The official opening of the headquarters of the Royal Nautical Club of Tenerife took place back in 1905, in an art nouveau building, designed by architect Mariano Estanga, situated in the façade of the Castillo de Pedro. The Club was reopened after the Spanish Civil War during the celebration of the 1941 May festivities on the island. At that early stage the building hosted bathrooms, a swimming pool, dressing roo
The specially designed 40,000 sq.ft building is been constructed on a 1.5 hectare plot of land acquired by the company 18 months ago, together with another adjacent 70,000 square feet, which is already reserved in anticipation of future expansion. Approximately 35,000 sq.ft the new space is devoted to warehousing, service and storage areas.
The remaining 5,000 sq.ft is an open-plan office, complete with a contemporary interior design created by Buro Belgium. Maximising natural light, the offices have also been acoustically treated and designed to limit noise interference between the different workspaces and areas.
"We want it to be as pleasant and stimulating a working environment as possible on all levels," explains XL Video
The initial interface between the two companies comes in the form of an Innovason Dio module, DioAV, which is easily installed in one of the two locations available on the DSP board of the Sy48 and Sy80 consoles. Two CAT5 connectors offer direct digital connectivity to two 16-channel networks and Aviom's signature Pro16 Personal Mixers via Aviom's proprietary protocol, A-Net.
A prototype DioAV interface was shown for the first time at the recent AES show in San Francisco with commercial availability planned for the first quarter of 2007.
Innovason Xavier Pion, director of sales and marketing, regards the partnership as a highly positive move
Each Color Web 125 panel consists of 64 individually addressable colour mixing LED cells with a pitch of 125mm / 5", providing double the resolution per square metre compared to the original 250mm / 10" version launched last year.
The choice of panel resolutions makes Color Web suitable for more demanding visual effects applications and provides customers with a choice of products to suit their budget and display requirements.
Also on display will be the latest range of Chroma-Q Color Block LED accessories, including eight new colour options designed for
Sound design is by Dan Moses Schreier, who was also responsible for the sound on the last three Stephen Sondheim revivals, with a Cadac J-Type Live Production Console taking a key role at the heart of the show's sound system.
Staged at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre, the musical involved a delicate balance, featuring an intricate and highly lyrical score delivered at a cracking pace. Dan Moses Shreier explains:"This show poses an extraordinary challenge from the sound perspective, based on getting the balance between the voices
Following speeches by John Saunders (retiring chief executive of the SIA) and Vernon Coaker (the Parliamentary Undersecretary of State for security, policing and community safety at the Home Office), Radio 2 presenter Jeremy Vine hosted the ceremony, where 14 awards given out to the key achievers over the previous year.
Showsec managing director Mark Harding collected the Event Security Team of the Year award, as the company was recognised for it's achievements in the event sector over the previous year. Harding says: "I'm delighted that the criteria was for the 'best team', and am proud to accept this award for every member of the Showsec team who have contributed to a great year. We are committed to the ongoing improvement of standar
Mikael Uddh is the ELC product manager, and the full sales team are available for enquiries, from the four point of sales and distribution: in Stockholm, Malmö, Gothenburg and Gävle.
ELC Lighting say that they are "fully confident in the re-organisation of this sales structure,and we will be fully supporting Spectra Stage & Event Technologies AB in their activities".
(Chris Henry)
The main challenge for lighting designers Christian Bréan and Jacques Rouveyrollis was to cover with light the 11,000 m2 of surface area of the stadium - which was covered in compacted red clay.
"The lighting for this mega-spectacular required detailed study of the placing of the projectors around the entire oval that covers the Stade de France" - the two lighting designers explained. "It needed at least a year's work to plan and implement the lighting design.&qu
Seventy tons of equipment are transported every week from one town to another. "Our team consists of 40 people. They need two days to build up the studio," explains Jörg Privsek of Make It Real. "We want to get as close to the people as possible, therefore our system has to be mobile. Our set designer Jürgen Harsler arranges the seats around the studio stage to produce a stadium feeling. The lighting rig with its four pylons also reminds the spectators of this."
Lighting Designer Manuel da Costa adds, "Important for my choice o
An estimated national audience of over 1.49 million viewers tuned-in to watch the show's 2006 AFL Grand Final broadcast which aired on Australia's Channel 9 (GTV-9) television network last month.To mark the occasion, the network created a spectacular studio set, located at the Rod Laver Arena in the heart of Melbourne's city centre.
As part of the set design, over 130 Lighthouse LED video panels were strategically deployed around the stage to create a number of R4, R10 and R16i/o high-definition video displays which were used to project vibrant images of the event. This included the showcasing of foo
Gary Brookes is the front of house systems engineer for ESS alongside Mike Benson, Imogen's front of house engineer, and Darren Connor who handles the monitor position for ESS.
At the Brighton Dome the system comprised eight TA-890H mid/high cabinets flown two wide by two deep a side, plus five TA-890L vertically ground stacked with two TSW-718 double 18 subwoofers aside. "We're using the older 718s to emphasise the real low end," explains Brookes. "This is a little o
With the itinerary covering a host of gigs from Nottingham Rock City to Brixton Academy, the Adlib crew - Hassane Essiahi and Richie Nicholson - knew to be prepared for all eventualities and for the wide discrepancy in venue sizes. The VerTec proved its worth on stages large and small, demonstrating its very flexible and workable floor stacking options on some of the smaller shows.
For Brixton, they utilised 10 flown VT 4889 elements per side, together with eight floor-stacked JBL VerTec 4880 subs. These were run in conjunction with two of Adlib's own FD full range cabinets per side for
By being able to offer QSC-based solutions from the Californian company's extensive product range, their territorial distributor, Beijing-based Prime Connections Inc (PCI) has successfully tendered for a number of contracts. In particular, they report that QSC sound reinforcement and network control systems have been supplied to a number of conference centres, sports halls and stadiums.
Founded in 1724, Beijing No. 2 Middle School has become the most prominent school of its type in Beijing. With its concept of all-round education, high-quality staff and advanced facilities it has produced many star pupils.
Asked to participate in the provision of a pro audio system for its newly-constructed sports ha
JBL Professional's LSR4300 won the Best Studio Monitor Loudspeaker category, while the company's VRX932LA won the category for Best Sound Reinforcement Loudspeaker.
Martin Seidl, JBL's director of sales, Europe, says: "Everyone at JBL is very proud that our hard work has been reflected in the votes of Mix magazine readers, who have chosen to endorse LSR and VRX as industry-leading successes. We were especially delighted to receive two of the most prestigious Awards in pro audio in front of such an esteemed crowd."
The LSR4300 Studio Monitor is designed to provide accurate mixes i
For those who haven't yet obtained a 'real' copy, the Reference Guide is now available for download in PDF format from the White Light website. The downloadable Reference Guide complements the ever-growing on-line Knowledge Base which can also be found on the White Light website.
"We were overwhelmed by the demand for our new Reference Guide at PLASA," says White Light's marketing manager, Aubs Tredget. "I hadn't realised quite how much people had been coveting their old catalogues as an invaluable reference guide; hopefully we've managed to retain all of that information and fit lots of useful new informati
The judges will be looking for creative use of lighting which commands audience attention and which highlights, complements or is in itself the main focus of the event.
The Award, sponsored by PLASA and Lighting&Sound International, is designed to give lighting designers across the industry recognition for their creative work. Last year's winner - The Storr - provided the backdrop for a subtle and imaginative light and sound installation that the judges described as "an awesome undertaking". They also praised
"This is a particularly busy time for us and with our London Bridge facility now firmly established as a vital resource to London's West End, coupled with our national network of branches supporting touring productions, we are ideally suited to provide a first class level of service to any show we are involved with" says Chris Patton, business development manager for theatre.
The fit up of over 16 tonnes of lighting equipment required for the West End production of The Sound of Music is now under way. Stage Electrics is supplying the ent
Graeme McCracken, COO of RB Search, explained: "Zibb.com is a dedicated b2b search engine, honed to deliver the specific information that business users want. It delivers quicker and better answers for b2b queries than is possible with general search engines. Though still in its test phase, the site is now fully functioning for the electronics industry and this will be our first market.
"It's simply about using the best tool for the job. We challenge the industry's professionals to visit www.zibb.com/electronics, make the comparison
Chamaeleon technical director, Adam Knight, says: "Working on Daddy Cool has been exciting experience for Chamaeleon. It's our first musical, and great to be involved with. It's given us a real in-sight and appreciation for the thought and scale that goes into set design." Knight reserved special praise for Simon Needle and the Electrolite team for the installation of the Mirorr-ball, for Ian Moul
"I'm definitely liking these monitors," says Late Late Show PA/monitor mixer Chris Maddalone, who has also mixed for The Price Is Right and American Idol and recorded and toured with numerous rock acts over the years. "I've gone through just about every box you can think of and these are right up at the top of the list, which makes sense seeing that I've used V-DOSC(r) and dV-DOSC a bunch of times and loved them."
Maddalone notes that the
The summer tour has lasted three months and the Butterfly system consisted of 14+14 CDH 483 Hi-Packs, 8+8 Victor Live subwoofers (plus 8 HARD 212 low profile wedge monitors).
Willy Gubellini, owner of Nuovo Service says: "I'm definitely satisfied with the results achieved in terms of SPL, coverage of the areas at the shows and as far as actual sound quality is concerned.
"I'd also like to stress the advantage of being able to install an array of 12/14 enclosures in such a small space and with such a very low overall weight.
"I'd say that the tour is definitely one of the
Falcon high-power, compact fixtures from Alpha One of Germany are designed for architectural and portable use. Xenon and Metal Halide models are available, in static or automated versions.
TMB is now worldwide master distributor for FinnLight Film/TV lighting products. Emmy Award winning Director of Photography Bruce Finn, will be on the TMB stand demonstrating his Toplight and new Maxilight Micro.
Green Hippo is showing the new V3 software for the Hippotizer media server. V3 makes loading media files "idiot proof", incorporates timeline based on-board control, true SDI output and complete networking and control of multiple Hippotizers.
Interactive Technologies' new CueServer playback processor is a self-contained, web enabled s
Twickenham Stoop is today home to both the NEC Harlequins Rugby Union and Harlequins RL Rugby League teams. With Rugby Union playing the winter season and Rugby League the summer season, the stadium is in use throughout the year and in all weather.
Catalyst has been handling the installation and maintenance of the public address facilities for the Stoop for over four years and were again appointed to design and install the system for the new Lexus stand in 2006. The system is required for recorded music and live commentary and had to meet the usual requirements for open air sports facilities - very high intelligibility with tightly controlled dispersion to give full audience coverage whilst minimisin
Locally based events company One Group, were contacted by Sky to look after the sound for the launch. RCF's Fabrizio Grazia says: "When we were contacted to One Group who handle our events business in Rome, we suggested that they use our new Line Array system TT+. We knew that when working in the confirms of Rome's historic piazza's, it can course some acoustic problems. But on the day the line array worked perfectly."
Group One used four TTL33-A per side and 1 TTL28-A per side as FOH.
(Chris Henry)
