<I>Lestat</I> flexes sonic Meyer Muscle
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Lestat premiered at San Francisco's Gea
Lestat premiered at San Francisco's Gea
This was Subsonica's only performance of 2006, and joining them onstage were Africa Unite, Linea 77, Marlene Kunz, Mau Mau, Perturbazione, E'LIA, Gatto Ciliegia and Wu Ming in an evening that didn't just set out to be a concert but a major 'happening'; all the bands worked between themselves, building a cross narration through a game of quotations, turning several books into music which ran across various video screens.
The marathon show ran continuously, without change of stage, almost like a rave of electronic images, lights words and music. The name of the evening,'Volum
Ribbonlift's patented lift equipment is used to position cameras, lights, projectors, communication devices and more for motion picture shoots, live events, construction, industrial, military and other applications. Based in Owatonna, Minnesota, its clients include Walt Disney Imagineering, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, U.S. Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Department of Defense.
Founded in 1998, all employees of Ribbonlift are expected to remain with the new company in Owatonna - a wholly owned subsidiary of Imagility - while certain corporate functions such as finance and strategic
Their Adamson demo stock consists of 16 Spektrix, six Spektrix Subs, a turnkey solutions package that includes Lab.gruppen fP3400's and fP6400's amps, Adamson's DX6000 Processors, Adamson's European Touring Series panels, and Adamson European A/C Panels.
MediaTech's employees attended Adamson's trai
Thanks to their elegant and discreet design, the Factor speakers have been seamlessly integrated into the store, providing a warm and cozy musical ambience, transforming the customer's store visit into a comfortable and pleasant experience. This, in turn, is essential to further the length of their shopping visit. T
Reading Kevin Pruce's live engineering credentials is like looking at a who's who of icons from last three decades of pop. It includes Duran Duran, Adam Ant, The Human League, Tears For Fears, The Style Council, Sinead O'Connor, Bjork, Lemon Jelly, Starsailor, Yoko Ono, Meat Loaf and, last but by no means least, Madonna! And with all that experience, it's difficult to ignore what this man has to say about which equipment to use for liveduties.
"When it comes to FOH, spec the right equipment for the job, not what is flavour of the month," he says. With that in mind it's not surprising to find that an engineer o
Headlining artists included Razorlight, The Streets, The Editors, Muse, Snow Patrol, Mylo, Pink, Keane and the Sugababes. For the first time, the event was recorded for broadcast on the digital channel, BBC 3.
The high profile two day event - Radio One's biggest Weekend to date - was the first time that Jevons has used a Diamond 4 - although he is experienced on other Avo consoles. "I always like pushing the technical boundaries for these shows," he enthused. "I needed a powerful desk and it was an absolutely ideal opportunity to use a D4," he says.
A week beforehand, he went into Avolites' training room for the day in London and did a crash course on the console - which he f
Building that scale of spectacle has involved the talents of Bill Lazlett and Simon Tutchener for stage set and lighting respectively. At the behest of band svengali Kim Gavin the presentation also includes arguably the largest LED screen ever used for an arena show, as supplied by large-scale screen specialists Creative Technology (CT). "It's a Unitek Version Mk3 - a screen I love,"
"Fuzzy have taken this unprecedented step in order to guarantee good sound quality," said John Wall, CEO of Fuzzy. "We only want the best at our events and that's why we're using Allen & Heath. Despite the fact that many of our international guest DJs have personal mixer endorsements, standardising on Allen & Heath hasn't been difficult - it's the console every pro is happy to use."
"This is a fantastic relationship for us," commented Jamie Kaye, Aust
"My goal with Revolution Hall was to create an all-purpose venue where you could perform all genres of music with the highest quality sound," says John A. Chiara, owner. "Installing loudspeakers from Danley Sound Labs has been instrumental in achieving that. A drummer that played in this venue regularly over the years told me that it has gone from being the worst-sounding club he ever played to the best-sounding. Then he asked me what acoustic adjustments I'd made. I said, 'None yet, I just changed the
The theatre is owned by the Municipality of Tehran and its refurbishment was recently completed by one of Iran's largest Iranian companies (Sazeman Farhangi Honary Shardari), which renovated the hall, changing the interior decoration, seats, screen, acoustic treatment and wall covering, as well as the sound reinforcement system and lighting fixtures.
The project manager in charge for the municipality was Masood Roostaei and the upgrade began in August 2005 and ended in February 2006. The sound equipment was provided by Italian manufacturer Outline, and
New technologies are right at the top of the bill with Sunday's opening seminar presented by Kevin Williams, director of out-of-home leisure consultancy KWP Ltd. Out of Home Leisure Entertainment will look at the application of interactive and 4D technologies and the potential for crossover between the worlds of themed attractions and theatre, including the latest generation of projection and audio systems.
Sunday afternoon will see GMTV's lighting director, John Allard, address the rapidly expanding topic of LED lighting. In Lighting with L
RCF's Phil price says: "With companies such as Sabre, who specialise in large outdoor events, especially with student unions and universities. Having the right type of speaker systems can be critical. With introduction of the RCF 4Pro series, it gives us the opportunity to offer a much wider range of speakers for the mid to large size events."
Paul Bridgman MD of Sabre added: "During the year we get a lot of our business through rental and hire to student venues. With the kind of service RCF are offering with their larger speaker ranges, including the 4Pro 7001 speakers, it allows us to undertake a much wider range events, using the same family
Established in 1994, the Open Days take place every third year and have become a leading German forum for lighting professionals from all disciplines. Lightpower says it "always aims to talk and listen to the users, whether they are convinced by the products distributed by Lightpower or critical about them. The only important thing - they had to be profes
Projected video backdrops were an essential element of the stage set. It allowed locations and timeframes to morph seamlessly throughout the energetic set, which leapt from school classroom to the prime minister's office - and every imaginable location in between - in two hilarious 50 minute halves.
Additionally, for the arena shows, XL supplied a five camera PPU and Kayak control for IMAG that was beamed onto two side screens. This was directed by Geoff Posner of Pozzitive Television, who also directed the award winning BBC TV series.
XL's project manager Malcolm Mellows again worked with promoter Phil MacIntyre's production manager, Andy Gibbs - they'd last done this on the
New agreements are already in place with Stockholm Lighting in Sweden, Pacific Lighting in Hong Kong, CSI in France and LSC in Australia. These companies will offer experienced project-based sales channels as well as installation and technical support services. Pharos will shortly announce new dealers for other territories.
Ian Fanning, project manager with Stockholm Lighting says: "We are very excited to be representing Pharos in Scandinavia. This is an active market with public and private sector projects that need an all-round control device, and we are well placed to get the Pharos LPC on these jobs."
The award w
"We now have five employees plus we have to hire some technicians for the bigger shows. However, we want to get some bigger venues, to go on tour, and we are beginning to work for corporate shows in Montreal where the action is. At the same time we are trying to have better and more equipment in the store."
Tremblay was lo
"This is an extremely positive step for InnovaSon," commented sales and marketing director, Xavier Pion. "We've been looking for a suitable solution to further service the US market for some time, and the opening of a US office, especially here at Soundcheck at the heart of the US music scene, offers us the best of everything. In addition to all of the usual office facilities,
Lighting designer Peter Morse was also impressed with the fixtures after he received a demonstration at Clay Paky America's office in Valencia, California. "They are a nice light," remarked Morse on the Clay Paky Alpha range. "The big
The aim of the open days was to provide more in-depth knowledge and experience of the recently-launched Installation Series speakers and power amplifiers and to allow guests to meet the newly expanded Commercial Audio team. The open days also supported ambitious plans for the install markets.
One of the people particularly impressed was LMC's managing director Paul Hinkly and he comments: "Both myself and the entire LMC team really enjoyed the day. It provided a valuable opportunity to listen to the new speaker systems, including the new power amplifiers in a controlled setting and in the challenging environment of a working theatre. I have to say that the perform
Producciones Carlos Vallejo was officially established approximately 12 years ago. Carlos Vallejo is a musician at heart and an engineer by profession and had 20 years of previous involvement in the music industry. With his passion, the company has grown to provide sound reinforcement solutions, lightin
The equipment specified by Walker included an Akai S6000 sampler along with a Mackie HDR 24/96 digital recorder system for sound effects replay. Sound effects control was from the Akai S6000 front panel. Yamaha amplifiers powered a selection of JBL, Tannoy and Meyer loudspeakers, with audio control by a Soundcraft Spirit Digital 328 mixer.
Walker and his team at Loh Humm Audio developed a simple system for controlling some of the sound effects. He explains: "The play is set in a kitchen with a lot of action involving an offstage front door. We had the produc
At the World Premiere Gala at the Princess of Wales Theatre, in Toronto, Canada, The Lord of the Rings fans heard a spectacular score and the talents of over 70 actors, singers and musicians thanks partly to a virtuoso performance by Sennheiser. A total of 155 wireless devices were used simultaneously in one location - a frequency management achievement on its own - not to mention the frequency fight going on throug
Equipment provided by Tomcat included two truss MD circles: one 35' OD and one 18' OD. The circles were spilt in two separate sections creating a unique appearance while allowing adjustment to one side of the grid and access to one side as needed. Six 6' sections and two 5' sections of MD truss provide additional support and panel points for hanging the fixtures.
Another important part of the equipment list was a complete motor package including twelve CM Model L, 1-tonne hoists with 60' of lift, a Skjonberg control unit and a cable management system fabricated by Tomcat. This system allowed all power and control cables for the hoists and light