RWCMD (Royal Welsh College of Music and drama) had taken a stand, and gone even further by sponsoring the purple lanyards that adorned the necks of show visitors. Stage managment lecturer Antonia Collins said: "This downstairs area has really grown. It's great because it means we can be part of the show and let people know about the different courses we have on offer. It is definately worth us exhibiting and we hope to get more of the students involved next year in the stand, but they are always so busy!"
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's - 40 thousand LED pixels on a ceiling!!! Indochine's whirlwind tour transports fans to another level of the live experience - immersing them from floor to ceiling with PixMob's X4 wristbands, and an LED ceiling made entirely of its NOVA Minis! With the vision of Indochine's creative team, PixMob used its LED fan-technology to turn attendees and venues into an ocean of effects, and a starry sky of LED magic. Très très cool!
Read more about the Indochine tour in the latest issue of LSi
The Lightengine was specified by video and projection specialist Dick Straker of Mesmer (pictured), working with photographer Marcus Tate. Producer Joe Talbot wanted a theatrical mood to the show, and he, Tate and Straker, opted for a large, abstract image, constantly changing on camera. Lightengine seemed an ideal solution, as Straker needed some visual tools to make the set adaptable and changeable - the antithesis of more conventional plasma screen studio looks.
Talbot says: "Every new television show needs its own unique, visual look
Also on show was the new TSB-118 bandpass subwoofer, a compact cabinet featuring a single 600W RMS 18" driver, producing 136dB peak SPL. Tuned to provide a frequency response usable to 30Hz, the TSB-118 is designed as a complement to QLight and TCS Compact series enclosures.
Marketing director Martin Reid reported visits from "an increasing number of rental companies".
Built in 1966, de Doelen today operates as a foundation and is considered acoustically to be one of the world's finest modern concert halls. With the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra also resident, the pressure on head technicians Frank van Donkersgoed and Bram Ruitenbeek to remain sensitive to the building parameters while specifying the system that would best meet the requirements of an expanding programme, was paramount.
The main concert hall seats 2,200 people in an auditorium measuring 60m x 30m, while the 700-seat congress centre is housed in a new section of the building constructed in 1997. The management wante
Also displayed was the new S4.4 radio mic system, a licence-free UHF system which Trantec say offers a cost-effective and flexible alternative for presentations, musical instruments and vocals. The range includes a handheld system, with a cardioid dynamic capsule for vocal application; a beltpack system, with a transmitter supplied with a small lapel mic, for presentation applications, and an instrument cord which allows the beltpack to be used with electric instruments.
Formula Sound offers a wide range of products. These include volume control units, rackmount, standby, zoner and fixed format audio mixers, system equalizers, stereo foldback systems and modular sound mixers. One of the key products the new distributors will be handling is the recently launched Formula Sound PM-80R - a modular 8-channel mixer created to mark the 25th anniversary of the original PM-80 - one of the most consistently popular mixers the company has ever issued. "Created in response to continued market demands, the new limited edition PM-80R combines all the benefits of modern technology with all the flexibility and ease of use that made the ori
The electric chain hoist from GIS has been re-engineered and launched under the CH brand. Single and three-phase models are available in dual speeds. The CH range offers new features which included a 15% reduction in operational noise levels, the company says.
With the house itself providing the stage backdrop and the terrain raked naturally, it was the perfect picnic venue for some 6,500 people to assemble for the first in the 'Music on a Summer Evening' series, featuring Simple Minds. As with its sister venue Kenwood (also covered by RG Jones) the event is run by promoters IMG on behalf of English Heritage.Using ViewPoint predictive software, RG Jones mounted two arrays of 16 Martin Synco W8LCs either side of the stage on masts, specially constructed on site by Serious Structures (wh
Best New Sound ProductOrbital Sound for the CSC Show control software.
Engineering and Rigging Award:AVW Controls for its Pegasus winches.
Best Widget Award:Tomcat for its Chain Runner.
Stand of the Year:Rope Assemblies.
Technician of the Year:presented posthumously to Anthony Bridges, for his exceptional career working witha host of leading industry lighting figures and organisations.
UK - It was all guns blazing down at the Opera House, as manufacturers pitched their wares against each other in the tungsten wash shoot-out that the theatre world had long been waiting for. As the lights were fired up, the atmosphere on the battlefield was surprisingly relaxed as competitors called a truce for the test, paving the way for an open and frank discussion.
Hosted by lighting supplier White Light, and organised in conjunction with the Royal Opera House, a steady stream of invited lighting designers, production electricians and venue technicians passed through the ROH's Linbury Theatre to cast a critical eye, and ear to the proceedings.
So what was in the firing line? Well, in alphabetical order, Clay Paky'
The Atmosphere Glo features a music library of 3,500 songs, with 150 new songs updated each month; unlimited music channels; embedded schedule and advertising facility. Zest Audio has kept control of the Glo system as simple and as user-friendly as possible. This is done via a stylish blue backlit LCD display on the front of the unit.
Director David Honeyford commented: "The launch of Atmosphere Glo now means that we have a greater flexibility in our approa
In recent weeks, Britannia Row has taken delivery of various cable assemblies specially manufactured for use with the company's L-Acoustics V-Dosc line array speaker systems. VDC has also made a number of custom stage boxes and supplied microphone leads and reeled stock marked with Britannia Row's unique labelling and bar code system as well as quantities of reeled stock.
"VDC consistently carry a big stock of Van Damme cable and can produce and supply large quantities of high quality cables and wired products to us on time and often
