"The Quasar strobes' impressive brightness adds a whole new creative element," says Kenyon. "It is especially effective in TV, where the unit's ability to hold at full intensity for several seconds creates a momentary and blinding washout effect, making the viewer at home feel as if they're actually on the live set."
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The lighting which complements the projected visuals for each number designed and produced by Jason Salvin is simple but very effective. The rig consists of four Generic moving heads, eight Showtec Power brick sets and 11 Showtec 1W RGB LED PARcans.
Salvin commented: "The LED fixtures provide key light and back light across the stage. By using the LED fixtures it provides me with many different colour washes and back light specials which means I can highlight one performe
The three-night weekend event was headlined by Elton John, Robert Plant and Neil Diamond respectively.
The main challenge for lighting was that it had to look great on TV - the shows were broadcast on TV and BBC I-Player, and streamed live on Radio 2 - and equally as cool for the audience in the Roundhouse. It also had to cover the basic production requirements of each artist and their designers as well as those of three diverse TV directors. The three artist LD's - Andrew Pygott, Will Thomas and Marilyn Lowey - all worked closely with the Siyan team in an advisory capacity to ensure that unique elemen
"Along with the launch of our New Partner Programme for the development of the Italian market," says Chris Romei, Aethra.net product BU sales director, "We have signed a strategic agreement with Synergie Spa, because we believe they are a great partner to achieve our main goal, due to the fact that they can fully cover all the regions through a specialised network of resellers."
"Our real strength is the continuous support that we provide to our customers, from the commercial offer, up to the fulfilment of the entire project, as well as our complete offer made up of the brand leaders in each sect
With three locations in Beijing, Shenzhen and Shanghai, ProLSI's factory trained sales representatives and technicians will be able to specify and support the entire range of Medialon products, from Show Controllers to Audio and Video servers.
"We are very impressed by the professionalism of ProLSI", says Alex Carru, Medialon CEO, "and we are convinced that with strong support from Medialon, they are the distributor of choice in China."
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The lighting rig, supplied by Chameleon Touring Systems, is heavily dominated by Vari*Lites including 50 x VL3000 Spot, 12 x VL2000 Spot, 14 x VL3500 Wash, 30 x VL2000 Wash, 16 x VL3000 Wash and 14 x VL500 Wash.
"The Vari*Lites are my preferred light for television," states Anderson. "Their optics are very clean and their light output is bright and crisp particularly out of the VL3000.
"We have replaced five of the standard gobos to allow some different break-up looks and a couple of old favourites like the cone gobo which we've used heaps. The zoom range on the VL3000 Spots is great from very narrow up to a nice wide for soft gobo looks. They offer great flexibility, the colours are good and they are quick. In terms of the
The itinerary has often included visiting two or three different countries in a weekend, so all the equipment for the lighting design was specified by Abbiss and sourced locally at each venue, including an Avolites Tiger Touch lighting console.
Abbiss also carried his own Tiger Touch console to some of the shows to guarantee getting his control desk of choice. Weighing only 27Kgs tucked neatly into a Peli case, it is a small and light enough option for baggage on any tour with this set up.
At the Heineken Open Air Festival in Poland, he ran all 12 data control lines via Ethernet out of the desk, whilst using the touch screen to make a basic schematic of their standard rig
Queen's Day, or Koninginnedag, is an official holiday throughout the country to commemorate national pride and the royal house. Celebrations begin on the evening of 29 April for the Queen's official birthday. The party continues to 30 April with most cities and towns holding street parties and erecting stages in the town square for live music and other performances. During the last few years AVL Concept has been responsible for the technical side of the Koninginnedag event in the city of Groningen.
AVL Concept was the first customer in the world to buy the new Clay Paky Alpha Spot HPE 700. This young company based in Leek, the Netherlands, specialises in the design, supply and installation of audiovi
"Intelix is continually striving to provide the best possible technology and support," says Cameron Smith, Intelix sales and marketing manager. "To accomplish this we have partnered with Mitek Canada, a master distributor for numerous industry-leading audio-visual manufacturers. They are not only stocking Intelix inventory in multiple points throughout the country, they are also equipped to handle applications, technical support, warranty, and advance replacement concerns locally. Mitek is truly a great partner."
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Wood's show matches the dynamics of Marina Diamandis' stage performance, adding theatricality, drama and creative texturing to great stagecraft with a minimal but diligently thought out rig.
He was recommended for the designer's role in April this year and started touring with the band in June, kicking off with a festival run which now continues with 2 months of headliners around the UK and Europe.
He was given a creative blank canvas on the lighting, but Diamandis herself was heavily involved in commissioning the video content, some of which was edited by Wood, and she generally takes a keen interest in
"Spain is a growing market for wireless lighting controls and Stonex is the driving force in establishing CRMX as the de-facto wireless standard in this market," said Anders Ardstål, VPO of LumenRadio prior to the event. "Our cooperation with Stonex has been very successful and we are excited to have been given the opportunity to participate in this Open House event. We will be conducting training sessions with customers who want to learn how to utilize the full potential of CRMX and its extensive sup
After choosing them for the Bal Harbour Restaurant and the Ripping Discotheque, Quadra Luce and Design again thought of Proel for the audio of three new venues on the Riviera: Ambra Night, Ambra Day and Luna Glam Club.
Ambra Night, 20m from the sea, features the famous gazebo-shaped dance floor which now hosts a 20,000 watt Proel set up composed of four Edge 218SP Subs, two Edge C210P96 Satellites, eight Edge 25PB Satellites, four Edge 112SP Subs, two Powersoft K3 Amplifiers and one Powersoft LD3004 amplifier.
Ambra Day, situated in a large 6,000m² park in the centre of San Teodoro, is one of the most charming and picturesque meeting bars in Italy. It continuously hosts music festivals and live performances and can now count on four TFL12 Satellites and two PRL950 amplifiers
ARX managing director Colin Park says, "Jose Mari L. Yupangco, president of Yupangco Electronics Corporation (YEC) and I initiated discussions regarding ARX distribution at the Frankfurt Pro Light and Sound earlier this year.
"YEC is excited by the prospects of introducing our USB DI series of interfaces, MSX series of signal distribution products and AudiBox series of audio toolbox essentials products to their pro audio and broadcast clients and markets. ARX is looking forward to working with YEC, one of the mainstays of our industry in South East Asia."
Founded by Gary A. Yupangco in 1967, YEC now operates more than 30 stores and 35 music school centres across the Philippines.
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Martin technical personnel will be on hand to provide an up close look at the latest Martin Professional lighting gear, architectural as well as entertainment, including the MAC 350 Entour and MAC 101 LED moving heads.
All participants will have the opportunity to participate in a draw for a free MAC 101, one draw in Rome and one in Milan.
The Rome event takes place at the Hotel Capannelle and the Milan event is at Novotel Milano Linate Aeroporto.
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This year's event was run for the first time by the Highland Perthshire Community Interest Company (HPCIC), on behalf of the community, who selected Northern Light to work with the sound and lighting designers to bring the show to fruition.
The event has been particularly well received this year, with over a thousand customers rating it the most enjoyable yet.
Nick Read, Northern Light's head of hire and events, said, "This spectacular event was months in the planning and we worked very closely with composer and sound designer R J McConnell and lighting designer Simon Wilkinson to realise the overall concept. We subcontracted the sound
Projects completed by Delta Sound include the stunning opening of the Atlantis Hotel, George Michael, F1 concerts in Abu Dhabi and numerous corporate events. The company is carving a niche, providing technical support to the major rental companies in the region.
"The CT108s provide great clarity at a relatively high SPL in such a compact enclosure," comments Dino Drimakis, business development manager at Melody House. "Since they are also running at 16ohms, rental companies can run four of them on each amplifier channel making them a great solution."
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Mount Engineering specialises in the manufacture and supply of thread-converting adaptors and reducers that are "Ex Certified" for use in potentially explosive or hazardous areas. Additionally, Mount Engineering is engaged in the sale and distribution of industrial valves and actuators to the oil, gas, petrochemical and process industries throughout the world. Mount Engineering will become part of the Cooper Safety division of Cooper Industries.
Apex Lighting Controls delivers integrated lighting control systems and services to manage lighting and energy usage for commer
Today around 2.5m tourists visit the city, a UNESCO World Heritage site, every year. Yamaha equipment has been installed in one dwelling, playing a key role in a multimedia experience which gives visitors the experience of what life in Pompeii was like at the time of the eruption.
Commissioned by the Special Superintendency for the Archaeological Heritage of Naples and Pompeii, the installation is in the house of Iulius Polibius, an affluent citizen.
Commentary delivered by holograms of Iu
The Kingwood Hotel is the only four star hotel in the state of Sarawak and owns the largest banquet hall of the region with up to 2.500 seats. It is used for conferences, industry events, balls and banquets. Recently the 12th Senior Citizen Fellowship Conference and the 7th Biennial Union of World Liu's Association Convention took place, two important Malaysian events with each up to 2.000 international guests.
Wah Lee Hong of Kuala Lumpur decided on four QL 906 Line Source Units and two QL 1215 down-fill units per side driven by digital controller amplifiers DA 428 and subs QLB 118. QSA 200 formed the side-fill. The fully digital high-performance loudspeakers VL 750 are used as stage monitors.
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Specified by FOH engineer Kevin Madigan, who had just finished an extensive tour with Crosby, Stills and Nash using a D5 and supplied via DiGiCo's US and Canadian distributors, Group one and Gerr Audio respectively, the SD8 was a good fit for the Stars tour.
"I already knew the SD8 would sound great," says Madigan. "And it fit the bill perfectly for this tour; great sound quality, functional layout, small footprint, and suitable input capabilities."
Madigan utilises 38 inputs for the SD8's 60 available flexi channels for the band and picks up 'racks and stacks' daily. "I usually run four or five outputs; left, right, sub, front fill and sometimes a balcony feed, then I
Se7en, a Dubai-based production and events company has acquired a High Definition (HD) truck over the summer and refurbished its audio room with the PRO6 to cover the region's major events that include sports, live performances and national celebrations. It is the first OB truck in the Middle East to be fitted with a digital Midas console.
"The system supports 5.1 mixes out of the box as their truck is HD and it also allows them to have their own mix at a concert rather then relying on the mix from FOH," commented Richie Hiranandani, marke
"We were lucky enough to be able to work the K1 on many widely different styles of gigs soon after it arrived," says Adlib's Tony Szabo. "This included the Radio City Liverpool multi act arena show, the 12,000 capacity Green Man festival, a 94m long big top tent at the Leeds festival and a show with German band Pur at the Schalke stadium, in combination with Network Rental Agent Sirius. On all these gigs and others, the K1 has lived up to expectations and more."
One of the things to impress Szabo is the K1's rigging, which he describes as "the best cabinet rigging on the market. We have confirmed that the 'L-Acoustics method' of putting the K1 up and bringing it down is actually the best way.
A case in point is First Baptist Church Cleveland in Cleveland, Tennessee. When the church decided that its campus in downtown Cleveland was no longer meeting its needs, it set out to build a new facility whose technical capabilities would support and enhance a variety of worship styles, including contemporary services with a strong sound and media compo
The impressive architecture of the temporary structure featured 14 large arches, the largest at 85m wide and 26m high. It had an overall weight loading capacity of approximately 100 tonnes and was designed by Jeremy Thom, production designer for the DTFF event.
In addition to the seating tribunes (also supplied by Al Laith), it also housed the 23m wide screen, a full orchestra stage, several technical areas for sound, lighting and projection and backstage facilities like dressing and green rooms. The project was managed for Al Laith by Jo Marshall.
The complex and demanding brief for the structure required it to be capable of hosting a world premier screening; to accommodate the 88 piece Qatar P
