Thomas Giegerich and his team at bright! studios, based in Frankfurt, Germany, were already planning to add a new ‘extended reality’ division to their visual design and services business at some point during 2020, which was in anticipation of it being more widely adopted – in particular – by television productions and video projects. The team at bright! studios were already working with real-time tracking and real-time rendering software like Unreal Engine and Notch as part of their creative workflow, as well as running a busy show and events equipment rental company from the same premises, so combining these skills…
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BStockGear.com, a division of Evolve Technology, has launched as a web platform offering excellence in high-end used equipment and top-level engineering support. BStockGear.com features a wide array of slightly used products sourced from Evolve Technology’s own state-of-the-art inventory as well as third-party partners. It not only targets customers in live events and entertainment but also buyers from theaters, houses of worship and educational institutions looking to expand their equipment complements. The website operates internationally. Britany Phillips and Tim Morin, who are based at Evolve Technology’s Las Vegas headquarters, will spearhead the new division with Phillips heading up Sales Operations &…
The Creative Production Group – the owners behind Visions based in Reading and Manchester – has announced the purchase of the London-based sound reinforcement company, Dobson Sound Productions. Dobson Sound Productions work with a wide range of artists and venues on events from small, intimate dinners through to large festivals delivering high-end systems into a wide variety of live environments. Visions CEO Chris Norman said: “We have always looked at opportunities to expand our service to our clients and have been keen to have a base in London. We intend to keep Dobson Sound Productions at its historic location in…
In accordance with the UK Government confirmation allowing outdoors events to go ahead, and after close consultation with both SAGE and Bristol Council, Bristol Craft Beer Festival safely welcomed over 2500 visitors for a series of ticketed sessions across three days, 9 to 11 September, on site at Bristol Harbourside. Despite the challenges of putting on a festival in the current climate, the team behind Bristol Craft Beer Festival put in place several additional procedures to create a COVID-19 safe environment for visitors. Attendees were invited to be part of the festival on tables of no more than six. They…
A full complement of Elation luminaires gave a spectacular closing to Colombian singer Sebastián Yatra’s tour earlier this year in Mexico City, where he shared the stage with several artists, including Mexican singer Carlos Rivera. Chris Penso, an experienced Lighting Designer, who has worked with Latin stars such as Franco de Vita, Carlos Vives, Chayanne and Marc Anthony, was responsible for lighting. For two special performances at the renowned Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City, the amount of lighting gear was enhanced and to spectacular effect. At Penso’s disposal were 66 Chorus Line 16 LED pixel bars, 36 Rayzor 760 LED…
The beginning of 2020 could not have got off to a better start for Peterborough-based Pearce Hire. Securing three final shortlistings across various industry award ceremonies, the team were thrilled to win the Favourite Power Supply Company at the TPi Awards at the end of February – an accolade they had worked tirelessly towards securing for several years. Things were looking bright, and business was thriving. Then the pandemic took hold, and the industry was the first to be locked down by the government. Almost six months on and MD of Pearce Hire, Shaun Pearce is actively lobbying the government,…
Featuring a mix of talent, including national artists, JEM Productions’ live streamed shows have raised thousands of dollars for a women’s crisis centre, a downtown development corporation, and other US community groups. Now, six months after the lockdown began, JEM Productions’ Joe Ellis has commemorated this experience by releasing Live At JEM, a 30-song compilation LP featuring six of the bands who performed in the concert series. “The recordings are a time capsule of a unique period in our lives,” he said of LP, which is available on iTunes and Spotify. “It was a dark period, but there was also…
Set in the tranquil parkland and ancient woodland of a stunning Berkshire country estate, Medicine Festival 2020 proved to be the perfect tonic for attendees and crew alike. It had been at least six months since most had been involved in any form of public event, but with safety measures in place, the five-day festival prescribed a healthy concoction of music, ancestral wisdom, art, wellbeing, future thinking, food, environmentalism, spirituality, dance and performance. Audio Feed had been appointed as the sound partner long before COVID-19 turned the world upside down. When the organisers decided to go ahead, the Funktion-One specialist…
Christie has unveiled the Christie Mirage SST RGB pure laser projector with a 50,000-lumen light source. With the same small and flexible form factor of the original 35,000 lumen Mirage SST, the new 50,000 lumen model cranks up the brightness for spectacular visual experiences. The Mirage SST features a fibre-coupled, ultra-compact projection head weighing just under 51 kilograms and a remote light source that can be located up to 50 meters away from the head. It is engineered specifically for complex applications that require a high-brightness projector with incredible image fidelity, but that are tight on space such as venues…
CLF Lighting has confirmed the appointment of Licht Produktiv as second distribution partner in Germany. Licht Produktiv has a 15-year history of being a truss and stage products distributor. Later on, audio products were added. Licht Produktiv Director, Nico Bruder commented on the partnership: “We received a lot of requests for high quality lighting products”. Director, René Haarseim added: “Too many times we had to say no to our customers. From now on we can fulfill our customers’ needs to buy quality lighting products at Licht Produktiv, with the service they are used to.” CLF Lighting Export Manager, Martijn Gerards,…
NicLen has expanded its Cameo portfolio to include the DROP B1 battery-powered outdoor mini uplight. With these new spotlights from the DROP series, NicLen continues to expand its cooperation with the Adam Hall Group in order to provide its customers with new and modern products – even during difficult times – that are especially suitable for smaller indoor and outdoor events. Smaller events have been gaining in importance for longer than just this past year. The demands of the public and organisers have noticeably increased, especially in the industrial and cultural sector, but also in gastronomy, the hotel business, and…
Fixtures in this class are in high demand because they meet many needs, from the smallest venue to the largest show. With so many choices available, this category of fixture lends to highly competitive prices but also lowest-common-denominator performance. This makes it difficult for customers to decide which fixture to choose without sacrificing performance. Claypaky’s MIDI-B clearly addresses these needs thanks to its amazing cost/performance ratio. The MIDI-B is a new LED-based moving head luminaire with 19 Osram 40-Watt RGBW LEDs, the same ones used in the popular HY B-EYE and MINI-B fixtures. Its zoom range of 4° to 50°…
Creative Technology (CT) has recently launched a new and dynamic, mobile responsive website. Since joining the NEP group three years ago the CT business world-wide has expanded significantly through a combination of organic growth, acquisition and re-branding of regional businesses and is now operates from 24 inventoried locations across 15 countries. The new website built over a 12-month period, provides a consistent look, feel and messaging while allowing a high degree of local customisation for CT’s evolving global structure. At launch there are dedicated new sites for US, UK, Middle East and Spain including multiple language options on the Spanish…
Located on the westernmost edge of Lithuania near the Baltic coast, right in the heart of Europe, UAB ProDJ are a full-service technical provider working in many areas of production, from television through to festivals, opera, sporting events and arena-scale concerts. The company recently took delivery of an Outline MANTAS 28 rig during lockdown, a ready-to-roll complete solution designed for audiences of approximately 600 – 1500 and also perfect for integration with all Outline GTO, C-12 and Superfly kits as down / out fills when required. The equipment list includes 16 MANTAS 28 compact line-array enclosures, eight DBS 18-2 subwoofers…
Opting to go big with the release of their latest politically-charged Southern Rock and soul album, the Billboard Top 10 Spotify charting band Gasoline Lollipops took it live to the famed Morrison, Colorado Red Rocks Amphitheatre. Live sound and staging company Rockfan Productions was tasked with a quick deployment and an even tighter production schedule. Recognized worldwide for its richly colored sedimentary strata and natural acoustics, Red Rocks didn’t disappoint as the socially-distanced audience experienced high definition Allen & Heath SQ-6 sonic power at both front of house and monitors. “This show came with a challenging set of requirements, but…
The long, hot summer of COVID-19 saw live music safely come back to Chicago’s lakefront with the new Lakeshore Drive-In venue. Artist management company AudisBliss spearheaded the project working with LEC Event Technology (LEC) to transform a parking lot just west of the Adler Planetarium into an in-person concert venue that keeps the safety of the attendees, artists and employees in mind. LEC provided Ayrton Perseo-S fixtures for the stage, the first compact, multi-function luminaire with an IP65 enclosure rating developed for intensive outdoor use. “The Lakeshore Drive-In is one of the most respected drive-in operations in the country and…
Point Source Audio has opened the doors to MIKE’s Academy, a new resource to help Point Source Audio customers get the most out of their microphones when reopening amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The new area of the company’s website has launched with a focus on mic cleaning and self-miking techniques to support production teams and onstage talent in achieving the highest standards for cleanliness, as well as navigating social distancing protocols while miking. The “Safe Miking” and “Self-Miking” resources include video tutorials as well as downloadable guides that are easy to follow and engage readers with attention-grabbing graphics to be…
With over 15 years serving the events industry and providing a complete range of AV production services, Australian company Audio Visual Events (AVE) continued with its precise level of technological achievement and client satisfaction even when live events ground to a halt. By partnering with Create Engage and Sydney Masonic Centre (SMC), the company brought ON AIR to life, offering a plethora of high-end Audio Visual and virtual event capabilities, enhanced by powerful and intuitive Brompton Tessera processing. “AVE, Create Engage and SMC have long-standing relationships and have delivered many successful events together over the years, so we knew we…
