reinforcement. The new brand’s all-encompassing approach to product design, innovative engineering, and tour-tested reliability, positions it as the ultimate solution for touring professionals and high-quality permanent installations. The dramatic three-dimensional TT+ AUDIO logo goes beyond traditional designs to become an emblem. It symbolizes a sporty, robust image, with a sense of symmetry that depicts the endless journey of the company in balancing precision in reproduction, usability, integration, and consistent coverage.…
Moving lighting fixtures around at a festival often requires some careful logistics. Moving crews around calls for considerable skill too. George Cannon got a first hand view of both recently when he was hired by Harford Sound to be the “house LD” at the THAT tent at Bonnaroo. “Harford Sound was responsible for the THAT tent and the THIS stage at the festival,” said Cannon. “They had morning and night shift crews that would tag off around 6-7 PM. We stayed at an Air B and B about 30 minutes away from site. So logistics alone for all those crew…
Occupying the stunning Tudor courtyard, the two-week Hampton Court Palace Music Festival returned for 2023 with a top-grade line-up, performing in this spectacular Grade I royal palace setting, dating back to the early 16th century and once home to Henry VIII. Working within constraints of heritage buildings, and tasked with creating a technical infrastructure for the event in recent years has been SWG Events. A major investment in the manufacturer’s cutting-edge technology has enabled them to field an end-to-end solution (the latest acquisitions being further TORUS T1215 speakers and SXC118 single 18in cardioid subwoofers). This is in support of their…
Women In Lighting have shared information on its two speakers at PLASA in London. PLASA is a supporter of WIL. Monday 4th September 11.30am From Concept to Performance Space, Light as Storytelling Elanor Higgins Elanor is a prolific Lighting Designer working throughout the UK and internationally. She has lit many award-winning productions in her long, successful career. Designing for Theatre, Opera, Dance, Musicals and Children’s Theatre, in all sizes of venues including site specific spaces. A graduate of RWCMD , she regularly returns as an educator and mentor in Lighting. Recent Designs include – WNO – Blaze of Glory!, Madam…
Sefa Jeroen Vlaarkamp, known by the stage name Sefa (pronounced Sèfa), has been making huge waves in the music scene with his high powered hardstyle and hardcore scene music, with Frenchcore as a subgenre. Sefa’s performance at DIE HALLE Tor 2 surpassed even the highest expectations, not only musically, but also in terms of the dynamic and evocative production design that complemented it. With the technical support and lighting design of Guido Schütz of Laser Frame and Patrick Hirt of Creative Sounds Veranstaltungstechnik, the show captivated with a unique concept for this genre of music. The sold-out show was spectacular…
50 Cent, Lil Yatchty, Travis Scott and D_Block Europe were among the lineup appearing on the Serious 25m TZ Roof at Wireless Festival, July 7-9, 2023. Serious Stages are supplying stages and site structures for Festival Republic across a range of UK festivals throughout the summer and have recently returned to Wireless Festival this weekend. Serious Operations Manager Abbey Thomas said: “We work closely with Festival Republic’s creative and production teams to design and install stages that meet the needs of the headliners, while also creating a unique aesthetic for their events. “Our TZ Roof was installed as the main…
Lightware Visual Engineering has promoted Siegfried Hermann to the role of President of Lightware EMEA. Under his leadership, Lightware will consolidate its position in the EMEA region with a greater focus on further growth after a hugely successful 2022 and a remarkable start in 2023. In August 2022, Lightware appointed Siegfried Hermann as Vice President of Business Development for the EMEA region. He developed and expanded Lightware’s presence in the region, developing new partnerships with global corporations. In his new position as President of Lightware EMEA, Hermann will be responsible for sales, operations and organisation development in the complete EMEA…
Japanese rock band My Hair is Bad wrapped up the Ultimate Homerun Tour with two shows at Osaka-Jo Hall and in an iconic Tokyo arena that featured a special immersive audio experience for their loyal fans. The band’s sound engineer, Hironori Ochi had first learned of L-ISA technology from Masaaki Nagayasu, Systems Engineer at L-Acoustics Certified Rental Agent Hibino Sound, who hosted Mr. Ochi to an L-ISA workshop in his personal studio. Upon discovering the unique capabilities of L-ISA, Mr. Ochi began working on the design of an L-ISA Hyperreal Sound system for the 10,000-capacity Osaka-Jo Hall arena concert. “I…
Bristol-based Enlightened has its roots in lighting. But over the years, the company has evolved to become the leading complete technical solutions provider in the South West of England, covering everything from sales, hire and equipment repair through to installation and full event production services. A recent investment in a NEXO GEO M10 line array system sees Enlightened bolstering an already significant inventory of NEXO ID and P+ Series point-source boxes. “They’re like hot cakes” reports Production Manager Ryan Stromski. “The utilisation of our NEXO stock is so high, they’re never on the shelf.” The new GEO M10 system was…
Marc Carolan, Muse’s FOH engineer for over two decades has employed the Austrian Audio OD505 WL1 for vocals on the Will of the People Tour. The OD505 WL1 is an ideal solution for those in the band who are mobile during their performance and depend on a wireless system. In many live situations, ambient sound is a big problem and mic’s supercardioid polar pattern smoothly rejects unwanted interference and focuses on the voice. Monitor engineer Matt Napier, part of Carolan’s team and on his first tour with the group, confirmed this in a recent interview with FOH Magazine “When Matt…
VDC Trading has promoted three employees to head up a new technical team, officially formalising its technical consultation service offering to customers. The new department is spearheaded by Jim Bulbeck, technical support manager, and David Barnard, customer services manager, both supported by technical assistant Dan Tompkins. Via an added-value consultative sales approach, VDC customers have always had access to experienced advisors helping them overcome any technical issues. The new team just makes it easier for them to have a dedicated and named point person to deal with their enquiries. Niall Holden, founder and CEO of VDC Trading commented: “We’ve always…
It was hard to beat the magnitude of the star power at Glastonbury Festival but one dozen Claypaky Skylos fixtures held their own against headlining acts on the Pyramid Stage, including the UK’s last live touring performance of Sir Elton John. Placed on the ground and producing super-concentrated beams of lights, the Skylos searchlights showed themselves to be extremely versatile fixtures that are more than simple searchlights, creating dense, solid beams of light and ever-greater light output. This year Glastonbury attracted headliners Arctic Monkeys, Guns N’ Roses and Elton John, with Yusuf/Cat Stevens performing in the Legends slots. The festival…
CHAUVET Professional fixtures seemed to be everywhere one looked at Worthy Farm during Glastonbury Festival 2023. The company’s products were used to add extra colour to 17 of the festival’s stages. Included in the group were main attractions like the Pyramid, Greenpeace, Flying Bus and new Levels stages, as well as more specialised attractions like the Avalon Stage, nightclub-like Salon Carousel, The Hive Stage, Outside Circus Stage, and the San Remo Stage, an interzone for dreamers, visionaries and other revelers. CHAUVET Professional’s wildly popular Color STRIKE M was clearly one of the brightest lighting stars of the festival. This was evident…
HIVE launches the BeeBlade, a new product offering that is set to redefine the way media players are used across various applications. BeeBlade represents a game-changing approach to media playback, making it the most advanced and adaptable solution in today’s fast-moving media engine market. “I’m very excited about our new BeeBox and BeeBlade products, featuring our game-changing BeeSync technology. Developed in partnership with Intel, this cutting-edge technology enables seamless frame-perfect synchronisation across devices without the need for separate reference sync cabling and expensive HDSDI hardware,” explained Trey Harrison, Co-Founder at HIVE. “The BeeBlade sits inside a projector or display and…
Nicolas Champion has joined SGM Light as Managing Director of North America. With over 25 years of experience in both architectural and entertainment lighting, Nicolas is a trusted and well-known lighting professional. As Managing Director, Champion will work closely with North American key accounts and distribution partners as well as the SGM Light sales and customer support teams to develop and coordinate business in both rental and fixed installation markets. Champion has a very strong background through progressive roles in lighting and sales management, most recently as the Vice President of Sales for Altman Lighting. Champion also has prior experience…
Several years in the making, Harmony of The Worlds, composed by Satya Hinduja, began as a visionary notion of spatialising and immersing sound all around an audience. What started with an Orchestra of eight and just four singers, quickly tripled and grew again, artistically combining the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, a choir, and hundreds of pre-recorded sounds to totally immerse its audience in 360 degrees of musical wellness. The DiGiCo Quantum 7 was the only digital mixing console on the market with the flexibility and technical capabilities to handle such a project, and controlled by Sound Engineer, Mark Rogers. Harmony of…
The triumphs of Wrexham Town FC and the kudos of Hollywood glamour bestowed upon them by owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney are well known and deservedly so. That Kings of Leon should bring some added grandeur to the end of the season celebrations with two nights playing to sell-out crowds of 20k+ was however, a case of blessed opportunism. “In terms of a stadium that’s never hosted a big rock show before, it was comfortable,” said Production Manager, Bill Leabody. “Going forward, staging shows there in the future will not be impossible, but a lot more difficult than what…
