Manchester International Festival (MIF) has confirmed the appointment of four new Board members and a new Venue Director as the organisation prepares to move from a critically-acclaimed biennial festival of extraordinary events (this year taking place 1-18 July) to The Factory, a year-round home of cutting-edge art, music and culture. Designed by Ellen van Loon of award-winning architectural practice OMA, The Factory will commission, present and produce one of Europe’s most ambitious and adventurous year-round creative programmes, featuring bold new work from the world’s greatest artists and offering a space to create, invent and play. Sheena Wrigley joins the organisation as…
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Fulcrum Acoustic has appointed Pro Audio & Light Systems as a distributor for the Russian region. The increase in Fulcrum Acoustic’s international distribution indicates growing demand in the global Pro AV market. “Pro Audio & Light Systems has an extensive network and first-rate technical expertise. We are happy to have their support as we continue to expand our presence internationally,” said Fulcrum Acoustic President and Co-founder Stephen Siegel. “We have been looking for an installation-focused loudspeaker brand for some time now,” added Elena Korovina at Pro Audio & Light Systems. “The technology behind the Fulcrum Acoustic product line is impressive…
Production Designer, Tim Dunn has joined nvisible Agency – a UK-based group of independent live production professionals offering a dynamic range of project management and creative production services for events worldwide. nvisible Agency’s core team members include Founder and MD, Mark Bustard; Chairman, Harvey Goldsmith and Show and Event Producer, Jim Baggott along with Technical Director, Tim Spears and Project Director, Luke Carr. Dunn has worked ‘hands-on’ in most live events-related technical disciplines – from staging and rigging, to lighting, video, audio and even catering – in addition to production, tour and event managing, the latest nvisible Agency recruit has held executive…
The DriveINSIDE Theatre team were preparing for a socially distanced capacity of 800, with the potential to grow to 5,600 as social distance restrictions are relaxed at the Trafford Centre, commencing this weekend. Undercover, but with a part open surround, the model was thought to be COVID-19 secure even in areas which require Level 3 C19 compliance. However, in a recent statement Beyond Theatre Director, Paul Levin confirmed the immediate cancellation of the inaugural weekend events, scheduled to take place on 15-16 May 2021. “It is extremely disappointing that at the 11th hour we have been advised not to open before 17…
Global Infusion Group has launched an internal awards ceremony – The Tony Awards, held in honour of its late founder and CEO, Tony Laurenson, who passed away this January, the inaugural awards will be held on 21 May. Alongside the ceremony will be a formal presentation to Stagehand, the PSA’s Welfare & Benevolent Fund, for the ‘Donations not Carnations’ JustGiving page that was set up for those who wanted send tributes to Tony. The amount raised is already over £20,000. Global Infusion Group’s management team reached out to highly valued partners, suppliers, clients and friends from across the industry to secure…
Anna Valley has confirmed the acquisition of event technical support provider Production Plus. The purchase is the group’s second acquisition in recent years and will provide Anna Valley with additional staff and technical capabilities to support the company’s growing portfolio of venue clients. Production Plus has provided technical services to the events, hospitality, corporate and private markets since 1985. The company supplies video, audio, lighting, rigging and set design, build and staging services and equipment from a 20,000ft facility in Hertfordshire and is the preferred supplier to a host of five-star hotels and iconic venues. After a management buyout in 2014,…
Held annually in March, the Golden Stage Cross Awards celebrates World Theatre Day by recognising the significant productions, authors and professional artists in what has become Lithuania’s most anticipated performing arts awards. Due to the health and safety regulations, no spectators were allowed at the event this year, with the awards ceremony presented and broadcast live on Lithuanian national television, LRT (Lietuvos radijas ir televizija). NGR Service worked with show organisers to provide the sound system, deploying a DiGiCo SD12 96-channel console with D-Rack and D2-Rack to broadcast the audio. Traditionally held in a different theatre every year, it was decided to…
64 Audio is promoting the importance of its Hearing Health Initiative by offering free custom earplugs and all four apex modules (mX; m15, m20, m26) with the purchase of a custom 64 Audio IEM throughout May. “As a musician, your ears are arguably your most important asset,” explained 64 Audio Founder and Chief Sound Designer, Vitaliy Belonozhko. “You spend hours rehearsing to perfect that riff, master that drum solo, or hit that high note. Your ears are your guide, your biggest fan, and your harshest critic. As such, ear protection and being mindful of your environment can help combat noise-induced…
The 2020 rendition of Oxford University’s Vice-Chancellor’s Innovation Awards was due to take place at the Sultan Nazrin Shah Centre at Worcester College, Oxford, however, like most in-person events last year. COVID-19 pandemic rendered this impossible. Undeterred, and supported by events organiser Michelle Miles of Fusion Events and Weddings, the university opted to stage a virtual event. The Innovation Awards of 2020 were to remain true to their name when Oxford-based event production specialist, THAT Event Company (TEC) came onboard. TEC’s brief was to create a fully virtual and interactive replacement for the live event. Following a pre-filmed introduction from…
The BRIT Awards 2021 with Mastercard celebrated the return of live music at London’s O2 Arena last night. Broadcast live on ITV, the event welcomed a live audience as part of the UK government’s Events Research Programme. 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 to navigate to overcome the…
Absen is set to hold three online round table panels on immersive LED experiences. The sessions will cover immersive LED in virtual studios, retail spaces, and corporate spaces, with each round table session hosting a variety of expert brands in each sector. Absen European Brand Manager, Jessica Golding will host the event. The first roundtable, upcoming on the 19 May, will discuss the impact and rise of virtual studios on the AV industry over the last year. With a panel of the industry’s virtual studio experts, like Christian Czimny, Absen’s industry product director, Catalyst Event Production Services and Creative Works,…
Hungarian rental and installation company, G-Sound, has boosted its pro audio arsenal with the addition of L-Acoustics K Series to its inventory. The system was supplied by Audmax, an L-Acoustics Certified Provider Distributor for Hungary, whose CEO, Krisztian Varga, recalled G-Sound’s decision process for choosing K2. “In 2019, József was looking to take the next step in event technology and started to dive into the L-Acoustics world,” Varga said. “In December of that year, I offered him a visit to the L-Acoustics corporate office in Marcoussis. Both József and his system engineer Zsolt Balogh were impressed with what they saw.…
Ultratec Special Effects TwisterX Fan powder coated steel chassis with reinforced frame provides a ruggedness that is second to none for movie and television production, live events and the theatre industry. Adding this machine has bolstered Ultratec’s line of fans ensuring they can meet a wide range of production needs. The TwisterX Fan can be positioned front of stage, mounted on a wheeled base or hung from the lighting rig. Partnered with their Swivel Bracket, it can maximise any atmospheric effect. It provides a substantial 1,500cfm of power in a 13.5” square compact footprint ensuring flexibility in any set-up. The…
Powersoft has launched a brand-new training programme on its website, which provides two new free training sections for users: webinars, where all Powersoft’s recent webinars are uploaded, and e-learning, where the live sound and install courses are available online now for anyone who wishes to take them. The OEM course will be released in the coming weeks. The e-learning platform is designed to be a one-stop destination for online training. The courses are designed to provide sound engineers, integrators, and AV technicians the advantage to learn directly from Powersoft’s experts and gain certification upon completion. “Created by our in-house experts,…
XLR has been named as the exclusive distributor of APEX products for the Belgium, The Netherlands and Luxembourg region. The move follows the recent launch of APEX’s CloudPower series of four channel Class-D installation amplifiers. XLR is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, less than 100km from APEX’s own R&D and manufacturing hubs in Beringen. The distribution agreement was facilitated by Alain Boone of Audires, APEX’s EMEA sales agent. XLR General Manager, Louis Lukusa commented: “APEX is an excellent fit with the portfolio of leading brands that we represent. The new CloudPower range has sparked particular interest among our clients and we…
DiGiCo recently announced the winners of its New Year, New Hope competition. The giveaway was designed to put the focus firmly on a brighter future by giving entrants the chance to win three fantastic products from DiGiCo, DiGiGrid and KLANG. One of the lucky winners was Jennifer Werner, from Ostrau in Germany, who works for LSP Light and Sound Professional. Werner, currently on parental leave, won a DiGiGrid MGB MADI-to-SoundGrid interface, and was delighted. https://www.tpimagazine.com/digico-new-year-new-hope/ “It’s fantastic to have won the DiGiGrid MGB! I saw the competition as an opportunity to give something back to my teammates who have been…
Based on the design of the company’s 6066 subminiature headsets, DPA Microphones’ new 4466 CORE Omnidirectional and 4488 CORE directional headset microphone solutions feature the brand’s popular 5mm round microphone capsule. With a one-size-fits-all design and adjustable height and boom length, the 4466 and 4488 headsets accommodate small to large head types. A unique, three-point gripping system (above, below and behind the ear) ensures a greater level of security, while the flexible ear hooks provide continued comfort during extended use. “Our customers have been asking us to deliver our latest small form-factor headsets with the highly regarded 5mm mic capsules,”…
Immersion Networks has launched a cloud platform that allows anyone to upload tracks and mix them in a three-dimensional environment. Remarkably intuitive and affordable, mix³ is considered the first 3D audio mixing platform available to everyone – from podcasters, content creators and producers to artists and engineers – that lets them transform files into headphone-ready mixes. These mixes can be appreciated without special hardware and distributed through streaming services. “mix³ is the point of entry to a new world of emotionally-compelling audio experiences that redefine what’s possible with the hardware a customer already owns,” says Jim Rondinelli, COO of Immersion…
