With ISE 2017 just around the corner the team at German loudspeaker systems manufacturer, d&b audiotechnik, is looking forward to welcoming visitors to stand 7-C173 and demo room E103 once again. At the d&b stand visitors will find a joined up toolkit, including loudspeakers, software and electronics, alongside members of the team for support and advice. Interactive workstations will guide guests through the streamline d&b Workflow, and show interoperability possibilities with third party system controls. Here integrators looking to achieve the sonic quality performance, for which d&b systems are globally renowned, will discover why integrating and operating a d&b system…
Author: Stewart Hume
Chase & Status treated fans to a fix of their hugely exciting genre of live performance in a short end of year tour which revealed snapshots of material from their forthcoming fourth studio album – due for release in 2017 – as well as belting out some of their classics to the delight of all. Lighting and set designer Andy Hurst faced the challenge of designing A, B and C variations of a rig that would fit into a selection of Academies plus a sold-out show at London’s Alexandra Palace, where they raised the roof delivering a full-throttle collage of…
Biffy Clyro have just completed their most successful UK tour to date, sweeping through the arena circuit with their characteristic vigour. Musically the band are on a roll, their ever developing song cycle has been touched by a new found sensitivity in their latest album Ellipsis. This added depth is surely one of the stimuli to Misty Buckley’s elegantly rendered set design, Jack Banks’ startling, urgent video direction, and the sublime operation of LD Richard Larkum. Buckley’s design, a series of four ever smaller square portals that frame the steeply sloping stage deck, lead to a vanishing perspective upstage centre.…
Art Basel is one of the leading art fairs in the world, showcasing stunning works from over 270 galleries and private collections representing over 30 countries ranging from Argentina to Zimbabwe. For many of the 80,000 or so visitors who descend on the five-day festival, Art Basel is about much more than just art. It’s an experience that turns life into art with street performances, acts of pure improvisation and boundary-free performances that stretch and pull preconceived notions in every direction, all while keeping audiences enthralled and entertained. Such was the case on the evening of 30 November when the Bass…
A Milos roof was used to cover a 52 meter wide stage for the Road to Ultra electronic music festival in Bangkok, Thailand. The project used M390L (QTL) truss, which supported hundreds of video tiles, two 4 x 4 x 2m video screens, two 4 x 2 x 2m video screens, one 5 x 3m video screen, as well as additional lights and PA. The client for the project was the Bangkok-based company One Systems Global. Project Coordinators were Michal Zykan, Howard Chen, Vanessa Chompoo and the Milos Guangzhou Team, who ensured extremely fast realisation of the project. www.milossystems.com
The Live Event division of Brian Yeardley Continental, TRUCKINGBY, formed in July 2014 has recently taken delivery of a further three Schmitz Cargobull Mega low ride trailers purchased through Barker finance to boost its Event fleet to thirty trailers. The TRUCKINGBY brand is establishing itself as a front runner in live event logistics both in concert touring and corporate events across the UK and Europe. In the past 12 months TRUCKINGBY traveling to Scandinavia Greece , Cyprus , Turkey. Kevin Hopper Managing Director of Brian Yeardley Continental said: “We have doubled the events divisions turnover in 2016 with new clients joining…
Samsung Electronics and Harman International Industries, Incorporated today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Samsung will acquire Harman for $112.00 per share in cash, or total equity value of approximately $8.0 billion. Upon closing, the transaction will immediately give Samsung a significant presence in the large and rapidly growing market for connected technologies, particularly automotive electronics, which has been a strategic priority for Samsung, and is expected to grow to more than $100 billion by 2025 (addressable market in 2025 – Samsung analysis). Harman is the market leader in connected car solutions, with more than…
In July this year one of the world’s biggest electronic music festivals, Tomorrowland, returned to the 75 hectare recreation area De Schorre in Boom, Belgium for its 13th edition. Over three days some of the worlds biggest names in dance music including Deadmau5 and Armin van Buuren, performed over 16 performance areas against a backdrop of jaw-dropping sets, intense laser shows and spectacular firework displays. Tomorrowland’s 2016 main stage, designed by Patrick Moerland and created by Brilliant Stages, comprised a 120m enchanted forest landscape built around a magnificent central 25m, 3D tree which was set against a cluster of bas-relief…
Although the Crescent City may be more known for Mardi Gras, it also does one heck of a job on Halloween. Leaving no doubt that the Voodoo Music + Arts Experience was a major EDM stage was the eye searing lightshow created by the team at Solomon Group. Its power-packed rig was anchored by a beefy collection of Chauvet Professional fixtures. The production design of the LePlur stage was done by the brother team of Jonathan and Matthew Foucheaux. The Solomon team carved out a visual space for their custom DJ booth by surrounding it with 24 Nexus 4×4 COB LED panels.…
Belgian rental company SBE has become the latest technical provider to join Martin Audio’s growing family of award-winning MLA adopters, having recently purchased an MLA Compact Multi-cellular Loudspeaker Array from Belgium distributors, FACE bvba. A small, sound and lighting provider based in West Flanders, SBE specialises in a wide range of corporate events, weddings, concerts, sporting events and parties. Run by Stephan Bohez, the company purchased its first Martin Audio system, the original Wavefront 8, as far back as 1989. Its hire fleet today includes Martin Audio’s popular W8LM line array and LE1500 floor monitors as well as DD6, Blackline…
Teams from three different European offices of Area Four industries recently joined forces to work on an exciting project for Lollapalooza Music Festival in Berlin. Area Four Industries (A4i) is the world’s largest manufacturer of modular aluminium truss and staging systems, with major brand production facilities (MILOS, LITEC, TOMCAT & JTE) located strategically around the globe working in close partnership with specialist design & distribution centres worldwide. An challenging deadline was presented to A4i UK to design and build a custom, high-capacity roof system for the Perry Stage at the music festival via their London based client Colour Sound Experiment.…
KV2 Audio announced the UK launch of their highly anticipated VHD 5.0 Constant Power Point Source Array. Situated at Production Park, Wakefield on 6 October KV2 invited all industry professionals and users alike to experience A Bold New Advancement in Concert Sound Reinforcement. In an event running alongside Production Park’s Production Future’s networking and Recruitment Market Place event and TPI’s Breakthrough Talent Awards running in the evening, the day offered the opportunity to experience this revolutionary system in an environment mirroring its intended application. A complete VHD 5.0 System comprising of the VHD 5.0 Mid High Module, VHD 8.10 Low…
Star Events, the leading UK provider of stages, support structures, rigging and design services for major events and festivals, is an appointed supplier to Hull UK City of Culture 2017, which has just unveiled the first season of its 365-day programme of events. Star has provided technical and infrastructure expertise to Hull 2017 over the past few months, including the hugely successful Place des Anges, an aerial spectacular, which attracted 10,000 people to the city centre in July. Roger Barrett, Special Projects Director at Star Events, comments: “We are delighted to have been able to offer support to Hull 2017,…
Doughty Engineering will unveil three new clamps at this year’s PLASA show as well as showcasing other items making its UK debut and a range of long-standing favourites. Visitors to stand L50 will be the first to see the new Atom G Clamp. It is Doughty’s popular Atom Clamp family and has been designed in response to a customer request for a clamp that is suitable for small architectural luminaires. Mark Chorley, Design Engineer at Doughty explained: “A considerable number of our products start life as one-offs for customers who approach us with a specific request. On this occasion we designed this clamp for a…
Shure has been recognised as a 2016 Global Excellence Award winner by the Global Presence Alliance (GPA). As a reflection of the leading audio, visual, and UC manufacturers and vendors, the annual Global Excellence Awards honour the vendors that exhibit the highest level of commitment to delivering superior experiences to GPA members and global customers. Shure joined the GPA’s Accredited Vendor Program in January 2016. The GPA, consisting of leading audiovisual, videoconferencing, and managed services solution providers across five continents, surveyed an array of executives, sales, and engineering teams. Each nominated vendor was rated across five categories, including product innovation,…
HSL supplied lighting equipment, rigging and crew for a two-day summer concert spectacular staged in the gardens of Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, UK, for technical co-ordinators CSG Events who were working for Producer Andrew Wyke of TBI Media and BBC 6 Music which presented one of its most popular shows – Craig Charles and his ‘Funk & Soul Live’ experience – on the Friday. HSL’s Project Manager John Slevin worked with CSG Events’ production manager Craig Greaves to deliver a dynamic production design to serve all artists involved across the two evenings of eclectic entertainment. The Craig Charles night was recorded for…
For the second consecutive year, Powersoft partner Barowski AG provided sound reinforcement for the main stage at Bardentreffen Festival in Nuremberg situated on the Hauptmarkt in front of the city’s main town hall. Barowski AG had first fielded their X8 racks for the 2015 edition, but according to Michael Barowski, Chairman of the Board, they increased their inventory for this year. “We now have five X8 racks and an additional X4 touring set,” he said. “Each amp in our rental stock occupies a single rack for maximum flexibility.” In addition to the X4 / X8, the production company also deployed additional…
Taiwanese rock superstars Mayday were on the road in Asia with a large production including 56 axes of Kinesys automation – provided by rental and technical production specialist B’IN Live, who are headquartered in Taiwan with bases in China and Hong Kong. The epic lighting, visual and set design was created by Leroy Bennet and Seven Designs from Los Angeles – well known for their imagination and style as well as interesting and provocative designs. B’IN Live, formed in 2014 with the amalgamation of six high level technical specialist companies into a super-production company, provided full technical infrastructures and services,…
