Green Hippo has announced the appointment of Juha Kiuru as International Sales Manager. Juha, who has been working in the lighting and video sector since 2000, will represent Green Hippo throughout northern European territories, including his native Finland. As well as extensive industry experience, Juha also brings proficiency in various languages, including fluent written and spoken English. Combined with his widespread contacts throughout the entertainment industry, Juha is perfectly placed to do great things with Green Hippo. Juha Kiuru said: “I am really pleased to join Green Hippo. I have always been thoroughly impressed with its range of award-winning media servers,…
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Orlando-based Professional Wireless Systems has announced the addition of the 1RU Alpha Quad-4 and 2RU Alpha Quad-8 to the Alpha Series, which was introduced earlier this year. The new units will make their industry debut at the AES show in New York City, Booth #834. The Alpha Quad-4 and Quad-8 are designed for use with multiple Shure Axient AD4Q receivers in Quadversity mode. The units provide four individual unity-gain signals (A, B, C, D) to up to four quad receivers, with RF filtering at 470-616 MHz Power is supplied to the units with either the main or the Aux inputs,…
With a total of 80,000 music lovers in attendance, Parookaville retained its status as Germany’s largest EDM festival. LD Robert Sommer of POOLgroup praises aesthetic, performance, dust protection of Elation Professional IP65 luminaire, which lined the downstage edge with more fixtures spread across the setup. On-site as general technical service provider was POOLgroup and as the skies tend to open up at Parookaville POOLgroup lighting designer Robert Sommer put his trust in the weatherproof moving heads. “Set and stage construction plays a very, very important role at the Parookaville Festival,” he commented. Sommer explained: “Everything is very detailed and lovingly designed.…
Music & Lights are thrilled to welcome Show Technology into the fold representing Australia and New Zealand. Its track record within the industry having worked with the likes of Toyota, Brisbane City Hall, Katy Perry, Paloma Faith and TomTom speaks volumes as to the capability of the Show Technology team. Show Technology will take the reins in distributing ProLights, TRIBE and ArchWork throughout all of Australia and New Zealand. Managing Director and all around ‘nice guy’ Emmanuel Ziino commented: “I recently visited the company headquarters and was very impressed with the dedication and effort put into product development and service…
During the summer months, London’s Hyde Park becomes a second home for Capital Sound, and its premier Martin Audio MLA loudspeaker array, as they bookend the summer months with British Summer Time, near the start of the season, and the Proms in the Park and Live in Hyde Park over a single weekend in September. Hosted by Michael Ball, Proms in the Park is billed as Britain’s largest outdoor classical music event and includes the traditional Last Night anthems as 40,000 voices join the BBC Concert Orchestra to bring to a close two months of music with a spectacular finale.…
To mark its 65th anniversary, New York-based lighting manufacturer launches its next-generation Altman Par loaded with new features designed to accentuate any theatrical or architectural lighting design. As the next generation Altman Par, the AP-150 is a compact and lightweight, 135-watt RGBW LED wash which produces deep, saturated colours and soft, delicate pastels, while maintaining a smooth, uniform beam throughout the entire motorised zoom range. Julie Smith, Altman Lighting General Manager, commented: “Since our inception in 1953, Altman Lighting has always been a leading provider of quality and affordable lighting solutions, and we are proud to continue that tradition with…
LynTec will introduce its new line of Xtend Power Control (XPC) remote relay modules and a standalone controller in booth 2427 at LDI 2018, 19-21 October 2018 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, adding virtually unlimited flexibility to the company’s extensive power control options. The company will also demonstrate the award-winning Networkable Power Automation Control (NPAC) rack-mounted system, the industry’s only complete, ready-to-install power and zoned lighting management solution that can manage up to 80 amps in a single 2RU unit. “Our customers often need to control circuits that are being fed from a panel on the other side of…
d&b audiotechnnik has partnered with Grammy award-winning recording artist Imogen Heap for her first tour in 8 years. The live performances on Mycelia World Tour will be presented using its recently released d&b Soundscape system, which allows artists and designers to present more intimate and captivating acoustic spaces for their performances and events. Designed to put sonic artistry at the centre of the sound production process, Soundscape can be used to achieve more natural imaging through source positioning, for sound that resonates with our intuitive understanding of reality, or to create sound art, a work of pure imagination. Imogen Heap…
Monitor Engineer Gavin Tempany has been out on tour with pop principal Kylie Minogue, opting for a Solid State Logic L500 Plus for the shows, supplied by UK tour and events company Capital Sound Hire. Kylie’s latest world tour follows the release of her new album, Golden. It’s a project heavily influenced by the Nashville country scene, which follows through onto the stage via set, costume, and narrative in a typically theatrical set. Kylie is joined on stage by 5 musicians and 2 backing singers, and all are supported at monitor world by experienced engineer Gavin Tempany (Dave Gilmour, Hans…
PK Sound and Excision joined forces to present the first ever Bass Canyon Festival at the Gorge Amphitheatre, a naturally scenic venue located near the Columbia River Gorge, Washington, and operated by Live Nation. A crowd of 18,000 attended the inaugural event for four nights of camping and three days of non-stop Bass Music featuring performances by 40 artists, in addition to headliner Excision, who performed 2 solo sets plus a special Excision b2b NGHTMRE performance — all of which was powered by PK Sound. The right choice For seven years, Bryan Andres has worked with PK and DJ/producer Jeff…
Music & Lights celebrated the official opening of its new headquarters, dedicating a day of exclusive celebration for customers, partners and international distributors. The new Headquarter represents a further phase of development, with over 40.000sqm surrounded by greenery and with a covered area of 10’000sqm, which brings together offices, research and development, production, laboratory and logistics. An organisation that has acquired over the years a growing international reputation, with its brands that today are at the top of the professional industry of Audio-Video-Lighting, an industry in continuous updating and technological development. This innovation played a central role in the Distributor…
Newly-shipping Quantum 7 engine will be demoed on the stand, plus versatile 4REA4 system, 32-bit DAC, and other exciting new offerings. DiGiCo’s AES stand (#629) at Manhattan’s Javits Convention Center this month is guaranteed to be a swarm of activity as the company showcases its highly anticipated SD7 Quantum engine, which is now shipping to SD7 owners around the globe. Developed with seventh generation Super FPGA devices that further increase audio processing power, Quantum 7 expands DiGiCo’s flagship SD7 to over 640 channels of processing in 96kHz operation that can be connected in the outside world to approaching 3000 potential…
Brian Dowd joins GLP US in a new position as Sales Director for the company. From an early start, building his first lighting rig at age 15, Brian has enjoyed a career encompassing positions as electrician, rigger, designer and production manager. Through a subsequent illustrious career within the sales and marketing side of the industry, most recently as Sales Director for another lighting firm, Brian brings an extensive combination of skill and knowledge to this new position. GLP US president Mark Ravenhill said: “It is fantastic to have Brian join us at GLP. Having known him for many years, his…
alt-J announce that Royal Albert Hall concerts 29-30 October will be UK’s first ever L-ISA Immersive Hyperreal Sound shows REDUXER out now featuring 11 new reinterpretations of songs from the award-winning RELAXER by Danny Brown, GoldLink, Little Simz, Pusha T, Twin Shadow, Rejjie Snow & more alt-J today announce that their 2 sold out Royal Albert Hall shows later this month will be immersive sound performances utilising a surround speaker system enveloping the entire audience – the first concerts to utilise the technology in the UK. The shows will feature L-Acoustics’ revolutionary new audio technology L-ISA Immersive Hyperreal Sound which…
The OZORA Festival in Hungary has developed over its 12-year history to become one of the biggest and most influential festivals of its kind in the world. Martin Audio’s Hungarian partner, BG Event, has increased its involvement over that period, this year providing sound reinforcement for no fewer than five stages of various sizes. Having used MLA Mini on the Dragon Nest stage for some years, 2018 saw the debut of the full MLA on the main stage, accompanied by BG Event’s fleet of MLX subs. The Festival itself takes places every year on a private property in the village…
Maxin10sity, the Hungarian award-winning and record-breaking projection mapping specialist, is now famed for its work in the German city of Karlsruhe. Engaged in 2015 to deliver the Schlosslichtspiele (light projection on the palace façade) to mark the city’s 300th anniversary by the Karlsruhe Centre for Art and Media (ZKM), Maxin10sity has returned every year since thanks to the year on year success of its shows. Always keen to raise the bar, 2018’s spectacle – entitled I’MMORTAL (Immortal / I am mortal) – went one step further combining Maxin10sity’s trademark projection mapping with acrobatic acts to create a brand new visual…
Following the success of the original PAR Z100 series of par can fixtures powered by modern warm white COB LEDs, ADJ has marked the introduction of 2 new models offering RGBW colour mixing. Providing lighting and stage designers the look of traditional par cans but with the technological advantages of LED light sources, the PAR Z120 RGBW and PAR ZP120 RGBW provide a modern twist on this iconic lighting fixture. Both models are housed in authentic metal cases that are the same size and shape as traditional PAR 64 fixtures. The PAR Z120 RGBW features a subtle matt black paint finish, making…
Building on recent additions to its European sales organisation, Biamp has hired Sandra Kellermann to support its sales channel throughout Eastern Europe and the Nordic countries. Kellermann will assume the role of the regional manager, responsible for driving sales of Biamp products within the region while providing channel partners and customers with system design assistance, technical support, and a regional understanding of how best to address the needs of the European market. “Biamp is committed to growing its sales within Europe and is expanding its sales and support organisation to achieve that goal,” said Stephen Patterson, sales development director, Europe…
