Martin Audio took full advantage of this year’s significant changes to Prolight+Sound 2016 in Frankfurt, announcing the new CDD-LIVE! series from its new stand location and showcasing the products in a live demonstration. It was also a perfect opportunity for the industry to meet Dom Harter, Martin Audio’s new Managing Director. The combination proved highly successful as the media gathered enthusiastically at Martin Audio’s new stand to see the unveiling of the new series. This comprises Martin Audio’s popular Coaxial Differential Dispersion horns, now teamed with integrated amplifier, Dante connectivity and tour grade materials. The complete range was then showcased…
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Avid today announced that the Avid VENUE | S6L console, a modular live sound system designed to take on the world’s most demanding tours and events with ease, is out on the road with a-ha, one of the world’s highest-grossing bands. Powered by Avid Everywhere, VENUE | S6L enables live sound professionals to achieve better sounding mixes with greater speed and efficiency. Celebrating 30 years since their debut single, Take On Me, reached number one around the world, Cast in Steel is a-ha’s 10th chart-topping studio album, supported by an international tour of the same name. Taking in multiple stops…
JBL Professional by Harman today unveiled the EON ONE all-in-one linear-array P.A. system. The EON ONE combines the superior sound quality of a professional system with the convenience and streamlined look of a compact, column-style solution. Featuring Bluetooth audio, a six-channel mixer and a unique design that can be carried with one hand, EON ONE is ideal for gigging musicians and DJs, coffee houses, fitness studios, corporate environments and more. With a maximum SPL of 118 dB, the EON ONE provides detailed, distortion-free audio. An unobstructed 10” bass-reflex subwoofer delivers tight, accurate low-frequency response that is ideal for DJs and…
The South by Southwest Music Festival may have been the last of the trifecta that makes up SXSW 2016, but it was just as spectacular as the Film and Interactive portions of the nine day event. Lighting designer Victor Fable entrusted Bandit Lites to provide the lighting package for the McGarrah Jessee Rooftop stage, which featured performances from Phebe Starr, Armstrong Leigh, 2 Chainz, Aubrie Sellers, Flo Rida, LANco and Cypress Hill. Keith Hoagland programmed the lighting and was the board op. Taking into account the lighting production needed to function both for performances in the daytime and evening, Fable…
Cadac has announced the appointment of Hills as its new exclusive distributor for Australia and New Zealand. Hills recently celebrated its 70th anniversary and is committed to being a value-added distributor of technology and communication solutions across a wide range of market sectors, including home, health, education and audio-visual. Dan Fletcher, Head of Hills AV, stated: “Hills is extremely proud to be exclusively distributing Cadac consoles in Australia and New Zealand. At Hills, the combination of Cadac with other world leading audio brands, such as L’Acoustics and Biamp, continues to provide our partners and their customers with complete solutions that…
Avid today announced that it has collaborated with Mix With The Masters, an online community and Seminar Series for engineers and producers, to extend Music in Motion with Pro Tools First to aspiring artists in Europe, the Middle East, India and Africa. The contest gives aspiring artists a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to get session time with a top music industry producer, in three different categories: Songwriter, Bedroom Producer or Beat Maker. The contest delivers on Avid Everywhere by enabling aspiring artists to create professional-sounding tracks using the same tools that the world’s top music professionals use. To enter, contestants need to…
In 2014, White Light was appointed as an approved cross-palace supplier for independent charity Historic Royal Palaces, meaning that the complete production solution specialist would provide the production support in five of the extraordinary venues managed by Historic Royal Palaces: Tower of London, Hampton Court Palace, Banqueting House, Kensington Palace and Kew Palace. Following an extremely successful two years, the company has recently had its status renewed as an approved cross-palace supplier, meaning it will continue to provide the production support for Historic Royal Palaces until 2018. Liz Young, Head of Events at Historic Royal Palaces, said: “When clients utilise…
CODA Audio’s AiRAY system is making waves. This innovative and flexible speaker system has caught the attention of the eyes and ears of the audio world. Since its launch in July 2015, sales have been strong and orders are being placed in increasingly high volumes. AiRAY’s impact is nowhere better illustrated than at this year’s Prolight+Sound in Frankfurt where Japanese giant Hibino Sound Division, placed a substantial order for AiRAY, increasing its holding of CODA boxes to over 300 (including AiRAY, TiRAY, ViRAY and others). Soon after AiRAY’s launch, Hibino Intersound took a close interest in the system based on…
Philadelphia-based lighting designer Michael Korsch selected Clay Paky Alpha Spot QWO 800 and Alpha Profile 800 ST moving lights as part of the rig for the world premiere of “Don Quixote” at the Pennsylvania Ballet. A.C.T Lighting is the exclusive distributor of Clay Paky fixtures in North America. A lighting and scenic designer who frequently works in dance, Korsch has many years experience using Clay Paky products. A big fan of the Alpha Spot HPE 1500, he incorporated three of them into his lighting design for “Alchemia,” a MOMIX production that premiered in 2013 and has been touring internationally ever…
The River Tour by the legendary Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band calls forth powerful musical memories. Celebrating the 35th anniversary of the Boss’ seminal The River recording and the recent release of The Ties That Bind: The River Collection box set, the concert features full-length sequential performances of the 1980 album’s songs. Mindful of the historical significance of the tour, lighting designer Jeff Ravitz was seeking to evoke images of the classic album’s original era, yet at the same time, he wanted something that looked new and vibrant to reflect the energy that his client brings to the…
GLP‘s premium impression LED range was out in force recently at the eighth Clockenflap 2015, a three-day outdoor music and arts festival in Hong Kong. Incorporating international, regional and local live music, film, art installations, street, and kids’ area, this year it attracted 60,000 people, a new record, and it is now widely considered to be Hong Kong’s marquee music event of the year. One of the headline acts on the Atum Stage was American duo Ratatat, and GLP fielded 52 x X4 LED moving heads, featuring 19 RGBW high output LED’s, and 20 X4 Bar 10 high performance battens,…
PRG XL Video has announced the addition of Emily Gibson as an Account Manager in its Corporate Events team. Emily joins the company from Production Artworks where she has worked since 2011, and brings five years experience in the field of creative video services to PRG XL Video, having worked in the sector since her graduation from Loughborough University. During her time at Production Artworks, Emily specialised in creative applications of projection, including projection mapping and bespoke installations for conferences, exhibitions, award ceremonies, and experiential events. She now brings this expertise to PRG XL Video. “I’m delighted Emily has agreed…
To mark World Autism Awareness Day on 2 April, PRG XL Video partnered with The Jigsaw Trust to light Guildford Cathedral blue for the “Light It Up Blue” campaign. The campaign sees buildings and landmarks around the world changing to blue to raise awareness for Autism globally and to kick off International Autism Awareness Month during April. From the evening of 31 March to Monday 4 April 2016, the night-time floodlights which accentuate the modern Guildford Cathedral building were changed from orange to blue – the signature colour of the Autism Awareness campaign. To achieve this change, a team of…
JBL Professional by HARMAN today unveiled the EON ONE all-in-one linear-array P.A. system. Created by the world leaders in loudspeaker and line array technology, the EON ONE combines the superior sound quality of a professional system with the convenience and streamlined look of a compact, column-style solution. Featuring Bluetooth audio, a six-channel mixer and a unique design that can be carried with one hand, EON ONE is ideal for gigging musicians and DJs, coffee houses, fitness studios, corporate environments and more. With a maximum SPL of 118 dB, the EON ONE provides detailed, distortion-free audio. An unobstructed 10” bass-reflex subwoofer…
Today, at the opening of the Prolights+Sound conference, L-Acoustics announced the launches of the KS28, a new reference subwoofer, adding 3dB of SPL (versus the SB28) and exclusively driven by the new LA12X amplified controller. The KS28 takes sub performance to new lows, offering extended bandwidth down to 25 Hz, outstanding low frequency resolution, exceptional SPL and tight impact. The KS28 comes with the ease of use that is the hallmark of an L-Acoustics enclosure, weighing in at only 79 kilograms or 174 pounds, the sub is rapid and cost-effective to deploy, with all rigging integrated into the box. The…
Blackout donated a wide range of drape and rigging equipment to the 2016 National Student Drama Festival (NSDF) which took place in Scarborough, 19 – 25 March. Taking place across the seaside town, NSDF featured a range of technical workshops for theatre and the wider entertainment industry, and showcased productions made by young theatre makers aged 16 – 25. Established in 1956, this year marked the 60th anniversary of the Festival, which welcomed youngsters from all over the country. This year 25 volunteer crew members joined the NSDF Technical Team to gain hands on experience with everything from drapes and…
Following on from the proven success of Stealth Digital Processing, and the use of FPGA’s for large scale audio processing applications, DiGiCo has revealed their concept design of the company’s next development of Quantum 7 processing. Quantum 7 is developed with seventh generation FPGA devices that further expand audio processing power, and ultimately allows DiGiCo to provide its users with an unrivalled amount of further flexibility. To put this advancement into perspective, the current Stealth Digital Processing is heavily based around third generation FPGA devices. Although not scheduled for release until Spring 2017, DiGiCo will present an SD7 installed with…
The European Central Bank took the European Union’s motto, “United in Diversity,” as its theme for its participation in Luminale 2016, the biennial light show in Frankfurt, Germany. Creative events solutions company bright! designed lighting and video installations for the ECB’s two buildings selecting d3 4x4pros for the core of the technical systems. The eighth celebration of Luminale featured some 200 light events in Frankfurt and Offenbach. For five days in March the ECB’s main building on the river and Eurotower in the city centre were illuminated from 8pm to midnight with the yellow and blue signature colours of the…
