A unique Luton van conversion for singer-songwriter, Olivia Dean, featuring a Martin Audio sound system, has enabled the East London based recording artiste to tour her local area during the COVID-19 lockdown. Conceived by Olivia Dean and Emily Braham, with the help of Rob Sinclair and tour manager Andrew ‘Wilkie’ Wilkinson (of Sinclair / Wilkinson) the From Me To You truck tour has been arriving at some unusual outdoor locations to help promote Olivia Dean’s new album of the same name. The Martin Audio rig has been supplied by Wales-based CS Audio, Wilkinson had met the sound hire company’s MD,…
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Eurolite expands the TMH series with the arrival of TMH-S200 and TMH XB-280 fixtures. The 200W strong TMH-S200 white LED produces enough light power to be used alongside other spotlights on larger stages. Its zoom range extends from 8° to 22°, so that the spot can be used flexibly. For images, it features a rotating and a static gobo wheel with a total of 16 different images. The rotating gobos are indexable, so that graphics or logos are always displayed in the correct position. The illustrations become particularly interesting when the two gobo wheels are overlayed and played with the…
The BA Theatre Production Degree at The Guildford School of Acting has intergrated the ABTT Bronze Award into its programme. Students will now have the opportunity to gain not only a Bachelor of Arts degree, but to also achieve the accredited ABTT Bronze Award (SCQF Level 7). This partnership further supports the commitment “to bridge the gap between industry and education” in the GSA Theatre Production course. Mig Burgess, ABTT Trustee, lighting teacher and newly appointed Theatre Production Programme Leader has spent her career at GSA working closely to forge strong industry links, organising a variety of projects and events…
Roland has announce the introduction of two new wireless MIDI products, the WM-1 MIDI adaptor and WM-1D MIDI dongle, for modern music creators. Easy to set up and use, the WM-1 and WM-1D provide wireless MIDI communication between multiple devices, including keyboards, drum machines, and other MIDI hardware, Mac and Windows computers, and iOS mobile devices. In addition to MIDI note data, users can send MIDI sync for tempo, effects, LFOs, loops, and more—all without connecting a single cable. For today’s musicians and producers, there are many situations where wireless MIDI is a real problem solver. It can provide a…
Rhodes-based The P.A. People augments its equipment arsenal with a broadcast quality video transport solution in BroaMan. “We looked at quite a few solutions from a number of vendors from around the world,” commented Chris Dodds. “Our initial focus was on equipment based on the emerging SMPTE 2022 standard, but it quickly became apparent that the level of networking equipment required was simply not tenable for live short-term events.” Instead the team turned their focus back to alternative technologies and eventually rediscovered the BroaMan range of fibre-based solutions. BroaMan, the sister brand of Optocore, has developed a number of solutions…
Robe moving lights were at the core of a truly spectacular lighting scheme designed to illuminate the magnificent Pula Arena in Croatia in red for the evening of 1 September. This was in solidarity with the #RedAlertRESTART action in the USA which saw over 2,000 buildings lit in red all over North America on the same date, to highlight the critical stage of the live events and entertainment industry globally during the COVID-19 pandemic and the need for support and roadmap to re-starting. Emil Koller, Dalibor Vidaček and Igor Svećarovski helped transform the space into a beam of red light.…
TMB Solaris Flare Q+ and Flare Q+ Linear lighting fixtures are playing a leading role in the National Hockey League’s 2020 Stanley Cup. The clashes on ice began 1 August. When Production Designer, Gary Wichansky and Lighting Designer, Tom Kenny got the call to collaborate on the event – on live TV with an empty audience – they knew their design must pump up excitement for the estimated 5million+ hockey fans watching at home. The NHL Conference teams were quarantined and divided into two “bubble” cities: Toronto, with its Scotiabank Arena, and Edmonton, with Rogers Place. With near-identical set-ups planned…
NEC Display Solutions Europe has appointed Stefanie Corinth as Senior Vice President (SVP) of Sales EMEA, as the company reinforces its customer-centric, vertically-aligned sales approach. Stefanie has spent 18 years at NEC and has been promoted from the position of SVP Marketing and Business Development. She will also manage the D/A/CH region as acting General Manager D/A/CH. In her new executive role, Stefanie will head up NEC’s existing teams for EMEA regional Sales including Channel- and Corporate Sales and she will oversee the new strategically defined key Business Segments. NEC is once again underlining its commitment to customers by reordering…
Organisers of the #WeMakeEvents campaign have published a full response to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak’s Winter Economy Plan announcement. The statement reads as follows [sic]: “We welcome the announcement of the new job support schemes in the UK, which will provide a measure of relief for our industry. However, with the increased restrictions that have been announced, it looks unlikely that we will be able to return to work in a financially viable way within the next six months.” The new job support schemes in the UK will provide a measure of relief for our industry. However, with the increased restrictions that have…
Verge Aero recently took to the skies together with partner Strictly FX for a celebratory light show marking the launch of the 2020 NFL season for the Philadelphia Eagles. The company, which is based in Philadelphia, deployed a fleet of 200 drones to deliver the large-scale aerial performance, which played out above Philadelphia’s Mann Center for the Performing Arts. As Eagles fans across the city looked on, Verge Aero’s sophisticated, GPS-guided drones delivered dynamic images, logos, animations and messages of support across Philadelphia’s night sky. Imagery included the iconic screaming eagle’s head of the team’s logo, animated football players, and…
Stockton Globe, ATG’s brand new flagship music and comedy arena, due to open its doors in 2021, is to reveal its £28m restoration and first shows on sale, at a ground-breaking digital industry showcase, which will use VR technology to put the stars on stage in Stockton for the first time in over 40 years. Multi-platinum selling singer songwriter Paloma Faith is the first artist to be announced from the historic art deco venue’s exciting 2021 programme. She will bring her Infinite Things tour to Stockton Globe on Saturday 9 October 2021 and hers will be the first show to…
Lectrosonics has unveiled the DCHR miniature stereo digital receiver – a miniature, portable digital receiver capable of stereo or mono operation from a single RF carrier with Lectrosonics digital transmitters including the DCHT, M2T, DBu, DHu, and DPR. The unit tunes from 470-614 MHz in the UHF band, covering 6 Lectrosonics blocks and matches the tuning ranges of the digital transmitters in the D Squared, DCH and M2 Duet lines. The DCHR is extremely compact and light weight, measuring only 3 x 2.375 x 0.625 inches and weighing only 9.14 oz. with batteries installed. Setup is extremely quick and easy…
In an industry where stakes are high, failure cannot be tolerated, and technical performance must be flawless, TMB ProPlex is becoming one of the default standard for portable network cabling. Now, engineers and technicians in a variety of other fields are recognising the unique capabilities and many benefits of ProPlex Ethernet cables. These rugged, reliable portable cables handle easily and can be deployed and re-coiled daily for many years. They provide the assurance of unsurpassed data transmission integrity, even after years of heavy use, indoors and outdoors. “Anywhere high quality, reliable portable network cabling is required; from portable testing and…
Sennheiser has reinforced its commitment to the UK sound industry’s future talent by forming a long-term education partnership with the Backstage Academy, offering a range of audio equipment for the audio professionals of tomorrow to hone their skills on. Founded in July 2009 by Adrian Brooks, famous for developing the world’s first lightweight aluminium trussing system back in 1981, Backstage Academy quickly earned an international reputation as a centre of excellence for backstage training, specialising in degree courses, professional short courses and bespoke training programmes for the booming live events industry. For over ten years, Backstage has been praised for…
Based on the original screenplay of Sleepless in Seattle, Sleepless: A Musical Romance, is the first new indoor musical since theatres closed in March. PRG were on hand to support with lighting, video and LED. Peter Marshall, Director of Theatre for PRG worked closely with Lighting Designer, Ken Billington, a longstanding client of PRG on both Broadway and the West End. Billington was supported by Associate, Dale Driscoll and Programmer, Victoria Brennan. Billington used a lighting rig mainly consisting of Mac Viper Performances along with PRG’s new Icon Stage LED profile with lots of GLP X4 wash lights and X4…
Following last week’s Vectorworks 2021 release, global design and BIM software provider, Vectorworks invites all users and press to its global Vectorworks Design Day on Tuesday, October 6, 2020. This virtual event is geared toward designers in the architectural, interior architecture, landscape and entertainment industries and will educate customers on the new Vectorworks 2021 features, while providing access to a variety of live and on-demand presentations and discussions. This year, attendees can expect a welcome presentation from Vectorworks CEO Dr. Biplab Sarkar, where he will share the direction of development and deliver a keynote that covers product strategies centered around the…
When Big Picture entered a partnership with South West Solutions and Ikonix to offer the most technologically advanced and connected virtual event space in Australia, the industry was anticipating something truly spectacular. The result is a new live event studio facility in Sydney featuring Brompton Tessera processing. The live event studio was the first one to open in Australia, offering a professional soundproof studio with full backstage facilities, global broadcast-grade fibre connectivity and industry-leading production technology, not to mention “our knowledge of the Australian market for the live event, corporate theatre and music sectors, as well as the support of…
Fiach, a unique concept by Philip Doherty, unites the disciplines of theatre, cinema and comedy in a seat-edge live onstage and in-car drama. Lighting Designer, Mick Murray specified eight Astera Titan, supplied by Cue One, in a COVID-19 drive-in viewing environment. The ground-breaking Irish-language work was presented (with English surtitles) by Fíbín in association with An Taibhdhearc in a car park at Baile na hAbhann, Connemara, County Galway, Ireland, starring award-winning actors Fionnuala Flaherty and Dara Devaney. Producers Fíbín acquired the services of Murray to create the lighting, video and staging designs. With an impressive array of idiosyncratic mixed media…
