The new building houses a full demo room and training facility for Digidesign Venue, Adamson, Powersoft, Function One and all the other brands distributed by Seesound including Vieta Pro.
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(Jim Evans)
Destined for the newly developed area of Porto Arabia, the first phase of a dynamicupmarket shopping, dining and residential district of Doha, the developers of the area wereaiming to provide some festive cheer for Porto Arabia's international clientele.
Stage One were asked to construct: a giant 16m-diameter wreath, which weighed in at two tonnes and was attached to one of Porto Arabia's entrances; 30 scenically wrapped gift boxes, which were placed in various locations around the development and varied in size up to the largest at 4m x 4m; and two enormous scenic Christmas trees, one at 6m high, the other at 12m high.
"Sourcing then constructing the amount of ite
Dizzee Rascal, Tinchy Stryder, JLS, Taio Cruz, The Sugababes and many more performed at the gig which was hosted by DJs Trevor Nelson and Mistajam - with Tim Westwood DJing for the night.
To optimise the sound coming from both the main live stage and the in-the-round second stage - used by presenters, DJs and playback artists - the company fielded two Soundcraft Vi6 digital consoles.
The live desk had 48 inputs - running active splits to the OB truck - while the show desk had 32 channels of presenter's mics, DJs and playback passing thr
Hosted by Tiff Needell, the star-studded occasion featured many of motor racing's finest heroes from past and present to celebrate the success stories of the 2009 racing season. BRDC Club President Damon Hill was joined by fellow British F1 World Champion Sir Jackie Stewart and racing legend Sir Stirling Moss OBE. Other guests included Mark Webber, Christian Horner, Adrian Newey, Ross Brawn, Dario Franchitti and Jason Plato. In addition, The Club welcomed The Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, as a distinguished guest.
A.C. Entertainment Technologies sales director, Phill Capstick, along with the BRDC club president a
The team's history with the WWRY production team goes back a long time as Guy Horrigan supplied the LED screens for WWRY's original show in London's Dominion Theatre, tours in Australia, Japan, and the Cologne, Zurich and the US residencies, the later being at Las Vegas' Paris Casino.
Bob Kronman was head of LED with the show at the Dominion Theatre and later installed the LED screens in Melbourne, Australia for the tour's first residency and in Zurich for its successful run there.
In this latest production, four digiLED Tile screens create a dramatic backdrop of video, animation and spectacular lighting effects
Presented as a joint venture between Eden Project, Derbyshire and Cape Farewell - an organisation devoted to highlighting climate change through culture - Anthem combined a trilogy of films shot by Derbyshire in the Arctic, Newfoundland and the UK, with a live choral performance of music composed by Ulrike Haage.
Dunstable-based Pixels supplied a complete media playback system for the project, comprising three HD1010 compact media players, which were synchronised to
Dave McDonald, FOH engineer, discovered iLive on the discussion forum of audio professionals' website, www.crewspace.com. It led him to pursue the idea of using iLive on the Florence tour. He said: "With iLive, I can turn up to any type of venue and just plug it in. It's so simple and it's got expensive-sounding FX, good gates and good compressors. The pre-amps are really great and the headroom's amazing. I don't use outboard gear at all
A statement issued by Scattered Media blamed the "current economic climate and the strain this is having on many companies' budgets at present" and said that they were "in the process of looking at the calender to find suitable dates later in the year".
(Lee Baldock)
Czecho-Slovak SuperStar first aired in September during the Czecho-Slovak cultural exchange month and runs for 10 weeks.
Martin Professional LC Series LED panels and MAC moving heads make up the majority of a large dynamic lighting package with supply/sale through Martin's Slovak partner Adam A Syn.
The show stage is filled with approximately 300sq.m of LED panels with panels in the stage floor and various other LED spread around the set. But the most crucial visual aspect is projected on backdrop Martin LC Series LED panels via a Martin P3-100 System Controller.
The SuperStar setup includes seven in
The Covenant of Mayors is a European Commission initiative under which more than 1000 cities have committed to reducing their CO2 emissions by more than 20% by 2020 exceeding the existing EU targets. As part of this initiative, the Commission developed the concept of Benchmarks of Excellence for energy efficient solutions in an urban setting with the aim of creating a best practice forum for c
Bond waited a long time before investing in a digital console for his rental company. "You can have all the recall, built in effects and features you like, but if it doesn't sound good it's pointless," he says. "I was waiting for someone to build a console that sounded like a real console. Midas has done this with the PRO6."
For the Porcupine Tree tour, where the musicians largely create the sound they want at source, Bond is using the console mainly to mix on the fly. However he is making good use of the PRO6's POPulation Group and VCA (variable c
After a visit to the production and logistics centres in Sant'Omero, they got to participate in demonstrations, seminars and presentations of the entire Proel product range, as well as a tasting of Italian specialties.
Soon after, Proel organised the Moto GP Show in Italy, travelling between Sant'Omero, Cattolica and Misano Adriatico.
In collaboration with Italiacorre, Proel held the first Moto GP Event, on the occasion of the San Marino Motorcycle Grand Prix, in Misano Adriatico (RN). In addition to guided visits to the Proel Headquarters and to the R&D centre in Cattoli
"When we met the DNA guys at PLASA, we agreed that we would participate in a training seminar. Takis Tsonopoulos - DNA's managing director - contacted us with a date and an agenda. They told us that they expected 30 people to attend and that is exactly how many did come."
Hayes added: "The audience were largely very familiar with the workings of the DP226 and Audiocore so we concentrated on the DP4 Series, the newer features of Audiocore and the wireless interface. Then Bill gave an overview of some new products such as the DC1048 and the N
The performance was the first time that Missy Elliot appeared on the Late Show, adding to Letterman's star-studded list of past performers that includes Paul McCartney, Janet Jackson, and Bon Jovi.
With her D 5 hand-held mics, Elliot was able to stand out from past performers thanks to the patented AKG laminated varimotion diaphragm that was able to pick up her most sensitive vocal tones. Also, the supercardiod polar pattern that comes standard on all D 5 mics ensured maximum gain before feedback, a
Based out of Biarritz, Ace Event Group will be using digiLED's latest product from the Tile series, the T8S for events such as sport, lifestyle company promotions, festival and concerts throughout the South of France. With the new company structure being launched, Ace Event Group was keen to update and increase its LED screen inventory and approached DisplayLED's managing director, Michiel Hettinga, to discuss selling its existing Lighthouse screens and upgrading to new digiLED screens.
Key to Ace choosing the digiLED T8S was the fact that they could be involved in the production process, discussing with the displayLED team its special needs to customise the product to suit its requirement
The 300-seat Baby Grand is an intimate venue, which hosts a variety of different performances and features many small independent musical acts. Its stage stretches 56ft, and has a proscenium arch opening that measures approximately 36ft wide by 17ft high. The Baby Grand and The Grand combine to draw approximately 100,000 people to their shows each year.
The Baby Grand's configuration made the installation team's job challenging. Howard Fulton, audio engineer for the Grand Opera House, explained that horizontal coverage was difficult because the Baby Grand's seating area is wider
Eternal were among the first companies to take delivery of an X-line line array loudspeaker system when it was launched in 2000. In fact, they have the system used on the first major tour with X-Line - Diana Ross & the Supremes. Today their rig continues to pay serious sonic dividends on their original investment, aided by EV's NetMax N8000-1500 control platform.
Eternal's EV spec
Produced by Trident Management in collaboration with Live Nation Italia, the show features a production design by Lemon and Pepper, the creative and technical team that has worked with many of the world's top stars, as well as on previous shows by the Rome-born singer.
The system is set up so that from the analogue splitters on stage, the audio signa
An impressive total of 150sq.m of R7-ER made up the LED backdrop, configured as a giant 16:9 aspect central screen, with two square IMAG side screens meaning that even the seats at the very back of the largest of the country's arenas was a viable prospect for the audience.
The majority of venues were supplied with a 10.16m x 6.1m central screen with the side screens measuring 5.08m x 5.34m.
CT's project manager for the tour, Steve Purkess, comments: "Our R7 screen has been used for a large number of high profile live events over the course of the year. For many applications it's the first choice and, because of its
Best known for his design of the sound and light systems at London club Fabric, Dave Parry has also been responsible for systems at Ministry of Sound in London, Re-Hab in Leeds, Sub Club in Scotland, The W.A.G.G Club in Paris, Elevate in New Delhi and now Fabric's sister superclub, Matter, at the O2 in London.
Direct links to the social networking website Facebook and the video sharing website YouTube are also available with a simple click, giving easy access to anyone who wishes to become a fan of the company and see update
The centrepiece is the 1500-capacity main theatre, but this is supported by a second 310-capacity live/club (The Attic) and bar at balcony level, plus a 220-capacity cocktail bar, shops and café - all surrounding a giant atrium.
It was the venue's experienced technical manager (and mixing engineer), Iain Rendle, who specified the Soundcraft 48-input MH3 as his monitor desk - for many reasons.
The University has a long history with Soundcraft technology, running the popular SM12 for many years in its previous live entertainment venue.
"We were aware that the MH3 ha
This will be fully operational from the start of 2010 and will be utilised to expand and streamline the current manufacturing process.
The new building has become necessary to meet the demand for products and orders that has continued throughout 2009, and this expansion has been financed entirely from existing cashflow, says the company.
Milos is known for its fast turnarounds. The additional space will ensure that even more efficiency and speed can be applied to deliveries, and it will also create more space for the construction of special and custom projects.
Milos' facility is designed to provide the space and the latest technologies to deal with all manufacturing needs in-house.
Facili
"Many of our brands share a common thread - the creation or performance of music," states Lynn Martin, president of American Music & Sound. "In order to better serve our music creation customers and dealers as well as optimise the reach of our ever expanding family of brands, we have organised these brands together into our new Music Creation Division. And, the best news of all is that we have created new positions and are now hiring for six new regional sales managers.
"The new regional sales managers will work hand in hand with our current Independent sales representatives to help organise, facilitate, and execute all the sales, marketing and product training n
A pair of 4061 miniature omnis were used for grand piano with another 10 for first violins, and a total of 24 DPA 4060s handled second violins, violas, cellos and double basses. A DPA MSS6000 microphone summation, designed to reduce 10 or more individual mics down to a single stereo pair system, was used to manage cable runs. Each MSS6000 features independent level and pan controls, freeing up input channels on a console.
The BBC ended up taking down their overhead mics on the orchestra as they were getting too much front-line band sound. This meant that all the strings ca
