When internationally-renowned composer Hans Zimmer was looking to create the visual elements of his world tour, it was clear that the production required a brand new approach. Zimmer called upon award-winning theatrical projection designer Peter Nigrini to create something unique for the tour, and asked events specialist Pixway to help them bring it to life with disguise-powered technology. Alongside his career as perhaps the most prolific and recognised film composer working today, Hans Zimmer is also known for his immensely popular global tours, which offer an accessible way for music fans to enjoy his compositions performed by a full orchestra.…
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Over the past five years, Adamson Systems Engineering IS-Series has given integrators the ability to deliver audio performance to their clients in a form factor that is simple to use and visually appealing. Now, Adamson has introduced two new product additions to the IS-Series. The IS213 subwoofer is an ultra-compact, high-powered subwoofer intended to be used in ground stack configurations and to fit in compact spaces. The enclosure is loaded with two light-weight, 13” ND13-S Kevlar Neodymium drivers utilising Adamson’s Advanced Cone Architecture. It is mounted in an ultra-efficient front-loaded enclosure, designed to reproduce clean, musical low frequency information. The…
Martin Dudley has been running Cate Carter’s lighting designs for James Morrison on his ChamSys console since 2012. In the ensuing decade, he’s not only grown ever-more appreciative of Morrison’s silky smooth voice, but also of his colleague’s singular ability to refresh and expand the evocative looks that support the legendary singer’s shows in light. “Working with Cate is a lesson in the creative power of design,” said Dudley. “Her approach is never formularised; instead she’s always finding different ways to add new elegant dimensions to James’ shows. It’s a genuine pleasure to take her vision off the computer screen…
RF Venue has introduced COMBINE8, a wireless IEM system antenna combiner that brings together up to eight in-ear monitor transmitter signals into a single rear panel mounted antenna connector. Coupled with a single directional antenna outside the rack for better line-of-sight and improved wireless performance, the COMBINE8 minimises intermodulation artefacts arising from interference between multiple adjacent wireless transmitters and antennas. Housed in a single rack space that allows installation near racked transmitters, the COMBINE8 not only saves space, but is also cost effective compared to other similar products. Any brand in-ear monitor transmitter operating between 470-608 MHz and set to…
INFiLED will spotlight its products in three zones at the upcoming InfoComm tradeshow in Las Vegas on 8 to 10 June 2022. INFILED’s booth space #N2323, will showcase products specifically for virtual production, rental staging and ystem integration applications. Designers for the high-demand markets like Virtual Production and extended reality (XR), along with digital signage and videowall projects will want to see the range of dvLED options on display from INFiLED. “We are excited to connect face to face this year with so many old and new industry friends after such a long period of time. We’ve got a lot…
Sterling Event Group has taken its content capabilities to the next level, following an investment in Green Hippo Hippotizer media servers from A.C. Entertainment Technologies (AC-ET). Since beginning in 1999, Sterling Event Group’s vision has always been to combine the best in cutting edge technology with a team of people who are quite simply amazing at what they do. Providing services to a range of live event sectors, including corporate, private, public, sporting and live music, they also supply a dry hire along with a 24/7 venue support service. Joe Timmons, Head of Vision at Sterling Event Group, commented: “We…
From the moment Thomas Rhett kicked things off with hits like his newly released Slow Down Summer, the iHeartCountry Festival projected a warm, intimate vibe that made it easy for fans to forget they were inside a 15,000+ seat arena. The genuine, welcoming attitude of Rhett, and the event’s other superstars like Carrie Underwood, The Zac Brown Band, Maren Morris, and Dierks Bently had a lot to do with engendering this hospitable vibe. Also contributing to the inviting mood at the festival, which was produced by Diversified Production Services, was the intimate, engaging lighting created on the Tom Kenny-design rig…
Naostage has launched an automatic beaconless 3D tracking solution, making it easy for AVL rental-staging and fixed-install professionals to create immersive, interactive live experiences. Designed and engineered at the company’s headquarters in Nantes, France, Naostage’s tracking solution seamlessly identifies and follows artists, performers and visitors wherever they are in a defined tracking area – allowing for the automation of an endless array of lighting, audio, video and media effects in real time, in perfect sync with the show. “From outdoor festivals to touring shows, visitor attractions, immersive experiences and more, Naostage’s 100% automated solution streamlines and simplifies tracking workflow wherever…
disguise has launched its Metaverse Solutions division to enable the next generation of extraordinary live, virtual production and audiovisual location-based experiences for the metaverse. The recent rise of real-time 3D graphics rendering capabilities in gaming platforms means that today’s audiences are craving richer, more immersive experiences that are delivered via the metaverse. While the metaverse is already defined as an $8 trillion dollar opportunity by Goldman Sachs, companies are still finding it challenging to navigate the technical elements needed to start building metaverse experiences. disguise Metaverse Solutions will build on already existing disguise solutions that empower live events, audiovisual, location-based…
alt-J unveiled their new tour in support of their latest studio album, The Dream. Creative collective FragmentNine, which has been designing their shows since 2014, was again tasked with the show’s scenography – abandoning the ‘volumetric video’ ingenuity of 2017’s Relaxer, which won them a Knight of Illumination award. This time they adopted a completely different direction, in cooperation with the band’s long-time manager Stephen Taverner, according to FragmentNine (F9) co-founder Jackson Gallagher. What both tours have in common is heavy use of GLP impression X4 Bar 20s – this time accompanied by quantities of JDC1 hybrid strobes – but this time…
NEUTRIK has launched its new Halo product range, to be debuted on the company’’s booth (#14502) at the NAMM Show, in the Anaheim Convention Center, Southern California, USA, from 3 to 5 June. NEUTRIK Halo products integrate a new patented light ring along with an asymmetrical, non-metallic push tab into the design of the company’s popular A series chassis connectors. Halo product variants include the NC3FAH2-LR-DAE and NC5FAH-LR-DAE female XLR connectors, the NC3MAH-LR and NC5MAH-LR male XLR connectors, and the NE8FAH-LR-DAE etherCON connector. By placing one or two SMD LEDs on circuit boards, the connectors can be lit up for…
Hard rock band Shinedown has just wrapped its biggest stage show to date on, The Revolution’s Live Tour, already their second headlining North American trek of the year. Lighting design was by Mitchell Schellenger with Carter Fulghum out on the tour directing a rig that included effects from Elation Professional SEVEN Batten 72 linear LED lights, supplied by Bandit Lites. Revolutions kicked off 1 April in Spokane, Washington and travelled throughout the U.S. before wrapping in Knoxville, Tennessee on 7 May 2022. The acclaimed quartet, hailed for their high-octane live shows, are touring in support of their new album Planet.…
Bristol-based Enlightened, one of the largest event suppliers in the south west of the UK, has invested in Ayrton Perseo Profile IP65-rated fixtures, supplied by Ambersphere Solutions, to service its busy events schedule. Enlightened specialises in full production services, supported dry hire, design, and delivery of permanent installations, as well as sales, skilled repairs and maintenance to a diverse range of clients and venues. “Corporate and private parties and events, large outdoor events in winter, festivals in the summer, installation, sales – basically, we do everything for everyone!” said Head of Hire and Production, Dave Thorpe. “Bristol is a good…
When Dean Graves and the team at Bigabox Productions added the new CHAUVET Professional Color STRIKE M to their inventory, they had some very definite ideas on how they were going to use the motorised strobe/wash to enhance their clients’ shows. “We took on this fixture, because we were super impressed with its output, functionality, and IP rating,” said Graves, adding that the latter feature was especially important given the number of outdoor festivals that rely on Bigabox supplied stages. “Aside from the fixture’s ROI potential, we were quite impressed with the kinds of looks designers could create with it.…
After a two year hiatus, Absen made a sterling comeback at Integrated Systems Europe 2022, marking the international premiere of its latest LED series, including the new AX Pro series of MiniLED, the MR series of professional floor tile screens and the new 0.9mm Clear Cobalt (CL) MicroLED – alongside an impressive real-time virtual studio set. ISE visitors were greeted by two triangular shaped LED screens rigged above the reception area made of Absen’s award-winning Polaris series: the rental staging PL2.5 workhorse was provided courtesy of Publitec. On either side of the stand, Absen showcased dedicated LED solutions for various…
Elation Professional PALADIN Panel, PALADIN Brick, and PALADIN Cube are compact and powerful outdoor flood lights useful for a wide variety of applications from stage to set washes to dynamic uplighting and eye-candy effects. Using 15W RGBW cells – 9, 24, and 50, respectively – they add vibrant colour to outdoor events for beautiful floods or accents while individual cell control and strobe make them flexible effect lights or audience blinders. For added dynamism, multiple pixel zone control produces spectacular pixel mapped and eye candy looks. www.elationprofessional.com
Monitor Engineer, Pasi Hara came from Helsinki’s uniquely Finnish metal community of the 1990s and 2000s, one he embraced enthusiastically as a guitarist himself. However, he soon discovered that his most salient talents lay in putting the technical pieces of a show together. He debuted those with Helsinki goth-rockers, H.I.M., starting as their FOH and “everything” engineer, later becoming the band’s monitor mixer. And that’s the role he’s settled into since, for numerous artists like Slash/Guns N’ Roses, The Cult, Tower of Power, Beck, Fergie, Fall Out Boy, and Tool, although he’s likely best known for manning System of a…
Analog Way has appointed Eric Delmas to the position of Chief Executive Officer. Delmas is a passionate transformational leader who has developed and turned around a variety of high-tech businesses for over 25 years in countries such as France, Japan, Germany and the US. Prior to joining Analog Way, he held multiple general management positions both in very large semiconductor companies and more recently in an international SME in the field of high-end microelectronics. “I am energised to join Analog Way,” said Delmas. “I am honoured to lead such an incredible team whose multiple award-winning products have been selected by…
