Rock Lititz’ recently opened Suite 47 features cutting-edge equipment provided by 4Wall Entertainment and created in partnership with Clair Global, TAIT, Atomic, and Aurora Films. The high-spec studio space includes a full XR Stage, driven by Brompton Technology 4K Tessera SX40 processors. “4Wall has been collaborating with the vendors at Rock Lititz Campus since its inception,” said 4Wall VP of Live Events, Bob Suchocki. “By creating Suite 47, we aimed to build a space that could showcase all Rock Lititz has to offer in one place.” Apart from its 465m2 XR Stage, Suite 47 boasts a whole range of services…
Author: Jacob Waite
Hologramica has opened the doors to its new studios on a historic Wandsworth site, thanks to music charity NEKO trust. Hologramica CEO, Liz Berry commented: “We were struggling to find a home when the NEKO Trust, founded by Glen Rowe, came to our rescue. We now occupy a beautiful, secluded rehearsal facility, previously enjoyed by legendary bands including Metallica and The Rolling Stones. ” It is from here that Hologramica’s ground-breaking 3D Holonet gauze will continue its ongoing development, along with the company’s production-based activities, which provide holographic hardware, design, content and consultancy for shows worldwide. “We’ve already installed a…
Just like in prior incarnations of Eurovision Song Contest, Barco’s projection and image processing technology was used to turn the three live shows into a spectacular audiovisual experience. This year’s edition featured several Barco solutions chosen by Faber Audiovisuals, the official video partner for the 2020 and 2021 Eurovision Song Contest. Following a European tender, Faber Audiovisuals was selected in 2020 as the video partner for the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest. Following the cancelation due to the pandemic, Faber remained the technical supplier for the 65th edition, taking place in 2021. Faber Audiovisuals provided all LED screens, video projections, media…
Martin Audio has recently promoted from within to create two new director roles for its R&D department. Phil Anthony has been promoted to Associate Director of Design, while Ambrose Thompson is now Research Director, and together they will lead the R&D department. Phil Anthony commented: “It’s a great responsibility to continue the legacy of Martin Audio products and one that I relish and look forward to. We have made great strides in recent years in the number of products we have brought to market and I’m confident that by investing in new tools, developing improved processes and pro-active communication across…
To serve the growing demand for large-scale rehearsal spaces and production facilities, Elevation Studios is breaking ground on a campus of soundstages, offices, conference rooms, fabrication workshops, rehearsal studios and creative spaces, equipped with everything from HD broadcast fibre connectivity to luxe amenities. The shovel-ready project checks all the boxes, uniting energy-efficient design with luxurious comfort in a serene yet convenient setting, right outside of America’s biggest music city, Nashville, TN. The endeavour’s ambition reflects the scale of the opportunities coming with the next wave of live performance growth. The industry is poised for a boom generated by pent-up demand.…
When Becci Smith of the Make-A-Wish Greater Bay Area Chapter in Northern California received five year-old Valeria’s wish to sing on a big stage last year, she decided to contact the team at the Concord Pavilion. Operated by Live Nation and owned by the City of Concord, the venue has a capacity of 12,500 – by Becci’s reasoning if ‘big’ was the operative word, where better to start. What followed was a display of cooperation between entertainment technology professionals that not only made Valeria’s wish come true, but reminded everyone involved just how much they’d missed the shows that are…
LIVE (Live music Industry Venues & Entertainment) has organised a series of free webinars on how different areas of the business can either be more sustainable, or build and improve on their sustainability efforts. The webinars are designed to provide information, resources and help for companies and individuals on the topics of offices, touring, festivals, venues and artists as well as management. The sessions follow on from the Vision and Voluntary Declaration that was presented by LIVE Green recently, and are a chance to provide input and feedback. The webinars are hosted by Chiara Badiali (Julie’s Bicycle) and others including…
Following TPi’s first foray into digital events, it seemed only natural to curate another online event to help inspire those taking their first steps into the live events sector. Hosted on Swapcard, Production Futures Online 2021 featured two days of free panels, workshops, and interactive Q&As with almost 50 virtual speakers, not to mention live sets from up-and-coming talent Rue and The Native from The Nub Sessions, courtesy of Sennheiser. This year’s supporters featured a range of sector-specific outfits in 80six, Absen, Adamson Systems Engineering, Avolites, d&b audiotechnik, disguise, LMG, NEXO, Pearce Hire, Pixl Evolution, Production Park, Sennheiser, STNDYBY, The…
As part of the UK government’s Events Research Programme (ERP), The BRIT Awards 2021 celebrated the return of live entertainment with an in-person audience of 4,000 local residents, most of them frontline NHS workers, at London’s O2 arena on 11 May. With it came a brand-new colourful stage, designed by Es Devlin OBE, along with set specialist, Diagon, who worked in collaboration with the famed designer to create and build it. The design of this year’s presenter stage combined the use of maze architecture – which expressed the paths that many of those working within the creative industries have had…
The concept of a showroom is nothing new for manufacturers and distributors alike. However, an experience centre, where a company allows its customers to see and interact with its products within a wider technology solution rather than as a single piece of kit, is a relatively new phenomenon. A cut above a standard showroom or even a trade show stand, the experience centre sets a new standard when it comes to showcasing the capabilities of products. The latest company to adopt this setup is Midwich Group. The Group’s new Innovation House offers customers the opportunity to see its wide range…
More than one year after global tours were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Crowded House returned to stages across New Zealand. The five-piece band had planned to spend 2021 on a global tour, but due to the pandemic, they downsized to a New Zealand leg. As one of the first national tours by any act post COVID-19, it was of the utmost importance to the crew that the To The Island tour delivered the best in sound and voice quality. Audio supplier for the tour, Western Audio, recommended d&b audiotechnik and the band took KSL and GSL systems with…
An XR performance that took inspiration from a famed piece of Italian literature, Tedua’s recent performance to promote his latest mixtape was certainly a visually ambitious project. Brought in to help bring the rapper’s vision to life was London-based creative agency, Ombra Design, founded by Lorenzo De Pascalis and managed by Giulia De Paoli, which has produced content for the likes of DJ Snake, Janet Jackson and Martin Garrix over the years. De Paoli walked TPi through the creative journey behind this latest XR performance. “We were approached by Tedua’s team 15 days before the release of the mixtape and…
With its global fanbase having to wait an extra year, the 65th edition of Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) was back, much to the pleasure of those watching at home and the lucky 3,500 fans and delegates able to attend the event in-person. With around 183 million television and online viewers, produced by NPO, NOS and AVROTROS on behalf of EBU, organisers pulled out all the stops to present a landmark showcase of live music and technical ingenuity. Following an interactive backstage tech tour via Zoom, TPi put some questions to the core creatives, suppliers and technicians involved in perhaps the…
On Saturday 1 May, I dusted off the cobwebs from my dictaphone to make the short trip across the River Mersey to Liverpool’s Bramley-Moore Dock warehouse to meet some of the production team behind the first nightclub event to take place in the UK in over a year. Providing over 400 people work after months of sector-specific employment exile, The First Dance saw 6,000 clubbers descend upon the CIRCUS warehouse across two nights, with no social distancing or face coverings, following proof of a negative PCR test. As part of the UK government’s Events Research Programme (ERP), the two-day event…
In the same weekend that saw our own Jacob Waite head over to the CIRCUS club event in Liverpool (p34), across town, a hard-working team hoisted a big-top tent in preparation for a mini-festival event, which saw the likes of Blossoms, The Lathums and Zuzu take to the stage, much to the joy of the 5,000-strong crowd who gathered, shoulder-to-shoulder, to experience a true live experience without social distancing or face masks. Overseen by Festival Republic, this test event, like the others taking place in the UK, had each attendee take a lateral flow COVID-19 test at a local centre…
“We moved into our new building two weeks before the first lockdown,” began Wilkes, speaking to TPi over the phone as we went though the usual ‘how has the past 14-months been for you’ conversation. As regulations slowly begin to ease in the UK, Wilkes, Co-Founder and Director of Collaborative Creations, believes that now is the prime time to ease back into working life and start rebuilding the connections that have laid dormant for such a long time. Having worked in the industry for a number of years for the likes of White Light and CHAUVET, during his time on…
The only connection I had with October Drift’s Losing My Touch was that the accompanying video was filmed in Clevedon, near Scarlett’s Vintage Tea Rooms where I usually stop for coffee and cake when cycling out that way. That was it until a couple of Wednesdays ago when it was the first song I’d seen played live since March 2020, at a well organised, socially distanced show at 229 London. Grown people cried that night; it happens after a rough, old year. I also saw the return of the Event Production Show, held at the Farnborough International Exhibition Centre –…
What was the inspiration behind Elk LIVE? “We started our company a few years ago by building a smart guitar with onboard processing powers. Our idea has always been to use cutting-edge technology to create digital tools for and provide musicians with the same work from home or remote possibilities as most other trades, which has never been possible due to latency issues. We first began working on Elk LIVE as a way for musicians to play and rehearse without being in the same room prior to the pandemic, however, now it has transformed from a technical exploration into an…
