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
The Manx Electricity Authority (MEA) has constructed a combined cycle gas turbine power station at Pulrose on the Isle of Man. The structure includes a 75m tall flue stack and 30m high glass wall (turbine hall) that allows the generation process to become visible. The design includes a bold lighting concept in conjunction with lighting design firm Speirs & Major Associates.
The new plant has been designed to be cleaner environmentally and, because the plant no longer lies hidden outside of town, less visually intrusive. A striking water feature has been built into the design and, instead of the two chimneys of the old plant, just one, of modern desig
The remaining 325sqm is designated for other up-coming XL projects - including Maroon 5 and Destiny's Child. The company is also about to invest in a further 1000sqm of Soft-LED. XL's Lee Spencer said: "When I saw it in action at the Kylie rehearsals I was well impressed. The product's incredible impact has achieved exactly what the designers where looking for". XL Celebrates its fifth birthday this month. "Five years on, and XL is still at the forefront of video display technology" continues Spencer &quo
In keeping with VTG's Custom Shop approach to guitar cables, XLR-balanced microphone cables and snakes, direct boxes, splitters, speaker wire, audio transformers, connectors and bulk wire, VTG will display a 16-channel rack mount device using D-sub connectors on the rear for analog audio and RJ-45 connectors on the front for the Ethernet-compliant EtherSound network. "This is a prot
Originally produced and performed in London's West End in 1991, The Hunting of the Snark is Mike Batt's adaptation of Lewis Carroll's 'nonsense' poem about a voyage in search of a mythical creature. Batt, who flew down to watch the first night at the Minack, had declined all previous requests to stage the production until Croydon-based amateur performers, The Mitre Players, approached him in 2004.
"Apart from Batt's original elaborate production, there was no formula to follow, just a script, a score, a few production stills, and a poor quality audio 'bootleg'," comments the Mitre Players' drummer, Richard Wear. "The original show featured a full, on-stage 50-pi
SFX offers a contemporary alternative to traditional playback equipment. It boasts automated facilities that increase control, enhance operations and maximize creative potential. It enables the creation of a rich landscape of sound, thus making shows and installations more interactive and realistic. It promotes cohesive sound design, whilst simplifying FX operation.
Developed from the ground up by a team of theatre specialists, it gives total control over sound and playback. Based around its Cue List and GO
The concerts during the festival took place at various outdoor venues, including the town square, where the front of house position was in a control room constructed above the performance area. As 800 temporary seats for the public had already been installed in the town square, access for the 56-channel console into the control room was restricted. Heads were put together, and it was decided that the easiest way of delivering the console was through the rear window of the control room.
The remainder of the equipment, which included a Midas XL250 for monitors, was delivered to the squa
The substantial temporary pavilion seats 10,000 and measure some 165m x 70m. LSI Projects supplied and installed an ADB Memopack dimming system that controls the house lighting. This can be controlled by a provided ADB console or alternatively the dimmers can be linked to the show lighting control system. To comply with Brent Council licensing requirements the Memopack dimmers are run in memory mode maintaining a constant low level of light throughout the pavilion. When DMX signals - on a highest takes precedence basis - are received by the Memopacks, they raise the house lighting intensity to the requested level. The
Decibel director Jean-Pascal Ruch is thrilled to include Digigram products in his portfolio: "Especially Digigram's EtherSound line is unique in the market place. We already had the opportunity to use it at the Convention Center Montreux, and business benefits and customer satisfaction were simply amazing. Digital audio distribution is here to stay and we believe
In contrast to the Edinburgh event, where for several years John Del'Nero has used TiMax to subtly move amplified content alongside the natural acoustic output from the bands, the sheer scale of the Aussie Stadium required a different approach. Fully amplified moving audio images were created to track the various marching bands as they traversed the length and breadth of the massive stadium in front of a life-size replica of the famous Edinburgh C
The announcement says: "Today's approach to the market is certainly much more customer-oriented (particularly with regard to the distributors, who are still firmly behind the company) and is based on two solid pillars: an undeniably sound financial position and the renewed enthusiasm of those at Coemar whose professional skills have been rewarded."
Coemar says that new backing from an international investment fund has provided a guarantee for
Darren Gardiner, owner of L&SFX reported a clutch of new leads and at least two more new build projects as well as numerous new contacts. Light & Sound FX has been the sole Northern Ireland agent and supplier of KV2 Audio since its introduction to the market place two years ago. The company has fulfilled a diverse range of applications so far, including night clubs, civic centres and sports halls, as well as ongoing projects to include a city centre Cathedral, one new build Presbyterian church, a Town Hall refit and cit
Sue Ellis, operations director, commented: "Large orders from the likes of Electro-Systems in Singapore meant that we were working 24-hour shifts before Christmas and it became obvious that we needed to move into new premises such that we can meet customer's expectations more readily in the future."
The new facility incorporates all manufacturing processes, from CAD drawing through to new CNC manufacturing, R&D facility and office space for administration. Managing director Chris Scott commented: "All our cabinet manufacturing is in-
