AllRound Lyd + Lys (Light & Sound) is a well-established and respected Danish rental company based in Struer, a key Danish railway hub and home to famous radio and TV manufacturer, Bang & Olufsen. The company was founded by owner Laurs Pedersen originally as a music technology enterprise, which thas gradually grown and diversified into providing lighting, sound and LED technologies to meet client demand. The company now has a successful 20-year history of supplying tours, concerts, events, and productions across multiple genres from touring to theatre, and recent investments in Robe LEDBeam 350s and ESPRITES have seen a major…
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The Pride Parade in Long Beach, CA, was followed by a two-day festival featuring a variety of performance spaces and interactive activations in August 2022. Lighting for the whole event, including the two main stages headlined by hip hop star Iggy Azalea and Spanish singer-songwriter Natalia Jiménez, was supplied by Islay Events. The company has an extensive stock of ADJ fixtures and deployed a variety of models across the festival site, including Hydro Beam X2 and Focus Spot 4Z moving heads, multifunctional Jolt 300 washes, and almost 100 of the IP65-rated 18P HEX IP LED par fixtures. Following dialled down…
disguise has launched r22, a software release that will help users scale its disguise-powered projects. Developed to save hours of time on manual processes such as media distribution or spatial calibration, r22 introduces new features that will help enhance content resolution, production set-ups and media file management. Some new features and improvements include: Intelligent Media Distribution: built to help users save time on manual media file distribution and maximise on server space by synchronising and distributing only the media files within the video layers that are needed across each disguise server. Single Large Canvas (SLC): SLC seamlessly combines multiple video…
Christie is pleased to announce the launch of two new pixel pitches of its award-winning MicroTiles LED. The new 0.75mm and 1.0mm models add to the existing line-up of 1.25 and 1.5mm pixel pitches, and offer increased reliability, efficiency, and enhanced durability. Shown in technology previews at ISE 2022 and InfoComm 2022, the two new models continue the tradition of the original MicroTiles LED by combining state-of-the-art mechanical design with the development of the most advanced LED technology available. “Attendees to ISE and InfoComm were able to get up close to our new models and see what a difference the…
Lightware Visual Engineering has appointed Charlie Sullivan as Head of Business Development and Chris Brzostowski as Channel Account Manager, strengthening Lightware’s UK team and its growing position in the region. Sullivan’s role will have a key focus on steering and cultivating relationships with Lightware’s consultants and end-users across the UK. He brings a wealth of experience to the role with 12 years’ of business development expertise across manufacturing and end user businesses in the professional AV and stadia/arena sectors, specialising in large-scale AV projects for a number of high profile organisations including Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Ferrari World and The Samsung…
Professional Lighting and Sound Association (PLASA) has responded to reports of misconduct, which took place during London’s PLASA Show in Olympia London’s Grand Hall from 4 to 6 September 2022. In a statement on social media, organisers stated [sic]: “PLASA is distressed to hear on social media, reports of misconduct at the PLASA show, specifically inappropriate contact, at what was otherwise hailed as a hugely successful show. “We’d like to thank those who came forward to highlight this issue – we understand how difficult this can be. “PLASA will review policy for both exhibitors and visitors for any of our…
Known for his on stage spontaneity, weaving in and out of his huge catalogue of hits, Santana is one of the most accomplished guitarists of all time. “That’s what he loves and we’re just enhancing the whole feeling with light and colour,” commented Ledesma, who’s been lighting the guitar legend for nearly a decade. “He doesn’t need to have a lot of effects going on so we look to emphasise the solos and represent the feeling of the music with light. We’re not trying to overpower the music but support it visually.” Following a spring run of shows, Santana toured…
The Lumineers zigzagged across the continent this summer on the North American leg of their Brightside World Tour. Playing a mixture of sheds and arenas along with the occasional baseball stadium, the band delivered their trademark blend of alt-folk and Americana through a Meyer Sound LEO Family reinforcement system supplied by Escondido, California-based Sound Image. Production Manager, Sara Full, a pivotal player on The Lumineers’ team since 2013, emphasises the key role of audio reinforcement in maintaining the band’s popularity. “The Lumineers’ music transitions between stripped-back moments and momentous builds, and capturing those dynamics in a way that translates uniformly…
Vectorworks 2023 features performance improvements and tools developed to give users more time to design. The 2023 release includes Vectorworks Architect, Landmark, Spotlight, Fundamentals, Braceworks, ConnectCAD and Vision with the English-language editions of these versions available today. “We understand the importance and value of time and we’re excited to give some of this critical resource back to designers with Vectorworks 2023,” said Vectorworks Chief Technology Officer, Steve Johnson. “In our continued effort to empower our users to design without limits, our latest release boasts upgrades to essential tools that will lessen the need for manual work. With the freedom to…
Barney Jameson has joined the growing leadership team of Second Warehouse, the online platform that speeds up and simplifies Pro AV cross-rental. Effective immediately, Jameson takes on the role of Chief Marketing Officer as the redesigned and rejuvenated Second Warehouse rolls out across Europe and the United States. Jameson is the founder and Managing Director of The Inside Story, a leading marketing agency serving a global portfolio of clients within the Pro AV and professional security markets. He will continue in that role alongside his duties as Second Warehouse CMO. In addition, Jameson is also the co-founder of Security on…
British indie rock band, Glass Animals, are out on their Dreamland tour supported by Special Event Services (SES) with d&b audiotechnik KSL and V-Series systems. “Glass Animals have been an SES client since 2015 and have always been amazing to work with,” stated Michael Brammer, SES CEO. “We couldn’t be happier to see them experiencing such a steep rise in popularity recently.” Jack Millsaps who is the Systems Engineer on the Glass Animals Tour said: “One of the main reasons behind choosing the KSL was its incredible full-range pattern control. With the KSL being inherently cardioid it reduces the amount…
Berlin-based band, Die Ärzte have embarked on their Buffalo Bill in Rome Tour with Production Designer, Bertil Mark harnessing the creative capabilities of 21 GLP impression X5 wash lights, 69 X4 Bar 20, 33 JDC Line 500 and 17 JDC1 to create his modern interpretation based on a huge honeycomb-structured retro design. Mark has been working for Die Ärzte since 2019, having previously overseen Farin Urlaub’s solo project Farin Urlaub Racing Team for a number of years. He developed the design for the current band tour from scratch and, as he admits, was a little surprised that the highly demanding,…
Creative Technology (CT) has invested in multiple DiGiCo SD12 consoles in recent years, with the two it has in its hire stock now including the theatre-specific T software. “Theatre and CT are evolving rapidly and we’re very busy with it and were keen to invest in the T software as soon as it was released,” said CT’s Andy Johnson. “It was the right decision as the SD12T gave us the ideal surface in the theatre world, allowing a designer and operator to work on it simultaneously. It also gives us a very capable console for monitors, festival FOH and any…
Avid VENUE | S6L consoles are now fully compatible with the latest version of Waves plugins (V14). All Waves V14 SoundGrid-compatible plugins can now run within Avid VENUE | S6L consoles via the Waves SoundGrid Rack for VENUE software rack, which has also been updated to V14. This release continues and expands the seamless integration of Waves plugins within Avid VENUE | S6L consoles: Waves plugins run directly within the S6L console, with tactile control of the plugins from within the console’s control surface, and no need for an added host computer. The V14 release expands this seamless integration, adding…
Production Futures exists to create opportunities for young people to learn, train, network and develop real careers in production across every area of the live event, music, touring, theatre, TV, broadcast and film industries. Having delivered a series of successful live events from 2016 to 2019, the organisation produced several equally popular online events during the COVID-19 pandemic, and is now set to return to the road in company with world-leading industry experts and brand partners, to open more doors of opportunity by engaging directly with young people . The first Production Futures ON TOUR event will take place at…
Out Board reported a busy on stand J5 at London’s PLASA Show, with interest echoing that which its innovative and award-winning spatial audio and stage tracking products have been receiving throughout the year. The company unveiled several significant developments to existing products at PLASA Show 2022, including the new TiMax 600-Series Mac and PC software, with significant augmentation to TimeLine and PanSpace object-based spatialisation functionality, as well as workflow UX enhancements. With stage tracking now such a vital addition to the spatial audio process, visitors to the stand showed significant interest in the enhancements to TiMax TrackerD4, which has steadfastly…
Following a difficult few years for the live entertainment industry, PLASA Show returned to Olympia London’s Grand Hall from 4 to 6 September 2022 with a 41% increase in visitors. Peter Heath, Managing Director for PLASA, commented: “The excitement for the PLASA Show this year was undeniable. Not only did we accommodate several more brands than anticipated, the number of visitors through the door exceeded all expectations. And as I walked around the show, there was a real sense of community and appreciation for our fantastic industry. Thank you to everyone who made this year’s show one to remember –…
Sharp NEC Display Solutions Europe will be supporting the jubilee edition of the San Sebastián International Film Festival (SSIFF) taking place from 16 to 24 September 2022. As in previous years, Sharp/NEC will be collaborating with Kelonik. Together, the partners will provide a mesmerising cinema experience with the help of NEC laser projectors. In its 70 years of existence, the SSIFF has achieved global renown and today is recognised by the International Federation of Film Producers’ Associations (FIAPF) as a ‘top category competitive film festival’. A popular section of this year’s major releases as well as two of the Festival’s most busy events – the…
