Dubai-based event production specialist Maestra announces the launch of a new independently owned London venture, which will be headed by Justin Hammond. Maestra London has a new office and warehouse premises at the high-profile riverside Royal Arsenal development and has made an initial £500,000 investment in new technology, which has included the purchase of premium brand audio and video equipment. A full-time staff of 10, plus Hammond makes the company immediately operational from 4 January 2016, with further equipment and personnel to be announced. Maestra London will further embrace, develop and expand the imaginative flair and high production values that has…
Author: Stewart Hume
PixelFLEX has appointed Alexander Williams as its new Director of Project Management. With a special focus toward event design and execution, the addition of Williams bolsters the strength of the project management team and continues to build the PixelFLEX reputation as one of the world’s premier LED video providers. “I am very excited to announce Alexander in the newly created position of Director of Project Management,” said Monty Rains, PixelFLEX President and COO. “In this role, Alex will lead a team of talented technical and production management professionals who will provide client support for events, installations and direct sales of our…
Pro Audio Producciones del Norte is a busy and high profile full production solutions provider based in Monterrey in the northeast of Mexico, headed by Victor Gutierrez. The company provides lighting, audio, video, rigging, staging, generators and power for a wide variety of tours, festivals and events. It is known for its excellent service and great attention to detail. Recently Pro Audio has invested in 24 Pointe moving lights, their first investment in Robe products, which were supplied by Mexico City-based distributor, Vari Internacional. Gutierrez started the company 25 years ago in Tampico, a buzzing port city near the Gulf…
Danish electro rockers Carpark North took their unique fusion of the raw edgy rock and cerebral electro beats to their many fans. Creating an ever interesting, evolving and innovative lightshow was LD Johnny Thinggaard Lydiksen from CMY, based in Arhuus, who has worked with the band since 2013. He stated that he loves Robe’s Pointes and BMFLs. Both types of fixture have been at the heart of the various versions of the lighting design to stem from Johnny’s central concept, which was created to be flexible and scalable in all directions. Underpinning the aesthetic was the goal to make the…
Robert Juliat has appointed two new distributors at the start of 2016, ACT CANADA and RM Multimedia. ACT CANADA, has become the new exclusive distributor of Robert Juliat products in Canada, following the conclusion of a successful relationship with MDG which has chosen to focus on developing its own brand. The new arrangement with ACT Lighting takes effect from 1 January 2016. “We have worked with ACT Lighting in the USA for the past year and have been exceedingly happy with the relationship that has formed between our companies in this region,” said Robert Juliat CEO, Francois Juliat. “It is a…
The new building offers 250,000 square ft of space dedicated to collaboration, innovation and servicing the live entertainment industry. Known simply as Pod # 2, the second phase of the Rock Lititz campus development is a multi-tenant facility designed to attract businesses that serve the live entertainment industry. The 250,000 square-ft building will be located on 10.08 acres of the 96-acre campus. Construction of Pod # 2 at Rock Lititz is underway and aiming for a December 2016 completion. As of groundbreaking, the facility is at 75% occupancy with nine companies committed as tenants, two of which are relocating their…
San Francisco-based WorldStage Lab supported FIGMENT Oakland, a free public arts festival, with an 18ft wide Unilumin LED wall and creative content for the outdoor big-screen display. WorldStage Lab is an extension of the core business of WorldStage and focuses on emerging media server and interactive technologies for live events and happenings. FIGMENT is a family-friendly participatory arts festival held in multiple cities, which draws tens of thousands of visitors each year. The second annual FIGMENT Oakland held at Mosswood Park, featured sculptures, finger painting, art cars, a mural-format colouring book and a host of other fun activities. The arts…
The European premiere of the hugely-anticipated Star Wars: The Force Awakens came to London, with Utopium on hand to illuminate the red carpet royalty and Nelson’s Column. Thousands of dedicated fans flocked to London to celebrate the latest instalment in the Star Wars franchise, where stormtroopers and Jedi knights joined the cast and celebrities for the biggest premiere of the year. Utopium illuminated London’s celebrated landmark, Nelson’s Column, to transform it into a giant lightsaber which lit up the city’s skyline. Utopium provided 24 Clay Paky Mythos, three MDG One atmosphere machines, four Studio Due CityColor LED’s and two Studio…
More inputs, more features and more flexibility as Swiss manufacturer Schertler releases latest compact acoustic amplification system. Swiss manufacturer Schertler announced the release of JAM, the third member of its ‘next generation’ acoustic amplifier series. Representing an evolution of the company’s best-selling JAM 150 amplifier, their latest five-channel ‘all-rounder’ offers greater flexibility in both live performance and studio situations. The amp combines a comprehensive feature set with the updated technology and enhanced ‘look’ that is characteristic of all the models in this series. Equipped with a one-inch dome tweeter and eight-inch woofer, and featuring an optimised two-way bass reflex construction, JAM…
The Netherlands-based Ampco Flashlight Sales has been elected as the main EU distributor for TourPro, a brand new range of high quality yet economical products designed and manufactured by parent company SHS Global. Already seeing considerable success in Australia and the Americas over the past three years, TourPro has set its European launch in motion with extensive support from Ampco Flashlight Group’s Sales and Rental divisions. “We have had a long relationship with Ampco Flashlight Group in various types of business for more than 20 years,” said CEO of SHS Global Leigh-Anne Aiken. “With TourPro, our focus was originally the…
X-Laser projectors displayed huge signage visible across Baltimore to ring in 2016. The animated clock on the big building counted down as 2015 came to an end. A large crowd gathered in the streets to watch the glistening ball drop to welcome the new year. This was not Times Square, though – this was Baltimore. At GAME Sports & Spirits in the heart of the city between the Baltimore Ravens’ M&T Bank Stadium and Horseshoe Casino, X-Laser projectors generated vivid laser effects to help create the atmosphere for Baltimore’s first New Year’s Eve ball drop. X-Laser supplied the laser projectors and…
Two leading Croatian music artists – rock band Prljavo Kazalište and pop singer Tony Cetinski – double headlined in a special annual concert event in Zurich’s Stadthalle Dietikon, organised by Croatia-Media Organizacija (Croatia Media Organisation). A striking lighting show was programmed by Sven Kučinić who works regularly with Prljavo Kazalište. Tony Cetinski does not currently travel with an LD, so his management asked if Kučinić could also take care of lighting the show. Robe is always his first choice of moving light. Sometimes the brand is not available for a gig but on this occasion, in addition to the house lighting…
From its modest beginnings at the OppiKoppi farm in 1994, this diverse festival celebrated its 21st anniversary by welcoming one hundred and sixty two artists to perform over three days on seven stages, to around 20,000 revellers. Located in Northam, Limpopo province, north east of Pretoria, this South African festival boasts an unrivalled reputation as the live music event of the season. OppiKoppi 2015 welcomed the opportunity to embrace the latest software technology in the form of ArrayProcessing, from d&b audiotechnik. This revolutionary function within the d&b ArrayCalc simulation software allows users to optimise the listening experience across an entire…
As Elation Professional lighting gear helped ring in the New Year at events across the US, perhaps no celebration saw more enthusiastic revellers than the Resolution 2016 EDM party in Los Angeles. Held on 31 December at the Garden Walk in the heart of the Anaheim Resort in Los Angeles, the Resolution event, a collaboration between Social Management Group and Heat Ultra Lounge, saw top acts 3LAU, WeareTreo and ANDR3X hype a charged crowd across multiple stages. Lighting / Set Designer and Production Manager for the main stage was Ramiro Aguilera of Show Production Technologies, the southern California-based production and…
The first pilot assessment of the new National Event Lifting Certificate has taken place at Unusual Rigging’s headquarters in Bugbrooke, Northampton. The certification has been designed by the The National Rigging Advisory Group (NRAG), with contributions from NRAG members including Harry Box from UK Rigging, Mark Armstrong from RTM Rigging, Paul Riddiford, PLASA’s NRC Manager and Unusual Rigging’s Robin Elias. It is being offered to those working in the entertainment industry – in lighting, sound, video and scenery – who are often called upon to undertake rigging work, and to carry out lifting operations, without possessing the relevant qualification. Elias…
When India’s Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, visited the UK in late 2015, PRG XL Video were asked to supply lighting, video and rigging for a special celebration event. The show combined the best of British and Indian culture and included dancing displays, musical performances, and speeches from both Modi and Prime Minister David Cameron. To compliment the festivities, a team from PRG XL Video, working with Production Stage Manager, Trish McGlenaghan, Lighting and Production Designer, Mark Cunniffe, and Production Manager, Tim Hudson, specified all the lighting, rigging and video technology and expertise to ensure the production was a success.…
Capital Sound Hire has invested in a large quantity of Outline GTO long-throw high-SPL line array cabinets. The total system is composed of 48 GTO C-12 large format line arrays, four GTO-DFs (downfill), 24 GTO-SUBs (subwoofer), eight GTO-FFs (frontfill) and a package of 24 Powersoft X8 Dante Series amplifiers. Asked what prompted Capital Sound to choose Outline after reviewing other brands, General Manager Paul Timmins replied that the final decision was made after checking the system out at London’s O2 Arena last October. He said: “Managing Director Keith Davis, Senior Project Manager Martin Connolly, Project Manager Robin Conway and I…
WorldStage continued its relationship with experiential marketing agency Zed Ink by providing audio and video systems for the fourth annual AWS re:Invent conference at the Venetian & Sands Expo Hall in Las Vegas. Crews from WorldStage’ East and West Coast operations combined to support two days of keynote sessions at AWS re:Invent 2015. AWS is the biggest public cloud currently available. The learning conference brought together AWS users of all skill levels to connect, collaborate and discover more about AWS by following different tracks, including big data and analytics, gaming, networking, storage and content delivery. AWS also packed the conference…
