Sennheiser has announced the dates for its EMEA-wide tour where the team will engage with end users and provide an in-depth overview of the EW-DX and EW-D technology through a mix of presentations, tests, demos and hands-on experience with the new system. Additionally, visitors will be able to benefit from a refresher training on Sennheiser’s full range of capsules and microphone elements. As part of the Evolution Wireless Digital family, EW-DX will boast family features such as the lowest latency on the market, convenient and spectrum-saving equidistant frequency spacing, and ultra-wide input dynamic range. A simple press of a button…
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Highlite has introduced Dutch Media Tools (DMT) Premiere Series Blue Line of LED pixel screens. Starting with two new models that have a pixel pitch of 3.9 mm, the PS-3.9 Blue Line LED pixel screens are a cost-effective choice. Thanks to a rating of IP54 (back) and IP65 (front), and a brightness of up to 5000 nits, they’re suitable for temporary use outdoors and can also be used indoors, of course. The built-in A5s PLUS receiver card works with NovaStar video processors, while the Power Pro and ProCat connections ensure safe and secure power and data connectivity. Like all Premiere…
Deakin University and Dreamscreen have signed a landmark partnership agreement to significantly improve the nation’s film and entertainment industry. The university has put a large investment in ROE Visual Black Pearl panels and associated equipment from Technical Direction Company (TDC), which marks a coming advanced virtual production facility in Geelong, Australia. Under the agreement, Dreamscreen will have exclusive access to the panels for television and film projects. Correspondingly, there will be 25 industry placements annually for Deakin film, animation, and design students to work on Dreamscreen projects. The deal opens the door for content production, enabling the students to gain…
Delegates will enjoy a day of networking, centred around four panels, presented in association with Platinum partner EPS and Gold partners Visual Europe Group and Continest KFT. EPFE welcomes anyone involved in live events in Central and Eastern Europe and wider afeild. It attracts event professionals, technicians, bookers and entrepreneurs from production, venue management, promotion, hospitality, and suppliers. Organisers Carl A H Martin and Máté Horvath are delighted to be returning for EPFE’s sixth year, to the face-to-face format, having been forced to host a virtual conference during the pandemic. “In the ever-changing landscape of events it feels particularly important…
For Deep Purple’s triumphant return to European stages, Ian Gillan, the band’s lead singer, has adopted the new Shure KSM11 wireless vocal microphone capsule. Designed specifically for live performance, the KSM11 ensures vocal clarity and transparency that can cut through the mix on the loudest, hardest-rocking stages on earth. From Finland to Spain, Deep Purple will be playing across the European continent in a tour that will last several months. The acoustic conditions on stage are particularly special and delicate, as the band works entirely with conventional monitoring. Given the band’s unique blend of hard rock, audiences can expect Deep…
Jova Beach Party 2022 saw Lorenzo Cherubini, aka Jovanotti, performing from June until September along beautiful Italian beaches, in front of stadium-size audiences totalling 550,000 spectators. This was a project that wanted to break the mould, leaving behind the usual live circuits to collaborate with an ambitious ecological initiative that aims to clean up 20m sqm of beaches, lakes, rivers and seabeds. Lighting Designer, Paul Normandale, in collaboration with Lighting Director, Dave Morris, opted for 68 Ayrton Perseo Profiles and 14 Domino Profiles rigged on the main stage and the floor for audience and effects lighting, and on front of…
Ayrton will host the first ever in-person Entertainment Lighting Sessions for Women in Lighting at the Ayrton head offices in Paris on 20 October 2022. The full-day event promises to be one of inspiration, motivation, networking, personal and professional development and community for women. Ayrton is an active sponsor of the Women In Lighting (WIL) project which aims to promote the work of women lighting designers, and all women who work in lighting, across the entertainment industry by showcasing the skills and capabilities of these talented women, celebrating their achievements and encouraging others to become involved. Ayrton invites you to…
PK Sound has augmented the performance of all Trinity Series robotic line source systems with the introduction of new fourth-generation DSP presets. Developed in collaboration with Paul Bauman, PK Sound CEO Jeremy Bridge, and some of the world’s top designers and FOH engineers, the new V4 presets deliver increased max SPLs; smoother coverage across all variable symmetric, asymmetric, and tapered horizontal configurations; and additional tools to mitigate noise pollution. “With this latest update to our DSP presets, we focused on a signature global voicing for the entire Trinity Series, more consistent performance through the range of vertical and horizontal coverage…
Incubus’ latest Live Nation-promoted US trek — billed as the 2022 Summer Tour, with openers Sublime with Rome and The Aquadolls — recently performed at 27 amphitheatres and pavilions across the country between 24 July and 3 September 2022, with sound reinforcement provider Clair Global carrying an L-Acoustics K Series system, augmented with extra content for fans in an on-stage VIP area via the Mixhalo real-time audio application. “Incubus initially toured with Clair back in 2001, and they’ve been our primary sound reinforcement partner since 2007, but this is the first tour with the band that I have been able…
CPL – via Urban Audio Productions – supplied a video design and production package to Camper Calling festival which ran for three glorious days over the August 2022 Bank Holiday weekend at Ragley Hall, Warwickshire, UK. The CPL crew, led by Lee Gruszeckyj, relished the chance to return to this festival, known for its boutique chic and fantastic vibes, which this year attracted much larger audiences than in 2021. Following the success of last year’s event, left and right IMAG screens were flown in portrait format. Each measured 4.4m wide by 6m tall and were complemented by five different width…
Avid VENUE 7.1 software is now available, enabling full compatibility between Avid VENUE | S6L consoles and the latest version of Waves plug ins (V14) via the Waves SoundGrid Rack, while providing audio engineers with seamless integration and added workflow enhancements. The compatibility of Avid VENUE 7.1 and Waves V14 plug ins enables live sound engineers to focus on the audio facing forward, accessing all the parameters of a vast suite of creative tools at their fingertips. Enhanced detail precision of show programming is also provided for engineers with the ability to store all Waves parameters within the 1,000 snapshots…
tvONE CORIOmaster2 (CM2-547) video processor continues to evolve with new feature enhancements. The latest feature introduced to CORIOmaster2 is keying capabilities, enabling designers to layer full motion sources or images, adding vast opportunities to be more visually attractive whilst displaying graphics and information. Any CORIOmaster2 output can have luma keying applied in real-time to accurately defined values. Combined with a selectable softness factor, the original anti-aliased source text and graphics can be blended into the background. With this powerful feature, real-time data overlays can be added to deliver productivity boosts and assist with enhanced decision making for Healthcare and Industrial…
Over 100,000 ROE Visual Black Pearl 2 series LED panels currently adorn film and virtual production studios as of October 2022, representing a major milestone for the company. Ever since virtual production technology came of age, ROE Visual has played an instrumental role as an LED partner for its development. BP2 and BP2V2 LED panels were at the core of this global revolution. In addition to using the series on-set, the Black Pearl 2 line has been used for theatre, live events, broadcasting, XR showcases, touring, and art installations due to its high-quality performance. ROE Visual BP2V2 panels have been…
Billy O’Connell has joined The Event Technology Group as Group Commercial Director. O’Connell has over 30 years of experience in the events industry, working for some of the UK’s leading organisers and contractors including previous roles as Commercial Director at Exhibithire and Development Director at Blitz Communications – a GES company. The Event Technology Group is the umbrella holding company for the powerful market-leading events solution brands of Visions, Set.Build.Create, Dobson Sound and Fisher Productions. The group has an impressive portfolio of clients across the conference, corporate, charity, education and private sectors working across the UK and internationally. The Event Technology Group CEO, Chris Norman said:…
Following a five-year touring hiatus, OneRepublic have returned to the circuit with their Never Ending Summer Tour, which stopped at more than 40 arenas, theatres, amphitheatres and pavilions between early July and mid-September 2022. FOH Engineer, Justin Ripley and Monitor Engineer, Dave McMullin mixed the band on a pair of DiGiCo Quantum7 consoles provided by Nashville’s Spectrum Sound, who also supplied control and PA packages for the tour. For over a year, Spectrum has also been equipping the production team with a pair of DiGiCo Quantum338 consoles for the band’s many non-tour-related shows. “We’ve been out for most of this…
DJ, Michael Canitrot recently presented his Monumental show at Cathedral Notre-Dame of Laon in the city of Aisne in the Hauts-de-France region of France, in collaboration with AV-Extended led by Jérémie Bellot. Video projection was mapped onto the front of the Cathedral’s imposing 56m-high façade, supported by a light show designed by Mikael ‘Mika’ Trochu utilising 56 Robe moving lights. Robe FORTEs and MegaPointes – creating multi-layered effects and striking and potent beams into the skies – were located around the front of the building on the ground and on a balcony approximately 50m up on the front of the…
In June 2022, ¡Hasta que se nos hizo! was presented at the Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City where renowned Mexican singers, Lucero and Manuel Mijares delighted the audience with a litany of hits from over 40 years in the entertainment industry. Axel Rebollo, in charge of lighting and production design for the show, used Elation Professional’s 51,000-lumen Artiste Mondrian LED profile FX moving head, along with Chorus Line 16 and Protron 3K Color, to highlight the set and ran the amazing show using an NX2 console by Obsidian Control Systems. “A great thing about working with the Artiste Mondrian is…
Frangipani and Funktion-One have joined forces to launch a limited-edition collection of shirts, with all profits going to Music Support, the charity that helps those who work in music and live events affected by mental ill-health and/or addiction. The shirts, which are available in two colourways, feature a design based on a 3D blueprint of Funktion-One Evolution loudspeakers. Frangipani co-founders Clem and Ben Wilmot have been long admirers and friends of Funktion-One, having spent a lot of time in fields and clubs dancing to Funktion-One sound systems. Ben explains: “Nothing beats being in front of a stack of Funktion-One speakers…
