DiGiGrid’s Estonian distributor Sinusoid was part of the technical team for Eurovision, with Managing Director Kristo Kotkas responsible for front of house sound and Otto-Karl Vendt taking care of monitors. Both jobs were carried out using Waves LV1, with a DiGiGrid D desktop interface at the monitor position for listen-back and a DiGiGrid IOC interface at front of house for local I/O. An experienced engineer, Kristo mixes around a hundred shows a year and is a big fan of the sound and build quality of DiGiGrid units. As a Waves reseller for a number of years, the introduction of a…
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Riksteatern, the Swedish National Touring Theatre, was due to take its production of Love Songs on a three month tour of Sweden from early March, with lighting director and designer, Jörgen ‘Hajen’ Haimanas, choosing six Ayrton Diablo LED profile luminaires as a major feature of his lighting design, in what would be Diablo’s first national tour of Sweden. Due to the current COVID-19 crisis, the tour was only able to complete the first five dates before it was necessarily postponed by lockdown. Love Songs is described as a ‘sentimental love bomb’, a musical evening depicting love in all its forms,…
Solid State Logic (SSL) receives the Queen’s Award for Enterprise for its excellence in Innovation, for audio technology for broadcast. The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise are the most prestigious awards for UK businesses, recognising and celebrating business excellence across the UK. Since its launch in 2015, the System T broadcast platform has quickly gained a reputation for delivering in mission critical performance applications, with a unique broadcast feature set, modular system approach, and pristine high-quality audio delivery. With AoIP-based routing at its core, plus full immersive and next generation audio features, System T has been designed for the challenges of…
The Coronavirus pandemic has already seen many examples of those in the entertainment technology and production industry putting their skills and resources to good use – from morale raising actions to physical contributions and manufacturing items to aid the massive efforts worldwide to contain the spread of infection. Typically, S-Group in France is a busy full production and rental operation with four regional bases and a HQ in Alès, north of Nimes in the South of France, and this time of year they’d have an average of 20 tours on the road as well as servicing numerous long term rentals.…
One of the big successes enjoyed by Optocore over the past 12 months has been the popularity of its AutoRouter. What made the device so appealing to sound system designers was that it functioned as an intelligent patch bay, creating a redundant ‘star’ out of the ring topology. It is therefore a perfect solution where mixed ring/star or star topology is more desirable due to a star based fibre cable layout. The way AutoRouter works is that it automatically discovers the presence of mobile devices and adds them to the Optocore loop. When such a device is later disconnected, or…
Verge Aero recently added a brand-new dimension to Mexico’s biggest and oldest carnival. A 130-drone display, in the skies above Mazatlán’s Olas Altas bay, delivered a spectacular new twist to the town’s traditional six-day carnival celebration, Carnaval de Mazatlán. Situated on Mexico’s west coast, Mazatlán has one of the world’s greatest carnival traditions. Held annually since 1898, marking Mardi Gras and the start of Lent, Mazatlán’s exuberant six-day carnival is reputed to be the world’s third largest, after Rio de Janeiro and New Orleans. This year, Verge Aero’s drone technology, specially developed for live entertainment productions, was brought in to…
Tappit has appointed Meka White Morris as Chief Revenue Officer to lead business expansion in North America. With over 16 years of experience in sports and entertainment, Morris served most recently as the Chief Revenue Office of ISM Connect, an innovator in the facial recognition and artificial intelligence space. With a passion for improving fan experience, Morris has worked with US’ most notable sports and event brands, including the Cleveland Cavaliers, Oakland Raiders, Live Nation, Learfield/IMG College and Legends Hospitality, whose ownership includes the New York Yankees and Dallas Cowboys. The news also comes after a record year globally for…
LynTec has announced a new on-demand, tailored training and support program via live video to enhance the lines of customer communication during and beyond the COVID-19 crisis. Designed to work around customers’ schedules and needs, LynTec’s live video sessions provide customers with real-time information, training, and technical support for the company’s leading range of electrical automation and control systems. The live sessions will take place from LynTec’s new HD demo room. “For more than 30 years, we’ve had a customer-first philosophy. We meet them where they’re at and work to develop solutions for their needs,” said Mark Bishop, president of…
Shure Incorporated celebrates its 95th year as an industry leader in audio technology. From its humble beginnings in 1925 as a one-man company selling radio parts kits, Shure has a rich legacy of innovations in audio, and today, offers a diverse portfolio of game-changing and industry standard wired and wireless microphones, personal and professional listening products, and conferencing and meeting solutions. Shure products are now sold in more than 120 countries, and through the decades, they have been used around the world by such luminaries as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Elvis Presley, Pope Francis, Nelson Mandela, The Beatles, and…
In line with its ongoing commitment to scientific research and the advancement of the audio industry, L-Acoustics today announced the release of three new White Papers: Measurement Quality at Low Frequencies, Measurement Quality at High Frequencies and Optimum Measurement Locations for Loudspeaker System Equalisation, all available for download on the L-Acoustics website. “Our White Papers have been conceived in a condensed format, and are published on our website and social media channels, in order to reach the widest possible audience,” said Etienne Corteel, Director of Education & Scientific Outreach at L-Acoustics. “They are formatted to present our rigorous scientific research…
Modulo Pi has announced the launch of a brand new eShop. Available through modulo-pi.com/eshop, the eshop provides dongle, software licenses, and accessories to support designers and technicians in their daily projects and workflow. Designing the next generation of media server solutions, Modulo Pi launches an eshop to facilitate the access to its technology, and support designers and technicians in their daily work. The eshop provides cost-effective options for those willing to discover the Modulo Player and Modulo Kinetic software and their advanced capabilities. A mapping kit is also available for technicians interested in training on Modulo Pi’s media servers. The…
Delivered Live is a vibrant weekly music and comedy performance concept streamed live-and-direct from Melbourne, Australia, the result of a dynamic collaboration between Handshake Management, rental and production company Harry The Hirer Productions and the Victorian State Government It’s designed to feed the need for live entertainment and positive energy during the nationwide lockdown to beat the Coronavirus pandemic, and also to provide some much-needed financial support to artists, crew and technicians who have been left high-and-dry with the almost complete shutdown of the live performance industry. The venue is The Studio, a new production and demo area at Harry…
Marshall Electronics has experienced a significant spike in demand for products that address telepresence, remote workflows, and online education. MXL Microphones, the professional audio division of Marshall Electronics, Inc., is scaling production and support to meet increased demand. As a certified hardware provider for Zoom (ZM) and Zoom Rooms, the rapid adoption of Zoom as a digital communications platform for businesses, government healthcare, and educational institutions has correlated with increased demand for MXL AC-Series USB microphones and accessories. “The demand for our MXL conferencing microphones has been steadily increasing over the last few years,” said Leonard Marshall, Founder and CEO…
Bryan Ferry has been a main stay in the art rock world since the early ‘70s. Still playing music with commanding style, he returned to the stage with support from rental supplier, Britannia Row Productions. Almost five decades of critically acclaimed song writing has allowed Ferry’s live tours to present extraordinary amounts of material – both from his successful solo career and as part of British new wave heroes, Roxy Music. Tracks like Slave To Love, Let’s Stick Together and Love Is The Drug have ingrained Ferry into British rock royalty, requiring his audio vendor to be of the same…
Music Support, the peer-led music industry charity that provides confidential mental health and addiction services, has partnered with Thrive, the UK’s only NHS-approved mental health app. As a clinically effective app that offers 24/7 support for mental health and wellbeing, Thrive helps with the early detection, prevention and management of common disorders such as anxiety and depression, as well as building resilience so that users can feel empowered to improve their mental health. It tackles common stressors such as sleep, bereavement, work issues and more via the use of evidence-based therapies such as CBT, meditation, deep muscle relaxation, breathing exercises…
Eastern Acoustic Works (EAW) announces the appointment of Quantum Sales and Technology as its new manufacturer’s representative for Southern California. “We chose to work with Quantum ST because of the company’s strong reputation within its dealer network and history of brand-building within its territory,” explained Josh Garcia, Western Regional Sales Manager for EAW. “We share the common goal of establishing long-term relationships with customers to enable their growth and success. Quantum’s marketplace knowledge will help us tap into the potential in its territory.” Quantum ST is an AVL sales and marketing firm based out of Santa Ana, CA with 20…
In the immediate aftermath of the COVID-19 outbreak, Chris Brodman and Cody Lisle of LIT Lighting knew they couldn’t “just sit around and wait” for the lockdown on live events to pass. “We didn’t want to allow all of our creative passion sit idle or burn out,” said Brodman. “So, we launched LIT Live for livestreaming.” Prior to the lockdown, most of LIT’s work involved lighting festivals and corporate events. Brodman and Lisle had no experience streaming live music. Undeterred, they brought together a team of experienced volunteers; and adhering strictly to social distance protocols, (set up times were staggered…
d&b GB Education Application Support Team Leader will be chatting to FOH Engineer for Bjork, John Gale. The Instagram Live will be at 16:00 GMT [17:00 CET, 12:00 ET] Thursday 16 April. Steve and John will discuss the d&b Soundscape installation for Bjork’s ambitious Cornucopia Tour, delivering a pioneering sonic experience, and the future of immersive audio. There will also be an opportunity for viewers to ask their audio questions. Join d&b audiotechnik and John Gale on Instagram by following @dbaudiotechnik_gmbh
