"The new name recognizes the firm’s growth and evolution from a San Francisco-based consultancy to a national entity with a thriving New York City office and a busy Minneapolis project office, marking yet another step in the ongoing development of the firm," said Len Auerbach.
The change of name also reflects the rise of two of the company’s principa
The new transtechnik Lichtsysteme dealers are WIBA Theater-und Studio-Equipment of Cologne; Think Abele of Nufringen; Fischer Vertriebgesellschaft of Berlin and Lucifer of Wolfenbüttel. In Germany, ETC Source Four-line luminaires will continue to be distributed exclusively by Paderborn-based Lightpower, whilst WYSIWYG lighting-visualisation software will remain exclusively distributed by Arcus Licht-und Präsentationstechnik of Hoevelhof. transtechnik Lichtsysteme, which also supplies advanced studio automation systems and components, was acquired from parent company transtechnik GmbH by ETC (Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc.) in Ma
The 64-panel LVP1650 (15.875mm pixel pitch, 5000-nit brightness) screen is in an 8x8 configuration 26.7ft wide by 20ft high. The 13-bit panels utilize Lighthouse’s M4 uniformity control and the screen has an overall resolution of 512 x 384 pixels. Although the high brightness, high resolution LVP1650 screen has been installed at the new Seattle Seahawks stadium, this is the first billboard application for it worldwide.
Skye Media’s newest outdoor advertising location is in the heart of Toronto's retail, financial and theatre district, on the south-east corner of Yonge and Dundas Square. Overlooking the new Dundas Square project, whic
The New York-based architectural lighting company, whose new BP150 Series Metal Halide Image/Framing projector won the award for Debuting Product of the Year for Architectural Lighting at the recent LDI show in Las Vegas, already enjoys success in Europe through distributor Enliten. However, with the products in demand throughout Europe, and equipment in retail stores across the continent, plus other installations such as the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, the company is keen to establish a more formal presence in the European market. A UK operation will also enable the company to work directly with the designers who are now doing work all over the world.
"Lighting Services collaborates with designers worldwide and in recent years we have become
Previously with Laser Media until 2001, he moved on to work with Hiro Yamagata, producing spectacular holographic art installations throughout the world - the largest being the critically acclaimed 'NGC6093' at the Ace Gallery in New York, which comprised of 25,000sq.ft of holographic mylar panels covering floors, walls and ceilings.
In his new venture McCarthy has a total of eight patterns with five patterns producing varying multi-coloured effects while three patterns simulate the raw look of steel such as galvanised metal, diamond deck or brushed aluminium. "Holo-Walls are basically a product that incorporates a thin fi
LMC Audio in London supplied Bart Cameron with a total of six Nexo PS-8 compact loudspeakers and three LS-400 subs controlled by a PS-8TD controller. Power comes from a Nexo PS-8 amplifier with an additional built-in controller, which is supplemented by a Crown CE 4000 and a Crown MT2400. The system is distributed over two floors with the upstairs area being primarily for background music, while downstairs offers more of a bar/club environment. A Symetrix 308 VCA volume control/loudness EQ provides independent level control across the two zones.
LMC Audio's Paul McMullan
Lighting designer Patrick Dierson and assistant lighting designer/programmer Demfis Fyssicopulos pre-programmed the entire show at the Prelite Studio in New York City. Their console of choice is the grandMA from MA Lighting, distributed in North America by A.C.T Lighting Inc, and supplied, along with the rest of the lighting equipment by Light Action of Willmington, Delaware.
"This was a pretty interesting show from the control point of view," said Dierson. "We were using the main grandMA console
As a result, Davies designed no less than 32 Chromapanels into the tour set - and even went as far as creating an arch to use as a frame for any centre-stage action. "It turned out to be a very cost-effective way of covering a big area of the stage," he explained. The entire lighting system was supplied by Colour Sound Experiment, who helped Davies to prepare the ChromaPanels for life on the road. "The panels are very lightw
MKG currently owns and operates three other Academy branded live music/club venues - Brixton Academy (London), Birmingham Academy and Bristol Academy; and also London’s Shepherd’s Bush Empire and Bar Academy in Birmingham City Centre.
An extensive £3,000,000 planned refurbishment programme will commence immediately by MKG’s in-house project team headed by Archie McIntosh - previously responsible for the refurbishment programme of McKenzie Group’s Birmingham Academy, Bristol Academy and Bar Acade
Having progressed enormously since the launch of Stagetec's first website in 1998, expanding from 10 pages to over 300, managing director Andy Stone explains that it was essential to "move with the times". The new site at website is quick, easy and logical to navigate, and is designed to offer visitors far more than just product and company information. It's been developed as an industry resource, containing a wealth of technical information on all types of sound and lighting products, which is available free to sound and lighting professionals and technicians.
Full technical support for the Compulite and LSC l
Entec's touring relationship with Andy and Jools is in its eighth year and Steve Major, a veteran of all eight, has seen the rigs change each year. Lighting designer Simon Chandler-Honnor has illuminated Jools for the last 3 years, during which time the lighting rig has steadily grown from a basic Par can format to include several moving lights.
Last hear (Honnor's second pushing the buttons) he utilized Vari*Lites supplied by Entec, and this year he chose 10 Martin MAC 600s
All shares in Ampco Flashlight Holding Ltd have been taken over by a new group of investors, consisting of members of the current Ampco Flashlight Holding management team and a number of managing directors of the 13 separate commercial units within the group. Ampco Pro Rent director Fred Heuves commented: "Rumours about this transaction have been circulating in many varieties lately, so we are very pleased to be able to make this official announcement to the world. The group is in an excellent finan
For the Royal Exchange Theatre, The Moving Light Company, together with White Light North supplied lighting designer Robert Bryan with four Vari-Lite VL1000s and four City Theatrical Autoyokes for a production of Othello. Both were specified for their tungsten light sources and low running noise - a particularly important consideration with the in-the-round arrangement of the Exchange. As with many other lighti
Bartabas, lighting designer and founder for Théâter Zingaro, and Loïc Merrien, lighting manager have made full use of 70 Selecon Acclaim Zoomspots and 24 Acclaim PCs in creating a surreal, living, theatrical picture, which aims to portray the horses as almost magical creatures. The precise beam control of the zoomspots and crisp edge and clarity of the PCs help provide the dramatic results demanded in this, the seventh Zingaro production created by Bartabas portraying the mystical relationship of man and horse.
The month-l
As a result of HK Audio’s performance at Music Live 2002, HK has been confirmed once again as the sound reinforcement marque of choice for Music Live 2003. Additionally, another music show has been introduced to the annual show rota, this time it&rsqu
The job was set up after a meeting at the PALA show in Hong Kong, with Paul MacCallum, MD of Wembley, subsequently visiting Kuala Lumpur. The company has recently launched a new series of cabinets to suit a variety of applications (from 150W to 1200W), with high quality sound throughout the range. Having surveyed the ‘venue’, MacCallum specified a system that is more likely to be found in a club than a church. The reason for the spec was that the church has services twice a week, incorporating music from a full 11-piece rock/gospe
The event, which is being organized by the ISCE, will take at Brooklands College in Weybridge. There is a special entrance rate for PLASA Members of £25. Further details are available from Cathy Mackenzie on +44 151 639 5211.
(Ruth Rossington)
The company specializes in audio visual production and hire and sale of AV equipment. Its clients range from those requiring a simple audio-visual presentation at a small event to large-scale productions for conferences, outdoor concerts and festivals. Clients include household names such as the BBC, Leeds City Council, Dyson Appliances, The Salvation Army, Pfizer and Dairy Crest. Matt McCarty, managing director at 6th Sense Solutions, told us: "The move will enable us to be more efficient and give us greater opportunities to display our technology. We need to continually invest in the latest equipment in order to satisfy our clients’ expectations."
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Autograph has been involved with Les Misérables since chairman Andrew Bruce designed the original London production in 1985. To address the scale of the tour, the company supplied an extensive Meyer Sound M3D Line Array Loudspeaker System in a sound design realised by Autograph's Nick Lidster, who also mixed the shows. Lidster was a member of the original sound team on the London p
The two-level nightclub at Tollcross - affectionately known as The Cav - has now taken possession of a series of Wharfedale Programme 50s and 52s as part of a complete refit. The recently-launched two-way ported trapezoidal enclosures - designed to meet the requirements of high-output, nearfield reproduction - have been used creatively to deliver peripheral sound throughout the club’s off-dancefloor areas. Eight of the Programme 50s and four of the Programme 52s feature in the installation. The Programme 50 features a 5.5" woofer and 3/4" titanium driver, while the Programme 52 features a pair of woofers and 3/4" titanium driver.
(Ruth Rossington)
These include all the normal Cooperesque antics like the nightly baby massacre, a melange of cod violence and destruction, lunatics being straight-jacketed and hauled off to the asylum (bit like a day in the L&SI office). The onstage entertainment culminates with the guillotining of Pop Princess Britney Spears - the ultimate axis of evil in Alice’s dark world - as played by his daughter Calico.
Thornton needed a versatile lighting rig to match the intricate stage set and the manic pace of action onstage. At the aorta of the set is the
Simon Honywill has been involved with the DM2000 since its launch in the UK, and RG Jones has been considering purchasing one of the digital consoles for inventory. But the main reason for ordering the new desk from Marquee Audio was the Rea tour. "It's a one-truck tour," explains Honywill, "which meant that we were looking for equipment that was as compact and bijou as possible. The DM2000 makes a lot of sense, primarily because of its small size, and the opportunity it allows for us to cut down on a load of outboard."
He describes the ne
The sound system design and installation for the park was carried out by the Madrid-based Himesa Professional SL, using a variety of D.A.S. products. The system designed by the company provides ambient sound and paging utilizing 60 Factor-5Ts keenly camouflaged within the decorative elements of the park.
The park is accessed through the Plaza of the Americas where shops and food services are available. Through the plaza, visitor
(Ruth Rossington)
