"Clair Brothers has always been at the forefront of touring sound technology, and our decision to incorporate the PLM into our systems is no exception," stated Troy Clair. "The PLM Series makes both business and technological sense for us. Lab.gruppen has a long-standing reputation as a ma
Having worked in many of the finest discotheques in the world, Joe T. Vannelli knew exactly which system he wanted for his own club and entrusted the task of performing the installation to the Renate-based pro audio company dSoundPro.
To tailor the system perfectly to the architecture of the building, dSoundPro's team of experts ran the simulation software EASE. The results of EASE's acoustic CAD simulations revealed not only the position and orientation but also the power handling characteristics of each loudspeaker, all needed to obtain an even distribution of the sound throughout the club, with const
This technically innovative production makes extensive use of projections and LED screens, so precise control of the lighting was of paramount importance to lighting designer Ken Billington when he joined the creative team for the Broadway production. "The show is all projection; it is a beige box with a brown wood floor and all the scenery is projected. My design approach was to compliment the projection while avoiding having to go too dark. Luckily, the projectors were strong so I didn't hav
One of the most popular salsa artists of all time, Marc Anthony has sold more than 10m albums worldwide and has been awarded 12 Latin and Standard gold and platinum certifications by the RIAA.
For the concert in Caracas, Dynaco set up a total of 32 JBL Vertec VT4888DP-AN powered midsize line array elements equipped with JBL DrivePack technology and optional Harman HiQnet-compatible input modules. These were configured as two arrays of 16 boxes each. In addition, eight VT4887 compact line array elements were used as front-fills, and a six-box array of VT4887's was used as a signal-delayed array behind the front-of-house mix position.
The VT
"The new church is a great facility for us," said GBI's head of sound Handri Nathanael. "The church is on two levels on the 9th and 10th floor of the Mall, each approximately 3,300sq.m and for a big service on just the 10th floor we can accommodate 3,200 people, so we have space to grow."
The new church opened towards the end of 2007 followed by a special service in December, "Dr Janto invited several VIPs and a couple of tel
Organised by Urbis, led by Peter Saville and judged by a panel of industry experts, the Best of Manchester competition spotlights the work of Manchester's creative professionals. There is no age limit, no hype and no rules: just the best creative thinking by the best creative professionals working in Manchester today, say the organisers.
Anyone working within the fields of music, art (including graphic design) and fashion - who lives or works in Manchester - can enter the competition. The prize? The chance to have work judged by both national and regional industry leaders, long-term professional development, a one-off cash prize and an exhibition at Urbis.
Last year's Best of Manchester - which received over 150
Providing shady respite just in front of the Palais des Festivals are a stately row of tropical palms whose natural beauty the City of Cannes wished to emphasize. Lighting designers M. Alain Guilhot, Thierry Guilhot (Architecture Lumière-groupe Citelum) and M. Gilles Genetelli were tasked with the job and turned to dynamic lighting to bring out the area at night. The installation also allows the space to celebrate the excitement of the Cannes Film Festival each May.
Guilhot and Genetelli chose the Martin Inground 200 colour changer because "it's
Dealers and industry insiders found the VarioLift developed by the Eilenburg team particularly convincing. The lift presented in Dubai is available for all applications from the movement of scenery at speeds of up to 42m per minute to the hoisting of heavy loads. ChainMaster, now has a service partner for the Middle East, whose contact details are available on enquiry from ChainMaster.
(Jim Evans)
Ignacio Chulia, D.A.S. sales representative for Eastern Europe, was on hand to make the final checks to the system, installed by D.A.S Audio distributor for Hungary, Team Audio Kft. led by Gábor Hajdu. Three Variant 25A units together with a compact Variant 18A subwoofer unit were flown on each side of the main conference hall. The Variant 18A powered subwoofer unit extends the bandwidth of the array to 30Hz.
The light-weight and visually discreet Variant 25A module has an aluminum and steel structure which is fixed to the enclosure and incorporates all the rigging accessories needed to join one unit to another. Its ultra-compact design provides high output and exceptional sound in an attractive enclosur
A new temple at the headquarters of one of Taiwan's most famous Buddhist monasteries - Fo Guang Shan in Kaohsiung - has been fitted with a complete QSC Audio system solution - right through the signal chain. FGS is the largest Buddhist monastery in Taiwan, with branches throughout the world.
The first machine is used to pre-punch aluminium profiles prior to their being fixed on to the cases. The system is based around a 'stock' machine manufactured and supplied by Penn-Elcom. A powerful pneumatic cylinder forms the basis of the system together with heavy duty machined linkages and pivot points. The base machine can be used for multiple applications including punching, cropping and notching.
Once the machines are delivered from Penn-Elcom, they are heavily customised by 5 Star's engineering department headed by Phil Bailey.
The second machine installed, was again supplied by Penn-Elcom. It is an extrusion profile crimp, speciall
The occasion was in aid of the memorial fund established in memory of Henry van Straubenzee tragically lost his life in a car accident - and which donates to school building projects in Uganda. Seven new schools have been completed with five more planned.
Guy Pelly, of Mayfair celebrity haunt, Mahiki, had got in touch with Sound Division's David Graham, whose long-standing relationship with fellow directors, Nick House and Piers Adams, led to the recommendation. David Graham was delighted to have been asked to participate. "The occasion was in aid of a most worthy cause and yet promised to be a fun event at the same
Jörg Vonten's rental company covers a wide range of shows and events - from rock 'n' roll to industrial - but he has always used Soundcraft mixing desks. "I am very much a 'one man' organisation - but I use first class freelance engineers," he says.
"I had already experienced working on other digital desks but I needed something that sounded better - and would match the quality of the MH3. The last thing I wanted to do was take a backwards step."
(Jim Evans)
According to TC|US's Ken Blecher, Joe Blacker and his team were deserving winners: "Audio Associates have done a great job of promoting the Lab.gruppen brand into all pro audio market sectors, including the installation market where they are very strong. They have leveraged the brand's international recognition in the high-end touring sector to penetrate the installation market with great success, whilst continuing to serve the rental companies in their area to the high
The main 1350-seat auditorium is a classic horseshoe-shaped opera theatre with a high-level ceiling designed to strict acoustic requirements and is capable of catering for the whole range of classic and modern opera and ballet, as well as concerts and musicals. Among t
A total of sixteen Outline Butterfly CDH 483 Hi-packs and four Outline Subtech 218 SP amplified the notes of her intimate show. Four Outline H.A.R.D. 115 SP - of which three were for Carmen - were used as stage monitors.
Theatres hosting the show included the Arcimboldi Theatre (Milan), Ponchielli Theatre (Cremona), Verdi Theatre (Florence), Paganini Auditorium (Parma), Parco Della Musica Auditorium (Rome).
The rental company was Blackout s.r.l. of Vasto (Chieti), a firm with an Outline Butterfly stock comprising sixteen CDH 483 Hi-Packs and eight Subtech 218 SP, and the system was under the control of William Antico (system engineer) and Gianluca Vaccaro (FOH engineer).
Consoli has just ended a mini-tour in the
Ian Kirby, who runs LED-Lites - the UK distributor for GLP - had seized the opportunity to make an impression and merged 24 of the fixtures into HSL's design for the production awards.
Coincidentally, Pete Hosier had been asked by Avolites' Steve Warren to pilot the company's Diamond 4 lighting board at the gala event - and surveyed the fixtures he had to work with.
"But when we undid [the GLP] box of tricks I fell in love with them straight away. I knew the Impressions would be perfect for the tour."
The Kooks' lighting production company Colour Sound Experiment purchased 12 fixtures and Hosier set to work
"We wanted something 'crazy' at the entrance - a striking view which people will remember and which stops everyone who enters the building," says Risto Huostila, responsible for TeliaSonera's functions and AV acquisitions. The screen is by far the biggest installation in Finland using this technology.
The exterior wall of the entrance hall is made primarily of glass, resulting in a bright projection environment that would present a challenge for sta
For those who missed the hype in the national press, a group of international street artists, led by the UK's Banksy, transformed a dank, disused rail tunnel at Waterloo station into a vibrant and exciting art gallery for the three day weekend. While the installation pieces have probably already been dismantled, it is hoped that the wall art may be there for a while yet.
(Jim Evans)
The Meyer Sound system at the Beverly Hilton is in a left-centre-right configuration; with five Meyer Sound MICA line array loudspeakers flown left and right, and four M'elodie line array loudspeakers in th
FGS is the largest Buddhist monastery in Taiwan, with branches throughout the world. Founded in 1967 by the Ven. Master Hsing Yun, it set the bar high when specifying its requirement for both speech and musical applications. The sound needed to be pure and transparent - without colouration.
To achieve this objective, the project's main contractor, Session Audio Research, had favoured a complete one stop solution - with processor, amplifiers and loudspeakers all coming from the same manufacturer; they reached the conclusion that QSC provided the best option in terms of both performance and reliability, and specified an Installation Line Array (ILA) as the main soun
Asked about producing audio at the elegantly proportioned stadium with its own state of the art system, owner Mike Scarfe explains: "We couldn't use the existing audio system because, as with all stadiums, the sound comes from above and behind the audience; and since the stage for the Papal Mass was at one end and it would have been impossible to time-align it to the stage. We provided sound for the entire stadium and 47,000 people from 60ft towers on either side of the stage. Basically, we had a 550ft throw from the speaker tower to the farthest seat."
Working with Jim Cousins at Martin Audio in the UK and
This year's event saw a new arena added to the event in Dortmund's Westfalenhallen, equipped with a large Turbosound audio rig.
Effectively divided into four separate areas for the event - Arena, Casino, Empire and Factory - it was the latter in which regular Turbosound users BLL and CE-Veranstaltungstechnik combined to provide a huge Aspect rig to ensure the pounding beats of 12 Techno and Hardcore acts -including Vince, Korsakoff, Sven Wittekind and Angerfist - were experienced to the maximum by several thousand clubbers.
"The Aspect rig has received only praise for its power and clarity, it is the perfect system for electronic music," s
HD Pro Audio is exhibiting for the first time: the company is the UK distributor for Optocore's fibre optic audio and data networking system, is also a main dealer for the Digidesign Venue Console and Yamaha' s Commercial Audio range. Sound Associates will launch two new additions in line with DDA requirements. Their new 3-channel tourguide system is ideal for theatres offering audio description or simultaneous translation. Its licence-free operation makes it cost-effective and it is offered with a range of microphones and headsets. Also on display is a 2-channel infra-red system that offers an enhan
