With live shows halted, Authority Zero, was seeking another way to connect to music fans. The result was a livestream concert at the LIT Live! Studio in Tempe. Despite an absent crowd, fans who tuned in to the show got a full blast of the band’s searing energy, thanks to their relentless performance and lighting which featured CHAUVET Professional fixtures. “We have a great relationship with Authority Zero’s management,” said Chris Brodman, Owner of LIT. “Our company has been their vendor of choice for a long time. Plus, growing up in Arizona we’ve been big fans for many years. So,…
Author: Jacob Waite
To mark the re-release of his classic album Eden at the end of 2019, French singer-songwriter and pop star, Etienne Daho, embarked upon a 17-date concert tour of France’s most beautiful venues, including jewels like Philharmonie, Pleyel and Olympia. The final date took place in January 2020, narrowly avoiding the lockdown measures in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis. Victorien Cayzeele, a gifted young Lighting Designer, was determined to obtain the best possible interpretation for his artist, so he specified – without hesitation – an MDG ATMOSPHERE haze generator to materialise the light within his design. “I had mostly washes…
On 24 June, a spectacular concert was hosted at Mamayev Kurgan in Volgograd in honour of the 75th anniversary of VE Day. One of the only concerts permitted during Russia’s COVID-19 lockdown, the event featured famous artists from Russia’s vibrant theatre, opera and cinema worlds, accompanied by the All-Russian Youth Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Yuri Bashmet. The concert was broadcast live on the state-owned TV channel, Russia-1. Rental company Stage Audio assumed the role of technical support contractor for the show. The audience was seated on the steps along the rectangular reflecting pool in Volgograd’s Heroes Square, with the artists…
Christie celebrates its 20th year as the Official Digital Projection Partner of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). Kicking off its 45th year, and running until September 19, the Festival will screen 50 new films across venues adapted to the global pandemic, including a drive-in theatre, an open-air cinema, and indoor venues tailored for public safety. While this year’s Festival will look different from previous iterations, including the number of venues and films that will be screened, the inspiration of the Festival remains unchanged: to bring the very best in film to the broadest possible audience. For the first time…
London fringe theatre returned to the capital with a bang, as the first socially distanced and fully COVID-19 compliant live musical production of post-pandemic in England was staged in a specially renovated garden space at The Eagle Pub in Vauxhall. Based on the book and lyrics by Glenn Chandler, Fanny & Stella was directed by Steven Dexter and produced by Peter Bull and Richard Lambert of Lambco Productions, who designed and operated the lighting with a Zero 88 FLX S24 console. “It was perfect for the job,” enthused Lambert. “The console is portable and fitted easily onto a fold-out table,…
Around 2,000 venues, places, landmarks, and monuments across the United States were lit in red for the #RedAlertRESTART campaign on 1 September to highlight the critical situation facing the live events and entertainment industry and the need for lawmaker’s support of the RESTART Act (S.3814) to offer some sort of relief to the industry. This latest red day of action was part of a wider industry campaign being led by the #WeMakeEvents movement. The idea of lighting buildings in ‘emergency red’ began in Germany with #NightofLightDE in June, and the concept caught on with red days of action, including #LightiItInRed…
Claypaky adds to its HY B-EYE 25 series with the introduction of the HY B-EYE K25 TEATRO; a special version of the HY B-EYE K25 that is designed for venues that need silent operation without sacrificing bright colours. The HY B-EYE K25 TEATRO has all the same optical, electronic, and mechanical features of the HY B-EYE K25 with changes in the overall design to reduce the acoustical footprint. This luminaire has the same thirty-seven powerful 40 Watt Osram Ostar RGBW LEDs, a zoom range of 4° to 60°, uniform light spread, a rotating front lens, an enhanced electronic engine for…
When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, Era Electronica had to adjust its product offerings to align with the new needs of its customers for remote workflows. The company turned to Marshall Electronics’ CV610-UB HD PTZ cameras and MXL Microphones’ AC-360-V2 mics to add affordable, plug-and-play USB AV solutions to its product line card. With these USB products in its inventory, Era can provide complete audiovisual solutions to a range of customers, including educational facilities, houses of worship, government agencies and broadcasters, as they navigate through these unforeseen times. “Our relationship with the Marshall and MXL teams goes back ten years, meeting…
Absen has been recognised as one of China’s Best Managed Companies in Deloitte’s Best Managed Companies (BMC) programme. The BMC programme is a global initiative that identifies and recognises private companies with advanced management ideas and business performance. Key factors in the evaluation of a company’s management ability include strategy, capabilities, commitment and financial strength. This year, the selection criteria also considered resiliency in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Absen was deemed to have shown extraordinary competency in all areas, allowing the company to weather these difficult times. Absen achieved the #1 global export position for the 11th consecutive year…
With the next generation of events professionals adjusting to the ‘new normal’, introducing new talent to the industry and how live event students are completing their studies without live events has become a topic of paramount importance among university course leaders and prospective students. For the past 16 years, Lecturer, Liam Devine has taught a 10-week evening course in Major Event Management at City, University of London and, despite the plight of events calendars given the current pandemic landscape, six students joined forces to organise a real – albeit virtual – event to mark the end of the course. “We…
Individuals from all corners of the live events industry took to the streets, city centres, towns and even rivers on 11 August 2020 to highlight the issues facing the events sector. In the process of doing so, organisers proved their organisational skills and effectiveness. Here’s a round-up of some of the region-specific events which took place during the day of action… LONDON The epicentre of the #WeMakeEvents incentive started in London, UK. Created by PLASA, the #WeMakeEvents banner was used for several social media drives since the lockdown began. The underlining message of the campaign is to highlight the uncertain…
On Wednesday 9 September, the Aktionsbündnis AlarmstufeRot – Initiativen & Verbände der Veranstaltungswirtschaft (Red Alert Action Alliance – Initiatives & Associations of the Event Industry) assembled at a large demonstration in Berlin. German Light Products (GLP) CEO Udo Künzler was among those representing the manufacturing industry at final rally. The demo was conceived as a concerted action by all stakeholders in the event industry — from agencies and artists to event technicians and showmen. According to the organisers, up to 15,000 employees in the event industry heeded the call. After countless had already taken off their ‘last shirts’ and laid…
American Christian rock band NEEDTOBREATHE recently utilised Bandit Lites rehearsal space, Venue One, to film a series of five music videos. Their seventh studio album, Out of Body, was released 28 August and features 11 new songs that range in topic from first love to fatherhood. The group’s first video release, Hang On, was filmed at Bandit Lites rehearsal space, Venue One. “I was approached by Dustin Reynolds, Production Manager for NEEDTOBREATHE back in May and he asked if we might entertain hosting the band in Venue One, our rehearsal facility for some video shoots, and of course we were…
Martin Audio revealed the availability of its first ever iOS app, XP Connect, for control and streaming for its popular self-powered portable series, BlacklineX Powered. When BlacklineX Powered launched, users were able to access the built-in three-channel mixer and onboard Bluetooth streaming by utilising the rotary panel controls on the back of the loudspeakers. Now all of that functionality is brought to life in an intuitive, colourful app making it more convenient for the user. Announcing the app was Project Leader and Martin Audio’s Product Group Manager, Dan Orton. He stated: “The user base of BlacklineX Powered has grown substantially…
Seth Scott, Owner of Monkey Wrench Productions, led the team responsible for a compelling #WeMakeEvents display at the Stone Arch Bridge, Mississippi. Positioning three CHAUVET Professional Ovation E-260WW ellipsoidals on vertical pipes, two units on the upper level and one below, he directed projections at the famous grain elevators on the Mill City Museum halfway across the Mississippi River. The ellipsoidal on the lower level was used to project ‘#WeMakeEvents’ on the building, while the two top units projected the Red Alerts logo and the words ‘Red Alerts Restart.’ With their crisp white lettering standing out sharply against the deep…
Speaker Electronic (SE) will take over exclusive distribution for Adam Hall Group brands in China. With its extensive network, Speaker Electronic will now offer the Chinese market German products and services, such as LD Systems, Cameo, Gravity, Defender, and Palmer by the Adam Hall Group from a single source. The confidence in Speaker Electronic as an exclusive strategic distribution partner is based on the long-term cooperation between SE and the Adam Hall Group that began in 2006. The Chinese subsidiary Speaker Factory is German owned and has been an important supplier for the Neu-Anspach event technology company since that time.…
Electronic music artists Alex Kislov and Arvi Mala prerecorded a dynamic set to live stream at multiple festivals from the new xR Stage at LEC Event Technology. The duos immersive one-hour performance featured HY B-EYE K25 LED wash lights provided by Claypaky. The duo was one of the first to use LEC’s xR Stage, Chicago’s only xR stage designed to accommodate virtual events. LEC Owner and Director of Operations Matt Brotz and So Midwest. Principle and Designer, Robb Jibson partnered to build out the space in LEC’s new warehouse, where the stage’s standing set includes two large right-angle LED video…
The relationship between social media and mental health is a complex one. Although offering a medium for communication, there are many who would point to social media as a catalyst to various underlying mental health issues. However, this month TPi was keen to highlight two new incentives that have recently emerged via social media – namely Therapy on Tour’s new Group sessions and The Back Lounge. TPi grabbed some time with creators of both incentives, Tiffany Hudson and Suzi Green [Therapy on Tour and The Back Lounge respectively]. With a great deal of experience within the live touring sector, both…
