"We rarely have time for sound-checks and of course there are a lot of visiting engineers around all the stages who need to be able to jump on a desk and be ready to mix instantly," says APR production manager Dieter van Denzel. "Midas gives us the familiarity, the reliability and of course the essential audio quality."
All in all, APR oversaw the action at the main (Open Air) stage, the ever-popular Siam Ten
Among the facilities is a d&b audiotechnik sound system that was chosen for its intelligible and clear speech reproduction, essential for corporate and company events. The system consists of d&b's compact E3 and E0 loudspeakers with Q subwoofers all colour co-ordinated to match the black and white theme of the surroundings.
In the main presentation area, a giant screen is surrounded by E3s to provide a T0 point for the sound with E0s front and back i
Jack Morton Worldwide contracted Arena Structures to supply the temporary media facilities to house the 2,500 reporters covering the event within the secure 'ring of steel' protecting the G8 from protesters. The wide range of structures included Arena's proprietary TFS structure incorporating a mezzanine that bristled with screens and I.T. technology, whilst a separate two storey media restaurant and separate briefing rooms for each country, from where broadcasters communicated the conferences proceedings to TV companies worldwide.
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While this is Coldplay's second world tour with lighting company, Siyan, it is their first with the next-generation three-chip DLP Roadies. They were dry hired to the production by Robin Wealleans' company The Picture Works as part of a package that included sophisticated camera and control equipment.
According to the band's video director, Alan Yates, the Roadies were selected for their high brightness and high-resolution output. They continue to function superbly as an alternative video reference to the IMAG LED sidescreens. In the shows to date, the projectors have been positioned on a tower at FOH so set up and alignment was straightforward
The workshop follows on from a similar, more basic training event staged four years ago by Avolites and Jagmag, also in Mumbai. "The take up was phenomenal," says Steve Warren - with over 110 people attending over the two days: "They all wanted to learn more. Many were Avo owners and use
The EU Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) directive begins to roll out across the member states of the European Union from August 2005. This directive requires the collection and recycling of WEEE, and passes the responsibility for this back onto the producers. Manufacturers and designers of EEE now have a vested interest in sustainable product design, as by employing suitable design techniques, companies have a chance to minimize these costs, maybe even reducing overall product cost.
The event has two threads running through it. The "Practical" thread will seek to explore the state of the art in Sustainable Product Design an
Leading by example, managing director Mark Harding and southern regional manager Simon Battersby are amongst the first intake of students to successfully graduate from the newly established foundation degree in Crowd and Safety Management at Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College, with two other managers expected to complete the course within the coming months.
In September 2004, the company embarked on a policy to train all staff to the NCFE Event stewarding l
Most of the country's larger touring companies have now purchased at least one Siena console, and Atempo has been receiving very good feedback from all of these companies as they had a very g
In Hampshire, Nothington Grange provides the home to Grange Park Opera, performed in a 540-seat horseshoe auditorium built within the listed out-house of the Grange. Lighting designer Chris Davey returned for his fourth season as resident LD, this year designing Maria Stuarda, Don Giovanni and South Pacific. As he notes: "each season the designs get bigger, pushing the stage and its possibilities to the limit. The operas rotate performances so virtually every day there is a complete set and lighting turnaround; my task was to light each piece on its own terms yet provide a design and rig
The festival has stayed on its original site at the Cherry Hinton Hall Grounds, since it's inception by Ken Woollard in 1964. Whilst the organizers have striven to maintain the relaxed atmosphere for festival goers, behind the scenes of the festival site has changed beyond all recognition.
Pearce Hire supplied all the power requirements for the festival, which has increased immensely over the years, catering for this unusual site where most of the electricity comes from a mains substation, which was upgraded from a 300A to 500A in 1995 to cope with the growing demands in all areas.
This year Pearce Hire supplied a
Alongside a public vote for gear that a bedroom or mobile DJ might use most, the magazine's panel of industry professionals, musicians and DJs will decide what club install equipment ranks highest. The public will vote on: 1. Dual CD Player; 2. MP3 Controller; 3. Entry-level Mixer; 4. Effects Mixer; 5. Lighting Product; 6. DJ Effects; 7. Sampler/Workstation; 8. Studio Software; 9. Best DJ/Producer Schooll; 10. Retailer Of The Year.
The judges will vote on: 1. Innovative New Product; 2. Turntable; 3. New Single CD Player; 4. DJ Car
Under the banner of Managing Performing Arts Across Europe, the seminar was held by local distributor GaCo in conjunction with The New Theatre Institute of Latvia. Midas and Klark Teknik's brand development manager Richard Ferriday gave a presentation focusing on the brands' latest products developments including the Siena STS package (which allows the solo'd outputs from Siena to be shown on the KT Helix digital EQ system) the Verona console, the KT DN370 graphic equalizer and wireless remote control of the Helix system, via a tablet PC. All products were available for hands-on demonstrations.
GaCo was only rece
Crystal, one of the largest gambling establishments in Eastern Europe with three restaurants, several bars, a nightclub and dancefloor, needed a boost to its lighting system. The new installation was designed by Sasha "Eagle" Vasilyev - the club's chief LD - and Slava Savin, LD and desk programmer/operator, and undertaken by Moscow-based Light Sound. Contractor (LSC), one of Russia's leading installers.
Nightly onstage entertainment includes a variety of singers and bands. The club also has its own permanent cabaret/musical show once or twice a week, and the dancefloor is in use five days
So far, 13 major audio companies have signed up to sponsor a boat and there is still a chance that your company could do the same. You don't need to have any experience, just a keen crew of six or seven people. SunSail will supply everything, including the boat, expert instruction, the skipper and all the kit you'll need. The evening fundraiser at Tiger Tiger begins with the now famous 'Pop Quiz', followed by dinner in the restaurant with wonderful views over the harbour. Even for those nor participating in the sailing, there is an option to sponsor a table for the Saturday evening e
Wayne Carlson, Harrah's sound supervisor for 17 years, is using two all-digital Lake Contour processors to control the entire main Meyer Sound speaker system, which he put together with the help of Glenn Hatch of Audio West, a system design and supply company. The Lake Contours are integrated with a wireless access point for remote control from a wireless tablet using Lake C
Can Buildings Curate is a completely flexible exhibition curated by Shumon Basar, Joshua Bolchover and Parag Sharma. It contains an average of fifteen exhibits including four sound pieces. This element of the show emphasises the importance of design techniques including audio. One of the original works at the AA Gallery was David Cunningham's Exterior, an exterior context-based installation in the front basement of the building, utilising JBL Control Series enclosures.
Harman communications manager Su Planta comments, "It has been reall
Ptarmigan contracted Artistic Licence to provide a Colour-Tramp control system along with a range of DMX512 and Art-Net distribution products. Simon Fraser of Ptarmigan comments: "I selected Colour-Tramp because of its graphics based LED control interface and its ease of programming and automated operation. The main control room is remote from the tower, so the use of Art-Net ethernet significantly reduced the length of expensive DMX512 cabling. The Art-Net ethernet was converted back to DMX512 locally a
Kerns, who has only been with the band for a few weeks, has taken over from Jim Yakabuski who has retired from touring. "I had a week with Jim before I took over and did a few shows with him. This is my first tour actually taking a D5 and using it on a daily basis, but it is extremely flexible and it sounds great," he said. "Once you have it laid out and configured the way you want it everything becomes incredibly flexible."
As well as mixing the show, Kerns also records every performance directly out of the desk and into a Pro Tools HD system. "We utilise the MADI outputs from the desk to track directly into a Pro Tools session, which the band members
The original set design was by Patrick Docherty who suggested using high brushed metal walls. Lingard then came up with the idea of lit panels to break up the walls; their basic visual aim was to make it bright, colourful and exciting with a high tech feel.
Pixels were not originally on the job, but the steely greyness of the set was proving a bit stark, so some textural treatment was needed to brighten it up and Lingard says he also wanted to be able to change the look and feel of the space for different sections of the show. "The PixelPAR 90s bring a new dimension to the space," he says. "They have really brough
The main system utilised left and right arrays, each consisting of 13 MILO cabinets and one MILO 120 high-power expanded coverage loudspeaker underhung for downfill. Eight 700-HP ultrahigh-power subwoofers were groundstacked on each side to provide added firepower.
A centre array of MSL-4 horn-loaded long-throw loudspeakers completed the set-up. "The MSL-4s on the ground were for extra side coverage and a little bit of front fill," comments system technician Tony Szabo. "We used eleven MSL-4s in total, just to fill the spaces. Instead of putting a side hang up in the air, we threw a few more fills in there at ground level. Two LD-3s (compensating line drivers) are used to drive the MILOs."
"The Meyer S
Staged in The Brighton Centre, the Sixth Sense team adhered to Unilever UK Foods corporate guidelines and conveyed Unilever's messages in a celebratory, informative and entertaining way to 650 members of staff from Crawley and factory sites across the UK. The presentation environment was set in the round, which promoted audience interaction and afforded cl
The ending dates noted on the website are when the reviews end; on those dates the links to the review documents will disappear. BSR E1.20 describes a method of bi-directional communications over a USITT DMX512/1990 data link between an entertainment lighting controller and one or more remotely controlled lighting devices. The protocol also is intended to work with the ANSI E1.11-2004 control protocol. It allows discovery of devices on a DMX512/E1.11 network and the remote setting of D
As a listed building with strict health and safety regulations, the Science Museum has rigorous controls regarding the use of external suppliers. Only companies on the preferred suppliers list can work in the building. Paul Hutton, managing director of Blitz, explains: "Achieving 'preferred supplier' status at venues as prestigious and popular as the Science Museum should be a business objective for any AV rental and staging company. It speaks volumes about the reputation and capability of Blitz that we have won this tender. It opens up a n
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, the minister responsible for health and safety at the Department for Work and Pensions will be on hand to open Sound Off, while the Health and Safety Executive will be launching their guidance on the new Noise Regulations, due to come into effect in February 2006.
Other speakers include senior audiology specialist at RNID, Angela King, chair of the safety co
