Meyer Sound has announced the immediate availability of four more loudspeaker products that are now certified as stand-alone endpoints for direct connection to any AVB network compliant with the Milan interoperability protocol. Orders are now being accepted for new Milan input versions of the ULTRA-X20, ULTRA‑X22, and ULTRA-X23 full-range loudspeakers and the USW-112P compact subwoofer. Meyer Sound’s new Milan-certified loudspeakers will debut at the 153rd AES Convention in New York on October 19 and 20, where we will be showcasing products in rooms 2D06 and 2D07 of the Jacob Javits Center. One of the products we will feature in the…
Author: Jacob Waite
Green Hippo is reinvigorating its Hardware Replacement and Software Assurance Programme (HRSA), highlighting that the initiative enables users to future-proof software upgrades and trade-in ageing Hippotizer media servers for newer models. Available for all Hippotizer media server owners, the Hardware Replacement half of the Programme enables existing Hippotizer V4 and V4+ owners to trade their systems in for brand-new Hippotizer V4+ MK2 servers at a discounted price. The Software Assurance half determines what versions of new software will install onto a Hippotizer system, providing the certainty of future software features needed to plan for product investment. Together, HRSA reduces the total…
With The Showman’s Show due to open its doors on 19 and 20 October 2022, organiser Lance Show & Publications Limited has announced that there will be a strong focus on sustainability. Visitors to Newbury Showground can expect a raft of sustainable event solutions on display and the return of Vision 2025’s Sustainable Event Summit that encompasses the popular Green and Innovation Supplier Award. In addition, The Showman’s Show organising team actively encourages and supports numerous sustainable initiatives both during the organisation and delivery of the show and in its day-to-day operations. Sustainable solutions on display at The Showman’s Show…
Lightware Visual Engineering has announced its partnership with Lara Vafiadis (This Girl Rows) as part of the company’s overall efforts to support young talents, regardless of the field of science. On 12 December 2022, British Sales Manager, Lara Vafiadis will row solo and unsupported 3,000 miles across the Atlantic, to help charities Plan UK, Prostate Cancer UK and Our Only World in raising £25,000 each. She will be rowing with her boat from the Canary Islands, Spain, to the English Harbour in Antigua and Barbuda. The annual race of the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge begins in early December this year,…
Backbone International and Waller Design LLC, established international companies in the event production industry, join forces with the launch of the technical drawing agency Draww. The new agency makes professional visualisations such as CAD drawings, construction drawings and truthful renders with their talented draftsmen. This happens for companies within and outside the entertainment industry. The teams of Backbone International and Waller Design LLC have been providing their customers with various visualizations for many years. With the launch of Draww, the organisations are jointly investing in the growth of the specialised team of technical draftsman. The increasing, worldwide demand for technical…
Following its acquisition of Slate Digital, Audiotonix has named John Bastianelli as the new CEO of Slate Digital. Bastianelli brings a wealth of technology and creative expertise to the role, with 30 years’ experience as a professional audio industry executive, music producer, song writer, and musician. A well-respected figure in the music technology industry, John has been at the helm of product management teams for leading audio brands including PreSonus (Fender), M-Audio (Avid Technology) and Tascam. At each of these organisations he has been responsible for delivering new product innovation backed by commercial success. Audiotonix CEO, James Gordon commented on…
Audiotonix has announced the acquisition of Slate Digital, one of the world’s leading software plug-in developers for audio creation and production. With a brand portfolio that includes Allen & Heath, Calrec, DiGiCo, DiGiGrid, Group One Limited, KLANG:technologies, Solid State Logic, and Sound Devices. Slate Digital was co-founded in 2008 by Steven Slate and Fabrice Gabriel, with a mission to create outstanding digital audio tools for professional producers, mixers, and engineers. Since then, they have successfully developed many industry favourite software plug-ins, mixing and mastering audio processing software, virtual microphone modelling, audio samples and video courses. “The Slate Digital team share…
To commemorate their 40th anniversary, pop rock legends Indochine planned a grand tour of venues around France. Although the COVID-19 pandemic delayed it for a year, the six shows in five venues used a stunning combination of light, sound and a vast LCD tower to create a memorable performance. “The pandemic meant that everything was constantly changing. All kinds of additional venue details and safety considerations had to be accounted for, so the production and set up of the concerts needed to be agile to adapt,” began Lucien Peron, freelance broadcast engineer. “We needed to set up and wire twenty…
There are certain words that come up often in reviews of Soprano’s live shows. “Energetic” is certainly one, an obvious choice for anyone who has seen this dynamic performer on stage. “Flawless” is another, a tribute to his impeccably tight flow as a rapper. Beyond these flattering terms that speak to the star’s talent however, there are others that define a personal quality that truly makes his shows special for fans; they revolve around words like “openness,” “inclusion,” and “connectivity.” It is a magical quality of Soprano that, even as a superstar, he somehow always manages to make everyone feel…
Two key members of Robe’s international sales team – Harry von den Stemmen and Ingo Dombrowski and will be taking on new roles within the company. At 70 years young, globe-trotting industry maverick and sales guru, Harry von den Stemmen, announces that he will be taking life slightly easier in the immediate future as he steps back from his post as international sales director to continue working as a Global Key Account Manager as well as taking an ambassadorial role within the company. “I celebrated my 70th birthday last month and after 50 hard working years in this amazing industry,…
In August 2022, Leutgeb Entertainment Group staged the largest open-air concert ever to be held in Munich. Taking place at the Munich Exhibition Centre, approximately 320,000 fans attended shows by Andreas Gabalier, Helene Fischer and Robbie Williams over three weekends in August. Wonder Works was responsible for the technical design and coordination of this epic concert series, which featured a huge diamond-shaped stage designed by Florian Wieder and lighting design by Roland Greil. Working closely with Wieder and Greil, Wonder Works Technical Manager, Nick Evans was tasked with bringing the ambitious stage design to life. This involved the design and…
Xytech has launched its new Media Operations Platform for content producers across media, broadcast and technology companies. With new executive leadership and strategic direction, Xytech’s Media Operations Platform provides one command center for all media, broadcast and production teams to create and deliver content, orchestrate people, resources and facilities, and plan logistics on time, on schedule and on budget. With the explosion of content creation across both traditional and nontraditional media organizsations, there’s an accelerated need for media teams to have a single platform to manage all the people, equipment and assets required for production. The Xytech Media Operations Platform…
TAIT has promoted Jennifer Kurland to the position of Chief Brand Officer. In her new role, Kurland will oversee brand strategy across all of TAIT with a global footprint of 20 offices worldwide. In her role, Kurland focuses on the experience of the customers, the internal team, and everyone within the TAIT ecosystem. A founder of productionglue, the award-winning live event agency acquired by TAIT in 2016, Kurland has been carefully crafting experiences for top 100 brands for over 25 years. Since transitioning to her latest role in 2021, Kurland has focused her attention on enriching the experience of both…
Like the existing 300KG model, the compact profiles of the new P2-600KG and P2-900KG powerhead means they can fit into spaces that other hoists cannot and can be used with the unique structural compression tube which allows drop pulleys to be positioned anywhere along the length as well as absorbing lateral forces on structures that were not originally designed to support motorised rigging systems. The full line of Prodigy P2-300, P2-600, and P2-900 hoists alongside ETC’s control systems with SIL-2 safety functions, are manufactured to meet and exceed the rigorous requirements of the EN‑17206 harmonised machinery directive for Use‑Cases 1…
A large array of Claypaky fixtures illuminated the eighth edition of Flowers of the Soul: Remember Florian Pittis – a two-day tribute concert held in Bucharest last June honouring the Romanian stage and television actor, folk singer, writer and director who died in 2007. “It can be tricky to create something for an already installed simple stage, but with the help of Claypaky fixtures we managed to design a friendly folk music festival in the heart of the city,” reported Lighting Designer, Bogdan Gradisteanu of Marbo Trade, a Bucharest-based production and rental company and Claypaky distributor. For the rig he…
Held between 19 to 21 August 2022 at Evenemententerrein Walibi Holland in Biddinghuizen, Lowlands Festival is the largest and most prestigious multi-day festival in The Netherlands. Themed as “A Campingflight to Lowlands Paradise”, the festival is spread out over a natural area which includes its famous campsite and a variety of stages offering a wide variety of bands, DJs, speakers and theatre. Headliners for 2022 included the Arctic Monkeys, Stromae, Sam Fender, Amelie Lens and Tash Sultana, and attracted over 65,000 visitors. The festival’s technical supplier, Ampco Flashlight Rental, catered for the audio and lighting for all stages with Ayrton…
With Huracán Wash, Ayrton has reinvented the wash luminaire by designing an avant-garde product capable of creating a sublime atmosphere. Designed for rapid scene changes, Huracán Wash is a partner offering efficiency and reliability. A precision machine that provides total confidence for the most demanding users. Available in three 1000W LED sources (S, ST and TC) to suit a myriad of applications, Huracán Wash has a zoom range of 6.2° to 75° and is designed around a 13-element zoom lens system, equipped with an entirely new Fresnel lens. This lens’s optical structure is specially developed for use with framing shutter…
Shure has introduced UniPlex, its new 5mm subminiature cardioid lavalier microphone engineered to be the ideal, discrete solution for speaking applications where rejection of stage noise, an audience, or close-proximity presenters is essential to conveying your message. Offered in four colours and three connector types, UniPlex joins the award-winning line of subminiature lapels and headsets from Shure, including the omnidirectional TwinPlex and DuraPlex product portfolios, while providing a unique, directional polar pattern. Designed for corporate presentations and guest speakers in conference rooms, lecture halls, theatres, and arenas, UniPlex’s UL4 unidirectional lavalier microphone delivers excellent, isolated audio capture, minimising feedback with…
