Heavy Music Awards 2021 Goes Hybrid
Starting in 2017, the Heavy Music Awards was founded on the principle of recognising musicians, producers, and creatives working across the entire heavy music...
517 Days in the Making: Gorillaz
Celebrating two decades since the release of their self-titled debut album, Gorillaz, the world’s most successful virtual band made history yet again this August,...
The Chemical Brothers @ Latitude
Festival Republic has made a major effort to get outdoor events up and running in 2021. With each of its shows, from its Sefton...
Reopening O2 Brixton Academy: Circa Waves
After over a year in oblivion with no in-person audiences, O2 Brixton Academy finally flung open its doors in August to welcome a talented...
d&b’s Soundscape Strikes a Chord at Nevill Holt Opera
At the risk of stating the obvious, we at TPi are obsessed with the technology behind event production. From moving lights to complex video...
Montreux Jazz Festival: Adaptation in the Face of Adversity
With many summer festivals having to pull the plug again this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Montreux Jazz Festival opted to adapt its...
Behind The Screens: The KSI Show
The KSI Show – filmed over the course of two days during a five-day residency at London’s Garden Studios and later broadcast on Moment...
The Haçienda House Party IV
Now in its sixth year, Haçienda Classical sees orchestral renditions of heritage Haçienda club tracks performed on stage with experimental orchestra, Manchester Camerata. As...
Live At Worthy Farm
It was a heavy blow to this year’s festival season when Glastonbury announced that its 2021 event would not be going ahead. While nothing...
Behind the Scenes at Download Pilot
In late May, I received an email that read: “10,000-capacity, three-day, camping-only test event. Moshing allowed.” I can safely say in all of my...
Eurovision Song Contest 2021
With its global fanbase having to wait an extra year, the 65th edition of Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) was back, much to the pleasure...
CIRCUS: The First Dance
On Saturday 1 May, I dusted off the cobwebs from my dictaphone to make the short trip across the River Mersey to Liverpool’s Bramley-Moore...
Sefton Park: Removing the Masks for an Afternoon of Music
In the same weekend that saw our own Jacob Waite head over to the CIRCUS club event in Liverpool (p34), across town, a hard-working...
InKLICK: The Missing Link in Virtual Productions
As we crossed the 12-month COVID-19 milestone, out of curiosity I looked back at some of the coverage TPi was putting out a year...
British Music Embassy: SXSW Online 2021
Since 2009, The British Music Embassy has transformed a corner of Austin, Texas, into a platform for burgeoning UK artists to travel overseas and...
Lindsay Ell: #LiveRedesigned
When it comes to the livestream format, artists, managers, show designers and technical crew across the globe have had their own approach to the...
Designing Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade
Taking place at Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) on 6 March 2021 as a COVID-19 secure alternative to the event’s traditional Oxford Street party, organisers...
MIYAVI Virtual Level 5.0: Synthesis
After premiering on 28 December 2020 on Amazon Music’s Twitch channel, MIYAVI Virtual Level 5.0: Synthesis was re-released on Amazon Music on 26 March,...