Managing director Maddy Sheals explained to reasons behind the move: "We took the decision to concentrate on staging and structures three years ago and our first move was to sell our sound division. As our core market sector has become increasingly complex and requires ongoing investment to remain at the top, we have now passed on management of the
AT Communications provided all audio-visual equipment and experienced technical operators for the event - including two newly-acquired Christie Roadster X9 projectors. Among the first to be used anywhere in the world, these new three-chip DLP devices were stacked, and detailed to project video and data (Powerpoint) displays.
The rental company favoured these
Designed by architects Herzog & de Meuron, who were also responsible for London’s Tate Modern, the Schaulager is home to the Emanuel Hoffman Foundation’s collection of contemporary art - a unique collection covering the work of over 150 artists. Although parts of the collection have previously been on display at both the Basel Museum of Art and the Museum of Contemporary Art, the Schaulager will, for the first time, allow the entire collection to be gathered under one roof. Combining the roles of museum, climate-controlled storage space and public exhibition venue, the polygonal-sh
Jon Griffin, the full-time lighting designer/director for the church, had no qualms about installing a new console before such a string of shows, as he was already familiar with the console's predecessor, the Wholehog II console. "I knew it would be a success," Griffin says. "I love the Hog III. I took a conversion course (a training process taking users from Wholehog II to Wholehog III) with Mike Hanson at High End Systems Los Angeles. Flying Pig Systems has been extremely helpful resolving issues with new builds all the time. With both the console and the wings, I have the flexibility we needed in th
The 2,200 total capacity venue has an multi-themed environment, with seven imaginatively designed rooms, ranging from the jazzy, still-life, red French Boudoir suite to the massive 1,000 capacity Vienna Ballroom. The latter is complete with an enormous chandelier centrepiece, opulent feeder bar hall and grand sweeping staircase entrances.
Audio contractors were Liverpool-based Over Audio, who chose JBL speakers for Oceana's main areas - the Vienna Ballroom and the New York Disco area. The requirement for powerful large-volume enclosures for the spherical Vienna Ballroom, which also has a large baclony/VIP area, prompted the selection of JBL Sound Power SP225-6s to make up the room’s two
TBCC head of music, Bernie Steponitis said: "The aim behind Sophie’s placement with TSC Music was to give her the opportunity to work within a professional music company to learn what the ‘music biz’ is all about and utilize the experience she gains to further her music studies at Thomas Bennett as well as any career in the
Starring Friends favourite Matthew Perry (Chandler Bing), British actress Minnie Driver and Hank Azaria, best known for providing a variety of voices for The Simpsons, Sexual Perversity in Chicago is about four young people looking for love in the 1970s. The one-act play written by David Mamet and directed by Lindsay Posner, tells the story of Danny (Perry) and his friend Bernie (Azaria), two red-blooded males playing the mating and dating game.
The play consists of 32 scenes and before each one, images of 1970s Chicago are projected onto a screen to indicate the time and place. Production manager John Dalston explains: "The designer Jeremy Herbert wanted to be able to cl
Paul Nicholson from L-Acoustics UK adds "over the past eighteen months, SKAN have looked at virtually every speaker product available on the Pro Audio market. Their final
Details of the rates offered are outlined in the table below, and demonstrate that even those companies which handle relatively small amounts will immediately see a benefit. (Switch and Visa Debit cards are charged at 20 pence per transaction).
Users of the scheme will also have the advantage of additional security, at no extra cost, provided by the Card Verification Number Scheme (CV2) and Address Verification Scheme (AVS) - designed to com
This is the third OB vehicle for picture canning; Unit Three is a 7.5m Mercedes Vario LWB offering 36sq.m of space for two VT engineers and a dedicated audio bay. The truck is heavily featured for video, with 10 Sony DNW90WSP/DVW790WSP cameras, complete with ‘iso in camera’ capability. As usual, audio facilities have been squeezed into a tight space, says sound engineer Ian Coles.
"With such a big range of video equipment, I was left with very little room for the audio environment. I needed a small footprint mixer with big desk facilities, and, after much research and comparison, we found that the Amek BB100 best performed to our requirements."
Picture Canning has chosen an
The course has been structured with advice and guidance from industry professionals to ensure it relevance to today’s music industry. The Honours Degree is academically validated by Kingston University and is accredited by the Association of Professional Recording Services (APRS) and the Music Producer’s Guild (MPG).
Gateway pioneered the teaching of recording and music technology in the UK and have maintained their policy of teaching in small groups. This enables them to give students individual attention and guidance. The S
Commenting on the decision, Stephen Tan, chief executive of SES commented: "Together with our exhibitors and stakeholders, we have decided not to go ahead with the shows. This is a very difficult decision borne out of necessity due to the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreak and the lack of options for a suitable time frame in which to re-schedule the events. It is also our utmost priority to safeguard the well being of our exhibitors and visitors who have shown us unwavering support all these years."
As the SARS outbreak in Asia has not stabilized, exhibitors and visitors alike had expressed concerns about their safety
There are 27 categories of instrument, each with the option to nominate best-seller, best value for money and most innovative product. The awards also feature categories for printed music, publications and software products. The short-listed nominations will be on display at the British Music Fair on 6 and 7 July at Birmingham N.I.A. and the winners will be celebrated at the MIA Annual Conference in London on 23 October. Full details of the Awards can be found on the MIA website.
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RODE Microphones’ is the leading brand of Freedman Electronics, which was established in 1967 by British-born audio engineer Henry Freedman and his wife, Astrid. The company has long been a pioneer in the Australian and New Zealand audio industry and is currently headed by Peter Freedman. The company has a wholesale division covering Australia and New Zealand and it is through this division that RODE distributes its microphones, as well as Event Studio Monitors from the US - and now Solid State Logic.
At its base in Rh
When the group, pioneers of Latin pop rock and recipients of a number of Grammys, play the four German concerts in June, two grandMA lighting consoles will control the largely Vari-Lite-dominated rig. We have already renamed them ‘grandMANÁ’, said Sandro Pujia, lighting designer for the tour. In 1998 Carlos Santana asked Maná to play three songs for his comeback album ‘Supernatural’ - and in September 2003 they will embark on a joint tour.
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With 32 different scenes in the high-action, 88-minute, one-act performance, some lasting no more than 10 seconds, and all leaping between disparate locations like bars, libraries, bedrooms and the streets of Chicago, conventional scenery changes were out of the question! Instead, they thought laterally and turned to projection to create the location and ambience for ea
Gavin Weatherall, managing director and founder of the Rigging Partnership - the company responsible for turning initial artistic concepts into a workable production reality explains a bit about the initial brief for Westlife: "Having worked on the band’s World of Our Own tour, I fully expected them to want to include some rather challenging effects. They knew that they wanted to perform on a stage that could enable them to fly over the length and breadth of the venue above their f
Blur marked their return by showcasing work from their new album ‘Think Tank’. The Astoria dates were essentially a one-off event, but lead singer Damon Albarn wanted a distinct visual feel for the show. His brief to LD Dave Byars was to come up with the essence of Morocco and Devon - warm, inviting, peaceful, positive. From this starting point, Byars designed both lighting and video (the latter supplied by XL Video) and decided to take an ambitiously large rig into the Astoria to realize his ideas - an imaginative gamble that certainly paid off.
The first part of the show saw a false ceiling formed by a drape lacerated by a series of
The Custom Electronic Design and Installation Association (CEDIA), the International Communications Industries Association (ICIA/InfoComm) and the National Systems Contractors Association (NSCA) have formed a partnership to develop and produce joint trade exhibitions in Europe and Asia for the benefit of their respective members and industries. The three have a combined membership of over 5,000 companies and individuals that are located in over 60 countries.
The first European show will be held at the Geneva PALEXPO (a brand new exhibition facility) in Switzerland on February 3-5, 2004. A new name and brand for the show is under development, but it will have the advan
This brand new experience, which is housed in three identical 7m trailers, will play a key role in introducing the ‘Twenty20’ concept to target audiences. Working with the event management team from Watermark, Steljes Hire, a leading supplier of AV systems, have provided state-of-the-art NEC multi-media digital projectors to bring the concept to life. Initially, the road show will visit a mixture of sports and outdoor events, beach fronts, shopping centres and commercial hubs in The North, South, East and Mid-West of the country. Thereafter, it will support domestic, Test and One Day International matches.
The experience itself plays on the extremes of emotion i
Over the years the success of ABTT can be attributed as much to British engineering and ingenuity, as it can to a passion for the theatre. Many UK-based companies have exhibited at ABTT since its inception, including CCT Lighting, Lee Filters, Rosco and White Light - all have pioneered technology in theatre and augmented the potential of productions across the international stage.
Growing from a small niche event at The Donmar Warehouse, the ABTT Show now fills London’s R
The 700-seat theatre is considered as the main auditorium of this modern facility, which hosts mainly theatrical events and movie screenings. Bossman opted to install two different systems to work independently, depending on the type of function. When used for conferences, theatre or concerts, the equipment used consists of self-powered Compact Systems built into the building structure. The main front-of-house system is comprised of eight Compact 2 Systems (Compact 2 plus Compact 18 Sub) placed four per side. The powered systems simplified the installation needing only signal and AC-power. On
"We are picking up PA systems locally," Blake explained, "which will be interesting for Greg Dean who’s mixing house. Fortunately for me, we will carry the whole monitor system, Robert has had his own system flown in from the States, and I’ve elected to take a Yamaha PM1D with me for control which is coming from Dick Hayes at Entec."
"There are several reasons for choosing the board, not least the savings in
Patrick Hill is thrilled with the company’s latest achievement. "Everything about AVC Productions is developed with service in mind. We realized from the outset that our existing 15-year approved supplier relationship with British Airways would not necessarily be an advantage and we really had to reassess our business and put together a unique pa
