29 January 2015

Robe Pointes light Caryl's castle recordings

UK - A series of music insert packages with Welsh singing sensation Caryl Parry Jones and her band were recorded on the grounds of the St Donats Castle in the Vale of Glamorgan, in South Wales recently. The Caryl inserts were recorded and packaged to be inserted into a variety of transmissions and programmes shared across BBC Wales and S4C broadcast. Boom Pictures and Alfresco TV produced the Caryl series, which engaged their regular lighting director Steff Jones onto the project. As the packages were to be used and to be fitted ... More >>

PLASA Focus: Orlando hits high pre-registration numbers

USA - PLASA Focus: Orlando 2015 begins 17 February, and pre-registration is already hitting record-breaking numbers for attendance. Thanks to a showfloor filled with industry leaders, and the best industry professionals hosting educational seminars, pre-registration numbers are over 25% higher than PLASA Focus: Orlando 2013. With numbers expected to increase significantly over the next three weeks, PLASA Focus is off to a great start for 2015. "We are thrilled to see such high numbers for pre-registration so far. The high quality of our ... More >>

Audio Design India invests in L-Acoustics K2

India - Audio Design has become one of the largest and most respected sound rental companies in India, providing audio solutions locally across India and internationally. The company provides a full range of high end staging solutions including sound, lighting and video equipment as well as stage structures for some of the biggest concerts and festivals in India and employs more than 100 professionals. Underlining its dedication to excellence is Audio Design's recent investment in a substantial L-Acoustics K2 loudspeaker system. Audio ... More >>

RG Jones and MLA win The War of the Worlds

UK - Following a triumphant UK and European arena tour in 2012, Live Nation and SJM Concerts announced that the tour of Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of The Worlds would return for the sixth and final time in late 2014, and RG Jones Sound Engineering were once again on duty. 'The New Generation' as it is now known, played to packed arenas throughout the UK and Northern Europe this winter but the tried and trusted team of Simon Honywill, FOH engineer, sound production company RG Jones, and Martin Audio's full catalogue ... More >>

Shure schedules wireless showcase for ISE 2015

The Netherlands - At the upcoming Integrated Systems Europe show (ISE) in Amsterdam, visitors to the Shure stand C90 in Hall 3 will have the opportunity to experience established Shure technologies including the RF microphone system for conferencing audio applications, Microflex Wireless, plus the digital wireless microphone systems ULX-D and QLX-D. Additionally, DIS's DDS 5900 and DIS DCS 6000 discussion and conferencing systems will be on show, together with the newly introduced DIS CP 7890 camera control system, which can be used in ... More >>

Nexo Geo M6 debuts at Bled Festival Hall

Slovenia - Europe's first installation of the new Nexo Geo M6 line array can be found by a peaceful park on the shore of a Slovenian lake. In the Bled Festival Hall, the compact Geo M6 arrays look down on a venue originally built for grandmasters to play a World Chess Championship. Bled has a long tradition of congress, and its elegant Festival Hall has hosted scientific and professional meetings, corporate and economic summits, and sporting and musical events. In its principal hall, capacity 500, MK Light Sound has just installed the ... More >>

XL supplies visuals to Wayne's War of the Worlds

UK - XL Video supplied impressive 100ft widescreen projection and an IMAG camera system for the final three week arena tour of Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds. XL Video's project manager was Paul Wood. He and XL have delivered the live video solution for all previous touring versions of Jeff Wayne's epic creation since its inception in 2006. Each time the video elements have become more prominent and dramatic in impact as the Martian invasion goose steps across the 'human' world. Paul states, "It's been a great ... More >>

Nexo STM reinforces Berlin New Year celebrations

Germany - New Year's Eve on the Fan Meile in Berlin is the biggest Sylvester party in Europe, attracting well over a million visitors to the street party in front of the Brandenburg Gate. National and international performers on three stages put on a spectacular show that was broadcast live by ZDF. For several years, regular audio provider Auvisign has used Nexo PA systems for this prestigious event - this time, it was an occasion to push the new STM M28 modular line array into the limelight. Taking everyone into 2015, the massive ... More >>

Light Tonight launched on You Tube

Australia - Light Tonight has launched on YouTube as a video news magazine for the English speaking professional lighting industry worldwide. The show runs less than 30 minutes, is "fast paced and loaded with news, reviews, interviews, techniques and equipment". Produced by CX Network, the show caps 25 years industry publishing experience for the network which until now has produced publications and internet TV in Australia. "When we started CX-TV in 2010, YouTube had a seven minute clip limit and was standard definition," CX chief ... More >>

7thSense to showcase powerful server at ISE 2015

The Netherlands - UK-based 7thSense Design has announced the newer, faster and more powerful configuration of its Delta Infinity Media Server with the release of Infinity III, and will be showcasing the technology at this year's ISE in Amsterdam. Infinity III delivers uncompressed 3GB/S playback capable of powering 8K 60p, or true 8K (8K x 4K) 30p displays as a single-box configuration. Built to support a broad range of applications requiring a high quality image source matched to a particular display, the technology plays native ... More >>

Vivitek debuts large venue projector

The Netherlands - Vivitek is introducing a new large venue projector, the DU9000. Offering native High Definition WUXGA resolution and 12,000 center lumens (11,000 ANSI lumens) performance for a powerful, brilliant image, as well as a range of lens options and wide variety of connectivity inputs and outputs, including 3G-SDI and HDBaseT, which are suitable for the installation market, auditoria, houses of worship rental, staging and other large venue staging and events applications. Holger Graeff, general manager, Vivitek EMEA, ... More >>