Paul Lee has joined QSC as APAC Business Development Manager – Systems. In his new role, Lee will be responsible for growing the Systems business in Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam. In addition, he will work to improve service levels with end users throughout APAC and will work closely to ensure smooth and consistent deployment of QSC solutions with their chosen integration partners. Lee brings 16 years of sales operation and technical service experience in the AV market. Prior to QSC, Paul served as Director Technical Services, APAC for Harman where he oversaw a team that provided technical services and…
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New tools mean new workflows, and ETC has a long history of creating online tools to help Eos users evolve their programming skills. Now ETC has released a new video learning series focusing on Eos Augment3d, the new 3D programming environment released with Eos v3.0. The 38-part video series may be found on YouTube or in the “Expert Topics” section of the Eos Family Video Learning Series, along with a new workbook to accompany the videos. The video series includes instruction on getting started with Augment3d, with topics such as importing 3D models and objects, adding, patching, moving and focusing…
The tenth annual iHeartRadio Music Festival, a two-day virtual streaming, radio and TV broadcast event in late September, marked the debut of the recently introduced DiGiCo Quantum 338 digital mixing console, along with a new DiGiCo SD12 mixing console, at the iHeartRadio Theater Los Angeles in Burbank, California, where many of the artists recorded their performances in the lead up to the festival’s air date. Jason Batuyong, the venue’s head of audio for the past year, has worked at iHeartRadio Theater Los Angeles since the 20,000 sq ft space — formerly NBC Studios and home to The Tonight Show with…
An effective way to raise awareness for those in need is through a benefit concert where artists, sponsors, technical crew and an appreciative public come together in a spirit of solidarity to shed light on a noble cause. Such was the case when a large Elation rig was deployed to light the 2020 edition of the Noche del Sabor benefit show in Honduras with proceeds going to support the Honduran Foundation for Children with Cancer, earlier this year. Held at Expo Centro, a renowned venue in the city of San Pedro Sula, Noche del Sabor is an open-air party boasting…
Honda enlisted the support of Penguins (part of the wider creative communications group DRPG) to put together a press conference to help share their electric vision and show a glimpse into the future of Honda Motor Europe, including the latest information on connectivity and energy solutions and their pledge to accelerate electric plans. With so much uncertainty around due to the current climate, Honda looked to Penguins to offer a solution to help engage press audiences from around Europe. While heavy restrictions were in place, Penguins built an interactive website through which press were able to ask questions of the…
Green Hippo has launched an online version of its popular ‘HippoSchool’ training for the first time, making it universally accessible in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The move means more emerging users of its industry-leading Hippotizer Media Server range can access learning in a virtual environment anywhere, anytime, while adhering to social distancing guidelines. HippoSchool Online offers complete basic training of the Hippotizer ZooKeeper software – the control interface for Hippotizer and the hub for real-time control of the engine and all of its components. Sessions consist of two online courses that take approximately five hours to complete, with more courses…
Keeping pace with Pink Talking Fish’s show at the Jericho Drive-In on Friday 18 September were 12 CHAUVET Professional Rogue fixtures, specified by Lighting Designer, Vin Pugliese, courtesy of High Peaks Event Production. “We flew six Rogue R2X Washes on the downstage truss and had six Rogue R1 Beams hung on the upstage truss,” said Roger Sharp, president of High Peaks. “Vin combined these with his own floor package, which included six more movers and eight battens. The stage was directly below the big drive-in screen, so there were a lot of immersive looks on stage and nice IMAG video…
After a difficult seven months, Fourth Generation has been awarded £430,552 as part of the Government’s £1.57bn Culture Recovery Fund (CRF) to help face the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and to ensure they have a sustainable future. Fourth Generation is one of 1,385 cultural and creative organisations across the country receiving urgently needed support. £257m of investment that was announced on Monday 12 October 2020, as part of the very first round of the Culture Recovery Fund grants programme being administered by Arts Council England. Further rounds of funding in the cultural and heritage sector are due to be…
Five music industry stalwarts, cycling even further than Land’s End to John O’Groats, arrive in London this weekend on Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 October, stopping outside iconic venues in the capital including O2 Academy Brixton, The O2, Alexandra Palace, Roundhouse, The SSE Arena Wembley, The Tabernacle, O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, Eventim Apollo, to the Royal Albert Hall, after cycling 1,500km across the country, starting in Newcastle via more than 100 iconic live entertainment venues and festival sites in Leeds, Manchester, Sheffield, Nottingham, Birmingham, Oxford, Bristol, Bournemouth, Brighton and more. Taking in more than 80km–135km each day over two weeks…
Accenting GWAR’s music as well as their remarkable costumes with a dramatic flair was an appropriately intense Ryan Pervola light show featuring CHAUVET Professional Rogue fixtures at the Diamond Drive-In on 10 October. The LD utilised 20 R2 Wash fixtures and six R1 Spot units in his rig for the American heavy metal band’s drive-in show, which marked the 30th anniversary of their debut album, Scumdogs of the Universe. “With GWAR you think in terms more like lighting a haunted house and less like a typical concert,” said Pervola. “While most band designs are about accenting the feel and interpretation…
Like many iconic events, the BBC Proms, which turned 125 years old in 2020, has had to undergo a significant re-conception in format due to COVID-19. Once again returning to its home at the Royal Albert Hall, the extraordinary season this year combined live performances with archive footage of past festivals. However, for the first time, no guests were in physical attendance for the live shows and instead the audience tuned in via TV or radio from their homes. Technical solutions specialist White Light (WL), with strategic partners ELP and SFL, supplied the lighting and video elements for the Proms…
ACT Lighting has launched a new ACT Academy promotion offering all of its online courses – including newly updated grandMA3 courses – at a 25% discount. The promotion runs from 19 to 25 October by entering the promo code alwayslearning here. All registrations are valid for six months. The special promotion is offered during the week when LDI – Las Vegas traditionally takes place. ACT Lighting always provides grandMA consoles and trainers for courses sponsored by the conference. “LDI has been a great learning experience every year, and ACT won’t let that change even in 2020,” said Ryan Hindinger, Director…
Stagehand, the original industry welfare and benevolent fund, founded by PSA members over two decades ago, recently launched a COVID-19 Crew Relief Fund, which aims to keep a roof over the head and put food on the table of live production crew during this trying time. After a successful initial round of fundraising, the first application window for the COVID-19 Crew Relief Fund is now open. Applications for grants of up to £500 will be invited from those in most need; this round is aimed at those needing help to keep a roof over their head or food on the…
The Yellow River Flowing Into the Sea – an immersive orchestral performance at China’s Jinan Olympic Center Donghe Stadium – featuring an orchestra of nearly 160 pieces, as well as an 800-person chorus and guest artist appearances utilised the power of Flux:: Immersive Spat Revolution to bring an audience of 2,000 people together. FOH Engineer, Yong Xu mixed the show on an SSL L500 with L100 sidecar, integrated with dual Spat Revolution workstations running dedicated 8-core i9 computers, while OB engineer Wenzhao Ma ran a DiGiCo SD7 Quantum, also using dual Spat Revolution system. MADI connectivity via MGB devices ensured…
Barco has expanded its cloud-based ‘internet of things’ solution for enhanced projector management with the rollout of two new subscription packages, Diagnose and Control. The launch of Barco Insights is aimed at facilitating remote monitoring and serviceability of projectors. It cuts out time-consuming and error-prone manual administration thanks to the cloud-based storage of projectors’ usage data and light source runtimes. The dashboards also give live information on the operating and environmental conditions of the projectors for more effective device analysis and proactive troubleshooting. Users can securely access the IoT platform on any device with an internet connection. There’s no complex…
Sound light and system (SLS), a Prolyte sales partner since 2014, has become Prolyte’s latest distributor in Portugal. Established in 2014, SLS has always had the mission to provide complete solutions for the professional audio and lighting market in Portugal. “With the development of the market during these uncertain times, it is reassuring to have a strong trustable partner to further deliver high-end quality products and structural solutions that are in increasing demand in Portugal,” commented Prolyte Manager William Voskuil on the appointment. SLS CEO, Rui Nunes stated: “We’ve worked with Prolyte for years now and we firmly believe that Prolyte…
The CV503-U3 is a dedicated USB3.0 HD POV camera to meet the demand for USB-based workflows for both work-from-home as well as a range of remote live streaming applications. It offers simple plug-and-play connectivity using capture device drivers already built into Mac, PC, laptop or Linux systems, as well as a software agnostic design to integrate into any USB capture soft codec. It features a lockable 6.5-foot USB3.0 cable for simultaneous power and video capture, interchangeable lenses, and adjustable settings via UVC1.5. “Our CV500-series POV cameras have been widely used in professional broadcast applications for nearly a decade,” said Tod…
TSL Products continues to drive development and integration between its flagship Flex Control Network and TallyMan advanced broadcast control system to offer powerful solutions for production, news, automation and playout. “Following the acquisition of DNF one year ago, we’ve been heavily investing in both the Flex and TallyMan platforms,” said Mark Davies, Director of Products and Technology at TSL Products. “With many TSL customers working remotely, rather than in-studio, we recently added a feature called Web Keys to the Flex system for some of our USP control panels, which allows users to control major hub and spoke installations across the…
