Having worked with the Hype-O-Dream Festival for 5 years, the task of crafting the appropriate visual support fell once again to Belgian rental house Creative Rental Solutions, which specified 62 Chauvet Professional STRIKE P38, 68 COLORdash PAR H12IP, 30 Rogue RH1 Hybrid and 24 Rogue R2 Wash fixtures to craft dream-like visuals for festival goers. With the surrealist stage scenery consisting of various islands appearing to be floating within the structure of the stage, Thomas Vandekerkhove and his team decided upon positioning the fixtures in such a way so as to outline the contours of the vast structure, which extended…
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Foo Fighters are concluding their long-running Concrete and Gold Tour, throughout which disguise’s gx range media servers, running the latest r15 software, have driven the video-intensive show. The tour kicked off in June 2017 in Iceland and wraps in St. Paul, Minnesota in October. They’ve played dates worldwide in 2018, including summer festivals in Europe. As video content races to 4K and 8K Andy Babin, the tour’s Screens Director and Video Operator and a Technical Director at Control Freak Systems, notes that “it’s kind of refreshing” for the tour’s content to remain HD. “The entire show fits in one 1920…
Sennheiser is launching a brand-new series of professional in-ears, beginning with the IE 40 PRO entry model which will be available towards the end of September 2018. The IE 40 PRO ensures impeccable audio reproduction with warmth, great detail and natural clarity, thus improving the artist’s focus and performance control even in difficult stage situations. This meticulous audio performance is complemented by a well-thought-out mechanical design that includes a patent-pending, break-proof cable ducting. In early 2019, the IE 40 PRO will be joined by the IE 400 PRO and the top-of-the-range IE 500 PRO. “The IE 40 PRO is the…
In response to increased global demand and expanding research activities at its Berkeley, California headquarters, Meyer Sound has added 2 new hires and announced a key promotion. Roland Morcom has been named Sales Manager, United Kingdom. Based in Cambridge, United Kingdom, Morcom will direct sales efforts throughout the UK and work closely with both Andy Davies, head of UK technical support, and Roger Harpum, who takes on a continuing role in developing business relationships and hospitality. Morcom’s prior experience includes top-level sales and management posts at Nokia Technologies, Martin Audio and Meridian Audio. David Leuschner has been appointed Sales Manager,…
Peruvian group Amén performed a spectacular homecoming gig at Lima’s Gran Teatro Nacional in August to mark 2 decades of success, supported by a range of Claypaky fixtures. Lighting Designer Gianfranco Di Vitto was armed with the versatile Claypaky Mythos2 and Claypaky Sharpy to create a range of emotive looks, inspired by the music that fitted both aspects of the acoustic and electric set. Speaking on his close working relationship with Amén, Di Vitto said: “The band asked me to design a show with the music as the muse. Lead singer and composer Marcello Mota picked up his guitar and…
Prolyte Group unveiled its new International Training Center (ITC) at Rheiner Strasse 125, D 48282 in Emsdetten, Germany. The new ITC state-of-art facility will provide a venue for Prolyte events and Prolyte partners to introduce Prolyte Products to customers and prospective clients. The training centre includes 500 meters (5,400 sq. ft.) of meeting space and is comprised of the main conference area that can host up to 100 guests and 5 additional breakout rooms. The building was originally constructed pre-war as a textile manufacturing warehouse. “It’s important that we provide the right tools and environment to help our partners experience…
Giudizio Universale is an immersive voyage into the Sistine Chapel, which recently received vigorous support from Germany. Acting on behalf of Marco Balich and the Vatican, Giandomenico Barbon, the technical director of Creative System, opted for a kinetic system from Movecat. Movecat Italy stepped in at short notice to partner the project and succeeded in assuring its timely execution despite the tight schedule and the diverse technical challenges. Among the objects to be moved and positioned were scenery, turntables and walls. Part of the challenge involved the integration of third-party products and encoders into the Movecat system. To control the system,…
For the production of The Last Ship Sound Designer, Sebastian Frost utilised d&b audiotechnik Soundscape. d&b audiotechnik Soundscape a unique signal processing technology, with two optional software modules: En-Scene a sound object positioning tool, and En-Space which allows designers to add room emulation of reverberation signatures particular to any given space, real or imagined. Frost harnessed this technology to his own vision of how the musical should be perceived and enjoyed by all audience members. “I went to hear a demo in Hall 14 at d&b HQ in Backnang about a year ago.” Frost commented. “The experience was inspirational because the biggest…
The conference agenda of the 2nd Event Safety & Security Summit (E3S) has been announced, more than doubling the number of discussion topics and presentations from its inaugural edition last year. The invitation-only event takes place on 30 October at the Congress Centre in Central London with over 400 delegates expected to attend. The one-day meeting brings together leading international venue, festival, touring, sport and security professionals. Highlights from the 2018 agenda include: Lucy D’Orsi, Deputy Assistant Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, conducts the E3S Welcome Address. Lord Kerslake, author of the independent enquiry into the Manchester Arena attack in…
Robe brought an animated, vibrant, high-impact theatre meets rock ‘n’ roll live show to the centre of its stand design at the 2018 PLASA entertainment technology expo in London’s Olympia. Putting ‘performance’ at the heart of the presentation, Robe launched its brand new SuperSpikie moving light. The spectacular show, which also illustrated other new and current Robe products including the new RoboSpot remote follow spotting system running with MDC (multi-device control) and the new iParFect, the first in a series of upcoming IP rated luminaires. Inspired by the Tomb Raider / Indiana Jones movie and e-games adventure genre – the…
eps, global infrastructure service provider, has appointed a new MD. Steering the ship at eps america is Lee Bauman, an executive with extensive experience in the event and infrastructure sectors. Recently, Bauman worked as a GM for lighting technology specialist 4Wall Entertainment. Prior to that, he held leading positions for more than 10 years as a supplier of rental furniture and a specialist for modular building systems. Bauman graduated from the University of California in San Diego with a degree in Operations Research and Management Science. “Lee Bauman has proven successful in developing and expanding business models with a focus…
RF Shows, a burgeoning production and rental company based in Noordorp, Netherlands, owned and run by Jeroen Kwakernaak extended its Robe lighting arsenal. The latest investment involved Robe LEDBeam 150s, adding to the company’s purchase of Robe miniPointes and LEDBeam 100s in 2017. The rental stock also includes the original second-hand Robe ColorSpot and ColorWash XTs he purchased whilst still DJ’ing in 2006. Kwakernaak and the team wanted the Robe LEDBeam 150s as a complement to the Robe miniPointes and to spec for a series of their own projects this summer including club and dance events plus outdoor festivals. “Even with only…
From the very first product that bore the DiGiCo moniker, there is one thing that no one has argued about, no matter their console loyalties: the team in the UK pack a tremendous amount of power into a relatively small amount of space. And space was a consideration as alt-rock pioneers Stone Temple Pilots (STP), Bush and The Cult teamed up for their summer-long, triple-headline Revolution 3 Touracross North America. Speaking from the bus on a day off, Monitor Engineer and Crew Chief Sean Herman, FOH Engineer James “Hootsie” Huth and System Engineer Chris Demonbreun held forth on the joys…
Prljavo Kazalište LD Sven Kučinić from LumiLas specified over 120 Robe moving lights, provided, together with the other lighting production, supplied by Croatian rental company ELDRA. The band had one major wish for the finale concert, explained Kučinić, and that was a video concept with massive columns of LED surrounding the stage and continuing into the roof space and extending around the sides of the stage structure. Apart from that, the staging and rigging was left to Kučinić, who has worked with the band for 7 years and toured the world several times over. On average, they play about 50…
4Wall Entertainment has made a substantial acquisition of ROE Visual Carbon and Black Pearl video panels and wind-defying touring Air Frames. ROE Visual Carbon 5 will mount on Air Frame, a lightweight, Carbon series compatible (CB5, CB8) all-in-one hanging, stacking and transportation solution ideal for touring as folding frames reduce the use of trailer space and production costs when compared to conventional touring frames. ROE Visual’s lightweight carbon-based LED panels were designed to quickly erect LED walls by stacking or hanging with their own touring frames and transport dollies. Available in both flat and curved configurations, Carbon products are suitable for…
DAS Audio has appointed Chris Gonzalez to the position of Western Territory Sales Manager. In his new company role, Gonzalez will be responsible for all DAS Audio sales throughout the western territory, including but not limited to independent dealers, integrators, and consultants. This position also involves the gathering of competitive data as well as generating comparative analysis on the company’s existing and new products in relation to offerings of competing firms. Further, training, demonstration, and tradeshow support are also an integral part of this position. Gonzalez is stationed at DAS Audio’s Miami office. Gonzalez has a comprehensive work background that…
Portuguese creative studio and multimedia company selects Wings Vioso software to drive immersive spectacular Nestling on a hill overlooking Rossio Square and facing São Jorge Castle in the Chiado neighbourhood, the now Carmo Archaeological Museum is a popular attraction for tourists and residents alike – and therefore the perfect backdrop for renowned Portuguese multimedia company OCUBO to stage its latest immersive spectacular: Lisbon Under Stars – Immersive Spectacle. Nuno Maya is a co-founder, CEO and artistic director at OCUBO – which has successful event credits to its name both internationally on home soil. Lisbon Under Stars was entirely driven by the creative studio outfit.…
Rockin’1000 That’s Live has already become so successful that, for the past 2 years, ‘the biggest rock band on earth’ has had to relocate to the bigger Stadio Artemio Franchi in Firenze (Florence), around 2.5 hours from Cesena. Yamaha Commercial Audio Italia is a technical partner of the event and this year staff were faced with the huge task of mixing Front of House and monitors for an 18 song, 2-hour performance of rock classics by a band of over 1500 singers, guitarists, bass guitarists, drummers, keyboard and wind players. With a channel count of over 300, a RIVAGE PM10…
