In addition, FX also supplied a Mac Pro running Final Cut Studio 2, Genelec 5.1 monitors, a Plasma screen and related accessories into the BRIT School's DVD authoring suite.
"We received funding and decided to upgrade to Pro Tools HD," says Declan Cunningham, assistant director of music. "FX has always been supportive, having overseen the firs
The iconic TV programme has been off air for 14 years and 2009 signified its comeback, with contestants being tested on logic, memory and agility. The famous assault course returns in the new series and all challenges have been updated using state of the art technology.
For the modern version of the show, the set incorporates four 42" plasma screens which are used by contestants in the studio. Each screen is fitted with touch screen using optical imaging technology, supplied by Lumina Display, making it touch sensitive for contestants to carry out logic tests during the programme.
The Panasonic plasma screens were chosen for their brightness and clarity in the ambient studio lightin
The agreement is designed to facilitate the exchange of contemporary and state-of-the-art techniques for running a successful and prosperous theatrical industry and establish a practice of exemplar training that can create a greater skilled workforce in theatrical production industries.
Tom Bewick, chief executive of Creative & Cultural Skills said: "By working cross-culturally, we are able to share the strong and specialised musical theatre skill set we have here in the UK with China. The new National Skills Acade
The comprehensive and integrated systems were divided into five sub-sections. The first is a complete AV archiving facility: a dedicated AV server system for the repair and conformation of many different formats, both digital and analogue, of printed, audio and video media.
The second subsection consists of a complete MATV distribution system, used to retrieve audio visual content from specific building presentation areas via camera and microphone access and its redistribution via MATV to any video equipped room in the building.
The third subsection was the sound and lighting for the outdoor amphitheatre, and incorporated a sequenced power system and
Commissioned by format creators and producers 12 Yard, The Colour Of Money, presented by Chris Tarrant, is one of the most ambitious sets yet created by production designer Patrick Doherty.
A total of nine mission-specific media surfaces are used on the set, including Barco's iLite 6 6mm display, which forms the main high-resolution central screen. This is reinforced by G-LEC's 30mm Phantom 30 and Barco MiTRIX transparent screens, Barco OLite 612 modular banner (curving round the rear of the set), and the German Schnick-Schnack LED FX, which borders the cash machines and also provides a uniform colour light detail elsewhere on the stage floor, with wide angle diffusion. The transparent screens have been b
Showsec's Operations Director Simon Battersby managed the Brits project, liaising with organisers from the BPI and production management M.J.K. and Earls Court. He said, "This is the second year that we have worked at the BRITs and the smooth, assured manner in which we undertook such a complex operation underlines the professionalism and capabilities that are present at all levels within our team."
Maggie Crow, event director for The BRIT Awards 2009 noted: "Showsec provided the most exemplary security at this years' BRITs. My feedback has been every guest - and there are over 12,000 of them who are all treated as VIPs - were welcomed and dire
"We are delighted to have received such an overwhelming response to our call for entries this year," says Wendy Griffiths, CEDIA executive director. "And, for this to include a record number from outside the UK is the icing on the cake. At CEDIA we are working hard to reach out to our members across the territories with initiatives such as the new International Committee, and their participation the Awards is very encouraging and definitely proves we're going in the right direction."
Martin Stanford, anch
"With the stability of the timecoding and video operation on the grandMA, and the request early on in The Feeling production meetings to integrate video content into the show, it seemed a perfect opportunity to teach myself the desk," he explains. He set aside two weeks before the start of the tour to pre-programme the show - with the option after a week of moving back to another console had he not been happy with the grandMA. "Fortunately that proved not to be the case, and with Matt Buttons on phone support, I had a very good time and got right into it once my head w
As a result, Capital Sound Hire, the band's audio production company, found themselves specifying delay arrays into the O2 sound reinforcement system for the first time.
The entire coverage, including side-hangs, front-fills and delays, was made up of Martin Audio's W8LC Compact line arrays - including 20-box hangs as the main reinforcement system - stretching the production company's inventory to the limit. All the full range enclosures were powered by Martin MA4.2s amplification.
With the two delay-hangs (each compri
Supplied with special 'double-up' hanging brackets allowing two BB4s to be rigged together to make up an 8-Lite, six units in this format were positioned on the front truss pointing into the audience, with another two per side on each of two satellite trusses, hung stage left and right above the front line of the stage.
They were used for Molefey-style effects, providing strong and intense bursts of colour and illumination across the large live audience and highlighting the vast interior of Earls Court.
"They are absolutely super bright," comments lighting supplier PRG's crew chief Richard Gorrod. "There is also the power saving implications of running a BB4, which, with a consumption of 120 Watts, draws just half an amp on full at 240 volts
Staged at the Tafawa Balewa Square in Lagos, Nigeria, the massive musical extravaganza brought together worshippers from throughout Africa to revel in performances by artists including Kirk Franklin, Donnie McClurkin, Don Moen, Fred Hammond, Kurt Carr, Chevelle Franklyn, Gospel duo Mary Mary, and UK-based recording artist and radio presenter, Muyiwa Olarewaju.
The main sound system deployed left and right arrays of 10 Meyer Sound Milo loudspeakers each, augmented by side-arrays of 12 Mica loudspeakers per side. Low frequencies were covered by nine
Sagitter has been a well-known brand in professional lighting field for many years. Proel's statement says: "In Lampo, Proel has found a very valid partner to both monitor the manufacturing process and provide complete technical support through a committed service centre. The agreement has also brought with it the implementation of a dedicated and highly experienced R&D department."
"For Proel, this operation represents yet another large and important step towards the completion of the ongoing strategic plan for the professional Audio, Video and Lighting sectors," the company says.
(Lee Baldock)
A LightViper optical cable/audio transport system from FiberPlexis a key element of the sound reinforcement services supplied by Apex Productions for Hinn's appearances. The LightViper system runs 64 channels of audio from the stage to the front-of-house (FOH) mixing position, the monitor mix position and the broadcast truck, which also records the events. Both the FOH position and the broadcast truck also send 8-channel returns to the stage via the LightViper system.
"There's a wide variety of sizes and types of venues we're doing, and some of them, like arenas and dirt fields, involve long cable runs," says Danny Huebsc
The event was organised in conjunction with Yamaha's in-house specialists and proved popular, with registrations exceeding all expectations and attendees travelling from as far afield as Slovenia, says A.C. The audience was a diverse mix and included freelancers, hire managers and students from the theatre, live events and education sectors.
The open day concentrated on demonstrations covering key features of the Yamaha M7CL and LS9 digital consoles, such as the Centralogic interface and built-in virtual effect and EQ rack, as well as in-depth training and discussions into advanced techniques and applications in live situations.
With half a dozen M7CL consoles set up in A.C.E.T.'s purpose-built demonstration and training faci
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Ilias Andrianatos is Kaiser Chiefs' monitor engineer. Along with front of house engineer Chris Leckie, he took the decision to upgrade lead singer Ricky Wilson's mic to a Sennheiser SKM 935.
"We wanted a vocal mic with a flat frequency response and consistent on/of axis response that cuts through the stage sound and has a good feedback rejection," explains Andrianatos. "That is suitable for Ricky's voice. The mic also needs to be able to take the knocks and drops during his super energetic shows. The SKM 935, e 935 and the e 845 that previous front of house engineers befo
The system consisted of 15 half tonne Liftket motors and Kinesys Elevation 1+ controllers, plus a Vector control system operated by Barry Branford.
Six bespoke scenic chandeliers, suspended from a box truss in the centre of the dancefloor move individually. Eight small mirror balls on single points around the outside of the dancefloor and a large 2.5m mirror ball right in the centre of the dancefloor were also automated.
(Jim Evans)
This unusual performance space was planned to be open four years ago when the theatre construction was completed, but due to deadline and other technical and design problems it wasn't, however all the electrical wiring and dimming channels were put in place.
With the aim of expanding the artistic potential of the Children and Youth Theatre the lobby windows and stairwells were darkened and cumbersome trusses that had originally been part of the plan were replaced with custom mounted Selecon Acclaim Fresnels. Supplied in Selecon's high temperature white paint finish which will not discolour over time
The rigorous two-day external assessment recognises the Llanelli-based company's work in the "design integration, supply, installation, service and support of bespoke audio-visual, lighting, sound and dynamic signage solutions to the leisure, retail, education, heritage and sports industries".
PAI Group MD Paul Adams says: "ISO 9001 status is a great validation of our systems and working practices. It's also a massive tribute to the overall vision of all the companies in the group in addition to the incredible teamwork of our full time project managers, administration, service and support personnel and regular sub-contractors. It will enable us to move forward with our current strategic
Dockerty and monitor engineer Marc Peers have both worked with Spiteri and Texas for some years, with Dockerty reckoning he's mixed all her live shows since 1993.
A Soundcraft Vi6 console was at FOH and the PA was based around a big JBL VerTec rig, chosen for its "flexibility across the variety of venues" they played. They toured 20 VT4889 elements in total, along with 12 VT4880A subs. System processing was via Lake DLPs.
Onstage, Marc Peers did his mix using a Digidesign Profile. He customised his own stand to hold the monitor screen sligh
By 2017, there will be a need for 30,000 skilled technicians in the backstage and offstage industries. The Skills Academy is endeavouring to match training provision with employer needs, through regional partnerships to deliver training and a dynamic and influential membership network.
The consortia of leading employers in the East of England including the UK Centre for Carnival Arts, Aldeburgh Music, The Royal Opera House and The Mercury Theatre, Colchester are working closely with three of the founder colleges in the East of England, South East Essex College, Norwich City College and
The company runs what director Johnnie Dymock calls "radio junkets" for various US television networks that are seeking to promote their new shows on radio. Typically, during these, DJs from a number of radio stations are flown to a relevant location (such as the Bahamas in the case of The Real Gilligan's Island, for instance) to record a series of face to face interviews with the cast of the show. It sounds simple enough, but the numbers involved mean that logistically it can be an impressive challenge.
"Our job is then to ensure that each radio station - and there can be up to 50 - goes home with a one-on-one interview with every member of the cast - plu
The displays at the event included a 168" Infinite Plasma wall, 108" LCD from Sharp, 103" Panasonic Plasma with its ground breaking touchscreen overlay from U Touch Technology, all featuring Full HD content.
The 168" Infinite Plasma wall, made up of 4x4 bezel-less panels demonstrated the flexibility and impact of the product which can be built in any size or combination of screens. The new generation of screens offer improved brightness and contrast as well as a reduced seam gap, making them the most advanced video wall technology on the market, says the company. PSCo Burn-In Compensation technology (BIC), eliminates the visual signs of burn-in on the screens, therefo
"I use the LS9 a lot for corporate work, but the chance to come out on tour for a month with it, using it every day, was one not to be missed." He says. "This will be my last tour as well as Errol's farewell tour, so using it in a different venue every day under touring conditions isn't something I'll get the chance to do in the future."
Supplied, along with the rest of the sound and lighting production, by STS Touring Productions, the LS9 had to be capable of fulfilling the rigorous front of house requirements, with demand for tickets so high and
