The ADJ Group of Companies appoints MI veteran, Raul Resendiz, as Product Specialist for ADJ Lighting. Resendiz will work directly with company staff, dealers and end users with ADJ’s growing line of technical products in ADJ Products, American Audio, and Accu-Cable. Southern California native, Raul Resendiz, has been in the MI industry nearly two decades in roles as the technical specialist, field trainer and sales manager at Guitar Center, M-Audio, PreSonus, and most recently at Roland USA. “I’m a total gear head,” admitted Resendiz. “I’m passionate about current and emerging audio, video and lighting technologies. I’ve used ADJ Lighting gear for…
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Sooner Routhier and Robert Long of SRae Productions, the brainchildren behind illuminating Halsey’s Hopeless Fountain Kingdom world tour, utilised a myriad of Robe fixtures to achieve the perfect balance. A total of 54 Robe Spiider LED wash beams, a brand-new investment by DCR Nashville, lighting vendors for the US legs of the tour, are a vital part of the lighting rig. Sooner and Robert both noticed how “incredible” Halsey is at negotiating stars during a show. They felt “she needed a unique performance space” so the giant staircase set was born – an elegant and dynamic triple decker construction, with…
In direct response to feedback from the theatre, film and television industries, DPA Microphones is adding to its d:screet and d:fine ranges by introducing its smallest ever high end pro audio microphone capsule. Launching in September 2018 at IBC (Stand 8.D70), the d:screet CORE 6060and 6061 Subminiature Microphones and the d:fine CORE 6066 Subminiature Headset Microphone is just 2 mm in diameter – 2 mm smaller than DPA’s existing 4000 series of miniature microphone products. While the latest additions to the DPA Microphones portfolio may be small, they pack a powerful punch in terms of performance, as all three incorporate the company’s recently launched CORE by DPA microphone technology that reduces distortion and…
Elation Professional has marked its appearance at PLASA 2018 with the debut of TwinkLED, a new and innovative LED lens design offering creative layers of powerful light beams and elegant lens illumination. TwinkLEDs offers a prominent, patent-pending LED pixel effect using dedicated high-brightness pixels inside large front lenses to provide additional layers of creativity for the lighting designer. Showing September 16-18 2018 at PLASA Stand H40 for the first time anywhere is an all-new visual effect, the RAYZOR 760, a compact yet extremely powerful LED wash effects luminaire and the first fixture to feature Elation’s brand new, unique TwinkLED system.…
Vastly experienced system engineer, George Puttock, has joined CODA Audio as Product Manager for Software Support and Training. Having spent ten years working as a systems engineer, George is familiar with the use of all nearly all major high-end professional loudspeaker systems on the market and brings with him a comprehensive understanding of audio applications, forged in the heat of countless tours. For the last 6 years, George has undertaken extensive and varied duties on the road with artists including Ellie Goulding, Placebo, The Script and Enter Shikari as well as numerous classical symphonic concerts, many of which used CODA Audio systems.…
Britannia Row Productions has invested in 2 Yamaha Professional Audio RIVAGE PM7s, one of which has been installed at the monitor position in London’s iconic Roundhouse venue, with the other scheduled to join it at Front of House in the coming months. “In our view, too many house systems remain the same for years, so we regularly update all aspects of the Roundhouse system. Keeping the system current keeps the venue current,” said Britannia Row’s Mike Lowe. “We know there will be bands coming in in the autumn and early 2019 who want us to supply PM7s. It also benefits…
Students at Wakefield’s Backstage Academy are starting the new year armed with an array of powerful Avolites visual control kit, including the new Ai Q3 media server. It’s the latest in a long line of deals between Avolites and education hubs that showcase the company’s support for the next generation of creative lighting and video designers. Backstage Academy now offers hands-on education with Ai Q3 and RX8 servers, Quartz and Tiger Touch II consoles and a variety of networking and power equipment. The Academy, which is renowned for equipping its pupils with essential, real-world live entertainment skills, will be using…
The leading lights of the entertainment production industry descended on London’s famous Eventim Apollo on Sunday night, where the winners of the 2018 Knight of Illumination Awards were announced. A record number of people attended the glittering ceremony this year, which brings together entertainment technology professionals from around the world. The Knight of Illumination Awards celebrate the achievements of lighting and video designers working in the fields of Theatre, Television and Concert Touring & Events. This, the eleventh Knight of Illumination Awards, saw more nominations than ever before, with the winners in each category chosen by a wholly independent panel…
Lighting design by Nic Farman draws on the colour rendering capabilities of Chauvet Professional Ovation and Maverick fixtures for Broken Wings at Theatre Royal Haymarket in London’s West End. Like the Broken Wings plot, which has Gibran looking back from his New York studio at a love lost long ago in Beirut, Farman’s lighting transcends time, place and culture through the power of its colours. “From our very early conversations, director Bronagh Lagan and I decided that lighting would play a role in conveying time and place,” said Farman. “In the play, the older Gibran is speaking to the audience…
With the exciting news that the UK round of the Hog Factor will be hosted at this year’s Production Futures, TPi speaks to High End Systems’ Regional Sales Manager for Central USA and Canada, Paul Hancock, about the history of the event. https://issuu.com/mondiale/docs/tpisep18_digitallr/116 www.productionfutures.co.uk www.highend.com/hogfactor
With the launch of Scania S series, Brian Yeardley Continental has placed an order for a new S730, which will tour with Paul Weller throughout the UK in 2018. The Modfather will also hit the road in eastern Europe including venues in Kiev, St. Petersburg and Moscow, among others. In November 2015, Brian Yeardley Continental purchased its first 730 Low Ride tractor thought to be the only 730 low-ride in Europe as its flagship to celebrate the company’s 40th anniversary. since then the truck has travelled on music tours and corporate events across Europe, Scandinavia & Russia in its 2 years…
CLF Lighting has introduced the CLF LEDbar PRO, a multifunctional linear RGBW LED batten, among its latest fixtures. Because of the 24° beam angle, the fixture can be used as cyclorama as well as pixel controlled effect machine. 10 Big individually controllable high power RGBW LEDs deliver a rich colour set and smooth HD dimming. Dynamic effects are easily configured by DMX, but the CLF LEDbar PRO is also Art-Net and sACN ready. Multiple rigging options are offered by the easily adaptable bracket positioning system and the side lock system offers matrix possibilities. The CLF LEDbar PRO can be used…
The live events production industry came together for the Total Production International (TPi) Awards 2018, held at Battersea Evolution, London which was presented by actor and comedian Russell Kane. The biggest industry night of the year attracted over 1,400 guests from all avenues of the live music and entertainment technology business, who together celebrated the technical and creative achievements of live productions and events over the preceding 12 months. After the success of last years event and the introduction of a Polecam system flown by Owner-Operator Steve Giles, the Polecam team were again approached by Rhodri Shaw (Director) from Transition…
FlyPatt Stage Automation performs a truss ballet. The company’s equipment is available for short or long term rental.
Iconic London venue Troxy has completed the first stage in an audio installation which will see the new state of the art JBL VTX-A12 line-array system installed for the first time in a UK venue. The art-deco designed venue will work with Harman Professional Solutions and UK distribution partner, Sound Technology, to undertake a major investment to its technical infrastructure to service the production requirements of its increasing number of live music events; high profile awards ceremonies, corporate events and private parties. The system has been specified in collaboration with integration partner, SSE Audio Group, who brings a wealth of…
Live Design has awarded its coveted Sound Product of the Year award to Astro Spatial Audio’s SARA II Premium Rendering Engine. The milestone news marks the first time that a major prize has been presented to the world’s leading independent object-based immersive audio solution. All of the award winners, including lighting and video manufacturers, will be honoured at the forthcoming Live Design International exhibition in Las Vegas. Widely respected as a leading accolade within the US audio industry, the Live Design Products of the Year awards are both nominated and voted for by working members of the sound community, meaning…
Astro Spatial Audio is proud to unveil its newly completed online home at astroaudio.eu. Offering invaluable technical insights and downloadable resources, the website has been designed to offer insight into the technologies which underpin object-based 3D sound while offering everything you need to know about the world’s leading independent, award-winning immersive audio solution. While Astro Spatial Audio has to be experienced to be truly appreciated, astroaudio.eu now offers all-comers an easy-to-digest knowledge-hub which will grow over time with new articles and application case studies. Like the ASA system itself, the website has been created to make object-based audio easier to…
Infrastructure service provider eps supplied 60 truckloads containing turf and ground protection, stage barricade and mobile grandstands during the biggest concert of Ed Sheeran’s current European tour at the Hamburg-Bahrenfeld horse racing track. For the access roads, staging areas, the trenches for escape routes and the foundation of the grandstands, eps laid more than 8,000 square meters (86,111 square feet) of heavy-duty Arena Panels, which corresponds to the area of a football field. Another 3,400 square meters (36,600 square feet) of the eps Pro turf protection system were added for the pedestrian crossings at all three entrances, the logistics areas…
