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.…
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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…
TPi speaks to Bose Professional’s new EMEA Sales Manager for Rental and Touring to discuss what the future holds for the company’s latest venture. Can you detail your previous experience in the rental and touring market? “Back in the early ‘80s, I started my career as a project engineer at UK loudspeaker manufacturer Court Acoustics. Like Britannia Row Productions, Court was part-owned by Pink Floyd and as a result, were both located in the same Islington building. That gave me the best education – from installing the Camden Palace sound system to being thrown in at the deep end with…
TPi’s Stew Hume visited Arena Birmingham to bear witness to Universal’s Fast and Furious Live; an experience that promised to bring all of the adrenaline-fuelled stunts from the street racing saga to venues up and down the UK. https://issuu.com/mondiale/docs/tpijun18_digitallr/54 Photos: Dan Bermingham-Shaw (Fast Live) www.fastandfuriouslive.com www.lloydlivedesign.com www.katedawkinsstudio.com www.dandelion-burdock.com www.brunopoet.co.uk www.colinpinksound.com www.brilliantstages.com www.stageone.co.uk www.prg.com www.britanniarow.com www.q-sfx.com www.feedingthefish.com www.gac.com www.rockpooltourcatering.com
Formed in 2013, Blossoms – comprising band members Tom Ogden (lead vocals, guitar), Charlie Salt (bass, synthesizer, BV), Josh Dewhurst (lead guitar, percussion), Joe Donovan (drums) and Myles Kellock (keyboards, synthesizer, backing vocals) – have come a long way quickly. Their relative inexperience as a group attracted a crew, which could grow with them. TPi hears a story of how team Blossoms came into bloom. https://issuu.com/mondiale/docs/tpijun18_digitallr/44 Photos: TPi & Jack Kirwin www.blossomsband.co.uk www.mangatacollective.co www.adlib.co.uk www.dbnaudile.co.uk www.vansforbands.co.uk www.flybynite.co.uk www.rockitcargo.com www.appointmentgroup.com
The Eurovision Song Contest 2018 steamed into Lisbon at the start of April and took up residence in the east of the city for around 6 weeks. When it comes to live productions, it stands alone in its own special genre. Michael Nicholson travelled to Portugal to catch up with the people who make it happen. https://issuu.com/mondiale/docs/tpijun18_digitallr/28 Photos: Ralph Larmann www.ampco-flashlight.nl www.pixellight.pt www.bigrig-berlin.de www.auditiv.com www.agoraaq.it www.sennheiser.com www.riedel.net www.thepowershop.eu www.lusopirotecnia.com www.wicreations.com www.lightinitiative.com
TPi’s Stew Hume eagerly paid a visit to Stuttgart’s Zum Wasenwirt, for the region’s biannual beer festival, to cheers with the team from Skyeline-Live to discuss its latest TW AUDiO set up for the event. And to sample the goods, of course… https://issuu.com/mondiale/docs/tpijun18_digitallr/24 Photos: TPi and Alexander Hoffmann www.skyeline-live.de www.twaudio.de
The companies joined forces for a day dedicated to the Allen & Heath dLive Mixing Systems. https://issuu.com/mondiale/docs/tpijun18_digitallr/16 www.samgrady.co.uk www.f1soundcoltd.com www.allen-heath.com www.audio-technica.com www.soulsound.co.uk/tutors/darryn-de-la-soul
April saw audio-visual expert Creative Technology open its doors to clients, students and the press to showcase the latest technological innovations it, and some of its partners had to o er the live events industry. TPi was on site to get a personal tour from Graham Miller, Head of Music and Entertainment and speak to Marketing and Communications Executive, Alana Coyne. https://issuu.com/mondiale/docs/tpijun18_digitallr/20 Photos: Creative Technology www.ct-group.com
Oversized flowers bloom, waiflike stalactites fly, and the leaded weight of “adult” concerns lifts like the morning mist in the final third of The Beginners. A play-within-a-play featuring 4-10-year-olds, this memorable passage opens a window into the boundless and colourful imaginative powers of childhood. Adding impact to this wondrous play, and making its fantastical characters come to life even more vividly during a production at London’s Unicorn Theatre, is the rich assortment of colours created by Zoe Spurr, using CHAUVET Professional COLORado 2 Zoom Tour fixtures. “The COLORados was a great choice for The Beginners,” said Spurr. “They helped me add a different…
Portman Lights has recruited Radek Bogusz, an experienced salesman to the position of Sales and Marketing Director. Dominik Zimakowski, CEO at Portman Lights, commented: “We are sure that this will help us push growth and allow our customers and distributors to get the highest level of support they are used to and deserve,” he continued, “Portman is a creative and disruptive brand, and we are reaching for creative and free-thinking people. Radek is a great talent, and shares our vision, energy and drive, that will help us grow.” Radek has been working for AVL industry for over 15 years, working…
Flightcase Warehouse, designer and manufacturer of protective solutions to global brands in live entertainment, AV, lighting, rigging and staging has announced that it has acquired Production Park-based heavy-duty case business Box Clever Cases. The acquisition is effective from the 4 June 2018 and will see Flightcase Warehouse expand with a second site off of Production Park, Wakefield, and all manufacturing being transferred to their Head Office site in Tamworth, Staffs. Box Clever Cases is a resident company at Production Park, which is a unique community of studios and businesses that unites technology, creative spaces and education. The location is hailed…
Integration plug-in enables Q-SYS users to manage L-Acoustics market-leading LA4X and LA12X Amplified Controllers via the Q-SYS Platform. L-Acoustics proudly announces integration between the L-Acoustics LA4X and LA12X amplified controllers and the Q-SYS Platform from QSC. This integration allows users to easily control and monitor the LA4X and LA12X through Q-SYS. Now system designers can architect high-performing and fully scalable media-rich environments using the familiar and intuitive Q-SYS Designer Software and native user control interfaces while offering the unmatched audio quality delivered by L-Acoustics sound reinforcement systems. Whether addressing the demands of conference facilities, houses of worship, theatres, or educational…
Swedish hip-hop group, Hov1 recently played a series of mid-sized domestic venues of around 3,000 capacity on their first Until Next Time production tour. Jakob Larsson was responsible for the lighting, drawing heavily on industry-leading LED fixtures from German Light Products — a brand that has been a feature of his toolkit for many years. Taking advantage of the huge advances in technology the LD was able to requisition 22 of the manufacturer’s ground-breaking GLP JDC1 hybrid strobe from rental company Bright Group Sweden, along with 80 GLP X4 atoms and 24 GLP X4 Bar 20. Larsson explained his design…
