Just Add Power is now offering webinars on demand via registration through its website. For dealers with questions on Just Add Power and its products, the personalised webinars allow them to conveniently get answers, on their schedule. “We’re known for providing outstanding support to our dealers, but with COVID-19 restrictions still in place, we had to get a little creative in finding a way to make product and service introductions readily available,” said Eric Martin, Training Director at Just Add Power. “Our on-demand webinars are the perfect answer. They allow us to cover any topic that dealers want when it’s…
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Ellsworth to Expand the RTI Portfolio of AV Distribution Solutions Neal Ellsworth has joined RTI as Director of Product Management, AV Distribution. In his new role, Ellsworth is tasked with delivering a new portfolio of multizone audio/video distribution systems, amplifiers, video over IP systems, and more, enabling RTI dealers to create exceptional experiences for their customers. “We’re dedicated to providing our dealers with innovative solutions that help them win more business and are excited Neal is leading the team in delivering unique audio and video distribution toward that commitment,” said RTI CEO Joe Roberts. “He brings a wealth of experience…
Award-winning country music artist and television personality Blake Shelton has announced an exclusive one-day-only drive-in performance screening, which will take place simultaneously at 300 participating drive-in locations throughout the United States. The recently taped performance includes a full set of Blake’s best-known music performed with his six-piece touring band and also features special guest appearances by Gwen Stefani and Trace Adkins. Monitor Engineer, Brad Baisley and Shelton’s full touring band, including drummer Tracy Broussard, were on hand to ensure a seamless experience that captured the energy of Shelton’s live show. For the performance, they turned to their most trusted gear…
Pioneer Pro Audio has appointed SLD Distribution as its new distributor in Germany. The Fürth-based company distributes a number of leading international industry brands across the audio, lighting and AV sector. Its CEO Daniel Danzer has more than twenty-five year’s experience in the audio industry, and in particular, the nightclub sector. He founded SLD Distribution last year to be a hub for installation, planning, rental and distribution of pro AV. SLD Distribution works closely with an established network of systems integrators and offers planning, advice, training and certification associated with all its brands. Daniel Danzer, CEO of SLD commented: “We…
Christian singer Lauren Daigle was 10 dates into an arena tour when COVID-19 forced its temporary suspension. It was her first collaboration with the lighting partnership of Seth Jackson and Nathan Alves of Darkroom Creative, and easily her biggest production tour to date. The arena setting allowed the two men to create a partial rolling stage, giving the design a curved front extension and allowing greater sight lines to be exposed that was vital due to the high demand for tickets. Helping them to fulfil their creative objectives were a large quantity of class leading X4 Bar 20 battens from…
The UK Government has been ‘too slow’ to respond to the needs of the DCMS sectors during the COVID-19 outbreak with many organisations facing an “existential threat” to their survival, say MPs. In a wide-ranging report, the DCMS Committee finds Ministers have consistently failed to recognise the scale of the challenge that COVID-19 presents to culture, sport and tourism. MPs say the response to the crisis by the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has been hampered by the Department’s lack of spending power and a fundamental misunderstanding across Government of the needs, structures and vital social contribution of…
ADJ has announced that its new Pixie Strip Series is now shipping worldwide. This versatile collection of pixel battens combine vibrant LEDs with intelligently-designed housings to create a powerful and versatile system. It can be used to design dazzling pixel-mapped displays for touring shows and one-off events as well as for a wide variety of permanent installations. The series includes three sizes of pixel strip bars, which can be combined together in any combination to fit with the dimensions and design of a stage’s set or venue’s interior design. The largest model, the Pixie Strip 120 measures 2m in length…
ETC has announced the addition of Robbi Nassi as Field Project Coordinator for the Northern European territory. Based out of Amsterdam, Robbi will be responsible for providing sales support in the Benelux region. His role will involve managing projects and supporting Regional Sales Manager Tim Stokholm in developing the customer and dealer network throughout the territory. With over 18 years of experience in the industry, his interest in the field began with a Performing Arts Technology degree at the Tshwane University of Technology where he went on to specialise in lighting. Prior to ETC, he was at Electrosonic SA where…
Bill Kristijanto, co-owner of BNY Productions, chooses Waves eMotion LV1 Live Mixer and Waves plugins for remote broadcast streaming. BNY Productions performs live streams for diverse events such as political rallies and speeches. Among their clients are recent presidential candidates and former presidents of the United States of America. “We were out on the road with a client,” Kristijanto said, “using the Waves eMotion LV1 mixer and also supplying video, lighting, staging, and room accessories such as stanchion, flags, pipe and drape, and more. However, due to COVID-19, the client had to stop doing all live events. They came to…
The owner of Life Is Art Studios, Daniel Thibault, created a lighting design for No Parking On The Dance Floor, a drive-in concert by Top Ten dubstep artists Subtronic and Boogie T, with CHAUVET Professional fixtures at the heart of the rig. Just under 2,000 fans in 500 cars attended the sold-out show, which took place at the Hounds Drive-In Theatre outside Charlotte, with each vehicle being separated by a wide distance. Typically, when designing for a crowd that size, Thibault builds his rig for an intimate venue, focusing on tight angles, back lighting, side lighting, and close-in specials. But…
Since its inception in 2011, the Woodstock der Blasmusik festival has been attracting crowds of up to 60,000 brass music fans each June to Ort im Innkreis in Austria. With brass aficionados obliged to stay at home by COVID-19, this year the organisers treated them to an evening of livestreamed performances from the festival site, featuring eight bands and mixed from an Allen & Heath dLive system. The FOH and broadcast audio rig for this online incarnation of Woodstock Der Blasmusik was supplied and managed by Martin Bröll with Allen & Heath of Greenbee Records Studios, working closely with the festival’s…
Elation Professional has added a full-colour-spectrum soft light to its KL series (Key Light) of broadcast-quality LED luminaires, the KL Panel. Optimised for the colour temperature-adjustable requirements of film and television, it is an ideal key and fill light source for any situation requiring performance and colour quality. The KL Panel LED soft light delivers with superior output, colour temperature control, full-spectrum colour rendering and an even wash coverage. Using a 295W RGBW + Lime + Cyan LED Array, the KL Panel produces soft white or full-colour washes up to 24,000 field lumens at a 100° half-peak angle. Colour reproduction…
CTV Outside Broadcasts recently deployed the compact Riedel MediorNet MuoN and FusioN gateways within its live production workflow to optimise the speed and flexibility of signal conversion during the production of a popular reality show. The MediorNet solutions move SDI-to-IP conversion to the edge, allowing for a fully scalable IP workflow. “With the innovative gateway devices from Riedel, we realised that scaling IP is not just possible, but easy,” said Chief Technical Officer at CTV Outside Broadcasts, Paul Francis. “Other manufacturers’ solutions require deployment of messy single boxes or large frames, but the MediorNet gateways work with a switch that is…
Legendary Audio has launched Gold Channel. Now, singers have access to an easily portable, fully analog “dream pedal board” for live performances that stunningly presents the tonal magic of an iconic microphone paired with a multi-million-dollar console’s channel strip. The Gold Channel is the combined R&D effort of veteran mastering engineer Billy Stull—referred to by Rupert Neve as a man with “golden ears”—and respected circuit designer Kevin Burgin, who spent a decade working for Rupert Neve Designs and was instrumental in the creation of the celebrated 5088 console. Designed to rest on the stage floor in front of the singer…
Digital Signage Summit has revealed the line-up for its first virtual event: DSS 2020 – The Show, taking place on 29-30 July. Presented live from a hybrid showroom/TV studio, the two-day online conference promises a mix of insight into the latest digital signage trends, industry best practice, as well as innovations that reflect the emerging new post-pandemic reality. In a first for the DSS series, the event will be free to attend to ensure the widest possible audience can benefit from the thought leadership on show. The conference theme is “Digital Experiences for the New Normal – challenges and opportunities…
The Safe Event Scheme has welcomed Halo Solutions as an official partner of the scheme. Designed by UK emergency Service, counter-terrorism industry professionals, Halo Solutions’ Halo System is a operational platform of choice for many global sports events and venues. These include the Cricket World Cup 2019, the Ed Sheeran’s Divide Tour, as well as numerous stadium venues, government bodies, local authorities and the military. Halo Solutions also provides threat management consultancy and training courses. The company’s products are utilised by UK police services across the UK, as well as many others in the EU and across the globe. Lloyd Major,…
Events United has provided a turnkey solution for Riverview School’s annual fundraising gala and auction – which serves 11 to 22-year old students with learning challenges – for the past two years. This year, deploying a range of CHAUVET Professional fixtures to a virtual gala at the school’s Studio Lab facility. “A big challenge for us was to take an event that was already spectacular in the live setting and create the same effect for guests virtually,” said Events United Production Manager and Lead Audio Engineer, Chase Clark. “A lot of the energy in a live auction comes from the people…
While the majority of Triple E’s factory output has been stalled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the management team has been busy ensuring the business is match-ready for when the wheels of the industry start to turn again, by finalising the development of a brand new website – triplee.ltd. Listening to feedback from clients about what they needed from the company website has been central to the new look site. triplee.ltd features a customer friendly interface and clearer layout making it easy to navigate and inform the customer as they seek the products best suited to their project requirements.…
