"We are very excited to be associated with such a high profile event and to work with such talented people," said Emmanuel Ziino, MD of Show Technology. "Show Technology's vision statement is 'Lighting Solutions with Imagination' and it was a thrill to have had the o
The first Supplier H&S Forum took place in March of this year and was extremely well received by the Jack Morton Event Production Team and its rigging services suppliers. Representatives from Vertigo Rigging, Summit Steel and Blackout were all invited to the forum to discuss in detail proposals to ensure compliance with the Work at Height Regulations and their impact on t
The announcemetn comes shortly after the addition of two new products to Apex's entry-level dB-range of analogue signal processors: the dBC-8 and the dBG-8. The dBC-8 is an 8-channel compressor/limiter in a 19" 1U p
The D4 is always his desk of choice he explains. He has used Avolites' most powerful console extensively since a D4 was installed at Shepherds' Bush Empire 16 months ago, where he's one of the house programmer/designers. "It was ideal for a show like the Planets, with very limited programming and rehearsal time, multiple artists and a lot of lighting to control 'on the fly'."
This was the fifth Planet Awards (originally called the BBC 3 Awards World Music Poll Winners Concert) a show that's quickly become established as a premier event for world music.
This year's show gathered musicians from all corners of the planet and incl
Kevin says: "When it comes to FOH, spec the right equipment for the job, not what is flavour of the month." Pruce himself has an arsenal of Focusrite gear at his disposal. "I have used the ISA 110 [mic pre and EQ], the ISA 430 [Producer Pack], the Red 3 [dual compressor/limiter] and Liquid Channel. I use them all for vocal processing and they are all superb, just so well designed and functional."
But he particularly picks out the ISA428 [multichannel mic pre front end] for praise for
Sir George Martin, The Beatles original producer, and his son Giles Martin have been working with the entire archive of Beatles recordings to create the musical component for LOVE. The result is an unprecedented approach to the music for a stage production. "After spending more than 40 years of my life working with The Beatle
Located in Green terrace, the heart of Sunderland's 'nightlife quarter', the Glass Spider boasts the largest terrace in the North-East and is operated by Wylam Developments, who also own Ttonic and Vision in Sunderland. Opening night at the Glass Spider featured live music, Vegas-style showgirls, an ice sculpture on the terrace and VIPs arriving by stretched Hummer.
Community loudspeakers have been used throughout the venue, chosen by Light & Sound Creations. The main dance-floor uses four CPL42-94, ceiling-mounted in landscape format, with two TD215S compact dual 15" subs. Bar areas and infill around the dance-floor use Community CPL27s and a CPL23 provides foldback for the DJ boo
When the studio decided to replace their console due to the increasingly sophisticated lighting demands of productions, technical production manager Andy Cheshire contacted Jands Vista distributor A.C. Lighting to arrange a demo. He and the studios' in-house lighting technicians were so impressed by the Vista's flexibility, usability and speed that after the demo they saw no point in looking at any other consoles.
Cheshire commented: "I was looking for something which could handle a lot more fixtures, was smarter and faster and had ethernet outputs. The Vista was the obvious c
The main brief was to incorporate a cable shield or 'mini loom box' for ensuring that the cables can be kept neat and tidy along the rear of the case when in use and when packed away. Loom boxes are a standard feature on 5 Star's large audio mixing console cases, and so it was logical to incorporate this element of the design into the final layout. "Pioneer wanted a practical and good looking system case to compliment the small footprints of both the CDJ and DJM units," explains John Barsby, 5 Star's product development manager. "The loom box needed to be large enough to take the cables and compact enough to keep the case dimensions within the agre
In addition to the exhibition, a busy programme of guest speakers will lighting designers Durham Marenghi and Peter Barnes, Roger Barrett of Star Events Group, structural engineer Peter Hind and general manager of the PSA, Andy Lenthall, who will be taking time out of their busy schedules to provide informal seminars on topics including Live 8, the 2006 Torino Olympic Games, new Noise at Work regulations and designing truss structures.
A.C. Lighting says that places for the seminars are limited so to avoid disappointment pre-register today
The company is using Soundweb London, which offers dual-redundant CobraNet audio networking, as the base in almost every installation they do, he explains. "In many cases it has been our ability to provide a total HiQnet solution that has enabled us to win the contract; in fact we have been able to show that it is actually possible to save money by implementing HiQnet in smaller applications."<
"The lighting crew at the CCP found the LSC maXim to be intuitive and fast to learn," said Mario A.S. Benipayo, president and CEO of Forerunner Technologies. "Most did not even have to read the manual thoroughly. Most notable was the ability of the maXim to feel right at home in a theatre application.
All system processing, switching and routing is handled by proprietary Soundweb components from BSS Audio, a company with which system specifier, Dave Bradshaw has enjoyed a long relationship. The 700-capacity venue is divided into eight zones, spread across two floors. This includes the pure white 'Kandi Bar' downstairs, replete with giant leather beds. Bradshaw has set up a DSP network bas
Both the audio and lighting have been supplied and installed by EAW's South African distributor, Johannesburg-based audio specialists, Surgesound. The audio rig comprises four EAW Avalon DC4 full-range loudspeaker systems comprising two 12" LF speakers, one 8" MF speaker, a single 1" exit compression driver each, along with four EAW Avalon DCS2 subs featuring EAW's advanced horn-loaded technology, which maximizes horn length in a relatively small enclosure. The DCS2 subs offer dua
Swiss production hire specialist Winkler Veranstaltungstechnik provided three Lighthouse 4x6 panel R6 LED screens - two at the front of the catwalk entrance which the models walked between, with one further back to provide a seamless backdrop as the models paraded.The screen footage was all graphics-based, put together by video designer Roni Huber and graphic designer Roger Wydler, and designed to perfectly complement the garments.
"Mr. Slupinski knew what he wanted and how the overall impression should l
During the Center's design phase, it was decided that great sound was a crucial ingredient, both for enhanced enjoyment of the park and to assure clear, intelligible announcements for security and emergency purposes: the ZonePRO 640 is now providing highly discrete zoned audio throughout the new centre in a compact, easy-to-program and cost-effective system, say dbx.
The $22 million Ventura Aquatic Center is a state-of-the-art facility that offers users of all ages and skill levels the best in water sports. The Center features a 1.5-mile walking trail perimeter, large grassy malls, two 25ft water slides, a Children's area with two wadin
"Rio Rancho could have been anywhere," says Daniel. "It didn't occur to me until I was into the shoot and Claire goes to the restroom and drops her transmitter into the toilet that the Lectrosonics plant was around here somewhere. Thankfully, it turned out to be a suburb of Albuquerque. I called and, before I left the set that day, Karl Winkler from Lectrosonics was on the set with two replacement transmitters including one of the new SM 'Super Mini' units."
The SM super-miniature transmitter was ' we
DEE Sound & Light founder, owner and managing director André Schneider has grown the company to become a major player in the Belgian audio and lighting rental industry, and has already invested a substantial sum in the latest Midas technology. Clients range from festivals and international promoters including Clear Channel Entertainment to Europe's leading theatre companies, with productions touring almost constantly through Europe and the rest of the world.
Karel de
DB Videoproductions specialises in entertainment and sports outside broadcasting, where the sound is just as important as the images. "We felt it was time to upgrade our services to include multitrack recording and the ability to deliver material direct to CD or DVD immediately after an event," says the company's Ivan Mangelschots.
The new UNIT4 truck couples the DiGiCo D5 to a Sadie 64 hard disk recorder and Pro Tools HD3 system, which provides a 64-track recording system of ultra-high audio quality. "The D5 is t
The order was placed during the CALM show in Beijing through Wireless Solution's local distributor, Guangzhou Leifull Light & Sound. Leifull has offices in Guanzhou, Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong, and offers clients technical support and training for both project and installation. They were selected over tough competition to supply the equipment for the event.
Leifull used 18 units of W-DMX R-512 receivers on the East bank of the Sanya River a
There are some familiar industry faces behind Pascal, notably Thomas Kyhn and Peter Frentz, formerly of DPA Microphones, who join Jesper Hansen and Lars Fenger, who hail from other parts of the electronics industry.
With impressive in-house technical expertise, the Pascal team, based in Copenhagen, will form a new partnership with Camco's own R&D engineers in Wenden, Germany, to look at forward product development as well as distribution opportunities.
(Lee Baldock)
For the UK tour, Entec Sound & Light supplied all the gear. Anderson likes the MAC 700 profiles and is using them for the first time on this tour, six on the rear truss and four on the front. He also has four MAC 600s on the front truss. He particularly likes the animation wheels on the 700 Profiles and makes much use of them for creating swirly, floaty backdrop projections. Anderson explains: "The animation whee
The paging system consists of 390 CL-6T ceiling loudspeakers equipped with a multi-tap line transformer. The D.A.S. speakers are easy to install thanks to their self-locking turrets and provide excellent sound reproduction capabilities. The speakers are powered by D.A
The owner wanted four circular and two S-shaped trusses installed in the roof as visual rigging points for the lights and to give the roof a shape and form, but other than that, Chamley was given complete carte blanche to create an interesting and eye-catching design. It also had to be diverse enough to meet the club's broad-based music policy, and make the reasonably intimate space come alive from all levels and angles.
