Solotech provided sound, lighting, video and rigging—everything except the stage—for Celine Dion’s Courage World Tour, including multiple Solid State Logic Live L550 digital mixing consoles, one at front-of-house and two at monitors. Denis Savage, who has been Dion’s tour manager and FOH Engineer for several decades, began using SSL’s Live series desk at Caesars Palace in 2013. But this tour has provided the opportunity to implement some changes that have further enhanced the performance of all three consoles on the production, he said. “Just before Christmas we switched everything to 96 kHz and the difference was incredible. Everything got lighter and…
Author: Jacob Waite
In February the 2020 leg of A-ha’s Hunting High and Low Live tour kicked off at the Nordlandshallen in Bodø, where an Alcons Audio LR18 pro-ribbon compact mid-size line-array impressed fans as well as the band’s legendary live sound engineer. After a two-month winter break, the tour resumed at the 5500-capacity Nordlandshallen, where Gøran Aamodt – who promotes Bodø’s annual Parkenfestivalen and other events in the north Norway town – wanted an audio system and supplier that he could trust would deliver at the top level. Gøran has a close working relationship with audio production company Lydteamet AS and -…
LEA Professional enters a strategic partnership with Soluciones Proactive Latin América to serve the company’s growing customer base in the Latin America region. Based in Mexico City, and owned by Berenice Gutierrez, Proactive will represent LEA Professional’s full suite of products – including its cloud platform set to launch next month. “We are delighted to partner with a nimble and innovative brand like LEA Professional. LEA continues to break barriers in the industry, and I look forward to working with LEA and some of the top distributors in Latin America to help strengthen the industry,” said Berenice Gutierrez, Owner and…
Laurent Samama has joined INFiLED as Sr. Business Development Manager for France, Switzerland and North Africa. Laurent Samama is a highly accomplished sales executive with deep knowledge of the AV market. He brings more than 30 years of experience in major AV and IT companies including his latest position as Sales Director for Information Displays at LG Electronics France. Prior to this, he served multiple managerial roles in Sales and Marketing. “We are delighted to welcome Laurent,” said Marco Bruines, Sr. Vice President of INFiLED EMEA. “Following our continued growth, Laurent is an excellent addition to the EMEA sales team…
Bubble Agency has welcomed the appointment of Laura Cabarcos as an Account Director. During Laura’s eight years of PR agency and communication consultancy experience, she has worked across a variety of high profile accounts including Netflix, The Walt Disney Company, Activision, Proactiv, Friends of Glass and Telefonica. She has significant expertise designing and implementing 360° PR campaigns across a wide range of markets, and is proficient in product and brand launches, as well as brand awareness campaigns. Cabarcos joins Bubble from her previous role as Account Director at Marco de Comunicacion, one of the leading PR agencies in Spain. Earlier…
Danley Sound Labs has taken appropriate measures to work within the parameters of the new normal created by the onset of the COVID-19 virus. “At Danley, our priority has always been to create and supply the most unique loudspeakers coupled with dedicated and honest customer support and service,” said Jeff Pulliam, General Manager at Danley Sound Labs. “We have now implemented measures to ensure the health and welfare of all our employees. However, as Danley builds its products in low-density production facilities in Georgia and North Carolina, we have the capability of providing many of our products during this unprecedented…
FEDUK, a young Russian hip-hop singer, recently wowed fans at Moscow’s Adrenaline Stadium. FEDUK prepared a number of surprises, including a completely new visual show that was developed and implemented by Alexey Zhuravlev and Anton Orlov, lighting designers from gst.moscow, who took full advantage of the creative potential of GLPs award-winning LED fixtures. The creative team had been invited onto the project by Dmitry Yakovlevsky, the concert producer. Right from the outset all three men had reached a common understanding of the visual component, and the main concept of the show. They merely had to further refine their concept in…
Claypaky Xtylos laser source moving lights made their Pepsi Halftime Show debut at Super Bowl LIV where they added even more impact to the dynamic performances of Shakira and Jennifer Lopez in Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium. Xtylos created a network of intense beams in varied colours as well as wave effects that served as a background for the stage. Lighting Designer Bob Barnhart of 22 Degrees, who has 21 Super Bowl halftime shows to his credit, selected 50 Xtylos for the event after seeing the fixtures at LDI 2019. “I was impressed with the beam quality, which was so pure…
In order to provide valuable educational resources during this challenging time, Obsidian Control Systems is set to offer free weekly training sessions covering the ONYX control platform and new NETRON data distribution range. These classes will be hosted online and are available globally for anyone interested in learning more about Obsidian’s advanced yet intuitive lighting control products. Starting the week of 23 March 2020, the following classes will be offered weekly at no cost: Tuesdays: Introduction to NETRON – 2 hours (first class March 24) Learn about the product options in the NETRON data distribution range, display navigation and get…
Along with audio, lighting, video, and mobile stage production, Ready Or Not also design and install corporate AVL systems. President of Ready or Not Inc., Lee Shealy, made the decision to expand his inventory with the purchase of an al-8 acoustic linearity line array with hs-221 subs as he was extremely impressed with the sound quality and level of support VUE provides. The al-8 array has allowed Ready Or Not to cover much larger venues such as their local arena that seats just over 3,500. The first event with their VUE al-8 rig was a New Year’s Eve event in Tallapoosa,…
Celebrating the 15th anniversary of Thrice’s seminal LP, which concluded 29 February with a show at The Novo in Los Angeles, Lenny Sasso reflected the mood of Vheissu in all its complexity with an evocative light show marked by beguiling silhouettes and unexpected angles of backlighting. Helping him create these looks was a versatile touring rig that featured CHAUVET Professional Maverick MK2 Spot fixtures supplied by Squeek Lights. Positioning five of the 440W LED fixtures across the deck behind the band, he used them to light the artists from ground level angles, suggestive of the “underworld” tones of the ancient…
Lectrosonics has welcomed the introduction of a new miniature IFB (Interruptible Foldback) Receiver pack, the IFBR1B, as well as the companion CHSIFBR1B Dock Charging System. The next-generation receiver unit is nearly half the size and weight of the industry-standard IFBR1A receiver that it is replacing and uses a slim 3.7V LB-50 rechargeable lithium ion battery instead of the archaic 9V type. The new IFBR1B is fully compatible with the existing line of IFBT4 transmitters, so that adding the convenience and new features of the IFBR1B receivers to existing Lectrosonics IFB systems is quick and easy. With a backlit LCD and…
Having reached the pinnacle of a career that allowed him to perform in over 9,000 concerts worldwide, guitarist, manager and record producer, Jay Jay French has developed a method for success which has its roots grounded in a chance meeting with Ronnie Altman and Altman Stage Lighting. “When I do motivational speaking engagements, my focus is what I call the ‘Twisted Method of Reinvention’,” began French. “In this discussion, the ‘T-W-I-S-T-E-D’ letters correspond to words I believe exemplify what it takes to succeed not only in the difficult rock-and-roll industry, but any business as well as life in general. These…
Adlib has made a sizeable investment in Ayrton fixtures by adding Khamsin-S, Bora-S and Diablo LED profiles and wash lights to its inventory, purchased from Ambersphere, Ayrton’s exclusive distributor for the UK. Established in 1984, Adlib is one of the longest-established event technical services company in the UK, providing hire, sales, and installation of professional audio, lighting, video, rigging and staging equipment across the whole spectrum of the live events industry. “Adlib’s policy is to look to the future of technology and be at the forefront of what’s coming next,” said Head of Lighting and Video, Tom Edwards. “Over the…
Supporting Kiefer Sutherland’s performance on the singer’s latest tour was an evocative Dan Williams designed light show that featured CHAUVET Professional Rogue R2 Wash fixtures. Like the rest of the fixtures and towers in the touring rig, the RGBW moving wash units were supplied by Colour Sound Experiment. Positioned on six towers that spanned the upstage deck, the Rogue R2 Wash fixtures provided stunning back washes that accentuated Sutherland and his bandmates on stage, in addition to creating mood-evoking aerial effects. “Before I sat down and did some renders, I met with Kiefer’s music manager to learn about his vision for…
Bandit Lites has made another investment in growing its touring inventory with a sizeable purchase of Elation Professional Proteus Maximus fixtures, Ayrton Khamsins and Robe BMFL WashBeams. The Elation Professional Proteus Maximus is slated for the Reba McEntire’s upcoming tour featuring a lighting design by Gayle Hase and David Hare. With its ability to cut through great distances, hardy water and dust-proof design, the IP65 rated LED Profile fixture is a great addition to any tour. “I spent a lot of time looking for long throw fixtures with a bold beam and kept coming back to the Maximus,” shared Bandit…
Following the initial introduction of its all-new LMS series 64-bit loudspeaker management processor in Q4 2019, with the LMS206 dual input / six output device, Amate Audio has launched the more extensive and powerful LMS608. A completely new and robust next generation loudspeaker management processor platform employing a 64-bit DSP architecture. LMS provides continuous ‘round the clock’ operation and uncompromising performance in the most adverse application environments. Fully configurable, each input is assignable to any output; with two crossovers – with selectable Butterworth, Linkwitz-Riley and Bessel filtering – and independent compressor/ limiter settings available on each output. With four analogue…
TransAudio Group launches the new Subwoofer Pros Studio Sub 10, an ultra-compact 12” x 14” x 11.5” subwoofer with remarkably low distortion, an even frequency response, and an adjustable HF cutoff to work seamlessly with any size near-field monitor. The sealed (i.e. not ported) and self-powered Studio Sub 10 produces high-fidelity bass reproduction down to 16Hz, and it is small enough to place anywhere in the control room in singles or multiples for different output volume and/or room mode taming. In an era where consumer playback systems have increased low end, the Studio Sub 10’s brutally honest bass reproduction will…
