This month, TPi catches up with Lighting Op Yann Schirrmeister while on tour with The Black Queen to discuss lighting design and juggling life on the road as a university student. https://issuu.com/mondiale/docs/tpinov18_digital/84 www.productionfutures.co.uk
Author: Jacob Waite
For one night only, synth-pop innovators Dave Ball and Marc Almond joined forces onstage for the last time to celebrate 40 years of Soft Cell. For their final curtain call, the duo ensured it was an event to remember. TPi’s Stew Hume was on site at the O2 Arena to see how this heady production was pulled off without technical rehearsals… https://issuu.com/mondiale/docs/tpinov18_digital/58 Photos provided by Stufish www.softcell.co.uk www.stufish.com www.gribiche.org www.coloursound.com www.reallycreativemedia.co.uk www.adlib.co.uk www.liveherenow.com www.brilliantstages.com www.er-productions.com
Following the release of his first solo album in four years, Boarding House Reach, the unrelentingly-eclectic Jack White returned to arenas and theatres in the UK and Europe with an analogue-heavy rig — extending the medium of his back catalogue — as TPi’s Jacob Waite discovers. https://issuu.com/mondiale/docs/tpinov18_digital/44 Photos: David Swanson, Ray Spears, Lüz Studio & TPi www.jackwhiteiii.com www.sseaudiogroup.com/wigwam www.firehouseproductions.com www.negearth.com www.upstaging.com www.flybynite.co.uk www.beatthestreet.net www.bittersweetcatering.co.uk www.overyondr.com
Glasgow on the last day of September. The weather may be ‘dreich’ but the atmosphere inside the Hydro is bright and anticipative when Kylie’s in town for the ninth UK date of the Golden Tour, fresh from a three-night stand at London’s O2 Arena, as TPi discovers. https://issuu.com/mondiale/docs/tpinov18_digital/30 Photos: Andrew Whitton & TPi www.kylie.com www.pullthepinout.co.uk www.gribiche.org www.christielites.com www.ct-group.com www.er-productions.com www.capital-sound.co.uk www.flybynite.co.uk www.fbnstudios.co.uk www.phoenix-bussing.co.uk www.appointmentgroup.com www.popcorncatering.com
To coincide with PLASA Show in London, a stone’s throw down the M40, Martin Audio welcomed industry customers and collaborators to its High Wycombe headquarters for three days of pro audio demonstration. https://issuu.com/mondiale/docs/tpinov18_digital/28 www.martin-audio.com www.astroaudio.eu
Music & Lights celebrated the official opening of its new headquarters, dedicating a day of exclusive celebration for customers, partners and international distributors. https://issuu.com/mondiale/docs/tpinov18_digital/26 www.musiclights.it
As rapper Drake reaches the end of the US leg of his Aubrey & the Three Migos Tour LIVE! Michael Sorowka, President of Paradigm Rigging discusses the value of keeping a check on the loads of big-scale touring productions. https://issuu.com/mondiale/docs/tpinov18_digital/22 www.drakeofficial.com www.paradigmrigging.com www.loadcellrental.com www.broadweigh.com
Supplying in excess of 900sqm of LED screen hardware across all competition and non-competition venues for the benefit of over 250,000 spectators and the dynamic activation of brand partnerships. TPi spoke to ADI about its delivery of seamless visuals to the first edition of this prestigious sporting event. https://issuu.com/mondiale/docs/tpinov18_digital/20 www.glasgow2018.com www.adi.tv www.videoillusions.net
At forefront of inventive, interesting and infectiously rhythmic electronic music for nearly 30 years The Chemical Brothers returned to UK arenas, fusing effervescent ideas with vintage visuals in one of their most impressive production designs to date. https://issuu.com/mondiale/docs/tpinov18_digital/16 www.robe.cz
Jeff Lynne’s Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) may have their own distinctive flying saucer but sometimes taking the boat is the smarter option. https://issuu.com/mondiale/docs/tpinov18_digital/14 www.jefflynneselo.com www.video-design.co.uk
Notwithstanding the revolving door of the professional entertainment industry, one audio visual equipment rental service in rural Lancashire stands proudly among its European counterparts for its achievements, development and progression over the course of three decades. https://issuu.com/mondiale/docs/tpinov18_digital/8 www.hslgroup.com
Dry hire and production company, Fiend Productions has provided a Sixty82 trussing system for the Progress Wrestling 2018 shows at London’s historic Alexandra Palace and SSE Arena Wembley venues. Jess Matthews, Managing Director of Fiend Productions, approached A.C. Entertainment Technologies (AC-ET) to invest in high load trussing for the shows at Ally Pally. After being provided with a range of options by Steven Farnsworth in UK Sales at AC-ET, Jess decided on Sixty82. He commented: “The quality of the welds and construction of the Sixty82 truss is very noticeable, and the high load capacity allows us to be a lot…
Airstar, inventor and world leader in lighting balloon technology, was shining bright at the recent stage of the FISE Xperience Series 2018 (10-11 August 2018). The tour, which is world-renowned for attracting the best athletes in disciplines such as BMX and skateboarding, made a stop in Anglet in the south-west of France and was co-organised with the city council. In 2018, the competition park was lit with Airstar’s Crystal and Sirocco lighting balloons. Delivering exceptional quality of light at this event – which was of paramount importance for the safety of all participants and best viewing experience for the crowds…
Audiologic has announced the appointment of Marketing Coordinator Kamil Hamidou. Recent significant expansion has seen the Harlow-based company engaged in a recruitment drive on all fronts of its business, adding personnel in its sales, technical and marketing departments. Kamil joins Audiologic with a Music Industry Management degree, during the pursuit of which, he acquired hands-on experience of helping to organise and run marketing campaigns for a variety of artists and events. Kamil also possesses a good understanding of the production side of the industry, having worked on a number of tours. Andy Lewis, Sales and Marketing Director at Audiologic commented:…
CPL provided a large format projection system for the main and second stages of elrow Town, which recently took over London’s Olympic park following its debut one-day festival in 2017. Mike Radford led the CPL team after they were asked onboard by technical services provider Production Hire from Brackley. Elrow London’s 2018 main stage (The Town Square) was a big scenic multi-layered design – part of the brand’s highly theatrical touring system – which is alive with colour and detail right at the centre of Elrow Town’s dynamic theming, a look that is hugely popular throughout Europe. Radford specified CPL’s largest…
Manchester-based in-ear monitor company, Cosmic Ears, unveils Luna, a brand-new product designed for the robust nature of touring duties; bringing a new comfort to ear fatigue caused by those familiar long hours on the road. It impressively offers a generic, off-the-shelf model (for those emergency misplacements situations!) www.cosmicears.com
Speed is of the essence in the esoteric and wonderful world of flight case manufacturing. The method by which the wheel is attached to the case is pivotal to the whole process … so flight case accessory specialist Penn Elcom has designed and machined two ingenious new solutions to make this quick and straightforward. Penn presents its brand-new Castor Plate series (W0098-FM) offering some truly revolutionary features to speed up the fitting of wheels. ‘Wheeling’ a flight case typically consists of fitting a board, 4 plates, 16 screws and 16 nuts – and is an arduous and time-consuming task. It…
German audio rental specialist It’s A Bird, under the direction of Cornelius ‘Conny’ Vogel, are off to a flying start with their newly-purchased NEXO GEO M10 mid-size line array. Now entering his 20th year as a NEXO rental user, Conny Vogel added the GEO M10 system to inventory, seeing it as an alternative to the GEO S12 array that he has been using since 2008. “The new M10 weighs half as much as the S12 system, and it has significantly easier rigging,” said Vogel. “We notice a longer throw, especially for vocals, and a significantly better performance in the vocal…
