Security and enforcement specialist Interforce, formerly TSG, will provide uniformed patrols to ensure public safety and the prevention of crime and disorder at Henley Festival this summer. Production Manager John Harris met Interforce at Event Buyers Live and brought the company into Henley Festival’s restructured security model; designed to maintain its acclaimed customer service provision. John Harris commented: “We hope that Interforce, which is trained to a higher level than SIA, with a police-style approach, will respond to our audience and ensure we continue to meet the high standards Henley Festival is renowned for.” The Interforce rebrand distinguishes the company’s events/venues/public spaces remit…
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It did not take long for Clair Brothers newest Argentine distributor, SVC, to make a significant sale of the Manheim, Pennsylvania loudspeaker manufacturer’s C12 line array system. With integral presentation assistance from Fabián Giordano of Sonamos Audio, a key Clair Brothers partner in Argentina, the live demo at Giordano’s location to Argentine production company Merino Producciones Técnicas was a great success. “This was not just a demo,” explained Ricardo Pegnotti, audio division director at SVC, “it was an event attended by several recognized audio professionals from the region.” In fact, one of the attendees at the presentation was Pichón Dal…
Dare to Dream was the slogan of the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest, won by the Netherlands’ Duncan Laurence and with lighting design by Ronen Najar and Dakar Azulay. Within the lighting rig were an unmissable 406 Claypaky fixtures, including the brand new Axcor 600 and Sharpy Plus, along with the timeless Sharpy Wash and Scenius Unico. Osram was once again the official lighting partner for the contest, which will next take place in the Netherlands in 2020. The Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) is considered to be one of the most spectacular and fascinating television events in the world, capable of…
With a spectacular outdoor live production and 6000m2 audience arena, the Mid-Autumn Festival Party of China Media Group is a difficult challenge for any sound reinforcement system. However, thanks to an Alcons Audio pro-ribbon LR28 larger-format line array system, the audience at the latest event in Qufu enjoyed high-quality sound throughout. Qufu is the hometown of Confucius, China’s most famous teacher, philosopher and political theorist. Located in Nishan Holy Land – a 35km2 area around Qufu developed as a Confucius commemoration site and cultural heritage destination – the festival featured a huge, 60m wide stage and large set, with an…
The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo (HLSR) is the largest livestock exhibition and rodeo in the world, drawing more than two million people each year. An especially large draw is the 20 consecutive evenings of rodeo and concerts held at Houston’s NRG Stadium. HLSR recently unveiled a new star-shaped concert stage and backdrop truss structure for the shows that support LED video and hundreds of intelligent lights, among them Elation Protron Eclypse, Elation Paladin, and Elation Fuze Wash Z350 fixtures. Production company LD Systems has been working on HLSR since 1985 and for the 2019 version (February 25 to March…
One of the UK’s busiest sound hire companies, Liverpool’s Adlib has added further Outline NEWTON 16+8 units to their hire inventory, following their adoption as the company’s go-to processing hub for festival stages and complex multi-source applications. Senior Engineer Ian Nelson commented: “The new additions are scheduled to head out later this month on Radio 1 Big Weekend and then to all of the Adlib festival bookings for the rest of the season. Following the festival season, they will then be incorporated into the Adlib Control Systems and become the core of the Adlib loudspeaker processing systems.” Adlib also hosted…
With the release of their third studio album, the Grammy, ACM and CMT Award winning duo Dan + Shay are solidifying their place as two of the most talented vocalists and songwriters today. Having already worked with a number of different musicians on a myriad of chart-topping hits, the Warner Music Nashville/Warner Bros artists recently launched their largest headlining tour to date. Needing an expanded production package that included a significant LED video presence, production and lighting designer Jeff Mathews of Borealis Stage Lighting, a Nashville based design firm, worked with Elite Multimedia Productions who supplied a dynamic package of…
Acclaimed French singer, songwriter and producer Christine and the Queens (Tilted, Girlfriend), has been touring her studio album Chris, bringing a unique blend of theatrical set, contemporary dance, and her own special ‘freakpop’ to the stage. For the French leg of her international tour, Systems Engineer Vladimir Coulibre decided to specify a PA worthy of the performance and brought in L-Acoustics L-ISA Hyperreal Sound technology. L-ISA is multidimensional, object-based mixing technology that enables productions and artists to deliver extremely detailed, accurately localised sound that reconnects audiences and performer, andCoulibre realised that it incorporates everything needed to fit the sonic, technical,…
GoboPlus.com, the one-stop, online shop for gobos and projection products, exhibited at PLASA Focus Leeds 2019 where the team showed off its new, extremely high-resolution glass gobos. “The new glass gobos render images in much finer detail than has been previously possible,” explained CEO Paul de Ville. “The exquisitely fine resolution allows much greater detail to be produced on smaller gobos, and has been created in response to the huge improvements in optical quality of most modern lanterns. The resultant HR gobos give the lighting designer more scope, not only allowing for more detailed images, but also enabling more accurate…
PR Lighting took a fresh approach to their vast, 558 sq.m. booth design at this year’s four-day GET Show at the Poly World Trade Centre in Guangzhou, China. The company’s CEO Dave Liang reverted to an idea originally floated at the 2017 edition where they presented a united booth with other suppliers, in order to show customers a completely integrated, ‘finished’ solution. This year they collaborated with experienced Chinese LED display company, DGX, as well as laser company, Magical Laser and acoustics specialists, Lianhui Acoustooptical. “These are all necessary facilities in most projects, particularly events, tours, club installs, and customers like…
FOH Engineer Joe Hellow finds rich, warm sound on Tour with the company’s d:facto 4018VL Vocal Mic As FOH engineer for the best-selling rapper, singer and songwriter Post Malone, Joe Hellow takes pride in capturing the artist’s feelings and emotions during live performances. Getting a rich and warm sound in hip-hop can sometimes be a challenge, with a lot of artists cupping the mic and losing the high end, but when Hellow brought DPA Microphones’ d:facto™ 4018VL Vocal Microphone into the mix, he did not have to make any compromises and found the results extraordinary. Hellow’s collaboration with his sound…
FOH Engineer Joseph Hellow chooses plugins from Waves Audio for the Post Malone’s Beerbongs & Bentleys Tour, taking on the biggest venues in the US, UK, Europe and Australia off the success of the artist’s multi-platinum second album, Beerbongs & Bentleys. Joseph commented on his setup: “I’m using the DiGiCo SD10 console with Stadius 32-bit mic pre-amps. At the FOH position we have a Waves rig setup with two SoundGrid Extreme Servers, an Apogee Symphony I/O MKII SoundGrid and an active DiGiGrid MGB coax interface to record each show at 96k and utilize for a virtual sound check; I play…
Six Robert Juliat 600W LED Oz followspots have been installed as part of the recent upgrade of the spectacular Franco Dragone show, The House of Dancing Water in Macau’s City of Dreams. The powerful, long-throw LED models were supplied with push-pull, 6-way colour changers and heavy-duty adjustable yokes in anticipation of the show’s extremely busy schedule. The House of Dancing Water is a USD250m, enthralling visual feast which has been seen by over5 million people since its premiere in 2010. It is the largest and most spectacular water-based show in the world and, after more than 3000 performances, the longest running show on…
Ayrton, and its exclusive US distributor, ACT Lighting, in conjunction with lighting equipment supplier 4wall Entertainment, were delighted to support Boston Ballet’s 2018–2019 spring season with the provision of Ayrton WildSun K-25 TC LED fixtures for Full on Forsythe, a trio of works from prestigious choreographer William Forsythe. The programme comprises of the World Premiere of Playlist (EP), Forsythe’s first world premiere to be created with an American company since 1992, the North American premiere of Blake Works I, and the return of Pas/Parts 2018. Boston Ballet’s lighting director, Brandon Stirling Baker, explains why he chose Ayrton WildSun K-25 TC:…
When a rock superstar who’s won three GRAMMY Awards and has a 12-time platinum album to his credit, has an album release party, it’s safe to assume there’ll be a big media turnout for the event. This is exactly what happened on 26 April when Rob Thomas introduced his new Chip Tooth Smile album to the world at the iHeartRadio Theater in Manhattan’s SoHo neighbourhood. Lighting Designer Keith Hoagland created a camera-friendly background for Thomas, as the singer/songwriter performed songs from his new LP as well as some he made famous with Matchbox 20. Helping Hoagland accomplish this was a…
Ten years ago, Italian amplifier pioneer Powersoft began a fruitful relationship with Valencia, CA-based ATK Audiotek — a company specialising in live audio for high profile special events, touring and television production. A decade later, the two companies — both leaders in their respective fields — continue to collaborate and pursue mutually beneficial opportunities in the pro audio sphere. As a global integrator and rental company, ATK has provided audio services for high profile events including the Super Bowl, The Grammys, the Republican and Democratic conventions, and many others. Over the course of the companies’ ten-year relationship, Powersoft has driven revolutionary changes in…
The MILOS Corner Brace HD is a new, advanced roof corner reinforcement concept that eliminates the need for guy wires in small to medium-sized roof structures! Compared to guy wires, installation is greatly simplified, the total time for roof construction is noticeably decreased, and ballast requirements are reduced. Its strong (loading capacity of more than 30 kN), yet compact, all aluminium design provides the same strength and stability as guy wires, while giving your staff and performers increased access to the stage due to the elimination of rear and side cross guy wires. Experience advanced roof reinforcement with the new…
Post Malone, the American singer/songwriter, has embarked on his Beerbongs & Bentleys 2019 World Tour with the disguise pro range powering large-scale LED video screens. The arena tour, with lighting design by Ben Dalgleish, began in February 2019 with multiple dates in Europe, South America and Australia, followed by US festival dates in June, before returning to Europe and the UK in August. The Beerbongs & Bentleys album earned a number-one slot on the US Billboard 200 last year and broke several streaming records upon its release. The set for the Post Malone tour resembles a stylised face with two…
