Following last year’s successful arena run, Ed Sheeran moved his ÷ tour into UK stadiums throughout June. TPi’s Stew Hume catches up with the singer’s crew over his 4-day residency at Manchester’s Etihad Stadium to see what goes into the production behind Britain’s one-man looping sensation. https://issuu.com/mondiale/docs/tpijul18_digitallr/32 Photos: Lee Allan www.leeallenphotography.com www.edsheeran.com www.markcunniffe.com www.majortom.cc www.coloneltomtouring.com www.lcr-rental.com www.momentfactory.com www.weareshop.co.uk www.kbevent.com www.buffalopower.co.uk www.rockitcargo.com www.taittowers.com
Author: Jacob Waite
The 2018 edition of Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, which ran from 7-10 June 2018, pumped up the visual excitement even more than usual with a massive off-stage lighting display that wrapped around the stages and surrounded the audience in a sea of changing colours. Looking like a magical tale come to life, the outdoor display, which was designed by David Weiner of David Weiner Design, swept up visitors with its rainbow of coloured trees, making it easy for them to set their imaginations free. Creating this captivating colour-scape were 1000 Chauvet Professional COLORado fixtures, supplied and installed by The…
This month we check in with one of the 2016 winners of the TPi Breakthrough Talent Awards to discover what she’s been up to since… https://issuu.com/mondiale/docs/tpijul18_digitallr/88 www.productionfutures.co.uk
Entec supplied and co-ordinated a 360° production package for American ‘supergroup’ the Hollywood Vampires during the band’s recent tour of UK arenas in Birmingham, Manchester and Glasgow, culminating in a sold-out spectacular at Wembley’s SSE Arena on 20 June 2018. Calling the shots as the head of the entourage is Houston-based David Davidian, a renowned lighting designer who applied his know-how to directing the video for the likes of Rush, Peter Frampton and Rihanna before moving into tour management and entering the Vampires’ world at the invitation of their manager Shep Gordon. “I had previously met [MD] Noreen O’Riordan as…
Foo Fighters presence and sheer firepower shook the 80,000-capacity London Stadium to its core on 2 consecutive nights, as they performed on a Stageco stage. Nine albums into their 24-year career, on their latest tour, Concrete & Gold, the Foos not only deliver a masterclass in how to handle a stadium audience, they have the material and humour, they have Dave Grohl, a living legend who frequently deals out profanities with the same ease as his guitar riffs, and then there is Taylor Hawkins, whose adrenalin-soaked drum solo – on an ascending riser, no less – is one of the…
Launched in 2003 to showcase the best in rock, metal and hardcore, Download expanded in 2016 with Live Nation’s introduction of Download Paris, and Stageco France – as the provider of all 5 stages – is honoured to have played a major role in the festival’s production since it began. In fact, as long as Igor Dawidowicz steers the ship as Production Manager, Stageco appears to have a job for life. He commented: “Involving Stageco was a very easy decision. Who else could do it? We know a lot of staging companies but I can’t imagine giving this responsibility to…
On 15 June 2018, Forest Hills Stadium in Queens, New York, was the venue of choice on for an L-ISA immersive audio system to be utilised with British rock trio, alt-J. The concert was a live environment surround sound first, as Kel Murray exclusively reports. https://issuu.com/mondiale/docs/tpijul18_digitallr/8 Photos: Drew Gurian & TPi www.altjband.com www.l-acoustics.com www.l-isa-immersive.com www.ratsound.com www.avid.com
Allen & Heath has announced a collaboration with Audix on a new range of ProFactory Mic presets for its Qu series of compact digital mixers. ProFactory Mic presets help Qu users of all abilities to quickly achieve great results with popular and industry standard mics. Following successful collaborations with Shure, Sennheiser, Audio-Technica and SE Electronics, the new presets cover a range of popular Audix models, including the D2, D4, D6, i5, and OM range of vocal microphones. Allen & Heath and Audix engineers worked closely together to ensure that the optimal settings were applied for each mic paired with Qu’s…
MOVECAT won recognition as an innovation leader among Germany’s medium-sized businesses: as part of the “TOP 100” initiative, the enterprise from Nufringen, for the second year in succession, won inclusion in the list of Germany’s TOP 100 innovators. This outcome was the result of an analysis by the TOP 100’s Scientific Director, Prof. Dr. Nikolaus Franke. The event’s patron, Ranga Yogeshwar, together with Franke and Compamedia, made the presentation on 29 June 2018 at the awards ceremony held in the context of the 5th Summit of German Medium-sized Businesses in Ludwigsburg. The award underlines MOVECAT’s expertise as a leading innovator…
Lighting Designer Rik Uyttersprot from GRAViTY Design injected an edgy and raw lighting aesthetic to help showcase the stark bare stage production values of WOW at the Kortrijk Xpo in Belgium. The performance comprised over 50 dance segments which were presented at the end of year work by classic and contemporary students from the Pirouette Dans School, one of the most famous dance and choreographic academies in Belgium. Beautifully woven into the intense action and drama were 20 Robe Spiider LED wash beams and 48 Robe LEDBeam 150 moving lights, part of a brand new purchase by Roeselare-based lighting rental…
”For performance artists as radical and dynamic as Vince Staples and Tyler, The Creator, a lighting rig has to perform on many levels, reflecting the tone and style of each performer and each song, and supporting each artist on the stage without taking the focus away from their singular performances. To give each of the artists a dramatically different visual definition for their respective parts of the show, 2 incredibly contrasting looks were devised, with Staples’ performance taking place in front of a dramatic backdrop that juxtaposed cold white, stark and graphic looks, which then gave way to Tyler, the…
Analog Way partnered with Digital Projection, Inc. (DPI) to showcase DPI’s new INSIGHT LASER 8K projector at InfoComm 2018. Analog Way’s Picturall media servers, VIO 4K multi-format converters and Ascender 48-4K-PL multi-screen processor played key roles in the DPI booth. In April 2018, DPI successfully deployed a similar roster of Analog Way gear in the company’s booth at NAB, DPI’s first NAB show in 15 years. The INSIGHT LASER 8K projector was the centrepiece of DPI’s InfoComm exhibit. The flagship projector, the latest in the INSIGHT product line, occupies an elite class all its own. It provides an ultra-high resolution…
As more and more projects and shows are staged outdoors, Elation Professional is again expanding on its leading line of multi-environmental IP-rated products with the new Cuepix 16 IP. The Elation Professional Cuepix 16 IP is a powerful 4×4 matrix LED blinder and effect panel with all-weather IP65 protection. An updated version of the company’s Cuepix Panel, Elation’s popular 5 x 5 LED matrix panel that has enjoyed great success since launching 5 years ago, the Cuepix 16 IP fulfils the need for more IP-rated blinder/effect options. Lighting fixtures mounted on a downstage truss-like blinder/effect lights, or general area wash…
Once again Meyer Sound systems are powering the music along the Great White Way, with top-grossing hit productions relying on LEO Family line arrays and UltraSeries loudspeakers. Following the Tony Awards ceremonies in early June 2018, certainly the most celebrated of the current group — recipient of an astonishing ten awards — is the subtly engaging new musical, The Band’s Visit. ”I’m thrilled with the success of the show,” said Sound Designer Kai Harada, awarded the Tony for Best Sound Design in a Musical. ”It’s what I would call a ‘chamber musical’ without the flashiness of a typical Broadway musical.…
Lighting and Rigging specialist TSL continues its steady growth with the appointment of Jonathan ‘Jonny’ Tingle as a Senior Project Manager. His role will focus on expanding and developing the company’s work in the corporate and special events sector. Jonny brings many years of experience working in the entertainment industry, where he has earned a reputation as a first-rate project manager. Following the recent acquisition of Blinding Light by TSL, he will be based at the Blinding Light office in Basingstoke, where his role will be to support existing business and grow the company’s client base. The latest TSL recruit…
Antycip Simulation, a virtual reality and 3D immersive solutions integrator and the European leader for simulation software, has appointed 2 key figures to support its burgeoning business. Amir Khosh joins as Business Developer based at its Adderbury office in Oxfordshire (UK), while Quentin Blancheri has taken up the position of Key Account Manager out of the company’s Paris headquarters. In his new role as business developer, Khosh will focus on Antycip’s key suppliers including Lumiscaphe, TechViz and CM Labs, opening up emergent opportunities for immersive visualisation, construction simulation and collaborative design applications for the company, whilst also focussing on VR…
As one of the longest running festivals in the region, Pinksterfeesten in De Moer has consistently delighted fans for 37 consecutive years. Looking to keep the festival experience fresh for performers and fans alike, Mercury Audiovisueel and Oetelaar Sound Service incorporated 24 Chauvet Professional Rogue R1 Spot and 8 Rogue RH1 Hybrid fixtures into their visual concept on the main stage. “One of the main challenges with this festival is to keep the visuals and the energy fresh and interesting year after year,” commented Mercury. “The Rogues were the perfect tools. They provided surprisingly large and intense output for a…
Shure & Signature Brew are proud to announce their partnership, born from a mutual commitment to improving fans’ experience at live music events. From gigs to music festivals, through the quality of the beer or the delivery of the sound. We’re both here for the discerning music fan, fans that expect more from the gigs they go to. Signature Brew is an independent East London brewery on a mission to bring great beer and great music closer than ever before by improving the quality of beer at live music events. Being industry standard and the most popular vocal microphone in…
