Supporting the inaugural Love Music Your Way all-day event, eclipse Staging Services provided the brand new music festival with a high-quality, full technical package alongside the laser expertise of Laser Grafix. Co-headlining the last festival of the season were Rudimental and Disclosure with supporting performance from Bipolar Sunshine, Ms. Dynamite, Jasmine Thompson, DJ Charlesy and Hollaphonic to name a few. To accommodate the stage lighting, video, audio, and lasers, the eclipse power department supplied three 350 kva synchronized generators. In addition, one 350 kva and two 200 kva generators were provided to power the entire Dubai Media City Amphitheatre site, which included the artists’…
Author: Stewart Hume
This is PSI’s fourth tour with Riverdance for which, it has made a substantial investment in the new EXE-Rise 1000kg 8:1 double-braked electric chain hoists – the first off the production line in Italy, delivered to PSI by Area Four Industries through Adam Beaumont and are among a total investment in over 50 new motors. PSI is committed to make the switch over to double braked hoists. The EXE-Rise offers all the benefits of the increased safety factor including steel chain from Germany and compliance to the strictest DIN regulations – without increasing the size of the hoist. This looks…
Blackburn based Lighting specialists Lite Alternatives has been busy beefing up the stunning lighting rig for supergroup Coldplay. The company’s MD, Paul Normandale, is the band’s lighting designer and Lite Alternative is supplying the world wide lighting control package and European Lighting equipment for the band’s latest tour. For the cabling and assemblies, Lite Alternative’s Andy Rhymes turned again to VDC Trading who have supplied the Neutrik Opticalcon MTP Fibre Cables and new custom break out panels. VDC has supplied a further two 150 metres and one 75 metres fibre multicores to enable Rhumes to expand his existing control system to…
SXS Events specified 16 Rogue R2 Washes to illuminate the iconic Norman Foster-designed office building, which sits on the River Thames near the Tower Bridge. The RGBW LED fixtures were used to wash the entire edifice and draw attention to an HD-projected image displaying the words: “5 May: Have your say.” When the PR and communications office of the electoral campaign approached SXS for a solution that would communicate the message of the 5 May vote, the team at SXS looked to Chauvet’s Rogue to supply powerful saturated wash in a bid to draw attention to the unusual cylindrical-shaped building…
Network Audio Is The Future Since the last RedNet video, the London College of Music has expanded its already monumental RedNet installation to four basement studios, and two 20-machine Mac labs, the new Weston Hall Gallery, Radio Studios and a further 9 studios in their recently built Brentford Campus four miles away, connected to the main facility via Microwave Link. After the sheer success of our first UWL event, Focusrite is inviting like-minded audio enthusiasts for an evening of drinks, a live performance based RedNet mixing session, and Panel Discussion with our Special guests James Towler, Will Biggs, Andrew Bourbon,…
When your client has been one of the creative forces behind the reference music used to tune literally thousands of concert PA systems across the known universe, you had better bring your A-game – and your best gear. That is exactly what Clearwing Productions did when they got the call to provide sound reinforcement for David Gilmour’s Rattle That Lock North American tour by specifying a full L-Acoustics K1/K2 rig complemented by the company’s brand new KS28 subwoofers. “KS28 is a marked improvement on the SB28, and I was not at all unhappy with the SB28,” reported Gregg Brunclik, president…
Hawthorn has been awarded the contract to supply lighting and crew for upcoming performances by influential 80s British new wave group, OMD (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark). The band, which has sold over 40 million records worldwide, is returning to the stage to perform classic 1980’s albums Dazzle Ships and Architecture & Morality in full, with performances kicking off at a sell-out gig on 9 May 2016 at London’s Royal Albert Hall. Due to the popularity of the London gig, further shows have been announced in Germany, with the band now also playing in Berlin, Frankfurt and Hamburg. The Concert…
A symphony of Clay Paky Mythos, Sharpy, Sharpy Wash, Alpha Spot HPE 1500 and Alpha Spot HPE 700 fixtures created a dynamic lighting show designed by Durham Marenghi for the annual Classical Spectacular at London’s Royal Albert Hall in March. Billed as ‘the UK’s most popular classic music show’, the performance features not only the aural beauty of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by John Rigby, but also state of the art lighting and laser technology to create a visual feast as well. Put on by the legendary classic music promoter Raymond Gubbay, the dramatic overtures were complemented by cannons,…
In the 1970s, the Skyway 6 was one of the biggest downtown multi-cineplexes in the US. Twenty years later, its glory days as a movie theatre gone, it stood worn and neglected, before being reborn as the Skyway Theatre, one of the hottest electronic music venues anywhere. Virtually every major EDM artist has performed at this spacious 2,000-seat Minneapolis icon, but the same cavernous qualities that make this a magical place to take in a concert can also create special challenges for a designer wanting to create big looks on stage. Being from Minneapolis and having designed for the Skyway…
There are a few select jazz festivals that make it on to the resumes of virtually every legendary artist in this timeless musical genre. South Africa’s International Cape Town Jazz Festival is high on that list. Tickets for the world’s fourth largest jazz festival invariably sell out in a heartbeat, as aficionados from around the world descend on this famous seaside city every year to hear the sweet sounds of artist like Herbie Hancock and Jack DeJohnette. For local residents unable to attend the acclaimed festival, its organisers put on a Free Jazz Concert in Green Market Square. Featuring some…
Next Robe Generation (NRG) is a new initiative launched by Robe UK, offering future lighting professionals the chance to meet other like-minded individuals and access a whole range of interactive social networking and educational opportunities. It will encompass forums for discussion and the exchange of ideas, product open days and mentoring by leading practitioners and activists in the dynamic world of performance lighting and visuals … among many other activities. Robe is currently working with six participating universities and colleges – RADA, Rose Bruford, Central School of Speech & Drama, LAMDA, Mountview and the University of South Wales – with…
The pro audio company (formerly Music Group) is about to enter into a process of ‘collective consultation’ with all affected employees. In the event that the redundancies are confirmed following the consultation, the Coatbridge facility would cease operations completely. This would see Tannoy loudspeaker production transferred to MUSIC’s new three million square-foot manufacturing plant in Zhongshan, China, with its research and development and marketing activities being relocated to its Innovation centre in Manchester, UK. The following announcement was made to employees today by SVP, lifestyle and Home, Peter Sommer: “Following an extensive evaluation of our operational and financial structure, we have…
Forty years after their first hits climbed the charts, American rock band Heart teamed up with Joan Jett & the Blackhearts for a Queens of Sheba 2016 tour through Canada that saw the Wilson sisters performing their rock staple hits beneath an automated rig that included effects from Elation Professional’s new ACL 360 Matrix LED moving panels. Dale Doucette, who has been a freelance lighting and set designer for 35 years, working with a wide range of acts from Kitaro to New Kids on the Block, also served as lighting designer/director for the Wilson sisters for eleven years prior to…
The company announced a new brand for its creative LED special projects team, formerly a subsidiary of XL Video. Now known as PRG Projects, the team, led by Frederic Opsomer and Kristof Soreyn, is renowned for creating and providing innovative custom video solutions. Frederic’s team are based at PRG’s location in Ostend, Belgium. The new PRG Projects team will also incorporate, and work more closely with, the former XL Video research and development team based in Shenzhen, China. The combined expertise of the team has already been responsible for realising some of the most technology-forward designs and custom installations in…
Dedicated to manufacturing microphones and audio electronics that inspire self-expression, Shure Incorporated begins its 91st year in business, with the continued mission of being the most trusted audio brand worldwide. Shure’s history is one of innovation and excellence. Its robust audio products portfolio is designed for a wide variety of users—including musicians, audio engineers, broadcasters, podcasters, videographers, sound contractors, content creators, and music enthusiasts. Several recent additions to the Shure product portfolio have set new standards for audio quality and performance. In the personal listening category, the Shure KSE1500 Electrostatic Earphone System features the first-ever single driver electrostatic Sound…
The Knight of Illumination Awards (KOI) 2016 has announced that this year’s industry-anticipated ceremony will now take place at major live entertainment venue the Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith on the 18th September. “Eventim Apollo is renowned for celebrating world-class talent of all kinds, so we’re thrilled to be hosting the Knight of Illumination Awards 2016, which champion the exceptional work of the world’s leading lighting designers,” said Sarah Myring, Eventim Apollo FOH and Corporate Sales Manager. “It’s also fitting that so many of the designers have themselves worked on shows at the iconic venue, which has recently undergone an overhaul with colour wash…
London’s legendary live music venue, KOKO, has invested in an Avolites Arena console to offer more live lighting control than ever before for its impressive roster of bands. Since the club’s restoration and reopening in 2004, transforming it from the Camden Palace into KOKO, some of the music world’s biggest names have performed in the space, including Madonna, Amy Winehouse and Red Hot Chilli Peppers. The venue continues to attract a diverse mix of emerging musicians and global superstars. KOKO’s Head of Lighting, Hannu Finnila, has been using Avolites consoles for more than 15 years and is now using the…
Vanguardia, the UK’s leading independent audio engineering and design consultancy has secured sole UK distribution rights to MeTrao – a pioneering tool set to transform audio management at live events. The company is launching MeTrao’s distribution on first May, through which audio professionals and event organisers across the UK will be able to benefit from the products technical wizardry. Offering an entirely new way of measuring sound and vibration, MeTrao was devised by Dutch entertainment technology experts Event Acoustics, based in Utrecht. The intelligent sound management product allows event organisers and sound engineers to meet noise control regulations with ease -…
