IPS are the first rental stockist of the new SGM G-7 BeaSt fixture. The unique LED moving head with Beam and Strobe effect incorporates a massive parabolic reflector, which creates zoomable collimated beam effects with a 10,000 Lumen pixel controllable strobe in the centre. IPS MD James Mason said: “I was really impressed with these units from the first time I saw them, as they are able to create such a wide range of effects. Also, they are incredibly bright – and fully IP66 rated.” The G-7 BeaSt fixtures will join a well-established range of SGM products already working hard…
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“We were blown away by his incredible work!” So declared the panel of judges in a statement announcing that Matt Blake had won the ChamSys Programmers Contest. Anyone who saw the London-based programmer’s entry in the contest, with its lights pulsating to the driving rhythm of his song selection, would readily agree with this assessment. “Matt made excellent use of the different fixtures on the lighting rig, created lots of different visual effects some static, some moving and made the most of ChamSys powerful control abilities to create a stunning show,” said Chris Kennedy, Director of ChamSys Ltd “This is…
Like many passengers on the flight from Nashville to New York, Landon Bloss donned headphones soon after takeoff. He wasn’t listening purely for pleasure though. Instead, he was taking a crash course in the music of Billy Currington. Like just about everyone in Nashville, Bloss was familiar with the CMT Award winning baritone’s sound, but he had another, more urgent, reason for his intense interest in the star’s extensive body of work. “I was on a load out when I received a call from Gene Jung, Billy’s PM, saying that they needed a LD to fly out the next day…
Fans of Seeed have had to wait a long time for a new record and tour from the 11-piece Berlin based dancehall and reggae ensemble. In fact, almost a year was spent even before the completion of this disk in the preparation. The design collective HELL, based around Nik Evers, Timo Martens and Philip Hillers, took care of the lighting, stage and content design for the tour, in support of the current album, BAM BAM. “One year of preparation sounds like a long time ago,” stated Nik Evers, but this is put into perspective very quickly when considering the complexity…
Global operations director of catering and hospitality specialist, GIG, has received two awards at the National Business Women’s Awards, held at the Millennium Gloucester in Kensington, London on Thursday 12th December. Bonnie May, who has been with the company for over 30 years, won the Veuve Cliquot International Women’s Award category before receiving the accolade of Overall Winner. Judges for the final category took all 21 award winners into consideration before making their decision. The National Business Women’s Awards, now in their second year, strive to raise the profile of industrious, hardworking and enterprising business women throughout the UK. As…
LANG AG has invested in 50 units of Panasonic’s PT-RQ50K projector, which features the world’s first single body compact design in the 50,000 lumens market, to simplify installation and setup at time at large events. In addition, the projector features True 4K resolution with vibrant and immersive images due to the deployment of separate red and blue laser-phosphor drives. High performance is also provided with up to 20,000 hours maintenance-free projection. “Our long-standing relationship with Panasonic and their high brightness projector range is testament to our continued investment in their products,” said Tobias Lang, CEO LANG AG. “With native 4K, Red-Blue…
Following the launch of their latest album Everyday Life, Coldplay recently staged an intimate, one-off concert at the Natural History Museum. Technical production specialist White Light (WL) was appointed to provide all lighting solutions and power distribution, as well as manage the staging and crowd management barriers. WL’s Account Manager, Steven Burnham said: “There was a limited lead time on this project from the receipt of brief. With our established position on the Museum’s approved suppliers list and intricate knowledge of the venue, we were considered the expert choice for a special event of this nature. We were excited to…
The developing company has been founded in Hanoi by a young and resourceful team, whose main goal is to bring the highest standards throughout the Nation, focusing on the establishment of the world class brand which represent and providing to the Vietnamese clients professionalism and the best AVL solutions suitable to their needs. The company already counts important brands into its distribution network and now also PROLIGHTS is pleased to rely on VIETNAM PRO AVL. Lê Mạnh Thắng , Vietnam PRO AVL President says about this new cooperation: ” I’ve been following PROLIGHTS for few years, and I was deeply…
The bi-annual Classical Spectacular, held for six performances in London’s Royal Albert Hall in November, demonstrated its continuing use of cutting-edge lighting technology by deploying the first Claypaky Xtylos used in the UK. The Xtylos is the first moving head with a laser light source. The crowd-pleasing show now known as the Classical Spectacular debuted in October 1988 and has been marked by perennial extravaganzas – lasers, lighting effects, fireworks – accompanying a classical music repertoire. Lighting Designer Durham Marenghi joined the Classical Spectacular family 30 years ago in an era before there were moving lights. But Marenghi quickly began…
American rapper Logic toured 26 cities across North America this fall on his The Confessions of a Dangerous Mind Tour with lighting design by Mitchell Schellenger and lighting supply by Volt Lites of Burbank, California. Schellenger employed a rig of Elation Professional Artiste Monet moving heads as the workhorse fixture in his design and says the powerful, multi-purpose LED profile was just what he was looking for. Logic is a multi-platinum selling, Grammy nominated artist whose positive message has endeared him to an ever-growing fan base. Perhaps best known for his six-time Platinum single 1-800-273-8255, which spotlights mental health and…
The demand for greater performance to process, play and control higher resolutions and data volumes on multiple displays is growing. With the new Pandoras Box Version 6.4, Christie introduces its new 64-bit processing software, which meets the highest possible requirements and greatly increases the performance of existing processing hardware. Christie Pandoras Box is an award-winning family of hardware and software tools for real-time video processing and show control, excelling in live events, projection mapping, image compositing and interactive applications. The new version is now available for download on the Christie Pandoras Box website. More flexible and faster than ever, Pandoras…
American alternative band Chevelle recently finished a summer tour with a lighting system provided by longtime partner, Bandit Lites. The band, made up of brothers Pete and Sam Loeffler and Dean Bernardini, were on the road as a direct support act before gearing up for a larger fall run. Designer Robb Jibson engineered an efficient and effective design that could meet the rigorous demands of a summer tour sharing, “We wanted to use newer fixtures with LED sources that near the 1000w mark for the hard edge sources and had a certain feature set. Bandit did the best thing that…
London-based Capital Sound (part of the newly-formed Solotech UK group) have been successfully deploying their selection of Outline systems and processors with a diverse range of clients over the last few years. That diversity of musical styles and the range of venues in which they are presented underlines the remarkable flexibility of Outline’s Mantas 28 and Superfly compact line-array systems as well as their latest Newton FPGA-based system processor. From the multi-national classical crossover vocal group Il Divo to Welsh rocker Kelly Jones, via the polished pop of Will Young to the incredibly accurate recreation of Pink Floyd’s legendary stadium…
The past, present and future of professional sound recently met in the Czech Republic, as over 300 sound industry professionals from 40 countries headed for the capital Prague, host city for Yamaha’s annual System Designers Conference. ‘Immersive audio’ was the theme of this year’s System Designers Conference (SDC). While we tend to think of immersive audio as a modern concept, any space with four walls, a ceiling and floor produces immersive sound. It made Prague an appropriate location, as the city’s long history of opera and classical music has seen many venues built with acoustics in mind. It was in…
West London rental specialist Entec is delighted to announce the appointment of Daniel Scantlebury as its new Head of Sound, effective immediately. Scantlebury, who has joined after several years with Manchester-based dbnAudile as a senior project manager, said: “It was time for a new challenge and an incredible opportunity like this does not come along very often, so I’m thrilled. I’ve always respected Entec for its approach to business as well as its impressive history, and moving south to be closer to my family was also a consideration.” Entering the live industry at 17 as a touring audio freelancer, Scantlebury later…
The term ‘artist management’ is not one that appears in the pages of TPi too often, with our focus always being on the nuts and bolts that go into making the biggest and best live events in the touring industry. However, according to Muse’s former Touring Director, Glen Rowe, the two worlds need to be more co-dependent. https://issuu.com/mondiale/docs/tpidec19_digitallr/68 Photo: Kyoto www.kyotomusic.co.uk
What sparked your interest in the events sector? “I grew up with events. From as long as I can remember, I was roadie for my Dad’s mobile disco. There would be production companies involved on larger gigs, which exposed me to the world of technical production, and I knew that was what I wanted to do. I never really played with toys – I was more interested in speakers and par cans.” What are Sterling Events Group’s goals? “I set up Sterling Sound while I was in my last year at school. We had a small amount of kit that…
As the nights grow shorter and the holidays approach, the music of the holiday season becomes the soundtrack of most people’s lives, and for over two decades, platinum-selling artist Dave Koz has provided that sound to millions of fans. Bandit Lites provided the lighting for his newest tour featuring Jonathan Butler, Melissa Manchester, Michael Lington and Chris Walker. Koz’s tour and newest album, Gifts of the Season, features a smorgasbord of styles, ranging from an electronic rendition of Winter Wonderland, a whimsical It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas, as well as an emotional Mary Did You Know and…
