Take1 Insurance has announced that its underwriting partner Intact Insurance Specialty Solutions, a brand of Intact Financial Corporation (TSX: IFC), will, for the next 90 days, sponsor the Event Safety Alliance online Event Safety Access Training (ESAT) course that is now available here, enabling live event professionals to complete the training free of charge. “The entire live event industry has been sidelined for more than a year and that means that a certain amount of rust has to be removed for the industry to return to work in a safe and secure way,” Take1 Insurance Senior Vice President Scott Carroll said. “In remarkable demonstration of its commitment…
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PMC has appointed Budee Group to handle distribution of its entire range of professional audio products into China, Hong Kong and Macau, with immediate effect. With headquarters in Beijing and branch offices, warehouses and service centres throughout China and Hong Kong, Budee Group has nearly 20 years’ experience of distributing major, high end foreign brands into the Chinese market. Among the companies it represents are API Audio, Telefunken Microphones, Akai Professional, Linear Research, Trinnov and Lynx. Budee’s focus is squarely on audio and it has multiple subsidiaries covering different business sectors such as systems integration, broadcast, music production, prosumer sales,…
Looking for a robust and flexible method of load monitoring across their three indoor spaces, the National Theatre, London, have recently invested in a Kinesys load measuring system to help them monitor their loads more carefully and add an additional level of safety. Since its opening in 1963, the National Theatre has produced well over 800 plays, staging a broad range of productions in London as well as touring extensively across the UK and internationally. Their wide-spread nationwide learning and participation programme supports creative education for young people through performance and writing programmes. In addition, their programme of talks, events…
Bradley Cronenwett has joined ACT Lighting as Regional Outside Sales for the southeast. “We are excited to have Bradley join our growing sales team,” said ACT Lighting Director of Sales, Doug Mekanik who hands off the territory to Cronenwett while he continues to work closely with customers and help in Cronenwett’s transition. “Bradley comes to us with a wealth of skills, including deep experience in touring and project management, great technical knowledge of our products, and the ability to aid customers in decision making and incorporating different kinds of technology to meet their needs. We know he will be a…
Customers who visited ISE 2021 in Barcelona were able to meet INFiLED at Booth 124, where the company showcased its latest LED technologies alongside its flagship fine-pixel pitch WP series. Having recently opened its EMEA showroom in the same city, the company was able to present its full-product range and newest technologies for Fixed, Rental & Staging as well as Creative installations to customers who visited the impressive 500m2 premises in the center of Barcelona. “It was also the perfect occasion for us to meet our customers, partners and friends and show them our latest products at our recently opened…
BriteShot expands its product lineup with the new BritePower modular power system. This mobile and rugged energy delivery solution provides continuous power via hot-swappable lithium-ion manganese phosphate battery packs. With its small footprint and long lifecycle, BritePower packs provide energy for commercial applications, including film and entertainment as well as home use, offering reliable power supply for a range of applications. The BritePower modular power base system consists of a charger, a 4kW AC to DC inverter and one 2.5-kWh (kilowatt hours) battery pack. Multiple battery packs can be connected simultaneously, parallel to the invertor, to extend the energy capacity…
PK SOUND has announced a string of new hires within its Electrical, Mechanical, and Software Engineering teams. The appointments are the result of the company investing in innovation and infrastructure throughout the COVID-19 pandemic in anticipation of the industry’s recovery. “Over the past year, we’ve refocused our teams and made significant investments in preparation for a major push towards our goal of PK SOUND becoming a top global brand in the premium professional loudspeaker market,” commented PK SOUND CEO, Jeremy Bridge. “Our vision is to drive innovation to reshape the future of sound. To realise that vision, we’ve bolstered R&D staff and resources and expanded our manufacturing operations. Now,…
Xite Labs utilised the disguise Extended Reality (xR) workflow, powered by a gx 2c media server and rx real-time rendering platform, to bring to life a myriad of virtual worlds in Unreal Engine for rapper Bryson Tiller’s Trapsoul World Series livestream concert. Shot at Xite Labs’ xR stage in LA, the concert accentuated the artist’s unique musical vibe for fans around the world watching at home. The immersive livestream presented Tiller in a series of six different worlds linked by a narrative flowing through the songs. Xite Labs was responsible for the stunning xR content for 14 different songs performed in four virtual…
Performed in front of a small and socially distanced audience of industry professionals, Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts immersed attendees in the fictional tale of Shakespeare’s unrequited love for his ideal women, with the stage rendition of Shakespeare In Love. Adam King oversaw lighting design, which, despite the well-advised safety protocols at the theatre, was able to convey a richly textured sense of time and place. “We had lots of different locations to depict in the play, but due to COVID-19 we could not have massive scene changes,” said King. “It therefore became very crucial that our lighting really help…
Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG) has revealed the brand for its new, state-of-the-art venue, Swansea Arena. Developed by Mumbles based creative consultancy, Kneath Associates, the bilingual concept aims to set the contemporary typographic brand firmly at the centre of a stage, viewed as a single point of focus, taking the centre of the spotlight. Following the brief set by ATG to reflect the design of the venue within a high quality, clean brand that conveys the significance of it being the city’s first Arena and large-scale conferencing centre while maintaining the individuality and independence of the specific venue within the ATG…
Following last year’s cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Eurovision Song Contest returned for 2021 with a limited live audience of 3,500 at the Rotterdam Ahoy venue in The Netherlands where Lighting Designer, Henk-Jan van Beek deployed almost 500 Claypaky Xtylos fixtures. The 65th edition of the popular competition was held May 18, 20 and 22 with 39 countries participating and Italy’s Maneskin winning for the song, Zitti e buoni. The ESC 2021 was produced by The Netherlands’ host broadcasters NPO, NOS and AVROTROS on behalf of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), the world’s leading alliance of public service media. OSRAM, the parent…
DPA Microphones has appointed Søren Høgsberg as Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing. As a former executive with many of Denmark’s leading corporations, Høgsberg will call on his global experiences to lead DPA in strengthening the coordination of its sales and marketing initiatives. “In an effort to further increase DPA’s impact in the global market, it has been our recent goal to bring sales and marketing together under one functional, joint management team,” said DPA Microphones CEO, Kalle Hvidt Nielsen. “In recognition of these continued efforts, I am incredibly excited to introduce Søren Høgsberg as the newest member of…
In the weeks leading up to the lockdown, Volbeat was tearing up Europe on a 32-city tour of the continent. The raw, unbridled power of the Danish metal giants came to its full fruition at the Stuttgart Hanns Martin Schleyer Halle one night, as they shook the 15,000 seat venue to its very foundation with their thunderous sound. Building on the energy of the band’s performance and driving the intensity level ever higher was a 40-universe Niller Bjerregaard light and video show powered by the designer’s two ChamSys MagicQ MQ500 Stadium consoles. Part programmed and part busked, the show served…
Meyer Sound has appointed Sweetwater Sound of Fort Wayne, Indiana as a new authorised e-tailer for the company’s line of self-powered loudspeakers for music reinforcement and recording applications. A selection of Meyer Sound products will be available through Sweetwater’s website and catalog ordering channels, allowing direct access to a broader market of musicians and audio professionals. “Sweetwater is unique in that it is the only national, internet-based retailer with the high level of in-house expertise required to represent Meyer Sound products and technologies,” said Meyer Sound Senior Vice President, John McMahon. “Their sales engineers are not simply order-takers, but rather…
Solotech has acquired Waveform Entertainment, a Canadian esports entertainment company specialising in full services esports solutions, including creative and design, technologies, event execution, brand solutions, digital marketing, talent management, sponsorships, and virtual and live production services. The company is well known in the gaming industry for its contribution to numerous high-profile programs, namely on Twitch, such as: Rainbow6 Canada Nationals Year 2, Complexity’s WOW Race to World First, Get On My Level, EGLX Digital, Rising Stars. Thanks to Solotech’s international reach, this strategic partnership will enable Waveform to become a global esports entertainment company and connect with a bigger and…
The volunteer trustees at Stagehand, the original live production welfare fund, have revealed that, after further fundraising efforts and campaigns, the sixth application window for the COVID-19 Crew Relief Fund is now open. Unlike some other funds that have already received grants, applicants can apply to multiple rounds of the fund. Applications for grants of up to £500 will be invited from those that have received zero or minimal support from UK government self employment or furlough schemes and haven’t any significant alternative income. The fund is open to non-theatrical live event crew, for those in theatre, colleagues at the Theatre…
Britannia Row Productions Training (BRPT) launches its Live Sound Fundamentals and Live Sound Intermediate educational courses online with 145 newly produced video lectures. Created after receiving an Arts Council England Culture Recovery Grant, the new online delivery platform offers video lectures, course notes, quizzes and optional exams together with learner support that the live sound specialist hopes will generate a more accessible gateway into the professional audio industry. BRPT Managing Director, Mike Lowe, stated: “We anticipated having to wait for some semblance of post-pandemic normality before continuing our programmes in live sound, however, being awarded a Culture Recovery Grant was…
Headquartered in Noventa di Piave, near Venice, Prase has been operating since 1993. For 28 years, the company has provided its renowned services to the Italian audio market, including its acoustic treated live room, 90-seat auditorium, research and development department and service laboratories. “The Prase brothers have known the Lastrucci family from the very beginning,” said Prase Sales Director, Alberto Prase. “It’s a great pleasure for us that the time has arrived for a business collaboration.” With Prase’s roots being within the audio technology world, providing a variety of speakers, mixing consoles and networking systems, Powersoft’s renowned product portfolio fits…
