Tongsuh Technology, Ayrton’s exclusive distributor for Korea, recently sold 12 Ayrton Ghibli LED spot luminaires to Art Won+ Stage Lighting for its production of Peter Schaffer’s Amadeus, which ran for 2 months at the Gwanglim Church BBCH Art Hall in Seoul. The production’s beautiful lighting design was created by You Sub Won, Principal Lighting Designer & CEO of Art Won+ Stage Lighting, who was extremely impressed with the Ghibli luminaires. “I first saw Ghibli when Tongsuh brought it to me for a demo and I instantly fell in love with it. We know the trend in the market has been…
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Bates Box Power Distribution is a new company supplying portable power distribution equipment founded by Paul Bates, former General Manager of Rubber Box Co. Bates Box has over 18 years experience of designing and building portable power distros we have designed a new range of enclosures manufactured from HDPE, a tough impact resistant plastic. The enclosures are modular in design meaning that they can be fixed together to make distros of all sizes. All distros are built to the highest standards with quality brand name components, comply to all UK and European regulations and ensure reliability and safety. Coupled with…
Verity Studios, indoor drone technology specialist, has announced that it has raised $18 million in a Series A funding round, making Verity the world’s most well-funded company in the rapidly emerging commercial indoor drone market. Fontinalis Partners, a venture capital firm focused on next-generation mobility technologies, led the round. Other investors include Airbus Ventures, Sony Innovation Fund, and Kitty Hawk. Verity plans to use this funding to expand its live events business, with a heavy focus on US growth, as well as to expand into other commercial verticals. “Verity has assembled an exceptional team, with credibility, valuable IP, and extensive technical…
Danish singer, guitarist and chart-topping rising star Jacob Dinesen played 2 spectacular arena shows to kick off his 2018 summer tour, 1 in his home region of Aabenraa and 1 in Copenhagen, with Robe MegaPointes and Spiiders prominent on the rig. Lighting for these 2 shows was a completely new design, also programmed and operated by LD Niller Bjerrgaard. Niller had only just joined the Dinesen production team for these shows after being recommended by FOH Engineer Mads Mikkelsen – the 2 also work for high profile DK heavy metal heroes Volbeat. “I wanted the style and feel of the…
Orlando, FL-based Professional Wireless Systems (PWS) has announced the availability of the PWS 4 x 4 Quad Antenna Distro, designed to provide distribution for the Shure Axient Digital Quadversity wireless microphone system. The unit handles up to four receivers and features 470-616 MHz filtering, bias power control/status LEDs for each input, rotary attenuators, and dual power inputs that allow for redundant power. “The 4 X 4 Quad Distro is a must have for anyone using multiple Shure AD4Q receivers in Quadversity mode,” explains Justin Van Winkle, production manager, Professional Wireless. “Our unit simplifies setup and ensures a hassle-free wireless experience…
Innovation is nothing new at the Today Show. The first early morning news program, and one of the longest-running shows on television (it debuted on January 14, 1952), this American icon has thrived by pioneering new concepts like the celebrity meteorologist, and early morning concerts by major recording stars. In keeping with this tradition, the show recently raised the visual bar for morning TV music segments, when its Lighting Director Peter Greenbaum upgraded its Citi Concert Series stage to create a wider array of concert-style looks by adding 25 Chauvet Professional Maverick MK Pyxis fixtures, supplied by WorldStage. With its 60W…
London-based lighting and video rental specialist Colour Sound Experiment supplied LED screens and processing to the recent UK leg of the Manic Street Preachers Resistance is Futile tour. The 5mm Roe LED on the tour was part of a massive investment by the company – totalling over £1 million – in new LED screen earlier in the year. This purchase added 230sqm of LED to Colour Sound’s existing extensive screen stock which means they can offer a variety of pitches for all occasions, including 2.6, 6, 7 12, 20 and 30mm as well as the new 5 mm. The screen was…
L-Acoustics has appointed Jeff Rocha, formerly Head of Market Development for North America, to the newly created position of Director of Product Management. As a member of the L-Acoustics Board of Directors, Rocha accompanies the product development lifecycle end to end, liaising with key stakeholders across geographies and functions to recommend and implement processes and systems that allow L-Acoustics to identify and address new business opportunities effectively and deftly. His role encompasses market intelligence and identification of key opportunities; crafting product portfolio and technology roadmaps cross-functionally in collaboration with R&D, applications, sales and marketing teams; development of marketing and sales…
Southern Indiana’s Floyd Central High School puts a special emphasis on the performing arts, a focus that has produced one of America’s premier high school theatre programs. In 2017, Floyd Central was one of a handful of schools across the U.S. selected by Disney Theatrical Group to test the Tony award-winning Broadway musical Newsies before it is made available to schools everywhere. Newsies ran at the high school, located in Floyds Knobs, last November, selling out all six performances. Lighting industry pro and Floyd Central alumnus Michael Nevitt of Crossfade Design, LLC served as lighting designer and lighting mentor on…
Protec European Events were delighted to partner up with their client Xerox once again to deliver the audio, lighting, video and rigging at the Xerox Forum 2018 held in Warsaw, Poland. This event, held in the Doubletree Hilton from 22– 24 May 2018, included 3 days of presentations and 23 seminar sessions with the highlight being the Xerox International Operations Premiere of the new Xerox Iridesse Production Press. Xerox hosted 400 of their top graphic communications customers, resellers and business partners from around the world to hear the voice of the industry and provide insights with the theme of “Define…
English rock band Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds launched its Stranded on the Earth World Tour with 2 disguise 4x4pro media servers driving big screen visuals. The tour kicked off in Detroit in February 2018 and is now playing a series of European and UK dates. Stranded on the Earth supports the band’s 3rd studio album, Who Built the Moon? released in autumn 2017. The creative vision behind the design of this tour was created by David ‘Fuji’ Convertino of The Floaty Robot who serves as the tour’s Lighting Designer and disguise operator. Fuji drew his inspiration from the silver…
Martin Chouinard, President of Solotech’s Rental Division, Canada, is pleased to announce the appointment of Didier Streel as Vice-President of Business Development, for Solotech’s Rental Division, Europe. The latest VP has more than 30 years’ experience in the entertainment technology industry, which has earned him a solid reputation in the European market. Streel will be instrumental in implementing Solotech’s expansion strategy in the European market. He’ll oversee the setting up of service points to support Solotech’s commercial activities in Europe, as well as ensure the development of new European client bases in the Tour, Corporate and Special Events market segments.…
2B Heard will provide UK-based sales and support for Astro Spatial Audio, having reached an agreement to become the UK Solutions Partner for the leading supplier of brand-independent object-based immersive audio solutions. With its deep network of contacts within the touring, theatre and installation markets, 2B Heard is uniquely positioned to advance UK adoption of Astro Spatial Audio – the world’s premier independent object-based immersive audio solution. The announcement also arrives as 2B Heard is named as a dealer for the newly announced, compact SSL L100 console, furthering the company’s transition towards becoming a provider of robust professional audio solutions.…
2B Heard is delighted to have reached an agreement with Solid State Logic to become a dealer for the new compact L100 live console, which launches today at InfoComm in Las Vegas. The addition of the SSL L100 console to its growing portfolio furthers 2B Heard’s strategy of offering fully realised audio solutions backed by the highest level of technical support plus extensive real-world experience of the UK entertainment technology industry. The most accessible SSL console launched to date, The L100 has been designed to deliver outstanding audio performance allied to a fast, accessible workflow, all wrapped up with the…
Like many company owners, you started out as a musician. How did you venture into the flight case manufacturing business? “I played in weekend bands and did several tours but I also worked in a music shop where I used to make standard cases for guitars. I saw a lot of guitars coming into the shop that had been damaged, and even my own guitar neck was snapped. It got me thinking; how could I make a stronger case? I started by making plywood cases for my own guitars, amp heads, cabs and rack units. I went to a music…
This month TPi speaks to one of J&C Joel’s burgeoning young talents from its Projects Department about her first-18 months with the company. https://issuu.com/mondiale/docs/tpijun18_digitallr/76 productionfutures.co.uk
12 months after one of the most talked-about acquisitions in modern pro audio by Pennsylvania-based Clair Global; Britannia Row’s Bryan Grant, Mike Low and Lez Dwight sit down with TPi at its Twickenham HQ to discuss how making a strong American ally transformed the landscape of trans-Atlantic tour support. https://issuu.com/mondiale/docs/tpijun18_digitallr/70 www.britanniarow.com
Tour Manager, FOH and Monitor Engineer; Hannah Broadrick is a woman of many talents, and after hosting a Women In Live Music event at Hammersmith Apollo, she’s hoping more will be inspired to follow in her footsteps… How did you initially get into the industry? Was audio always a passion? “So I guess it started with studying Music Technology at college and then at University. Music was everything, I spent all my money on going to gigs and knew I had to be a part of it somehow, but I didn’t know what a live sound engineer was until much…
