Given only two weeks to ship and set up the equipment at the tour's opening in Frankfurt, PRG's Alan Thomson and Loz Wilcox, together with independent production electrician Simon Needle, pulled out all of the stops in delivering a solution on-time. In the process, they recognized that rigging changes would need to be made in order to achieve
Founded in 1922 by the Kornblum family, St. Louis Music's products include world-renowned Ampeg bass guitar amplifiers, Crate amplifiers, Crate Audio sound reinforcement equipment, Alvarez guitars and string instruments, and Knilling orchestral string instruments. The company is also one of the largest distributors of music accessories, offering retailers a complete line of branded accessory products.
"This acquisition demonstrates that Sun Capital Partners, our principal shareholder, is committed to the expansion of our portfolio into related markets,&q
Lighting designer Dave Gibbon decided to buy the XT 250s himself, having used them extensively last year on the Hadley vs Cox tour and other events. "There's absolutely no doubt that they are the most reliable and cost-effective fixtures available for the type of work I do" he says - which ranges through a variety of touring artists to corporate and special events.
It was important that Beddingfield's lighting rig was adaptable and flexible as it's visiting a great variety of venues, from student union gigs and clubs to large theatres. It also had to fit into an expedient amount of truck space.
Gibbon chose the six Spot 250 XT's for their small size and large brigh
CEO Michael T. Strickland states: "Winning both the Pollstar C.I.C. 2004 and the PLSN ProProduction 2004 Lighting Company of the Year Award is simply staggering. The high quality of our competition coupled with the population of executives that voted us these awards make this very special to everyone at Bandit. All of our people, from Asia to the US to Europe are committed to making 2005 even better. We wish to thank the entire industry fo
There have also been some additions to the team at Long Lane. Stephen Bray has joined as sales manager for the branch. Bray has come to Stage Electrics from a background in sound, most recently at Media Tools. Also, James Morris has joined as a customer service representative after working at Vodafone. Bray and his team will shortly be holding a series of open evenings to introduce products and services now available from London.
Pictured left to right are: Ed
Installation company Xtreme Audio Visual, based just down the road in Clacton-on-Sea, has designed a zoned system using off-white coloured EViD 6.2 and 4.2 compact full-range speakers. The small but highly stylized speakers have been fitted in the main club bar and into the club's function room, as well as the Ladies' Dining Room and the Bridge Room.
"All the cables have been hidden," explains Craig Wiggins of Xtreme, "and the speakers have been painted off-white so that they blend in really nicely with the existing décor. We were keen to have very low visibility in a traditional environment like this, so it's great that the memb
The three new facilities - a theatre, an education space and an art and new technology laboratory will help enable The Junction to realize its ambition of establishing a national centre of excellence for contemporary culture and entertainment.
At the heart of the new development is Junction 2, a modern and uniquely versatile 220 capacity performance space. Affectionately nicknamed The Shed, the timber clad structure will house a growing programme of contemporary drama, dance, spoken word, comedy and world music. Inspired by Georgian courtyard theatre, the auditorium bridges the distance between audienc
Chooi's design was operated by Kenneth Chow, and all lighting equipment was supplied by CSP Productions. The 16 Robe 1200 AT's were used heavily throughout the show as powerful upstage beam effects. Chooi chose the Robe units specifically for their zoom facilities, brightness and selection of gobos. He had previously used ColorSpot 1200s during recording of the Singapore Idols TV series - at MediaCorps' Studios - and wanted to recreate elements of that lighting scheme for 'The Final Showdown' event designed for TV as well as live viewing.
CSP's, managing director Kenny Heng comments: "We are finding that Robe
The GB8 console was selected after the centre manger Huw Aled Jones visited PLASA 2004 where Soundcraft unveiled the GB4 - as soon as he saw the GB4 he was impressed with quality and functionality of the desk - but wanted something more and after careful deliberations with Northern Light's project manager Simon Cooper and Soundcraft's UK sales manager Gary Dent it was decided to wait for the release of
Tom Bensen of RF Pro commented: "The S6000 performed superbly on the show. Its exceptional bandwith and frequency agility was invaluable in an extremely RF hostile environment, which is a constant problem for Broadway shows. Trantec is synonymous with innovation and quality and we're looking forward to supplying the S6000 system complete with its new hand-held mic on many upcoming Broadway productions."
The system provides an alternative across a number of sound production levels, its two U
The Plaza de España hosted the stage that has seen 27 years of murga (a traditional carnival song) contests, dance groups, live concerts and the crowning of the Great Queen of the Santa Cruz de Tenerife Carnival. This year's gala event was broadcast live by RTVE (Spanish National Television) to over 30 million spectators worldwide. The stage, reinforced with D.A.S. Audio's Aero 48 and Aero
Audio Alliance has worked with the UK business on several occasions, and was invited back to supply its services to production manager, Peter Woods and production company CCL-Live, the companies responsible for staging this week long conference.
Nearly 700 delegates were hosted at Prague's Hilton Hotel. The conference operated in and around 10 rooms, comprising a main auditorium and nine breakout facilities. Audio Alliance supplied specific systems for each location. Peter Woods, the event's production manager, says: "I chose Audio Alliance because of their renow
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The main fixtures used to create the interior look consisted of 51 ChromaPanels (600mm) in total, of which 25 were used to create the chessboard effect on the ceiling, 10 were used as backlighting and enhancement for Cola text images behind the bar and 16 were used to highlight the text of Heineken and Eristoff. 40 Chroma MR16 WallWash fixtures are used to wash and highlight the walls surrounding the seating area and a fur
Rather than give a lecture, Kenyon will be interviewed by Peter Phillipson about his TV Lighting techniques. It will be open to SSL (CIBSE), ILE and ALD, ESTA and PLASA members and interested members of the public. The session will begin at 6.00pm sharp, and guests are asked to arrive by 5.30pm. Entry is free, but guests must sign in.
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Outlien has told us: "This acknowledgment, granted after a lengthy period of examination by the US Patent Office, gives Butterfly a great added value and, following the International WIPO patent, is further confirmation of the originality of the Butterfly's design, relegating the numerous variations that have appeared at international level to the role of mere imitations."
The following is a list of patents and numerous applications for patents (some still at the approval stage) regarding the overall Butterfly system: U.S. - D 500,306 S (Butterfly Design) - Granted; Ital
Sonilum, the Santa Cruz based sound reinforcement company, was in charge of all the technical details and audiovisual setup under the direction of Abelardo Suarez. As with the recent Chayanne concerts held in Bolivia, the area technicians were Juan and Paulino Montaño for stage and structures, Carlos and Walter Paichucama for audio
The show aired for the first time on Saturday 26 February and sees the students perform live from the Academy every night on BBC One. At the end of each show, one is expelled until just three are left for the final showdown during Red Nose Night on Friday 11 March. Extended backstage coverage of the show is also running for digital viewers on BBC Three and BBCi.
Show lighting is by Ma
Fitting a full-scale musical into ENO's already-busy rep meant that lighting designer Mark Henderson and ENO's head of lighting Kevin Sleep decided to add some additional automated lighting equipment to complement the automated Robert Juliat 2.5kW PCs in Licht Technik yokes that were added to the rig aspart of the Coliseum's spectacular refurbishment in 2003/2004.
Continuing t
The sold-out show was held on 29 January at Sydney's Cricket Ground before an audience of 50,000. The concert was broadcast live on many radio networks around the country and highlights televised on various channels the following day.
The concert saw over eight hours of quality performances from the likes of Nick Cave, The Finn Brothers, Kasey Chambers, The Waifs, Missy Higgins, Powderfinger, John Butler Trio and highly anticipated sets from both Silverchair and Midnight Oil. This was the first time that Silverchair had performed for over two years while Midnight Oil was lured o
With over 25,000 attendees and more than 700 exhibitors expected, InfoComm is the annual international marketplace for rental and staging companies, systems integrators, design consultants, production studios, video professionals, dealers, independent representatives, and buyers from more than 15 vertical markets.
"Lighting and staging technologies are vital to the systems approach that visitors look for at InfoComm," said Randal A. Lemke, Ph.D., ICIA executive director. "Our partnership with PLASA Media is designed to round out the broad array of products and services at th
The former head of promotions for Motown UK, he has chaired leading industry bodies including the Manager's Forum, and is on first name terms with the key players from the industry and government. For the last 10 years he has taught on the commercial music degree at the University of Westminster. He's offering the chance of some personal coaching to anyone who comes onto a short course for people wanting to launch a business in the music industry.
The Music Business Course is run in association with local enterprise agency, Harrow in Business. Keith is one of the tutors on the course, along with studio
