The convention is aimed at musicians, promoters, managers, DJs, producers and anyone aspiring to work in the music industry. The CCMC’s are unique in that they are run by the College’s HND Music & New Media Management students. The purpose of the convention is to give attendees the chance to put questions to panels of music industry professionals, to take part in workshops and masterclasses and the oppor
ESS was contracted by Graeme Dew, through Tri Point Rigging, to provide arched structures inside a number of traditional-style warehouses being used as film sets. "Our archways were used to strengthen the roof of three buildings so that various flying scenes could be shot," added Barclay. Three different warehouses were rigged by ESS over a 12-month period, all in the Sydney region. The first installation formed part of a blue room at the Fox Studios where the majority of filming took place. The other two installations were more traditional, being used to fly heavy set pieces when the roof was unable to take their weight. ESS built the arches
As before, proceeds from the event will be donated to charity: this year the recipient is The Elizabeth Foundation for Pre-School Deaf Children. Any prospective sailors should contact Brenda White at the e-mail address below.
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Eazy Bailey commented: "No job is too big for Adrian. From a creative perspective he can interpret any idea and make it happen!" Blackout project managers
"This will allow us to maximise the considerable potential present within the company, as well as giving our customers a single point of contact for all our product ranges covering Fire, Intrusion, CCTV, Access Control and Communications systems and complete integrated systems" said Joe McCann, managing director. "Our aim is to enhance our already strong reputation for pre and post sales support whilst offering
The BBC, together with other major broadcasters, now demands that all contracted staff must demonstrate safety competency. However, with freelancers making up almost 44% of the industry's workforce, and few able to find the time or money to train, ens
Download demanded a lot from its sound systems, which had to be loud but also feature finely focusable directional control - to contain environmental spillage. SSE director Chris Beale designed the systems for both stages. He decided that VerTec was ideal for the main (open-air) stage, particularly as many top American acts roared their way across the 15 band-a-day line up and their engineers would be familiar with the system. Beale states: "The VerTec produ
The 100ft x 350ft (30.5m x 106.7) Microsoft Xbox and PC Games booth was designed and managed by The Production Network of Seattle (TPN). TPN's Alex Berry designed the lighting for the enormous booth with Gary Radakovich leading a team of programmers. Jason Richardson, Jon Smith (who were also the assistant lighting designers) and Leif Dixon completed the programming team with Jennifer Womack acting as master electrician.
The rig of 50 VL5s, 40 VL1000TS, 20 VL1000AS, 50 MAC 250+, 60 MAC 600NTs, 50 MAC 2000 profiles, 2
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Anyone wanting to use the Text Service should first register with White Light so that the source of incoming messages can be identified. To register, text the word 'Register' followed by your f
A performance space was planned for Parklands from the outset, but it wasn’t until Barrett-Baxendale actually accepted her post that serious thought was given to the development of the technical infrastructure. Adlib’s Andy Dockerty speci
The PA is fully-rigged, allowing customers to test, among other brands, a range of high-specification Wharfedale enclosures - reflecting the strong relationship the company enjoys with the Academy of Sound. Systems include the EVP-S range (EVP-S15SB, EVP-S15 and EVP-S12), as well as
"The PA was just awful," recounts Kakoschke. "It was ancient - I've never seen any of the components before. It looked as though it had been built in someone's garage about 30 years ago! There was a 16-channel console that was so old that there were no markings left on it." Kakoschke called to Soundcraft for help, and a new MH3 console was despatched to Hull. "It was an absolute life-saver, it actually enabled me to get a decent sound out of that dreadful PA system, and it's confirmed me as a Soundcra
Yan said: "Canegreen’s ethos is all about offering clients innovative and fresh solutions regarding sound systems, our new logo’s and websites reflect our contemporary approach." In addition to new logo’s, Canegreen Commercial Limited is the new name adopted by the sister company, which serves the corporate events industry (replacing the name Canegreen Commercial Presentations Limited). Director Andrew Frengle
The main Radio 1 / Kerrang stage was Star Hire’s Vertech 20m festival stage, which created a suitably ‘larger than life canvas’ for the show. In addition to the performance area, the stage housed the PA monitor system in the wings and gave the production team room at the rear to prepare equipment to e
The Sound-Effects-Library.com has provided an on-line resource of sound effects, music samples and music tracks since 1999, where sounds can be uniquely searched, auditioned and downloaded within a few minutes. It now houses over 200,000 sound files on-line and a back catalogue of over four million sounds spanning decades of motion picture history. Demand from organizations such as Electronic Arts and the Millennium Dome, events companies and museums have fuelled the collaboration
"Our experience with the GEO S system has been incredibly positive, we have had so many jobs because of this system," says Jesko Purmann of Ultraschall. "GEO T is a system for big applications. Essentially, it uses the same technology, scaled up, so we were confident that we would once again get great results. We've always had such good experiences with NEXO."
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Chromacore is a breakthrough technology that applies microprocessor-controlled LEDs to generate millions of colors and dynamic lighting effects without the constraints and complexities of traditional light sources. The technology was awarded a U.S. patent in January 2000, a European patent in 2002, and is now covered by Patent #HK1025416 in Hong Kong - the first of many patents expected to issue in the company's name in Asia.
Color Kinetics' Chromacore-powered systems are widely used throughout Asia today, including high-profile installations such as the Shanghai Westin Hotel, Cathay Financial Dome in Taipei, high-end fashion retailer
What’s more, users can produce their own quotation on the site - complete with sales literature if required - which they can choose to convert to an order at a later date. Marc Ryan, managing director of WLE and descendent of founder Charles Ryan (once known as the 'Gramophone King of Acton'), remarked: &
A tented bar is equipped with MC2 T2000 amplifiers driving Renkus-Heinz Qube 15 speakers and double 18" subwoofer enclosures. The system runs daily for about 12 hours, increasing to 16 hours at the weekend. Zahid Elian of Triangle Sound & Image says: 'The resort attracts a young crowd creating an even more enjoyable mood than St. Tropez, Mykonos or Ibiza' and Elian also reports that local critics described what they heard as "the best outdoor sound ever heard."
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Barco’s SLM R8 projector, which forms part of Barco’s SLM projection range, is equipped with a 3-chip DLP sub-system, features SXGA resolution Digital Micro Mirror Devices and a state-of-the-art optical system, and provides a compact, multi-purpose solution
The promise of performances by such prestigious ballet companies as the Royal Ballet, London; the New York City Ballet and the Hamburg Ballet as part of the festivities, provided the push that Vladimir Lukasevich, the Mariinsky's renowned resident lighting designer had been looking for. With support from his colleagues from the visiting ballet companies the funding to replace the old, ill-equipped ballet booms was granted. As with most venues the ability to multi-task is vital and as the booms would have to be multi-purpose - Opera as well as the Ballet - and the Pacific zoomspots fit the bill in
Having built a reputation for designing technically advanced automation solutions for venues from the Gothenburg Stadsteater to the Lyric Opera in Chicago Stage Technologies are delighted to have the opportunity to provide automation for Lille. The supply includes the control of an impressive 66 winches (50 variable speed and 16 fixed). Stage Technologies integrated drive technology, MaxisID is at the heart of Lille’s control system and will be controlled by Nomad and Solo consoles. Modular in design this system will allow the Opera House to e
Acknowledged as one of the finest Foley recording/editing facilities in the UK, Universal Sound has worked with major TV broadcast stations and production companies including Yorkshire Television, Granada, Martyr TV the BBC and 4 MC for over 10 years. P
Bannerman uses a high power link - one of Hand Held's 1W transmitters coupled with UHF radio mic receivers as a problem solver at these large events. His service provides sound for pre-match and half-time announcements and entertainments - for example, he used the link to send signal to a sound system in the Old Trafford car park at the recent European Champions League Final, so that people entering the ground were able to hear the pre-match entertainment, which included a live perf
