To keep up with the demands of the fast-paced broadcast environment, they installed ETC lighting equipment.
In Ukraina's largest studio, the lighting staff rely on an ETC Ion control desk with a Universal Fader Wing. They had looked at other lighting desks, but decided on the Ion in order to future-proof their rig, as dynamic light becomes more prevalent in broadcast applications. They also liked the output count and the fact that the desk supports tw
Representing some of the industry's leading international brands, AVSC sees Optocore's high-speed, high-performance digital networking system as the perfect solution for reliable transmission of audio, data and video signals in large installation projects, rental/touring applications and the broadcast market sectors, according to AVSC's sales manager, Wayne A. Gutor.
"With the addition of Optocore to our product portfolio, AVSC will be recognised as a total system solution provider for PA and AV markets in the Philippines," he said.
Faced with an increasing demand for a reliable
This will give the company much greater responsibility. But what makes the move significant is that SGM had been the first professional lighting brand that SF Marketing - originally established back in 1978 - brought into its portfolio almost a decade ago.
There is also an irony in that 20 years ago SGM's chief executive Peter Johansen came close to signing up his company at the time with SF Marketing president, Sol Fleising. How that decision might have impacted on the respective companies' fortunes we will never know - but two decades later the two industry giants are determined to grasp the opportunity this time around.
Equally opt
The new office - PAS's first in the US - is part of a planned expansion strategy for the company in the US, which will offer an extensive range of innovative standard and custom products, built to the highest standards at highly competitive prices.
PAS has been steadily expanding its range of 19 inch rack range enclosures and accessories over the last two years.
PAS's American business has been steadily growing in recent years. Opening the office and warehouse was the next logical step to consolidate the service and ensure the backup, technical support and standards associated with the brand are maintained, says the company.
New products are constantly being launched in respo
"We listened to a whole range of speakers and we were continually drawn back to the EM Acoustics products," commented James Gosney, Stage Electrics' business development manager for audio. "The energy and philosophy of this independent British manufacturer sits very well with our aims. We strive to deliver well designed and high quality audio and the EM range just sounds superb."
EM Acoustics operations director, Mike Wheeler, is equally pleased with the arr
"I'd been working on a maxed out board since I started with the band and I thought, now is the time to make a change in this set up. I talked with Foster's FOH engineer James Lawrenson about what we should do to make the gig better and what we both wanted to do with the set up. After our numerous chats, I came to the conclusion that there are not many boards out there that could give me more than 32 auxes."
Francois was familiar with DiGiCo's D5 and SD8 and liked the sound of the consoles. His decision was between the SD10 and the SD7.
"I finally chose the SD
Plus 4's Stewart Chaney reports, "I've been looking at Uniline for a while now, and have always been attracted to its power-to-size ratio, which is very important in a TV studio environment. However, when APG launched the UL210D down-fill element, which is actually a system in i
Digital insanity headed up the audio visual production of this highly anticipated film premiere. Along with the red carpet, celebrities and fans, a huge red spider hung at the front of the stage. Free runners and other visual performances worked on the stage as large screens relayed rendered images of the film, video streams and parts of the trailer to the crowd along with live video feeds of the actors as they walked down the red carpet.
Digital insanity used Hippotizer HD's running a dual output, driving a lighthouse R7 screen and a 8mm Cobra screen using Videomapper. As well as playback prepared GFX by Digital Insanity; they used live cameras at the premier via HDSDI. By using the HippotizerHD as the media server Digital insanity was able to
"I've been using iLive on tours with Tindersticks over the last couple of years, most recently renting a pair of R72 surfaces, and I've enjoyed the experience immensely. So, I had been wondering how it would perform on a Morrissey tour," comments Millward.
The tour has already visited Japan, Korea, Singapore, Indonesia, The Philippines, Hawaii and USA during April and May.
"All the backline equipment was to be air freighted around Asia at considerable cost but it seemed the only realisti
Horace Trubridge, assistant general secretary of the MU, told The Stage, "We have been sending [LOCOG] examples all year of professional musicians who are being approached by LOCOG representatives to work for free . There seems to be a trawling exercise going on where LOCOG representatives are looking at band websites, listening to the music, thinking, 'I quite like that' and sending them an email to see if they will work for free. That seems to be what's happening, which is a complete breach of the agreement that we have with LOCOG."
A spokesman for LOCOG sa
Pro Productions has an inventory of outdoor stages and riser decks, with some PA and lighting equipment. This year, company founder Will Bushell decided the time was right to invest in some prime audio brands, enabling the company to provide a complete high spec package. Based close by, SSE has a long relationship of dry hiring to Pro Productions, so it was logical for Bushell to visit an SSE Roadshow for a demo.
"We wanted to invest in rider friendly, road proven brands," says Bushell. "L-Acoustics Kara puts Pro Productions on the map as a pro audio provider as well as a staging company.
"Investing now we should get maximum life expectancy - if dV-DOSC is anything to go by, then we can be confident that
"I really like the LEDBeam 100s," he enthuses, "They are super bright with great colours and amazing speed." This was The Prodigy's only UK appearance this summer, so Hurst wanted to ensure that the visuals helped to etch indelible memories on the minds of all those at the festival. Prodigy, one of the most influential electronic acts in the world, are renowned as a loud, energetic and innovative live act.
Fans endured high winds, driving rain, bitter cold and knee-deep mud to watch another show-stopping performance.
The LEDBeam 100s - supplied along with the rest of Prodigy's substantial 'specials' package by rental compan
The university student in Graz, Austria, made his major-label debut in 2009 with a self-produced CD that he burned in his basement. Since then, he's garnered numerous awards and critical acclaim.
GETEC Eventtechnik Graz is supplying the High End Systems gear to the tour in which LD Michael Mayler chose exclusively High End Systems products.
For stage and video designer Andy Fink, the design elements centre around Gabalier's love of traditional costume. When each show opens, the first thing the audience sees onstage is Andreas Gabalier in his leather trousers and accordion, with the Volksrock 'n Roller T-shirt logo projected on the back screen.
LD Mayler and designer Fink pre-programmed the whole show on Wysiwyg including video pre-programming on th
One of the biggest hits at the show was the introduction of the Ralph Heinz Signature Series loudspeaker line. The RH Signature Series, which includes both self-powered and passive models with a dual wedge angle design and multiple rigging and mounting options, was recognised with ProSound Network's Best Of Show award.
Also making a splash was the new Varia series, an innovative modular design that can be configured as a vertical line array, point source horizontal array, or ground stacked. Varia's flexible design makes it an excellent choice for a wide range of permanent or touring applications, says the company.
In addition to a busy booth and fully-packed demo room, Renkus-Heinz carrie
AB Lighting describe the ParLite as the "ideal digital substitute for the analogue par can. AB Lighting opted to have their fixtures in a silver finish and with 30 degree lenses, though a wide range of interchangeable lenses are available.
AB Lighting'sAndrew Bird comments, "The help and support of the exceptionally knowledgeable sales staff at White Light helped us to find the best and most reliable products for our hire stock. We are exceptionally happy with the Coemar ParLite LED fixtures. We also had a very tight deadline to take delivery of the units and White Light managed to deliver ahead of time."
The purchase of the ParLites continues the long-standing relationship between W
However, this was his first year with responsibility for lighting a complete stage; working for suppliers Midnight Lighting, he produced the lighting plot for the Outpost tent, using large quantities of fast moving GLP LED heads to create the wow factor among the more conventional luminaires.
Promoted by Pipeline Productions, and held in the picturesque Mulberry Mountain, the festival featured five stages in all - including Outpost, a medium-sized tent with a self-climbing grid.
Suspended from the raked overhead trusses, JC Campbell used eight Spot One and 12 Volklicht Zooms; four of the Spot Ones were evenly spaced on each section of US truss, while the Volkslicht Zooms were set in pods of three on the
LMP's own range of LED fixtures, V:LED were specified for the interior lighting of the new cinema building. Post opted for Visual Productions' CueCore, solid-state controller, to control the LEDs by DMX via V:LED USC-500 and dynamic RGB outdoor LED lighting. Post programmed the outdoor lighting using the CueCore's scheduler to trigger the colour changes he had in place. The CueCore's scheduler is not only capable of triggering on time, date and weekday but also on sunrise and su
Created to encourage the exchange of important ideas, the new Pro Development Programme puts unrivaled focus on content provision, significantly developing the show's educational offering.
The four-day programme consists of 80 free-to-attend sessions taking place in four brand new, purpose-built seminar theatres on the show floor. Organised into 9 distinct categories, the new format provides unparalleled access to entertainment & installation technology's leading thinkers and doers.
The first category is Future Trends, a series of sessions looking at the current direction of technology and where it might lead us. This programme includes the headline session Are we near to Perfect Sound? - presented
Charlie Raworth, managing director and proprietor of Bush Hall, made the decision to 'go digital' following the venue's chief engineer, George Hider's, visit to the PLASA Show last year.
"George went along to PLASA 2011 where he was able to compare the new Midas PRO2 with other desks and the Midas was by far and away the winner,", comments Raworth. The PRO2 is part of a fixed installation for gigs and events at Bush Hall.
Raworth continues, "Now that we have gone digital, the improvement in performance has been significant. The PRO2 has been very successful. All of our house engineers are loving it, getting very techy and geeky with it, and promoters and tour managers have been similarly impressed."
Following Hider's initial interest in the console, JP C
Recorded live at the The Clapham Grand in south London, this is a series of edgy satirical takes on the big stories and themes of the week, as seen through the eyes of some of the country's best comedians. Shot in front of a live audience as well as televised for Channel 4, the production had to strike the right balance of lighting for both.
Supplementing elements of the Grand's in-house rig, the cabaret-style set featured conventional fixtures & moving lights. PRG provided the Clay Paky Alpha Spot HPE 300 supported by Par 64s, Fresnels & Lycian Starklites.
Behind
Tutored by music producer Phil Harding, the course will take ninetop-graduating students from JAMES accredited music technology and production courses for a week's experience recording on both analogue and digital systems.
Funding for this opportunity has been met by the Foundation and JAMES sponsors that have signed up to the 'Adopt a Student' scheme launched earlier this year.
Responsible for major hits with Kylie Minogue, Rick Astley, East 17 and Boyzone, Harding comments, "It was a great honour for me last July to lead this course in its inaugural year and to be able to take the course into its second year is brilliant! I learned my trade as an
Audio Formula and CEO Nick Assunto have handled audio production for a portion of WMF and related events since 2002, when Assunto assumed the role of production manager for one of its peripheral shows, the Ultimate Music Festival. This year, Audio Formula took charge of four simultaneous stages in two different locations at the UMF-at Nikki Beach and the Raleigh Hotel-and to handle the multi
The work - formatted for the wide-screen canvass of Buckingham Palace - featured 32 animated mosaic portraits of HM The Queen made up form a total of 201,948 self portraits submitted by children from around the UK.
All these portraits have been carefully scrutinised by Guinness World Records and certified as individual artworks.
Ashton designed and created the finished projection portraits working with Moscow-based Boris Glazer, using a bespoke version of his Mazaika software to encode all the photos and compose the 32 images from all the images.
For the show, the component images all 'flew' together to make
The evening's entertainment was headlined by popular chart-topping alt hip hop / rock artist and musician Tinchy Stryder and also featured a supporting slot by 2011 X-factor star, Kitty Brucknell.
UEP's Steve Butcher, who also production managed the event, comments, "We were recommended to the client by a contact. They wanted very high production values and were open to our ideas about how to make their event memorable and fun in terms of look and presentation, so it was a really good working environment and we were all proud of the resulting show." The party was attended by around 250 invited guests.
Lighting was designed by UEP's James Fickli
